47th week of 2021 patent applcation highlights part 75 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20210368255 | BONE CONDUCTION BLUETOOTH MONO EARSET - A bone conduction Bluetooth mono ear-set includes an earring part | 2021-11-25 |
20210368256 | WIRELESS EARBUD, CHARGING BOX AND CHARGING SYSTEM FOR WIRELESS EARBUD - Disclosed is a wireless earbud, which includes: a charging port configured to be connected to an earbud charging voltage and receive/send a communication signal; a communication switching circuit including a first input/output terminal connected to the charging port and a second input/output terminal, the communication switching circuit is configured to switch to an off state when the charging port is connected to the earbud charging voltage, and switch to an on state when the charging port is connected to the communication signal; a communication on-off circuit connected to the second input/output terminal of the communication switching circuit; and an earbud control circuit configured to perform box entry detection on the wireless earbud and generate a corresponding detection signal to control the communication switching circuit to turn on/off an electrical connection between the earbud control circuit and the communication on-off circuit according to the detection signal. | 2021-11-25 |
20210368257 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM - An information processing system includes a processor configured to detect biological information measured at a head and control a volume of an ambient sound output from a speaker provided in a device which is worn so as to cover an ear according to the detected biological information. | 2021-11-25 |
20210368258 | SYSTEM, DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ASSESSING A FIT QUALITY OF AN EARPIECE - A system, device and method for assessing a fit quality of an earpiece while in use in a noisy environment. The earpiece having an external microphone for capturing an outer-ear audio signal and an internal microphone for capturing an inner-ear audio signal. The fit quality being assessed by estimating a filter according to the captured inner-ear and outer-ear audio signals, and determining a fit quality according to identified coefficients of the estimated filter. A system, device and method for assessing a seal quality of an earpiece while in use in a quiet environment. The earpiece having a loudspeaker for emitting a sound stimulus towards the ear canal and an internal microphone for capturing an audio signal inside the ear canal. The seal quality being assessed by estimating a transfer function according the emitted and captured sound stimulus, and determining at least one seal-quality indicator according to a signal magnitude of the transfer function. | 2021-11-25 |
20210368259 | Architectural Speaker Tuning System - The Architectural Speaker Tuning System is a sand-filled plastic reinforcing sub-baffle for an architectural custom installed loudspeaker mounted in drywall paneling. The mechanical acoustical resonance of the drywall distorts the sound of the custom loudspeaker. The speaker tuning system shifts drywall resonance to a more suitable frequency. The sand-tuned result revives the fidelity of the loudspeaker. The sub-baffle shipped empty, filled with sand provided by the installer, installs through the loudspeaker drywall panel cut-put, and adheres to the rear of the drywall. The custom loudspeaker is then inserted and clamped to the sub-baffle system. | 2021-11-25 |
20210368260 | ACOUSTIC HORN FOR A GENERIC LOUDSPEAKER ENCLOSURE - An acoustic horn arranged to be fastened between a cabinet of a loudspeaker enclosure and an outer casing, the horn presenting a shape and/or dimensions that depend on the outer casing, the acoustic horn being arranged in such a manner that when the acoustic horn, the cabinet, and the outer casing are assembled together its inner face is in contact with the cabinet so that its inner edge surrounds a diaphragm of the loudspeaker and its outer face is in contact with the outer casing in such a manner that a hole set having at least one hole in the outer casing lies inside an area defined by its outer edge, the horn thus being arranged in such a manner that its inside peripheral surface guides sound produced by the loudspeaker towards the outside via the hole set having at least one hole in the outer casing. | 2021-11-25 |
20210368261 | GENERIC LOUDSPEAKER ENCLOSURE - A generic loudspeaker enclosure including a cabinet including internal partitions defining a plurality of acoustic chambers that are sealed, distinct, and separated from one another by said internal partitions, each acoustic chamber including an orifice opening to the outside of the cabinet in a respective different direction; a plurality of loudspeakers, each including a respective diaphragm, each loudspeaker being incorporated in a respective one of the acoustic chambers; at least one first connector mounted in sealed manner on the cabinet, the first connector having contacts that are electrically connected to the loudspeakers, the first connector thus being arranged to connect the loudspeakers electrically to the electronic card of the electronic additional module via a second connector mounted on the electronic additional module and complementary to the first connector. | 2021-11-25 |
20210368262 | USE MODE-BASED MICROPHONE PROCESSING APPLICATION MODIFICATIONS - An example electronic device is described, which may include a microphone, a sensor, a detection unit, and a control unit. The detection unit may detect a use mode of the electronic device via the sensor. The use mode may be determined based on an operation mode associated with the microphone. Further, the control unit may modify a microphone processing application based on the detected use mode. | 2021-11-25 |
20210368263 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OUTPUT SIGNAL EQUALIZATION BETWEEN MICROPHONES - A method, apparatus and computer program product provide an improved filter calibration procedure to reliably equalize the long term spectrum of the audio signals captured by first and second microphones that are at different locations relative to a sound source and/or are of different types. In the context of a method, the signals captured by the first and second microphones are analyzed. The method also determines one or more quality measures based on the analysis. In an instance in which one or more quality measure satisfy a predefined condition, the method determines a frequency response of the signals captured by the first and second microphones. The method also determines a difference between the frequency response of the signals captured by the first and second microphones and processes the signals captured by the first microphone for filtering relative to the signals captured by the second microphone based upon the difference. | 2021-11-25 |
20210368264 | MICROPHONE ARRAY APPARATUS FOR BIRD DETECTION AND IDENTIFICATION - A portable birdfinding device comprising a plurality of PDM microphone sensors (e.g. a microphone array) coupled to processing electronics that electronically filter the acoustic signals to detect sounds from birds, and to interpret the acoustic signals to identify the angle-of-arrival (e.g. azimuth and elevation) and distance from which the bird sound is coming. Additional electronic processing may provide an identification of the bird species. In some embodiments, the microphone array may have sensors spaced so that sounds from distant birds have a different time of flight to reach the different microphone sensors, while having the spacing between microphones be less than half of the wavelength for sounds made by a predetermined bird species. The microphone array may be positioned onto an object wearable by the birdwatcher, such as a hat or a jacket. In some embodiments, the electronic processing may be carried out using a smartphone. | 2021-11-25 |
20210368265 | ROAD NOISE-CANCELLATION SYSTEM RESPONSIVE TO ENTERTAINMENT AUDIO - A vehicle-implemented, adaptive noise-cancellation system responsive to entertainment audio is provided. The noise-cancellation system uses reference signal from a reference sensor, such as an accelerometer, to generate a noise-cancellation signal to destructively interfere with road noise in the vehicle cabin. A first set of entertainment audio thresholds triggers the system to enable or disable adaptation of an adaptive filter of the noise-cancellation system. A second set of entertainment audio thresholds triggers the system to enable, attenuate, or disable the noise-cancellation signal. As the entertainment audio increases, the system first disables the adaptation of the adaptive filter, then attenuates the noise-cancellation signal, then completely disables the noise-cancellation signal. Conversely, as the entertainment audio decreases, the system first enables the noise-cancellation signal, then reduces the attenuation (thereby increasing the amplitude) of the noise-cancellation signal, and then enables the adaptation of the adaptive filter. | 2021-11-25 |
20210368266 | HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A handheld electronic device includes a first speaker, a second speaker, and an audio controller. The audio controller includes a signal receiving unit, a frequency crossover unit, a harmonic-wave generating unit, a low frequency enhancement unit, and a signal synthesis unit. The signal receiving unit receives an original sound signal and generates a first channel signal and a second channel signal according to the original sound signal. The frequency crossover unit sets a preset frequency crossover point to filter the first channel signal to generate a low frequency signal. The harmonic-wave generating unit generates harmonic waves according to the low frequency signal. The low frequency enhancement unit generates an enhancing low-frequency signal according to the harmonic waves. The signal synthesis unit generates a first channel enhanced signal according to the enhancing low-frequency signal and drives the first speaker. | 2021-11-25 |
20210368267 | STEREOPHONIC BALANCE OF DISPLAYS - In some examples, a system can include a display comprising an enclosure with audio devices positioned within the enclosure, and a computing device comprising instructions executable by a processing resource to: determine an orientation of the display and alter a stereophonic balance of the audio devices based on the determined orientation of the display. | 2021-11-25 |
