51st week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 64 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150365473 | DATA EXCHANGE IN THE INTERNET OF THINGS - A device is configured to store a hash value and an encrypted hash value. The device may broadcast a boot label including the encrypted hash value. The device may receive an administrator label from an administrative device based on the boot label. The administrator label may include a decrypted hash value. The device may determine the decrypted hash value matches the hash value. The device may receive access information from the administrative device based on the decrypted hash value matching the hash value. The access information may associate authorization information and an access level. The access level may be associated with particular data that is permitted to be read from the device. The device may selectively provide the particular data to a control device based on the access information. | 2015-12-17 |
20150365474 | COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM, TASK ASSIGNMENT METHOD, AND TASK ASSIGNMENT APPARATUS - A task assignment apparatus executes a process of distributing pieces of divided data contained in a first divided data group, which is obtained by dividing input data, to a plurality of nodes that execute Map processes. The task assignment apparatus, upon completion of Map processes of partial divided groups in the first divided data group, estimates a data amount of each piece of distributed data by applying, to results of the Map processes of the partial divided data groups, a generation rule for generating pieces of the distributed data for a plurality of nodes that execute Reduce processes. The task assignment apparatus starts to control selection of nodes, to which at least some pieces of the distributed data are assigned, on the basis of the estimated data amounts before of all of the Map processes on the first divided data group complete. | 2015-12-17 |
20150365475 | Resource Allocation Method and Device for Direct Communication Between User Devices - A resource allocation method and a device for direct communication between user devices are provided. The method includes determining, by a third device, a first resource, where the first resource includes some or all of a second resource, the second resource is determined by the third device before the first resource is determined, and the first resource and the second resource are both used for communication between a first user device and a second user device, and sending, by the third device, resource signaling to the first user device and/or the second user device, where the resource signaling carries information about the first resource. When a resource for direct communication changes, a normal direct communication service of user devices is ensured. | 2015-12-17 |
20150365476 | PIECEWISE LINEAR, PROBABILISTIC, BACKOFF METHOD FOR RETRYING MESSAGE DELIVERY IN A CLOUD-BASED COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT - The present disclosure describes methods, systems, and computer program products for retrying message delivery in a network. One computer-implemented method includes determining a retry window (RW) for one or more retry attempts to send a message to a target system, determining a minimum silent interval (MSI) representing the minimum permitted time interval between two successive retry attempts, dividing the RW into one or more time slots of N duration, randomly determining, by a hardware processor, a point-in-time within a time slot starting from the beginning time of the time slot, and sending a message as a retry attempt to the target system at the point-in-time. | 2015-12-17 |
20150365477 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATING IDENTIFICATION AND DOWNLOAD OF WEB ASSETS OR WEB ARTIFACTS - Methods, non-transitory computer-readable media, and apparatuses that automate identification and download of one or more web assets residing in a cloud based infrastructure include a training phase and an actual run time phase. In the training phase, the system is trained to identify and download the one or more web assets by generating URLs on its own. The one or more web assets may be an image, document, file containing source code. In the actual run time phase, when the one or more web assets has migrated from one machine to another machine in the cloud, the one or more web assets are again referenced. The system is intelligent enough to detect this re referencing and retrieving the one or web assets. | 2015-12-17 |
20150365478 | CLOUD INFRASTRUCTURE BACKUP IN A SHARED STORAGE ENVIRONMENT - A technique for cloud infrastructure backup in a virtualized environment utilizing shared storage includes obtaining a workload input/output (I/O) profile to the shared storage over a time period. An attempt to locate one or more time windows in the workload I/O profile for which a cloud infrastructure backup can be staged is initiated. In response to determining the cloud infrastructure backup can be staged during at least one of the time windows, staging of the cloud infrastructure backup is scheduled during a selected one of the time windows. In response to determining the cloud infrastructure backup cannot be staged during at least one of the time windows, an interference tolerance approach is employed for accessing the shared storage for active workloads and the cloud infrastructure backup during the staging of the cloud infrastructure backup. | 2015-12-17 |
20150365479 | ELECTRONIC VEHICLE INFORMATION SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC LICENSE PLATES AND OTHER RELATED DEVICES AND METHODS - Vehicles are equipped with communications devices and electronic controllers that store vehicle-related information and communicate the information with a plurality of extra-vehicular data sources, including traffic signal systems and remote data storage. The vehicle can be equipped with display devices that can be driven by the electronic controller to function as electronic license plates. The electronic license plates or other display devices are altered to indicate changes in vehicle status. Communicated information is used by a plurality of additional systems, for purposes including code enforcement, vehicle status monitoring, vehicle localization, and theft and fraud prevention. | 2015-12-17 |
20150365480 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR COMMUNICATING WITH ELECTRONIC DEVICES - Methods and systems for communicating with electronic devices are provided. In some embodiments, a method for interacting with electronic devices may include a method for interacting with electronic devices on a network, the method comprising the steps of: searching for the presence of a signal generated by an electronic device; detecting the presence of an unregistered electronic device on the network; receiving schema from electronic device; associating the received device schema with a record of data in a database or other repository; and using the associated data to control a function of the electronic device through the network. | 2015-12-17 |
20150365481 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - A mobile terminal includes a switching unit for selecting a first or second line, when acquiring data from a first information processing apparatus connected to a first network different from that of the mobile terminal, the first line being connected to the first information processing apparatus via a second information processing apparatus connected to a second network to which the mobile terminal is also connected, and the second line being connected to the first information processing apparatus via a third network having a lower communication speed than the first line; and a processing unit configured to send, to the second information processing apparatus, a data acquisition request including a transfer request to transfer to the first information processing apparatus, when the first line is selected, and receive, via the second information processing apparatus, a process result from the first information processing apparatus in response to the data acquisition request. | 2015-12-17 |
20150365482 | SMB2 SCALEOUT - Systems and methods are disclosed for clients and servers operating in a scaled cluster environment. Efficiencies are introduced to the process of connecting a client to a clustered environment by providing the client with the ability to attempt a connection with multiple servers in parallel. Servers operating the in the clustered environment are also capable of providing persistent storage of file handles and other state information. Ownership of the state information and persistent handles may be transferred between servers, thereby providing clients with the opportunity to move from one server to another while maintaining access to resources in the clustered environment. | 2015-12-17 |
20150365483 | DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD AND SYSTEM, AND PROXY DEVICE - Embodiments of the present invention provide a data transmission method and system, and a proxy device. The transmission method includes: establishing a TCP connection between a client and an Internet server, where a proxy device interacts with the client in a wireless manner, and the proxy device interacts with the Internet server in a wired manner; and obtaining, by the proxy device, a start serial number and a reply serial number in a corresponding direction and completing data forwarding between the client and the Internet server based on this without respectively establishing an independent TCP connection with the client or the Internet server, so that the quality of service of a wireless network is not affected. | 2015-12-17 |
