42nd week of 2017 patent applcation highlights part 74 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20170303036 | Wireless Pocket Transmitter, Rechargeable Battery Unit for a Wireless Pocket Transmitter, Wireless Microphone, Rechargeable Battery for a Wireless Microphone and Charging Unit for a Pocket Transmitter and/or a Microphone - A wireless pocket transmitter having a rear side, a front side and a receiving compartment for a rechargeable battery. The receiving compartment has a rear wall which at least partially forms a part of the rear side, two side surfaces and a connecting portion with electrical contacts. The two side surfaces are each coupled with a first side to the rear wall and with a first end to the connecting portion. The second ends of the side surfaces each have a respective guide for the battery. The guides do not extend along the entire length of the side surface and the guide has two projections and a passage therebetween. | 2017-10-19 |
20170303037 | ENHANCED AUDIO LANDSCAPE - The inventive EAL may generally enhance a driver's spatial awareness by providing the driver with intuitive/familiar audible warnings with directionality which can be enhanced with visual warnings as well as other technologies such as ANC and Zoned audio. Thus, the driver can understand the meaning of the warning and where it is coming from so he can react to it faster. In a specific embodiment, a motor vehicle includes a plurality of outside microphones mounted in association with an outer surface of the vehicle. A plurality of loudspeakers are disposed within the passenger compartment of the vehicle. A processing device identifies a sound of interest in microphone signals received from the outside microphones. It is determined from the microphone signals a direction in which the sound of interest is traveling. This may also be done with sensors, GPS, V2X, etc. In response to the identification of the sound of interest, playing at least one of the microphone signals on the loudspeakers is begun such that the sound of interest in the microphone signal and heard by the driver on the loudspeakers is perceived by a driver of the vehicle to be traveling in the determined direction. | 2017-10-19 |
20170303038 | Device and method for filtering the resonance peak in a power supply circuit of at least one loudspeaker - The present invention relates to an acoustic signal supply circuit of at least one loudspeaker (HP) incorporating a filtering device of the resonance peak of said at least one loudspeaker (HP) occurring at a given frequency, characterized in that the filtering device of the resonance peak of said at least one loudspeaker (HP) is incorporated either into the first instrumentation ground circuit or in the feedback loop, this filtering device being purely electrical in the form an impedance incorporated in the first instrumentation ground circuit or in the feedback loop, the impedance parameters being predetermined as a function of the resonance peak to be filtered of said at least one loudspeaker (HP). | 2017-10-19 |
20170303039 | NEURAL NETWORK-BASED LOUDSPEAKER MODELING WITH A DECONVOLUTION FILTER - A technique for controlling a loudspeaker system with an artificial neural network includes filtering, with a deconvolution filter, a measured system response of a loudspeaker and a reverberant environment in which the loudspeaker is disposed to generate a filtered response, wherein the measured system response corresponds to an audio input signal applied to the loudspeaker while the loudspeaker is disposed in the reverberant environment. The techniques further include generating, via a neural network model, an initial neural network output based on the audio input signal, comparing the initial neural network output to the filtered response to determine an error value, and generating, via the neural network model, an updated neural network output based on the audio input signal and the error value. | 2017-10-19 |
20170303040 | METHOD OF DYNAMICALLY MODIFYING AN AUDIO OUTPUT - The disclosure includes a system and method for sonically customizing an audio reproduction device. The system includes a processor and a memory storing instructions that when executed cause the system to determine an application environment associated with an audio reproduction device associated with a user; determine one or more sound profiles based on the application environment; provide the one or more sound profiles to the user; receive a selection of a first sound profile from the one or more sound profiles; and generate tuning data based on the first sound profile, the tuning data configured to sonically customize the audio reproduction device. | 2017-10-19 |
20170303041 | Speaker System - A speaker system may include a dome-shaped shell defining an internal cavity, a receiver configured to receive audio signals from a wireless-enabled device and positioned in the internal cavity, and a plurality of speakers positioned at least partially within the internal cavity and in audio communication with the receiver, wherein the wireless receiver and speakers are configured to project audio outward of the dome-shaped shell. At least some of the plurality of speakers are facing outward of the dome-shaped shell. Some of the plurality of speakers could also be downward facing. The shell can take the form of a sports helmet. | 2017-10-19 |
20170303042 | DISCOVERY, CONTROL, AND STREAMING OF MULTI-CHANNEL AUDIO PLAYBACK WITH ENHANCED TIME SYNCHRONIZATION - Described herein are systems, devices, and methods for generating a synchronized time value for a wireless speaker having a first timer and a second timer. In some embodiments, the systems, devices, and method may include reading a first timer value associated with the first timer, wherein the first timer is synchronized with a wireless network. Further, a first timer value associated with the second timer may be read. The first timer value associated with the second timer may be correlated to the first timer value associated with the first timer to generate the synchronized time value for the wireless speaker. | 2017-10-19 |
20170303043 | Audio System for a Digital Camera - A digital camera includes an optical assembly and image sensor for capturing still and/or video images and displaying the images on a screen. The camera includes three or more spaced apart microphones aligned with the optical assembly for capturing audio during image capture. At least two pairs of microphones are spaced apart along orthogonal directional axes for capturing left-right stereo sound in any camera orientation. | 2017-10-19 |
20170303044 | LOUDSPEAKER MOTOR AND SUSPENSION SYSTEM - A loudspeaker includes a voice coil in a balanced state. In the loudspeaker, at least a first suspension element acts on a first side of the voice coil, and at least a second suspension element acts on a second side of the voice coil. The loudspeaker includes a symmetric magnet assembly. The voice coil aligns with the symmetric magnet assembly. The symmetric alignment contributes to the loudspeaker yielding substantially symmetric motor force (BL), suspension stiffness (K), and inductance (Le). | 2017-10-19 |
20170303045 | SPEAKER DEVICE - A speaker device includes: a diaphragm that radiates sound; an edge arranged in an outer periphery of the diaphragm; a frame arranged in an outer periphery of the edge, and including an annular attachment part connected to an outer peripheral region of the edge; and a connecting member arranged between the outer peripheral region and the attachment part and adhered to the outer peripheral region and the attachment part. An inner diameter of the attachment part is less than an inner diameter of the outer peripheral region. | 2017-10-19 |
20170303046 | LOUDSPEAKER AND MOBILE BODY DEVICE HAVING LOUDSPEAKER MOUNTED THEREON - A loudspeaker includes a frame, a diaphragm, an edge connecting portion, a magnetic circuit having a magnetic gap, and a voice coil body. The edge connecting portion connects an outer peripheral end portion of the diaphragm and the frame to each other. The diaphragm is disposed inside of the frame. The diaphragm has a planer diaphragm and a reinforcing diaphragm. Both a front surface and a rear surface of the planer diaphragm are flat. The reinforcing diaphragm includes a thick portion and a recessed portion, and is joined to the planer diaphragm. The reinforcing diaphragm is made of resin. The thick portion is formed on an outer periphery of the reinforcing diaphragm. The recessed portion is formed at a center side of the reinforcing diaphragm. | 2017-10-19 |
20170303047 | UNIDIRECTIONAL DYNAMIC MICROPHONE UNIT - In a unidirectional dynamic microphone unit, a cylindrical tube is provided to cover the microphone unit, a cylindrical wall of a first cylindrical portion that is included in the cylindrical tube and extends to at least the rearward is provided with a rear sound wave introducing portion weighted such that an acoustic resistance value is gradually made smaller toward the rearward side from positions of sound holes for taking in a sound wave transmitting around from the rearward side, preferably formed of a trumpet-shaped opening, and it is possible to enhance the sensibility to sound pressures without degradation of the frequency response and the directionality. | 2017-10-19 |
20170303048 | PIEZOELECTRIC SPEAKERS FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES - An electronic device has an exterior housing with a piezoelectric speaker disposed in an opening formed within the housing. The piezoelectric speaker includes a speaker diaphragm that is secured within the opening with a vibration isolator. The vibration isolator allows the diaphragm to vibrate independently from the housing. | 2017-10-19 |
