Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090326833 | Apparatus - An apparatus includes a deformable structure in which a neural network comprising a plurality of deformation sensors, e.g. nanowire sensors, and distributed in-situ processing circuits. The circuits generate a signal characterising features of the local deformation of the structure and/or a command signal corresponding to the detected deformation. The structure may be a wearable sleeve that conforms to deformations of a user's skin, part of an electronic device, such as a touch sensitive screen, or an object in itself. The apparatus can provide a user interface, wherein a command corresponding to a current shape of the structure is generated and acted upon by a integrated or remote device, or a device for monitoring a user's position or movement e.g. for replication by a robotic device. The apparatus may have machine learning capability to improve the matching of commands with determined shapes of the deformable structure. | 12-31-2009 |
20100327956 | GRAPHENE DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING A GRAPHENE DEVICE - In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, a device comprising one or more porous graphene layers, the or each graphene porous layer comprising a multiplicity of pores. The device may form at least part of a flexible and/or stretchable, and or transparent electronic device. | 12-30-2010 |
20110238751 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AD-HOC PEER-TO-PEER AUGMENTED REALITY ENVIRONMENT - Methods and apparatuses are provided for providing augmented reality client application content to be enabled for one or more nodes. A method may include specifying a bounded area of a mesh network and associating content with the bounded area. The method may additionally include causing, at least in part, a peer-to-peer transmission of the content to one or more nodes within the bounded area over the mesh network. Corresponding apparatuses are also provided. | 09-29-2011 |
20120202538 | Forecasting of dynamic environmental parameters to optimize operation of a wireless communication system - An aspect of the exemplary embodiments of this invention is a method that includes receiving information from a plurality of spatially distributed user devices, where the information includes at least observations of a radio environment of each user device. Based on the received information, the method creates a model of time evolution of a spatio-temporal map for a plurality of spatial locations. The method further includes creating a policy based on the model of time evolution of the spatio-temporal map, and transmitting the policy to the plurality of user devices. A further aspect of exemplary embodiments of this invention is a method that includes generating a probabilistic model based at least on observations of a radio environment of a user device; transmitting the probabilistic model to a network access node of a wireless communication network; receiving information from the network access node; and operating the user device at least in part based on the received information. Also described are apparatus and computer program products that operate in accordance with the methods. | 08-09-2012 |
20120252508 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COGNITIVE RADIO INFORMATION SHARING - An approach is provided for providing cognitive radio information sharing. A cognitive radio management platform determines one or more cognitive radio parameters associated with one or more locations. The cognitive radio management platform also causes, at least in part, storage of the one or more cognitive radio parameters in at least one distributed information space constituted by one or more namespaces, wherein the one or more namespaces within the at least one distributed information space are accessible to one or more cognitive radio devices. | 10-04-2012 |
20120282942 | METHODS, APPARATUSES AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR CONFIGURING FREQUENCY AGGREGATION - An apparatus for determining whether to deactivate a secondary cell includes a processor and memory storing executable computer program code that cause the apparatus to at least perform operations including determining that a secondary cell should be deactivated based on a measurement(s) of the secondary cell or received information associated with frequency spectrum of the secondary cell. The computer program code may cause the apparatus to generate a deactivation message responsive to the measurement(s) indicating secondary cell interference or the received information indicating that the apparatus should no longer use the frequency spectrum. The computer program code may cause the apparatus to provide the deactivation message to a network device. Corresponding methods and computer program products are also provided. | 11-08-2012 |
20120311657 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING PRIVACY IN COGNITIVE RADIO INFORMATION SHARING - An approach is provided for providing privacy in cognitive radio information sharing. A cognitive radio privacy platform receives a request, from a device, for performing one or more operations on cognitive radio information stored in at least one information space. The cognitive radio privacy platform also determines one or more privacy policies associated with the device, the one or more operations, the cognitive radio information, the at least one information space, or a combination thereof. The cognitive radio privacy platform further processes and/or facilitates a processing of the one or more privacy policies to determine an availability, a restriction, or a combination thereof of the cognitive radio information. The cognitive radio privacy platform also causes, at least in part, the performing of the one or more operations based, at least in part, on the availability, the restriction, or a combination thereof of the cognitive radio information. | 12-06-2012 |