20210368268 | MEDIA PROCESSING DEVICE, MEDIA BROADCASTING SYSTEM, AND MEDIA PROCESSING METHOD - The present disclosure relates to a media broadcasting system, including a first broadcasting device, a second broadcasting device and a processing device. The first broadcasting device and the second broadcasting device are respectively arranged at a first side and a second side of the media broadcasting system. The processing device is electrically coupled to the first broadcasting device and the second broadcasting device, and is configured to receive a media. The processing device is configured to obtain a first channel audio signal and a second channel audio signal from the media according to a first position parameter corresponding to the first broadcasting device and a second position parameter corresponding to the second broadcasting device. The processing device is further configured to transmit the first channel audio signal to the first broadcasting device and the second channel audio signal to the second broadcasting device. | 2021-11-25 |
20210368269 | STEREO HEADPHONE AND METHODS FOR CONTENT SHARING AND FOR AUTHENTICATION - Stereo headphone and methods for content sharing and for authentication. The stereo headphone includes two earpieces each having a housing, at least one electronic circuit housed in the housing of at least one of the earpieces, configured to allow the headphone to be paired with a remote terminal such as a cellular telephone and to establish a wireless link therewith. The electronic circuit includes an internal memory with more than 32 GB of capacity, an audio player making it possible to play audio files, in particular those saved in this internal memory, and an interface making it possible to select, as the source to be broadcast in the earpieces, the audio player of the headphone or the paired terminal. | 2021-11-25 |
20210368270 | Speaker Diaphragm and Method of Producing Speaker Diaphragm - A speaker diaphragm includes a first lamination region and a second lamination region. In the first lamination region, a plurality of layers are laminated in a thickness direction of the speaker diaphragm. In the second lamination region, a plurality of layers different in number from the plurality of layers in the first lamination region are laminated. The second lamination region is different from first lamination region in average density. | 2021-11-25 |
20210368271 | ACOUSTIC TRANSDUCERS WITH POLE PLATES - An example acoustic transducer device includes a magnet and a pole plate connected to the magnet. The pole plate includes a nickel-iron alloy having nickel as a principal component. The device further includes a diaphragm movable relative to the pole plate to generate a sound and a coil connected to the diaphragm. The coil is to extend into a gap at the pole plate. The coil is to magnetically interact with a magnetic field provided to the gap by the magnet and the pole plate to drive the diaphragm. | 2021-11-25 |
20210368272 | SOUNDING DEVICE AND PORTABLE TERMINAL - A sounding device includes a first vibrating system, a second vibrating system and a magnetic circuit system, where the first vibrating system includes a first vibrating diaphragm and a voice coil arranged inside the first vibrating diaphragm, and the first vibrating diaphragm includes a first central portion; the second vibrating system includes a second vibrating diaphragm disposed opposite to the first vibrating diaphragm, and the second vibrating diaphragm includes a second central portion; and the magnetic circuit system is arranged between the first vibrating diaphragm and the second vibrating diaphragm, and the voice coil is accommodated in a magnetic gap of the magnetic circuit system; the magnetic circuit system defines an avoid hole; and at least one of the first central portion and the second central portion is extended into the avoid hole to fixedly connect the first central portion and the second central portion. | 2021-11-25 |
20210368273 | LOUDSPEAKER AND LOUDSPEAKER DEVICE - This disclosure provides a loudspeaker, including a first basket; a second basket; a cone paper enclosing an accommodating cavity with openings at both ends, the openings at both ends of the cone paper being respectively provided with the first basket and the second basket; a magnetic circuit structure located in the accommodating cavity; and a voice coil assembly located in the accommodating cavity, installed between the magnetic circuit structure and an inner wall of the accommodating cavity of the cone paper, and connected to the inner wall of the accommodating cavity of the cone paper, the voice coil assembly being configured to move under an action of a magnetic field of the magnetic circuit structure to drive the cone paper to vibrate. This disclosure further provides a loudspeaker device. | 2021-11-25 |
20210368274 | SPEAKER DIAPHRAGM AND SPEAKER APPARATUS - A speaker apparatus includes: a magnetic circuit including an annularly formed magnet, a yoke that includes a base surface part and a center pole part protruding from the base surface part, the center pole part being disposed while being inserted into a central part of the magnet, and a plate that is annularly formed and disposed on an outer peripheral side of the center pole part of the yoke while being attached to the magnet; a coil bobbin that is cylindrically formed and is displaceable in an axial direction of the center pole part while a part thereof is fitted onto the center pole part of the yoke; a voice coil that is wound around an outer peripheral surface of the coil bobbin, at least a part thereof being disposed in a magnetic gap formed between the plate and the center pole part of the yoke; and a diaphragm that is connected to the coil bobbin and is caused to vibrate in conjunction with displacement of the coil bobbin, in which a first air passage path and a second air passage path are formed, the first air passage path leading from a back surface side of the diaphragm to a lower surface of the magnetic circuit, the second air passage path being formed in the lower surface of the magnetic circuit and connecting the first air passage path and a side of the magnetic circuit. | 2021-11-25 |
20210368275 | Speaker Assembly and Speaker - This application relates to the technical field of speakers and discloses a speaker assembly. The sound-raising assembly includes a first housing, the first housing forms a cavity. The sound assembly includes a cavity, a diaphragm and an armature member, a perimeter of the diaphragm is connected to an inner wall of the cavity, and a side of the diaphragm is provided with a voice coil, the voice coil for driving the vibration of the diaphragm. The armature member is set relative to the cavity and is located on the side of the diaphragm where the voice coil is set. The present application could improve the sound quality of the speaker. | 2021-11-25 |
20210368276 | ELECTROMAGNETIC ACTUATOR FOR A SPEAKER OR A SOUND TRANSDUCER WITH A MULTIMETAL LAYER CONNECTION BETWEEN THE VOICE COIL AND THE MAGNET SYSTEM - An electrodynamic actuator for a speaker or an electrodynamic acoustic transducer in general is disclosed, which comprises at least one voice coil, a magnet system and an arm arrangement of a plurality of arms connecting the at least one voice coil and the magnet system or at least a movable part thereof so that a relative movement between these parts is allowed. The arms are made of a metal core, which at least partly is coated with a coating structure having at least one coating metal layer consisting of a different material than the metal core. | 2021-11-25 |
20210368277 | ELECTROMAGNETIC ACTUATOR FOR A SPEAKER OR A SOUND TRANSDUCER WITH A HIGH-STRENGTH METAL CONNECTION BETWEEN THE VOICE COIL AND THE MAGNET SYSTEM - An electrodynamic actuator for a speaker or an electrodynamic acoustic transducer in general is disclosed, which comprises at least one voice coil, a magnet system and an arm arrangement of a plurality of arms connecting the at least one voice coil and the magnet system or at least a movable part thereof so that a relative movement between these parts is allowed. The arms are made of metal with a fatigue strength of at least 370 N/mm | 2021-11-25 |
20210368278 | BALANCED ARMATURE TYPE SPEAKER - Provided is a balanced armature type speaker. The balanced armature type speaker includes a housing, a driving assembly and a diaphragm. The housing includes an upper inner cavity and a lower inner cavity, the lower inner cavity and the upper inner cavity are through from top to bottom, the driving assembly is located in the lower inner cavity, and the driving assembly includes a magnet, a coil, an armature and an ejector pin. The armature is inserted into the magnet and the coil sequentially, the ejector pin is fixedly connected to the armature and the diaphragm, and the diaphragm is located in the upper inner cavity. The housing is shaped to be wide at the upper part and narrow at the lower part, and in the horizontal direction, a width of the upper inner cavity is larger than a width of the lower inner cavity. | 2021-11-25 |
20210368279 | SMART HEARING ASSISTANCE IN MONITORED PROPERTY - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer-storage media, for emphasizing a portion of audio data. In some implementations, a method may include determining that a first person is wearing a hearing aid, determining, from images captured by a camera, that a second person is speaking to the first person, determining an audio stream for an environment in which the first person is located, determining whether more than one sound stream is encoded in the audio stream, based on determining that more than one sound stream is encoded in audio data, identifying a portion of captured sounds that corresponds to the second person speaking to the first person, and providing, to the hearing aid, audio data that increases a volume of the portion of captured sounds relative to other portions of the captured sounds. | 2021-11-25 |
20210368280 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A HEARING AID AND HEARING AID - A method for operating a hearing aid, in particular a hearing aid device, which includes a directional microphone, an interference noise suppression unit, and a receiver for outputting an output sound. Sound is acquired from a preferred direction and conducted to the interference noise suppression unit by way of the directional microphone. A counter sound signal is created and conducted to the receiver by the interference noise suppression unit. The counter sound signal is output as output sound by way of the receiver. The counter sound signal is created in such a way that upon superposition of the output sound with the sound, destructive acoustic interference at least partially takes place. There is also described a hearing aid and the use of a hearing aid. | 2021-11-25 |
