30th week of 2020 patent applcation highlights part 72 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20200236454 | Headset, Terminal, and Control Method - A headset includes a connector configured to couple to a terminal, where the connector of the headset includes at least one functional pin. The headset further includes a sensor circuit and a logic control circuit. The sensor circuit is coupled to a functional pin of the connector of the headset using the logic control circuit. The sensor circuit is configured to sense a wearing status of the headset, and output a trigger signal to the logic control circuit when the wearing status changes. A sensor is added to the headset, and sensor information is fed back to the terminal. | 2020-07-23 |
20200236455 | SIGNAL TRANSMISSION CIRCUIT, SIGNAL TRANSMISSION METHOD, AND INTELLIGENT TERMINAL - The present disclosure provides a signal transmission circuit, a signal transmission system, a signal transmission method, and an intelligent terminal. The signal transmission circuit includes an earphone interface circuit, a comparison circuit, and a control circuit. The earphone interface circuit is configured for connection to an audio receiving device. The comparison circuit is configured to acquire a voltage value corresponding to an impedance of the audio receiving device via the earphone interface circuit, the voltage value is compared with a reference voltage of the comparison circuit, to output a comparison result to the control circuit. The control circuit judges whether the audio receiving device is a digital audio device according to the comparison result, and switches the earphone interface circuit to digital output when the audio receiving device is determined to be a digital audio device. | 2020-07-23 |
20200236456 | HEADPHONES FOR PROCESSING MICROPHONE, MUSICAL INSTRUMENT, AND AUDIO SIGNALS - The invention is an audio headphones device that directly connects to musical instruments or microphones, processes the musical instrument or microphone signal with guitar amp modeling or audio effects with a processor that is built-in to the headphones, and connects to audio player sources to process the audio player sources with audio effects. The invention lets the user control the amp modeling, effects parameters, and mixing of these signals via wireless and wired user-interface control connections that can be running on a separate mobile electronic device. | 2020-07-23 |
20200236457 | INPUT DEVICE - An input device of an electronic apparatus including an input detection unit which is provided on the electronic apparatus at a position that is difficult to be seen by a user who uses the input device, and which detects an input operation of the user; a movement distance detection unit that detects a movement distance of an input position over the input detection unit; and an action control unit that controls a predetermined action of the electronic apparatus based on the movement distance detected by the movement distance detection unit. | 2020-07-23 |
20200236458 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUDIO SHARING - The present invention provide a method and system of audio sharing aimed to revolutionize the way people listen and share music and to give multiple uses to a wireless headphone referred to as HEDphone. A communication protocol referred to as HEDtech protocol is used in a HED system to allow users to share music amongst a plurality of HEDphones while using a single audio source. A wireless connection is established between the HEDphone and a mobile device including an audio source while simultaneously having the capability of allowing other HEDphone users to join wirelessly and listen to the same audio source. A feature of Super Human Hearing (SHH) goes beyond conventional ANR (ambient noise reduction) with additional features that allow the user to control their aural environment by being able to directionally increase or decrease selective frequencies. | 2020-07-23 |
20200236459 | TWO-WAY LOUDSPEAKER WITH FLOATING WAVEGUIDE - One or more embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a two-way loudspeaker design that forces a condensed geometry between low frequency (LF) and high frequency (HF) drivers and then “floats” a midrange waveguide in front of the LF driver. This is a hybrid design meant to benefit from the close proximity of acoustic centers without introducing a central axis obstruction for the LF driver. In addition, the LF and HF waveguides and associated acoustic elements are used to redirect very low frequency energy not supported adequately by the LF waveguide to exit freely using other paths. | 2020-07-23 |
20200236460 | ALARM SOUND GENERATING APPARATUS - An alarm sound generating apparatus includes a spiral pipe extending from a sound wave inlet to a sound wave outlet, and a cover including a reflecting wall configured to reflect a sound wave released from the sound wave outlet. The reflecting wall is distanced from and faces to the sound wave outlet. A distance between the sound wave outlet and the reflecting wall falls within ±10% of an odd multiple of one-fourth of a wavelength calculated from a fundamental frequency of the alarm sound or a multiple harmonic thereof. | 2020-07-23 |
20200236461 | RIDE VEHICLE WITH DIRECTIONAL SPEAKERS AND HAPTIC DEVICES - Systems and methods are disclosed that provide directional speakers and haptic devices for each guest of a ride vehicle. A controller may receive a vehicle location, seat location data, input audio data, and input haptic data. The seat location data may include a guest's seat location in the ride vehicle and/or the guest's preferences (e.g., a preferred language, volume preferences, or content rating preference). The controller may generate different audio output signals corresponding to different guests based on the input audio data, the vehicle location, and/or the seat location data, and generate different haptic output signals corresponding to different guests based on the input haptic data, the vehicle location, and/or the seat location data. The controller may then instruct directional speaker directed at the seat locations of the different guests to output the different audio output signals and instruct haptic devices directed at the seat locations to output the different haptic output signals. | 2020-07-23 |
20200236462 | DIFFUSER - A diffuser which forms a first acoustic passage that sound waves propagate and which radiates the sound waves to an outer diameter direction between a diaphragm and an annular conical surface of a first reflection member, and forms a second acoustic passage the sound waves which pass the opening of the first reflection member propagate and which radiates the sound waves to an outer diameter direction between the annular concave surface of the first reflection member and a conical surface of a second reflection member. | 2020-07-23 |
20200236463 | HEADPHONE DEVICE, TERMINAL DEVICE, INFORMATION TRANSMITTING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND HEADPHONE SYSTEM - This disclosure relates to a headphone device, a terminal device, an information transmitting method, a program, and a headphone system capable of reducing a process burden of parameter control in a noise canceling process of the headphone device. In the terminal device capable of communicating with the headphone device, a parameter appropriate for the noise canceling process is determined based on analysis of noise from outside and position information and indication information to indicate a processing parameter related to the noise canceling process in the headphone device is generated. This is transmitted to the headphone device side. In the headphone device, a processing parameter of the noise canceling process is set according to the indication information. According to this, a process to determine an optimal parameter of the noise canceling process on the headphone device side is not required. | 2020-07-23 |
20200236464 | SOUND DIRECTION DETECTION SENSOR AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - Provided are sound direction detection sensors capable of detecting an input direction of sound and electronic apparatuses including the same. A sound direction detection sensor includes a sound inlet receiving input sound, a sound outlet outputting the sound input through the sound inlet, and a plurality of directional vibrators arranged between the sound inlet and the sound outlet in such a manner that at least one directional vibrator selectively reacts based on a direction of the sound input through the sound inlet, wherein a direction perpendicular to a direction of a directional vibrator having a lowest output in magnitude among the plurality of directional vibrators is determined as an input direction of the sound, | 2020-07-23 |
20200236465 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AUDIO DEVICE AND ASSOCIATED CONTROL CIRCUIT - The present invention provides a method for controlling an audio device, wherein the method includes the steps of: controlling an electronic device to use a first wireless communication module to communicate with the audio device; controlling the electronic device to perform burst transmission to transmit audio data to the audio device during a partial time of a time period only; controlling the audio device to continuously play the audio data during the time period; and when the audio device finishes receiving the audio data, controlling a second wireless communication module of the audio device to enter a sleep mode. | 2020-07-23 |
