28th week of 2017 patent applcation highlights part 55 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20170201573 | LOAD SWITCH COMMAND INCLUDING IDENTIFICATION OF SOURCE SERVER CLUSTER AND TARGET SERVER CUSTER - A software defined network (SDN) controller sends a load switch command to a network device. The load switch command includes identification of a source server cluster and identification of a target server cluster. | 2017-07-13 |
20170201574 | METHOD, SYSTEM, AND DEVICE FOR ALLOCATING RESOURCES IN A SERVER - Embodiments of the present application relate to a method, device, and system for allocating resources in a server. The method includes obtaining first resource usage information associated with the first host computing system and second resource usage information associated with the second host computing system, computing a first characteristic value and a second characteristic value, wherein the first characteristic value is computed based at least in part on the first resource usage information, the second characteristic value is computed based at least in part on the second resource usage information, obtaining a first comparison result based on comparing the first characteristic value to a resource usage threshold value of the first host, and a second comparison result based on comparing the second characteristic value to a resource usage threshold value of the second host computing system, and adjusting resource allocations for the first host computing system or the second host computing system. | 2017-07-13 |
20170201575 | PIVOT INTERFACE ELEMENT FOR A MESSAGING SYSTEM - Exemplary embodiments relate to messaging, and in particular address several aspects of initiating a group conversation. When a user interacts with a messaging system, the system determines whether it is likely that the user intends to start a group conversation or a one-to-one conversation. Intent to start a group conversation can be signaled in a number of ways, such as: type of action requested; interactions with particular UI elements; length of message; analysis of previous user preferences; and analysis of a contacts group. Suggested users to add to the group may be dynamically displayed. The group can be selected in a number of ways, including: analysis of social network information; analysis of events or activities in which the user may be engaged; analysis of user affinities; analysis of the current members of the group; analysis of familial or friend relationships; and analysis of previous messaging activity. | 2017-07-13 |
20170201576 | PROXIMITY BASED PLAYLIST MERGING - Merging media in a playlist associated with a cloud based media provider of a first mobile device of a first user with media being played on a second mobile device of a second user within a specific proximity, such that the second mobile device receives at least a portion of a media playlist of the first user from the cloud based media provider for merging with the media currently being played by the second device. | 2017-07-13 |
20170201577 | CHANDRA-TOUEG CONSENSUS IN A CONTENT CENTRIC NETWORK - One embodiment provides a system that facilitates secure communication between computing entities. During operation, the system generates a first interest that indicates a vote for a value associated with a group prefix and a round number. In response to the first interest, the system receives a first content object that indicates an acknowledgment of the vote and has a payload that includes a nonce validator. In response to a second interest that indicates an acknowledgment of the first content object, the system receives a second content object that indicates a decision for the value and has a payload that includes a nonce which is used as a pre-image of the nonce validator. The system verifies the second content object based on the nonce and the nonce validator. | 2017-07-13 |
20170201578 | Providing a Native Desktop Using Cloud-Synchronized Data - Methods, systems, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for providing a native desktop using cloud-synchronized data are presented. In some embodiments, a desktop management service provided by at least one computing device may selectively store data from a remote desktop. Subsequently, the desktop management service may synchronize the stored data with a cloud-based data storage platform. Thereafter, the desktop management service may cause a native desktop to be presented on a client device using the synchronized data. In some arrangements, the extracted, analyzed, and/or selectively stored data may include one or more application shortcuts, one or more documents, one or more registry keys, one or more personalization settings, or one or more layout settings. Additionally or alternatively, the remote desktop may be associated with a first operating system, and the native desktop may be associated with a second operating system different from the first operating system. | 2017-07-13 |
20170201579 | RESIDENTIAL AUTOMATION SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT AND PROCESS THAT IS EASY TO INSTALL, CONFIGURE AND USE - The process for configuring a residential automation system ( | 2017-07-13 |
20170201580 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETERMINING PERFORMANCE CAPACITY OF A RESOURCE OF A NETWORKED STORAGE ENVIRONMENT - Methods and systems for a network storage environment are provided. One method includes retrieving stored performance data associated with a resource used in the networked storage environment, where the stored performance data includes latency data, utilization data and a service time; filtering the stored performance data by removing any observations that are beyond a certain value of the service time; grouping the filtered stored performance into utilization bins and identifying a representative of each utilization bin; generating by the processor a hybrid latency versus utilization curve comprising a first portion that is based on the representative of each utilization bin and a second portion generated using a model based technique and determining by the processor available performance capacity of the resource using the hybrid latency versus utilization curve; where the available performance capacity is based on optimum utilization of the resource and actual utilization of the resource. | 2017-07-13 |
20170201581 | CONCURRENT FILE AND OBJECT PROTOCOL ACCESS USING SPACE-EFFICIENT CLONING - A computer-implemented method is provided in one general embodiment for concurrent file and object protocol access. The method includes receiving a notification that indicates storage of an object by an object-based client, and creating a clone of the object. Also, the method includes providing a file-based client access to the clone of the object. Further, the method includes, after the file-based client has finished modifying the clone of the object, replacing the object with an updated object based on the modified clone of the object. The file-based client is provided access to the modified clone of the updated object. After the file-based client has finished modifying the modified clone of the updated object, the updated object is replaced with an additional object based on the modification to the modified clone of the updated object. | 2017-07-13 |
20170201582 | CROSS-PROTOCOL DISTRIBUTED CLOUD STORAGE SYSTEM AND DATA MANAGEMENT METHOD BASED ON OPERATION CONTROL UNIT - The present invention discloses a cross-protocol distributed cloud storage system based on a network node operation control unit. The distributed cloud storage system includes a plurality of network nodes, each of which includes an operation control unit that directly interacts with a data link layer, the operation control unit including a file unit, a network information management unit and a resource scheduling unit, wherein the file unit is used to mange and store file information of the network node where it is located; the network information management unit is used to interact with the data link layer so as to perform link scheduling for delivering the information between the network nodes, and to update data between the nodes; the resource scheduling unit is used to allocate and schedule hardware or network resources for the network information management unit and the file unit for implementing functions thereof. | 2017-07-13 |
20170201583 | METHOD FOR SETTING UP A SENSOR SYSTEM - A method is disclosed for setting up a sensor system ( | 2017-07-13 |
20170201584 | VEHICLE SYSTEM AND VEHICLE MODULE - A vehicle system is provided with a plurality of vehicle modules each modularized depending on the assembly structure of a vehicle, the vehicle modules each including a gateway unit connected with a plurality of devices different in protocol from each other in the vehicle in a communicable manner, and a trunk line that connects between the gateway units of the respective vehicle modules. | 2017-07-13 |