20210368281 | FACE MASK WITH AUDIO DEVICE HOLDER - Face masks and attachments to accommodate hearing aids are provided herein. The face masks include a mask body, ear loops and a hearing aid holder to removably hold a hearing aid. In some configurations, a hearing aid holder which can be detachably attached to a mask is provided. | 2021-11-25 |
20210368282 | TINNITUS TREATMENT DEVICE AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A tinnitus treatment device provides a sound stimulus for tinnitus treatment to a user who is a tinnitus patient on a unit time basis, and includes: a controller; and a recording medium in which a treatment program is stored. The treatment program is executed by the controller to perform: analogizing one or both of a RI effect curve and a TL decrease curve for tinnitus treatment sound provided to the user; generating the tinnitus treatment sound based on the one or both of the RI effect curve and the TL decrease curve which is analogized; and presenting the tinnitus treatment sound generated to the user via a sound presentation unit on the unit time basis to provide the sound stimulus to the user. | 2021-11-25 |
20210368283 | ACOUSTIC MONITORING USING A SOUND MASKING EMITTER AS A SENSOR - Example embodiments may include one or more of receiving sound emissions signals from channels via sound emitters, controlling the sound emission signals, via relay circuits, and one of the relay circuits is configured to interrupt one of the sound emission signals associated with one of the sound emitters while the other sound emissions signals pass to the other corresponding sound emitters, and receiving, via a sound detection circuit, an electrical ambient sound signal based on ambient sound sensed by the one of the sound emitters responsive to the interrupted one of the sound emission signals. | 2021-11-25 |
20210368284 | VIRTUAL SIMULATION OF SPATIAL AUDIO CHARACTERISTICS - Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a system and method for demonstrating spatial performance of a demonstration speaker model to consumers in order to evaluate different speakers. The system and method comprise a microphone array for recording the output of the demonstration speaker model. The system and method comprise acoustic input samples for processing to an acoustic output and a processor for determining characteristics of each microphone recording, and processing an acoustic input sample and characteristics of each microphone recording corresponding to a selected demonstration speaker model. The system and method further comprise a reference speaker model for outputting an acoustic signal based on the result of the processing. The processing compensates for the performance characteristic of the reference speaker and the performance characteristic of the selected demonstration speaker so as to mimic the spatial characteristics of the demonstration speaker while avoiding bias from the reference speaker. | 2021-11-25 |
20210368285 | HEAD-RELATED TRANSFER FUNCTION GENERATOR, HEAD-RELATED TRANSFER FUNCTION GENERATION PROGRAM, AND HEAD-RELATED TRANSFER FUNCTION GENERATION METHOD - An object is to acquire a head-related transfer function reproducing features of a head-related transfer function of a listener without actually measuring the head-related transfer function of the listener. A head-related transfer function generator includes: acquiring data that represents an actually measured head-related impulse response of sound waves arriving at external auditory meatus entrances of a listener for training; calculating an initial head-related impulse response by applying a window function to the actually measured head-related impulse response and generating data representing an early head-related transfer function by performing a Fourier transform on the initial head-related impulse response; dividing the early head-related transfer function into a plurality of frequency bands; and executing a process of extracting a peak or a notch on the basis of curvature of the early head-related transfer function and a process of determining a relative amplitude for each of the plurality of frequency bands and generating data representing a modeled head-related transfer function of the listener for training by interpolating points representing the relative amplitudes. | 2021-11-25 |
20210368286 | METHOD FOR GENERATING FILTER FOR AUDIO SIGNAL, AND PARAMETERIZATION DEVICE FOR SAME - The present invention relates to a method for generating a filter for an audio signal and a parameterization device for the same, and more particularly, to a method for generating a filter for an audio signal, to implement filtering of an input audio signal with a low computational complexity, and a parameterization device therefor. | 2021-11-25 |
20210368287 | Wireless Based Presence Detection - Systems, apparatuses, and methods are described for presence detection of wireless device in a sensing region. Communication parameters determined by a computing device over one or more periods may be used to generate criteria for determining occurrence of enter events or of leave events. The criteria may comprise, for values of one or more communication parameters, rates of change associated with movement into or out of a sensing region. The criteria may be compared against subsequent data, associated with the communication parameters, to determine if an enter event or a leave event has occurred. | 2021-11-25 |
20210368288 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR MONITORING FACILITIES - A method of monitoring access to a lounge is provided herein. The method includes identifying a user using a device and determining an assigned location associated with the user. The method also includes determining a current location associated with the user and comparing the assigned location and the current location. If the comparison is valid, the method further includes determining a geofence associated with the user and the device, and monitoring whether the device is within the geofence. | 2021-11-25 |
20210368289 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR PRESENCE IDENTIFICATION - According to one embodiment, a network device includes an uplink port, a downlink port, a memory, and a processor. The processor is configured for providing a webserver; receiving a request from a mobile device of a user to establish a connection with the downlink port; establishing a first connection between the mobile device and the webserver via the downlink port; determining a media access control (MAC) address of the mobile device; receiving, from a server, user history information associated with the MAC address; and providing targeted information to the mobile device based on the user history information. The processor may be further configured for querying the server using the MAC address to obtain the user history information, collecting new user information and transmitting updated user history information to the server. | 2021-11-25 |
20210368290 | SELECTIVELY HIGHLIGHTING MAP FEATURES ASSOCIATED WITH PLACES - Systems and methods of providing a user interface in which map features associated with places are selectively highlighted are disclosed herein. In some example embodiments, a computer system receives a request for a transportation service associated with a place, retrieves an entrance geographic location for the place from a database, with the entrance geographic location being stored in association with the place in the database and representing an entrance for accessing the place, generating route information based on the retrieved entrance geographic location, with the route information indicating a route from an origin geographic location of a computing device of a user to the entrance geographic location of the place, and causing the generated route information to be displayed within a user interface on a computing device of the user. | 2021-11-25 |
20210368291 | CONTACT TRACING BASED ON ASSOCIATIONS IN A WIRELESS NETWORK - A computer may receive connection information associated with one or more communication devices in a network, where the connection information specifies dynamic associations or connections between electronic devices and the one or more communication devices in an environment as a function of time. Then, the computer may store system information that includes: first identifiers of the one or more communication devices, second identifiers of the electronic devices, and timestamps, where a portion of the system information specifies a duration of a dynamic association or connection between a given electronic device and a given communication device. Moreover, the computer may receive occurrence information that indicates an occurrence of an event. In response, the computer may determine, based at least in part on the system information, one or more regions in the environment where an electronic device was present during a time interval, and the computer may accordingly perform a remedial action. | 2021-11-25 |
20210368292 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR DEVICE LOCATION DETERMINATION - Apparatus and methods for provision of location-based services to wireless device users. In one embodiment, the apparatus and methods support location-based services requiring indoors or underground positioning (or other applications which cannot be served by GPS/A-GPS or GLONASS), such as via Wi-Fi Location devices with fine timing measurement (FTM) capability. A cable, terrestrial or satellite network operator can obtain location data on e.g., an LTE-enabled UE with SIM capability located within a served premises or venue, via an HTTP/S GET protocol, and forward the location data. In one variant, a managed 3GPP IP Multimedia System (IMS) infrastructure is used in conjunction with UE-specific identifiers under control of a controller entity (e.g., ePDG) in communication with the IMS infrastructure and one or more FTM-enabled Wi-Fi APs within the premises or venue for supporting VoWi-Fi 911 or 411 packet calls made via the IMS. | 2021-11-25 |
