18th week of 2021 patent applcation highlights part 90 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20210136460 | ALLOCATING STREAMING CONTENT ON A HYBRID NETWORK - Allocating streaming content on a hybrid network can include searching for streaming content broadcast via broadcast signals over a broadcast network as a communications device is receiving the streaming content via a cellular network. Responsive to identifying, based on the searching, a within-range broadcast source broadcasting the streaming content via broadcast signals, the communications device can begin receiving the streaming content via the broadcast signals over the broadcast network and cease receiving the streaming content via the cellular network. | 2021-05-06 |
20210136461 | Content-Modification System with Client-Side Advertisement Caching - In one aspect, a method includes (i) identifying a plurality of upcoming content-modification opportunities for a content-presentation device, each respective content-modification opportunity corresponding to a respective underlying advertisement that is available for replacement by a respective supplemental advertisement; (ii) using the identified upcoming content-modification opportunities as a basis for determining expected values for a plurality of supplemental advertisements; (iii) selecting a subset of supplemental advertisements from among the plurality of supplemental advertisements based on the subset having expected values above a threshold value; (iv) in advance of the upcoming content-modification opportunities, sending the subset of supplemental advertisements to be locally stored at the content-presentation device; and (v) upon occurrence of one of the content-modification opportunities, causing the content-presentation device to replace one of the respective underlying advertisements with one of the locally stored supplemental advertisements. | 2021-05-06 |
20210136462 | Obtaining Viewer Demographics Through Advertisement Selections - A system and method includes operations and steps for inferring a demographic of a user based on a selection of an advertisement by the user. A media device stream is received from a media device by data processing hardware. The data processing hardware may identify frames of the media device stream for insertion of an overlay. The overlay can include first and second interactive portions corresponding to respective first and second advertisements. The user can select one of the first interactive portion and the second interactive portion corresponding to one of the first advertisement and the second advertisement. The selection can be received by the data processing hardware, and the demographic of the user can be inferred based on the selection. | 2021-05-06 |
20210136463 | PLATFORM TO PROVIDE SUPPLEMENTAL MEDIA CONTENT BASED ON CONTENT OF A MEDIA STREAM AND A USER ACCESSING THE MEDIA STREAM - A device detects that a user device is accessing a media stream that enables the user device to display, via a user interface, media content associated with a subject. The device receives a search query associated with the user device and the media stream, and determines, based on the search query, that a user associated with the user device has a threshold level of interest in a feature of the subject. The device receives feature information associated with the feature based on determining that the user has the threshold level of interest, and receives feature content data that is associated with feature content that includes the feature information. The device causes the feature content to be embedded into the media stream to cause the user device to display the feature content in relation to the feature when the feature is displayed in the media content via the user interface. | 2021-05-06 |
20210136464 | Providing Advanced Playback And Control Functionality To Video Client - Systems and methods for providing playback features to a device are disclosed. A manifest may be generated, which may comprise data associated with a content asset. A state file may be generated, which may comprise data associated with the manifest. Using one or more of the manifest and the state file, a device may modify segments of the content asset or may playback segments of the content asset. | 2021-05-06 |
20210136465 | CONTENT ENHANCER - A method, apparatus, system, and computer program product provide the ability to enhance linear video content. Linear video content is received. A request to enhance the linear video content is received. Based on the request, a toolbar with options for enhanced content is rendered. One or more of the options are selected. Based on the selection, the enhanced content is invoked simultaneously with a rendering of the linear video content. | 2021-05-06 |
20210136466 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENHANCED VIDEO IMAGE RECOGNITION USING MOTION SENSORS - Disclosed are systems and methods for improving image recognition by using information from sensor data. In one embodiment, the method comprises receiving one or more sensor records, the sensor records representing timestamped sensor data collected by a sensor recording device; selecting an event based on the sensor records; identifying a time associated with the event; retrieving a plurality of timestamped video frames; synchronizing the sensor records and the video frames, wherein synchronizing the sensor records and the video frames comprises synchronizing the timestamped sensor data with individual frames of the timestamped video frames according to a common timeframe; and selecting a subset of video frames from the plurality of timestamped video frames based on the selected event. | 2021-05-06 |
20210136467 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF - Provided are an electronic device and an operation method thereof. The electronic device includes a memory that stores one or more instructions, and a processor that executes the one or more instructions stored in the memory, wherein the processor is configured to execute the one or more instructions to: divide original image data into a plurality of image sequences; determine a predetermined number of image sequences among the plurality of image sequences as an input image group, select one of the image sequences included in the input image group and add the selected image sequence to the highlight image group based on one or more image sequences pre-classified as a highlight image group, by using a trained model trained using an artificial intelligence algorithm; and generate summary image data extracted from the original image data, by using the image sequence included in the highlight image group. | 2021-05-06 |
20210136468 | MINIMAL TOUCH POST FOR MULTI-LAYER CABLE ROUTING - A system includes a tray, where the tray includes a rail and a bracket that secures the rail to a networking device such that the rail is distanced from a surface of the networking device. A support post is removably coupled to the rail. The support post includes a first support member and a second support member vertically displaced from the first support member, where each of the first and second support members includes a support structure that supports a cable connected with a port at the surface of the networking device and routes the cable away from the networking device to another location distanced from the networking device. The cable supported by the first support member is separated and segregated from the cable supported by the second support member. With minimal touch, a support post can be moved from one location to another along the rail. | 2021-05-06 |
20210136469 | PACKET SERVICING FOR ENHANCED CAPABILITY IN TIME-SLOTTED SYSTEMS - Disclosed are techniques to provide data at listening event offsets, using a buffering scheme having a common buffer. Received data, to be transmitted at the listening event offsets, is stored into the common buffer without classification to listening event offsets. Data to be transmitted at an upcoming listening event offset is identified in the common buffer prior to the listening event offset. Example techniques provide for simpler reconfigurability of listening events offsets, as well as transmitting data at each listening event offset that is responsive to a state of the system prior to the listening event offset. | 2021-05-06 |
20210136470 | WEARABLE SPEAKER SYSTEM - Provided is a wearable speaker system that can obtain a higher sense of presence through reproduction of bass. A wearable speaker system includes an enclosure, in which a first speaker unit and a first opening portion that is an end of a first bass reflex duct are disposed in a first end region of the enclosure, in which a second speaker unit and a second opening portion that is an end of a second bass reflex duct are disposed in a second end region, in which each of the first and second speaker units and includes a speaker and a passive radiator that faces in an opposite direction from the speaker, and in which a space between the speaker and the passive radiator included in each of the first and second speaker units and is connected to a space in the enclosure. | 2021-05-06 |
20210136471 | AUDIO DEVICE - An audio system including an audio device secured within a receptacle for improving voice communication is disclosed. The audio device includes a housing containing a down-firing speaker that is positioned directly above an acoustic reflector formed by surfaces associated with the bottom of the housing and a corresponding interior of the receptacle. An apex protrudes upward from the center of the receptacle toward the diaphragm of the speaker. The acoustic reflector is characterized by a curved volume extending from the apex to an outer peripheral border of the receptacle. The structural features of the audio device and receptacle are configured to significantly improve the quality of sound produced by the audio system such that it fulfills standardized wideband audio performance requirements in a compact package. | 2021-05-06 |
