07th week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 57 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160050465 | DYNAMICALLY TARGETED AD AUGMENTATION IN VIDEO - Systems and methods are disclosed for dynamic augmentation of images and videos. User input and image processing is used to both manually and automatically identify spots in images and videos where content can be convincingly inserted to form native advertisements. Ad servers can identify targeted ads for a particular viewer and automatically supply those ads for insertion in the identified spots when the viewer views the content, thus providing a low-impact targeted advertising experience. For new episodes of an existing show or series, identified spots in the known episodes can be used to identify spots in new episodes, even automatically. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050466 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENGAGEMENT AND DISTRIBUTION OF MEDIA CONTENT - Disclosed is a system and method for distributing media content including an engagement system, the engagement system including at least one advertisement server, the at least one advertisement server including at least one memory and at least one processor, a content system, the content system including at least one memory and at least one processor, and a user system, the user system being communicatively connected to the engagement system and content system, and the user system configured to receive at least one ad stamp from at least one of the engagement system and the content system. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050467 | Scene-By-Scene Plot Context For Cognitively Impaired - To improve cognitive comprehension of plots in videos and thus assist not only people with cognitive issues but also inattentive people that have trouble following along with the plot, information is sent about each scene in a video. By selecting “info” in a predetermined way, screen text is presented not about the entire show about rather about the current scene, such as a brief synopsis of what characters in the scene have done up to that point in the video. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050468 | MITIGATION OF COLLUSION ATTACKS AGAINST WATERMARKED CONTENT - Media content containing a substantially invisible watermark and/or a fingerprint may be redistributed/retransmitted in a way that bypasses bypass the detectability of a hidden or invisible watermark or fingerprint. In particular, a first segment of media content may be received by a first receiver and a second segment of media content may be received by a second server. The first and second segments may be stored on a storage device. The first and second segments may be made available to a client in the form of a concatenated media content. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050469 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SENSING AMBIENT CONDITIONS USING PASSIVE RADIO FREQUENCY (RF) DEVICES - Disclosed are various embodiments of systems and methods related to measuring one or more ambient conditions within a confined environment. A telemetry monitoring system comprises a magnetic resonator disposed within a confined environment. The magnetic resonator may be passively energized by an interrogating antenna situated outside the confined environment. Resonant signal responses emitted from the magnetic resonator may be analyzed to determine one or more ambient conditions within the confined environment. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050470 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING EXCESS OPTICAL CAPACITY AND MARGIN IN OPTICAL NETWORKS - A method, a network element, and a network include determining excess margin relative to margin needed to ensure performance at a nominal guaranteed rate associated with a flexible optical modem configured to communicate over an optical link; causing the flexible optical modem to consume most or all of the excess margin, wherein the capacity increased above the nominally guaranteed rate includes excess capacity; and mapping the excess capacity to one or more logical interfaces for use by a management system, management plane, and/or control plane. The logical interfaces can advantageously be used by the management system, management plane, and/or control plane as one of restoration bandwidths or short-lived bandwidth-on-demand (BOD) connections, such as sub-network connections (SNCs) or label switched paths (LSPs). | 2016-02-18 |
20160050471 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SCHEDULING REMOTE PONs CONNECTED VIA AN ETHERNET SWITCH - One embodiment provides an apparatus for coupling a trunk network to a plurality of leaf passive optical networks (PONs). The apparatus includes one or more uplink ports for coupling to the trunk network, a plurality of downlink ports with a respective downlink port coupled to a leaf PON, and a switch chip for interconnecting the uplink ports and the downlink ports. The switch chip acts as a simple Ethernet switch with no traffic control ability. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050472 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device may include a display panel, a bottom chassis configured to accommodate the display panel, and a plurality of speaker units electrically connected to the display panel and configured to output sounds. The bottom chassis may include a plurality of protrusions protruding downward and in which an enclosure is defined, and also may include a groove that is defined between the protrusions, an opening that is defined by the protrusions, or an elastic member configured to couple the protrusions. The respective speaker units may be disposed in respective protrusions. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050473 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a circuit board having a sound input hole penetrating through both surfaces of the circuit board, a microphone mounted on the circuit board, the microphone configured to receive a sound through the sound input hole, a first grounding pad surrounding the sound input hole on a surface of the circuit board, and a second grounding pad surrounding the first grounding pad on the surface of the circuit board. The microphone is mounted on the circuit board by soldering the microphone to the first and second grounding pads. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050474 | Circuit Assembly for Compact Acoustic Device - A circuit assembly ( | 2016-02-18 |
20160050475 | MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS DEVICE OPTIMIZED FOR FLIP-CHIP ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF ATTACHING THE SAME - A microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) device optimized for flip-chip assembly and method of attaching the same are presented herein. A device can include a substrate, an acoustic seal, and a MEMS device mechanically attached to the substrate utilizing bond pad(s) that electrically couple the MEMS device to the substrate and/or an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC). A portion of the MEMS device includes an acoustic area, an acoustic seal area that surrounds the acoustic area and includes the acoustic seal, and electrical interconnect area(s) that are located outside of the acoustic seal area and include the bond pad(s). The acoustic seal can be compressed between the acoustic seal area and the substrate and/or the ASIC, and include a thixotropic adhesive material. Mechanical support(s) that define a gap between the MEMS device and the substrate and/or the ASIC can be attached to the acoustic seal area and/or the substrate. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050476 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION BETWEEN ENDPOINT DEVICES - A user interface for a communication device having a wireless interface for connection to associated devices includes a graphical display screen integrated into the communication device, a user input device indicating selection and movement of graphical objects displayed on the graphical display screen, and a processor programmed to cause the graphical display screen to display a first arc representing the communication device itself, a first circle surrounding a visual representation of an audio output device associated with the communication device, and a connector between the first arc and the first circle. The connector includes two curved lines each beginning at the first arc and ending at the first circle, the lines curved towards each other between the first arc and the first circle. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050477 | IN-THE-EAR EARPHONE, (ITS VARIANTIONS) AND METHODS OF WEARING - The present invention relates to the field of acoustics, in particular to earphones, and more particularly to an adjustable in ear earphones. Proposed in-the-ear earphone to be worn in two positions, comprising: an acoustic part comprising at least one electroacoustic transducer and at least one sound opening designed to output an acoustic signal generated by the electroacoustic transducer, a wire, electrically connected with said electroacoustic transducer, a mechanical part, connected with said acoustic part through a cylindrical hinge and having a shaft designed to be rotatable, the resilient element, connected to one end of said shaft, a guide wire connected to the opposite end of said shaft, wherein, said resilient member and the guide are located at its greater part in the same plane with the axis of rotation of the shaft and oriented substantially in opposite directions from the axis of rotation of the shaft; wherein said sound opening is located at the end of the acoustic part, opposing cylindrical hinge; said end portion of acoustic part is designed in such a way as to exclude the possibility of clogging the sound opening when wearing in any of said positions; said cylindrical hinge is designed in such a way to permit rotation of said shaft by an angle α, which is at least 70 degrees from the position wherein said guide is oriented towards the sound opening; said wire is mechanically connected with said guide. The technical result of expansion of the arsenal of in-the-ear earphones is having the ability to be worn in two positions. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050478 | CANALPHONE SIZING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A canalphone system may include a canalphone housing, and a low frequency sound bore to carry a low frequency signal to the canalphone housing's outside. The system may also include a high frequency sound bore to carry a high frequency signal to the canalphone housing's outside, and the low frequency sound bore's length and/or the high frequency sound bore's length determined based upon being acoustically proper as well as a user's ear canal size. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050479 | THERMAL POWERED WEARABLE DEVICE - Embodiments disclosed herein generally relate to electronics powered by thermal energy. More particularly, embodiments of the present disclosure relate to wireless headphones that are powered by thermoelectric generators. One embodiment provides a wireless headphone having a wireless audio device capable of generating an acoustic output from signals received through a wireless communication link, and a thermoelectric generator assembly configured to provide electrical power to the wireless audio device. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050480 | EARPIECE WITH CABLE ASSEMBLY - A cable assembly for electronic devices such as cellular telephones and music devices is disclosed. The cable assembly can comprise either one or two earpieces, each of which is configured to be received into the concha of a user's ear. The earpiece(s) can be configured so as to be held in place by at least one anatomical structure of the concha. A speaker can be in acoustic communication with each earpiece. A cable can be configured to communicate a signal representative of sound from the electronic device to each earpiece. A microphone can be permanently attached or removably attachable to the cable to facilitate use with a cellular telephone. The cable assembly can facilitate hands free operation of a cellular telephone and can facilitate listening to a music device. Other implementations and related methods are also disclosed. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050481 | Earphone Assembly Organizer Apparatus and Method - An earphone assembly organizer apparatus and a method for organizing, storing, and protecting earphone assemblies comprising a body for stowing an earphone assembly and a face having two oval openings providing access to two storage cavities for stowing earphones, whether earbuds or ear plugs. Each earphone is inserted edgewise into an opening and tipped down into a storage cavity. Once inserted, the earphone may be rotated to secure the earphone within a storage cavity of the organizer. The apparatus further includes a feature for propping a cell phone or other device at various angles for display and use. The cords of the earphone assembly are wrapped and secured behind the face of the apparatus to avoid obstructing novelty of design or decoration. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050482 | Two Way Communication Assembly - A two way communication assembly for discrete wireless communication includes a remote unit that may be coupled to an external electronic device. A remote processor is coupled to the remote unit. A remote transceiver is coupled to the remote unit and the remote processor. A remote actuator is coupled to the housing and the remote transceiver. A base unit may be positioned within a user's ear. A base processor is coupled to the base unit. A base transceiver is coupled to the base unit and the base processor. The base transceiver is in communication with the remote transceiver. A first base actuator is coupled to the base unit and the base processor. A second base actuator is coupled to the base unit and the base transceiver. A microphone is coupled to the base unit and the base processor. A speaker is coupled to the base unit and the base processor. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050483 | EARPHONES WITH MOTION SENSITIVE INFLATION - Methods and systems are provided for earphones with motion sensitive inflation. In an audio system that comprises an audio output element that is applied directly to or is in contact with at least a portion of an ear of a user of the audio system, one or more adjustments to positioning of the least portion of the audio output element relative to the ear of the user may be determined and applied. The one or more adjustments may be determined as to account for or counteract one or more conditions affecting the outputting of the audio signals and/or contact between the audio output element and the one ear of the user. The one or more adjustment may be applied by modifying characteristics of one or more positioning components of (or coupled to) the audio output element. The one or more positioning components comprise at least one inflation-based component. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050484 | Assisting Conversation in Noisy Environments - A portable system for enhancing communication between at least two users in proximity to each other includes first and second noise-reducing headsets, each headset including an electroacoustic transducer for providing sound to a respective user's ear and a voice microphone for detecting sound of the respective user's voice and providing a microphone input signal. A first electronic device integral to the first headset and in communication with the second headset generates a first side-tone signal based on the microphone input signal from the first headset, generates a first voice output signal based on the microphone input signal from the first headset, combines the first side-tone signal with a first far-end voice signal associated with the second headset to generate a first combined output signal, and provides the first combined output signal to the first headset for output by the first headset's electroacoustic transducer. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050485 | CONSOLE COMPATIBLE WIRELESS GAMING HEADSET - Embodiments of the disclosure may provide a low cost audio system including a dock and a dongle. The dock may be passive and may include a plurality of inputs and a plurality of outputs. The outputs of the plurality of outputs may be connected to a single output port, which may be configured to be communicatively coupled with the dongle. The plurality of inputs of the dock may be connected to one or more audio outputs of one or more gaming consoles. The dongle may be configured to be wirelessly connected to a headset and may include a plurality of contacts that are configured to be connected to the plurality of outputs when the dongle is communicatively coupled to the port. The dongle may be also configured to be communicatively coupled to gaming platforms other than the gaming consoles that are connected to the dock. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050486 | HEADBAND COVER FOR A HEADBAND OF A HEADPHONE - The present disclosure generally relates to a headband cover for a headphone. In one embodiment, a headphone comprises a headband having an interchangeable headband cover folded around the headband of the headphone. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050487 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - An electronic device of the present invention includes: a first body having an arch shape corresponding to the neck of a user so as to be worn around the neck of the user; second bodies respectively attached to both ends of the first body and including one or more joints by which the second bodies move relative to the first body; and a directional speaker provided to at least part of the second bodies to output sound in a specific direction. According to the present invention, a directional speaker is provided to a wearable device that can be worn around the neck of the user so as to effectively transmit sound to the user. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050488 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING SUBOPTIMAL MICROPHONE PERFORMANCE - Embodiments disclosed herein may include determining a signal parameter of a first microphone and a second microphone associated with a computing device. Embodiments may include generating a reference parameter based upon at least one of the parameter of the first microphone and the parameter of the second microphone. Embodiments may include adjusting a tolerance of at least one of the first microphone and the second microphone, based upon the reference parameter. Embodiments may include receiving, at the first microphone, a first speech signal, the first speech signal having a first speech signal magnitude and receiving, at the second microphone, a second speech signal, the second speech signal having a second speech signal magnitude. Embodiments may include comparing at least one of the first speech signal magnitude and the second speech signal magnitude with a third speech signal magnitude and detecting an obstructed microphone based upon the comparison. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050489 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NONLINEAR ECHO CANCELLATION - In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, an audio processing circuit for use in an audio device may perform non-linear acoustic echo cancellation by predicting a displacement associated with an audio speaker, wherein such prediction takes into account a nonlinear response of the audio speaker with a mathematical model that calculates the predicted displacement of the audio speaker as a function of a current signal associated with the audio speaker using a time-varying difference equation, wherein coefficients of the difference equation are based on a set of physical parameters of the audio speaker. From the predicted displacement, the processing circuit may calculate a predicted acoustic output of the audio speaker, which may be used to generate a reference signal to an acoustic echo canceller. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050490 | ADAPTIVE PHASE CONTROL OF CRYOCOOLER ACTIVE VIBRATION CANCELLATION - A method includes identifying a magnitude and phase angle of vibration forces resulting from a previous cancellation signal, where a first measured force vector is defined by this magnitude and phase angle. The method also includes identifying a magnitude and phase angle of a first cancellation force and transmitting a first AFF cancellation signal configured to generate the first cancellation force, where a first cancellation force vector is defined by this magnitude and phase angle. The method further includes identifying a magnitude and phase angle of vibration forces resulting from the first AFF cancellation signal, where a first resultant force vector is defined by this magnitude and phase angle. Moreover, the method includes determining whether a phase angle difference between the phase angles of the first resultant force vector and the first measured force vector is substantially equal to zero. If so, the method includes continuing to transmit the first AFF cancellation signal. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050491 | Reversed Echo Canceller - A method implemented during a communication event conducted between a user device and at least one further user device over a communications network, the method comprising: receiving an audio signal that is to be output from a speaker of said user device, said audio signal comprising at least one microphone signal transmitted from the at least one further user device; detecting that said audio signal comprises at least one audio component of a microphone signal transmitted from one or more of one of said at least one further user device that is co-located with said user device; and based on this detection, removing said at least one audio component from said audio signal to produce an output audio signal for output from said speaker. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050492 | DIRECT-DRIVE DIGITAL AUDIO AMPLIFIER FOR ELECTROSTATIC LOUDSPEAKERS - A direct-drive digital audio amplifier for electrostatic loudspeakers (ESL) includes a pulse-width-modulation (PWM) generator that generates a PWM signal from a digital audio signal received from an audio source. The generated PWM signal is amplified to a high voltage, such as several hundred volts, by a high-voltage switching circuit. The amplified PWM signal is then applied to the stator panels of the electrostatic loudspeaker (ESL), whereupon the amplified PWM signal is low-pass filtered by the electrostatic loudspeaker to generate audible sound waves, which are then high-pass filtered by a listener's ears, so as to audibly reproduce the digital audio signal. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050493 | WIRELESS SPEAKER SYSTEM AND WIRELESS DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD - A wireless speaker system is provided. The system includes at least one main light emitting diode (LED) lighting device including a Bluetooth module and a wireless audio module. The system also includes at least one auxiliary LED lighting device including a wireless audio module. Further, the system includes a smart terminal configured to send data to the main LED lighting device through a Bluetooth protocol. The wireless audio module in the main LED lighting device transmits the data to the auxiliary LED lighting device. The auxiliary LED lighting device sends feedback data to the smart terminal through the main LED lighting device. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050494 | Portable Entertainment System - A portable entertainment system that provides quality sound equipment and multiple entertainment interfaces has a first module and a second module that can be operated together or separately. The first module has a first console for running software and a first screen for displaying software interfaces. Additionally, the first module has a first mix on for mixing and editing music. Similarly, the second module has a second console for running software and a second screen for displaying software interfaces. Additionally, the second module has a second mix on for mixing and editing music. A docking station allows an electronic device to be connected for directly playing music through a pair of speakers that are removably attached to a main unit, such that the pair of speaker can be optimally positioned. The first screen and the second screen are similarly removably attached to the main unit offering remote viewing capabilities. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050495 | Communication Device - A method for making a purchase from an electronic device using an ear piece may include receiving audio information at a microphone of an ear piece, wherein the ear piece is made of a housing and a short range transceiver disposed within the ear piece. The method may further include wirelessly communicating information from the ear piece to the electronic device through the short range transceiver of the ear piece. The method is designed to allow using the electronic device to initiate a purchase based on the information from the ear piece. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050496 | DIAPHRAGM HAVING IMPROVED SURROUND STRUCTURE - A diaphragm is formed of a central portion and a surround encircling and connected with the central portion. The surround is provided with an arc-shaped section and includes a concavity. An imaginary datum plane is defined by an external edge of the concavity. In sectional view, two ends of an external side of the surround extend away from the datum plane to intersect with each other to define an imaginary end point. The surround further includes an annular flexible portion located between the end point and the datum plane. In light of the structure disclosed above, the diaphragm can adjust the rigidity of the surround by means of the annular flexible portion to make the displacement amount of the central portion consistent with the rigidity of the diaphragm, so the speaker can output the same acoustic pressure to improve the acoustic distortion and noise that may occur potentially. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050497 | VOICE COIL MOTOR AND LOUDSPEAKER CONTROLLER - A voice coil motor controller configured to determine a voltage across and a current through a voice coil motor having an input signal supplied thereto and determine its impedance therefrom, the controller further configured to identify asymmetry in variations of said impedance over time to determine an asymmetry value, the controller further configured to provide for control of said voice coil motor using said asymmetry value. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050498 | ACOUSTIC GENERATOR, AND ACOUSTIC GENERATION DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - An acoustic generator includes: a bimorph piezoelectric element including a stack of a plurality of internal electrodes and a plurality of piezoelectric layers, the bimorph piezoelectric element having a first main face and a second main face opposite the first main face; and a vibration plate joined to the second main face of the bimorph piezoelectric element. The bimorph piezoelectric element includes a region in a side of a first main face and a region in a side of a second main face, and, the plurality of piezoelectric layers constituting the region in the side of the first main face and the plurality of piezoelectric layers constituting the region in the side of the second main face are different from each other in at least one of relative permittivity and density. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050499 | NOISE MITIGATING MICROPHONE SYSTEM - A microphone system has a package with a top, a bottom, and four sides that at least in part form an interior chamber. One of the sides forms an inlet aperture for communicating the inlet chamber with the exterior environment. The system also has first and second microphone dies, in a stacked relationship, respectively having a first and second diaphragms. A circuit die, positioned in electrical communication with the first and second microphone dies, is configured to mitigate vibrational noise from the first microphone die using a signal produced by the second microphone die or vice versa. The first and second microphone dies are positioned so that the first and second diaphragms are substantially the same distance from the inlet aperture in the side. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050500 | HEARING ASSISTANCE DEVICE WITH BEAMFORMER OPTIMIZED USING A PRIORI SPATIAL INFORMATION - A hearing assistance system includes an adaptive binaural beamformer based on a multichannel Wiener filter (MWF) optimized for noise reduction and speech quality criteria using a priori spatial information. In various embodiments, the optimization problem is formulated as a quadratically constrained quadratic program (QCQP) aiming at striking an appropriate balance between these criteria. In various embodiments, the MWF executes a low-complexity iterative dual decomposition algorithm to solve the QCQP formulation. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050501 | HEARING AID WITH AN ANTENNA - This disclosure presents a hearing aid comprising an assembly. The assembly comprises: a microphone for reception of sound and conversion of the received sound into a corresponding first audio signal, a signal processor for processing the first audio signal into a second audio signal compensating a hearing loss of a user of the hearing aid, and a wireless communication unit configured for wireless communication. The assembly of the hearing aid comprises an antenna system. The antenna system comprises a first feeding structure and a radiating segment. The first feeding structure is connected or coupled to the wireless communication unit. The radiating segment may be adjacent to and galvanic disconnected from at least a part of the first feeding structure. The at least a part of the first feeding structure is galvanic disconnected from the radiating segment if a capacitive coupling between the at least a part of the first feeding structure and the radiating segment is between 0.5 pF and 20 pF. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050502 | HEARING AID WITH AN ANTENNA - This disclosure provides a hearing aid comprising an assembly. The assembly comprises a microphone for reception of sound and conversion of the received sound into a corresponding first audio signal, and a signal processor for processing the first audio signal into a second audio signal compensating a hearing loss of a user of the hearing aid. The assembly comprises a wireless communication unit configured for wireless communication connected with an antenna for emission and/or reception of an electromagnetic field. The antenna comprises a first feed point connected to the wireless communication unit; and a second feed point. The antenna comprises a first branch connected to the first feed point. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050503 | METHOD FOR INTEGRATING HEARING AID COMPONENTS, AND ELEMENT FOR A HEARING AID - A method for manufacturing an element for a hearing aid and a corresponding element, which has a body and a component. In one step of the method, a relative position of the component on the element is predetermined. A shape and position of a holding device for the component in the predetermined relative position are predetermined as an integral constituent part of the body. A part of the body and of the holding device is manufactured using an additive manufacturing method, such that the component can be positioned in the predetermined relative position in the part of the holding device. The component is positioned in the partially formed holding device. Then the body and/or the holding device is finished using the additive manufacturing method. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050504 | Utilizing a Smartphone During a Public Address System Session - A technique utilizes a smartphone during a public address system session. The technique involves operating a public address system to provide audio from a local human presenter to a local human audience, the local human presenter and the local human audience residing at a common physical public address location. The technique further involves establishing, while operating the public address system to provide audio from the local human presenter to the local human audience, an electronic connection between the smartphone and the public address system. The technique further involves providing, after establishing the electronic connection between the smartphone and the public address system, audio from a user of the smartphone to the local human audience through the smartphone, the electronic connection, and the public address system. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050505 | INTERCOM NETWORK AND TERMINAL THEREFOR - The invention relates to, among others, an intercom network ( | 2016-02-18 |
20160050506 | AUDIO SENSING DEVICE AND METHOD OF ACQUIRING FREQUENCY INFORMATION - An audio sensing device having a resonator array and a method of acquiring frequency information using the audio sensing device are provided. The audio sensing device includes a substrate having a cavity formed therein, a membrane provided on the substrate and covering the cavity, and a plurality of resonators provided on the membrane and respectively sensing sound frequencies of different frequency bands. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050507 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CALIBRATION AND REPRODUCTION OF AUDIO SIGNALS BASED ON AUDITORY FEEDBACK - Systems and methods are provided for testing an individual's hearing and correcting audio signals to compensate for the significant variance in each listener's sensitivity to various frequencies of the audible spectrum. An auditory calibration procedure includes identifying a first volume level as a minimum volume level at which nominal frequency tones are audible, a minimum frequency at which said first volume level is audible, a maximum frequency at which said first volume level is audible, and a minimum volume level at which a number of intervening sample frequencies are audible. A substantially parabolic correction curve is generated based on the minimum volume levels at the various sample frequencies. The correction curve is applied to modify real time audio signals generated upon execution of an audio file functionally linked to the processor, wherein the modified real time audio signals are provided to an audio output device. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050508 | METHOD FOR MANAGING REVERBERANT FIELD FOR IMMERSIVE AUDIO - A method for reproducing, in an auditorium, audio sounds in an audio program commences by examining audio sounds in the audio program to determine which sounds are precedent and which sound are consequent (e.g., a gunshot and its ricochet). The precedent and consequent audio sounds undergo reproduction by sound reproducing devices in the auditorium, wherein the consequent audio sounds undergo a delay relative to the precedent audio sounds in accordance with distances from sound reproducing devices in the auditorium so audience members will hear precedent audio sounds before consequent audio sounds. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050509 | SWITCHING BETWEEN BINAURAL AND MONAURAL MODES - A device including a processor and a memory is disclosed. The memory includes programming instructions which when executed by the processor perform an operation. The operation includes detecting relative position of two earphones when connected to the device, determining if a binaural signal processing mode is appropriate based on the detected relative position and switching to the binaural signal processing mode. If it is determined that the binaural signal processing mode is not appropriate, switching to monaural processing mode. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050510 | Method Of Determining User Intent To Use Services Based On Proximity - A method for accessing functionality of a mobile electronic device through a vehicle system onboard a motor vehicle. The method includes making functionality of the mobile electronic device accessible through the vehicle system based on where a sensor that the mobile electronic device is paired with is physically located about the vehicle. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050511 | Over The Air Programming Via A Wireless Network - In a communications system, one or more mobile devices may be programmed through the use of an assigned channel of a logical channel. For example, a broadcast control channel (BCCH) transmission may be received by one or more mobile devices, the transmission comprising a set of instructions to program the mobile devices. The BCCH transmission may be used to program certain mobile devices, such as a type or brand of device, or mobile devices having certain features, such as call waiting. The mobile device may be configured to accept a transmission, such as a packet in a GPRS network, on one channel while rejecting a transmission on other channels. Further, the mobile device may be reconfigured to accept additional channel transmissions or reject currently approved channel transmissions. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050512 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DEVELOPING, DISTRIBUTING AND EXECUTING APPLICATIONS - A computer-implemented method and apparatus, the method comprising: responsive to a user of a mobile device selecting a specific application, starting a parent application with a parameter associated with the specific application, wherein the parent application is configured to provide a functionality of the specific application; retrieving from a local database in the mobile device a configuration of the specific application, wherein the configuration comprises a set of modules used by the specific application and a manner of usage thereof; and activating the set of modules to provide the functionality of the specific application by the parent application. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050513 | RF FRONT-END ARCHITECTURE FOR MACHINE-TO-MACHINE APPLICATIONS - One embodiment of the present invention provides an RF front-end module for machine-to-machine applications. The RF front-end module includes an integrated circuit (IC) chip that comprises multiple functional blocks. The multiple functional blocks include at least a transmission chain, a receiving chain, a synthesizer, and one or more interfaces for interfacing with other off-chip front-end components. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050514 | DYNAMICALLY ADJUSTABLE NODES IN A SENSOR NETWORK - Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for dynamically adjusting nodes in a mesh network embedded in objects. The nodes, which are individually capable of sensing and/or transmitting data, are paired together such that when one node is active, the other node is collecting energy via solar, wind, or other energy collecting means. When a node reaches a certain energy level, the nodes can switch status, such that the passive node becomes active and vice versa. Exemplary objects in which the systems can be embedded include benches, receptacles, and light fixtures. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050515 | IDENTIFYING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM USING A BLE WIFI BRIDGE - An identification management system is provided at a dwelling. One or more bridges are at the dwelling, each including a computing device in an interior of a dwelling with an internet-facing radio, and a second radio communicating with one or more Bluetooth LE devices or an equivalent device. One or more Bluetooth devices or Bluetooth peripheral devices, collectively, Bluetooth devices are in communication with the bridge. The bridge uses detection of a Bluetooth device that is associated with a person to track the person relative to the dwelling. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050516 | A RECEIVER, TRANSCEIVER, TRANSCEIVER MODULE FOR A BODY COUPLED COMMUNICATION DEVICE, A BODY COUPLED COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND A METHOD OF WAKING-UP A BODY COUPLED RECEIVER OF A BODY COUPLED COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A receiver module ( | 2016-02-18 |
