21st week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 72 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160150317 | SOUND FIELD SPATIAL STABILIZER WITH STRUCTURED NOISE COMPENSATION - In a system and method for maintaining the spatial stability of a sound field a balance gain may be calculated for two or more microphone signals. The balance gain may be associated with a spatial image in the sound field. Signal values may be calculated for each of the microphone. The signal values may be signal estimates or signal gains calculated to improve a characteristic of the microphone signals. The differences between the signal values associated with each microphone signal may be limited although some difference between signal values may be allowable. One or more microphone signals are adjusted responsive to the two or more balance gains and the signal gains to maintain the spatial stability of the sound field. The adjustments of one or more microphone signals may include mixing of two or more microphone. The signal gains are applied to the two or more microphone signals. | 2016-05-26 |
20160150318 | MECHANICALLY ACTUATED PANEL ACOUSTIC SYSTEM - An electronic device whose enclosure or housing panel is used as part of an acoustic system is described. The panel is divided into several sub-panels. For each sub-panel, the device includes one or more actuators attached to vibrate the sub-panel. The actuator and its attached sub-panel convert an audio signal to acoustic output. Each actuator and sub-panel combination may receive a separate audio signal. The device includes a digital signal processor for controlling each of the sub-panel driving audio signals. The device may further include one or more backing frames that are attached to the panel to provide boundary conditions to the sub-panels. The boundary conditions define a resonance frequency for each sub-panel. | 2016-05-26 |
20160150319 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MICROPHONE, MICROPHONE, AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - Disclosed are a method of manufacturing a microphone, a microphone, and a control method thereof. The method includes forming a sound sensing module on a main substrate including a first sound aperture such that the sound sensing module is connected to the first sound aperture. The method further include forming a cover for receiving the sound sensing module formed therein with a second sound aperture corresponding to the first sound aperture on the main substrate. The method also includes forming a sound delay filter at a receiving space of the cover to be connected to the second sound aperture. The method also includes forming a semiconductor chip electrically connected to the sound sensing module at the receiving space, to selectively operate the sound delay filter according to a signal output from the sound sensing module. | 2016-05-26 |
20160150320 | RING NETWORK OF BLUETOOTH SPEAKERS - A method for forming a complete ring network of a plurality of Bluetooth® speakers, the method including populating a configurable speaker register of each of the plurality of Bluetooth® speakers with an address of an upstream Bluetooth® speaker that is in the plurality of Bluetooth® speakers, populating the configurable speaker register of each of the plurality of Bluetooth® speakers with an address of a downstream Bluetooth® speaker that is in the plurality of Bluetooth® speakers, and coupling an audio source to one Bluetooth® speaker of the plurality of Bluetooth® speakers. | 2016-05-26 |
20160150321 | MICRO PHONE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A microphone and method of manufacturing the microphone are provided. The method includes forming a first and second oxide film at an upper side and lower side of a substrate and sequentially forming a membrane and a first photosensitive layer pattern over the first oxide film. A vibrating membrane and fixed membrane are formed as a comb finger shape by etching the membrane with the first photosensitive layer pattern as a mask. A second photosensitive layer pattern is also formed at the second oxide. A penetration aperture is formed by etching the substrate with the second photosensitive layer pattern as a mask. Lastly, the first and second film are removed. | 2016-05-26 |
20160150322 | ACOUSTIC TRANSDUCER ASSEMBLY - Driver for an acoustic transducer having a moving coil of substantially equal length to the air gap. The air gap may itself be extended in length using an upper or lower lip, or both. A stationary coil is also provided. The moving and stationary coils can be controlled by suitable control blocks to form an electromagnet-based transducer with reduced distortion. | 2016-05-26 |
20160150323 | Piezoelectric Bone Conduction Receiver And Portable Electronic Device - A piezoelectric bone conduction receiver and a portable electronic device are disclosed. The piezoelectric bone conduction receiver comprises: a piezoelectric bone conduction receiver driving unit functioning as an acoustic vibration element, a piezoelectric driving and signal processing circuit connected with the piezoelectric bone conduction receiver driving unit, and a driving signal switching module, wherein the piezoelectric bone conduction receiver driving unit comprises at least two piezoelectric bone conduction receiver driving modules which can be independently driven in operation, the at least two piezoelectric bone conduction receiver driving modules are connected to the driving signal switching module which is connected with the piezoelectric driving and signal processing circuit, and the driving signal switching module is configured to control phases of piezoelectric driving signals output by the piezoelectric driving and signal processing circuit to the piezoelectric bone conduction receiver driving modules, so that the phases of the piezoelectric driving signals received by the piezoelectric bone conduction receiver driving modules are same or opposite. | 2016-05-26 |
20160150324 | MICROPHONE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A microphone includes: a first substrate having one or more first penetration holes; a vibrating membrane disposed on the first substrate and covering the first penetration holes; a fixed membrane disposed at a predetermined distance over the vibration membrane and having a plurality of air intake holes; and a phase delay unit bonded by a bonding pad on the fixed membrane, having a plurality of second penetration holes connected to the one or more first penetration holes, and having a phase delay material in the second penetration holes. A method of manufacturing a microphone including a phase delay unit is also disclosed. | 2016-05-26 |
20160150325 | MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS (MEMS) MICROPHONE ARRAY WITH DEDICATED AMPLIFIERS - Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) acoustic sensors with dedicated preamplifiers are described. Provided implementations can comprise an array of MEMS acoustic sensor elements each having a dedicated preamplifier. A summation node can add outputs of each preamplifier and an analog to digital converter (ADC) can receive the summed outputs. Other implementations can comprise an array of MEMS acoustic sensors each having dedicated preamplifiers. Some of the preamplifiers receive an invert signal and an ADC can subtract inverted signals from non-inverted signals. | 2016-05-26 |
20160150326 | MICROPHONE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A microphone and a method of manufacturing the microphone are provided. The method includes; preparing a substrate and forming a vibrating membrane having an oxide film and a plurality of slots onto the substrate. A sacrificial layer and a fixed membrane is formed over the vibrating membrane and air intake apertures are formed through the fixed membrane. A first pad is connected to the fixed membrane, a second pad is connected to the vibrating membrane, and a phase delay unit is bonded to the bonding pad. A penetration aperture may be formed by etching the rear side of the substrate and bonding the phase delay unit on the bonding pad. A sound passage, is formed by connecting passage patterns, and sound apertures with the sound passages by sequentially stacking phase delay layers on the bonding pad and simultaneously forming the passage patterns in the phase delay layers. | 2016-05-26 |
20160150327 | Photosensitive Microphone - A microphone includes a base; a micro electro mechanical system (MEMS) device disposed on the base, the MEMS device configured to convert sound into a first electrical signal; an integrated circuit disposed on the base and coupled to the MEMS device; a photo diode disposed on the base, the photo diode configured to convert light into a second electrical signal. At least one of the first electrical signal and the second electrical signal is processed by the integrated circuit. | 2016-05-26 |
20160150328 | MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND MEASUREMENT SYSTEM - A measurement device ( | 2016-05-26 |
20160150329 | HEARING DEVICE FOR A HEARING SYSTEM - A hearing device includes: a directional microphone assembly for provision of an electrical audio signal, and a processing unit connected to the microphone assembly, wherein the microphone assembly comprises a body and a first microphone, the body comprising a first sound path and a plurality of inlets, the first sound path having one or more bends, the plurality of inlets including a first inlet in fluid communication with the first sound path, and a second inlet, wherein the body has a first outlet in fluid communication with the first sound path, wherein the first microphone in a first directional mode is in fluid communication with the first outlet, and wherein a first distance between the first inlet and the first outlet along the first sound path, and a second distance between the second inlet and the first outlet along the first sound path, are different. | 2016-05-26 |
