05th week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 78 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160037257 | MICROPHONE WITH PROGRAMMABLE FREQUENCY RESPONSE - Methods and apparatus automatically cancel or attenuate an unwanted signal (such as low frequencies from wind buffets) from, and/or control frequency response of, a condenser microphone, or control the effective condenser microphone sensitivity before the signal reaches an ASIC or other processing circuit. As a result, the maximum amplitude signal seen by the processing circuit is limited, thereby preventing overloading the input of the processing circuit. Remaining (wanted) frequencies can be appropriately amplified to reduce the noise burden on further processing circuits. A corrective signal is applied to a bias terminal of the condenser microphone to cancel the unwanted signal. Optionally or alternatively, a controllable impedance is connected to a line that carries the signal generated by the MEMS microphone, so as to attenuate unwanted portions of the signal. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037258 | Phase Independent Surround Speaker - A speaker is disclosed that can be positioned as either a right or left front surround or a right or left rear surround in any surround sound system. The speaker includes a housing including a first driver, a second driver, a third driver, and a fourth driver. A high pass filter is connected with the first and third drivers and the first and third drivers are wired having opposite polarities from one another such that the first driver is out of phase with the third driver by 180 degrees. A low pass filter is connected with a lattice filter, wherein the low pass filter is configured to shift a phase of an input signal −90 degrees and the lattice filter is configured to shift the phase by adding +45 degrees thereby forming a −45 degree phase shift. An output of the lattice filter is connected with the second and fourth drivers. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037259 | STEREO BOUNDARY MICROPHONE AND STEREO BOUNDARY MICROPHONE ADAPTER - The stereo boundary microphone includes a boundary plate, a case body attached to the boundary plate and having an elongate shape including left and right grooves provided in opposite sides and extending along the longitudinal direction, first and second side walls covering the grooves included in the case body by predetermined distances to form left and right acoustic passages, and first and second microphones contained in tail end portions of the acoustic passages so as directional axes of the first and second microphones to be parallel. An opening communicating with the tail end portion of the case body is provided and services as a rear acoustic terminal to be used by both the first and second microphones. Front ends of the acoustic passages formed by the side walls serve as left and right front acoustic terminals of the first and second microphones. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037260 | METHOD FOR RENDERING A STEREO SIGNAL - The invention relates to a method for rendering a stereo audio signal over a first loudspeaker and a second loudspeaker with respect to a desired direction, the stereo audio signal comprising a first audio signal component (L) and a second audio signal component (R), the method comprising: providing a first rendering signal based on a combination of Land a first difference signal obtained based on a difference between L and R to the first loudspeaker, and providing a second rendering signal based on a combination of R and a second difference signal obtained based on the difference between L and R to the second loudspeaker, such that both difference signals are different with respect to sign and one difference signal is delayed by a delay compared to the other difference signal to define a dipole signal, wherein the delay is adapted according to the desired direction. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037261 | Composite Back Plate And Method Of Manufacturing The Same - A back plate for use in a microphone includes a first layer; a second layer; and a metal layer disposed between the first layer and the second layer. A first compression of the back plate provided by cooling of the first layer and the second layer. A second compression of the back plate that is in addition to the first compression, the second compression being provided by the metal layer, the first and second compressions being effective to strengthen the back plate. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037262 | VIBRATING BODY FOR SPEAKER DEVICE AND SPEAKER DEVICE - Provided are a vibrating body for speaker device which prevents interlayer from peeling in advance and includes a large effective vibration area, and a speaker device including this vibrating body for speaker device. The vibrating body for speaker device includes a first interlaced fiber member, and a second interlaced fiber member which overlaps with the first interlaced fiber member, and one of the first interlaced fiber member and the second interlaced fiber member includes polyvinyl alcohol fibers containing boron, and an outer circumferential portion of the first interlaced fiber member is larger than an outer circumferential portion of the second interlaced fiber member. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037263 | ELECTROSTATIC MICROPHONE WITH REDUCED ACOUSTIC NOISE - A micro electro mechanical system (MEMS) microphone includes a base; a MEMS die disposed on the base; and a cover coupled to the base and enclosing the MEMS die. The MEMS die includes and diaphragm and back plate and posts extend from a first periphery of the back plate. The diaphragm is free to move within a boundary created by the posts. A front volume is formed on a first side of the diaphragm and a back volume is formed on a second side of the diaphragm between the diaphragm and the cover. A plurality of openings extend through the diaphragm about an outer periphery of the diaphragm, the openings being effective to mitigate noise. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037264 | Apparatus Having Varying Geometry - Embodiments for a speaker spider of a loudspeaker are provided. The speaker spider may include a central opening and a plurality of concentric corrugations. Dimensions of the speaker spider may substantially homogenize stress on the speaker spiders during operation of the loud speaker. Dimensions of such a speaker spider that substantially homogenizes stress on the speaker spider during operation may involve one or more of (i) corrugations having azimuthally varying depths, (ii) corrugations having azimuthally varying crest and/or trough curvature radii, and (iii) corrugations having angularly varying distances from the central opening of the speaker spider, among other possibilities. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037265 | ZERO OR LOW POWER MEMS MICROPHONE - Membrane, coil, and magnet configurations for MEMS microphones are provided to minimize or eliminate power consumption by the MEMS microphones. In a microphone, a membrane can be associated with or connected to a coil, wherein the coil can be situated around a permanent magnet. The membrane can be suspended by a set of springs. In one arrangement, the coil can be embedded in the membrane and the magnet can be situated underneath the membrane and coil structure within the microphone. In another arrangement, the magnet can comprise a set of magnet sections, and a membrane and coil structure, wherein the membrane and coil structure can have the coil portion embedded with the membrane portion, and the membrane and coil structure can be situated in proximity to the base of the magnet, and in between respective poles of respective magnet sections, within the microphone. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037266 | CAPACITANCE TYPE SENSOR, ACOUSTIC SENSOR, AND MICROPHONE - A chamber that penetrates vertically is formed in a silicon substrate. A diaphragm is arranged on the upper surface of the silicon substrate so as to cover the upper opening of the chamber. The diaphragm is divided by slits into a region located above the chamber (first diaphragm) and a region located above the upper surface of the silicon substrate (second diaphragm). A fixed electrode plate is arranged above the first diaphragm, and a low-volume first acoustic sensing portion is formed by the first diaphragm and the fixed electrode plate. Also, a high-volume second acoustic sensing portion is formed by the second diaphragm and the upper surface (electrically conducting layer) of the silicon substrate. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037267 | ENCAPSULATED THERMOACOUSTIC PROJECTOR BASED ON FREESTANDING CARBON NANOTUBE FILM - A suspended nanotube film (or films) producing sound by means of the thermoacoustic (TA) effect is encapsulated between two plates, at least one of which vibrates, to enhance sound generation efficiency and protect the film. To avoid the oxidation of carbon nanotubes at elevated temperatures and reduce the thermal inertia of surrounding medium the enclosure is filled with inert gas (preferably with high heat capacity ratio, γ=C | 2016-02-04 |