20170303049 | MICROPHONE PACKAGE WITH MOLDED SPACER - A microelectromechanical system (MEMS) microphone package including a MEMS microphone die configured to sense acoustic pressure and to generate a signal based on the acoustic pressure. An application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) electrically connects to the MEMS microphone die. The MEMS microphone package includes a molded package spacer that connects to a conductive lid and to a substrate. The molded package spacer forms side walls of the MEMS microphone package and is adapted to route electrical connections from the MEMS microphone die and the ASIC to the substrate. | 2017-10-19 |
20170303050 | THERMOACOUSTIC DEVICE - A thermoacoustic device includes a substrate, a first electrode and a second electrode, at least two supporting members, and a first carbon nanotube film. The substrate includes a surface. The first electrode and the second electrode are located on the surface of the substrate and spaced from each other. The at least two supporting members are spaced from each other and respectively located on surfaces of the first electrode and the second electrode. The at least two supporting members include a plurality of carbon nanotubes parallel with each other and substantially perpendicular to the surface of the substrate. The first carbon nanotube film is supported by the at least two supporting members and has a portion between the at least two supporting members suspended above the substrate. The supporting members electrically connect the first carbon nanotube film with the first electrode and the second electrode. | 2017-10-19 |
20170303051 | METHOD OF SELF-TUNING THE VOLTAGE OF A RECHARGEABLE BATTERY OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE OPERATING ACCORDING TO SUCH METHOD - An exemplary method of compensating for a circuit offset error to a measure of a battery voltage of a rechargeable battery of an electronic device is described wherein the battery powers an electronic circuitry of the device and the electronic circuitry introduces the circuit offset error to the measure of the battery voltage. A corresponding electronic device is also described. | 2017-10-19 |
20170303052 | WEARABLE AUDITORY FEEDBACK DEVICE - A wearable auditory feedback device includes a frame, a plurality of microphone arrays, a plurality of feedback motors, and a processor. The frame is wearable on a user's head or neck. The microphone arrays are embedded in the frame on a left side, a right side, and a rear side with respect to the user. The feedback motors are also embedded in the frame on the left side, the right side, and the rear side with respect to the user. The processor is configured to receive a plurality of sound waves collected with the microphone arrays from a sound wave source, determine an originating direction of the sound waves, and activate a feedback motor on a side the frame corresponding to the originating direction. | 2017-10-19 |
20170303053 | Determination of Room Reverberation for Signal Enhancement - A hearing prosthesis arrangement is described for a hearing assisted patient. A microphone senses an acoustic environment around the hearing assisted patient and generates a corresponding microphone output signal. An audio signal processor processes the microphone output signal and produces a corresponding prosthesis stimulation signal to the patient for audio perception. The audio signal processor includes a dereverberation process that measures a dedicated reverberation reference signal produced in the acoustic environment to determine reverberation characteristics of the acoustic environment, and reduces reverberation effects in the hearing prosthesis stimulation signal based on the reverberation characteristics. | 2017-10-19 |
20170303054 | METHOD AND HEARING DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING AN AUDIO SIGNAL FROM A TRANSMITTER TO A RECEIVER - A method transmits an audio signal from a transmitter to a receiver and a hearing device, particularly a hearing aid, contains a communication facility which is provided and configured for transmitting and/or receiving an audio signal according to the method. A hearing device system has two hearing devices and is provided and configured to transmit audio signals between the two hearing devices by their communication facilities according to the method. | 2017-10-19 |
20170303055 | ANTENNA UNIT - An antenna unit is disclosed. A hearing device, such as a hearing aid, having an antenna device is disclosed. The antenna unit allows wireless communication to and from the hearing device. | 2017-10-19 |
20170303056 | ANTENNA SYSTEM FOR A HEARING AID - A hearing aid includes: a hearing aid assembly having an antenna for emission of an electromagnetic field, a transceiver for wireless data communication, the transceiver interconnected with the antenna, and a housing for accommodation of the antenna; wherein the antenna comprises a first section having a length between at least one sixteenth wavelength and a full wavelength of the electromagnetic field, the antenna being positioned so that current flows in the first section in a direction that corresponds with an ear-to-ear axis of a user when the housing is worn in its operational position by the user, whereby the electromagnetic field emitted by the antenna propagates along a surface of a head of the user with its electrical field substantially orthogonal to the surface of the head of the user. | 2017-10-19 |
20170303057 | METHODS AND APPARATUS RELATED TO PROTECTION OF A SPEAKER - In one general aspect, a method can include calculating, at a calibration temperature of a speaker, a calibration parameter through a coil of the speaker in response to a first test signal, and can include sending a second test signal through the coil of the speaker. The method can also include measuring a parameter through the coil of the speaker based on the second test signal, and calculating a temperature change of the coil of the speaker based on the parameter and based on the calibration parameter at the calibration temperature. | 2017-10-19 |
20170303058 | Automated Production of Acoustic Structures - A laser cuts overlapping ribbons of acoustic material into acoustic devices. An automatically controlled manipulator includes an end effector having groups of placement tools for simultaneously placing multiple acoustic devices in a cellular core. The placement tools include mandrels provided with vacuum pickups for picking up and holding the acoustic devices during transport to the core. A vision system aligns the placement tools with the cells of the core. The end effector includes a thermal radiation device for bonding the acoustic devices to the core. | 2017-10-19 |
20170303059 | Automated Production of Acoustic Structures - A laser cuts overlapping ribbons of acoustic material into acoustic devices. An automatically controlled manipulator includes an end effector having groups of placement tools for simultaneously placing multiple acoustic devices in a cellular core. The placement tools include mandrels provided with vacuum pickups for picking up and holding the acoustic devices during transport to the core. A vision system aligns the placement tools with the cells of the core. The end effector includes a thermal radiation device for bonding the acoustic devices to the core. | 2017-10-19 |
20170303060 | METHOD FOR MAKING THERMOACOUSTIC DEVICE - A method for making thermoacoustic device includes following steps. A substrate having a first surface and second surface is provided. The first surface defines a plurality of grids. Grooves are formed on each of the plurality of grids. A first electrode and a second electrode are formed on each grid. The first electrode is spaced from the second electrode. One of the grooves is located between the first electrode and the second electrode. A number of carbon nanotube wires are applied on the first surface and electrically connected to the first electrode and the second electrode. A thermoacoustic device array is formed on the substrate by separating the carbon nanotube wires. A number of thermoacoustic device is formed by cutting the substrate according to the grids. | 2017-10-19 |
20170303061 | Sound Localization for an Electronic Call - During an electronic call between two individuals, a sound localization point simulates a location in empty space from where an origin of a voice of one individual occurs for the other individual. | 2017-10-19 |
20170303062 | METHOD FOR WIRELESSLY SYNCHRONIZING ELECTRONIC DEVICES - A method of wirelessly synchronizing a plurality of discrete electronic devices each having an audio input channel and audio output channel. The method comprises detecting an output injection parameter of the audio output channel of a first electronic device at the time when an audio signal is output by the audio output channel of the first electronic device; detecting an input injection parameter of the audio input channel of a first electronic device at the time when the audio signal is injected to the audio input channel of the first device; receiving an input injection parameter of the audio input channel of a second device; receiving an output injection parameter of the audio output channel of a second device; and determine a synchronization parameter for synchronizing the first electronic device and the second electronic device on the basis of the detected parameters and the receiving parameters of audio channels. | 2017-10-19 |
20170303063 | Updating Web Resources - Updating web resources includes extracting web resources from an application to local files in response to an initial start-up of the application, downloading updates to the web resources to the local files from an external server; and running the application using contents from the local files. | 2017-10-19 |
20170303064 | METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING SIGNAL BY MTC UE, AND APPARATUS THEREFOR - Disclosed is a method and an apparatus for transmitting/receiving a signal by an MTC UE. The method may include: receiving information on the maximum coverage enhancement level from a base station; determining a coverage enhancement level value for transmitting an uplink signal on the basis of the information on the maximum coverage enhancement level; and repetitively transmitting, a predetermined number of times, the uplink signal according to the coverage enhancement level value. | 2017-10-19 |
