23rd week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 80 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160165327 | MAIN LOGIC BOARD WITH MOUNTED SPEAKER AND INTEGRATED ACOUSTIC CAVITY - A computer system having a loudspeaker mounted on a main logic board by a hermetic seal, is disclosed. More particularly, embodiments of the computer system include an acoustic cavity defined between the loudspeaker, the main logic board, and the hermetic seal. Embodiments of the computer system may include a compressible seal separated from the hermetic seal by the loudspeaker and/or the main logic board. The compressible seal may define an acoustic channel and the loudspeaker may emit sound in a high frequency range through the acoustic channel toward a system exit. Other embodiments are also described and claimed. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165328 | RECHARGEABLE RADIO - A rechargeable radio is provided with battery attachment portion for attaching electric power tool battery and radio communication section. An input section, of which an operation input is performed in rechargeable radio, is connected to control section. Input section includes an operation part and microphone part. Output section, of which a sound output and a display output are performed in rechargeable radio, is connected to control section. Audio output section outputs sound based on sound output signal transmitted from control section. Rechargeable radio is configured to access to radio communication function of smart phone via radio communication section, whereby it is possible to perform sound input and output relating to smart phone through rechargeable radio. As a result, added values of rechargeable radio are improved, thereby achieving improvement in terms of interests of rechargeable radio including convenience. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165329 | AUDIO SYSTEMS FOR GENERATING SOUND ON PERSONAL WATERCRAFT AND OTHER RECREATIONAL VEHICLES - Disclosed herein is a personal watercraft that includes a hull including a deflectable panel having an interior surface and an exterior surface, an audio source for generating an audio signal, and an audio tactile transducer mounted to the interior surface of the deflectable panel. The audio tactile transducer includes a transducer enclosure, an audio generating device within the transducer enclosure, and an audio input for transmitting the audio signal from the audio source to the audio generating device. The audio generating device is configured to vibrate the deflectable panel based upon the audio signal in order to generate audible sound emanating from the exterior surface of the deflectable panel. The personal watercraft also includes a protective outer shell surrounding the transducer enclosure. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165330 | INTEGRATED TEMPERATURE SENSOR IN MICROPHONE PACKAGE - Various embodiments provide for an integrated temperature sensor and microphone package where the temperature sensor is located in, over, or near an acoustic port associated with the microphone. This placement of the temperature sensor near the acoustic port enables the temperature sensor to more accurately determine the ambient air temperature and reduces heat island interference cause by heat associated with the integrated circuit. In an embodiment, the temperature sensor can be a thermocouple formed over a substrate, with the temperature sensing portion of the thermocouple formed over the acoustic port. In another embodiment, the temperature sensor can be formed on an application specific integrated circuit that extends into or over the acoustic port. In another embodiment, a thermally conductive channel in a substrate can be placed near the acoustic port to enable the temperature sensor to determine the ambient temperature via the channel. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165331 | SYSTEMS AND APPARATUS HAVING TOP PORT INTEGRATED BACK CAVITY MICRO ELECTRO-MECHANICAL SYSTEM MICROPHONES AND METHODS OF FABRICATION OF THE SAME - A micro electro-mechanical system (MEMS) device is provided. The MEMS device includes: a first substrate having a first surface and a second surface, and a port disposed through the first substrate, wherein the port is configured to receive acoustic waves and wherein the first surface is exposed to an environment outside the MEMS device; and a diaphragm coupled to and facing the second surface and configured to deflect in response to pressure differential at the diaphragm in response to the received acoustic waves. The MEMS device also includes a second substrate coupled to and facing the diaphragm, and including circuitry, wherein the second substrate includes a recess region forming an integrated back cavity in the MEMS device. The MEMS device also includes an electrical connection electrically coupling the first substrate and the second substrate and configured to transmit an electrical signal indicative of the deflection of the diaphragm. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165332 | Headset - A headset comprises a pair of speakers physically interconnected with one another by a mechanical link, a wireless receiver device carried by the link and operable to output a respective signal for each of the speakers, and optical transmission means whereby each respective signal is transmitted to the associated speaker. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165333 | Bi-Directional Communications in a Wearable Monitor - A technique for arbitrating conflicting usage of a communications channel of a wearable communications device is disclosed. In at least one embodiment of the invention, a method includes transmitting a voice signal from a microphone to a portable device using a first communications channel in a first mode of operating a system. The method includes transmitting a monitor signal to the portable device using the first communications channel for a predetermined period of time in response to detection of a beacon signal initiated by an application executing on the portable device. The first and second signals may be ultrasonic signals received over the first communications channel and may have the same frequency and different phases. The beacon signal may be detected based on the first and second signals. The first communications channel may include an audio jack of the portable device. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165334 | HEARING DEVICE WITH SELF-CLEANING TUBING - An acoustic device that is configured to be disposed at least partially within an ear includes a hard inner sleeve, a soft or flexible outer sleeve, a speaker, a microphone, and a microphone chamber. The outer sleeve includes a first channel and a second channel. The first channel extends through the soft outer sleeve. A portion of the second channel is open and not surrounded by the hard inner sleeve on an outer surface of the hard outer sleeve. The soft outer sleeve at least partially surrounds the hard inner sleeve. The soft outer sleeve covers the portion of the second channel that is open to form an enclosed channel. The speaker is in communication with the first channel. The microphone chamber communicating with a microphone, and the microphone chamber is also in communication with the second channel via a port. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165335 | A LOUDSPEAKER WITH A HELMHOLTZ RESONATOR - The present invention relates to a loudspeaker ( | 2016-06-09 |
20160165336 | DIRECTIONAL SOUND MODIFICATION - A sound modification system is disclosed that includes one or more audio sensors coupled with a processing device and arranged to detect sounds within an environment, and one or more audio output devices coupled with the processing device. The processing device operates to generate an audio signal based on sounds detected from within one or more selected directions for sound modification within the environment, and to output the generated audio signal using the one or more audio output devices. The output generated audio signal combines with the detected sounds to produce a desired sound modification. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165337 | ADJUSTING SPEAKERS USING FACIAL RECOGNITION - Embodiments herein describe an audio system that adjusts based on the location of a person. That is, instead of relying on fixed speakers, the audio system adjusts the direction of audio output for one or more speakers to optimize the performance of the audio system based on the location of a user or based on the number of users. To do so, the audio system may include a camera and a tracking application which identifies the location of a user and/or the number of users in front of the camera. Using this information, the audio system adjusts one or more actuators coupled to a speaker to change the direction of the audio output of the speaker. As the user continues to move or shift, the audio system can continually adjust the speaker to optimize the performance of the system. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165338 | DIRECTIONAL AUDIO RECORDING SYSTEM - A directional audio recording system functions to allow certain audio information to be captured and recorded for later consumption. The selection of audio information for capture may be accomplished by ascertaining the direction of an audio source from a directionally discriminating acoustic sensor and isolating acoustic information originating from the direction so determined. Directional cues may also be recorded and a playback system may apply the directional cues to the stored information representing audio in a spatialization engine such as head-related transfer functions. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165339 | MICROPHONE ARRAY AND AUDIO SOURCE TRACKING SYSTEM - A microphone array of three or more microphones may be mounted on a housing or substrate configured to be mounted on or worn by a person. The microphone array may be positioned so that the far field sensing range of the microphone array is unobstructed by the housing or wearer. An accelerometer may be provided and mounted in a location which is fixed with respect to the microphones of the microphone array. The microphone array may be utilized with a beam-forming system in order to determine location of an audio source and a beam-steering system in order to isolate audio emanating from the direction of the audio source. The beam-forming system may be suitable for tracking the movement of one or more audio sources in order to inform the beam-steering system of the direction or location to be isolated. Because the microphone array will move with a user, an accelerometer may be provided to reduce the computational resources required for tracking and isolation by allowing compensation for change in position and orientation of the user/microphone array. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165340 | MULTI-CHANNEL MULTI-DOMAIN SOURCE IDENTIFICATION AND TRACKING - An audio source location, tracking and isolation system, particularly suited for use with person-mounted microphone arrays. The system increases capabilities by reducing resources required for certain functions so those resources can be utilized for result enhancing processes. A wide area scan may be utilized to identify the general vicinity of an audio source and a narrow scan to locate pinpoint positions may be initiated in the general vicinity identified by the wide area scan. Subsequent locations may be anticipated by compensating for motion of the sensor array and anticipated changes in source location by trajectory. Identification may use two or more sets of characterizations and rules. The characterizations may use computationally less intense analyses to characterize audio and only perform computationally higher intensity analysis if needed. Rule sets may be used to eliminate the need to track audio sources that emit audio to be eliminated from an audio output. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165341 | PORTABLE MICROPHONE ARRAY - A microphone array of three or more microphones may be mounted on a housing or substrate configured to be part of a smartphone or a smartphone protective case. The microphone array may be positioned so that the far field sensing range of the microphone array is unobstructed. The microphone array may be utilized with a beam-forming system in order to determine location of an audio source and a beam-steering system in order to isolate audio emanating from the direction of the audio source. The beam-forming system may be suitable for tracking the movement of one or more audio sources in order to inform the beam-steering system of the direction or location to be isolated. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165342 | HELMET-MOUNTED MULTI-DIRECTIONAL SENSOR - A multi-directional sensor may include a microphone array of three or more microphones mounted on a protective headgear. The microphone array may be positioned and configured so that its far field azimuth sensing range is unobstructed by the protective headgear. An accelerometer may be provided and mounted in a location which is fixed with respect to the microphones of the microphone array. A beacon, such as an ultrasonic transmitter or BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) transmitter may be associated with or attached to the protective headgear. The microphone array may be utilized with a beam-forming system in order to determine location of an audio source and a beam-steering system in order to isolate audio emanating from the direction of the audio source. The beam-forming system is suitable for tracking the movement of the audio source in order to inform the beam-steering system of the direction or location to be isolated. Because the microphone array will move with a user, a motion sensor may be provided to reduce the computational resources required for tracking and isolation by allowing compensation for change in position and orientation of the user. The beacon will facilitate location of the wearer. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165343 | WIRELESS CONNECTION AND CONTROL METHOD FOR WIRELESS SOUND BOX AND SYSTEM THEREOF - A wireless connection and control method for wireless sound box and system thereof, comprising a control application installed in a mobile electronic device and a wireless sound box, such that, when a user starts the control application of the mobile electronic device, it is possible to input control instructions via an operation interface. Following this, the control application converts the transmission packet data represented by the control instruction into audio signals hardly interfered by human voice and perceptible by human ears in order to constitute an encrypted audio. On the other hand, upon receiving a played encrypted audio, the wireless sound box can execute the control instruction represented by the transmission packet data such that the mobile electronic device can perform wireless connection to the wireless sound box or the mobile electronic device can control the operations of the wireless sound box. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165344 | MUTUAL PERMISSION CUSTOMIZED AUDIO SOURCE CONNECTION SYSTEM - An audio communications system responsive to user permissions that enhance communications between two or more communication stations. The system allows two or more users to communicate audio information on a selected number of communication stations. The system is based on mutual permissioning with established connection sessions. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165345 | PHANTOM CABLE ELIMINATION SYSTEM - A system for eliminating cables. The system includes a transmitter including an external input and a RF transmitter module; and a receiver including an RF receiver module and an external output. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165346 | RECORDING APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHOD OF RECORDING APPARATUS - According to the present invention, a recording apparatus includes an apparatus body having a front surface and a rear surface that constitute a front and a back, a first microphone which is placed in the front surface of the apparatus body and which has a predetermined directivity, a second microphone which is provided in the rear surface facing the front surface of the apparatus body and which has a directivity that is narrower than that of the first microphone, and a recording processing unit which switches a microphone for use in recording processing between the first microphone and the second microphone to perform the recording processing in accordance with the state of the apparatus body. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165347 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF ACOUSTIC SIGNAL MIXING - A system, article, and method of acoustic signal mixing. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165348 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTION OF LOAD IMPEDANCE OF A TRANSDUCER DEVICE COUPLED TO AN AUDIO DEVICE - In accordance with systems and methods of the present disclosure, an audio device may include an electrical terminal, an audio circuit, and a transducer load detection circuit. The electrical terminal may couple a transducer device to the audio device. The audio circuit may generate an analog audio signal, wherein the analog audio signal is coupled to the electrical terminal. The transducer load detection circuit may detect a load impedance of the transducer device when the transducer device is coupled to the audio device from characteristics measured at the electrical terminal. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165349 | Multifunctional Wireless Device - A multifunctional music player wirelessly communicates with a mobile device, and includes a main casing, a speaker provided on the main casing, a main wireless transceiver provided in the main casing, and a main processing unit. The main processing unit is supported in the main casing and is electrically connected to the speaker, and the main wireless transceiver. The main wireless transceiver is arranged to receive wireless signals from the mobile device. The wireless signals is transmitted to the main processing unit which drives the speaker to deliver audible sound corresponding to the wireless signals, so that a user is able to control playing of music in the multifunctional music player by operating on the mobile device. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165350 | AUDIO SOURCE SPATIALIZATION - An audio customization system operates to enhance a user's audio environment. A user may wear headphones and specify what portion the ambient audio and/or source audio will be transmitted to the headphones or the personal speaker system. The audio signal may be enhanced by application of a spatialized transformation using a spatialization engine such as head-related transfer functions so that at least a portion of the audio presented to the personal speaker system will appear to originate from a particular direction. The direction may be modified in response to movement of the personal speaker system. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165351 | Diaphragm And Speaker Using Same - The present disclosure provides diaphragm, which includes a dome part, a suspension part supporting the dome part, an adhesive layer located between the dome part and the suspension part. The suspension part includes a supporting portion for supporting the dome part and a periphery extending from and surrounding the supporting portion. The dome part further includes a first ceramic layer, a damping layer attaching to the supporting portion via the adhesive layer. By virtue of the configuration of the dome part, the diaphragm has better damping performance and greater stiffness. In addition, by virtue of the ceramic layer, the diaphragm is provided with better heat-stability. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165352 | MOVING IRON SOUNDING DEVICE - A moving iron sounding device includes a casing, a diaphragm sounding system, and a magnetic circuit system. The magnetic circuit system includes a dual-rectangle-shaped magnetic circuit, an inductance coil, and an armature. The diaphragm sounding system includes a support ring and a composite diaphragm The composite diaphragm includes a diaphragm sheet and a metal sheet. One end of the metal sheet is welded to the vibration portion through a connecting arm, and another end of the metal sheet is connected to the support ring. The present invention achieves a stable connection of the diaphragm sounding system and the magnetic circuit system and ensures the quality of the product. During the process of assembly, the adhesive won't be spilled on the diaphragm. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165353 | Loudspeaker using Contour Field Hard Magnet Poles and Yoke Construction - Several embodiments of the instant invention incorporate a loudspeaker design utilizing hard magnetic poles and yokes. The magnetic field of the loudspeaker is created and guided with a series of critically formed hard magnetic structures guiding the magnetic field from the primary magnet to the gap in a loop of hard magnetic material, replacing the soft magnetic materials normally used. Magnetization of the components of the hard magnetic loudspeaker driver with radial pole patterns—a yoke radial magnet, a washer pole magnet and a yoke upper ring magnet—is performed with these components in their final assembly relationships. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165354 | RECEIVER WITH COIL WOUND ON A STATIONARY FERROMAGNETIC CORE - A receiver includes an acoustic module and a coil module. The acoustic module includes a first housing, a plurality of magnets, and an armature. The armature is disposed within the first housing and extends between the plurality of magnets. The coil module is coupled to the acoustic module, is physically separate from the acoustic module, and includes a second housing and a coil. The coil disposed within the second housing and does not surround the armature. The coil is excitable by an electrical current representative of acoustic energy and excitation of the coil produces a magnetic flux path which moves the armature. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165355 | MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS ELECTRET MICROPHONE - Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) electret acoustic sensors or microphones, devices, systems, and methods are described. Exemplary embodiments employ electret comprising an inorganic dielectric material such as silicon nitride in MEMS electret acoustic sensors or microphones. Provided implementations include variations in electret acoustic sensor or microphone configuration and recharging of the electret. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165356 | CONDENSER TYPE ELECTROACOUSTIC TRANSDUCER - A condenser type electroacoustic transducer includes a diaphragm, a fixed electrode having a surface facing the diaphragm, and a dielectric disposed in a partial region on the surface of the fixed electrode. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165357 | Dual-Element MEMS Microphone for Mechanical Vibration Noise Cancellation - Disclosed are systems, devices, and methods for minimizing mechanical-vibration-induced noise in audio signals. In one aspect, a microphone is disclosed that includes a first backplate, a first diaphragm, a second backplate, and a second diaphragm. The first diaphragm moves relative to the first backplate in response to acoustic pressure waves in an environment and mechanical vibrations of the microphone, thereby causing a first capacitance change between the first diaphragm and the first backplate. The second diaphragm is substantially acoustically isolated from the acoustic pressure waves, and moves relative to the second backplate in response to the mechanical vibrations of the microphone, thereby causing a second capacitance change between the second diaphragm and the second backplate. The microphone further includes or is communicatively coupled to an integrated circuit configured to generate an acoustic signal based on the first capacitance and the second capacitance. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165358 | MEMS MICROPHONE PACKAGE - An MEMS microphone package includes a substrate, an MEMS microphone, an IC chip and an electrically conductive cover. The substrate includes a first hole, an upper surface, a bottom surface, a side surface, a first electrically conductive layer and a second electrically conductive layer. The side surface has two sides connected to the upper surface and the bottom surface, respectively. The first electrically conductive layer is disposed on the upper surface. The second electrically conductive layer is disposed on the bottom surface. The MEMS microphone is electrically coupled to the substrate. The IC chip is electrically coupled to the substrate. The electrically conductive cover includes a second hole. The electrically conductive cover is bonded to the substrate to form a chamber for accommodating the MEMS microphone and the IC chip. The first hole and the second hole together form an acoustic hole. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165359 | MEASUREMENT SYSTEM - A measurement system includes an ear model including an artificial auricle ( | 2016-06-09 |
20160165360 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING DEGRADATION OF A MICROPHONE INCLUDED IN AN AUDITORY PROSTHESIS SYSTEM - An exemplary system includes a sound processor associated with a patient, a first microphone communicatively coupled to the sound processor and configured to detect an audio signal presented to the patient and output a first output signal representative of the audio signal, and a second microphone communicatively coupled to the sound processor and configured to detect the audio signal presented to the patient and output a second output signal representative of the audio signal. The sound processor is configured to 1) receive the first and second output signals, 2) determine that a difference between the first and second output signals meets a threshold condition, and 3) perform, in response to the determination that the difference between the first and second output signals meets the threshold condition, a predetermined action associated with the quality level of the first microphone. Corresponding systems and methods are also disclosed. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165361 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING WITH MICROPHONES - At least a partial seal between a housing of a hearing instrument and an ear canal is provided. First signals are received from an internal microphone disposed in the ear canal. Second signals are received from an external microphone disposed outside of the ear canal. A condition of the at least a partial seal is determined, and when the condition of the at least a partial seal indicates a leak, one or more of the level and the spectrum of the first signals is adjusted to compensate for the leak and producing first adjusted signal. A first amount of the first adjusted signals is blended with a second amount of the second signals to produce a blended signal, the first amount and the second amount selected based upon a level of noise. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165362 | IMPULSE NOISE MANAGEMENT - A microphone system including a first sensor configured to output a first signal based on an ambient sound relative to a recipient of the system, a second sensor configured to output a second signal corresponding to a noise reference, and first signal processing circuitry configured to process the first signal based on the second signal and output a third signal based on the processed first signal, wherein the system is configured to limit a gain of the third signal based on the presence of impulsive energy in the second signal. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165363 | Hearing Implant Bilateral Matching of ILD Based on Measured ITD - Arrangements are described for generating electrode stimulation signals for stimulation contacts in implanted electrode arrays of a bilateral hearing implant system having electrode arrays on both the left- and right-sides. Left-side and right-side audio input signals are processed to generate corresponding left-side and right-side band pass signals, which each represent an associated band of audio frequencies in the audio input signal. Frequency-specific interaural time delays (ITDs) are estimated for the band pass signals, and the estimated ITDs are used to adjust interaural level differences (ILDs) in the band pass signals. The adjusted band pass signals then are used to generate left-side and right-side electrode stimulation signals for the stimulation contacts in the corresponding left-side and right-side electrode arrays. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165364 | FILTER TO SUPPRESS HARMONICS FOR AN ANTENNA - Disclosed herein, among other things, are systems and methods for filtering to suppress harmonics for a hearing assistance device antenna. One aspect of the present subject matter includes a hearing assistance system for a wearer including a wireless radio frequency (RF) transceiver, an antenna and a filter connected between the RF transceiver and the antenna. According to various embodiments, the filter is configured to suppress harmonics for the antenna, and configured to maintain impedance and prevent inversion of impedance presented to the RF transceiver from the antenna. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165365 | HEARING DEVICE WITH DYNAMIC MIRROR SERVICE AND RELATED METHOD - Disclosed is a method and a hearing device comprising a processing unit, a wireless transceiver connected to the processing unit, and a receiver connected to the processing unit for converting an output signal into an audio output signal, wherein the hearing device is configured to perform mirror service between the hearing device and another hearing device according to mirror service property, wherein the mirror service comprises transmitting mirror service packets with a packet format at a packet transmission rate; the mirror service packet comprising one or more hearing device operating parameters including a first hearing device operating parameter, wherein the processing unit is configured to obtain the first hearing device operating parameter, determine if a change criterion is fulfilled, wherein the change criterion is based on the first hearing device operating parameter, and change the mirror service property, if the change criterion is fulfilled. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165366 | ANTENNA UNIT - A hearing device for augmenting the hearing of a user. The hearing device comprises an antenna unit having a slot is disclosed. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165367 | A RECHARGEABLE HEARING DEVICE AND A BATTERY CHARGER FOR CHARGING THE HEARING DEVICE - A hearing device to be worn at least partially within an ear canal includes a microphone, an electronics unit, a receiver and a rechargeable battery, which are contained in a housing formed by a shell to which a face plate is attached. The face plate features a docking connector for engaging with a battery charger, whereby the docking connector projects outwardly from the face plate. Furthermore, a battery charger featuring a docking port adapted to engage with the docking connector of the hearing device is given. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165368 | WAX RELIEF PATHWAY FOR HEARING AID SOUND INLET - Certain types of hearing aids are designed to be worn completely in the ear. Examples of such hearing aids include in-the-ear (ITE), in-the-canal (ITC), completely-in-the-canal (CIC) type, or invisible-in-the-canal (IIC) hearing aids. Described herein are structures to help prevent wax accumulation in the sound port that conveys sound to the microphone. In one embodiment, an injection molded T-fitting connects to a microphone and provides both a microphone inlet pathway and a wax relief pathway. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165369 | SCHOOL INTERCOM SYSTEM - A system and method are provided for control and integration of a school intercom system within each of a plurality of schools within a school district. The plurality of school intercom systems are controlled, at the district level, by a district datacenter which administers a web-based user interface. An administrator can log into the web-based user interface to configure the functionality of the various school intercom systems within the various schools of the districts. The log in credentials control which schools the administrator will have access to. Over the web-based user interface, the school administrator can configure the school intercom systems such that they are configured to perform several functions such as live paging, event schedule management, emergency event management and running pre-defined sequence events. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165370 | METHOD FOR IMPROVING AUDIO EXPERIENCE FOR A USER OF AN AUDIO DEVICE - A method for improving audio experience for a user of an audio device is provided. The method includes establishing a communication channel between the audio device and a remote client; detecting a peripheral audio device in the vicinity of the audio device; establishing a temporary communication channel between the peripheral audio device and the remote client; and transferring, via the temporary communication channel, audio data between the peripheral audio device and the remote client. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165371 | Audio Synchronization Among Playback Devices Using Offset Information - Embodiments are provided for audio synchronization of one or more playback devices using offset information. In an example embodiment, a first device receives, from a second device, data representing a first time, the first time corresponding to first audio data to be played by the first playback device as part of a synchrony group with the second device. The first device determines a second time based on (i) the first time and (ii) a first offset between a clock of the first device and a clock of the second device. The first device plays the first audio data at the second time according to the clock of the first device. After playing the first audio data, the first device determines a second offset between the clock of the first device and the clock of the second device and replaces data representing the first offset with data representing the second offset. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165372 | EXCESSIVE VOICE VOLUME ALERTING - A method includes detecting via a phone, a volume level of a user's voice while using the phone, comparing via the phone whether the volume level of the user's voice exceeds a specified threshold, and providing an indication to the user via the phone when the volume level exceeds the specified threshold. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165373 | WIRELESS AUDIO TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, IN PARTICULAR WIRELESS MICROPHONE SYSTEM - A wireless audio transmission system which has at least one wireless transmitter for the wireless transmission of a detected audio signal as a first audio signal by way of a first wireless transmission path. The wireless audio transmission system further has at least one in-ear monitor unit for directly receiving the first audio signal and for receiving a second audio signal. The first and second audio signals are mixed in the in-ear monitor unit and output as an output signal. The wireless audio transmission system has a mixing desk for mixing the first audio signal and further received audio signals to give an output signal which can be output to the public or recorded. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165374 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD, AND PROGRAM - The present technology relates to an information processing device and method for allowing a sound image to be localized with higher precision, and a program. When a target sound image is outside a mesh, the target sound image is moved in a vertical direction while a position in a horizontal direction of the target sound image remains fixed, so that the target sound image is present on a boundary of the mesh. Specifically, a mesh detection unit detects a mesh including a position in the horizontal direction of the target sound image. A candidate position calculation unit calculates a position that is a movement target of the target sound image, based on loudspeaker positions that are at opposite ends of an arc of the detected mesh that is a destination, and the position in the horizontal direction of the target sound image. As a result, the target sound image can be moved onto a boundary of the mesh. The present technology is applicable to a sound processing device. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165375 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING SIDE INFORMATION BITSTREAM OF MULTI-OBJECT AUDIO SIGNAL - Provided is a method and apparatus for generating a side information bitstream of a multi-object audio signal. The apparatus for generating a side information bitstream of a multi-object audio signal includes a spatial cue information input unit configured to receive spatial cue information generated in an encoder of the multi-object audio signal, a preset information input unit configured to receive preset information for the multi-object audio signal, and a side information bitstream generator configured to generate the side information bitstream based on the spatial cue information and the preset information. The side information bitstream includes a header region and a frame region, and the preset information is included in the frame region. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165376 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EXPLICIT EXCLUSION, INCLUSION AND RANKING OF DISCOVERY AND CONNECTIVITY MECHANISMS - The disclosure relates to a method, apparatus and system to enable exclusion, inclusion and ranking of discovery and connectivity mechanisms for services using Application Services Platform (ASP). In on embodiment, the disclosure provides an interface to allow services to exclude some discovery and connectivity mechanisms from and ASP2 session setup. The proposed approach can be used or extended for any other out-of-band Wi-Fi/WiGig discovery, connectivity and security mechanism. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165377 | NETWORK AND SENSOR TOPOLOGY FOR A ROTORCRAFT - Systems are provided for monitoring a rotorcraft. In one embodiment, a system includes at least one wireless concentrator unit. At least one wireless sensor unit communicates over a wireless connection with the at least one wireless concentrator unit. At least one first sensor communicates over a wired connection with the at least one wireless sensor unit. A monitoring system communicates over a wired connection with the at least one wireless concentrator unit. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165378 | RAN OVERLOAD CONTROL FOR M2M COMMUNICATIONS IN LTE NETWORKS - In a 3GPP LTE-A support for Mobile Type Communications, that is, M2M communications scheme, improvements of the random access are necessary to prevent random channel overload. Enhanced back | 2016-06-09 |