20210136472 | RECORDING HIGH OUTPUT POWER LEVELS OF SOUND AT LOW SOUND PRESSURE LEVELS - Systems, methods, and apparatus are provided for recording high output power levels of sound at low sound pressure levels. For example, an apparatus comprises an enclosure, a speaker disposed within the enclosure, a microphone disposed within the enclosure, and an evacuation port. The evacuation port is configured to connect to a system that reduces a pressure level within the enclosure to a level that is less than an ambient air pressure level outside the enclosure. The enclosure is sealed or otherwise configured to provide a sealed enclosure, to maintain the reduced air pressure within the enclosure. The speaker can be driven by an amplifier at high output power levels to generate a distorted sound of an amplified electric musical instrument for recording purposes, while the reduced pressure level within the enclosure serves to attenuate the sound pressure level and perceived loudness which emanates from the speaker. | 2021-05-06 |
20210136473 | COMPACT SPEAKER SYSTEM WITH CONTROLLED DIRECTIVITY - A speaker system is disclosed with user-selectable output modes including controlled directivity output modes (e.g. selectable monopole, dipole, or cardioid radiation patterns), that may be implemented with adjustable electronic delay of out-of-phase driver elements, and that provides for both even-orderharmonic distortion reduction and driver force cancellation in a compact assembly suitable for home or studio use. | 2021-05-06 |
20210136474 | MICROPHONE STRUCTURE WITH IMPROVED SUBSTRATE - The invention discloses a microphone structure with an improved substrate, comprising: a L-shaped substrate having an L-shaped normal cross section; an encapsulation shell, wherein the encapsulation shell and the L-shaped substrate form an acoustic cavity; the acoustic cavity is provided with: an acoustic transducer; an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) chip, electrically connected to the acoustic transducer; and an acoustic through-hole disposed on the L-shaped substrate or the encapsulation shell. The present invention has the beneficial effects that, an L-shaped ceramic substrate is provided, a plurality of bonding pads are arranged on a vertical surface of the L-shaped substrate, so that electronic devices may be welded to the vertical surface of the L-shaped substrate, so that the problem of an excessive large area of the substrate being occupied by the electronic devices due to the presence of an excessive number of the electronic devices on the substrate may be avoided. | 2021-05-06 |
20210136475 | ACOUSTIC TRANSDUCERS HAVING NON-CIRCULAR PERIMETRAL RELEASE HOLES - An acoustic transducer comprises a transducer substrate having an aperture defined therethrough. At least one diaphragm is disposed on the transducer substrate over the aperture. A back plate is disposed on the transducer substrate and axially spaced apart from the at least one diaphragm. A perimetral support structure is disposed circumferentially between the at least one diaphragm and the back plate at a radially outer perimeter of the back plate. A plurality of perimetral release holes are defined circumferentially through at least one of the at least one diaphragm or the back plate proximate to and radially inwards of the perimetral support structure, at least a portion of the plurality of perimetral release holes defining a non-circular shape. | 2021-05-06 |
20210136476 | HEADPHONE ADJUSTMENT STRUCTURE - A headphone adjustment structure includes two speaker housings respectively provided with speaker therein for generating sound, two connection bands each having first end thereof connected to one side of one respective speaker housing and an opposing second end thereof extending toward each other, and symmetrical adjustment mechanism including position-limiting sleeve slidably receiving second end of first connection band and second end of second connection band, first gear rack extended from second end of first connection band and slidably set in position-limiting sleeve at one lateral side, second gear rack extended from second end of second connection band and slidably set in position-limiting sleeve at an opposite lateral side and pinion meshed between first and second gear racks. First and second gear racks are meshed with pinion to form left and right equidistant slides to adjust the relative distance of first and second connection bands. | 2021-05-06 |
20210136477 | WIRELESS EARPHONE - Provided is a wireless earphone capable of suppressing an influence on the sound quality of an electroacoustic transducer due to the arrangement of electrical parts such as a battery and a circuit board while reducing the size of a casing. The wireless earphone includes an electroacoustic transducer | 2021-05-06 |
20210136478 | IN-EAR HEADPHONE - An in-ear headphone includes a shell, a speaker, a circuit board, and a sensing structure. The shell has an accommodating space. The speaker is disposed in the accommodating space. The circuit board is disposed in the accommodating space, and the circuit board is electrically connected to the speaker. A sensing chip is disposed on the circuit board. The sensing structure includes a sensing member and a transmission member. The sensing member protrudes from a front end of the shell and has a conductor. The sensing member is electrically connected to the sensing chip by the transmission member. A material of the sensing member is different from a material of the shell. | 2021-05-06 |
20210136479 | TWS EARPHONE, CHARGING CASE, UPGRADING METHOD THEREOF AND STORAGE MEDIUM - The present invention relates to the technical field of earphones and provides a reasonable and feasible firmware upgrade solution for TWS earphones. Disclosed in the present application are a TWS earphone, a charging case, an upgrading method thereof and a storage medium. The method comprises: acquiring an upgrading firmware package sent by a preset terminal by means of a first audio output device; upgrading the first audio output device by using a first upgrading firmware in the upgrading firmware package acquired by the first audio output device; sending a second upgrading firmware in the upgrading firmware package acquired by the first audio output device to a second audio output device by means of a charging case, so as to upgrade the second audio output device by using the second upgrading firmware. The upgrade solution of the present application enables a reasonable and feasible firmware upgrade operation of TWS earphones. | 2021-05-06 |
20210136480 | HORN ASSEMBLY AND DUAL-LISTENING BLUETOOTH HEADSET - The present disclosure provides a horn assembly and a dual-listening Bluetooth headset. The horn assembly comprising a housing and a horn. The dual-listening Bluetooth headset includes a horn assembly, the sound outlet of the horn assembly does not need to be inserted into the ear canal, but only needs to be hung on the outer ear. It is more comfortable to wear and submit. The sound from the horn assembly is transmitted along the air through the sound outlet in the area near the ear, which can relieve the stethoscope effect and the head effect. | 2021-05-06 |
20210136481 | ACOUSTIC DEVICE - One example discloses an acoustic device, including: a first input configured to receive a first ambient input signal from a first acoustic transducer; a second input configured to receive a second ambient input signal from a second acoustic transducer; a first output configured to transmit a first ambient output signal; a second output configured to transmit a second ambient output signal; an ambient signal characterization circuit configured to identify an undesired ambient signal within the first and/or second ambient input signals; and an ambient signal control circuit configured to control how the acoustic device generates the first and second ambient output signals from the first and second ambient input signals based on the undesired ambient signal. | 2021-05-06 |
20210136482 | A COAXIAL LOUDSPEAKER - The present disclosure relates to a coaxial speaker, which has better dust-proof and water-proof performance. The coaxial loudspeaker comprises a bass unit and a high-pitched unit coaxially arranged, the bass unit comprises a T-iron, a diaphragm and a voice coil connected to the diaphragm. The coaxial loudspeaker further comprises a cabin fixed on the T-iron, a lower portion of the cabin passes through the voice coil to connect with the T-iron, a top end portion of the cabin is located above the diaphragm, the high-pitched unit is arranged on the top end portion of the cabin, and the coaxial loudspeaker further comprises a dust-proof ring having an upper edge connected with the top end portion of the cabin and a lower edge connected with the upper portion of the voice coil. | 2021-05-06 |
20210136483 | STRUCTURE OF MICRO-ELECTRO-MECHANICAL-SYSTEM MICROPHONE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - A structure of micro-electro-mechanical-system microphone includes a substrate of semiconductor, having a first opening in the substrate. A dielectric layer is disposed on the substrate, the dielectric layer has a second opening, corresponding to the first opening. A diaphragm is located within the second opening, having an embedded part held by the dielectric layer and an exposed part exposed by the second opening. The exposed part has a junction peripheral region, a buffer peripheral region and a central region. The junction region has an elastic structure with slits, the buffer peripheral region includes a plurality of holes and is disposed between the junction peripheral region and the central region. A backplate is disposed on the dielectric layer above the second opening, wherein the backplate includes venting holes distributed at a region corresponding to the central part of the diaphragm. | 2021-05-06 |