20170201585 | DISTRIBUTED EDGE PROCESSING OF INTERNET OF THINGS DEVICE DATA IN CO-LOCATION FACILITIES - Techniques are described for distributed processing of Internet of Things (IoT) device data by edge systems co-located within a globally-distributed set of co-location facilities deployed and managed by a co-location facility provider. For example, a method includes selecting, by at least one of a plurality of edge computing systems co-located within respective co-location facilities each deployed and managed by a single co-location facility provider, a selected edge computing system of the plurality of edge computing systems to process data associated with events generated by an IoT device. The method also includes provisioning, at the selected edge computing system, an application programming interface (API) endpoint for communication with the IoT device, receiving, by the selected edge computing system at the endpoint, the data associated with the events generated by the IoT device, and processing, by the selected edge computing system, the data associated with the events generated by the IoT device. | 2017-07-13 |
20170201586 | CONTROLLING DEVICES USING CLOUD SERVICES AND DEVICE-AGNOSTIC PIPE MECHANISMS - An environment is described in which a cloud-implemented service system controls a plurality of target devices via a plurality of respective device-agnostic pipe mechanisms. The target devices themselves may represent “dumb” devices, e.g., lacking local control logic, or providing reduced reliance on local control logic. Users may interact with the service system via applications running on any type of user devices. | 2017-07-13 |
20170201587 | MESSAGE-BASED CONTEXTUAL DIALOG - A message based contextual dialog may be conducted by establishing, using a processor, a collaborative session between a first client device and a second client device, receiving, using the processor, a message from the first client device, and detecting, using the processor, a request for a service within the message. Responsive to the request, a service correlated with the request may be invoked using the processor. A result from execution of the service may be provided, using the processor, to the first client device and the second client device as part of the collaborative session. | 2017-07-13 |
20170201588 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING REMOTE SESSION ON COMPUTER SYSTEMS - Method and devices are provided for controlling access of a device to a remote desktop or an application running on a remote desktop or application server using a remoting protocol. The method includes: registering the device with a device state server to store identifying information, including a push notification token; using the device state server with access to the device identifying information to wake a device state application on the device in response to detection of connectivity between the device and the remote desktop or application server; monitoring the device to determine a device state; sending the device state from the device to the device state server and then to the remote desktop or application server; and determining based on the received device state if an access to the remote desktop or remote application running in the user session is allowed, otherwise blocking the access. | 2017-07-13 |
20170201589 | SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR MANAGING NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS - A communication protocol and system is disclosed for network communications between a data service residing on a client that provides network communications between one or more mobile applications on a source and a network based on a process number. The shared data service communicates with a data service plug-in on the server side associated with the process number, in order to handle requests from the mobile applications that access the network through the data service. Predetermined network connection, priority, and additional rules can be used to control what plug-in can be reached through What type of network connection. | 2017-07-13 |
20170201590 | FAULT-TOLERANT DATA PROCESSING COMPUTER SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING A DISTRIBUTED TWO-TIER STATE MACHINE - A fault-tolerant data processing computer system and method for implementing a distributed two-tier state machine aimed for distributed (replicated) data stores, in which consistency is maintained despite the failure of any number of replicas and communication paths. In the distributed two-tier state machine, one process (device) in a network of processes (devices) is chosen as the leader, and that leader is responsible for executing functions that return state machine commands, and for broadcasting the commands to the other processes. The processes execute the commands in the logical precedence order that corresponds to the order of function executions that return these commands. The system and method ensures that each of the processes issues exactly the same sequence of commands for execution, such that each command in the sequence, except the first one, has a precedent command on which the command logically depends. | 2017-07-13 |
20170201591 | MEASUREMENT INFORMATION UTILIZATION SYSTEM, AND USER PARTICIPATION-BASED MEASUREMENT INFORMATION UTILIZATION METHOD AND APPARATUS - A user participation-based measurement information utilization system and a user participation-based measurement information utilization server and method. The user participation-based measurement information utilization server includes a measurement information collection unit for collecting user measurement information corresponding to at least one of sensor information and wireless communication heterogeneous infrastructure measurement information from a terminal of a user, on which a measurement information utilization application is installed, a pattern update unit for updating a user pattern corresponding to the user in a measurement information correlation database (DB) in accordance with the user measurement information based on a time at which the user measurement information is collected, and a service provision unit for providing measurement information utilization service to the user based on one or more similar patterns having a correlation with the user pattern among multiple patterns included in a measurement information list. | 2017-07-13 |
20170201592 | CONTEXTUAL USER EXPERIENCE - The present disclosure is directed to a contextual user experience (UX) that utilizes contextual information such as artifacts including quanta of data accessible to the contextual UX, user input, and information retrieved from other sources to determine relevant correlations of interest to the user, which may then be generated and displayed on a computing device. Also described is a method and system for a contextual UX that may generate related but personalized contextual UXs for participants in a shared interaction according to each user's context. | 2017-07-13 |
20170201593 | SYNDICATED CLOUD-BASED NOTIFICATION AS A SERVICE - A computer-implemented method for notifying of content changes includes monitoring, by a computer processor, a content source of a content provider. That monitoring includes periodically reading a Notification as a Service (NaaS) extension in a Rich Site Summary (RSS) feed associated with the content source, where the NaaS extension defines a plurality of interest categories of the content source. New content is identified in the content source, based on periodically reading the NaaS extension, and the new content is associated with a first interest category of the plurality of interest categories. A user is identified as being subscribed to receive notifications of content changes in the first interest category. The user is notified of the new content, responsive to the new content being associated with the first interest category and the user being subscribed to receive notification of content changes in the first interest category. | 2017-07-13 |
20170201594 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING A PACKET PROCESS PROXY TO SUPPORT A FLOODING MECHANISM IN A MIDDLEWARE MACHINE ENVIRONMENT - A system and method can support flooding mechanism using a packet process proxy in a middleware machine environment. The middleware machine environment can comprise a gateway instance that includes an external port for receiving data packets from an external network. The middleware machine environment also comprises one or more host servers, each of which is associated with one or more virtual machines. Furthermore, said host servers can provide virtual interfaces that belong to a virtual hub associated with the gateway instance. At least one said packet is a flooded packet that is specified with an unknown destination address when it is received at the external port. The gateway instance can send the flooded packet to a designated virtual interface on a host server, and a packet process proxy on the host server can forward the flooded packet to a virtual machine on another host server for processing this packet. | 2017-07-13 |
20170201595 | PROVISIONING IAAS SERVICES - Service models may be generated in response to services exposed by two or more IaaS service providers, and an interface may be provided for selection and specification of the service models. | 2017-07-13 |
20170201596 | ACHIEVING BALANCED IN-NETWORK CONTENT CACHING FRESHNESS - The present application describes a method for caching content at a router. The method includes a step of receiving a content request from a requester along a path in a network. In addition, there is a step for determining and sending Local Cache Space (LCS) information along the path to a source. Moreover, there is a step for receiving current Aggregated Caching Space (ACS) information along the path from the source. Further, there is a step of determining a Caching Space Ratio (CSR) for the content request based upon the LCS information and the final ACS information. The present application is also directed to a router in a network. The router includes a non-transitory memory including LCS for saving content chunks for requested content. The router also includes a process operably coupled to the memory that is configured to execute one or more steps disclosed above. | 2017-07-13 |
