| SONY MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AB Patent applications |
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| 20150365884 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A MOBILE DEVICE - The present invention relates to a method for operating a mobile device comprising a first interface unit for selectively interfacing to at least one communication network of a group of communication networks depending on a network selection information, and a second interface unit for interfacing to a communication device providing network information relating to a communication network related to the communication device. According to the method, the network information related to the communication network related to the communication device is received from the communication device. The network selection information is modified based on the received network information and a communication network is selected from the group of communication networks depending on the modified network selection information. | 12-17-2015 |
| 20150358782 | CATCH THE SCREEN - The invention relates to a method and an system for displaying viewscreen information on a display in a mobile communication device, wherein the viewscreen information is related to information shown on a viewscreen, wherein the method comprise the steps of determining a direction to the viewscreen from the mobile communication device, communicating the determined direction to a server, determining, in the server, viewscreen information based on the direction to the viewscreen, wherein the viewscreen information is related to information displayed on the viewscreen, receiving viewscreen information from the server in the mobile communication device and displaying the viewscreen information on the display in the mobile communication device. | 12-10-2015 |
| 20150304604 | VIDEO CONFERENCING USING WIRELESS PERIPHERAL VIDEO CONFERENCING DEVICE - A method includes receiving, establishing, by a video session controlling device, a video conference session. The video session controlling device includes at least one video conference service providing component. The method includes identifying a specification of the at least one video conference service providing component. The method also includes identifying a position of the at least one video conference service providing component. A specification of at least one wireless peripheral video conferencing device is identified. A position of the at least one wireless peripheral video conferencing device is also identified. The method also includes determining a combination of devices to provide the video conference services based on relative specifications and positions of the at least one video conference service providing component and the at least one wireless peripheral video conferencing device. The video conference services are implemented using the determined combination of devices. | 10-22-2015 |
| 20150293696 | MOBILE TERMINAL DEVICE AND INPUT DEVICE - A mobile terminal device includes a display section having a display screen, an input section having a touch input region on the display screen, and a control section for displaying a plurality of keys. The display screen is provided as a software keyboard where a touch operation on a specific key causes an input of the specific key. In the specific display region on the display screen that can display operation keys on the software keyboard, the control section selects these keys from a previously prepared set of input candidate key groups. In response to a specific operation on the specific display region, the control section allows the plurality of keys to be displayed on the specific display region. In response to touch on a desired key in the specific display region, the control section determines that an input of the key has been performed. | 10-15-2015 |
| 20150271315 | ACCESSING IN CASE OF EMERGENCY INFORMATION IN A MOBILE DEVICE - A method of accessing In Case of Emergency ICE information in a mobile entity ( | 09-24-2015 |
| 20150245303 | POWER SAVING RF ALGORITHM - The present invention relates generally to communication and more specifically to techniques for power control in a wireless communication network. More particularly the present invention relates to method for controlling the radio output power in a mobile entity comprising a transmitter and a receiver for communicating with a radio base station over a communication channel, comprising receiving a message comprising an indication of a target transmit power from a base station, estimating a transmit power of said transmitter based on the received target transmit power and the actual conditions of the communication channel and adjusting ( | 08-27-2015 |
| 20150146072 | IMAGE FOCUSING - A device is provided, wherein a focus plane may be selected via a user input ( | 05-28-2015 |
| 20150141066 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRIORITIZING MESSAGES ON A MOBILE DEVICE - A method, performed by a mobile communication device, may include receiving a message; extracting one or more features associated with the message; and determining a priority level for the message, based on the extracted one or more features, using a model that relates the extracted one or more features to an expected response time for the message. The method may further include determining a context associated with the user of the mobile communication device; modifying the priority level based on the determined context; and providing the message to a list of messages based on the modified priority level. Additionally, the user may be provided with a notification tone associated with the modified priority level. | 05-21-2015 |
| 20150024767 | DYNAMIC ADAPTATION OF COMMUNICATION PARAMETERS FOR COMMUNICATION BETWEEN A BASE STATION AND A TERMINAL IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK - A system for dynamic adaptation of communication parameters for communication between a base station and terminals in a wireless telecommunications network includes one or more transmitters configured for transmission of signals in the network using a broadcast channel between the base station and the terminals, a machine-readable storage medium having stored therein data associated with communication parameters of the wireless telecommunications network, and a base station controller operatively connected to the one or more transmitters and the machine-readable storage medium and configured to cause the one or more transmitters to transmit adaptation signals from the base station to the terminals using the broadcast channel between the base station and the terminals, wherein the data is configured to cause the terminals to adapt the communication parameters and to begin network search and attach procedures for communication with the base station utilizing the adapted communication parameters. | 01-22-2015 |
| 20140375586 | FUNCTION OF TOUCH PANEL DETERMINED BY USER GAZE - The invention is directed to systems, methods and computer program products for configuring a user interface of a portable mobile communication device. An exemplary method includes determining, by at least one of the portable mobile communication device or an electronic device in communication with the portable mobile communication device, a direction associated with a user's gaze. Additionally, the method includes at least one of: in response to determining the direction associated with the user's gaze is at least partially towards a display associated with the electronic device, configuring the portable mobile communication display to function as a touch pad that enables interaction with a user interface displayed on the electronic device; or in response to determining the direction associated with the user's gaze is at least partially towards a display associated with the portable mobile communication device, configuring the portable mobile communication device display to display a user interface. | 12-25-2014 |
| 20140362229 | CONTROLLING DIRECTION OF LIGHT ASSOCIATED WITH A FLASH DEVICE - A flash device includes a light emitting element configured to emit light and light controlling elements. The light controlling elements include a light receiving surface and a light exiting surface that is non-parallel to the light exiting surface of an adjacent light controlling element. The light controlling elements are individually adjustable to vary a difference between an amount of light received at the light receiving surface and an amount of light exited from the light exiting surface such that amounts of light exiting respective non-parallel light exiting surfaces vary to control direction of light emitted by the flash device. | 12-11-2014 |
| 20140362045 | INPUT INTERFACE, HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF PRODUCING AN INPUT INTERFACE - An input interface ( | 12-11-2014 |
| 20140343885 | System and Method for the Assisted Calibration of Sensors Distributed Across Different Devices - Sensors in one or more remote devices provide sensor output to a device having a controller. The controller analyzes the sensor data to determine the accuracy of the sensors outputting the sensor data. Based on the analysis, the controller calculates a calibration value to utilize in calibrating one or more of the sensors in the remote devices, or in one or more other devices. | 11-20-2014 |
| 20140341396 | SMART AUTOMATIC AUDIO RECORDING LEVELER - The invention is directed to systems, methods and computer program products for adjusting audio properties after recording an audio. An exemplary method includes recording audio using an audio capturing system, wherein the recorded audio is associated with an audio level; determining one or more audio signal properties associated with the recorded audio; comparing the audio level with a first predetermined threshold level; and in response to determining the audio level is greater than a first predetermined threshold level, adjusting the recorded audio based at least partially on modifying the one or more determined audio signal properties, wherein the adjusting step is performed a finite time interval following the recording step. | 11-20-2014 |
| 20140340598 | TOUCH PANEL - A touch panel is provided. The touch panel comprises a carrier panel ( | 11-20-2014 |
| 20140328501 | HIGH DYNAMIC MICROPHONE SYSTEM - The invention is directed to systems, methods and computer program products associated with a microphone system for receiving a sound and producing an output signal representing the sound. The microphone system has a first microphone having a first dynamic range, the first microphone to receive the sound and produce a first sound signal based on the received sound. It also has a second microphone having a second dynamic range, the second microphone to receive the sound and produce a second sound signal based on the received sound, wherein the first dynamic range and the second dynamic range overlap thereby forming a transition dynamic range and processing logic operatively coupled to the first microphone and the second microphone. The processing logic is configured to receive the first sound signal from the first microphone, receive the second sound signal from the second microphone, and generate the output signal by combining the first sound signal and the second sound signal. | 11-06-2014 |
| 20140313362 | METHOD AND DEVICE RELATING TO IMAGE CONTENT - The invention relates to a method and device for reproducing an image. The device comprises: a controller and an image recording portion for recording a first image comprising a first object and a second object, means for computing distance data to each of said first and second objects; and the controller being configured to generate output image data for a second image, said output image data comprising distance data to said first and second objects and data for additional visual information, wherein said additional visual information together with at least a first portion of said second image when reproduced is visualised different than at least a second portion of said second image with respect to distance information from said computed distance. | 10-23-2014 |
| 20140313154 | BODY-COUPLED COMMUNICATION BASED ON USER DEVICE WITH TOUCH DISPLAY - A user device comprising a touch display; one or more memories to store instructions; and one or more processing systems to execute the instructions and cause the touch display to induce a body-coupled signal, in relation to a user of the user device, pertaining to a transmission of data. | 10-23-2014 |