20170303065 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CREATING SUBSCRIPTION RESOURCE - A method and device for creating a subscription resource, the method comprising: a common service entity (CSE) receives a subscription resource creation request from a subscriber; when the CSE determines, according to the subscription resource creation request, that the subscriber has the rights to create a subscription resource, to read the subscription resource, to send notification message to the recipient corresponding to the recipient identification of the notification message in the subscription resource creation request, and that the subscription resource is a subscribable resource, creating a subscription resource under the subscription resource corresponding to the subscription resource address in the subscription resource creation request, and sending to the subscriber a message indicating successful creation of subscription resource. The solution of an embodiment of the present invention prevents malicious resource subscription for a user and improves user subscription experience. | 2017-10-19 |
20170303066 | Communication Method, Communications System, and Apparatus - The present invention discloses a communication method, including obtaining, by a base station, resource configuration information of a machine type communications MTC service, where the resource configuration information of the MTC service includes at least one of information about an uplink MTC resource or information about a downlink MTC resource; sending, by the base station, the resource configuration information of the MTC service to an MTC terminal; and performing, by the base station, MTC service transmission with the MTC terminal by using an MTC subframe in the uplink MTC resource and/or the downlink MTC resource. According to the method, delay requirements of the MTC service can be satisfied, and communication quality of the MTC service can be ensured. | 2017-10-19 |
20170303067 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR USE IN A WEB SERVICE - A method and apparatus for realizing a web service. The apparatus having binary web service interface to communicate with nodes operationally connected to the apparatus using a binary web service, the nodes having one or more resources, the binary web service interface receives from a node a registration message including information on the address of the node, a flag indicating that at least part of the resources of the node are defined in a template, and a node type identification; a second interface for retrieving template information on the basis of the node type identification and a resource component for storing information on nodes, node addresses, node resources and template information. | 2017-10-19 |
20170303068 | lnformation Acquisition Using A Scalable Wireless Geocast Protocol - Information is acquired from a geographically-distributed sensor network using a scalable wireless geocast protocol. Geographically distributed networks of unattended sensors are placed at desired locations to collect various types of information, such as, for example, environmental parameters, temperature, humidity, rainfall, heat signatures, video, audio, seismic activity, and/or wind conditions. To acquire information, a query is provided to the geographic area at which the sensors are located utilizing the geocast protocol. Delivery of the query is based on a physical location of a region in which a sensor network is located, the type of information being queried, and/or temporal conditions. Each sensor that receives a query determines if all requirements/conditions are satisfied. If so, the query is accepted and processed by the recipient sensor, and responded to accordingly. Responses to queries are provided via the geocast protocol. | 2017-10-19 |
20170303069 | READING AND WRITING DATA TO A METER THAT MEASURES FLOW OF MATERIAL - A method comprising interposing an interface device in communication with both a terminal and a meter; and using the interface device for, exchanging data with the terminal and the meter using a first protocol and a second protocol, respectively, at least one of which utilizes an RF field; identifying an originating device using the data from each of the terminal and the meter; and generating an output for use over the first protocol or the second protocol in response to the originating device. | 2017-10-19 |
20170303070 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONNECTION CREATION - A method for wireless communication by an advertising Bluetooth (BT) device is described. The method includes detecting an energy level that indicates a corrupt connection request sent by a remote BT device. The method also includes determining that there is a failed connection attempt based on the corrupt connection request. The method further includes performing connectable advertising at a faster rate to allow the remote BT device to reconnect quickly. | 2017-10-19 |
20170303071 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION FOR ANGLE OF ARRIVAL DETERMINATION - In one aspect, a method of wireless communication by a wireless device includes generating, by the wireless device, a protocol data unit (PDU) header and a corresponding PDU payload of an angle of arrival (AoA) packet. The generating of the PDU payload includes inserting a supplemental field and a cyclic redundancy check (CRC) field into the PDU payload. The supplemental field is configured to enable another wireless device to determine an angle of arrival of the AoA packet and the CRC field corresponds to a CRC of at least the supplemental field. The method also includes transmitting the AoA packet with a single antenna of the wireless device. | 2017-10-19 |
20170303072 | COMPANION APPLICATION FOR ACTIVITY COOPERATION - The described embodiments augment an activity performed in a first application at a source electronic device using a controller at a companion electronic device. The source electronic device receives controller information describing a controller that the activity performed in the first application accepts controller data from, determines a controller identifier for the controller information, and broadcasts a controller advertisement comprising the controller identifier. Upon receiving the controller advertisement, the companion electronic device determines whether a second application that can provide the controller data is available at the companion electronic device. If the second application is available, the companion electronic device establishes a cooperative-activity communication channel with the source electronic device. The companion electronic device uses the cooperative-activity communication channel to provide controller data to the source electronic device. The source electronic device provides the controller data to the first application to cause a corresponding action to be performed. | 2017-10-19 |
20170303073 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PAIRING A PLURALITY OF WIRELESS DEVICES - Various embodiments of an invention for pairing a plurality of wireless devices using wireless communications is disclosed. A method for pairing a plurality of devices comprises attenuating a pairing signal emitted from a wireless device within a pairing enclosure during a pairing procedure. A power level of the pairing signal that is emitted through the pairing enclosure is received at a pairing signal receiver. The pairing procedure is permitted to continue when the power level of the pairing signal is less than a predetermined power level. | 2017-10-19 |
20170303074 | BLUETOOTH PERSONNEL LOCATION SYSTEM - The present invention discloses a Bluetooth personnel location system for positioning a personnel coordinate position. The Bluetooth personnel location system comprises a Bluetooth wearable device, a plurality of Bluetooth wireless base stations, and a positioning server. The Bluetooth wearable device is worn by a predetermined positioning person for sending regularly a plurality of Bluetooth broadcast signals. Each Bluetooth broadcast signal comprises a measured temperature for the predetermined positioning person. The positioning server is for receiving the Bluetooth broadcast signals and the signal strength of the Bluetooth broadcast signals through the Bluetooth wireless base stations. According to the Bluetooth broadcast signals and the signal strength, the positioning server can determine whether the Bluetooth wearable device is wearing by the predetermined positioning person or not and the location of the predetermined positioning person. | 2017-10-19 |
20170303075 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PLAYING LICENSED MUSIC BASED ON BLUETOOTH COMMUNICATION CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION - A system for playing licensed music based on Bluetooth communication includes a smart device and a Bluetooth playing device. The smart device accesses as online data center via a network. The online data center provides a music resource and a playing authorization service. The Bluetooth playing device is in communication with the smart device via transmission channels. The transmission channels include an audio data transmission channel and a music authorization control Bluetooth channel. | 2017-10-19 |
20170303076 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING OR RECEIVING DATA USING BLUETOOTH IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Disclosed are a method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving data using a Bluetooth low energy (BLE) technology. A method of transmitting or receiving data using Bluetooth low energy (BLE) in a wireless communication system includes forming Bluetooth LE connection with a second device, establishing an isochronous channel for transmitting an audio packet with the second device and transmitting audio packets to the second device through the isochronous channel using an interleaved method at a specific channel interval. The sequence in which the audio packets are transmitted may be determined regardless of whether acknowledgement (ACK) for each of the audio packets is received from the second device. | 2017-10-19 |