20200236466 | ADAPTIVE AUDIO CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD BASED ON SCENARIO IDENTIFICATION - An adaptive audio control method based on scenario identification includes: acquiring acceleration data of a user, and analyzing a use scenario of the user according to the acceleration data; acquiring an ambient sound signal of the surrounding environment of the user, calculating a sound level intensity of the ambient sound signal, and analyzing an energy and a spectral distribution of the ambient sound signal; and controlling, according to the use scenario, the sound level intensity of the ambient sound signal, and the energy and the spectral distribution of the ambient sound signal, an audio signal volume, and an active noise cancellation level, and regulation of the ambient sound signal of an audio playback device. The method further enables acquisition of geographic location data of the user and uses the same, as well as acceleration data, for analysis of the use scenario of the user. | 2020-07-23 |
20200236467 | MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR MULTIPLE MEMS SOUND TRANSDUCERS - A manufacturing method for multiple MEMS sound transducers includes manufacturing a reconstructed wafer, separating multiple chips from the wafer, and encapsulating the chips in a molding material. A piezoelectric element of the particular chips is exposed to become deflectable along a stroke axis. The reconstructed wafer is connected to multiple diaphragms associated with the particular chips, wherein the diaphragms are each connected to the associated piezoelectric element so that the diaphragms are each deflectable together with the at least one associated piezoelectric element along the stroke axis. MEMS sound transducers, each of which including at least one of the chips and one of the diaphragms, are isolated. A MEMS sound transducer, which has been manufactured using the aforementioned manufacturing method, is also disclosed. | 2020-07-23 |
20200236468 | ELECTRET CONDENSER MICROPHONE WITH LOW NOISE FIGURE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - An electret condenser microphone with a low noise figure and a method for producing the same are disclosed. An electret variable condenser is first installed into a housing, and then an ASIC amplifier and a printed circuit board are installed into the housing. The ASIC amplifier is electrically connected to the electret variable condenser. It reduces the noise figure effectively and ensures the normal transmission of the effective sound. In particular, it ensures the stability and reliability of the ASIC amplifier during use. The process is simple, the production efficiency is high, and the processing cost is low. | 2020-07-23 |
20200236469 | ELECTROSTATIC SPEAKER AND A METHOD FOR GENERATING ACOUSTIC SIGNALS - A micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) electrostatic speaker that comprises an array of cells, wherein each cell comprises an upper stator, a membrane, a lower stator and supporting elements configured to support the upper stator, the membrane and the lower stator; wherein a distance between the upper stator and the lower stator of each cell is of microscopic scale. | 2020-07-23 |
20200236470 | MICROELECTROMECHANICAL ELECTROACOUSTIC TRANSDUCER WITH PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATION AND CORRESPONDING MANUFACTURING PROCESS - An actuation structure of a MEMS electroacoustic transducer is formed in a die of semiconductor material having a monolithic body with a front surface and a rear surface extending in a horizontal plane x-y plane and defined in which are: a frame; an actuator element arranged in a central opening defined by the frame; cantilever elements, coupled at the front surface between the actuator element and the frame; and piezoelectric regions arranged on the cantilever elements and configured to be biased to cause a deformation of the cantilever elements by the piezoelectric effect. A first stopper arrangement is integrated in the die and configured to interact with the cantilever elements to limit a movement thereof in a first direction of a vertical axis orthogonal to the horizontal plane, x-y plane towards the underlying central opening. | 2020-07-23 |
20200236471 | MICROPHONE - The present disclosure discloses a microphone, comprising: a first substrate, the first substrate having an inner cavity open at one end, wherein the microphone further comprises a vibration diaphragm and at least one cantilever which are provided to the first substrate and suspended above the inner cavity. The cantilever is separated from the vibration diaphragm by a spacing portion, and the vibration diaphragm and the inner cavity of the first substrate define an acoustically sealed cavity; and a detection structure is provided to the vibration diaphragm and the cantilever. The structural design of the cantilever is adopted, so that the space between the vibration diaphragm and the cantilever is open, the airflow can smoothly pass by the cantilever, and further the signal-to-noise ratio of the microphone can be greatly improved. | 2020-07-23 |
20200236472 | OBSERVER-BASED CANCELLATION SYSTEM FOR IMPLANTABLE HEARING INSTRUMENTS - A method including receiving input indicative of a parameter related to an operating environment of an implantable portion of a prosthesis and adjusting an adjustable system of the prosthesis based on the received input. | 2020-07-23 |
20200236473 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EFFICIENCY AMONG DEVICES - A wearable multifunction device or earpiece or a pair of earpieces includes one or more processors, at least one microphone coupled to the one or more processors, a biometric sensor coupled to the one or more processors, and a memory coupled to the one or more processors, the memory having computer instructions causing the one or more processors to perform the operations of sensing a remaining battery life and based on the sensing, prioritizing one or more of the functions of always on recording, biometric measuring, biometric recording, sound pressure level measuring, voice activity detection, key word detection, key word analysis, personal audio assistant functions, transmission of data to a tethered phone, transmission of data to a server, transmission of data to a cloud device. | 2020-07-23 |
20200236474 | EXECUTION AND INITIALISATION OF PROCESSES FOR A DEVICE - Systems and methods for detecting when a device is placed into an operational position are disclosed. Upon determination that the device is in the operational position, one or more processes can be executed. Execution or initialization of the processes upon detection of the operational position provides for the determination of optimal settings than would otherwise be determined if the processes automatically executed before detection of the operational position. Further aspects of the present disclosure relate to determining when the device is no longer in an operational position upon which time the execution of the processes are terminated. The settings in place upon termination can be saved and reapplied the next time the device is in the operational position. | 2020-07-23 |
20200236475 | HEARING AID FOR PEOPLE HAVING ASYMMETRIC HEARING LOSS - A hearing aid is provided for use with a user having a first and second ears disposed on first and second body sides. The hearing aid apparatus is configured for enabling the user to hear sounds that originate from a plurality of directions and includes a first hearing aid member placeable on a user's first body side. The first hearing aid member includes a first transducer for receiving sounds that would be received by the user's first ear and converting those received sounds into first transmittable electrical signals. A second hearing aid member is placeable on the user's second body side and is preferably a cochlear implant device including an electrode array positionable within a cochlea of a user. The cochlear implant device includes a second transducer for receiving sounds that would be received by the user's second ear, and converting the sounds into second electrical signals; and also includes a receiver for receiving the first transmittable electrical signals, and a first signal processor for processing the second electrical signals and first transmittable electrical signals into signals configured for being received by the cochlea of user's second ear for facilitating the hearing of sounds that would be received by both of the user's first and second ears. | 2020-07-23 |
20200236476 | POWER MANAGEMENT IN LOW POWER WIRELESS LINK IN A HEARING AID SYSTEM - A hearing aid system is configured for managing the power of a wireless link. The hearing aid system includes a first hearing aid device and a mobile device, each of the devices including a transmit and receive unit for establishing a short range wireless link between the devices. At least one of the devices includes: a microphone configured to receive an acoustical audio signal; a signal processor configured to process an audio signal based on the acoustical audio signal; and first link quality estimating circuitry configured to determine rate of change of a link quality signal. The at least one of the devices is configured to transmit the link quality signal to the other device, and the other device is configured to determine a power level of transmission of an information packet based on the rate of change of the link quality signal via a power controller comprised by the other device. | 2020-07-23 |
20200236477 | HEARING DEVICE INCLUDING ANTENNA UNIT - A hearing device includes: an input transducer for providing an electrical signal representing ambient sound, a sound processor for processing the electrical signal, an output transducer, an extractor cord, attached to the housing, for removing and/or inserting the hearing device in the ear canal of the wearer, an antenna unit for reception and/or emission of electromagnetic energy, the antenna unit being at least partly disposed within the extractor cord, a communication unit, and a coaxial cable configured as a transmission line connecting the communication unit and the antenna unit. The coaxial cable is configured to transfer a signal from the communication unit to the antenna unit and/or from the antenna unit to the communication unit, so as to minimize parasitic effects on the antenna unit. The coaxial cable includes a shield and the shield of the coaxial cable is terminated at a battery inside the housing. | 2020-07-23 |