20170201597 | ATTACHING SERVICE LEVEL AGREEMENTS TO APPLICATION CONTAINERS AND ENABLING SERVICE ASSURANCE - Providing a template for orchestration of a cloud provided service in a datacenter. This template can include virtual processing services, virtual networking services, storage services, and service level requirements that a user or administrator can select for the cloud provided service. Based on the template the cloud provided service can be provisioned according to the requirements of the service level agreement. | 2017-07-13 |
20170201598 | CENTRALIZED HIERARCHICAL CONFIGURATION SYSTEM FOR APPLICATIONS IN A DISTRIBUTED NETWORK - Systems are provided for configuring applications in a distributed environment to enable more granular customization of application behavior. A centralized hierarchical configuration data store may be used to store configurations corresponding to a multi-level hierarchical model. The distributed environment may include a plurality of applications hosted by a plurality of application servers, where the application servers and/or applications are associated with an environment, an instance, and a category. The plurality of applications may load and apply configurations via a configuration control engine from the centralized hierarchical configuration data store based on the environment, instance, and category associated with the applications. | 2017-07-13 |
20170201599 | DEVICE CONTROLLER AND VIEWER - Method, apparatus and computer program product embodiments are provided for distributing and installing content and settings on client devices without receiving any user input at the client devices, which limit usage of the client device a user at the client device to a first set of the usage activities. A device controller may remotely configure and control client devices by providing instructions and content for distribution to the client devices. The instructions may cause the client devices to install the content on the client devices without requiring any user input to initiate the installation or during installation of the content. The client device may be further configured to allow management of the client device by the device controller. | 2017-07-13 |
20170201600 | MONITORING CLOUD RESOURCE OBJECTS DURING DEPLOYMENT OF A BLUEPRINT - Tools are provided to assist users of cloud computing systems to create, monitor, and debug the resource instances they need. Specifically, resource instances are created in a cloud computing system based on a blueprint that is provided to a blueprint processor. The blueprint declaratively defines the resources that the user needs to have created in the cloud. Based on the information contained in blueprint, the blueprint processor causes the cloud to orchestrate the creation of resource instances, doing so in parallel when possible, and to configure those resource instances as specified in blueprint. Techniques are described for generating a timeline to convey status during the deployment process, and for performing debugging operations. | 2017-07-13 |
20170201601 | DATA TRANSFER POLICIES BETWEEN SOURCE AND TARGET SERVERS IN A WIDE AREA NETWORK - A computer-implemented method, according to one embodiment, includes: sending a request to a target server to initiate a unidirectional connection, receiving a reply indicating whether the target server is capable of hosting the unidirectional connection or indicating identification of a unidirectional port, initiating a unidirectional connection to the identified unidirectional port of the target server in response to the reply providing the identification of the unidirectional port, sending a request to begin sending data to the target server over the unidirectional connection, receiving a response from the target server indicating that the target server is ready to receive data over the unidirectional connection, sending data to the target server over the unidirectional connection, sending a termination message over the unidirectional connection in response to sending the data to the target server, terminating the unidirectional connection, and performing a next communication with the target server over the TCP/IP connection. | 2017-07-13 |
20170201602 | NETWORK UTILIZATION IMPROVEMENT BY DATA REDUCTION BASED MIGRATION PRIORITIZATION - Methods and systems for data transfer include adding a data chunks to a priority queue in an order based on utilization priority. A reducibility score for the data chunks is determined. A data reduction operation is performed on a data chunk having a highest reducibility in the priority queue using a processor if sufficient resources are available. The data chunk having the lowest reducibility score is moved from the priority queue to a transfer queue for transmission if the transfer queue is not full. | 2017-07-13 |
20170201603 | USER APPARATUS, AND DUPLICATED PACKET PROCESSING METHOD - A user apparatus in a mobile communication system in which packets of a bearer are distributed among a plurality of base stations, and the distributed packets of the bearer are transmitted from the plurality of base stations to the user apparatus, including: a reception unit configured to sequentially receive packets of the bearer from the plurality of base stations; and a duplicated packet processing unit configured, when detecting an duplicated packet, from packets received by the reception unit, which is a duplicate of a packet, to determine whether re-establishment of a predetermined packet communication protocol including a header compression and decompression protocol is being performed in the user apparatus, and, when re-establishment of the predetermined packet communication protocol is not being performed, to discard the duplicated packet without performing header decompression processing of the duplicated packet. | 2017-07-13 |
20170201604 | IDENTIFICATION OF PACKET TRAFFIC TRANSMITTED BY VARIOUS DEVICES OPERATED IN MULTIPLE OVERLAPPED FREQUENCY BANDS IN PACKET-BASED OFDM SYSTEMS - Techniques for header encoding include encoding a plurality of bits using a forward error correction code, generating an FEC codeword comprising a plurality of encoded bits, and concatenating a first copy of the FEC codeword with a second copy of the FEC codeword, wherein the concatenating comprises cyclically shifting by two bits the second concatenated copy of the FEC codeword relative to the first concatenated copy of the FEC codeword, wherein the encoded bits of the first and second copies of the FEC codewords are modulated on at least one OFDM symbol. techniques for header decoding include receiving a plurality of encoded bits comprising at least two concatenated copies of an FEC codeword, decoding a first copy of the FEC codeword to generate a first plurality of decoded bits, and decoding a second copy of the FEC codeword to generate a second plurality of decoded bits. | 2017-07-13 |
20170201605 | METHOD OF DYNAMIC SELECTION, BY A CALLER, FROM A PLURALITY OF TERMINALS OF A CALLEE - Some embodiments relate to a selection method enabling a first user of an IP network to select one client device from a plurality of client devices of a second user connected to the IP network. The method comprises the client device of the first user sending a request to the second user the request being of a dedicated type or having a header containing a dedicated indicator. At least one of the client devices of the second user that has received the request responds to the first user message via a request indicating the technical capabilities of the client device of the second user and requests the client device of the first user to supply the technical capabilities of that client device of the first user. The method may have applications to IMS networks. | 2017-07-13 |
20170201606 | AUTOMATICALLY ADJUSTING TIMESTAMPS FROM REMOTE SYSTEMS BASED ON TIME ZONE DIFFERENCES - The disclosed embodiments provide a system that processes data received from a remote system. During operation, the system sends, from a computer system to a remote system, a request for a local time at the remote system and records a time of transmission of the request. Next, the system obtains, from the remote system, a response to the request, wherein the response includes the local time of the remote system. The system then computes a difference between the time of transmission and the local time of the remote system to determine a time offset that accounts for a time difference between the computer system and the remote system. Finally, the system uses the time offset to standardize timestamps in time-series data received from the remote system, wherein standardizing the timestamps associated with the time-series data comprises adjusting the timestamps to conform to a time standard. | 2017-07-13 |
20170201607 | FOLDABLE MOBILE TERMINAL - A foldable mobile terminal, including: an upper shell ( | 2017-07-13 |
20170201608 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MANAGEMENT OF VIDEO AND RING TONES AMONG MOBILE DEVICES - Provided herein are methods and systems for a sender-controlled contact media content type that can be sent among mobile devices, including addressing the contacts systems and methods of such devices to provide rich interactions among users upon the occurrence of contact events. | 2017-07-13 |
