MANAGEMENT OF PERIPHERAL DEVICES USING WIRELESS BEACON SIGNALS
Granted: September 12, 2024
Application Number:
20240306120
In an example, a computing device in a particular region is detected based on receipt by the computing device of a wireless beacon signal. A peripheral device connected to the computing device is identified in response to the detection. A location of the peripheral device is determined in response to a determination that the computing device has been moved to outside the particular region. A lost device notification is activated in response to the location being inside the particular…
SMART NIC/DPU TRANSLATION AGENT FOR VENDOR-SPECIFIC COMMUNICATION
Granted: September 12, 2024
Application Number:
20240305502
As a part of a networking system, a Smart Network Interface Card (NIC)/Data Processing Unit (DPU) translation agent can be implemented by a device within a Smart NIC/DPU. The Smart NIC/DPU translation agent translates operation requests associated with a vendor-neutral API method into a vendor-specific API method, e.g., to communicate with vendor-specific firmware. The agent comprises an orchestration unit for detecting an operation request from an external entity having vendor-neutral…
DATA TAGS GENERATIONS IN NETWORK ENVIRONMENTS
Granted: September 12, 2024
Application Number:
20240305456
A computing device may receive data associated with an event from an originating apparatus in the form of a data item. The computing device may then apply an evaluation function to the data item, wherein applying the evaluation function generates a processing result characterizing an aspect of the data item. The computing device may generate a tag based on the processing result. The computing device may associate the generated tag with the data, wherein the tag is transmitted with the…
MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE CHAMBER PILLARS
Granted: September 12, 2024
Application Number:
20240299942
A microfluidic device includes a chamber having a floor, a ceiling, and an inlet. The microfluidic device includes pillars extending from the floor to the ceiling of the chamber. Each pillar has a leading surface or corner, a trailing surface or corner opposite the leading surface or corner, and trailing side surfaces adjoining the trailing surface or corner. Each pillar is oriented along a corresponding ray intersecting the leading surface or corner and the trailing surface or corner.…
COMBINING A GRAPHIC CODE WITH AN IMAGE
Granted: September 5, 2024
Application Number:
20240296609
In an example, a method includes receiving a Quick Response (QR) code including a plurality of dark blocks and a plurality of light blocks. For each of a first set of blocks, a central pixel or a plurality of central pixels, and a plurality of outer pixels may be defined. The QR code may be combined with an image, the image having an area to be co-located with the QR code with pixel dimensions corresponding to pixel dimensions of the QR code, to form a combined image, wherein combining…
DECAP TIME AND PRINTING DATA
Granted: September 5, 2024
Application Number:
20240296301
Examples include a method for mitigating decap in a printing system that comprises nozzles, in which printing data associated to a graphical representation and that comprise pixel data points are received. Some data points are associated with a corresponding nozzle and a corresponding direction of movement and at least one specific data point is associated with a specific direction of movement and a specific nozzle which has a decap time below a first predetermined threshold. The…
DISRUPTIONS OF TONER TRANSFERS FROM DEVELOPERS TO PHOTORECEPTORS
Granted: September 5, 2024
Application Number:
20240295836
An apparatus includes a developer to receive a toner, and an actuator moveable between different positions. An electrical switch is responsive to an input stimulus from the actuator to control a voltage that enables or disrupts a transfer of the toner from the developer to a photoreceptor, where the electrical switch when in a first state sets the voltage at a first level to enable the transfer of the toner from the developer to the photoreceptor, and the electrical switch when in a…
PRINT CARTRIDGE REGISTRATION SYSTEMS
Granted: September 5, 2024
Application Number:
20240294014
In example implementations, an apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a moveable stage, a print cartridge, a camera, and a processor. The moveable stage is to hold a well plate. The print cartridge holder is to hold a print cartridge that includes a print die over the moveable stage. The camera is located above the movable stage and the print cartridge holder. The camera is positioned such that the movable stage and the print die are within a field of view of the camera. The…
OBJECT SINTERING PREDICTIONS
Granted: September 5, 2024
Application Number:
20240293867
Examples of methods are described herein. In some examples, a method includes determining a graph representation of a three-dimensional (3D) object based on a voxel representation of the 3D object. In some examples, the graph representation includes nodes corresponding to voxels of the voxel representation and edges associated with the nodes. In some examples, the method includes predicting, using a machine learning model, a sintering state of the 3D object based on the graph…
AUTHENTICATION
Granted: August 29, 2024
Application Number:
20240291656
Examples provide machine readable storage storing instructions arranged, when processed, to facilitate authentication using an authenticator, the instructions comprising instructions to generate, by an initial authenticator, authentication data associated with a further authenticator; the authentication data comprising private data and a public credential; the public credential and private data being for use in producing authentication information to authenticate the further…
