Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090095804 | RFID FOR CONNECTED ACCESSORY IDENTIFICATION AND METHOD - A connector system, includes a first connector having a number of connection paths adapted to connect with a second connector, and an RFID reader adapted to receive information identifying at least one characteristic of such second connector. The connector system may be used in portable electronic equipment that includes operating circuitry, a display, an input apparatus, a connector adapted for connection to an accessory, and the an RFID reader adapted to receive information identifying at least one characteristic of an accessory and/or of an accessory connector, and wherein said operating circuitry is responsive to such identification or lack of such identification to determine settings for the portable electronic equipment. A method of identifying an accessory to electronic equipment uses RFID communication between such accessory and such electronic equipment to identify such accessory to such electronic equipment. | 04-16-2009 |
20090098780 | CONNECTOR SYSTEM WITH DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEM USING INDUCTION - An electrical connector provides both electrically conductive connection and inductive connection, and includes at least one electrically conductive member adapted to provide electrically conductive connection to another electrically conductive member, an inductive electrical member adapted to provide inductive coupling with another inductive electrical member, and wherein the at least one electrically conductive member and the inductive electrical member being held in positional relation to each other to be positioned with respect to a further electrical connector for electrically conductive connection and inductive coupling with respect thereto. A method of connecting electrical signals uses a pair of electrical connectors, each having an electrically conductive connection portion and an inductive connection portion to provide for both electrically conductive connection and inductive coupling between the electrical connectors. | 04-16-2009 |
20090109117 | AUTOMATIC ANTENNA IDENTIFICATION AND CONFIGURATION, AND DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - An automatic antenna identification system is provided that includes a connector to which a plurality of different antennas tuned to different respective frequencies or frequency bands may be connected. In addition, the system includes circuitry that automatically identifies which antenna of the plurality of different antennas is connected to the connector based on the respective frequency or frequency band of the antenna. | 04-30-2009 |
20090110404 | CONNECTOR SYSTEM WITH ELECTRICAL CONNECTION AND INFRARED COUPLING AND METHOD - An electrical connector system provides both electrically conductive connection and infrared coupling, and includes at least one electrically conductive member adapted to provide electrically conductive connection to another electrically conductive member, an infrared member adapted to provide infrared member coupling with another infrared member, and wherein the at least one electrically conductive member and the infrared member being held in positional relation to each other to be positioned with respect to a further electrical connector for electrically conductive connection and infrared coupling with respect thereto. A method of connecting electrical signals uses a pair of electrical connectors, each having an electrically conductive connection portion and an infrared coupling portion to provide for both electrically conductive connection and infrared coupling between the electrical connectors. The invention may be used in portable electronic equipment, including mobile phones, for example. | 04-30-2009 |
20100235768 | PERSONALIZED USER INTERFACE BASED ON PICTURE ANALYSIS - The user interface of an electronic device may be personalized based on one or more images selected by the user. The images are analyzed to create a theme that is applied to the user interface of the electronic device. The theme may be transferred to and applied to the user interface of an accessory. | 09-16-2010 |
20110184539 | SELECTING AUDIO DATA TO BE PLAYED BACK IN AN AUDIO REPRODUCTION DEVICE - A method for selecting audio data to be played back in an audio reproduction device, and an audio reproduction device are described. | 07-28-2011 |
20110223974 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE - The present invention relates to a mobile communication device and a method for operating a mobile communication device to activate or deactivate a function of the mobile communication device automatically. The mobile communication device comprises a user interface operable to receive an input of a user; an acceleration sensing section operable to sense an acceleration motion of said mobile communication device; and a controller adapted to obtain samples of a signal associated with said acceleration motion of said mobile communication device sensed by said acceleration sensing section, which samples constitute a time dependent acceleration pattern, wherein said controller is further adapted to activate or deactivate at least one function of said mobile communication device based on said time dependent acceleration pattern. | 09-15-2011 |
20110254829 | Wearable electronic device, viewing system and display device as well as method for operating a wearable electronic device and method for operating a viewing system - The present invention relates to a wearable electronic device, a viewing system comprising the wearable electronic device, a display device and methods for operating a wearable electronic device and a viewing system, respectively, wherein the wearable electronic device comprises a pair of glasses which can be controlled to change their optical state in a way to allow other and more flexible use of the equipment. The wearable electronic device for watching images comprises a left glass and a right glass which are adapted to change between a dark state and a transparent state of the glass and a controller operable to control the state of the glasses synchronous with a display of a plurality of images per second by a display device so that said left glass and said right glass are both in a dark state at the same time for a specific displayed image. | 10-20-2011 |