20120329384 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING OPTIMIZED PRIVACY IN COGNITIVE RADIO INFORMATION SHARING - An approach is provided for providing optimized privacy in cognitive radio information sharing. A cognitive radio privacy optimization platform determines cognitive radio connectivity information provided by at least one device. The cognitive radio privacy optimization platform also processes and/or facilitates a processing of the cognitive radio connectivity information to determine a quality, an amount, or a combination thereof of the cognitive radio connectivity information. The cognitive radio privacy optimization platform further determines at least one service class for providing cognitive radio connectivity to the at least one device based, at least in part, on the quality, the amount, or a combination thereof of the cognitive radio information. | 12-27-2012 |
20130005374 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING SPECTRUM RESERVATION - An approach is provided for providing spectrum reservation in cognitive radio information sharing. A cognitive radio spectrum reservation platform determines information regarding at least one predicted location of at least one device. The cognitive radio spectrum reservation platform also processes and/or facilitates a processing of the information to generate a prediction of one or more cognitive radio resources that are to be used by the at least one device at the at least one predicted location. The cognitive radio spectrum reservation platform further causes, at least in part, a reservation of the one or more cognitive resources from one or more cognitive radio connectivity providers based, at least in part, on the prediction. | 01-03-2013 |
20130155105 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING SEAMLESS INTERACTION IN MIXED REALITY - An approach is provided for providing seamless interaction in mixed reality. A mixed reality platform processes and/or facilitates a processing of media information associated with at least one augmented reality application to determine one or more digital objects, wherein the one or more digital objects aggregate, at least in part, data for defining the one or more digital objects, one or more computation closures acting on the data, one or more results of the one or more computation closures, or a combination thereof. The mixed reality platform also causes, at least in part, a composition, a decomposition, or a combination thereof of the one or more digital objects to cause, at least in part, an enhancement, a modification, an initiation, or a combination thereof of one or more functions associated with the at least one augmented reality application. | 06-20-2013 |
20130166646 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING SOCIAL NETWORK SERVICES BASED ON CONNECTIVITY INFORMATION - An approach is provided for providing social network services based on connectivity information. A social network management platform provides processing and/or facilitating a processing of connectivity information associated with one or more devices to determine one or more social networks among the one or more devices. The social network management platform also determines to cause, to recommend, or a combination thereof a creation, a modification, an initiation, or a combination thereof of the one or more social networks | 06-27-2013 |
20130166726 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING INTENT-BASED MONITORING USING SENSORY INFORMATION - An approach is provided for providing intent-based monitoring using sensory information. The monitoring platform determines to detect, at a device, sensory information from an environment, the environment relating to a user of the device, one or more other users, or a combination thereof. Next, the monitoring platform processes and/or facilitates a processing of the sensory information to determine intent information associated with the user, the one or more other users, or a combination thereof. | 06-27-2013 |
20130176334 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ANALYZING CLUSTERING OF MIXED REALITY CONTENT AND COMPUTAIONS - An approach is provided for analyzing clustering of mixed reality content and computations. A mixed reality platform determines one or more clusters of one or more mixed reality digital objects, one or more computations associated with the one or more mixed reality digital objects, or a combination thereof based, at least in part, one or more densities of one or more requests for the one or more mixed reality digital objects. The mixed reality platform also processes and/or facilitates a processing of the one or more requests, the one or more densities, or a combination thereof to determine one or more gradients with respect to one or more locations associated with the mixed reality digital objects. The one or more gradients represent inflow/outflow information associated with the one or more locations. | 07-11-2013 |