20170201609 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTIMODAL SHORT-CUTS TO DIGITAL SERVICES - A method and system for facilitating user access to services through a wireless device of a user, involves recommending to a user a subset of services from a plurality of services available to the user in which each recommended service of the subset has at least one voice short-cut associated therewith, and selecting a service to be accessed through the user's wireless device from the subset of services according to a voice command by the user corresponding to the voice short-cut of the service. | 2017-07-13 |
20170201610 | SMART WAY OF CONTROLLING CAR AUDIO SYSTEM - A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for device control are provided. The apparatus determines that a user equipment (UE) connected to the apparatus receives a call. The apparatus determines a location of the UE. The apparatus adjusts a volume of at least one of a plurality of speakers based on the location of the UE and locations of the plurality of speakers while the UE receives the call. | 2017-07-13 |
20170201611 | SWITCHING BETWEEN WATCHES OR OTHER ACCESSORIES - Systems, methods and non-transitory computer readable media for allowing a user to switch between watches that have been paired with a device such as a smartphone are described. In one embodiment, the watches automatically detect a removal of a first watch from a user's wrist and an attachment of a second watch to the user's wrist. Messages from the watches are transmitted to the device to allow the device to switch the active watch from the first watch to the second watch. The switch can occur while the device is in a locked state, and the device can synchronize the second watch with data received from the first watch. Other embodiments are also described. | 2017-07-13 |
20170201612 | Switching between watches or other accessories - Systems, methods and non-transitory computer readable media for allowing a user to switch between watches that have been paired with a device such as a smartphone are described. In one embodiment, the watches automatically detect a removal of a first watch from a user's wrist and an attachment of a second watch to the user's wrist. Messages from the watches are transmitted to the device to allow the device to switch the active watch from the first watch to the second watch. The switch can occur while the device is in a locked state, and the device can synchronize the second watch with data received from the first watch. Other embodiments are also described. | 2017-07-13 |
20170201613 | Semiautomated Relay Method and Apparatus - A system for providing voice-to-text captioning service comprising a relay processor that receives voice messages generated by a hearing user during a call, the processor programmed to present the voice messages to a first call assistant, a call assistant device used by the first call assistant to generate call assistant generated text corresponding to the hearing user's voice messages, the processor further programmed to run automated voice-to-text transcription software to generate automated text corresponding to the hearing user's voice messages, use the call assistant generated text, the automated text and the hearing user's voice messages to train the voice-to-text transcription software to more accurately transcribe the hearing user's voice messages to text, determine when the accuracy exceeds an accuracy requirement threshold, during the call and prior to the automated text exceeding the accuracy requirement threshold, transmitting the call assistant generated text to the assisted user's device for display to the assisted user and subsequent to the automated text exceeding the accuracy requirement threshold, transmitting the automated text to the assisted user's device for display to the assisted user. | 2017-07-13 |
20170201614 | MOBILE DEVICE ENABLED ROBOTIC SYSTEM - An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) equipped with sensor modules and mobile devices (including smartphone, tablet) running intelligent software for autonomous navigation, onboard computer vision, communication, and robotic social networks, is disclosed herein. | 2017-07-13 |
20170201615 | RADIO LOCATOR APPLICATION - An embodiment of a method of selecting a radio broadcast includes detecting a radio broadcast and retrieving user preference data, the user preference data specifying one or more preferred radio stations and/or one or more preferred categories of radio broadcast. The method also includes communicating via a local communication device with at least one additional processing device, wherein communicating includes retrieving radio station category information specifying at least one radio station and a category of the at least one radio station. The method further includes correlating the radio station category information with the detected radio broadcast to identify a radio station that originated the radio broadcast and one or more categories associated with the radio station and/or the radio broadcast, and based on determining that the detected radio broadcast corresponds to the user preference data, displaying information describing the detected radio broadcast and/or controlling the radio receiver. | 2017-07-13 |
20170201616 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING NOISE BY USING ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A method of controlling noise using an electronic device and the electronic device are provided. The method includes: determining a main work space of a user; determining at least one among a facing direction of the user and a rotating speed of the user; sensing noise around the user; and providing the wearable device with a sound for offsetting the sensed noise based on at least one among the determined main work space, the facing direction of the user, and the rotating speed of the user. | 2017-07-13 |
20170201617 | MOBILE DEVICE, ROBOT CLEANER, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - The present disclosure discloses a mobile device, cleaning robot, and method for controlling the cleaning robot. The mobile device includes a capturing unit; a display for displaying an image of a cleaning robot obtained from the capturing unit and receiving a touch; and a controller for controlling the cleaning robot to move to a location that corresponds to the input touch. | 2017-07-13 |
20170201618 | Automatically Applying Modifications to a Device in a Liquid Environment - A method, a system, and computer program product automatically apply at least one modification to a device that optimizes the operation of the device in a liquid environment. The method includes detecting immersion of a device in a liquid environment. In response to determining the device is immersed in the liquid environment, at least one modification is determined that can be applied to the device to enable specific device functionality while the device is immersed in the liquid environment. The at least one modification is then applied to the device. In response to detecting that the device is no longer immersed in the liquid environment, the at least one modification to the device is reverted. | 2017-07-13 |
20170201619 | SYSTEM AND METHODS TO FACILITATE SAFE DRIVING - A vehicle safety system operating on a driver's cellphone and comprising selective blocking apparatus, controlled by a processor, for blocking specified functionalities of the cellphone only when the cellphone is in a moving vehicle; and communication functionality operative to receive from a remote server and feed to said processor, updates which determine which specified functionalities to block. | 2017-07-13 |
20170201620 | Portable Electronic Device with Proximity-Based Communication Functionality - An electronic device includes a housing and one or more processors. At least one proximity sensor component is operable with the one or more processors and can include an infrared signal receiver to receive an infrared emission from an object external to the housing. The one or more processors can receive, with a communication circuit, an incoming communication from a remote communication device and determine whether a person is within a thermal reception radius of the at least one proximity sensor component. Where the person is not within the thermal reception radius, the one or more processors can perform a control operation in response to receiving the incoming communication. | 2017-07-13 |
20170201621 | METHOD TO PROVIDE AD HOC AND PASSWORD PROTECTED DIGITAL AND VOICE NETWORKS - A method and system includes the ability for individuals to set up an ad hoc digital and voice network easily and rapidly to allow users to coordinate their activities by eliminating the need for pre-entry of data into a web or identifying others by name, phone numbers or email. This method is especially useful for police, fire fighters, military, first responders or other emergency situations for coordinating different organizations at the scene of a disaster to elevate conventional communication problems either up and down the chain of command or cross communication between different emergency units. The method and system provides that the users are only required to enter a specific Server IP address and an ad hoc event name, a password and perhaps the name of the particular unit. | 2017-07-13 |
