Patent application number | Description | Published |
20130212462 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISTRIBUTED SCRIPT PROCESSING - An approach is provided for providing a low-power browsing experience on a mobile device. A proxy platform receives a request for a webpage. The proxy platform also receives information about the mobile device. The proxy platform processes and/or facilitates a processing of the information about the mobile device and sends the webpage to the mobile device in a format that is based on the information about the mobile device. The mobile device may then operate in a low-power mode when browsing the requested website. | 08-15-2013 |
20130215065 | Apparatus Comprising An Optically Transparent Sheet And Related Methods - An apparatus includes an optically transparent sheet having an electrically conductive layer, an electrode element, and electro-vibration circuitry configured to provide a time-varying voltage signal across the electrically conductive layer and the electrode element so as to cause a user to experience electro-vibration in a first body part of the user when the first body part is moved across an exterior surface of the optically transparent sheet while a second body part of the user is in contact with the electrode element. | 08-22-2013 |
20130222428 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AN AUGMENTED REALITY USER INTERFACE - An approach is provided for an augmented reality user interface. An image representing a physical environment is received. Data relating to a horizon within the physical environment is retrieved. A section of the image to overlay location information based on the horizon data is determined. Presenting of the location information within the determined section to a user equipment is initiated. | 08-29-2013 |
20130222629 | METHODS, APPARATUSES, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR FACILITATING CONCURRENT VIDEO RECORDING AND STILL IMAGE CAPTURE - A method, apparatus, and computer program product are provided for facilitating concurrent video recording and still image capture. A method may include receiving a set of still image capture settings. The method may further include causing initiation of a video recording session via a processor. The method may additionally include receiving a command to initiate a still image capture operation during the video recording session. In response to receiving the command, the method may causing capture of a still image during the video recording session according to the set of still image capture settings. Corresponding computer program products and apparatuses are also provided. | 08-29-2013 |
20130223377 | Context Transfers And Multi-Band Operation For Wireless Networks - Various example embodiments are disclosed relating wireless networks and relating to context transfers and multi-band operation in wireless networks. In an example embodiment, a multi-band scheduler may be provided for use in a wireless node. The multi-band scheduler may be configured to: receive one or more data units of a flow; assign each received data unit of the flow to a first frequency band of a plurality of frequency bands; determine a band transfer condition for the flow; and perform a context transfer from the first frequency band to a second frequency band for the flow based on the determined band transfer condition. | 08-29-2013 |
20130295902 | Method And Apparatus For Remotely Managing Devices Utilizing Request-Response Protocols - An approach is provided for remotely managing mobile devices utilizing one or more request-response protocols. The web client determines a management operation for a device, a resource associated with the management operations, or a combination thereof. The web client processes and/or facilitates a processing of the management operations, the resources, or a combination thereof to determine a transaction command for completing the management operations, wherein the transaction commands are realized via a request-response protocol. The device management platform processes and/or facilitates a processing of a transaction command from a device to determine a resource associated with a management operation. The device management platform causes a generation of a resource associated with a management operation for the device based on the transaction commands. The device management platform causes a transmission of address information associated with the resources, the other resources, or a combination thereof via a request-response protocol. | 11-07-2013 |
20130303215 | METHOD AND APPARATUS PROVIDING IN-DEVICE CO-EXISTENCE SIGNALING - In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus, method and computer storage product are disclosed which compose a report at an apparatus having at least one network radio and at least one other radio, the report comprising in-device coexistence related information that combines information descriptive of potential and on-going interference to the at least one other radio as two orthogonal components comprised of power domain information and time domain information and transmit the report to a network station with which the apparatus communicates using the at least one network radio. | 11-14-2013 |
20130336234 | Medium Access Control Method - The exemplary embodiments of the invention relate to at least a method including receiving an indication that a first resource allocation to a device to transmit data was insufficient and there is remaining data to transmit by the device, based at least on information associated with the first resource allocation, determining a second resource allocation for the device, and sending the second resource allocation to the device in order to enable the device to transmit the remaining data. Further, there is a method including sending an indication that a first resource allocation to a device to transmit data was insufficient and there is remaining data to transmit, and in response to the sending, receiving a second resource allocation to the device to enable the device to transmit remaining data, wherein the second resource allocation is based at least on information associated with the first resource allocation. | 12-19-2013 |