| 20140308988 | FOCUSED AREAS IN AN IMAGE - The invention discloses a method and a portable device for focusing an image in the device ( | 10-16-2014 |
| 20140289671 | INFORMATION TERMINAL, INFORMATION PRESENTATION METHOD FOR AN INFORMATION TERMINAL, AND INFORMATION PRESENTATION PROGRAM - Information storages store a plurality of different types of information. An update information storage stores a part of information updated in the information storages as update information associated with the respective types. An update information manager monitors an information update in the information storages and stores, when an information update is made in the information storages, the part of the updated information in the update information storage as update information associated with the respective types. Further, an information selector extracts the update information stored in the update information storage in time series and outputs them to display them on a screen. | 09-25-2014 |
| 20140267126 | IMAGE SCALE ALTERNATION ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD - The present invention relates to a user interaction arrangement for interaction with a user using a pointing object. The arrangement comprises: a detector for detecting a force from said object, a controller for computing a force value on a surface of a display, a content generating part for generating a visual content on said surface of display. The controller is further configured to compute a position on said surface based on said force value, and the content generating part is configured to alter speed of scale alternation of said visual content on said surface of display based on said position and force. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140256296 | COMMUNICATION TERMINALS WITH PULL-BASED DIGITAL INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION CAPABILITY AND PULL-BASED METHODS FOR DIGITAL INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION - Wireless communication terminals include a memory, a wireless communication module configured to communicate with other communication terminals over a wireless interface, and a controller that is configured to store a digital information signal in the memory and to receive a distribution command from a user of the wireless communication terminal. The controller is further configured, responsive to receiving the distribution command, to send a share notification signal through the wireless communication module to a remotely located other communication terminal, and, responsive to receiving an access request from the other communication terminal, to send the digital information signal to the other communication terminal. Method embodiments are also disclosed. | 09-11-2014 |
| 20140244269 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ACTIVATING WITH VOICE INPUT - An information processing apparatus that detects a voice command via a microphone in order to activate the device and execute certain applications. The apparatus comprises a digital signal processor (DSP) and a host controller which are responsible for processing the voice commands. The DSP recognizes and processes voice commands intermittently while the host processor is in a sleep state, thereby reducing the overall power consumption of the apparatus. Further, when the DSP is configured to recognize voice commands intended only to activate the device, a memory having a sufficiently lower storage capacity suffices. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20140240621 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display ( | 08-28-2014 |
| 20140240239 | CLIENT DEVICE, OPERATING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A touch input device that includes a touch panel stacked with a display or integrally disposed with a display, and a controller. During a state of the display displaying a designated image, upon detecting that a specific location in the image has been touched with the touch panel, the controller detects a velocity by which a touch position changes and a direction in which the touch position changes while the touch continues, and determines an input instruction. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20140233787 | OBJECT DETECTION USING DIFFERENCE OF IMAGE FRAMES - Object detection using a difference between image frames may include receiving a first image of a field of view, receiving a second image of the field of view, determining a difference between portions of the first image and corresponding portions of the second image, and declaring based on the difference between the portions of the first image and the corresponding portions of the second image that a specific object has been detected in the field of view. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20140219572 | ENHANCED VIDEO ENCODING USING DEPTH INFORMATION - The invention is directed to systems, methods and computer program products for enhancing video encoding using depth information. An exemplary method comprises: determining, using a computing device, depth information associated with a first object in an image; determining, based on the depth information, that the first object is an object in focus; determining, based on the object in focus, a more important segment of an image; determining a first bit rate for encoding the more important segment of the image; and encoding the more important segment using the first bit rate. | 08-07-2014 |
| 20140218352 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING INTERFERENCE AND MOBILE TERMINAL - A method and apparatus for reducing interference and a mobile terminal using the method and apparatus. The method includes: selecting a display mode of a pixel, for a frequency falling into a receiving band range of radio communication, according to a corresponding relation between the pixel to be displayed and a strength value of interference induced in the frequency. The present invention may not only further reduce interference brought by the MIPI high-speed data transmission to radio communication receiver, but also have effect on those bands lower than 1 GHZ, lower the requirements on hardware and hence lower hardware cost, and occupy no design space. | 08-07-2014 |
| 20140218317 | TOUCH SCREEN INTERFACE WITH FEEDBACK - The invention relates to a method and an electric device comprising a screen ( | 08-07-2014 |
| 20140216174 | FORCE SENSITIVE TOUCH SENSOR - A force sensitive touch sensor ( | 08-07-2014 |
| 20140212112 | CONTACT VIDEO GENERATION SYSTEM - A system and method for generation of video relevant to the subject of a contact record in a mobile device phonebook or contacts list. The method may include aggregating a plurality of data files originating from at least one data source, where at least some of the data bears a relationship to the subject of the contact record. A predefined template of instructions is provided for incorporation of data into the video, and the data is merged into a video according to the predefined template. Aggregating the plurality of data files may include searching data files accessed from a plurality of data sources using predetermined searching criteria, and retrieving the data files. Data sources may include any or all of a social media network, a social graph, a non-username, non-password protected website, and a datastore local to the mobile device. The video may be stored or rendered in real-time. | 07-31-2014 |
| 20140210760 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A TOUCH SENSITIVE USER INTERFACE - A method for operating a touch sensitive user interface is provided. The touch sensitive user interface comprises a touch sensitive surface ( | 07-31-2014 |
| 20140206373 | NETWORK CONTROLLED EXTENDED ACCESS BARRING FOR USER DEVICES - A method includes determining whether a network access class associated with a data use device is a mixed access class. The mixed access class includes a non-extended access barring (EAB) network access protocol for at least one service and an EAB network access protocol for at least one other service. The method also includes determining whether EAB access has been granted for the data use device to access a network. The method includes barring EAB network access for the data use device if EAB access has not been granted for the data use device to access the network. The method further includes allowing network access for all services for the data use device if EAB access has been granted for the data use device to access the network. | 07-24-2014 |
| 20140204014 | OPTIMIZING SELECTION OF A MEDIA OBJECT TYPE IN WHICH TO PRESENT CONTENT TO A USER OF A DEVICE - A system for optimizing selection of a media object type in which to present content to a user of the device includes a display configured to reproduce visual media type objects associated with the content, a speaker configured to reproduce audio media type objects associated with the content, a detection logic configured to detect whether the user is paying attention to a portion of the display, and a processor configured to determine a media object to present to the user of the device from a selection of media objects including media objects of several different media object types based on whether the user is paying attention to the portion of the display. | 07-24-2014 |
| 20140198189 | GAZE CONTROLLED FOCUSING OF STEREOSCOPIC CONTENT - An apparatus and method generate a three-dimensional image by presenting, using a stereoscopic display, a representation of a scene comprising one or more objects, tracking a gaze of the user to determine a direction of gaze within the scene, determining depths associated with one or more objects in the scene, and determining which of the objects in the scene are inside and which are outside a comfort zone based at least in part on the direction of gaze of the user and the depths associated with the one or more objects in the scene. In some embodiments, the method includes identifying one or more objects proximate the direction of gaze of the user, determining depths associated with the one or more identified objects, determining a range of depths based at least in part on the depths associated with the one or more identified objects, and establishing the comfort zone based at least in part on the range of depths. In some embodiments, the method includes modifying the presented representation of the scene based on which of the objects are outside the comfort zone. | 07-17-2014 |
| 20140198016 | LOW-POWER MODE FOR DISPLAY - The invention is directed to systems, methods and computer program products for a low-power mode (or low-transmission state) associated with a display. An exemplary system comprises: a first display positioned on top of a second display, the first display at least partially covering the second display; the second display; a processor configured to: determine whether the first display is in low-transmission state or a high-transmission state; in response to determining the first display is in a low-transmission state, enable display of an image on the first display. Additionally, the system also updates an image on the display based on determining a frequency of updating an image on the display in the low-transmission state, and based on determining an amount of data to be updated on the display in the low-transmission state. | 07-17-2014 |
| 20140197232 | System and Method for Establishing a Communication Session - A server in a communications network establishes a communication channel between a user's device and another device having a display. Particularly, the server generates a Quick Response (QR) code utilizing one or more parameters, and sends it to a device for display to a user. Using his or her device, the user captures an image of the displayed QR code and extracts the parameters using an image analysis technique. The device then sends the extracted parameters back to the server, which then utilizes them to authenticate the user and establish the communications session. | 07-17-2014 |
| 20140196100 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR PROVIDING MEDIA RECOMMENDATIONS AND A METHOD THEREIN - An object of the present invention is to provide a mechanism in a first electronic device ( | 07-10-2014 |