20170201622 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO DETECT A STALE NUMBER - A method and apparatus for detecting a stale number. A stale number detection device obtains a call number, a call number contact creation date, and a call number issue date for the call number. The stale number detection device determines that a stale number state exists when the call number issue date is later than the call number contact creation date. The stale number detection device generates a stale number notification based on the stale number state. | 2017-07-13 |
20170201623 | Inbound Calls to Intelligent Controlled-Environment Facility Resident Media and/or Communications Devices - Systems and methods for inbound calls to controlled-environment facility resident media and/or communications devices may receive, via the device, data associated with the resident operating the device. Authentication of the resident operating the device may be verified as associated with an address identifier of the device and it may be confirmed that an inbound calling non-resident is associated with the address identifier. A notification of the inbound call may then be sent to the device, and the same or other data associated with the resident operating the device may be received, via the device. Authentication of the resident operating the device as a resident as associated with an address identifier may be re-verified using the same or other data and the call connected as a result of the verification, confirmation and/or re-verification. | 2017-07-13 |
20170201624 | User Device Detection and Integration for an IVR System - A system and method includes one or more processors one or more processors coupled to a memory. The one or more processors may execute instructions from the memory to perform the steps including receiving an audio communications request from a first user device of a user, identifying a second user device of the user in response to receiving the audio communications request, providing a suggestion that the user use the second user device with the system, receiving a response from the user responding to the suggestion, establishing a communication channel with the second user device, and providing content associated with the audio communications request to the second user device. | 2017-07-13 |
20170201625 | Method and System for Voice Transmission Control - A method and a system for voice transmission control. The method comprises: receiving, by a voice answering device, a voice command and transmitting the voice command to a sound control server through a network data transmission channel; recognizing, by the sound control server, the voice command, generating corresponding second VXML control information based on a recognition result, and transmitting the second VXML control information to the voice answering device through the network data transmission channel; and performing, by the voice answering device, an operation according to the received second VXML control information. With this method, the architecture and workflow of the communication system can be simplified, and the difficulty of design thereof can be reduced. | 2017-07-13 |
20170201626 | ALTERING VOICEMAIL GREETINGS BASED ON COMMUNICATION STATE - Techniques are disclosed for recording a voicemail greeting for a user device that is based on the communication state of the device. As depicted, the communication state may be defined as the user device connected with the core network via the cellular network, the user device connected with the voicemail system via Wi-Fi, the user device not being connected with any wireless network, the user device geolocation and the user device being blocked for a period of time. The embodiment allows the user device to update the communication state and record a voicemail greeting via the cellular network or a Wi-Fi signal. | 2017-07-13 |
20170201627 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PHONE SERVICE WITH PERSONAL SWITCH BOX - Methods and systems provide a telephone service with a personal switch box. One aspect of an embodiment of the invention extends use of a telephone number on a Public Switched Telephone Network to mobile terminals by a personal switch box relaying telephone call signals between the Public Telephone Network and an IP-PBX, where the IP-PBX routes the calls between the personal switch box and a cellular phone that is associated with the personal switch box, through a gateway of a mobile virtual network operator the telephone number over mobile wireless network. The gateway may control network bandwidth allocation for the data traffic with the mobile terminals during voice stream data transmission for providing required quality of service. | 2017-07-13 |
20170201628 | PREVENTING DOUBLE DIGIT DETECTION CAUSED BY IN-BAND DUAL-TONE MULTI-FREQUENCY SIGNALING - A T2P (TDM to packet) delay buffer is provided. The delay buffer can prevent double digit detections caused by in-band DTMF leak when out-of-band DTMF is used. The T2P delay buffer is initialized with an audio pattern that represents silence in a configurable amount of delay. When a DTMF digit is detected, the system can stop taking the voice payload from the T2P delay buffer and start injecting RFC4733 RTP packets into the RTP stream at a pre-configured rate. The RFC4733 DTMF RTP packets continue to be injected into the RTP stream until the DTMF digit stops. Once the end of the DTMF digit is detected, the content of the T2P delay buffer can be discarded and the T2P delay buffer is reinitialized with an audio pattern that represents silence in a configurable amount of delay. After the T2P delay buffer is reinitialized, the voice packetisation can be continued. | 2017-07-13 |
20170201629 | POLICY AND CHARGING CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AN APPLICATION SERVICE CHAIN BASED ON AN SDN NETWORK - A policy and charging control function PCRF determines an application service chain for an application based on multi-dimensional context information corresponding to the application, and transmits the corresponding application service chain information to an SDN controller. The SDN controller determines a forwarding rule for the application based on the application service chain information, and transmits the forwarding rule to a corresponding service chaining infrastructure network. SCEP(s) in the service chaining infrastructure network perform corresponding service function based on the forwarding rule. | 2017-07-13 |
20170201630 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TIME SHIFTING CELLULAR DATA TRANSFERS - Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, determining a deadline for completion of the transfer of the data content item to the mobile device. A set of locations of the mobile device is determined between the first time and the deadline, a candidate plurality of wireless base stations is identified, based on the forecasted plurality of locations, to wirelessly transfer a portion of the data content item to the mobile device during the time period. A utilization of a wireless base station of the candidate set of wireless base stations is forecasted during the time period, a transfer time is determined within the time period based on the forecasted utilization and the deadline, and the transfer time is provided to the mobile device. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2017-07-13 |
20170201631 | Method and Apparatus for Charging a User Device - The wireless charging unit is a utility device that can be used to charge a user device with power, and may be controlled by an online server that can approve or deny the request to begin charging. The online server may also have a capability to send video and image advertisements, surveys, inventory listings, data collection, SMS alerting, or other messages to the charging unit over the Internet or other wide area network, using Wi-Fi or cellular communication protocols to send signals and data to the charging unit. The online server may be used to log information from the charging units, as well as to control a charge-activation circuit to enable or disable the charging unit to charge the user device. | 2017-07-13 |
20170201632 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR NOTIFICATION OF MESSAGE RECEPTION ACCORDING TO PROPERTY OF RECEIVED MESSAGE - A method and an apparatus for notification of a message reception according to a property of a received message are disclosed. A first terminal receives a message transmitted from a second terminal, determines a notification method corresponding to the received message based on a result of the analysis of the received message, and then outputs a notification signal according to the determined notification method. | 2017-07-13 |
20170201633 | TERMINAL DEVICE, DIAGNOSIS SYSTEM AND INFORMATION OUTPUT METHOD - A terminal device including a detection unit that detects a sound, and an output unit that outputs information regarding a detection method of detecting the sound by the detection unit. | 2017-07-13 |