20210136484 | Receiver Module Integrated with Duct - Disclosed is a receiver module integrated with a duct. The present disclosure provides a receiver module integrated with a duct in which a back volume and a duct are provided at an outer circumference of a frame of a receiver. | 2021-05-06 |
20210136485 | BUILT-IN SPEAKER MODULE - Provided herein is a built-in speaker module. The built-in speaker module is installed in a housing of an electronic device having a first bottom surface spaced apart from a ground and a second bottom surface installed above the first bottom surface, and includes a speaker installed above the second bottom surface, a first vibration absorbing member interposed between the speaker and the second bottom surface, and a second vibration absorbing member interposed between the first bottom surface and the second bottom surface, wherein sound is emitted from the speaker through openings formed in the first bottom surface and the second bottom surface. | 2021-05-06 |
20210136486 | SUPPORTER AND ELECTROACOUSTIC TRANSDUCER DEVICE - A supporter for use in an electroacoustic transducer device including a housing and an electroacoustic transducer mounted to the housing using the supporter, the supporter including: a truncated conical shaped body including: a first portion configured to be held in contact with the electroacoustic transducer at a first position; and a second portion configured to be held in contact with the housing at a second position, wherein the second position is disposed spaced from the first position along an axial direction of an axis of the truncated conical shaped body. | 2021-05-06 |
20210136487 | PROXIMITY MICROPHONE - Embodiments include a microphone array comprising a first plurality of directional microphone elements arranged in a first cluster formed by directing a front face of said microphone elements towards a center of the first cluster, and a second plurality of directional microphone elements arranged in a second cluster formed by directing a front face of said elements away from a center of the second cluster, wherein the first cluster is disposed vertically above the second cluster. Also provided is a microphone comprising a first microphone array comprising a plurality of directional microphone elements arranged in close proximity to each other and configured to capture near-field sounds within a first range of frequencies, and a second microphone array disposed concentrically around the first microphone array, the second array comprising a plurality of omnidirectional microphone elements configured to capture near-field sounds within a second range of frequencies higher than the first range. | 2021-05-06 |
20210136488 | LOUDSPEAKER AND SOUND OUTPUTTING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A sound outputting apparatus is provided. The sound outputting apparatus includes: a main body; and a loudspeaker accommodated in the main body. The loudspeaker includes: a vibration member configured to generate sound waves; and a sound guide having a first end connected to the vibration member, a second end having an open structure, a first surface between the first end and the second end, and a plurality of openings formed through the first surface along a longitudinal direction of the sound guide. The plurality of openings increase in size as distance from the vibration member increases. | 2021-05-06 |
20210136489 | AUDIO CAPTURE USING BEAMFORMING - An audio capture apparatus comprises a first beamformer ( | 2021-05-06 |
20210136490 | ACOUSTIC PERIMETER FOR REDUCING NOISE TRANSMITTED BY A COMMUNICATION DEVICE IN AN OPEN-PLAN ENVIRONMENT - The amount of far-field noise transmitted by a primary communication device in an open-plan office environment is reduced by defining an acoustic perimeter of reference microphones around the primary device. Reference microphones generate a reference audio input including far-field noise in the proximity of the primary device. The primary device generates a main audio input including the voice of the primary speaker as well as background noise. Reference audio input is compared to main audio input to identify the background noise portion of the main audio signal. A noise reduction algorithm suppresses the identified background noise in the main audio signal. The one or more reference microphones defining the acoustic perimeter may be included in separate microphone devices placed in proximity to the main desktop phone, microphones within other nearby desktop telephone devices, or a combination of both types of devices. | 2021-05-06 |
20210136491 | PROTECTION OF SPEAKER FROM EXCESS EXCURSION - Systems and methods for protecting a loudspeaker from excessive excursion include an audio source, an adaptive excursion protection filter, an audio clipper, an inverse excursion protection filter, an amplifier and a loudspeaker. The system performs operations including receiving an audio signal, applying an excursion protection filter, the excursion protection filter adapting in real-time to one or more speaker conditions, clipping the audio signal, applying an inverse excursion protection filter, and amplifying, using an amplification circuit, the audio signal for output to the speaker. | 2021-05-06 |
20210136492 | NOISE CANCELLING SOUNDBAR DEVICE AND SYSTEM - A noise cancelling soundbar that may be integrated into a piece of furniture, such as a bed, comprising one or more loudspeakers, an integrated power amplifier, one or more microphones, an audio input communication module, and an active noise cancellation module. After receiving an audio input signal from a media source, such as a TV or smartphone, the noise cancelling soundbar may produce an amplified output signal. By using its microphones and active noise cancellation technology, the noise cancelling soundbar may, in addition to reproducing input audio via its loudspeakers, generate negative sound waves which destructively interfere with ambient noise to allow users to listen to audiovisual media without disturbing non-listeners in the area, and without using headphones. | 2021-05-06 |
20210136493 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CALIBRATING MICROPHONE CUT-OFF FREQUENCY - A system and method in an audio signal electrical circuit including a feedback loop with a digital filter coupled to a current digital to analog converter (IDAC) includes providing an output signal from the IDAC to analog elements of the audio signal electrical circuit, the output signal from the IDAC based upon a reference signal input to the IDAC when an output of the digital filter is not input to the IDAC. The system and method also include comparing an output signal of the audio signal electrical circuit to a reference, and calibrating the audio signal electrical circuit to correspond the output signal of the audio signal electrical circuit to the reference. Calibration of the audio signal electrical circuit enables more precise control of a cut-off frequency of a microphone signal when the output of the digital filter is input to the IDAC. | 2021-05-06 |
20210136494 | MANAGING LOW FREQUENCIES OF AN OUTPUT SIGNAL - Embodiments included herein generally relate to managing low frequencies of an output signal. For example, a method may include: measuring a sound pressure level (SPL) of a speaker; dynamically selecting a cutoff frequency for operating a first filter configured to provide a first bass component of a bass element of an output signal and a second filter configured to provide a second bass component of the bass element; providing the cutoff frequency to the first filter to configure the first filter to generate the first bass component based on the cutoff frequency; providing the cutoff frequency to the second filter to configure the second filter to generate the second bass component based on the cutoff frequency; and generating an output signal based on at least one of the first and second bass components. | 2021-05-06 |
20210136495 | A WEARABLE STEREOPHONIC DEVICE - The present application relates to the field of stereophonic devices and discloses a wearable stereophonic device comprising a right shell, a center shell and a left shell, wherein two sides of the center shell are connected to the right shell and the left shell via adjustment slide strips ( | 2021-05-06 |
20210136496 | VOICE COIL DIAPHRAGM - A coil body | 2021-05-06 |
20210136497 | DIAPHRAGM FOR A MICRO LOUDSPEAKER - A diaphragm for a micro loudspeaker includes an outer casing that is provided with a through-hole, a membrane that is disposed in the through-hole, and a suspension that connects the membrane and the outer casing. The outer casing is provided with an inner wall that wraps into the through-hole. The suspension includes an effective operation zone that is extended from the inner wall into the through-hole, and a fixed area that is extended from the inner wall to outside the through-hole. The fixed area of the suspension is provided with a cut-off area, which keeps the effective operation zone at a good intactness, and enables the membrane to vibrate up and down more uniformly, thereby improving the sound quality of micro loudspeaker. | 2021-05-06 |
20210136498 | Speaker Diaphragm and Method for Manufacturing Speaker Diaphragm - A speaker diaphragm includes a substrate. The substrate includes a resin matrix and fibers. The resin matrix contains a thermoplastic resin as a main component. The fibers are dispersed in the resin matrix. The fibers are polyparaphenylenebenzobisoxazol fibers. An average length of the fibers is 0.5 mm or more and 3.0 mm or less. | 2021-05-06 |
