18th week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 78 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160127803 | Systems and Methods for Providing an Advertisement Calling Proxy Server - Described herein are techniques for requesting advertisement content on behalf a client device from a first server. The first server receives a request from the client device to receive advertisement content, wherein the request includes client information. The first server retrieves break data based on the request, wherein the break data includes one or more links to a second server. The first server replaces any dynamic parameters contained in the one or more links with at least one value based on the client information. The first server requests, from the second server, at least one advertisement segment based on the one or more links. The first server receives, from the second server, a first response to the request. The first server then provides a second response to the client device, wherein the second response is based on the first response. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127804 | VISUAL ADVERTISING AND EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM - A system and method for visual advertising and emergency alerting via a plurality of display screens is provided. The system includes a computing device, a plurality of area monitoring systems, at least one interconnection controller, and a high-speed network. The high-speed network is adapted to connect the computing device with the plurality of display screens and the plurality of area monitoring systems via the interconnection controller. The system is configured to enable a plurality of transmission signal sources to be routed to any desired destination while maintaining the ability to be overridden by an emergency message. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127805 | AUDIO INFORMATION SIGNAL SUPPORTING INTERACTION ASSOCIATION SYSTEM - The invention relates to an information association technology supporting a cross-media product, in particular to an audio information signal supporting an interactive interconnected system. The signal is formed by audio data and associated data synthesis. The interactive interconnected system comprises an electronic reading device and an electronic transmitter-receiver. The associated data is a preset Uniform Resource Identifier. The electronic transmitter-receiver is provided with an associated data reception circuit, an associated data transmission circuit and a central processing unit (with memory). The associated data reception circuit is equipped with a short-distance signal transmission-reception circuit. The electronic transmitter-receiver is mainly configured to control transmit-receive of the associated data of a decomposed multimedia information signal, receive the associated data decomposed by a transmission circuit of the electronic reading device, transmit the associated data to an external information data storage center via a remote wireless technology, and quickly call out an associated electronic file. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127806 | MULTIMEDIA INFORMATION SIGNAL SUPPORTING INTERACTIVE ASSOCIATION SYSTEM - The invention relates to a multimedia information signal supporting an interactive interconnected system. The multimedia information signal is formed by associated data and media information data synthesis, and the interactive interconnected system comprises an electronic reading device and an electronic transmitter-receiver. The multimedia information signal is a combination supporting various media data. The associated data is a preset Uniform Resource Identifier. The electronic transmitter-receiver is provided with an associated data reception circuit, an associated data transmission circuit and a central processing unit (with memory). The associated data reception circuit is equipped with a short-distance signal transmission-reception circuit; and the electronic transmitter-receiver is configured to control transmit-receive of the associated data of a decomposed multimedia information signal, receive the associated data decomposed by a transmission circuit of the electronic reading device, transmit the associated data to external via a remote wireless technology, and quickly call out an associated electronic file. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127807 | DYNAMICALLY DETERMINED AUDIOVISUAL CONTENT GUIDEBOOK - What is disclosed is a dynamically determined audiovisual content Guidebook that provides a visual summary of an audiovisual content event such as a recorded movie, program, sports event, or documentary and is made up of a subset of content images that together best communicates a summary of the content. Once created, a viewer can then look at the Guidebook to understand the summary of the content event and to determine whether to watch the content event now, later, or to delete it. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127808 | ROUTING TREE ENHANCEMENTS BASED ON REAL TIME PERFORMANCE STATISTICS - A call path score that utilizes real time network statistics, sourced from carriers and the public domain that may be provided to LCR and SCPs to determine the net “value” of a route such that, depending on customer choice, a call completion pattern may be created. Calls may be completed optimizing distance, quality or cost based on real time network and carrier database. This function may be further enhanced to provide a customer sourced rating score that enhances call routing. This may be utilized for real time carrier performance statistics to analyze network congestion. Multiple carriers may be assigned based on network performance and carrier congestion. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127809 | INTEGRATED WORK DESK SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENCOURAGING AND TRACKING STANDING - A work desk system is disclosed which is integrated into a corporate work environment. The work desk system includes a work desk which can be raised and lowered to promote performing various activities such managing email, carrying out a telecon, participating in a webinar, while standing rather than seated. The system is able to determine from the user's calendar when certain events are upcoming that could be performed while standing, and is able to notify the user with a message on the user's computing device of the opportunity to perform the event while standing. The system is able to monitor whether the user is seated or standing, in one implementation using an intelligent caster associated with a chair present at the work desk. The system also logs the accumulated time that the worker spends standing, and shares the information with other subsystems (health applications, health care provider, corporate entity that employs the user, etc.). | 2016-05-05 |
20160127810 | ASA: A SCALABLE OPTICAL SWITCH - A scalable AWGR-based optical switching fabric and its scheduling method are presented. The switching fabric consists of three stages: two stages (first and third) of AWGRs interconnected by a second stage of optical space switches. The optical switching system is named ASA for the technologies used to construct the three stages: AWGR, Space switching, and AWGR. The first stage and third stage portions of the switching fabric comprise up to N N×N AWGRs (N inputs and N outputs) and the middle stage N N×N optical space switches, wherein N is an odd integer. This makes the switch's total port count N | 2016-05-05 |
20160127811 | ENABLING SOFTWARE-DEFINED CONTROL IN PASSIVE OPTICAL NETWORKS - A software-defined passive optical network includes a set of optical network terminals, a set of passive optical network ports, and a plurality of splitters. Each of the optical network terminals is connected to a single one of the passive optical network ports through a given one of the splitters, and the network is divided into a plurality of areas, each of which is assigned a given fraction of the passive optical network ports. Passive optical network port utilization is monitored for each of the plurality of areas; for those of the areas determined to have passive optical network port overutilization, the number of the passive optical network ports assigned thereto is increased; and for those of the areas determined to have passive optical network port underutilization, the number of the passive optical network ports assigned thereto is reduced. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127812 | LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM WITH IMPROVED SOUND - A loudspeaker device ( | 2016-05-05 |