| 20140195250 | VOICE REMOTE CONTROL - A device may include a display and logic. The logic may be configured to receive a selection of a first control action associated with an application stored in the device, provide a number of choices associated with the first control action, and receive a word or a phrase to use as a voice command corresponding to the first control action, wherein the word or phrase is selected from the choices. The logic may also associate the word or phrase with the first control action, receive voice input from a user, identify the voice input as corresponding to the word or phrase, and perform the first control action based on the identified voice input. | 07-10-2014 |
| 20140194151 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH MESSAGE HANDLING FUNCTIONS - An electronic device ( | 07-10-2014 |
| 20140192726 | SCANNING OF CHANNELS BASED ON CHANNEL AVAILABILITY INFORMATION - A user device comprising a communication interface; one or more memories to store instructions; and one or more processors to execute the instructions to receive channel-availability information that indicates one or more channels supported by and available to the user device; store the channel-availability information; scan one or more channels indicated in the channel-availability information; and connect to a network using one of the one or more channels. | 07-10-2014 |
| 20140184558 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF PROCESSING USER ACTUATION OF A TOUCH-SENSITIVE INPUT SURFACE - An electronic device includes a proximity-sensitive touch sensor array which extends along an input surface of the electronic device and a processing device coupled to the touch sensor array. The processing device is configured to process data captured by the touch sensor array to determine a finger angle at which a finger is directed towards the input surface and an actuation position on the input surface. The processing device is configured to establish an offset-corrected actuation position as a function of the actuation position and the finger angle. | 07-03-2014 |
| 20140173647 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A SECOND SCREEN EXPERIENCE USING VIDEO SUBTITLE DATA - Second screen content for a display of an electronic device is generated and displayed in coordination with video content displayed on a display of another electronic device. The generation of the second screen content includes identifying keywords from subtitle data for the video content and identifying links to media content that relate to one or more of the keywords. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140169329 | NETWORK-CONTROLLED TERMINAL-TO-TERMINAL DIRECT COMMUNICATION IN WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORK - A terminal configured to operate in a mobile telecommunication network includes a receiver configured to receive from a network entity other than another terminal a direct communication initiation signal including resource allocation information for establishing terminal-to-terminal direct communication between the terminal and a second terminal using a radio access technology (RAT) in which the terminal is configured to communicate when communicating with the second terminal through one or more base stations or (e)NB and a terminal-end terminal-to-terminal direct communication logic configured to establish terminal-to-terminal direct communication with the second terminal based on the resource allocation information provided by the network entity other than a terminal. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140160159 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT IN AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An object of the present invention is to provide a way of displaying content of an obscured area of a view for a user. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140160016 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT WITH AUTOMATIC CONTROL TO KEEP DISPLAY TURNED ON AND METHOD - Apparatus and method provide a hold on function in a mobile phone or other portable electronic equipment keeps the display thereof turned on in spite of a screensaver or other power saving feature while a user is reading or watching the display and allows activating of power saving facilities of the mobile phone or equipment only when a user no longer is reading or watching the display. Also, a computer program product stored in a storage medium, includes a storage medium, a computer program including face recognition software to recognize whether an input image represents that of a human face, and a control program to control operation of portable electronic equipment depending on whether or not an input image represents a human face. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140159231 | SEMICONDUCTOR ASSEMBLY - A semiconductor assembly that may enhance dissipation of heat. The assembly includes a first die of a first material and defining a first passage. A second material, such as silicon carbide, diamond, or carbon nanotube, having a higher heat conductivity than the first material is disposed in the center of the first passage. An electronic component, which may be, for example, another die or a printed wiring board, is adjacent to the first die, is predominantly of a third material, and defines a first opening. A fourth material having a higher heat conductivity than the third material is disposed in the center of the first opening. The first opening is in alignment with the first passage, and may provide for heat transfer with a chimney effect between the materials of relatively high heat conductivity. A mold including a high heat conductivity material may also be provided. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140155070 | HYBRID ACCESS MODE DYNAMIC TRAFFIC OFFLOADING IN AN H(e)NB CELL ASSOCIATED WITH A CLOSED SUBSCRIBER GROUP - A method of hybrid access mode dynamic traffic offloading in a H(e)NB cell associated with a Closed Subscriber Group (CSG) includes determining that traffic load in the H(e)NB cell operating in hybrid access mode exceeds a threshold, and, based on this determination, transmitting a signal indicating to at least one non-CSG terminal that a second cell associated with the H(e)NB cell, other than a (e)NB cell, is available for connection to the at least one non-CSG terminal. | 06-05-2014 |
| 20140140241 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR ANONYMOUS PAIRED DEVICE DISCOVERY IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS - A wireless communications system transmits a first message including an anonymous discovery pilot identification code to a first terminal, receives a second message from a second terminal and determines whether the second message identifies the discovery pilot identification code. The system may transmit a third message identifying the first terminal to the second terminal responsive to the second message identifying the discovery pilot identification code. Transmission of the first message may be preceded by receiving a request message from the first terminal requesting permission to transmit a discovery pilot signal. | 05-22-2014 |
| 20140138545 | DETECTING A POSITION OR MOVEMENT OF AN OBJECT - The present invention relates to a method for detecting a position or movement of an object ( | 05-22-2014 |
| 20140128125 | RECEIVING USER INPUT ON A GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE - A method for a device to receive a user input commanding the device to perform an action includes detecting a first amount of force exerted onto a graphical user interface, providing an indication that additional force must be exerted onto the graphical user interface to command the device to perform the action, detecting a second amount of force larger than the first amount of force exerted onto the graphical user interface, and providing a signal including data commanding performance of the action. | 05-08-2014 |
| 20140118606 | SMART CAMERAS - A system includes a smart phone and an image receiving module. The smart phone includes a communication port and a camera. The image receiving module is capable of being physically coupled to the smart phone via the communication port. The image receiving module includes an iris for adjusting an aperture for rays entering the device via the aperture, based on user input, a set of lenses capable of zooming an image formed by the rays greater than a predetermined number of times an original size of the image, and a shutter whose speed is configurable based on user input. | 05-01-2014 |
| 20140115480 | Cloud Communication Layer for a User Device - A Graphical User Interface (GUI) for a user device provides an interface for communicating data with nodes in a cloud computing network. The GUI has a communication layer for establishing a dedicated communications session with the cloud computing network, and a cloud interface layer that displays data and information received from the cloud computing network to the user on a display of the device. The GUI usually remains off the visible display screen, but is moved onto the visible display screen over a current user workspace responsive to detecting a first user event. The contents of the GUI may be generated dynamically based on a context of the user workspace. The GUI is moved back to its “out-of-view” position responsive to detecting a subsequent user event, and is translucent to allow the user to see the workspace through the GUI. | 04-24-2014 |
| 20140114917 | EXPERIENCE LOG - A device may play a content item and detect an event while the content item is playing. The device may also determine a position, within the content item, at which the content item is playing when the event is detected, to obtain position information. In addition, the device may associate the position information with information obtained based on the event to generate a log entry. The device may update an experience log with the log entry. | 04-24-2014 |
| 20140113616 | NETWORK INITIATED TERMINAL BACKGROUND ACTIVITY CONTROL - A wireless terminal configured to communicate with a network entity other than the wireless terminal in a wireless telecommunications network for the network entity to control background activities of the wireless terminal includes a receiver configured to receive a background activity policy signal including data corresponding to instructions to the wireless terminal to curtail background activities, and a background activity policy controller configured to curtail background activities of the wireless terminal based on the background activity policy signal. | 04-24-2014 |
| 20140104392 | GENERATING IMAGE INFORMATION - The present invention relates to a method for generating an image information. According to the method, a light field information of an environment ( | 04-17-2014 |
| 20140097935 | Extended User Assistance - The invention relates to providing extended user assistance to the user of a portable electronic device. In particular, the invention relates to providing using assistance for a user of a portable electronic device, comprising a display and a Near Field Communication (NFC) circuit. The method comprises swiping the portable electronic device over an NFC tag comprising user assistance data, accessing user assistance information based on the user assistance data and displaying the user assistance information on the display. The application also relates to a method for providing context-based user assistance information and to a corresponding device. | 04-10-2014 |
| 20140092734 | NETWORK-CONTROLLED ADAPTIVE TERMINAL BEHAVIOR MANAGING HIGH-NETWORK-LOAD SCENARIOS - A network device may detect a high traffic load for a wireless access network associated with the network device, and broadcast, to mobile terminals in the wireless access network associated with the network device, a signaling message indicating the high traffic load. The signaling message causes a mobile terminal to selectively limit wireless network access requests to the network device. | 04-03-2014 |
| 20140092043 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH DYNAMIC POSITIONING OF USER INTERFACE ELEMENT - An electronic device includes a display and a touch input disposed over the display. The touch input receives touch inputs from a user and detects location of the user's hand relative to the display including location of the user's hand in front of and not touching the touch input. A controller controls the display of content, including determining an obstructed area of the display that is obstructed from viewing by the user's hand as indicated by the detection made by the touch input; determining that a default location for the display of a new graphical user interface (GUI) element that should be added to the display overlaps with the obstructed area by at least a predetermined amount, and changing a manner in which the new GUI element is displayed so that the new GUI element is not obstructed by the user's hand. | 04-03-2014 |