20200236478 | MODULE OF A HEARING DEVICE, A REMOVAL TOOL, A HEARING DEVICE AND A METHOD OF SEPARATING A MODULE FROM A HOUSING - A module of a hearing device is removably connectable with a housing of the hearing device, the module being prepared for insertion of a removal tool. The module includes at least two side walls opposing each other. The side walls are provided with a first engagement means, and the side walls are deformable such to allow engagement of the first engagement means and a second engagement means formed on an anchoring portion of the removal tool. | 2020-07-23 |
20200236479 | HEARING ASSISTANCE SYSTEM WITH ENHANCED FALL DETECTION FEATURES - Embodiments herein relate to devices and related systems and methods for detecting falls. In an embodiment, a hearing assistance device is included having a first control circuit and a first motion sensor. The first motion sensor can be disposed in a fixed position relative to a head of a subject wearing the hearing assistance device. A first microphone and a first transducer for generating sound can be in operational communication with the first control circuit. The first control circuit can be configured to evaluate data from one or more sensors to detect a possible fall of a subject in physical contact with the hearing assistance device. The device can be configured to wirelessly transmit data regarding a possible fall to another device including an indication of whether the possible fall was detected binaurally or monoaurally. Other embodiments are included herein. | 2020-07-23 |
20200236480 | Controlling Multi-Site Media Playback Systems - Systems and methods for controlling multi-site media playback systems include, among other features, a computing system (i) receiving, from a first media playback device connected to a first network, a first registration message, (ii) in response to receiving the first registration message, assigning a system identifier and a first subsystem identifier to the first media playback device, (iii) receiving, from a second media playback device connected to the first network, a second registration message, (iv) in response to receiving the second registration message, assigning the system identifier and the first subsystem identifier to the second media playback device, (v) determining that the second media playback device is disconnected from the first network and connected to a second network, and (vi) in response to determining that the second media playback device is connected to the second network, assigning a second subsystem identifier to the second media playback device. | 2020-07-23 |
20200236481 | Method And System For A Game Headset With Audio Alerts Based On Audio Track Analysis - A game headset receives a game audio during play of a particular game, monitors the game audio and detects an occurrence of one or more particular sounds in the game audio during the monitoring of the one or more of the plurality of audio channels. In response to the detecting, the game headset triggers playback of one or more of a plurality of voice commands that corresponds to the one or more particular sounds. The voice commands may be predefined and associated with the one or more particular sounds in a data structure. The voice commands may instruct the listener of the game headset to perform an action in the particular game. The characteristics of the one or more sounds may include direction, intensity, and/or frequency of the particular one or more sounds. | 2020-07-23 |
20200236482 | FAILURE DETERMINATION DEVICE AND SOUND OUTPUT DEVICE - A failure determination device allows a user to define conditions indicating a failure of the device. The failure determination device includes a difference detector configured to output a difference detection signal that indicates a difference between an input signal and an output signal output from a processor that performs a prescribed process on the input signal and a determination unit configured to output a determination signal indicating a determination result on presence or absence of a failure in the processor, based on the difference detection signal. A level detector outputs a level detection signal indicating whether a level of the input signal is within a prescribed range. The determination unit updates the determination signal when the level detection signal indicates that the level of the input signal is within the prescribed range, and stops updating the determination signal when the level detection signal indicates that the level of the input signal is not within the prescribed range. | 2020-07-23 |
20200236483 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND SOUND OUTPUT DEVICE - A semiconductor device is provided, the device including a first detection section having a removal section to remove DC offset components included in each of an input signal and an output signal output from an amplification section that amplifies the input signal, and a correction section configured to perform correction to match phases of the input signal and the output signal from which the DC offset components have been removed, and to match gains of the input signal and of the output signal, the first detection section comparing a waveform of the input signal to a waveform of the output signal, and a second detection section to detect a mismatch between the DC offset component included in the input signal that is input into the removal section and the DC offset component included in the output signal that is input into the removal section. | 2020-07-23 |
20200236484 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND MUSIC VISUALIZATION METHOD THEREOF - An electronic device and a method for controlling the electronic device, the method including receiving an input of a command to reproduce music contents, determining audio characteristics information on the music contents and situation information on an environment where the music contents are being reproduced; and displaying a visualization effect of visualizing the music contents using the audio characteristics information and the situation information, and reproducing the music contents. | 2020-07-23 |
20200236485 | MEMS Device - A MEMS device includes a backplate electrode and a membrane disposed spaced apart from the backplate electrode. The membrane includes a displaceable portion and a fixed portion. The backplate electrode and the membrane are arranged such that an overlapping area of the fixed portion of the membrane with the backplate electrode is less than maximum overlapping. | 2020-07-23 |
20200236486 | Switching Binaural Sound - A method provides binaural sound to a person through electronic earphones. The binaural sound localizes to a sound localization point (SLP) in empty space that is away from but proximate to the person. When an event occurs, the binaural sound switches or changes to stereo sound, to mono sound, or to altered binaural sound. | 2020-07-23 |
20200236487 | MAPPING VIRTUAL SOUND SOURCES TO PHYSICAL SPEAKERS IN EXTENDED REALITY APPLICATIONS - One or more embodiments include an audio processing system for generating an audio scene for an extended reality (XR) environment. The audio processing system determines that a first virtual sound source associated with the XR environment affects a sound in the audio scene. The audio processing system generates a sound component associated with the first virtual sound source based on a contribution of the first virtual sound source to the audio scene. The audio processing system maps the sound component to a first loudspeaker included in a plurality of loudspeakers. The audio processing system outputs at least a first portion of the component for playback on the first loudspeaker. | 2020-07-23 |
20200236488 | IMMERSIVE AUDIO RENDERING - In some examples, immersive audio rendering may include determining whether an audio signal includes a first content format including stereo content, or a second content format including multichannel or object-based content. In response to a determination that the audio signal includes the first content format, the audio signal may be routed to a first block that includes a low-frequency extension and a stereo to multichannel upmix to generate a resulting audio signal. Alternatively, the audio signal may be routed to another low-frequency extension to generate the resulting audio signal. The audio signal may be further processed by performing spatial synthesis on the resulting audio signal, and crosstalk cancellation on the spatial synthesized audio signal. Further, multiband-range compression may be performed on the crosstalk cancelled audio signal, and an output stereo signal may be generated based on the multiband-range compressed audio signal. | 2020-07-23 |
20200236489 | PREDICTIVE HEAD-TRACKED BINAURAL AUDIO RENDERING - Methods and apparatus for predictive head-tracked binaural audio rendering in which a rendering device renders multiple audio streams for different possible head locations based on head tracking data received from a headset, for example audio streams for the last known location and one or more predicted or possible locations, and transmits the multiple audio streams to the headset. The headset then selects and plays one of the audio streams that is closest to the actual head location based on current head tracking data. If none of the audio streams closely match the actual head location, two closest audio streams may be mixed. Transmitting multiple audio streams to the headset and selecting or mixing an audio stream on the headset may mitigate or eliminate perceived head tracking latency. | 2020-07-23 |