20110257972 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOCATION TRACKING USING AUDIO INPUT - An electronic device and method of location tracking adapted to enhance a user's ability in recalling or returning to a former location. The electronic device may record audio, such as the user's speech and/or speech from others. The location at which the speech is recorded is determined and stored. The speech may be converted to text, which is associated with the determined location. The converted text may be indexed for searching. A user may perform a text-based search for words that the user may recall speaking and/or hearing at the location. Returned search results may remind the user of the location and provide directions for returning to the location. | 10-20-2011 |
20110293109 | Hands-Free Unit with Noise Tolerant Audio Sensor - A hands-free unit comprises a noise tolerant audio sensor to generate a first audio signal based on detection of audible sounds and an external audio sensor to generate a second audio signal based on detection of the audible sounds. A tunable distortion reduction filter adds high frequency information to the first audio signal and reduces distortion. A control unit detects noise levels based on comparison of first and second audio signals; and selects one of the first and second audio signals based on the detected noise level. | 12-01-2011 |
20120020189 | Method for Determining an Acoustic Property of an Environment - The present invention relates to a method for determining an acoustic property of an environment. According to the method a sound signal and at least two reflection signals of the sound signal (are received, and for each of the reflection signals a time difference between a time of reception of the sound signal and a time of reception of the respective reflection signal is determined. Furthermore, for each of the reflection signals, an angle between a reception direction in which the sound signal was received and a reception direction in which the respective reflection signal was received is determined. Based on the determined time differences, the angles and predetermined constraints defining arrangement constraints of the sound reflecting surfaces an arrangement of the sound-reflecting surfaces is determined. | 01-26-2012 |
20120064951 | Hands-Free Control of Mobile Communication Device Based on Head Movement - A user controls a function of a mobile terminal with the aid of a motion sensor integrated in a headset. A motion sensor in the headset detects movement of the user's head and transmits head movement signals to the mobile. The mobile terminal uses the head movement signals received from the headset to control a function of the mobile terminal. For example, the mobile terminal may lock or unlock the mobile terminal based on the user's head movement. The mobile terminal may also accept, decline, initiate, or terminate a call based on the user's head movement. Head movement may also be used to navigate desktop icons and menus to perform tasks such as starting programs and selecting music for play back. | 03-15-2012 |
20120066704 | AUDIOVISUAL CONTENT TAGGING USING BIOMETRIC SENSOR - A system and method for tagging audiovisual content based on biometric data of a user of an electronic device. One or more sensors are included in a headset worn by a user during reproduction of audiovisual content. The sensors output biometric data based on physical movement of a user in response to the audiovisual content. A biometric measuring function monitors, measures, records and/or forwards the biometric data. A tagging function analyzes the biometric data and tags the audiovisual content upon making a determination that at least a portion of the biometric data is representative of a user reaction to the audiovisual content. The AV content may be categorized in accordance with the tag. | 03-15-2012 |
20120077437 | Navigation Using a Headset Having an Integrated Sensor - A wireless communication device is configured to communicate signals with a headset worn by a user. The headset includes a sensor that measures the orientation of a user's head to determine which direction the user is looking. The sensor sends that information to the user's device. The device uses the orientation information and a determined geographical position of the user to predict a destination location for the user. | 03-29-2012 |
20120183161 | DETERMINING INDIVIDUALIZED HEAD-RELATED TRANSFER FUNCTIONS - A device may include capturing images of one or more body parts of a user via a camera, determining a three-dimensional model of the one or more body parts based on the captured images, obtaining a head-related transfer function that is generated based on the three-dimensional model, and storing the head-related transfer function in a memory. | 07-19-2012 |
20120328107 | AUDIO METRICS FOR HEAD-RELATED TRANSFER FUNCTION (HRTF) SELECTION OR ADAPTATION - A method includes detecting, via a first microphone coupled to a user's left ear, a sound, detecting, via a second microphone coupled to the user's right ear, the sound, determining a time difference between detection of the sound at the first microphone and detection of the sound at the second microphone, and estimating a user's head size based on the time difference. The method also includes identifying a head-related transfer function (HRTF) associated with the user's head size or modifying, a HRTF based on the user's head size. The method further includes applying the identified HRTF or modified HRTF to audio signals to produce output signals and forwarding the output signals to first and second speakers coupled to the user's left and right ears. | 12-27-2012 |
