Patent application number | Description | Published |
20110018679 | BATTERY CHARGING TO EXTEND BATTERY LIFE AND IMPROVE EFFICIENCY - Exemplary charging device includes a processor and charging current for coupling to a battery. In an exemplary embodiment, the processor defines charging profiles for charging the battery at different charge rates. A profile can be selected based on a determinable time event and may be modified based on a charging history. Adjustable charging power is supplied to the battery at a power level, a charging duration, or a combination thereof based on the selected profile. A wireless power transmitter can also define charging profiles and charging histories for receivers that receive power from the transmitter based on an identifier from the receiver. The transmitter can select the charging profile based on a determinable time event and may be modified based on a charging history. The transmitter supplies power through the wireless power link at a power level, a charging duration, or a combination thereof based on the selected profile. | 01-27-2011 |
20110288860 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIA FOR PROCESSING OF SPEECH SIGNALS USING HEAD-MOUNTED MICROPHONE PAIR - A noise cancelling headset for voice communications contains a microphone at each of the user's ears and a voice microphone. The headset shares the use of the ear microphones for improving signal-to-noise ratio on both the transmit path and the receive path. | 11-24-2011 |
20110306304 | PRE-FETCHING INFORMATION BASED ON GESTURE AND/OR LOCATION - Example methods, apparatuses, and articles of manufacture are disclosed that may be utilized to pre-fetch and/or obtain information for use with mobile devices based, at least in part, on a gesture of a user and/or location of a mobile device. By way of example, a method may include detecting an arrival of a mobile device at a location; and pre-fetching, in response to the detection of the arrival, information in connection with executing one or more applications and/or functions on the mobile device. In certain implementations, a method may include processing signals received from at least one sensor at a mobile device; inferring, in response to the processing the signals, a likelihood of a user executing one or more applications and/or functions on the mobile device; and pre-fetching information in connection with the executing applications and/or functions on the mobile device based, at least in part, on the likelihood. | 12-15-2011 |
20120036261 | COMMUNICATION MANAGEMENT UTILIZING DESTINATION DEVICE USER PRESENCE PROBABILITY - An apparatus, system and method for forwarding a communication from a communication receiving device to a destination device based upon the identity of the user of the destination device. | 02-09-2012 |
20120105358 | FORCE SENSING TOUCH SCREEN - A computing device includes a touch screen display with a plurality of force sensors, each of which provides a signal in response to contact with the touch screen display. Using force signals from the plurality of force sensors, a characteristic of the contact is determined, such as the magnitude of the force, the centroid of force and the shear force. The characteristic of the contact is used to select a command which is processed to control the computing device. For example, the command may be related to manipulating data displayed on the touch screen display, e.g., by adjusting the scroll speed or the quantity of data selected in response to the magnitude of force, or related to an operation of an application on the computing device, such as selecting different focal ranges, producing an alarm, or adjusting the volume of a speaker in response to the magnitude of force. | 05-03-2012 |
20120158520 | CONTEXT AWARE ADVERTISEMENT DELIVERY - Sensor data indicating the motion level of a mobile platform is used to determine a rate, or cost-per-impression (CPM), to be charged for an advertisement displayed on the mobile platform. Additional data may be used to determine an attention level of a user of the mobile platform, which is used to determine the rate of the advertisement. The determination of the rate for the advertisement maybe determined by the mobile platform and transmitted to a server. Alternatively, a server may determine the rate for the advertisement based on sensor data received from the mobile platform. Additionally, the amount of information or text in an advertisement may be adjusted based on the motion level or attention level of the mobile platform. | 06-21-2012 |
20120182429 | VARIABLE BEAMFORMING WITH A MOBILE PLATFORM - A mobile platform includes a microphone array and is capable of implementing beamforming to amplify or suppress audio information from a sound source. The sound source is indicated through a user input, such as pointing the mobile platform in the direction of the sound source or through a touch screen display interface. The mobile platform further includes orientation sensors capable of detecting movement of the mobile platform. When the mobile platform moves with respect to the sound source, the beamforming is adjusted based on the data from the orientation sensors so that beamforming is continuously implemented in the direction of the sound source. The audio information from the sound source may be included or suppressed from a telephone or video-telephony conversation. Images or video from a camera may be likewise controlled based on the data from the orientation sensors. | 07-19-2012 |