| 20140085227 | DISPLAY AND METHOD IN AN ELECTRIC DEVICE - The present invention relates to display in an electrical device and a method of enhancing interaction with user. The display comprises: a controller, a content displaying surface, a touch sensitive portion comprising one or several touch sensors, for providing the controller with information about presence of a pointing object close to the surface, a motion sensor for providing motion of the display. The controller is configured to control content output on the displaying surface and adjust the content output with respect to information from the touch sensor and the motion senor. | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140080334 | CONNECTOR CAP WATERPROOF STRUCTURE - A connector cap for use in a portable electronic device including a base; a connector-facing portion formed integrally with the base; and a sealing member formed of an elastic material in a ring-like shape and joined to the base, wherein the connector-facing portion includes a flexible member that has an elongated shape and is configured to extend away from the base and toward an inside of a casing of the portable device, wherein the flexible member is disposed from a position on the connector-facing portion that is within an inner area enclosed by the ring-like shape of the sealing member. | 03-20-2014 |
| 20140075315 | MEDIA REPRODUCTION CONTROL ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD - The invention relates to a method and arrangement for rescaling a time line ( | 03-13-2014 |
| 20140059357 | System and Method for Providing Secure Inter-Process Communications - A user device provides a mechanism for securing messages communicated between trusted processes along an established Inter-Process Communication (IPC) channel. The mechanism permits the trusted processes to determine which messages to protect, and executes independently of platform-dependent IPC mechanisms. | 02-27-2014 |
| 20140057572 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ALIGNMENT OF SENSORS IN A SIMILAR ENVIRONMENT - A method and system for alignment of sensor units comprised in at least two independent communication devices operating in the same environment, the method may comprise the steps of receiving a first signal representing sensor data collected by a first sensor unit comprised in a first communication device, receiving a second signal representing sensor data collected by a second sensor unit comprised in a second communication device, calculating a correlation function between the first signal and the second signal, defining the time difference between first and second signals by finding a maximum in the correlation function while time shifting the first and the second signals and calibrate the first and second sensor units to compensate for the defined time difference. | 02-27-2014 |
| 20140038588 | TERMINAL REQUESTED BASE STATION CONTROLLED TERMINAL TRANSMISSION THROTTLING - A method for terminal requested base station controlled terminal transmission throttling includes determining whether terminal power consumption is to be reduced, if the terminal power consumption is to be reduced, transmitting a throttling request signal to the base station, the throttling request signal including data indicating to the base station to issue a discontinuous uplink transmission grant to the terminal, and receiving from the base station a discontinuous uplink transmission grant. | 02-06-2014 |
| 20140037190 | GAMUT CONTROL METHOD FOR IMPROVING IMAGE PERFORMANCE OF PARALLAX BARRIER S3D DISPLAY - A method for enhancing a three-dimensional (3D) image comprising at least two depth layers wherein each depth layer comprising image objects. The method comprising the steps of determining a near field and a far field comprising at least one depth layer each, identifying the image objects in the near field and the far field respectively, applying a first correction curve to the image objects identified in the near field and applying a second correction curve to the image objects identified in the far field. | 02-06-2014 |
| 20140036760 | RELAY NODE AGGREGATION OF DATA TRANSFERS IN A WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A relay node for aggregating data transfers in a wireless telecommunications network includes a receiver configured to receive uplink signals from multiple terminals, each uplink signal including respective uplink data, a decoder operatively connected to the receiver and configured to decode the uplink signals to obtain the uplink data, a machine-readable storage medium operatively connected to the decoder and configured to store the uplink data, an encoder operatively connected to the machine-readable medium and configured to encode an aggregate uplink signal including the uplink data obtained from the uplink signals, and a transmitter configured to transmit an uplink transmission of the aggregate uplink signal to the base station. | 02-06-2014 |
| 20140032757 | METHOD FOR ADAPTIVE APPLICATION BEHAVIOR BASED ON CELLULAR NETWORK STATISTICS - A method for controlling the access of at least one application, in an application entity, to at least one modem, in a modem entity, where the controlling is performed using a modem access information framework. The modem access information framework collects modem access information from the modem access interface based on activity of the at least one modem, and distributes the modem access information to any of the at least one application that is subscribing to the modem access information or requesting the modem access information from the modem access information framework. | 01-30-2014 |
| 20140031127 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING GAMING ELEMENTS BETWEEN PEER DEVICES - A portable communication device is equipped to transfer gaming elements stored on the portable communication device to a target electronic device. The portable communication device transfers user-defined gaming element transfer query to an electronic device via a near-field communications (NFC) module. The target electronic device receives one or more gaming elements from the portable communication device via the NFC module or a data object via the NFC module that enables the target electronic device to acquire the one or more gaming elements from a remote storage (e.g., a gaming server). | 01-30-2014 |
| 20140031051 | DYNAMIC ADAPTATION OF COMMUNICATION PARAMETERS FOR COMMUNICATION BETWEEN A BASE STATION AND A TERMINAL IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK - A system for dynamic adaptation of communication parameters for communication between a base station and terminals in a wireless telecommunications network includes one or more transmitters configured for transmission of signals in the network using a broadcast channel between the base station and the terminals, a machine-readable storage medium having stored therein data associated with communication parameters of the wireless telecommunications network, and a base station controller operatively connected to the one or more transmitters and the machine-readable storage medium and configured to cause the one or more transmitters to transmit adaptation signals from the base station to the terminals using the broadcast channel between the base station and the terminals, wherein the data is configured to cause the terminals to adapt the communication parameters and to begin network search and attach procedures for communication with the base station utilizing the adapted communication parameters. | 01-30-2014 |
| 20140028525 | WIRELESS ELECTRONIC DEVICES WITH MULTIPLE CURVED ANTENNAS ALONG AN END PORTION, AND RELATED ANTENNA SYSTEMS - Wireless electronic devices may include a backplate and first and second curved antennas spaced apart from each other along an end portion of the backplate. Each of the first and second curved antennas may include a radiating element and a parasitic element electrically coupled to the radiating element. Related systems are also described. | 01-30-2014 |
| 20140004868 | System and Method for Detecting Access Points Transmitting Outside of the Regulated Frequency Range | 01-02-2014 |
| 20130346399 | DESTINATION PREDICTION USING TEXT ANALYSIS - A method and device relating to destination prediction of communication messages is presented. The device may include an analyzer configured to analyze a message entered in a universal input field. The analyzer may also provide a search variable based on the entered message. The device may also include a or which may be configured to receive the search variable and determine at least one suggested destination based on the search variable. The prediction of communication destinations eliminates the need for various menus and sub-menus. Thus, a user may send a communication message without the need of lengthy navigations. | 12-26-2013 |
| 20130337850 | POWER CONSUMPTION IN A CELLULAR DEVICE WITH ENHANCED IDLE MODE SIGNAL REDUCTION USING DUAL STANDBY - Enhanced idle mode signal reduction signaling within two network cells is performed by a terminal to determine whether to initiate a PLMN scan measurement. A terminal receives a network controlled signal threshold T | 12-19-2013 |
| 20130335600 | ARRAY CAMERA IMAGING SYSTEM AND METHOD - Aspects of the disclosed technology relate to an imaging system and method in which an array camera is employed along with an image processor to make use of parallax convergence differences between different cameras or groups of cameras within an array camera to provide improved super resolution performance. | 12-19-2013 |
| 20130335598 | ARRAY CAMERA IMAGING SYSTEM AND METHOD - Aspects of the disclosed technology relate to an imaging system and method in which an array camera is employed along with an image processor to make use of parallax convergence differences in color and luminance between different cameras or groups of cameras within an array camera to provide improved super resolution performance. | 12-19-2013 |
| 20130322708 | SECURITY BY Z-FACE DETECTION - A method for identifying a person using a mobile communication device, having a camera unit adapted for recording three-dimensional (3D) images, by recording a 3D image of the person's face using the camera unit, performing face recognition on the 2D image data in the recorded 3D image to determine at least two facial points on the 3D image the of person's face, determining a first distance between the at least two facial points in the 2D image data, determining a second distance between the at least two facial points using the depth data of the recorded 3D image, determining a third distance between the at least two facial points using the first distance and the second distance, and identifying the person by comparing the determined third distance to stored distances in a database, wherein each of the stored distances are associated with a person. | 12-05-2013 |
| 20130316662 | Electronic Devices, Methods, and Computer Program Products for Making a Change to an Antenna Element Based on a Power Level of a Transmission Power Amplifier - A method of operating an electronic device includes providing a plurality of antenna elements, determining that a change is to be made to at least one of the plurality of antenna elements, and scheduling the change to the at least one of the plurality of antenna elements during a time interval that a transmission power amplifier has a power level below a threshold. The change to the at least one of the plurality of antenna elements may also be made responsive to a reduction to the power level of the transmission power amplifier below the threshold. | 11-28-2013 |
| 20130315076 | Electronic Devices, Methods, and Computer Program Products for Selecting an Antenna Element Based on a Wireless Communication Performance Criterion - A method of operating an electronic device includes providing a plurality of antenna elements, evaluating a wireless communication performance criterion to obtain a performance evaluation, and assigning a first one of the plurality of antenna elements to a main wireless signal reception and transmission path and a second one of the plurality of antenna elements to a diversity wireless signal reception path based on the performance evaluation. | 11-28-2013 |
