04th week of 2017 patent applcation highlights part 70 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20170026970 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SELECTING CHANNEL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - The present disclosure relates to a pre-5 | 2017-01-26 |
20170026971 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SETTING METHOD, BASE STATION, MOBILE STATION, AND PROGRAM - A base station includes a transmitter configured to transmit a downlink control information to a user equipment, the downlink control information being generated based on one of (1) a first uplink allocation information indicating a first frequency block corresponding to a first plurality of subcarriers which are contiguous in frequency and (2) a second uplink allocation information indicating a second frequency block corresponding to a second plurality of subcarriers which are contiguous in frequency and a third frequency block corresponding to a third plurality of subcarriers which are contiguous in frequency, the second frequency block and the third frequency block being separated in frequency. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026972 | DIGITAL BASEBAND TRANSPORT IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS - A telecommunications system is provided that includes a unit for communicating channelized digital baseband signals with remotely located units. The channelized digital baseband signals include call information for wireless communication. The unit includes a channelizer section and a transport section. The channelizer section can extract, per channel, the channelized digital baseband signals using channel filters and digital down-converters. The transport section can format the channelized digital baseband signals for transport together using a transport schedule unit for packetizing and packet scheduling the channelized digital baseband signals. A signal processing subsystem can control a gain of uplink digital baseband signals, independently, that are received from the remotely located units prior to summing the uplink digital baseband signals. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026973 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - A base station can prevent deterioration of data channel application control accuracy due to influence of transmission power control to a control channel. In the base station, each encoding section performs encoding processing to an SCCH (Shared Control Channel) of each mobile station, each modulating section performs modulation processing to the encoded SCCH, an arranging section arranges the SCCH to each mobile station to one of a plurality of subcarriers which configure an OFDM symbol, and transmission power control section controls transmission power of the SCCH based on reception quality information reported from each mobile station. The arranging section arranges a plurality of the SCCH to be under transmission power control to one of the subcarriers so that combinations at resource blocks are the same. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026974 | FACILITATING LOCATION OF AND INTERACTION WITH A CONVENIENT COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A method includes the following steps. A request is received to locate one or more convenient communication devices for a recipient of an interaction request. A command is issued to search for the recipient at one or more communication devices. Information related to the recipient is received from the one or more communication devices. A convenience score is computed for each of the one or more communication devices based on the received information. The interaction request is forwarded to one of the one or more communication devices based on the one or more computed convenience scores. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026975 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF BACKHAUL OPTIMIZATION - Various embodiments provide for systems and methods of backhaul optimization. An exemplary system comprises a plurality of low power cells and a connector node. The connector node may be in communication with the plurality of low power cells. The connector node may be configured to receive demands from each of the plurality of low power cells. Each of the demands may indicate a demand at a predetermined time. The connector node may be further configured to determine a rate for each of the plurality of low power cells based on the demands of each of the low power cells and the assigned rate of the other of the plurality of low power cells. The connector node may be further configured to allocate capacity based on the determined rates. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026976 | FLEXIBLE CODING SCHEMES - Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication using various coding schemes for data transmission are described. A wireless communication system may support multiple coding schemes such as, for example, turbo codes and low density parity check codes. The system may support selection of the coding scheme based on explicit signaling or implicit evaluation of transmission parameters. A transmitting device may select a coding scheme, encode a message using the selected coding scheme, and transmit the encoded message over a wireless connection. The receiving device may receive the encoded message, select the coding scheme, and decode the message using the select coding scheme. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026977 | METHOD AND APPARATUS THAT FACILITATES INTERFERENCE REDUCTION IN WIRELESS SYSTEMS - Techniques for managing interference in a wireless communication system are disclosed. In one aspect, one or more frequencies are identified, where transmission by a user equipment (UE) on the one or more frequencies would interfere with reception at the UE. An indication is transmitted to a base station which comprises frequency location information based on the one or more frequencies. Additionally, the UE can receive an assignment of frequency resources from the based station based on the indication. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026978 | RADIO WITH INTERFERENCE MEASUREMENT DURING A BLANKING INTERVAL - A backhaul radio is disclosed that operates in multipath propagation environments such as obstructed LOS conditions with uncoordinated interference sources in the same operating band. Such a backhaul radio may use a combination of interference mitigation procedures across multiple of the frequency, time, spatial and cancellation domains. Such backhaul radios may communicate with each other to coordinate radio resource allocations such that accurate interference assessment and channel propagation characteristics assessment may be determined during normal operation. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026979 | Methods and Apparatuses for Lowering Overhead using Channel Reciprocity - The present disclosure concerns radio communication. More particularly, the present disclosure concerns a possible reduction in overhead signaling. The radio link quality of a first radio link (e.g., DL) as well as a second radio link (e.g., UL) is obtained | 2017-01-26 |
20170026980 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING CONTEXT-BASED ANTICIPATORY DYNAMIC RESOURCE RESERVATION - Described herein are systems, devices, techniques and products for operating network devices, such as wireless access points, in a network environment. For example, wireless client devices may have resources reserved for their use by a network device if the wireless client device is categorized for such resource reservation, such as if the wireless client device is categorized as more important than other wireless client devices. Such categorization may be indicated by a context associated with the wireless client device, including belonging to or being associated with an important user or being used for an important purpose, such as emergency purposes, prescheduled purposes or involving multiple users. Reservation of wireless resources for wireless client devices may be performed to ensure an important user or device is provided with adequate resources to place a voice or video call, for example. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026981 | CENTRALIZED CHANNEL ACCESS FOR PRIMARY AND SECONDARY CHANNELS IN A WIRELESS LOCAL-AREA NETWORK - Computer readable media, methods, and apparatuses for centralized channel access for primary and secondary channels are disclosed. An apparatus is disclosed comprising memory and processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to encode a schedule of one or more resource allocations, wherein each resource allocation comprises a type of allocation, a bandwidth, an indication of a channel, a source association identification (AID), a destination AID, an allocation start, and a duration. The type of allocation may be a service period (SP) or a contention-based access period (CBAP). The channel may be an indication of a basic service set (BSS) or a personal BSS (PBSS) primary channel, BSS or PBSS secondary channel, or BSS or PBSS tertiary channel. The processing circuitry may be configured to transmit the schedule to one or more stations identified by the source AID and the destination AID of the one or more resource allocations. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026982 | Method, Apparatus and Computer Program for Scheduling in Dual Connectivity Scenarios - A method includes receiving at a first base station rate information dependent on communication between a user equipment and another base station and using said rate information to schedule communications between said first base station and said user equipment. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026983 | BASE STATION APPARATUS - A base station apparatus that performs radio communication with a terminal apparatus, the base station apparatus including: a receiver configured to receive information from the terminal apparatus; and a processor configured to perform radio communication in cooperation with another base station apparatus based on the information, for a region in which the terminal apparatus is located. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026984 | Downlink Scheduling Method and Device - An embodiment method includes obtaining information about a serving node and information about a coordinating node of an edge user, performing coordinated scheduling on the edge user according to the information about the serving node and the information about the coordinating node, determining whether the serving node and the coordinating node can simultaneously schedule the edge user. In response to a determination that the serving node and the coordinating node can simultaneously schedule the edge user, the method further includes instructing the serving node and the coordinating node to allocate a same code channel resource to send data to the edge user. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026985 | Method and Arrangement for Uplink Transmission Adaptation - A method of a wireless communication device is disclosed wherein the wireless communication device comprises a radio transceiver, first ( | 2017-01-26 |
20170026986 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SCHEDULING COMMUNICATION TRAFFIC FLOWS - In one or more embodiments of the disclosed technology, an Access Point (AP) schedules communication traffic flows or service tasks between an Access Point (AP) and one or more member stations in a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN). The communication traffic flows or service tasks may include both control and management flows and data traffic flows. The communication traffic flows or service tasks may include traffic flows or streams of different types, each of which may have different service intervals. The order of service tasks can be changed from cycle to cycle, randomly, by rotation, or based on historical delay records. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026987 | BANDWIDTH THROTTLING BASED ON HOME OCCUPANCY - A system includes an electronic device that has communication circuitry configured to communicate with one or more other electronic devices on a wireless network in a structure. The electronic device includes a processor operatively coupled to a memory and configured to determine a status associated with occupants of the structure. The processor may determine a priority schedule based at least in part on the status. The priority schedule may be indicative of an amount of bandwidth allocated to each of the one or more other electronic devices. The processor may then cause data to be communicated by each of the one or more other electronic devices based at least in part on the priority schedule. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026988 | Wireless Local Area Network With Zero-Wait Dynamic Frequency Selection - The present disclosure is directed to systems, apparatuses, and methods for operating a wireless local area network (WLAN) modem to perform WLAN channel change in a WLAN environment that is inhabited by radar devices, and therefore subject to a Dynamic Frequency Selection (DFS) requirement defined by the appropriate WLAN governing standards. Specifically, the present disclosure is directed to an apparatus and method for reducing or eliminating the amount of time in which a WLAN transceiver cannot transmit/receive data traffic while listening for radar signals on a channel allocated to radar devices for the minimum listening time specified by DFS. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026989 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRIORITIZING VOICE OVER INTERNET PROTOCOL SIGNALING MESSAGES - A method and apparatus for enabling prioritization of signaling messages in a communication network are disclosed. For example, the method receives at least one signaling message, and classifies each of the at least one signaling message. The method schedules each of the at least one signaling message for processing, and discards selectively one or more signaling messages that have been scheduled under an overload condition. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026990 | Method in a Network and Network Node for Co-Scheduling in a Network - The present invention relates to a method (S | 2017-01-26 |
20170026991 | Apparatus, system and method of communicating in a neighbor awareness networking (NAN) cluster - Some demonstrative embodiments include apparatuses, systems and/or methods of communicating in an awareness cluster. For example, an apparatus may include logic and circuitry configured to cause a first Neighbor Awareness Networking (NAN) device to communicate during one or more Discovery Windows (DWs) of a NAN cluster; to setup a NAN Data link (NDL) with a second NAN device of the NAN cluster, the NDL belonging to a NAN Data Cluster (NDC) having a NDC base schedule; and to communicate data with the second NAN device via the NDL according to the NDC base schedule. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026992 | TIME DIVISION DUPLEX (TDD) SUBFRAME STRUCTURE SUPPORTING SINGLE AND MULTIPLE INTERLACE MODES - Aspects of the present disclosure provide a time division duplex (TDD) subframe structure that supports both single and multiple interlace modes of operation. In a single interlace mode, control information, data information corresponding to the control information and acknowledgement information corresponding to the data information are included in a single subframe. In a multiple interlace mode, at least one of the control information, the data information corresponding to the control information or the acknowledgement information corresponding to the data information is included in a different subframe. Both single and multiple interlace modes can be multiplexed together within the TDD subframe structure. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026993 | DYNAMIC TIME DIVISION DUPLEX MECHANISM FOR SMALL CELL NETWORK - A dynamic time division duplex (TDD) mechanism for small cellular networks is disclosed. The mechanism dynamically allocates radio resource usage with commensurate increases in throughput and reductions in latency. For example, scheduling data comprising scheduling information data can be received by a device, wherein the scheduling information data comprises uplink allocation data. Then the device can switch from a first mode to a second mode as a function of the uplink allocation data, and transmission data can be transmitted in a subframe of a frame by skipping a resource allocated for the scheduling information data. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026994 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD OF SETTING TRANSMIT SLOTS IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK - Some demonstrative embodiments include apparatuses, systems and/or methods of setting transmit slots in a wireless communication network. For example, an apparatus may include a scheduler to set a suggested start time of a first transmit slot to transmit over a wireless communication medium, and, if a start of a medium free time for the wireless communication medium is after the suggested start time, to shift the suggested start time to a shifted start time that coincides with the start of the medium free time, and to set a suggested start time of a second transmit slot based on the shifted start time. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026995 | Systems and methods for concurrent operation of devices over different network types - This disclosure describes methods, apparatuses, and systems related to signaling for concurrent operation and/or cancellation capabilities for termination of concurrent operations on networks (e.g., NAN, WLAN networks). In some implementations, systems and methods are provided for handling of time blocks that partially overlaps with the concurrent operations. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026996 | CONTROL CHANNEL SIGNALING USING CODE POINTS FOR INDICATIING THE SCHEDULING MODE - The invention relates to a control channel signal for use in a mobile communication system providing at least two different scheduling modes. Further the invention relates to a scheduling unit for generating the control channel signal and a base station comprising the scheduling unit. The invention also relates to the operation of a mobile station and a base station for implementing a scheduling mode using the control channel signal. In order to facilitate the use of different scheduling schemes for user data transmission while avoiding an additional flag for indicating the scheduling mode in the control signaling, the invention proposes the use of code points in existing control channel signal fields. Further, the invention proposes a specific scheduling mode for use in combination with the proposed control channel signal. According to this scheduling mode control channel information is only provided for retransmissions, while initial transmissions are decoded using blind detection. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026997 | Control Messages in Wireless Communication - In LTE TDD with Carrier Aggregation (CA), a two bit sequence number or downlink assignment indicator (DAI) can be attached to downlink control information (DCI) messages relating to packets transmitted on some or all of successive carrier frequencies in a given subframe. The numerical progression of the sequence numbers can be used to determine the number of ACK/NACK bits (ACK/NACK codebook size) needed to acknowledge reception of the packets. The receiver determines the ACK/NACK codebook size to within a certain granularity or other constraints, depending on the received sequence of DAI values. The granularity or constraint(s) may be pre-determined, or configured or indicated by the sequence. This allows a more accurate and reliable common understanding between the transmitter and receiver concerning the number of DCI messages transmitted. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026998 | METHOD OF SIGNALING CONTROL INFORMATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM WITH MULTIPLE FREQUENCY BLOCKS - A method and a user equipment for receiving a downlink signal, and a method and a base station for transmitting a downlink signal in a wireless communication system are discussed. The method of receiving a downlink signal according to an embodiment includes receiving downlink scheduling information. The downlink scheduling information includes a frequency block indicator and resource allocation information for one or more first transport blocks (TBs). The method further includes receiving the downlink signal including the one or more first TBs via a first frequency block among multiple frequency blocks. The first frequency block is indicated by the frequency block indicator among the multiple frequency blocks. Each of the multiple frequency blocks does not overlap with other multiple frequency blocks and a respective hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) process is provided per each of the one or more first TBs. | 2017-01-26 |
20170026999 | Contention Based Access Channel Signaling - The present disclosure concerns radio communication. More particularly, the disclosure presents a contention based access channel signaling between a radio access network node, such as 100 an evolved NodeB (eNB), and a User Equipment (UE). In one example embodiment, the UE receives 110 a data frame comprising multiple zones from an eNB. A zone of the multiple zones comprises an UE group identity as well as an indicator addressing a reserved contention-based access channel for use in another zone by those UEs having said UE group identity. Also, the UE group identity is retrieved 120, or otherwise read, from the zone. If, or when, the UE group identity matches that of the UE, the UE may utilize 130 the addressed reserved contention-based access channel. | 2017-01-26 |
20170027000 | Devices using self-adapting medium access control protocol - In wireless communication networks with distributed medium access control, maximal network throughput is achieved as a compromise between medium contention duration and collision rate. Maximal throughput in self-adapting medium access protocol is achieved by stations maintaining backoff counter BC and freezing counter FC, which define the state in two-dimensional state space. Countdown process is comprised of decrementing BC in idle timeslots, and incrementing FC in busy timeslots. Countdown ends if the value of BC reaches zero, when the station starts to transmit data, or when FC is incremented to be greater than freezing limit FL. In both cases, the station has to randomly select new backoff counter, reset its freezing counter, and continue to count down with these new values of BC and FC. At the end of countdown, the station calculates contention measure CM=a*BC+b*FC, and based on set of CM thresholds CMi, activates one of available contention windows Wi that define the interval of available values for the random selection of new backoff counter [Wi | 2017-01-26 |
20170027001 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING FRAME IN WIRELESS LAN - Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for transmitting a frame in a wireless LAN. The method for transmitting a frame in a wireless LAN may comprise: a step in which an AP transmits an RTS frame for protecting a medium to an STA; a step in which the AP receives a CTS frame from the STA in response to the RTS frame; and a step in which the AP transmits a data frame to the STA in response to the CTS frame, wherein the RTS frame is included in a first PPDU which is generated on the basis of a first IFFT size, the data frame is included in a second PPDU which is generated on the basis of a second IFFT size, the second IFFT size is greater than the first IFFT size, and the data frame can be transmitted on the basis of a transmission-range-determining parameter which is determined on the basis of the difference between the second IFFT size and the first IFFT size. | 2017-01-26 |
20170027002 | TRANSMITTING UPLINK CONTROL CHANNEL INFORMATION WHEN A CLEAR CHANNEL ASSESSMENT OF AN UNLICENSED CARRIER FAILS - Uplink control information may not be transmitted if a CCA of the unlicensed SCC fails. Thus, the present disclosure provide a solution in which uplink control information for an unlicensed SCC may still be transmitted when a CCA of the unlicensed SCC fails. In an aspect of the disclosure, a method, a computer-readable medium, and an apparatus are provided. The apparatus generates uplink control information. The apparatus also attempts to perform a CCA of a carrier for an uplink burst. In addition, the apparatus determines a failure of the CCA. In addition, the apparatus performs one of the following when it is determined that the CCA has failed: transmitting the PUCCH transmission on the carrier in a later subframe of the uplink burst, transmitting the PUCCH transmission on the carrier in a different uplink burst, or transmitting the PUCCH transmission on a different carrier. | 2017-01-26 |
20170027003 | RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD - A radio communication method capable of eliminating a blocking effect caused by a collision of many pieces of data is provided. The radio communication method relaying data from a lower terminal to an upper terminal, includes: a step of determining the number of lower terminals connectable to the upper terminal; a step of connecting the lower terminal and the upper terminal based on the determined connectable number; a step of transmitting a first data from the lower terminal to the upper terminal connected to each other; a step of causing the upper terminal to receive the first data transmitted from the lower terminal; and a step of combining the first data received by the upper terminal and a second data to be transmitted from the upper terminal and creating combined data; and a step causing the upper terminal transmitting the combined data to a further upper terminal. | 2017-01-26 |
20170027004 | HETEROGENEOUS DEPLOYMENT OF ACCESS POINT CLUSTERS - Described herein are systems, devices, techniques and products for configuration of access points in access point clustering environments. For example, access points are provided that self-discover existing access point clusters present on a single layer 2 broadcast domain or virtual local area network (VLAN). The access points may join one of the existing access point clusters or establish a new access point cluster, depending on compatibility or capacity, for example. Access point clusters that are present on a single VLAN may be distinguished based on a cluster identifier in order for multiple access point clusters to operate on the VLAN without creating a conflict. One or more criteria, such as a cluster identifier, a cluster size, a cluster version, a network latency, etc., may be used by an access point in determination of which of multiple access point clusters to join. When multiple clusters are operating on the VLAN, a supercluster may be formed. In such a supercluster, for example, one cluster may be elected as the master cluster for cluster management purposes. | 2017-01-26 |
20170027005 | METHOD OF WIRELESSLY CONNECTING AT LEAST TWO DEVICES AND WIRELESSLY CONNECTABLE DEVICE USING THE METHOD - A method of wirelessly connecting at least two devices for data communication and a device that is wirelessly connectable by using the method, the method including: generating and wirelessly sending service set identifier (SSID) information of the at least two devices, the at least two devices performing the generating and the wireless sending, collecting and analyzing the wirelessly sent SSID information, the collecting and the analyzing to be performed by the at least two devices, setting one of the at least two devices as a server based on a result of the analyzing, and wirelessly connecting the at least two devices, the wirelessly connecting to be performed by the device set as the server. | 2017-01-26 |
