Vendor agnostic captive portal authentication
Granted: October 17, 2023
Patent Number:
11792193
Methods and systems for providing vendor agnostic captive portal authentication in a network that includes a plurality of network access devices are provided. For instance, one method includes receiving a redirect request for a communication between a first user-terminal and a first network access device, the redirect request including at least one of a vendor-specific item of information of the first network access device and an Internet Protocol (IP) address of the first network access…
Secure compliance protocols
Granted: October 17, 2023
Patent Number:
11792207
In some examples, a secure compliance protocol may include a virtual computing instance (VCI) deployed on a hypervisor and may be provisioned with hardware computing resources. In some examples the VCI may also include a cryptoprocessor to provide cryptoprocessing to securely communicate with a plurality of nodes, and a plurality of agents to generate a plurality of compliance proofs; the VCI may communicate with a server corresponding to a node of the plurality of nodes; and receive a…
Authentication chaining in micro branch deployment
Granted: October 17, 2023
Patent Number:
11792718
Systems and methods are provided for authentication chaining and firewall optimization in a micro branch deployment comprising a plurality of chained access points (APs) and a gateway AP. A topology of the micro branch deployment may be determined through enhanced hierarchical beaconing. Based on the determined topology, an authentication chain is developed through which a client device associated to an AP of the plurality of chained APs may be authenticated and granted access to the AP.…
System and method for facilitating efficient management of non-idempotent operations in a network interface controller (NIC)
Granted: October 17, 2023
Patent Number:
11792114
A network interface controller (NIC) capable of efficient management of non-idempotent operations is provided. The NIC can be equipped with a network interface, storage management logic block, and an operation management logic block. During operation, the network interface can receive a request for an operation from a remote device. The storage management logic block can store, in a local data structure, outcome of operations executed by the NIC. The operation management logic block can…
Simulation-based capture system adjustments
Granted: October 10, 2023
Patent Number:
11785333
In one example in accordance with the present disclosure, a system is described. The system includes a replicator to receive a reference model of an object to be scanned. A capture system simulator of the system simulates capture settings. The capture system includes a number of capture devices placed around the object. The capture system also includes a controller. The controller extracts simulated capture data for the capture system and determines adjustments to the capture settings…
Algorithms for use of load information from neighboring nodes in adaptive routing
Granted: October 10, 2023
Patent Number:
11784920
Systems and methods are provided for passing data amongst a plurality of switches having a plurality of links attached between the plurality of switches. At a switch, a plurality of load signals are received from a plurality of neighboring switches. Each of the plurality of load signals are made up of a set of values indicative of a load at each of the plurality of neighboring switches providing the load signal. Each value within the set of values provides an indication for each link of…
Method and system for facilitating edge rack emulation
Granted: October 10, 2023
Patent Number:
11784880
A system for facilitating emulation in a distributed environment is provided. During operation, the system can obtain configuration of a physical edge rack, which can include one or more physical computing devices. The system can then present an emulated edge rack in a user interface. The emulated edge rack can be a digital twin of the physical edge rack. Based on a user input received via the user interface, the system can emulate a power-on event on the emulated edge rack. The emulated…
Connector
Granted: October 10, 2023
Patent Number:
11784433
A connector comprises a first housing having a connection end to be inserted into an opening of a second connector, the first housing containing a first electrical contact, wherein the connection end comprises a first opening. The connector further comprises a first cover biased towards a closed position in which the first electrical contact is inaccessible via the first opening, wherein the first cover is moved from the closed position to an open position exposing the first electrical…
Molded substrates
Granted: October 10, 2023
Patent Number:
11784072
Examples of molded substrates are described herein. In some examples, a molded substrate may support integrated circuitry. In some examples, the molded substrate and the integrated circuitry are included in a circuitry package for a replaceable print component. In some examples, the molded substrate is relatively flat. In some examples, molding remnants may be on the molded substrate.