20160127813 | Loudspeaker Cabinet Stand - A stand that is adapted to support an upper loudspeaker cabinet relative to a lower loudspeaker cabinet. The stand has a first structure that is constructed and arranged to be directly coupled to a first portion of the lower loudspeaker cabinet in a stand stowed position wherein the stand is stowed on or in the lower loudspeaker cabinet, and a second structure that is constructed and arranged to be directly coupled to a second portion of the lower loudspeaker cabinet in a stand deployed position wherein the stand is supported by and extends above the lower loudspeaker cabinet. The stand is further constructed and arranged to support the upper loudspeaker cabinet when the stand is in the deployed position. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127814 | SPEAKER - A speaker includes a hollow casing, a vibration plate, a vibrator, a wireless communication unit, and a processor. The casing defines a receiving space. The vibration plate is secured to the casing, and includes a first portion received in the receiving space and a second portion protruding out of the casing. The vibrator is received in the receiving space and attached to the first portion. The processor is configured to control the vibrator to vibrate when the speaker receives a wireless signal via the wireless communication unit, thereby allowing the vibration plate to vibrate and output sound. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127815 | INPUT DEVICE AND TRANSMITTING METHOD, HOST DEVICE AND RECEIVING METHOD, AND SIGNAL PROCESSING SYSTEM AND TRANSCEIVING METHOD - The present technology relates to an input device, a transmitting method, a host device, a receiving method, a signal processing system, and a transceiving method, which are capable of easily performing transmission and reception of multiplexed data obtained by multiplexing a plurality of electric signals between a plug device including a plug and a jack device including a jack. An input device detects whether or not the jack device including the jack is an associated device capable of dealing the multiplexed data obtained by multiplexing a plurality of electric signals, and transmits the multiplexed data via the plug when the jack device is the associated device. The host device detects whether or not the plug device including the plug is the associated device, and receives the multiplexed data transmitted from the plug device via the jack when the plug device is the associated device. The present technology can be applied to a music player having a jack and a headset having a plug, for example. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127816 | VOICE INPUT HANDLING - In an input device it is determined that an input indicator mechanism is selected for a predetermined period of time. Speech is recorded based on the input indicator mechanism being selected. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127817 | SWEAT PROOF EARPHONES - The present invention provides a device for removing sweat from the inner ear by creating a vacuum in connecting tubing between the inner ear and a converging-diverging nozzle. When air enters the front of the converging-diverging nozzle, its velocity accelerates as it flows through the smaller cross-sectional area in the middle section, which causes a drop in pressure in the middle section and a resulting vacuum in the connecting tubing. This vacuum draws sweat from the bottom of the inner ear toward the middle of the converging-diverging nozzle, where it drips out of either end, resulting in sweat being removed from the inner ear. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127818 | IN-EAR HEARING DEVICE AND BROADCAST STREAMING SYSTEM - An improved earbud design providing for full modularity; improved and variable hearing protection, sound quality, comfort, fit, aesthetics, and signal connectivity; and the ability to maintain environmental sound directionality comprised of a multitude of new features with variable vents and membranes which dilute the harmful pneumatic effects of sound while improving its acoustic quality. A location-based transmission system provides event attendees to mix live sound with streamed sound through Ambrose Earbuds for reduced hearing risk and no quality detriments due to timing gaps, occlusion or ear tip spectral broadening, and enables noise pollution-free musical performances. A displacement-based digital compression algorithm caps maximum output air displacement as well as sound pressure level. Thus, an earbud is provided that through adjustments and modularity can act as a personal listening device, a hearing protection device and as a personal aesthetic statement with customized fit and comfort. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127819 | HEADPHONE - A headphone includes: a headband; a pair of housing support portions, one and the other of which are provided at one and the other ends of the headband, respectively; a pair of rotational shafts, one and the other of which rotatably connect one and the other of the pair of housing support portions to the headband, respectively; a pair of housings, one and the other of which are provided on one and the other of the pair of housing support portions, respectively, wherein, in a folded state of the housing support portions as a result of a rotation, the pair of housings are disposed in positions contained within an area inside an arc formed by the headband and the housing support portions in an opened state of the housing support portions, and are located side by side without crossing each other; and a pair of ear pads. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127820 | PIEZOELECTRIC CERAMIC DUAL-FREQUENCY EARPHONE STRUCTURE - A piezoelectric ceramic dual-frequency earphone structure includes an earphone housing, a dynamic transducer, a piezoelectric ceramic transducer and a circuit board. The piezoelectric ceramic transducer is installed in the receiving region. The piezoelectric ceramic transducer is connected to the dynamic transducer via a support unit and a positioning unit. The circuit board is assembled in the receiving region and connected to acoustic signal cables. The acoustic signal cables are connected to a dynamic voice coil of the dynamic transducer and the piezoelectric ceramic transducer. When electric signals are applied to a ceramic membrane of the piezoelectric ceramic transducer, a metal sheet of the piezoelectric ceramic transducer is vibrated to generate high frequency sound, and the high frequency sound are then mixed with the sound from the dynamic transducer. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127821 | ACOUSTIC SYSTEM HAVING A HOUSING WITH ADSORBENT POWDER - An acoustic system is provided that includes a transducer having a housing, which encloses a volume and in which at least a surface or a sub-surface is formed by a sheet-like structure configured to vibrate. Powder made of adsorbent material having an adsorption effective surface may be present in the volume. The powder may be selected such that, through a movement of the powder caused by vibrations of the sheet-like structure configured to vibrate, the adsorption effective surface is enlarged. The adsorbent material may be selected such that an adsorption of air or gas present in the volume is caused by an increase of the pressure caused from vibrations of the sheet-like structure configured to vibrate. The powder is freely movable within the housing. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127822 | SPEAKER BOX - A speaker box is provided in the present disclosure. The speaker box includes a housing having a sound outlet, a top plate covering the housing, and a sound generator installed to the housing. A front sound chamber and a sound guide channel are formed between the housing and the top plate. The sound generator is configured for providing audible sound to the front sound chamber. The sound guide channel communicates with the front sound chamber, and is configured for guiding the audible sound to output from the sound outlet. An acoustic absorber is arranged within the sound guide channel. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127823 | SPEAKER STRUCTURE - A speaker structure includes a speaker box, a speaker unit, and an elastic component. An air pressure inside the speaker box is lower than that outside the speaker box. The speaker unit is disposed on the speaker box and includes a first vibrating assembly. The elastic component is disposed in the speaker box and connected to the first vibrating assembly and the speaker box in the speaker unit. When the speaker unit operates, the first vibrating assembly of the speaker unit vibrates, and the elastic component produces a pre-force correspondingly, the total pressure of the pre-force and the air pressure inside the speaker box equals to the air pressure outside the speaker box to balance the first vibrating assembly at an equilibrium position. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127824 | WOOFER SPEAKER AND THE REAR SOUND CAVITY FORMING METHOD THEREOF - A woofer speaker is provided, comprising a woofer speaker unit, a first sealing pad, a second sealing pad and a housing. The first sealing pad is fixed closely with the outer edge of the housing; the woofer speaker unit is fixed and sealed within the housing by the first sealing pad, and the second sealing pad is located between the woofer speaker unit and the housing; a sound hole is provided on the housing, and the shape and size of the sound hole correspond to those of the woofer speaker; and the terminal installation plane is the rear cover of the woofer speaker, and together with the housing forms the rear sound cavity of the woofer speaker through the first sealing pad. The cavity of the woofer speaker provided by the invention and the installation terminal applying the woofer speaker resolve the rear cover vibration problem of ultra-thin woofer speakers. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127825 | EARHOLE-WEARABLE SOUND COLLECTION DEVICE, SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE, AND SOUND COLLECTION METHOD - The present technique relates to an earhole-wearable sound collection device, a signal processing device, and a sound collection method for realizing sound collection at a high S/N ratio, with noise influence being reduced not by a noise reduction process. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127826 | APPARATUS FOR LABELING INPUTS OF AN AUDIO MIXING CONSOLE SYSTEM - An audio mixing console labeling system may include an audio mixing console having a processor and configured to receive an audio signal at a first input port from one of a microphone and a musical instrument, the first input port being associated with a first channel of the audio mixing console, receive a label signal including a channel label to be assigned to the first channel from a remote device, and assign the channel label to the first channel in response to receiving the audio signal at the first input port. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127827 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SELECTING AUDIO FILTERING SCHEMES - Methods and apparatus are provided for filtering sound in a vehicle. The methods includes generating a microphone signal corresponding to sounds in the passenger compartment. The methods also include receiving an audio-based service being utilized by at least one occupant. A sound separation mode is selected from the plurality of sound separation modes. Each sound separation mode corresponds to a different audio filtering scheme. The method also includes filtering the input received by the microphone in accordance with the selected sound separation mode to generate at least one filtered signal. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127828 | AUDIO CROSSTALK CALIBRATION SWITCH - Methods and apparatus for calibrating an audio system including headset coupled to an electronic device via an audio dongle. In an example, a circuit configured to couple a Universal Serial Bus (USB) audio dongle with an audio circuit of an electronic device can include a first impedance configured to couple with a first audio channel of the audio circuit, a second impedance coupled in series with the first impedance and configured to couple with a second audio channel of the audio circuit, a third impedance coupled to a ground sense channel and to a node common to the first impedance and the second impedance, and a controller configured to initiate a first signal on the first channel, to monitor crosstalk of the first signal on the second audio channel and to adjust a setting of the third impedance to reduce the crosstalk. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127829 | SELF-VOICE OCCLUSION MITIGATION IN HEADSETS - A device includes an ear occlude, an output transducer that is acoustically coupled to an ear canal of a wearer of the device, a voice microphone configured to generate a first electrical signal that is proportional to a voice-generated sound pressure at the microphone, and signal processing circuitry, electrically coupled to the output transducer and the microphone, including a compensator configured to generate, from the first electrical signal, a second electrical signal, and output the second electrical signal to the output transducer, wherein the compensator is tuned to cause G | 2016-05-05 |
20160127830 | SELF-POWERED AUDIO SPEAKER HAVING SOCKET FOR AUDIO DATA RECEIVER - Embodiments of the invention include a speaker system having the ability to accommodate one or more transmission protocols as well as multiple upgrade paths. One or more replaceable cards sit in a socket or bus system. The cards may include one or more components for receiving a wireless audio signal and decoding the signal. Other cards may include circuits for converting the digital audio signals into analog audio signals. Yet other cards, or other components on cards, may include circuitry for filtering or modifying the audio signals. In some embodiments the main components of the cards may be formed in a re-programmable device that can be updated by a user. In conjunction, these components create a powered speaker system that is constantly upgradable as various data transmission standards and audio filtering standards mature. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127831 | HONEYCOMB SPEAKER SYSTEM - A hexagonal speaker with six edges (sides) and four drivers. A pair of drivers is embedded on adjacent edges and another pair of drivers is embedded on the opposite edges, while two opposing edges in between each pair of drivers do not have a driver. A down-firing subwoofer is located on the bottom of the speaker. The speaker is raised off the ground so that the subwoofer can output sound without touching the ground. An air vent tube is also located on the bottom of the speaker adjacent to the subwoofer. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127832 | SPEAKER DIAPHRAGM SUPPORTING STRUCTURE - A speaker diaphragm supporting structure includes a basket defining a flared front opening and an internal shoulder portion, and having annular magnet mounted to a rear side thereof; a voice coil located in the annular magnet; a diaphragm including a soft suspended flange for fixing to the flared front opening of the basket, a rigid vibrating membrane having a centered voice coil fixing hole for gluing to around the voice coil, a plurality of supporting legs integrally formed on a rear side thereof and a fixing ring portion glued to rear ends of the supporting legs; and a flexible suspension member having an outer circumferential edge set on the internal shoulder portion of the basket and an inner circumferential edge glued to the fixing ring portion, so that the suspension member is held to around an outer side of the annular magnet. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127833 | SPEAKER CONTROL DEVICE - A speaker control device in one embodiment includes a time to digital converter connected to a drive power source in series with a drive circuit for driving a plurality of coils of a speaker, the converter outputting a digital data in accordance with a voltage of the drive power source, and a monitor circuit detecting a state of the plurality of coils of the speaker based on digital data output by the time to digital converter. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127834 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH MICRO SPEAKER - A micro speaker is provided. The micro speaker includes a diaphragm, at least one coil coupled with the diaphragm, a magnet configured to interact with a magnetic field induced by the at least one coil, and a yoke plate located on a bottom of the magnet to support the magnet and including a hole therein, top and bottom ends of the hole being opened. An area, adjacent to the hole, of a lower surface of the yoke plate has a height difference relative to another area of the lower surface of the yoke plate. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127835 | Tablet Woofer and Electronic Device Using Same - A tablet woofer and an electronic device using same. The woofer comprises a vibrating diaphragm, at least four mutually independent drive units, and a housing. The vibrating diaphragm is a rectangle shape, and comprises a rigid arc portion at the central position and a spiral curve portion at the periphery; the drive unit comprises a voice coil unit and a corresponding magnetic circuit unit, and four angles of the arc portion of the vibrating diaphragm are each combined with one voice coil unit; the housing is provided with mounting holes for accommodating and mounting the drive units, and sound holes penetrating through the mounting plane; the spiral curve portion of the vibrating diaphragm is fixedly connected to the periphery of the upper side of the housing. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127836 | UNIT, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ELECTRONIC DEVICE - According to one of aspects, provided is an electronic device including a panel | 2016-05-05 |
20160127837 | MULTI-LAYER COMPOSITE BACKPLATE FOR MICROMECHANICALA MICROPHONE - A MEMS device. The device includes a membrane, and a reinforced backplate having a plurality of openings. The reinforced backplate include a first layer, and a second layer coupled to the first layer. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127838 | MICROPHONE PACKAGE WITH MOLDED SPACER - A microelectromechanical system (MEMS) microphone package including a MEMS microphone die configured to sense acoustic pressure and to generate a signal based on the acoustic pressure. An application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) electrically connects to the MEMS microphone die. The MEMS microphone package includes a molded package spacer that connects to a conductive lid and to a substrate. The molded package spacer forms side walls of the MEMS microphone package and is adapted to route electrical connections from the MEMS microphone die and the ASIC to the substrate. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127839 | ACOUSTIC TRANSDUCER - This invention relates to acoustic drivers with stationary and moving coils. Time varying signals are applied to the moving and stationary coils to control the movement of a diaphragm, which produces audible sound. The time varying signals correspond to an input audio signal such that the sound corresponds to the input audio signal. Some of the described embodiments include multiple moving coils, multiple stationary coils or both. Some embodiments include feedback for adjusting one or more of the signals based on a characteristic of the acoustic driver. Various compensation and other features of the invention are also described in relation to various embodiments. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127840 | Signal Processing for Hearing Prostheses - A method includes programming a sound processor to apply frequency shifting on a stimulation signal to generate a frequency shifted stimulation signal. The frequency shifting depends on one or more of a decibel level of a received sound signal, a hearing loss level associated with generating the stimulation signal, attenuation of an output based on the frequency shifted stimulation signal, or operating a hearing prosthesis in a single sided mode or a bilateral mode. The method includes receiving a sound signal, generating the stimulation signal from the sound signal, applying the frequency shifting to the stimulation signal to generate the frequency shifted stimulation signal, and generating, by an actuator of the hearing prosthesis, the output based on the frequency shifted stimulation signal, wherein the output is configured to be perceived as sound. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127841 | AUDIO DEVICE - Provided is an audio device, including: a vibrator | 2016-05-05 |