20170027006 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR CONTROLLING CONNECTION IN COMMUNICATION NETWORKS - Method and arrangement for enabling a UE (User Equipment) to access a WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network). The UE detects a need for the UE to access the WLAN. Furthermore, the UE creates an ARC (Association Reason Code) based on the detected need, and sends the ARC to a WLAN node of the WLAN, such that the UE is thereby enabled to connect to the WLAN in accordance with the ARC. By implementing functionality in a UE to create an association reason code and send the association reason code to a WLAN node, an operator of a communication network will be able to influence and control connection of the UE to the WLAN node. Thereby, the operator will be able to effectively make use of installed communication resources. | 2017-01-26 |
20170027007 | Method and Apparatus for Establishing and Using PDN Connections - A method is described of establishing and/or using a plurality of packet data network connections between a user equipment and a 3GPP core network via a gateway node in a non-3GPP access network, comprising using a different device identifier for each packet data network connection of the plurality, or at least for each packet data network connection of the plurality that is associated with the same IP address, to distinguish between the packet data network connections of the plurality or to allow such a distinction to be made, wherein the device identifier used to distinguish between the packet data network connections of the plurality is a device identifier associated with the user equipment, or a device identifier associated with the gateway node in the non-3GPP access network, or a combination of these. The device identifier may be a MAC address. | 2017-01-26 |
20170027008 | EFFICIENT APPLICATION SYNCHRONIZATION USING OUT-OF-BAND DEVICE-TO-DEVICE COMMUNICATION - The disclosure generally relates to synchronizing application account data using out-of-band device-to-device (D2D) communication between peer wireless devices. More particularly, a first device may generate a local unique expression that includes a name, one or more user credentials, and a last update time associated with an application registered for a D2D-based application synchronization service. In response to detecting one or more external unique expressions from one or more peer devices in proximity that match the name and the user credentials associated with the registered application, the first device may then identify, among the one or more peer devices, an update device associated with an external unique expression having a last update time more recent than the last update time associated with the local unique expression and request an update to synchronize the application account data associated with the registered application from the update device over an out-of-band D2D connection. | 2017-01-26 |
20170027009 | DEVICE-TO-DEVICE RELAY SELECTION - Systems and methods are disclosed for selecting a relay device for device-to-device communication with a target device in a partial coverage scenario. The method may include determining that the wireless device is out-of-service, detecting a set of candidate relay devices, identifying one or more communication parameters associated with each candidate relay device of the set of candidate relay devices, calculating a selection metric associated with each candidate relay device of the set of candidate relay devices based on the identified one or more communication parameters, selecting at least one candidate relay device from the set of candidate relay devices based on the selection metric, and transmitting the data to the selected at least one relay device. | 2017-01-26 |
20170027010 | METHOD FOR ENABLING A BASE STATION TO DECODE DATA RECEIVED FROM A FIRST WIRELESS DEVICE USING A NETWORK CODED FORM OF THE DATA RECEIVED FROM A SECOND WIRELESS DEVICE - A method and a base station are provided. The base station obtains a first path gain of a cellular radio link to a first wireless device, a second path gain of a cellular radio link to a second wireless device and a third path gain of a Device-to-Device radio link between the first wireless device and the second wireless device. When the first, second and third path gains satisfy a threshold condition, the base station instructs the second wireless device to apply network coding on first data transmitted from the first wireless device and to transmit a network coded form of the first data. The base station receives a radio signal with the first data transmitted from the first wireless device and uses the network coded form of the first data transmitted by the second wireless device for decoding the first data. | 2017-01-26 |
20170027011 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DEVICE-TO-DEVICE USER EQUIPMENT TO TRANSMIT DISCOVERY SIGNAL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - One embodiment of the present invention relates to a method for a device-to-device (D2D) user equipment to transmit a discovery signal in a wireless communication system, the method comprising the steps of: choosing a resource pool from among one or more resource pools; and transmitting a discovery signal by using the resources of the chosen resource pool, wherein the resource pool is chosen on the basis of RSRP measurement results. | 2017-01-26 |
20170027012 | CONTENT PUBLISHING METHOD AND USER EQUIPMENT - Embodiments of the present invention provide a content publishing method and a user equipment. The content publishing method includes: obtaining, by a first user equipment supporting a D2D function, a resource for broadcasting information of the first user equipment. The method also includes broadcasting, by the first user equipment, the information of the first user equipment on the obtained resource, so that a second user equipment obtains and sends the information of the first user equipment to a network-side device to set up a connection with the first user equipment, where the second user equipment supports the D2D function and is matched with the first user equipment. | 2017-01-26 |
20170027013 | METHOD FOR TRANSCEIVING SIGNAL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND APPARATUS THEREFOR - Disclosed is a method for transceiving D2D data in a wireless communication system supporting device-to-device (D2D) communication, the method carried out by a first terminal comprising the step of transceiving a signal with a second terminal by means of a frame comprising one or more from among a first subframe to which a resource associated with D2D communication is allocated or a second subframe to which a resource associated with cellular communication is allocated, wherein if an overlap occurs between the first subframes or between the first subframe and the second subframe, then the signal transmission/reception from the overlapped section or a subframe comprising the overlapped section is dropped. | 2017-01-26 |
20170027014 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING DATA BY DEVICE-TO-DEVICE TERMINAL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - An embodiment of the present invention provides a method for transmitting device-to-device (D2D) data by a terminal in a wireless communication system, the method for transmitting the D2D data comprising the steps of: determining a sub-frame indicating bitmap corresponding o information indicating a time resource pattern (TRP); determining a bitmap to be applied to a sub-frame pool for transmitting data from the sub-frame indication bitmap; determining a set of sub-frames required to transmit D2D data using the bitmap to the sub-frame pool for transmitting the data; and transmitting D2D data in a sub-frame included in the set of the sub-frames. | 2017-01-26 |
20170027015 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONFIGURING DEVICE-TO-DEVICE COMMUNICATION - A method and system for use in an advanced wireless communication network is provided. The method comprises: providing, to a group of UEs, a resource multiplexing configuration defining resource multiplexing for cellular and non-cellular communication; and allocating resources to the group of UEs for cellular communication, according to the resource multiplexing configuration. Advantageously, the method enables collisions and interference between D2D and cellular transmissions to be reduced or avoided. | 2017-01-26 |
20170027016 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - A communication device including: a processor configured to: perform a data communication in a connection established between the communication device and another communication device based on a first communication protocol, and when a first connection based on the first communication protocol has been established between the communication device and another specified communication device via a first wireless communication network based on a first radio access technology and when a second connection based on the first communication protocol is started between the communication device and the other specified communication device via a second wireless communication network based on a second radio access technology, start the second connection without closing the first connection, wherein a determination whether to close the first connection is made based on an index value relating a second data transfer rate of the second connection in the first layer of the first communication protocol. | 2017-01-26 |