20170303077 | INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND NFC TERMINAL - The present invention provides an information processing method and an NFC terminal. The method includes: monitoring a state of a TCP connection that is established by at least one secure element SE in a near field communication NFC terminal to a server by using a Transmission Control Protocol TCP port of the NFC terminal; when monitoring that the state of the TCP connection is disconnected, determining a first SE from the at least one SE, where the first SE is an SE corresponding to a TCP port whose TCP connection is disconnected; and obtaining an application identifier AID of a contactless application in the first SE. | 2017-10-19 |
20170303078 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR LOCALIZATION OF MOBILE APPLICATION - The invention relates to a method and system for localization of a mobile application executing on a computing device. In one embodiment, locations of one or more functions related to display of an item on a mobile application interface are identified and translation libraries including pointcuts are inserted for the locations, wherein the pointcuts intercept the one or more functions and form a communication channel between the locations and a translation engine. The calls from the mobile application to the one or more functions are then intercepted and text strings from the intercepted calls are transmitted to the translation engine. The translated text string corresponding to the intercepted text string are received from the translation engine and transmitted to the one or more functions for presentation on an interface. | 2017-10-19 |
20170303079 | INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION APPARATUS AND METHOD - Proposed are an information distribution apparatus and method capable of efficiently distributing information. Clustering processing of collecting time series position data, which is configured from position information of a plurality of mobile communication objects, and classifying the time series position data into a plurality of clusters based on the collected time series position data of each of the mobile communication objects is executed, profiling processing of determining, for each of the clusters, a dominant attribute of each user in which the time series position data was allocated to the relevant cluster based on pre-registered attribute information of each of the users of each of the mobile communication objects is executed, and, for each of the clusters, information to be distributed to each of the users in which the time series position data was allocated to the relevant cluster is determined based on a processing result of the profiling processing. | 2017-10-19 |
20170303080 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ESTABLISHING REAL-TIME LOCATION - A communication system with a master device configured to determine location information in real-time with respect to a portable device. The master device may direct one or more monitor devices to monitor communications that occur over a primary communication link. The monitor devices may sense characteristic information about the signal from the portable device, and communicate this characteristic information to the master device via an auxiliary communication link. The communication system may determine location of the portable device, authenticate the portable device, determine whether the portable device is authorized to allow or initiate an action, and command or enable an action with respect to equipment. | 2017-10-19 |
20170303081 | COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING AND UPDATING A MAP USER INTERFACE - Apparatus, interfaces, and computer instructions are provided for establishing an association between a user and a declared interest, such as a brand or some other subject, and for generating a map to display the interests of one or more users. An association is established between an interest identifier, a user, and target object selected based upon an action of the user. The target object may include a location that may be specified by coordinates. The action may include selection of the at least one location by the user. Selection may include selecting a user interface feature that causes the at least one location to be selected based upon a geographical position of the user. The position may be determined by a Global Positioning System device carried by the user. Techniques are also disclosed for identifying people who are potentially interested in a given interest, or in a second interest related to a first interest, based on previously established interest-location-user associations. | 2017-10-19 |
20170303082 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GEOFENCE SECURITY - Systems and methods for geofence information delivery are disclosed. A multiplicity of devices constructed and configured in network communication in a region of interest via a peer-to-peer network. The multiplicity of devices store cached geofence information for the region of interest. The multiplicity of devices on the peer-to-peer network are operable to convert between an IP address and a geographic location. Each of the multiplicity of devices is operable to query peer devices on the peer-to-peer network for geofences associated with an IP address or a geographic location. At least one peer device is operable to deliver one or more geofences associated with the IP address to the querying device via zero-configuration networking or web service. | 2017-10-19 |
20170303083 | CONTENT GEOFENCING - Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for invitational content geofencing. A system first sends, to a server location data associated with the system, the location data being calculated at the system. The system then receives a listing of places of interest within a geofence including a geographical perimeter for identifying places of interest in the listing, the geofence being based on the location data associated with the system. Next, the system selects a place of interest from the listing based on a location of the system. The system then presents a content item associated with the place of interest. | 2017-10-19 |
20170303084 | PROCEDURES FOR PASSIVE ACCESS CONTROL - A method for passive access control including a mobile device serving as key and an interaction unit, the mobile device and the interaction unit having in each case at least one data communication facility for exchanging authorization information. Operations are provided for carrying out an electronic distance measurement between the mobile device and the interaction unit and for permitting an access and/or an interaction only if the distance of the mobile device from the interaction unit is within a permitted distance. | 2017-10-19 |
20170303085 | AUTOMATIC SYSTEM CONTROL BASED ON MOBILE DEVICE LOCATION RELATIVE TO A PHYSICAL SPACE - A system, such as a security monitoring system, includes one or more devices at a physical space. Each device performs a function (e.g., security monitoring) at the physical space, and at least one is able to interact, via a network, with a mobile device. The system is automatically controlled based on a location of the mobile device. The system tracks the mobile device with a first tracking technique when located outside both a home region associated with the physical space and an active monitoring region that surrounds the home region, determines, based on the tracking information, whether the mobile device is within the active monitoring region, and switches to a second, different, tracking technique if it is determined that the mobile device is within the active monitoring region. | 2017-10-19 |
20170303086 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING CO-LOCATION OF SERVICES - Methods and apparatus are provided for generating an audio signature. An audio signal generator generates an audio signal. A speaker responsive to the audio signal generator outputs the generated audio signal. A probe including a microphone samples the generated audio signal detected by the microphone. An audio signature generator is connected to the probe and generates an audio signature from the sampled audio signal detected by the microphone. The audio signature generator generates the audio signature without requiring detection of any additional audio signal. A transmitter connected to the audio signature generator transmits the audio signature to a communications channel. | 2017-10-19 |
20170303087 | Assigning Location Information to Wireless Local Area Network Access Points - An apparatus receives a message including results of measurements on signals of a WLAN access point. The apparatus determines as a first condition whether the message comprises no indication of a position obtained in a non-cell based positioning and/or no information enabling a non-cell based positioning. The apparatus determines as a second condition whether the message comprises in addition results of measurements on signals of at least one cell of a cellular communications network. If the conditions are met, the apparatus determines a position based on the results of measurements on signals of the at least one cell of a cellular communications network and causes storage of location information that is based on the determined position in a memory for the WLAN access point, in case no location information has previously been stored in the memory for the WLAN access point. | 2017-10-19 |
20170303088 | Systems and Methods to Select Locations of Interest based on Distance from Route Points or Route Paths - Selection of offers, locations or merchants based on their distances from a portion of a user's route and their affinity for the user is disclosed. A route employed by a user for travelling to a destination is obtained and segmented at identified vertices. Locations that are proximate to the route segments are determined. The proximate locations are further analyzed to obtain their specific distances from a selected portion such as the user's origin or destination or any route segment. Location based services are associated with those proximate locations that are closest to the selected portion on the user's route or those with the better utility. | 2017-10-19 |