20210368293 | DEVICE TO DEVICE COMMUNICATION AND WAYFINDING - Mobile device users navigate to each other by their mobile devices sharing location information, and then one or more of the mobile devices receiving or generating geographical directions for presentation to the mobile device's user to navigate to another of the mobile devices. Two mobile devices can provide geographical directions to enable their respective users to navigate toward each other, and a group of mobile devices can receive and provide or display geographical directions to variously enable their respective users to navigate to different mobile devices in the group. In one scenario, first and second mobile devices provide geographical directions to their respective locations and a third mobile device provides geographical directions to the first or second mobile device, and directions are dynamically updated as the mobile devices move. | 2021-11-25 |
20210368294 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CALIBRATION FOR ESTABLISHING REAL-TIME LOCATION - A system and method for determining location information based on a reference profile for a reference device, and a system and method for determining the reference profile. The system may determine the reference locator with respect to the reference device based on a plurality of samples obtained with respect to communications between the reference device and an object device. An adapter locator may be determined for the reference locator for samples obtained with respect to communications between a test device and object. | 2021-11-25 |
20210368295 | NAVIGATION SYSTEM AND NAVIGATION METHOD - A navigation system and a navigation method are provided. The navigation system includes a plurality of first signal sources and a mobile terminal, each of the plurality of first signal sources is configured to transmit a first wireless signal; the mobile terminal is configured to receive the first wireless signal, determine a position of the mobile terminal according to the received first wireless signal, and determine a route from the position of the mobile terminal to a target first signal source to perform navigation, according to an electronic map, the received first wireless signal, the position of the mobile terminal, and the target first signal source. | 2021-11-25 |
20210368296 | AN ESTIMATE OF A LOCATION OF THE TERMINAL DEVICES - The controller circuitry is configured to identify one of the plurality of different position assistance information for use by the terminal device to identify a position of the terminal device, and to estimate the position of the terminal device by combining the identified position assistance information with the radio signal received by the position detection receiver circuitry. The position assistance information is identified in accordance with a permission allocated to the terminal device. By providing system information which is unencrypted and other system information which is encrypted, conditional access to the position assistance information can be provided in which a lowest level of position assistance information can provide the least level of position estimation accuracy. | 2021-11-25 |
20210368297 | AGGREGATED POSITIONING SIGNAL PROCESSING MANAGEMENT - A example method of determining a positioning signal measurement includes: sending, from a user equipment to a network entity, a processing-capability message indicating a processing capability of the user equipment for processing an aggregated positioning reference signal, where the processing-capability message corresponds to one or more assistance-data types; obtaining, at the user equipment, the aggregated positioning reference signal; and processing, at the user equipment, the aggregated positioning reference signal based on assistance data to determine the positioning signal measurement, the assistance data including the one or more assistance-data types. | 2021-11-25 |
20210368298 | TIME-DOMAIN PROCESSING FOR POSITIONING SIGNALS - Techniques are provided for time-domain processing of DL-PRS signals under certain conditions in which time-domain processing has a computational advantage over frequency-domain processing. Because of this, embodiments can provide positioning at a lower computational cost than positioning provided by traditional techniques utilizing only frequency-domain processing. This reduced computational cost can improve the battery life of mobile devices, ultimately resulting in a better user experience. | 2021-11-25 |
20210368299 | INDOOR NAVIGATION AND TRACKING WITH MESH NETWORK - This application discloses systems, devices, and methods for indoor navigation and tracking with a mesh network. In one aspect, a navigation device includes a receiver configured to receive a locational signal from a node network. The locational signal identifies a respective node of the node network, and the node network is distributed throughout a physical space. The navigation device includes a memory storing a program and a processor in communication with the receiver and configured to execute the program to calculate a position of the navigation device from the identity of the respective node, determine a routing instruction from the position of the navigation device to a destination based on the position of the navigation device and a known mapping of the node network in the physical space, and update the position of the navigation device and the routing instruction as the navigation device moves through the physical space. | 2021-11-25 |
20210368300 | METHOD, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, DEVICE AND SYSTEM - Techniques for controlling updating of information stored on a device, the information including information of a first type and information of a second type. The techniques include determining, using at least one processor, when a first item of information of the first type and a second item of information of the second type are to be updated, wherein the second item of information is to be updated more frequently than the first item of information; and causing the device to update the first and second items of information in accordance with the determination at least in part by wirelessly communicating with at least one other device. | 2021-11-25 |
20210368301 | Configuring a Wireless Mesh Network for Locationing - A locationing platform may receive, via a mesh network, a locationing communication associated with a waypoint beacon. The locationing platform may identify an entry node of the locationing communication. The locationing platform may determine a waypoint location associated with the waypoint beacon based on locationing information in the locationing communication. The locationing platform may determine a node location of the entry node based on the waypoint location. The locationing platform may configure, based on the node location, a relay node of the mesh network to forward or drop subsequently received locationing communications that are associated with the waypoint beacon. | 2021-11-25 |
20210368302 | Systems and Methods for Real-World Networking Using Augmented Reality Interface - Systems and methods for creating a social network are described that utilize augmented reality elements displayed on a user device. Each augmented reality element preferably presents information about the person associated with the element, and can be a link to additional information about the person. The augmented reality elements can be presented on the user device based on information received from a server, which can analyze a location of the user device relative to other users and compare information about the users to determine a likelihood that each pair of users may be a match. The analysis can be based on characteristics of the users as well as user input such as preferences and so forth. The potential matches can be presented to the user via the user device as augmented reality elements, which may be varied depending on a type of connection preferred or the determined likelihood of a match. | 2021-11-25 |
20210368303 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPERATING AN INTERNET-OF-THINGS DEVICE WITHIN A PUSH-TO-TALK TO INTERNET OF THINGS SYSTEM - A method and apparatus for PTT over IoT is described herein. During operation, each IoT device will be assigned to a talkgroup. Some talkgroups may have a single IoT device assigned, and other talkgroups may have multiple IoT devices assigned. During operation, a control command is received over a first talkgroup that is used to control a first IoT device assigned to that talkgroup. Prior to executing the control command, a set of secondary IoT devices will be determined based on a task assigned to the officer. The secondary IoT devices will be accessed to determine their statuses. The status of the secondary IoT devices will be used as a trigger as to whether or not to allow the control command to be sent to the first IoT device. | 2021-11-25 |
20210368304 | WORKFLOW TRIGGER FEATURE USING TEXT MESSAGE AGGREGATION - A system and method are disclosed for enhancing the capabilities of mobile devices using only text messaging applications and protocols to access servers and other computing resources that perform analysis, decision-making, and workflow processing without the need for web browsers or custom applications on the mobile devices. | 2021-11-25 |
20210368305 | DOMAIN SELECTION FOR SHORT MESSAGE DELIVERY INCLUDING IN 5G OR OTHER NEXT GENERATION NETWORKS - The disclosed technology is directed towards an integrated short message service (SMS) function and short message service center function that delivers mobile terminated messages by selecting among access domains for to endpoints based on their capabilities, e.g., 5G, 5G+, LTE WI-FI, including multimode capabilities. The integrated SMS function determines attributes (e.g., capabilities) of a user equipment destination device for a mobile terminated message, obtains contextual data (e.g., current device reachability, network conditions) for the device, and determines which access and mobility management function (AMF) or mobility management entity (MME) is associated with the device. Based on the various obtained information, the integrated SMS function selects an appropriate access domain based on the capabilities and contextual data, and if the device is reachable, correctly routes the message for delivery. Retry operations can be set up for devices that are not currently reachable. | 2021-11-25 |
20210368306 | METHODS, APPARATUS AND MACHINE-READABLE MEDIUMS RELATING TO CHARGING IN A COMMUNICATION NETWORK - One aspect provides a method performed by a network node implementing a network function repository function in a core network. A registration request message to register a CHF in a repository of network functions is received, the registration request message includes an indication of one or more sets of charging characteristics supported by the CHF and addressing information to reach the CHF. Each CHF in the repository is registered. A discovery request message including one or more search parameters for identifying a CHF, including at least an indication of a set of charging characteristics to be applied for the packet data connection is received. A CHF that supports the indicated set of charging characteristics is identified based on the one or more search parameters A discovery response message comprising the addressing information to reach the identified CHF is transmitted. | 2021-11-25 |
