02nd week of 2021 patent applcation highlights part 74 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20210014587 | LOUDSPEAKER ASSEMBLY AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Provided are a loudspeaker assembly and an electronic device. The loudspeaker assembly includes: a housing having an internal cavity; a loudspeaker unit built in the internal cavity and including a loudspeaker diaphragm; and a separator provided in the internal cavity, the internal cavity being divided by the separator and the loudspeaker unit into a first cavity and a second cavity; where the housing has a through hole, the first cavity communicates with an exterior of the housing by the through hole, and the loudspeaker diaphragm is positioned in the first cavity; and the separator is provided with a balance hole in communication with the first cavity, and the second cavity is in communication with the first cavity through the balance hole. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014588 | Improvements to Support Apparatus - A relatively light and strong stand for mounting an audio speaker thereon. The stand includes a series of relatively rigid elongate struts and a series of flexible elongate members. The elongate members and elongate struts being mutually located such that when the stand is formed, the flexible elongate members are in tension and the elongate struts are in compression. The stand can also include a mounting plate at one end on which the speaker is mourned and at the opposing end of the stand, location means are provided to allow the stand to be located on a support surface. A pulley assembly can be provided to allow the adjustment of the tension on the elongate members and in certain embodiments apertures can be provided on the elongate struts. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014589 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes: a display panel; a frame disposed on the display panel and having a first hole and a second hole spaced apart from the first hole; a vibration device disposed on the display panel and received in the first hole; and a battery disposed on the display panel and received in the second hole. The frame has a first long side edge, a second long side edge opposite to the first long side edge, a first short side edge disposed between the first and second long side edges, and a second short side edge opposite to the first short side edge. The vibration device is disposed adjacent to the first long side edge, and the battery is disposed adjacent to the second long side edge. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014590 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - The present disclosure relates to a display apparatus, especially having a display panel generating sounds. A display apparatus according to the present disclosure includes: a display module; a back cover at a rear surface of the display module; a compartment provided inside the back cover; a fixing element provided inside the compartment; a sound generating unit inserted into the compartment and installed by the fixing element; and an adhesive element attaching an upper surface of the sound generating unit and the rear surface of the display module. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014591 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OUTPUTTING AUDIO SIGNAL - An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a display, at least one speaker, at least one memory configured to store instructions, and at least one processor operatively connected to the display, the at least one speaker, and the at least one memory, wherein, when executing the instructions, the at least one processor is configured to display a plurality of screens based on applications which are distinct from one another, within sub regions which are distinct from one another within a display region of the display, in a state where the plurality of screens are displayed, output a first audio signal provided from a first application from among the applications at a first volume through the at least one speaker, while outputting the first audio signal, identify a user input for outputting a second audio signal related to a second application within a screen provided from the second application from among the plurality of screens, in response to the user input being identified, reduce the first volume of the first audio signal being outputted through the at least one speaker, and output the second audio signal provided from the second application at a second volume which is higher than the reduced first volume through the at least one speaker. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014592 | STORAGE MEDIUM, ROAD SURFACE CONDITION ESTIMATION METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program that causes a computer to execute a process, the process includes acquiring first sound data collected by a first microphone and second sound data collected by a second microphone during traveling of a vehicle in which the first microphone is provided in vicinity of a front wheel and the second microphone is provided in vicinity of a rear wheel; and detecting a cavity under a road surface where the vehicle has traveled based on a difference between the acquired first sound data and the acquired second sound data. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014593 | NOISE REDUCTION DEVICE - A noise reduction device includes a processor that converts a noise signal collected by a microphone disposed in a control space into a noise signal in a frequency domain, a storage that stores the converted noise signal in the frequency domain as a reference signal, and a signal generator that generates a noise reduction signal for reducing the noise signal collected by the microphone at a control position of the control space. The processor determines whether or not the noise signal is non-stationary noise based on a frequency characteristic of the converted noise signal in the frequency domain and a frequency characteristic of the reference signal. When it is determined that the noise signal is the non-stationary noise, the processor controls the signal generator so as to cancel generation of the noise reduction signal. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014594 | AUDIO OUTPUT APPARATUS - An audio output apparatus has a simplified structure and is stably fitted in an ear assuredly. The audio output apparatus includes: a speaker that outputs a sound; a base body that includes a facing surface and is at least partially inserted into an ear canal of an ear; a rotating body that includes a relative surface at least partially facing the facing surface and is rotatable relative to the base body; and a fulcrum shaft that is present at least at one of a position displaced from a middle portion of the facing surface or a position displaced from a middle portion of the relative surface, the fulcrum shaft serving as a fulcrum of rotation of the rotating body relative to the base body, in which, in a state where the base body is inserted into the ear canal, the rotating body rotated relative to the base body is allowed to be in contact with part of the ear. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014595 | LOUDSPEAKER DEVICE - The embodiments of present disclosure disclose a loudspeaker. The loudspeaker may include an ear hook including a first plug end and a second plug end. The ear hook may be surrounded by a protection sleeve, and the protection sleeve may be made of an elastic waterproof material. The loudspeaker may include an earphone core housing configured to accommodate the earphone core, and the earphone core housing may be fixed to the first plug end through plugging, and may be elastically abutted against the protection sleeve elastically. The loudspeaker may include a circuit housing configured to accommodate a control circuit or a battery. The circuit housing may be fixed to the second plug end through plugging. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014596 | SETUP MANAGEMENT FOR EAR TIP SELECTION FITTING PROCESS - A method performed by a programmed processor of an in-ear headphone that is to be worn by a user. The method obtains, over a wireless communication link and via a first wireless connection that uses an accessory profile, a first request, from an audio source device, to start a measurement process. In response to obtaining the request, the method 1) establishes, over the link, a second wireless connection that uses an audio distribution profile between the headphone and the source device, 2) obtains, via the second wireless connection, an audio signal for driving a speaker of the headphone to output sound, 3) responsive to the outputted sound, determining a fit parameter, and 4) transmitting the fit parameter to the source device via the first wireless connection. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014597 | ACOUSTIC DETECTION OF IN-EAR HEADPHONE FIT - A method performed by an in-ear headphone. Coupled to the in-ear headphone is a first ear tip that is inserted into an ear canal of a user. The method obtains an audio signal from an audio source device paired with the in-ear headphone and uses the signal to drive a speaker of the headphone to output a sound into the ear canal. The method obtains a microphone signal that is responsive to the outputted sound. The method notifies the user to replace the first ear tip with a second ear tip in response to a parameter associated with the microphone signal being less than a threshold. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014598 | WIRELESS EARBUD - A wireless earbud including an outer housing, an internal assembly, and an inner housing. The outer housing and the inner housing may couple together to form a water tight enclosure for the internal assembly. The internal assembly may include components that carry out a function of the wireless earbud, such as printed circuit boards, network interfaces, batteries, loudspeakers, and so forth. The outer housing may also include a proximity sensor for receiving touch and/or antenna(s) for communicatively coupling the wireless earbud to other electronic devices. Additionally, the inner housing may include a charging module for the wireless earbud. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014599 | VOICE-ACTIVATED SOUND ENCODING FOR HEADSETS USING FREQUENCY DOMAIN REPRESENTATIONS OF MICROPHONE SIGNALS - A voice-activated encoding method includes determining a voice power parameter based on a frequency domain representation of a voice signal from a voice microphone. The method includes determining an ambient power parameter based on a frequency domain representation of at least one ambient signal from at least one ambient microphone spaced from the voice microphone. The method also includes enabling encoding of an audio signal based on the voice signal in response to comparing the power parameters and a threshold value. A headset including a controller may use the method to determine whether to enable or disable encoding, transmission, or both of an audio signal to another device. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014600 | PORTABLE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME - A portable device includes a microphone structure for converting a received audio signal into an electronic signal representing the received audio signal and for transceiving an ultrasonic wave by transmitting the ultrasonic wave and by receiving a reflection of the ultrasonic wave. The portable device includes a control unit for evaluating the reflection of the ultrasonic wave to obtain an evaluation result and for controlling an operation of the portable device based on the evaluation result. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014601 | MULTI-MIC EARPHONE DESIGN AND ASSEMBLY - At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to a method of earphone manufacturing with an ear canal microphone, ambient sound microphone and a speaker. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014602 | LOUDSPEAKER APPARATUS - The present disclosure discloses a loudspeaker apparatus, including an earphone core housing configured to accommodate an earphone core; and a circuit housing including an accommodating body and a cover. The accommodating body may include a cavity with an opening at one end, and the cover may be disposed on the opening for sealing the cavity. The circuit housing may accommodate a control circuit. The control circuit may drive the earphone core to vibrate to generate sound. The loudspeaker apparatus may further include an ear hook configured to connect the earphone core housing and the circuit housing, and a button disposed at a button hole on the circuit housing. The button may move relative to the button hole to generate a control signal for the control circuit. The loudspeaker apparatus may further include an elastic pad disposed between the button and the button hole. The elastic pad may hinder a movement of the button toward the button hole. In the present disclosure, a waterproof effect of the loudspeaker apparatus may be improved and a space occupied by a button may be reduced by providing an elastic pad between the button and the button hole. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014603 | WEARING DETECTION METHOD AND APPARATUS, WEARABLE DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM - Provided are a wearing detection method and apparatus, a wearable device and a storage medium. At least two positions of the wearable device are provided with sensors. The method includes: acquiring detection data of capacitive sensors at the at least two positions, obtaining linear combination data according to the detection data of the capacitive sensors at the at least two positions by using a pre-set relationship; and detecting a wearing state according to the linear combination data. According to the embodiments, the accuracy of wearing detection can be improved. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014604 | IN-VEHICLE DEVICE AND AUDIO OUTPUT SYSTEM - An in-vehicle device is installed in a moving body. The in-vehicle device includes: a speaker unit configured to emit sound in a first direction; a reflector unit configured to reflect the sound in a second direction different from the first direction; and a mechanical unit configured to change the second direction. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014605 | REDUCTION OF SENSITIVITY TO NON-ACOUSTIC STIMULI IN A MICROPHONE ARRAY - Techniques are described for reducing sensitivity to non-acoustic stimuli. In some embodiments, differential beamforming is applied to microphone signals generated based on responses of microphones to an acoustic stimulus and a non-acoustic stimulus. Compensated signals can be generated based on the microphone signals such that the compensated signals are in phase with respect to the acoustic stimulus. The non-acoustic stimulus is detectable by comparing a first signal to a second signal to determine that one signal has a greater instantaneous magnitude. The first signal can be a beamformed signal or signal derived therefrom, and the second signal can be an average of the compensated signals or signal derived therefrom. An output audio signal can be generated by switching or cross fading between the beamformed signal and a noise-reduced signal such that a contribution of the noise-reduced signal is increased and a contribution of the beamformed signal is decreased. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014606 | Sound Directing Framework - An acoustic wavefront shaping device for altering the propagation of emergency siren sounds is provided. The device includes an enclosed framework containing sound channels mounted before a siren horn. The sound channels are positioned to partition the spherical wavefronts emitted by the siren and transmit each subwavelength portion from the channel's entrance to exit into free space. The interior space of the sound channels contain acoustic meta-atoms that direct subwavelength acoustic energy on meandering paths, which extend the transmission duration. Channels higher up in the framework, and away from the center, have straighter paths that transmit acoustic energy more quickly than other channels. The subwavelength segments exit the channels at different times and reconfigure to form a wavefront that is squat and narrow, compared to spherical wavefronts. This wavefront expands into free space staying closer to the ground and closer to the center of the road than spherical wavefront expansion. The sound channels may be further configured with forced air currents to eliminate backscattering and eddies of acoustic energy flow, and the transmission duration of subwavelength segments may be modified using temperature modification. Flexible meta-atoms can change shape in response to changing sound frequency to maintain wavefront shaping. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014607 | WEARABLE AUDIO USER INTERFACE APPARATUS, METHOD, AND ARTICLE OF MANUFACTURE - A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for a wearable audio user interface are described. In accordance with at least one embodiment, the apparatus or article of manufacture comprises a head covering configured to cover an upper portion of a user's head, a transmit audio transducer located in a forehead region of the head covering, and a receive audio transducer located in a temporal region of the head covering. The transmit audio transducer is configured to provide directional response oriented toward a user's mouth to obtain a transmit audio signal. The receive audio transducer is configured to convert a receive audio signal to a form perceptible by a user's ear. As one example, the head covering comprises elasticized knit textile material, and an interface circuit may be located in an occipital region of the head covering and connected to the transmit audio transducer and to the receive audio transducer. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014608 | SOUND PROCESSING DEVICE, SOUND PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - The present technology relates to a sound processing device, a sound processing method, and a program that enable a sound signal adapted to an intended use to be output. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014609 | System For Implementing Filter Control, Filter Controlling Method, and Frequency Characteristics Controlling Method - A system for implementing filter control includes an audio processing apparatus, an analog-to-digital converter, a digital-to-analog converter, a filter, and a processor. The processor is configured to receive parameters that define a frequency response in a given frequency bandwidth. The processor is also configured to generate, based on the parameters, a response curve representative of a frequency response of a filter. The processor is also configured to generate, based on the response curve, a filter coefficient of the filter. The lower inclined portion corresponds to, within the given frequency bandwidth, a frequency bandwidth that is lower than a frequency bandwidth corresponding to the upper inclined portion. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014610 | Systems, Methods, and User Interfaces for Headphone Fit Adjustment and Audio Output Control - While a first wearable audio output component of a wearable audio output device is in a first position relative to a first ear of a user and a second wearable audio output component of the wearable audio output device is in the first position relative to a second ear, a computer system operates the wearable audio output device in a first mode. While doing so, the computer system detects a change in position of the first component from the first position to a second position; and, in response, while the second component is maintained in the first position, the computer system transitions the wearable audio output device from the first mode to a different, second mode that is a pass-through mode in which audio outputs provided via the wearable audio output device include pass-through audio components that include at least a portion of ambient sound from the physical environment. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014611 | Systems, Methods, and User Interfaces for Headphone Fit Adjustment and Audio Output Control - A wearable audio output device in a physical environment includes an input device and one or more microphones. While ambient sound from the physical environment is being detected by the microphone(s), the wearable audio output device: while in a first mode, provides a first audio output including one or more pass-through audio components selected so as to increase audio pass-through of the ambient sound; detects an input via the input device; in response to detecting the input, and in accordance with a determination that the input is a first type of gesture, transitions from the first mode to a second mode; and, while in the second mode, provides a second audio output including one or more cancellation audio components selected so as to increase audio cancellation of the ambient sound. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014612 | Systems, Methods, and User Interfaces for Headphone Fit Adjustment and Audio Output Control - While operating a wearable audio output device in a first mode, a computer system receives an input corresponding to a request to transition the wearable audio output device from the first mode to a noise-cancellation mode in which audio outputs that are provided via the wearable audio output device include cancellation audio components selected so as to at least partially cancel ambient sound from the physical environment. In response, if a first and second wearable audio output components of the wearable audio output device are both in-ear, the computer system transitions the wearable audio output device from the first mode to the noise-cancellation mode; and if either or both of the first and second wearable audio output components is not in-ear, the computer system forgoes transitioning the wearable audio output device from the first mode to the noise-cancellation mode. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014613 | Systems, Methods, and User Interfaces for Headphone Fit Adjustment and Audio Output Control - A computer system detects an occurrence of a respective event. In response, and in accordance with a determination that a first wearable audio output component of a wearable audio output device is at least partially in a first ear of the user and that a second wearable audio output component of the wearable audio output device is at least partially in a second ear of the user, the computer system displays acoustic seal information for the wearable audio output device, including concurrently displaying, via the display device: a first indication of a quality of a first acoustic seal between the first wearable audio output component and the first ear of the user; and a second indication, distinct from the first indication, of a quality of a second acoustic seal between the second wearable audio output component and the second ear of the user. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014614 | MITIGATING CROSSTALK IN TISSUE CONDUCTION AUDIO SYSTEMS - An audio system on a headset presents audio content via tissue conduction to an inner ear of a first ear of a user. The system monitors, via one or more sensors on the headset, data about the presented audio content. The one or more sensors including at least one sensor configured to capture data about the presented audio content at a second ear of the user. The system estimates array transfer functions (ATFs) associated with the data, and generates sound filters for the transducer array using the estimated ATFs. The system presents adjusted audio content based in part on the sound filters. The adjusted audio content has a damped region at the second ear such that the amplitude of the adjusted audio content at the first ear has a higher amplitude than at the second ear. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014615 | Combined Near-Field and Far-Field Audio Rendering and Playback - Some disclosed methods may involve receiving audio reproduction data and determining, based on the audio reproduction data, a sound source location at which a sound is to be rendered. A near-field gain and a far-field gain may be based, at least in part, on a sound source distance between the sound source location and a reproduction environment location. Room speaker feed signals may be based, at least in part, on room speaker positions, the sound source location and the far-field gain. Near-field speaker feed signals may be based, at least in part, on the near-field gain, the sound source location and a position of near-field speakers. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014616 | AUDIO CONCEALMENT METHOD AND WIRELESS AUDIO OUTPUT DEVICE USING THE SAME - A wireless audio output device including a first audio output unit and a second audio output unit is provided. The wireless audio output device establishes a wireless link with an audio source, which outputs a first original audio data and a second original audio data. The first and the second audio output units simultaneously output and play the first and the second original audio data. When the first audio output unit successfully receives the first original audio data but the second audio output unit fails to receive the second original audio data, the first audio output unit drops the received first original audio data, and the first and the second audio output units generate a first concealment audio data and a second concealment audio data, respectively, by using a PLC algorithm and play the first concealment audio data and the second concealment audio data, respectively. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014617 | Detecting Use of a Wearable Device - An electronic device that can be worn by a user can include a processing unit and one or more sensors operatively connected to the processing unit. The processing unit can be adapted to determine an installation position of the electronic device based on one or more signals received from at least one sensor. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014618 | SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE - A signal processing device includes a switching receptor, a storage, and a signal processor. The switching receptor receives switching of a speaker serving as a supply destination of a signal. The storage stores an optimal setting, which is obtained by measuring characteristics of the speaker selected by the switching, in association with the switching of the speaker. The signal processor reads out the optimal setting, which is associated with the switching received by the switching receptor, from the storage, and uses the optimal setting to process the signal to be supplied to the speaker. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014619 | HEARING DEVICE INCLUDING A SENSOR AND A METHOD OF FORMING SAME - Various embodiments of a hearing device and a method of forming such device are disclosed. The device includes a housing adapted to be worn on or behind an ear of a wearer and includes a housing body and a top plate connected to the housing body. The hearing device further includes a sensor disposed on at least one of a first side surface and a second side surface of the housing body. The sensor is adapted to be in contact with either a pinna or a skull of the wearer. The sensor is further adapted to detect a physiological characteristic of the wearer and generate a sensor signal based on the physiological characteristic. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014620 | Side Specific Behind-the-ear Hearing Device and Binaural Hearing System Including the Same - An exemplary behind-the-ear (“BTE”) hearing device has a side specific structure and includes a housing comprising: a proximal portion configured to be positioned towards an upper part of an ear of a recipient, the proximal portion having a curved shape configured to curve within a first reference plane such that the proximal portion is configured to follow a median shape of the ear when the BTE hearing device is worn by the recipient; and a distal portion configured to extend behind the ear when the BTE hearing device is worn by the recipient, the distal portion configured to extend within a second reference plane that intersects the first reference plane at an angle such that the distal portion is bent with respect to the proximal portion and is configured to extend toward a skull of the recipient when the BTE hearing device is worn by the recipient. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014621 | System and Method for Aiding Hearing - A system and method for aiding hearing are disclosed. In one embodiment of the system, a programming interface is configured to communicate with a device. The system screens, via a speaker and a user interface associated with the device, a left ear—and separately, a right ear—of a patient at an incrementally selected frequency between a frequency range of 50 Hz to 5,000 Hz, with detected frequencies being re-ranged tested to better identify the frequencies and decibel levels heard. A frequency range of 5,000 Hz to 10,000 Hz is then tested. The system then determines a left ear preferred hearing range and a right ear preferred hearing range. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014622 | CONTROL APPARATUS, COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM AND MICROPHONE SYSTEM - A control device is a control device for controlling a plurality of receiver devices for receiving a sound signal transmitted from a wireless microphone by radio, the control device includes an information acquisition part that acquires quality information indicating a quality of the sound signal received by the plurality of receiver devices, and a determination part that determines, on the basis of the quality of the sound signal indicated by the quality information, a non-output receiver device that does not cause a speaker to output the sound based on the sound signal out of the plurality of receiver devices. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014623 | SPEECH COMMUNICATION MODULE - A speech communication module that is to be attached in a cabin of a vehicle includes: a microphone; a loudspeaker; and a controller. The controller includes a memory storing a table that information indicating a corresponding relation between an acoustic environment parameter of an interior of the cabin of the vehicle and a vehicle type of the vehicle is stored in individually for each vehicle type. The controller is configured to acquire information indicating the vehicle type of the vehicle that the speech communication module is to be attached to from the vehicle, to read an acoustic environment parameter corresponding to the acquired vehicle type from the table, and to automatically adjust an acoustic parameter of the microphone and the loudspeaker in accordance with the read acoustic environment parameter. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014624 | DYNAMIC SENSITIVITY MATCHING OF MICROPHONES IN A MICROPHONE ARRAY - Techniques are described for detecting and correcting mismatched microphone sensitivities in a microphone array without knowledge of the acoustic excitation source(s). Mismatch is detectable based on time and/or frequency domain analysis of each microphone's long term exposure to a real-world sound field that includes an acoustic source and a non-acoustic source, and is corrected by adjusting the amount of amplification applied to at least one microphone signal. In the time domain, sensitivity matching can be performed by using an average of all microphone signals as a reference signal. In some embodiments, the reference signal is the root mean square of the average. Alternatively, a single microphone can be selected as a reference. In some embodiments, sensitivity mismatch is detected and corrected at specific frequencies based on comparing frequency components of amplified microphone signals. Sensitivity matching can be repeated to ensure that the microphones remain sensitivity-matched over time. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014625 | COMPOSITE ELECTRODE, ACOUSTIC SENSOR USING THE SAME, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - The present disclosure provides a composite electrode, an acoustic sensor using the composite electrode, and a manufacturing method of the composite electrode. The composite electrode includes a conductive layer, and a semiconductor high-molecular polymer layer formed on the conductive layer. The semiconductor high-molecular polymer layer has a three-dimensional mesh structure. The acoustic sensor includes a base; the above-mentioned composite electrode formed on the base; an organic layer formed on the composite electrode; and a top electrode formed on the organic layer. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014626 | Dynamic Audio Upmixer Parameters For Simulating Natural Spatial Variations - A system and method for creating natural spatial variations in an audio output. At least one parameter in a set of mixer tuning parameters is dynamically modified over time and within a predetermined range that is defined by a set of modification control parameters. The set of mixer tuning parameters that includes the at least one dynamically modified parameter is applied to a mixer allowing the mixer to create natural spatial variations in the audio output to be played at one or more loudspeakers. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014627 | Method and System for Broadcasting a Multichannel Audio Stream to Terminals of Spectators Attending a Sports Event - The invention relates to a method for broadcasting a spatialized audio stream to terminals (TERM) of spectators attending a sports event. The method comprises the acquisition of a plurality of audio streams constituting a soundscape (SS). The soundscape (SS) is analyzed by a server (SERV) in order for the sound spatialization of the audio streams and of the playback thereof on terminals (TERM), depending both on the localization of the audio flows and also the position of the spectators. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014628 | SPATIAL AUDIO SIGNAL MANIPULATION - Described herein is a method ( | 2021-01-14 |
20210014629 | METHOD FOR GENERATING A CUSTOMIZED/PERSONALIZED HEAD RELATED TRANSFER FUNCTION - A method is provided for generating a personalized Head Related Transfer Function (HRTF). The method can include capturing an image of an ear using a portable device, auto-scaling the captured image to determine physical geometries of the ear and obtaining a personalized HRTF based on the determined physical geometries of the ear. In addition, a system and a method in association with the system are also provided for customizing audio experience. Customization of audio experience can be based on derivation of at least one customized audio response characteristic which can be applied to an audio device used by a person. Finally, methods and systems are provided for rendering audio over headphones with head tracking enabled by, for example, exploiting efficiencies in creating databases and filters for use in filtering 3D audio sources for more realistic audio rendering and also allowing greater head movement to enhance the spatial audio perception. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014630 | RENDERING OF SPATIAL AUDIO CONTENT - An apparatus comprising means for: obtaining an indication of a variable position of at least one user in real space; mapping the position of the user in real space to a position of the user in a sound space; controlling an output audio signal, for rendering a sound scene by a loudspeaker, the sound scene being defined by the one or more sound sources of the plurality of sound sources that are within a sub-volume of the sound space that excludes the position of the user in the sound space and that is sized in dependence upon the position of the user in the sound space. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014631 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING LISTENER-SPECIFIC HEAD-RELATED TRANSFER FUNCTIONS - A method for determining listener-specific head-related transfer functions is described. The method comprising the steps of: A) providing a visual representation of the head and each of the auricles, wherein for each auricle the visual representation includes visual information of the overall shape of the auricle and of anatomical components of the auricle; B) calculating, using said visual representation, three-dimensional polygon meshes, including a head mesh and independent auricle meshes, which respectively model the shapes of the head and auricles, wherein the auricle meshes ( | 2021-01-14 |
20210014632 | Multi-Channel Signal Encoding Method, Multi-Channel Signal Decoding Method, Encoder, and Decoder - A multi-channel signal decoding method includes obtaining a downmixed signal of a first channel signal and a second channel signal in a multi-channel signal, obtaining parameter indication information, obtaining a reverberation gain parameter corresponding to each of the part of subbands according to the parameter indication information; and obtaining a reconstructed first channel signal and a reconstructed second channel signal according to the downmixed signal and the reverberation gain parameter. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014633 | MULTI-TUNED SPEAKER SYSTEM - Various implementations include speaker systems. In a particular implementation, a speaker system includes: a first loudspeaker configured to drive at least one of a port or a passive radiator that is tuned at a first frequency; and a second loudspeaker configured to drive at least one of a port or a passive radiator that is tuned at a second frequency, the second frequency being higher than the first frequency, where the first loudspeaker is configured to output audio at the second frequency. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014634 | SECURE AND PRIVATE CLOUD BASED BROADCAST IDENTIFICATION - A tracking device can securely communicate with a secondary device by generating a hash value based on the identity of the tracking device. If the secondary device cannot resolve the hash value, the hash value can be provided to a tracking server, such as a cloud server, for resolving the hash value. Upon resolving the hash value, the tracking server can store a location of the tracking device in association with the identity of the tracking device. To preserve power, the secondary device can activate location-detection functionality (such as a GPS receive) only in response to the detection of movement of the tracking device, can obtain location information, and can de-activate the location-detection functionality upon providing the location information to the tracking server. The tracking server can associate one or both of a previous location and the current location information based on movement of the tracking device. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014635 | Contextual Map View - Systems and methods of providing map data to a user are provided. For instance, a plurality of points of interest associated with a geographic area to be displayed in a viewport associated with a digital mapping application can be identified. An adjusted position can be determined for an orientation point of interest. The adjusted position is a position that does not align with a position of the orientation point of interest in the physical world. A map topology associated with map data defining a visual representation of the geographic area can be adjusted based at least in part on the adjusted position. The orientation POI can be provided for display at the adjusted position associated with the map data within the mapping application. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014636 | GENERATION, CURATION, AND PRESENTATION OF MEDIA COLLECTIONS - Systems and methods are provided for receiving, at a first computing device, a request from a user to activate a new media collection, sending, by the first computing device, the request to a server computer for activation of the new media collection, receiving, by the first computing device, confirmation that the new media collection was activated, receiving, at the first computing device, a plurality of content messages associated with the new media collection, receiving, at the first computing device, from the user, a selection of the plurality of content messages to be included in the new media collection, sending, to the server computer, an indication of the selection of the content messages to be included in the new media collection, wherein the server computer causes the selection of content messages to be included in the new media collection and displayed in response to a request from at least a second computing device to view the new media collection. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014637 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An electronic apparatus comprises a communication unit and a controller. The communication unit can communicate with the other side device. The controller performs first processing based on position information indicating a location of the other side device in response to a transmission instruction from a user regarding a telephone communication with the other side device. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014638 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROVIDING AUGMENTED REALITY CONTENT IN SYNCHRONIZED DYNAMIC GEOLOCATION AREAS - A system and method for creating a synchronized dynamic geolocation area and augmenting a view of the synchronized dynamic geolocation area with content based on one or more display parameters may be provided. An initiating user may generate a dynamic geolocation area that may track the location of the initiating user as the initiating user moves, and indicate content to associate with the geolocation area and one or more display parameters to associate with the content. A recipient user may be provided with an augmented view of the geolocation area based on the content and the display parameters. Further, a location of the recipient user may be synchronized with the geolocation area, such that as the recipient user or the geolocation area move, the augmented view may be modified to account for the movement. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014639 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING PROXIMITY AS A SERVICE IN A HETEROGENEOUS NETWORK OF INDEPENDENT SYSTEM COMPONENTS - Provided is a heterogeneous network of independently provided system components for detecting and verifying time and location of endpoints. In one aspect, a method includes receiving, at a first network component and from a second network component, a set of instructions for generating tokens in association with an application service; generating, at the first network component, the tokens based on the set of instructions; transmitting, by the first network component and according to the set of instructions, one or more of the tokens to one or more proximity emitter devices; receiving, from a user device, a message including a token received by the user device from at least one of the one or more proximity emitter devices; and validating the token to confirm that the token is from among the tokens generated by the first network component, the validation allowing the user device access to the application service. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014640 | Methods Circuits Devices Systems and Functionally Associated Computer Executable Code to Support Location Based Services to a Wireless Devices Communicatively Coupled to a Communication Network - The present application discloses methods, circuits, devices, systems and functionally associated computer executable code to support location based services to mobile communication devices (UE) communicatively coupled to wireless communication networks in accordance with embodiments of the present invention. According to some embodiments, push type messages to a UE may include location service related content. UE localization may be performed by server applications having access to only a UE's temporary APN IP address, while network push type messages may be addressed using a permanent device identifier of the UE. A process of UE address to identifier correlation at or near the network core may support location triggered push messaging to the UE. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014641 | METHOD FOR JIGGLING COMPENSATION DURING OBJECT RECOGNITION AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOF - An object recognition method and an electronic device thereof are provided. The method includes transmitting a signal to an external object, controlling a wireless communication module to receive a signal reflected from the external object, controlling the wireless communication module to obtain a channel impulse response based on the transmitted signal and the received signal, obtaining information of an orientation of the external object based on the received signal, detecting phase noise caused by a movement of the electronic device, extracting a component matching the orientation of the external object from the detected phase noise, and compensating for phase information in the channel impulse response based on the component matching the orientation of the external object. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014642 | MOBILE APPARATUS, MAP MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, POSITIONING SYSTEM, CONTROL CIRCUIT, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A mobile apparatus according to the disclosure includes: a sensor unit to calculate a moving distance and a moving direction; a positioning unit to calculate a first current position by using positioning information for positioning provided in a calibration area that is among areas in which the positioning information is provided, the calibration area being the area in which first reliability representing accuracy of the positioning information is equal to or higher than a first threshold; a current position calculation unit to estimate a second current position by using the moving distance and the moving direction calculated by the sensor unit; and a calibration unit to calibrate a parameter to be used to estimate the second current position in the current position calculation unit, by using the first current position. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014643 | COMMUNICATION CONTROL DEVICE, COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - Provided is a communication control device for controlling wireless communication of a mobile terminal, the device including: an acquisition unit that acquires reception sensitivity distribution information indicating reception sensitivity for each of a plurality of partial areas into which a communication area of a base station is divided, the base station communicating wirelessly with the mobile terminal, and acquires movement information with which a moving route of the mobile terminal is predictable; a prediction unit that predicts the moving route based on the movement information and predicts a communication speed of the mobile terminal on the predicted moving route based on the reception sensitivity distribution information; and a communication control unit that controls the wireless communication of the mobile terminal based on the predicted communication speed predicted by the prediction unit. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014644 | POSITIONING RESOURCE MEASUREMENT FEEDBACK IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - In various aspects, a system that comprises requesting a positioning measurement data set from one or more network node devices; receiving the positioning measurement data set from the one or more network node devices; in response the receiving the positioning measurement data set, determining a time of arrival value for each positioning measurement data of the positioning measurement data set; generating a positioning measurement report comprising a group of positioning measurement report elements determined as having fulfilled a predetermined criterion; and transmitting the positioning measurement report, wherein the positioning measurement report comprises a first portion and a second portion. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014645 | POSITION TRACKING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING LOW POWER GEOFENCE SERVICE - A method capable of providing a low power geofence service according to the present invention comprises the steps of: detecting a reference Vrect value for estimating an indoor/outdoor position from a solar charger of a position tracker; determining whether the solar charging module (solar charger) of the position tracker is in a charging or non-charging situation, on the basis of the detected Vrect value; if it is determined that the solar charging module of the position tracker is in the charging situation, determining that the position of the position tracker is outdoors and acquiring position tracking data by using a global positioning system (GPS) module; if it is determined that the solar charger of the position tracker is in the non-charging situation, determining that the position of the position tracker is indoors or in a shaded area, and acquiring position tracking data by using one among Bluetooth low energy (BLEs), wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi), and ultra-wide band (UWB) modules other than the GPS module; and transmitting the acquired position tracking data to a server by using a low power communication scheme. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014646 | ELECTRONIC LOCATION DETERMINATION & TRACKING SYSTEM WITH VIRTUAL BEACON CLUSTERING - A system and method for identifying a person's location at a school, hotel, office, business, restaurant or other venue and tracking the movements of that person during their visit to the venue. One or more wireless virtual beacons communicate with the person's electronic device. The virtual beacons provide the system with real-time data about the person's whereabouts, allowing for the confirmation and tracking of the person at the location. A first non-limiting example of use, include a company that provides food and beverage allowing the person to place an order for food and beverages on their electronic device and having the order delivered to the person at their current location as determined by the system. Another non-limiting example includes a company performing analytics on the time and movement of it's employees and customers. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014647 | UPLINK CONTROL CHANNEL RESOURCE ALLOCATION FOR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF DOWNLINK MULTICAST/BROADCAST - Support for multicast and broadcast data transmissions and acknowledgement feedback for the transmissions are being considered in 5G new radio (NR). Resource allocation techniques are provided to allocate uplink control channel resources for acknowledgement of downlink multicast/broadcast (MC/BC) data transmissions. An apparatus, such as a user equipment, receives a multicast/broadcast (MC/BC) configuration indicating a first physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resource set for transmitting MC/BC acknowledgment (ACK)/negative acknowledgment (NACK), and a unicast configuration indicating a second PUCCH resource set for transmitting unicast ACK/NACK feedback. The apparatus also receives MC/BC data from a base station. The apparatus determines a first PUCCH resource from the first PUCCH resource set for transmitting MC/BC ACK/NACK feedback in response to the received MC/BC data and based on the received MC/BC configuration. The apparatus transmits the MC/BC ACK/NACK feedback to the base station in the determined first PUCCH resource. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014648 | Enabling Communication Between A Communication Devices Of A Substations - A method for enabling communication over a cellular network between a first communication device of a first substation and a second communication device of a second substation. The substations are connected to a power transmission line. The method includes the steps of: receiving multicast communication from the first communication device, wherein the multicast communication including a plurality of multicast packets, and each multicast packet includes a phasor value associated with the first substation and a sequence number; receiving an acknowledgement from the second communication device, the acknowledgement including a plurality of sequence numbers of the most recently received multicast packets, that the second communication device has received from the first communication device; and determining a packet loss to the second communication device when there is a mismatch between the sequence numbers of the acknowledgment, when compared with the sequence numbers of the received multicast communication. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014649 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND BASE STATION - There is a problem that when a closed subscriber group (CSG) cell available to subscribers is installed in a macro cell area, communication cannot be performed due to the interference between a macro cell and the CSG cell in an area thereof. The CSG cell that is provided in the CSG cell area and transmits a downlink synchronization signal using a radio frame assigns control signals to a first subframe and a second subframe among a plurality of subframes constituting the radio frame, and the macro cell that is provided in the macro cell area and transmits a downlink synchronization signal using the radio frame assigns control signals to a third subframe and a fourth subframe, which are shifted from the first subframe and the second subframe by a predetermined number of subframes, respectively, among the plurality of subframes constituting the radio wave, the CSG cell and the macro cell being configured to perform transmission in synchronization with each other. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014650 | Context Sensitive Message Notifications - A method and device for generating message notifications at a mobile device is provided. A current operating context of the mobile device is determined. A first display representation for the received message in accordance with notification display settings associated with the determined current operating context is determined. Gesture information from a touch input component is determined and a second display representation comprising at least a portion of the received message and an action area for performing a direct action in response to the received message in response to the determined gesture information is generated. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014651 | SYSTEM FOR ROUTING TEXT MESSAGES (SMS) TO ALLOW FOR TWO-WAY MOBILE TO COMPUTER COMMUNICATION - A process and system allowing mobile users to initiate a two-way text message (SMS) conversation with a subscriber's computer. The steps consist of using a mobile user's mobile device to send a SMS containing a keyword and short code to a Short Message Service Center (SMSC), receiving an SMS reply containing an Individual Identification Code Numbers (IICN) which establishes two-way SMS communication between mobile user and business/subscriber. The invention further establishes IICN network which allows businesses to create-a SMS network, previously only available with voice phone networks, providing the Mobile User with the options of auto SMS replay, SMS conversation transfer, or interactive two-way SMS communication with a live SMS operator. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014652 | Automatic Query-Based Communication System - An incoming message is responded to by a computer system. The incoming message is received by the computer system. Natural language processing is performed on the incoming message by the computer system to generate a query in response to an automatic response to the incoming message being enabled for an originator of the incoming message. Information responsive to the query and contextual information related to the query from information sources are identified by the computer system using the query generated from the natural language processing of the incoming message. An outgoing message is generated by the computer system using the information and the contextual information. The outgoing message is sent by the computer system to the originator of the incoming message. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014653 | BLOCKCHAIN SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CALCULATING LOCATION OF TIME-CRUCIAL SHIPMENTS ACCORDING TO EXPECTATION AND SMART CONTRACTS - A client-server system and a blockchain method for calculating whether a time-crucial shipment is located according to an expectation comprising a client device adapted for being adhered to or placed within a time-crucial package shipment; and a remote special purpose computer server comprising a transit plan schedule database based on pickup time and location stored in memory, the remote special purpose computer server being programmed to calculate a location of the client device based on data accessed from a Wi-Fi access point location database, the transmitted identification data, and the transmitted signal strength data, and compare the calculated location to an expected location based on common carrier schedule transit plan pickup time and delivery location received from third party database sources. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014654 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CROWDSOURCING REAL-TIME MOBILE CROWD SENSING APPLICATIONS - Various embodiments of systems and methods for mobile crowd sensing applications are disclosed herein. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014655 | System and Method for Supporting Two Versions of V2X Standard - A method for supporting at least two versions of a vehicle-to-everything (V2X) standard is provided. The method includes receiving, at data processing hardware, an incoming message from a communication system. The method also includes determining, at the data processing hardware, a version of the V2X standard associated with the incoming message. When the version of the V2X standard associated with the incoming message is an old version, the method includes transmitting, from the data processing hardware, a first outgoing message supporting a current version of the V2X standard; and transmitting, from the data processing hardware, a second outgoing message supporting the old version of the V2X standard. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014656 | DISTRIBUTED NETWORK ALLOCATION VECTOR MANAGEMENT FOR ENABLING VEHICLE-TO- EVERYTHING RADIO ACCESS TECHNOLOGY COEXISTENCE - Disclosed embodiments include technologies for managing co-existence among multiple Vehicle-to-Everything (V | 2021-01-14 |
20210014657 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus includes a first communication unit that performs first wireless communication, which is long-distance wireless communication with a terminal, a second communication unit that performs second wireless communication, which is short-distance wireless communication with the terminal, and a control unit that, if notified from the terminal that an amount of information accumulated in the terminal is equal to or larger than a predetermined threshold, switches from the first communication unit to the second communication unit. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014658 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An information processing device includes a controller configured to acquire information relating to a current position of a terminal from the terminal, transmit first content data to the terminal when the current position of the terminal is within a communication range of first wireless communication, and transmit second content data, which has a data size transmittable within a predetermined time even though second wireless communication having a speed lower than the first wireless communication, transfers information with the same effect as a content of the first content data, and is different in transfer method of the content from the first content data, to the terminal when the current position of the terminal is outside the communication range of the first wireless communication. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014659 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS AMONGST GROUPS OF DEVICES BASED ON SHARED DATA - Described herein are systems, devices, methods, and media for managing emergency communications providing data sharing amongst groups of devices, proxy calling by one communication device on behalf of another, and seamless data extraction from a communication device by first responders. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014660 | RECEPTION APPARATUS, RECEPTION METHOD, TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, AND TRANSMISSION METHOD - There is provided a reception apparatus including a first acquisition unit which acquires, preceding text format second signaling data to be transmitted in a lower-level layer than an IP layer in a hierarchy of a protocol of an IP transmission system and containing control information independent of a service identified by an IP address, binary format first signaling data containing a flag indicating whether the second signaling data exists in digital broadcast using the IP transmission system, a second acquisition unit which acquires the second signaling data on the basis of the first signaling data, and a control unit which controls operation of the units which perform various types of processing on the basis of the second signaling data. The present technology can be applied to, for example, a television receiver. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014661 | VEHICULAR NEIGHBOR DISCOVERY FOR IP-BASED VEHICULAR NETWORKS - A method for a first vehicle to perform a neighbor discovery in an IP-based vehicular network is disclosed. The method includes, based on the first vehicle failed in a router discovery for a direct registration with an adjacent road-side unit (RSU), sending one or more first neighbor solicitation (NS) messages to a second vehicle; receiving, from the second vehicle, a first neighbor advertisement (NA) message as a response to the first NS message; and sending, to the second vehicle, a second NS message for registering the second vehicle as a relay vehicle based on the first NA message. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014662 | RESOURCE ALLOCATION FOR D2D DISCOVERY TRANSMISSION - The present invention relates to transmitting user equipment for transmitting data to a receiving user equipment over a direct link connection in a communication system. The transmitting user equipment is adapted to request resources for discovery transmission in the communication system and comprises a generating unit configured to generate a resource request message for allocation of resources for discovery transmission. The resource request message includes information on the amount of data to be transmitted and on discovery indication. The transmitting user equipment may further include a transmitting unit configured to transmit to a base station the generated resource request message, and a receiving unit adapted to receive from the base station a resource configuration message allocating the requested resources for discovery transmission. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014663 | DEDICATED CORE NETWORKS (DCN) SELECTION - The invention provides for a method of selecting a Dedicated Core Network (DCN) based on assisting indication by mobile terminals, and including the step of configuring the RAN Nodes of the mobile network with the DCN Types of the serving EPC Nodes so that the RAN Nodes can map the DCN selection assisting information from the connecting mobile terminals with the right dedicated EPC Node. This allows for the RAN Node to connect the mobile terminals with EPC Node of the mobile terminal's dedication at initial attach and then keep the mobile terminals on the same DCN. Thus, a re-routing of mobile terminals NAS message from one EPC Node to another EPC node is avoided. The invention also allows for a flexible and dynamic change of the EPC Nodes dedication based on operator's configuration and policy. Additionally, the invention allows for DCN access restriction control by broadcasting of the supported DCN Types by the RAN Node. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014664 | MOBILITY INFORMATION REPORTING AND EXCHANGE METHOD, TERMINAL DEVICE, AND NETWORK DEVICE - This disclosure discloses a mobility information reporting and exchange method, a terminal device, and a network device. The mobility information reporting method includes obtaining mobility information, where the mobility information includes at least one of geographical location information of the terminal device, time information corresponding to the geographical location information, and identification information of the terminal device, and reporting the mobility information to the network device. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014665 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISABLING A CARRIER ESIM PROFILE - A default modem configuration can be stored in a memory. A wireless communication carrier modem configuration corresponding to a wireless communication carrier eSIM profile can be applied to a modem. Wireless communication signals can be communicated with a wireless wide area network via the modem using the wireless communication carrier modem configuration. An input disabling the wireless communication carrier eSIM profile can be received. The wireless communication carrier modem configuration corresponding to the wireless communication carrier eSIM profile in the modem can be deactivated in response to receiving the input disabling the wireless communication carrier eSIM profile. The default modem configuration can be applied to the modem in response to receiving the input disabling the wireless communication carrier eSIM profile. Wireless communication signals can be communicated via the modem using the default modem configuration. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014666 | MANAGING SUB-FLOW COMMUNICATIONS IN USER EQUIPMENT - A method performed by a User Equipment (UE) for managing sub-flow communications is provided, the method includes selecting a sub-flow among a plurality of sub-flows of the UE based on a set of parameters associated with each of the plurality of sub-flows, and transmitting a plurality of Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) acknowledgement messages in a single frame through the selected sub-flow, the plurality of TCP acknowledgement messages being associated with the plurality of sub-flows. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014667 | Throughput and Radio Resource Utilization for User Equipment Having Multiple Subscriber Identity Modules - A user equipment (UE) includes first and second subscriber identity modules (SIMs), possibly subscribed to different carriers. When the first SIM is in a connected state and the second SIM is in an idle state, the UE may need to periodically tune away a radio from a first frequency used for communication under the first SIM to a second frequency used for idle mode activity under the second SIM. The UE may provide to the network of the first SIM the second SIMs traffic activity pattern and/or serving frequency so that the network may provide coordinated configuration and/or scheduling for the UE device, e.g., in order to make the action of tuning away (and tuning back) the radio more efficient and/or to decrease the network impact of such radio tune aways (e.g., to decrease wasted uplink scheduling and wasted downlink transmissions for the first SIM). | 2021-01-14 |
20210014668 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHODS FOR MANAGING ACCESS POINT NAME INFORMATION BY OPERATORS AND USERS ON THE SIM - Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, embodiments that include accessing a group of user controlled mobile equipment access point names in response to the device detecting a user controlled mobile equipment access point name elementary file (EF_UMEAPN) stored in a memory of a universal integrated circuit card (UICC). An operator stores access point name information and the access point name information comprises the EF_UMEAPN. Further embodiments include configuring the device according to the group of user controlled mobile equipment access point names. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014669 | CELLULAR WIRELESS SERVICE PREFERENCES TRANSFER - Apparatus and methods to transfer user preferences for cellular wireless service associated credentials transferred from a source device to a target device. Transfer of credentials can include physically moving a physical subscriber identity module (SIM) card between devices, transfer of cellular wireless service from a first SIM card at the source device to a second SIM card at the target device, and/or transfer of cellular wireless services for one or more electronic SIMs (eSIMs) from the source device to the target device. Preferences associated some or all of the transferred SIMs/eSIMs can be applied at the target device when certain matching criteria of the SIMs/eSIMs are satisfied. Exemplary matching criteria include matching identifiers, such as integrated circuit card identifier (ICCID) values, mobile station international subscriber directory number (MSISDN) values, and/or mappings thereof. Transfer of preferences can occur via a local peer-to-peer connection, a secure cloud-based service, and/or a backup and restore process. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014670 | Profile Download Method and Device - This application relates to the field of communications technologies, and in particular, to a profile download technology. In a profile download method, a primary device obtains an embedded integrated circuit card identifier (EID) of a secondary device, where the EID is used by the primary device to obtain, from a mobile operator server, profile download information that matches the EID; receives the profile download information from the mobile operator server; and sends the profile download information to the secondary device, where the profile download information is used by the secondary device to download a profile from a profile management server, and the profile is installed in an embedded UICC (eUICC) of the secondary device after the download is complete. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014671 | SELF OPTIMIZING AGGREGATION FOR 5G OR OTHER NEXT GENERATIONS WIRELESS NETWORK - Various embodiments disclosed herein provide for optimization of information required for establishing an initial connection with a network device. According to some embodiments, a system can comprise receiving a service request from a network device. The system can further comprise determining a first size of a network device capabilities message, wherein the determining is based on a second size of the network device capability message previously collected from the network device; and based on a first result of analyzing the first size of the network device capabilities message and a message size threshold, determining that the network device capabilities message is not greater than the message size threshold, and requesting the network device to provide the network device capabilities message associated with network device capabilities in accordance with a single step enquiry. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014672 | MOBILE DEVICES AND METHODS FOR SELECTIVELY ALLOWING RADIO-FREQUENCY (RF) RESOURCE SHARING BETWEEN STACKS - A method performed by a mobile device for selectively allowing radio-frequency (RF) resource sharing between a plurality of subscriptions associated with a plurality of subscriber identity modules (SIMs) in the mobile device, said method includes transferring access to an RF resource from a first subscription among the plurality of subscriptions to a second subscription among the plurality of subscriptions during an ongoing service through the first subscription based on occurrence of a condition, evaluating one or more network parameters pertaining to communication through the first subscription, and causing the first subscription and the second subscription to share access to the RF resource for a first defined time period based on the evaluating such that message communication through the second subscription is enabled without disconnecting the first subscription from the ongoing service. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014673 | MSISDN SHARING BETWEEN UES AND PBX DEVICES - A telecommunication network provides telecommunication service to a user equipment (UE) and a communication device that is connected to the telecommunication network via a private branch exchange. Both the UE and the communication device utilizing a Mobile Station International Subscriber Directory Number (MSISDN) for the telecommunication service, and the telecommunication network stores a profile associating both the UE and the communication device with the MSISDN. Additionally, the telecommunication network enables communication between the communication device and a communication partner device and notifies the UE of the communication. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014674 | SECURE INTERACTION SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATION DISPLAY DEVICE - A system includes a communication display device with a communication display device identifier, and a mobile computing device with a mobile computing device identifier. The mobile computing device includes a first transceiver. The communication display device includes an ARC module which including a display matrix and a second receiver. At least one portion of the display matrix is configured to wirelessly transmit an invisible string and to form a user-visible indication which the invisible string is relevant to. When the user-visible indication is selected, a channel is formed to connect the portion of the display matrix forming the user-visible indication, the first transceiver and the second receiver. The invisible string is coupled wirelessly to the first transceiver and the second receiver from the portion of the display matrix forming the user-visible indication, and the mobile computing device executes a task according to the invisible string. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014675 | Method of Batch Automatic Network Configuration of WiFi Devices, Terminal Equipment and Storage Medium - The present disclosure discloses a method of batch automatic network configuration of WiFi devices, terminal equipment and storage medium. The method comprises: deploying a network configuration AP hotspot for configuration and distribution and releasing a network configuration signal; searching the network configuration signal after the device to be configured enters network configuration state, and calculating whether the AP hotspot currently searched is the network configuration AP hotspot by adopting key conversion algorithm; if yes, the device to be configured connecting to the network configuration AP hotspot; downloading network configuration data in the network configuration AP hotspot through file transfer protocol, decrypting and verifying the network configuration data, updating network configuration settings, and completing the network configuration after the device to be configured successfully connects to the network configuration AP hotspot. The present disclosure can automatically configure multiple WiFi devices quickly and efficiently at one time. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014676 | CONFERENCE PARAMETER SETTING BASED ON LOCATIONAL ATTRIBUTES - A computer-implemented method includes: receiving, by a computer device, conference information defining parameters of a conference; receiving, by the computer device, conference constraints relative to location types; generating, by the computer device, a rule set based on the conference constraints and the location types; obtaining, by the computer device, location information of participant devices connected to the conference; determining, by the computer device and for each one of the participant devices connected to the conference, whether one of the conference constraints applies to the one of the participant devices based on the location of the one of the participant devices and the rule set; and in response to determining that one of the conference constraints applies to the one of the participant devices, the computer device applying the one of the conference constraints applies to the one of the participant devices. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014677 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR PERFORMING RANGING BY USING ULTRA-WIDEBAND IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Provided is a secure ranging method capable of blocking access of a malicious user by preventing an attack by the malicious user when ranging is performed using an ultra-wideband (UWB). Also, provided is a method of increasing accuracy of ranging. A method of operating an electronic device for performing ranging by using a UWB in a wireless communication system includes: transmitting and receiving at least one frame for ranging, to and from at least one other electronic device; obtaining a first ranging value and a second ranging value, based on the at least one frame; and performing integrity checking, based on a result of comparing the first ranging value with the second ranging value. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014678 | PROXIMITY-BASED SHARED TRANSPORTATION RESERVATIONS - Various approaches allow for shared transportation reservations and related actions to be made based on a user's proximity to a shared transportation station. Data is received concerning the user's computing device, such as a vehicle, a mobile device, an internet-connected device, or a cellular network-connected device. Approaches can use a variety of data formats, including image data, location coordinates, or wirelessly-transmitted data. Based on such data and a criterion such as a threshold proximity to the station, the user's account status is determined and access to same authorized. Via the account, numerous actions may be taken, including automatically triggering a transport mode reservation or return, prompting the user to reserve or return the shared transportation, or debiting the user per a fee associated with the transportation reservation. Further, neural network techniques may be applied to train a model for generating related recommendations. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014679 | Identity Obscuration for a Wireless Station - Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for identity obscuration of a station (STA) connected to a wireless network to prevent the tracking of the STA. Embodiments include a STA configured to establish a security association with an access point (AP) based on an original long term identity for the station and an identity of the AP. The STA can transmit a new long term identity for the STA to the AP based on the security association. The STA can then transmit a request frame to change the original short term identity assigned to the STA to the AP. The STA can receive a response frame from the AP. The response frame can include a new short term identity assigned to the station by the AP. The STA can then map its new long term identity to its new short term identity assigned by the AP. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014680 | PROTECTING A MESSAGE TRANSMITTED BETWEEN CORE NETWORK DOMAINS - Network equipment ( | 2021-01-14 |
20210014681 | THINCLOUD MESH ACCESS POINT (AP) AND INTERNET OF THINGS (IOT) DEVICE ONBOARDING - A computing device determines an onboarding algorithm to use for onboarding a wireless device. The computing device determines, based on the onboarding algorithm, a first set of predefined information and a second set of dynamically generated information to use as inputs to the onboarding algorithm. The computing device generates, via the onboarding algorithm, a set of credentials based on the first set of predefined information and the second set of dynamically generated information, and uses the set of credentials to secure a connection for onboarding the wireless device. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014682 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SECURING AND UTILIZING A PERSONAL DATE STORE ON A MOBILE DEVICE - Methods and apparatus for securing access to an encrypted personal data store on a mobile device. In some embodiments, a universal integrated circuit card (UICC) processor receives, from a mobile device processor of a mobile device having an encrypted Personal Data Store (PDS), a PDS access request associated with a mobile application, then determines that access control rules are stored in at least one access control rules database and transmits to the mobile device processor, the access control rules governing access to the data in the encrypted PDS. The process also includes the UICC processor receiving a request for a symmetric shared secret and transmitting the symmetric shared secret to the mobile device processor for use in accessing the PID of the user stored in the encrypted PDS in accordance with the access control rules. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014683 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SECURE ENDPOINT CONNECTION AND COMMUNICATION - A user equipment (UE) including: a processor; a transceiver; and a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, controls the processor to: receive a communication request to communicate with a remote system; instantiate, in response to receiving the communication request, a UE virtual machine instance on the UE; generate a root certificate for the UE virtual machine instance; execute, on the UE virtual machine instance, an application for processing the communication request; transmit, through the transceiver and to an attestation server, the root certificate to attest to the execution of the application within the UE virtual machine instance; establish a communication link between the application and the remote system; and communicate, via the transceiver, with the remote system across the communication link. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014684 | PROVIDING SECURE ACCESS FOR AUTOMATICALLY ON-BOARDED SUBSCRIBERS IN WI-FI NETWORKS - A default pre-shared key is provided from a first device to a second device. The first device is configured to control network access to a network. A first authentication request is obtained at the first device from a third device. The first authentication request includes data indicative of the second device. A first response to the first authentication request is provided from the first device to the third device. The first response includes the default pre-shared key. A second authentication request containing a private pre-shared key and the data indicative of the second device is obtained at the first device from the third device. Stored data at the first device is updated in response to the second authentication request with the private pre-shared key and the data indicative of the second device to provision the first device to provide network access to the network to the second device. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014685 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AVOIDING SPURIOUS SIGNALLING IN A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - In a method for managing access by a user device to multimedia services delivered by a communication system, the user device accesses the multimedia services through a Radio Access Technology (RAT). An information element sent to the user device from the communication system includes restriction information that indicates the types of RAT that the user device may use to access the multimedia services. The restriction information also includes the types of RAT that the user device cannot use to access the multimedia services. The information element also includes additional restriction information indicating the multimedia services that can be accessed by the user device, and the multimedia services that cannot be accessed by the user device. The additional restriction information is based on subscription information for the user device. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014686 | Method For Controlling Access Of Terminal To Network And Network Element - Example methods for controlling access of a terminal to a network and a network element are described. One example method includes detecting whether a target terminal is exposed to a security threat and sending a message to a storage function network element based on a detection result. The message includes device information and network access indication information, the device information indicates at least one terminal including the target terminal, and the network access indication information indicates that the at least one terminal is allowed or forbidden to access a network. Thus the security function network element outputs an allowed or forbidden indication to the storage function network element, and the storage function network element controls, based on the foregoing indication, access of the terminal to the network. | 2021-01-14 |