Patent application number | Description | Published |
20110307574 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FACILITATING ONE-TO-MANY DATA TRANSMISSIONS TO A PLURALITY OF COMPUTING DEVICES - A method and system for facilitating one-to-many data transmission to a plurality of computing devices includes selecting a sink computing device from the plurality of computing devices to which to transmit a unicast data transmission and enabling promiscuous communications mode in each of the non-selected computing devices. A source computing device transmits the unicast data transmission to the sink computing device, which is also received by the non-selected computing devices. | 12-15-2011 |
20120210016 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FACILITATING ONE-TO-MANY DATA TRANSMISSIONS WITH REDUCED NETWORK OVERHEAD - A method and system for facilitating one-to-many data transmissions with reduced network overhead includes conducting a round of data transmissions from a source computing device to a plurality of sink computing devices. Each of the sink computing devices generates a bucket list of lost data blocks for the round of data transmissions and transmits the bucket list to the source computing device. The source computing device conducts a subsequent round of data transmissions based on the bucket lists. One or more additional subsequent rounds may be conducted until the bucket list of each sink computing device is empty. | 08-16-2012 |
20130212251 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ACCESS POINT CONGESTION DETECTION AND REDUCTION - A method and system for detecting and reducing data transfer congestion in a wireless access point includes determining a round-trip-time value for an internet control message protocol (ICMP) packet transmitted from a source computing device to a first computing device of a plurality of computing devices via the wireless access point. A data rate for data transmissions from the source computing device is increased to a value no greater than a peak data rate value if the round-trip-time is less than a first threshold value. The data rate is decreased if the round-trip-time value is greater than a second threshold value. Additionally, the peak data rate value may also be decreased if the round-trip-time value is greater than the second threshold value. | 08-15-2013 |
20130229928 | MECHANISM FOR PROXIMITY DETECTION BASED ON WI-FI SIGNALS - A mechanism is described for proximity detection based on Wi-Fi signals. A method of embodiments of the invention includes determining strength of one or more signals being communicated between one or more antennae of a first device and two or more antennae of a second device. The one or more signals are associated with a broadcast packet. The method further includes determining proximity of the first device and the second device based on the determined strength of the one or more signals. | 09-05-2013 |
20130278464 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DIRECTIONAL PROXMITY DETECTION - A method and apparatus to facilitate directional proximity detection by a wireless device. In one embodiment of the invention, the wireless device has a phased array antenna system that facilitates the directional detection of other wireless device(s). For example, in one embodiment of the invention, the phased array antenna system of the wireless device uses a radiation pattern beam that circumrotates the wireless device to detect the proximity and location of other wireless devices. In another example, in one embodiment of the invention, the wireless device uses a search strategy to optimize the process to detect the proximity and location of other wireless devices. The search strategy may adjust the radiation pattern beam to any desired angle to detect the proximity and location of other wireless devices. | 10-24-2013 |
20130281118 | MECHANISM FOR EMPLOYING AND FACILITATING PROXIMITY AND CONTEXT-BASED DEDUCTION OF GLOBAL POSITIONING OF COMPUTING DEVICES - A mechanism is described for facilitating proximity and context-based deduction of global positioning of computing devices according to one embodiment of the invention. A method of embodiments of the invention includes detecting wireless proximity of a plurality of computing devices with respect to a computing device, and selecting one or more of the plurality of computing devices based on their detected proximity to the computing device. The method may further include receiving contextual information from the one or more computing devices, and semantically deducing location of the computing device based on the received contextual information. | 10-24-2013 |
20130288714 | MECHANISM FOR EMPLOYING AND FACILITATING GEODETIC TRIANGULATION FOR DETERMINING GLOBAL POSITIONING OF COMPUTING DEVICES - A mechanism is described for facilitating dynamic client-side triangulation to determine global position of computing devices according to one embodiment of the invention. A method of embodiments of the invention includes detecting, at a computing device, first location information associated with static wireless access points. The method may further include detecting, at the computing device, second location information associated with roaming computing devices broadcasting the second location information relating to their current locations, and dynamically determining a current location of the computing device based on the first and second location information. | 10-31-2013 |
20140101332 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ACCESS POINT CONGESTION DETECTION AND REDUCTION - A method and system for detecting and reducing data transfer congestion in a wireless access point includes determining a round-trip-time value for an internet control message protocol (ICMP) packet transmitted from a source computing device to a first computing device of a plurality of computing devices via the wireless access point. A data rate for data transmissions from the source computing device is increased to a value no greater than a peak data rate value if the round-trip-time is less than a first threshold value. The data rate is decreased if the round-trip-time value is greater than a second threshold value. Additionally, the peak data rate value may also be decreased if the round-trip-time value is greater than the second threshold value. | 04-10-2014 |
