06th week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 68 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160044414 | Media Content Based on Playback Zone Awareness - Systems and methods are provided for providing audio content based on playback zone awareness. In an example implementation, a computing system receives, via one or more network interfaces, zone data that identifies a particular zone of a media playback system, where the zone data indicates a selection of the particular zone, and where the particular zone includes one or more playback devices. The computing system identifies audio content based on the zone data. Identifying audio content based on the zone data may involve determining that particular audio content is preferred in the particular zone and identifying audio content corresponding to the particular audio content that is preferred in the particular zone. After identifying the audio content, the computing system provides an indication of the identified audio content to the media playback system. | 2016-02-11 |
20160044415 | Media Content Suggestion Based on Playback Zone Awareness - In an example implementation, a computing system receives zone data that identifies a particular zone of a playback system, where the particular zone includes one or more playback devices. The computing system identifies audio content based on the zone data. Identifying audio content may involve determining that particular audio content is preferred in the particular zone and identifying audio content corresponding to the particular audio content that is preferred in the particular zone. After identifying the audio content, the computing system provides an indication of the identified audio content to the playback system. The computing system receives data indicating audio items that were selected from the identified audio content via the playback system and provides an indication of the audio items that were selected from the identified audio content, the indication comprising respective sources from which the audio items are retrievable by the playback system. | 2016-02-11 |
20160044416 | Media Content Request Including Zone Name - In an example implementation, a media playback system receives input data indicating selection of a particular zone, where the media playback system includes one or more zones, and where the one or more zones include respective playback devices. The media playback system sends, to a service provider, (i) zone data that identifies the particular zone of the media playback system, wherein the zone data indicates that the particular zone is selected and (ii) a request to identify audio content based on the zone data and receives, from the service provider, an indication of audio content identified based on the zone data. | 2016-02-11 |
20160044417 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AN ACTIVE AND PROGRAMMABLE ACOUSTIC METAMATERIAL - An acoustic metamaterial including cells to digitally process an incoming sound waveform, and to produce a corresponding response sound waveform as a function of a frequency and a phase of the incoming sound waveform, to produce a total response sound waveform that, when combined with the incoming sound waveform, modifies the incoming sound waveform. | 2016-02-11 |
20160044418 | Loudspeaker Diaphragm - Embodiments are provided for configurations of a loudspeaker. The loudspeaker may include a frame, a magnetic structure having a magnetic gap, a voice coil suspended within the magnetic gap, a first suspension element, a diaphragm, and a second suspension element. The first suspension element may have an inner rim and an outer rim attached to the frame. The diaphragm may have an outer portion and a continuous central portion attached to the voice coil via a first coupler. The outer portion of the diaphragm may be attached to the inner rim of the first suspension element. The second suspension element may have an inner rim and an outer rim attached to the frame. The inner rime of the second suspension element may be attached to the diaphragm via a second coupler along a circumferential middle section of the diaphragm between the continuous central portion and outer portion of the diaphragm. | 2016-02-11 |
20160044419 | ENERGY CONVERSION APPARATUS AND SPEAKER STRUCTURE - An energy conversion apparatus including a permanent magnet fixed to a predetermined region; and a diaphragm arranged on the permanent magnet, the diaphragm including a coil having a conductor wire pattern formed on the diaphragm, wherein the diaphragm includes a slit formed in the diaphragm. | 2016-02-11 |
20160044420 | Receiver With Common Coil Core Structure - A dual receiver includes a housing; a first armature, a second armature, a single coil, at least one magnet, a first diaphragm, a second diaphragm. The first armature is disposed in the housing and includes a first moving portion and a first non-moving portion. The second armature is disposed in the housing and includes a second moving portion and a second non-moving portion. The single coil extends around the first non-moving portion of the first armature and the second non-moving portion of the second armature. The at least one magnet is disposed about the housing. A first diaphragm is coupled to the first armature and a second diaphragm coupled to the second armature. Current excites the coil and responsively with the at least one magnet creates a magnetic flux that moves the first diaphragm to create a first sound and moves the second diaphragm to create a second sound. | 2016-02-11 |
20160044421 | Piezoelectric Speaker Device - A piezoelectric speaker device that includes an organic polymer piezoelectric film, at least one pair of electrodes provided in contact with the piezoelectric film and the at least one pair of electrodes including a user-side electrode on a first side of the piezoelectric film, an insulation layer on the user-side electrode, a flaw detection electrode line on the insulation layer, and a detection circuit configured to detect whether the flaw detection electrode line is in a normal electric conduction state. | 2016-02-11 |
20160044422 | Pointer System for Context Based Feedback - Disclosed systems receive pointer input to an information handling system and determine the context for the user input. Characteristics of the input such as speed, acceleration, friction amount, and input pressure are analyzed. Disclosed systems tune audio data to provide dynamic audio feedback adjusted based on the analysis. Tactile feedback (e.g., the amount of friction between a stylus and interactive display) may be adjusted as needed to provide realistic or desired feedback to a user for a relevant context (e.g., handwriting, text highlighting, oil painting, etc.). | 2016-02-11 |
20160044423 | EXTERNAL EAR INSERT FOR HEARING COMPREHENSION ENHANCEMENT - A simple hearing enhancement device that takes the normally adequately loud sound levels and optimizes selective frequency gain of the patient's ear passage to improve speech comprehension. | 2016-02-11 |
20160044424 | AUDIO DEVICE WITH A VOICE COIL CHANNEL AND A SEPARATELY AMPLIFIED TELECOIL CHANNEL - A portable audio device has a voice coil audio signal processor in which a desired audio content signal is combined with an anti-noise signal produced by an active noise cancellation block. A voice coil amplifier receives a volume setting and is coupled to an output of the voice coil audio signal processor. A speaker is coupled to an output of the voice coil amplifier. In addition, a telecoil audio signal processor also receives the desired audio content, and feeds a telecoil amplifier that receives a telecoil coupling strength setting, followed by a telecoil. Other embodiments are also described and claimed. | 2016-02-11 |
20160044425 | METHOD OF REMOTELY FITTING A HEARING AID SYSTEM, A REMOTE HEARING AID FITTING SYSTEM AND A HEARING AID - A method of remote fitting a hearing aid system ( | 2016-02-11 |
20160044426 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM FOR WIRELESS AUDIO DEVICES - The present subject matter provides a system for wireless communications between one or more wireless audio devices and other electronics for providing a rich set of streaming audio, control, programming and enhanced hearing functions. | 2016-02-11 |
20160044427 | SMOOTHING POWER CONSUMPTION OF AN ACTIVE MEDICAL DEVICE - An active medical device, including an input receiver configured to receive a frequency-varying input signal, and a functional component that reacts to the input signal and consumes power at a rate dependant on the frequency of portions of the input signal to which the functional component reacts, wherein the active medical device is configured to adjust one or more portions of the input signal corresponding to portions of the input signal where the functional component consumes power at a rate that is greater than that of other portions of the input signal. | 2016-02-11 |
20160044428 | CONNECTOR ARRANGEMENT IN HEARING INSTRUMENTS - An acoustic apparatus includes a mechanical shell, a first electronic component, a first connector, and a receiver. The mechanical shell is generally cylindrical in shape and forms a cavity, the shell having an inner surface, the inter surface in communication with the cavity. The first electronic component is disposed in the cavity. The first connector includes electrical contacts and is disposed on the inner surface of the shell. A first electrical connection electrically couples the microphone to the first connector. The receiver is disposed in the cavity, and the receiver has a second connector. An electrical connection is formed between the first electronic component and the receiver via the first connector and the second connector. A rotation of the shell causes the electrical contacts to rotate within or with respect to the second connector such that the rotation does not cause the electrical connection between the first connector and the second connector to be broken. | 2016-02-11 |