20170027017 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISCONTINUOUS TRANSMISSION IN BENT-PIPE RELAY IN SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS - Power consumption by a communication satellite may be reduced by operating in a transmission time interval (TTI) gating mode, in which an on period is provided for the satellite to transmit a reference signal (RS), control signals, and a portion of data within an on period through a forward link to a user terminal (UT), followed by an off period in which forward link transmission ceases. During the off period of the TTI, the satellite may turn off its forward link power amplifier and cease transmission of data to the UT. A gateway may send a signal enabling the TTI gating mode, as well as information specifying the TTI gating configuration, such as the length of the on or off period of the TTI, to the satellite. | 2017-01-26 |
20170027018 | Release of Semi-Persistent Scheduling - It is presented a method for releasing semi-persistent scheduling, SPS, for a wireless device. The method is performed in a network node and comprising the steps of: transmitting an SPS release message to the wireless device to release uplink SPS; starting a timer; when a first condition is true, transmitting a grant for uplink transmission to the wireless device, the first condition being true when the timer expires and/or a scheduling request has been received from the wireless device; receiving a data type indication from the wireless device; and determining that an SPS release message has been correctly received by the wireless device when a scheduling request has been received from the wireless device, the grant has been transmitted and the data type indication indicates only voice over internet protocol, VoIP, data from the wireless device. | 2017-01-26 |
20170027019 | HEATER STRUCTURE - A heater structure includes a heating core, at least one heating tube and a temperature switch. The heating core has an inlet, an outlet and an inner space, in which the inlet, the outlet and the inner space can be integrated to form a channel. The heating core has a first lateral wall with a first thickness, and the first lateral wall has an installation portion with a second thickness, in which the first thickness is different to the second thickness. The heating tube providing the thermal energy contacts the heating core. The temperature switch contacting the installation portion is used to detect the temperature. | 2017-01-26 |
20170027020 | COOKTOP APPLIANCE - A cooktop appliance includes a bimetallic switch is positioned adjacent an electrical heating element. A first electrical conduit is coupled to a first terminal of the electrical heating element and is configured to operate at a first voltage, L1, with respect to ground. A second electrical conduit is configured to operate at a second voltage, L2, with respect to ground. A relay is configured such that the relay connects the second electrical conduit to a second terminal of the electrical heating element when the bimetallic switch is in the first configuration and is also configured such that the relay connects a neutral electrical conduit to the second terminal of the electrical heating element when the bimetallic switch is in the second configuration. | 2017-01-26 |
20170027021 | TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED BIN FOR STORING SUNGLASSES - A temperature controlled bin is provided for storing sunglasses. That bin includes a sunglasses storage compartment, a temperature regulation device for regulating temperature inside the sunglasses storage compartment and a controller. The controller is configured to receive information respecting at least one operating parameter. | 2017-01-26 |
20170027022 | DRIVER SELECTION TYPE RAPID HEATING CONTROL METHOD AND ECO VEHICLE THEREOF - A driver selection type rapid heating control method is provided. In an eco-vehicle, when an off signal of a hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) input pressed by a driver is received in response to detecting a heating signal while being driven in an electric vehicle mode (EV mode), the rapid heating is performed by an idling of an engine and an operation of a positive temperature coefficient (PTC) heater. When an on signal of the HEV input is detected, rapid heating is performed by a driving of an engine and the operation of the PTC heater. Thus, the rapid heating is performed with minimal fuel consumption against battery consumption under conversion into the EV mode, in particular, rapid windshield glass defrosting is performed for securing a field of view while driving by the driver selection. | 2017-01-26 |
20170027023 | ELECTRIC WATER-HEATER WITH ADJUSTABLE POWER - The invention relates to a system ( | 2017-01-26 |
20170027024 | HEATING PANEL AND SYSTEM - A rubberized heating fabric composite, used to melt snow and used to dissipate cold draft. The system is a more targeted, proactive system that prepares the solution before the problem is created. This creates a more efficient and sophisticated solution to the age old problem of snow removal and cold drafts in general. | 2017-01-26 |
20170027025 | POWER CONVERSION APPARATUS AND POWER CONVERSION METHOD - A power conversion apparatus and a power conversion method are provided. The power conversion apparatus includes a rectifier configured to convert AC power to DC power, a smoothing filter configured to control the DC power received from the rectifier to be constant, an inverter configured to convert the DC power received from the smoothing filter into high-frequency power by turning the DC power on and off using a switching device, and a control unit configured to control the rectifier and the inverter. A rating of output power from the inverter is determined in accordance with a frequency of the high-frequency power output from the inverter, a current-applying time, and an operation rate obtained by dividing the current-applying time by a sum of the current-applying time and a non-current-applying time. | 2017-01-26 |
20170027026 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR HEATING USING RF ENERGY - An apparatus for applying EM energy to a load may include at least one processor configured to receive information indicative of dissipated energy for each of a plurality of modulation space elements and group a number of the plurality of modulations space elements into at least two subsets based on the information received indicative of dissipated energy. The processor may also be configured to associate a power delivery protocol with each of the at least two subsets wherein the power delivery protocol differs between subsets and regulate energy applied to the load in accordance with each power delivery protocol. | 2017-01-26 |
20170027027 | Apparatus and Method for Dynamically Adjusting an Electric Arc Furnace - An apparatus for regulating an electric arc furnace connected to a power supply system with at least one system phase that applies an AC voltage to a furnace electrode and an arc current for melting. A control loop device includes an electrical converter designed for negative feedback of an amplitude and/or frequency of the AC voltage to produce an amplitude and/or frequency of the arc current. The converter includes an input port having a system power supply connected thereto, and an output port having a melting furnace power supply and a primary circuit of a first transformer connected thereto, wherein a secondary circuit of the first transformer is connected to the arc furnace electrode. A primary coil of a second transformer is connected in parallel with the converter input port, and a secondary coil of the first transformer is connected in series with a secondary coil of the second transformer. | 2017-01-26 |
20170027028 | LED LIGHTING SYSTEM - An LED lamp arrangement ( | 2017-01-26 |
20170027029 | POWER SUPPLY FOR LED LAMP WITH TRIAC DIMMER - A bleeder circuit is provided in a switched mode power supply (SMPS) that provides a compensation current when the loop current drops below the holding current of the TRIAC to alleviate light flickering problem. Further, automatic power factor correction is also provided in embodiments of the invention, which enables the output current to be in phase with the input voltage. The power factor correction not only improves the efficiency of the power supply, it can also reduce the compensation current and the duration in which compensation current flows, thereby reducing the power loss in the bleeder circuit. | 2017-01-26 |
20170027030 | LED DRIVING CIRCUIT - An LED driving circuit for driving an LED load including N LED strings, where N is a positive integer no less than 2, can include: (i) a power converter having a power switch; (ii) a constant current control circuit that controls a switching operation of the power switch such that the power converter generates a driving current for the LED load; (iii) N control switches respectively coupled in series to the N LED strings; (iv) a PWM signal generator configured to generate N color tuning PWM signals; and (v) a color tuning control circuit configured to output N switching control signals according to the N color tuning PWM signals, to control switching operations of the N control switches, to regulate a ratio of a current through each LED string of the LED load to the driving current, and to regulate the color temperature of the LED load. | 2017-01-26 |