20160127842 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A HEARING SYSTEM AND A DEVICE OF A HEARING SYSTEM - A method for operating a hearing system with at least a first device and a second device. The method includes the steps of booting of the first device, sending a state query from the first device to the second device, sending a state response from the second device to the first device, the state response including information regarding an operational state of the second device, and adjusting the operational state of the first device dependent on the state response. A device can be employed to perform such a method as part of the hearing system. The hearing system can for instance be a binaural hearing system, a CROS system or a system including a hearing device and a fitting device for adjusting the hearing device to the individual requirements of the hearing device user. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127843 | HEARING APPARATUS INCLUDING COIL OPERABLE IN DIFFERENT OPERATION MODES - A hearing apparatus includes a coil and a coil operation mode selector configured to select either a first coil operation mode for communicating with a wireless communication terminal, or a second coil operation mode for wirelessly charging a battery of the hearing apparatus. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127844 | AUDIO INTERFACE ARRANGEMENT AND A HANDHELD DEVICE COMPRISING THE AUDIO INTERFACE ARRANGEMENT - The present disclosure generally relates to an audio interface arrangement. In one embodiment, a handheld device comprises the audio interface arrangement (not shown). The audio interface arrangement comprises at least two audio connecting means, wherein each of the at least two audio connecting means is adapted to connect a respective audio accessory to the audio interface arrangement. The audio interface arrangement further comprises an accessory determining means, which is coupled to said at least two audio connecting means. The accessory determining means is adapted to determine which type of audio accessory is connected to the respective audio connecting means. Hereby it is made possible to provide a handheld device that offers a user with a possibility to connect several different audio accessories to the handheld device, which accessories may be connected to the handheld device at the same time. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127845 | BLOCKAGE DETECTION FOR A MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS SENSOR - Systems and techniques for detecting blockage associated with a microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) microphone of a device are presented. The device includes a MEMS acoustic sensor and a processor. The MEMS acoustic sensor is contained in a cavity within the device. The processor is configured to detect a blockage condition associated with an opening of the cavity that contains the MEMS acoustic sensor. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127846 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR CONVEYING AUDIO INFORMATION IN VEHICLES - Various methods and devices for vehicles are provided, wherein directional output of sound is used. In some embodiments, speech signals assigned to different speakers in a telephone conference are reproduced with different directional characteristics. In other embodiments, menu items of a menu are reproduced using different directions. In some embodiments, a loud-speaker arrangement may be provided at a dashboard or in a backrest of a seat of the vehicle. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127847 | AUDIO SIGNAL OUTPUT DEVICE AND METHOD, ENCODING DEVICE AND METHOD, DECODING DEVICE AND METHOD, AND PROGRAM - The present technology relates to an audio signal output device and a method, an encoding device and a method, a decoding device and a method, and a program for realizing audio reproduction with a more realistic feeling. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127848 | MULTIDIMENSIONAL VIRTUAL LEARNING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A process and system for generating three dimensional sound conferencing includes generating a virtual map with a plurality of positions, each participant selecting one of the positions, determining a direction from each position to each other position on the map, determining a distance from each position to each other position on the map, receiving sound from each participant, mixing the received sound, transforming the mixed sound into binaural audio, and directing the binaural audio sound to each participant via a speaker associated with the virtual position of the speaking participant. The result is a clarified sound that gives to the listening participant a sense of where the speaking participant is positioned relative to the listening participant. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127849 | Program Used for Terminal Apparatus, Sound Apparatus, Sound System, and Method Used for Sound Apparatus - A sound apparatus includes: an acceptance unit that accepts an input of an input audio signal from outside; a communication unit that accepts from a terminal apparatus first direction information indicating a first direction, the first direction being a direction in which a virtual sound source is arranged; a position information generation unit that generates virtual sound source position information based on listening position information, the first direction information and boundary information, the listening position information indicating a listening position, the boundary information indicating a boundary of a space where the virtual sound source is arranged, the virtual sound source position information indicating a position of the virtual sound source on the boundary; a signal generation unit that imparts, based on loudspeaker position information, the listening position information and the virtual sound source position information, a sound effect to the input audio signal such that a sound is heard at the listening position as if the sound comes from the virtual sound source, to generate an output audio signal, the loudspeaker position information indicating positions of a plurality of loudspeakers; and an output unit that outputs the output audio signal to outside. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127850 | CONNECTED CAR DATA LINKS AGGREGATOR - Connected cars are coupled to several communication devices (e.g., embedded devices and/or user equipment (UE) of occupants of the car) having independent data links to a communication network (e.g., cellular network). Peer-to-peer (P2P) protocols can be employed to consolidate and aggregate multiple data links within the car to create an aggregated data link that is shared by the devices. During initialization, a local platform device within the connected car sets up a local tracker and communicates with a backend network device to setup a corresponding remote tracker. The trackers generate virtual data nodes corresponding to the communication devices and facilitate communication between the virtual data nodes and the devices via P2P protocols. Moreover, the P2P protocol technology is overlaid on the application layers of the communication devices without modifications to the devices' hardware and software construction. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127851 | METHOD FOR DEVICE TO CONTROL ANOTHER DEVICE AND THE DEVICE - The present disclosure relates to a sensor network, Machine Type Communication (MTC), Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communication, and technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the above technologies, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. The present disclosure relates to control a client device using a server device based on context data indicating a circumstance of a user. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127852 | VEHICLE TO VEHICLE COMMUNICATION - A computer-implemented method, carried out by one or more processors, for vehicle to vehicle communication. In an embodiment, the method comprises the steps of receiving a first message selection, where the first message selection includes at least information associated with a road hazard. The method further comprises identifying a first directional RFID communicator of a first vehicle with a second directional RFID communicator of a second vehicle. The method further comprises, responsive to identifying the first directional RFID communicator of the first vehicle, sending the first message selection to the first directional RFID communicator from the second directional RFID communicator. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127853 | WIRELESS INDUCTIVE POINTER CLOCK - A wireless inductive pointer clock includes a wireless inductive receiver module for receiving a time code, a control circuit module electrically coupled to the wireless inductive receiver module for receiving the time code and converting the time code into a pointer drive signal, a movement electrically coupled to the control circuit module for receiving the pointer drive signal and driving by the control circuit module, and a pointer unit including a plurality of pointers drivable by the movement. The wireless inductive receiver module can receive the time code (hour, minute, second) of a smart phone or tablet computer, enabling the control circuit module to drive the movement and the pointers of the pointer unit so that the time on the wireless inductive pointer clock can be automatically synchronized to the time on the smart phone or tablet. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127854 | WIRELESS AMBULATORY CARE NETWORK - A method for connecting wireless devices using Bluetooth® low energy can be used to connect wireless computing devices with a medical device in an ambulatory care setting. The wireless computing devices can receive measured vital sign data and transmit the vital sign data to a patient's electronic medical record. The wireless computing devices can be configured to include a user-friendly name and the transmitter power in one or more advertising broadcasts. The medical device can receive advertising broadcasts from one or more wireless computing devices and sort the devices by proximity, last use, number of times used, or alphabetically. After the devices exchange information over Bluetooth® low energy, the devices can connect in Bluetooth® Classic. Systems for implementing the method are also disclosed. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127855 | Proximity Based Content Sharing - A sharing user of a content management system can request to share a content item in his namespace. When such a request is made, the sharing user's client device broadcasts a notification that can be received by devices that are within a limited broadcast range of the sharing client device. A receiving user's client device that is within the limited broadcast range of the sharing client device receives the broadcasted notification. Based on the notification, the receiving client device obtains a token from the sharing client device that identifies the content item being shared by the sharing user. At the request of the receiving user, the receiving client device transmits the token to the content management system and requests that the content management system add the shared content item to the receiving user's namespace with the system. The receiving user can then access the item from his namespace. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127856 | AUTOMATIC IMPLEMENTATION OF PREFERENCES BASED ON DETECTION OF A MOBILE DEVICE - A detector, positioned at a first geographic location, receives a message from a mobile device that is sent without a request from the detector and via a short-range communications protocol, such as Bluetooth® or other WPAN. The detector parses the message to obtain data associated with the mobile device, such as extracting a media access control (MAC) address, a device type, or other information from the message. The detector may further identify an attribute, such as a signal power loss or frequency, associated with the received message. A second geographic location, associated with the mobile device, may be determined based on the attribute. The detector may also identify an associated user based on the data associated with the mobile device. The local device may receive data identifying, for example, the user, the second geographic location, or preference data related to user. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127857 | ENHANCED INTEROPERABILITY BETWEEN HOST CARD EMULATION AND A SECURE ELEMENT - Various aspects are described herein in connection with a method and/or apparatus of near-field communication (NFC). For example, various methods and apparatuses include an NFC controller receiving a message from a remote NFC device specifying a radio frequency (RF) technology for communication. The methods and apparatuses also include the NFC controller determining whether the specified RF technology matches a preferred RF technology for an application. The methods and apparatuses also include the NFC controller establishing NFC communications with the remote NFC device only when the specified RF technology matches the preferred RF technology of the application, wherein the NFC communications are established using the established RF technology. In an aspect, the methods and apparatuses include the NFC controller performing a card emulation operation, such as host-based card emulation (HCE). | 2016-05-05 |
20160127858 | METHOD FOR CONNECTING A FIELD DEVICE TO AN OPERATING UNIT AND A FIELD DEVICE - A method for connecting a field device ( | 2016-05-05 |
20160127859 | MOBILE DEVICE, METHOD FOR FACILITATING A TRANSACTION, COMPUTER PROGRAM, ARTICLE OF MANUFACTURE - There is disclosed a mobile device comprising: a near field communication unit, a further communication unit being connected to the near field communication unit and being arranged to communicate with an external input device, a secure element being connected to the near field communication unit and being arranged to execute at least one application, the near field communication unit further being arranged to request, via the further communication unit, user input data for said application from the external input device, to receive said user input data from the external input device via the further communication unit, and to forward said user input data to the secure element. Furthermore, a corresponding method for facilitating a transaction, a corresponding computer program, and a corresponding article of manufacture are disclosed. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127860 | Communication System Equipped with a Radio Beacon - A communication system comprising: a radio beacon suitable for sending identification messages to a personal electronic device; and a control unit suitable for controlling the radio beacon and for modifying at predetermined time intervals, the identification messages sent by the radio beacon. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127861 | FACILITATING VIRTUAL PERSONAL AREA NETWORKS - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a coordinator device having a memory, and a controller. The memory can have computer instructions, which when executed by the controller, causes the controller to facilitate establishing a first virtual personal area network with a first sensor by executing computer instructions associated with a first application profile, and facilitate establishing a second virtual personal area network with a second sensor by executing computer instructions associated a second application profile. The first application profile can be defined by a first protocol specification, while the second application profile can be defined by a second protocol specification. The first protocol specification can also be operationally distinct from the second protocol specification. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127862 | Search and Recovery of Mobile Devices - Search and recovery is performed for a lost or stolen mobile device. When the mobile device is lost or stolen, the mobile device may transmit a recovery signal for receipt by another device. If an acknowledgment is received, the mobile device confirms discovery by sending its current location. Moreover, seeker devices may be conscripted to search for the lost or stolen mobile device. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127863 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING LOCATION BASED SERVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREFOR - Methods and apparatuses are provided for operating an electronic device. A wireless signal is received. It is determined whether a service corresponding to the wireless signal is activated or deactivated. Content related to the service is output based on whether the service is activated or deactivated. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127864 | METHOD, RECORDING MEDIUM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE OF 3D GEOLOCATION - A method, a recording medium and an electronic device of 3D geolocation are provided. The method includes the following steps: distributing a plurality of samples that are already 2D-geolocated into a plurality of geographic areas according to 2D locations of the samples, wherein each sample includes a measurement report provided by a user equipment attached to a mobile network; generating a relative sequence of altitudes of the samples in each geographic area according to altitude-related data obtained from the samples in the geographic area; and determining the altitudes of the samples in each geographic area according to the relative sequence of the geographic area. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127865 | Method, System, and Computer Program Product for Providing Location Based Services - Methods, systems, and computer program products for providing location based services are provided. Embodiments may include storing locations for a plurality of users of a telecommunication environment and contact lists of associated users for the plurality of users. Embodiments may also include providing the locations of the associated users for a first user based on a request from the first user. The request may further include providing locations for associated users who are located within an area of interest. The area of interest may be defined by a particular distance from the first user or by a point of interest of the first user. The locations of the users may be determined based on the locations of communication devices of the users including an identified receiving communication device for each user. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127866 | LOCATION-BASED SERVICE DELIVERING SYSTEM AND LOCATION-BASED SERVICE DELIVERING METHOD FOR PERSON CARRYING MOBILE DEVICE WITH SENSING FUNCTION - The present invention provides a location-based service delivering system and method for at least one person carrying a mobile device that can allow the delivery of location-based services without using the earth coordinates. The location-based service delivering system comprises: at least one energy-emitting unit, a tagging unit, at least one display unit, and a control unit. The energy-emitting unit is utilized for emitting at least one energy signal, wherein the mobile device generates at least one sensing signal by sensing the energy signal emitted from the energy-emitting unit. The tagging unit is coupled to the mobile device, and utilized for generating at least one tag associated with the person carrying the mobile device according to the sensing signal. The control unit is coupled to the tagging unit and the display unit, and utilized for controlling the display unit to display information according to the tag generated by the tagging unit. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127867 | LOCATION-BASED SERVICE DELIVERING SYSTEM AND LOCATION-BASED SERVICE DELIVERING METHOD FOR PERSON CARRYING ENERGY-EMITTING MOBILE DEVICE - The present invention provides a location-based service delivering system and a location-based service delivering method for at least one person carrying a mobile device that can allow the delivery of location-based services without using the earth coordinates. The location-based service delivering system comprises: at least one sensing unit, a tagging unit, at least one display unit, and a control unit. The sensing unit is utilized for generating at least one sensing signal by sensing at least one energy signal emitted from the energy-emitting mobile device. The tagging unit is coupled to the sensing unit, and utilized for generating at least one tag associated with the person carrying the energy-emitting mobile device according to the sensing signal. The control unit is coupled to the tagging unit and the display unit, and utilized for controlling the display unit to display information according to the tag generated by the tagging unit. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127868 | SENSOR REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM, REMOTE CONTROL DEVICE, SENSOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF REMOTELY CONTROLLING SENSOR - A sensor remote control system is provided. The sensor remote control system includes a sensor device configured to transmit and receive a detection signal in a direction to detect information in the direction, and a remote control device configured to transmit, to the sensor device, a control signal to remotely control the sensor device. The remote control device includes an orientation sensor configured to detect an oriented direction of the remote control device, and a communicator configured to generate the control signal based on the oriented direction detected by the orientation sensor, and transmit the control signal to the sensor device. The sensor device performs the detection based on the control signal received from the remote control device. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127869 | METHOD OF OPERATING COMMUNICATION AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR SUPPORTING SAME - A communication method and an electronic device for supporting the same are provided. The communication method includes forming a group for communication with at least one external electronic device, receiving location information from the at least one external electronic device, selecting at least one of the at least one external electronic device to communicate with, based on a motion of the electronic device, and communicating with the at least one selected external electronic device. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127870 | DETERMINING PROXIMITY OF USER EQUIPMENT FOR DEVICE-TO-DEVICE COMMUNICATION - Embodiments of apparatus, packages, computer-implemented methods, systems, devices, and computer-readable media (transitory and non-transitory) are described herein for ascertaining, e.g., by a traffic detection function (“TDF”), that a first user equipment (“UE”) and a second UE are, potentially, sufficiently proximate to each other to wirelessly exchange data directly. In various embodiments, an evolved serving mobile location center (“E-SMLC”) may be instructed, e.g., by the TDF, to obtain location change data associated with the first and second UEs. In various embodiments, a determination may be made, e.g., by the TDF, based on the location change data, whether the first and second UEs are sufficiently proximate to exchange data directly, and whether the first and second UEs are likely to remain proximate for at least a predetermined time interval. In various embodiments, the first and second UEs may be caused to commence device-to-device (“D | 2016-05-05 |
20160127871 | Method and System for Providing Enhanced Location Based Trilateration - Method, systems and devices for determining for performing enhanced location based trilateration include receiving location information (e.g., waypoints) from one or more external devices, determining the validity of the received location information, performing normalization operations to normalize the received location information, assigning an overall ranking and a device-specific ranking to the location information, and storing the validated and normalized location information in memory. The enhanced location based trilateration may also include selecting four locations (e.g., waypoints) from the memory based on a combination of the overall ranking and the device-specific ranking, and generating a final location value or waypoint based on a result of applying the four selected waypoints to a kalman filter. The output of the kalman filter may also be reported and/or used as the device's current location. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127872 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CELLULAR TECHNOLOGY-BASED IDENTIFICATION OF A REGISTERED INDIVIDUAL IN A VICINITY - The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for identifying a plurality of mobile devices within a vicinity. The method include receiving, by a small cell base station, a connection request issued by a mobile device. The method include identifying a device identifier associated with the connection request and determining whether the device identifier is unique in light of a listing of previously recognized device identifiers. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127873 | METHOD OF PREDICTING LOCATION OF RENDEZVOUS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR PROVIDING SAME - A method of predicting a location of a rendezvous and an electronic device for providing the same are provided. The electronic device includes a display unit configured to display a screen executing a schedule management service application and a predicted rendezvous, a storage unit configured to store schedule information input into the application, data related to a place and a region, and a user location history, and a controller configured to recognize the input of the schedule information, score place data based on a schedule place name of the schedule information, and predict a rendezvous based on at least one piece of place data having a high score among the pieces of scored place data. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127874 | Methods, Systems, and Products for Location Determination - Location may be determined based on electrical outlets in a home or business. One or more of the electrical outlets may wirelessly communicate with a mobile device, thus updating a database with the location of the mobile device. As the mobile device moves within the home or business, a current location of the mobile device may be continually logged by passing one of the electrical outlets. Rules and operations may then be performed, based on the current location. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127875 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR LIGHT ENABLED INDOOR POSITIONING AND REPORTING - The present disclosure is directed systems, methods, and apparatus for light enabled indoor positioning and reporting. In some embodiments, a device of the present disclosure includes a housing that includes a processor and a wireless radio. The device includes a clip that secures the housing adjacent to and a predetermined distance from a portion of a light tube that produces light. The device includes a solar cell that is configured to be exposed to the light from the light tube upon the housing being securely attached via the one or more clips adjacent to the portion of the light tube. The device includes a circuit by which power is converted from the solar cell to the processor and the wireless radio via at least one switch. The wireless radio can broadcast a beacon provided by the processor. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127876 | INCREASING RELIABLE DATA THROUGHPUT IN A WIRELESS NETWORK - Systems and methods for improving data transmission rates in communication networks are disclosed. In an 802.11 wireless communication network, where a source node of the wireless network transmits TCP data to a destination node of the wireless network, the destination node does not transmit TCP acknowledgments (ACKs) for the TCP data if 802.11 ACKs indicate that the destination node received the TCP data. If a source outside the wireless network transmits TCP data to the destination node within the wireless network through an intermediate device, such as an access point, the destination node suppresses transmitting TCP ACKs. The intermediate device transmits TCP ACKs as proxy for the destination node to the source. The intermediate device also suppresses TCP ACKs where a source node within the wireless network sends the TCP data to a destination node outside of the wireless network. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127877 | CONTROLLING TRAFFIC TRANSMISSIONS TO MANAGE CELLULAR RADIO RESOURCE UTILIZATION - Techniques control traffic transmissions to manage radio resource utilization. When content is being streamed to user equipment (UE) and is at least initially intended to be streamed in real time at a constant bitrate, a communication management component can determine whether the content being transmitted to the UE can be delayed, instead of being transmitted in real time. In response to determining that the content can be delayed, the communication management component can facilitate buffering data and periodically streaming the data to the UE in data bursts to reduce use of UE power and radio resources. When transmitting a visual image to a UE, the communication management component can adjust resolution of a visual image to correspond to screen dimensions of the UE based on information indicating screen dimensions of the UE that can be received from the UE. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127878 | Distributed Sensor Network - Distributed sensing is provided. A first node of a plurality of nodes receives a fire status message from a second node of the plurality of nodes. The fire status message indicates a determination by the second node that an environmental condition exceeds a predetermined threshold. Each node of the plurality of nodes is a computing device. The first node estimates an arrival time of a fire based, at least in part, on the fire status message and a geographic location of the second node. The arrival time is a time until the fire arrives at a predetermined geographic location. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127879 | EMERGENCY CALLING SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE - An emergency calling system includes a housing for accommodating a radio communication module; a battery mounting guide including a battery frame in which a battery is seated; a connector holder disposed at one end of the battery frame and a knob disposed at another end of the battery frame; a battery mounting unit, which is provided on one side of the housing and in which the battery mounting guide is fitted; a unit connector, which is disposed at an inner end of the battery mounting unit and is connected to a connector of the battery; and a locking unit for locking the battery mounting guide to the battery mounting unit. The emergency calling system enables easy replacement of the battery without requiring opening and closing the entire housing to replace the used battery. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127880 | METHODS, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS AND NETWORK NODES FOR RECOVERING A PUBLIC WARNING SYSTEM - A method is described performed by a wireless communication network for recovering a public warning system when a radio network node comprising radio circuitry for communication with served user equipments, UEs, has been newly added or restarted in the network. The method comprises sending, by the radio network node to a core network node, information indicating that the radio network node has been restarted or added to the network, the information including one or more tracking area identifiers, TAI, identifying one or more tracking areas that the radio network node supports and/or a radio network node identifier, ID, identifying the radio network node in the communication network, and, in case the radio network node ID is sent but not the one or more TAIs, acquiring, by the core network node the one or more TAIs based on the received radio network node ID. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127881 | DISCOVERY SIGNAL TRANSMISSION METHOD OF TERMINAL PERFORMING D2D COMMUNICATION AND TERMINAL USING SAME - Provided are a discovery signal transmission method of a terminal supporting device-to-device (D2D) communication and a terminal device using such a method. The method comprises: directly receiving information on a specific discovery signal (DS) transmission mask or receiving discovery signal configuring information; selecting the specific DS transmission mask or one DS transmission mask from among a plurality of DS transmission masks indicated by the DS configuring information; and transmitting a discovery signal on the basis of the selected DS transmission mask. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127882 | METHOD OF PERFORMING DEVICE TO DEVICE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN USER EQUIPMENTS - The present disclosure relates to a pre-5 | 2016-05-05 |
20160127883 | POWER-EFFICIENT AVAILABILITY ADVERTISING AND DISCOVERY - A method of communication includes detecting receipt of an advertisement message by a first communication circuitry while monitoring communications transmitted according to a first communication protocol. The advertisement message may include an information element indicating that a second device is available to participate in a first local ad hoc wireless network using a second communication protocol. The method further includes, based on the detecting receipt of the advertisement message, enabling a second communication circuitry of the first device for forming the first local ad hoc wireless network between the first device and the second device. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127884 | PLMN SELECTION METHOD, AND USER EQUIPMENT (AS AMENDED) - The present description discloses a public land mobile network (PLMN) selection method. The PLMN selection method comprises the steps of: running a first timer if a first request message has been transmitted multiple times to a first network node in a first PLMN, but a response message has not been received; selecting a second PLMN after the first timer has been started; and maintaining, without stopping, the first timer, which has been run for the first PLMN, even if a second request message has been sent to a second network node in the second PLMN, and an acceptance message for same has been received, wherein the retransmission, by reselecting the first PLMN, of the first request to the first network node in the first PLMN can be prevented until the first timer has expired. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127885 | METHOD FOR MANAGING THE MOBILITY OF A NODE - A method for managing the mobility of a mobile node in telecommunications networks, which include first and second telecommunications networks, the mobile node including a memory area that stores data concerning the mobility of the mobile node in the networks, a first module for managing the mobility of the mobile node, to establish, through the first network, from an item of mobility data, a mobility session with a home agent, and, a second module for managing the mobility of the mobile node, to establish, through the second network, from an item of mobility data, a mobility session with the home agent, the method including accessing by the first module the mobility data stored in the memory area, and obtaining, by the second module, from the first module, at least one item of mobility data from the set of data that is accessible by the first module. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127886 | ROAMING SUPPORT FOR SOFTWARE DEFINED NETWORKING ARCHITECTURE IN MOBILE NETWORK - A software defined networking controller can be provided to manage sharing of information relating to roaming requests for mobile devices that are roaming on visited networks. The software defined networking controller can be a sub-instance of a main software defined networking controller that manages traffic within the home network, and the software defined networking controller can sit at the edge of the home network and control edge routing elements. The edge software defined networking controller may communicate with roaming partner's edge software defined networking controller and/or with the roaming interconnect operator's software defined networking controller to exchange roaming related information. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127887 | CONTROL OF DEVICE FEATURES BASED ON VEHICLE STATE - Methods and systems for a controlling device features based on vehicle state and device location are provided. Specifically, the device may be any type of electrical device capable of transmitting and/or receiving a signal (such as a phone, tablet, computer, music player, and/or other entertainment device). In some instances, the device may be associated with one or more vehicles. Although the device may be configured to run one or more applications, the functionality of the one or more applications may be controlled by a system associated with the vehicle. In some cases, this control may depend on the device application type, device location (either inside or outside of a vehicle), law, operator state, and/or vehicle state. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127888 | RULE BASED MOBILE DEVICE MANAGEMENT DELEGATION - Rule-based mobile device management delegation is disclosed. A set of rules are applied to attributes associated with a mobile device to assign the mobile device to one of a plurality of management partitions. The mobile device is managed according to a policy associated with the assigned management partition. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127889 | MOBILITY MANAGEMENT - Mobility management may be utilized to effectuate handover and route packets of information to one or more radio access technologies and/or cells/access points based on network, UE conditions, device location, and/or network entity location. Packet routes, device addresses, handover functions, dynamically may be adjusted based on the best radio technology, cell layer, service provider specified criteria, or the like. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127890 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROTECTING A SERVICE IDENTIFIER - Some demonstrative embodiments include apparatuses, systems and/or methods of securing a service Identifier (ID). For example, a wireless device may include a Secure Service Identifier (SSID) processor to determine a SSID corresponding to a service, the SSID including an encrypted value being based on a service name key from a service provider of the service and a service name corresponding to the service; and a radio to transmit a wireless message including the SSID. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127891 | IDENTIFYING A USER EQUIPMENT IN A COMMUNICATION NETWORK - A method and apparatus for identifying a User Equipment (UE) in a communication network. A service aware control signalling node associated with a transmission path related to the UE receives a first message sent from a Radio Access Network (RAN) node associated with the UE on the transmission path. The first message initiates a communication between the RAN node and the control signalling node and includes an identity of the UE. On its own, the identity of the UE is not enough to unambiguously identify the UE, as described above. The control signalling node stores at a database an identity of the UE and an identity of the transmission path via which the first message was sent. The combination of the UE identity and the transmission path identity can be used to uniquely identify the UE. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127892 | COMMUNICATION METHOD OF HIDING PRIVACY INFORMATION AND SYSTEM THEREOF - A communication method of hiding privacy information and a system thereof are provided. The method comprises following steps: performing an identification unit generating program to generate a master identification unit and a slave identification unit; storing a first identification code and a second identification code to a communication server; adding the first identification code into a first communication program of a first mobile device by detecting the master identification unit; adding the second identification code into a second communication program of a second mobile device by detecting the slave identification unit; executing the second communication program to transmit a communication request to the communication server; and the first identification code and the second identification code are utilized by the communication server to establish a communication link from the second communication program to the first communication program. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127893 | GENERATION OF MULTIPLE SHARED KEYS BY USER EQUIPMENT AND BASE STATION USING KEY EXPANSION MULTIPLIER - In one embodiment, multiple keys are generated in user equipment of a communication system based at least in part on a designated key expansion multiplier. A key identifier is received in the user equipment from a base station of the communication system. The user equipment selects a particular one of the keys as a function of the received key identifier, and utilizes the selected one of the keys to secure data sent from the user equipment to the base station. For example, the keys may comprise respective portions of a key stream generated by the user equipment responsive to a message received from the base station, with the keys being shared by the user equipment and the base station through independent generation of the key stream in the base station. The base station may illustratively comprise an evolved Node B (eNB) of an Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network (E-UTRAN). | 2016-05-05 |