20160037268 | AUTOMATIC DIRECTIONAL SWITCHING ALGORITHM FOR HEARING AIDS - Described herein is a technique by which a hearing may automatically switch between a directional microphone mode and an omnidirectional microphone mode base upon an estimate of the noise floor as derived from the input signal. A minimum statistics estimator may be used to estimate the noise floor. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037269 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FEEDBACK SUPPRESSION - A method and an apparatus reduce feedback in a hearing aid device. The method includes the step of acquiring a first feedback transfer function at a first point in time on a feedback path from a signal processing device via an electro-acoustic transducer, an acoustic signal path from the electro-acoustic transducer to an acousto-electric transducer and via the acousto-electric transducer back to the signal processing device. In a further step, a weighted mean value function is determined in a manner dependent on amplitude absolute values of the first feedback transfer function. A second feedback transfer function is estimated by an adaptive filter, wherein coefficients of the adaptive filter are determined in a manner dependent on the weighted mean value function. The adaptive filter is applied to a signal which is derived from an acoustic input signal of the acousto-electric transducer. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037270 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HEARING ASSISTANCE RF MULTI-BAND OPERATION - The present disclosure relates to a multi-band wireless communication of information for a hearing assistance device, where the multi-band operation is adapted to provide communications at different radio frequency (RF) bands. In applications of hearing aids, the processor is adapted to perform correction of sound for a hearing impaired user. In certain examples, the present subject matter provides an improved data transmission integrity and reliability. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037271 | INTER-PACKET HIBERNATION TIMING TO IMPROVE WIRELESS SENSITIVITY - Embodiments of inter-packet hibernation timing to improve wireless sensitivity are generally described herein. A method for wireless communication can include receiving a transmission of a packet using a wireless transceiver of an electronic device, the wireless transceiver configured to automatically hibernate after receiving the packet, and setting a timer of the wireless transceiver. The method can include waking up the wireless transceiver upon expiration of the timer using a programmable window set in programmable steps, such that the wireless transceiver wakes up during a preamble of a next packet transmission, wherein while hibernating, the wireless transceiver can be configured to disable state machine functions used to recognize an incoming packet. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037272 | MICROPHONE MODULE LATCHING CONFIGURATION FOR A HEARING INSTRUMENT, MICROPHONE MODULE AND HEARING INSTRUMENT - A microphone module latching configuration for fixing a microphone module in a hearing instrument housing is formed at least partly of elastic material and has a planar extended basic shape, upper side, underside and a fixing device on the upper side to be brought into mutual, form-locking engagement with the microphone module, suppressing movement thereof relative to the latching configuration along its planar extent. A positioning device on the underside is brought into mutual, form-locking engagement with a microphone holder of the housing, suppressing movement of the latching configuration along its planar extent relative to the microphone holder, increasing structural freedom of the connection between latching configuration, microphone module and hearing instrument housing. The connection by fixing and positioning devices on the upper or underside eliminates a lateral holder or connection surrounding the microphone module, making the configuration slimmer. A microphone module and hearing instrument are also provided. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037273 | BONE CONDUCTION MAGNETIC RETENTION SYSTEM - An external component of a medical device, including an actuator including a static magnetic flux path that reacts with a dynamic magnetic flux path to actuate the actuator, and a magnetic retention system configured to retain the external component to a recipient via interaction with a ferromagnetic component attached to a recipient, the magnetic retention system including a magnetic flux path that encircles the static magnetic flux path of the actuator. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037274 | HEARING PROSTHESIS WITH A PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATOR - A hearing prosthesis including an actuator. The actuator includes a material that deforms in response to an electrical signal and that is adapted to, upon implantation in a recipient, transmit vibrations representative of a sound signal to an organ of the recipient, wherein the material is at least partially exposed to at least one of body tissue and fluid of the recipient. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037275 | Isolation, Extraction and Evaluation of Transient Distortions from a Composite Signal - A method for processing a time-domain signal with transient oscillations includes: performing, by one or more computer systems, a time-frequency representation transform on the time-domain signal to obtain a plurality of coefficients for, with a coefficient corresponding to a presence of an impulse response of a filter used by the time-frequency representation transform; selecting one or more of the coefficients, with the selected one or more of the coefficients having attributes that are more indicative of the transient oscillations; and reconstructing, based on performing an inverse transform on the selected one or more coefficients, a portion of the time-domain signal that represents the transient oscillations. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037276 | METHOD OF IDENTIFYING PASSIVE RADIATOR PARAMETERS - Methods for modeling a loudspeaker having a passive radiator include applying a stimulus signal to a speaker within the cabinet, wherein the stimulus is applied over a frequency range. The sound pressure level (SPL) in the cabinet is measured as a function of frequency during application of the stimulus signal. At least one coefficient based on the measured SPL is derived, wherein at least one passive radiator parameter is a function of the at least one coefficient. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037277 | FAILURE DETECTION SYSTEM AND FAILURE DETECTION METHOD - A failure detection system includes an omnidirectional microphone array device having a plurality of microphone elements and a directivity control device that calculates a delay time of a voice propagated from a sound source to each microphone element and forms a directivity of the voice using the delay time and the voice collected by the omnidirectional microphone array device, and detects a failure of the microphone element. A smoothing unit calculates an average power of one microphone element. An average calculator calculates a total average power of a plurality of usable microphone elements included in the omnidirectional microphone array device. A comparison unit compares whether or not a difference between the average power and the total average power exceeds a range of ±6 dB, and determines whether the microphone element is in failure based on the comparison result. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037278 | Method And Apparatus For Objective Assessment Of In-Ear Device Acoustical Performance - A method and apparatus for objectively assessing acoustical performance of an in-ear device having a passageway extending there through use a dual microphone probe that removably engages the passageway. The acoustical performance of the in-ear device is performed with the in-ear device inserted into the ear canal of the user and a reference sound source. A clip holding the probe in an acoustic near field of the sound source permits real time calibration thereof. The method and apparatus allow on-site and in-situ measurement of a predicted personal attenuation rating of the device, a subject-fit re-insertion test, an acoustic seal test, a rating test, a stability and reliability test, as well as a protection test of the device with an assessment of a filtered predicted exposure level at the ear for a specific noise exposure level. The apparatus may be simply housed along with the sound source for in-field evaluation tests. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037279 | Audio Device - A method and system dynamically adjusts the audio of an audio and video signal to improve its overall sound quality and dialog intelligibility. Some embodiments use gain, equalization, audio signal compression and spatial enhancement (reverb) on individual channels of a multichannel audio signal. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037280 | System and Tools for Enhanced 3D Audio Authoring and Rendering - Improved tools for authoring and rendering audio reproduction data are provided. Some such authoring tools allow audio reproduction data to be generalized for a wide variety of reproduction environments. Audio reproduction data may be authored by creating metadata for audio objects. The metadata may be created with reference to speaker zones. During the rendering process, the audio reproduction data may be reproduced according to the reproduction speaker layout of a particular reproduction environment. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037281 | MEMORY MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES AND RELATED SYSTEMS FOR BLOCK-BASED CONVOLUTION - A processor can be associated with a memory for storing convolution data. A plurality of M filters from a corresponding plurality of M input channels to a selected one output channel can be provided, wherein each filter can be represented by a corresponding index, m. Each of the M filters can be partitioned into K respective filter partitions, wherein each respective filter partition can be represented by a corresponding index, k. A frequency-domain representation of each filter partition can be provided, wherein each frequency-domain representation of a filter partition comprises N frequency bins and a corresponding frequency-domain filter coefficient, wherein each respective frequency bin can be represented by a corresponding index, n. The memory can store such information in an arrangement suitable for the processor to concurrently receive sufficient information to concurrently convolve a frame of each input signal with the respective filters. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037282 | METHOD, DEVICE AND SYSTEM - Method for approximating the synthesis of a target sound field based on contributions of a predefined number of synthesis monopoles placed at respective synthesis positions, the method comprising modelling the target sound field as at least one target monopole placed at a defined target position. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037283 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CENTER SIGNAL SCALING AND STEREOPHONIC ENHANCEMENT BASED ON A SIGNAL-TO-DOWNMIX RATIO - An apparatus for generating a modified audio signal having two or more modified audio channels from an audio input signal comprising two or more audio input channels is provided. The apparatus has an information generator for generating signal-to-downmix information. The information generator is adapted to generate signal information by combining a spectral value of each of the two or more audio input channels in a first way. The information generator is adapted to generate downmix information by combining the spectral value of each of the two or more audio input channels in a second way being different from the first way. Furthermore, the information generator is adapted to combine the signal information and the downmix information to obtain signal-to-downmix information. The apparatus has a signal attenuator for attenuating the two or more audio input channels depending on the signal-to-downmix information to obtain the two or more modified audio channels. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037284 | INTERACTIVE SYSTEM AND PROCESS - A method of delivering an instruction ( | 2016-02-04 |