20160050517 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A communication apparatus includes a first communication unit that receives data via a first communication from a recording area of an external apparatus configured to record data in the recording area readable by another device via the first communication, a second communication unit that connects with the external apparatus via a second communication different from the first communication, a determination unit that determines whether to rewrite data recorded in the recording area of the external apparatus based on information, acquired from the external apparatus via the second communication unit, about the data recorded in the recording area, and a notification unit that provides notification that the data recorded in the recording area is to be rewritten based on a result of the determination by the determination unit. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050518 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A mobile terminal including a display configured to display information; a short range communication module configured to exchange a signal with an external control device; and a controller configured to receive the signal from the external control device, determine a context at a timing point of receiving the signal, and control an operation corresponding to the signal to be performed in the determined context. Further, the operation includes at least one of activation/deactivation of the display, an activation/deactivation of a lock mode of the mobile terminal, a volume operation and a camera operation. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050519 | EMBEDDED LOCATION TRACKING SYSTEMS FOR SPORTS EQUIPMENT - Embedded location tracking systems for sports equipment that include a locator tag embedded within an item of sports equipment in such a fashion that removal of the tag results in severe damage to the sports equipment. The tag is capable of determining its location and continually reporting this location over a wireless data network to a server for use by the owner of the sports equipment. The sports equipment can include any item capable of receiving the locator tag in a fashion manner that would result in serious damage to the equipment upon removal. Examples include skis, a snowboard, watersports equipment, or bicycles. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050520 | RF FINGERPRINTS FOR CONTENT LOCATION - Content Management Systems (CMSs) can be configured to edit available content. The CMS can be provided as a web interface so that content can be rapidly updated. User data can be collected associated with an individual user or one or more specific locations. Examples include information related to venue traffic, efficacy of floor plan and layout, store placement, advertising rates as a function of location, lease rates, user demographics, user purchasing habits, and other user profiles. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050521 | STAND ALONE SOLUTION FOR LOCATION OF A CELLULAR PHONE - A method for locating of a wireless device, performed by a third party, comprising: communicating with the wireless device in a silent call, to compel the wireless device to continuously emit signals; activating a monitoring apparatus to monitor the signals emitted from the wireless device; resetting an idling timer means of the wireless device, such that the silent call is not ended by the wireless device; identifying a relative location from which the signals become stronger and locating the wireless device; and terminating the silent call. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050522 | OPTICAL SYSTEMS AND ELEMENTS WITH PROJECTION STABILIZATION AND INTERACTIVITY - Apparatus and method related to projections and/or computing devices are described. Projections may be made from multiple computing devices to create a presentation. Various other embodiments are described. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050523 | INTERACTIVE ADVISORY SYSTEM - A method for providing information to a plurality of vendors located remotely from a broadcast network. A plurality of user-defined parameters are received by a user input database with at least one of the user-defined parameters including a user profile. Each of the user profiles includes a user identifier code identifying a communicator device associated with a particular user. Real-time data indicative of the spatial locations of the communicator devices is received by a communicator location database. Search information is received independently from a plurality of vendors and a data set is generated for each vendor. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050524 | PROMOTION OPERABLE RECOGNITION SYSTEM - A recognition system is employed in conjunction with a subscriber's cellular phone and the network serving the subscriber. According to an embodiment, a subscriber can use a cellular phone to receive and capture data signals, from, for example, an audio output. The captured data signals can be transmitted to a remote network element that receives and translates the captured data and performs a plurality of functions. A promotion can be selectively tailored to a user based in part on the user location. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050525 | ZONE BASED ANONYMOUS CONTENT SHARING - Embodiments of the present disclosure may provide zone based anonymous content sharing platform. The platform may determine a first user's location. Then, a first zone may be established to correspond to the first user's location. The first user may be provided a first set of functions configured to enable the first user to interact with other users within in the first zone. Next, the platform may determine a second user's location. Upon a determination that, the second user is not located within the first zone, the platform may provide the second user with a second set of functions configured to enable the second user to interact with the other users within the first zone. The second set of functions may be a subset of the first set of functions. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050526 | NETWORK DEVICE BASED PROXIMITY BEACON LOCATING - A proximity beacon signal transmitted by a network device-coupled proximity beacon transmitter is received at a network device. A RSSI reporting message is generated at the network device based on the proximity beacon signal. A position of the network device-coupled proximity beacon transmitter with respect to the network device is determined using the RSSI reporting message. A location of the network device within a region is determined using the RSSI reporting message and network device map data for the region. The location of the network device-coupled proximity beacon transmitter in the region is determined based on the position of the network device-coupled proximity beacon transmitter with respect to the network device and the location of the network device within the region. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050527 | Geotargeted News and Advertisement Delivery System - A system that provides content and/or ad publishers the ability to sell and target content, including “deals,” to mobile devices of users when those users and their mobile devices are located within the defined geographic zone. The content may be targeted and mass distributed to all mobile devices having a registered address within the defined geographic area. The content creator and/or content distributor can manually define the regions where they desire to distribute content by plotting vertices on a map to form a polygon enclosing a geographic region. Regions may be defined by population, retail locations, content and/or ad categories and other relevant criteria. The System User can manage the type of message delivered based upon the time of day and day of the week. Such options provide the content creator with granular management of its content based upon the defined regions established by the content creator and/or content distributor. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050528 | System and method for specified location and nearby area related crime information reporting - A system and method for reporting of the specific location and nearby area related crime using a communication network includes a wireless user display device communicating over the network with a server and the server communicating with a crime database over a wired or wireless communication network. The method includes selecting geographic location and nearby area of interest on the wireless user display device and then requesting the server for the crime information of the selected location and nearby area. The server then communicates with the crime database and request for the selected property and nearby area specific crime information. The crime database extracts the requested information and transmits the generated report back to server which further processes the received information for generating wireless user display device ready report format which further enables the user to save, edit and share the generated information over the wireless communication network with other users. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050529 | Location Information from a Mobile Device - Techniques for location information from a mobile device are described. According to various embodiments, a client device receives location information from a mobile end-user device, and utilizes the location information to estimate its own location. In at least some embodiments, location information is associated with a reliability value that indicates a general reliability of the location information. According to various embodiments, a client device may utilize its estimated location in different ways. For instance, the client device may share its location with other devices and/or applications, such as trusted devices, trusted applications and/or services, and so forth. A client device, for example, may share its estimated location with a social networking platform. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050530 | Method and system for determining locations of tags - Techniques for detecting the presence of a tag are described. According to one aspect of the present invention, a plurality of devices are deployed around an establishment, each of the devices is executing a client module to communicate with a server and receive a broadcast from a tag attached to an object (e.g., a human being or an item). As the object approaches to a device, the broadcast from the tag is received by a device that reports to the server. As a result, the server executing a server module can determine a movement trajectory of the object from those devices that have received the broadcast from the tag. One embodiment of the present invention can be used to track an asset or facilitate a location-based service to a user wearing the tag. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050531 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DEVICE POSITIONING - An electronic device comprising: a memory; and one or more processors configured to: assign a first positioning role to the electronic device and a second positioning role to a counterpart device, the counterpart device and the electronic device being part of a communications network, obtain at least one of a location information and a supplemental location information based on the first positioning role and the second positioning role, and detect a location of the electronic device based on the at least one of the location information and supplemental location information. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050532 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF TIME OF FLIGHT DETECTION - A position-determining apparatus, such as a GPS receiver, determines the position of the mobile device based on the time of flight of a transmitted probe signal using a method in which sections of the received signal is classified into two or more categories and accumulated according to categories before being used to compute the convolutions familiar in the context of a matched filter. Using the method of the present invention to compute the convolutions, and optionally applying additional time-saving techniques described herein, a position determination is achieved using a number of arithmetic operations that is significantly reduced from that required in prior art methods to compute the convolutions. The reduced number of arithmetic operations can reduce significantly the power consumption required of a device carrying out a method of the present invention, and thereby realizing a significant advantage. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050533 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LOCATION IDENTIFICATION AND PRESENTATION - Method and apparatus to analyze and present location information in an easy-to-digest manner are disclosed. In one embodiment, each piece of location information can include a piece of location-designating information and a piece of location-related information. Location-designating information is primarily for identifying location. Location-related information is information related to location-designating information. The location-designating information and the location-related information can be supplied by a mobile device. With the help of location-related information, each piece of location-designating information can be more accurately transformed into a label to help identify a location. The amount of location information can be reduced. All of the location-designating information pertaining to a given area can be consolidated into one piece of location-designating information related to the label. Consolidation of some of the information may not occur if a piece of location-related information changes by more than a preset value. To better present location information in an easy-to-digest manner, location information can be compared to standards. Presentation can be on a display with respect to a reference location. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050534 | METHOD FOR MEASURING LOCATION OF USER EQUIPMENT IN WIRELESS ACCESS SYSTEM AND APPARATUS THEREFOR - The present invention relates to a method for measuring a location of a user equipment in a wireless access system for supporting carrier aggregation/multiple cells and an apparatus therefor. Specifically, the method comprises the steps of: enabling the user equipment to receive information on Positioning Reference Signal (PRS) transmission bandwidths of a reference cell and a neighboring cell, enabling the user equipment to reconfigure an operating channel bandwidth of a Radio Frequency (RF) unit when one of the PRS transmission bandwidth of the reference cell and the PRS transmission bandwidth of the neighboring cell belongs to an inactive secondary cell, enabling the user equipment to receive the PRS from the reference cell and the neighboring cell, and enabling the user equipment to measure a Reference Signal Time Difference (RSTD) by using the PRS of the reference cell and the PRS of the neighboring cell. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050535 | DETERMINING RECIPIENT LOCATION - A computer-implemented method includes receiving, from a detection facility, an identifier associated with a device; based on the received identifier, identifying a recipient associated with the device; and enabling a communication to be delivered to the recipient from or on behalf of a sender based on a location of the detection facility and based on the identity of the recipient. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050536 | IDENTIFYING PERSONALIZED MEANINGFUL LOCATIONS - A system and method for identifying and labeling locations frequented by a user of a mobile communication device track geographic positions and environmental or contextual factors as the user moves about, and identify locations of interest to the user via a clustering procedure. As the device collects contextual data, the system and method label each identified location to create a location model. This model allows the device to label new locations as they arise. The model may be periodically updated by separately processing geographic position data gathered after the model was created to determine if the cluster locations and labels remain accurate. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050537 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GEOGRAPHY-BASED CORRELATION OF CELLULAR AND WLAN IDENTIFIERS - Methods and systems for tracking mobile communication terminals based on their identifiers. The disclosed techniques identify cellular terminals and Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) terminals that are likely to be carried by the same individual, or cellular and WLAN identifiers that belong to the same multi-mode terminal. A correlation system is connected to a cellular network and to a WLAN. The system receives location coordinates of cellular identifiers used by mobile terminals in the cellular network, and location coordinates of WLAN identifiers used by mobile terminals in the WLAN. Based on the location coordinates, the system is able to construct routes that are traversed by the terminals having the various cellular and WLAN identifiers. The system attempts to find correlations in time and space between the routes. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050538 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SHARING LOCATION INFORMATION - A method includes receiving, at a first communication device, signals from communication devices. Each signal of the signals includes information associated with a particular communication device of the communication devices. The information includes location coordinates of a corresponding communication device of the communication devices. The method includes determining, at the first communication device, a characteristic associated with each signal of the signals. The method also includes determining, at the first communication device, estimated location coordinates of the first communication device based on the location coordinates and based on characteristics associated with the signals. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050539 | MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A mobile phone (mobile electronic device) includes an acceleration sensor that detects an acceleration, a communication module that performs communication, and a controller. When the number of steps based on the acceleration detected by the acceleration sensor has reached a first step count during an ON-state of the communication function of the communication module, the mobile phone shifts from a stop state to a walking state. The controller maintains the ON-state of the communication function of the communication module when the mobile phone shifts from the stop state to the walking state. The controller turns OFF the communication function of the communication module when the number of steps based on the acceleration has reached a second step count larger than the first step count. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050540 | PUSHING SUGGESTED SEARCH QUERIES TO MOBILE DEVICES - In one embodiment, a method includes receiving an indication of a first location of a first user from a mobile-client system of a first user, generating one or more search queries based on the location of the first user, executing one or more of the search queries, and sending a plurality of search results corresponding to the executed search queries to the mobile-client system. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050541 | Fine-Grained Indoor Location-Based Social Network - A system for providing a fine-grained indoor location-based social network (LBSN), the invention leverages the crowd-sensed data collected from a plurality of users' mobile devices during the check-in operation and knowledge extracted from current LBSNs to associate a place with its name and semantic fingerprint. This semantic fingerprint is used to obtain a more accurate list of nearby places as well as automatically detect new places with similar signatures. A novel algorithm for handling incorrect check-ins and inferring a semantically-enriched floorplan is proposed as well as an algorithm for enhancing the system performance based on the user implicit feedback. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050542 | Location-Based Operational Control of a Transmitter - A method includes receiving location information from a Global Positioning System receiver, retrieving geo-fence data from a geo-fence database corresponding to a boundary of a jurisdiction, automatically selecting between a first or second frequency band satellite transmitter based on the comparison. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050543 | METHOD FOR MULTICAST MOBILITY - A method for supporting proxy mobile internet protocol (PMIP) in a local mobility anchor (LMA) is described. The method includes receiving a request for multicast information corresponding to a request for multicast services from at least one of a plurality of wireless transmit/receive units (WTRUs) which require multicast services associated with a multicast group. The method also includes transmitting, to a mobile access gateway (MAG) via an aggregated multicast tunnel, multicast information for distribution to at least one of the plurality of WTRUs in the multicast group. The multicast information comprises an IP address corresponding to the multicast group. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050544 | ENHANCEMENTS TO EMBMS FOR GROUP COMMUNICATION - Various communications may benefit from enhancements for group communication. For example, evolved packet system including an evolved multimedia broadcast/multicast service may benefit from such enhancements. For example, a method may include preparing a list of area names, identities, or both area names and identities to a network element. Moreover, a method may also include requesting the network to broadcast data to a broadcast area defined by the list. The list can define an allowed area, a broadcast area, or both. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050545 | IDENTIFYING DOWNLINK USER PACKETS - A method and apparatus can be configured to transmit, by a first user equipment, a first communication. The method can also receive, by the first user equipment, a group communication. The group communication is directed to a group. The group comprises the first user equipment and a second user equipment. The group communication comprises the first communication. The group communication also comprises an identifier that identifies the first communication of the group communication as originating from the first user equipment. The method can also identify, by the first user equipment, that the first communication of the group communication originates from the first user equipment based on the identifier. The method can also ignore the first communication of the group communication. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050546 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WIRELESS ROUTER MULTICAST - A subscriber unit includes a receiver configured to monitor at least one channel for a first identifier and a second identifier. The first identifier is associated with a unicast transmission and the second identifier is associated with a multicast transmission. The subscriber unit includes a transmitter configured, in response to receiving a first message including the first identifier over the monitored at least one channel, to utilize an assignment of resources within the first message for the unicast transmission. The subscriber unit further includes a processor configured, in response to receiving a second message including the second identifier over the monitored at least one channel, to process information within the second message associated with the multicast transmission. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050547 | DUAL BUTTON PUSH TO TALK DEVICE - Described are dual button push to talk devices that enable a user to simultaneously monitor multiple call nets/voice conferences and selectively respond on each call net that includes a PTT controller that connects to/controls audio streams received from a radio and a voice telephony EUD, selectively routs the audio streams from the radio and the EUD to left and right earpiece outputs simultaneously and selectively routs audio received from microphone input to the radio and the EUD. The PTT receives the radio audio streams through a radio interface and microphone input audio is selectively routed to the radio through the radio interface. The PTT may also include an EUD input, wherein the EUD audio stream is received through the EUD input and a EUD microphone output, in which the audio received from the microphone input is selectively routed to the EUD microphone output. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050548 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENABLING CALL ORIGINATIONS USING SMS AND HOTLINE CAPABILITIES - A method for handling call originations is provided. The method includes sending origination information from a mobile device to an application server in an enterprise network using Short Message Service (SMS) and determining whether a hotline feature is present in a subscriber profile associated with the mobile device. Data is then routed from the mobile device to a predetermined destination based on the hotline feature. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050549 | COMMUNICATION TERMINAL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING - In various aspects of this disclosure, a communication terminal device may be provided. The communication terminal device may include a receiver. The receiver may be configured to receive a message from a first communication device. The communication terminal device may further include a circuit configured to provide a communication device to communication device communication. The communication terminal device may further include a controller. The controller may be configured to determine whether to relay the received message to at least one second communication device. The controller may further be configured to modify the message if the controller determined to relay the received message. The controller may further be configured to relay and transmit the modified message to the at least one second communication device. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050550 | System and Method for Call Management - A system and method are provided in accordance with the various aspects of the invention that enhance the information regarding a caller and a call location. Such calls are typically sent to a dispatcher that handles urgent or emergency calls. The information provided can be in the form of a message that is includes specifics about the call initiator and the nature of and/or reason for the call; a message that is converted to verbal form from text-to-speech; and/or the message may include location information, especially as it relates to representing a wireless device as a landline location based on nearby communication options, such as Wi-Fi or Bluetooth beacons. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050551 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND DEVICES FOR ENABLING MULTIPLE RADIO ASSITED DISCOVERY - Embodiments of the present disclosure can include methods, devices and systems for unified information to be carried in P2P discovery, NAN discovery, BLE discovery and NFC discovery that enable two devices to set up a data session either over a P2P link or over an AP infrastructure link. Certain embodiments can be used or extended to any other out-of-band Wi-Fi or Wireless Gigabit Alliance (WiGig) Discovery. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050552 | METHOD FOR DEVICE TO DEVICE COMMUNICATION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND APPARATUS THEREFOR - The present invention relates to a Method for a device-to-device (D2D) communication in a wireless communication system. Specifically, when a terminal, which is performing a device-to-device communication while performing channel hopping, additionally performs the device-to-device communication with a new terminal, a channel hopping period of the existing device to device communication is configured by same time intervals for channels and one time interval among the same time intervals is configured to be identical to a channel hopping period for discovering a new terminal. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050553 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INTERWORKING BETWEEN DEVICES FOR SHORT-RANGE COMMUNICATION - The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5 | 2016-02-18 |