20170303089 | OBSTACLE LOCATING METHOD AND APPARATUS - This disclosure discloses an obstacle locating method and apparatus, which pertain to the field of locating technology. The obstacle locating method includes: acquiring a location of a locating device when an obstacle is found; adding the location and an identification of an indoor map corresponding to the location into location information; and sending the location information to a mobile device, where the location information triggers the mobile device to mark and display the location on an indoor map having the identification. | 2017-10-19 |
20170303090 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ESTABLISHING REAL-TIME LOCATION - A communication system with a master device configured to determine location information in real-time with respect to a portable device. The master device may direct one or more monitor devices to monitor communications that occur over a primary communication link. The monitor devices may sense characteristic information about the signal from the portable device, and communicate this characteristic information to the master device via an auxiliary communication link. The communication system may determine location of the portable device, authenticate the portable device, determine whether the portable device is authorized to allow or initiate an action, and command or enable an action with respect to equipment. | 2017-10-19 |
20170303091 | POSITIONING OF MOBILE DEVICE - There is provided a solution for detecting and filtering inaccurate measurement results used for positioning a mobile device. A method comprises as performed by an apparatus: determining locations of a plurality of fixed positioning nodes; receiving a measurement report from a mobile device, the measurement report comprising a plurality of measurement values measured by the mobile device, wherein each measurement value comprises a reference signal time difference indicating a radio propagation time difference between the mobile device and two different positioning nodes; determining, on the basis of threshold comparison, that at least one of the plurality of measurement values is associated with an inaccurate measurement; modifying, autonomously by the apparatus, said at least one of the plurality of measurement values; and computing a location of the mobile device on the basis of a plurality of measurement values resulting from said modifying. | 2017-10-19 |
20170303092 | POSITIONING OF MOBILE DEVICE - There is provided a solution for detecting and filtering inaccurate measurement results used for positioning a mobile device. A method comprises as performed by an apparatus: determining locations of a plurality of fixed positioning nodes; receiving a measurement report from a mobile device, the measurement report comprising a plurality of measurement values measured by the mobile device, wherein each measurement value comprises a reference signal time difference indicating a radio propagation time difference between the mobile device and two different positioning nodes; determining, on the basis of threshold comparison, that at least one of the plurality of measurement values is associated with an inaccurate measurement; modifying, autonomously by the apparatus, said at least one of the plurality of measurement values; and computing a location of the mobile device on the basis of a plurality of measurement values resulting from said modifying. | 2017-10-19 |
20170303093 | MOBILE DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM - A mobile device comprises a communicator configured to communicate with another communication device; an acceleration sensor configured to detect an acceleration value; a direction sensor configured to detect a change of a direction of the mobile device; and at least one controller configured to determine number of steps of a user of the mobile device based on the acceleration value, and a direction of walking of the user based on the change of the direction of the mobile device to perform notification to the other communication device through the communicator when cumulative number of steps of the walking of the user in one of directions exceeds a first value. | 2017-10-19 |
20170303094 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PASSIVE BUILDING INFORMATION DISCOVERY - A system and method is provided that facilitates passive building information discovery. The system may include a processor configured to track positions in a building of portable devices over time and based thereon determine characteristics of the building including locations in the building where at least some of the portable device are unauthorized, based on communications received from radio-frequency (RF) sensors mounted in spaced-apart relation across the building. Such communications may include information detected by the RF sensors from RF signals from the portable devices that uniquely identify each portable device. The processor may be configured to determine when at least one of the portable devices is detected via a communication from at least one of the RF sensors at a determined unauthorized location in the building, and responsive thereto provide at least one notification that indicates that the at least one portable device was detected at the unauthorized location. | 2017-10-19 |
20170303095 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ORIENTING A MOBILE DEVICE TO A VEHICLE'S REFERENCE FRAME - A method of orienting a mobile device to a vehicle includes determining an orientation of a gravity vector and aligning a first axis of the mobile device with respect to the gravity vector. The method also includes determining an orientation of a magnetic direction and aligning a second axis of the mobile device with respect to the magnetic direction. The method further includes determining a direction of travel for the vehicle and orienting the mobile device to the vehicle. | 2017-10-19 |
20170303096 | TERMINAL DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - A communication method executed by a terminal device included in a plurality of terminal devices, the communication method comprising obtain first identification information used in a group including the plurality of terminal devices and state information, the first identification information being used for device identification in communication between a base station and each of the plurality of terminal devices, the state information indicating whether the first identification information is allocated to the terminal device or not, and when it is determined that the first identification information is not allocated to the terminal device based on the state information, requesting a usage right of the first identification information for the plurality of terminal devices in response to obtaining data to be transmitted to the base station, and transmitting the data to the base station using the first identification information after obtaining the usage right. | 2017-10-19 |
20170303097 | ALL-GROUP CALLING METHOD, SYSTEM, RELATED DEVICE AND COMPUTER STORAGE MEDIUM - An all-group calling method, system, related device and computer storage medium, the method comprising: setting an all-group calling number at a terminal; and in an emergency, the terminal jointly establishes, according to the all-group calling number, an all-group call between terminals via a base station or the base station and a core network. | 2017-10-19 |
20170303098 | LTE Cluster Communication Method, User Equipment, and First Network Element Equipment - A method for LTE trunking communication, a user equipment and a first network element device are disclosed. The method includes: when a user equipment which is ready to receive trunked service data through a multimedia broadcast/multicast service (MBMS) bearer moves between a cell inside an MBMS single frequency network (MBSFN) area where a trunked service is located and a cell outside the MBMFN area, reporting area identifier information of the user equipment; and the user equipment receiving the trunked service data according to a trunked service bearing mode selected by a network side based on the received area identifier information. | 2017-10-19 |
20170303099 | PUSH TO TALK SYSTEM WITH WIRELESS INTERFACE - A communication system includes a headset including a microphone and an audio speaker installed on the headset, the headset including an RF transceiver configured to perform wireless communication with a two-way radio having a push-to-talk communication channel. The RF transceiver is further configured to perform wireless communication with an information handling system. The headset includes processing electronics configured to process an input signal from the microphone and output a first processed signal to the RF transceiver and to process an input signal from the RF transceiver and output a second processed signal to the speaker. A remote control unit is configured to perform wireless communication with the headset, the remote control unit including a remote control unit interface disposed thereon for selectively configuring the headset to function as an audio interface for the push-to-talk communication channel and an audio interface for the information handling system. | 2017-10-19 |