20170201634 | DOCUMENT OUTPUT PROCESSING - The invention relates to printing and other output of documents using data processors, and particularly to methods, apparatus, and computer programming useful for controlling output processes. In various aspects the invention provides systems, methods, and computer programming useful for minimizing the number of command inputs required from a user to complete printing or other output of multiple documents. In other aspects, the invention provides systems, methods, and computer programming useful for printing documents using content data received from users or other sources, together with previously-provided form data, according to predetermined formats. | 2017-07-13 |
20170201635 | Network System, Printing Device, Information Processing Device, Control Method of a Printing Device, and Control Method of an Information Processing Device - Redundant monitoring of the same printer by multiple monitoring devices when multiple monitoring devices monitor multiple printers is prevented in a network system | 2017-07-13 |
20170201636 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - An information processing system includes at least one information processor constituting a group and a management apparatus that manages a help information group. The information processor includes a periodical notifier that periodically notifies the management apparatus of management information, a memory that stores help information provided from the management apparatus, and a presenting unit. If requested help information does not exist in the memory but exists in a second information processor included in the group, the presenting unit acquires the help information from the second information processor and presents it. If the help information does not exist in any information processor within the group, the presenting unit acquires the help information from the management apparatus and presents it. The management apparatus includes a help controller that performs control for providing the help information, determined to be a target to be provided based on the management information, to the information processor. | 2017-07-13 |
20170201637 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus includes at least one memory device that stores a set of instructions, and at least one processor that executes the instructions to generate an operation instruction object related to a workflow based a generation instruction for the operation instruction object, display the operation instruction object on a display unit, and perform control to not display the operation instruction object on the display unit based on a received deletion instruction far the operation instruction object. | 2017-07-13 |
20170201638 | DISPLAY PROCESSING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A display processing device includes a controller and a display section having a display surface. The controller causes one or more first objects to be displayed on the display surface. Upon one of the first objects being selected, the controller creates a first screen including one or more second objects, which are objects located in a level one level lower than that of the selected first object in a hierarchy. The controller acquires a third object, which is an object located in a level lower than that of the selected first object in the hierarchy, by reference to a specific condition. The controller creates a second screen including one or more fourth objects, which are objects located in a level one level lower than that of the third object in the hierarchy. The controller causes the first and second screens to be simultaneously displayed on the display surface. | 2017-07-13 |
20170201639 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An image forming apparatus has a first user interface operating on a first platform and a second user interface operating on a second platform and capable of being customized by a user. When a user operation is performed in a customized screen of the second user interface, the image forming apparatus determines recognition information which is information to be used for recognizing an instruction content given by the user operation, among two types of information (action instruction information based on the user operation and information on an operation position of the user operation). When the information on the operation position of the user operation is determined as the recognition information, the image forming apparatus converts operation position information in the second user interface into operation element information and recognizes the instruction content on the basis of at least one of the action instruction information and the operation element information. | 2017-07-13 |
20170201640 | DISPLAY APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING SHIFT STATE OF POWER SAVING MODE, DISPLAY METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A display apparatus comprises a control section and a display section. The control section is capable of switching a mode to each mode of a normal mode and a power saving mode that consumes less power than the normal mode, shifting an apparatus from the normal mode to the power saving mode in a case in which a shift period during which an operation or a job is not executed lasts a certain time, and totalizes times the apparatus enters the shift period, times the apparatus shifts to the power saving mode and dwell time when the apparatus is in the normal mode for each time zone. The display section displays each value totalized by the control section for each time zone. | 2017-07-13 |
20170201641 | APPARATUS HAVING POWER-SAVING FUNCTION, METHOD OF PROCESSING INFORMATION, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - An apparatus having a power-saving function includes first circuitry to control a transition of a power control state of the apparatus between a power-saving mode and a normal operating mode, and a communication interface to connect with an operating device to receive a user instruction from the operating device. The operating device includes second circuitry to control a transition of a power control state of the operating device between the power-saving mode and the normal operating mode. The first circuitry determines whether a combination of the power control state of the apparatus and the power control state of the operating device indicates occurrence of a trouble to the apparatus, and sends a notification to the operating device based on a determination. | 2017-07-13 |
20170201642 | IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - A server for controlling an image forming system according to an embodiment includes an interface that receives, from a user device, document data and instructions to print the document data. A storage section stores the document data. A controller determines a printing mode of the document data based on property information included in the document data. The controller selects for printing the document data, only one of a non-erasable image forming apparatus and an erasable image forming apparatus based on the determined printing mode. The controller controls a display device to display a screen for selecting an erasable printing mode designation if the printing mode is determined to be a non-erasable printing mode. | 2017-07-13 |
20170201643 | CONTROL SYSTEM, IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - A control system controls an image forming unit that includes a charging device, an image bearer to be charged by the charging device, a light-emitting device array including a plurality of light emitting devices, and a driving causing the light emitting devices to emit light to form a latent image on the image bearer. The control system includes a storage unit, a corrector, and a controller. The storage unit is configured to store a light-amount correction value of each of the light emitting devices. The corrector is configured to correct a pixel value of each pixel in image data, based on the light-amount correction value of each light emitting device stored in the storage unit. The controller is configured to control the driver to cause each light emitting device to emit light based on image data for which a pixel value of each pixel has been corrected. | 2017-07-13 |
20170201644 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND NOTIFICATION METHOD - An image forming apparatus includes a first input controller, an output controller, a second input controller, a detector, and a notifier. The first input controller is configured to receive an input concerning a request for outputting image data. The output controller is configured to output the image data onto which identification information for identifying an input user who performs the input concerning the output request received by the first input controller is embedded. The second input controller is configured to receive an input of the image data. The detector is configured to detect the identification information from the image data received by the second input controller. The notifier is configured to notify a fact that the image data is detected in a manner recognizable by the input user of the identification information when the identification information is detected by the detector from the image data. | 2017-07-13 |
20170201645 | Processing a Fax Transmission Using a Mobile Device - Methods and apparatus are described for receiving a fax transmission at a mobile phone. In one embodiment, the mobile phone receives an incoming call and answers the incoming call, upon receiving a command from a user of the mobile phone to answer the incoming call. A program on the mobile phone then detects that the incoming call is a fax transmission, and then places an outgoing call to a fax server. The program on the mobile phone then conferences the incoming call with the outgoing call to the fax server, such that the fax server receives the fax transmission. Other embodiments are also described and claimed. | 2017-07-13 |