20150365484 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MAINTAINING SESSION, NETWORK SIDE, TERMINAL AND COMPUTER STORAGE MEDIUM - A a method for maintaining a Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) session when a terminal is powered off is provided. The method includes that a network side receives terminal power-off indication information sent by a terminal when the terminal is powered off ( | 2015-12-17 |
20150365485 | GROUP DETAILS OF GROUP SERVICES - A group detail indicator is provided that relates to group communication in a communication system. The group detail indicator provides information on at least an identity of a group and a type of the group. The group detail indicator also is attached to one of a request to initiate a group communication session and an instant messaging request. | 2015-12-17 |
20150365486 | MOBILE DEVICE DETECTION OF WIRELESS BEACONS AND AUTOMATIC PERFORMANCE OF ACTIONS - A mobile device may perform actions based on sensing a wireless beacons. The action to take, for a particular beacon, may be determined based on a query to a remote database or server. For example, in one implementation, a method may include detecting a wireless beacon that is in proximity to the mobile device; querying, based on the beacon identifier, a remote computing device for attribute information relating to the wireless beacon; and determining, based on the received attribute information, one or more actions to perform by the mobile device. | 2015-12-17 |
20150365487 | COMPUTER-VISION CONTENT DETECTION FOR SPONSORED STORIES - In one embodiment, a system may receive sponsor specifications from a sponsor designating one or more concepts, monitor a plurality of activity streams for upload by users of matching multimedia objects, determine a geographic location associated with each matching multimedia object, receive a request from the sponsor associated with a specific geographic area, and send to a client device associated with the sponsor in response to the request information identifying the geographic locations associated with the respective matching multimedia objects that are within the specific geographic area. | 2015-12-17 |
20150365488 | AGGREGATING ENDPOINT CAPABILITIES FOR A USER - A method and system for aggregating capabilities from multiple endpoints associated with a user are provided. The system aggregates the capabilities of the endpoints associated with a user into an aggregate view of available modes of communication for reaching the user. Then, the system publishes the aggregate view so that other users who want to send communications to the user will know the modes of communication available for that user. In addition, the system may designate certain modes of communication as preferred or as capable of reaching the user. | 2015-12-17 |
20150365489 | GAME SERVICE SYSTEM AND GAME SERVICE METHOD FOR GLOBAL GAME SERVICE - Provided are a game service system and a game service method for a global game service. A game service system for providing a multi-player game service for users connected to a game server and users connected to at least one proxy server includes: a game server constructed at a single base in a first local area, the game server configured to provide game progress data to users connected to a proxy server associated with the game server; and at least one proxy server constructed at a base in a second local area different from the first local area in which the single base is located, and configured to connect to the game server through an exclusive line. The game server is configured to provide the game service to users connected to the at least one proxy server through the at least one proxy server and the exclusive line. | 2015-12-17 |
20150365490 | Communication Method in a Communication Segment of a Network - A communication method is provided in a communication network, including a plurality of devices forming an ordered communication segment. At least one intermediate device of this segment is connected to at most two other devices called a previous device and a next device. The intermediate device receives data from the previous device and emits at least these data to the next device to propagate the data on the segment. A concentrator initializes transmission of a first frame of data through the segment to a terminal device ending the segment, which sends back a symbol initiating transmission of a second frame of data to the first concentrator through the segment. The method includes receiving a first symbol from the previous device, which triggers emitting a WAIT symbol to the previous device and emitting at least first symbol to the next device. | 2015-12-17 |
20150365491 | MANAGING CONTENT ON AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - In some examples, an electronic device may reduce the resolution or otherwise downsize content items to conserve storage space on the electronic device. Further, the electronic device may offload full resolution versions of content items that have been downsized, and the full resolution versions may be stored at a cloud storage or other network storage location. Subsequently, if the user, an operating system module, or an application on the electronic device requests a higher resolution version of the downsized content item, the higher resolution version may be downloaded from the network storage to the electronic device. Various techniques may be used for determining a size or resolution of the content item to download from the network storage. | 2015-12-17 |
20150365492 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADAPTING A USER INTERFACE BASED ON A PROFILE - An industrial automation component may receive identification information associated with a user of the industrial automation component and determine whether a profile that corresponds to the identification information exists in a database. When the profile does not exist, the industrial automation component may receive a graphical interface template configured to be displayed on a graphical user interface (GUI) associated with the industrial automation component, one or more parameter names configured to associate one or more measurements acquired by the industrial automation component, pre-load information comprising data configured to enable the industrial automation component to operate, or any combination thereof. The industrial automation component may then and generate a user interface view for the GUI based on the graphical interface template, the parameter names, the pre-load information, or any combination thereof. | 2015-12-17 |
20150365493 | Optimizing Network Communications - A mechanism is provided for optimizing network communications. A first data transfer request is received via a first application level socket connection in an originating computing device. Prior to opening a kernel level socket connection to a destination computing device, a determination is made as to whether a second data transfer request has been received via a second application level socket connection in the originating computing device, the second data transfer request identifying a destination computing device that is the same as the destination computing device as the first data transfer request. Responsive to identifying the second data transfer request, the first data transfer request and the second data transfer request are coalesced into a third data transfer request stored in a single kernel level socket buffer of the originating computing device. The third data transfer request is then sent to the destination computing device via a single TCP/IP stack. | 2015-12-17 |
20150365494 | Optimizing Network Communications - A mechanism is provided for optimizing network communications. A first data transfer request is received via a first application level socket connection in an originating computing device. Prior to opening a kernel level socket connection to a destination computing device, a determination is made as to whether a second data transfer request has been received via a second application level socket connection in the originating computing device, the second data transfer request identifying a destination computing device that is the same as the destination computing device as the first data transfer request. Responsive to identifying the second data transfer request, the first data transfer request and the second data transfer request are coalesced into a third data transfer request stored in a single kernel level socket buffer of the originating computing device. The third data transfer request is then sent to the destination computing device via a single TCP/IP stack. | 2015-12-17 |
20150365495 | DATA SOURCE MOVEMENT PROCESSING METHOD, PACKET FORWARDING METHOD, AND APPARATUS THEREOF - The present invention discloses a data source movement processing method, a packet forwarding method, and an apparatus thereof, which are applied to an information centric network (ICN). The data source movement processing method includes: when a target container from a first container enters a second container, registering a route of the target container in the second container; communicating with a resolution system, so that the resolution system updates an access container of the target container from the first container to the second container. In the data source movement processing method according to the embodiment of the present invention, a data source movement is supported without introducing frequent and cumbersome route updates and without changing a content name of content, thereby maintaining persistence of the content name, enhancing feasibility of an ICN architecture, and improving user experience. | 2015-12-17 |