20160037285 | ACCESSING SERIAL CONSOLE PORT OF A WIRELESS ACCESS POINT - A computer readable medium includes instructions which cause performance of operations to configure an access point, including receiving, by a wireless communication controller, wireless communication signals detected by a wireless communication antenna. The access point includes the wireless communication antenna, the wireless communication controller, and a System-On-Chip (SOC) having a serial port configured for receiving input from the wireless communication controller. The wireless communication signals include configuration commands. The operations further include generating, by the wireless communication controller, serial signals based on the wireless communication signals, the serial signals including the configuration commands. The operations further include receiving, by the SOC from the wireless communication controller, the serial signals including the configuration commands in the wireless communication signals detected by the wireless communication antenna, and configuring the access point based on the configuration commands received in the wireless communication signals detected by the wireless communication antenna. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037286 | Systems and Methods for Performing Radio-Frequency Testing on Near-Field Communications Circuitry - An electronic device may be provided with near-field communications (NFC) circuitry for communicating with external equipment. Test equipment may perform radio-frequency testing on the NFC circuitry. During manufacture of an electronic device having the NFC circuitry, the test equipment may be placed into electrical contact with antenna feed terminals on the NFC circuitry prior to attaching an antenna to the feed terminals so that a conductive path is formed between the test equipment and an NFC transceiver on the NFC circuitry. Test signals may be conveyed between the test equipment and the NFC transceiver over the conductive path for characterizing the performance of the NFC circuitry. The conductive path may include an antenna impedance modeling circuit formed on a circuit board substrate that models the impedance of the antenna that is to be attached to the NFC circuitry to allow for suitable power transfer during testing. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037287 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING A SCANNING OPERATION - A method in an electronic device is provided, including: transmitting, to a server, location-related information associated with the electronic device; receiving, from the server, service-related information associated with at least one short-range communication device, wherein the service-related information is received in response to the location-related information; and performing a scan for the short-range communication device based on the service-related information. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037288 | CONTAINER-LOCATED INFORMATION TRANSFER MODULE - Techniques are described herein that transfer information using a container-located module. The module is coupled to sensor(s) that are configured to detect characteristic(s) pertaining to a medical substance that is included in a medical container. The module wirelessly transfers information that is based on the characteristic(s) to a requesting device in response to a request from the requesting device. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037289 | MOBILE PHONE AND METHOD FOR NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION - Disclosed herein is a mobile phone with the Near Field Communication (NFC) technology and method of operating the mobile phone. The mobile phone includes a display; a baseband chip; a near field communication (NFC) module comprising an RF antenna, an NFC tag circuit and an NFC main chip; and the RF antenna configured to receive incoming RF signals in 13.56 MHz. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037290 | Method of Electronic Device Identification and Localization Based on Active Code Transmission - A method for uniquely identifying and locating one or more electronic devices by means of a data-bearing signal transmission is disclosed. The method is specifically configured to locate a large number of similar electronic devices. In one embodiment, a receiving side system assigns a unique digital identity to an electronic device by means of a data transmission network. The electronic device subsequently processes this unique digital identity and constructs a waveform to encode the identity in a manner that can be transmitted. The waveform is converted to a propagating signal by means of an optical transmitter. The signal is received by an optical receiver and converted to an electrical signal that is subsequently processed to determine the unique identity encoded. Methods of encoding the identity in the frequency domain representation of the waveform, and identifying device location by means of a sensor array, are disclosed. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037291 | PLACE OF RELEVANCE DETERMINATION IN A CELLULAR NETWORK - A method includes receiving cellular network signals at a mobile device from several cells of a cellular network. The method then includes generating a place model representative of a characteristic of the place where the mobile device is located in response to the received cellular network signals. In one aspect, the place model is clustered with one or more previously generated place models if the place model is similar to the one or more previously generated place models. In another aspect, it is determined whether the place where the mobile device is located is a place of relevance to a user based on the clustering of one or more previously generated place models if the place model is similar to the one or more previously generated place models. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037292 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO FACILITATE ASSISTANCE IN DISTRESS SITUATIONS - The present invention suggests a system and a method to be performed at the system. The system comprises a processor-based portable device having a communication unit and a position determining unit and a life circle database. One or more life circle records are defined in the life circle database. Each life circle record is associated with a position/location and comprises contact information and/or instructions to be applied for contacting at least one responder and/or for performing one or more predefined operations in case of a distress situation of a bearer of the processor-based portable device. A life circle record to be used at a distress situation is selected on the basis of a current position of the processor-based portable device. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037293 | LIGHT FIXTURE COMMISSIONING USING ENCODED LIGHT SIGNALS - Methods, systems, and devices are described for commissioning light fixtures. One method may include receiving, at a mobile device, an encoded light signal from a light fixture in a plurality of light fixtures. The encoded light signal may be decoded to obtain an identifier associated with the light fixture, and a correspondence between the identifier and a plurality of locations of the plurality of light fixtures may be determined. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037294 | DISTRIBUTED LOCATION DETECTION IN WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS - The wireless sensor network can including a plurality of anchor sensors each including a signal receiver, a processing module, and a transmitter. The signal receiver can be configured to detect a received signal. The received signal can include noise and further can include a transmitted signal from the node when the node is transmitting the transmitted signal. The node can be located at an exact location that is unknown to each of the plurality of anchor sensors. The exact location can be in a region that is known to each of the plurality of anchor sensors. The transmitted signal can be wirelessly transmitted from the node when the node is transmitting the transmitted signal. The wireless sensor network also can include a fusion center. The processing module of each anchor sensor of the plurality of anchor sensors can performs acts. The acts can include determining a probability of whether the node is present at each of a plurality of grid points of the region. The acts also can include determining a local detection determination of whether the node is detected by the anchor sensor based at least in part on the probabilities of whether the node is present at the plurality of grid points. The transmitter of each anchor sensor of the plurality of anchor sensors can send the local detection determination from the anchor sensor to the fusion center. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037295 | USER DEFINED NAMES FOR DISPLAYING MONITORED LOCATION - A user's location may be tracked by tracking a device associated with the user. The user's location may be published (e.g. on a website) using a user defined name or some other name that is not related to the coordinates of the location based on the tracked location of the device. If published to a website, the name may be uploaded to the website in a user-editable area of the website, which area may or may not be directed to tracking the location of the user. The device may also be configured to trigger reminders based on whether the device is leaving an area and/or based on whether the device is approaching a location based on a location's membership in a class of locations (e.g. approaching a grocery store). | 2016-02-04 |
