26th week of 2021 patent applcation highlights part 83 |
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20210204037 | UNDER-ADDRESSABLE ADVERTISEMENT MEASUREMENT - Example methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture to implement under-addressable advertisement measurement are disclosed. Example apparatus disclosed herein determine a tuned under-addressable advertisement duration and a total tuned advertisement duration for a first television broadcast at a first monitored site, the tuned under-addressable advertisement duration and the total tuned advertisement duration determined based on (i) return-path tuning data associated with the first monitored site, (ii) linear advertisement log data associated with a broadcast area including the first monitored site, and (iii) addressable advertisement log data associated with the first monitored site. Disclosed example apparatus also determine an under-addressable advertisement factor for the first television broadcast based on the tuned under-addressable advertisement duration and the total tuned advertisement duration, and adjust an input advertisement rating for the first television broadcast based on the under-addressable advertisement factor to determine an under-addressable advertisement rating for the first television broadcast. | 2021-07-01 |
20210204038 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GRAPHICAL DATA PRESENTATION DURING A SPORTING EVENT BROADCAST - Systems and methods for graphical data presentation during a sporting event broadcast are disclosed. A server platform is constructed and configured in network communication with at least one input device and at least one display device. The at least one input device transmits input data with time code related to the sporting event to the server platform in real time or near real time. The server platform processes the input data according to a production sequencing of the sporting event, thereby creating processed data. The server platform creates and integrates the processed data with a video presentation of the sporting event based on the production sequencing of the sporting event. The at least one display device displays a customized graphical presentation of the processed data with the video presentation. | 2021-07-01 |
20210204039 | INTERNET ENABLED VIDEO MEDIA CONTENT STREAM - Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method that includes receiving weblink information, receiving media content, inserting the weblink information into a digital frame, providing the plurality of digital frames as a video stream to a consumer media device, displaying, by the consumer media device, the video stream, receiving, by the consumer media device, a user input to pause the video stream during the displaying of the video stream to pause the video stream to display a current digital frame of the plurality of digital frames, receiving, by the consumer media device, a user input indicating a selection of a portion of the current digital frame, determining selected Weblink information for the portion of the current digital frame, and providing a connection to a website associated with the selected Weblink information to the consumer media device. Other embodiments are disclosed | 2021-07-01 |
20210204040 | Dynamic Video Scraping Systems and Methods - Systems and methods of the inventive subject matter are directed to aggregating video content for viewing in, e.g., an app with access to a service platform. Embodiments of the inventive subject matter facilitate collecting video URLs from webpages having video content when those video URLs are otherwise inaccessible to an ordinary scraper. Embodiments include the steps of determining, by the service platform, whether a video URL is readily accessible in a webpage, and, if not, executing a script based on the webpage's domain to discover or create a video URL. In some embodiments, the systems and methods of the inventive subject matter are further configured to handle embedding and playback of video content that is accessed via video URL. | 2021-07-01 |
20210204041 | LIGHT CHARGING SYSTEM FOR WIRELESS ALARM DETECTORS - A detector includes a housing having a window. A detection engine is configured to detect an event external to the housing. A battery is connected to the detection engine and configured to supply power thereto. A solar cell is configured to generate electricity when exposed to a light received through the window. The solar cell is arranged in the housing and electrically connected to the battery. | 2021-07-01 |
20210204042 | System and Method for Topology Discovery and Fiber Continuity Verification in Network - An optical network includes an arrangement of optical nodes. An optical node of the arrangement, and corresponding method, perform optical connectivity discovery and negotiation-less optical fiber continuity verification in the optical network. An overall topology of optical connectivity provisioned for the arrangement is discovered by the optical node based on messages received from a management network communicatively coupling the optical nodes to each other. The optical node synchronizes, temporally and sequentially, with the other optical nodes based on the messages received, assigns fiber of the overall topology, based on a verification sequencing method, to verification slots of a verification sequence, and verifies continuity of fiber according to the verification slots of the verification sequence. The discovery, synchronization, and assignment operations enable the optical node and peer node to perform the optical fiber continuity verification in a symmetric, decentralized, and negotiation-less manner. | 2021-07-01 |
20210204043 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADAPTIVE CONTROL OF ONLINE EXTRACTION OF LOUDSPEAKER PARAMETERS - In at least one embodiment, an audio system for extracting online parameters is provided. The system includes a loudspeaker and at least controller. The loudspeaker transmits an audio signal in a listening environment. The at least one controller includes a signal processing block and an adaptive filter. The signal processing block is programmed to provide a driving signal u(n) to drive the loudspeaker to transmit the audio signal. The adaptive filter is programmed to receive the driving signal and to receive a first varying signal i(n) from the loudspeaker in response to the loudspeaker transmitting audio signal. The adaptive filter is further programmed to generate an admittance curve for the loudspeaker based at least on the driving signal and the first varying signal. | 2021-07-01 |
20210204044 | INVISIBLE MICROPHONE ASSEMBLY FOR A VEHICLE - A microphone assembly for a vehicle headliner includes a housing arranged to be received within a substrate layer of the headliner and having an upper portion and a lower portion. A circuit board is mounted in the upper portion and has a microphone element coupled thereto. An insert bracket includes a base and a shaft member extending upwardly therefrom, the base having a plurality of apertures aligned with the shaft member, wherein the shaft member engages the lower portion to connect the insert bracket to the housing. A sealing gasket having at least one channel defining an air path extending therethrough is arranged to be received within the shaft member and extend between the base and the upper portion, providing acoustic sealing between the insert bracket and the housing such that the air path directs sound from a cabin of the vehicle through the apertures to the microphone element. | 2021-07-01 |
20210204045 | Speaker Grill and Speaker Device - A speaker grill includes a diffusion plate, a base, and a support portion. The diffusion plate forms an opening facing a speaker and is arranged on an outer side of the opening so as to form a concave shape in a sound-emitting direction of the speaker. The base supports the diffusion plate at an outer circumference thereof. The support portion is provided at a front surface of the diffusion plate in the sound-emitting direction, having a support surface that covers at least a portion of the front surface of the diffusion plate, and having a plurality of partition walls forming slits in the sound-emitting direction. The support surface forms a virtual surface that covers an outer surface of the base. | 2021-07-01 |
20210204046 | LOUDSPEAKER ASSEMBLY FOR PROVIDING AUDIO EXTERNAL TO A VEHICLE - A loudspeaker assembly for a vehicle includes a loudspeaker mounted in the vehicle, the loudspeaker having a first side facing an interior of the vehicle and an opposed second side. The loudspeaker is configured to generate an acoustical signal having a front wave directed into the interior of the vehicle and a rear wave directed away from the interior of the vehicle. An acoustic coupler is disposed on the second side of the loudspeaker and extending toward an exterior of the vehicle, the acoustic coupler arranged to transmit the rear wave to the exterior of the vehicle such that the acoustical signal is audible in the interior of the vehicle and at the exterior of the vehicle. | 2021-07-01 |