20210368307 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR UTILIZING RADAR-BASED TOUCH INTERFACES - An electronic device is located in a room. The device has a casing, a first processor coupled to a radar transceiver, a second processor coupled to a motion sensor, and memory. Using the second processor, the device determines using signals from the motion sensor whether an object is in proximity. In accordance with a determination that the object is in proximity, the device wakes up the first processor. Using the first processor, the device enables operation of the radar transceiver. It determines using signals from the radar transceiver whether the object is in contact with the casing. In accordance with a determination that the object is in contact with the casing, the device identifies an input command based on at least one of: a location of the object, and a movement of the object, and adjusts operation based on the input command. | 2021-11-25 |
20210368308 | NETWORK-ASSISTED SCANNING OF A SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT - A system, method and architecture for network-assisted scanning of a surrounding environment. In one example arrangement, the system is operative for receiving real world object identification and spatial mapping data relative to a plurality of real world scenarios sensed by sensing points, each operating as a collection agent configured to collect environmental data in association with a plurality of sensors. The data may be prioritized responsive to at least one of a determination of RAN resource capacity available to the collection agent, e.g., compute resources, storage resources, radio transmission resources, cost of the transmission capacity available to the collection agent, etc. in view of urgency/relevance of the data. Responsive to prioritizing the environmental data, one or more pieces of the environmental data may be transmitted to a nearest edge compute location and/or a cloud-based datacenter network node. | 2021-11-25 |
20210368309 | COMMUNICATION COMPONENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A distributed antenna system (DAS) having a communication component management system is provided that includes at least one communication component, at least one building sensor and at least one controller. The at least one communication component is used to establish a communication link between user equipment within an area of a building and the DAS. The at least one building sensor is located to sense environmental conditions within the building as part of a building control management system. The at least one controller is in communication with the at least one communication component. The at least one controller is further communicatively coupled to receive sensor data from the at least one building sensor. The at least one controller is configured to selectively change an operation state of the at least one communication component based at least in part on received sensor data from the at least one building sensor. | 2021-11-25 |
20210368310 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR DETERMINING A SIGNAL IS FROM A VEHICLE - A method for generating an alert, the method comprising: identifying a range of frequencies associated with vehicular communication; determining that a frequency of a received signal is within the range of frequencies associated with vehicular communication; determining that the received signal is from a vehicle; and generating the alert that the vehicle is approaching. | 2021-11-25 |
20210368311 | METHOD FOR MAINTAINING A WIRELESS CONNECTION BETWEEN A VEHICLE AND AN INFRASTRUCTURE - A method maintains a wireless connection between a vehicle and infrastructure on a route along which there are local communication networks allowing communication between the vehicle and the infrastructure. The vehicle is initially located within the coverage area of a first local communication network, the vehicle is identified by a first identification element, and the vehicle communicates with the infrastructure via a first communication port. The method includes: determining a second local communication network covering a subsequent route section; generating a second identification element associated with the second local communication network; allocating at least one second communication port for establishing data transmission between the vehicle and the infrastructure within the coverage area of the second local communication network; and, when the vehicle enters the coverage area of the second local communication network, establishing communication between the vehicle and infrastructure via the second communication port, using the second identification element. | 2021-11-25 |
20210368312 | RESOURCE SELECTION METHOD IN VEHICLE TO EVERYTHING COMMUNICATION AND APPARATUS THEREFORE - Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a resource selection or reselection method by a user equipment (UE) and the UE in Vehicle to vehicle/pedestrian/infrastructure/network (V2X) communication. The method comprises the steps of: detecting physical sidelink control channel (PSCCH) transmitted by other UE(s); selecting (a) single-subframe resource(s) from single-subframe resources which do not overlap with single-subframe resources reserved by the detected PSCCH; and transmitting physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH) on the selected single-subframe resource(s). | 2021-11-25 |
20210368313 | PERSONALIZED ENTITY REPOSITORY - Systems and methods are provided for a personalized entity repository. For example, a computing device comprises a personalized entity repository having fixed sets of entities from an entity repository stored at a server, a processor, and memory storing instructions that cause the computing device to identify fixed sets of entities that are relevant to a user based on context associated with the computing device, rank the fixed sets by relevancy, and update the personalized entity repository using selected sets determined based on the rank and on set usage parameters applicable to the user. In another example, a method includes generating fixed sets of entities from an entity repository, including location-based sets and topic-based sets, and providing a subset of the fixed sets to a client, the client requesting the subset based on the client's location and on items identified in content generated for display on the client. | 2021-11-25 |
20210368314 | MTC KEY MANAGEMENT FOR KEY DERIVATION AT BOTH UE AND NETWORK - There is provided a new IWF SMC procedure for establishing security association between an MTC UE ( | 2021-11-25 |
20210368315 | LTE Gateways For Home And Commercial Sensor Data - Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a device that receives data from a machine-type communication (MTC) device located at a premises, determines an identifier for the MTC device; compares the identifier with a list of identifiers; and, responsive to determining that the MTC device is a listed device, transmits the data to a first network element remote from the premises. The device and the first network element do not receive data from devices at the premises generating human traffic communications (HTC). The first network element transmits the data to a second network element for aggregation and subsequent transmission to a cloud data facility comprising cloud storage. A data path from the device to the first network element, from the first network element to the second network element, and from the second network element to the cloud data facility forms a secure data path. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2021-11-25 |
20210368316 | PATRON SERVICE METHOD UTILIZING NEAR-FIELD COMMUNICATION TAG IDENTIFIERS - A near-field communication (“NFC”) tag identifier (ID) associated with an establishment obtain by scanning an NFC tag at a location in the establishment using a wireless device of a patron is received. Login credentials associated with the patron and the wireless device are received. A location of the patron in the establishment is determined from the login credentials associated with the patron and the wireless device, and from the NFC tag ID. An available service of the establishment is communicated to the wireless device of the patron based on the login credentials associated with the patron and the wireless device, and from the NFC tag ID. The identified location is associated with exact order items so the service staff is able to keep track of an order made by the patron. | 2021-11-25 |
20210368317 | CONTROLLING AND MONITORING DEVICES USING NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION - Embodiments of the present disclosure leverage near field communication (NFC) technology to provide dynamic and interactive monitoring of an environment. NFC devices may be used to check items in and out of a storage facility, obtain readings from instruments or other machinery present in the environment (e.g., to perform tests on the items, etc.), track movement of users and items within the environment, and to prompt users with information about the environment, such as information about the instruments or machinery currency being used to perform operations with respect to one or more items checked out to the user. Additionally, the NFC device may be used to configure the instruments with appropriate settings for the particular item(s) for which the instrument is currently being used or for other purposes. | 2021-11-25 |
20210368318 | Public Warning System Duplicate Message Detection - This disclosure relates to detecting duplicate public warning system messages in a cellular communication system. A wireless device may receive a public warning system indication from a cellular base station during a paging occasion. The public warning system indication may indicate that system information provided by the cellular base station includes a public warning system message. The wireless device may determine whether the public warning system message is a duplicate public warning system message. The wireless device may determine whether to decode the system information including the public warning system message based at least in part on whether the public warning system message is a duplicate public warning system message. The system information including the public warning system message may not be decoded if the public warning system message is determined to be a duplicate public warning system message. | 2021-11-25 |