20200236490 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An information processing apparatus includes a storage, a sensor, a controller, and a sound output unit. The storage is capable of storing a plurality of sound information items associated with respective positions. The sensor is capable of detecting a displacement of one of the information processing apparatus and a user of the information processing apparatus. The controller is capable of extracting at least one sound information satisfying a predetermined condition out of the plurality of stored sound information items and generating, based on the detected displacement, multichannel sound information obtained by localizing the extracted sound information at the associated position. The sound output unit is capable of converting the generated multichannel sound information into stereo sound information and outputting it. | 2020-07-23 |
20200236491 | Tracking Device Location Identification - A last known location of a tracking device can be determined by using location information received at a tracking system. A disconnection event is received at the tracking system indicating that a tracking device has disconnected from a mobile device. In response, the tracking system can generate a last known location for the tracking device. Other relevant location updates, such as recent locations of the mobile device or locations of other mobile devices that connect to the tracking device are collected and associated with the disconnection event. Based on the location updates, a last known location of the tracking device can be computed and stored. | 2020-07-23 |
20200236492 | Tracking Device Location Identification - In one embodiment, a method includes receiving, by a tracking system server from a first computing device in response to an event between the first computing device and a tracking device, a location associated with the tracking device and a timestamp. The method includes receiving, by the tracking system server, a set of location updates from a set of second computing devices, each location update including a location associated with the tracking device when the second computing device detects the tracking device and a timestamp. The method includes determining, by the tracking system server, a last known location of the tracking device based on the location associated with the tracking device received from the first computing device and one or more of the locations associated with the tracking device received with the location update. | 2020-07-23 |
20200236493 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROVIDING AUGMENTED REALITY CONTENT IN SYNCHRONIZED DYNAMIC GEOLOCATION AREAS - A system and method for creating a synchronized dynamic geolocation area and augmenting a view of the synchronized dynamic geolocation area with content based on one or more display parameters may be provided. An initiating user may generate a dynamic geolocation area that may track the location of the initiating user as the initiating user moves, and indicate content to associate with the geolocation area and one or more display parameters to associate with the content. A recipient user may be provided with an augmented view of the geolocation area based on the content and the display parameters. Further, a location of the recipient user may be synchronized with the geolocation area, such that as the recipient user or the geolocation area move, the augmented view may be modified to account for the movement. | 2020-07-23 |
20200236494 | POWER MANAGEMENT AND DATA BANDWIDTH IMPROVEMENTS FOR PASSIVE ENTRY, PASSIVE START (PEPS) - A passive entry, passive start (PEPS) application is described, wherein a number of sensors are configured with wireless communication protocol information for wireless communication between a master device and a BLE hub. The sensors eavesdrop signals from the master device to the BLE hub while not in operative communication with the master device. Eavesdropped signals are processed to determine and calculate position-related information, such as phase and magnitude of the wireless signals received at multiple antennas of the sensors, angle-of-arrival (AoA), and distance or position of the master device relative to the sensors, individually or as a system. Power management techniques for a PEPS system are also described. | 2020-07-23 |
20200236495 | METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING REPORTS FOR RANGE ESTIMATION AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE THEREFOR - A method for transmitting, by a user equipment, reports for range estimation may comprise the steps of: receiving a signal from each of a plurality of beams of a base station; calculating a time delay or a phase difference of a signal for each of the plurality of beams; and reporting, to the base station, beam index information indicating a corresponding beam with the smallest time delay or the smallest phase difference on the basis of the calculation. The user equipment is capable of communicating with at least one of another user equipment, a user equipment related to an auton-omous driving vehicle, a base station or a network. | 2020-07-23 |
20200236496 | MOBILE WIRELESS DEVICE PROVIDING OFF-LINE AND ON-LINE GEOGRAPHIC NAVIGATION INFORMATION - A mobile device, wireless network and their method of operation provide both on-line (connected) navigation operation, as well as off-line navigation from a local database within the mobile device. Routing according to the navigation system can be controlled by traffic congestion measurements made by the wireless network that allow the navigation system to select the optimum route based on expected trip duration. | 2020-07-23 |
20200236497 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LOCATING A TRACKING DEVICE - In one embodiment, a method includes receiving, by a first computing device from a user of the first computing device, a request to locate a tracking device associated with the first computing device. The method includes sending, by the first computing device to a tracking system server in response to receiving the request to locate the tracking device from the user of the first computing device, a request for a location of the tracking device. The method includes receiving, by the first computing device from the tracking system server, a location of the tracking device, the location of the tracking device being a location associated with the tracking device determined by a second computing device of the plurality of computing devices and provided by the second computing device in response to the second computing device receiving a signal from the tracking device. | 2020-07-23 |
20200236498 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LOCATING A TRACKING DEVICE - In one embodiment, a method includes providing, by a tracking system, an application associated with the tracking system configured to cause a computing device to determine and send a location associated with a tracking device and an identity of the tracking device in response to the computing device receiving a signal from the tracking device. The method includes receiving, by a tracking system server, from a first computing device executing the application associated with the tracking system, a location associated with the tracking device and the identity of the tracking device. The method includes receiving, by the tracking system server from a second computing device, a request to locate the tracking device. The method includes providing, by the tracking system server to the second computing device, the location associated with the tracking device received from the first computing device. | 2020-07-23 |
20200236499 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LOCATING A TRACKING DEVICE - In one embodiment, a method includes receiving, by a first computing device from a tracking system server, a request to locate a tracking device, the request comprising an identifier for the tracking device. The method includes receiving a signal from a tracking device in an environment of the first computing device, the signal including an identifier for the tracking device in the environment of the first computing device. The method includes determining that the tracking device in the environment of the first computing device is the tracking device of the request to locate the tracking device by comparing the identifier for the tracking device received from the tracking system server and the identifier for the tracking device in the environment of the first computing device. The method includes providing, to the tracking system server, the location associated with the tracking device and the identifier for the tracking device. | 2020-07-23 |
20200236500 | MULTI-DEVICE ARCHITECTURE FOR TRACKING DEVICE ACCESS - In one embodiment, a method includes storing, by a tracking system server, information identifying each computing device of multiple computing devices and a location of each computing device. The method includes receiving, by the tracking system server from a first computing device, a tracking device request including an identifier for a tracking device and instructions for the tracking device. The method includes identifying, by the tracking system server, a second computing device based on a location of the second computing device and a most recent location associated with the tracking device. The method includes sending, by the tracking system server to the second computing device, a tracking device forwarding request including the identifier for the tracking device and the instructions for the tracking device, wherein the second computing device is configured to send the instructions for the tracking device to the tracking device. | 2020-07-23 |