20160037296 | PROVISION OF INFORMATION REGARDING A MOBILE STATION - A method of providing information regarding a mobile station adapted for communication via a communication system is provided. In the method an area event notification request is received at a location service entity provided in association with the communication system, the area event notification request containing information associated with the identity of the mobile station and an area of interest. Monitoring for an event indicative of a change in the presence status of the mobile station relative to said area of interest is then activated. A notification is signalled in response to detection of such event. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037297 | CONCEPTS FOR LOCATION-BASED CALL CONTROL - Computer program products, methods, systems, apparatus, and computing entities are provided for location-based call control. In one embodiment, call control rules for an outbound call can be determined/identified based on the location of the mobile device. The call control rules direct the outbound call to different numbers and/or different applications. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037298 | METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR RECOGNIZING AREA - A method of recognizing an area by an electronic device is provided. The method includes identifying area information for the electronic device and determining whether the electronic device enters a Point Of Interest (POI), using Access Point (AP) information included in the identified area information. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037299 | MEDIA DEVICE THAT USES GEOLOCATED HOTSPOTS TO DELIVER CONTENT DATA ON A HYPER-LOCAL BASIS - The hyper-local broadcasting system may include a global positioning system (“GPS”) embedded in a user's media device, such as a smartphone or tablet. The hyper-local broadcasting system allows a person to create a localized hotspot and to specify the information that is pushed to users who enter the hotspot in a hyper-localized manner. Such information may be, for example, ads, coupons, music, video, literature, and other information that may be particularly relevant to the hotspot. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037300 | LOCATION DETERMINATION IN WIRELESS NETWORKS - A system configured to perform operations including: determining a first received signal strength, at a first locator device located at a first location, for a signal transmitted by a target device; determining a second received signal strength, at a second locator device located at a second location, for the signal transmitted by the target device; determining a third received signal strength, at a third locator device located at a third location, for the signal transmitted by the target device; determining an average received signal strength of the first, second, and third received signal strengths; and determining a first distance from the first locator device to the target device based at least on (a) the average received signal strength, (b) the first received signal strength, and (c) the distance from the first locator device to a circumcenter of the first location, the second location, and the third location. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037301 | APPARATUS, COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM, AND METHOD TO DETERMINE A USER EQUIPMENT LOCATION IN A CELLULAR NETWORK USING SIGNALS FROM A WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK (WLAN) - An apparatus, computer-readable medium, and method to determine a user equipment (UE) location in a wireless network using signals from a wireless local-area network are disclosed. A wireless communication network entity may be configured to send WLAN assistance data to a UE. The WLAN assistance data may include a list of one or more WLAN access points (APs). The wireless communication network entity may receive location information from the UE. The location information may be based on measurements of signals from one or more of the WLAN APs. The wireless communication network entity may determine an estimate of the location of the UE based on the location information and stored information at the wireless communication network. The wireless communication network entity may determine the estimate of the location of the UE based on the measurements of the signals of the WLAN APs and a geographic position of the WLAN APs. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037302 | DISTANCE DETERMINATION OF A MOBILE DEVICE - A first energy of a signal received from a mobile device is computed at a device based on information available at a physical (PHY) layer of the mobile device. A second energy of the received signal is computed. A path-loss exponent of the received signal is computed based on a line-of-sight (LoS) factor (lfactor) of the signal. A distance of the mobile device to the device is computed based on the first energy, the second energy, and the path-loss exponent of the received signal. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037303 | System and Method for Alerting a First Mobile Data Processing System Nearby a Second Mobile Data Processing System - Provided is a fully automated web service with location based services generally involved in transmission of situational location dependent information to automatically located mobile receiving data processing systems. The web service communicates with a receiving data processing system in a manner by delivering information to the device when appropriate without the device requesting it at the time of delivery. The web service maximizes anonymity of users, provides granular privacy control with a default of complete privacy, and supports user configurable privileges and features for desired web service behavior and interoperability. The web service is fully automated to eliminate human resources required to operate services. Integrated with the web service are enhanced location based services providing map solutions, alerts, sharing of novel services between users, and complete user control for managing heterogeneous device interoperability through the web service. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037304 | A METHOD AND SYSTEM OF PROVIDING DATA SERVICE ACCORDING TO A USER'S FUTURE LOCATION - According to one aspect of the present invention there is provided a method for controlling data service for a vehicle-based user of a telecommunication network. The method comprising: retrieving data associated with location behaviour of the user within the network; predicting, based on said data and on a current user location within the network, a future user location within the network; performing a determination of network capability at the future user location; and modifying, in response to the determination, a configuration of the network and/or a service parameter associated with the user. A network element, system and computer program product are also provided. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037305 | BUILDING FLOOR DETERMINATION FOR A LOCATION BASED SERVICE - A device stores an indication of a current floor of a multiple floor building on which a device is located. The device measures signal strengths of signals received at the device from transmitters having known locations on the floors of the building. The device selects one of the multiple floors as a candidate floor based in part on the measured signal strengths. The device increases a confidence level associated with the indication of the current floor if the candidate floor corresponds to the current floor, and decreases the confidence level if the candidate floor does not correspond to the current floor. The device replaces the indication of the current floor with the candidate floor if the confidence level is below a threshold. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037306 | BLE/WIFI BRIDGE THAT DETECTS SIGNAL STRENGTH OF BLUETOOTH LE DEVICES AT AN INTERIOR OF A DWELLING - A Bluetooth/WiFi bridge system has one or more bridges in a dwelling. Each bridge includes a computing device in an interior of a dwelling with an internet-facing radio, and a second radio communicating with one or more Bluetooth LE devices. The computing device provides for coordination of information flow between the two radios. The computing device is configured to enable the two radios to communicate and take incoming and outgoing information from one radio into a format that the other radio can transmit and receive. One or more Bluetooth devices or Bluetooth peripheral devices, collectively, Bluetooth devices, are in communication with the bridge. An intelligent door lock system is in communication with the bridge and the one or more Bluetooth devices. The bridge uses detection of a Bluetooth device that is associated with a person to track signal strength between the bridge and the Bluetooth device to determine where the person is located in the interior of the dwelling. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037307 | VEHICLE-RELATED INFORMATION SHARING METHOD AND SYSTEM - In an example of a vehicle-related information sharing method, vehicle-related information is received at an in-vehicle application resident on a memory of a communications platform in a vehicle. The in-vehicle application identifies a mobile communications device to transmit a data package to, where the data package is associated with the vehicle-related information. The in-vehicle application recognizes that the mobile communications device has a vehicle-related application resident on a memory thereof and that the vehicle-related application has a rich message feature enabled. The in-vehicle application prepares the data package with vehicle-related action information and a phone number of the mobile communications device. The data package is transmitted from the in-vehicle application to the vehicle-related application first through a messaging server of a communications platform service provider and then through a proprietary messaging server of a proprietary messaging service of the mobile communications device. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037308 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING NOTIFICATIONS FOR MULTI-MEDIA BROADCAST/MULTICAST SERVICE - A method for a multi-media broadcast/multicast service by a base station includes receiving, from a radio network controller (RNC), a command for updating an MBMS notification indicator, the command including notification indicator information and a connection frame number, determining whether a modification period is included in the command, and transmitting a notification indicator starting at a time based on the connection frame number for the modification period if the modification period is included in the command, wherein the notification indicator information is used to generate the notification indicator. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037309 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING NOTIFICATIONS FOR MULTI-MEDIA BROADCAST/MULTICAST SERVICE - Disclosed is a method for a multi-media broadcast/multicast service (MBMS) by a radio network controller (RNC), including generating a command for updating an MBMS notification indicator, the command including notification indicator information and a connection frame number, transmitting the command to a base station, and receiving a notification indicator starting at a time based on the connection frame number for a modification period if the modification period is included in the command, wherein the notification indicator information is used to generate the notification indicator. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037310 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ESTABLISHING A GROUP COMMUNICATION BASED ON MOTION OF A MOBILE DEVICE - Methods and systems of communication using a mobile device include communicating with other mobile devices over an initial communication channel, detecting a first motion of the mobile device moving from a first position to a second position, establishing a second communication channel with the other mobile devices in response to the detected first motion, and communicating with the other mobile devices over the second communication channel. In an example, the initial communication may be a half-duplex communication channel, and the second communication channel may be a full-duplex communication channel. In another example, the initial communication may be a full-duplex communication channel, and the second communication channel may be a half-duplex communication channel. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037311 | MESSAGE SERVICE PROVIDING DEVICE AND METHOD OF PROVIDING CONTENT VIA THE SAME - An electronic device providing a message service includes: a communication unit configured to exchange a message with another device; a display configured to display a message received from the another device, a message input by the electronic device, and at least one response message generated by the electronic device, all together on a message service screen of the display; and a processor configured to determine whether the received message includes an inquiry, and provide at least one piece of recommended content based on the inquiry in response to the received message being determined as including the inquiry, and transmit the at least one response message comprising the at least one piece of recommended content to the other device. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037312 | METHOD OF PROCESSING AN SMS MESSAGE FOR PROVIDING A CONTENT SUMMARY AND RELATED COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - When receiving an SMS message which has been handled as a long message, a receiving entity is configured to access one or multiple key contents in the content of the SMS message and provide a corresponding content summary of the SMS message. The source address of the SMS message and the content summary may simultaneously be displayed. When receiving a command to browse the SMS message, the receiving entity is configured to display the content of the SMS message according to the one or multiple key contents. Therefore, the user of the receiving entity can identify the abstract of the SMS message efficiency and the readability of the SMS message can be improved. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037313 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DELIVERING SHORT MESSAGE SERVICE EFFICIENTLY IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A Short Message Service (SMS) delivery method and apparatus is provided for delivering an SMS message efficiently by selecting a network domain to attach to according to the service provided to a Mobile Station (MS) by the mobile operator network. An SMS delivery method of the present invention includes receiving, at a network node, an Attach/Routing Area Update (RAU) Request message including a parameter indicating an attach/update type and SMS-only service, and transmitting, when SMS in a Serving General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) Support Node (SGSN) is supported at the core network node, to the mobile station an Attach Accept message including a parameter indicating that SMS in SGSN is supported. The SMS delivery method of the present invention is capable of delivering SMS message efficiently in the wireless communication system. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037314 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONVEYING PERSONAL INFORMATION THROUGH CELLULAR TEXT MESSAGING SERVICES - The present invention provides a system and method for sending a cellular text message to a system server through a data network, including an identification of a requested database record and a forward address. The system server then performs a database lookup or related search and sends an enhanced message or a file to the forward address, which could be a cellular phone, e-mail address, server, computer, mobile device, or any hardware or device associated with the intended recipient that is communicatively coupled to the system server. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037315 | ADVANCED TELEPHONE MANAGEMENT - Methods and systems for providing telephone management are provided. Information may be stored in memory of a first mobile device. Such stored information may concerns a plurality of other mobile devices. A telephone call may be connected between the first mobile device and a second mobile device. A request may be received from a user of the first mobile device concerning manipulating data concerning the telephone call with the second mobile device. Information regarding the second mobile device may be identified and matched to the stored information. Such a match may indicate that the second mobile device is enabled for manipulation of telephone call data during telephone calls. As such, the telephone call data may be manipulated during the telephone call in accordance with the user request. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037316 | DATA ASSISTANCE APPLICATION FOR MOBILE DEVICES - A data assist application allows people to share structured data, and update and/or collaborate in real time. Companies can use embodiments of the invention to send and/or receive structured data. Embodiments of the data assist application work standalone or while a user is talking to a person or a company. In use, information is spread when people share data with non-users. The data are preferably owned and/or controlled by the user and stored on user devices. Further embodiments of the invention integrate with OS-supplied data and third party apps. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037317 | APPARATUS FOR SIGNALING CIRCLE OF FRIENDS - A device and method is provided for signaling an affinity of a peer device. According to one embodiment, the device receives a wireless signal from the peer device and determines the presence of the peer device based on the received signal. The device is able to detect the peer device when the peer device is within the vicinity or a certain proximity of the device. The received signal carries an affinity code of the peer device so that the device can detect the affinity of the peer device by comparing the received affinity code with its preset affinity code. If the two affinity code match, the device notifies the user of the presence of another user and signals that the two users share the same affinity. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037318 | METHOD TO DISABLE A NETWORK ACCESS APPLICATION IN A SECURE ELEMENT - A method comprises causing a network access application or cellular authentication in a secure element to be disabled by changing a status of security information. In one embodiment, a method is provided to disable the network access applications of a UICC, in case of an emergency call, by resetting a verification status of the PIN. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037319 | Communication Apparatus, System and Method - A communication apparatus includes a computer. The apparatus includes a transmitter for transmitting wireless signals in communication with the computer. The apparatus includes a memory in communication with the computer. The apparatus includes a display in communication with the computer. The apparatus includes a first operational screen that appears on the display after the apparatus is turned on or woken up. The first operational screen is a first screen through which the computer can be activated and performed by the computer. The first operational screen having an emergency icon which when selected causes the computer to send with the transmitter a text stored in the memory to at least one remote contact stored in the memory along with location information from a GPS or tracking location system where the apparatus is currently located. A method for communicating. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037320 | MOBILE STATION APPARATUS, BASE STATION APPARATUS, AND MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A mobile station apparatus, in a case where a radio link failure is detected upon a connection for an emergency call, performs a cell selection initiated by the mobile station apparatus, to reestablish the connection and selects a cell as an appropriate cell by the cell selection, whereby the cell is not permitted to access from unsubscribed users and is not included in a list of cells that subscribers are allowed to access. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037321 | Telecommunications Data Usage Management - Telecommunications data usage management may be provided. A network state associated with a communication network may be identified. Upon determining that the network state is not in compliance with a data usage policy, access to the communication network may be restricted for at least one application. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037322 | METHOD FOR USE IN DEVICE-TO-DEVICE COMMUNICATION, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND ARCHITECTURE - A wireless communication system ( | 2016-02-04 |