20210136499 | SCREEN SOUNDING EXCITER AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The present invention discloses a screen sounding exciter and an electronic device. The screen sounding exciter includes a first magnetic circuit system, an electromagnetic driving system, and a second magnetic circuit system which are sequentially arranged along a vibrating direction of the display screen from top to bottom, and an elastic member, the electromagnetic driving system includes a first electromagnet, a second electromagnet, and a magnetic conductive shell isolating a bottom of the first electromagnet from a top of the second electromagnet; a top of the first electromagnet is spaced apart from a bottom of the first magnetic circuit system to form a first vibrating gap; a bottom of the second electromagnet is spaced apart from a top of the second magnetic circuit system to form a second vibrating gap. | 2021-05-06 |
20210136500 | SCREEN SOUNDING EXCITER AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The invention discloses a screen sounding exciter and an electronic device. The screen sounding exciter includes a first magnetic circuit system, an electromagnetic driving system, and a second magnetic circuit system which are sequentially arranged along the vibrating direction of the display screen from top to bottom. The first magnetic circuit system is fixed on a display screen, and the electromagnetic driving system is fixed on a back cover. The exciter further includes an elastic member whose one end is connected to the second magnetic circuit system to elastically support the second magnetic circuit system and the other end is fixed on the electromagnetic drive system. | 2021-05-06 |
20210136501 | BINAURAL HEARING AID SYSTEM COMPRISING A BILATERAL BEAMFORMING SIGNAL OUTPUT AND OMNIDIRECTIONAL SIGNAL OUTPUT - The present disclosure relates to methods of performing bilateral processing of respective microphone signals of a left ear hearing aid and a right ear hearing aid of a binaural hearing aid system and to corresponding binaural hearing aid systems. | 2021-05-06 |
20210136502 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING OBJECT PROXIMITY TO A HEARING SYSTEM - An exemplary passive acoustic proximity detection system is configured to determine a first acoustic spectrum of a first signal representative of audio detected and output by a first microphone configured to be positioned at an ear canal entrance of a user. The detection system is further configured to determine a second acoustic spectrum of a second signal representative of audio detected and output by a second microphone configured to be located away from the ear canal entrance. Based on a comparison of the first acoustic spectrum and the second acoustic spectrum, the detection system is configured to generate a proximity indicator indicative of a proximity of an object to the first microphone. Based on the proximity indicator, the detection system is configured to select a signal processing program for execution by the passive acoustic detection system. | 2021-05-06 |
20210136503 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR HEADSET DIAGNOSTICS - A method for diagnosing a condition of a first headset enclosed in a headset enclosure. The method comprises playing a first audio stimulus through a first speaker of the headset; detecting a first response signal derived by a first transducer; and determining a condition of the first speaker and/or first transducer based on the first response signal. | 2021-05-06 |
20210136504 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROCESSING INFORMATION, TERMINAL DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A method and device for processing information are provided. The method for processing information includes: determining a current output voltage of a power supply in a terminal device; determining a target parameter of an audio processing circuit in the terminal device according to the current output voltage; and configuring the audio processing circuit for processing an audio signal according to the target parameter. With the embodiments of the present disclosure, an impact of a change of the output voltage of the power supply on output volume of a loudspeaker can be reduced, thereby improving user experience. | 2021-05-06 |
20210136505 | AUDIO SIGNAL PROCESSING BASED ON MICROPHONE ARRANGEMENT - In one example, a video endpoint obtains, from a vertical microphone array, a first audio signal including audio from a target sound source and audio from a horizontally-displaced sound source. The video endpoint obtains, from a horizontal microphone array, a second audio signal and a third audio signal both including the audio from the target sound source and the audio from the horizontally-displaced sound source. Based on the second audio signal and the third audio signal, the video endpoint determines at least one of a first degree of arrival of the audio from the target sound source or a second degree of arrival of the audio from the horizontally-displaced sound source. Based on the at least one of the first degree of arrival or the second degree of arrival, the video endpoint adjusts a gain of the first audio signal. | 2021-05-06 |
20210136506 | SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE - The present invention provides a signal processing device that allows a user, who adjusts a signal level to match a reference level, to adjust the signal level while checking a degree of difference between the signal level and the reference level. | 2021-05-06 |
20210136507 | Detection of audio panning and synthesis of 3D audio from limited-channel surround sound - A method includes receiving a multi-channel audio signal ( | 2021-05-06 |
20210136508 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CLASSIFYING BEAMFORMED SIGNALS FOR BINAURAL AUDIO PLAYBACK - The disclosed computer-implemented method may include receiving a signal for each channel of an audio transducer array on a wearable device. The method may also include calculating a beamformed signal for each beam direction of a set of beamforming filters for the wearable device. Additionally, the method may include classifying a first beamformed signal from the calculated beamformed signals into a first class of sound and a second beamformed signal from the calculated beamformed signals into a second class of sound. The method may also include adjusting, based on the classifying, a gain of the first beamformed signal relative to the second beamformed signal. Furthermore, the method may include converting the beamformed signals into spatialized binaural audio based on a position of a user. Finally, the method may include transmitting the spatialized binaural audio to a playback device. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed. | 2021-05-06 |
20210136509 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF PROVIDING SPATIAL AUDIO ASSOCIATED WITH A SIMULATED ENVIRONMENT - Systems and methods for providing spatial audio are disclosed herein. In one example, the method includes receiving a first position of a first playback device relative to a user in a listening environment; receiving a second position of a second playback device relative to the user in the listening environment; transmitting, to a media content provider, location data corresponding to the first and second positions; receiving, from the media content provider, virtual media audio content associated with a virtual environment, the virtual media audio content comprising first and second audio signals generated based on the transmitted location data, wherein the generated first and second audio signals include one or more audio cues configured to enable the user to spatially perceive a location of a virtual object within the listening environment; and playing back the first audio signal via the first playback device in synchrony with playing back the second audio signal via the second playback device. | 2021-05-06 |
20210136510 | RENDERING SCENE-AWARE AUDIO USING NEURAL NETWORK-BASED ACOUSTIC ANALYSIS - Methods, systems, and non-transitory computer readable storage media are disclosed for rendering scene-aware audio based on acoustic properties of a user environment. For example, the disclosed system can use neural networks to analyze an audio recording to predict environment equalizations and reverberation decay times of the user environment without using a captured impulse response of the user environment. Additionally, the disclosed system can use the predicted reverberation decay times with an audio simulation of the user environment to optimize material parameters for the user environment. The disclosed system can then generate an audio sample that includes scene-aware acoustic properties based on the predicted environment equalizations, material parameters, and an environment geometry of the user environment. Furthermore, the disclosed system can augment training data for training the neural networks using frequency-dependent equalization information associated with measured and synthetic impulse responses. | 2021-05-06 |
20210136511 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A PLURALITY OF AUDIO CHANNELS - An apparatus for generating a plurality of audio channels for a first speaker setup is characterized by an imaginary speaker determiner, an energy distribution calculator, a processor and a renderer. The imaginary speaker determiner is configured to determine a position of an imaginary speaker not contained in the first speaker setup to obtain a second speaker setup containing the imaginary speaker. The energy distribution calculator is configured to calculate an energy distribution from the imaginary speaker to the other speakers in the second speaker setup. The processor is configured to repeat the energy distribution to obtain a downmix information for a downmix from the second speaker setup to the first speaker setup. The renderer is configured to generate the plurality of audio channels using the downmix information. | 2021-05-06 |