20170027031 | TRIGGER CIRCUIT, LIGHT APPARATUS COMPRISING THE SAME AND TRIGGER METHOD - A trigger circuit includes an off-time controller configured to receive a sensing voltage by sensing a driving current and to compare the sensing voltage to first and second certain voltages that are close to a zero voltage value and symmetrical to the zero voltage value to control a turn-off time of a driving switch in order for the sensing voltage to correspond to the zero voltage value at the turn-on time point of the driving switch and a switching controller configured to provide a switching control signal for turning on the driving switch at the turn-on time point of the driving switch. | 2017-01-26 |
20170027032 | ARBITRARY PULSE ALIGNMENT TO REDUCE LED FLICKER - An arbitrary alignment is provided for a series of pulses controlling a switch that in turn controls a current in an LED. Each pulse is generated according to a target time responsive to a reference time in a corresponding cycle of a synchronization clock. Each pulse has a leading portion that precedes its target time and a trailing portion subsequent to its target time. The arbitrary alignment defines the relative size of the leading portion to the trailing portion such that these relative sizes are incrementally changed across successive ones of the pulses. | 2017-01-26 |
20170027033 | LIGHTING APPARATUS USING MULTIPLE LED STRINGS WITH CURRENT MIRROR CIRCUITRY AND METHODS OF OPERATING SAME - Lighting apparatus includes a first string of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) having a first terminal coupled to a current source and configured to produce a first correlated color temperature (CCT) and a second string of LEDs having a first terminal coupled to the current source and configured to produce a second CCT different from the first CCT. The lighting apparatus further includes a current control circuit coupled to second terminals of the first and second strings of LEDs and configured to vary a proportionality relationship between current levels in the first and second strings of LEDs responsive to variation in a current provided by the current source to the first terminals of the first and second strings of LEDs. The current control circuit may include a current mirror circuit and a control circuit configured to selectively enable and disable the current mirror circuit. | 2017-01-26 |
20170027034 | CURRENT DRIVER, LED DRIVE CIRCUIT, LIGHTING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A current driver connected with light emitting diode (LED) bars of the maximum number N of channels and driving LED bars of M channels to be driven, includes: PWM input terminal configured to receive PWM-modulated external dimming pulse having duty cycle with a target light quantity common to the LED bars of the M channels; pulse measurement circuit configured to measure period and pulse width of the external dimming pulse and generate digital period data and pulse width data; interface circuit connected to external processor and configured to receive enable data and phase difference setting data; M current sources of the M channels to be driven and respectively connected with corresponding LED bars, and configured to be On-and-Off-switched in response to internal dimming pulse; and pulse generator configured to generate M internal dimming pulses and distribute the M internal dimming pulses to the M current sources. | 2017-01-26 |
20170027035 | CROWD CONTROL LIGHTING SYSTEM - A crowd control lighting system includes a plurality of light emitting diode (LED) lights. Each light is configured to emit a flashing directional light beam to at least partially overlap and illuminate a common illumination zone. The common illumination zone is selectable from a plurality of illumination zones and is exterior to a dark zone not illuminated by the plurality of lights. | 2017-01-26 |
20170027036 | DIMMING CIRCUIT - A dimming circuit includes an active dimmer configured to apply input power Vin to an amplification module or an error compensation module, the amplification module configured to amplify an output current of the active dimmer, and the error compensation module configured to correct an error or distortion of the amplification module. The amplification module and the error compensation module are connected in a feedback form. | 2017-01-26 |
20170027037 | METHODS OF CONTROLLING RGBW LAMPS, RGBW LAMPS AND CONTROLLER THEREFOR - A method, controller and lighting circuit are disclosed: the variation of chromaticity and luminosity of LEDs as a function of temperature over an operating temperature range is characterised; virtual LEDs, including a virtual white are defined, such that the chromaticity of each virtual LED can be achieved by combining component light from the LEDs for all temperatures within the operating range; the requested settings R, G, B of each of three primary colours, defining a requested chromaticity and a requested luminance, are used to determine a virtual white control setting corresponding to a maximum fraction of a total luminance at the requested chromaticity which can be provided by the virtual white LED; control settings for each of the other LEDs are thereby determined, and the setting for each of the LEDs is determined from the sum of that LED's component of the virtual LEDs. | 2017-01-26 |
20170027038 | ILLUMINATION DEVICE - An illumination apparatus for a motor vehicle is provided. The illumination device may include at least one semiconductor light source arrangement, and means for regulating or controlling the supply current for the at least one semiconductor light source arrangement, the means having at least one resistance element with a temperature-dependent resistance value. | 2017-01-26 |
20170027039 | CURVED DISPLAY DEVICE - A curved display device comprises a display panel which includes a display area portion having a curved shape and a plurality of corner portions located on the outside of the display area portion where the plurality of corner portions is curved towards the display area portion in a plan view. | 2017-01-26 |
20170027040 | Anti-Flicker Apparatus for Motion Detector - An anti-flicker and anti-glow switchable load apparatus to be installed in the light socket of a commonly powered electronic switching device, such as a motion activated light switch. An energy efficient light bulb or lamp, such as a cathode fluorescent lamp or light emitting diode is then screwed into the apparatus. A first embodiment of the present invention includes a switchable light source, a switchable load, a controller, and a voltage sensor. When the present invention in the first embodiment detects a higher voltage, thus indicating the lamp has been switched from the “off” state to the on state, the switchable load is disconnected, and the current is re-routed to pass through the energy efficient lamp. | 2017-01-26 |
20170027041 | Electronic Device and Method for Controlling Electronic Device - An electronic device including a submersion detector, illuminants, a lighting circuit, a controller, and an orientation detector. The submersion detector detects submersion of the device and detect retrieval of the device. The illuminants are arranged inside a casing such that at least one of the illuminants is visible from above water when the device is submerged in any submersion orientation. The lighting circuit lights up at least one of the illuminants in response to an input of a lighting signal. The controller generates and outputs the lighting signal to the lighting circuit for a period of time from the submersion at least until the retrieval so as to light up the at least one of the illuminants. The orientation detector detects a submersion orientation of the device. Only the at least one of the illuminants that is visible from above water lights up, in accordance with the detected submersion orientation. | 2017-01-26 |
20170027042 | Lighting Control System and Method for Association of Nodes in a Multi-Node Network - A lighting control system and method for association of nodes in a multi-node network. The system includes a number of lighting nodes forming a multi-node network, each lighting node including a light source, a controller connected to the light source, and communication means connected to the controller. The lighting control system further includes a memory component adapted to store information relating to at least one group of interrelated coordinates defined in a geographical coordinate system and a processing component in communication with the lighting nodes and adapted to automatically associate at least one lighting node with the at least one group on the basis of the geographical location of said at least one lighting node. | 2017-01-26 |
20170027043 | AUTOMATED SYSTEM FOR LIGHTING CONTROL - In some embodiments, a method includes receiving a signal indicating that a timeout timer associated with a space has been has crossed a threshold in a space. If a motion sensor is disposed within the space, the method includes sending a signal to a connector operatively coupled to a light source such that the connector reverts to a default state. If (1) a motion sensor is not disposed within the space and (2) a light sensor is disposed within the space, the method includes sending a signal to the connector such that the connector is controlled by the light sensor. | 2017-01-26 |
20170027044 | LAMP CONTROL APPARATUS - A lamp control apparatus includes a radio signal control module configured to receive a dimming signal from the outside, to generate a lamp control signal, and to amplify the lamp control signal by a predetermined amount, a driver configured to receive the lamp control signal amplified by the radio signal control module and to control a lamp, and a power supply module configured to supply driving power to the radio signal control module or the driver. | 2017-01-26 |