20150365496 | SERVER, METHOD OF CONTROLLING SERVER, AND PROGRAM - Provided is a system that includes circuitry that transmits first image data to a second communication terminal in response to a first request for image transmission from a first communication terminal; transmits second image data to the first communication terminal in response to a second request for image transmission from the second communication terminal; and transmits, in a case that the first request for image transmission and the second request for image transmission are a predetermined combination, third image data corresponding to the predetermined combination to the first communication terminal and the second communication terminal. | 2015-12-17 |
20150365497 | PROVIDING ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACROSS MULTIPLE COMPUTING DEVICES - A system having one or more servers is provided. The one or more servers implement a plurality of agents to access a plurality of data items from each network resource in a plurality of network resources. Each of the network resources corresponds to a network service. The one or more servers integrate data items from each of the plurality of network resources, and enable functionality that operates on a set of integrated data items. The one or more servers implement a plurality of platform interfaces that each corresponds to a platform for a computing device, and provide, through each of the platform interfaces, an output that is based on the set of integrated data items. | 2015-12-17 |
20150365498 | User Experience Monitoring for Application Remoting - Methods, systems, and computer programs for user experiencing monitoring for application remoting. One of the methods includes receiving a request to provide an application to a remote client. The application is executed to generate one or more application windows. A watermark window that includes a watermark is generated. Display data for the application is, generated, including the watermark window and the one or more application windows. The display data for the application is provided to the remote client for presentation on the remote client. Data identifying an operation to be performed by the application is obtained. The watermark is updated to encode information identifying the operation and information identifying an initialization of the operation by the application. Data identifying a completion of the operation is received by the application. The watermark is updated to encode information identifying the completion of the operation. | 2015-12-17 |
20150365499 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SIMULTANEOUS ACCESS TO DATA PRODUCED BY DEVICES COUPLED TO A MOBILE SYSTEM COUPLED TO A CPE - A mobile system (S | 2015-12-17 |
20150365500 | REMOTE CLIENT APPLICATION - An example method includes receiving input from a remote client ( | 2015-12-17 |
20150365501 | BITRATE EFFICIENT TRANSPORT THROUGH DISTRIBUTED ANTENNA SYSTEMS - A distributed antenna system includes a host unit configured to receive downlink wireless network information from a radio access network interface and at least one antenna unit communicatively coupled to the host unit by at least one digital communication link. Host unit is configured to convert downlink wireless network information received from radio access network interface from first protocol layer to second protocol layer. Second protocol layer uses relevant bits more efficiently than first protocol layer. Host unit is configured to communicate downlink wireless network information to at least one antenna unit across at least one digital communication link. At least one antenna unit is configured to convert downlink wireless network information communicated from host unit from second protocol layer to downlink radio frequency signals. At least one antenna unit is configured to communicate downlink radio frequency signals wirelessly using at least one antenna. | 2015-12-17 |
20150365502 | BITRATE EFFICIENT TRANSPORT THROUGH DISTRIBUTED ANTENNA SYSTEMS - An antenna unit includes a transport Layer 1 processor configured to receive a downlink transport Layer 1 data stream from an upstream device and to convert the downlink transport Layer 1 data stream into downlink transport Layer 2 protocol data units in a downlink transport Layer 2; a Layer 2 processor configured to convert the downlink transport Layer 2 protocol data units in the downlink transport Layer 2 into downlink radio access technology Layer 2 protocol data units in a radio access technology Layer 2; a radio access technology Layer 1 processor configured to generate a downlink radio access technology Layer 1 signal from the downlink radio access technology Layer 2 protocol data units in the radio access technology Layer 2; and a radio frequency conversion module configured to convert the downlink radio access technology Layer 1 signal into radio frequency signals for communication using an antenna. | 2015-12-17 |
20150365503 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING MAXIMUM SEGMENT SIZE - A method for determining a maximum segment size is disclosed. The method is used in an access point. The method includes: detecting a first MSS value between the access point and at least one device; setting a TCP MSS value of at least one TCP session established by the access point as a second MSS value; comparing the first MSS value with the second MSS value, and choosing a minimum value among the first MSS value and the second MSS value as a maximum value; and recording all the MSS values between the access point and the subsequent devices and the maximum value into a device MSS table. | 2015-12-17 |
20150365504 | CONTROL FRAME HANDLING BY A PROVIDER BACKBONE BRIDGE - A method and Bridge in a Provider Backbone Bridge Network, PBBN, for enabling frames from a Higher Layer Entity attached alternatively to a Provider Instance Port on an I-Component of a Backbone Edge Bridge or to a Customer Backbone Port on a B-Component of the Backbone Edge Bridge, to reach an intended entity in the PBBN. A Virtual Instance Port Service Access Point, VIP SAP, is configured for every VIP and every Higher Layer Entity configured on the I-Component. An Enhanced VIP Port Connectivity function utilizes the VIP SAP to tunnel customer-initiated Layer 2 Control Protocols, L2CPs. A Special Multiplexed SAP handles the frames of the Higher Layer Entity, and is assigned an I-SID value that is universally recognized to identify the L2CPs. A Service Instance Multiplex Entity utilizes the Special Multiplexed SAP to transfer frames between the Provider Instance Port or the Customer Backbone Port and the entity inside the PBBN. | 2015-12-17 |
20150365505 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A MOBILE WIRELESS NETWORK - A method of operating a mobile wireless network is described to ensure proper function of protocol entities during the transmission of data units between two wireless stations of the mobile wireless network. In this case, user data is assembled by a first convergence protocol layer of the first wireless station into at least one first data unit, particularly a packet data unit, before transmission to a second convergence protocol layer of a second wireless station, particularly on the same protocol level, with the user data being supplied to the first convergence protocol layer by at least one user in a network layer. At least one protocol entity of the first convergence protocol layer is configured as a function of a configuration request received by the second wireless station, in order to form the at least one first data unit from the data received from the at least one user and to transmit it through a carrier to a link control layer. | 2015-12-17 |
20150365506 | ROCE PACKET SEQUENCE ACCELERATION - A method, network device and system for remote direct memory access (RDMA) over Converged Ethernet (RoCE) packet sequence acceleration are disclosed. The network device comprises one or more components for communicating with a host system. A network communication protocol, such as RoCE, is implemented by a combination of the one or more components and the host system. | 2015-12-17 |
20150365507 | HIGH-DATA-RATE LOW-CURRENT CONSUMPTION EASY-TO-IMPLEMENT MINIATURIZED WIRELESS MICRO-USB DONGLE - A dongle is provided that can be plugged into the micro-USB port of a mobile device that supports USB host mode. The dongle provides control of the radio circuitry housed within the dongle to applications running on a smartphone. The dongle is highly miniaturized, providing a small form factor that is useful to hardware manufacturers that want to move away from using Bluetooth, while enhancing aesthetics and practicality. The dongle enables high data rate devices such as medical, diagnostic, and physiological sensing devices, to realize significant energy savings, facilitating greater miniaturization, and increased consumer adoption. Also, the dongle allows manufacturers of these types of devices to avoid dealing with the overhead and complexity of large-scale mesh networking imposed by protocols governed by large consortiums, such as Bluetooth. | 2015-12-17 |
20150365508 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING SCREEN - An electronic device may include a housing including an upper opening part, a flat panel display set arranged in the upper opening part and including a screen, and a circuit board arranged under the flat type display set and coupled to an inner surface of the housing. | 2015-12-17 |