20210136512 | Audio Processing Apparatus and Method Therefor - An audio processing apparatus comprises a receiver ( | 2021-05-06 |
20210136513 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LOW ENERGY BEACON MANAGEMENT - Methods and systems are disclosed relating to proximity detection of devices and targeted information services, such as information campaigns. Disclosed methods provide targeted campaigns to a user, such as targeted campaigns to presentation devices based on proximity of user devices near the information devices. Other methods provide targeted campaigns across various applications, while other methods provide for scheduling campaigns to premises device identifiers based on an event schedule, and other methods provide a hierarchal system for monitoring different sets of premises device identifiers when a user device can monitor for a limited number of premises device identifiers at a time. | 2021-05-06 |
20210136514 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING AN OCCURRENCE OF A VISIT TO A VENUE BY A USER - There is disclosed a method and system for determining an occurrence of a visit to a venue by a user associated with an electronic device. The method comprises, at a training phase: receiving a SSID; receiving one or more venue identifiers; generating a positive pair; generating a set of negative pairs; wherein the positive pair and the set of negative pairs form a set of training data; training a machine learning algorithm by determining a set of features representative of a property of the set of training data; and generating an inferred function, the inferred function being configured to determine a confidence parameter of a given pair including a given SSID received from the electronic device paired to a given venue identifier, the confidence parameter representing a probability of an occurrence of a visit by the user to the venue associated with the given venue identifier. | 2021-05-06 |
20210136515 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR WIRELESS MONITORING WITH MOTION LOCALIZATION - Methods, apparatus and systems for wireless monitoring for motion detection and localization are described. In one example, a described system comprises: Type 1 devices; Type 2 devices; and a processor. Each Type 2 device is configured for: asynchronously receiving, from each of a respective subset of Type 1 devices associated with the Type 2 device, a respective wireless signal through a respective wireless multipath channel impacted by a motion of an object in a venue; asynchronously receiving, from each of a subset of a respective set of at least one other Type 2 device interconnected wirelessly with the Type 2 device, a respective wireless signal through a respective wireless multipath channel impacted by the motion of the object; and obtaining a set of asynchronous time series of channel information (ATSCI), wherein each ATSCI is associated with a respective wireless multipath channel and is obtained based on the asynchronously received respective wireless signal. The processor is configured for monitoring the motion of the object based on the set of ATSCI associated with each Type 2 device. | 2021-05-06 |
20210136516 | METHODS FOR DETERMINING AND DISPLAYING A LOCAL PAGE FOR A MOBILE DEVICE AND SYSTEMS THEREOF - A method, according to one embodiment, includes receiving, at a device, preference information from a user; identifying a selection, by the user, of a predetermined page to be displayed by the device; in response to the identifying of the selection, retrieving content via a network connection based on the preference information, the content including one or more articles selected by a content provider based on the preference information; automatically designing a layout of one or more objects associated with the retrieved content for display on the device; and outputting the retrieved content on the predetermined page of the device. | 2021-05-06 |
20210136517 | CONTENT REQUEST BY LOCATION - A method of obtaining media content of an event, comprising: identifying a real-life event and, a time of said real-life event a geographic location of the real-life event; identifying a subset of a plurality of client terminals of users located in proximity to the geographic location of the real-life event at said time of said real-life event; sending a message to the subset of client terminals containing a request to acquire media content documenting the real-life event; and receiving at least one media content item documenting the real-life event from at least one client terminal of the subset of client terminals, the at least one media content item acquired by at least one user of the users using the at least one client terminal in response to the message. | 2021-05-06 |
20210136518 | DYNAMIC GEOFENCE TO PRESERVE PRIVACY AND BATTERY LIFE - A mobile device periodically determines its location and compares its location to a set of user-authorized geofenced region definitions. The proximity to any of the geofenced regions, as determines how often the mobile device determines its location (location sampling), and how it handles location information. Initially, when the mobile device is well outside of any of the geofenced regions a low location sampling rate is used. When the mobile device is within any of the geofenced regions, location information is transmitted, generally, to a backend server over a network. When the mobile device is not within any of the geofenced regions, transmission of location information can be inhibited. Further, when the mobile device is within a threshold distance of one of the geofenced regions, the sampling rate can be increased. | 2021-05-06 |
20210136519 | Customized Paired Location Tracking and Method of Use Thereof - Described herein are various methods of electronically managing connections between different people. In one example, a user send a request to a possible connection that identifies a distance range. The distance range represents a proposed distance at which the user and the connection will receive a notification when the user and connection are within that agreed-upon distance. | 2021-05-06 |
20210136520 | METHOD FOR GEOLOCATION OF CONNECTED OBJECTS, CONNECTED OBJECT, ASSOCIATED TERMINAL AND SYSTEM - A connected object, which is able to calculate its own position without using embedded elements specific for doing this. The connected object possesses a wireless receiver for receiving signals coming from a plurality of located terminals. The signals include location data for locating the located terminals. The connected object calculates a piece of geolocation information of its own position based on a plurality of location data coming from the various located terminals. | 2021-05-06 |
20210136521 | FOCUSED MAP-BASED CONTEXT INFORMATION SURFACING - A map-based graphical user interface (GUI) for a social media platform provides a map window that displays an interactive map that is movable within the map window responsive to user input. User icons for respective friend users of a user associated with a client device on which the map-based GUI is generated are displayed in the map window at respective locations on the interactive map. A predefined portion of the map window defines a focus area. Context information for respective friend users are automatically surface for those friend icons located within the focus area, while such context information are automatically omitted or de-surfaced for those friend icons outside of the focus area. | 2021-05-06 |
20210136522 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF TIME OF FLIGHT DETECTION - A position-determining apparatus, such as a GPS receiver, determines the position of the mobile device based on the time of flight of a transmitted probe signal using a method in which sections of the received signal is classified into two or more categories and accumulated according to categories before being used to compute the correlations familiar in the context of a matched filter. Using the method of the present invention to compute the correlations, and optionally applying additional time-saving techniques described herein, a position determination is achieved using arithmetic operations that are significantly reduced from that required in prior art methods to compute the correlations. The reduced number of arithmetic operations can reduce significantly the power consumption required of a device carrying out a method of the present invention, and thereby realizing a significant advantage. | 2021-05-06 |
20210136523 | BUILDING SYSTEM CONTROL UTILIZING BUILDING OCCUPANCY - Systems and methods that can utilize the detection of human occupancy without fiducial elements to control an environmental, security, or other system within a structure. The systems and method can initiate communication to a human user directly, and can alter their operation based on human presence. | 2021-05-06 |
20210136524 | SYSTEM FOR LOCATING REMOTE OBJECTS - A system for locating remote objects and for directing users to remote objects, and for tracking remote objects such as eye glasses, watches, and the like, the system including an RFID transponder physically connected to the object, and RFID interrogator configured to interrogate the RFID transponder and receive a signal in response thereto, and a portable electronic device in electronic communication with the RFID interrogator and configured to process the received signal and determine a location of the object relative to the RFID interrogator and to provide information to a user regarding the location of the object. | 2021-05-06 |