20160044429 | COMPUTING DEVICE IDENTIFICATION USING DEVICE-SPECIFIC DISTORTIONS OF A DISCONTINUOUS AUDIO WAVEFORM - Disclosed is a novel technique and method for determining a device-unique signature capable of accurately identifying a particular mobile phone, tablet, or other personal computing device | 2016-02-11 |
20160044430 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR HEAD-RELATED TRANSFER FUNCTION GENERATION BY LINEAR MIXING OF HEAD-RELATED TRANSFER FUNCTIONS - A method for performing linear mixing on coupled Head-related transfer functions (HRTFs) to determine an interpolated HRTF for any specified arrival direction in a range (e.g., a range spanning at least 60 degrees in a plane, or a full range of 360 degrees in a plane), where the coupled HRTFs have been predetermined to have properties such that linear mixing can be performed thereon (to generate interpolated HRTFs) without introducing significant comb filtering distortion. In some embodiments, the method includes steps of: in response to a signal indicative of a specified arrival direction, performing linear mixing on data indicative of coupled HRTFs of a coupled HRTF set to determine an HRTF for the specified arrival direction; and performing HRTF filtering on an audio input signal using the HRTF for the specified arrival direction. | 2016-02-11 |
20160044431 | IMMERSIVE AUDIO RENDERING SYSTEM - A depth processing system can employ stereo speakers to achieve immersive effects. The depth processing system can advantageously manipulate phase and/or amplitude information to render audio along a listener's median plane, thereby rendering audio along varying depths. In one embodiment, the depth processing system analyzes left and right stereo input signals to infer depth, which may change over time. The depth processing system can then vary the phase and/or amplitude decorrelation between the audio signals over time to enhance the sense of depth already present in the audio signals, thereby creating an immersive depth effect. | 2016-02-11 |
20160044432 | AUDIO SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS - The invention relates to an audio signal processing apparatus for processing an audio signal, the audio signal processing apparatus comprising: a converter configured to convert a stereo audio signal into a binaural audio signal; and a determiner configured to determine upon the basis of an indicator signal whether the audio signal is a stereo audio signal or a binaural audio signal, the indicator signal indicating whether the audio signal is a stereo audio signal or a binaural audio signal, the determiner being further configured to provide the audio signal to the converter if the audio signal is a stereo audio signal. | 2016-02-11 |
20160044433 | RENDERING AUDIO USING SPEAKERS ORGANIZED AS A MESH OF ARBITRARY N-GONS - In some embodiments, a method for rendering an audio program indicative of at least one source, including by panning the source along a trajectory comprising source locations using speakers organized as a mesh whose faces are convex N-gons, where N can vary from face to face, and N is not equal to three for at least one face of the mesh, including steps of: for each source location, determining an intersecting face of the mesh (including the source location's projection on the mesh), thereby determining a subset of the speakers whose positions coincide with the intersecting face's vertices, and determining gains (which may be determined by generalized barycentric coordinates) for speaker feeds for driving each speaker subset to emit sound perceived as emitting from the source location corresponding to the subset. Other aspects include systems configured (e.g., programmed) to perform any embodiment of the method. | 2016-02-11 |
20160044434 | AUDIO APPARATUS AND AUDIO PROVIDING METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed are an audio apparatus and an audio providing method thereof. The audio providing method includes receiving an audio signal including a plurality of channels, applying an audio signal having a channel, from among the plurality of channels, giving a sense of elevation to a filter to generate a plurality of virtual audio signals to be respectively output to a plurality of speakers, applying a combination gain value and a delay value to the plurality of virtual audio signals so that the plurality of virtual audio signals respectively output through the plurality of speakers form a sound field having a plane wave, and respectively outputting the plurality of virtual audio signals, to which the combination gain value and the delay value are applied, through the plurality of speakers. The filter processes the audio signal to have a sense of elevation. | 2016-02-11 |
20160044435 | AUDIO REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An audio reproducing apparatus includes: an obtainment unit configured to obtain a stereo audio signal including an L channel signal and an R channel signal; and a control unit configured to (i) generate a first audio signal for a speaker disposed at an upper position in a listening space and a second audio signal for a speaker disposed at a lower position in the listening space, using the L channel signal and the R channel signal and (ii) determine a gain coefficient corresponding to a degree of correlation between the L channel signal and the R channel signal and multiply by the determined gain coefficient at least one of the first audio signal and the second audio signal, to approximate a ratio between energy of sound reproduced from the first audio signal and energy of sound reproduced from the second audio signal to a predetermined value. | 2016-02-11 |
20160044436 | SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING A HEAD RELATED AUDIO TRANSFER FUNCTION - The present invention provides for an apparatus, system, and method for generating a head related audio transfer function in real time. Specifically, the present invention utilizes unique structural components including a tragus structure and an antihelix structure in connection with a microphone in order to communicate the location of a sound in three dimensional space to a user. | 2016-02-11 |
20160044437 | Proximity Detection Based Using Audio Pulse - Embodiments described herein involve configuring a playback device based on the detection of a barrier in proximity to the playback device. One embodiment may involve receiving proximity data that includes an indication of a barrier that is proximate to a playback device; detecting that the barrier is within a threshold proximity to a first speaker of the playback device based on the indication of the barrier that is proximate to the playback device; in response to the detecting, setting a playback configuration of the playback device; and causing the playback device to play an audio content according to the playback configuration. | 2016-02-11 |
20160044438 | TERMINAL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A terminal device is provided. The terminal device includes a communication interface unit configured to receive image data of an application installed in another terminal device that is streamed from the another terminal device, a display unit configured to display the image data, a control unit configured to receive an installation file associated with the application through the communication interface unit while the image data is being displayed, and to execute the received installation file when authentication of the installation file is completed, and a storage unit configured to allow the application to be installed therein according to execution of the installation file. | 2016-02-11 |
20160044439 | COMPRESSED SENSING WITH MACHINE-TO-MACHINE COMMUNICATION - Some examples include a plurality of secure low-power compressive sensing sensor blocks able to communicate with each other and with a computing device to perform spatial and/or temporal compressive sensing. As one example, a first sensor block may obtain data by randomly sampling a sensor signal from a first sensor coupled to the first sensor block. The first sensor block may send the data obtained from the randomly sampled sensor signal to at least one other sensor block of the plurality of sensor blocks, wherein the data is distributed to the plurality of sensor blocks. In addition, at least one of the first sensor block or another sensor block may process the data to at least one of packetize or encrypt the data. The first sensor block and/or the other sensor block may send the processed data to the computing device. | 2016-02-11 |
20160044440 | Method and Apparatus For Enabling Machine To Machine Communication - A method and apparatus for performing secure Machine-to-Machine (M2M) provisioning and communication is disclosed. In particular a temporary private identifier, or provisional connectivity identification (PCID), for uniquely identifying machine-to-machine equipment (M2ME) is also disclosed. Additionally, methods and apparatus for use in validating, authenticating and provisioning a M2ME is also disclosed. The validation procedures disclosed include an autonomous, semi-autonomous, and remote validation are disclosed. The provisioning procedures include methods for re-provisioning the M2ME. Procedures for updating software, and detecting tampering with the M2ME are also disclosed. | 2016-02-11 |