| 20130308511 | DISCONTINUOUS TRAFFIC IN A TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORK USING TERMINAL SUGGESTED DRX/DTX PATTERN - Mobile telecommunication device includes an application module to execute applications, radio module to communicate radio signals to and from a remote network node, and base band module to communicate data to and from the radio module, and to code and decode the data using a communication protocol. The base band module includes modem usage analysing submodule to receive modem requests from applications, and to analyze all modem requests received during predefined time period. The base band module includes pattern suggestion submodule to receive information on the modem requests from the modem usage analyzing submodule, and to select reception and transmission pattern using information on the modem requests. The base band module includes Radio Resource Control protocol handler configured to send one or more parameters defining the selected reception and transmission pattern to the network node. The utilized DRX/DTX parameters can be optimized to save battery in the device. | 11-21-2013 |
| 20130295850 | PERSONAL HANDS-FREE ACCESSORY FOR MOBILE DEVICE - A hands-free accessory for a mobile device may include a microphone element, and a telecoil coupled with the microphone element in parallel. The microphone element and the telecoil are coupled with an output terminal of the hands-free device. The hands-free accessory may further include a capacitor coupled with the telecoil in series. The hands-free accessory may further include an ear speaker. The hands-free accessory may further include a first switch between the microphone element and the telecoil. Alternatively, the mobile device may include a second switch configured to control operation of the microphone element. When the first switch or the second switch is turned off/closed, the microphone element is not operated, and a signal corresponding to an electric current induced in the telecoil is input/transmitted to the mobile device. | 11-07-2013 |
| 20130293427 | Looped Multi-Branch Planar Antennas Having a Floating Parasitic Element and Wireless Communications Devices Incorporating the Same - Antenna systems are provided including a ground plane; a loop antenna positioned on the ground plane on a first layer, the loop antenna having antenna feed positioned at a center of an edge of the first layer; and a multi-branch parasitic element electrically coupled to the loop antenna, the multi-branch parasitic element being parallel to and positioned above the ground plane on a second layer, different from the first layer, wherein the loop antenna on the first layer is positioned between the ground plane and the multi-branch parasitic element on the second layer. Related wireless communications devices and loop antennas are also provided herein. | 11-07-2013 |
| 20130288722 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRIORITIZING MESSAGES ON A MOBILE DEVICE - A method, performed by a mobile communication device, may include receiving a message; extracting one or more features associated with the message; and determining a priority level for the message, based on the extracted one or more features, using a model that relates the extracted one or more features to an expected response time for the message. The method may further include determining a context associated with the user of the mobile communication device; modifying the priority level based on the determined context; and providing the message to a list of messages based on the modified priority level. Additionally, the user may be provided with a notification tone associated with the modified priority level. | 10-31-2013 |
| 20130286152 | SCREEN CAMERA - A communication terminal comprising: a communication part, a display portion, comprising one of an AMOLED type comprising a white pixel or pixels arranged in RGBW (Red/Green/Blue/White) pattern and having a number of light emitting devices; at least one of the light emitting devices being configured to have a first state and a second operational state, wherein in said first operational state said light emitting device emits light and in a said second operational state said light emitting device is transparent, an image capturing sensor arranged behind said display and aligned with the light emitting device and configured to continuously capture images and generate signals corresponding to said captured image, and a processing unit to receive the signals from the image capturing sensor and process said signals and produce an image comprising images captured by selecting between images captured during said first state. | 10-31-2013 |
| 20130283162 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMIC CONTENT MODIFICATION BASED ON USER REACTIONS - A dynamic content modification system dynamically modifies content playback based on a user reaction so as to provide an individualized entertainment experience. The system includes a sensor module configured to receive a plurality of sensor measurements of at least one user, and a user model database including a plurality of user models associated with content preferences. A controller is configured to receive the sensor measurements and apply the sensor measurements to at least one user model to determine a prediction of a user reaction to content. The controller further is configured to determine a content modification to a playback of to the content based on the prediction, and to a cause a content reproduction device to play back the content in a manner that incorporates the determined content modification. | 10-24-2013 |
| 20130278811 | CONTEXT AWARE INPUT SYSTEM FOR FOCUS CONTROL - The invention is directed to systems, methods and computer program products for controlling a focus operation for an image-capturing device. An exemplary method includes receiving a focus instruction, wherein the focus instruction describes an object of focus; sending first context data to an external system; in response to sending first context data to the external system, receiving second context data from the external system, wherein the second context data comprises data associated with the object of focus; and identifying the object of focus based on the received second context data; and determining a focus distance based on the identified object. | 10-24-2013 |
| 20130277821 | THERMAL PACKAGE WTH HEAT SLUG FOR DIE STACKS - A semiconductor assembly comprises a package, which in turn comprises at least one substrate, a first die stacked onto the substrate, at least one further die stacked onto the first die, at least one heat spreader in the package, and TSV:s extending through the stacked dies. The ends of the TSV:s are exposed at the further die. | 10-24-2013 |
| 20130271581 | 3D Viewing with Better Performance in Both Lumen Per Watt and Brightness - A method and apparatus for providing a three-dimensional display to a viewer is disclosed. If a color difference between pixels of a right eye image area and corresponding pixels of a left eye image area is greater than or equal to a predefined difference threshold, a parallax barrier is controlled to block either the right or the left eye image area from the viewer. Otherwise, if the color difference is less than the predefined threshold, the parallax barrier is controlled to display both the right and left eye image areas to the viewer. Corresponding devices to implement the method are also disclosed. The method may be performed by an autostereoscopic display controller, or a pair of active shutter glasses, for example. | 10-17-2013 |
| 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 |
| 20130265437 | CONTENT TRANSFER VIA SKIN INPUT - The invention is directed to systems, methods and computer program products for transferring content between electronic devices via skin input. An exemplary method includes detecting, by an interface device, an input received on a user's skin, wherein the interface device is in electronic communication with at least one of the first device or the second device; in response to detecting the input, determining the type of input; and at least one of: in response to determining the type of input is a first type of input, initiating transmission of content from the first device to the second device; or in response to determining the type of input is a second type of input, initiating reception of content at the second device. | 10-10-2013 |
| 20130265241 | SKIN INPUT VIA TACTILE TAGS - The invention is directed to systems, methods and computer program products for determining an input instruction based on a touch associated with a tactile tag. An exemplary method includes detecting, by a device in contact with a user's body, a touch on the user's skin by a tactile tag. The tactile tag comprises a three-dimensional pattern, and the three-dimensional pattern causes a vibration in the user's body when a surface of the tactile tag touches the user's skin. The method additionally includes determining at least one characteristic associated with the touch; and determining an input instruction based at least partially on the at least one characteristic associated with the touch. | 10-10-2013 |
| 20130257761 | METHOD FOR OPERATING AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A method for operating an electronic device using a user interface is provided. The user interface comprises a touch sensitive surface to be touched by an object and a proximity sensor. According to the method, a position information of the object is determined using the proximity sensor while the object approaches the touch sensitive surface without touching the touch sensitive surface. Based on the position information a touch position where the object will presumably contact the touch sensitive surface is estimated. A function of the electronic device is controlled depending on the estimated touch position. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20130254709 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - A terminal apparatus including a display screen, a display controller that displays a first display window with a second display window on the display screen in a superposed manner, and an input obtaining unit for obtaining a user's input for moving the first display window on the display screen. The display controller changes, when a user's input for moving the first display window toward an outside of the display screen is obtained during a first display state in which the first display window is displayed in the display screen and the movement satisfies a predetermined criterion, the state of the first display window to a second display state in which the first display window is displayed in a region at an end of the display screen in accordance with a direction of the movement of the first display window. | 09-26-2013 |
| 20130249932 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING A DISPLAY AND PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - To control a display of a portable electronic device, data are retrieved which are indicative of a temperature variation over the display. The retrieved data are processed to generate a temperature chart for the display, the temperature chart being indicative of a temperature profile which is spatially varying in a display plane. The display is controlled in a spatially varying manner in accordance with the generated temperature chart. | 09-26-2013 |
| 20130230183 | ECHO CANCELLATION - The invention is directed to echo cancellation for a microphone system. An exemplary microphone system comprises a first transistor, wherein a gate terminal of the first transistor is connected to a ground terminal via a microphone electret element, the microphone electret element being associated with a capacitance and a voltage, the microphone electret element reverse biasing the first transistor; and a second transistor in parallel with the first transistor, wherein a gate terminal of the second transistor is connected to the ground terminal via a capacitor, the capacitance of the capacitor being selected to suppress at least a portion of a common mode signal, and wherein the gate terminal of the second transistor is not connected to the microphone electret element. The common mode signal comprises the echo, which may be the output of a speaker system that is received as input to the microphone system. | 09-05-2013 |