20210136525 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELECTING AND SERVING CONTENT ITEMS BASED ON SENSOR DATA FROM MOBILE DEVICES - Sensor data having values received from several sensors of a mobile device and response data associated with the sensor data may be used in the determination or training of a predictive model. Received sensor data may be input into the predictive model, and the output of the predictive model may be used in the selection and serving of content items to the mobile device. Data to effect presentation of the selected content item may be outputted to the mobile device to effect presentation. In some instances, the predictive model may be updated using the received plurality of values. The updated predictive model may be used in the selection of a subsequent content item for the mobile device. In other implementations, historical sensor data may be used with the set of received sensor data as input for the predictive model. | 2021-05-06 |
20210136526 | PASSIVELY CAPTURING AND MONITORING DEVICE BEHAVIORS - A determination is made that a mobile device is associated with a reference activity of a user based on motion, orientation, rotational, magnetic field, and/or location data provided by sensors of the device. Activity data associated with the reference activity is obtained from the sensor-provided data. The activity data is recorded on the device for a configured period of time after which it is determined that the device is no longer performing the reference activity. The retained activity data for the reference activity is sent from the device to a network-based behavior analyzer when a network connection is available from the device. The network-based behavior analyzer derives user behaviors for the reference activity based on the activity data. | 2021-05-06 |
20210136527 | CONNECTIVITY-BASED POSITIONING DETERMINATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS - At a first User Equipment (UE) in a wireless communication network, signaling that is associated with a direct wireless communication link between the first UE and a second UE is received. Signaling indicative of an estimate of range between the first UE and the second UE, based on the received signaling, is transmitted to network equipment in the wireless communication network. According to another aspect of the present disclosure, signaling that is indicative of an estimate of range associated with such a direct wireless communication link is received, and signaling indicative of a prediction model and/or signaling indicative of a prediction from the prediction model is transmitted. The prediction model is for prediction of Line of Sight (LoS) status of communication links in the wireless communication network, and is based in part on the estimate of range. | 2021-05-06 |
20210136528 | SERVER AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Highly precise detection of occurrence of an abnormality in an out-of-service area is enabled. A server | 2021-05-06 |
20210136529 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A DATA TRANSFER, MOBILE DEVICE, AND VEHICLE WITH CONTROLLER FOR A DATA TRANSFER - A method for controlling a data transfer for a mobile device ( | 2021-05-06 |
20210136530 | MOBILE TERMINAL, SEMICONDUCTOR IC, AND CONTROL METHOD - A mobile terminal having a second communication device performing Sigfox communication, which is a wireless communication standard such that an acknowledgement is not sent back even when data is received, includes: a specifying unit specifying a state of the mobile terminal; a determination unit determining whether the state specified by the specifying unit satisfies a predetermined condition or not; and a communication control unit starting Sigfox communication using the second communication device, when the determination unit determines that the predetermined condition is satisfied. | 2021-05-06 |
20210136531 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AN EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION AND REMOTELY ACTIVATED EMERGENCY ASSIST DEVICE - Various embodiments are provided for an emergency assistance device for facilitating the delivery of emergency equipment to an emergency site, wherein the device is physically associated with the emergency equipment and the device comprises a communication unit for sending and receiving electronic messages; at least one alert device for providing an alert to at least one passerby in visual or audible range of the at least one alert device; a GPS sensor; at least one motion sensor; memory comprising mapping software; and a processor that is operatively coupled to the communication unit, the at least one alert device, the memory, the at least one motion sensor and the GPS sensor, wherein the processor is configured to: control the at least one alert device to generate an alert when the communication unit receives a remote activation electronic message; generate and provide direction instructions to the at least one passerby using the GPS sensor and the mapping software when the processor detects, via the at least one motion sensor, that the emergency assistance device is picked up or being moved by the at least one passerby; and provide usage instructions for using the emergency equipment at the emergency site when the processor determines that the device has arrived at the emergency site. | 2021-05-06 |
20210136532 | TRS FOR MULTICAST AND BROADCAST - A base station may transmit a broadcast/multicast service in a multicast broadcast single frequency network (MBSFN) area multicast communication. A method of wireless communication at a base station in accordance with an aspect of the present disclosure comprises determining a broadcast/multicast service to be provided to a user equipment (UE) in a multicast broadcast single frequency network (MBSFN) area, and transmitting a tracking reference signal (TRS) to the UE, the TRS indicating information associated with receiving the broadcast/multicast service by the UE. | 2021-05-06 |
20210136533 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROL METHOD - A control method of a mobile terminal includes receiving content information and device information, receiving a content selection signal and a device selection signal from a user, generating a control command for controlling a content corresponding to the content selection signal, and transmitting the control command to a host. The control command includes a change command for switching a selected device to another device to output a selected content continuously. | 2021-05-06 |
20210136534 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR IMPLEMENTING COEXISTENCE WITH LEGACY SYSTEM - A communication device, which is capable of performing communication via a second wireless communication system that is different from a first wireless communication system, in a frequency band that is used by the first wireless communication system, the first wireless communication system periodically transmitting a reference signal, transmits, to a base station device of the first wireless communication system, information for operating the base station device in a mode in which the periodical transmission of the reference signal is interrupted for a predetermined period, and performs communication involving a predetermined signal of the second wireless communication system while the base station device of the first wireless communication system is operating in the mode. | 2021-05-06 |
20210136535 | Method And System For Completing A Voice Call In A Cloud-Based Communication System Using A RAN Adapter - A method and system for completing a call between a first mobile device located at a first communication system and a second mobile device located at a second communication system is provided. A call initiation request including a request to complete a call with the second mobile device is received at a Radio Access Network (RAN) Adaptor (RA) from the first mobile device. The RA determines RAN-specific access parameters for the first mobile device and the second mobile device. The RA sends a call processing call initiation request including the RAN-specific access parameters and call initiation information for the first mobile device and the second mobile device to a cloud-based group call service. The RA establishes resources specific to the RAN in the RA. The resources include first resources at the first communication system and second resources at the second communication system. The call between the first mobile device and the second mobile device is completed using the first resources and the second resources. | 2021-05-06 |
20210136536 | SMS Enhancement for New Radio - A user equipment (UE) indicates to a network the types of SMS messages that the UE does not support. The network receives an indication from the UE corresponding to one or more types of short message service (SMS) messages that are supported by the UE, receives a SMS that is intended to be delivered to the UE, determines whether to forward the SMS message to the UE based on the indication received from the UE, when the SMS message is a type of SMS message supported by the UE, forwards the SMS message to the UE and, when the SMS message is not a type of SMS message supported by the UE, discards the SMS message. | 2021-05-06 |
20210136537 | CONTENT RECOMMENDATION AND DISPLAY BASED ON GEOGRAPHIC AND USER CONTEXT - A travel system generates and provides content recommendations to a user of the travel system. The travel system identifies content categories that are likely to be of interest to the user of the travel system based on context characteristics of the user such as whether the user is a traveler or a local at a particular geographic location. Additionally, the travel system further identifies content objects (e.g., attractions, activities, events, restaurants, businesses, and the like) for each identified content category that are likely to be of interest to the user based on characteristics of each content object. The identified content categories and content objects are provided as content recommendations for display to a user of the travel system, enabling a user to quickly navigate between content categories and content objects within each content category. | 2021-05-06 |