20160044441 | MACHINE TYPE COMMUNICATION PREREGISTRATION - A method and apparatus for machine type communication (MTC) preregistration are provided. The methods provide single or periodic preregistrations and may be machine to machine (M2M) application function (AF) or device (MTC user equipment based). The devices in the system may be divided into groups and accessed by on a group Internet Protocol (IP) address. Two wake up cycles may be provided, one for control and one for uploading information (a reporting cycle). During the control cycle, the devices may wake up and listen to the control channel for any paging messages. Depending on the paging information, individual devices or the entire group may access the system. In the reporting cycle, all the devices may wake up and access the system to connect to the M2M system to upload data. | 2016-02-11 |
20160044442 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BEACON MESSAGING POINT OF SALE MESSAGING AND DELIVERY SYSTEM - An electronic kiosk receives a plurality of messages. The kiosk has a transceiver to utilize a set of radio communication technologies to detect and establish a radio communication link with a mobile computing device when the mobile computing device is located within proximity of the electronic kiosk. An application specific software program executes on a processor in the kiosk to provide as output one or more of the received plurality of messages depending on the location of the mobile computing device within the proximity of the electronic kiosk. | 2016-02-11 |
20160044443 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRANSMITTING AND MANAGING COMMUNICATION ON DEDICATED SHORT-RANGE COMMUNICATION CHANNELS - The present disclosure relates to computer-implemented systems and methods for transmitting and receiving audio and video data. A method may include receiving, by a device including one or more processors and a radio transceiver, an indication that the device is a master device. The method may also include determining that the master device is located outside of a vehicle. Furthermore, the method may include identifying, based on determining that the master device is located outside of the vehicle, a client device. Additionally, the method may include transmitting a signal, to the client device, to indicate a peer-to-peer connection in a communication channel is enabled. | 2016-02-11 |
20160044444 | DETERMINING RANGE IN A WIRELESS SYSTEM - A method includes obtaining a received signal strength indication and processing the received signal strength indication to determine a range between a first device and a second device free of prior configuration data between the first device and the second device. | 2016-02-11 |
20160044445 | Method For Achieving Short-Distance Unlocking According To The Electrocardiogram And System Thereof - A method for achieving short-distance unlocking according to the electrocardiogram and a system thereof are disclosed. The method comprises the following steps of: A. when a paired controlled device is found by a wearable device, determining by the wearable device whether the controlled device and the wearable device are in a short-distance state or a long-distance state therebetween; B. if the controlled device and the wearable device are in the short-distance state therebetween, then activating the short-distance communication by the wearable device to obtain the user's electrocardiogram and to wirelessly transmit the electrocardiogram to the paired controlled device; and C. determining by the paired controlled device whether the received electrocardiogram matches a template electrocardiogram stored in the paired controlled device, wherein if the received electrocardiogram matches the template electrocardiogram, then the controlled device is unlocked automatically. | 2016-02-11 |
20160044446 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An operation for an operation unit is detected. If the operation is detected and a communication unit executes close proximity wireless communication with an external apparatus, a confirmation screen for confirming execution of processing corresponding to the operation for the operation unit is displayed. | 2016-02-11 |
20160044447 | MULTIFUNCTION PASS-THROUGH WALL POWER PLUG WITH COMMUNICATION RELAY AND RELATED METHOD - A pass through wall power plug is equipped with multiple transceivers for remote communication. The power plug may be equipped with transceivers operative in different modes or protocols. The power plug may function as a bridge between radio devices. It may function as a centralized access point for receiving and/or storing information from and transmitting information multiple connected electronic devices. The power plug may be equipped with a night light, power meter, relay switch, voltage meter, beacon, proximity sensor or other electronic components. The power plug may be made rotatable around its prongs, and may be configured to be stackable within a standard column of electrical outlets. | 2016-02-11 |
20160044448 | EQUIPMENT ARCHITECTURE FOR HIGH DEFINITION DATA - Sensor information is received from a set of sensors. First and second sets of machine monitoring data are generated from the sensor information. The first set of machine monitoring data is sent to a control system with a display in an operator compartment of a mobile machine. The second set of machine monitoring data is sent to a processing system that is separate from the control system. | 2016-02-11 |
20160044449 | TRANSACTION BASED TEMPORARY AND SECURE ACCESS - A system includes a location tracking services server (LTSS) in communication with a location owner device. A tracking packet is sent from the location owner device to the LTSS. The tracking packet includes a unique transaction identifier that uniquely identifies the tracking packet as being associated with a transaction between the location owner and a location consumer. The LTSS sends to the location owner device a link that points to the tracking packet. The location owner device uses the link to send to the LTSS information (e.g., a GPS ID) that uniquely identifies a device associated with a location provider selected to fulfill the transaction. This information is used to update the tracking packet. The LTSS provides access for a temporary period defined by the tracking packet to location data that enables the location consumer device to display the geographical location of the device associated with the selected location provider. | 2016-02-11 |
20160044450 | CONTENT PROVIDING SYSTEM BASED ON LOCATION INFORMATION RECOGNITION - A content providing system based on location information recognition includes: a plurality of location signal output devices having different coverages; a user terminal configured to, when a location signal output from one of the plurality of location signal output devices is recognized, transmit access information of the location signal output device to a service server and enable a location signal reception module for receiving a location signal output from a location signal output device having a smaller coverage; and the service server configured to, when the access information is received from the user terminal, extract at least one content information to be transmitted to the user terminal among content information related to one location signal output device corresponding to the received access information and provide the extracted content information to the user terminal. | 2016-02-11 |
20160044451 | EVENT TETHER - A computing device can be configured to monitor the estimated distance of a target computing device and alert a user when the estimated distance has exceeded a threshold distance. The computing device can provide the user with several options in response to an alert message, such as ignoring the alert message, extending the threshold distance, presenting an estimated location of the target computing device, triggering an alert message on the target computing device, etc. Further, a user can select a set of alert conditions for a target computing device that, when satisfied, result in the computing device presenting the user with an alert message. The set of alert conditions can include a threshold distance, time conditions, geographic location conditions, etc., that must be satisfied for the user to be alerted. | 2016-02-11 |
20160044452 | MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, MOBILE APPARATUS, AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A management apparatus including a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory and configured to: receive identification information of the management target apparatus and positional information of a mobile apparatus from the mobile apparatus installed at a same location as a management target apparatus, and generate management information of the management target apparatus including information identifying an installation site of the management target apparatus based on the received identification information and positional information. | 2016-02-11 |