20210204047 | PORTABLE SPEAKER SYSTEM - A portable audio input/output device may include one or more openings that extend through a cover of the device and allow acoustic signals outside a housing of the device to reach a microphone disposed within the housing. The opening(s) may be illuminated by a light guide disposed within the housing, which scatters light emitted from lights disposed within the housing. In some instances, a hole may pass through a printed circuit board to allow acoustic signals to be received by the microphone disposed below the printed circuit board. An input/output (I/O) interface module with multiple buttons and inputs may be installed in the hole. The multiple buttons and I/O ports of the I/O interface module may be aligned along an axis vertical relative to the housing and centered with respect to each other. | 2021-07-01 |
20210204048 | ACOUSTIC TRANSDUCERS WITH A LOW PRESSURE ZONE AND DIAPHRAGMS HAVING A PRESSURE SENSOR - Acoustic transducers for generating electrical signals in response to acoustic signals are disclosed. In some embodiments, an acoustic transducer includes an at least partially evacuated hermetically sealed cavity defined in part by a first diaphragm. The acoustic transducer also includes a backplate disposed at least partially within the cavity. The cavity having a pressure lower than atmospheric pressure. The acoustic transducer further includes a pressure sensor coupled to the backplate and configured to sense the pressure in the cavity. | 2021-07-01 |
20210204049 | MICROELECTROMECHANICAL MICROPHONE - A microelectromechanical microphone includes: a substrate; a sensor chip, integrating a microelectromechanical electroacoustic transducer; and a control chip operatively coupled to the sensor chip. In one embodiment, the sensor chip and the control chip are bonded to the substrate, and the sensor chip overlies, or at least partially overlies, the control chip. In another embodiment, the sensor is bonded to the substrate and a barrier is located around at least a portion of the sensor chip. | 2021-07-01 |
20210204050 | SOUND PORT ADAPTER FOR MICROPHONE ASSEMBLY - A one-piece sound port adapter for a microphone assembly includes a body member configured to be fitted over a sound port of the microphone assembly. The body member includes an acoustic channel defined in part by a cavity having a sound inlet and a sound outlet, where the sound outlet is acoustically coupled to the sound port. A wall portion of the body member extends into the cavity and configured to modify an acoustic property of the acoustic channel. When mounted, the one-piece sound port adapter converts the microphone assembly from a top or bottom port microphone assembly to a side-port microphone assembly. | 2021-07-01 |
20210204051 | REGULATING ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS INSIDE CUPS OF HEADPHONES - Headphones include a pair of cups, each housing a speaker to be positioned over an ear of a user, a processor, a cooling mechanism disposed within each of the cups to regulate environmental conditions inside of the cups to match environmental thresholds provided by a virtual reality device displaying a virtual reality environment to the user, a temperature sensor and at least one additional environmental sensor disposed within each of the cups to monitor the environmental conditions inside the cups, the processor to subsequently analyze data associated with the sensors and compare the data to the environmental thresholds and the processor to selectively activate the cooling mechanism based on the comparison. | 2021-07-01 |
20210204052 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - The present technology relates to an information processing apparatus configured to obtain high comfortability. The information processing apparatus includes a plurality of board portions, an acquisition unit placed on one of the board portions and configured to acquire information associated with a wearer, and a connection portion being flexible and configured to connect the board portion to another of the board portions. The present technology is applicable to wearable devices. | 2021-07-01 |
20210204053 | SEAMLESS LISTEN-THROUGH FOR A WEARABLE DEVICE - Methods, systems, and devices for signal processing are described. Generally, as provided for by the described techniques, a wearable device may receive an input audio signal (e.g., including both an external signal and a self-voice signal). The wearable device may detect the self-voice signal in the input audio signal based on a self-voice activity detection (SVAD) procedure, and may implement the described techniques based thereon. The wearable device may perform beamforming operations or other separation procedures to isolate the external signal and the self-voice signal from the input audio signal. The wearable device may apply a first filter to the external signal, and a second filter to the self-voice signal. The wearable device may then mix the filtered signals, and generate an output signal that sounds natural to the user. | 2021-07-01 |
20210204054 | AUTO CALIBRATION OF AN ACTIVE NOISE CONTROL SYSTEM - A method of calibrating a feedback-based noise cancellation system of an ear device may involve obtaining a measured plant response of the ear device, obtaining a reference plant response value and determining a plant response variation between the reference plant response value and a value corresponding to the measured plant response. The method may involve obtaining a measured a coupler response of the ear device, obtaining a reference coupler response value and determining a coupler response variation between the reference coupler response value and a value corresponding to the measured coupler response. The method may involve determining, based at least in part on the plant response variation and the coupler response variation, a microphone signal gain correction factor and applying the microphone signal gain correction factor to ear device microphone signals that are input to a feedback loop of the feedback-based noise cancellation system. | 2021-07-01 |
20210204055 | MINIATURE LOUDSPEAKER MODULE - Disclosed is a miniature speaker module. The module includes: a module housing and a speaker unit, wherein the speaker unit divides an inner space of the module housing into a front sound cavity and a rear sound cavity. The module housing includes a side wall and a bottom wall connected to the side wall, in which side wall being provided a sound outlet hole. The module housing further includes a supporting platform arranged in a cavity enclosed by the side wall and the bottom wall, and a partition wall connected to the supporting platform, wherein the partition wall and the bottom wall are parallel and oppositely arranged one above another. The speaker unit is mounted on the supporting platform. The speaker unit, the supporting platform and the partition wall constitute the front sound cavity, wherein the front sound cavity is in communication with the sound outlet hole. | 2021-07-01 |
20210204056 | HELMHOLTZ-RESONATOR FOR MICROPHONE ASSEMBLY - A sensor assembly includes a housing having an external-device interface and a sound port to an interior to the housing. A transducer and an electrical circuit are disposed within the housing. The transducer is acoustically coupled to the sound port while the electrical circuit is electrically coupled to the transducer and the external-device interface. A cavity is formed in a portion of the sensor assembly. In some embodiments, the portion is a base of the housing of the sensor assembly. In other embodiments, the portion is a sound port adapter coupled to the sensor assembly. In any case, the cavity is acoustically coupled to the interior of the housing via the sound port and includes a wall portion structured to modify an acoustic property of the sensor assembly. | 2021-07-01 |
20210204057 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING CONTENT OF IN VEHICLE INFOTAINMENT SYSTEMS - Systems and methods for managing content of a vehicle infotainment system are presented. In one example, one or more servers may activate and deactivate hardware components and software modules for vehicle infotainment systems to scale functionality and performance of the vehicle infotainment systems. The servers may receive upgrade and downgrade requests via a plurality of sources. | 2021-07-01 |
20210204058 | PRIVACY SETTING FOR SOUND LEAKAGE CONTROL - An audio system includes a speaker and a processor. The processor determines a privacy setting for an audio signal. The privacy setting may be selected by a user. The privacy setting may indicate activation of a private mode, or may indicate a privacy level from a range of privacy levels. The processor determines an audio filter that adjusts the audio signal to mitigate sound leakage when presented by the speaker based on the privacy setting. The audio filter may include a low-pass filter and a multiband compressor. The parameters of the audio filter may vary based on the privacy setting. The processor applies the audio filter to the audio signal to generate a filtered audio signal and provides the filtered audio signal to the speaker. | 2021-07-01 |
20210204059 | VOICE DUCKING WITH SPATIAL SPEECH SEPARATION FOR VEHICLE AUDIO SYSTEM - A vehicle loudspeaker system, including at least two microphones forming a microphone array, at least one loudspeaker configured to emit non-human sound, a processor programmed to receive incoming audio signals from the microphone array. The processor further programmed to apply beamforming to the incoming audio signals, determine whether human generated sound is detected within the audio signal, and instruct the loudspeaker to adjust the non-human sound in response to human generated sound being detected. | 2021-07-01 |