| 20130219111 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR READ-WHILE-WRITE WITH NAND MEMORY DEVICE - System, method, and program to perform simultaneous read and write operations in a NAND-type memory device, including: assigning a first partition in a NAND-type memory device, wherein the first partition is configured to perform read operations on high priority read content; assigning a second partition in the NAND-type memory device, wherein the second partition is configured to perform read operations and write operations, wherein the read operations are performed on non-high priority read content; and controlling the first partition and second partition to operate in a simultaneous manner. | 08-22-2013 |
| 20130215056 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING A SENSOR VALUE AND SENSOR SYSTEM - For determining a sensor value of a sensor ( | 08-22-2013 |
| 20130215018 | TOUCH POSITION LOCATING METHOD, TEXT SELECTING METHOD, DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT - A touch position locating method, text selecting method, device, and an electronic equipment. The touch position locating method including: acquiring position movement information from a gravity and acceleration sensor; calculating movement direction and distance of a cursor displayed on a touch screen according to the position movement information; and controlling a display position of the cursor according to the movement direction and distance of the cursor. The beneficial effect of the embodiments of the present invention is as follows: by swaying or slanting the electronic equipment having a touch screen, the display position of the cursor is controlled using the position movement information sensed by the gravity and acceleration sensor to accurately locate a point or select a text area, thereby improving the location accuracy of the touch screen and the user's experience. | 08-22-2013 |
| 20130215010 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT AND METHOD OF VISUALIZING SOUND - A portable electronic equipment comprises an optical output device and a controller configured to receive a sound signal and visual environment data, the visual environment data representing an environment of the portable electronic equipment. The controller is configured to process the received sound signal to identify sound characteristics of the sound signal, to generate graphics based on both the received visual environment data and the identified sound characteristics, and to control the optical output device to output the generated graphics, wherein a location at which the generated graphics is output on the optical output device is controlled based on the received visual environment data. | 08-22-2013 |
| 20130209061 | MULTIMEDIA PLAYING CONTROL METHOD, PLAYING CONTROL MODULE AND PLAYING TERMINAL - The present invention provides a multimedia playing control method, playing control module and playing terminal. The method comprises: detecting a position indicated by a user on a speed bar displaying a playing speed of a multimedia file; and amplifying and displaying the time period to which the position corresponds by a predetermined amplifying parameter, such that the user selects a playing moment according to the amplified and displayed time period. With the embodiments of the present invention, a playing speed may be precisely allocated to a desired position, without being affected by the size of the display screen of the playing terminal, the size and playing time of the played multimedia file, the size of the speed bar, and the playing mode, and solve the technical problems existed in the prior art. | 08-15-2013 |
| 20130187617 | THEFT PROTECTION - A battery powered electronic device ( | 07-25-2013 |
| 20130183899 | WIRELESS KEYBOARD FOR MOBILE DEVICE - A mobile device detects proximity of a keyboard accessory. The keyboard accessory includes a full keyboard configured to receive keystroke input from a user and to wirelessly transmit keystroke signals to the mobile device. The mobile device activates, based on detection of the keyboard accessory, a near-field communication (NFC) interface to generate a carrier field that provides power for the keyboard accessory. The mobile device receives, from the keyboard accessory, a keystroke signal via the NFC interface and processes the keystroke signal as user input for the primary unit | 07-18-2013 |
| 20130182144 | CAMERA BUTTON WITH INTEGRATED SENSORS - The present invention relates to a method and a communication device for tagging a recorded image in a mobile communication device. The recorded image is recorded by a camera unit in the mobile communication device. The method comprising the steps of monitoring, using at least one sensor in the mobile communication device, a user's vital signs, recording an image and sensor information relating to the user's vital signs when the user operates the camera unit, determining a tag based on the recorded sensor information, and assigning the tag to the recorded image and storing the recorded image in a memory in the mobile communication device based on the tag. | 07-18-2013 |
| 20130178244 | CATCH THE SCREEN - The invention relates to a method and an system for displaying viewscreen information on a display in a mobile communication device, wherein the viewscreen information is related to information shown on a viewscreen, wherein the method comprise the steps of determining a direction to the viewscreen from the mobile communication device, communicating the determined direction to a server, determining, in the server, viewscreen information based on the direction to the viewscreen, wherein the viewscreen information is related to information displayed on the viewscreen, receiving viewscreen information from the server in the mobile communication device and displaying the viewscreen information on the display in the mobile communication device. | 07-11-2013 |
| 20130172052 | RECEIVING USER INPUT ON A GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE - A device includes a graphical user interface configured to receive a user input by user exertion of force onto the graphical user interface. The device further includes a detection logic operatively connected to the graphical user interface and configured to produce a signal including data indicative of a first amount of force exerted at a location on the graphical user interface. The device also includes an indication logic operatively connected to the detection logic and configured to determine based on the signal including data indicative of the first amount of force exerted at the location on the graphical user interface that the first amount of force is insufficient to command the device to perform an action based on the user input. The indication logic is further configured to produce a signal including data indicating that additional force must be exerted to command the device to perform the action. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20130169564 | PORTABLE TERMINAL - An information processing apparatus including a first case that includes a first display having a touch-sensing function; a second case that includes a second display having a touch-sensing function; and a hinge mechanism configured to join the first and second cases in a rotatable manner such that both the first and second displays are exposed in a closed state and such that first and second displays are arranged side-by-side on substantially the same plane in an open state. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20130165189 | TERMINAL DEVICE AND TRANSPARENT SUBSTRATE - A transparent substrate including a transmissive electrode area including a plurality of wiring line portions arranged side by side on a substrate formed of a transparent material, a width of each of the wiring line portions being set in accordance with a current to flow through the wiring line portion; and a non-transmissive electrode area disposed on the substrate, the non-transmissive electrode being connected to the wiring line portions of the transmissive electrode area. | 06-27-2013 |
| 20130162124 | TERMINAL APPARATUS - A terminal device is provided that includes a first case; a second case disposed in the terminal device with a gap with respect to the first case; and a transparent member that includes a transparent front-surface-side member bonded to a transparent rear-surface-side member and is disposed in the gap to connect the first case and the second case. | 06-27-2013 |
| 20130156238 | ADAPTIVE CROSSTALK REJECTION - Embodiments of the invention are directed to systems, methods and computer program products for reducing crosstalk between two systems or between parts of the same system. In some embodiments, a method includes transmitting, from a first signal source, a first input signal to a first amplifier associated with a first audio-listening channel. Additionally, the method includes measuring a signal level along a common path shared by the first audio-listening channel and the second audio-listening channel, wherein the common path includes at least some resistance. Additionally, the method includes determining a compensation signal to be injected into the second audio-listening channel based at least partially on the measured signal level. Additionally, the method includes injecting at least a part of the first input signal into the second audio-listening channel based at least partially on the determined compensation signal, thereby reducing a current level in the second audio-listening channel. | 06-20-2013 |
| 20130147739 | INPUT INTERFACE, PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF PRODUCING AN INPUT INTERFACE - An input interface comprises a touch sensor panel having a surface and a first sensor arrangement provided on the surface to sense a position of a touch action with two-dimensional spatial resolution. A transparent window member is offset from the surface of the touch sensor panel in a direction perpendicular to the surface. A second sensor arrangement is interposed between the surface and the transparent window member. The second sensor arrangement is configured to sense a magnitude of a force normal to the surface applied by the touch action and pushing the window member toward the touch sensor panel. | 06-13-2013 |
| 20130142435 | CAMERA SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS THAT CORRESPOND TO USER PREFERENCES - A database of user preferences for a high quality picture is maintained. Preferences may be generated over time by tracking attributes of pictures that the user has deleted or failed to select for storage. When the camera is in preview mode, the camera may automatically capture image data for one or more pictures as a background operation. | 06-06-2013 |
| 20130136301 | METHOD FOR CALIBRATION OF A SENSOR UNIT AND ACCESSORY COMPRISING THE SAME - Method, means, portable terminal accessory and system for calibrating a sensor device comprising a positioning unit detecting the position of the electronic device, an image capturing unit capturing an image of the environment around the electronic device, a processing unit detecting the presence of at least one identifiable object in the image captured and from a comparison of the position of the object in relation to the position of the user determining the heading of a user of the electronic device. Once the heading of the user is determined, it is used to calibrate one or more sensor devices or sensor functionalities in the electronic device. | 05-30-2013 |
| 20130130717 | METHOD AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE FOR DISPLAYING LOCAL TIME - A method and a communication device for displaying local time relating to a person are provided. The communication device determines the local time relating to the person. Next, the communication device displays, at a display device comprised in the communication device, a view relating to the person. The view comprises an indication about the local time. | 05-23-2013 |
| 20130130711 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF PROVIDING LOCATION-BASED INFORMATION ASSOCIATED WITH AN IMAGE - A portable electronic device comprises an image sensor configured to capture at least one image. The at least one image may be output via an optical output device. A processing device is configured to retrieve geographic information associated with the at least one image, and to identify at least one contact included in a set of contacts of the portable electronic device, the at least one contact having captured at least one other image in a geographic area in which the at least one image was captured. An identifier for the at least one contact is displayed. | 05-23-2013 |