20160165379 | Method for Sending Trigger Message and Device - A method for sending a trigger message and a device. When a third-party application server (AS) needs to establish a connection with machine-to-machine communications user equipment (M2M UE), the third-party AS sends a trigger message to a device trigger application server (DT-AS), where the trigger message includes at least an identifier of the M2M UE, and the DT-AS determines, according to the identifier of the M2M UE, whether the M2M UE has registered with a network at which the DT-AS is located, and when the M2M UE has registered with the network at which the DT-AS is located, sends the trigger message to the M2M UE, in order to implement that the DT-AS identifies the trigger message, such that the M2M UE establishes a connection with the third-party AS. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165380 | Supporting Virtually Simultaneous Operation of Dual Wireless Protocols in a Single Device - Appearance of simultaneous connections is provided to devices that support two wireless protocols which are not permitted to operation simultaneously. As an example the method and systems disclosed are applied to the communication between a phone and a smartwatch wherein Bluetooth (BT) classic protocol is used for e.g. voice commands and phone calls and Bluetooth low Energy (BLE) protocol is used for data notifications. In a first embodiment of the disclosure automatic mode switching between BT and BLE is provided. In a second embodiment a dual-ID device utilizes separate IDs for both protocols in time multiplexed connections. It operates as logically independent devices with individual ID's although physically it is a single device. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165381 | ELECTRONIC ACCESSORY FOR DETECTING AND COMMUNICATING A CONNECTION ATTRIBUTE CORRESPONDING TO ANOTHER ELECTRONIC ACCESSORY - At an electronic accessory of a master electronic device, a connection attribute can be detected that is indicative of a presence or a characteristic of a connection between the electronic accessory and at least one other electronic accessory of the master electronic device. A connection-indicative signal can be generated at the electronic device that includes the connection attribute. The connection-indicative signal can be transmitted to the master electronic device. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165382 | ELECTRONIC ENTITY FOR A MOBILE TERMINAL - An electronic entity for a mobile terminal. The invention concerns an electronic entity ( | 2016-06-09 |
20160165383 | TERMINAL DEVICE, PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE - To be able to, while increasing the convenience of the user of the device having the function for the short range wireless communication, enable the consumption of electric power of the device to be suppressed. Note that the above problem is an example, and together wish the above problem, or in place of the above problem, other problems may be the problems that are to be solved. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165384 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE, COMMUNICATION DEVICE CONTROL METHOD AND PROGRAM - A communication device performs a first writing of writing, to a memory, one of application information used to activate an application and setting information used to establish communication with a second wireless communication system, transmits the written information to a communication partner device via a first wireless communication unit, performs a second writing of writing, to the memory, in a case where the transmission is performed, either the application information or the setting information, whichever was not previously written, and transmits the information written in the second writing to the communication partner device via the first wireless communication unit, in a case where the communication starts in a condition that the writing is being performed. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165385 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - If an information processing apparatus obtains a plurality of pieces of connection from a near field communication tag, the information processing apparatus displays a selection screen via which a piece of connection information is selected from among the plurality of pieces of connection information. If a piece of connection information is selected, the information processing apparatus establishes wireless communication based on the selected connection information. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165386 | NOVEL NFC RECEIVER ARCHITECTURE WITH IMPROVED POWER SENSITIVITY - An electronic communication device includes an antenna configured to receive a radio frequency (RF) signal and generate a differential current signal at a first tag pin and a second tag pin. A first variable resistor is coupled to the first tag pin and a second variable resistor is coupled to the second tag pin. A mixer circuit is coupled across the first variable resistor and the second variable resistor and is configured to generate an output voltage. The output voltage is used for RF signal detection at all RF signal levels. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165387 | SMART HOME PLATFORM WITH DATA ANALYTICS FOR MONITORING AND RELATED METHODS - A smart home system with data analytics for home monitoring or for monitoring enclosed spaces other than the home. The system can include a BLE mesh network with an embedded gateway and a plurality of repeater nodes running BLE mesh software for use with a Cloud server for receiving data from the gateway through Wifi communication. A plurality of devices each with a sensor and a BLE module can be included with the system and wherein one of the sensors can be a fall detection sensor, a heart and respiratory sensor, or a sensor to detect when a switch or an opening of a door or cap occurs. Other sensors can be included. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165388 | METHODS AND MOBILE DEVICES TO IMPLEMENT TRAVELER INTERACTIONS AND ACTIVITY TO CHANNELIZE CUSTOMIZED DATA - Various embodiments relate generally to electrical and electronic hardware, computer software, wired and wireless network communications, and wearable computing devices for identifying activities and/or destinations of relative importance. More specifically, a system, a device and a method are provided to determine interactions at a mobile computing device predict activities based on one or more types of interactions. Examples of activities include preferential activities available at a geographic region association with lodging In one or more embodiments, a method can include receiving data representing an interaction with a user interface, generating data summarizing the interaction to include an interaction type, and determining data representing a prioritized value indicative of a degree of the interaction. The method also may include predicting participation in an activity as a function of the prioritized value, and generating customized advisory data based on prioritized values of one or more interaction types. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165389 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL ANALYSIS TO ASSOCIATE DATA SOURCES WITH MOBILE DEVICES - Various embodiments of the present technology generally relate to data delivery. More specifically, some embodiments of the present technology relate to systems and methods for using spatial and temporal analysis to associate data sources with mobile devices. The delivery of data to support a wide variety of services for and about mobile devices that are based on data stored in corporate, commercial, and government databases which is not currently linked to individual mobile devices. Some embodiments allow advertisers to better target their ads to relevant target audience with greater accuracy. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165390 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL ANALYSIS TO ASSOCIATE DATA SOURCES WITH MOBILE DEVICES - Various embodiments of the present technology generally relate to data delivery. More specifically, some embodiments of the present technology relate to systems and methods for using spatial and temporal analysis to associate data sources with mobile devices. The delivery of data to support a wide variety of services for and about mobile devices that are based on data stored in corporate, commercial, and government databases which is not currently linked to individual mobile devices. Some embodiments allow advertisers to better target their ads to relevant target audience with greater accuracy. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165391 | System and processes to facilitate context-based messaging - A process, a system or both may be configured to correlate triggers indicative of an occurrence of one or more events or other data associated with lodging for a traveler, determine if one or more precedent conditions associated with the one or more events are satisfied, and generate one or more context-specific messages when the one or more precedent conditions have been satisfied. Context-specific messages may be communicated (e.g. wirelessly) to a client computing device (e.g., a smartphone, tablet or pad) pursuant to one or more precedent conditions being satisfied. The context-specific message(s) and at least one of the one or more precedent conditions may originate from a member computing device (e.g., a computing device of an owner or a proprietor). Geolocation based data included in one or more triggers may be used to activate communication of the context-specific message(s) and/or to satisfy one or more precedent conditions. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165392 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A SUBSCRIBER'S ZONE INFORMATION - Systems and methods for delivering customized content to wireless service subscribers are disclosed. According to the disclosed embodiments, wireless access points can be grouped into various zones. Some of all of these zones can be further associated with predefined service types or other customized attributes. When a wireless subscriber connects to an access point in a given zone, the subscriber can be provided with content and/or services based on the zone to which he is connected. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165393 | DETERMINING TIMING FOR DETERMINATION OF APPLICABLE GEO-FENCES - Embodiments of the present application relate to a method and apparatus for determining positioning of a device in connection with a geo-fence. The method includes obtaining fence information associated with a plurality of geo-fences from a local storage, determining whether to perform geo-fence determination, and in the event that geo-fence determination is determined to be performed, sequentially determining whether the mobile device is currently located within one of the plurality of geo-fences, wherein a sequence according to which the sequential determination is performed is based at least in part on distances between corresponding ones of at least two of the plurality of geo-fences and a current location of the mobile device, and determining, based at least in part on a location of a geo-fence among the at least two of the plurality of geo-fences that is currently nearest to the mobile device, a determination time for a next geo-fence determination. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165394 | UTILIZING INFORMATION ABOUT MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICES WITH RESPECT TO AN AREA OF INTEREST - A method for establishing an approximate number of persons in an area of interest comprises providing a request to one or more communications providers that cover an area of interest. The request is for a listing of any mobile communication devices located within the area of interest. The listing of any mobile communication devices located within the area of interest is utilized to establish an approximate number of persons in the area of interest. In response to receipt of information that indicates a mobile communication device on the listing has departed the area of interest, the listing is updated to show the mobile communication device is clear of the area of interest. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165395 | Dynamic Content Presentation Based on Proximity and User Data - A dynamic content presentation system is disclosed that dynamically selects, formats and presents content based on data received from mobile devices in physical proximity to the dynamic content presentation system. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165396 | Assigning Location Information to Wireless Local Area Network Access Points - An apparatus receives a message including results of measurements on signals of a WLAN access point. The apparatus determines as a first condition whether the message comprises no indication of a position obtained in a non-cell based positioning and/or no information enabling a non-cell based positioning. The apparatus determines as a second condition whether the message comprises in addition results of measurements on signals of at least one cell of a cellular communications network. If the conditions are met, the apparatus determines a position based on the results of measurements on signals of the at least one cell of a cellular communications network and causes storage of location information that is based on the determined position in a memory for the WLAN access point, in case no location information has previously been stored in the memory for the WLAN access point. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165397 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CALCULATING LOCATION OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The present invention relates to a method and apparatus of calculating a location of an electronic device. The present invention comprises receiving a common packet from a host device, the common packet containing at least any one of frequency-related information or information on a time when a data packet is transmitted; receiving the data packet based on the information contained in the common packet, the data packet containing at least any one of location-related information or antenna-related information of the host device; obtaining angle information indicating a location relation with the host device using at least any one of the location-related information or the antenna-related information of the received data packet; and calculating the location of the electronic device based on the angle information. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165398 | METHOD FOR MEASURING DISTANCE BETWEEN DEVICES VIA DIRECT DEVICE-TO-DEVICE COMMUNICATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND APPARATUS THEREFOR - Disclosed is a method for transmitting, by a device, a signal for direct device-to-device communication in a wireless communication system. Specifically, the method comprises the steps of: receiving a downlink subframe from a reference base station; transmitting a first signal to a counterpart device on the basis of the boundary of the downlink subframe; and transmitting a second signal to the counterpart device prior to the boundary of the downlink subframe by a predetermined offset. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165399 | DETERMINING IF A TARGET DEVICE IS COLLOCATED WITH OTHER DEVICES IN A USER'S CONTACTS LIST - A method to determine whether a target device is collocated with at least one other device within a plurality of devices associated with a user's contact list is provided. The method may include determining location information for each of the plurality of mobile devices associated with the user's contact list. The method may also include selecting a target device within the plurality of devices. The method may further include determining, based on the location information, whether the selected target device is collocated with the at least one other device within the plurality of devices. Additionally, the method may include displaying the at least one other collocated device to the user. The method may also include determining if the at least one other collocated device is selected by the user. The method may include connecting the target device and the selected at least one other collocated device to the user's device. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165400 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DEVICE POSITIONING UTILIZING DISTRIBUTED TRANSCEIVERS WITH ARRAY PROCESSING - A mobile device receives signals from base stations each with multiple distributed transceivers. Each distributed transceiver may operate at different carrier frequencies. Each distributed transceiver is equipped with an independently configurable antenna array handling transmissions of the radio frequency signals to the mobile device. The mobile device generates channel measurements for the received signals, and subsequently receives a position estimate from a remote location server. The location server determines corresponding transmit diversity configurations applied to the base stations for conducting the channel measurements for the mobile device, and channel measurements at scanned locations in a location scanning region. The location server selects and utilize a signature function to calculate the position estimate for the mobile device over the transmit diversity configurations. A multi-level positioning process may be performed by adopting various signature functions, subsets of transmit configurations and/or subspaces of the location scanning region for accurate device positioning. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165401 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOCATION ASSURANCE OF A MOBILE DEVICE - A method for forging location measurements at a wireless device can include determining, at the wireless device, a Cell-ID for a cell in a vicinity of a false location. The method can also include receiving, at the wireless device, an identification of a set of satellites that are within view from the false location. The method can further include generating, at the wireless device, forged location measurements that characterize satellite signals from a subset of the set of satellites that would be received at the false location. The method can still further include providing, from the wireless device, the forged location measurements. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165402 | ADAPTIVE ADVISORY ENGINE AND METHODS TO PREDICT PREFERENTIAL ACTIVITIES AVAILABLE AT A REGION ASSOCIATED WITH LODGING - Various embodiments relate generally to electrical and electronic hardware, computer software, wired and wireless network communications, and wearable computing devices for identifying activities and/or destinations of relative importance. More specifically, a system, a device and a method provide to predict activities (e.g., preferential activities) available at a geographic region association with lodging and to adaptively generate advisory data. In one or more embodiments, a method can include accessing traveler profile data associated with a user, identifying data representing a portion of traveler attributes associated with a geographic region including lodging for the user, and receiving data indicative of locality-related characteristics. The method also includes predicting a first activity as a function of a locality-related characteristic and a travel attribute, and generating customized advisory data configured to engage in an activity. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165403 | PREDICTING COMPANION DATA TYPES ASSOCIATED WITH A TRAVELER AT A GEOGRAPHIC REGION INCLUDING LODGING - Various embodiments relate generally to electrical and electronic hardware, computer software, wired and wireless network communications, and wearable computing devices for identifying activities and/or destinations of relative importance. More specifically, a system, a device and a method are provided to predict a type of companion with whom a traveler collaborates to, among other things, predict activities (e.g., preferential activities) available at a geographic region association with lodging. In one or more embodiments, a method can include determining a location at which a user computing device associated with a user is disposed, and calculating that a computing device associated with a candidate companion is within a region coterminous with the location. Also, the method may include predicting data representing a companionship type for data representing the candidate companion based at least the location at which the user and the candidate companion are co-located. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165404 | FEMTO CELL VISITATION HISTORY FOR LOCATION BASED SERVICES - Collection and communication of data are provided on handset attachment procedure, or visitation, to one or more femto cells to provide location information. A mobility component receives actual subscriber and femto access point (AP) attachment signaling and extracts visitation data that facilitates generation of real-time or historical visitation reports. Location information is conveyed through visitation reports which can include mobile device identifier(s), femto AP location, and a timestamp. Visitation reports also can include processed visitation data such as mobility matrices, historical mobility patterns or profiles, and predicted mobility events. Provision of location information occurs without the need for dedicated handset functionality, and associated hardware, or additional battery draw. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165405 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR INDOOR GEOLOCATION - Simple methods and low-cost apparatuses for remote geolocation of subjects in an indoor environment. Each subject wears or caries a device that transmits low-power radio-frequency (RF) signals. A gateway unit in each room may relay the received low-power signals to a server on the Internet via an existing available wireless network such as WiFi or a cellular network that is connected to the Internet, and the server may determine which room each subject is located and send the information to registered users inside and/or outside the subjects' indoor environment. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165406 | NODE AND A METHOD OF COMMUNICATING AMONG A PLURALITY OF NODES IN CONTENT-CENTRIC NETWORKING ENVIRONMENT - In a method for communicating among a plurality of nodes in a content-centric networking environment, each of a plurality of nodes selects at least one relay node based on topology information on neighbor nodes adjacent within 2 hops from itself. Each of the selected relay nodes determines whether itself is a publisher relay node. Each of the determined publisher relay nodes generates a multi-hop content announce (CA) message including content information of its own 1-hop neighbor nodes, and broadcasts the multi-hop CA message to the plurality of nodes through the selected relay nodes. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165407 | PUBLISHING MESSAGES BASED ON GEOGRAPHIC AREA - Embodiments relate to method products for publishing messages within a geographic area. Aspects include receiving a location from each of a plurality of user devices and creating a geo-hash tree based on the location of each of a plurality of user devices. Aspects also include receiving a message with the geographic area, computing a geo-hash grid for a region that includes the geographic area and identifying one or more nodes of the geo-hash tree that corresponds to the geo-hash grid. Aspects further include transmitting the message to one or more of the plurality of user devices associated with the one or more identified nodes. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165408 | RESOURCE SELECTION METHOD AND WIRELESS DEVICE - A resource selection method and a wireless device are disclosed. The method includes: determining whether the wireless device is desired to broadcast a first scheduling assignment (SA) signal in an SA slot of an SA phase; if yes, selecting an SA broadcasting resource for broadcasting the first SA signal based on a first list and a second list recorded by the wireless device; if no, listening to all SA channels included in an SA channel resource pool, and removing a first SA channel from the first list after a second SA signal being carried on the first SA channel is listened to. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165409 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR WEARABLE DISPLAY - In one embodiment, an apparatus having a processor configured to receive an indication that a plurality of devices is located within a defined proximity to the apparatus, determine which of those devices belong to a predetermined group, receive physiological or behavioral data associated with each device of the predetermined group, and provide information to all or a combination of the group of devices and a second device based on a total value corresponding to the received physiological or behavioral data satisfying a predetermined condition. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165410 | UPDATING OF LAYER-2 GROUP KEY IN A WIRELESS NETWORK - According to an aspect of the present disclosure, an access point sends timing information related to updating of a group key. A wireless station communicates with the access point according to the timing information to receive an updated group key. The updated group key is thereafter used for processing of multicast packets. Due to the use of the timing information, the wireless station can operate in a power-down mode, and yet receive at least the required group keys. In one embodiment, the timing information specifies a future time instance at which the update group may be available. In an alternative embodiment, a version number is associated with each value of the group key and the version number of the currently operative group key (in the access point) is broadcast to the wireless stations. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165411 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR UNIFYING PROXIMITY SERVICES GROUPS IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method and apparatus for unifying proximity services (ProSe) groups in a wireless communication system is provided. A first user equipment (UE), which is a group owner of a first proximity services (ProSe) group determines ProSe group unification of the first ProSe group and the second ProSe group based on at least one of the measurement results, priorities of the first UE and a second UE which is a group owner of a second ProSe group, or priorities of the first ProSe group and the second ProSe group. If it is determined to perform ProSe group unification, the first UE determining a new group owner of a unified ProSe group with the second UE, and transmits information on the ProSe group unification to members of the first ProSe group. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165412 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING INTEREST INDICATION FOR GROUP COMMUNICATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method and apparatus for transmitting an interest indication for group communication in a wireless communication system is provided. A user equipment (UE) receives a paging message indicating a group, establishes a radio resource control (RRC) connection with an establishment cause indicating the group, and transmits an uplink interest indication message which informs a service or the group. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165413 | GROUP COMMUNICATION WITH CONFIGURABLE GEOGRAPHIC SERVICE AREA - A Group Communication Service Enabler (GCSE) controls the formation of a group service and access by mobile devices to the group service based of geographic region restriction associated with the group service. A mobile device may be able to override the geographic restriction. As mobile devices join and leave the group service and roam from cell to cell, the wireless resources used by the group service are adjusted by creating or modifying transmission the associated multimedia broadcast/multicast service (MBMS). | 2016-06-09 |