20160150330 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A HEARING DEVICE CAPABLE OF ACTIVE OCCLUSION CONTROL AND A HEARING DEVICE WITH USER ADJUSTABLE ACTIVE OCCLUSION CONTROL - A method for operating a hearing device for being worn at least partially within an ear canal of a user, including an ear canal microphone, a filtering unit and an electrical-to-acoustical converter, capable of active occlusion control (AOC) and allowing the user to adjust the AOC functionality according to his or her preferences. The method includes picking up an ear canal internal sound at the microphone which provides a signal representative of the internal sound, filtering the signal with the filtering unit to reduce a perceived level of body sounds produced by the user, providing the filtered signal to the converter which outputs sound into the ear canal, and changing at least one setting or parameter of the filtering unit in dependence of a control signal, wherein the control signal is initiated by the user. Moreover, a hearing device adapted to perform the method is provided. | 2016-05-26 |
20160150331 | ADJUSTABLE VENTING FOR HEARING INSTRUMENTS - An ear tip apparatus for use with a hearing device is provided and comprises a malleable structure. The malleable structure is sized and configured for placement in an ear canal of a user. The malleable structure is deformable to allow an adjustable venting of the ear canal, thereby minimizing the occlusion effect. Methodology for adjusting a degree of venting of the ear canal is also provided, including the automatic adjustments. Adjusting the degree of venting may be done in response to one or more of detected feedback or an environmental cue. | 2016-05-26 |
20160150332 | A METHOD FOR OPERATING A HEARING DEVICE AS WELL AS A HEARING DEVICE - A method for operating a hearing device for a user having tinnitus includes converting an acoustic input signal into a corresponding converted input signal, applying a transfer function to the converted input signal for generating a processed input signal, generating a stimulation signal depending on characteristics of a perceived disturbing internal signal resulting from a tinnitus perceived by a prospective user of the hearing device, limiting the stimulation signal by applying a predefined limiting scheme thereby generating a limited stimulation signal, superimposing the limited stimulation signal onto the processed signal thereby generating an output signal, and feeding the output signal to an output transducer for generating a hearing device output signal. | 2016-05-26 |
20160150333 | SOUND LIBRARY AND METHOD - At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to an electronic device configured to collect acoustic information or a method including the steps of collecting acoustic data by a microphone communicatively coupled to a mobile device, analyzing the acoustic data for a sound signature, tagging the sound signature with metadata, sending the sound signature with metadata to an acoustic database, associating sounds within the acoustic data with information, presenting the information on a map on the mobile device, and accessing at least audio from the acoustic database when a cursor is placed over a specific location on the map corresponding to captured ambient sounds from a geographic location and wherein acoustic information can be retrieved corresponding to the geographic location and for different selected periods of time. | 2016-05-26 |
20160150334 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TESTING ACOUSTIC DEVICES - An apparatus for testing an acoustic device of a mobile terminal includes a bracket, a sound generator, a driving device, a sealing member connected to the driving device, and a plurality of first reference microphones. The driving device includes a first driving member and a second driving member. The first driving member is capable of driving the second driving member move along a first direction, and the second driving member is capable of driving the sealing member move along a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction, such that the sealing member is capable of moving toward or away from the acoustic device. The first reference microphones are mounted on the bracket and configured to test an leakproofness of the acoustic device when the acoustic device is sealed by the sealing member. A method for testing the acoustic device is also provided. | 2016-05-26 |
20160150335 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING EARPHONE REMOVAL AND INSERTION - At least one electrical value for a plurality of frequencies is measured over a range of frequencies. An impedance is calculated based upon the at least one electrical value for each of the plurality of frequencies in the frequency range, the calculating producing a plurality of impedances. A maximum impedance from the plurality of impedances and a frequency associated with the maximum impedance are determined. The frequency is compared to a predetermined threshold, and based upon the comparing it is determined whether an earphone has been removed from the ear of a wearer. | 2016-05-26 |
20160150336 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASURING A PLURALITY OF LOUDSPEAKERS AND MICROPHONE ARRAY - An apparatus for measuring a plurality of loudspeakers arranged at different positions includes a generator of a test signal for a loudspeaker; a microphone device configured for receiving a plurality of different sound signals in response to one or more loudspeaker signals emitted by one of the loudspeakers in response to the test signal; a controller for controlling emissions of the loudspeaker signals by the loudspeakers and for handling the different sound signals so that a set of sound signals recorded by the microphone device is associated with each loudspeaker in response to the test signal; and an evaluator for evaluating the set of sound signals for each loudspeaker to determine at least one loudspeaker characteristic for each loudspeaker and for indicating a loudspeaker state using the at least one loudspeaker characteristic. This scheme allows automatic, efficient and accurate measurement of loudspeakers arranged in a three-dimensional configuration. | 2016-05-26 |
20160150337 | Reference Microphone For Non-Linear and Time Variant Echo Cancellation - A far end signal from a far end user and broadcasting the far end signal at a loudspeaker is received. A signal for use in an echo transfer function is determined, and the signal selected from between: the far end signal or an echo reference signal received from a near field microphone disposed in close proximity to the speaker. The near field microphone sensing the far end signal that is broadcast from the speaker while sensing the near-end speech and ambient noise at insignificant energy levels compared to the speaker signal. An echo transfer function is determined based at least in part upon the selected signal, and the echo transfer function represents characteristics of an acoustic path between the loudspeaker and a far field microphone that is disposed at a greater distance from the speaker than the near field microphone. An estimated echo is determined based at least in part upon the echo transfer function. The estimated echo is subtracted from a signal received from the far field microphone, the subtracting effective to cancel an echo present in the signal received from the far end microphone. | 2016-05-26 |
20160150338 | SOUND EVENT DETECTING APPARATUS AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF - Provided is a method of operating an acoustic event detecting apparatus including: receiving an acoustic input; extracting frequency characteristics of the acoustic input; determining whether a first acoustic event has occurred by analyzing the extracted frequency characteristics; and in response to determining that the first acoustic event has occurred, acquiring data about at least one of a sound, an image, and a video from an environment outside of the acoustic event detecting apparatus and transmitting the data to a first device. | 2016-05-26 |
20160150339 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING HEAD-EXTERNALIZED 3D AUDIO THROUGH HEADPHONES - The system and method of the present invention rely on combining the Speakers+Room binaural Impulse Response(s) (SRbIR) with a special kind of crosstalk cancellation (XTC) filter—one that does not degrade or significantly alter the SRbIR's spectral and temporal characteristics that are required for effective head externalization. This unique combination leads to a 3D audio filter for headphones that allows the emulation of the sound of crosstalk-cancelled speakers through headphones, and allows for fixing the perceived soundstage in space using head tracking and thus solves the major problems for externalized and robust 3D audio rendering through headphones. Furthermore, by taking advantage of a well-documented psychoacoustic fact, this system and method can produce universal 3D audio filters that work for all listeners i.e. independent of the listener's head related transfer function (HRTF). | 2016-05-26 |
20160150340 | IMMERSIVE 3D SOUND SPACE FOR SEARCHING AUDIO - Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for generating an immersive three-dimensional sound space for searching audio. The system generates a three-dimensional sound space having a plurality of sound sources playing at a same time, wherein each of the plurality of sound sources is assigned a respective location in the three-dimensional sound space relative to one another, and wherein a user is assigned a current location in the three-dimensional sound space relative to each respective location. Next, the system receives input from the user to navigate to a new location in the three-dimensional sound space. Based on the input, the system then changes each respective location of the plurality of sound sources relative to the new location in the three-dimensional sound space. | 2016-05-26 |