20120183271 | PRESSURE-BASED VIDEO RECORDING - This disclosure describes techniques for allowing a user to indicate the significance of portions of a video during video capturing by applying pressure to a surface of a video capture device. The user may indicate different levels of significance of different portions of the video by applying different amounts of pressure. The captured video may be encoded with the amount of applied pressure. During encoding, portions with applied pressure may be encoded using a different coding quality than portions with no applied pressure. Additionally, during editing and/or playback of the captured video, portions with applied pressure may be displayed and/or played back differently from portions with no applied pressure. | 07-19-2012 |
20120224456 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIA FOR SOURCE LOCALIZATION USING AUDIBLE SOUND AND ULTRASOUND - A method of signal processing includes calculating a range based on information from a reflected ultrasonic signal. Based on the calculated range, one among a plurality of direction-of-arrival (DOA) estimation operations is selected. The method also includes performing the selected operation to calculate an estimated direction of arrival (DOA) of an audio-frequency component of a multichannel signal. Examples of DOA estimation operations include operations based on phase differences between channels of the multichannel signal and operations based on a difference in gain between signals that are based on channels of the multichannel signal. | 09-06-2012 |
20120293551 | USER INTERFACE ELEMENTS AUGMENTED WITH FORCE DETECTION - A computing device includes a touch screen display with at least one force sensor, each of which provides a signal in response to contact with the touch screen display. Using force signals from the at least one force sensor that result from contact with the touch screen, the operation of the computing device may be controlled, e.g. to select one of a plurality of overlaying interface elements, to prevent the unintended activation of suspect commands that require secondary confirmation, and to mimic the force requirements of real-world objects in augmented reality applications. | 11-22-2012 |
20130040694 | REMOVAL OF USER IDENTIFIED NOISE - Methods, systems and devices enabling a party to a telephone conversation to identify sounds for active filtering so that the identified sound can be actively filtered and/or amplified. Cell phones are provided with a button that allows users to identify sounds for filtering by pressing the button or virtual key when the sound is heard. Sounds recorded in response to such user inputs are processed to identify filtering criteria, such as frequencies and amplitude. The identified filtering criteria are then used to actively filter or enhance sounds. The methods and systems enable user to identify specific sounds for filtering so only those sounds deemed annoying are suppressed while permitting other sounds (e.g., voice) to be heard. | 02-14-2013 |
20130152014 | ELECTRONIC READER DISPLAY CONTROL - This disclosure describes techniques for reducing power consumption of a display device when operated to present text to a user, such as using an electronic book application. According to some aspects, the display device may determine a reading pane within a display screen of the display device, present text to a user in the determined reading pane, determine a reading speed of the user based on user input, and automatically advance the text in the determined reading pane based on the determined reading speed of the user. | 06-13-2013 |
20130316691 | VARIABLE BEAMFORMING WITH A MOBILE PLATFORM - A mobile platform includes a microphone array and is capable of implementing beamforming to amplify or suppress audio information from a sound source. The sound source is indicated through a user input, such as pointing the mobile platform in the direction of the sound source or through a touch screen display interface. The mobile platform further includes orientation sensors capable of detecting movement of the mobile platform. When the mobile platform moves with respect to the sound source, the beamforming is adjusted based on the data from the orientation sensors so that beamforming is continuously implemented in the direction of the sound source. The audio information from the sound source may be included or suppressed from a telephone or video-telephony conversation. Images or video from a camera may be likewise controlled based on the data from the orientation sensors. | 11-28-2013 |