20130177166 | HEAD-RELATED TRANSFER FUNCTION (HRTF) SELECTION OR ADAPTATION BASED ON HEAD SIZE - A method includes determining a user's head size, forwarding information associated with the user's head size to a processing device. The method also includes identifying, by the processing device, a head-related transfer function (HRTF) associated with the user's head size or modifying, by the processing device, a HRTF based on the user's head size. The method further includes applying the identified HRTF or modified HRTF to audio signals to produce output signals, and forwarding the output signals to first and second speakers. | 07-11-2013 |
20130268396 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING PERSONALIZED APPLICATION RECOMMENDATIONS - A method and system for providing personalized application recommendations to users of electronic devices. Contextual information is used to build a personalized user knowledge base. The information stored in the personalized user knowledge base may be used to locate applications that may be of interest to the user. | 10-10-2013 |
20140022372 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING STATE OF AN OBJECT - A method and system are provided for monitoring an object. The method comprises: utilizing a first sensor system comprising at least one sensor disposed in a monitored space to store first data on the monitored space, utilizing a second sensor system to store second data on an object of interest to be monitored; analyzing first data produced by the first sensor system with a signal processing equipment by searching from the stored first data at least one object to be monitored and by comparing parameters describing characteristics of the at least one detected object with stored reference parameters corresponding to reference characteristics and list of interested objects based on the information received from the second sensor system; and generating, on the basis of an event detected in the analysis, information relating to the state of the object. | 01-23-2014 |
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20090107827 | ELECTRICAL VOLUME CONTROL USING CONTACTS ON ROTATABLE CONNECTOR, AND METHOD - Electronic equipment control of a parameter of electronic equipment includes contacts on relatively movable connectors to provide control output for the electronic equipment, a connector member connects electrically with a further connector members, and a direction decoder receives inputs from the contacts representing relative motion between the further connector member and the connector member to provide such control output. A method of adjusting a parameter of electronic equipment includes effecting relative movement between connected parts of an electrical connector, and using a number of contacts on the connected parts obtaining a representation of such relative movement adjusting such parameter. | 04-30-2009 |
20090108837 | MAGNETIC AUDIO VOLUME CONTROL, CONNECTOR SYSTEM WITH MAGNETIC AUDIO VOLUME CONTROL, AND METHOD - Electronic equipment control of a parameter of electronic equipment includes magnetic encoder responsive to magnetic input to provide control output for electronic equipment, a connector member connects electrically with a further connector member; the magnetic encoder receives magnetic input representing relative motion between the further connector member and the connector member to provide such control output. The further connector member has an electrical terminal connectible with the connector member, a magnet positioned relative to the electrical terminal for movement therewith providing magnetic output representing such movement, and the magnet and magnetic encoder are in proximity for magnetic coupling to provide the magnetic encoder magnetic force representing relative movement of the connector member and further connector member. A method of adjusting a parameter of electronic equipment includes effecting relative movement between connected parts of an electrical connector, and using magnetic force representation of such relative movement adjusting such parameter. | 04-30-2009 |
20090108854 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE UTILIZING IMPEDANCE AND/OR RESISTANCE IDENTIFICATION TO IDENTIFY AN ACCESSORY DEVICE - A device and method for identifying an accessory device connected to a first port and a second port of an electronic device by determining an impedance of the accessory device across the first port and the second port is provided. The electronic device generally includes a first port (e.g. a universal serial bus) configured to receive a first connector from an associated accessory device and a second port (e.g. an audio port) configured to receive a second connector from the associated accessory device. The electronic device includes circuitry coupled to the first port and the second port for determining an impedance associated with the accessory device as measured across the first port and the second port. An identification of the accessory device is then made based on the impedance of the electronic device. | 04-30-2009 |
20090111336 | SPLIT CONNECTOR AND METHOD - A connection system for signals includes an electrical connector and a receptacle. The electrical connector includes an elongated plug portion having a plurality of electrical contacts arranged thereon, wherein a first and a second electrical contact of the plurality of electrical contacts are arranged circumferentially adjacent to one another, and a third electrical contact of the plurality of electrical contacts is arranged axially adjacent to first and second electrical contacts. The receptacle includes first, second and third electrical conductors arranged to electrically couple to the first, second and third electrical contacts of the electrical connector when the plug portion is inserted in the receptacle. | 04-30-2009 |