Patent application number | Description | Published |
20140181959 | SECURE ELEMENT BIOMETRIC AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM - An input device may be in communication with an application processor, wherein the input device may be configured to receive an input and the application processor may be configured to translate the input to a received template. A secure element may be in communication with the application processor and configured to receive the received template from the application processor. The secure element may include a matcher and an enrolled template database. The matcher may be configured to compare the received template from the application processor with an enrolled template within the enrolled template database and return a match status based on the comparison. | 06-26-2014 |
20140183962 | DUAL MODE WIRELESS CHARGING SOURCE AND SINK - A first device may have a processor and a power management system configured to receive a request from a second device. The first device may receive attribute data from the second device and compare the attribute data of the second device to attribute data of the first device. The first device may then determine whether the second device is a qualifying device based on the comparison and it may also determine a power transfer mode of the first device based on whether the device is a qualifying device and on the attribute data of the first and second device. | 07-03-2014 |
20140256251 | SECURE NFC DATA AUTHENTICATION - A mobile device includes a wireless transceiver, a host processor, a secure element (SE), and a near field communication (NFC) system having an NFC transceiver and an NFC controller implementing a contactless front end. The contactless front end routes a near field communication related to a payment transaction between the NFC system and the SE without going to or from the host processor. The contactless front end routes a near field communication not related to a payment transaction, but requiring a security function, between the NFC system and the SE without going to or from the host processor. The contactless front end routes a near field communication not related to a payment transaction, and not requiring a security function, between the NFC system and host processor without going to or from the SE. | 09-11-2014 |
20140267085 | AUTOMATIC DETECTION FOR TOUCH THROUGH GLOVE - Aspects of the subject technology relate to a device including a touch-screen configured to detect user engagement with a surface of the touch-screen and output one or more signals corresponding with the user touch engagement. In certain aspects, the device further includes a touch sense controller coupled to the touch-screen, wherein the touch sense controller is configured to receive the one or more signals corresponding with the user engagement and to determine a mode of user engagement with the surface of the touch-screen based on the one or more signals. A method and touch sense controller are also provided. | 09-18-2014 |
20140279024 | SYSTEM FOR AND METHOD FOR A CONSUMER EXPERIENCE PLATFORM - Exemplary embodiments provide a campaign tool that enables content providers to bid for the opportunity to transmit their content mobile devices associated with consumers though a cloud based computing environment. The campaign tool is hosted by another entity. The content may be any of a variety of different contents types and may be tailored to be relevant to the consumer. The campaign tool may have a bidding system that implements one or more algorithms to manage the bidding process. The content is pushed to the mobile device following an affirmative action, such as an NFC tap, by the consumer. | 09-18-2014 |
20140327523 | STORING AND RETRIEVING ELECTRONIC DEVICE INFORMATION - An electronic device includes a processor, a memory, an embedded element storing information, and a short-range radio controller. The embedded element is readable by an external reader. The short-range radio controller is configured to receive a radio communication. If the short-range radio controller is being powered by a primary battery that powers the processor, the short-range radio controller is configured to route the radio communication to the embedded element if the radio communication is for accessing the embedded element, or route the radio communication to a component of the electronic device different from the embedded element if the radio communication is not for accessing the embedded element. If the short-range radio controller is not being powered by the primary battery, the short-range radio controller is configured to route the radio communication to the embedded element. | 11-06-2014 |
20140361728 | NFC ASSISTED WIRELESS CHARGING - A charging system may include a charging apparatus having a controller and a power transmitter. The controller may be configured to initiate authentication of a device by communicating with the device via a first electromagnetic field. The transmitter, in response to the authentication, may be configured to transmit power to the device via a second electromagnetic field. | 12-11-2014 |
20140361735 | SELF OPTIMIZING ANTENNA FOR NFC AND WIRELESS CHARGING - A charging system may include a charging apparatus having a controller and a power transmitter. The controller may be configured to determine a device position relative to the controller based on at least one signal received from the device. The controller may also be configured to determine whether the device position is at an optimal position, and provide feedback indicative of the device position. | 12-11-2014 |
20140379935 | MOBILE DEVICE PERCEPTIVE AUDIO AND VIDEO QUALITY ANALYSIS USING ONBOARD TEST SIGNALS - Techniques described herein may use perceptual quality measurement techniques to test and/or evaluate communication sessions between mobile devices. A method may include receiving, by a mobile device and as part of an audio or video call with a second mobile device, a streamed version of a reference audio or video file; and reading a version of the reference audio or video file that was previously stored locally to the mobile device. The method may further include calculating, based on a comparison of the streamed version of the reference audio or video file to the version of the reference audio video file that was stored locally, a perceptual quality score for the streamed version of the reference audio or video file. | 12-25-2014 |
20150033289 | ADAPTIVE AND CONTEXT BASED NFC ACCESS CONTROL FILTERING - A mobile device includes a transceiver for performing wireless communication; one or more secure elements which execute applications in a secure environment; a near field communication system for performing wireless communication independent of the transceiver and at a lower amount of power than said transceiver; and a contactless front end included in the near field communications system for receiving a data message from a near field communication device. The contactless front end includes a filter list for evaluating the data message and for controlling whether each data message is transmitted further into the mobile device. | 01-29-2015 |