20210204060 | DISTRIBUTED MICROPHONES SIGNAL SERVER AND MOBILE TERMINAL - A distributed microphones signal server includes a network interface circuit that communicates with mobile terminals and a plurality of microphones that are geographically distributed. The server receives an audio request message containing a location of the mobile terminal, and selects a microphone from among the plurality of microphones responsive to the location of the mobile terminal. The server obtains an audio stream from the selected microphone, and communicates the audio stream to the mobile terminal. Related methods by a distributed microphones signal server are disclosed. Related computer program products and methods by a mobile terminal are disclosed. | 2021-07-01 |
20210204061 | TARGETED SOUND PROJECTION DEVICE - This application discloses a device to project sound to a specific person while keeping the sound away from others nearby. The device has various parametric speakers arranged in a pattern to project sounds in a narrow field while preventing dispersion of sounds to nearby areas. The device can be connected to other electronic equipment by wires or wirelessly, and can be removed and used in different settings. This device has particular application in delivering sounds to infants and toddlers to sooth them while the same sounds are not heard by adults nearby. | 2021-07-01 |
20210204062 | Gaming Headset With Voice Scrambling For Private In-Game Conversations - An electronic device may be configurable to operate in a scrambling mode and a non-scrambling mode while processing chat audio and microphone audio for a first player participating in an online multiplayer game. While operating in the non-scrambling mode, the electronic device may be configured to transmit the microphone audio without scrambling the microphone audio. While operating in the scrambling mode, the electronic device may be configured to scramble the microphone audio and transmit the scrambled microphone audio. The electronic device may be operable to select a scrambling key used to scramble the microphone audio based on a signal received by the electronic device that indicates a role of the player in the online multiplayer game. The role of the player may correspond to which of two or more opposing teams the first player is a member of in the online multiplayer game. | 2021-07-01 |
20210204063 | DRUM PAPER AND LOUDSPEAKER HAVING IMPROVED SURROUND ELEMENT AND REDUCED SOUND DISTORTION - The present disclosure provides a surround element, distortion-reducing drum paper, and a loudspeaker, and relates to the technical field of loudspeakers. The surround element is provided with an anti-distortion structure, and the anti-distortion structure includes at least one convex arc and at least one concave arc. The convex arc and the concave arc are connected to each other in a radial direction. The convex arc and the concave arc have different arc radii. The disclosure greatly reduces the stiffness K of the drum paper with the change of the position of the voice coil, thereby achieving the effect of reducing sound distortion. | 2021-07-01 |
20210204064 | COIL WITH DIFFERENT WINDINGS - Two coils are wrapped in one of numerous different implementations. In one implementation, the two coils are wrapped about a portion of a bobbin that has at least three flanges. The first coil is disposed about a first portion of the bobbin between the first flange and the second flange, and a second coil is disposed about a second portion of the bobbin between the second flange and the third flange. | 2021-07-01 |
20210204065 | ACOUSTIC RECEIVERS WITH MULTIPLE DIAPHRAGMS - Sound-producing acoustic receivers are disclosed. The acoustic receiver includes a receiver housing with a first internal volume and a second internal volume, a first diaphragm separating the first internal volume into a first front volume and a first back volume such that the first front volume has a first sound outlet port, a second diaphragm separating the second internal volume into a second front volume and a second back volume such that the second front volume has a second sound outlet port, a motor disposed at least partially inside the housing such that the motor including an armature mechanically coupled to both the first diaphragm and the second diaphragm, an acoustic seal between the first front volume and the second back volume such that the acoustic seal accommodates the mechanical coupling of the armature to one of the first diaphragm or the second diaphragm. | 2021-07-01 |
20210204066 | ACOUSTIC RECEIVERS WITH HINGED DIAPHRAGMS - Sound-producing acoustic receivers are disclosed. The acoustic receiver includes a housing, a first diaphragm, and a motor. The housing has an internal volume separated by the first diaphragm into a first front volume and a first back volume such that the first front volume has a first sound outlet. The first diaphragm includes a first paddle movable about a first hinge. The motor is disposed in the housing and includes an armature mechanically coupled to the first paddle. The first hinge is located between opposite ends of the first paddle such that actuation of the armature pivots both ends of the first paddle about the hinge. | 2021-07-01 |
20210204067 | SOUND PRODUCING DEVICE - A sound producing device includes a base and at least one chip disposed on the base. The chip includes at least one membrane and at least one actuator. The membrane includes a coupling plate and at least one spring structure connected to the coupling plate. The actuator is configured to receive a driving signal corresponding to an input audio signal to actuate the membrane, and the input audio signal and the driving signal have an input audio band which has an upper bound at a maximum frequency. The spring structure is situated between the coupling plate and the actuator. The membrane has a first resonance frequency higher than the maximum frequency. | 2021-07-01 |
20210204068 | MEMS Microphone - A MEMS microphone includes a base comprising a back cavity and a capacitive system provided on the base. The capacitive system includes a diaphragm and a back plate spaced from the diaphragm for forming a cavity with the diaphragm. The back plate is provided with an electrode layer. An isolation groove is provided on the back plate for separating the electrode layer into an induction electrode and a floating motor. In the invention the induction electrode is separated from the floating electrode by the isolation groove to avoid the influence of the parasitic capacitance generated by the floating electrode on the MEMS microphone when the MEMS microphone is powered and working. | 2021-07-01 |
20210204069 | MEMS Microphone - The present invention provides a MEMS microphone, having a base and a capacitive system provided on the base. The capacitive system includes a diaphragm and a back plate. The MEMS microphone is further provided with s a supporting frame located between the back plate and the diaphragm. One end of the supporting frame is connected with the back plate, and the other end is connected with the diaphragm. The supporting frame divides the cavity into a first cavity body and a second cavity body. The supporting frame is provided with a connection channel. During the production process of the lo MEMS microphone, the etchant enters the first cavity body, and then enters the second cavity body, which prevents oxides from remaining in the microphone product and affecting the use of MEMS microphone. | 2021-07-01 |
20210204070 | CAN THICKNESS AND MATERIAL COMBINATIONS FOR IMPROVED RADIO-FREQUENCY MICROPHONE PERFORMANCE - A microphone assembly includes a substrate, an acoustic transducer, an integrated circuit, and a cover couples to the substrate to enclose a back volume of the microphone assembly in which the acoustic transducer and the integrated circuit are disposed. The acoustic transducer includes a back plate and a diaphragm oriented parallel to the back plate disposed over an aperture in the substrate to receive acoustic signals. The cover is a metallic material with a thickness and a corresponding thermal diffusivity to attenuate incoming radio-frequency signals. The attenuation of the radio-frequency signals prevents ambient noise detectable by the microphone assembly. | 2021-07-01 |
20210204071 | MEMS MICROPHONE WITH INTEGRATED RESISTOR HEATER - A microelectromechanical system (MEMS) transducer for integration in a microphone assembly is designed to produce heat-generated acoustic signals. The MEMS transducer generally comprises a substrate having an aperture, a transduction element located at least partially over the aperture and coupled to the substrate, electrical contacts coupled to the transduction element, and a resistor integrated with the substrate or the transduction element. The resistor is coupled to electrical contacts that are electrically isolated from the contacts of the MEMS transducer or transduction element. The transduction element includes an insulating material coupled to the substrate. The transduction element comprises a fixed electrode and a movable electrode located at least partially over the aperture of the substrate. The fixed electrode or the moving electrode is formed on the insulating material. The resistor can be formed on the insulating material or suspended from the insulating material. | 2021-07-01 |