20210136538 | AUTOMATED DETECTION OF CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP OF ASSETS - In one example embodiment, a computer-implemented method and system for automated detection of change of ownership of one or more assets are disclosed. The method includes learning and storing location information of at least one asset; detecting a location where no movement of the at least one asset has occurred over a pre-determined duration of time; determining whether the detected location is classified as a location of interest based on a pre-defined criteria; preparing a data model for the at least one asset to learn and analyze determined location of interest; classifying the determined locations of interests based on frequency of occurrence of pre-determined events; comparing new data to the data model; and determining probability of change of ownership of the at least one asset as a prediction score as a result of the comparison. | 2021-05-06 |
20210136539 | LPWAN BASED LAND SECURITY SYSTEM - An LPWAN based land security system is a smart stone security system including GPS sensors, a flash memory for keeping the software and necessary records, a processor for digitally processing the data of all incoming sensors, a power supply and motion sensor that can detect movement and that can communicate with the selected frequencies required for RF signal applications. | 2021-05-06 |
20210136540 | DYNAMIC WIRELESS INFORMATION TRANSMISSION - An embodiment provides a method for transferring information from at least one instrument to an application, including: establishing a central protocol structure, wherein the central protocol structure defines a format for information transmitted utilizing the central protocol structure; transmitting over a short-range wireless communication channel information from the at least one device to the application, wherein the information is formatted in a broadcast packet in view of the central protocol structure; receiving, at the application, information from the at least one device; and performing, within the application, an action with respect to the information within the application, wherein the performing comprises deciphering the information contained in view of the central protocol structure. | 2021-05-06 |
20210136541 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE, ABNORMALITY DETERMINATION DEVICE, METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A communication device includes: a first judging section that performs, on received data, a communication abnormality determination based on detection rules; and a setting section that compares a category of data, which the first judging section has determined to represent a communication abnormality during a current trip, with a category of data that the first judging section has determined to represent a communication abnormality during a previous trip, and set a first category of data that has been determined to represent a communication abnormality during each of n trips, wherein n≥2, or a second category of data for which a frequency of having been determined to represent a communication abnormality during the n trips is greater than or equal to a predetermined value, to be a suppression target for which determination thereof as representing a communication abnormality by the first judging section is to be suppressed. | 2021-05-06 |
20210136542 | VEHICLE MANAGEMENT SERVER, VEHICLE MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM - A vehicle management server configured to manage information on a control device mounted on a vehicle, and information on a plurality of information terminals connectable with the control device is provided. The vehicle management server includes: an acquisition unit configured to acquire information indicating a positional relationship between the information terminals and the control device; a determination unit configured to determine, based on the information indicating the positional relationship, whether or not there is a first information terminal that is out of a setting range that includes the control device among the information terminals; and a notification unit configured to transmit, based on whether or not there is the first information terminal, a first message to at least one second information terminal different from the first information terminal among the information terminals. | 2021-05-06 |
20210136543 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DEMARKATING SMART AREAS - A method, system and computer readable media for detecting entry of an IoT pack into a geofenced location. The method may begin by broadcasting a Bluetooth inquiry message from a Bluetooth radio that forms a part of an IoT pack. Upon receipt of one or more responses to the inquiry message a Bluetooth radio that forms a part of a given beacon used to demark a geofenced location, the IoT pack energizes an ultra wide band radio that forms a part of the IoT pack and begins sending and receiving ultra wide band signals to an ultra wide band radios that form a part of the given beacon. Ranging information is calculated from the IoT pack to the one or more beacons on the basis of the received ultra wide band signals, which is analyzed to determine the location of the IoT pack relative to the geofenced location. | 2021-05-06 |
20210136544 | METHOD FOR ACQUIRING PUSH INFORMATION, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING PUSH INFORMATION - A method for acquiring push information can be applied to a terminal device and include: transmitting a device model of the terminal device to a server; receiving a push software development kit corresponding to the device model, and a configuration file corresponding to the push software development kit transmitted by the server; initializing the push software development kit based on the configuration file, and completing a registration with the server; and receiving, through the push software development kit, push information transmitted by the server. The terminal device can therefore acquire its corresponding push software development kit according to the device model of the terminal device through a plug-in method, thereby increase push arrival rate and improve quality of operational data. | 2021-05-06 |
20210136545 | WI-FI PROVISIONING TECHNIQUES - Techniques are described for provisioning Wi-Fi network connectivity for a wireless device without requiring a user to provide network credentials to allow the wireless device to establish a network connection. In some implementations, a method is performed by a computing device to provision a wireless network connection. A MAC address associated with a property is obtained. A temporary network credential for the wireless device is determined based on the MAC Address of the wireless device. The temporary network credential permits the wireless device to connect to a temporary network. The temporary network credential for the wireless device is available over the temporary network. A determination that the wireless device has connected to the temporary network using the temporary network credential for the wireless device is made. An instruction is transmitted to the wireless device over the temporary network in response to the determination. | 2021-05-06 |
20210136546 | LOW BANDWIDTH MACHINE TYPE COMMUNICATION IN A LONG TERM EVOLUTION NETWORK - The present invention provides a method and system for enabling machine type communication in a long term evolution (LTE) network environment. In one embodiment, a Physical (PHY) layer of a LTE protocol stack maps data bits in resource elements of a logical channel to resource elements of a physical channel. The PHY layer identifies the data bits intended for legacy devices but mapped to a first set of resource elements of machine type communication (MTC) devices and the data bits intended for the MTC device but mapped to the second set of resource elements of the legacy devices. Accordingly, the PHY layer remaps the data bits intended for the legacy devices to the second set of resource elements and the data bits intended for the MTC devices to the first set of resource elements prior to transmission. | 2021-05-06 |
20210136547 | ACCESS METHOD, DEVICE, AND SYSTEM - Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an access method to implement access of an Internet of Things (IoT) gateway. A method includes: a user equipment (UE) obtains an address of a to-be-connected IoT gateway. An IoT cloud platform allocates, to a mobile application (MAPP) installed on the UE, a unique access identifier corresponding to the MAPP. The UE provides an address of the IoT cloud platform and the allocated access identifier for the IoT gateway whose address is already learned. The IoT gateway adds the access identifier to a registration message, and sends the registration message to the IoT cloud platform. The IoT cloud platform binds the IoT gateway to the MAPP corresponding to the access identifier included in the registration message, so as to complete access of the IoT gateway. | 2021-05-06 |