20150365509 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - The present disclosure relates to a mobile terminal for using a display unit disposed on a lateral surface of a mobile terminal body and a control method thereof, and the mobile terminal may include a body having a front surface and a lateral surface, a display unit comprising a first region disposed on the front surface and a second region connected to the first region and disposed on the lateral surface, and a controller configured to display notification information associated with an event on the second region disposed on the lateral surface when the event occurs, wherein the display format of the notification information displayed on the second region is determined based on information associated with the event. | 2015-12-17 |
20150365510 | Command Prefix For Voice Commands - Methods, systems, and products describe hands-free operation of automotive features. A user defines a command prefix that is recognized as preceding one or more voice commands. When the user speaks the command prefix, a processor identifies the spoken command prefix and treats a next spoken word as one of the voice commands. The voice command may then be executed for control. | 2015-12-17 |
20150365511 | Method and apparatus for producing a prompt - Various aspects disclosed herein are directed to different types of personal assistant techniques for facilitating call event notation, tagging, calendaring, and etc., particularly those implemented on mobile communication devices. Users of mobile devices are provided with a relatively easy way to record and organize personal notes relating to one or more selected telephone conversations conducted by the user. Users can also manage notes, tasks, and schedule items related to the user's contacts and social network(s). In at least one embodiment, a Mobile Application running on a user's mobile device may be configured or designed to automatically detect an end of phone call event at the mobile device, and to automatically display a “pop-up” dialog GUI prompting the user to record a personalized note or other content (if desired), to be associated with the phone call which just ended. | 2015-12-17 |
20150365512 | SECURE PAIRING OF END USER DEVICES WITH INSTRUMENTS - A role-based access control method and/or system permits end users to securely pair their mobile devices via a pairing apparatus with one or more instruments to, for example, remotely monitor operations of the instruments. In an embodiment, the process includes a pairing apparatus receiving a pairing request from an instrument including a unique access code, and receiving a pairing request from an end user mobile device that includes an end user mobile device identifier and an access code. If the unique access code matches the end user's access code, then the end user mobile device identifier is added to a security group and a successful pairing message is transmitted to at least one of the instrument and the end user mobile device. | 2015-12-17 |
20150365513 | INTER-DEVICE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - The present invention relates to an inter-device communication system, an apparatus and a control method therefor that determines compliance with driver distraction regulations and that provides restricted services to a device. More particularly, the present invention relates to an inter-device communication system comprising: a server device for providing one or more services to client devices; and a plurality of client devices for receiving the one or more services from the server device, for storing driver distraction support information indicating whether services comply with the driver distraction regulations, and for restrictedly outputting the received one or more services based on the stored driver distraction support information. | 2015-12-17 |
20150365514 | METHOD FOR REAL TIME DISPLAYING INFORMATION AND MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL - The embodiment of the present invention discloses a method for real-time displaying information and a mobile communication terminal. The method includes: searching multiple kinds of attribute information of a current communication object in the mobile communication terminal upon communication of the mobile communication terminal; determining at least one kind of attribute information of the multiple kinds of attribute information changed in a server; acquiring the changed attribute information from the server, so as to update the multiple kinds of attribute information; and displaying the updated multiple kinds of attribute information on a communication interface of the mobile communication terminal according to a preset display format. The embodiment of the present invention may reduce the user's operations, make the display of the information more consistent and facilitate browsing information for a user. | 2015-12-17 |
20150365515 | METHOD OF TRIGGERING AUTHENTICATION MODE OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A method of triggering identity authentication mode of an electronic device is disclosed. The method includes following steps: when a triggering event is detected, automatically entering identity authentication mode; accepting a user operation of a user under identity authentication mode; generating input data corresponding to the user operation; if the input data is determined matching one of a plurality of predefined input data established previously, authenticating the user identity, and obtaining a control command corresponding to the predefined input data; and executing the control command. With the method of the present invention, the electronic device automatically enters identity authentication mode when a triggering event is detected, which effectively simplified the operation required to enter the identity authentication mode. | 2015-12-17 |
20150365516 | MOBILE STATION - A user is easily informed of applications to be restricted easily when restriction processing on per application basis is being carried out. A mobile station according to the present invention includes: a storage unit configured to store one or more applications executable on the mobile station; a display unit configured to display an icon for each application on a display; and a determination unit configured to determine an application to be restricted based on SSAC information or ACDC information. The display unit is configured to use different display methods between the icon for the application to be restricted and the icon for the application other than the application to be restricted. | 2015-12-17 |
20150365517 | Method and System for Raising Fund Using Mobile Lock Screen And Social Groups Associated Thereof - A method and system for raising fund using mobile lock screen and social groups associated thereof. Particularly, the application provides a method and system for raising fund using lock screen of a user's mobile communication device and social groups associated thereof using a mobile lock screen application. | 2015-12-17 |
20150365518 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HANDLING DEVICE TO DEVICE COMMUNICATION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A communication device includes a communication interfacing unit, a display unit, and a processor. The processor operable to perform operations includes controlling the display unit to display a user interface; controlling the display unit to display a first icon on the user interface, in which the first icon indicates a first strength of a first signal of a radio access technology (RAT) received by the communication interfacing unit; and controlling the display unit to display a second icon on the user interface corresponding to a second strength of a second signal of the RAT received by the communication interfacing unit, in which the first signal and the second signal are transmitted by different devices. | 2015-12-17 |
20150365519 | PROVIDING TTY SERVICES IN A VEHICLE - A method and a system for providing TTY services in a vehicle. The method may be carried out by the following steps: (a) providing a vehicle telematics unit configured to receive calls according to a first telecommunication standard and a second telecommunication standard, wherein the second telecommunication standard is newer than the first; (b) receiving an indication that a vehicle user desires to use a TTY device at the vehicle; (c) in response to step (b), switching to the first telecommunication standard until another indication is received indicating the user no longer desires to use the TTY device; and (d) sending or receiving a TTY message from the vehicle using the TTY device via the first telecommunications standard. | 2015-12-17 |
20150365520 | COVERT ON DEVICE COMMUNICATIONS MONITORING - Embodiments of the systems and methods described herein relate to covertly monitoring call audio and obtaining other communications of a source device with a target device. For example, a source, with a mobile phone configured as the source device, and working in cooperation with an agency agrees to the interception communications at the source device. A covert application provided to the source device manages configuration of the source device and covert interception of the communications. The intercepting of communications at the source device is performed covertly to protect the source in instances where the source is an undercover informant with the agency. | 2015-12-17 |