20210368319 | Preserving Emergency Call During Failure to Transfer - A system and method in a user equipment (UE) for transferring an emergency session from a first network to a second network. The method includes transmitting a first registration request message to the second network; receiving a registration reject message from the second network; detecting the emergency session between the UE and the first network is ongoing; transmitting a second registration request message comprising an emergency registration request to the second network; and receiving a registration accept message for the emergency session. | 2021-11-25 |
20210368320 | EMPLOYING DATA FROM A COMBINATION OF CELL SECTORS - A geospatial shape generator receives cell sector data for cell sectors, wherein the cell sector data characterizes geocoordinates of cell towers for the cell sectors and a radius of communication of each cell sector. The geospatial shape generator can generate a geospatial shape for the cell sectors. The geospatial shape server can also include a boundary coordinator that queries a Geographic Information System (GIS) for geographic coordinates for a particular region of interest within boundaries of each respective geospatial shape. The boundary coordinator can also determine a unique boundary for the particular region of interest, wherein the unique boundary is a combination of the geospatial shapes that encompass the particular region of interest. The geospatial shape server can include a call route control that routes emergency service calls that originate within the unique boundary to a particular network node of a public safety network. | 2021-11-25 |
20210368321 | GENERATING AND SENDING AUTOMATED SUPPORT COMMUNICATIONS USING LOCATION DETECTION AND KEYWORD IDENTIFICATION - A system including a processor and memory may provide for automated support communications, such as communications with individuals who need assistance. Automated communications may use one or more factors to determine how to adjust communications according to the needs of a user. For example, automated communications may be adjusted based on, e.g., a keyword used by a user in the user's communications, or a location associated with the user's mobile device or user vehicle. Automated communications may be adjusted in timing, frequency, or content. One or more external events (e.g., phone call, dispatch request, additional automated communication) may be triggered based on the automated communications. | 2021-11-25 |
20210368322 | Extreme-High-Throughput Fast Initial Link Setup Support In Multi-Link Operation In Wireless Communications - An access point (AP) multi-link device (MLD) and a non-AP station (STA) MLD perform a fast initial link setup (FILS) procedure to establish wireless communications over a plurality of links. The AP MLD and the non-AP STA MLD communicate over one or more links of the plurality of links upon completion of the FILS procedure with a FILS Discovery frame transmitted in the FILS procedure indicating whether a service set identifier (SSID) of the AP MLD is different from a SSID of an AP of a plurality of APs in the AP MLD transmitting the FILS Discovery frame. | 2021-11-25 |
20210368323 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING A CELLULAR DEVICE - Methods and systems for cellular device detection are presented. A wideband receiver is operable to acquire a block of digitized samples in an uplink frequency band. The wideband receiver is also operable to applying one or more computational kernels to the block of digitized samples, thereby determining a possible uplink transmission from the cellular device. The cellular device is confirmed when the bandwidth of the possible uplink transmission is verified and a cellular basestation, associated with the possible uplink transmission, is located. | 2021-11-25 |
20210368324 | EDGE COMPUTING MANAGEMENT DEVICE AND OPERATING METHOD OF EDGE COMPUTING MANAGEMENT DEVICE - The present disclosure relates to an edge computing (multi-access edge computing, MEC) technology and, to an edge computing management device and an operating method of an edge computing management device, which provide a data roaming service by utilizing an edge computing cloud (MEC cloud) that exists in a communication provider network. | 2021-11-25 |
20210368325 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING NETWORK SLICE INTERWORKING IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A pre-5th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4th-Generation (4G) communication system such as Long Term Evolution (LTE), in which a method performed by a user equipment (UE) includes transmitting, to a first base station (BS), a packet data network (PDN) connection request message, receiving, from the first BS, information on a first single-network slice selection assistance information (S-NSSAI) selected by a combination of a packet data network gateway control plane entity (PGW-C) and a session management function (SMF) from among the UE's at least one subscribed S-NSSAI, transmitting, to a second BS, a registration request message including a requested NSSAI in which the first S-NSSAI is included, and receiving, from the second BS, a registration accept message including an allowed NSSAI in which a second S-NSSAI mapped to the first S-NSSAI is included. | 2021-11-25 |
20210368326 | CONTROLLING DATA PATHS WITHIN CELLULAR TELECOMMUNICATIONS ENVIRONMENTS - Technologies are described for controlling the data path (e.g., the end-to-end data path) for cellular network data. For example, a customer of a cellular network that owns or operates cellular devices can use the technologies described herein to control how cellular network data travels through the cellular network, including associated network connections and network equipment, before ultimately reaching the customer's network. In some implementations, the data path is controlled at each of a plurality of stages. For example, control can be applied at the mobile operator stage (e.g., to control which mobile operator the cellular device connects to), at the home subscriber server (HSS) stage, at the proxy stage, and/or at the packet data network gateway (PGW) stage. | 2021-11-25 |
20210368327 | DATA SWITCHING METHOD, DATA SWITCHING APPARATUS AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A data switching method, applied to a terminal on which multiple SIM cards for user identification are installed, includes: monitoring network statuses of the multiple SIM cards, and determining that there is a SIM card satisfying a combination of dual standby and dual active network statuses among the multiple SIM cards based on the network statuses; establishing data connection for the SIM card satisfying the combination of dual standby and dual active network statuses in response to determining that there is the SIM card satisfying the combination of dual standby and dual active network statuses among the multiple SIM cards based on the network statuses; and disconnecting routing connection of a SIM card that currently establishes routing connection, and switching to a SIM card that has established data connection to establish routing connection in response to a need to switch the SIM card that currently establishes the routing connection. | 2021-11-25 |
20210368328 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR COMMUNICATION PROCESSING, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A method for communication processing, applied to a terminal device having installed therein multiple subscriber identity module (SIM) cards including a data primary card and a data secondary card each supporting a New Radio (NR) communication function, includes: conducting statistics on cell information of cells supporting the NR communication function; and determining, according to the cell information, whether a cell to which the data secondary card is registered is a cell supporting the NR communication function, and in response to the cell to which the data secondary card is registered being the cell supporting the NR communication function, enabling the NR communication function of the data secondary card and controlling the data secondary card to perform cell measurement. | 2021-11-25 |
20210368329 | ADAPTIVE ESIM DELIVERY - A method of adaptive generation of a profile package is constructed to install a profile in the eUICC. The method includes adaptive generation of a code package constructed to install an executable code in the device. A batch of multiple profile (or code) descriptions is provided. The target eUICC/target device or some other competent instance is arranged to provide the transfer server with configuration information of the target eUICC/target device. The transfer server retrieves, instead of a ready-made profile (code) package (eSIM), only a profile (code) description and profile (code) data. The transfer server then generates the profile package adaptively, there-in flexibly considering the configuration information on the target eUICC/target device. By this adaptive way of profile generation, profile packages matching with the real target eUICC/target device are generated. Such a matching profile package can be successfully installed in the eUICC. | 2021-11-25 |
20210368330 | DETERMINING TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITY OF DEVICES HAVING UNKNOWN TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITY AND WHICH ARE ASSOCIATED WITH A TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORK - This disclosure describes techniques for determining technological capability of devices whose technological capability are unknown. The devices can be users of a wireless telecommunication network. A device, such as a cell phone, has a type allocation code (TAC) which can indicate a make and model of the device. Once the make and model of the device are known, the technical capability of the device is known. Certain TAC numbers, however, do not indicate the make and model of the device, and thus a device's technical capability is unknown. To determine the technological capability of the devices, a machine learning model is trained using usage data of the devices with known technological capability. After training, the machine learning model can be deployed to predict the technological capability of devices with unrecognizable TAC numbers by providing usage data associated with the devices with unrecognizable TAC numbers. | 2021-11-25 |