20130179576 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING AN ARCHITECTURE FOR DELIVERING MIXED REALITY CONTENT - An approach is described for providing an architecture for delivering mixed reality content. A mixed reality platform determines one or more requests for one or more digital objects. The one or more digital objects aggregate location-based data, one or more computations, or a combination for supporting at least one mixed reality application. The mixed reality platform also determines one or more densities of the one or more requests with respect to one or more geographical boundaries defined by one or more clusters of the one or more digital objects. The mixed reality platform then processes and/or facilitates a processing of the one or more densities to cause, at least in part, a provisioning of one or more computational resources, one or more storage resources, one or more connectivity resources, or a combination thereof across one or more architectural layers of at least one cloud computing infrastructure for delivering the one or more digital objects, the at least one mixed reality application, or a combination thereof. | 07-11-2013 |
20130212713 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING BACKEND SUPPORT FOR DEVICE CONTROL IN RISK CONDITIONS - An approach is provided for providing backend support for device control in risk conditions. A device control support platform determines one or more computational chains consisting of one or more computation closures for managing one or more risk conditions associated with at least one device. The device control support platform further causes a projection, a distribution, or a combination thereof of the one or more computational chains, the one or more computation closures, or a combination thereof to one or more other devices. The device control support platform also causes an execution of at least a portion of the one or more computational chains, the one or more computational closures, or a combination thereof to cause an initiation of at least one computational broker at the at least one device for managing the one or more risk condition. | 08-15-2013 |
20130298248 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING LOCATION PRIVACY - An approach is provided for providing real-time controlled location privacy as the location evolves, and providing a user with alternate routes and applications depending on the level of desired location privacy. A location privacy platform determines at least one location associated with at least one device. The location privacy platform also processes and/or facilitates a processing of contextual information associated with the at least one location, the at least one device, one or more applications associated with the at least one device, or a combination thereof to determine one or more privacy metrics for the one or more applications with respect to the at least one location; wherein the one or more privacy metrics relate, at least in part, to an exposure of user data by the one or more applications at the at least one location. | 11-07-2013 |
20130308595 | REUSE OF LEGACY RADIO ACCESS TECHNOLOGY - The specification and drawings present a new method, apparatus and software related product (e.g., a computer readable memory) for using (or reusing) unused frequency resources/channels in a legacy radio access technology system (a first radio access technology system) such as GSM as additional/reused resources for a future/advanced radio access technology systems (a second radio access technology system) such as LTE wireless system. In one embodiment, the extension carrier may be used to simultaneously deploy/assign, e.g., LTE transmission in the same frequency band as the legacy radio access technology system such as GSM with LTE transmission occupying empty GSM time plus frequency slots. In a further embodiment, LTE system over-provisioning may be used so that individual GSM channel(s) can be deactivated and used by the LTE system. | 11-21-2013 |
20130315152 | Using Unique Preambles for D2D Communications in LTE - A method is disclosed that includes determining a preamble, at least a portion of which is unique to one or more user equipment for a device-to-device communication of one or more subframes on a band, and performing the device-to-device communication of the one or more subframes comprising the preamble on the band. The band could be, e.g., a lightly-licensed band, a licensed-exempt or unlicensed band, a secondary usage of a band of the licensed band, a band in TV white space, or a licensed band. Apparatus and computer program products are also disclosed. | 11-28-2013 |
20130339864 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING MIXED-REALITY CONNECTIVITY ASSISTANCE - An approach is provided for providing connectivity assistance and the seamless interaction with information sources through a mixed-reality environment. A connectivity platform determines one or more connectivity options within an environment of at least one device. The connectivity platform further causes, at least in part, a presentation, within a user interface of the at least one device, of a mixed-reality representation of the environment including one or more symbols representing the one or more connectivity options. | 12-19-2013 |