20150365521 | Dynamic Resource Adjustment for Establishing and Maintaining a Call of Interest - Methods and servers are disclosed for dynamically adjusting mobile communication device resources for maintaining call on the mobile communication device subject to a lawful intercept. Methods may include a server transmitting to the mobile communication device an activation input for activating a call extender daemon that cannot be deactivated. A resource status indication message may be received from the mobile communication device. The resource status indication message may include a state of an onboard resource of the mobile communication device. A resource adjustment input may be transmitted from the server to the mobile communication device. The resource adjustment input may cause the call extender daemon to adjust an operating state of the onboard resource of the mobile communication device based on the activation input to increase a likelihood of maintaining an active call on the mobile communication device and without alerting a user of the mobile communication device. | 2015-12-17 |
20150365522 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MULTI-FACTOR AUTHENTICATION IN SECURE MEDIA-BASED CONFERENCING - Methods and apparatuses, including computer program products, are described for multi-factor authentication of media-based (e.g., video and/or audio) conferencing between a plurality of end point devices. The methods and apparatuses provide for analysis of an end point media stream using a matrix of authentication factors, where the authentication factors include user-specific factors, environment factors, and technical factors, to determine an authentication score for the first end point device. | 2015-12-17 |
20150365523 | Method of Routing Voice Calls - The invention presents a method of routing voice calls. In one embodiment, the method includes the steps of a routing system receiving a request for preparing/updating a routing rule based on a Source Number and a Destination Number (DN). The routing system sends an access number to the user. A call handling system receives a call from the user to the access number, identifies the user by the user's Source Number or Caller ID, requests the Destination Number from the routing system based on the Source Number or Caller ID Routing. Then, the call handling system connects the User and the Recipient. | 2015-12-17 |
20150365524 | Methods, Systems, and Products for Suppression of Alerts - Audible alerts are suppressed for subsequent calls from a calling address. An initial audible alert is processed for an initial call from the calling address. Subsequent audible alerts from the same calling address are suppressed, such that subsequent calls from the calling address may fail to alert. Visual alerts may still be processed. | 2015-12-17 |
20150365525 | Call Transfer Setting Method And System - Disclosed is a call transfer setting method, terminal and system, wherein the method includes: two terminals pre-establishing a pairing relationship via a network side; when one of the terminals enables a call transfer function according to a demand of the other terminal paired therewith, the terminal initiating an enabling call transfer request to the network side; the network side searching for the other terminal paired therewith according to the enabling call transfer request of the terminal, and enabling the call transfer function of the other terminal to transfer all calls of the other terminal to the terminal; compared with the conventional call transfer function, the implementation of the abovementioned technical solution is more flexible, and the function can be remotely enabled after the paired terminal is set, without being affected by situations such as whether the phone currently has a signal or not or whether the phone is powered on. | 2015-12-17 |
20150365526 | INFORMATION PROCESSING TERMINAL, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A terminal is disclosed including a receiving unit receiving list data specifying destination terminals with which the terminal initiates communications and status data representing statuses of the destination terminals; a creation unit creating a list to display identifiers of the destination terminals using the data, wherein a sequence in which the identifiers are arranged in the list is updated; and a display unit displaying the list including identifiers of the destination terminals and a cursor to select the identifier; wherein the display unit selects one of modes depending on whether one of the identifiers at a position is pointed to by the cursor in response to a user operation, and in one mode, the display unit maintains the cursor at the position despite a change in a position of the selected identifier resulting from the update, and in another mode, the display unit moves the cursor to a new position. | 2015-12-17 |
20150365527 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF AN AUTOMATED ANSWERING SYSTEM - In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method of a designated automated answering system (AAS) includes receiving a client-side application message to an AAS. The AS includes a server-side entity managed by an enterprise. The client-side application message comprises a user's query for enterprise-related information. The client-side application message are parsed to identify user-identification data. A step includes determining one or more information sources relevant to the query for enterprise-related information. At least one or more information sources are queried. A step includes receiving a query information from the at least one or more information sources. The query information is relevant to the user's query. A natural-language text message that responds to the user's query is generated. The natural-language text message includes a single response. | 2015-12-17 |
20150365528 | VOICE DISPLAYING - An interactive voice response (IVR) system establishes an IVR call connection with a user. The IVR system sends a service recommendation request for the user to a voice recommendation system to acquire one or more voice service modules recommended to the user via the voice recommendation system. The IVR system assembles the voice service modules recommended to the user into a menu for voice display. The voice service modules recommended to the user are voice service modules matched with service demand data of the user among preset voice service modules. The IVR system no longer displays according to a fixed voice display process, but displays the voice service modules in a personalized manner. Therefore, the user, when acquiring corresponding services, is able to locate desirable voice service modules without executing feedback operations repeatedly, which shortens the voice display time and decreases the call loss, thereby reducing the usage of system resource. | 2015-12-17 |
20150365529 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR SELECTING A DIALING STRATEGY FOR PLACING AN OUTBOUND CALL - A dialing strategy determination engine (DSDE) for selecting a dialing strategy for placing an outbound call has determination software executing on a computerized server from a machine-readable medium, access to stored dialing strategies, contact data, and a rules set, and a port for receiving a request for dialing strategy from an outbound dialer. The determination software, upon receiving a request for a dialing strategy associated with a contact identification, consults the rule set and the contact data, selects a dialing strategy based on the rules and the data, and returns the selected strategy to the outbound dialer. | 2015-12-17 |
20150365530 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ANALYZING AND CLASSIFYING CALLS WITHOUT TRANSCRIPTION - A facility and method for analyzing and classifying calls without transcription. The facility analyzes individual frames of an audio to identify speech and measure the amount of time spent in speech for each channel (e.g., caller channel, agent channel). Additional telephony metrics such as R-factor or MOS score and other metadata may be factored in as audio analysis inputs. The facility then analyzes the frames together as a whole and formulates a clustered-frame representation of a conversation to further identify dialogue patterns and characterize call classification. Based on the data in the clustered-frame representation, the facility is able to make estimations of call classification. The correlation of dialogue patterns to call classification may be utilized to develop targeted solutions for call classification issues, target certain advertising channels over others, evaluate advertising placements at scale, score callers, and to identify spammers. | 2015-12-17 |
20150365531 | DISTRIBUTED HARDWARE/SOFTWARE SYSTEM FOR MANAGING AGENT STATUS IN A COMMUNICATION CENTER - An agent presence application for monitoring target agent resources and rendering agent states to subscribing applications is provided. The presence application has at least one first portion for collecting data regarding states of activity of the target agent resources, and at least one second portion for integrating the data and rendering the agent states to the subscribing applications. | 2015-12-17 |
20150365532 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSFEREE CONTROLLED PROTOCOL TRANSFERS - A system and method provide an indication by a calling device of a transfer preference for an interaction with a called device. The called device is enabled or restricted to transfer the interaction based on the transfer preference. The transfer preference is provided by a session initiation protocol or various other call topologies. | 2015-12-17 |