20160150341 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING FROM A COEFFICIENT DOMAIN REPRESENTATION OF HOA SIGNALS A MIXED SPATIAL/COEFFICIENT DOMAIN REPRESENTATION OF SAID HOA SIGNALS - There are two representations for Higher Order Ambisonics denoted HOA: spatial domain and coefficient domain. The invention generates from a coefficient domain representation a mixed spatial/coefficient domain representation, wherein the number of said HOA signals can be variable. A vector of coefficient domain signals is separated into a vector of coefficient domain signals having a constant number of HOA coefficients and a vector of coefficient domain signals having a variable number of HOA coefficients. The constant-number HOA coefficients vector is transformed to a corresponding spatial domain signal vector. In order to facilitate high-quality coding, without creating signal discontinuities the variable-number HOA coefficients vector of coefficient domain signals is adaptively normalised and multiplexed with the vector of spatial domain signals. | 2016-05-26 |
20160150342 | IMAGE REPRODUCING DEVICE AND METHOD - A method of reproducing an image, performed by a device for reproducing an image is provided, the device being capable of changing a curvature of a panel of a display, the method including obtaining the curvature of the panel of the display and applying a sound setting based on the obtained curvature of the panel of the display. | 2016-05-26 |
20160150343 | Adaptive Audio Content Generation - Embodiments of the present invention relate to adaptive audio content generation. Specifically, a method for generating adaptive audio content is provided. The method comprises extracting at least one audio object from channel-based source audio content, and generating the adaptive audio content at least partially based on the at least one audio object. Corresponding system and computer program product are also disclosed. | 2016-05-26 |
20160150344 | Surround Sound Effects Provided By Cell Phones - Systems and methods that reproduce surround sound effects from an audio source are described. Wireless communication devices form a wireless network in which music, for example, can be played on the speakers of the wireless communication devices to reproduce surround sound effects from a selected audio source. As the wireless communication devices roam with respect to each other or with respect to a focal point or listening position of the wireless network, the wireless network adjusts how the audio source is played at each speaker of the respective wireless communication device to maintain or to enhance the reproduction of surround sound effects from the audio source. | 2016-05-26 |
20160150345 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING SOUND USING MULTIPOLE SOUND OBJECT - Disclosed is a method and apparatus for controlling a sound to be provided to a user based on a multipole sound object, the method including setting a multipole sound object including at least one sound source, and controlling an attribute of a sound source included in the multipole sound object based on a direction and a relative distance between the multipole sound object and the user. | 2016-05-26 |
20160150346 | AUDIO SYSTEM AND METHOD - An audio system comprises at least one processor configured to receive multi-channel audio data and comprising a plurality of output channels. Control instructions are established based on preset positions of a plurality of speakers connectable to the output channels and further based on virtual positions of the channels of the multi-channel audio data. The channels of the multi-channel audio data are routed to the output channels based on the control instructions. | 2016-05-26 |
20160150347 | BASS MANAGEMENT FOR AUDIO RENDERING - Improved methods and devices for processing low-frequency audio data are provided. A bass extraction process may involve applying low-pass filters to received audio object signals, to produce extracted low-frequency audio signals. The bass extraction process may be performed prior to a process of rendering audio objects into speaker feed signals. A bass management process may involve routing the extracted low-frequency audio signals to the one or more speakers capable of reproducing low-frequency audio signals. | 2016-05-26 |
20160150348 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF CONTROLLING AN ASSOCIATION BETWEEN WIRELESS DEVICES WHILE IN AN ASSIGNED DOMAIN - Systems and methods of controlling an association between wireless devices in an assigned domain or bonded area of a transport unit are disclosed. Generally, the embodiments include identifying wireless devices in a bounded area, and establishing an association between the wireless devices. The method may include identifying new wireless device(s) when the transport unit is away from other transport units, and establishing an association with the new wireless device(s). Confirming that the transport unit is away from other transport units may include determining that the transport unit is in a motion state for a predetermined period of time. | 2016-05-26 |
20160150349 | System and Method for Downlink Machine-To-Machine Communications - An embodiment method for downlink machine type communications (MTC), includes receiving, at a base station, parameters including a geographic location related to a remote equipment (RE), receiving a predicate identifying the RE, determining a target zone in which the RE is located, determining a radio bearer associated with the target zone, and transmitting a data packet and the predicate by the base station on the radio bearer to a plurality of REs disposed in the target zone, the plurality of REs comprising at least the RE. | 2016-05-26 |
20160150350 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PAIRING A WEARABLE DEVICE AND A SMART DEVICE - The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. A method of an electronic device for communicating with another electronic device is provided. The method includes capturing user identity metrics of a user, and determining, by a processor of the electronic device, that the user is an authorized user based on a result of a comparison between the identified user identity metrics and association information. | 2016-05-26 |
20160150351 | REDUCING INTERFERENCE BETWEEN WI-FI AND BLUETOOTH SIGNALS DURING VOICE CALLS - In a wireless network, a method for operating a wireless device including at least a cellular modem, a wireless local area network (WLAN) controller, and a Bluetooth (BT) controller, the method comprising facilitating a voice call with another device; generating a signal, from the cellular modem, indicating whether the cellular modem is active during the voice call; and selectively suppressing background scanning operations based, at least in part, on the signal. | 2016-05-26 |
20160150352 | BLUETOOTH SYSTEM INTEGRATION MODULE - A method of integrating Bluetooth protocols in establishing a connection between a Bluetooth-enabled mobile device and a vehicle telematics system having two or more Bluetooth controllers includes establishing a Bluetooth communication channel between the mobile device and a first Bluetooth controller. The first Bluetooth controller authenticates the mobile device. In response to successful authentication of the mobile device, a secure connection between the first Bluetooth controller and a second Bluetooth controller is established. Authentication credentials of the authenticated mobile device are sent from the first Bluetooth controller to the second Bluetooth controller. Commands received from the mobile device via the Bluetooth communication channel are processed by the first Bluetooth controller or the second Bluetooth controller depending on the protocol utilized by the mobile device. | 2016-05-26 |
20160150353 | RACK SERVER SYSTEM - A rack server system and a wireless communication method are disclosed. The rack server system includes a rack management control unit and a server node. The rack management control unit includes a rack management control module and a first ZigBee communication module. The server node includes a first baseboard management control module and a second ZigBee communication module. The rack management control module generates a first serial communication signal. The first ZigBee communication module is electrically coupled with the rack management control module and transforms the first serial communication signal into a first wireless signal. The first baseboard management control module generates a second serial communication signal. The second ZigBee communication module is electrically coupled with the first baseboard management control module and transforms the second serial communication signal into a second wireless signal. | 2016-05-26 |
20160150354 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATIC WIRELESS DATA TRANSFER - An apparatus, a computer program and a method in an apparatus for causing obtaining from a wireless charging detector an indication of the presence of a wireless charging field; causing obtaining from a near field communication circuitry an indication of proximity of a near field communication device; and responsively to obtaining the indications, causing negotiating with the near field communication device. | 2016-05-26 |