20170201646 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF BEING SET TO POWER SAVING MODE, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image forming apparatus that causes a user's will concerning which of a communication speed and power saving efficiency is given priority to be reflected on determination of a power saving mode. In shifting the apparatus to a power saving mode, a first setting inhibits disconnection of a communication link and a second setting indicates changing communication speed to a lower speed. One of the first and second settings is made according to a user's instruction. In the first setting, the apparatus is shifted to a first power saving mode. In the second setting, the apparatus is shifted to a second power saving mode. When the apparatus is shifted to the first power saving mode, the communication link is not disconnected. When the apparatus is shifted to the second power saving mode, the communication speed of the apparatus is changed to the lower speed. | 2017-07-13 |
20170201647 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GEOFENCING FOR SERVICE AVAILABILITY AND DYNAMIC PROFIT CALCULATION - Described is a system for managing a printing service incorporating: a network-connected printer disposed on a local area network, a cloud-based printing service managing a printing queue holding at least one print job, a service provider smart device and a network-connected appliance device disposed on the local area network and communicatively coupled with the network-connected printer, the network-connected appliance device being configured to determine a status of the network-connected printer, connect to the cloud-based printing service and communicate the determined status of the network-connected printer to the cloud-based printing service. The service provider smart device is configured to generate a graphical user interface on the display and receive, using the generated graphical user interface, a printing service information from a service provider and to communicate the received printing service information to the cloud-based printing service. | 2017-07-13 |
20170201648 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - To make it possible to remove an unnecessary background portion, such as a show-through portion, without leaving the portion as unevenness even in the case where the portion is determined to be a halftone dot area. | 2017-07-13 |
20170201649 | Radial Lenticular Blending Effect - A method of integrating a radial zoom effect with a complementary radial image transition effect includes integrating the effects such that the two blended radial effects share a common center, and thereby share common displacement paths during the perceived transition. In addition to the visual appeal of the effect, the invention also resolves operational incompatibilities between the practice of commercial photography and the practice of lenticular printing. A lenticular product is formed in accordance with this method. | 2017-07-13 |
20170201650 | PRINTING APPARATUS INCLUDING NFC TAG, METHOD RELATED THERETO, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A printing apparatus includes a card reader that reads a card for user authentication, a near field communication (NFC) tag, a memory that stores instructions, and a processor that executes the instructions to determine whether the card reader reads the NFC tag and determine, based on a result of the determination, an operation method of the NFC tag. | 2017-07-13 |
20170201651 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD IN INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - When a request for a service is made from a Web browser to a Web application, the Web application requests the service from a service provider of an MFP in accordance with the request. The service provider obtains a destination URL from the Web browser, and compares the destination URL with the URL of a service host written in a manifest file of a cooperation permission application. If those URLs match, the service provision is permitted. | 2017-07-13 |
20170201652 | CONTROL APPARATUS, MULTIDIMENSIONAL COLOR CORRECTION METHOD AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING MULTIDIMENSIONAL COLOR CORRECTION PROGRAM - A control apparatus includes a control unit, and a raster-image processor that performs color correction to correct colors of a user printing device into colors of a standard printing device by using a multidimensional LUT and performs color conversion by using a printer profile for the standard printing device and a target profile. The control unit creates the multidimensional LUT including a first LUT and a second LUT, and compares chromas of each fully saturated secondary color of the user printing device, the standard printing device and the target colors. On judging that the chroma of one fully saturated secondary color of the user printing device is greater than that of the standard printing device, the control unit instructs the raster-image processor to perform the color correction while specifying use of the first or second LUT according to a comparison result of the chromas. | 2017-07-13 |
20170201653 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COLOR GAMUT EXPANSION IN PRINT - In certain aspects, the present disclosure relates to systems, methods, and devices for expanding a printing color gamut such as CMYK for printing or in preparation for printing on printing devices. In certain aspects, the disclosure relates to systems, methods and devices for optimizing or improving multicolor process print manufacturing, in particular, through automated and adaptive selection of additional colorants using color-perception based analysis of embedded visual content. | 2017-07-13 |
20170201654 | PRINT CALIBRATION - Methods for configuring and calibrating a printing system are described. Configuring a printing system involves obtaining data for determining a reference print element in the printing system. The reference print element is then used to determine calibration data for a given print element. The calibration data is applied for the given print element to generate a print output. | 2017-07-13 |
20170201655 | COLOR PROCESSING DEVICES, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - A color processing device includes a color data acquisition section that acquires color data of a first image output by a first image forming device on a basis of image data, a variation acquisition section that acquires a degree of color variation of the image data, a misregistration acquisition section that acquires an amount of misregistration between the image data and the color data in a region exhibiting a high degree of color variation, a first-relationship generation section that generates, after misregistration correction, a first relationship in a region exhibiting a low degree of color variation, and a conversion relationship generation section that generates a conversion relationship in accordance with the first relationship and a second relationship provided for a second image forming device such that colors of a second image to be output by the second image forming device and the first image are made to match. | 2017-07-13 |
20170201656 | CONTROLLING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FREQUENCY SYNCHRONIZATION AND LCD TELEVISION - Disclosed are a controlling device and method for frequency synchronization as well as a LCD TV. The method is applied to an LCD TV, wherein the LCD TV includes a front-end motherboard chip, a main drive control chip and a plurality of column drive control chips, the method includes: when the main drive control chip recognizes that its operating frequency is unstable, it generates a clock turn-off signal; the main drive control chip transmits fixed data to each column drive control chip according to the clock turn-off signal and receives a clock training request initiated by each column drive control chip according to the fixed data; and when recognizing that the operating frequency synchronizes with a frequency corresponding to front-end data transmitted by the front-end motherboard chip, the main drive control chip responds to the clock training request and transmits clock training data to each column drive control chip. | 2017-07-13 |
20170201657 | BANDPASS FILTER WITH VARIABLE PASSBAND - An optical component includes an absorption-based filter having a selected cut-on wavelength and a multilayer interference filter, arranged in series with the absorption-based filter and having a passband containing the cut-on wavelength of the absorption-based filter. | 2017-07-13 |
20170201658 | NEAR-FIELD IMAGING DEVICES - Imaging apparatus ( | 2017-07-13 |
20170201659 | ILLUMINATION DEVICE MOUNTED WITH A PLURALITY OF OPTICAL ACCESSORIES - An illumination device capable of enhancing design thereof and facilitating removable mounting operation of optical accessories. A bounce adapter | 2017-07-13 |