20150365533 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING A MOBILE OFFICE PHONE - Methods and systems for providing a mobile office phone are provided herein. In one embodiment a system includes a private branch exchange (PBX), a server configured to integrate user equipment (UE) onto the PBX by attaching a mobile telephone number of the UE as an extension on the PBX, and a session initiation protocol (SIP) server coupled with the server and PBX that allows the UE to place and receive calls and messages over data channels of a network. | 2015-12-17 |
20150365534 | Advanced Routing for Telecommunications System Users - An application server for use in a telecommunications network. The application server comprises a receiver for receiving an indication of a call setup or message to a fixed line telephone number of a subscriber, a determining unit for determining whether a mobile station of the subscriber is connected to a home femtocell of the subscriber, and a redirection unit for causing the call setup or message to be redirected towards the mobile station if the subscriber's mobile station is connected to the home femtocell. | 2015-12-17 |
20150365535 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR GSM CALL IDENTIFIER - A network node for a GSM network, arranged to receive a TDMA frame comprising a plurality of timeslots, each of which comprises payload from one or more calls. The network node extracts payload from calls and to assigns the extracted payload a corresponding identifier identifying the call of the payload. The network node is also arranged to generate a data packet comprising the extracted payload from calls together with their corresponding identifier, and places the corresponding identifier in a header in the data packet. The network node is also arranged to transmit the data packet to another node in the GSM network. | 2015-12-17 |
20150365536 | Methods, Systems and Products for Providing Modem Functions - A network interface device to an access network has a modulator-demodulator. The modulator-demodulator receives a modulated carrier signal from an input connection. A power circuit connected to the input connection receives electrical power from the access network and provides the electrical power to the modulator-demodulator. | 2015-12-17 |
20150365537 | CHARGING IN A SOFTWARE DEFINED NETWORK - A controller includes control plane charging system to configure data plane charging system in a plurality of switches to gather charging information for user flows and provide the charging information to the controller. The data plane charging system in a selected switch of the plurality of switches can be configured to gather charging information for a user flow and autonomously provide the charging information to the controller. | 2015-12-17 |
20150365538 | COST-COGNITIVE BASE STATION APPARATUS, COST-COGNITIVE USER TERMINAL, AND COST-COGNITIVE NETWORK METHOD - A cost-cognitive base station apparatus, a cost-cognitive user terminal, and a cost-cognitive network method, in which by recognizing costs based on network congestion, a user may select and receive appropriate network services, thereby reducing telecommunication expenses and inducing the user to a less congested network, which leads to improved network management efficiency. | 2015-12-17 |
20150365539 | Voip terminal and ringing parameter setting method therefor - Provided are a VOIP terminal and a ringing parameter setting method therefor. An application scenario detecting module of the VOIP terminal detects an application scenario of the VOIP terminal, and sends a detection result to a parameter matching module of the VOIP terminal, the parameter matching module matches a ringing parameter according to the detection result, and then a parameter setting module of the VOIP terminal sets the VOIP terminal according to the ringing parameter obtained by the matching. Manual setting according to experience is not involved. The set ringing parameter can better meet requirements of various voice user terminals under the VOIP terminal compared with an existing manual setting manner. Abnormal conditions that some voice user terminals ring briefly all the time, some voice user terminals are muted after ringing a sound, even some voice user terminals have no ringing all the time, and so on under the same VOIP terminal can be reduced, and user experience can be improved. At the same time, the cost of ringing parameter maintenance of the VOIP terminal can be also reduced. | 2015-12-17 |
20150365540 | DEVICE NOTIFICATION ADJUSTMENT DEPENDENT ON USER PROXIMITY - An aspect provides a method, including: detecting a received communication at a device; detecting, using a device orientation sensor, orientation data relating to device orientation; the orientation data being associated in time with the received communication; determining, using the orientation data, a value for a magnitude of a notification of the received communication; and adjusting, using a processor of the device, the magnitude of the notification of the received communication according to the value. Other aspects are described and claimed. | 2015-12-17 |
20150365541 | Operation Method and Apparatus of Mobile Terminal - Provided are an operation method and an apparatus of a mobile terminal. According to the operation method of the mobile terminal, it is determined that a display screen of a mobile terminal is in a damaged state; it is judged whether a preset key or key combination is triggered; in a case where a judging result is that the preset key or key combination is triggered, the mobile terminal is controlled to execute a preset operation corresponding to the preset key or key combination in the damaged state. The technical solution solves a problem in a related technology that the mobile terminal is difficult to operate in a case where the display screen is damaged, improves operability of the mobile terminal and expands an application scope of the mobile terminal. | 2015-12-17 |
20150365542 | MOBILE DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING MANUAL - A mobile device is provided. The mobile device includes an imaging unit configured to generate an image, a communication interface configured to receive status information from an image forming apparatus corresponding to the generated image, a controller configured to control the communication interface to receive manual information on the image forming apparatus according to the received status information, and a display configured to synthesize and display the generated image and the received manual information. | 2015-12-17 |
20150365543 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - Provided an information processing apparatus including a first display unit that displays a first menu screen, which includes a menu item for calling a first function of an information processing apparatus, on a display unit, a second display unit that displays a second menu screen, which includes a menu item for calling a second function for using the information processing apparatus for a specific use, on the display unit, and a control unit that controls which of the first menu screen and the second menu screen is preferentially displayed. | 2015-12-17 |
20150365544 | GUEST-ACTIVATED IMAGE CAPTURE SYSTEM FOR VENUES AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - An image capture system for a venue includes fixed image capture areas spaced throughout the venue. Each fixed image capture area includes at least one camera, and a kiosk coupled to the at least one camera. The kiosk includes an identification (ID) reader to read a guest ID presented by a guest, and a processor to activate the at least one camera to take a photo of the guest based on the ID reader reading the guest ID. The processor also links the guest ID with the photo. A server is coupled to the fixed image capture areas to store each photo with the linked guest ID. | 2015-12-17 |
20150365545 | Picture Outputting Method and Apparatus - A picture outputting method and apparatus are provided, where the method may include collecting photographing data by using a camera, parsing the collected photographing data to obtain a first attribute parameter, where the first attribute parameter includes the number of faces and a location of a face on a screen, matching the parsed-out first attribute parameter to a second attribute parameter of one or more pre-stored photographic pose recommendation pictures, and when a photographic pose recommendation picture is found, outputting the photographic pose recommendation picture, so that a user adjusts a photographic pose according to the photographic pose recommendation picture, where a second attribute parameter of the photographic pose recommendation picture and the first attribute parameter meet a preset matching result. Therefore, a superb photographic pose recommendation picture is output for a user. | 2015-12-17 |
20150365546 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An embodiment of this invention is directed to an information processing apparatus capable of performing high-speed processing and preventing memory shortage even when executing a hybrid application. According to the embodiment, an information processing apparatus that executes a program including a first program layer with an instruction set to be interpreted and executed by a processor and a second program layer with an instruction set interpreted in advance by a unit other than the processor includes the following arrangement. That is, the processor includes a plurality of interpretation units configured to interpret the first program layer. A first interpretation unit is provided in an operating system that operates in the processor, and a second interpretation unit is provided in the second program layer. | 2015-12-17 |