20210136548 | SERVICE CAPABILITY EXPOSURE AT THE USER EQUIPMENT - The present application is directed to an apparatus communicating with a mobile core network. The apparatus includes a non-transitory memory including instructions stored thereon for configuring a service. The apparatus also includes a processor operably coupled to the non-transitory memory configured to execute the instructions of: (i) receiving, from a core network node, first information for accessing a Network Exposure Function (NEF); (ii) receiving a request for the service from an application on user equipment (UE); (iii) creating a request for the service; (iv) using the first information to send the created request to the NEF; (v) receiving a response from the NEF, the response includes a second information; and (vi) sending the second information to the application. The service includes one or more of buffering, background data transfer, communication pattern configuration, sponsored services, reachability, mobile originating/paging-off mode, and value added services. Moreover, the received request includes parameters to configure the service. Further, the second information includes parameters selected from desired time window, desired data transfer size, desire quality of service, indication whether flow is sponsored, maximum cost basis, qualitative measurements and combinations thereof. | 2021-05-06 |
20210136549 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SWITCHING NFC CARD - The present disclosure provides a method and device for switching an NFC card. The method can include determining a non-smart NFC card from a card set that includes smart NFC cards that are activated by default. The method can further include performing an activation operation on the non-smart NFC card, and calling the non-smart NFC card on which the activation operation has been completed to perform near-field communication interaction with a card reading device in a case of receiving response information of activation success, where the response information of activation success indicates that the non-smart NFC card and the smart NFC cards do not conflict. Through the technical solution of the present disclosure, the near-field communication interaction efficiency based on the NFC card can be improved. | 2021-05-06 |
20210136550 | Wireless Charging Interference Mitigation - An electronic device such as a portable electronic device has wireless power receiving circuitry. A vehicle has a vehicle remote keyless system that transmits beacons. A key receives the beacons and responds with key codes to unlock doors and enable a vehicle ignition in the vehicle. In the presence of wireless power transfer operations there is a risk that wireless power signals will interfere with the reception of the beacons by the key. To ensure that beacons are satisfactorily received, conditions in which there is a risk of interference are detected and corresponding interference mitigation operations are performed. | 2021-05-06 |
20210136551 | MULTI-MEMBER BLUETOOTH DEVICE CAPABLE OF SYNCHRONIZING AUDIO PLAYBACK BETWEEN DIFFERENT BLUETOOTH CIRCUITS - A multi-member Bluetooth device for communicating data with a source Bluetooth device, wherein the source Bluetooth device acts as a master in a first piconet. The multi-member Bluetooth device includes a main Bluetooth circuit and an auxiliary Bluetooth circuit. The main Bluetooth circuit acts as a slave in the first piconet, and acts as a master in a second piconet. The auxiliary Bluetooth circuit acts as a slave in the second piconet. The main Bluetooth circuit generates a first slave clock and a second main clock synchronized with a first main clock generated by the source Bluetooth device, and samples a first audio data to be playback. The auxiliary Bluetooth circuit generates a second slave clock and a third slave clock synchronized with the second main clock, and samples a second audio data to be playback. | 2021-05-06 |
20210136552 | CONNECTIONLESS OBTAINMENT OF DYNAMIC INFORMATION OVER WIRELESS TRANSMISSION - An embodiment provides a method for transferring information from at least one instrument to an application, including: establishing a central protocol structure, wherein the central protocol structure defines a format for information transmitted utilizing the central protocol structure; receiving, at the application and over a wireless communication channel information from the at least one instrument, wherein the information is formatted in view of the central protocol structure; and performing, within the application, an action with respect to the information within the application, wherein the performing comprises deciphering the information contained in view of the central protocol structure. | 2021-05-06 |
20210136553 | TRACKING DEVICE FOR A TRACK AND LOCATE SYSTEM - A tracking device for a track and rescue system that wirelessly couples to a control system via a first link established between a control system first type wireless communication interface coupled to the control system and a tracking device first type wireless communication interface included in the tracking device when the tracking device first type wireless communication interface is within range of the control system first type wireless communication interface. The tracking device determines that a first predetermine time period has been satisfied, and in response, determines location information for the tracking device using the positioning system. The tracking device sends, in response to the first predetermined time period being satisfied, an alive signal to the control system via the first link, and the alive signal includes the location information. | 2021-05-06 |
20210136554 | METHOD FOR PERFORMING EMERGENCY CALL AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREFOR - An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes at least one wireless communication circuit, a processor, and a memory. The memory may store one or more instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to connect with a first cell of a master cell group (MCG) and a second cell of a secondary cell group (SCG) using the at least one wireless communication circuit, detect occurrence of a packet based mobile originated call, release the connection with the second cell when a type of the mobile originated call is an emergency call, and perform the mobile originated call through the first cell. | 2021-05-06 |
20210136555 | PROXIMITY SERVICES SESSION AUTHORIZATION AND PROVISIONING SUPPORT OVER A 5G SYSTEM - Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment may provide a session request associated with establishing a proximity services (ProSe) session. The session request may include ProSe session specific information including information that indicates a ProSe service type associated with the ProSe session. The user equipment may receive a session establishment response after providing the session request. The session establishment response may include at least one of a ProSe session authorization indication associated with the UE, or ProSe policy information for the ProSe service type associated with the ProSe session. Numerous other aspects are provided. | 2021-05-06 |
20210136556 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING RANGING THROUGH UWB - Provided are an electronic device for performing ranging using a ultra-wide band (UWB) communication method and an operation method of the electronic device. An operation method of a first electronic device includes transmitting a connection start message related to a second communication method to a second electronic device by using a first communication method, transmitting an initial connection message by using the second communication method, receiving a ranging start message from the second electronic device, and performing ranging with respect to the second electronic device by using the second communication method. | 2021-05-06 |
20210136557 | UE REACHABILITY MANAGEMENT METHOD, CORE NETWORK, AND ACCESS NETWORK - A UE reachability management method, a core network and an access network are provided. The method includes: transmitting a request message for requesting UE reachability information to an access network in a case that a UE supports a radio resource control (RRC) inactive state; receiving the UE reachability information fed back by the access network according to the request message. | 2021-05-06 |
20210136558 | MME INTERFACE FOR EN-DC NODE SELECTION - A computer device may include a memory storing instructions and processor configured to execute the instructions to receive a request for a connection to a Packet Data Network gateway (PGW) from a User Equipment (UE) device; obtain subscription type information for the UE device; and determine that the UE device is associated with a Fifth Generation (5G) subscription based on the obtained subscription type information. The processor may be further configured to obtain a list of available PGWs from a 5G Network Repository Function (NRF), in response to determining that the UE device is associated with the 5G subscription; select a PGW from the obtained list of available PGWs based on a selection rule; and send a create session request for the UE device to the selected PGW. | 2021-05-06 |
20210136559 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND DEVICES FOR ESTABLISHING AN ACTIVE SUBSCRIPTION FOR SERVICES OF A MOBILE NETWORK - Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, detecting an expiration of a subscription associated with a communication device, wherein the subscription is for services of a mobile network, and enabling an interim profile that provides the communication device with limited connectivity over the mobile network, wherein the limited connectivity facilitates communication with a subscription manager node of the mobile network. Various embodiments can include communicating with the subscription manager node to establish an active subscription for services of the mobile network and enabling an operational profile comprising subscription information associated with the active subscription. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2021-05-06 |