20170027045 | INTELLIGENT LIGHTING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING, ANALYSIS, AND AUTOMATION OF THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT - Systems, apparatus, and methods are disclosed for monitoring, analyzing, and automating aspects of the built environment using a plurality of sensors configured to utilize existing infrastructure supporting a plurality of lighting fixtures in the environment. The existing infrastructure includes a plurality of physical locations provided in the environment for the plurality of lighting fixtures, an electric power supply including a plurality of electrical connections for powering the plurality of lighting fixtures, and/or a network including a plurality of network connections for exchanging data with the plurality of lighting fixtures. Detected changes may be used to store and report historical data, send alerts, control connected devices, enable machine learning, etc., for security monitoring, search and rescue, inventory management, marketing research, space utilization, and other applications. | 2017-01-26 |
20170027046 | HIGH-VOLTAGE SUPPLY AND AN X-RAY EMITTER HAVING THE HIGH-VOLTAGE SUPPLY - A high-voltage supply for an x-ray emitter, in particular to provide a cathode current and a cathode voltage, has at least two electrical conductors, which are incorporated in a common insulating body. Each conductor is assigned a connector element, which is configured for electrically conducting contact with a corresponding connector of the x-ray emitter. Such a high-voltage supply for supplying the cathode voltage and the cathode current is provided in an x-ray emitter. The high-voltage supply extends at least in part over an inner region of a radiation protection housing of the x-ray emitter. | 2017-01-26 |
20170027047 | EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT GENERATION SYSTEM - An extreme ultraviolet light (EUV) generation system is configured to improve conversion efficiency of energy of a laser system to EUV energy by improving the efficiency of plasma generation. The EUV generation system includes a target generation unit configured to output a target toward a plasma generation region in a chamber. The laser system is configured to generate a first pre-pulse laser beam, a second pre-pulse laser beam, and a main pulse laser beam so that the target is irradiated with the first pre-pulse laser beam, the second pre-pulse laser beam, and the main pulse laser beam in this order. In addition, the EUV generation system includes a controller configured to control the laser system so that a fluence of the second pre-pulse laser beam is equal to or higher than 1 J/cm | 2017-01-26 |
20170027048 | Electrical Transformer - An apparatus and corresponding systems and methods for managing electric power, particularly a transformer system and method. An example apparatus includes a chamber configured to contain plasma. The apparatus includes at least two input electrodes disposed at least partially within the chamber, and configured to receive an alternating current into the chamber. The input electrodes are configured to direct the alternating current to induce motion in the plasma. The apparatus also includes at least two output electrodes extending from the chamber. The output electrodes are configured to conduct a direct current, from the induced motion in the plasma, for delivery from the chamber. | 2017-01-26 |
20170027049 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GAS ABATEMENT - Embodiments disclosed herein include a plasma source, an abatement system and a vacuum processing system for abating compounds produced in semiconductor processes. In one embodiment, a plasma source includes a dielectric tube and a coil antenna surrounding the tube. The coil antenna includes a plurality of turns, and at least one turn is shorted. Selectively shorting one or more turns of the coil antenna helps reduce the inductance of the coil antenna, allowing higher power to be supplied to the coil antenna that covers more processing volume. Higher power supplied to the coil antenna and larger processing volume lead to an improved DRE. | 2017-01-26 |
20170027050 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED WELDING - The present application discloses a system and method for welding. More particularly, the present application relates to a method and system for carrying out an automated or semi-automated welding operation with minimal input from an operator. | 2017-01-26 |
20170027051 | Plasma Generator Using Dielectric Resonator - A dielectric resonator is excited at its natural resonant frequency to produce a highly uniform electric field for the generation of plasma. The plasma may be used in a optical or mass spectrometer. | 2017-01-26 |
20170027052 | PCB CURRENT TRACK COOLING IN ELECTRICAL CLIMATE COMPRESSORS - An assembly and a method for maximizing the current-carrying capacity of conductor tracks and the current-carrying capacity of conductors on or within a circuit board, allows for the use of copper materials, and minimizes the costs of materials and production of the circuit board. The circuit board is connected via a housing with a coolant of a cryogenic device in order to provide heat extraction. The extraction of heat from the circuit board occurs by connecting the circuit board via a housing with a coolant of a cryogenic device. | 2017-01-26 |
20170027053 | THERMOELECTRIC DEVICE COOLING SYSTEM - A thermoelectric cooling system comprises at least one thermoelectric cooling module and an electronic circuit. The at least one thermoelectric cooling module is arranged in at least one zone. The electronic circuit is electrically coupled to at least one of the thermoelectric cooling modules. Each of the thermoelectric cooling modules comprises a first plate, a sink, a plurality of thermoelectric elements, and a second plate. The thermoelectric elements are coupled to the first plate and the second plate. The first plate is arranged to be thermally coupled to a first surface. The sink is arranged to be thermally coupled to an environment and is configured to dissipate heat by evaporating a liquid from the sink to the environment. The second plate is arranged to be thermally coupled to the sink. | 2017-01-26 |
20170027054 | FLEXIBLE CIRCUIT BOARD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A flexible circuit board includes an insulating layer, a linear signal line, a plurality of grounding lines, a metal coating layer, a circuit layer and an electromagnetic shielding layer. The insulating layer includes a first face and a second face. The metal coating layer covers the linear signal line on the first face. The metal coating layer has a thickness less than that of the linear signal line, and an electrical conductivity larger than that of the linear signal line. The grounding lines are at two opposite sides of the linear signal line on the first face. The circuit layer is on the second face. The electromagnetic shielding layer covers the linear signal line and the grounding lines. The linear signal line and the grounding lines are between the electromagnetic shielding layer and the circuit layer. A method for manufacturing the flexible circuit board is also provided. | 2017-01-26 |
20170027055 | FLYING TAIL TYPE RIGID-FLEXIBLE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD - The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a flying tail type rigid-flexible printed circuit board and a flying tail type rigid-flexible printed circuit board manufactured by the same and implement a flying tail type rigid-flexible printed circuit board with improved filling property by providing a method of manufacturing a flying tail type rigid-flexible printed circuit board including: providing a base substrate having a first inner circuit pattern layer on both surfaces; laminating a first insulating layer on a rigid domain R of the base substrate; laminating at least one circuit layer, which extends over the entire domain of the base substrate, on the first insulating layer; and removing a portion of the circuit layer, which corresponds to a flexible domain F, wherein the circuit layer includes a second insulating layer and a flying tail type rigid-flexible printed circuit board manufactured by the same. | 2017-01-26 |
20170027056 | Mems Film for Semiconductor Device Test Socket Including Mems Bump - A microelectromechanical system (MEMS) film for a test socket is arranged between a semiconductor device and a test apparatus for performing an electrical test of the semiconductor device and includes a flexible bare film and a plurality of round-type MEMS bumps on the bare film, each of the MEMS bumps being formed on the bare film by using a MEMS processing technique, having an electrical contact with an electrode pad of the test apparatus or a conductive ball of the semiconductor device, and having a contact surface rounded from an edge side toward a center side in a convex manner in a direction toward the electrode pad or the conductive ball. | 2017-01-26 |