20150365547 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM - A print order reception apparatus displays one of an image selection screen and an editing content changing screen. In the image selection screen, a list display area for showing a plurality of thumbnail images and a finished print display area for showing target images, which are selected in the list display area, in a finished state are displayed side by side. In the editing content changing screen, the finished print display area and an editing command display area for showing edit buttons each for editing the target images are displayed side by side. A selection section selects and displays any one of the screens. | 2015-12-17 |
20150365548 | DISPLAY PROCESSOR, DISPLAY PROCESSING METHOD AND ORDERING APPARATUS - An ordering apparatus for printing has a touchscreen panel, where a user screen view is displayed. A list display area and a specific display area are defined in the user screen view. Thumbnail images of input images are displayed in the list display area. A particular thumbnail image of a designated input image for printing is displayed in the specific display area. The thumbnail images are displayed in an upward and downward scrollable manner. The particular thumbnail image is displayed in a scrollable manner to the right or left. Thus, erroneous scroll in an unintended display area of a screen view can be prevented effectively. | 2015-12-17 |
20150365549 | Portable Scanning Device - A portable scanning device includes a docking seat, a handheld scanner, a positioning unit, a document-feeding unit and a motor. The docking seat has a receiving groove, a feeding groove, a document inlet, and a document outlet. The positioning unit is mounted to the docking seat for retaining the handheld scanner in the receiving groove. The document-feeding unit includes a loading subunit for conveying a document from the feeding groove to the handheld scanner through the document inlet, a discharging subunit for discharging the document via the document outlet, and a regulating subunit for continuous document-feeding action when a plurality of the documents are scanned. The motor is for actuating movement of the document-feeding unit. | 2015-12-17 |
20150365550 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - Provided are an information processing apparatus including a plurality of different software platforms and a method of controlling the same, in which service information provided by first software for operating on a first software platform of the plurality of software platforms is transformed into information that is able to be used by a second software platform of the plurality of software platforms and is registered, and second software for operating on the second software platform calls the registered information, the information is transformed into service information provided by the first software so that the first software is able to provide a service corresponding to the service information. | 2015-12-17 |
20150365551 | USE OF RESOURCE SERVER FOR IMAGING DEVICE APPLICATION PAYLOAD - In one example, at least a portion of a payload for web application installed on a web server is stored by a networked imaging device on a networked resource server. | 2015-12-17 |
20150365552 | PROCESSING APPARATUS, DISPLAY SYSTEM, DISPLAY METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM FOR COMPUTER PROGRAM - A processing apparatus having a function to perform specific processing based on a request from a terminal is provided. The processing apparatus includes a connection portion configured to connect the processing apparatus to the terminal; and a processor configured to control the terminal to display a second screen including a part or a whole of a first screen, the first screen having been displayed in the terminal by another processing apparatus with the function before the processing apparatus connects to the terminal. | 2015-12-17 |
20150365553 | LENS UNIT, IMAGE READING DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A lens unit includes a barrel lens; a single lens disposed downstream in a light incidence direction relative to the barrel lens, having a concave lens surface opposite the barrel lens, being an anisotropic lens in a main and sub-scanning directions, having a gradually increasing thickness from a center to lateral ends, and including fixed faces disposed on a side of the concave lens surface at both lateral ends in the longitudinal direction of a non-optical surface thereof; a single lens holder formed of lens holding parts to support the barrel lens, disposed between the barrel lens and the single lens, and including lens holding faces to be fixed to the fixed faces of the single lens; and an image sensor. The lens unit is configured such that reflected light from a document is focused on the image sensor via the barrel lens and the single lens. | 2015-12-17 |
20150365554 | IMAGE-FORMING APPARATUS - An image-forming apparatus includes a light-irradiation unit configured to move a spot of laser light on a surface of a photosensitive member at a non-constant scanning velocity in a main scanning direction to form a latent image on the photosensitive member, an image data correcting unit configured to correct a length in the main scanning direction of image data by inserting one or more image data pieces into the image data, the number of the image data pieces increasing as the scanning velocity increases, and/or extracting one or more image data pieces from the image data, the number of the image data pieces increasing as the scanning velocity decreases, and a brightness correcting unit configured to correct a brightness of the laser light so that an emission brightness increases as the scanning velocity increases and/or the emission brightness decreases as the scanning velocity decreases. | 2015-12-17 |
20150365555 | IMAGE SENSOR UNIT, IMAGE READING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - In an image sensor unit, a frame includes a light blocking portion that protrudes toward one surface of a circuit board at a position between a light source and an image sensor. On the one surface of the circuit board, a conductive portion that continuously overlaps with external lines of the light blocking portion in a sub-scan direction in a view of the circuit board in a direction orthogonal to the one surface is formed. | 2015-12-17 |
20150365556 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS EQUIPPED THEREWITH - An image reading apparatus has a light source unit for illuminating an object to be illuminated, a reading unit for reading the object illuminated by the light source unit, a reflective unit, having at least a first reflection mirror, for reflecting reading light reflected by the object toward the reading unit, and a first light blocking portion for partially blocking light except the reading light. The first reflection mirror has a reflecting surface for reflecting the reading light, and an end surface substantially orthogonal to the reflecting surface. The first light blocking portion extends in a longitudinal direction of the first reflection mirror toward the end surface of the first reflection mirror, with a tip end of the first light blocking portion being opposed to the end surface of the first reflection mirror with a gap therebetween. | 2015-12-17 |
20150365557 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND DIAGNOSING METHOD THEREROF - An image forming apparatus and diagnosing method are provided. The image forming apparatus includes a scanner configured to scan a manuscript disposed on an upper surface of a plate by using a scan module, and a cover unit disposed on the upper surface of the plate and configured to block external light from being supplied to the scan module while the scanner scanning the manuscript. The cover unit is disposed such that a sheet used for diagnosis and correction for the image forming apparatus disposed corresponds to the plate. | 2015-12-17 |
20150365558 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE WHICH INSERTS MARKERS INTO DOCUMENTS - An image processing device inserts an AR (Augmented Reality) marker in documents. The AR marker is to deliver an air tag which corresponds to the AR marker from an air tag server to a terminal device, when the terminal device which reads the AR marker satisfies deliver conditions. The image processing device identifies the air tag which is to be delivered from among air tags stored in the air tag server. The image processing device acquires the AR marker which corresponds to the air tag which is to be delivered from the air tag server. The image processing device inserts the acquired AR marker into the document. | 2015-12-17 |
20150365559 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - Provided is an image processing apparatus including an acquisition section that acquires one or more sets of attribute information which indicates an attribute of a publication, identification information which identifies the publication, and label information which indicates at least one of an arrangement of the publication in an establishment and a period during which the publication is not permitted to be lent, a conversion section that converts the acquired identification information into a code image, a generation section that generates a label image based on the acquired label information, and an image forming section that forms an image which expresses some or all of the acquired attribute information, the code image which is acquired through conversion, and the generated label image on one or more media such that image groups corresponding to one set are formed on one piece of medium. | 2015-12-17 |