20160050554 | Methods And Systems For Routing Authentication And/Or Identification Data Of A Cellular Subscriber - A system for registering a cellular device, comprising: a hosting cellular device; a remote network node; and a socket communication device, comprising: a non cellular communication module which establishes a non cellular communication connection with the remote network node over a non cellular communication network and acquires identification and/or authentication data of a subscriber of a visited cellular network from the remote network node over the non cellular communication connection; a subscriber authentication unit adaptor configured to engage with contacts of a subscriber authentication unit socket of the hosting cellular device; and a managing module which receives the identification and/or authentication data from the non cellular communication module and provides the identification and/or authentication data to the hosting cellular device via the authentication unit adaptor; wherein the authentication unit adaptor forwards the identification and/or authentication data to the hosting cellular communication so as to allow registering the hosting cellular communication to the visited cellular network. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050555 | GLOBAL PLATFORM FOR MANAGING SUBSCRIBER IDENTITY MODULES - Disclosed is method comprising: storing in a home location register (HLR) at least one subscription record of a mobile device of the plurality of mobile devices, the mobile device having a subscriber identity module (SIM) identified by a currently activated first international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI), the currently activated first IMSI belonging to a set of IMSIs allocated to the system, wherein the provisioning server is operative to: receive a notification that the mobile devices has moved into a first one of the wireless networks; confirm that an allocation rule is satisfied; add and activate a second one of the IMSIs in the set of IMSIs to the HLR and remove the currently activated first IMSI from the HLR; and send the second IMSI to the mobile device to enable the mobile device to communicate wirelessly in the first wireless network as a local device. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050556 | METHOD AND RELEVANT APPARATUS FOR ACHIEVING LOCALIZED ROAMING OF MOBILE TERMINAL - The present invention discloses a method and a relevant apparatus for achieving localized roaming of a mobile terminal. In the present invention, the mobile terminal sends real SIM card information to apply for a virtual SIM card to obtain a corresponding mobile terminal number of a roaming region, and registers user information to activate the virtual SIM card to serve as a calling party or a called party, so as to set up a called communication connection of a real SIM card. The mobile terminal applies for a virtual SIM card from a communication network of a roaming country to obtain a corresponding mobile terminal number of the roaming region through allocation, so that the user does not need to purchase a new SIM card in the roaming region, thereby saving the charges for purchasing the SIM card, ensuring a convenient operation and satisfying the demand of the user. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050557 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROFILE DOWNLOAD OF GROUP DEVICES - Methods and apparatuses for remotely installing Universal Integrated Circuit Card (UICC) information about various Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) are provided. One of the apparatuses being a terminal including an electronic card, a transceiver configured to transmit and receive a signal, and a controller configured to receive at least one profile from a profile management server, wherein each profile of the received at least one profile is to be installed in an electronic card of at least one device, to obtain at least one electronic card identifier of the at least one device, and to transmit, to the at least one device, the at least one profile corresponding to the obtained at least one electronic card identifier. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050558 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR ADDRESSING DEVICE TO DEVICE COMMUNCATIONS - A method implemented in a first user equipment (UE) includes generating a first intermediate address. The method further includes transmitting a data packet using the first intermediate address by (i) applying a first address mechanism to a first part of the first intermediate address, and (ii) applying a second address mechanism to a second part of the first intermediate address. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050559 | Preventing Location Tracking Via Smartphone MAC Address - An approach is provided for a wireless mobile device that includes a processor, a wireless adapter, and a memory to connect to an access point using a generated random pseudo-MAC address that reduces address collisions with other devices. The approach generates a dynamic MAC address for the device. The dynamic MAC address includes a static portion that is based on a portion of an actual MAC address of the device and a dynamic portion that is based on a quasi-random value. The device wirelessly connects to an access point using the generated dynamic MAC address. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050560 | METHOD FOR TRANSPORTING LOCATION INFORMATION VIA AN AUTHENTICATION - A method for transporting location information via an authentication. The invention concerns a method for attaching a user terminal to an operator access network, comprising: a step of transmitting a request for attachment to the access network, by the terminal, a step of receiving an authentication request from an authentication server of the operator, a step of generating an authentication response message, a step of obtaining an item of location information, a step of inserting the item of location information into the authentication response message, a step of transmitting the authentication response message. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050561 | MACHINE-TO-MACHINE CELLULAR COMMUNICATION SECURITY - Communicating between a mobile terminal and a Gateway GPRS Support Node (GGSN) in a Home Public Land Mobile Network (HPLMN) of the mobile terminal. An authentication and key agreement push message is communicated from the GGSN to the mobile terminal. This communicating is via a control plane channel and/or the authentication and key agreement push message is generated at the GGSN. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050562 | MACHINE-TO-MACHINE CELLULAR COMMUNICATION SECURITY - Facilitating authentication on communication between a mobile terminal and a server is achieved. The communication is made through a Serving GPRS Support Node (SGSN) of a network in which the mobile terminal is operating. A Home Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) of the mobile terminal generates a ciphering key for encryption of packet-switched data between the mobile terminal and the server. As part of a message from a network entity in the Home PLMN to the SGSN in which the SGSN expects to receive the ciphering key, alternative data is communicated in place of the ciphering key. Secure communication between the mobile terminal and the server is performed by applying encryption using a ciphering key generated by a network entity in a Home PLMN of the mobile terminal in messages between the mobile terminal and the server. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050563 | SECURE WIRELESS CHARGING - An embodiment includes a method executed by at least one processor of a member computing node comprising: establishing a communication channel with a verifier computing node, the member computing node and the verifier computing node each coupled to a respective charging coil; determining a group of devices approved for charging with the verifier computing node; determining the member computing node is a member of the group of devices; authenticating the member computing node to the verifier computing node; in response to authenticating the member computing node to the verifier computing node, inductively charging the member computing node based on a magnetic field produced by the verifier computing node. Other embodiments are described herein. | 2016-02-18 |
20160050564 | BLUETOOTH TRANSMISSION SECURITY PATTERN - Beacon devices transmit beacon messages that may be used to alert an application on a user device, e.g., a mobile phone, of the beacon device's proximity. Some embodiments contemplate a beacon device configured to transmit a pattern of successive beacon messages and/or Bluetooth Low Energy broadcast messages at one or more different power levels. The pattern of power levels may securely identify the beacon device. For example, the mobile phone application may confirm with a network server that the pattern agrees with the beacon device's identity. The pattern may also serve a calibration function. Where the mobile device application has knowledge of the expected power levels in the pattern, the application can infer from weaker transmissions that the beacon device is further from the mobile device. The weaker power levels may also indicate the character of the transmission environment. | 2016-02-18 |