20160150355 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING OPERATION MODE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREFOR - A method of controlling an operation mode of an electronic device and the electronic device therefore are provided. The method includes verifying an operation mode of the first electronic device when it is verified that a second electronic device is approached within a predetermined range while transmitting and receiving data with a third electronic device and changing a first mode to a second mode when the first electronic device operates in the first mode. | 2016-05-26 |
20160150356 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A communication device including a communicator and a communication controller is provided. The communicator has at least two communication ranges including a short communication range and a long communication range longer than the short communication range. The communication controller permits the communicator to perform communication with a terminal present in the short communication range regardless of a priority level of the terminal. The communication controller permits the communicator to perform communication with a terminal present in the long communication range and out of the short communication range when a priority level of the terminal is higher than a predetermined priority level. | 2016-05-26 |
20160150357 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING INFORMATION - An electronic device and a method of transmitting information in an electronic device a provided. The electronic device includes a communication unit that includes a first communication module and a second communication module, wherein the second communication module supports a low-power and short-range communication method; and a processor controls collection of information through the first communication module, and to transmit information related to the collected information through the second communication module. | 2016-05-26 |
20160150358 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR EXECUTING APPLICATION - A method for executing an application based on a connection between devices by automatically connecting devices, and a device, are disclosed. The method includes: detecting an occurrence of first short distance communication between at least one external device and the device; receiving connection information which relates to a second short distance communication mode and application information which relates to the at least one external device from the at least one external device via the first short distance communication; establishing a connection based on the second short distance communication mode between the at least one external device and the device based on the received connection information which relates to the second short distance communication mode; and controlling the at least one external device via the second short distance communication mode by using an application which is executable based on the received application information. | 2016-05-26 |
20160150359 | Smart Machine To Machine Behavior Tracking - Smart M2M devices may be utilized to discover, generate, develop, and use customer behavior information. Security, marketing, and sales may be made through the use of short-range communication mechanisms, and customer behavior information may be gathered while providing devices with product information and other content. In an example configuration, smart M2M devices may determine the location of a device in a venue and compare it to historical location information associated with the device to determine whether authentication should be requested. | 2016-05-26 |
20160150360 | CANOPY TRACKING DEVICE FOR SKYDIVING EQUIPMENT - A canopy tracking device for a skydiving system kit is provided. The canopy tracking device includes a tracking device mounted to or embedded in a riser. The tracking device remains powered off until a cut-away system of the skydiving kit is activated. Once activated the device powers on and collects GPS data regarding location of the canopy. The tracking device communicates this GPS data via a cellular network to a user-accessible server. | 2016-05-26 |
20160150361 | ADAPTIVE LOCATION PERTURBATION - An example of adaptive location perturbation can include selecting, by a processing resource of a mobile device executing instructions stored on a non-transitory medium, between a plurality of localization technologies to perturb a location measurement of the mobile device. The perturbed location measurement of the mobile device can be sent to a location-based service provider. | 2016-05-26 |
20160150362 | GEOLOCATION BRACELET, SYSTEM, AND METHODS - An identity, position, and/or health monitoring apparatus is provided. The identity, position, and/or health monitoring apparatus includes a retention feature, such as a wristband, configured to removably secure the monitoring apparatus to a person, such as a child. Particularly, the band of the monitoring apparatus may be a flexible and/or stretchable band that may be worn around a part of the body, such as a wrist or ankle. The band may be defoned by a circumferential member and/or may include first and second ends and a clasping mechanism configured to clasp and secure the first and second ends together, such as around the wrist or ankle of the user. In certain instances, the monitoring apparatus is retained within the band, and in other instances, the monitoring apparatus may be removable from the band, and the clasping mechanism may be configured for allowing the monitoring device to be removably attached therewith. | 2016-05-26 |
20160150363 | Software Development Kit for Phone App with Location Data - A smart phone used by an end user includes a positioning circuit; a computer readable memory; and an app resident on the computer readable memory. The app is configured to cause the positioning circuit periodically to determine a preferred location of the smart phone and transmit the preferred location to a remote server via a network. The app executes a plurality of local rules based on the preferred location and receives location-specific content that is selected based on the preferred location from the server via the network. The location-specific content is presented to the end user. A software development kit for generating a smart phone app facilitates quick app generation. | 2016-05-26 |
20160150364 | LOCATION LOGGING AND LOCATION AND TIME BASED FILTERING - Techniques for performing location logging and location and time based filtering are described. In one design of location logging, a terminal periodically determines its location, e.g., during its paging slots. The terminal determines whether there is a change in its location and stores its location if a change in location is detected. In one design of location and time based filtering, the terminal obtains a location and time criterion with a target area and a time period. The terminal determines its location during the time period, e.g., based on the location log. The terminal evaluates the location and time criterion based on the target area and its location during the time period, e.g., based on at least one sector ID for the target area and one or more sector IDs for its location. The terminal determines whether to download and/or present broadcast information based on the result of the evaluation. | 2016-05-26 |
20160150365 | Systems And Methods For Ensuring Data Security For Mobile Computing - Methods and systems for managing sensitive data stored on a wireless computing device associated with a geofence. The system or method identifies sensitive data stored on the wireless computing device, defines a geofence based at least in part on a parameter associated with a user of the wireless computing device, continuously or periodically determines the location of the wireless computing device relative to the first geofence, and modifies, if the wireless computing device is located outside the first geofence, the identified sensitive data on the wireless computing device. | 2016-05-26 |
20160150366 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING NETWORK ACCESS IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method and apparatus are provided for controlling network access in a wireless communication system. An infrastructure device, which may reside in, or be communicatively coupled to, any of an access network, a core network, and a service network, implements a device class prioritization control function (DCP-CF) that receives a geographical location of an incident, determines one or more of a cell and an access node corresponding to the geographical location, determines one or more access class barring parameters for the cell and/or access node, determines whether to enable access class barring at the cell and/or access node and, in response to determining to enable access class barring at the cell and/or access node, provides the one or more access class barring parameters to the cell and/or access node. | 2016-05-26 |
20160150367 | GEOGRAPHICAL CONTEXTUAL INFORMATION - A mobile application is configured for providing contextual information to a consumer operating a mobile device and/or reporting contextual information to an enterprise service about the mobile device. The contextual information is provided or reported when the mobile device is detected within a geofence area; the geofence area surrounds a retailer of interest to the consumer. | 2016-05-26 |
20160150368 | VIRTUAL SENSOR APPARATUS AND METHOD - Apparatuses, methods and storage medium associated with provision and receipt of virtual sensor service, are disclosed. In embodiments, an apparatus may comprise a virtual sensor server configured to provide virtual sensor service to one or more mobile client devices to virtualize one or more sensors of each of the one or more mobile client devices. Virtualization of the one or more sensors of each of the one or more mobile client devices may comprise provision of sensor data to each of the one or more mobile client devices, or reporting of sensor data to one or more recipients external to the one or more mobile client devices on behalf of respective one or ones of the one or more mobile client devices. The provision or the reporting supersedes the corresponding sensor on the respective one or more of the mobile client devices. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed. | 2016-05-26 |