20160044453 | GENERATION AND USE OF A USER EQUIPMENT LOCATION DISTRIBUTION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK - Methods, apparatuses, and systems are described related to generating and using a user equipment (UE) location distribution in a wireless communication network. In embodiments, an evolved Node B (eNB) may determine an angle of arrival (AoA) and a timing advance (Tadv) for individual UEs of a plurality of UEs that are in a connected mode with the eNB. The eNB may assign the individual UEs to one of a plurality of bins to generate a UE location distribution. Individual bins of the plurality of bins may correspond to a range of values for the AoA and a range of values for the Tadv to indicate a physical location of the corresponding UEs. The eNB may transmit the UE location distribution to a network management entity, which may adjust one or more parameters of the eNB, based on the UE location distribution, using a capacity and coverage optimization (CCO) function. | 2016-02-11 |
20160044454 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING SENSOR DATA USING A SENSOR WEB - A system and method for providing sensor data may comprise receiving a request for sensor data, the request including a triggering parameter. Furthermore, the system and method for providing sensor data may comprise searching for information identifying devices that meet the triggering parameter. Devices are selected from a plurality of item tracking devices, where the plurality of item tracking devices correspond to a plurality of items. Moreover, the system and method for providing sensor data may retrieve the requested sensor data that corresponds to the devices that meet the triggering parameter, and return the requested sensor data. | 2016-02-11 |
20160044455 | TECHNIQUES FOR MULTIPLE PASS GEOLOCATION - Techniques for multiple pass geolocation are disclosed. In one particular exemplary embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a system for multiple pass geolocation. The system may comprise one or more processors communicatively coupled to a mobile communications network. The one or more processors may be configured to conduct a first geolocation pass to identify one or more geolocation estimates under consideration. The one or more processors may also be configured to conduct at least one additional geolocation pass to refine one or more geolocation estimates under consideration. The one or more processors may further be configured to determine an approximate location of one or more mobile devices within an estimated coverage area of a network based on at least the first geolocation pass and the at least one additional geolocation pass. | 2016-02-11 |
20160044456 | COMMUNICATIONS BASED ON GEO LOCATION INFORMATION - Methods and systems are described for communicating messages using a home automation system. An example computer-implemented method for communicating based on geo location information using an automation and security system includes determining a geo location of a person relative to a property being monitored by the automation and security system, and automatically delivering a message to the person based on the geo location. | 2016-02-11 |
20160044457 | PROXIMITY FENCE - A proximity fence can be a location-agnostic fence defined by signal sources having no geographic location information. The proximity fence can correspond to a group of signal sources instead of a point location fixed to latitude and longitude coordinates. A signal source can be a radio frequency (RF) transmitter broadcasting a beacon signal. The beacon signal can include a payload that includes an identifier indicating a category to which the signal source belongs, and one or more labels indicating one or more subcategories to which the signal source belongs. The proximity fence defined by the group of signal sources can trigger different functions of application programs associated with the proximity fence on a mobile device, when the mobile device moves within the proximity fence and enters and exits different parts of the proximity fence corresponding to the different subcategories. | 2016-02-11 |
20160044458 | System and Method for Determining a Location Area of a Mobile User - Systems and methods are provided for determining a location area of a user using a mobile communication terminal in a geographical area covered by a mobile radio network. Antenna probabilities, corresponding to a plurality of antennas located in the geographical area, may be determined for a plurality of sub-areas of the geographical area. The antenna probabilities may be determined based on expected field strengths for the plurality of antennas in each of the plurality of sub-areas, and may indicate for each particular antenna, in each of the plurality of sub-areas, the probability that a mobile communication terminal uses that particular antenna when located in that sub-area. The location area for the user may be determined based on the antenna probabilities and determination of one or more antennas used by the mobile communication termination the user is using, without requiring measuring signal properties at the particular mobile communication terminal. | 2016-02-11 |
20160044459 | COMMUNICATION METHOD AND SYSTEM - A method for enabling communication between a first person in need of assistance and an emergency responder including providing a personal device for being carried or kept by the first person, wherein the device includes a wireless transmitter and an actuator usable by the person to cause the transmitter to send a first signal, and providing a second device configured to receive the first signal, determine location of the first person, determine location of at least one emergency responder in proximity to the personal device, and provide a second signal to the at least one emergency responder. | 2016-02-11 |
20160044460 | BEACON METHODS AND ARRANGEMENTS - Wireless beacons, such as short range Bluetooth beacons, are combined with other technologies—including audio and image recognition technologies (e.g., fingerprint- or digital watermark-based)—to provide a variety of enhanced capabilities and services. | 2016-02-11 |
20160044461 | Aggregate Location Dynometer (ALD) - An Aggregate Location Dynometer (ALD) in a physical wireless network alerts to a problematic crowd risk using location based services (LBS). An Aggregate Location Dynometer (ALD) comprises a Network Monitor, a Crowd Risk Determinant and an Alert Module. The Network Monitor monitors wireless traffic for a potential viral event, associated with a formation of a plurality of wireless devices. The Crowd Risk Determinant requests location information associated with a plurality of wireless devices in a given area regarding a respective viral event. The Crowd Risk Determinant determines if the viral event also indicates a crowd safety risk, based on the shape and movement of observed wireless devices. The Alert Module triggers an alert of an impending crowd problem when crowd risk is above a given threshold. Historical databases are empirically determined and maintained in the Aggregate Location Dynometer (ALD) for use in viral event and crowd risk assessment. | 2016-02-11 |
20160044462 | Method for Identifying Motion Status of Mobile Terminal, and Mobile Terminal - A method for identifying a motion status of a mobile terminal, and a mobile terminal are provided. The method includes collecting information about multiple wireless local area network (WLAN) access points during each time of scanning, where the information includes a basic service set identifier and signal strength; calculating a belief value and a list orthogonality value according to the information about the multiple WLAN access points; and presetting a belief decision threshold and a list orthogonality decision threshold, and comparing the decision thresholds with calculated values to acquire the motion status of the mobile terminal. Therefore, the motion status of the mobile terminal may be acquired without making a change in any hardware on an existing mobile terminal. In addition, the present disclosure is applicable to an area covered by multiple wireless local area network access points. | 2016-02-11 |
20160044463 | ELECTRONIC SYSTEM WITH TRANSFORMABLE MODE MECHANISM AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF - An electronic system includes a control unit configured to determine a physical configuration based on a sensor reading; determine a device location for establishing a device proximity to a target device; generate an operational mode based on the physical configuration and the device proximity; and a communication unit, coupled to the control unit, configured to send an input signal for interacting with the target device through a client device. | 2016-02-11 |
20160044464 | Estimating the Lateral Location of a Wireless Terminal Based on Temperature and Atmospheric Pressure - A technique is disclosed for estimating the lateral location of a wireless terminal in a geographic region. The technique is based on the recognition that some three-dimensional locations of the wireless terminal are improbable, and that measurements of temperature and atmospheric pressure at the wireless terminal and outside can be used to determine which lateral locations of the wireless terminal are improbable. | 2016-02-11 |
