Patent application number | Description | Published |
20100042564 | TECHNIQUES FOR AUTOMATICALLY DISTINGUSIHING BETWEEN USERS OF A HANDHELD DEVICE - Various embodiments for automatically distinguishing between users of a handheld device are described. An embodiment includes collecting sensor data from a user interacting with a handheld device, where the sensor data is collected via embedded sensors in the handheld device. The embodiment further includes distinguishing the user from other users of the handheld device via the collected sensor data, at least one embedded machine learning algorithm and a profile for the user. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 02-18-2010 |
20110154233 | PROJECTED DISPLAY TO ENHANCE COMPUTER DEVICE USE - Methods, apparatuses and systems to receive, via at least one sensor device, data related to an area around the at least one sensor device. A target area around the sensor device to project an interactive display space via a projector is determined based, at least in part, on the data received from the at least one sensor device. The target area will include a projected interactive display space wherein interactions and objects within the projected interactive display space are to be processed via a computing device operatively coupled to the at least one sensor device. | 06-23-2011 |
20140038540 | DETECTING SUB-METER REGION OF INTEREST USING RADIO SIGNALS - This document discloses one or more systems, apparatuses, methods, etc. for detecting a region (e.g., sub-meter) of interest (ROI) using radio signals. In an implementation, during training stage, multiple channel fading profile samples within a user defined ROI are received and stored in a portable device. During detecting stage, the portable device may implement a sub-meter ROI detection algorithm to perform the detection. | 02-06-2014 |
20140045536 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SERVICE SET IDENTIFIER-BASED LOCATION DETECTION - Systems and methods are disclosed for identifying a location based at least in part on identifying a wireless access point and at least one service set identifier associated with the wireless access point. | 02-13-2014 |
20140073346 | PROXIMITY HUMAN MOTION DETECTION USING WIRELESS SIGNALS - A device, system, and method are presented for detecting motion. The system may include the device and a first transmitter and a second transmitter configured to transmit a first set of wireless signals and a second set of wireless signals, respectively. The device may have a receiver configured to receive the first and second set of wireless signals, and may further include a processing unit that determines a first value and a second value indicative of fading attenuations experienced by the first set of wireless signals and the second set of wireless signals, respectively. The processing unit may further determine whether the first and second values are each consistent with motion of an object in proximity to the device. The processing unit may cause the device to output an indication of presence of the object if both values are consistent with motion of the object in proximity to the device. | 03-13-2014 |
20140088864 | ROUTE ESTIMATION BASED UPON ENCOUNTERED AMBIENT WIRELESS SIGNAL SOURCES - Described herein are technologies related to estimating a route being traveled by a mobile device based upon detection of an array of ambient identifiable wireless signal (IWS) sources while the device is traveling. Route estimation also includes destination prediction. The ambient IWS sources are part of topography of such IWS sources that are located within reception range along a route being traveled or have been previously detected along a route that was traveled. This Abstract is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. | 03-27-2014 |
20140094187 | LOCATION ESTIMATION BASED UPON AMBIENT IDENTIFIABLE WIRELESS SIGNAL SOURCES - Described herein are technologies related to estimating location of a mobile device especially while the device is traveling a known and mapped route. That is, the described technologies estimate a user's location when they are traversing a commonly traveled route. More particularly, the described technologies are especially suited to estimating geo-location of a user. This Abstract is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. | 04-03-2014 |
20140095071 | ROUTE LEARNING WITH NETWORKED ASSISTANCE - Described herein are technologies related to technologies for learning a route being traveled by a mobile device based upon 1) detection of ambient identifiable wireless signal (IWS) sources while the device is traveling the route and 2) assistance from centralized or network resource. The network assistance may, for example, provide information from other devices that has traveled the same route or part of the same route before. Consequently, the route is learned much faster than it would be otherwise. This Abstract is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. | 04-03-2014 |
20140171052 | LOCATION-AWARE MOBILE APPLICATION MANAGEMENT - Described herein are techniques related to managing mobile applications (“apps”) of a mobile device based, at least in part, upon the determined location of the device. The techniques described herein are especially suited for situations where the present location differs from the locations associated with particular apps that are already installed on the mobile device. This Abstract is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. | 06-19-2014 |
20140171099 | GEO-FENCING BASED UPON SEMANTIC LOCATION - Described herein are technologies for geo-fencing based upon semantic locations. This Abstract is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. | 06-19-2014 |
20140171115 | LOCATION-AWARE MANAGEMENT OF LISTS OF UNIFORM RESOURCE LOCATORS (URLS) FOR MOBILE DEVICES - Described herein are technologies for managing lists of universal resource locators (“URLs”) for a mobile device based, at least in part, upon the determined location of the device. This Abstract is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. | 06-19-2014 |
20140171116 | LOCATION-AWARE MOBILE APPLICATION MANAGEMENT - Described herein are techniques related to managing mobile applications (“apps”) of a mobile device based, at least in part, upon the determined location of the device. This Abstract is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. | 06-19-2014 |