20160150369 | ASSET MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR OUTDOOR LUMINAIRES - Systems, methods and articles for providing automatic collection of asset management data of outdoor illumination systems. A central asset management system organizes the collected data into electronic reports (e.g., spreadsheets, maps) presentable to a user. The asset management data may include, for example, identification information, location information, installation date, installation cost, installation details, type of luminaire, maintenance activities, specifications, purchase date, cost, expected lifetime, warranty information, service contracts, service history, spare parts, comments, or anything other information that may be useful to users (e.g., management, purchasers, installers, maintenance workers). A smart appliance with location determination capabilities, such as a global positioning system (GPS) receiver, provides location information to a luminaire when the smart appliance is positioned proximate a luminaire. The luminaires in the illumination system send location information and identification information to the central asset management system over a wired and/or wireless data communications channel. | 2016-05-26 |
20160150370 | EVENT NOTIFICATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Disclosed herein is an event notification system ( | 2016-05-26 |
20160150371 | Intelligent guiding method and system based on M2M system - An intelligent guiding method and system based on a M2M system are provided. The method includes that when receiving a service request message from an intelligent guiding M2M terminal device, an intelligent guiding M2M platform requests guiding information or a guiding information identifier from an intelligent guiding M2M application according to the location information of the intelligent guiding M2M terminal device; and the intelligent guiding M2M platform sends, to the intelligent guiding M2M terminal device, the guiding information provided by the intelligent guiding M2M application or guiding information that is retrieved according to the guiding information identifier provided by the intelligent guiding M2M application. The M2M technology and the electronic guiding system thus can be effectively combined, and rich guiding services can be provided based on the M2M system. | 2016-05-26 |
20160150372 | GEOLOCATION CHECK-IN SYSTEM - Embodiments of the invention are directed to systems, methods and computer program products for providing a geolocation check-in system. An exemplary apparatus is configured to collect positioning data related to a user. After collecting position data the apparatus may be configure to determine, based at least partially on the positioning data that the user has crossed a threshold of a geofence associated with a merchant's location. Based at least partially on this determination the apparatus may be configured to initiate a merchant check-in associated with the user and transmit user information to the merchant. | 2016-05-26 |
20160150373 | RELAY CONTROL METHOD FOR PROXIMITY SERVICE AND DEVICE THEREFOR - The present invention relates to a method and a device by which first user equipment (UE) that is located out of the range of a group communication service determines a relay through a proximity service (ProSe) in a wireless communication system. Particularly, the method comprises the steps of: receiving traffic transmitted by second UE which already relays group communication; determining whether the traffic is information bound to group communication; determining relay UE by using a discovery procedure for a relay for the group communication, when the traffic is not recognized as the information bound to the group communication; and determining the second UE as the relay UE for the group communication, when the traffic is recognized as the information bound to the group communication. | 2016-05-26 |
20160150374 | RTT PROCESSING BASED ON A CHARACTERISTIC OF ACCESS POINTS - Systems, apparatus and methods for estimating a location of a mobile device are presented. Before computing a location estimate, the mobile device groups a plurality of access points into two or more categories (for example, a first list of access points having a first characteristic and a second list of access points having a second characteristic). Round-trip time (RTT) measurements are computed for access points in the first list. A Short Interframe Space (SIFS) value may be determined for each access point in the first list or generally SIFT representing the first list as a whole. The RTT measurements are compensated with the appropriate SIFS value. The mobile device then computes its location or position fix estimate using the compensated RTT values while excluding less accurate RTT values from other access points. As a result, the location estimate eliminates adverse influent from some access points. | 2016-05-26 |
20160150375 | Devices and Methods for Locating Missing Items with a Wireless Signaling Device - A portable electronic device has a display, a device positioning module, and a wireless communication module. Using a first application, the device: determines whether predetermined locator timing criteria are satisfied; if the predetermined locator timing criteria are satisfied, searches for wireless signals transmitted from wireless signaling devices; if wireless signals, transmitted from the wireless signaling devices, are identified from the searching, determines whether the identified wireless signals satisfy predetermined locator wireless signal criteria. If the identified wireless signals satisfy the predetermined locator wireless signal criteria, the device identifies an identifier of a respective wireless signaling device of the wireless signaling devices; identifies a geographic location of the portable electronic device; and sends to a remote server system the identifier of the respective wireless signaling device and the geographic location of the portable electronic device. | 2016-05-26 |
20160150376 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS DEVICES AND RELATED METHODS FOR PERFORMING POSITIONING MEASUREMENTS IN A SERVICE NETWORK - A wireless communications device with a wireless module, a storage unit and a controller module is provided for performing positioning measurements. The wireless module receives a plurality of positioning signals from a service network during respective position occasions. The controller module processes the received signals and performs measurements on the processed signals, wherein measurement result is taken at least three processed signals with respective position occasions, wherein each measurement result is stored in the storage unit with the information of corresponding base station and respective position occasion, wherein performing the measurements further include combining the stored measurement results for all of position occasions for generating a final measurement report. | 2016-05-26 |
20160150377 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LOCATION DETERMINATION AND NAVIGATION USING TEXTUAL INFORMATION - Methods and systems for location determination and navigation using textual information may comprise in a wireless communication device: capturing one or more images of one or more sources of textual information in the vicinity of the wireless communication device, extracting text from the one or more sources of textual information, and determining a position of the wireless communication device by, at least in part, determining a distance to a letter at a beginning of the one or more sources of textual information, determining a distance to a letter at an end of the one or more sources of textual information, and triangulating the position using the determined distances. An orientation of the text in the captured one or more images may be sensed relative to the wireless device. An orientation of the wireless device may be utilized in conjunction with the extracted text for the position determining. | 2016-05-26 |
20160150378 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND TERMINAL DEVICE FOR DETERMINING USER ACTIVITY RANGE - A method for determining user activity range includes: determining a moving state of a user; determining, when the moving state of the user is a first state, geographical location information of the user corresponding to the first state; determining, when the moving state of the user is a second state, a geographical location information set of the user corresponding to the second state; and collecting, in a first predetermined time period, geographical location information of the user corresponding to at least one first state, and a geographical location information set of the user corresponding to at least one second state, and combining the geographical location information of the user determined in the first state in the first predetermined time period with the geographical location information set of the user determined in the second state in the first predetermined time period, so as to determine a user activity range. | 2016-05-26 |
20160150379 | Mobile Interface to a Show - A computer system that communicates with information indicative of a lighting show, and provides information to users in the audience to allow their phones to be interactive with the show. In one embodiment a lighting designer or show promoter can provide information R that extends the lighting effect on to the user's phone. In another embodiment, the show promoter may provide information indicative of the venue. The information can be location specific, for example information that is provided to a specific client device can be based on the specific location of the client device. This can provide location sensitive lighting information, or maps, or in seat specific information about the venue. | 2016-05-26 |