20210204072 | THERMOACOUSTIC DEVICE - A thermoacoustic device includes a waveguide with a loop shape, a heat exchanger, and a thermally conductive member. The waveguide with a loop shape is filled with a medium. The heat exchanger is provided in the waveguide and has a lower temperature part and a higher temperature part that produce a temperature gradient therebetween. The thermally conductive member changes a temperature of a central part of at least one of the lower temperature part and the higher temperature part. | 2021-07-01 |
20210204073 | METHOD OF OPERATING A HEARING AID SYSTEM AND A HEARING AID SYSTEM - A method of operating a hearing aid system in order to provide improved performance for a multitude of hearing aid system processing stages and a hearing aid system ( | 2021-07-01 |
20210204074 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ASSESSING INSERTION POSITION OF HEARING INSTRUMENT - A speaker of a hearing instrument generates a sound that includes a range of frequencies. Furthermore, a microphone of the hearing instrument measures an acoustic response to the sound. A processing system classifies, based on the acoustic response to the sound, a depth of insertion of an in-ear assembly of the hearing instrument into an ear canal of a user. Additionally, the processing system generates an indication based on the depth of insertion of the in-ear assembly of the hearing instrument into the ear canal of the user. | 2021-07-01 |
20210204075 | COMPACT HEARING AIDS - The present disclosure relates to compact hearing aids, components thereof, and support systems therefor, as well as methods of insertion and removal thereof. The compact hearing aids generally include a sensor, such as a microphone, an actuation mass, an energy source for providing power to the compact hearing aid, a processor, and an actuator enclosed in a housing that is designed to be inserted through the tympanic membrane during a minimally-invasive outpatient procedure. In operation, the microphone receives sound waves and converts the sound waves into electrical signals. A processor then modifies the electrical signals and provides the electrical signals to the actuator. The actuator converts the electrical signals into mechanical motion, which actuates the actuation mass to modulate the velocity or the position of the tympanic membrane. | 2021-07-01 |
20210204076 | GENERATING A HEARING ASSISTANCE DEVICE SHELL - Systems and methods may be used to determine a fit for a hearing assistance device shell model. For example, a method may include receiving an image of anatomy of a patient including at least a portion of a canal aperture of an ear of the patient, generating a patient model of a portion of the anatomy of the patient, the patient model indicating at least one of a height or width of the canal aperture, and determining, using the patient model, a best fit model from a set of hearing assistance device shell models generated using a machine learning technique. The method may include outputting an identification of the best fit model. | 2021-07-01 |
20210204077 | HEARING DEVICE INCLUDING AN EXTERNAL ANTENNA AND AN INTERNAL PARASITIC ELEMENT - The disclosure presents a method and a hearing device comprising a first portion adapted for being arranged behind an ear of a user for providing a signal, an output transducer for converting the signal to an acoustic output, a coupling element coupling to the first portion, an antenna comprising an external antenna arranged at least externally to the first portion and an internal parasitic element, a feeding unit configured to supply a current to the external antenna, and the feeding unit is further configured to supply the current to the internal parasitic element via a wireless coupling, a wireless interface for receiving and/or transmitting data by means of the antenna, and wherein the coupling element comprises the external antenna. | 2021-07-01 |
20210204078 | Rechargable battary with non-metallic casing for a hearing device - The disclosed technology comprises a non-metallic rechargeable battery casing for a hearing device. For example, the battery casing comprises a polymer or plastic that encapsulates the battery chemistry (e.g., Li-Ion). The battery design has no additional metallic layers or metallic casing; rather, the battery is comprised of non-metallic lid, non-metallic can, and the battery chemistry is inside the non-metallic lid and can. | 2021-07-01 |
20210204079 | ACOUSTIC DEVICES WITH INWARDLY-FACING TRANSDUCERS - Sound-producing acoustic receivers and hearing devices implementing such receivers are disclosed. The acoustic receiver includes a receiver housing, an output port, a receiver motor assembly, and a transducer. The receiver housing includes a diaphragm that separates the receiver housing into a back volume and a front volume. The output port is located on the receiver housing and acoustically coupled to the front volume of the receiver housing. The receiver motor assembly is disposed in the back volume and is mechanically coupled to the diaphragm. The transducer is fastened to the receiver housing. | 2021-07-01 |
20210204080 | HEADPHONE VOLUME CONTROL METHOD AND HEADPHONE - A headphone volume control method calculates a level of a sound signal, which is captured by a microphone, during a first period, determines a target value of a sound volume based on the above-mentioned level, and gradually changes a reproduction volume of content to be reproduced to the above-mentioned target value over a second period. | 2021-07-01 |
20210204081 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ADVANCED LOUDSPEAKER PROTECTION WITH OVER-EXCURSION, FREQUENCY COMPENSATION AND NON-LINEAR CORRECTION - In at least one embodiment, an audio amplifier system is provided. The system includes a loudspeaker and an audio amplifier. The loudspeaker transmits an audio output into a listening environment. The audio amplifier is programmed to receive an audio input signal and to generate an excursion signal corresponding to a first excursion level of the voice coil based on the audio input signal. The audio amplifier is further programmed to limit the excursion signal to reach a maximum excursion level and to determine a target pressure for an enclosure of the loudspeaker based on the maximum excursion level. The audio amplifier is further programmed to generate a target current signal based at least on the target pressure and to convert the target current signal into a target voltage signal to a target driving signal to drive the voice coil to reach the maximum excursion level. | 2021-07-01 |
20210204082 | DETERMINING AND ADAPTING TO CHANGES IN MICROPHONE PERFORMANCE OF PLAYBACK DEVICES - Systems and methods for determining and adapting to changes in microphone performance of playback devices are disclosed herein. In one example, an audio input is received at an array of individual microphones of a network microphone device. Output microphone signals are generated from each of the individual microphones based on the audio input. The output microphone signals are analyzed to detect a trigger event. After detecting the trigger event, the output microphone signals are compared to detect aberrant behavior of one or more of the microphones. Optionally, corrective actions can be taken or suggested based on the detection of aberrant behavior of one or more microphones. | 2021-07-01 |
20210204083 | SPECIFIC SOUND SOURCE AUTOMATIC ADJUSTING METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING SAME - A specific sound source automatic adjusting method and an electronic device using the same are provided. The electronic device includes a first audio recognition unit, a first multi-sound source determination unit, a directivity analysis unit, a directional separation unit, a second audio recognition unit, a second multi-sound source determination unit and an audio adjustment unit. If the number of sound sources of the original sound signal is larger than or equal to 2, the directivity analysis unit performs a directionality analysis procedure on the original sound signal. The directional separation unit separates out at least one specific directional sub-signal from the original sound signal according to the result of directional analysis procedure. If the number of sound sources of the specific directional sub-signal is equal to 1, the audio adjustment unit performs a sound source adjustment procedure. | 2021-07-01 |
20210204084 | OUT-OF-HEAD LOCALIZATION SYSTEM, FILTER GENERATION DEVICE, METHOD, AND PROGRAM - To provide an out-of-head localization system, a filter generation device, a method, and a program capable of appropriate processing, an out-of-head localization system according to this embodiment includes a measurement device that measures transfer characteristics by using a microphone worn on a user's ear before the user U sits on a seat, an out-of-head localization device that is installed in the seat and performs out-of-head localization by using a filter appropriate to the transfer characteristics, and a server terminal that transmits the filter appropriate to the transfer characteristics to the out-of-head localization device on the basis of identification information of the user U. | 2021-07-01 |