20130337823 | RADIO RESOURCE ALLOCATION MECHANISM - A cellular communication system comprising a plurality of user equipment and a network infrastructure. Radio resource of the plurality of cells is divided into more than one radio resource groups. A network infrastructure element detects a requirement of radio resource allocation for a user equipment and determines effective interference to be generated by the required radio resource to a defined group of neighbouring cells. User equipment is allocated a radio resource from one of the radio resource groups on the basis of the determined effective interference to be generated to the defined group of neighbouring cells. Inter-cell interference decreases and the throughput of the cellular system increases, but the exchange of physical layer information is not increased. | 12-19-2013 |
20140092055 | Apparatus and associated methods - An apparatus including a shaft configured to be gripped by a user to provide input to a touch input panel; and a tip located at an interacting end of the apparatus for interacting with the touch input panel, the tip including an electrically conductive element and an electrically insulating material, the electrically insulating material configured to capacitively decouple the electrically conductive element from the shaft and/or user, wherein the electrically conductive element is configured to couple capacitively to an electrotactile electrode of the touch input panel when the electrically conductive element is in proximity to the electrotactile electrode, capacitive coupling between the electrically conductive element and the electrotactile electrode creates vibrations in the tip to cause a variation in the frictional force between the tip and the touch input panel as perceived by a user gripping the shaft during relative lateral movement of the tip and touch input panel. | 04-03-2014 |
20140099969 | DEDICATED BARRING AND ESCAPE COMMAND - In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, a method includes receiving a connection request in uplink signaling from a user equipment, the user equipment being located in a cell; making a determination whether the user equipment can be connected and, if it is determined that the user equipment cannot be connected, informing the user equipment by downlink signaling, as a response to the connection request, that the user equipment cannot be connected. The downlink signaling includes information that indicates that the user equipment should de-prioritize a current carrier frequency or current radio access technology, and can further include a timer value to indicate a period of time for which the current carrier frequency or current radio access technology is to be de-prioritized. The method can be executed by an evolved NodeB (eNB) of an evolved universal terrestrial radio access network (E-UTRAN). | 04-10-2014 |
20140133567 | APPARATUS, A METHOD AND A COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR VIDEO CODING AND DECODING - There is disclosed a method, apparatus and computer program product in which a set of valid motion vector values for encoding and decoding may depend on the reference picture used. A current block of a frame is selected for encoding, and a reference block for the current block is selected. On the basis of the selected reference block a reference type is determined. On the basis of the reference type and the reference block a motion vector for the current block is determined. Motion vector information is encoded and decoded on the basis of the determined motion vector. | 05-15-2014 |
20140155096 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR SELF-LEARNING LOCATION METHOD SELECTION LOGIC - A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided that enable a method for providing location information to be selected based upon a determination, such as a minimization, of the consumption of location server resources that will be consumed by the method. The method, apparatus and computer program product may determine a selected location method from a set of location methods based on predetermined selection criteria. Specifically, the selected location method may be selected to meet a location accuracy requirement specified in a request for location information while consuming a determinable, such as a minimum, amount of resources. The predetermined selection criteria may be updated over time such that method, apparatus and computer program product are self-learning. | 06-05-2014 |
20140167986 | HELMET-BASED NAVIGATION NOTIFICATIONS - Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products are herein provided for causing navigation notifications tailored for a helmet to be presented in the helmet. A determination may be made, such as by a processor, that a helmet is being worn by a user while a navigation event is occurring. A set of navigation notifications associated with the navigation event may be determined, where the set of navigation notifications is tailored for presentation in the helmet, and the set of navigation notifications may be presented in the helmet. Corresponding apparatuses and computer program products are also provided. | 06-19-2014 |
20140245127 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATED REAL-TIME DETECTION OF OVERLAPPING PAINTED MARKUP ELEMENTS - Various methods are provided for automated real-time detection of overlapping painted html elements. | 08-28-2014 |
20140313585 | Method and Apparatus for View Recovery - In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus includes a member, an optical engine, and a light guide. The member is configured to be placed proximate a face of a user. The optical engine is connected to the member. The optical engine is configured to provide an image viewable by the user. The light guide is connected to the member. The light guide includes an output section and an input section. The light guide is configured to transfer an image corresponding to a visual field of the user blocked by a substantially opaque portion of the apparatus. | 10-23-2014 |