20160150380 | AUTOMATED WLAN RADIO MAP CONSTRUCTION METHOD AND SYSTEM - An automated WLAN radio map construction method and system is provided. The automated WLAN radio map construction method includes: collecting WLAN fingerprints obtained by mobile device in an indoor space, machine-learning a learning model which is generated based on a state diagram in which divided areas of an indoor map are expressed by location states, arranging the collected WLAN fingerprints in corresponding location states, and storing a result of the arranging. Accordingly, collection locations of WLAN fingerprints collected in a plurality of unspecific smartphones without reference location information such as GPS signals can be automatically labeled. | 2016-05-26 |
20160150381 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTICAST AND BROADCAST SERVICE - The present invention relates to a system and method for providing MultiCast and BroadCast Service (MCBCS). According to the present invention, the MCBCS system and method supports session start and data path registration procedures, join and leave procedure for providing the MCBCS with static or dynamic multicast service schemes, and supports procedures for providing to mobile stations operating in idle mode. Accordingly, the present invention enables effectively implementing the MCBCS in a wireless communication system, particularly in WiMAX system, and provides the MCBCS according to the mobile stations operating in idle mode. | 2016-05-26 |
20160150382 | NODE AND METHOD FOR PRIVATE MOBILE RADIO SERVICES - Example embodiments described herein are directed towards a PTC node and wireless terminal, and corresponding methods therein, for extended PMR based services. According to some of the example embodiments, through use of a PTC node, a wireless terminal may be simultaneously registered with the public radio access based network and the PMR based network. Thus, a wireless terminal which is not directly connected (or is unable to connect to) a PMR based network may still receive messages originating from the PMR based network. | 2016-05-26 |
20160150383 | NETWORK NODES, METHODS PERFORMED THEREIN, COMPUTER PROGRAMS AND A COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - Embodiments herein relate to a method performed in a first network node for handling one or more signalling procedures of a wireless device in a wireless communication network. The first network node comprises one or more processing modules for handling signalling procedures. | 2016-05-26 |
20160150384 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING AN AUDIO MESSAGE - Method for processing an audio message by a pocket-sized electronic device, in particular a mobile phone, or a tablet having at least one touch-sensitive part of the screen, comprising the steps of:—Provision of a list of contacts, each contact being associated with a dedicated portion of the screen; Selection of a receiver of the audio message from the contact list displayed on the device screen; Activation of a function for recording an audio message to be sent; Interruption of said recording function; Transmission of the recorded voice message to the selected receiver; characterized by the circumstance that those aforementioned steps of selecting and activating are performed through a single pressure of at least one area of said portion of dedicated screen. | 2016-05-26 |
20160150385 | MESSAGE MANAGEMENT METHOD AND DEVICE - One embodiment relates to a message management method comprising an interception process for intercepting a first message sent to a device of a user; an estimation process for estimating a level referred to as the “user interruptibility level” representing the extent to which the user can be interrupted in their current activity; an estimation process for estimating a level of importance of the first message; and a processing process for processing the first message as a function of the user interruptibility level and of the importance level of the first message. | 2016-05-26 |
20160150386 | Prohibiting Mobile Forwarding - An incoming message and an indication of a sender-specified destination for the incoming message are received. In addition, a determination is made as to whether a mobile telephone number is known by the sender to be associated with the sender-specified destination. If a mobile telephone number is known by the sender to be associated with the sender-specified destination, a first message that is based on the incoming message is sent to the mobile telephone number. Furthermore, a second message is sent to the mobile telephone number that indicates that the first message was sent to the mobile telephone number based on a determination that the mobile telephone number is known by the sender to be associated with the sender-specified destination. | 2016-05-26 |
20160150387 | TextMuse Message Generator - In embodiments of TextMuse message generator, a computing device, such as a mobile phone or similar portable communication device, can maintain user contacts in memory and execute software instructions as a TextMuse application that interfaces with a messaging client application executing on the computing device. The TextMuse application can optionally receive a selection of one or more user contacts, receive an additional selection of preconfigured messaging content, and generate a content-ready text message that includes the preconfigured messaging content. The TextMuse application can then initiate communication of the content-ready text message, by the messaging client application, to client devices that are associated with the one or more user contacts. | 2016-05-26 |
20160150388 | METHOD FOR ACQUIRING RECOMMENDING INFORMATION, TERMINAL, AND SERVER - A method for acquiring recommending information, a terminal and a server are provided. In the method, a first terminal receives a second telephone number affiliated with a second terminal sent by a recommender using a third terminal The first terminal sends a request for recommending information to a server according to the first telephone number of the first terminal, a telephone number of the recommender, and the second telephone number, so that the server generates recommending information according to the request for recommending information, and pushes the recommending information to the second terminal affiliated with the second telephone number. | 2016-05-26 |
20160150389 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING SERVICES TO A GEOGRAPHIC AREA - A method and apparatus for providing a service at an incident scene is provided herein. During operation, a device will enter a geographic area (e.g., an incident scene), join a local-area network (LAN), and determine what services are presently being offered by other devices on the LAN. From a list of services deployed on the device, a determination is then made as to what services the device will run, and those services are then offered to all devices on the LAN. | 2016-05-26 |
20160150390 | Methods for Receiving Device Discovery Information and Sending Device Discovery Information and User Equipment - Disclosed are methods for receiving device discovery information and sending device discovery information, and UE. The method for receiving the device discovery information includes that: first UE receives device discovery information sent by second UE, wherein the device discovery information contains at least one piece of the following information: UE identification information and attribute information of the UE; and the first UE performs D2D discovery and/or D2D communication under the condition that the device discovery information is consistent with a preset condition. By the disclosure, the technical problem of difficulty in meeting a requirement on D2D communication diversity caused by containing of only an ID in the device discovery information in the related technology is effectively solved, and the technical effect of improving D2D communication effectiveness and flexibility is achieved. | 2016-05-26 |
20160150391 | METHOD FOR DETECTING SEARCH SIGNAL FOR DEVICE-TO-DEVICE (D2D) COMMUNICATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND APPARATUS THEREFOR - The present invention relates to a method for detecting a search signal of a first terminal for device-to-device (D2D) communication in a wireless communication system. Specifically, the method comprises the steps of: receiving search signals from second terminals; and obtaining control information for D2D communication by carrying out blind decoding of the search signals, wherein a search space for the blind decoding consists of at least one virtual resource block (VRB) set configured on the basis of multiple physical resource block sets which are predefined such that the search signals are assigned thereto. | 2016-05-26 |
20160150392 | METHOD OF TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING SIGNAL IN PROXIMITY NETWORK AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOF - Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for efficiently providing a proximity network service and a post operation in an electronic device. An operation method of an electronic device includes configuring a cluster with another electronic device, transmitting information for a post operation within a synchronized communication duration of the cluster, receiving a response signal of the information for the post operation, and communicating with at least one other electronic device for the post operation during a post operation duration based on the response information. | 2016-05-26 |