20210204085 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING A SPATIALIZED SOUNDFIELD - A signal processing system and method for delivering spatialized sound by optimizing sound waveforms from a sparse array of speakers to the ears of a user. The system can provide listening areas within a room or space, to provide spatialization sounds to create a 3D audio effect. In a binaural mode, a binary speaker array provides targeted beams aimed towards a user's ears. | 2021-07-01 |
20210204086 | SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD AS WELL AS PROGRAM - The present technology relates to a signal processing apparatus and method capable of reducing calculation loads, as well as a program. | 2021-07-01 |
20210204087 | Displaying a Location of Binaural Sound Outside a Field of View - A method or apparatus provides binaural sound that originates to a person at a location inside a field of view (FOV) provided to the person by an electronic device. The electronic device determines when the location of the binaural sound moves outside the FOV and assists the person in determining the location of the binaural sound. A display of the electronic device displays a visual indication that shows a direction to the location of the binaural sound outside the FOV. | 2021-07-01 |
20210204088 | ELECTRONIC DEVICES WITH LOCATION COORDINATES OBTAINED FROM MOBILE DEVICES - In some examples, an electronic device of a localization system comprises a wireless transceiver to exchange data with a mobile device and a processor. The electronic device obtains, from the mobile device, location coordinates of the mobile device. The location coordinates of the mobile device are set as location coordinates of the electronic device. A beacon package comprising an identifier of the electronic device and the location coordinates of the electronic device is generated. The beacon package is transmitted to a local device in proximity to the electronic device. | 2021-07-01 |
20210204089 | Affinity and Proximity Information Exchange Systems and Methods - Embodiments are described herein to identify matching users that share an affinity for particular subjects with a searching user. The embodiments may allow searching users to find and connect with matching users based on parameters, such as physical and/or virtual proximity of the users, one or more shared affinity subjects and/or privacy preferences associated with the users. The embodiments may provide notifications throughout the matching and connecting process and may allow connected users to manually and/or automatically share information with each other. | 2021-07-01 |
20210204090 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION MATCHING A USER'S STATED PREFERENCES - A location-based and preference-based system and method for matching media content about persons, places and things with the expressed preferences of mobile users to notify users about and provide users with access to media content about persons, places and things that match the user's expressed preferences. The system thus provides information such as stories or articles that match the user's interests and relate to their location. The system may assign ranks to all of the media content that meets that user's preferences wherein, in one embodiment, it will automatically play them in the assigned order. Comparison of the user's preferences with the various profiles of the media content allows the user only to be informed of the media content for those persons, places or things that the user is likely to be interested in. The system and method thus provides for a mobile real-time point of interest exchange network. | 2021-07-01 |
20210204091 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING A CONTEXT OF AN ENDPOINT ACCESSING A PLURALITY OF MICROSERVICES - Described embodiments provide systems and methods for identifying a context of an endpoint accessing a plurality of microservices is provided. A device intermediary to a plurality of endpoints and a plurality of microservices can receive a plurality of calls to one or more of the plurality of microservices originating from the plurality of endpoints. The device can identify a context for each of the endpoints. The context can include one of a type of device or a type of application. The device can identify, for each unique context, one or more microservices of the accessed by the plurality of endpoints having that unique context. A service graph can be generated to identify the one or more microservices of the plurality of microservices accessed by the plurality of endpoints having that at least one unique context. | 2021-07-01 |
20210204092 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - The information processing device includes a communicator | 2021-07-01 |
20210204093 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD OF WIRELESS COMMUNICATION OVER AN INDOOR-ONLY WIRELESS COMMUNICATION CHANNEL - Some demonstrative embodiments may include an apparatus including logic and circuitry configured to cause a mobile device to disable wireless communication of the mobile device over one or more indoor-only wireless communication channels according to an indoor regulatory constraint; determine whether the mobile device is located indoors or outdoors based on sensor information from a sensor of the mobile device; based on a determination that the mobile device is located indoors, enable the mobile device to communicate as a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) supervising device over an indoor-only wireless communication channel of the one or more indoor-only wireless communication channels. | 2021-07-01 |
20210204094 | TRACKING WIRELESS PERIPHERAL DEVICES - Methods and apparatuses for tracking a wireless peripheral device are described, in which various parameters are monitored to determine whether a predetermined condition satisfies a threshold. The parameters may be associated with a wireless communication link established between the wireless peripheral device and a host device. Further, the predetermined conditions may be related to circumstances that may result in losing the wireless communication link and/or the wireless peripheral device. In some cases, the wireless peripheral device may spontaneously transmit signals to the host device to inform its location or to request the host device to perform certain tasks. In some cases, the host device may send a command to the wireless peripheral device to report its location. Also, the wireless peripheral device may be configured to notify the owner upon accepting an input from a person who finds the wireless peripheral device. | 2021-07-01 |
20210204095 | MANAGING SENSOR AND/OR ACTUATOR DEVICES - A method is disclosed, performed by at least a first apparatus, for managing at least a second apparatus, the second apparatus being a sensor and/or actuator device or a part thereof, the method comprising: obtaining identifier information of the second apparatus and obtaining positioning information associated with the identifier information and indicative of a position of the second apparatus; determining updated positioning information of the second apparatus at least based on an obtained radio measurement taken by the second apparatus; and at least based on the updated positioning information of the second apparatus, determining whether the second apparatus has been relocated and/or updating the positioning information associated with the identifier information of the second apparatus. | 2021-07-01 |
20210204096 | POSITION DETERMINATION - An apparatus and method is disclosed. The apparatus may comprise at least one processor, and at least one memory including computer program code which, when executed by the at least one processor, causes the apparatus to receive at an apparatus, from each of at least three remote base stations, transmitted data comprising a portion indicating the geographic position of the respective base station and a transmission time of a reference signal or data. The apparatus may also be caused to determine the geographic position of the apparatus based on the received geographic positions and the delay between the transmission time and a reception time of the reference signal or data. | 2021-07-01 |
20210204097 | RESOURCE SELECTION FOR USER EQUIPMENT (UE)-SHARED MULTICAST FEEDBACK - This disclosure provides methods, devices, and systems for resource selection supporting user equipment (UE)-shared multicast feedback. In some systems, a UE and a base station may support multicast communications. The base station may configure a set of physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resources that the UE may use for multicast feedback messages. The base station may transmit an indication of the set of PUCCH resources to the UE, and the UE may determine to use a PUCCH resource of the set of PUCCH resources based on one or more indications from the base station. The UE may fail to receive a multicast message from the base station and may transmit a UE-shared negative acknowledgment (NACK) feedback message. The base station may re-transmit the multicast message according to a set of transmission parameters that is based on which PUCCH resource was used by one or more UEs for multicast NACK feedback. | 2021-07-01 |