20140171117 | LOCATION-AWARE MANAGEMENT OF LISTS OF UNIFORM RESOURCE LOCATORS (URLS) FOR MOBILE DEVICES - Described herein are technologies for managing lists of universal resource locators (“URLs”) for a mobile device based, at least in part, upon the determined location of the device. This Abstract is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. | 06-19-2014 |
20140179230 | LOCATION-BASED SELECTION OF WIRELESS PERIPHERAL DEVICES - Based upon the present location and historical usage at that location, the technologies disclosed herein select a wireless peripheral device (e.g., a printer, monitor, keyboard) for wireless connection with a portable device (e.g., a laptop computer or tablet). This Abstract is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. | 06-26-2014 |
20140179279 | PREVENTING DROPPED CALLS THROUGH BEHAVIOR PREDICTION - Described herein are techniques related to preventing dropped cellular phone calls through predicting the behavior of cell phones along a route traveled by a mobile device. This Abstract is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope and meaning of the claims. | 06-26-2014 |
20140179341 | GEO-LOCATION SIGNAL FINGERPRINTING - Disclosed herein is a technology related to low-power, accurate location estimation for mobile devices (such as a smartphone). More particularly, the disclosed technology facilitates estimation of a physical or “real world” location (e.g., geo-location) without relying on the conventional always-on and battery-draining approaches of Global Positioning Systems (GPSs) or some form of telemetry based upon multiple radio signals (e.g., cellular). This Abstract is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. | 06-26-2014 |
20140180576 | ESTIMATION OF TIME OF ARRIVAL BASED UPON AMBIENT IDENTIFIABLE WIRELESS SIGNAL SOURCES ENCOUNTERED ALONG A ROUTE - Described herein are technologies related to estimating a route being traveled by a mobile device based upon detection of an array of ambient identifiable wireless signal (IWS) sources while the device is traveling. More particularly, technologies disclosed herein predict estimated-time-of-arrival (ETA). This Abstract is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. | 06-26-2014 |
20140187272 | CELLULAR NETWORK SCANNING CONTROL BASED ON AMBIENT IDENTIFIABLE WIRELESS SIGNAL SOURCES - Described herein are techniques related to reducing scanning in a cellular network. A mobile device reduces scanning of the cellular network when coverage holes are detected and/or predicted along a route traveled by or a place visited by the mobile device. A mobile device also reduces scanning of the cellular network when the mobile device is stationary. This Abstract is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope and meaning of the claims. | 07-03-2014 |
20140213284 | DETECTION OF DEVICE MOTION AND NEARBY OBJECT MOTION - In accordance with various aspects of the disclosure, a system, method, and device for detecting motion based on channel fading characteristics are presented. One or more packets may be received wirelessly from a wireless transmitter. A fading profile may be determined for each packet. From the plurality of fading profiles, one or more parameters indicative of fading change, changes in shape of fading profiles, fading variance, and of other channel characteristics may be determined. A classifier function may be trained to associate parameter values with a lack of motion, with device motion, or with motion of an object in the vicinity of a stationary wireless-enabled device. The classifier function may be used to determine whether there is motion based on one or more subsequently received packets. | 07-31-2014 |
20150024734 | DETECTION OF MISLEADING IDENTIFIABLE WIRELESS SIGNAL SOURCES - Disclosed herein are technologies for detecting misleading identifiable wireless signal (IWS) sources by a mobile device. When a mobile device attempts to estimate its location or route based upon ambient IWS sources, such estimations presume that the ambient IWS sources are unique, stationary, and relatively short ranged. A misleading IWS source is one that does not adhere to one or more of those presumptions. This Abstract is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. | 01-22-2015 |
20150026741 | USE OF DIGITAL TV BANDWIDTH FOR WEB CACHE PRE-LOADING - Generally, this disclosure provides systems, devices, methods and computer readable media for the use of digital TV (DTV) bandwidth for web cache pre-loading. A system may include a receiver module configured to receive a digital television (DTV) signal. The system may also include a data extraction module configured to extract the web cache data from the DTV signal, wherein the web cache data is encoded within the spectral bandwidth of the DTV signal. The system may further include a network interface configured to transmit the extracted web cache data to a device that includes a web cache pre-loading service. | 01-22-2015 |
20150052239 | CONTEXT BASED SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - Generally, this disclosure provides systems, devices, methods and computer readable media for context based spectrum management. A device may include a user preference determination module to determine a level-of-service preference of a user of the device, the preference associated with an application. The device may also include a user state determination module, to determine a state of the user, and a device capability determination module, to determine capabilities of the device. The device may further include an application programming interface (API) to provide the context to a cloud-based server configured to manage spectrum. The context includes the preference, the state and the capabilities. The API is further configured to receive content delivery options from the cloud-based server. | 02-19-2015 |
20150070833 | COMPOSABLE THIN COMPUTING DEVICE - This disclosure is directed to a composable thin computing device. An example device may comprise at least a device interface module, a communication module, a processing module, a memory module, a composable computing module and a power module. The device interface module may couple the device to an operational environment via at least one of a physical connector or a wireless connection. The communication module may at least one of transmit or receive data via the device interface module. The processing module may process the data. The memory module may store at least a portion of the data. The composable computing module may cause at least one of the above modules to perform certain functionality related to the operational environment. The power module may power at least one of the above modules. | 03-12-2015 |