20170303100 | Floor Control Method and Apparatus - An embodiment floor control method includes receiving, by a mission-critical push-to-talk (MCPTT) server over an Long Term Evolution network, a first message sent by a user equipment (UE), where the first message includes an identifier of a group to which a talker corresponding to the UE belongs and a parameter indicating that an event type is a floor request, generating, by the MCPTT server, a second message according to the floor control policy and the first message, and sending the second message to the UE. The method includes receiving a response message of the second message sent by the UE, generating a first instruction message according to the response message of the second message, where the first instruction message is used to instruct a media resource function entity to perform uplink voice switching on a media plane, and sending the first instruction message to the media resource function entity. | 2017-10-19 |
20170303101 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR BI-DIRECTIONAL RICH TEXT, MOBILE BROADCAST MESSAGING - In one aspect, a computerized method generating and managing a set of broadcast-application messages includes the step of providing a dashboard view that enables the creation of a broadcast-application message creation. The computerized method includes the step of receiving a user addressee instruction. The computerized method includes the step of receive a user reply instruction. The computerized method includes the step of receiving a rich-media content card with a set of broadcast-application message creation instructions. The computerized method includes the step of receiving, with the dashboard view, an aggregation of reply instructions. The computerized method includes the step of generating the broadcast application message generated using a set of tools presented by the dashboard view. The computerized method includes the step of communicating the broadcast application message to a designated addressee. | 2017-10-19 |
20170303102 | Floor Control Method and Apparatus - A floor control apparatus and method, the method including receiving, by a media resource function entity, a first floor application message sent by UE, generating, by the media resource function entity, a second floor application message according to the first floor application message, sending, by the media resource function entity, the second floor application message to a mission-critical push-to-talk (MCPTT) server, receiving, by the media resource function entity, a first floor grant message that is in response to the second floor application message and that is sent by the MCPTT server, generating, by the media resource function entity, a second floor grant message according to the first floor grant message, and sending, by the media resource function entity, the second floor grant message to the UE. | 2017-10-19 |
20170303103 | SMS COMMUNICATION FOR CELLULAR NODE - Disclosed are technologies for a communication system for a utility infrastructure system. The communication system includes a host configured to aggregate and collect utility data. The communication system also includes a remote, battery-powered node connected to a utility device of the utility infrastructure system. According to some examples, the node is configured to initiate a first communication message to the host via a first type of communication channel. The first type of communication channel is short message service (SMS), and the first communication message includes the utility data. The node is also configured to receive a SMS reply from the host, wherein the SMS reply includes information for communicating with the host via a second type of communication channel. | 2017-10-19 |
20170303104 | CLOUD-BASED DEVICE TWINNING - A network-based service is utilized to facilitate twinning of two or more communication devices associated with a subscriber account. Incoming communication is intercepted by a communication device and forwarded to a network server, which in turn transmits the incoming communication to the multiple twinned devices. In addition, identifier data associated with outgoing communication is replaced with a primary identifier (e.g., customer telephone number (CTN)) of a user's primary device or a common identifier (e.g., a mobile one number (MON)) assigned to devices associated with the user's subscriber account. Communication devices can be temporarily twinned for a defined time period, during which a common bill can be generated for the twinned devices. | 2017-10-19 |
20170303105 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRANSMITTING INFORMATION, ALERTS, AND/OR COMMENTS TO PARTICIPANTS BASED ON LOCATION INFORMATION - The present invention generally relates to systems and methods for sharing information related to a location also referred to herein as a “spot,” such as spot alerts and/or spot comments (e.g., shared information, advertisements, etc.) received, displayed, played, and/or actuated, for example, on recipient mobile electronic devices proximately located to such location (e.g., spot). Users of the system can create spot alerts in which designated recipients can receive messages, such as spot alerts and/or spot comments (e.g., shared information, advertisements, etc.) received, displayed, played, and/or actuated, for example, on respective recipient mobile electronic devices, when located within a proximity of a defined location (e.g., spot). | 2017-10-19 |
20170303106 | ENHANCED SPATIAL INDEX FOR POINT IN POLYGON OPERATIONS - An improved method is provided for determining whether a sample point is within a defined geographic area. Indexes for the geographic area of interest are generated in advance. Such indexes complement the traditional spatial indexing techniques such as quad tree and r-tree. The geographic area, as defined by an outer boundary, is subdivided into some regular geometric shape, preferably a rectangle, encoded into a suitable form, and indexed. Then, a simplified comparison of the sample point to the indexed regular shapes is made. | 2017-10-19 |
20170303107 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM - A mobile communication device comprises: a first communicator configured to perform short range wireless communication with a first communication device not via another device; a second communicator configured to perform wireless communication with the first communication device via another device; an acceleration sensor configured to detect an acceleration; and at least one controller configured to, when it is determined that a travelling means of a user of the mobile communication device is changed from walking to a vehicle based on the acceleration detected by the acceleration sensor, cause the second communicator to notify the first communication device of an alarm when a notification condition is established, and cause the second communicator not to notify the first communication device of the alarm when the notification condition is not established, wherein the notification condition includes a condition that communication between the first communicator and the first communication device is disconnected. | 2017-10-19 |
20170303108 | INCIDENT MONITORING AND RESPONSE SYSTEM - An incident monitoring and response system may include observer communication devices that are located in an area where an incident is occurring within a monitored region. A monitoring station sends an incident mode message to observer communication devices within the area. Upon receiving the incident mode message, the observer communication devices enter an incident mode in which the functionality of the device is limited. This limited functionality includes limiting the types of communications that an observer may engage in and the types of applications that can be accessed. | 2017-10-19 |
20170303109 | CUSTOMIZING WIRELESS EMERGENCY ALERT MESSAGES USING NETWORK ANALYTICS - A method, computer-readable medium, and apparatus for broadcasting a wireless emergency alert message are disclosed. For example, a method may include a processor receiving a request to broadcast a wireless emergency alert message, determining an anticipated increase in a network usage in response to broadcasting the wireless emergency alert message, determining that a capacity of the network will not be exceeded with the anticipated increase in the network usage, and broadcasting the wireless alert message in an alert area. In one example, the request comprises a type of alert, the alert area, and a message content. In one example, the wireless emergency alert message that is broadcast includes the message content in a format that deviates from a default format when it is determined that the capacity of the network will not be exceeded with the anticipated increase in the network usage. | 2017-10-19 |
20170303110 | TRIP ANOMALY DETECTION SYSTEM - An anomaly detection system is provided in connection with a transport service. The anomaly detection system can construct routine route profiles for individual users of the transport service using historical route data. The anomaly detection system can monitor a current route traveled by a user. The anomaly detection system can further identify a matching routine route profile of the respective user. The anomaly detection system can utilize the matching routine route profile to identify a probable anomaly in the current route. In response to detecting the probable anomaly, the anomaly detection system can enable a safety protocol to perform a number of actions. | 2017-10-19 |
20170303111 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DEVICE PROFILING FOR TRANSACTION SCORING AND LOYALTY PROMOTION - A method includes receiving current device profile data with respect to a mobile device. The method further includes comparing the received current device profile data with stored reference device profile data. In addition, the method includes making a device authentication determination with respect to the mobile device based at least in part on a result of the comparing step. The received current device profile data and the stored reference device profile data are indicative of at least one application program characteristic of the mobile device. | 2017-10-19 |
