52nd week of 2018 patent applcation highlights part 80 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20180376219 | NETWORK INTERFACE DEVICE WITH DYNAMIC NOISE CONDITIONING - The present disclosure provides methods and systems for a network interface device including an entry port connected to a cable television (CATV) network. A noise suppressor is provided that improves the detection and differentiation between ingress noise and valid upstream signals. The noise suppressor can gate the upstream path logically and dynamically to pass valid upstream signals, while blocking ingress noise form the CATV network. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376220 | TARGETING TV ADVERTISING SLOTS BASED ON CONSUMER ONLINE BEHAVIOR - Within an advertising buying platform, advertising buyers are able to direct advertising content to TV/OTT/VOD inventory that matches targeted market segments. The advertising buyers select from a list of available market segments, and the system pairs the market segments to an anonymous dataset of media consumers (using a database of hashed online IDs). The dataset of hashed online IDs is then mapped to external OEM IDs (such as from a Smart TV) via the functions of a hashed identity mapping method. This permits the advertiser to target advertising content to a population of TV viewers. Also described herein are methods of bidding on programmatic TV content. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376221 | TRANSMISSION DEVICE, TRANSMISSION METHOD, RECEIVING DEVICE, AND RECEIVING METHOD - To reduce a processing load on a receiving side upon superimposition of a subtitle graphics data on video data. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376222 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING A SET OF CUSTOM KEYWORDS BASED ON A MEDIA ASSET - Systems and methods for generating a set of custom keywords based on a media asset. The systems and methods may receive a media asset viewed by a user, receive a set of base keywords, and determine a character in the media asset. Further, the systems and methods may determine a set of custom keywords based on dialog in the media asset corresponding to the character and determine for a custom keyword, from the set of custom keywords, an equivalent base keyword from the set of base keywords. The systems and methods may determine a response to a received user request, wherein the response includes the base keyword from the set of base keywords, and generate a modified response to the user request based on the response to the user request, wherein the modified response replaces the base keyword with the custom keyword. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376223 | STREAMING MEDIA FILE PROCESSING METHOD AND LIVE STREAMING - A streaming media file processing method and a live streaming system are provided. The method includes slicing a streaming media file into slices according to a preset time unit; creating a playing sequence number for each slice based on time data, where the playing sequence number is used to determine an order of playing back the slices; and storing the slices and the playing sequence numbers of the slices separately and establishing a mapping relationship between the slices and the corresponding playing sequence numbers. The present disclosure slices the streaming media file based on the preset time unit, and creates the playing sequence number for each slice based on time data, and selects and processes the slice file corresponding to the playing sequence number based on the time information, which facilities the subsequent operation to the slice file. In addition, the present disclosure also provides a live streaming system. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376224 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING VIEWER-RELATION TYPE VIDEO - The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for manufacturing a viewer-relation type video and, more particularly, to an apparatus and a method for manufacturing a viewer relation-type video which can compose received videos according to a relationship with a viewer and provide the composed videos to the viewer. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376225 | MUSIC VIDEO RECORDING KIOSK - A music video kiosk that allows users to create studio quality music videos via manipulation of vocal controls as well as integration of instruments. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376226 | OPTICAL RECEPTION APPARATUS, OPTICAL TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, OPTICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND SKEW ADJUSTING METHOD - An optical reception apparatus includes an equalization processor, an extraction unit, a first ratio calculator, and an instruction transmitter. The equalization processor suppresses fluctuations in amplitude of an electrical signal obtained by converting an optical signal including a plurality of pilot symbols subjected to BPSK modulation by an optical transmission apparatus. The extraction unit extracts the pilot symbols from the electrical signal with suppressed fluctuations in amplitude. The first ratio calculator calculates a ratio of an amplitude component to a phase component of each of the pilot symbols extracted by the extraction unit. The instruction transmitter transmits information relating to skew adjustment based on the ratio of the amplitude component to the phase component calculated by the first ratio calculator for each of different control values to the optical transmission apparatus. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376227 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ASYMMETRIC DISTRIBUTION OF MIXED CONTENT VIA A NETWORK - Methods and apparatus for asymmetric distribution of mixed content via a network. Current optical fiber-based access network technologies are multiplexed onto the same fiber for delivery via a common Optical Distribution Network (ODN). Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to combining (using optical multiplexing and power splitting) two or more optical user-technologies onto a single Passive Optical Network (PON) while maintaining an independent serving group size and operational independence for each of the combined user-technologies. The disclosed methods and apparatus allow the so-called “outside plant” architecture (i.e., the fiber optic infrastructure from the headend to the customer premises) to be independent of the user-technologies and network architecture that are provided via the outside plant. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376228 | WIRELESS DROP IN A FIBER-TO-THE-HOME NETWORK - One embodiment is directed to a wireless drop terminal (WDT) for use in a fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) network. The wireless drop terminal comprises a fiber interface to optically couple the wireless drop terminal to an optical line terminal (OLT) of the FTTH network via at least one optical fiber and a wireless interface communicatively coupled to the fiber interface. The wireless interface is configured to wirelessly communicate with a wireless optical network terminal (W-ONT) over a directional wireless drop. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376229 | Embedded Lighting, Microphone, and Speaker Features for Composite Panels - Embedded lighting, microphone, and speaker features for composite panels are described. An example composite panel includes a plurality of plies assembled in a stack-up, and a trace sheet with electrically conductive traces and a plurality of transducer discs positioned onto the electrically conductive traces at positions such that the electrically conductive traces form an electrical interconnection between selected ones of the electrically conductive traces and associated ones of the transducer discs. The trace sheet is included as an internal ply in the stack-up of the plurality of plies. The composite panel also includes a composite base upon which the stack-up of the plurality of plies is applied, and the plurality of plies are cured upon the composite base to integrate the trace sheet and the plurality of transducer discs into the composite base. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376230 | EARRING-TYPE MICROPHONE - The present invention relates to an earring-type microphone to be hung on and used in the ear, and comprising: fixing members fixed to both ears of a user; a cable manufactured from an elastic member, of which both ends are respectively positioned at two fixing members, such that one side of the cable comes into close contact with the neck of the user; speakers respectively coupled to both ends of the cable; and a microphone part provided at one side of the cable and inputting a voice, wherein if force is applied to the microphone part when the user inputs the voice through the microphone part, the cable is stretched such that the microphone part moves from the neck of the user toward the area around the mouth, and if the force applied to the microphone part is removed, the microphone part comes into close contact with the area around the mouth of the user by the elastic force of the cable. The present invention is fixed to a part of the user's body during normal activities so as to increase the activeness of the user. That is, the present invention is formed in a manner, in which both ends of the fixing member latch onto the ear, so as to eliminate, compared to a conventional microphone, the concern over the microphone being removed from the ear, even though the user performs various actions while wearing the microphone, and can be fixed to the ears only by an operation of simply widening and releasing the fixing members, such that the wearing and the removal of the microphone is easy. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376231 | HEADPHONE ARRANGEMENT - An example headphone arrangement includes at least one earphone. The at least one earphone includes a sealed housing having an aperture and a tube with a longitudinal axis. The tube is curved along its longitudinal axis to form a closed or open ring configured to totally or partly surround an ear of a user. A speaker is mounted to the housing at the aperture so that the housing in connection with the speaker encloses a closed acoustic volume. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376232 | INTERCHANGeABLE EAR CUSHIONS FOR HEADPHONES - An audio headset may include at least one headset earpiece including a speaker. The audio headset may include a removable ear cushion removably attached to the at least one headset ear piece. The audio headset may be configured to recognize a type of the removable ear cushion. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376233 | WIRELESS AUDIO OUTPUT DEVICES - Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for determining when to wirelessly communicatively couple together a pair of untethered wireless audio output devices and for determining when to erase a connection history stored on one or both of the wireless audio output devices. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376234 | IDENTIFYING AN ACOUSTIC SIGNAL FOR A USER BASED ON A FEATURE OF AN AURAL SIGNAL - In general, the subject matter described in this disclosure can be embodied in methods, systems, and computer-readable devices. An audio processing device plays a source audio signal with an electroacoustic transducer of a user earpiece, and records an aural signal that is sensed by same said electroacoustic transducer. The audio processing device determines values of one or more features of the aural signal that indicate a characteristic of a space in which the user earpiece is located. The audio processing device compares the determined values of the one or more features of the aural signal with pre-defined values of the one or more features. Based on a result of the comparing, the audio processing device determines whether the user earpiece is located at a user's ear. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376235 | Systems, Methods, and Devices for Utilizing a Wire of a Sound-Producing Device as an Antenna for Receipt of Wirelessly Delivered Power - The wireless power receiver includes at least one wire of a sound-producing device. The at least one wire configured for both conveying sound signals or securing at least part of the sound-producing device to a user, and receiving power waves. The wireless power receiver also includes power harvesting circuitry coupled with the at least one wire and a power source of an electronic device, like a battery. The power harvesting circuitry is configured to isolate the received power waves from the conveyed sound signals, convert the received power waves to usable energy, and provide the usable energy to the power source of the electronic device. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376236 | WEARABLE DEVICES WITH INCREASED ADHESION - Headphone ear tips are made with an outer surface that changes its coefficient of friction. The outer surface is coated with photochromic compound, hierarchical microstructures, fibers formed through electrostatic flocking, or a combination thereof. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376237 | FREQUENCY-SELECTIVE SILENCING DEVICE OF AUDIBLE ALARMS - A device for frequency-selective silencing of medical device alarms. The device removes the alarm sounds present in the environment while transmitting other sounds to the patient without distortion. This allows patients to hear everything occurring around them and to communicate effectively without experiencing the negative consequences of audible alarms. The device includes a housing, a microphone, a controller, a filter, and an output circuit. The controller receives the environmental sound including a plurality of frequencies, determines whether a frequency associated with the audible medical alarm is one of the plurality of frequencies in the environmental sound, applies the filter for filtering the frequency associated with the audible medical alarm to the environmental sound, and outputs a filtered version of the environmental sound to a user. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376238 | MANAGING CONNECTIONS OF A USER DEVICE - Systems, methods, and computer-readable medium are provided for managing connections of user devices. For example, two source devices may be configured to maintain a data stream with one another. The data stream may enable the two source devices to identify one or more connections between each other and at least a third device. In response to receiving an event that indicates content to be provided to the third device, the data stream may be used by the source devices to configure their network connections with the third device. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376239 | SOUND COLLECTING APPARATUS - A sound collecting apparatus capable of effectively suppressing sounds other than a target sound is provided. The sound collecting apparatus includes a plurality of microphones. A total number of effective microphone pairs in which a distance between two microphones is smaller than a distance D is larger than a total number of the plurality of microphones. The distance D is represented by D=c/2f, where the frequency of the target sound acquired from each of the plurality of microphones is f and sound velocity is c. When an angle formed by a straight line connecting two microphones configuring an effective microphone pair and a predetermined straight line is θ, the angles θ of all effective microphone pairs acquired from the plurality of microphones are different from each other. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376240 | ELECTRO-ACOUSTICAL TRANSDUCER ARRANGEMENTS OF A SOUND SYSTEM - A speaker sound system assembly comprises an enclosure; a speaker mount housing covering the opening of the enclosure, the speaker mount housing including a hole that exposes an interior of the enclosure and concave horn walls on both sides of the hole; a first speaker positioned in the hole of the speaker mount housing, the horn walls of the speaker mount housing constructed and arranged to determine a shape of a coverage pattern of the first speaker; and a driver array comprising at least three second speakers and extending from one side of the speaker mount housing to the other side of the speaker mount housing in front of the first speaker, the speaker mount housing constructed and arranged to match a desired coverage pattern of the driver array. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376241 | Sound Generator - The present disclosure provides a sound generator. The sound generator includes a housing with a cavity; a speaker unit accommodated inside the cavity; and a mesh housing arranged inside the cavity. The mesh housing is compression molded from an acoustic transmission mesh and includes an opening. An inner wall of the housing covers the opening and encloses jointly with the mesh housing for forming an accommodation cavity for encapsulating sound absorbing powder inside. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376242 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - To enhance the sound quality in the case where a directional speaker is used to allow a user to hear sounds coming from various directions. An information processing apparatus includes sound data acquisition means for acquiring data indicative of one piece of audio including treble audio and bass audio, volume determination means for determining a volume of the bass audio and a volume of the treble audio on the basis of a distance from a reflection position at which a sound from a high directional speaker is reflected to a user and a distance from a low directional speaker lower in directionality than the high directional speaker to the user, and speaker control means for making the low directional speaker output the bass audio and the high directional speaker output, the treble audio on the basis of the determined volumes. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376243 | LIGHTING CENTRIC INDOOR LOCATION BASED SERVICE WITH SPEECH-BASED USER INTERFACE - The examples relate to implementations of apparatuses, such as lighting devices, and a system that uses a speech-based user interface to provide speech-based navigation services. The speech-based user interface provides navigation instructions that direct a person to the location of an item within a premises. The person interacts with a speech-based apparatus to receive the navigation instructions as speech-based directions through the premises from a specified location to the item location, or as static navigation instructions enabling the person to navigate from the specified location to the item location. A directional microphone and a controllable speaker receive audio inputs from and output audio outputs to a specified location or subarea of the premises to a person using the speech-based user interface. The audio outputs are directed to the person in the subarea of the premises, and have a higher amplitude within the subarea than outside the subarea of the premises. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376244 | SOUND SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE - A sound system for a vehicle including an engine and an audio device for an internal space of a cabin as sound sources disposed at given positions of the vehicle is provided. The audio device is switchable between a first mode in which an audio sound including both an audible sound and an inaudible sound for a human is reproduced in the cabin and a second mode in which an audio sound including the audible sound but not including the inaudible sound is reproduced in the cabin. The sound system includes a traveling state detector configured to detect a traveling state of the vehicle, and a switch controlling module executable by a processor configured to reproduce the audio sound in the first mode under a condition that a given traveling state is detected by the traveling state detector. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376245 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR UNDERWATER VOICE COMMUNICATION BY A DIVER - Embodiments of the invention provide a system, apparatus and methods for underwater voice communication by a diver to other divers and surface ships. In many embodiments, the system includes a mouthpiece voice communication apparatus having a microphone for sensing the diver's voice and an acoustic transducer that conducts sound via conduction through the diver's teeth and skull to the cochlea so as to allow the diver to hear sounds. The mouthpiece is adapted to be easily attached to portions of a SCUBA or other underwater breathing apparatus. It may also be attached to or integral with a snorkel or similar apparatus. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376246 | AUDIO CIRCUITY - This application relates to methods and apparatus for monitoring the operating state of an audio circuit, and in particular for detecting a defective operating state, as may occur after an Electrical Over-Stress (EOS) event. An audio circuit ( | 2018-12-27 |