20210368331 | METHOD FOR SUPPORTING TIME-SENSITIVE COMMUNICATION AND COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE - A method for supporting time-sensitive communication and a communications device are provided. A method for supporting time-sensitive communication applied to a first communications device includes: transmitting first capability information and/or delay related information of a terminal UE, where the first capability information includes at least one of the following: information related to a delay between the UE and a first adapter, bridge identification information of the first adapter, information about a bandwidth supported by the first adapter, transmission propagation delay related information of the first adapter, bridge identification information of the UE and the first adapter as a whole, information about a bandwidth supported by the UE and the first adapter as a whole, or transmission propagation delay related information of the UE and the first adapter as a whole. | 2021-11-25 |
20210368332 | Radio Access Capabilities of a Wireless Device - A network node ( | 2021-11-25 |
20210368333 | TERMINAL CAPABILITY IDENTIFIER OPERATION METHOD AND COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE - Embodiments of this disclosure provide a terminal capability identifier operation method and a communications device. The operation method includes: performing a first operation related to terminal capability identifier, where the first operation related to terminal capability identifier includes at least one of the following: deleting or suspending a terminal capability identifier; changing a first-type terminal capability identifier in a terminal context to a second-type terminal capability identifier; or transmitting operation information of terminal capability identifier. | 2021-11-25 |
20210368334 | HOME AUTOMATION (HA) SYSTEM COMMUNICATING A NETWORK ADDRESS REQUEST AND NETWORK ADDRESS USING FIRST AND SECOND WIRELESS PROTOCOLS AND RELATED METHODS - A home automation (HA) system may include a first HA device having a network address associated therewith. The first HA device may include a first wireless device to receive a network address request using a first wireless protocol, and a second wireless device to transmit the network address using a second wireless protocol. The HA system may also include a second HA device. The second HA device may include a first wireless device to transmit the network address request to the first wireless device of the first HA device. The second HA device may also include a second wireless device receiving the network address and using the network address to communicate with the second wireless device of the first HA device using the second wireless protocol. | 2021-11-25 |
20210368335 | COMMUNICATION METHOD AND DEVICE - Example communication methods and devices are described to reduce possibility that account information of a contact corresponding to an electronic business card is leaked. One example method includes receiving a first electronic business card sent by a second terminal. The first electronic business card is an electronic business card of a user corresponding to a client of a third terminal or a client of the second terminal. A first identifier used to identify an account of a user corresponding to the first electronic business card is displayed based on the first electronic business card. Displaying the first user account is skipped. | 2021-11-25 |
20210368336 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, COMPUTER PROGRAM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A communication apparatus connectable to a communication network notifies the presence of the communication apparatus using a communication channel assigned to the communication apparatus, then sets one communication channel different from the assigned communication channel of those available in the communication network, and searches for a communication partner apparatus which functions as a providing apparatus that provides communication parameters using the set communication channel. The communication apparatus repetitively executes the notification processing and the search processing, and changes a communication channel used in the search processing every time the repetition is executed one or a plurality of number of times. | 2021-11-25 |
20210368337 | NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING COMPUTER-READABLE INSTRUCTIONS FOR TERMINAL DEVICE, COMMUNICATION DEVICE, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING COMPUTER-READABLE INSTRUCTIONS FOR SERVER - A terminal device may send to a first server a sending request, and receive from the first server first related information which is related to a first public key of a first communication device in response to the sending request being sent to the first server. The terminal device may send to the first communication device a first authentication request in which the first public key related to the first related information is used in a case where the first related information is received from the first server, and send first connection information to the first communication device in a case where a first authentication response is received from the first communication device in response to the first authentication request being sent to the first communication device. The first connection information may be for establishing a first wireless connection between the first communication device and an external device. | 2021-11-25 |
20210368338 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MILLIMETER-WAVE PHYSICAL LAYER AUTHENTICATION - Physical-layer authentication based on the channel response over a wireless medium are described. In a first authentication scheme, a count is kept of how many significant multipath taps remain empty or occupied from one channel estimate to the next for authentication purposes. In a second authentication scheme, which does not require an alternative means of initial authentication, the presence of a multipath component based on a reported position of a transmitter and the side knowledge of planar reflectors in the environment may be leveraged for authentication purposes. | 2021-11-25 |
20210368339 | NETWORK SLICE-SPECIFIC AUTHENTICATION AND AUTHORIZATION - There is disclosed a method for a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, receiving pending network slice selection assistance information (NSSAI) including one or more single NSSAIs (S-NSSAIs), and applying the received pending NSSAI to at least one second public land mobile network (PLMN) in a registration area, wherein the UE is assigned to the registration area comprising two or more tracking areas (TAs) including at least a first set of TAs belonging to a first public land mobile network (PLMN) to which the UE is registered. | 2021-11-25 |
20210368340 | BOOTING AND OPERATING COMPUTING DEVICES AT DESIGNATED LOCATIONS - Aspects of the disclosure provide for mechanisms for booting and operating a computing device at a target location. A method of the disclosure includes determining, at a startup process of a computing device, whether the computing device is present at a designated target location by checking, using a first near-field communication (NFC) device associated with the computing device, presence of a second NFC device positioned at the target location. The method further includes in response to detecting the presence of the second NFC device, acquiring a cryptographic key from the second NFC device. The method also includes decrypting contents associated with the computing device using the cryptographic key, and performing, using the decrypted contents, a boot process for the computing device in response to determining that the computing device is at the target location. | 2021-11-25 |
20210368341 | SECURE ACCESS FOR 5G IOT DEVICES AND SERVICES - An apparatus and system for enabling secure access for services provided by IoT Devices in 5G network are described. To provide secure access to an application running on a personal internet of things (IoT) network (PIN) device through another PIN device that acts as an evolved residential gateway (eRG). The registration of a user profile and user identity are described, as are procedures for authentication of the PIN device and the offered services and updating of user profiles, and support for the PIN device and UE gateways. | 2021-11-25 |
20210368342 | WIRELESS USER EQUIPMENT (UE) AUTHORIZATION BASED ON UE TYPE AND NETWORK IDENTIFIER - Network circuitry authorizes User Equipment (UEs) for wireless services from wireless networks. The network circuitry stores lists of network identifiers that are associated with UE types. The network circuitry receives an authorization request that indicates a network identifier and a UE type. The UE type comprises model, operating system, user application, and/or radio frequency. The network circuitry retrieves a networks list for the UE type and compares the network identifier from the authorization request to the network identifiers on the network list. The authorization circuitry authorizes the UE responsive to a match between the network identifier from the authorization request and a network identifier on the network list. | 2021-11-25 |
20210368343 | MULTI-BAND COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS - This application provides an example multi-band communication method and an example apparatus. One example method includes a first device receives a first frame sent by a second device, where the first frame carries request information used to request to perform authentication, association in at least two bands, or reassociation in the at least two bands. The example method also includes based on the request information carried in the first frame, the first device authenticates, the first device is associated with the second device in the at least two bands, or the first device is reassociated with the second device in the at least two bands. | 2021-11-25 |
20210368344 | DATA MODEL VISIBILITY IN IOT NETWORK IMPLEMENTATIONS - Various systems and methods of establishing data model visibility in IoT network implementations, through an internal data model and external data model and associated data representations are described herein. In an example, a data representation is defined for a data set that corresponds to an internal (a not externally visible data model), where there is a permutation or change of the data that is applied before it is revealed or made visible externally. Such data permutations and state changes may be used to qualify some aspect of the internal model to be made visible to the external model, for a variety of IoT network use cases. | 2021-11-25 |