20160044465 | METHOD OF LIMITING USE OF A MOBILE WIRELESS ACCESS POINT NEAR A WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK - To promote network security in a wireless local area network (WLAN), a mobile communication device, which is operable as a mobile wireless access point, may read a WLAN identifier that is known to be used by the WLAN and an indication of a channel on which a wireless access point of the WLAN is known to operate. The device may then monitor the channel for a transmission of the WLAN identifier. The mobile wireless access point may be configured to operate using the selected channel so that the monitoring occurs on the same channel as that on which the mobile wireless access point is operating. The transmission, if detected, may be considered to indicate that the mobile communication device is within the WLAN. Upon detecting the transmission, use of the WLAN identifier by the mobile wireless access point at the mobile communication device may be prevented, e.g. by requiring the mobile wireless access point to use a different WLAN identifier or by disabling the mobile wireless access point. | 2016-02-11 |
20160044466 | TRANSACTION BASED TEMPORARY AND SECURE ACCESS - A system includes a location tracking services server (LTSS) in communication with a location owner device. A tracking packet is sent from the location owner device to the LTSS. The tracking packet includes a unique transaction identifier that uniquely identifies the tracking packet as being associated with a transaction between the location owner and a location consumer. The LTSS sends to the location owner device a link that points to the tracking packet. The location owner device uses the link to send to the LTSS information (e.g., a GPS ID) that uniquely identifies a device associated with a location provider selected to fulfill the transaction. This information is used to update the tracking packet. The LTSS provides access for a temporary period defined by the tracking packet to location data that enables the location consumer device to display the geographical location of the device associated with the selected location provider. | 2016-02-11 |
20160044467 | METHOD FOR IMPROVING THE ACCURACY OF AN INDOOR POSITIONING SYSTEM WITH CROWDSOURCED FINGERPRINTS - A user may manually indicate his or her location using a first IPS-enabled device and share the location with a second device. The first IPS-enabled device may communicate to an IPS backend the user-specified location and information about beacons and their respective signal strengths detected by the first IPS-enabled device at the time that the user indicated his or her location. The IPS backed may forward the location information to a second device, which may or may not be IPS-enabled. The IPS backend may also use the user-specified location and the beacon information received from the first IPS-enabled device to update and maintain a global beacon database to ensure that the global database remains up-to-date for future indoor positioning operations. | 2016-02-11 |
20160044468 | A SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING DATA - A system and method for the delivery and display of information, including an information inventory containing information to be delivered, an information serving engine, a targeting engine, a subscriber database and a subscriber-information matching arrangement, the system and method configured for the delivery of information based on various factors. | 2016-02-11 |
20160044469 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - A non-transitory computer readable medium stores a program causing a computer to execute a process for transmission and reception of media data including at least one of audio data and video data among multiple terminal apparatuses connected via a network. The process includes receiving a transmission request for the media data from at least one terminal apparatus among the multiple terminal apparatuses; receiving a reception request for the media data from at least one terminal apparatus among the multiple terminal apparatuses; and establishing a communication path to transmit the media data between a terminal apparatus that has made the transmission request among the multiple terminal apparatuses and at least one of terminal apparatuses that have made the reception request among the multiple terminal apparatuses, in a case where the total number of terminal apparatuses that have made the transmission request is less than or equal to a predetermined set value. | 2016-02-11 |
20160044470 | CALL PROCESSING SYSTEM AND METHOD BASED ON ANSWER MODE OF PUSH TO TALK OVER CELLULAR USER - Call processing methods and apparatuses are provided in a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) based network involving at least one Push-to-Talk (PTT) over Cellular PoC client and a reception side PoC server. The reception side PoC server receives an INVITE request including a Manual Answer Override (MAO) indication from a transmission side PoC server. The MAO indication is for establishing an auto-answer mode in a pre-established session. If a reception side PoC client has the pre-established session with the reception side PoC server, the reception side PoC server sends an OK response to the transmission side PoC server in response to the INVITE request. The reception side PoC server sends a communication connection request including the MAO indication to the reception side PoC client. The MAO indication is used to determine that a transmission side PoC client is an authorized user with respect to the reception side PoC client. | 2016-02-11 |
20160044471 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING AN ENHANCED TEXT MESSAGING SERVICE - A method and apparatus for providing a text messaging service are disclosed. For example, the method receives a text message destined to a customer, and determines a preference of the customer for forwarding the text message, wherein the preference comprises a plurality of customer endpoint devices for receiving the text message. The method forwards the text message in accordance with a sender input, if the preference of the customer allows for processing of the text message in accordance with the sender input, and forwards the text message in accordance with the preference of the customer; if the preference of the customer does not allow sender input. | 2016-02-11 |
20160044472 | MOBILE ENTRY FOR HOTEL GUEST ROOMS - The invention provides systems, methods and devices that allow a hotel guest room management system to manage the activation and opening of hotel locks, as well as for managing the data associated with those locks. When implemented as a software application (or “App(s)”), the Apps, typically proprietary to individual hotel companies or hotel management companies, use the invention implemented as a system and preferably enabled as a Software Development Kit (“SDK”). | 2016-02-11 |
20160044473 | SECURE MOBILE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - Information or items that otherwise might be carried in a person's wallet or purse may be managed and stored on a mobile phone. Embodiments include a software application loaded on a mobile phone and an Internet website through which certain information can be transmitted to the phone by the user, third parties, or both. A user may be alerted to certain information or changes in information that meet certain criteria. The website may provide secure storage for information, filter information, and send encrypted and compressed nuggets or fractions of information to the phone for storage based on topic. E-mails may be searched for information, information may be sent to different parties, and signals may be sent locally to exchange information. Personal information may include account information or travel information, for example. | 2016-02-11 |
20160044474 | SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES TO MANAGE MULTIPLE MODES OF COMMUNICATION - A computer-implemented system and method to manage the communication of a user are disclosed. In one embodiment, when a person tries to electronically convey a message to the user, the status of the user, the identity of the person, and the urgency of the message can be identified. The access priority of the person can be determined based on the person's identity. Then, the message can be managed using one or more rules and in view of the status of the user, the access priority of the person and the urgency of the message. | 2016-02-11 |
20160044475 | METHOD FOR SENDING CONTACT NOTE DURING CALL ESTABLISHMENT - A note data message is associated with a first user equipment (UE) device and is sent to a second UE device when the second UE device communicates with the first UE device. The note data message is received and stored in a network server. A request is received from the second UE device to establish a communication session with the first UE device. If the first UE device has authorized the sending of the message to the second device, the note data message is sent to the second UE device independent of any communication session established between the first and second UE devices. | 2016-02-11 |
20160044476 | METHOD AND APPARATUS PERTAINING TO BLUETOOTH(tm)-CONVEYED VOICE-BASED USER INPUT - An apparatus having both a Bluetooth-compatible transceiver and a cellular-telephony transceiver has a control circuit operably coupled to the foregoing configured to facilitate at least one on-board application using voice-based user input. The control circuit, upon determining that a call-setup message as received via the Bluetooth-compatible transceiver specifies a particular predetermined number (such as a predetermined number that comprises an invalid number to serve as a telephone number) to call, automatically uses audio content received via the Bluetooth-compatible transceiver as the aforementioned voice-based user input for that on-board application. By one approach, the apparatus can provide that predetermined number to a given secondary platform as part of a conveyed contacts list. | 2016-02-11 |