20210204098 | SWITCHING TECHNIQUES FOR MESSAGE FORWARDING IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS - Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A device in communications with a second device may receive a message from the second device. After receiving, the device selects between a decode-and-forward (DF) or an amplify-and-forward (AF) transmission scheme for forwarding the message to a base station. The selection may be made using one or more trigger conditions associated with the transmitting device, the receiving device, or the base station, such as power availability at the device, processing capability of the device, or beam parameters such as beam width, array gain, or other conditions. After selecting, the device may use the selected transmission scheme for forwarding a packet from the second device to the base station. | 2021-07-01 |
20210204099 | METHODS OF ENABLING FLEXIBLE CHARGING IN M2M IOT SERVICE LAYER - The present application is at least directed to an M | 2021-07-01 |
20210204100 | USER-EQUIPMENT, BASE STATION, AND METHOD OF VEHICLE-TO-EVERYTHING COMMUNICATION OF SAME - A user equipment (UE), a base station (BS), and a method of vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication of same are provided. The method of V2X communication of the UE includes receiving at least one network V2X configuration information relating at least one V2X operation from the BS, generating at least one V2X data, and triggering to send, to the BS, at least one UE assistance information (UEAI) using the at least one network V2X configuration information as a scheduling request indication (SRI) when the UE has the at least one V2X data to be transmitted. | 2021-07-01 |
20210204101 | MULTICHANNEL ACCESS CONTROL METHOD IN OVERLAPPED VEHICLE NETWORKS - The present application relates to a multichannel access control method in an overlapped vehicular network, and more specifically, a multichannel access control method in vehicular networks, for managing a Wireless Access in Vehicular Environments (WAVE) basic service set (WBSS) vehicular network which is managed by a WAVE extended service set control and management system (WESS-CM) and is provided by using a road side unit (RSU) in a plurality of vehicle environments having overlapped areas, comprising: configuring Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA)-slots (T-slots) divided from the synchronization interval with respect to the CCH and a Basic Safety Message channel (BSMCH) for each WBSS that has a control channel (CCH) and the BSMCH in which the synchronization interval are preset, and distributing T-slots divided from the CCH to a plurality of the WBSS; wherein the first T-slot of the group of T-slots of the CCH is used to broadcast a beacon message including TDMA information of the WBSS such as the identification of the WBSS and the number of T-slots used in the CCH such that a vehicular networking is performed normally even at various vehicle densities, thereby providing higher scalability, reliability, and flexibility. | 2021-07-01 |
20210204102 | METHOD AND APPARATUS IN WHICH A PLURALITY OF ELECTRONIC DEVICES USE SERVICE LINKED TO ONE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The present disclosure relates to a 5G or pre-5G communication system to be provided for supporting a higher data transmission rate than a 4G communication system such as LTE. An embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a method in which a plurality of devices use a service linked to a first device, the method comprising the steps of: performing a connection to a central display device, and mirroring the service to the central display device on the basis of a playlist of services stored in the first device; receiving, from a second device, a change request for the playlist, and updating the playlist to correspond to the change request; and transmitting information related to the updated playlist to the central display device. | 2021-07-01 |
20210204103 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR HANDLING SLICE SELECTION DATA FOR A USER - The present invention faces the issues of complexity in currently existing 5G UDR and provides for, in an embodiment, splitting a Data Set, which is currently provided in a 5G UDR for a plurality of NF service consumers, into a plurality of different SBA services, wherein each SBA service is associated with one or more Data Subsets, amongst the Data Subsets associated with the Data Set, and wherein each SBA service is provided for one or more NF service consumer amongst the plurality of NF service consumers. In another embodiment, the present invention provides for storing, for a Data Set provided in a UDR for a plurality of NF service consumers, a plurality of SBA services, wherein each SBA service is associated with one or more Data Subsets, amongst a plurality of Data Subsets associated with the Data Set, and wherein each SBA service is provided for one or more NF service consumer amongst the plurality of NF service consumers. | 2021-07-01 |
20210204104 | COMMUNICATION METHOD AND NETWORK DEVICE - A communication method is provided for performance by a first network function entity. The communication method includes determining a service zone ID, transmitting information including the service zone ID to a second network function entity, where the service zone ID is used for the second network function entity to select a service producer instance from a service producer. | 2021-07-01 |
20210204105 | NEAR ULTRA-LOW ENERGY FIELD (NULEF) HEADSET COMMUNICATIONS - This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatuses, including computer programs encoded on computer-readable media, for near ultra-low energy field (NULEF) headset communications. In some aspects, a source device, located in a seat headrest, can generate a modulated magnetic field capable of transferring data via a magnetic communication link, such as a NULEF communication link. The source device can establish a wireless data transfer session with one or more sink devices, and at least one of the sink devices can be implemented to receive data via the NULEF communication link. | 2021-07-01 |
20210204106 | EVENT ALERTING USING A COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM - Systems and methods for event alerting using a communications system are disclosed. An example comprises receiving a first message over a communications network from a first communications device, the message relating to an emergency event, and determining the geographic location of the first communications device. Transmission of an alert message is caused to one or more second communications devices within a first area based on the determined location, the alert message providing an indication of the emergency event and prompting feedback by means of the second communications devices relating to the emergency event. One or more feedback messages may be received relating to the emergency event from one or more of the second communications devices. | 2021-07-01 |
20210204107 | A SAFETY ALERT LOCATION-BASED SOCIAL NETWORK SYSTEM - A method for providing a safety alert in a network system ( | 2021-07-01 |
20210204108 | EMERGENCY LOCATION ANALYSIS SYSTEM - Described herein are systems, servers, devices, methods, and media for validating, improving, and predicting emergency locations. In some embodiments, disclosed herein is a method for validating a reported location associated with an emergency request comprises: detecting an emergency request from a first device; identifying a reported location associated with the emergency request; identifying one or more attributes associated with the emergency request; determining a location accuracy metric for the emergency request using the one or more attributes; comparing the location accuracy metric to a first accuracy threshold, wherein the reported location is converted to a validated location when the location accuracy metric meets the first accuracy threshold; and, in response to the location accuracy metric meeting the first accuracy threshold, providing the validated location to one or more recipients comprising a public safety answering point (PSAP). | 2021-07-01 |
20210204109 | System and Method to detect and report to the authorities high level sounds that infringe the law - A smart cellphone application is used as sound pressure level meter for determining if ambient noise infringes the legal limit, and sends evidence to prove the infringement to the law enforcement agency. The application play in the speaker at least one reference burst tone, and use Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) to achieve the mentioned functionality. | 2021-07-01 |
20210204110 | SERVICE PROVISION SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL - A service provision system includes a first terminal apparatus and a second terminal apparatus that perform member registration processing, acquires a current position of a user when a member registration request is received from the user, and transmits the received member registration request to the first terminal apparatus or the second terminal apparatus, depending on whether or not the current position is within a range of a predetermined distance from a predetermined area related to provision of a service. | 2021-07-01 |