20200236501 | GUIDANCE DEVICE, GUIDANCE METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A guidance device of an embodiment includes a first acquirer configured to acquire first mobile body movement information of a first mobile body from a reference position to a first position, a second acquirer configured to acquire a second mobile body movement history including a movement history including the first position in a movement history of a second mobile body, and an information provision controller configured to cause an output to output guidance information directed to a user of the first mobile body on the basis of the first mobile body movement information and the second mobile body movement history. | 2020-07-23 |
20200236502 | METHOD OF WIRELESSLY CONNECTING DEVICES, AND DEVICE THEREOF - A method of wirelessly connecting a first device to a target device is provided. The method includes searching for at least one device located in an orientation region of the first device, when a first input signal is received, determining the target device based on a direction that the first device is oriented, performing a wireless connection with the target device, and determining whether to maintain the wireless connection with the target device, when a second input signal is received. | 2020-07-23 |
20200236503 | GPS CONTROL SYSTEM OF MOBILE DEVICE FOR LOCATION-BASED SERVICE AND OPERATING METHOD THEREFOR - The present invention relates to a location-based service technology for a mobile device. The present invention relates to a GPS control system of a mobile device for a location-based service and an operating method therefor, which, even in a state where a GPS receiving unit included in a mobile device for a location-based service is disabled, activates the GPS receiving unit to thus provide the mobile location-based service, and then brings the GPS receiving unit to the original state thereof, and also, when the mobile device moves at a predetermined speed or higher, provides the mobile location-based service by detecting the movement of the mobile device and activating the GPS receiving unit. | 2020-07-23 |
20200236504 | LOCALIZATION OF A MOBILE DEVICE BASED ON IMAGE AND RADIO WORDS - A mobile device that is able to locate itself in a topological map using a combination of visual and radio information is provided. The mobile device captures an image of its environment, detects receivable radio transmitters and builds an observation vector that defines visual words and radio words that are present at the current location of the mobile device. It then compares this observation vector to reference vectors corresponding to reference location and identifies, based on correlations between visual words and radio words, the location of the mobile device among reference locations. | 2020-07-23 |
20200236505 | METHOD FOR REDUCING WIRELESS POSITIONING ERROR IN MULTI-NODE SYSTEM AND TERMINAL THEREFOR - The present invention provides a method for reducing a wireless positioning error by a target node in a multi-node system. Specifically, the method comprises the steps of: receiving information on the positions of anchor nodes from the anchor nodes, respectively; performing ranging of each of the anchor nodes; and when the target node is in a first state, transmitting information on the position of the target node to neighboring nodes except for each of the anchor nodes. The target node is capable of communicating with at least one of another target node, a target node related to an autonomous driving vehicle, a base station or a network. | 2020-07-23 |
20200236506 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF PERFORMING POSITIONING IN NEW RADIO - Provided are methods and apparatuses for performing positioning. The method may include receiving SPS configuration information for transmission of a UL PRS from a base station, and transmitting the UL PRS based on the SPS configuration information. | 2020-07-23 |
20200236507 | SIGNALING FOR ROUND TRIP TIME (RTT) BASED POSITIONING USING STRONGER PATH TRACKING - The disclosed methods and apparatuses for round trip time (RTT) based positioning include generating or receiving a measurement report. The measurement report includes, for at least one transmission-reception point (TRP), a user equipment (UE) time difference and an offset of the at least one TRP. The UE time difference is a difference of a UE transmission time of an uplink reference signals (UL RS) to the at least one TRP and an earliest reception time representing a time of arrival (TOA) at the UE of an earliest path of a downlink reference signal (DL RS) from the at least one transmission-reception point (TRP). The offset is a difference of a stronger reception time representing a TOA at the UE of a stronger path of the DL RS from the at least one TRP and the earliest reception time. | 2020-07-23 |
20200236508 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING TEXTING LOCATIONS AND NETWORK COVERAGE - A system utilizing an Adventure Rescue Locator app and a Buddy app allows an adventurer to communicate his or her location throughout an adventure. The ARL app can provide quick and simple check-in messages that transmit location and other information and build a database of known “good” locations from which an adventurer is able to communicate via text, as well as known “not good” locations. The apps can share such information with a wide user-base, thus making the location information available to others. The app can serve to display the adventurer's check-in locations on a map; alert that the adventurer has an adventure in progress; keep track of the time the adventurer is planning on returning home and alert if the Adventurer fails to arrive; auto-confirm check-in texts with the ARL app; etc. | 2020-07-23 |
20200236509 | HARDWARE SYSTEM FOR ACTIVE RFID IDENTIFICATION AND LOCATION TRACKING - Systems and methods for facilitating proximity detection and location tracking using a hub or bridge are disclosed. An example apparatus is to receive a message from a beacon at a second location within a proximity area of the apparatus, the message indicative of the second location and identifying the beacon; and relay the message to a location server to determine asset location. | 2020-07-23 |
20200236510 | OBJECT TRACKING USING A COGNITIVE HETEROGENEOUS AD HOC MESH NETWORK - Embodiments described herein are directed to a tracking objects using a cognitive heterogeneous ad hoc mesh network. Participant objects transmit notification signals to inform other participant objects in line-of-sight of their position and movement. The participants also utilize echoes of the notification signals to detect and estimate the position and movement of non-participant objects. Participant objects can then share this positional information with one another to refine the estimated position and movement of non-participant objects. The position of each other participant and non-participant object is updated based on an individualized update rate that dynamically changes based on the distance and velocity of closure between the participant and the other participant or non-participant object. | 2020-07-23 |
20200236511 | OBJECT TRACKING USING A COGNITIVE HETEROGENEOUS AD HOC MESH NETWORK - Embodiments described herein are directed to a tracking objects using a cognitive heterogeneous ad hoc mesh network. Participant objects transmit notification signals to inform other participant objects in line-of-sight of their position and movement. The participants also utilize echoes of the notification signals to detect and estimate the position and movement of non-participant objects. Participant objects can then share this positional information with one another to refine the estimated position and movement of non-participant objects. The position of each other participant and non-participant object is updated based on an individualized update rate that dynamically changes based on the distance and velocity of closure between the participant and the other participant or non-participant object. | 2020-07-23 |
20200236512 | MULTI-SLICING ORCHESTRATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SERVICE AND/OR CONTENT DELIVERY - Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, detecting a first communication device including an application based on contemporaneous access of a first service and second service functions, wherein the application communicates via first and second user data traffic flows associated with the first and second service functions. An association is facilitated of the first user data traffic flow with a first logical network slice, wherein the first user data traffic flow is conveyed by the first logical network slice. An association is facilitated of the second user data traffic flow with a second logical network slice, wherein the first and second user data traffic flows are conveyed contemporaneously by the first and second logical network slices. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2020-07-23 |
20200236513 | MESSAGE EXTENSION APP STORE - A service for providing messaging extension apps can be an online store that can be browsed and searched for the apps. The store uses extension app identifiers which are related to app identifiers that are sent between devices in a conversation of messages so that a receiving device can, when it does not have the extension app installed to interact with received content, use the extension app identifier to download and install the required extension app. In one embodiment, the download and install can occur while the messaging app remains the foreground app, and the messaging app adds an icon of the newly installed extension app into a browsable tray in the UI of the messaging app. | 2020-07-23 |
20200236514 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOCATION-BASED CONTENT DELIVERY AND VISUALIZATION - A system and method for providing location information on a social network, including: sending, to a social mapping system, a request for one or more social media posts, wherein the request includes screen attribute information about a display of a client device, geographic location information, and an identification of a requesting account of the social network; receiving, in response to the request, a suggested group for display by the client device; and displaying, by the client device, the suggested group. | 2020-07-23 |