| 20130128059 | METHOD FOR SUPPORTING A USER TAKING A PHOTO WITH A MOBILE DEVICE - A method for supporting a user taking a photo with a mobile device and a system comprising a mobile device and a server are described. | 05-23-2013 |
| 20130127778 | KEY DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT - The embodiments of the present invention provide a key device and an electronic equipment, including a key body, and the key device further includes: one or more touch keys arranged on the key body, the touch keys being contacted such that the capacitance of a capacitive touch sensor is changed; a printed circuit board, with one side being arranged the touch keys, for inducing the change of the capacitance of the capacitive touch sensor, so as to generate a control signal; and a mechanical key arranged on the other side of the printed circuit board, when the key body is pressed, the mechanical key being squeezed to generate an electrical signal. With the embodiments of the present invention, space may be saved, and better experiences may be provided to the users. | 05-23-2013 |
| 20130127724 | FOLDING ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING OPEN AND CLOSED MODES THEREOF - The embodiments of the present invention provide a folding electronic apparatus and a method for detecting open and closed modes thereof. The folding electronic apparatus includes a body and a cover, with a keyboard being disposed on the body and a capacitive touch screen being disposed on the cover. A plurality of metal detection points is disposed on the body. A sensor connected to the capacitive touch screen senses change of a capacitance value resulting from capacitive effect between the plurality of metal detection points and the capacitive touch screen, and determines open and closed modes of the folding electronic apparatus. The embodiments of the present invention detect open and closed modes of a folding electronic apparatus using a sensor connected to a capacitive touch screen by predefining a plurality of metal detection points on a keyboard or physical structure of the folding electronic apparatus. | 05-23-2013 |
| 20130116958 | System and Method for Calibrating Sensors Across Loosely Coupled Consumer Electronic Devices - A base unit includes a sensor calibration function. When a user communicatively couples a consumer electronic device having a sensor to the base unit, a controller at the base unit retrieves a calibration reference value for the sensor and/or a sensor algorithm that utilizes data output by the sensor. The base unit then sends the calibration reference value to the consumer electronic device to set a sensor calibration parameter associated with the sensor and/or the sensor algorithm. | 05-09-2013 |
| 20130113660 | DETERMINING THE GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION OF A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A self-positioning portable electronic device comprises a signal receiving unit for receiving a signal from one or more remote transmitters, and a local positioning unit for determining a local position of the device. The device operates to obtain a plurality of data samples from the signal at different time points during a measurement period with movement of the portable electronic device along an arbitrary trajectory, associate each data sample with a local position obtained from the local positioning unit so as to form a synthetic antenna array, obtain an array response of the synthetic antenna array, and identify the geographic location of the portable electronic device, by processing the synthetic antenna array as a function of the array response and using knowledge about the geographic location of the transmitter(s). | 05-09-2013 |
| 20130110457 | METHOD FOR DIRECTION CHANGES IDENTIFICATION AND TRACKING | 05-02-2013 |
| 20130108237 | VIDEO PURCHASING METHOD, VIDEO PLAYING METHOD, SERVER AND VIDEO PLAYING DEVICE | 05-02-2013 |
| 20130107102 | DISPLAYING OF IMAGES WITH LIGHTING ON THE BASIS OF CAPTURED AUXILIARY IMAGES | 05-02-2013 |
| 20130093399 | METHOD FOR CHARGING A BATTERY BY CURRENT OR TEMPERATURE CONTROL - Method and charging device for charging a battery comprising the steps of introducing a charging current into the battery using a charging device, monitoring a cell temperature of the battery by means of a sensing device, detecting that the cell temperature has reached a given temperature range by comparing the temperature detected to a predefined cell temperature for the battery in a processing unit and instructing a control unit to successively reduce the charging current until the cell temperature reaches a predefined lower limit of the given temperature range. Thereafter, the charging current is maintained at the level at which the predefined lower cell temperature level has been reached. Alternatively, the charging device may use a predefined optimum cell temperature interval to which the current temperature of the cell battery is regulated by regulated the charging current. | 04-18-2013 |
| 20130076641 | Method and Keyboard for Inputting Chinese Characters and Electronic Apparatus Containing the Keyboard - The embodiments of the present invention provide a method and a keyboard for inputting Chinese characters and electronic apparatus containing the keyboard, wherein the method is applicable to Chinese characters input on a keyboard. The keyboard includes an initial consonant inputting region and a compound vowel inputting region, the initial consonant inputting region including multiple initial consonant keys, with each of the initial consonant keys indicating at least one initial consonant, and the compound vowel inputting region including multiple compound vowel keys, with each of the compound vowel keys indicating at least one compound vowel. The method for inputting Chinese characters including the steps of: acquiring corresponding initial consonant and compound vowel(s) or acquiring corresponding compound vowel and displaying the Chinese character consistent with the combination of the initial consonant and compound vowel(s) or the Chinese character consistent with the compound vowel in accordance with a predefined rule. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130050565 | IMAGE FOCUSING - Camera devices in form of a computational camera and corresponding methods are described wherein at least two different focus planes are set in an image. | 02-28-2013 |
| 20130044907 | USING A MOBILE DEVICE AS A HEARING AID - The invention is directed to systems, methods and computer program products for receiving and processing a plurality of electromagnetic signals at a mobile device. The plurality of electromagnetic signals includes electromagnetic signals broadcast from a broadcast multi-loop coil that encircles a space in which a mobile device is located. In one embodiment of the invention, a mobile device includes a processor, an interface in operable communication with the processor, a first multi-loop coil that captures an electromagnetic signal broadcast from the broadcast multi-loop coil, and an operational amplifier that receives the electromagnetic signal from the first multi-loop coil and converts the electromagnetic signal into at least one of an audio signal and a radio frequency (RF) signal that is audibly communicated to the user through the interface. | 02-21-2013 |
| 20130040708 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A COLOR DISPLAY OF A MOBILE DEVICE - A method for operating a color display of a mobile device is provided. According to the method, a usage condition of the mobile device is detected and based on the detected usage condition a color scheme of information displayed on the color display is automatically adapted. | 02-14-2013 |
| 20130035140 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR STATE DETECTION AND TERMINAL EQUIPMENT - The embodiments of the present invention provide an apparatus and method for state detection and terminal equipment. The apparatus for state detection includes: capacitive touch sensors arranged in the first cover of the terminal equipment a metal structure arranged in the second cover of the terminal equipment and grounded, the capacitive touch sensors being triggered by the metal structure, such that the capacitance of the capacitive touch sensors is changed and a state determiner to determine that the second cover is opened or closed relative to the first cover according to the changed capacitance of the capacitive touch sensors. The opening and closing of the terminal equipment may be detected without the participation of the user, thereby providing a better user experience with high precision of detection. | 02-07-2013 |
| 20130029535 | AUDIO JACK AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS CONTAINING THE SAME - The present invention provides an audio jack and electronic apparatus containing the same. The audio jack includes a hollow insulated housing, wherein the insulated housing includes: a fixed portion and a rotating portion rotating relative to the fixed portion and on which at least two elastic terminals are arranged; and the at least two elastic terminals of the rotating portion being in contact with different pins of a printed circuit board of the audio jack respectively when the rotating portion is in a first position and rotates relative to the fixed portion to a second position. The audio jack and electronic apparatus containing the same of the present invention are applicable to the insertion of plugs of different specifications, increasing the range of application of the electronic apparatus on the premise of reducing the cost of the electronic apparatus. | 01-31-2013 |
| 20130027869 | CARD READER, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND PROTECTION METHOD FOR MEMORY CARD - The embodiments of the present invention provide a card reader, electronic apparatus and protection method for memory card. The card reader comprises: a card slot having an accommodation space for accommodating a memory card, with parallel guiding slots being arranged on the left side and right side walls of the card slot; and a cover arranged on the card slot and being slidable on the card slot via the guiding slots. With the embodiments of the present invention, the delay time for stopping the read-write protection may be increased, the memory card may be protected in time, and the back repair rate of the memory card may be reduce. | 01-31-2013 |
| 20130027512 | PRESENTING THREE DIMENSIONAL DEPTH - An apparatus and method generate a three-dimensional image by determining, using a light-field camera, a depth map corresponding to an environment. The depth map represents how light falls in the environment. The method also includes determining a parallax occlusion map of the environment and creating, using the depth map and the parallax occlusion map, a three-dimensional image representing the environment. In some embodiments, the method includes taking a first picture of the environment with a first flash intensity and a second picture of the environment with a greater second flash, determining differences between the first picture of the environment and the second picture of the environment, determining one or more properties of the environment based at least in part on the determined differences and dynamically re-lighting the three-dimensional image using the depth map, the parallax occlusion map, and one or more of the determined properties of the environment. | 01-31-2013 |
| 20130002604 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND METHOD - The invention relates to a user interaction arrangement for interaction with a user using a pointing object. The arrangement comprises: a detector for detecting position of said object, a controller for computing a distance of said object to a surface of a display, and an image generating part for generating an image on said surface of display. The controller is further configured to compute a position on said surface based on said position and distance of said object, and the arrangement further comprises an image generating part configured to generate a dynamic guiding image on said surface of display based on said position and distance. | 01-03-2013 |