20210204111 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THEREOF - An electronic device may include a first subscriber identity module (SIM), a second SIM, a communication circuit, a memory, and a processor. According to an embodiment, the memory may store instructions that when executed, cause the processor to set the first SIM to a SIM associated with a data service, and the second SIM to a SIM irrelevant to the data service to determine first capability information associated with a function supported by the electronic device in connection with the first SIM, and second capability information associated with a function supported by the electronic device in connection with the second SIM. The instructions may also cause the processor to transmit the first and second capability information to the network, and to receive allocation of a resource for wireless communication corresponding to each of the first and second SIM from the network, based on the first and the second capability information. | 2021-07-01 |
20210204112 | METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING USER EQUIPMENT CAPABILITY AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING SAME - Disclosed are a method for transferring a user equipment (UE) capability and an apparatus for supporting the same. The method comprises the steps of: updating a version of the UE capability by the UE; determining, by the UE, whether the UE capability of the updated current version has been stored in a base station; and transmitting, by the UE, a version index indicating the current version to the base station when it is determined that the UE capability of the current version has been stored in the base station. | 2021-07-01 |
20210204113 | EFFICIENT DEVICE CAPABILITIES ENQUIRY FOR 5G OR OTHER NEXT GENERATIONS WIRELESS NETWORK - Information used for establishing an initial connection with a network device is optimizable. For example, a system can comprise transmitting a service request to a network node device to establish a connection, receiving a device capability request message comprising a group of configuration parameters that comprise a bandwidth class, a component carrier parameter and a band type parameter, and in response to the receiving the device capability request message, transmitting a device capability report generated based on the group of configuration parameters. | 2021-07-01 |
20210204114 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO SUPPORT DATA PRIVACY OVER A MULTI-HOP NETWORK - A multi-hop mesh network includes a root network device and a first network device. The first network device is configured to establish a first direct wireless connection with the root network device and negotiate a first shared secret key with the root network device. The multi-hop network further includes a second network device configured to establish a second direct wireless connection with the first network device and negotiate a second shared secret key with the first network device. | 2021-07-01 |
20210204115 | Shareable Device Use Based on User Identifiable Information - In aspects of shareable devices, a shareable device has a memory to maintain identifiable information usable to identify users of the shareable device for subsequent reference. The shareable device implements a device sharing module that can receive the identifiable information about a user who initiates using the shareable device, and initiate an interactive session allowing a user to access the shareable device responsive to receiving the identifiable information about the user. The device sharing module can then communicate the identifiable information to an additional device that maintains the identifiable information for subsequent reference, and subsequently end the interactive session, thereby enabling the shareable device for use by a subsequent user. The device sharing module can also receive a disable command from the additional device to initiate disabling the shareable device. | 2021-07-01 |
20210204116 | IDENTITY VERIFICATION PLATFORM - Briefly, example methods, apparatuses, and/or articles of manufacture are disclosed that may be implemented, in whole or in part, using one or more computing devices to facilitate and/or support one or more operations and/or techniques for an identity verification platform, such as implemented, at least in part, via one or more electronic communication networks. | 2021-07-01 |
20210204117 | PHYSICAL LAYER SECURE COMMUNICATION AGAINST AN EAVESDROPPER WITH ARBITRARY NUMBER OF EAVESDROPPING ANTENNAS - A method for physical layer secure transmission against an arbitrary number of eavesdropping antennas includes: S | 2021-07-01 |
20210204118 | Privacy Key in a Wireless Communication System - Core network equipment ( | 2021-07-01 |
20210204119 | KEY REFRESH FOR SMALL-DATA TRAFFIC - Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for key refresh triggering. One apparatus includes a transceiver and a processor that starts a counter corresponding to a UE having a small-data traffic pattern. In response to the transceiver receiving small-data traffic associated with the UE, the processor determines if a security key is valid based on a value of the counter. If the value of the counter indicates the security key is invalid, then the processor triggers a key refresh procedure. The processor relays the small-data traffic in response to the UE having a valid security key. | 2021-07-01 |
20210204120 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTHENTICATING USING A MULTI-PROVIDER PLATFORM - Aspects of the present disclosure involve systems, methods, devices, and the like for user authentication. In one embodiment, the user authentication occurs using a multi-provider platform. The multi-provider platform enables the use and retrieval of user information from the given provider for the use and assessment of information associated with the user. User information may also be received over a web link communicated at least in part by a risk checkpoint component to a user device, wherein the user information received and that retrieved may be jointly used for determining user authentication. | 2021-07-01 |
20210204121 | MULTI-FACTOR AUTHENTICATION PROVIDING A CREDENTIAL VIA A CONTACTLESS CARD FOR SECURE MESSAGING - Exemplary embodiments may use a contactless card as a secondary form of authentication in a multi-factor authentication for a secure messaging service. The recipient party of a request to initiate a messaging service session (such as a server computing device) may be programmed to use the phone number of the originating device to look up records regarding an identity of a party and their associated phone number as a primary credential and then may require an authentication credential originating from the contactless card as a secondary credential for the initiating party. In some instances, the credential originating from the contactless card is a onetime password that is valid only for a period of time. The recipient party determines whether the onetime password is valid. If both credentials are valid, a secure messaging session may be initiated with the initiating party. | 2021-07-01 |
20210204122 | Security for Wireless Communications - Devices and techniques for authenticating wireless communications are disclosed. In some embodiments, the techniques can be performed by a network access point that includes a receiver to receive a wireless signal from a remote device. The network access point can also include a processor to calculate polarization data for the wireless signal and to determine whether the polarization data includes at least one characteristic that corresponds to a characteristic of a stored authenticated polarization signature. | 2021-07-01 |
20210204123 | IRIS RECOGNITION WORKFLOW - A method includes determining, by a portable device, image capturing conditions based on an analysis of contents of a first digital image of a group of digital images captured by an image capturing device, and determining, by the portable device, whether the image capturing conditions determined for the first digital image indicate outdoor image capturing conditions. Based at least in part on a determination that the image capturing conditions determined for the first digital image indicate outdoor image capturing conditions, displaying a first indication that the first digital image must be captured in indoor image capturing conditions for an iris code enrollment process, and displaying a second indication of resumption of the iris code enrollment process when the image capturing conditions, determined for the first digital image, indicate the indoor image capturing conditions. | 2021-07-01 |
20210204124 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING AUTHENTICATION FOR THE DIRECT COMMUNICATION BETWEEN MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINALS OF A MOBILE RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - The invention relates to a communication system ( | 2021-07-01 |