INTEGRATED CIRCUITS INCLUDING FIRST AND SECOND POWER SUPPLY NODES FOR WRITING AND READING MEMORY CELLS
Granted: August 29, 2024
Application Number:
20240286401
A print cartridge circuitry component comprising an integrated circuit for association with a plurality of fluid actuation devices and comprising input signal contacts to receive input signals from a host printer. The integrated circuit includes a plurality of memory cells, a first power supply node, and a second power supply node. The first power supply node is to supply power to the plurality of memory cells to write data to the plurality of memory cells. The second power supply node…
ANTENNA SWITCHING
Granted: August 29, 2024
Application Number:
20240291170
Antenna switching can improve wireless connectivity of a computing device by selectively enabling one or more antenna modules. The antenna modules can be positioned along edges of the computing device to reduce the likelihood that multiple antenna modules are obstructed at once. Each antenna module can include an ultra-wideband (UWB) sensor and communication antenna (e.g., a Wi-Fi antenna) for wireless connectivity. A radio frequency (RF) controller of the computing device causes the UWB…
MEASUREMENTS OF VIRTUAL MACHINES
Granted: August 29, 2024
Application Number:
20240289155
A security verification system may acquire first authorization information, wherein the first authorization information defines an access right to store data in a trusted platform module (TPM) of the computing device. A system may generate an index of an allocated memory location of the TPM and second authorization information using the first authorization information, wherein the second authorization information defines an access right associated with the index. A system may receive a…
IMPOSING PRINT JOBS ACROSS A PRINT MEDIUM FOR FRAME-BY-FRAME PRINTING
Granted: August 29, 2024
Application Number:
20240289074
Examples are described herein for imposing print jobs across lane(s) of a print medium web for frame-by-frame printing. A frame rewind distance (FRD) may be set to a length of a longest pattern of the print jobs and a frame repeat length (FRL) may be set to a difference between a frame length and the FRD. For each lane of a first frame of the frame-by-frame printing: patterns of one of the print jobs may be imposed along a length of the lane, and a distance that a tail end of the one of…
HOUSING POSITIONS FOR TONER TRANSFER
Granted: August 29, 2024
Application Number:
20240288798
An apparatus includes a developer and a photoreceptor, where the developer is to transfer a toner to the photoreceptor. The apparatus includes a housing that is moveable in an image forming device, and an actuator assembly engaged with the housing. The actuator assembly is actuatable between different states in response to control by the image forming device during an image forming operation of the image forming device, where a first state of the different states corresponds to the…
TONER TRANSFER MODULATORS
Granted: August 29, 2024
Application Number:
20240288794
An apparatus includes a developer and a moveable support that is moveable in response to actuation by an image forming device. The apparatus further includes a toner transfer modulator on the moveable support, the toner transfer modulator moveable with the moveable support between different positions to differently affect transfer of a toner to a photoreceptor or a transfer member, where the moveable support is to move the toner transfer modulator to a first position to disrupt the…
FLUORESCENCE DETECTION VIA LIGHT GUIDE
Granted: August 29, 2024
Application Number:
20240288368
In one example in accordance with the present disclosure, a fluorescence detection system is described. The fluorescence detection system includes a microfluidic chamber to receive a sample containing a compound to be detected. The system also includes a light guide, a portion of which is adjacent the microfluidic chamber. The light guide refracts excitation light into the microfluidic chamber to excite fluorophores in the microfluidic chamber. The light guide has total internal…
PRINTING TO SUBSTRATES
Granted: August 29, 2024
Application Number:
20240286859
According to an example, a method comprises unwinding a print media from an input roller toward a printing station. The printed print media is wound onto an output roller. The printed print media is unwound from the output roller toward the printing station.
PRINTING SYSTEMS
Granted: August 29, 2024
Application Number:
20240286422
A self-propelled printer is provided having communication circuitry to receive print data for an image to be formed. A drive mechanism of the printer to provides locomotion of the entire self-propelled printer and a print head is arranged to transfer a print material on to a print medium. Processing circuitry to generates an image formation path to be traversed by the print head via locomotion of the self-propelled printer. The image formation path is based at least in part on the…
INTEGRATED CIRCUITS INCLUDING HIGH-VOLTAGE HIGH-POWER AND HIGH-VOLTAGE LOW-POWER SUPPLY NODES
Granted: August 29, 2024
Application Number:
20240286402
An integrated circuit includes a plurality of fluid actuation devices, a plurality of memory cells, a high-voltage high-power supply node, and a high-voltage low-power supply node. The high-voltage high-power supply node is to supply a first voltage and a first maximum current to the plurality of fluid actuation devices. The high-voltage low-power supply node is to supply a second voltage and a second maximum current to the plurality of memory cells.