20150365560 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS CAPABLE OF SELECTING PROPER FACSIMILE COMMUNICATION, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A communication apparatus capable of selecting proper facsimile communication according to a gateway of a connection destination. A communication apparatus that performs facsimile communication via a gateway connected to an IP network establishes a voice session for performing voice communication, with the gateway. When a T.38 session establishment request is received after the voice session has been established, the voice session is changed to the T.38 session to perform facsimile communication using T.38 communication. When the T.38 session establishment request is not received after the voice session has been established, facsimile communication using inband communication is performed by the voice session. | 2015-12-17 |
20150365561 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - An image forming apparatus is provided. The image forming apparatus may include an image forming unit to print data, a body portion disposed in the image forming unit, a display unit disposed on the body portion to be spaced apart from the body portion at a predetermined interval, and a scan unit disposed below the display unit, and a scan space is formed between the image forming unit and the display unit. | 2015-12-17 |
20150365562 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus specifies pixels other than a white pixel which are included in a window, the window including a target pixel and pixels in the vicinity of the target pixel in a scanned image. Thereafter, the image processing apparatus averages color values of the specified pixels other than the white pixel, and then determines whether the target pixel is a color pixel based on a color value obtained by the averaging. | 2015-12-17 |
20150365563 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus determines whether each of pixels in a scanned image is a color pixel or a monochrome pixel, determines whether each of blocks including the multiple pixels in the scanned image is a color block or a monochrome block, based on determination results of the respective pixels, and determines that the scanned image is a color image in a case where an arrangement pattern of blocks determined to be color blocks matches a predetermined pattern. | 2015-12-17 |
20150365564 | COLOR CONVERSION METHOD USING SCANNER, IMAGE READING SYSTEM, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A color conversion method according to the present invention, in which a scanner that outputs a first color value of a device-dependent color space is used, includes the steps of: acquiring the first color value by reading, by the scanner, a printed material which is based on image data composed of C, M, Y, K values; converting the acquired first color value to a second color value using a scanner profile of the scanner; mapping the first color value acquired from the printed material to the K value of the image data of the printed material; determining a correction quantity of the second color value from the mapped first color value and the K value using a scanner profile correcting LUT; and correcting the converted second color value using the determined correction quantity of the second color value, and outputting the second color value after being corrected. | 2015-12-17 |
20150365565 | TO GENERATE A PRINT SPECIFICATION COLOR SEPARATION LOOK-UP TABLE - In a method to generate a print specification color separation look-up table, a device color space is sampled to provide at least one sampled value. The sampled value is transformed to a device independent color space. The transformed sampled value is gamut mapped using a source color gamut and a color separation color gamut to provide a color separation value. The gamut mapping is performed in an expansion mode and a compression mode. | 2015-12-17 |
20150365566 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SAMPLING IMAGES - Disclosed are an image sampling apparatus and method. The image sampling apparatus includes a probe angular velocity detector configured to detect an angular velocity of a probe representing a change in an angle of the probe at a surface of an object, an image segmenter configured to receive the angular velocity and an image captured by the probe, and to segment the image into sub-regions based on the angular velocity, and a differential sampler configured to sample the sub-regions with a different sampling rate based on a position of a sub-region. | 2015-12-17 |
20150365567 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A semiconductor device is provided as a back-illuminated solid-state imaging device. The device is manufactured by bonding a first semiconductor wafer with a pixel array in a half-finished product state and a second semiconductor wafer with a logic circuit in a half-finished product state together, making the first semiconductor wafer into a thin film, electrically connecting the pixel array and the logic circuit, making the pixel array and the logic circuit into a finished product state, and dividing the first semiconductor wafer and the second semiconductor being bonded together into microchips. | 2015-12-17 |
20150365568 | VOICE COIL MOTOR OPTICAL IMAGE STABILIZATION WIRES - Some embodiments provide an apparatus for controlling the motion of a camera component. In some embodiments, the apparatus includes an actuator module. The actuator module includes a plurality of magnets. Each magnet of the plurality of magnets is poled with magnetic domains substantially aligned in the same direction throughout each magnet. The apparatus further includes a coil rigidly disposed around a lens. Each magnet of the plurality of magnets contributes to the forces to adjust focus of the lens based on Lorentz forces generated from the coil. | 2015-12-17 |
20150365569 | CAMERA MODULE FOR VEHICLE VISION SYSTEM - A camera module for a vision system of a vehicle includes a housing, a lens and at least one circuit board having circuitry disposed in the housing with an imaging array sensor disposed at the circuit board. An elongated thermally conductive element has a first portion in thermal conductive contact with the circuit board and a second portion extending from the first portion towards and through the housing such that the second portion protrudes through an aperture through the housing and protrudes from the housing exterior of the camera module. A heat sink is disposed exterior of the housing. The second portion of the thermally conductive element protrudes at least partially into the heat sink and is in thermally conductive contact with the heat sink. The thermally conductive element is configured to transfer heat from the circuit board to the heat sink to reduce heat within the camera module. | 2015-12-17 |
20150365570 | DEVICE FOR PREVENTING CAMERA FROM BEING STOLEN - A device for preventing a camera from being stolen, which covers the lens module separation button of the camera body so as to prevent the lens module from being separated from the body without permission. If a thief attempts to steal the camera by separating the cover or a mounting unit, or cutting or separating a cable from an alarm, the theft-prevention device generates an alarm or a flickering light to deter thieves and to notify the owner of the camera. The device for preventing a camera from being stolen includes: a cover for covering a lens module separation button enabling a lens module to be separated from a camera body; a mounting unit for mounting the cover to the camera body; and a sensor provided in the mounting unit for sensing a separation of the mounting unit. | 2015-12-17 |
20150365571 | IMAGING MODULE, INSULATING-TUBE-ATTACHED IMAGING MODULE, LENS-ATTACHED IMAGING MODULE, AND ENDOSCOPE - An imaging module of the invention includes: an electrical cable; a solid-state image sensing device; and a three-dimensional wiring base in which a mount surface is provided on a molded product. The mount surface has two opposed apexes which sandwich a central portion therebetween and is molded so that the distance between the two apexes is the longest in distances between two points on sides of the mount surface, a cross section parallel to the mount surface of the three-dimensional wiring base is equal to the mount surface or smaller than the mount surface, and the distance between two points that is the longest in distances on sides of a shape in a plan view of the solid-state image sensing device is equal to or shorter than the distance between the two apexes. | 2015-12-17 |
20150365572 | Multifunctional Panoramic Head and Panoramic Image Capture System - The invention provides a multifunctional panoramic head, including a horizontal rotating device, a vertical rotating device, a transverse arm and a vertical arm, the vertical rotating device includes a rotary disc, a vertical indexing disc and a locating component, the rotary disc and the vertical indexing disc are set on the upper part of the vertical arm, the locating component is set within the vertical arm, and the locating component includes a locating component body, a plurality of locating pins which are assembled together with the locating component body and a locating switch handle which can control the locating pins to stretch out and draw back. The invention also provides a panoramic image capture system. The invention can achieve precise angular positioning of a camera and lens, enhancing the stability of the head, reducing image blurring and hence improving success rate of panoramic image creation and stitching efficiency. | 2015-12-17 |