20160044477 | VISUAL IVR USING CALL REDIRECT - A method is provided for redirecting a call initiated from a portable communication device. The method includes screening calls initiated from the portable communication device, and on the portable communication device, automatically redirecting the call initiated from the portable communication device from a normal communication network to a specified service provider communication network when the screening determines that the call matches predetermined criteria. The method also includes authenticating a user account, executing a visual IVR application that visually interacts with a user of the portable communication device upon authentication of the account, and forwarding the redirected call via a communication network to an alternate system when the authentication of the account fails. The method further includes retrieving personalized account information from the service provider for use by the visual IVR application upon authentication of the account, and displaying selected retrieved personalized account information. | 2016-02-11 |
20160044478 | Service Processing Method, Terminal Device, and Service Roaming Network - A service processing method includes determining, by a first local terminal, whether a service needs to be roamed, and when it is determined that the service needs to be roamed, transferring, by the first local terminal, the service to a second local terminal, where the second local terminal is connected to the first local terminal using a first network. Local terminals in the first network are interconnected, such that service roaming can be implemented. The first network is a locally interconnected network, roaming does not need to be controlled by an operator network, and the local terminal can control the roaming. | 2016-02-11 |
20160044479 | DATA PACKET TRANSMISSION METHOD AND DEVICE - Embodiments of the present invention provide a data packet transmission method and a device, which relate to the communications field, so as to reduce a storage burden on a base station in a data transmission process. The method includes: acquiring, by a base station that serves a UE, instruction information of a small data packet; and after receiving a radio resource control message sent from the UE, acquiring, by the base station that serves the UE, the small data packet from a core network device according to the instruction information of the small data packet, and sending the small data packet to the UE. The embodiments of the present invention are used for data packet transmission. | 2016-02-11 |
20160044480 | System and Method for Sharing Message/Content Using Location Information - A system and method for sharing a message and/or content using location information. The system for sharing a message and/or content includes at least one upload terminal that generates and transmits post metadata including a message/content prepared for uploading, location of the upload terminal, and location for uploading the prepared message/content thereto; a download terminal that transmits a connection message including current location, and downloads message/content posted within a predetermined distance from the current location to display the posted message/content; and a server that verifies the post metadata by receiving the prepared message/content and the post metadata corresponding to the prepared message/content from the upload terminal, stores a result of verification, searches for the prepared message/content to be provided to the download terminal when the connection message including the location is received from the download terminal, and provides information on the searched message/content and post location to the download terminal. | 2016-02-11 |
20160044481 | Telecommunication Service Employing an Electronic Information Repository Storing Social Network User Information, Developer Information, and Mobile Network Operator Information - A telecommunication system that carries out telecommunication functions between multiple parties as initiated by the user interaction with a social network application, while maintaining privacy of the device identifiers (phone numbers or static IP addresses assigned to devices) of the participating parties. | 2016-02-11 |
20160044482 | PORTABLE DEVICE EMERGENCY BEACON - In one embodiment, an apparatus can include: (i) a location receiver configured to receive position signals, and to derive location information therefrom; (ii) one or more recognition modules configured to receive usage-related inputs, and to provide a pattern therefrom; and (iii) a processor configured to receive the pattern, and to provide the location information and an emergency indication. For example, particular embodiments can advantageously provide an emergency beacon using voice or other usage-related inputs to a cellular telephone. | 2016-02-11 |
20160044483 | CONTEXT ORIENTED BILLING - The present invention is directed toward networks and more particularly to a method and system for providing information related to context-oriented billing in such networks. In one more embodiments, a computer implemented method provides for billing invoices in response to one or more of a customer's network elements which have been correlated with detailed network data, classified into one or more billing event categories, and rated in accordance with a predetermined hierarchy. | 2016-02-11 |
20160044484 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING CHARGING IN A MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a method and terminal in a mobile communication system. The method includes transmitting a first sponsor service request to a first server, receiving a sponsor coupon and information corresponding to a second server from the first server in response to the first sponsor service request, transmitting the received sponsor coupon to an entity in a network, receiving a sponsor coupon validation result, which is used to charge a service provider for a sponsor service, from the entity, and transmitting a second sponsor service request to the second server. | 2016-02-11 |
20160044485 | TERMINAL DEVICE, BASE STATION DEVICE, AND CONTROL DEVICE - In a proximity service, when positional information is notifies to a server in advance and the proximity service is started, UE that transmits and receives data receives the proximity degree including a communication target UE from the server before proximity discovery is performed to discover the communication target UE, and the UE controls unnecessary proximity discovery by discovering the communication target UE based on the proximity degree. | 2016-02-11 |
20160044486 | Interference Avoidance in D2D Communications - A method for allocating radio resources for a D2D communication between a first device and a second device is disclosed. The method includes identifying device(s) relevant for the D2D communication between the first and second devices, obtaining location information for the identified device(s), determining a value of a distance parameter for each of the identified devices using the location information obtained for the device and one or both of location information for the first device and location information for the second device, and allocating one or more radio resources for the D2D communication between the first device and the second device based on the determined value of the distance parameter. | 2016-02-11 |
20160044487 | NETWORK ACCESS METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND NETWORK SYSTEM - Embodiments of the present invention provide a network access method and apparatus, and a network system. The method includes: receiving, by first user equipment through a wireless fidelity Wi-Fi network, account information sent by second user equipment; sending, by the first user equipment, the account information to a mobility management entity MME, so that the MME establishes, between the first user equipment and a gateway according to the account information, a dedicated bearer serving the second user equipment; and establishing, by the first user equipment, a mapping relationship between identification information of the second user equipment and the dedicated bearer after determining that the establishment of the dedicated bearer is completed, where the identification information of the second user equipment is used for distinguishing the second user equipment that accesses the first user equipment through the Wi-Fi network. | 2016-02-11 |
20160044488 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING PROXIMITY SERVICE - The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for managing a user equipment (UE), by a base station (eNodeB), in a wireless communication system supporting a proximity service (ProSe). More particularly, the method comprises the steps of: determining the connection state of a UE; and starting a radio resource control (RRC) inactivity timer when the connection state of the UE is idle, wherein the connection state is determined according to whether the UE performs infrastructure communication and whether the UE performs ProSe communication. | 2016-02-11 |
20160044489 | Providing an Indicator of Presence of a First Access Network that is Capable of Interworking with a Second Access Network - A mobile station receives a control message containing an indicator of presence of a first access network that operates according to a first protocol that is capable of interworking with a second access network that operates according to a second, different protocol. In response to receiving the indicator, the mobile station performs a procedure to establish a personality for the mobile station that specifies the configuration to allow the mobile station to use features of the first access network that enable interworking with the second access network. | 2016-02-11 |