20210368345 | Validation of Subscription Concealed Identifiers in Mobile Networks - The disclosure relates to methods of validating a SUCI implemented by a network node in a mobile network. The network node receives a message including the SUCI. Responsive to receipt of the message, the network node obtains a first set of encryption parameters used to generate the SUCI. The network node uses the first set of encryption parameters to de-conceal the SUCI to obtain subscription information associated with a subscription. Subsequently, the network node obtains a second set of encryption parameters associated with the subscription using the subscription information and validates the SUCI based on the second set of encryption parameters. As one example, the network node validates the SUCI by comparing the first set of encryption parameters to the second set of encryption parameters and determining if there is a match. | 2021-11-25 |
20210368346 | CONSTRUCTION METHOD OF TFDMA RANDOM SELF-ORGANIZING AD HOC NETWORK - The disclosure discloses a method for constructing a TFDMA random self-organizing ad hoc network: the total spectrum bandwidth W is divided into N=W/Δf sub-channels, and Δf represents the bandwidth of one sub-channel. 24 hours a day is divided into U epochs, V time frames, S time slots, and E time chips. In an epoch of sub-channel bandwidth Δf, the last time slot is connected to the first time slot to form a time-frequency loop net. The N epoch-ring net corresponding to the N sub-channels are stacked together in a manner of time slot alignment to form a cylindrical web. A web is reused U times to cover the full spectrum bandwidth W and 24 hours a day, forming a time-frequency division multiple access self-organizing network. | 2021-11-25 |
20210368347 | NETWORK SLICING OPERATION - Systems, methods, and instrumentalities are provided for a network control node for connecting a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) to a network slice in a network. The network control node may receive service information associated with a service being requested by the WTRU, wherein the service information comprises one or more of a service class, a quality of service (QoS) requirement, or a mobility characteristic. The network control node may determine slice information associated with a plurality of network slices, wherein the slice information comprises one or more of an identifier of the network slice, priority of the network slice, a service class served by the network slice, a target device class, a QoS target, mobility support, security service, charging information, and/or performance information. The network control node may determine subscriber information for the WTRU. The network control node may select at least a first network slice of the plurality of network slices to serve the WTRU, wherein the network control node selects the first network slice based on the service information, the slice information associated with the first network slice, and the subscriber information for the WTRU. The network control node may determine whether the network control node or another network control node should service the WTRU for accessing the first network slice. On condition that the network control node determines that the network control node should service the WTRU for accessing the first network slice, the network control node may provide at least one network service associated with the first network slice to the WTRU. Or, on condition that the network control node determines that the another network control node should service the WTRU for accessing the first network slice, the network control node may send a request to the another network control node that indicates that the another network control node should service the WTRU for accessing the first network slice. | 2021-11-25 |
20210368348 | INTER-CARRIER D2D RESOURCE ALLOCATION - A method in a wireless device is disclosed. The method comprises determining one or more time resources in a particular carrier from one or more pools of time resources for a sidelink operation by the wireless device. The method comprises sending a gap request message to a network node, the gap request message indicating one or more gaps requested by the wireless device, the one or more gaps comprising the determined one or more time resources for the sidelink operation. | 2021-11-25 |
20210368349 | Method and Apparatus for Determining Spectrum Availability and Allocating Spectrum in a Spectrum Controlled Network - Methods and apparatus are disclosed for determining spectrum availability within a radio band managed by a Spectrum Management Entity (SME), and allocating available spectrum to Base Station/Access Points (BS/APs) of an Enterprise Network (EN). The EN includes a domain proxy that sends a registration request to the SME indicating a maximum EIRP for the BS/APs. After receiving registration, the Domain Proxy sends a spectrum inquiry and receives a response specifying available spectrum. If less than the entire requested spectrum is available, then the maximum EIRP indication is reduced, and a next iteration is performed re-registering the BS/APs and requesting spectrum. Iterations are repeated until the entire requested spectrum is available, and then spectrum is allocated to the BS/APs. Each iteration of channel availability is stored, and channels are allocated utilizing a Self-Organizing Network (SON) technique responsive to the stored channel availability. The EN may comprise a CBRS Network. | 2021-11-25 |
20210368350 | RESOURCE UNIT NOTCHING FOR INCUMBENT PROTECTION IN THE 6GHZ BAND FOR NEXT-GENERATION WI-FI - Methods, apparatus, and computer-readable media are described for notching a 6 GHz channel. A station associates with an access point on a 6 GHz band. A notching pattern indication is decoded from data received from the AP after associating with the AP. A notching region within a channel within the 6 GHz band is determined based on the notching pattern indication. The notching pattern indicates a width of a notching region and a location of the notching region within the channel. The notching region covers bandwidth occupied by an incumbent system within the channel. A physical layer convergence procedure (PLCP) protocol data unit (PPDU) is encoded for transmission on the channel to the AP. The PPDU is encoded to exclude transmission within the notching region. | 2021-11-25 |
20210368351 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - The present disclosure provides an electronic device and a method for wireless communication and a computer-readable storage medium. An electronic device comprising: a processing circuit configured to: generate, where a user equipment accesses an unauthorized frequency band successfully, an indication representing whether sharing a channel occupancy time of the user equipment with other user equipment is permitted; and send the indication to a base station or the other user equipment. | 2021-11-25 |
20210368352 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING PACKET FLOW - The present disclosure relates to method and apparatus for controlling packet flow. In accordance with embodiments, the method includes aggregating a connection of at least one unlicensed frequency band and a connection of at least one licensed frequency band to form a hotspot backend connection for a hotspot access point providing an aggregated bandwidth spectrum. The method includes allocating the aggregated bandwidth spectrum to at least one tethered device connected with the hotspot access point through a tethered connection. The method includes receiving one or more packets from the at least one tethered device via a hotspot interface at the hotspot access point. The method includes transmitting the one or more packets to a transport layer aggregator. | 2021-11-25 |
20210368353 | SPECTRUM ACCESS SYSTEM AND ACCESS PROBE HYBRID FRAMEWORK - Novel tools and techniques for are provided for implementing a hybrid spectrum access system and access probe framework. A system includes a base station coupled to a network, a spectrum access system, and user equipment coupled to the base station and the spectrum access system. The user equipment is configured to transmit, to the base station, a first network access request following a first access sequence while transmitting signals under a first power limit. If no response is obtained from the base station, the user equipment is configured to transmit a second network access request above the first power limit, but under a second power limit. The user equipment is configured to obtain spectrum access from the spectrum access system and transmit a second network access request to the base station. | 2021-11-25 |
20210368354 | FRONTHAUL SYSTEM FOR A WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORK - The fronthaul system for a wireless telecommunication network comprises: a plurality of baseband units; at least a radio equipment controller module coupled to the plurality of baseband units; a plurality of radio equipment modules coupled to at least one physical antenna port and provided with at least a slave port and at least a master port, wherein the slave port is coupled to a master port of the radio equipment controller module or to a master port of another radio equipment module, wherein each of the radio equipment modules is configured to receive an uplink antenna-carrier stream from a physical antenna port and to transmit the received uplink antenna-carrier stream to its slave port and, if it has a master port connected to another radio equipment module, it is configured to synchronize and sum the received uplink antenna-carrier stream with at least one uplink antenna-carrier stream received from said master port to create a summed uplink antenna-carrier stream and to transmit the summed uplink antenna-carrier stream to its slave port, and wherein each of the radio equipment modules is configured to receive a downlink antenna-carrier stream from the radio equipment controller module or from another radio equipment module to its slave port for the transmission to at least one of said physical antenna port and, if it has a master port connected to another radio equipment module, it is configured to forward at least part of the downlink antenna-carrier stream to the master port. | 2021-11-25 |