20160150393 | UPDATING CONNECTIVITY WITH A COMMUNICATION NETWORK AND METHODS THEREOF - Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a communication device that receives a request to update a registration between the communication device and a communication network without causing the communication device to cycle power or reset. The communication device can postpone a process for releasing bearer communications with the communication network responsive to determining that the request to update registration between the communication device and the communication network can be delayed. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2016-05-26 |
20160150394 | Method and Apparatus for Automatically Adjusting the Operation of Reminders Based on Device Event History - A processor-based personal electronic device (such as a smartphone) uses combinatorial logic to automatically adjust alarms, notifications, reminders, and the like based on data from device event histories, on-board sensors, user-entered data, and similar information. One particular representative embodiment comprises a process for automatically deleting an unneeded reminder. For example, a user may have a personal electronic device that is set to issue a reminder for a meeting in a certain place, on a certain date at a certain time. If location sensors detect that the user is already at the certain place on the certain date at (or reasonably before) the certain time, the now superfluous reminder is automatically cancelled. | 2016-05-26 |
20160150395 | TECHNIQUES TO ASSOCIATE USER DATA WITH A MOBILE DEVICE - Techniques to associate user data with a mobile device are described. In one embodiment, for example, an apparatus may comprise a service support component and a storage component. The services support component may be operative to receive a data package request from a service, the data package request comprising a network identifier for a mobile device associated with a user, and exchange a data package with the service in response to the data package request. The storage component may be operative to access the data package associated with the user based on the network identifier. Other embodiments are described and claimed. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 2016-05-26 |
20160150396 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRACKING COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK RESOURCES AND UTILIZING NON-REUSABLE, OBLIGATED NETWORK RESOURCES TO SUPPORT THE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK RESOURCES - A system and computer-implemented method for reducing obligated communications network resources for a subscriber may include tracking usage of network resources during a month. A determination if the amount of network resources for which the subscriber has non-reusable, obligated network resources of the same type exceeds a monthly subscription allotment, and, if so, drawing additional network resources from the non-reusable, obligated network resources for the subscriber to use. Otherwise, the non-reusable, obligated network resources may not be drawn for the subscriber to use. | 2016-05-26 |
20160150397 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING A USER OF A MOBILE COMPUTERIZED DEVICE - The present disclosure provides, in some aspects, a system for identifying a user of a mobile computerized device. The system includes an electrode configured to be in selective electrical communication with a driver of a vehicle when the driver of the vehicle is driving the vehicle, a signal generator electrically connected to the electrode and configured to selectively output an identification signal to the electrode when the vehicle is in a predetermined mode of operation, wherein the identification signal is configured to travel through the driver and into a human-machine interface (HMI) of a mobile computerized device. | 2016-05-26 |
20160150398 | WEARABLE DEVICE, PORTABLE DEVICE AND ASSOCIATED CONTROL METHOD - A wearable device includes a plurality of sensors, a wireless communication unit and a control unit. The wireless communication unit is arranged for communicating with an electronic device having a plurality of sensors. The control unit is arranged for receiving at least one sensed data from the electronic device via the wireless communication unit, and comparing the at least one sensed data of the electronic device with sensed data generated by at least one of the sensors of the wearable device to generate a comparison result, and determining whether the electronic device is in a aware status according to the comparison result. | 2016-05-26 |
20160150399 | METHOD FOR PREVENTING CALL-UP OPERATION ERRORS AND SYSTEM USING THE SAME - A method for preventing call-up operation errors and system using the same are provided. The method includes the steps of: (S | 2016-05-26 |
20160150400 | OPERATING METHOD FOR COMMUNICATION PROFILE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE SUPPORTING THE SAME - An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a first communication module configured to establish a communication channel to an external electronic device based on wired communications or short-range communications, a second communication module that supports a communication service provided via a base station; a control module configured to obtain a communication profile required for operating the second communication module using the external electronic device connected through the first communication module, and a memory configured to store the communication profile. | 2016-05-26 |
20160150401 | SMART PACKAGING - The disclosure is related to systems and methods of smart packaging. In one example, a package can include an embedded data storage element that is readable at a point-of-sale terminal and includes custom data stored on the data storage element. The custom data may be associated with a specific product related to the package, such as a SIM card or phone. The custom data can include information to allow a process related to the product to be performed. The process may include allowing activation of the product only when an indicator at a server indicates the package was processed at an authorized terminal. | 2016-05-26 |
20160150402 | Separating Sensitive Data From Mobile Devices For Theft Prevention - Concepts and technologies are disclosed herein for separating sensitive data from mobile devices for theft prevention. According to one aspect, a system includes a data security platform and a mobile device platform. The mobile device platform can detect that the data security platform is connected. The mobile device platform can determine whether the data security platform is part of an authenticated pair with the mobile device platform. In response to determining that the data security platform is part of an authenticated pair with the mobile device platform, the mobile device platform can access at least a portion of sensitive data that is stored in a memory component of the data security platform. If the data security platform is disconnected from the mobile device platform, the mobile device platform cannot function or can provide limited functionality, such as a function to communication with a 9-1-1 service. | 2016-05-26 |
20160150403 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING A SECURE MESSAGE OVER A SIGNALING NETWORK - A system and method for transmitting a secure message is disclosed. According to one embodiment, a method includes providing a request for one or more attributes associated with a phone number for a recipient mobile device, generating a key based on the one or more attributes, receiving an encrypted message for a recipient mobile device, where the encrypted message is encrypted based on the key, requesting the one or more attributes from the recipient mobile device, receiving the one or more attributes from the recipient mobile device, regenerating the key based on the one or more attributes received from the recipient mobile device, decrypting the encrypted message based on the regenerated key, and delivering the decrypted message to the recipient mobile device. | 2016-05-26 |
20160150404 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE - Provided is a wireless communication device for packet communication. In a case where a communication failure occurs, authentication of the other communication party is performed. In a case where the other communication party is a legitimate party, an encryption key for packet communication is updated, a packet number is returned to an initial value, and the packet communication is resumed. | 2016-05-26 |
20160150405 | IDENTITY AND PHONE NUMBER VERIFICATION - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for receiving, from a computer system, a request comprising a phone number, identifying a primary channel and one or more secondary channels based on, at least in part, respective performance data of the primary and secondary channels, sending a first message comprising a first text string via the primary channel to a destination device associated with the phone number, after sending the first message, determining that a conversion event for the message and the primary channel did not occur within a specified time period, and based on the determining, sending a second message comprising the first text string via a particular secondary channel to the destination device. | 2016-05-26 |