20130343288 | Power Control For LTE Deployment In Unlicensed Band - Methods of power control for LTE transmissions in unlicensed bands are described. One method includes determining, at a first device (such as a LTE UE or LTE eNB), a scheduled transmission window for a LTE transmission in an unlicensed band. The transmission window indicates a time for sending the transmission in the unlicensed band. Prior to the scheduled transmission window, the method also includes determining whether a WiFi transmitter is transmitting a signal in the unlicensed band. The method also includes, in response to determining that the transmitter is transmitting in the unlicensed band, determining an adjusted transmission power for the transmission and sending the transmission (such as from an LTE UE to an LTE eNB or from an LTE eNB to an LTE UE) in the transmission window at the adjusted transmission power. Apparatus and computer readable media are also described. | 12-26-2013 |
20140087680 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENHANCING EMERGENCY CALLING WITH MOBILE DEVICES - An approach is provided for leveraging mobile devices to enhance emergency calling. The connectivity processor determines a request to initiate at least one call from at least one device. Next, the connectivity processor determines one or more devices with connectivity to the at least one device. Then, the connectivity processor determines at least one main devices from among the at least one device and the one or more other devices to initiate the at least one call based, at least in part, on operational status information, device capability information, resource availability information, or a combination thereof. | 03-27-2014 |
20140106763 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVED COGNITIVE CONNECTIVITY BASED ON GROUP DATASETS - An approach is provided for allocating radio resources based on social distance information for one or more social groups. The coexistence platform determines social distance information for at least one group of a plurality of one or more users, one or more devices associated with the one or more users, or a combination thereof. The coexistence platform causes, at least in part, at least one allocation of the one or more radio resources to the one or more devices based, at least in part, on the social distance information for the at least one group or a subset of the at least one group. The coexistence client causes an initiation of a request for at least one allocation of one or more radio resources. The coexistence client determines the one or more radio resources based, at least in part, on social distance information. | 04-17-2014 |
20140112282 | CARRIER AGGREGATION - Carrier aggregation configuration is disclosed. In a method, information acquisition relating to a radio environment of a terminal is caused ( | 04-24-2014 |
20140119224 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TERMINAL MEASUREMENT CONFIGURATION IN MULTI-RADIO ACCESS TECHNOLOGY ENVIRONMENT - In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, a method comprises: acquiring configuration information for terminal measurements of carriers relating to network performance on said carriers, said carriers being carriers in a carrier aggregation for a terminal, the configuration information comprising at least two measurement configurations with one measurement configuration for a radio access technology; and performing terminal measurements on said carriers according to the configuration information. Related apparatus and computer program product are also described. | 05-01-2014 |
20140173690 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SECURITY MECHANISM FOR PROXIMITY-BASED ACCESS REQUESTS - An approach is provided for providing security mechanism for proximity-based interactions among devices. At least one first device (e.g., a memory tag) may determine a request for interaction between the at least one first device and at least one second device (e.g., a mobile phone), wherein at least the at least one first device is associated with at least one first antenna and at least one second antenna. The at least one first device may determine a first signal received by the at least one first antenna and a second signal received by the at least one second antenna. Further, the at least one first device may determine one or more differences in one or more characteristics of the first signal and the second signal. Furthermore, the at least one first device may process and/or facilitate a processing of the one or more differences to determine whether to allow the interaction. | 06-19-2014 |
20140180972 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING BEHAVIORAL PATTERN GENERATION FOR MIXED REALITY OBJECTS - An approach is provided for behavioral pattern generation for mixed reality objects. A mixed reality platform determines one or more computation closures for describing one or more user behavioral patterns associated with one or more digital objects of at least one augmented reality information space. The mixed reality platform then processes and/or facilitates a processing of one or more interactions with the one or more digital objects, one or more augmented reality applications associated with the at least one augmented reality information space, or a combination thereof to cause, at least in part, a determination of (a) the one or more user behavioral patterns from the one or more interactions, (b) the data acted on by the one or more computation closures, or (c) a combination thereof. | 06-26-2014 |