20160037323 | METHOD FOR MAKING DEVICE TO DEVICE COMMUNICATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM AND APPARATUS THEREFOR - The present invention relates to a method for making device to device (D2D) communication. More specifically, the step of enabling a first device communicating with another device through channel hopping to find a second device for communication further includes the steps of: finding the second device based on a first channel hopping sequence in a first time interval within the entire find cycle during which the first device performs the channel hopping; and setting the first device so as to perform the channel hopping based on a second channel hopping sequence in a second time interval within the entire find cycle, wherein the entire find cycle of the first device is determined based on the second channel hopping sequence in the second time interval and the number of repeated second channel hopping sequences. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037324 | System And Method Providing Location Based Wireless Resource Identification - A system and method providing location based wireless resource identification in a communication system. Various aspects may comprise determining a location of a communication system (e.g., a multimode communication device). One or more wireless resources may then, for example, be identified based, at least in part, on the determined location. Additionally for example, respective manners of communicating with identified wireless resources may be determined and utilized for communication between the communication system and the identified wireless resources. A communication system may, for example, comprise a location determination module adapted to determine a location of the communication device. A wireless resource identification module may, for example, be adapted to identify one or more wireless resources based, at least in part, on the determined location. Also for example, a communication manager module may be adapted to determine respective manners of communicating with the identified wireless resources. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037325 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR IDENTIFYING AND CATEGORIZING DISTRIBUTED DEVICES - Systems for identifying and categorizing distributed devices, e.g., lighting fixtures and thermostats, is disclosed. In an embodiment, a user ( | 2016-02-04 |
20160037326 | Negotiating Different Mobile IP Delivery Styles - The present invention provides a system and method to selectively negotiate different delivery styles for different types of packets sent from the Mobile Node to the Foreign Agent, which will allow the Mobile Node to negotiate a delivery style that will permit the Foreign Agent to transmit certain selected outbound traffic directly without reverse tunneling that traffic back to the home network. Specifically, the present invention allows the Foreign Agent to distinguish between certain types of BC/MC packets that are designated to be processed and routed to their destinations by the Foreign Network directly, as opposed to reverse tunneling the outbound traffic from the Foreign Agent back to the Home Agent on the home network. By selecting processing by the Foreign Network, the efficiency of the system will improve because the transmission of outbound traffic and inbound responses will not need to be tunneled through the Home Network. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037327 | Providing a Set of Services to a Multi-Mode Mobile Station that is able to Operate Over Packet-Switched and Circuit-Switched Access Networks - A set of services is from a multimedia network to a multi-mode mobile station that is able to operate over a packet-switched access network and a circuit-switched access network. Packet-switched call control messages are communicated between a node in the multimedia network and the multi-mode mobile station through the packet-switched access network when the multi-mode mobile station is attached to the packet-switched access network, where the packet-switched call control messages communicated through the packet-switched access network are used to provide the set of services. Packet-switched call control messages are communicated between the node in the multimedia network and the multi-mode mobile station through the circuit-switched access network when the multi-mode mobile station is attached to the circuit-switched access network, where the packet-switched call control messages communicated through the circuit-switched access network are used to provide the set of services. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037328 | NODE SELECTION IN NETWORK TRANSITIONS - The present disclosure relates to methods, systems and apparatuses for transferring a user equipment (UE) connected to a first network (e.g., a LTE network) to a second network (e.g., a Wireless Local Area Network, or WLAN). In particular, the present disclosure teaches methods, systems and apparatuses for selecting and connecting the UE to a gateway (e.g., an evolved packet data gateway (ePDG)) and a network apparatus (e.g., a packet data network gateway (PGW)). By sending the IP address of the gateway and the network apparatus to the UE before the UE disconnects from the first network (e.g., via a Protocol Configuration Option (PCO) message), the UE is able to connect to the gateway and network apparatus directly without consulting a DNS server or a Home Subscriber Server. These techniques can be useful when no DNS server is available and in virtualized, cloud-based networks. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037329 | USING A PLURALITY OF SIM CARDS AT A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A method, an apparatus and a system for using a plurality of subscriber identity module (SIM) cards is provided. The use of the plurality of subscriber identity module (SIM) cards comprises stop using a first SIM card and start using a second SIM card when a first event trigger occurs; and stop using the second SIM card and start using an operational SIM card when a second event trigger occurs. The operational SIM card can be the first SIM card, the second SIM card or another SIM card. The SIM cards can be placed in a wireless communication system. The SIM cards can also be placed in at least one external device and the external device can be connected to the wireless communication system. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037330 | Methods for Group Management, Scheduling, and Rate Selection for MU-MIMO Using User Location and Other System Parameters - Disclosed herein, one embodiment of the disclosure is directed to a system, apparatus, and method for grouping client devices for simultaneous MU-MIMO transmissions. When client devices are being grouped for simultaneous MU-MIMO transmissions, a first wireless network device may obtain information corresponding to a plurality of client devices that are associated with the first wireless network device. This information may correspond to signals received from one or more of the client devices by each of the wireless network devices other than the first wireless network device. Then, a subset of the client devices may be selected for concurrent communications based, at least in part, on the information corresponding to the plurality of client devices for concurrent communication. Thereafter, the subset of client devices, referred to as the first group, may be concurrently communicated with. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037331 | CONTACT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS - An improved contact management system allows users to establish contact sharing relationships with one another and store updating contacting information for these users alongside static contact information for other users in personal, private data collections. The system may allow a user to specify various levels of information sharing and customize communication options by which other users may contact them. The system may provide seamless integration with legacy contact management and/or and communication systems. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037332 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING HOME APPLIANCES OVER LTE - A computer includes a processor, a network communication interface controlled by the processor, and a memory accessible by the processor. Programming is stored in the memory which configures the computer as a network server to support configuration of a user interface on a mobile device for control of an appliance. The network server: 1) receives and stores registration information from the appliance, which includes an identification of the appliance and information for configuring the user interface to control the appliance, 2) receives, over a cellular network, a request from a mobile device which includes the identification of the appliance, and 3) transmits, over the cellular network, the configuration information to the mobile device which is used to configure the mobile device to display the user interface for wirelessly controlling the appliance on the mobile device. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037333 | DEVICE MANAGEMENT BASED ON WIRELESS BEACONS - A particular method includes detecting, at a managed computing device, a signal from a wireless beacon device via a first wireless connection. The signal is detected while particular functionality is inaccessibly at the managed computing device. The method further includes, in response to detecting the signal, transmitting a first message from the managed computing device to a device management server via a second wireless connection, where the first message identifies the wireless beacon device. The method further includes receiving, at the managed computing device in response to the identification of the wireless beacon device in the first message, a second message that grants the managed computing device access to the particular functionality while the managed computing device is within a transmission range of the wireless beacon device. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037334 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING MACHINE-TYPE COMMUNICATIONS WITH A MOBILE-ORIGINATED-ONLY MODE - A method and apparatus for supporting machine-type communications (MTC) are disclosed. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) may configure itself to operate in a mobile-originated-only mode. The WTRU may perform no, or a subset of, radio resource control (RRC) idle and/or non-access stratum (NAS) idle/standby state procedures in the mobile-originated-only mode. For example, the WTRU may perform cell reselection but not paging monitoring in the mobile-originated-only mode. Alternatively, the WTRU may perform paging monitoring but not cell reselection and location update. The operation in the mobile-originated-only mode may be triggered explicitly or implicitly. For example, the WTRU may operate in the mobile-originated-only mode if an inactivity timer expires. The WTRU may switch the mode in accordance with a pre-configured schedule. After transition of the operation mode, the WTRU may send a message to the network indicating such mode switch. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037335 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING INFORMATION EXCHANGE IN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes an information exchange control module configured to receive a first frame from an external electronic device before being connected to the external electronic device. If the first frame received from the external device includes identification information indicating a plurality of electronic devices connected to the external electronic device, transmit, to the external electronic device, a second frame including data information requested to be transmitted from each of the plurality of electronic devices. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037336 | SHARED SECRET FOR WIRELESS DEVICES - In some examples, a device may include a communication interface configured to exchange signals with another device, and a computing component configured to autonomously calculate a centroid of a plurality of devices of which the device is a part, based at least in part on relative distances between the device and others of the plurality of devices and relative distances among the others of the plurality of devices, and autonomously establish the centroid as a shared secret. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037337 | OPEN AND ENCRYPTED WIRELESS NETWORK ACCESS - Embodiments of a system and method for establishing secure communications between devices via a wireless network are generally described herein. In some embodiments a device may transmit a public use credential to a second device to establish a secure device-to-device communication session. In some embodiments a device may prompt a user to provide a network-specific credential or utilize a public use credential to establish a communication session with an access point. In some embodiments a communication module in a device may automatically establish a connection with an access point utilizing a public use credential in response to a previously established relationship with the access point. In some embodiments a plurality of devices may establish unique encrypted communication connections with an access point utilizing an identical public use credential. In some embodiments an access point may provide a certificate identifying the access point to a device utilizing a public use credential. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037338 | PRIVATE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK FOR GUEST USERS - A system and technique to provide a private wireless communication network for guest users includes providing a guest user profile, including at least a defined service set identification and pre-shared key of a home wireless network of the guest user. A next step includes creating a private wireless communication network with a unique identifier. A next step includes broadcasting the defined service set identification of the guest user home wireless network that is in the guest user profile by the private wireless communication network. A next step includes automatically connecting a non-browser-equipped guest user device to the private wireless communication network using the defined service set identification and pre-shared key of the guest user home wireless network, which have been preconfigured on that non-browser-equipped guest user device. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037339 | Subscriber Identity Module Control in a Portable Communication Device - A communication device includes a communication circuit, one or more processors operable with the communication circuit, one or more memory devices, operable with the one or more processors, a user interface, operable with the one or more processors, and a receiver to receive a subscriber identification module to enable at least some communication by the communication circuit. A locking mechanism, operable with the receiver and responsive to the one or more processors, can selectively physically retain the subscriber identity module within the receiver. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037340 | SESSION AND SERVICE CONTROL FOR WIRELESS DEVICES USING COMMON SUBSCRIBER INFORMATION - The present disclosure provides a method and apparatus to initiate a session with a packet gateway for a connecting device configured to authenticate with a subscribing wireless device's authentication information. In some embodiments, an access node is configured to receive identification information uniquely identifying the connecting device, and based on the identification information received, provide a service to the connecting device and/or send a session request message to the packet gateway to establish a session for the connecting device, the session request message including information distinguishing the connecting device from another wireless device configured to authenticate with the authentication information associated with the subscribing wireless device. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037341 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONFIGURING LINK IN WIRELESS LAN SYSTEM - A method and device for configuring a link in a wireless LAN system are disclosed. The wireless link configuration method comprises the steps of: acquiring a first probe request message transmitted by a first mobile terminal; transmitting a second probe request message within a maximum channel time from a time point at which the transmission of the first probe request message ends; and receiving one probe response message, which is a response to the first probe request message and the second probe request message, from a wireless access device. Therefore, a time for configuring a link between wireless LAN devices can be reduced. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037342 | TERMINAL APPARATUS CARRYING OUT COMMUNICATIONS AFTER AUTHENTICATION, A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND A COMMUNICATION METHOD - An acquiring unit acquires the positional information. A first request unit requests an authentication station to perform authentication by using the positional information acquired by the acquiring unit. When the authentication station grants authentication for a request from the first request unit, a communication processing unit carries out communications using a first radio communication system. When authentication required for carrying out the communications using the first radio communication system is not performed in the communication processing unit, a second request unit requests another terminal apparatus to perform authentication by using a second radio communication system, whose transmission distance is shorter than the first radio communication system. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037343 | SIMPLIFIED LOGIN FOR MOBILE DEVICES - Aspects of the subject matter described herein relate to a simplified login for mobile devices. In aspects, on a first logon, a mobile device asks a user to enter credentials and a PIN. The credentials and PIN are sent to a server which validates user credentials. If the user credentials are valid, the server encrypts data that includes at least the user credentials and the PIN and sends the encrypted data to the mobile device. In subsequent logons, the user may logon using only the PIN. During login, the mobile device sends the PIN in conjunction with the encrypted data. The server can then decrypt the data and compare the received PIN with the decrypted PIN. If the PINs are equal, the server may grant access to a resource according to the credentials. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037344 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND NETWORK TEMPORARY UNLOCKING METHOD THEREOF - An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a communication interface configured to transmit a network temporary unlock request and receive a network temporary unlock approval. The electronic device also includes a processor configured to perform a network temporary unlock when the approval of the network temporary unlock is received, and release the network temporary unlock when a network temporary unlock time has expired by determining whether the network temporary unlock expiration time has come. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037345 | CONTROLLING ACCESS TO PROTECTED FUNCTIONALITY OF A HOST DEVICE USING A WIRELESS DEVICE - A wearable device can establish a verified session with a host device (e.g., by establishing that the wearable device is present in the vicinity of the host device and is currently being worn). The existence of such a verified session can be used to control user access to sensitive information that may be stored in or otherwise accessible to a host device. For example, the host device and/or application programs executing thereon can be configured to restrict a user's ability to invoke program functionality that accesses sensitive information based on whether a verified session with a wearable device is currently in progress. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037346 | FACILITATING A SECURE SESSION BETWEEN PAIRED DEVICES - A wearable device can establish a verified session with a host device. For example, if a user wearing the wearable device unlocks the host device (e.g., by entering a credential), the devices can create a verified session, which can persist across lock and unlock events at the host device. For the duration of the verified session, a host device can request session confirmation from the wearable device at any time to confirm that the verified session is still in progress. While the session is in progress, the host can make features available such as bypassing re-entry of a credential during unlock operations. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037347 | METHOD FOR GRANTING A PLURALITY OF ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION DEVICES ACCESS TO A LOCAL AREA NETWORK - Method for granting a plurality of electronic communication devices access to a local area network (LAN) via an access point using a single cryptographic key to secure communications exchanged through the LAN. The method comprising an activation phase performed once at initialization of the LAN and an operating phase wherein the electronic communication devices accesses the LAN. The activation phase comprising: providing the cryptographic key in a digital form by the access point; transferring the cryptographic key to a master device, switching the access point into a secure mode in which any further communication with the access point is secured with the cryptographic key. The operating phase comprising: transferring the cryptographic key from the master device to the electronic communication devices. The cryptographic key is converted from its digital form into a graphic form and then transferred in the graphic form to the electronic communication devices during the operating phase. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037348 | ASSOCIATING SERVICES TO PERIMETERS - In some implementations, a method includes receiving, from a user of a first device, a request to enable access, through a second device, to a server resource account of an enterprise. The first device includes a first enterprise perimeter including an internal resource and a first enterprise identifier and configured to prevent external resources from accessing the internal resource. A request is wirelessly transmit, to the second device, to the second device for a second enterprise identifier assigned to a second enterprise perimeter included in the second device. Whether to grant access to the internal resource is determined based on a first enterprise identifier assigned to the first device and a second enterprise identifier assigned to the second device. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037349 | PUSHING SECURE NOTIFICATIONS TO MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICES - Techniques are provided for pushing secure notifications to a mobile computing device. For example, a method for pushing secure notifications includes a push service platform receiving a push notification message request from an entity registered with the push service platform, processing the push notification message request to generate a secure push notification message, and sending the secure push notification message to a target mobile computing device through a native third-party push service associated with the target mobile computing device. The secure push notification message includes a message ID (identifier) that corresponds to message content associated with the push notification message request. The method further includes the push service platform receiving a pull message request from the target mobile computing device, the pull message request requesting the message content associated with the push notification message corresponding to the message ID, and sending the requested message content associated with the push notification message to the mobile computing device. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037350 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CORRECTING ERROR EVENTS ASSOCIATED WITH IDENTITY PROVISIONING - Methods and apparatus for correcting error events associated with identity provisioning. In one embodiment, repeated requests for access control clients are responded to with the execution of a provisioning feedback mechanism which is intended to prevent the unintentional (or even intentional) over-consumption or waste of network resources via the delivery of an excessive amount of access control clients. These provisioning feedback mechanisms include rate-limiting algorithms and/or methodologies which place a cost on the user. Apparatus for implementing the aforementioned provisioning feedback mechanisms are also disclosed and include specialized user equipment and/or network side equipment such as a subscriber identity module provisioning server (SPS). | 2016-02-04 |
20160037351 | METHOD OF INTERFERENCE AVOIDANCE AND BASE STATION - A method of reducing interference to reception of streams of television content received at a television receiver in which each of the streams of television content are transmitted on one of a plurality of frequency channels in accordance with a channel map which defines on which of the plurality of frequency channels each stream of television content is transmitted and the interference being caused by a base station transmitting data to or receiving data from one or more mobile devices via radio communication signals in a vicinity of the television receiver. The method includes identifying the channel map and adapting a transmission of the radio communication signals between the base station and the one or more of mobile devices in accordance with the identified channel map to reduce interference at the television receiver. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037352 | TECHNIQUES FOR CONFIGURING UPLINK CHANNEL TRANSMISSIONS USING SHARED RADIO FREQUENCY SPECTRUM BAND - Techniques for wireless communications over a shared radio frequency spectrum band, may include techniques for transmitting uplink data transmissions using allocated uplink resources. Allocated uplink resources may include an uplink channel comprising a number of allocated interlaces of resource blocks (RBs) for use by a user equipment (UE). An incoming data stream may be processed and data separated into each of the allocated interlaces of RBs for the UE. Such separation may be through demultiplexing the data stream to obtain data for the allocated interlaces of RBs. The demultiplexed data may be mapped onto associated resource elements associated with the allocated interlaces of RBs, and transmitted. Different types of uplink channels, such as a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH), physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) and/or a physical random access channel (PRACH) may be allocated to interlaces of RBs in one or more subframes of a transmitted radio frame. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037353 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ACCESS, ENABLEMENT AND CONTROL BY DEVICES IN TV WHITE SPACE - Methods and apparatus for access, enablement and control of devices in TV white space are provided. Methods and apparatus for channel scanning by a device are provided that shorten channel scanning time by using a 5 MHz Measurement Pilot frame at a predetermined location within an enabling device's channel, regardless of the operating bandwidth of the enabling device. Also provided are methods and apparatus for multi-band dynamic station enablement that locate information regarding an enabling device's supported regulatory classes and channel numbers within one accessible frame of information and also provide request and response messages to arrange for enablement of a requesting device on a network. Further, methods and apparatus are provided for identifying an interfering device on a network by providing increased information from within a DSE Registered Location element. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037354 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE, PROGRAM AND COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD - There is provided a communication device comprising: a detection unit that detects presence or absence of communication connection with a server storing data related to a communication environment of a communication area where a first communication service is provided; a data acquisition unit that acquires data related to a surrounding communication environment; and a determination unit that determines availability of usage of a second communication service using a part or whole of a spectrum assigned to the first communication service based on the data acquired by the data acquisition unit, wherein when communication connection with the server is not detected by the detection unit, the data acquisition unit senses a communication environment surrounding the communication device or receives data related to a communication environment from another communication device located near the communication device. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037355 | TECHNIQUES FOR ESTIMATING A COVERAGE AREA FOR A DISTRIBUTED ANTENNA SYSTEM (DAS) OR A REPEATER SYSTEM - Techniques for estimating a coverage area for a distributed antenna system (DAS) or a repeater system are disclosed. In one particular exemplary embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a system for estimating a coverage area for a distributed antenna system (DAS) or a repeater system. The system may comprise one or more processors communicatively coupled to a mobile communications network. The one or more processors may be configured to identify a sector as being a base station sector that deploys a distributed antenna system (DAS) or a repeater system. The one or more processors may also be configured to determine an approximate location for one or more antennas deployed by the distributed antenna system (DAS) or the repeater system. The one or more processors may further be configured to construct an estimated coverage area for the base station sector that deploys the distributed antenna system (DAS) or the repeater system. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037356 | NETWORK PLANNING TOOL SUPPORT FOR 3D DATA - A telecommunication network planning method, system, and computer readable medium support accessing point cloud data and a corresponding image of a location. The point cloud data indicates positions of physical objects visible in the image. A network planning function may be performed. The network planning function may include modifying an outside plant asset object visible in the image, obtaining a metric of an outside plant asset object visible in the image, and adding a virtual outside plant asset to a location. The point cloud data may be associated with the image within an interface that depicts the image to facilitate visualization of the outside plant assets in the surrounding environment. | 2016-02-04 |