20180376247 | ELECTROMAGNETIC TRANSDUCER WITH NON-AXIAL AIR GAP - An electromagnetic transducer, including at least one active air gap, wherein the active air gap is a non-axial air gap. In some instances, the electromagnetic transducer of claim further comprises a coil configured to generate a dynamic magnetic field, the coil having a longitudinal axis, wherein the active air gap extends in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the coil. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376248 | Micro Loudspeaker - A micro loudspeaker includes a frame with open top, T-yoke, magnet, washer, diaphragm, voice coil, protective cap and circuit board. The diaphragm includes a dome portion and a corrugated rim portion connected to the dome portion in a circumferential direction of the dome portion. Profiles of cross sections of the dome portion and the corrugated rim portion are each a multi-segment arc. A ring-shaped step for connecting the diaphragm is formed on an inner wall of the frame and above the washer. A height difference between the ring-shaped step and the washer ranges from 0.1 mm to 0.8 mm. The bottom of an edge of the corrugated rim portion is connected to a top surface of the ring-shaped step. The cap is placed over the diaphragm, and is provided with a through hole having a diameter ranging from 1-3 mm at the center opposite to the dome portion. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376249 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED SPEAKER ASSEMBLY - A speaker and like manufactured item manufacturing system, apparatus and method for aligning speaker components regardless of feature size to a common centering datum for placement. A speaker motor assembly may be aligned based on datum of a basket/washer subassembly, wherein remaining components are coupled, aligned and adhered according to the same datum, thus increasing concentricity, alignment, and orthogonality among components and installations. Speaker suspension components may likewise be coupled using the same datum. Specialized alignment mechanisms, such as a centering collet and a mechanical gripper, may be also be provided to align speaker components for placement and adhesion, and adhesives may be robotically controlled based on the aforementioned datum. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376250 | MICROPHONE - A microphone includes a main body surrounding a longitudinal axis that extends in a top-bottom direction, a battery holder mounted to the main body, and a protective cover. The protective cover has a cover body pivotally connected to and openably covering the battery holder for retaining a battery therein, and a positioning unit connected to the cover body. The protective cover is pivotable about a pivot axis transverse to the top-bottom direction to turn upward and downward and to move between a closed position, where the positioning unit engages the battery holder, and an opened position, where the positioning unit is disengaged from the battery holder in a direction transverse to the top-bottom direction. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376251 | ELECTRO-ACOUSTIC TRANSDUCER - An electro-acoustic transducer includes a base and at least a vibration portion. The vibration portion includes a piezoelectric transducer layer and is connected to the base. The piezoelectric transducer layer includes an upper electrode layer and a piezoelectric material layer. The piezoelectric material layer has a first zone and a second zone, wherein at least a part of the upper electrode layer is disposed in the first zone, and the piezoelectric material layer has a plurality of first holes in the second zone. The piezoelectric transducer layer is adapted to receive an electrical signal to deform, such that the vibration portion is driven to vibrate and generate a corresponding acoustic wave. The vibration portion is adapted to receive an acoustic wave to vibrate, such that the piezoelectric transducer layer is driven to deform and generate a corresponding electrical signal. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376252 | HIGH EFFICIENCY TRANSDUCER DRIVER - A system may include a charge pump configured to transfer electrical energy from a source of electrical energy coupled to an input of the charge pump to an energy storage device coupled to an output of the charge pump and configured to store the electrical energy transferred from the source of electrical energy, a power converter configured to transfer electrical energy from the energy storage device to an output of the power converter, wherein the power converter comprises a first plurality of switches and a power inductor arranged such that one switch of the first plurality of switches is coupled between the power inductor and the output of the charge pump, an output stage configured to transfer electrical energy between the output of the power converter to a load coupled to an output of the output stage, the output stage comprising a second plurality of switches, and a controller configured to generate an output voltage at the output of the output stage as an amplified version of an input signal. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376253 | DIFFERENTIAL ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCER ELEMENT FOR ULTRASOUND DEVICES - Aspects of the technology described herein relate to ultrasound circuits that employ a differential ultrasonic transducer element, such as a differential micromachined ultrasonic transducer (MUT) element. The differential ultrasonic transducer element may be coupled to an integrated circuit that is configured to operate the differential ultrasonic transducer element in one or more modes of operation, such as a differential receive mode, a differential transmit mode, a single-ended receive mode, and a single-ended transmit mode. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376254 | MICROPHONE WITH HYDROPHOBIC INGRESS PROTECTION - A microphone includes a base with a port extending therethrough, and a microelectromechanical system (MEMS) device coupled to the base. The MEMS device includes a diaphragm, a back plate, and a substrate. The substrate forms a back-hole. A capillary structure is disposed in the back-hole of the substrate, the cover, adjacent to the MEMS, or combinations thereof. The capillary structure includes a plurality of capillaries extending through the capillary structure. The capillary structure may have at least one hydrophobic surface and is configured to inhibit contaminants from outside the microphone from reaching the diaphragm via the port. In some embodiments, the capillary structure may protect against EMI. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376255 | BONE CONDUCTION DEVICE FITTING - Methods and systems for fitting a bone conduction device are provided herein. These methods and systems comprise obtaining dynamic range parameters for a bone conduction device. These dynamic range parameters may include threshold and a maximum comfort levels for the bone conduction device. Once determined, the bone conduction device may use the dynamic range parameters in applying stimulation to a recipient. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376256 | Hearing Aid System - A hearing aid system includes an electronic device that may be manipulated. A hearing aid is provided and the hearing aid is selectively worn in an ear thereby facilitating the hearing aid to amplify ambient sounds. A noise generator is coupled to the hearing aid and the noise generator is in electrical communication with the electronic device. The electronic device controls operational parameters of the noise generator and the noise generator selectively emits white noise. The noise generator is in electrical communication with the hearing aid such that the hearing aid emits the white noise in conjunction with the ambient sounds. In this way the noise generator enhances a sensitivity threshold of the ear. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376257 | IMPULSE-AWARE SOUND PROCESSING - Techniques for addressing impulse sounds in an auditory prosthesis. The auditory prosthesis comprises a sound processor that is configured to convert received sound signals into output signals for use in generating stimulation for delivery to a recipient of the auditory prosthesis. The sound processor comprises an impulse-aware gain system that is configured to generate a time-variable gain for the application to the audio signal. The time-variable gain applied to the audio signal is dependent on both a level of the audio signal and the presence or absence of impulse sounds in the audio signal. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376258 | HEARING DEVICE WITH SUPPRESSION OF COMB FILTERING EFFECT - A hearing device includes: an input module for provision of a first input signal, the input module comprising a first microphone; a processor for provision of a processor output signal based on the first input signal; a suppressor for provision of a first suppressor output signal based on one or more suppressor input signals including a first suppressor input signal; a first adder coupled to the suppressor, the first adder configured for provision of a first adder output signal based on at least a part of the processor output signal and the first suppressor output signal; and a receiver for converting an output signal based on the first adder output signal to an audio output signal; wherein the suppressor is configured to apply a first delay and a first filter with a first gain to at least a part of the first suppressor input signal. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376259 | HEARING DEVICE AND CONNECTING CLIP FOR A HEARING DEVICE - A hearing device includes a frame for insertion into a housing and for retaining hearing device components. The frame includes two frame parts being joined together or to be joined together, substantially along a partition plane and being mechanically interconnected or to be mechanically interconnected by a connecting clip. In a first variant, the connecting clip has two spaced apart and parallel pins engaging into corresponding recesses in the respective frame parts for holding the frame parts together by form-locking engagement transversely to the partition plane. In a second variant, each frame part has a pin engaging into a respective corresponding recess in the connecting clip for holding the frame parts together by form-locking engagement transversely to the partition plane. This permits the frame to be produced particularly efficiently. A connecting clip for a hearing device is also provided. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376260 | Suspension Assembly for Hearing Aid Receiver - A suspension assembly for a hearing aid receiver is described in which the receiver is contained within a receiver can. A cover assembly may be provided for covering the open top end of the receiver can and for containing the receiver's spout when the receiver is mounted within the receiver can. To dampen or reduce the transmission of receiver vibrations within the receiver can, a spout seal and corner bumpers may also be provided. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376261 | BONE CONDUCTION SKIN INTERFACE - A skin interface apparatus configured as an interface of a prosthesis with skin of a recipient, including a first portion configured for direct contact with skin of the recipient, and a second portion configured for direct contact with skin of the recipient, wherein the portions have different material properties. In an exemplary embodiment, the first portion is a part of a holding plate pad of a hearing prosthesis and the second portion is part of a driving plate pad of the hearing prosthesis. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376262 | IMPLANTABLE MICROPHONE FOR AN IMPLANTABLE EAR PROSTHESIS - An implantable microphone for a middle ear prosthesis, includes an attachment system for fixing to a fixation bone close to an individual's middle ear; a cylindrical holding sheath, the sheath to be fixed to the fixation bone by the attachment system and having a suitable shape for extending from the fixation bone towards the ear ossicles of the individual; a coupler including a rod and an end piece of a suitable shape for bringing into contact with a point of the ear ossicles of the individual in a reversible manner; a sensor for converting a mechanical signal into an electrical signal, the sensor being secured to the coupler, supported by the cylindrical holding sheath and placed substantially in the extension of the axis of the cylinder; and a translation system for translation of the coupler along the axis of the cylinder, the translation system being housed in the sheath. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376263 | HEARING DEVICE - A hearing device that can be produced particularly efficiently has a housing, which can be inserted into an auditory canal of a person wearing the hearing device, and also a flexible retainer dome releasably fastened to the housing. The retainer dome serves to support the housing in the auditory canal. The housing has a one-piece housing shell and a face place. A structural unit with a receiver is disposed on the housing shell. The housing shell has a first, front-side opening, which is closed with the face plate, and a second, rear-side opening opposite the first opening. The structural unit protrudes from the rear-side opening with a retainer stub. The structural unit is fixed on the housing shell by a securing ring that is mounted externally onto the retainer stub. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376264 | Self-Drying Hearing Aid and Method for transporting Humidity out of Such Hearing Aid - This invention relates to a hearing aid comprising at least one electroacoustic transducer; a signal processing circuitry, configured to receive from the at least an electroacoustic transducer an electrical input signal and/or to provide said at least an electroacoustic transducer with an electrical output signal; and power supply means configured to provide power to the electroacoustic transducer and to said signal processing circuitry; wherein the hearing aid further comprises at least one electroosmotic porous membrane configured to transport liquid and/or vapor outside of the hearing aid, or away from a component thereof. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376265 | PORTABLE SPEAKER CONFIGURATIONS - A portable public address (PA) speaker comprises an enclosure constructed and arranged for positioning at a first position having a vertical orientation to output audio shaped for a first acoustic coverage area, a second position having an angular orientation to output audio shaped for a second acoustic coverage area, and a third position having a horizontal orientation to output audio shaped for a third acoustic coverage area. The weight of the speaker rests on a bottom surface of a base when in the first position having the vertical orientation or the second position having the angular orientation. The weight of the speaker rests on a side surface when in the third position having the horizontal orientation. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376266 | System with Speaker, Transceiver and Related Devices and Methods - A method includes wirelessly receiving audio content via a first transceiver included in a housing of a first device and producing a first audible signal from the audio content via a speaker included in the housing of the first device. The audio content is wirelessly transmitted via the first transceiver to a second transceiver integrated within a first remote speaker. A second audible signal is produced from the audio content via the first remote speaker. The method also includes wirelessly relaying the audio content via the second transceiver to a third transceiver integrated within a second remote speaker and producing a third audible signal from the audio content via the second remote speaker. The second remote speaker is located outside of the transmission range of the first transceiver. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376267 | AURAL MEASUREMENTS FROM EARPHONE OUTPUT SPEAKERS - According to some embodiments of the present invention there is provided a method of using an earphone output speaker as a microphone for a phone call between two and/or more participants, or for measuring biometric data of a user. The method may comprise playing a received signal to an electro-acoustic output transducer of an earphone. The method may comprise instructing an audio processing circuit of a local client terminal to record an audio signal from the same electro-acoustic output transducer. The method may comprise calculating a voice signal and/or a biometric measurement based on a function combining the recorded audio signal, the received signal, and filtration coefficients, using a processing unit of the local client terminal. The method may comprise sending the voice signal and/or a biometric measurement through an output interface of the local client terminal. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376268 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING LOUDSPEAKER CONNECTION OR POSITIONING ERRORS DURING CALIBRATION OF A MULTICHANNEL AUDIO SYSTEM - A method and an apparatus for detecting loudspeaker connection errors and positioning errors during calibration of a multichannel audio system to which a plurality of loudspeakers is connected. Within a calibration process of a multichannel audio system, the loudspeaker whose angle is to be measured is identified by emitting a test tone ( | 2018-12-27 |
20180376269 | ACOUSTIC TRANSDUCER SYSTEMS WITH POSITION SENSING - Acoustic transducer systems involving position sensing, and methods of operating and providing the acoustic transducer systems, are described herein. The described systems include a driver motor with a voice coil structure coupled to a diaphragm, the voice coil structure movable within an air gap in response to a magnetic flux; a position sensor to generate a position signal to represent a displacement of the diaphragm; and a system controller to modify an input signal based on the position signal and transmit the modified input signal to a voice coil so the voice coil can move in response to the modified input signal. The position sensor can generate the position signal based on optical sensing or strain measurements. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376270 | MICROPHONE AND MANUFACTURE THEREOF - A microphone and its manufacturing method are presented. The manufacturing method includes providing a substrate; forming a ring opening extending from an upper surface of the substrate into the substrate; forming a ring separation component by forming a separation material in the ring opening; forming an insulation layer on the substrate; forming a front-end device on the insulation layer; and etching a back side of the substrate using the ring separation component and the insulation layer as an etch-stop layer to form a back-hole. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376271 | Immersive Audio in a Media Playback System - Embodiments described herein involve a network media system identifying a primary zone in the network media system to play back audio tracks of videos. The system determines respective audio responses of one or more auxiliary zones and identifies a particular auxiliary zone for coordinated playback of auxiliary audio content based on the respective audio responses of the one or more auxiliary zones indicating that the particular auxiliary zone is within audible range of the primary zone and the particular auxiliary zone including a subwoofer. While an audio track of a given video is playing back, the network media system temporarily forms a playback configuration in which the primary zone plays back primary audio content including full frequency range audio content of the audio track and the at least one auxiliary zone plays back auxiliary audio content including low frequency range audio content of the audio track. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376272 | APPARATUS AND A METHOD FOR PROCESSING SOUNDFIELD DATA - The disclosure relates to an apparatus for processing soundfield data, the soundfield data defining a soundfield within a spatial reproduction region comprising at least one bright zone and at least one quiet zone. The apparatus comprises an applicator configured to apply a spatially continuously varying weighting function to the soundfield data in order to obtain weighted soundfield data defining a weighted soundfield, wherein the spatially continuously varying weighting function is configured to enhance the soundfield in at least one of the bright zone and the quiet zone. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376273 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING AUDIO CONTEXT IN AUGMENTED-REALITY APPLICATIONS - An augmented-reality audio system generates information regarding the acoustic environment by sampling audio signals. Using a Gaussian mixture model or other technique, the system identifies the location of one or more audio sources, with each source contributing an audio component to the sampled audio signals. The system determines a reverberation time for the acoustic environment using the audio components. In determining the reverberation time, the system may discard audio components from sources that are determined to be in motion, such as components with an angular velocity above a threshold or components having a Doppler shift above a threshold. The system may also discard audio components from sources having an inter-channel coherence above a threshold. In at least one embodiment, the system renders sounds using the reverberation time at virtual locations that are separated from the locations of the audio sources. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376274 | VIRTUAL WIRELESS DEVICES FOR INDUSTRIAL WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS - This disclosure provides an apparatus and method for virtual wireless devices for industrial wireless sensor networks, including but not limited to, in industrial control systems and other systems. A method includes initializing, by a physical wireless device, a plurality of virtual wireless devices executing on the physical wireless device. The method includes registering with a control network by the physical wireless device. The method includes emulating a plurality of wireless sensors, by the physical wireless device and in the control network, by using the virtual wireless devices. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376275 | METHODS FOR MAINTAINING LINE-OF-SIGHT COMMUNICATIONS - An electronic device may be provided with wireless communications circuitry and control circuitry. The wireless communications circuitry may include millimeter wave transceiver circuitry and a phased antenna array. The phased antenna array may transmit and receive millimeter wave signals. Beam steering circuitry may be coupled to the phased antenna array and may be adjusted to steer the millimeter wave signals in a particular direction. The control circuitry may track the location of an external device using sensor data. The control circuitry may control a mechanical positioner to mechanically adjust an orientation of the phased antenna array and/or may control the beam steering circuitry to steer the millimeter wave signals towards the location of the external device. In this way, a line of sight millimeter wave communications link may be maintained between the phased antenna array and the external device even if the external device moves over time. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376276 | REMOTE INTERNET COMMUNICATION WITH RF NETWORK DEVICES - Methods and systems for communication between remote internet enabled devices to RF network based devices. The remote device is able to communicate through a gateway device connected to the internet and capable of RF network communication. It is by communication to this gateway device is that a server is able to identify and communicate with an RF device, such as a Bluetooth enabled tracking device, to uniquely identify it and alter its state, so that multiple users could simultaneously control the RF device without having a direct RF connection to the device. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376277 | TRANSACTION TERMINAL AND SYSTEM FOR OBTAINING THIRD-PARTY LOCATON BASED SERVICES AND METHOD THEREOF - A system, method, and transaction terminal for obtaining location based services provided by third-party service providers through a transaction terminal is disclosed. The method includes authenticating a user based on user identification information received at the transaction terminal. Upon authentication, the method further includes receiving a user request, through the transaction terminal, for a location based service provided by a third-party service provider. The method further includes authorizing the third-party service provider to provide the location based service to the user based on the user identification information and the location of the transaction terminal. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376278 | FACILITATION OF DETERMINATION OF ANTENNA LOCATION - Assisted global positioning system (AGPS) information is retrieved from mobile devices and employed to facilitate antenna location. Measurement information, including AGPS information, can be received from a plurality of mobile devices dispersed over a geographical region. The measurement information can include location and timing information for the plurality of mobile devices. A timing difference between co-located antennas of a base station associated with the plurality of mobile devices can be computed. The location of the co-located antennas can be determined based on evaluating errors resultant from estimations based on a plurality of test locations. The measurement information can be aggregated over time and can be employed to update the antenna locations. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376279 | Use Condition for a Geographic Phone Number - Techniques for use condition for a geographic phone number are described. According to various implementations, techniques described herein enable a policy pertaining to the use of a geographic phone number to be enforced, such as to prevent unpermitted use of the geographic phone number. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376280 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR COMMUNICATION BETWEEN ELECTRONIC VEHICLE SUPPLY EQUIPMENT AND WIRELESS DEVICE - Location based services to users of electric vehicles ( | 2018-12-27 |
20180376281 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An electronic apparatus, an information processing device and an information processing method. An electronic apparatus for a base station side includes a processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to: control a user equipment to acquire, from a base station, reference information about a signal intensity on a specific spectrum resource in a predetermined region; when the user equipment is located in the predetermined region, control the user equipment to sense the signal intensity on the specific spectrum resource; and control the user equipment to adjust, based on the reference information and the sensed signal intensity, a parameter for performing near-distance service communication in the predetermined region, so as to achieve an expected communication performance, wherein the parameter influences the access rate and/or transmission reliability of near-distance service communication. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376282 | NETWORK BASED RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND ALLOCATION - An electronic system provides various features and functionality for managing resources. An alert may be sent when a mobile device crosses a geo-fence. The alert may describe how much of the resource is available for the types of transaction that are likely to occur within the geo-fence. The alert may request or confirm the allocation of the transaction to a resource pool or suggest alternative transactions. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376283 | LOCATION APPLICATION PROGRAM INTERFACE - Systems, methods, and program products for determining a location of a mobile device using a location application programming interface (API) are described. A mobile device can receive an input requesting the mobile device to monitor entry into and exit from a significant location. The mobile device can call a start-monitoring instance function of an object of a location manager class as declared in the API to start monitoring, and call a stop-monitoring instance function of the object as declared in the API to stop monitoring. The mobile device can store the entry and exit, or provide a record of the entry or exit to a function that is conformant to the API for performing various tasks. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376284 | AUTOMATIC FREQUENCY BAND SELECTION USING INFRASTRUCTURE-ENABLED BEACONING - Apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture to provide improved, automatic, and dynamic frequency selection for and/or by medical body area network apparatus are disclosed. Certain examples provide a medical body area network apparatus. The example apparatus includes a radio to receive a beacon signal and a processor to process the beacon signal to determine a location of the apparatus. The example processor is configured to at least: when the beacon signal indicates a first location, communicate via a first frequency band; and when the beacon signal indicates a second location, communicate via a second frequency band. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376285 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR IMPLEMENTING INTERNET SERVICES - Providing interne service comprises: obtaining one or more wireless signals respectively associated with one or more corresponding network devices; obtaining one or more network device identifiers associated with at least one of the one or more wireless signals based at least in part on analysis of the one or more wireless signals; determining that at least one of the one or more network device identifiers corresponds to an Internet service, wherein the Internet service is dependent at least in part on a physical location of a terminal associated with the wireless signal; and accessing the Internet service associated with the at least one of the one or more network device identifiers corresponding to the Internet service. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376286 | HARVESTING LABELS FOR SIGNIFICANT LOCATIONS AND UPDATING A LOCATION FINGERPRINT DATABASE USING HARVESTED LABELS - This disclosure describes embodiments for harvesting and serving labels for locations. In an embodiment, a method comprises: receiving, by one or more server computers, location data including wireless access point data and location labels associated with significant locations, the location data being harvested from a plurality of devices operating at a plurality of geographic locations; and updating, by the one or more server computers, a plurality of fingerprints representing the plurality of geographic locations, the updating including associating at least one of the received location labels with at least one of the plurality of fingerprints. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376287 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR GENERATING NOVEL MOVING LINE INFORMATION BASED ON PREVIOUS MOVING LINE INFORMATION - Disclosed is a technology for a sensor network, machine to machine (M2M) communication, machine type communication (MTC), and the Internet of Things (IoT). The disclosed technology can be used for intelligent services (smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car or connected car, health care, digital education, retail, security and safety-related services, and the like) based on the technology. A terminal according to one embodiment of the present disclosure generates previous moving line information based on a movement path of the terminal, transmits the generated previous moving line information to a server, and receives, from the server, new moving line information generated based on the transmitted previous moving line information. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376288 | VELOCITY-WEIGHTED ANALYSIS OF USER EQUIPMENT LOCATION DATA - Velocity-weighted analysis of UE location data is disclosed. UE velocity can be determined from the change in position and time. UE dwell can also be determined from the change in position and time. UE dwell and UE velocity can be inversely related. UE dwell an UE velocity can be correlated to a likelihood that an event occurrence related to a point of interest affects UE travel between a first and second location. A location of the point of interest can be determined to be in a region corresponding to a path between the first and second location. The region can be associated with the UE dwell and/or UE velocity, such that a probability of interaction can be determined for the event occurrence for the point of interest. The region can comprise a probable UE path based on historical UE data. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376289 | Crowd Condition Estimation System, Crowd Condition Estimation Method and Recording Medium - Based on an idea that there is a correlation between the number of mobile terminals | 2018-12-27 |
20180376290 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING LOCATION AND ACTIVITY OF DEVICES - In one example embodiment, a computer-implemented method and system for providing job status information for an IoT device are disclosed. The method providing job status information for an IoT device includes receiving location information of the IoT device; receiving job assignment information for the IoT device; and evaluating the location information to determine the job status for the IoT device based on a specified condition. The system for providing job status information for an IoT devices includes at least one IoT device, a data processing system and a user interface, wherein the data processing system further comprises a storage database, wherein the storage database receives location information of the IoT device and job assignment information for the IoT device; an analytics engine, wherein the analytics engine evaluates the location information to determine the job status for the IoT device based on a specified condition. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376291 | System, Device and Methods for Transmitting and Receiving Location Dependent Data - The invention relates to a system ( | 2018-12-27 |
20180376292 | METRIC FOR EVALUATING INDOOR POSITIONING SYSTEMS - A method, apparatus, computer program or system includes obtaining fingerprints including a piece of position information and gathered in a venue; determining a first metric based on the fingerprints indicative of a quality value of the obtained fingerprints that indicates for each piece of position information of the fingerprints whether or not the quality and/or a quantity of the obtained fingerprints with respect to the piece of position information is sufficient; determining a second metric based on the obtained fingerprints indicative of a quality value of an infrastructure of the venue, the fingerprints are gathered from one or more radio nodes of the infrastructure, and the second metric indicates for each of the pieces of position information of each of the respective fingerprints whether or not the quality of the infrastructure is sufficient; determining a third metric indicative of an evaluation of the quality of the infrastructure of the venue based on the second metric; and outputting the first metric, the second metric and/or the third metric. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376293 | INDOOR POSITIONING SYSTEM AND RELATED METHOD - The indoor positioning system includes a mobile device, a remote controller, and three RF positioning devices. The RF positioning devices are located at different locations within an indoor space. The mobile device receives and detects strengths of RF signals from the RF positioning devices, and constructs a grid of relative areas within the indoor space accordingly. The mobile device is controlled by the remote controller to move for a number of distances and directions within the inner space so as to integrate the distances and directions with the gird of relative areas into a coordinate system. The mobile device therefore is able to move precisely within the indoor space, either by the remote controller or autonomously. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376294 | MANAGING COMMUNICATION GROUPS BASED ON OBJECTS IN IMAGE FEEDS - Methods, and apparatus for managing a communication group. One method includes forming a communication group of one or more portable communications devices based on a first object of interest and identifying a second object of interest based on the first object of interest. The method also includes determining whether an image feed includes the second object of interest and when the image feed includes the second object of interest, adding a portable communications device associated with the image feed to the communication group. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376295 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GROUPING COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICES - A method and apparatus for grouping communications between mobile communication devices. The method includes receiving, at a mobile communication device, one or more facility identifiers, each of the one or more facility identifiers associated with a facility. The method further includes storing the one or more facility identifiers in a memory; decoding, via an electronic processor, a group call having an initiation identifier; and comparing, via the electronic processor, the initiation identifier to the one or more facility identifiers. The method further includes joining, via the electronic processor, the group call based on the comparison between the initiation identifier and the one or more facility identifiers. The method may further include leaving, via the electronic processor, the group call. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376296 | EVENT-BASED INTERACTIVE DEVICE SYSTEM - A computer system for activating an event-based interactive device can be configured to receive, through a data input API, a unique device identifier. The unique device identifier may be associated with the event-based interactive device. Additionally, the system can be configured to receive user information associated with a user of the event-based interactive device. The system can classify event-based interactive devices into groups based upon the user information. Further, the system can be configured to transmit a command to at least one group of event-based interactive devices. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376297 | SMS-IWF REASSIGNMENT FOR SMS LINK OUTAGE - A computer device may include a memory configured to store instructions and a processor configured to execute the instructions to receive a service request from a user equipment (UE) device via a wireless access network; identify a Short Message Service Inter-Working Function (SMS-IWF) device associated with the UE device; and determine that the identified SMS-IWF device is associated with a link failure. The processor may further be configured to instruct the UE device to detach based on determining that the identified SMS-IWF device is associated with a link failure; receive a re-attach request from the UE device, in response to instructing the UE device to detach; and assign a functioning SMS-IWF device to the UE device, in response to receiving the re-attach request. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376298 | METHOD FOR MANAGING SMS TEXT MESSAGES WITHIN A NETWORK AND GATEWAY IMPLEMENTING SUCH A METHOD - A method for managing SMS text messages that is implemented by a gateway placed across the flow between an S-CSCF entity and an HLR entity in a telecommunications network. The method includes: receiving a Third Party Registration frame including an identifier of a terminal; sending a configuration message to the HLR entity, the configuration causing the SMS text messages intended for the terminal to transit via the gateway or not; obtaining, from the frame, information representative of the type of access network to which the terminal is connected, wherein the sending and content of the configuration message are determined according to the type of access network. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376299 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THE TEMPORAL SHIFTING OF DATA DOWNLOADS OR STREAMING - Systems and methods for providing time-shifted data downloads over cellular networks are disclosed. The downloads can be selected using an application or other data consuming application with a “download later” feature, or similar. The application can register with a data shifting service (DSS) to receive a low-priority, or “0-rated,” download of the data. The DSS can place the application in queue waiting for predetermined network conditions (e.g., network utilization to fall below a predetermined level). Upon occurrence of the predetermined network conditions (e.g., network utilization falling below a predetermined rate), the DSS can inform the application that a low-priority download window is available. The application can then download the data from a content provider. The DSS can enable cellular networks to increase average network utilization, while reducing peak demand. The system may offer low-priority downloads at reduced cost, or free, to incentivize use of the DSS. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376300 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REQUESTING & SHARING INFORMATON BETWEEN MOBILE DEVICES AND PHONE SYSTEMS - A method and system to allow the exchange of information between a person's mobile device and a business, institution, organization, agency, etc. to send, as per request, information that is required or is relevant to the parties, without having to interrupt the call. The businesses, institutions, organizations, agencies, etc. can be for instance, a 911 dispatcher office, a merchant that operates through the phone or a service provider, though such examples are not considered limiting. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376301 | VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING EMERGENCY CALL OF THE VEHICLE - A method for controlling an emergency call signal generated from a vehicle includes: acquiring network coverage information of a plurality of communication networks; storing the network coverage information for each link in a map of a navigation device installed in the vehicle; calculating at least one parameter for selecting a communication network needed to maintain continuity of the emergency call signal when an emergency call button of the vehicle is manipulated; selecting a communication network needed to maintain continuity of the emergency call signal based on the at least one calculated parameter; and connecting the emergency call signal through the selected communication network. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376302 | Apparatuses and Methods for Multiple Presence Reporting Areas - Handling a plurality of Presence Reporting Areas, PRAs, may currently present inconsistencies between the PRAs active in a policy controller and those PRAs active in a network node handling UE mobility, e.g. MME/SGSN. To overcome these and other drawbacks, there are provided enhanced policy controller, network node and method of handling a plurality of PRAs. This method comprises selecting, at the policy controller, a plurality of applicable PRAs; transmitting from the policy controller, and receiving at the network node, the plurality of applicable PRAs; selecting, at the network node from the plurality of applicable PRAs, a number of PRAs to be active at the network node; and transmitting from the network node, and receiving at the policy controller, at least one of: an indication on whether a UE is inside or outside a PRA, and an indication on whether a PRA is or is not accepted to be active by the network node. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376303 | TRACKING BUILDING LOCATIONS OF FIXED WIRELESS DEVICES - A system for generating a database containing the internal locations (e.g., floor, compass direction, room number, nearest fixed landmark, etc.) of fixed wireless devices within a building. To collect data for the database, a report-provider traverses a building with a mobile reporting device. As the provider traverses the building, the mobile reporting device directs the reports-provider to detected wireless devices (e.g., WiFi access points, Bluetooth beacons, Internet-connected appliances, etc.) and instructs the provider to enter information regarding the internal location of each device. When a walk-thru of a building is complete, the mobile reporting device generates a building report that contains the building's location and the internal locations of the detected wireless device. Multiple such reports may be combined by the system to generate the database of internal locations of wireless devices in various buildings. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376304 | ENHANCED VEHICLE-TO-EVERYTHING RADIO ACCESS TECHNOLOGY MIGRATION - Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. A user equipment (UE) that is configured to transmit a message to a neighboring UE via multiple formats, identify a service parameter indicative of a format to be used for the message. The UE may convey information indicating the service parameter from a first layer of the UE to a second layer of the UE, wherein the first layer is an upper layer with respect to the second layer. The UE may generate, by the second layer and based at least in part on the information, the message in the format for communicating with the neighboring UE. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are claimed and described. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376305 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETECTING ANOMALIES AND FORECASTING OPTIMIZATIONS TO IMPROVE SMART CITY OR REGION INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT USING NETWORKS OF AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES - Methods and systems are provided for detecting anomalies and forecasting optimizations to improve smart city or region infrastructure management using networks of autonomous vehicles. An autonomous vehicle may receive initial information relating to infrastructure utilized by a plurality of autonomous vehicles, and may acquire, during operation in the infrastructure, real-time information relating to the infrastructure and/or to other ones of the plurality of autonomous vehicles. The acquired information may be processed, and based on the processing of the acquired information and the initial information, anomalies and/or problems affecting the infrastructure and/or operation of the plurality of autonomous vehicles in the infrastructure may be detected. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376306 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETECTING ANOMALIES AND FORECASTING OPTIMIZATIONS TO IMPROVE URBAN LIVING MANAGEMENT USING NETWORKS OF AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES - Methods and systems are provided for detecting anomalies and forecasting optimizations to improve urban living management using networks of autonomous vehicles. An autonomous vehicle may receive initial information relating to infrastructure utilized by a plurality of autonomous vehicles, and may obtain, during operation in the infrastructure, real-time information relating to the infrastructure, to other ones of the plurality of autonomous vehicles, and/or to various conditions or operations pertinent to urban living and management thereof in an area corresponding to and/or associated with the infrastructure. The real-time information may be processed, and based on the processing of the real-time information and the initial information, anomalies and/or problems affecting the infrastructure and/or operation of the plurality of autonomous vehicles in the infrastructure may be detected, and one or more adjustments to improve management of urban living within the area may be determined. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376307 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD - A communication device to be mounted in a vehicle includes a short-range communication unit configured to perform a first wireless communication in a first communication range, a wide-area communication unit configured to perform a second wireless communication in a second communication range larger than the first communication range, a first information acquisition unit configured to acquire first vehicle information from another vehicle located in the first communication range, through the first wireless communication, a communication control unit configured to permit, when the first information acquisition unit has acquired the first vehicle information including predetermined information, acquisition of second vehicle information through the second wireless communication, and a second information acquisition unit configured to acquire, when the acquisition of the second vehicle information through the second wireless communication is permitted, the second vehicle information from another vehicle located in the second communication range, through the second wireless communication. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376308 | MESSAGE SENDING METHOD AND APPARATUS - The present disclosure provides a method of sending a vehicle-to-everything (V2X) service message. The method includes: determining, by a terminal device, a communication path for a V2X service, where the communication path is selected from at least two communication paths, the at least two communication paths include a first communication path and a second communication path, the first communication path is a communication path on which communication is performed using a PC5 interface, and the second communication path is a communication path on which communication is performed using a Uu interface; and sending, by the terminal device, a message of the V2X service by using the communication path. In the foregoing solution, the communication path can be selected from the at least two communication paths, to send the message of the V2X service. In this way, a communication path is flexibly selected for a V2X service. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376309 | Information Transfer System, Vehicle-Mounted Terminal, and Information Transfer Method - Information is transferred from a device to which the information is temporarily provided to another more suitable device as required, and hence it is possible to continue usage of a service or content comfortably on the device to which the information is transferred. Provided is an information transfer system including: an in-vehicle terminal; an information terminal; and a server, wherein the in-vehicle terminal includes a transfer information extraction module configured to extract, as transfer information, a part of acquired notification information that is to be transferred to the information terminal, wherein the server includes a notification information extraction module configured to transmit the transfer information acquired from the in-vehicle terminal to the information terminal at a predetermined timing, and wherein the information terminal includes a transfer information display module configured to display the transfer information acquired from the server. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376310 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MACHINE TO MACHINE SUBSCRIBER INFORMATION AND RETRIEVAL PROTECTION - Systems and methods utilize a machine type communication interworking function and mapping function to manage and route requests from a variety of devices in data networks. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376311 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMMUNICATING WITH A UNIQUE IDENTIFIER - A system for device communication is disclosed. The system may include one or more memory devices storing instructions and one or more processors configured to execute the instructions to transmit a first unique identifier to a wave device, and receive a second unique identifier from the wave device. Further, the first unique identifier may exclusively identify a person, and the second unique identifier may exclusively identify a first wave receiver associated with a person, an entity, a place, or an object. In addition, at least the first unique identifier may be transmitted to the wave device based on an indication of a proximity between the first person and the first wave receiver. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376312 | PROXIMITY AND TAP DETECTION USING A WIRELESS SYSTEM - A method for detecting the proximity of a signal source using wireless systems is contemplated in which a wireless mobile device wirelessly receives packets from a signal source and determines a received signal strength for each packet. The wireless mobile device may store information based upon the received signal strength for each packet, and calculate from the information stored for all the packets, a current path loss value corresponding to a current distance from the wireless mobile device to the signal source. The wireless mobile device may then determine whether the current distance is sufficient to be an enabling condition such as tap, for example, for a data transfer or a transaction between the wireless mobile device and the signal source. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376313 | Methods and Apparatus for Using Smart Environment Devices Via Application Program Interfaces - Systems and Methods disclosed herein relate to providing control of smart devices via data provided from or to a doorbell, via an application programming interface (API). The data provided by the doorbell may be submission data related to the doorbell, while received data may be reception data related to one or more smart devices, a smart-device environment structure hosting the smart devices, or both. Based upon the reception data and/or the submission data, a status of the doorbell and/or of the smart devices may be modified. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376314 | MYSHAKE: SMARTPHONE-BASED EARTHQUAKE EARLY WARNING SYSTEM - A distributed seismic system, “MyShake”, which collectively harnesses sensor data from smartphones to determine earthquake onset, and generate warnings through the self-same phone network. The system can record magnitude 2.5 or larger earthquakes, and provides on-phone detection capability to separate earthquake shake data from other every-day shakes of the phone. The earthquake data is collected at a central site where a network detection algorithm confirms that an earthquake is underway and estimates the location and magnitude in real-time. This information is used to issue an alert of forthcoming ground shaking, such as through the network of phones for an early earthquake warning system. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376315 | Discovery in a Communication System - Discovery of devices in a network of devices comprises assigning resources for the discovery, and providing accordingly at least two discovery patterns of transmission and reception phases for the devices in the network for communication of information between the devices. A device can transmit or receive information in accordance with a dedicated discovery pattern of transmission and reception phases allocated from a set of different discovery patterns. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376316 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DECODING SIGNAL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - The present disclosure relates to 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). A method of operating a receiving terminal in a wireless communication system may include: transmitting, to a transmitting terminal, information on capabilities of the receiving terminal in relation to an independent component analysis (ICA) technique; receiving, from the transmitting terminal, a signal generated based on the capabilities; and decoding the signal using the ICA technique in consideration of the amount of change in the channel for the signal. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376317 | PROXY DEVICE FOR REDUCING NUMBER OF CONNECTIONS TO GATEWAY - Techniques and systems for operating a device as a communication proxy for other devices are provided. For example, a method, computing device, or computer-program product may be provided, and may include receiving a device communication using a connection with a first device, determining that the device communication is from the first device, wherein the computing device and the first device are able to connect with a second device, and establishing a connection with the second device, wherein the computing device operates as a communication proxy for the first device by using the connection with the second device to exchange communications with the second device for the first device, and wherein the computing device and the first device include Internet of Things devices and share a common cloud network service provider. The method, computing device, or computer-program product may further include transmitting the device communication using the connection with the second device. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376318 | AUTHENTICATION AND KEY AGREEMENT IN COMMUNICATION NETWORK - A method for authentication and key agreement in a communication network is disclosed. In the method, a network node generates a common public key and a master secret key, assigns to a first user equipment a first set of one or more pseudonym identifications corresponding to a real identity of the first user equipment, the common public key and a first private key specific to the first user equipment, and assigns to a second user equipment a second set of one or more pseudonym identifications corresponding to a real identity of the second user equipment, the common public key and a second private key specific to the second user equipment. In response to a request for establishing a communication session between the first user equipment with a first pseudonym identification and the second user equipment with a second pseudonym identification, the network node generates a first intermediate key for the first user equipment based on the common public key and a second secret key shared between the second user equipment and the network node, and a second intermediate key for the second user equipment based on the common public key and a first secret key shared between the first user equipment and the network node. Upon successfully authenticate each other based on the common public key, the first and second user equipments generate a session key to be used for securing the communication session based on the first and second intermediate keys respectively. | 2018-12-27 |