20170201660 | CAMERA MODULE AND ASSEMBLING METHOD THEREOF - A camera module includes a lens assembly, a power device with a first circuit board, a second circuit board and a welding element. The first circuit board is partially bent, and thus an electrical contact of the first circuit board is exposed to a lateral side of the power device. The second circuit board includes a conductive hole corresponding to the electrical contact. The conductive hole is exposed to a lateral side of the second circuit board. The welding element is installed on the lateral side of the power device and the lateral side of the second circuit board. The welding element is contacted with the electrical contact and the conductive hole, so that the first circuit board and the second circuit board are electrically connected with each other. | 2017-07-13 |
20170201661 | VEHICLE CAMERA WITH CONNECTOR SYSTEM FOR HIGH SPEED TRANSMISSION - A camera for a vision system of a vehicle includes a front housing portion having a lens, a circuit board having circuitry established thereat, and a plastic rear housing portion having a connector for electrically connecting to a connector end of a wire harness of the vehicle when the camera is disposed at the vehicle. The front housing portion is mated with the rear housing portion with the circuit board disposed therein. The rear housing portion includes internal wall structure establishing internal surfaces of the rear housing portion. The connector of the rear housing portion includes a multi-pin connector having terminals for electrically connecting to circuitry at the circuit board. An electrically conductive metallic shield element is formed to be disposed within the rear housing portion and to correspond with the internal surfaces of the rear housing portion. | 2017-07-13 |
20170201662 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR PROVIDING THERMAL IMAGE AND METHOD THEREOF - An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a display, an image sensor including a color pixel sensor, a thermal image sensor, and a processor configured to acquire a first image of a subject using the color pixel sensor, acquire a second image of the subject using the thermal image sensor, and replace a part of an area of the first image with the second image thereby creating an modified first image that is output through the display. | 2017-07-13 |
20170201663 | DEVICES, METHODS, AND SYSTEMS FOR EXPANDED-FIELD-OF-VIEW IMAGE AND VIDEO CAPTURE - In various example embodiments, an imaging system and related method are disclosed. In one embodiment, an imaging system comprises an image sensor comprising offset arrays of pixel electrodes to read out a signal from the image sensor. In this embodiment, the arrays of pixel electrodes are offset by less than the size of a pixel region of the image sensor. The embodiment also includes circuitry configured to select one of the offset arrays of pixel electrodes to read out a signal from the image sensor. Other embodiments of imaging systems and related methods are disclosed. | 2017-07-13 |
20170201664 | Illumination Systems and Methods for Computer Imagers - The present invention can provide solutions to many common imaging problems, such as, for example, unevenly distributed illumination, shadows, white balance adjustment, colored ambient light and high dynamic range imaging. Imaging systems and methods can be provided through a computer (e.g., laptop or desktop) such that the system cr method can take advantage of the computer's processing power to provide functionality that goes beyond typical camera. Such an imaging system may include an imaging device, a camera, a light source and a user interface. | 2017-07-13 |
20170201665 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND IMAGE CAPTURING METHOD - An image capturing apparatus includes an image capturing unit having an image capturing device; and a control unit that calculates a control value of exposure conditions on the basis of an image signal for output, the image signal for output being generated by exposing the image capturing device under the exposure conditions including an exposure time for image output for every unit time, and corrects the control value on the basis of a detection image signal, the detection image signal being generated by adding at least one of an exposure time for first detection longer than the exposure time for image output and an exposure time for second detection shorter than the exposure time for image output within a unit time. | 2017-07-13 |
20170201666 | TTL Photographic Wireless System, Method, And Device For Synchronization Of Remote Devices Via Hot Shoe Communications - A system and method for synchronizing a remote lighting device to a camera using a hot shoe connection and an external device connected via the hot shoe connector. The external device receives TTL data and a synchronization signal from the camera via the hot shoe connector. The external device wirelessly communicates using a radio frequency transmitter an exposure compensation value from the external device to a remote lighting device. The external device also wirelessly communicates a synchronization signal and a TTL information to the remote lighting device for use in synchronizing the remote lighting device to image acquisition by the camera. | 2017-07-13 |
20170201667 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD THEREOF - An image processing method adapted to be executed by an image capturing apparatus. The image capturing apparatus comprises a processing circuit and a light field camera. The image processing method includes: obtaining by using the light field camera a first image and a second image each including a plurality of sub-regions; performing a local brightness redistribution process on at least one of the sub-regions of the second image according to a brightness distribution of at least one of the sub-regions of the first image; performing an image rendering process on the first image and the second image to obtain a third image; and performing a global brightness redistribution process on the third image to obtain a fourth image. | 2017-07-13 |
20170201668 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - An image capturing apparatus and a method of operating the same are provided. The image capturing apparatus includes: an imaging device configured to obtain, based on a previously set exposure condition, an imaging signal that corresponds to at least one frame; a flicker information determining circuitry configured to determine flicker information of a light source using the imaging signal that corresponds to the at least one frame; and a controller configured to control, based on the flicker information of the light source, an exposure start time of the imaging device in order to take into account flicker occurrence due to the light source. | 2017-07-13 |
20170201669 | METHOD OF REDUCING DIGITAL VIDEO FLICKER - Methods of reducing digital video flicker, and related systems, devices and computer program products are provided. A method of reducing human-perceivable flicker in a digital video is provided, in which video frames are recorded unevenly with respect to time and in synchronization with a lighting flicker frequency. A system including a camera and a computer is provided, the system configured to reduce human-perceivable flicker in a digital video, in which video frames are recorded unevenly with respect to time and in synchronization with a lighting flicker frequency, so as to reduce human-perceivable flicker in a video assembled using the computer from the video frames. | 2017-07-13 |
20170201670 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGING DEVICE, IMAGING SYSTEM, METHOD OF CONTROLLING INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND PROGRAM - There is provided an information processing device including a control part configured to control an imaging operation on the basis of a contact state of an object in a lens barrel that houses an optical system. | 2017-07-13 |
20170201671 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus comprises an image sensor that acquires image data of a physical object, an imaging position change controller that changes imaging position of the image sensor, a memory that stores position of the image sensor that has been changed by the imaging position change controller and control data for controlling imaging conditions at the time of imaging by the image sensor, and a communication circuit that carries out communication with an external terminal, wherein the communication circuit performs communication to carry out positional and imaging control in accordance with position of the image sensor and the imaging conditions that have been stored in the memory, and communicates information that has been acquired as a result of imaging by the image sensor. | 2017-07-13 |
20170201672 | MULTI-IMAGING APPARATUS, MULTI-IMAGING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A multi-imaging apparatus includes: a display unit; an internal imaging device that acquires a first live view image or a first image captured by a main imaging operation thereof; a wireless communication unit that performs wireless communication with an external imaging device that acquires a second live view image or a second image captured by a main imaging operation thereof; and a controller. Here, the controller receives an input of the first live view image from the internal imaging device, receives the second live view image from the external imaging device through the wireless communication unit, and causes the display unit to display the input first live view image and the received second live view image as a multi-live view. | 2017-07-13 |