20160165414 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RELOCATING GROUP OWNER OF PROXIMITY SERVICES GROUP IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method and apparatus for relocating a group owner (GO) of a proximity services (ProSe) group in a wireless communication system is provided. A first user equipment (UE), which is the GO of the ProSe group currently, receives at least one of channel quality of a second UE in the ProSe group or priority of the second UE in the ProSe group, from the second UE. The first UE determines the second UE as a new GO of the ProSe group based on the at least one of the channel quality of the second UE in the ProSe group or priority of the second UE in the ProSe group. Alternatively, the second UE may determine itself as the new GO of the ProSe group if the priority of the second UE in the ProSe group is higher than a priority of the first UE in the ProSe group. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165415 | PUBLISHING MESSAGES BASED ON GEOGRAPHIC AREA - Embodiments relate to methods, systems and computer program products for publishing messages within a geographic area. Aspects include receiving a location from each of a plurality of user devices and creating a geo-hash tree based on the location of each of a plurality of user devices. Aspects also include receiving a message with the geographic area, computing a geo-hash grid for a region that includes the geographic area and identifying one or more nodes of the geo-hash tree that corresponds to the geo-hash grid. Aspects further include transmitting the message to one or more of the plurality of user devices associated with the one or more identified nodes. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165416 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR TRANSMITTING VIDEO MESSAGES TO MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICES - Methods and systems for managing messaging are described. An illustrative messaging system includes a processor and a content database storing video content and/or other content, and a user database that stores an identifier corresponding to a telecommunications carrier associated with a user mobile phone, and an indicator indicating the messaging capability of the mobile phone of the user. Code is stored in memory that is configured to provide for display on a terminal a faun via which a user can view a plurality of videos from the content database, select a video to be sent as a message, and specify a recipient for the video message. The system is optionally configured to initiate the transmission of an approval request message to a terminal, such as a mobile phone associated with the user, wherein the user can approve the sending of the video message to the recipient by taking an action in response to the approval request. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165417 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING POINT OF INTEREST AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOF - A method of providing Point Of Interest (POI) information in an electronic device may include receiving information on an event, analyzing a text included in the information on the event and a location at which the information on the event is received, and controlling a display to display POI information based in part on a result of the analysis. According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, the method of providing the POI information in the electronic device may be implemented by the electronic device. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165418 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENHANCED DISPLAY OF 411 INFORMATION ON A MOBILE HANDSET - Systems and methods for automated retrieval of digital content from vendors upon occurrence of a 411 call event from a mobile device. In an example method, a message is sent from the mobile device based on the detected 411 call event. A server receives the sent message, compiles associated digital content based on information in the received message, and sends the digital content to the mobile device. The mobile device outputs/displays at least a portion of the received digital content to the user soon after the occurrence of the 411 call event. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165419 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING CALL SERVICES IN MOBILE TERMINAL - An apparatus and method for processing call services in a mobile terminal are provided. The method for processing call services in a mobile terminal includes entering into, when a call is generated, a call handling mode, recognizing and analyzing voice signals sent and received in the call to produce speech analysis information, detecting a state change of the mobile terminal using a sensing unit to produce user behavior information, and predicting, when a state change of the mobile terminal is detected, an application corresponding to the speech analysis information, and activating the application as a follow-up service. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165420 | USING A VOICE COMMAND DURING A CALL - An apparatus and method for processing call services in a mobile terminal are provided. The method for processing call services in a mobile terminal includes entering into, when a call is generated, a call handling mode, recognizing and analyzing voice signals sent and received in the call to produce speech analysis information, detecting a state change of the mobile terminal using a sensing unit to produce user behavior information, and predicting, when a state change of the mobile terminal is detected, an application corresponding to the speech analysis information, and activating the application as a follow-up service. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165421 | PERIODIC AMBIENT WAVEFORM ANALYSIS FOR DYNAMIC DEVICE CONFIGURATION - In one embodiment, a method includes generating a waveform fingerprint based on captured ambient audio data; calculating a location of the computing system; sending the generated waveform fingerprint and the location to a server; and receiving instructions from the server to adjust one or more device settings of an output device of the computing system. The instructions being based at least in part on identifying one or more audio fingerprints that match the generated waveform fingerprint and correlating one or more of the identified audio fingerprints to a physical environment of the computing system. The method also includes adjusting one or more of the device settings of the output device of the computing system in accordance with the received instructions. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165422 | EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION APPARATUS AND METHOD - A system, apparatus and method for alerting an emergency responder to an emergency, which includes a processor obtaining data from at least one sensor, determining, that the data indicates an emergency condition, based on the determining, obtaining location information and a unique identifier, and communicating the location information and the unique identifier to a node via a network connection. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165423 | APPLICATION SPECIFIC CONGESTION CONTROL MANAGEMENT - In response to attaching to a mobile network, a user equipment ( | 2016-06-09 |
20160165424 | Systems and Methods for Emergency Vehicle Proximity Warnings Using Digital Radio Broadcast - Systems and methods are disclosed for communicating an emergency alert message from a digital radio broadcast transmission system of a mobile vehicle to a digital radio broadcast receiver system. A digital radio broadcast signal including first and second data is broadcasted using the digital radio broadcast transmission system to end-user digital radio broadcast receivers. The first data includes an emergency code, and the second data includes an emergency alert message. The digital radio broadcast signal is transmitted at a predetermined frequency that is recognized by the receivers as an emergency notification frequency. The digital radio broadcast signal can be decoded only by receivers located within a localized area in a proximity of the transmission system. The receivers are configured to automatically tune to the emergency notification frequency to receive the digital radio broadcast signal and render the second data based on a detection of the emergency code within the signal. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165425 | SYNOPTIC EMERGENCY CELLULAR DEVICE AND SYSTEM - A medical cellular device for use during travel is described. The device includes a call module, a geographic location determining module, and an application containing personal medical information, a database of emergency numbers and corresponding geographic locations, and a security module for selectively controlling display of the personal medical information on the device. The device allows an emergency number to be selected from the database of emergency numbers according to a geographic location of the device determined from the geographic location determining module. The call module is configured to transmit a signal from the device to the selected emergency number. The application is configured to lock access to the personal medical information. In embodiments, the personal medical information and/or instructions that medical help is needed can be transmitted to the selected emergency number as well. | 2016-06-09 |
20160165426 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, USER TERMINALS AND NETWORK DEVICES - A user terminal sets desired terminal information for designating a desired user terminal that is desired to be a communication partner of D2D communication, and the user terminal limits scanning of a discovery signal until determining that the desired terminal information is included in the discovery signal information notified from a network apparatus. | 2016-06-09 |