20170303112 | LOCAL COMMUNICATION WIRELESS NETWORK SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - The present invention relates to a local communication wireless network system and the method thereof. When the wireless base station is not connected with the evolved packet core (EPC) server, the wireless base station can emulate the EPC server. The electronic devices connected to the wireless base station can connect to the emulated EPC server. The client unit of the wireless base station can collect the identification information of the electronic devices connected to the wireless base station, build an identification list, and send the identification list to the electronic devices connected to the wireless base station. Thereby, the electronic devices can send messages or perform digital voice or video calls to other electronic devices according to the identification list. | 2017-10-19 |
20170303113 | Initiating Signaling in Mobile Management Entity Pools Using Workflows - Concepts and technologies are disclosed herein for initiating signaling in mobile management entity pools using workflows. A processor can execute an orchestrator application. The processor can receive location data that indicates a geographic location at which a virtual mobility management entity has been instantiated and registered. The processor can obtain a mobility management entity topology that defines boundaries of two or more mobile management entity pools and identify, based on the location data, one of the mobility management entity pools in which the virtual mobility management entity is located. The processor can identify pool elements included in the mobility management entity pool, obtain a workflow for establishing and configuring the pool elements, and request establishment of signaling between the virtual mobile management entity and the pool elements. | 2017-10-19 |
20170303114 | ENHANCED CODEC CONTROL - Apparatus and methods are provided for enhanced codec control. In one novel aspect, a method includes receiving a codec control command by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless network, determining if the recommended codec characteristic will be applied to a codec executing on the UE, and adjusting a characteristic of the codec executing on the UE based on the recommended codec characteristic. The UE is connected with a radio access network (RAN) and the codec control command includes a recommended codec characteristic. In another novel aspect, the recommended codec characteristic is a maximum bitrate. In another embodiment, the recommended codec characteristic is a type of codec. In yet another novel aspect, the recommended codec characteristic is a radio resource allocation command. In another novel aspect, the UE determines all available codec bitrates that can be performed by the UE and communicates the bitrates before receiving the codec control command. | 2017-10-19 |
20170303115 | Content Delivery System and Method - A method and system for delivering content to a plurality of devices is provided. In one embodiment, the method may be for delivering content elements of one or more presentations to a device configured to communicate via a wireless data network, wherein the content elements include static content elements, dynamic content elements, and on-demand content elements. The method may comprise delivering to the device, data, such as compilation data, of the content elements included in the one or more presentations; delivering the static content elements to the device via the wireless data network during one or more time periods of increased available wireless data network capacity; delivering the dynamic content elements to the device via the wireless data network substantially according to a schedule; and delivering the on-demand content elements to the device via the wireless data network substantially immediately after a user request for an on-demand content element. | 2017-10-19 |
20170303116 | ADDRESSING METHOD AND ADDRESSING DEVICE - An addressing method is provided, including: determining, by a UE, configuration information of an uplink position signal; and transmitting, by the UE, the uplink position signal carrying an identifier of the UE to a network side in accordance with the determined configuration information, to enable the network side to determine addressing information of the UE in accordance with the identifier of the UE, and address the UE in accordance with the identifier and the addressing information of the UE in the case that it is necessary to address the UE. | 2017-10-19 |
20170303117 | LOGICAL ADDRESS ASSIGNMENT IN A CLOUD CELL - A method and system for assigning a unique logical address in a cloud cell having a mobile station, slave base stations and a master base station are provided. The method includes determining at least one unassigned logical address from respective address spaces associated with the slave base stations and the master base station in the cloud cell by the master base station, selecting the unique logical address from the at least one unassigned logical address determined from the respective address spaces associated with the plurality of base stations, and assigning the selected unique logical address to the mobile station in the cloud cell. The mobile station and each of the plurality of base stations communicate in the cloud cell using the assigned unique logical address. | 2017-10-19 |
20170303118 | MANAGING DIGITAL PRE-DISTORTION TRAINING IN RADIO TRANSCEIVERS - Various aspects described herein relate to resolving failures in digital pre-distortion (DPD) training in wireless communications. A failure during DPD training can be identified for a transceiver. One or both of a severity of the failure or a type of the failure can be determined. It can also be determined whether to perform self-recovery from the failure to continue the DPD training based at least in part on one or both of the severity of the failure or the type of the failure. | 2017-10-19 |
20170303119 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, METHOD OF OBTAINING MONITOR INFORMATION, AND SENSOR DEVICE - An information processing system includes an information processing device including a processor, an electronic tag configured to store first identification information used for identifying a monitor target, and a sensor device configured to acquire first monitor information of the monitor target, wherein the processor is configured to transmit, to the sensor device and a server device, a first encryption key corresponding to the first identification information, and transmit, to the sensor device and a server device, second identification information used for identifying the first encryption key, and the sensor device is configured to acquire the first identification information from the electronic tag, encrypt the first monitor information using the first encryption key that corresponds to the first identification information, and transmit, to the server device, the encrypted first monitor information and the second identification information. | 2017-10-19 |
20170303120 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF COUNTER MANAGEMENT AND SECURITY KEY UPDATE FOR DEVICE-TO-DEVICE GROUP COMMUNICATION - A system and a method of counter management and security key update for device-to-device (D2D) communication are provided. The method includes creating by a user equipment, a new packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) entity for a service group wherein a service group is identified by a destination identifier (ID), determining if any PDCP entity of the service group exists or not, generating a new proximity service (ProSe) traffic key (PTK) from a ProSe group key (PGK) corresponding to the service group associated with the new PDCP entity, initializing a new packet counter associated with the service group to zero if the new PDCP entity is a first PDCP entity associated with the service group, generating a ProSe encryption key (PEK) from the PTK and encrypting data packets mapped to the new PDCP entity using the PEK and a packet counter associated with the service group. | 2017-10-19 |
20170303121 | CONTENT ACCESS AUTHENTICATION FOR DYNAMIC ADAPTIVE STREAMING OVER HYPERTEXT TRANSFER PROTOCOL - A technology that is operable to authenticate content access for dynamic adaptive streaming over hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) (DASH) is disclosed. In one embodiment, a client device is configured with circuitry to communicate, to a content server, a request for a media presentation description (MPD). An MPD message is received from the content server indicating one or more content authorization elements to access content at the content server. A request for authorization of the client device to access content at the content server is communicated to an authorization server, when the client device is configured to perform the content authorization elements in the MPD message. An authorization message is received from the authorization server. A content request message requesting one or more DASH segments is communicated to the content server. | 2017-10-19 |
20170303122 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM USING MIMICKED NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION AND AUTHENTICATION METHOD THEREOF - A wireless communication system using mimicked near field communication is disposed in a peripheral application device and configured to be connected with a mobile device. The system includes a wireless communication module configured to send a control command, and an RF switching circuit configured to be switched to a low or normal power mode according to the control command. Under the low power mode, a signal attenuation unit of the RF switching circuit attenuates a frequency of a transmission signal emitted from the wireless communication module to generate an output signal. Under the normal power mode, the signal attenuation unit maintains the frequency of the transmission signal. The signal frequency is allowed to be attenuated during an authentication phase to thereby achieve near field communication, and an original wireless transmission mechanism is allowed to be used after authentication is completed so as to perform operation of the peripheral application device. | 2017-10-19 |