20140247802 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR FACILITATING USE OF CARRIER AGGREGATION FOR DEVICE-TO-DEVICE COMMUNICATIONS - Methods and apparatuses are provided for facilitating use of carrier aggregation for device-to-device communications. A method may include establishing, at a first communication apparatus, a carrier aggregation configuration defining a set of one or more component carriers usable for device-to-device communication between the first communication apparatus and a second communication apparatus. The method may further include causing the first communication apparatus to engage in device-to-device communication with the second communication apparatus in accordance with the established carrier aggregation configuration. Corresponding apparatuses are also provided. | 09-04-2014 |
20140285519 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING LOCAL SYNCHRONIZATION OF INFORMATION FOR AUGMENTED REALITY OBJECTS - An approach is provided for local synchronization of information for augmented reality objects. A mixed reality platform determines at least one augmented reality object of at least one augmented reality information space associated with at least one device. The mixed reality platform determines local information associated with the at least one device, one or more other devices proximate to the at least one device, or a combination based, at least in part, on a relevancy of the local information to the at least one augmented reality object. The mixed reality platform then causes, at least in part, a presentation of the local information as one or more layers of an augmented reality user interface depicting the at least one augmented reality object. | 09-25-2014 |
20140293928 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING OPTIMIZED PRIVACY IN COGNITIVE RADIO INFORMATION SHARING - An approach is provided for providing optimized privacy in cognitive radio information sharing. A cognitive radio privacy optimization platform determines cognitive radio connectivity information provided by at least one device. The cognitive radio privacy optimization platform also processes and/or facilitates a processing of the cognitive radio connectivity information to determine a quality, an amount, or a combination thereof of the cognitive radio connectivity information. The cognitive radio privacy optimization platform further determines at least one service class for providing cognitive radio connectivity to the at least one device based, at least in part, on the quality, the amount, or a combination thereof of the cognitive radio information. | 10-02-2014 |
20140295811 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ADJUSTING DEVICE FUNCTIONALITIES BASED ON LOCATION, MOVEMENT, AND/OR NOISE - An approach is provided adjusting one or more device functionalities based on location, movement, noise, or a combination thereof. An adjustment platform determines at least one state of movement, at least one ongoing communication session, or a combination thereof associated with at least one device, wherein the at least one state of movement includes, at least in part, location information, orientation information, speed information, acceleration information, time information, or a combination thereof. The adjustment platform then causes, at least in part, an initiation of one or more adjustments to one or more functionalities of the at least one device based, at least in part, on the at least one state of movement, the at least one ongoing communication session, or a combination thereof. | 10-02-2014 |
20140376515 | METHODS, APPARATUSES AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR WLAN DISCOVERY AND HANDOVER IN COEXISTED LTE AND WLAN NETWORKS - Provided are methods, corresponding apparatuses, and computer program products for triggering WLAN discovery and handover procedures in coexisted LTE and WLAN networks. A method comprises receiving, from a first base station, information that has been exchanged 5 between the first evolve Node B and a second base station and that relates to at least one wireless local area network access point connected or co-located with the first base station or the second base station; and performing a wireless local area network discovery procedure with the at least one wireless local area network access point based upon the received information. With the claimed inventions, signaling cost and power consumption by those unnecessary WLAN 10 discovery procedures could be avoided, acquiring a longer battery life for a user equipment. | 12-25-2014 |
20150043471 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACTIVATING FREQUENCIES IN WHITE SPACE - A method for acquiring spectrum beyond the licensed spectrum for wireless network communications comprising accessing a geolocation database to determine a configuration of white space frequencies that may be available and transmitting the carrier aggregation configuration to user equipment (UE). The carrier aggregation configuration may be at least partially encrypted with the key sequences for the encryption being optionally changed for improved security. The white spaces may be activated in a handshake sequence in which a network node transmits an enabling signal to UE, receives an enabling request from UE specifying which white spaces are requested, and transmits an enabling response. In an alternative to transmitting an enabling response, the node may activate the requested white spaces in an LTE signal. | 02-12-2015 |