Iterative programming of analog content addressable memory
Granted: October 10, 2023
Patent Number:
11783907
Embodiments of the disclosure provide a system, method, or computer readable medium for programming a target analog voltage range of an analog content addressable memory (aCAM) row. The method may comprise calculating a threshold current sufficient to switch a sense amplifier (SA) on and discharge a match line (ML) connected to a cell of the aCAM; and based on calculating the threshold current, programming a match threshold value by setting a memristor conductance in association with the…
Time division multiplexing (TDM) based optical ternary content addressable memory (TCAM)
Granted: October 10, 2023
Patent Number:
11783878
Systems and methods for an optical ternary content addressable memory (TCAM) are provided. The optical TCAM implements a time-division multiplexing (TDM) based encoding scheme to encode each bit position of a search word in the time domain. Each bit position is associated with at least two time slots. The encoded optical signal comprising the search word is routed through one or more modulators configured to represent a respective TCAM stored word. If a mismatch between at least one bit…
Digitally signed data
Granted: October 10, 2023
Patent Number:
11783023
An example print supply includes a non-transitory computer-readable medium. The non-transitory computer-readable medium includes data. The data includes an indication of a schema for the data. The data also includes an indication of an identifier. The data includes an indication of a digital signature. The digital signature is usable to authenticate a type of the data, the schema, and the identifier. The print supply also includes a communication interface. The communication interface is…
Aggregate view of image information on display devices
Granted: October 10, 2023
Patent Number:
11782666
In some examples, an electronic device includes a first display device and a processor. The processor determines whether the electronic device is paired with a head-mounted device comprising a second display device. In response to determining that the electronic device is paired with the head-mounted device, the processor presents first image information on the first display device, sends second image information to the head-mounted device, and coordinates with the head-mounted device to…
Image forming apparatus selectively applying eco mode
Granted: October 10, 2023
Patent Number:
11782653
An operating method of an image forming apparatus includes: receiving an input to select a selective eco mode which selectively applies an eco mode during an image forming job of a document; obtaining at least one area to be excluded from application of the eco mode from a preview of the document according to execution of the selective eco mode; generating a mask in which an area corresponding to at least one area of the document is set in an array corresponding to a preview image of the…
Fixing belt with high thermal conductivity
Granted: October 10, 2023
Patent Number:
11782371
A fixing belt includes a substrate layer inducting a first base resin and a first thermally conductive filler dispersed in the first base resin; and a release layer provided on the substrate layer, wherein the first base resin includes at least one selected from a polyimide, a polyamide, and a polyamideimide and the first thermally conductive filler includes at least one selected from carbon black, graphite, boron nitride (BN), carbon nanotubes (CNTs), and carbon fibers, and the…
Three-dimensional printing
Granted: October 10, 2023
Patent Number:
11780988
An example of a multi-fluid kit for three-dimensional (3D) printing includes an elasticity agent to be applied to at least a portion of a build material composition during 3D printing and a fusing agent to be applied to the at least the portion of the build material composition during 3D printing. The elasticity agent includes a plasticizer having: a formula (I): wherein n is an integer ranging from 3 to 8; or a formula (II): wherein m is an integer ranging from 3 to 8. The fusing agent…
Carriage bases
Granted: October 10, 2023
Patent Number:
11780259
A fluid ejection system can include a carriage base that includes a first pen slide at a bottom rear of the carriage base, a second pen slide at a front of the carriage base, and a pen guide at a top rear of the carriage base, the pen guide can include a guide portion to engage a substantially vertical portion of a back corner of a pen, a blocker portion to engage a substantially horizontal portion of the top back corner of the pen, and a pen guide corner formed between the guide portion…
Print component with memory circuit
Granted: October 10, 2023
Patent Number:
11780222
A memory circuit for a print component including a plurality of I/O pads, including an analog pad, to connect to a plurality of signal paths which communicate operating signals to the print component. The memory circuit includes a controllable selector connected in line with one of the signal paths via the I/O pads, the selector controllable to disconnect the corresponding signal path to the print component, and a memory component to store memory values associated with the print…
Fusing three dimensional (3D) parts
Granted: October 10, 2023
Patent Number:
11780170
In an example implementation, a method of fusing layers of 3D parts includes forming a layer of build material, and selectively applying a liquid agent onto the layer of build material to define a part layer of a 3D part and a sacrificial layer of a sacrificial part. The method includes, in a single pass of a thermal energy source over the layer of build material, applying fusing energy to the sacrificial layer, sensing a temperature of the sacrificial layer, adjusting a power level of…
Virtual object volumes
Granted: October 10, 2023
Patent Number:
11780169
In an example, a method includes receiving, at a processor, an indication of a volume of a fabrication chamber and determining a characteristic of a build material for use in fabricating an object within the fabrication chamber. Based on the build material characteristic, a virtual object volume within the fabrication chamber may be determined, wherein the virtual object volume provides a virtual boundary within which to position virtual objects representing objects to be generated in…