20160044490 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATICALLY SWITCHING SUBSCRIBER MODE THROUGH IDENTIFYING IMSI - A method for automatically switching subscriber mode through identifying IMSI includes, when a cell phone is turned on, determining if a first IMSI is consistent with a pre-stored second IMSI. If the first IMSI is determined to be consistent with the second IMSI, the cell phone enters a subscriber mode corresponding to the second IMSI. If the first IMSI is determined to not be consistent with the second IMSI, the first IMSI is matched with a third IMSI of an IMSI list pre-stored in the cell phone; when the first IMSI is determined to be consistent with the third IMSI, the cell phone enters a subscriber mode corresponding to the third IMSI. Thereby, the cell phone quickly and efficiently completes identifying an IMSI and automatically switches subscriber mode. | 2016-02-11 |
20160044491 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRANSMITTING CONTACT INFORMATION DURING CALL - A method for transmitting contact information during a call may include, in a call of a mobile terminal, extracting voice data of a subscriber. The method may also include determining if voice data is representative of a voice control command. If the voice data is representative of a voice control command, converting the voice control command to a corresponding Unicode code. The method may further include searching for contact information that the subscriber needs to transmit according to the Unicode code, and transmitting the found contact information to another party. The method may not affect the call of the subscriber during the information transmission process. The method may not require manual operations by the subscriber. As a result, associated operations may be very convenient. | 2016-02-11 |
20160044492 | METHOD OF ACCESSING CONTACT FEATURES IN SMARTCARDS - During a booting procedure when reading the contact features of a smartcard, the body part of a master elementary file is accessed. According to the validity and link of each data, the body part of a Type 1 elementary file, a Type 2 elementary file or a Type 3 elementary file is selectively accessed. The efficiency of the booting procedure can be improved by avoiding unnecessarily accessing the body part of unused data in other types of elementary files. | 2016-02-11 |
20160044493 | SIMULACRUM OF PHYSICAL SECURITY DEVICE AND METHODS - Described herein is a simulacrum security device and methods. In one embodiment, a simulacrum or likeness of a physical security device is provided for use in conjunction with a software emulation of the security device. In one implementation, a “faux SIM card” is provided that does not contain Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) information itself, but instead enables a user to download Electronic SIM (eSIM) information (e.g., from a network or eSIM server) which is loaded into a software emulation of a Universal Integrated Circuit Card (UICC) device. The faux card is printed with an activation code, scan pattern, or other activation or access information. The subscriber purchases the faux card, and enters the activation code into a device; the entered activation code enables the device to log onto a network, and download the appropriate eSIM data. Delivery of eSIM information as enabled by the faux card addresses deficiencies in existing SIM distribution schemes, provides users with an enhanced perception of security, and further addresses various legal requirements. | 2016-02-11 |
20160044494 | DETERMINING NETWORK CONNECTION STRUCTURE OF TARGET AREA - The disclosure is related to determining a network connection structure of devices in a target service place by a service server including a processor and a memory and located at a remote location from the target service place. In order to determine, subscriber information of a target subscriber may be obtained. Based on the subscriber information, public network information associated with the target subscriber may be obtained from predetermined network devices associated with the target subscriber. First devices may be detected based on the obtained subscriber information and the collected network information, wherein the first devices are belonging to the target subscriber and are located in the target subscriber's service place. | 2016-02-11 |
20160044495 | MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS FOR MULTIPLE ACCESS CONTROL ENTITIES - Methods and apparatus for managing multiple user access control entities or clients. For example, in one embodiment, a “wallet” of electronic subscriber identity modules (eSIMs) may be stored and used at a user device and/or distributed to other devices for use thereon. In another embodiment, a networked server may store and distribute eSIM to a plurality of user devices in communication therewith. A database of available eSIM is maintained at the wallet entity and/or at the network which enables request for a particular eSIM to be processed and various rules for the distribution thereof to be implemented. Security precautions are implemented to protect both user and network carrier specific data as the data is transmitted between networked entities. Solutions for eSIM backup and restoration are also described. | 2016-02-11 |
20160044496 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR USE IN TRANSFERRING AN ASSIGNMENT OF A SECURE CHIP BETWEEN SUBSCRIPTION MANAGERS - Techniques for use in transferring an assignment of a secure chip of a wireless device from a current subscription manager (SM) of a current mobile network operator (MNO) to a new SM of a new MNO are described. In one illustrative example, the current SM receives a request for transferring the assignment and produces transfer permission data in response. The transfer permission data includes an identifier of the secure chip, an identifier of the current SM, and a digital signature of the current SM. The current SM then sends to the secure chip a transfer permission message which includes the transfer permission data. The transfer permission data indicates a permission for the secure chip to transfer the assignment from the current SM to the new SM. Additional techniques are performed by the secure chip, and the new SM, as described. | 2016-02-11 |
20160044497 | Systems and Methods of Remotely Controlling Mobile Device Settings and Functionality - Systems and methods for a customer care system. An example diagnostics back-end system may be associated with a telecommunications provider. The diagnostics back-end system may perform diagnostic analyses of information and settings associated with a mobile device, identify resolvable issues based on the diagnostic analyses, determine execution eligibility of each of one or more solution actions associated with each resolvable issue and upon determination that execution of the one or more solution actions are eligible, cause display of a single graphical user interface button at a user interface device of a customer care agent terminal, wherein activation of the single graphical user interface button causes execution of associated solution actions performed on the mobile device. | 2016-02-11 |
20160044498 | HOST DEVICE COUPLED TO A MOBILE PHONE AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - Some embodiments relate to a host-side surrogate tool configured to service mobile phones from a host device that is coupled to one or more peripheral cell phones. The presently-disclosed host-side surrogate tool executes on the host device concurrently with one or more software components of a vendor-compliant phone maintenance tool. In some embodiments, the concurrently-executing host-side surrogate tool may cause the vendor-compliant phone maintenance tool to provide functionality for which it was not intended. In some embodiments, it may be said that the host-side surrogate tool provides a ‘semi-virtual’ environment under which host-side vendor-compliant phone maintenance tool operates. Related methods, devices and systems are disclosed herein. | 2016-02-11 |
20160044499 | System and method for controlling mobile services using sensor information - A system includes a database of image data associated with a vehicle; and control logic configured to cause a user device to capture one or more images and compare data associated with the one or more images with the image data to determine if a user is present in a vehicle and disable a text messaging function at least in part responsive to the determination using the image data. | 2016-02-11 |
20160044500 | Methods and Apparatus to Indicate Space Requirements for Communicating Capabilities of a Device - Example methods and apparatus to indicate space requirements for communicating capabilities of a device are disclosed. In accordance with a disclosed example method, a request is sent to a network to request a quantity of blocks to be allocated for use by a mobile station. The quantity of blocks is determined based on a data size to identify radio access capabilities of the mobile station. An allocation of the quantity of blocks is received from the network. Radio access capability information of the mobile station is sent via the allocated blocks. | 2016-02-11 |