20170027057 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PRINTED WIRING BOARD AND PRINTED WIRING BOARD - A method for manufacturing a printed wiring board includes forming, on a surface of an insulating layer, a patterned catalyst film including a catalyst for electroless plating such that the patterned catalyst film has a pattern corresponding to a conductor circuit, and applying electroless plating on the patterned catalyst film such that a conductor metal is deposited on the patterned catalyst film and that the conductor circuit is formed on the surface of the insulating layer. | 2017-01-26 |
20170027058 | Packaged Electrical Components With Supplemental Conductive Structures - Electrical components such as integrated circuits and other components may be mounted on a substrate such as a printed circuit substrate. A molded plastic cap may cover the components and a portion of the printed circuit substrate to form a packaged electrical device. Metal structures such as springs, posts, and other metal members may be insert molded within the plastic cap. A metal layer on the surface of the cap may be patterned to from electromagnetic shielding, signal paths, contact pads, sensor electrodes, antennas, and other structures. Multiple substrates each with a respective set of mounted electrical components may be joined using a flexible printed circuit. The flexible printed circuit may be covered with a rigid cap portion or an elastomeric material or may be left uncovered. | 2017-01-26 |
20170027059 | PASSIVE ALTERABLE ELECTRICAL COMPONENT - A passive electrical component is described including a substrate, at least a first, second and third electrically conductive pad, each disposed on the substrate and at least a first electrical device fixedly attached to the first pad and the second pad. The first electrical device is electrically connected to the first and second pads. The third pad is devoid of electrical connection to either the first or the second pads. The component is recognizable by both a Computer Aided Design program and an automated component assembly machine. | 2017-01-26 |
20170027060 | METHOD FOR FORMING ELECTRODE PATTERN ON SUBSTRATE BY LIGHT ANNEALING - A method for forming electrode patterns on a substrate is disclosed. A layer of conductive materials is formed on the substrate, and a portion of the conductive materials is annealed by an exposing manner. The layer of conductive materials after being exposed includes an annealed first portion and an unannealed second portion. One of the annealed first portion or the unannealed second portion is removed from the substrate to form electrode patterns on the substrate. | 2017-01-26 |
20170027061 | MULTI-LAYER WIRING STRUCTURE, MAGNETIC ELEMENT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A multi-layer wiring structure includes a first conductive structure, a second conductive structure and an insulating layer. To manufacturing the multi-layer wiring structure, a first conductive structure and a second conductive structure are provided. The first conductive structure and the second conductive structure include a plurality of wiring patterns. Then, the insulating layer is disposed between the first conductive structure and the second conductive structure. The insulting layer is thinner than the first conductive structure or the second conductive structure. The first conductive structure, the insulating layer and the second conductive structure are laminated to form the multi-layer wiring structure. A planar magnetic element having a compact coil manufactured by the method is also provided. | 2017-01-26 |
20170027062 | WEAVED ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS IN A SUBSTRATE PACKAGE CORE - A substrate package includes a woven fabric having electrically non-conductive strands woven between electrically conductive strands including wire strands, co-axial strands, and/or an inductor pattern of strands. The package may be formed by an inexpensive and high throughput process that first weaves the non-conductive strands (e.g., glass) between the conductive strands to form a circuit board pattern of conductive strands in a woven fabric. Next, the woven fabric is impregnated with a resin material to form an impregnated fabric, which is then cured to form a cured fabric. The upper and lower surfaces of the cured fabric are subsequently planarized. Planarizing segments and exposes ends of the wire, co-axial, and inductor pattern strands. Since the conductive strands were formed integrally within the planarized woven fabric, the substrate has a high mechanical stability and provides conductor strand based electrical components built in situ in the substrate package. | 2017-01-26 |
20170027063 | ELECTRICAL, PLATING AND CATALYTIC USES OF METAL NANOMATERIAL COMPOSITIONS - This invention relates generally to uses of novel nanomaterial composition and the systems in which they are used, and more particularly to nanomaterial compositions generally comprising carbon and a metal, which composition can be exposed to pulsed emissions to react, activate, combine, or sinter the nanomaterial composition. The nanomaterial compositions can alternatively be utilized at ambient temperature or under other means to cause such reaction, activation, combination, or sintering to occur. | 2017-01-26 |
20170027064 | CONFORMAL COATING MATERIALS - In an example, a process for reversibly bonding a conformal coating to a dry film solder mask (DFSM) material is disclosed. The process includes applying a first conformal coating material to a DFSM material. The first conformal coating material includes a first functional group, and the DFSM material includes a second functional group that is different from the first functional group. The process also includes reversibly bonding the first conformal coating material to the DFSM material via a chemical reaction of the first functional group and the second functional group. | 2017-01-26 |
20170027065 | Methods Of Treating Copper Surfaces For Enhancing Adhesion To Organic Substrates For Use In Printed Circuit Boards - Embodiments of the present invention relates generally to the manufacture of printed circuit boards (PCB's) or printed wiring boards (PWB's), and particularly to methods for treating smooth copper surfaces to increase the adhesion between a copper surface and an organic substrate. More particularly, embodiments of the present invention related to methods of achieving improved bonding strength of PCBs without roughening the topography of the copper surface. The bonding interface between the treated copper and the resin layer of the PCB exhibits excellent resistance to heat, moisture, and chemicals involved in post-lamination process steps. | 2017-01-26 |
20170027066 | Printed circuit board and corresponding method for producing a printed circuit board - The printed circuit board with at least one substrate layer having signal lines on a corresponding upper surface and on a corresponding lower surface has a sleeve-sized conductive layer on a circumference of at least one via hole between the upper and lower surface for a conductive connection between at least one signal line on the upper surface and at least one signal line on the lower surface. An axial enlargement of the sleeve-sized conductive layer is radially bent above a base layer of copper on the upper surface and below a base layer of copper on the lower surface. | 2017-01-26 |
20170027067 | FLEXIBLE DISPLAY DEVICE - A flexible display device includes: a flexible display module; a first support member below the flexible display module, the first support member including a plurality of first blocks that are arranged adjacent to each other in a first direction; and a second support member including a plurality of second blocks that are arranged to correspond to the plurality of first blocks and arranged adjacent to each other in the first direction, and each of the plurality of second blocks overlaps a corresponding first block of the plurality of first blocks in a first configuration, and the second support member is movable in the first direction between a second configuration, in which a second block of the plurality of second blocks overlaps two adjacent first blocks of the plurality of first blocks, and the first configuration. | 2017-01-26 |
20170027068 | MODULAR PROTECTION CABINET WITH FLEXIBLE BACKPLANE - An enclosure having a rear base defining a cavity for holding one or more electronic devices. The enclosure includes a front cover coupled to the rear base and movable between an open position and a closed position. The enclosure includes a chassis mounted within the cavity of the rear base and a drawer chest having a multiple drawers within the cavity of the rear base. The drawer chest is connected to the chassis, and the multiple drawers are configured to receive the one or more electronic devices. The enclosure includes one or more connectors that are exposed outward and provide a connection to a host electronic device. | 2017-01-26 |
20170027069 | SELF-OPENING SUPPORTING DEVICE - A self-opening supporting device for a display is provided. The self-opening supporting device comprises a securing element, a first moving element, a stand and an elastic element. The securing element is formed with a first slide extending along an inclined direction. When an external force is applied to the first moving element, the first moving element uses a first sliding block to slide along the first slide so as to drive the stand to swing out from the display. When the stand is swung out exceeding an angle, the elastic element is actuated. | 2017-01-26 |