20200236515 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ACCESS PROTOCOL OPTIMIZATION FOR NARROW BAND INTERNET-OF-THINGS DEVICES WITHIN A NETWORK ENVIRONMENT - A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided in accordance with example embodiments in order to provide methods, apparatuses, and/or systems that reduce and/or eliminate network inefficiencies caused by the traffic profile associated with narrow band Internet-of-Things (NB-IoT) devices and similar devices, by applying and optimizing protocols governing the allocation of network resources to such devices. In some example implementations, a serving gateway (SGW) and/or a packet data network gateway (PGW) is locally configured with a threshold set that includes limits on the permissible traffic associated with a NB-IoT device and/or a similar device over a given unit of time. To the extent that the traffic remains within such limits, generation of charging data records (CDRs) and signaling to an online charging server may be reduced or eliminated. | 2020-07-23 |
20200236516 | COMMUNICATION CHARGING SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATION CHARGING METHOD - A communication charging system includes a first measuring device that measures an amount of communication established by a terminal in utilization of a first communication service using a first communication network and a second measuring device that measures an amount of communication established by the terminal in utilization of a second communication service using a second communication network. The first measuring device transmits information regarding the measured amount of communication in the utilization of the first communication service to the second measuring device. The second measuring device associates with information regarding the terminal and stores the information regarding the amount of communication in the utilization of the first communication service, which has been transmitted from the first measuring device, and information regarding the measured amount of communication in the utilization of the second communication service. | 2020-07-23 |
20200236517 | SENSING SYSTEM AND TIME STAMP CORRECTION METHOD - A sensor control circuit ( | 2020-07-23 |
20200236518 | METHOD FOR RESERVING FINITE NUMBER OF RESOURCES USED FOR PERFORMING V2X COMMUNICATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND TERMINAL USING SAME - The present invention provides a vehicle-to-X (V2X) operation method performed by a V2X terminal in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: reserving a finite number of resources used for performing a V2X communication; and performing the V2X communication on the finite number of reserved resources. | 2020-07-23 |
20200236519 | METHOD AND USER EQUIPMENT FOR TRANSMITTING DATA UNIT, AND METHOD AND USER EQUIPMENT FOR RECEIVING DATA UNIT - A user equipment (UE) may receive or transmit a protocol data unit (PDU). The PDU includes a service data unit (SDU) type field. The SDU type field may be set to a value indicating a vehicle-to-everything (V2X) type. When the SDU type field is set to a value indicating a V2X type, the PDU may include an additional field indicating an application or protocol type for data of an SDU in the PDU. | 2020-07-23 |
20200236520 | MOBILE OBJECT COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND MOBILE OBJECT SIDE DEVICE - A mobile object communication system includes a mobile object side device, a service provision device performing a short range wireless communication with the mobile object side device to provide a service to the mobile object side device, and a wide area route provision unit performing a wide area communication with the mobile object side device to provide the service having the same contents as the service provided by the service provision device. The mobile object side device can perform both of the short range wireless communication and the wide area communication, and determines whether the short range wireless communication can be performed with the service provision device. When determining that the short range wireless communication cannot be performed, the service having the same contents is provided by performing the wide area communication with the wide area route provision unit. | 2020-07-23 |
20200236521 | VEHICLE EMERGENCY V2X NOTIFICATION BASED ON SENSOR FUSION - Methods, systems, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for vehicle emergency vehicle-to-anything (V2X) notification based on sensor fusion are presented. In some embodiments, a vehicle may receive an indication of an issue or impairment of the vehicle or an occupant of the vehicle, including the driver. Using information from sensors within the vehicle, an on-board processor may determine the nature of the impairment. Information about the nature of the impairment may then be transmitted, using V2X notification, to neighboring vehicles and/or an infrastructure entity (e.g., a base station, a roadside unit, a radio tower, and/or a central application server). The neighboring vehicles may then negotiate using V2X communication with the impaired vehicle and the other neighboring vehicles and/or be directed by the infrastructure entity to proceed using a negotiated course of action that accounts for the nature of the impairment in the impaired vehicle. | 2020-07-23 |
20200236522 | System, Method and Apparatus for Communication with Occupants of a Vehicle - A method of communicating between a person within a target vehicle and a law-enforcement person includes establishing a connection between a law-enforcement transceiver and a target vehicle transceiver using a protocol and encoding an audio signal into an encoded audio signal by the law-enforcement transceiver using the protocol, The encoded audio signal is transmitted from the law-enforcement transceiver and received by the target vehicle transceiver where the encoded audio signal is accepted by the target vehicle transceiver through a feature in the protocol, the feature in the protocol allowing limited access to an audio transducer of the target vehicle, the encoded audio signal is decoded back into the audio signal by the target vehicle transducer and the audio signal is reproduced on the audio transducer within the target vehicle. | 2020-07-23 |
20200236523 | Data Transmission Method and Apparatus - A data transmission method includes receiving. by a first terminal, a first notification message, where the first notification message notifies the first terminal that a target bicycle is in an available state. The method further includes sending, by the first terminal, a mode setting instruction to a second terminal after receiving the first notification message, where the mode setting instruction instructs the second terminal to enter a riding model. The method further includes receiving, by the second terminal, the mode setting instruction from the first terminal, and catering the riding mode. | 2020-07-23 |
20200236524 | Uplink Transmission in TDD Supporting feNB-IOT Operation - Embodiments of a User Equipment (UE), generation Node-B (gNB) and methods of communication are generally described herein. The UE may receive a narrowband physical downlink control channel (NPDCCH) that includes an uplink scheduling parameter. The UE may determine an uplink scheduling delay for transmission of a narrowband physical uplink shared channel (NPUSCH) in accordance with time-division duplexing (TDD). The uplink scheduling delay may be based on a sum of a predetermined first number of subframes and a variable second number of subframes. The second number of subframes may be based on a window of variable size that starts when the first number of subframes has elapsed since reception of the NPDCCH, and ends when a number of uplink subframes has elapsed since the start of the window. The number of uplink subframes may be indicated by the uplink scheduling parameter. | 2020-07-23 |
20200236525 | DATA DRIVEN EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION APPLICATION AND SYSTEM - A data driven emergency response system, the system includes a first remote device and one or more second remote devices each having a computer, the first remote device used to submit a first alert signal during an emergency situation and the one or more second remote devices to be notified of the emergency situation; and a platform coupled to the first remote device and the one or more second remote devices through a network, the platform configured to receive the alert signal from the first remote device, wherein the platform is programmed to automatically identify the emergency situation and to analyze a relative location of the one or more second remote devices to the emergency situation. | 2020-07-23 |
20200236526 | System, Device, and Method for Distress Response - In accordance with some embodiments, an apparatus for privacy protection is provided. The apparatus includes a housing arranged to hold a second device and sensor(s), where the sensor(s) are operable to obtain a tactile input. The apparatus also includes a communication interface operable to communicate with the second device. Additionally, the apparatus includes a controller operable to direct the second device, through the communication interface, to generate a distress response in response to receiving the tactile input. In some embodiments, the apparatus also includes remote communication device(s) to communicate with a remote source. In such embodiments, the controller is coupled to the remote communication device(s), where the controller receives the geo-fencing information through the one or more communication devices, compares the information with movement and location information of the apparatus, and determines whether to direct the second device to enter a distress mode based on the comparison. | 2020-07-23 |