20160044501 | PROXIMITY BASED MEDIA CONTENT BLOCKER - An add-on electronic control device for controlling input display screen data, comprising: a switch that is connected via an input display data connector to an image rendering source, receives a display signal from the image rendering source and conducts the display signal to a display device via an output display data connector which is adapted to be electrically and mechanically connected to a video data socket of the display device; a receiver that identifies a presence or an absence of a wireless signal originated from a target device carried by an authorized user; and a controller that controls the switch to interrupt or to maintain a conduction of the display signal to the display device according to the identified presence or the identified absence. | 2016-02-11 |
20160044502 | MOBILE DEVICE, METHOD FOR DISPLAYING SCREEN THEREOF, WEARABLE DEVICE, METHOD FOR DRIVING THE SAME, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - A mobile device, a method for displaying a screen thereof, a wearable device, a method for driving the same, and a computer-readable recording medium are provided. The mobile device operating with a wearable device includes a display configured to display a private screen which is personalized to a user after authentication of the wearable device based on at least one of a user state and an operational state of the mobile device and a controller configured to control the display to display the private screen after the authentication. | 2016-02-11 |
20160044503 | Protecting Radio Transmitter Identity - A system and a method are disclosed for protecting the privacy of a wireless data transmission. A request is received from a client device to connect to a base station. A session identification is assigned to the client device and a set of transmission identifications are generated using a block cipher with the assigned session identification and a secret key as input. The transmission identifications identify a frequency channel and a time slot for the client device to wirelessly transmit a message to the base station. The set of transmission identifications are then encrypted and sent to the client device. | 2016-02-11 |
20160044504 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ENABLING CONTROL OF PRIVACY FOR CROWDSOURCING - Example methods, apparatuses, or articles of manufacture are disclosed herein that may be utilized, in whole or in part, to facilitate or support one or more operations or techniques for enabling control of privacy for crowdsourcing, such as for use in or with a mobile communication device within an indoor or like environment. In certain embodiments, control of privacy may be enabled by designating by a server certain sources of crowdsourcing such as WiFi or Bluetooth® APs as being tentative. A mobile device that encounters a source designated as tentative may query a server for information concerning permitted and/or not permitted types of crowdsourcing for the source. The server may return an indication of the permitted level of crowdsourcing for the source which the mobile device may then use to perform, or refrain from performing, crowdsourcing. | 2016-02-11 |
20160044505 | METHOD TO ESTABLISH A SECURE VOICE COMMUNICATION USING GENERIC BOOTSTRAPPING ARCHITECTURE - The present invention relates to a method to establish a secure voice communication session between two user equipments with the help of a dedicated Network Application Function (NAF) and at least one Bootstrapping Server Function. A session key is calculated from bootstrapping service derived external or internal NAF keys of the first and the second user equipments. A secured voice communication is established using the calculated session key. | 2016-02-11 |
20160044506 | METHOD AND SYSTEM TO ENABLE SECURE COMMUNICATION FOR INTER-ENB TRANSMISSION - The embodiments herein provide a method and system for creating a secure connection for a User Equipment (UE) in a wireless network including a UE, carrier aggregated with at least one first serving frequency served by a first eNB and at least one second serving frequency served by a second eNB. A unique non-repetitive security base key associated with the second eNB is generated using a freshness parameter and security key associated with the first eNB. The use of a different freshness parameter for each security base key derivation avoids key stream repetition. Further, a user plane encryption key is derived based on the generated unique non-repetitive security base key associated with the second eNB for encrypting data transfer over at least one data radio bearer. | 2016-02-11 |
20160044507 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF COUNTER MANAGEMENT AND SECURITY KEY UPDATE FOR DEVICE-TO-DEVICE GROUP COMMUNICATION - A system and a method of counter management and security key update for device-to-device (D2D) communication are provided. The method includes creating by a user equipment, a new packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) entity for a service group wherein a service group is identified by a destination identifier (ID), determining if any PDCP entity of the service group exists or not, generating a new proximity service (ProSe)traffic key (PTK) from a ProSe group key (PGK) corresponding to the service group associated with the new PDCP entity, initializing a new packet counter associated with the service group to zero if the new PDCP entity is a first PDCP entity associated with the service group, generating a ProSe encryption key (PEK) from the PTK and encrypting data packets mapped to the new PDCP entity using the PEK and a packet counter associated with the service group. | 2016-02-11 |
20160044508 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING APPLICATION SERVICE - A method for providing application service is provided. The method discloses that a user is authenticated according to a received application service acquisition request from a user mobile phone, and when the user authentication is passed, the application service acquisition request is sent to an application server, so that the application server provides an application service to the user mobile phone according to the application service acquisition request. The application server does not need to authenticate the user mobile phone by performing an authentication operation on the user mobile phone through a wireless application protocol gateway, thus being capable of reducing the workload of the application server. | 2016-02-11 |
20160044509 | SERVICES ACCESS FOR MOBILE DEVICES - Briefly, embodiments of methods and/or systems of services access through progressive registration via a mobile device. | 2016-02-11 |
20160044510 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS TO ENABLE PRESENCE RELATED SERVICES - Methods and apparatus for monitoring the presence of a mobile device in at least one special area, wherein a radio communication defining device transmits a radio distinctive defining signal that defines the special area by its coverage. The mobile device processes signals received to determine whether or not the signals are a distinctive defining signal that at least partially defines the special area. Upon a determination that the mobile device is in a special area the mobile device sends an updating signal to a special operating means of a provider of presence related services via a mobile telephone network, the special operating means adapts the value of one or more operating parameter in response to receiving the updating signal. The mobile device also generates a One-Time-Password (OTP) calculated based on information in the distinctive defining signal and sends the OTP to a server of the provider of presence related services. | 2016-02-11 |
20160044511 | DEVICE IDENTIFICATION IN SERVICE AUTHORIZATION - Techniques to authorize access to a service are disclosed. In various embodiments, a token that includes data comprising or otherwise associated with a device identifier of a device on which an application configured to access a service is installed is provided to the application. A service access authorization request that includes the token is received. The token is used to determine device information associated with the service access authorization request. | 2016-02-11 |
20160044512 | AUTONOMOUS, NON-INTERACTIVE, CONTEXT-BASED SERVICES FOR CELLULAR PHONE - Examples include autonomously authenticating a financial transaction, on behalf of the user, without interacting with the user, via wireless communication link. In various embodiments, the user's cellular phone may be configured to process a message that provides at least partial service context and autonomously authenticate the financial transaction. | 2016-02-11 |
20160044513 | VIRTUAL WIRELESS NETWORKING - An access controller is coupled to a plurality of physical access points. The access controller is operable to create a plurality of virtual access controllers that are each coupled to the plurality of physical access points. The access controller then creates a different virtual access point for each of the plurality of virtual access controllers, and associates the virtual access point of each virtual access controller with each of the plurality of physical access points coupled to that virtual access controller. The access controller then provides a plurality of different wireless sub-networks through each of the plurality of physical access points, with each virtual access controller providing one of the different wireless sub-networks using the virtual access point associated with each of the plurality of physical access points coupled to that virtual access controller. | 2016-02-11 |