| 20130002575 | CHARACTER INPUT DEVICE - An information processing apparatus that determines a position of a touch input received at a display of the information processing apparatus, controls the display to display a string of candidate characters for input at a position on the display corresponding to the position of the touch input, detects selection of a desired character from the string of candidate characters, and controls the display to display the desired character in a character input field on the display. | 01-03-2013 |
| 20120324251 | OPTIMIZED HIBERNATE MODE FOR WIRELESS DEVICE - A system and method for reducing in boot time in an electronic device. In one embodiment, a command to power off the electronic device is received. An amount of information stored in at least one of the plurality of memory banks of RAM containing data is calculated. A determination is made as to whether the RAM has sufficient storage space to store compacted data and also form a RAM disk in a portion of the RAM, wherein the step of determining is based at least in part on the amount of information calculated. A RAM disk is initiated in an available memory bank of RAM. The RAM is compacted and a hibernate command is executed wherein the RAM disk is a target for storing the compacted RAM. Power is maintained to memory banks that form the RAM disk and the processor of the portable communication device is set to a power collapse mode. | 12-20-2012 |
| 20120317594 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING AN IMPROVED AUDIO EXPERIENCE FOR VIEWERS OF VIDEO - A method and system for enhancing audio for a viewer watching digital video with sound, such as a movie or video game. The method and system determine where in the scene ( | 12-13-2012 |
| 20120313872 | ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT, PRESSURE DETECTING METHOD AND PRESSURE DETECTING DEVICE - The present invention provides electronic equipment, pressure detecting method and pressure detecting device. The electronic equipment comprises: a horizontal pressure detecting device arranged at the periphery of the touch screen to detect the pressure applied to the touch screen in the horizontal direction and generate a horizontal pressure signal; and a pressure processing unit to determine the direction of the pressure applied to the touch screen in the horizontal direction according to the horizontal pressure signal generated by the horizontal pressure detecting device. The direction of the pressure applied to the touch screen may be determined by the embodiments of the present invention, and the precision of detection is high, the manufacture is simple, and the cost is low. | 12-13-2012 |
| 20120301106 | GENERATING CONTENT DATA FOR A VIDEO FILE - A method for generating content data for a video file ( | 11-29-2012 |
| 20120296594 | PRESSURE DETECTION ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD - The present invention relates to a method and a device comprising a controller and a pressure sensor. The controller is configured to calibrate said pressure sensor based on a current position of said device and/or current pressure information received from a source. | 11-22-2012 |
| 20120289076 | SPRING-TO BOARD I/O-CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY, MEMBERS THEREOF AND BOARD PROVIDED THEREWITH - A board connector assembly, comprises a shield and securing member as well as a connector member. The shield and securing member is configured for mounting on a board close to contacts on the board and is provided with a coupling for securing the connector member thereto. The connector member is provided with coupling for cooperation with the coupling on the shield and securing member for securing the connector member to the shield and securing member, thereby preventing the connector member from disturbing surrounding circuitry, and is further provided with contacts which, when the connector member is secured to the shield and securing member, is connected to the contacts on the board. The present invention also relates to shield and securing member and a connector member, respectively, for use in the board connector assembly, as well as to a printed wiring board comprising one or more board connector assemblies. | 11-15-2012 |
| 20120280883 | ANTENNA ARRANGEMENT - The embodiments herein relate to an antenna arrangement comprising a ground element, and a first branch comprising a first inductor loading (L | 11-08-2012 |
| 20120279836 | SWITCH ARRANGEMENT, SYSTEM & DEVICE - Switch arrangement ( | 11-08-2012 |
| 20120276845 | PAYMENT PROCESSING - A system may include a communication interface configured to communicate with a mobile device and processing logic. The processing logic may be configured to receive authorization from the mobile device, when the mobile device is located proximate to the system, for a first payment for a good or service, and transmit a communication to the mobile device subsequent to receiving the authorization from the mobile device, where the communication is transmitted when the mobile device is not located proximate to the system. The processing logic may further be configured to receive authorization from the mobile device for a second payment in response to the communication. | 11-01-2012 |
| 20120265538 | VOICE REMOTE CONTROL - A device may include a display and logic. The logic may be configured to receive, from a user, a selection f a first control action associated with an application stored in the device, provide, via the display, a number of choices associated with the first control action, and receive, from the user, a word or a phrase to use as a voice command corresponding to the first control action, wherein the word or phrase is selected from the choices. The logic may also associate the word or phrase with the first control action, receive voice input from the user, identify the voice input as corresponding to the word or phrase, and perform the first control action based on the identified voice input | 10-18-2012 |
| 20120257036 | DIRECTIONAL SOUND CAPTURING - This disclosure is directed to a sound recording arrangement comprising a sound recording arrangement and a method in the sound recording arrangement for amplifying sounds in a primary gaze direction of the user of the sound recording arrangement. The method comprises the actions of recording sounds arriving at a sound recording unit from objects in the field of view of the user, and recording a first set of images of the head and/or the eyes of the user, and determining a primary gaze direction of the user based on the first set of images, and amplifying sounds arriving in the primary gaze direction compared to sounds arriving from other directions. | 10-11-2012 |
| 20120249531 | VIRTUAL POINTER - An electronic device for enabling display of a virtual object representing a real object on a remote display may be placed in a first position and first orientation. The virtual object is displayed on the remote display. The electronic device generates a virtual beam, which is displayed on the remote display, and directs the virtual beam towards the virtual object by moving the electronic device from the first position/first orientation to a second position and second orientation. The electronic device determines the second position/second orientation in relation to the virtual beam. The electronic device selects the virtual object to which the virtual beam is directed based on the determined orientation and position. The electronic device transfers information about the selected virtual object to the remote display. The information enables display of the selected virtual object or a representation of the selected virtual object on the remote display. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20120246245 | CONTACT PRIORITIZER - A method including determining a location of a user device and a user; identifying a user context of the user based on the location; generating a communication history based on communications received and sent by the user device within a time window; storing contact entries; generating a ranking for at least some of the contact entries based on the identified user context, the communication history, and the contact entries, wherein the ranking is an inferred user priority of contact entries; and displaying the ranked contact entries on a home screen or a desktop of the user device. | 09-27-2012 |
| 20120239325 | BATTERY CAPACITY ESTIMATION - A method comprising obtaining a voltage sample of a battery; converting the voltage sample to a battery capacity; calculating an average battery capacity based on averaging battery capacity values stored in a buffer; converting the average battery capacity to a voltage; calculating a current consumption based on the voltage sample and the voltage, wherein the current consumption corresponds to current consumed during a sampling period of the voltage sample; calculating a voting factor based on the current consumption; calculating a battery capacity difference based on a difference between the average battery capacity and the battery capacity; determining whether the battery capacity difference is greater than zero; and storing the average battery capacity in the buffer, a number of times, corresponding to the voting factor, when the battery capacity difference is equal to or less than zero. | 09-20-2012 |
| 20120224719 | VIBRATION CONTROL - A device may include a speaker, a vibration device and logic. The speaker may be configured to output audio signals. The logic may be configured to perform audio spectrum analysis associated with the audio signals, and synchronize output of the vibration device with the audio signals output by the speaker based on the audio spectrum analysis. The vibration device may also be configured to vibrate at a number of different frequencies based on the audio spectrum analysis. | 09-06-2012 |
| 20120209508 | Route Determination Arrangement and Method - A method for determining a route between a current location of a wireless device and a destination location includes establishing the current location of the wireless device by providing a signal corresponding to said current location and obtaining the destination location of the wireless device. A route is calculated from the current location to the destination location, wherein the route comprises a number of spots. One or more places relating to respective one or more of the spots along the calculated route are determined, wherein the one or more places has been registered as being visited by the wireless device. An alternative route is calculated and a set of data is stored that comprises replacement to one or more of the spots with a respective received visited place related to it. The one or more spots between the current location and the replaced spots are removed. | 08-16-2012 |
| 20120173994 | AUTOMATIC NOTIFICATION - A method may include displaying a document including a first item, receiving a first user input selecting the first item and receiving a second user input providing a target value associated with the first item. The method may also include accessing a site associated with the document, monitoring a value associated with the first item and determining whether the value associated with the first item meets the target value. The method may further include generating a notification when the value associated with the first item meets the target value. | 07-05-2012 |
| 20120163677 | AUTOMATIC IDENTIFYING - A method includes capturing a picture or video that includes a first person. The method also includes automatically identifying the first person using speaker recognition or image recognition and identifying an electronic address or identifier associated with the first person. The method further includes automatically initiating a communication to the first person using the electronic address or identifier associated with the first person. | 06-28-2012 |
| 20120157171 | DOUBLE-FOLDED FLEXIBLE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD FOR SLIDER DEVICES - A sliding mechanism comprising a double-folded flexible printed circuit board (FPC); a stiffener coupled to the double-folded FPC; first pins; second pins; and an opening defined by a first cover, wherein when the double-folded FPC and the stiffener move, within the opening, in synchronization along a first range of motion to an open position of the slider mechanism, the stiffener makes contact with the first pins at the open position, and when the double-folded FPC and the stiffener move, within the opening, in synchronization along a second range of motion to a closed position of the slider mechanism, the stiffener makes contact with the second pins at the closed position. | 06-21-2012 |