20200236527 | INTELLIGENT STEERING OF ROAMING FOR USER EQUIPMENT - Methods, systems, and non-transitory computer readable media for intelligent steering of roaming of user equipment. More particularly, the methods include receiving, from a user equipment (UE) located in a visitor network, a registration message to register with a home network, the registration message including an identifier of the UE. The methods also include querying, by one or more processors, a steering controller using the identifier of the UE to obtain a roaming list customized for the UE. The methods also include pushing, by one or more processors, the roaming list to the UE. | 2020-07-23 |
20200236528 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING NETWORK SLICE INTERWORKING IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - The disclosure relates to a pre-5 | 2020-07-23 |
20200236529 | A METHOD FOR ALLOCATING TEMPORARILY A SUBSCRIPTION TO A CREDENTIAL CONTAINER - A method for a credential container embedded into a wireless communication device to obtain a temporary wireless connectivity through a first wireless network, the credential container being provisioned with an identifier ID identifying the wireless communication device or the credential container and a pre-loaded subscription profile comprising a range of International Mobile Subscription Identifiers associated to a second network operator. | 2020-07-23 |
20200236530 | ESIM PROFILE DISCOVERY - Mobile devices are provisioned that do not have a direct communications path to a data network. A proximate device is discovered that is available for connecting to the mobile device via a peer-to-peer connection. The proximate device is determined to be trusted by the mobile device and usable to communicate to the data network A peer-to-peer connection is established with the proximate device. Identification data is provided to the proximate device, and an activation code is received. The mobile device communicates to the mobile network operator indicated by the activation code. Subscription credentials are received for accessing a mobile network operated by the mobile network operator. | 2020-07-23 |
20200236531 | MULTI-SIM MULTI-STANDBY SYSTEM, METHOD AND DEVICE, COMPUTER DEVICE, AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - The present disclosure provides a multi-SIM multi-standby system, a multi-SIM multi-standby method and device. The multi-SIM multi-standby system includes: a SIM card management system including at least one SIM card and a modem device that uses the at least one SIM card according to a SIM card's identification; a communication terminal configured to transmit a SIM card using request to a server, where the SIM card using request carries the SIM card's identification; the server being configured to receive the SIM card using request and acquire a modem device identification of the modem device that uses the SIM card according to the SIM card's identification, and return the modem device identification to a communication terminal; and the communication terminal being configured to transmit a communication request to a corresponding modem device according to the modem device identification so as to realize communication services by means of the modem device. | 2020-07-23 |
20200236532 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PERFORMING INTEGRATED MOBILE NUMBER PORTABILITY AND REMOTE SIM PROVISIONING - The present invention discloses a system and method of preforming integrated mobile number portability (MNP) and remote SIM provisioning (RSP). The method includes: receiving, by a recipient BSS, a subscription request comprising an MNP request indicator from a user equipment; requesting, by the recipient BSS, the subscription request to a recipient Subscription Manager-Data Preparation (SM-DP) to initiate the RSP, creating, by the recipient SM-DP, a recipient MNO profile comprising a recipient MSISDN upon confirmation receipt of the Download Order by the recipient BSS, registering, by the recipient SM-DP, an MNP event in a Subscription Manager-discovery Server (SM-DS) to initiate the MNP, retrieving, by the UE, RSP event details from the SM-DS to execute profile download, and executing, by the UE, the MNP event and the RSP by transferring an eUICC functioning from a donor MNO profile to the recipient MNO profile at porting date and time. | 2020-07-23 |
20200236533 | APPARATUSES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR VIRTUALIZING A REPROGRAMMABLE UNIVERSAL INTEGRATED CIRCUIT CHIP - Apparatuses, methods, and systems are provided for virtualizing a reprogrammable universal integrated circuit chip (UICC) in a connected device's operating system. In one embodiment, an integrated cellular modem in the connected device is configured to use a simple protocol to communicate with the reprogrammable UICC. The protocol may be implemented in a way that allows cellular modem vendors to easily support such functionality and allow original equipment manufacturers to upgrade connected devices already deployed in the field. | 2020-07-23 |
20200236534 | INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND DEVICE, COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The present disclosure relates to the field of communication technology, and provides an information processing method, an information processing device, a computer-readable storage medium and an electronic device, so as to reduce signaling overhead. The information processing method includes: receiving a registration update request from a UE; determining whether the UE has entered or left an MICO mode; when the UE has left the MICO mode, sending a first message to an associated SMF, the first message being adopted to notify the associated SMF that the UE has left the MICO mode or the UE is reachable; and when the UE has entered the MICO mode, sending a second message to a target SMF, the second message being adopted to notify the target SMF that the UE has entered the MICO mode or the UE is unreachable. | 2020-07-23 |
20200236535 | DEVICE ACTIVATION ENABLEMENT - A user device may be authorized to access a telecommunications network, such as a cellular network, after completing a boot process that includes a device activation phase and a network activation phase. An application resident on the user device initiates, in the device activation phase, a device eligibility check over a secondary communication network such as a WLAN. Device eligibility may be determined by whether the user device was legitimately sold. If the user device fails the eligibility check, the boot process is stopped, rendering the user device inactive. If the user device passes the eligibility check, the application initiates the network activation phase in which the user device is checked against a blacklist. If the user device is blacklisted, the boot process is shut down. If the user device is not blacklisted, the boot process completes normally. | 2020-07-23 |
20200236536 | SECURITY ESTABLISHMENT METHOD, TERMINAL DEVICE, AND NETWORK DEVICE - A security establishment method includes generating a pair of keys via a mutual authentication between a terminal device ( | 2020-07-23 |
20200236537 | MEDIUM ACCESS CONTROL SECURITY - Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may transmit to a base station (BS), information indicating a medium access control (MAC) security capability of the UE. The UE may receive from the BS, a communication that includes an indication of a MAC security configuration for communications between the UE and the BS. The indication of the MAC security configuration may be based at least in part on the MAC security capability of the UE. Numerous other aspects are provided. | 2020-07-23 |
20200236538 | A METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING AN EXISTING SUBSCRIPTION PROFILE FROM A MOBILE NETWORK OPERATOR TO A SECURE ELEMENT, CORRESPONDING SERVERS AND SECURE ELEMENT - A method for transmitting a subscription profile from an MNO to a secure element pre-provisioned with a temporary profile comprising a unique identifier, MCC and MNC, includes:—Transmitting from the MNO the unique identifier to a SM-DP;—Creating the subscription profile at the SM-DP;—Provisioning in a D-HSS server having the first MCC/MNC the unique identifier and a temporary IMSI comprising a second MCC, a second MNC;—Provisioning in the MNO the temporary IMSI and an ephemeral key;—At the first attempt of the secure element to connect to the D-HSS server, exchanging data in signaling messages for provisioning the secure element with the temporary IMSI;—At the next attempt of the secure element to connect to the MNO network with the temporary IMSI, open an APN and send from the SM-DP to the secure element the subscription profile. | 2020-07-23 |
20200236539 | METHOD FOR PROTECTING PRIVACY ON MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A method for protecting user privacy on a mobile communication device, such as a smart phone or tablet computing device, is provided. The method includes performing a facial recognition of a user in order to authenticate the user for a normal operation of the device; displaying, on a screen of the device, first content that corresponds to the normal operation of the device by the authenticated user; detecting a presence of a face of a second person that is different from the authenticated user; and displaying, on the screen, second content that corresponds to a predetermined safety screen, such that the first content is hidden from being displayed. The method may be implemented such that the safety screen is displayed in response to detecting an aversion of the eyes of the authenticated user. | 2020-07-23 |