20170303123 | SYSTEM AND A COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR MULTI PATH COMMUNICATION WITH AN UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE DURING A MISSION - A system and a method of multi path communication to improve communication between an unmanned air vehicle (UAV) and ground control during a mission is disclosed. A database previously stores a plurality of secure data links to be used on networks during the mission for communicating and are managed for simultaneously distributing data flow among data links according to coverage and UAV location preventing third parties may compromise security of a mission. The database may be updated during the mission if needed. | 2017-10-19 |
20170303124 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ACQUIRING RESPONSE MESSAGE, METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ROUTING RESPONSE MESSAGE, AND SYSTEM FOR ACQUIRING RESPONSE MESSAGE AND ROUTING RESPONSE MESSAGE - A method and device for acquiring a response message, a method and device for routing the response message, and a system for acquiring the response message and routing the response message are disclosed. The method includes steps that: a source node sends a service request message to a second group of nodes via a first group of DRA nodes; and the source node acquires the service response message returned by the destination node via the second group of DRA nodes. | 2017-10-19 |
20170303125 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF AUTOMATICALLY PROVISIONING A FEMTOCELL - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, identifying a request from a femtocell located at a customer premises to receive a requested service of subscribed services related to a subscriber account that identifies an availability of the requested service to the femtocell. Authentication information is determined, provided by way of the femtocell and a message is provided to a server including the authentication information and an identifier of a customer premises device located at the customer premises. An authentication process to authenticate the femtocell is initiated responsive to the request, wherein the server identifies the subscriber account based on the identifier of the customer premises device, and wherein the femtocell is authenticated based on information associated with the subscriber account. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2017-10-19 |
20170303126 | BLOCKING UNDESIRABLE COMMUNICATIONS IN VOICE OVER INTERNET PROTOCOL SYSTEMS - Blocking of undesirable voice over internet protocol (VOIP) communications is disclosed. A communication screening service initiates operations to block a threat posed by a VOIP communication upon receiving the communication from a gateway server. The communication may include an audio/video conversation and/or an audio/video conference. Next, metadata and content of the communication is analyzed to detect a threat, such as a scamming scheme and/or a phishing scheme, from a sender of the communication. A rejection of the communication is generated to disrupt the threat associated with the communication. The rejection is transmitted to the gateway server to prompt the gateway server to block the communication. | 2017-10-19 |
20170303127 | Wireless System with Secure Range Determination - A wireless network may include devices that wirelessly transmit and receive packets. Each packet may include a preamble, a start-of-frame delimiter, a physical layer header, a sequence of symbols between the start-of-frame delimiter and the physical layer header, and a data payload. The sequence of symbols may have a pattern that is resistant to spoofing attacks. A receiving device may have a correlator that correlates known symbols against the symbols in the sequence using overlapping three-symbol-length correlation windows. Early arrival peaks in the output of the correlator may be used to correct time stamp information in the packets and late arrival peaks corresponding to spoofed signals from an attacker may be ignored. Time stamp information may be processed to determine ranges between transmitting and receiving devices. | 2017-10-19 |
20170303128 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION METHOD - An image processing apparatus ( | 2017-10-19 |
20170303129 | FACILITATING A SECURE SESSION BETWEEN PAIRED DEVICES - A wearable device can establish a verified session with a host device. For example, if a user wearing the wearable device unlocks the host device (e.g., by entering a credential), the devices can create a verified session, which can persist across lock and unlock events at the host device. For the duration of the verified session, a host device can request session confirmation from the wearable device at any time to confirm that the verified session is still in progress. While the session is in progress, the host can make features available such as bypassing re-entry of a credential during unlock operations. | 2017-10-19 |
20170303130 | DEAUTHENTICATING AND DISASSOCIATING UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS POINTS WITH SPOOFED MANAGEMENT FRAMES - A spoofed management frame is sent to an unauthorized access point (AP) on behalf of a station from an authorized AP, using a media access control (MAC) address of the station. The spoofed frame triggers a security association (SA) query from an unauthorized AP to reestablish valid communications. An acknowledgment (ACK) frame sent from the client to the unauthorized AP responsive to the SA query request is detected by the AP. A probe response is sent to the client. The probe response includes a channel switching element. The channel switching prevents the client from completing the SA process before a time out. | 2017-10-19 |
20170303131 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOCATION-BASED SECURITY - A mobile computing device, including: a first memory device having first computer-readable instructions tangibly recorded thereon; a first hardware processor configured to execute the first computer-readable instructions recorded on the first memory device; and an RFID component that includes a transceiver configured to receive a proximity signal from at least one RFID reader when the RFID component is within a predetermined range of the at least one RFID reader, and a second memory device configured to store the proximity signal, wherein the first hardware processor is configured to, upon executing the instructions recorded on the first memory device, control at least one operation of the mobile computing device in accordance with the proximity signal received by the transceiver of the RFID component from the at least one RFID reader. | 2017-10-19 |
20170303132 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ACCESS TO RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO A MOBILE DEVICE - A system and method is provided for fraud detection includes using information broadcast by devices and resources in the immediate vicinity of a mobile device, or by sensors located within the mobile device itself, to ascertain and make a determination of the immediate environment and state of the mobile device. If the mobile device is determined to be outside a predetermined range of an ongoing transaction, the transaction may be denied. | 2017-10-19 |
20170303133 | DECTECTING AND WARNING OF BASE STATIONS WITH A SECURITY RISK - Systems, methods, and software can be used to share content. In some aspect, an electronic device selects a base station to camp on. A first message is sent from the electronic device to the base station. The first message is addressed to a server and requests the server to send a second message to the electronic device. Whether the electronic device receives the second message from the base station within a threshold time period after the first message is sent is determined. The electronic device determines that the base station has a security risk based at least in part on whether the second message is received within the threshold time period. | 2017-10-19 |
20170303134 | ONE-WAY KEY FOB AND VEHICLE PAIRING - Key fob and vehicle control unit identifiers (IDs) are used for entity authentication or trust transfer to achieve a secured initial pairing. The key fob is capable of transmitting only (not receiving) and is paired with a control unit in a vehicle or with any other control device. Use of the key fob and control unit IDs prevents unauthorized pairing and access to the operation key (OpKey) that is later used for communications between the devices. Elliptical curve cryptography (ECC) is used for strong security and efficient implementation. In the pairing process, device IDs are used for entity authentication and public key cryptography is used for easy key management. Symmetric encryption is used for fast normal operation and to accommodate key fob addition or revocation after key fob loss. | 2017-10-19 |
20170303135 | Method for Sharing of Unlicensed Radio Frequency Bands by Cellular LTE and WiFi Networks - A coexistence scheme enables spectrally-efficient and fair spectrum sharing between a first wireless network and a coexisting wireless network in the same frequency bands. The spectrum sharing problem is modeled as a fairness constrained mixed integer nonlinear optimization problem, by jointly determining dynamic channel selection, carrier aggregation and fractional spectrum access for the first wireless networks, while guaranteeing fair spectrum access for the coexisting wireless network based on a cross-technology fairness criterion. An algorithm based on a combination of branch and bound and successive convex relation techniques is provided to optimally solve the problem, i.e., maximize the utility of the first wireless network with guaranteed optimality precision that can be set arbitrarily at the expense of computational complexity. The coexistence scheme requires no signaling exchange between the first wireless network and the coexisting wireless network, and does not require any changes to the communication protocol stack of the coexisting wireless network. | 2017-10-19 |