20160150406 | USER-AUTHENTICATION-BASED APPROVAL OF A FIRST DEVICE VIA COMMUNICATION WITH A SECOND DEVICE - User-authentication-based approval of a first device via communication with a second device over a channel (e.g., an insecure channel) is described. The first device receives a session ID and first user-observable information, or an identifier thereof, from an identity provider, presents the first user-observable information to a user, and sends the session ID to the second device. The second device sends the session ID to the identity provider to obtain therefrom second user-observable information, or an identifier thereof, and a security challenge. The second user-observable information bears a user-discernable relationship to the first user-observable information and is presented to the user by the second device. The second device is capable of generating a response to the security challenge for transmission to the identity provider based at least on input received from the user, the response to the security challenge being indicative of the suitability of the first device for approval. | 2016-05-26 |
20160150407 | Method And System For Connecting A Mobile Communication Device To An Automobile - The present invention provides systems and methods for authenticating a mobile communication device to a computer system of an automobile that does not require manual code entry, and thereby reduces the burden on the user, minimizes human errors, and provides the ability to utilize more complex digital keys an increase the security level of the connection. In particular, the systems and methods of the present invention generate a unique identifier corresponding to the automobile and locally transfer a message including or generated from this unique identifier to the mobile communication device without manual code entry. | 2016-05-26 |
20160150408 | Mobile Terminal, and Safety Verification Method and Device for Mobile Payment - Provided are a mobile terminal, and a safety verification method and device for mobile payment. The mobile terminal includes a payment card and an NFC chip, also includes: a conduction switch coupled between the payment card and the NFC chip, and configured to receive a control signal from a processor and control, according to the control signal, closing or opening of a conduction path between the financial card and the NFC chip; and the processor, which is configured to verify, before the financial card transacts with an external reader, verification information input by a user; generate, when the verification information input by the user passes the verification, a control signal for controlling the conduction switch to open the conduction path, and generate, when the verification information input by the user does not pass the verification, a control signal for controlling the conduction switch to close the conduction path. | 2016-05-26 |
20160150409 | Method of Access Point Connection - A method for a communication device in a wireless communication system is disclosed. The method comprises detecting a signal from an access point in the wireless communication system, wherein the signal indicates that the access point is passpoint enabled, transmitting a request message with credential information to the access point, and receiving a response message with an access point information, from the access point. | 2016-05-26 |
20160150410 | Securely Accessing Secure Elements - Direct management of secure element data life cycles by backend servers without requiring direct communications between a trusted service manager (TSM) and a secure element is provided. A backend server client application executing on a mobile computing device enables users to request loading of application data on the secure element. A backend server receives the request to load application data. The backend server requests command scripts needed to load application data from the TSM and encrypts the command scripts with data stored on the backend server. The encrypted command scripts and application data are communicated to the backend server client application, which executes the command scripts and loads the application data onto the secure element via an interface of the mobile computing device. | 2016-05-26 |
20160150411 | AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM, AND TRANSMIT TERMINAL, RECEIVE TERMINAL, AND RIGHT AUTHENTICATION METHOD OF SAME - The present application discloses an authentication system, and a transmit terminal, a receive terminal, and a right authentication method of same. The receiver externally propagates, by using the information transmit module, an identification code information set corresponding to the receiver. After receiving the identification code information set, the transmitter firstly performs a first right authentication on rights of the transmitter. The transmitter allows itself to transmit a light signal of an identification code of the transmitter only after the authentication is passed, thereby reducing a security risk caused by uncontrolled transmission of the light signal of the identification code of the transmitter by the transmitter. After the transmitter transmits the light signal of the identification code of the transmitter, the receiver performs a second right authentication on the received light signal. In this way, security of the authentication system is further improved. | 2016-05-26 |
20160150412 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING WIRELESS SERVICE GROUPS - The disclosed embodiments provide a system that provides wireless service groups. During operation, a wireless device's advertising mechanism advertises a service group over Wi-Fi, wherein the service group comprises at least the wireless device and wherein the service group's security requirements regulate multicast protection within the service group. In response to receiving a request from a second device to be admitted into the service group, the wireless device's security mechanism admits the second device into the service group and sends the service group's security requirements to the second device, thereby enabling the second device to initialize multicast protection in accordance with the service group's security requirements. | 2016-05-26 |
20160150413 | Detection And Blocking Of Cloned Mobile Devices - A method is disclosed for blocking a cloned mobile device by a processor of a network. The processor receives a first registration from a first mobile device at a first location. The first registration includes a device identifier and a phone number. The processor then confirms that a second registration from a second mobile device at a second location includes the device identifier and the phone number and calculates a first fraud score for the first mobile device and a second fraud score for the second mobile device. The processor then determines that the second mobile device is the cloned mobile device, when the second fraud score exceeds the first score, and blocks the cloned mobile device from registering on the network. | 2016-05-26 |
20160150414 | IDENTIFYING CALL CHARACTERISTICS TO DETECT FRAUDULENT CALL ACTIVITY AND TAKE CORRECTIVE ACTION WITHOUT USING RECORDING, TRANSCRIPTION OR CALLER ID - A system and method for monitoring telephone calls to detect fraudulent activity and take corrective action is described. The system receives a group of telephone calls having associated call characteristics and analyzes the group of telephone calls to identify and store a first set of distributions of call characteristics that are indicative of normal activity, fraudulent activity, or indeterminate activity. The system receives one or more subsequent telephone calls to be analyzed. The system analyzes the received one or more telephone calls to identify a second set of distributions of call characteristics associated with the received telephone call. The system then compares the second set of distributions of call characteristics to the stored first set of distributions of call characteristics to assess a probability that the one or more received telephone calls represents normal, fraudulent, or indeterminate activity. If the assessed probability of fraudulent activity exceeds a threshold, the system takes appropriate corrective action, such a flagging the fraudulent call or withholding a financial incentive associated with the fraudulent call. | 2016-05-26 |
20160150415 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WIDEBAND SPECTRUM SENSING - Examples of wideband spectrum sensing techniques for cognitive radio are provided. The techniques permit undersampling (e.g., sub-Nyquist sampling) the spectrum band, which permits use of more cost effective electronic components (e.g., lower frequency analog-to-digital converters (ADC)). The techniques permit determination of whether there are any (or sufficient) sub-channels that exist in the band to use for transmission, so that only a portion of less than the entire spectrum band is sampled. Detection decisions can be based at least partly on a pair of performance metrics more appropriate for wideband spectrum sensing. These performance metrics are the probability of insufficient spectrum opportunities (P | 2016-05-26 |
20160150416 | COEXISTENCE MANAGEMENT SERVICE FOR SPECTRUM SHARING - Systems and methods are provided for coexistence management service for licensed and unlicensed spectrum sharing. A coexistence system may include a coexistence manager (CM) that may provide resource allocation services for a coexistence enabler (CE). CMs may negotiate with each other to resolve coexistence issues via directly or indirectly through a coexistence discovery and information server (CDIS). A channel may be exclusively used by a CE network. The networks may mitigate interference by avoiding use of the same channels. A channel may be shared by multiple CE networks. In co-channel sharing, the networks may mitigate interference via power management. Bidding processes may be implemented directly via competing CMs, for example via open or silent token auction. Bidding processes among competing CMs may be managed by a third party entity, for example a CDIS, for example via open or silent token auction. | 2016-05-26 |