20140177630 | PROVIDING MULTIPLE CONTENT ITEMS FOR DISPLAY ON MULTIPLE DEVICES - Embodiments of methods, systems, and storage medium associated with providing, with a user device, multiple content items for display by multiple receiving devices via multicast transmissions are disclosed herein. In one instance, the method may include forming a multicast data unit with multiple portions of data. Each portion of data may correspond to one of multiple content items to be transmitted to multiple receiving devices by the computing device and each content item is to be displayed by one of the multiple receiving devices. The method may further include transmitting the formed multicast data unit to the multiple receiving devices; and initiating, at each receiving device of the multiple receiving devices, a retrieval from the multicast data unit a portion of data that corresponds to a content item to be displayed by the receiving device, and to display the content item. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed. | 06-26-2014 |
20140233629 | ENHANCED WIRELESS DISPLAY - A device source provides an ability to decompose a graphical display into multiple data streams (i.e., different layers). The multiple data streams may include multimedia data streams, operating system (OS) desktop data streams, and mouse data streams. The multiple data streams may be encoded and transmitted independently by the device source to a wireless display device. | 08-21-2014 |
20140243011 | LOCATION ESTIMATION BASED ON ADJUSTED DISTANCE VALUES FOR A WIRELESS DEVICE - Embodiments of techniques and systems for distance and location estimation in wireless systems are described. In embodiments, a wireless device may receive wireless signals from reference points in a spatial arrangement. The wireless device may identify a closest reference point and generate arrangement-based distance values for each of the reference points based on a propagation model. The wireless device may adjust the propagation model based on the received wireless signals and the arrangement-based distance values, and may generate adjusted distance values using the adjusted propagation model. The wireless device may use the adjusted distance values and the spatial arrangement to estimate the location of the wireless device. Other embodiments may be described and claimed. | 08-28-2014 |
20140334463 | TRILATERATION PROCESSING - Embodiments of the invention address how trilateration processes are affected by physical placement and sub-optimal selection of peer devices (PDs) used to obtain a location of a mobile computing device. Embodiments of the invention describe processes for selecting nearest PDs over further PDs, as received signal strength indicator (RSSI) measurements are more reliable—i.e., said “nearest PDs” provide more accurate distance measurements while improving the probability of finding more intersection points. Embodiments of the invention further describe selecting a physical spread of PDs to help increase the number of intersection points while helping distinction/resolution of the location of the mobile device in both the ‘x’ (longitude) and the ‘y’ (latitude) directions. Embodiments of the invention further enhance trilateration processes by utilizing dampening values for calculated location poll data. | 11-13-2014 |
20140349674 | TRILATERATION PROCESSING OF ABNORMAL LOCATION DATA - Embodiments of the invention address how trilateration processes, used to obtain a location of a mobile computing device, are affected by physical placement and sub-optimal selection of peer devices (PDs). Embodiments of the invention describe processes for selecting nearest PDs over further PDs, as received signal strength indicator (RSSI) measurements are more reliable—i.e., said “nearest PDs” provide more accurate distance measurements while improving the probability of finding more intersection points. Embodiments of the invention selectively utilize abnormal location poll data when executing location determination processes. Embodiments of the invention further enhance trilateration processes by utilizing dampening values for calculated location poll data. | 11-27-2014 |
20140364139 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR EXCHANGING MAP INFORMATION - Methods and mechanisms for exchanging map information in a wireless communication. In an embodiment, map information to represent at least a portion of a map is advertised by a first communication device communication independent of any request for the map information being received in a data session or a voice session. In another embodiment, a second communication device receives the wireless communication and generates a representation of the map based on the advertised map information. | 12-11-2014 |
20140365889 | USER EFFECTED ADAPTIVE STREAMING - Methods, apparatuses and storage medium associated with multi-media streaming with user effected adaptation are disclosed. In various embodiments, a method may include receiving, by a device, streaming of a multi-media content from a multi-media server, and determining, by the device, current multi-media streaming context of the device. The method may further include providing, by the device, a user control for a user of the device to effect adaptation of the streaming of the multi-media content. The user control may include a plurality of control selections having associated qualitative descriptions of the control selections. Other embodiments may be disclosed or claimed. | 12-11-2014 |
20150038163 | MECHANISM FOR PROXIMITY DETECTION BASED ON WI-FI SIGNALS - A mechanism is described for proximity detection based on Wi-Fi signals. A method of embodiments of the invention includes determining strength of one or more signals being communicated between one or more antennae of a first device and two or more antennae of a second device. The one or more signals are associated with a broadcast packet. The method further includes determining proximity of the first device and the second device based on the determined strength of the one or more signals. | 02-05-2015 |