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20090179628 | Detection of lightning - A lightning detector for lightning detection and a lightning detection method, wherein the lightning detector uses at least two separate channels or frequency bands for lightning detection, and wherein the lightning detector is a mobile RF device provided with radio interfaces for at least two communication channels or frequency bands, whereby at least one of which is normally a telecom channel/frequency range and wherein these channels/ranges are used in lightning detection. | 07-16-2009 |
20090323994 | APPARTUS FOR PROVIDING AUDIO RELATED SIGNALS FOR AUDIO LOOPS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - There is provided an apparatus comprising a primary winding and a corresponding primary core element, the primary winding/core element configured for the transmission of audio related signalling, using inductive coupling, with an appropriately positioned secondary core element/winding, the apparatus for providing induced audio related signals for an audio loop. | 12-31-2009 |
20100285849 | Method and Apparatus For Staged Approach Transient RF Detection And Sensor Power Saving - A method includes receiving a first signal from an antenna of a device and at least one internal device signal in a low-energy consumption path, detecting a peak in at least one of the first signal and the at least one internal device signal, and activating a higher energy consumption path to analyze the first signal when the detected peak is not in one of the at least one internal device signal. | 11-11-2010 |
20110060754 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ORGANIZING USER PROVIDED INFORMATION WITH META-INFORMATION - The present invention is directed to a method for organizing user provided information in a mobile terminal device with meta-information to allow retrieval of the user provided information, and a device configured to perform the method. The user provided information is obtained by any user operation against the mobile terminal device and context information is obtained associated with the User provided information. The meta-information is obtained from the context information and assigned to the user provided information. The meta-information is employed for retrieval of the User provided information by matching request information with the meta-information. Further, the method for organizing user provided information employs calendar information for obtaining meta-information. Further, the method for organizing user provided information is adapted to organize user provided audio information. Further, the method for organizing user provided information is adapted to organize User provided audio information by embedding meta-information into the User provided audio information. | 03-10-2011 |
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20090240434 | Lightning detection - This disclosure relates to a method, a computer program product, a device, and a system for detecting direction information of at least one pulse of at least one received signal, downconverting the at least one received signal, and performing lightning detection based on the at least one detected pulse direction information and the at least one downconverted signal. | 09-24-2009 |
20100046964 | Apparatus and Method for Reduction of Crosstalk of an Optical Transmitter - In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus is provided, comprising a portion of semiconductor comprising an optical transmitter and an optically sensitive structure, wherein the semiconductor is covered with an interference filter at least in a first area comprising at least part of the optical transmitter and a second area comprising at least part of the optically sensitive structure, and wherein the interference filter of the first area is substantially optically separate from the interference filter of the second area. | 02-25-2010 |
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20120209998 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING ACCESS TO SOCIAL CONTENT BASED ON MEMBERSHIP ACTIVITY - A method for providing access to social content based on membership activity may include receiving information providing corresponding identities of a plurality of members of a group and receiving an indication of a presence threshold defining a number of members of the group that when present enables access to a group related function. The presence threshold may be defined relative to an entirety of a size of the group. The method may further include modifying the presence threshold to determine a quorum value of members that when present enables access to the group related function where the quorum value is determined based on activity of the members of the group over at least a defined time period, and enabling access to the group related function by the members based on presence information related to the members indicating that the quorum value is met. A corresponding apparatus and computer program product are also provided. | 08-16-2012 |
20140123319 | System, Method and Apparatus For Facilitating Resource Security - A method and apparatus are provided for facilitating resource security. A method may include monitoring for resource requests by one or more applications on a device. The method may further include determining, based at least in part on the monitoring, that one of the one or more applications has requested access to a resource. The method may additionally include causing the determined resource request to be logged in a log of resource requests by the one or more applications. A corresponding apparatus is also provided. | 05-01-2014 |
20140146766 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FACILITATING DISASTER COMMUNICATIONS - A method and apparatus are provided for facilitating disaster communications. A method may include prioritizing at least one message at a first node operating in a disaster communication mode in accordance with a message prioritization scheme associated with the disaster communication mode. The method may further include selecting a message from the at least one prioritized message based at least in part on the prioritization. The method may additionally include causing the selected message to be sent to a further node via an ad hoc connection. A corresponding apparatus is also provided. LEGAL02/32653987v | 05-29-2014 |
20140363004 | HEADSET APPARATUS REGISTERING MOVEMENT IN THE HOUSING - An apparatus comprising: a housing containing a speaker for delivering sound waves; and a sensing element for detecting air movement in the housing and further providing a control signal based on the detected air movement. The control signal is sent to a host apparatus. A user interface operation dependent on the control signal is preformed, such as filtering, muting or amplifying an input audio signal to the speaker or switching off the host apparatus. The housing comprises compressible material such that when the compressible material is displaced air movement in the housing is detected by the sensing element. | 12-11-2014 |