20210204125 | OPTIMIZED SIMULTANEOUS AUTHENTICATION OF EQUALS (SAE) AUTHENTICATION IN WIRELESS NETWORKS - Authentication with security in wireless networks may be provided. A first confirm message comprising a first send-confirm element and a first confirm element may be received. Next, an Authenticator Number Used Once (ANonce) may be generated and a second confirm message may be sent comprising the ANonce, a second send-confirm element, and a second confirm element. Then an association request may be received comprising a Supplicant Number Used Once (SNonce) and a Message Integrity Code (MIC). An association response may be sent comprising an encrypted Group Temporal Key (GTK), an encrypted Integrity Group Temporal Key (IGTK), the ANonce, and the MIC. An acknowledgment may be received comprising the MIC in an Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) over LAN (EAPoL) key frame and a controller port may be unblocked in response to receiving the acknowledgment. | 2021-07-01 |
20210204126 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR NETWORK SLICE AUTHENTICATION - Embodiments of the present application provides a method and device for network slice authentication, which is beneficial to realize an authentication of a terminal device by a third-party server. The method includes: acquiring, by a terminal device, first indication information, where the first indication information is used to indicate whether a third-party server corresponding to at least one network slice needs to perform authentication on the terminal device. | 2021-07-01 |
20210204127 | Image Sharing Method and System, and Electronic Device - An image sharing method implemented on a first electronic device having a touchscreen includes establishing, by the first electronic device, a first wireless link with a second electronic device by using a short-range wireless communications technology. The method further includes sending, by the first electronic device, face feature information to the second electronic device over the first wireless link. The method further includes receiving, by the first electronic device, a matching result sent by the second electronic device. When the first electronic device determines that the matching result is matching success information, the method further includes sending, by the first electronic device, an image (for example, a photo or a video) corresponding to the face feature information to the second electronic device. | 2021-07-01 |
20210204128 | END USER INCLUSION AND ACCESS OF DEVICES - A method for credential provisioning. Aspects include receiving, by a gateway device, a request for provisioning for a wireless device, wherein the gateway device operates a virtual local area network (VLAN), the VLAN comprising a first network partition and a second network partition. Activing the second network partition responsive to the request. The credentialing data associated with the wireless device is received through the second network partition. A connection to the wireless device is established through the second network partition based at least in part on the credential data and secured credentialing data associated with the first network partition is transmitted to the wireless device. | 2021-07-01 |
20210204129 | Enhanced Security for Access Stratum Transmission - This disclosure relates to techniques, base stations, and user equipment devices (UEs) for performing base station authentication through access stratum signaling transmissions. The UE may operate in idle mode and may receive an authentication message from a base station through the wireless interface while operating in idle mode. The UE may determine whether a signature comprised within the authentication message is valid, and the UE may continue a connection procedure with the base station based on a determination that the signature is valid. If it is determined that the signature is invalid, the UE may designate the base station as a barred base station and may perform cell re-selection. The authentication message may be one of a radio resource control (RRC) connection setup message, a special RRC message, a media access control (MAC) message, or a random access channel (RACH) message comprising a random access response (RAR) message. | 2021-07-01 |
20210204130 | Local Authentication of Communications Device - A device and method for locally authenticating an accessor device to access an operable device. The method comprises receiving reservation information at a validation device from an access granting device, the reservation information identifying one or more accessor devices as having permission to utilize the operable device, where the operable device is local to (e.g., within a predetermined proximity) of the validation device. The method further comprises receiving a request from an accessor device requesting permission to utilize the operable device, the request including an identifier of the requesting accessor device, validating the request based on the reservation information and the identifier, and when validation is successful, granting to the requesting accessor device permission to utilize the operable device. The method may further include receiving an instruction from the access granting device to revoke such permission from the requesting accessor device, and revoking such permission from the requesting accessor device. | 2021-07-01 |
20210204131 | SECURE ELEMENTS BROKER (SEB) FOR APPLICATION COMMUNICATION CHANNEL SELECTOR OPTIMIZATION - Systems and methods for managing concurrent secure elements on a mobile device to coordinate with an application or “app” running on the mobile device and an appropriate communications protocol for conducting transactions using the mobile device include: informing, by the processor, the reader device of a preferred app and a communication protocol usable by the preferred app; receiving, by the processor, information about which apps and communication protocols are supported by a reader for processing a transaction; locating, by the processor, a secure element supporting an app and a communication protocol supported by the reader; channeling the communication protocol for the specific configuration of the app and the supporting secure element; activating the secure element that supports the app; and processing, with the activated secure element, using the supported app and communication channel, the transaction with the reader. | 2021-07-01 |
20210204132 | MEDIA AGNOSTIC CONTENT ACCESS MANAGEMENT - A communication method and system according to the present invention generates a unique cryptographically secure URI in response to receiving a user post. The user post and URI are stored temporarily. The URI is sent to an intended recipient. In response to a first instance of accessing the URI, the content is retrieved and sent to the intended recipient. The original uploaded content and URI are then deleted. In response to subsequent instances of accessing the URI, random content determined in part by a current environmental state of the communication, is returned. Recent subsequent instances can return thematically similar content. | 2021-07-01 |
20210204133 | COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, NETWORK DEVICE, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - A communication terminal ( | 2021-07-01 |
20210204134 | Real-Time Detection and Location Of Illegitimate Communication Tags - A system for identifying an illegitimate communication tag can include a first communication tag that transmits first communication signals, where the first communication signals include a first identification of the first communication tag. The system can also include a second communication tag that transmits second communication signals, where the second communication signals include the first identification. The system can further include electrical devices having receivers that receive the first communication signals and the second communication signals. The system can also include a controller communicably coupled to the electrical devices, where the controller analyzes the first communication signals to generate first information. The controller also updates a table using the first information and analyzes the second communication signals to generate second information. The controller further determines that the second communication tag is illegitimate based on at least one difference between the second information relative to the first information. | 2021-07-01 |
20210204135 | TERMINAL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING MALICIOUS AP BY USING SAME - A method of identifying a malicious AP by a terminal apparatus includes obtaining first performance information related to hardware of a first AP based on a first beacon signal received from the first AP, comparing the first performance information with previously stored second performance information of a second AP, and determining whether the first AP is a malicious AP, based on a result of the comparing. | 2021-07-01 |
20210204136 | RELAY STATION ATTACK PREVENTION - A system includes a plurality of antennas, an access control mechanism, and a computing resource. The computing resource is configured to initiate each of multiple antennas to transmit a wireless signal and receive values indicative of signal strength of the wireless signals from the multiple antennas. The computing resource also is configured to calculate a position of a wireless electrical device based on the received values and calculate an error value of the calculated position of the wireless electrical device. Further, the computing resource is configured to determine that the error value is greater than an error threshold and to disable the access control mechanism. | 2021-07-01 |