20160127894 | CONNECTIONLESS WIRELESS ACCESS - A capability for connectionless wireless access is presented. A wireless end device is configured to encrypt context information of the wireless end device, based on a security key associated with attachment of the wireless end device to a wireless communication network, to form encrypted context information, generate a packet including a header and a payload where the header includes the encrypted context information, and propagate the packet toward a wireless access node of the wireless communication network. The wireless access node is configured to receive the packet and propagate the encrypted context information toward a controller of the wireless communication network. The controller is configured to receive the encrypted context information from the wireless access node, decrypt the encrypted context information based on a security key associated with attachment of the wireless end device to the wireless communication network to recover the context information of the wireless end device, and determine, based on the context information, whether the wireless end device is permitted to communicate via the wireless communication network. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127895 | Autonomous-Mode Content Delivery and Key Management - Multimedia content may be delivered to content consumer devices via a content-delivery network. Encrypted content and cryptography keys for decrypting the content may be distributed from a data center to various nodes of the content-delivery network, each node acting as a semi-independent content-delivery system. Each content-delivery system is capable of delivering received content to end-users and implementing a key-management scheme to facilitate secure content-delivery and usage tracking, even when the content-delivery system is disconnected from the data center. In other words, the disclosed systems and methods facilitate the operation of nodes which may operate in “autonomous mode” when disconnected from a larger content-delivery network, thus maintaining content-delivery capabilities despite having little if any connectivity to external networks. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127896 | APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION - One feature pertains to a method operational at a device. The method includes performing authentication and key agreement with a session key management entity (SKME) device. The method also includes generating an authentication session key based in part on a secret key shared with a home subscriber server, the authentication session key being known to the SKME device. The method further includes generating a mobility session key based in part on the authentication session key, the mobility session key being known to a mobility management entity serving the device. Data sent from the device to a wireless communication network is cryptographically secured using the mobility session key. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127897 | USER-PLANE SECURITY FOR NEXT GENERATION CELLULAR NETWORKS - Securing user-plane data traffic between a device and a packet data network gateway (P-GW) may be accomplished at the device (e.g., chip component, client device) by obtaining, at the device, a first shared key, and obtaining, at the device, a second shared key based on the first shared key. The second shared key may be for securing user-plane data traffic during transit between the device and the P-GW. The second shared key is shared by the device and the P-GW. The data traffic may be secured based on the second shared key to produce first secured data traffic. The first secured data traffic may be sent to the P-GW via an access node. The P-GW and the access node are distinct network entities. The second shared key is unknown to the access node. The P-GW obtains the second shared key from a network entity that is distinct from the device. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127898 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR VALIDATING MOBILE DEVICES OF CUSTOMERS VIA THIRD PARTIES - A method for authenticating a mobile device in real-time. The method includes detecting the mobile device, sending a text message containing a unique uniform resource locator (“URL”) to the mobile device, and detecting an access of the unique URL by the mobile device through a first communication path. In response to detecting the access of the unique URL, requesting and subsequently receiving, by the host system in real-time, a phone number and a subscriber identification ID associated with the mobile device through a second communication path distinct from the first communication path, and a device fingerprint of the mobile device through the first communication path. The method further includes initiating a risk analysis based on the phone number, the subscriber ID, and the device fingerprint and determining an authentication status of the mobile device based on the risk analysis. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127899 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DEVICE AUTHENTICATION IN A DYNAMIC NETWORK USING WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICES - A short-range wireless network is established by direct communication between wireless devices and wireless access points. A wireless communication device provides initial registration information to a network and becomes a registered device. An API is downloaded to the wireless device to permit automatic authentication of the device for future communications. When a registered device enters a venue, at least one access point will automatically detect the wireless device and extract the necessary identification data to permit authentication of the device. Customized messages may be provided to the wireless device. If the wireless device enters a different venue, even in another city or state, the registration data may be automatically extracted by an AP and provided to a cloud network for authentication. Authenticated devices receive a list of authenticated vendors and unauthenticated vendors near the present location of the authenticated device. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127900 | DISTRIBUTING BIOMETRIC AUTHENTICATION BETWEEN DEVICES IN AN AD HOC NETWORK - One feature pertains to biometric authentication of a user between devices. In one aspect, an ad hoc personal wireless network may include a primary device and one or more secondary devices using grouping policies such proximity policies and other permissions. The primary device shares a biometric authentication value of a user with the one or more secondary devices. Each secondary device may then perform additional authentication of the same user using a relatively low reliability biometric sensor such as a digital camera for facial recognition, a microphone for voice recognition or an accelerometer for gesture recognition. The secondary authentication results may be combined with the biometric authentication score/level from the primary device to form a final authentication score/level of the secondary device, which is used to authenticate the user of the secondary device for one or more transactions such as consumer purchases, secure content access, or secure control. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127901 | AUTHENTICATING MESSAGES IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION - Methods, systems, and devices are described for wireless communication at a wireless station. Specifically, the present disclosure prevents a station from decrypting unauthorized messages transmitted by wireless device(s) impersonating an AP. In some examples, the AP may continuously and periodically alter the keys for each transmitted message transmitted to prevent malicious interference by unauthorized devices. In some examples, the method may use a symmetric cipher (e.g., Message Integrity Code) for a message using an undisclosed MIC key. | 2016-05-05 |
20160127902 | MOBILE DEVICE AUTHENTICATION IN HETEROGENEOUS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS SCENARIO - A method and device for authenticating a user of a communication device accessing an online service. The online service is accessible over a data network and is provided through a service platform. The communication device is connected to a mobile phone network and to the data network. The communication device includes an interface software application configured to interact with the service platform through the data network for fruition of the online service, and a messaging function configured to send messages through the mobile phone network. A user-side authentication application is provided at the communication device, a provider-side authentication application is provided at the service platform, and an authentication control function is provided in communication relationship with the provider-side authentication application and with the mobile phone network. | 2016-05-05 |