20200236540 | Electronic Record Exposure Validation Using Cross-Referenced Location Data - The exposure of computing device users to electronic records is validated using cross-referenced location data for those users. A location of a first mobile device is received from a software application running on the first mobile device. A data repository external to the first mobile device is queried based on the location of the first mobile device to identify a vendor operating at the location of the first mobile device. After the vendor is identified, an exposure of an electronic record associated with the vendor is determined, such as at the first mobile device or at a second mobile device related by a common user account. Based on a determination that the electronic record exposure occurred, an intelligence platform model is updated to indicate a successful exposure of the electronic record, such as to cause a further exposure of the electronic record to other devices. | 2020-07-23 |
20200236541 | PROVISIONING AUTHENTICATION KEYS IN COMPUTER PROCESSOR - Embodiments are directed to provisioning a general-use basis for authentication of a processor device. During manufacture, a hardware processor stores a secret value and shares a derived value produced based on the secret value with a secure service. These values may be used in a limited-use initial authentication process to authenticate the hardware processor. A general-use basis for authentication not so limited as the initial authentication process is established subsequent to the manufacture of the hardware processor. The general-use basis for authentication may include a public-private key pair, and is established upon successful completion of the initial authentication process. Authentication using the general-use process produces an authentication traceable to the manufacture of the hardware processor. | 2020-07-23 |
20200236542 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SCE - In order for supporting separate ciphering at an MeNB ( | 2020-07-23 |
20200236543 | WWAN-WLAN AGGREGATION SECURITY - One feature pertains to a method for secure wireless communication at an apparatus of a network. The method includes receiving a user equipment identifier identifying a user equipment and a cryptographic key from a wireless wide area network node, and using the cryptographic key as a pairwise master key (PMK). A PMK identifier (PKMID) is generated based on the PMK and the two are stored at the network. A PMK security association is initialized by associating the PMK with at least the PMKID and an access point identifier identifying an access point of the apparatus. An association request is received that includes a PMKID from the user equipment, and it's determined that the PMKID received from the user equipment matches the PMKID stored. A key exchange is initiated with the user equipment based on the PMK to establish a wireless local area network security association with the user equipment. | 2020-07-23 |
20200236544 | 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. | 2020-07-23 |
20200236545 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR NON-CONTACT MOTION-BASED USER AUTHENTICATION - Methods and systems are provided for authenticating an individual using a motion of a physiological structure. For example, an individual may be authenticated using their cardiac motion. A first radiofrequency (“RF”) signal is transmitted towards the physiological structure of the individual. A first RF return signal is received, where the first RF return signal corresponds to the transmitted first RF signal. The first RF signal and first RF return signal are processed to obtain a motion signal. One or more values are determined for each fiducial point of a set of pre-determined fiducial points in the motion signal. The set of pre-determined fiducial points corresponds to physical movements of the physiological structure. The individual is authenticated based on the values of one or more fiducial points. | 2020-07-23 |
20200236546 | Method for Updating Network Access Application Authentication Information, Terminal, and Server - Embodiments of this application provide a method for updating network access application authentication information. The method is applicable to a terminal. The terminal has an eUICC, and the eUICC has at least one profile. The method includes: receiving, by the terminal, a first message from a remote server, where the first message includes network access application NAA authentication parameter update information and a first identifier; updating, by the terminal, authentication information of a profile corresponding to the first identifier based on the NAA authentication parameter update information; and detaching, by the terminal, from a network, and re-attaching to the network based on updated authentication information of the profile. According to the embodiments of this application, the NAA authentication information can be updated, and communication security can be improved by periodically or aperiodically updating the NAA authentication information. | 2020-07-23 |
20200236547 | System, Method, and Computer Program Product for Conducting Secure Transactions With Audio - Provided is a system, method, and computer program product for conducting secure transactions with at least two appliances. The method includes monitoring audio data with a first appliance including a processor, a speaker, and a microphone; detecting, with the first appliance, an audible request to initiate a transaction from a user from the audio data; communicating, with the first appliance, a transaction request to at least one remote server in response to detecting the audible request to initiate the transaction; detecting, with the first appliance, a credential message received by the first appliance directly from a second appliance via an audio transmission, the credential message corresponding to the transaction request and including a limited use key provided to the second appliance from the at least one remote server or another remote server; and in response to detecting the credential message, initiating, with the first appliance, the transaction based on the limited use key. | 2020-07-23 |
20200236548 | PROTECTION OF SEQUENCE NUMBERS IN AUTHENTICATION AND KEY AGREEMENT PROTOCOL - Techniques and apparatus for protecting sequence numbers used in authentication procedures are described. One technique includes receiving, from a network, an authentication request comprising at least a random challenge. After receipt of the authentication request, a synchronization parameter is generated based at least in part on a key shared by the network and the UE, the random challenge, and a first message authentication code (MAC). The synchronization parameter and the first MAC are transmitted to the network in response to the authentication request. | 2020-07-23 |
20200236549 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MOBILE TELEPHONE ROAMING - A foreign wireless communication system is operated in a local communication network as if the foreign wireless communication system were a local wireless communication system. A data communication link is established between the wireless communication system and a service provider in a local wireless communication network. An outgoing request for authentication information is communicated from the wireless communication system to a remote administration system over the data communication link. The authentication information is received over the data communication link from the administration system and is transmitted over a signal link from the wireless communication system to the service provider. A requested wireless communication service is received at the wireless communication system based on authentication of the wireless communication system by the service provider using the authentication information. | 2020-07-23 |
20200236550 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND MEDIA FOR AUTHENTICATING A CONNECTION BETWEEN A USER DEVICE AND A STREAMING MEDIA CONTENT DEVICE - Mechanisms for authenticating a connection between a user device and a streaming media content device comprising: identifying a collection of candidate streaming media content devices based on beacon(s) detected by a user device; receiving an indication that one of the content devices is to be selected for connection to the user device; transmitting instructions to the content devices to broadcast a signal, wherein the signal broadcast by each of the content devices contains a value that indicates an identity of the content device; receiving, from the user device, an audio signal that includes a detected signal; processing the audio signal to extract the value indicating the identity of a particular content device associated with the detected signal contained in the received audio signal; identifying the particular content device based on the determined value; and transmitting an indication that the user device and the particular content device are authenticated to communicate. | 2020-07-23 |
20200236551 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A communication apparatus automatically starts operating in a direct wireless communication mode in conjunction with a user's logging in to the communication apparatus. | 2020-07-23 |
20200236552 | SECURITY SYSTEM FOR A MOVEABLE BARRIER OPERATOR - Electronic systems are provided for secure actuation of a remote device such as a moveable barrier operator. The systems address the “man in the middle” problem of persons intercepting and duplicating radio frequency signals from a control device by introducing timing parameters into a bidirectional communication sequence between at least two devices. | 2020-07-23 |
20200236553 | DYNAMIC WIRELESS ACCESS POINT CONFIGURATION - Methods and systems for dynamic wireless network configuration are provided. Aspects include receiving, by an application on a user device, a token, deriving, by the application, a unique identifier and passcode based at least in part on the token, and controlling remote access to a first computer system based on the unique identifier and passcode. | 2020-07-23 |