52nd week of 2017 patent applcation highlights part 73 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20170374462 | Peripheral Device Transducer Configuration - A peripheral device for use with a user terminal, the peripheral device comprising: a first housing part and a second housing part flexibly coupled together, the peripheral configured to be operated in an open mode wherein the first housing part and the second housing part lie adjacent to each other such that the peripheral forms a stand for the user terminal and a closed mode wherein the first housing part and the second housing part lie facing each other; at least one sensor in the first housing part configured to determine whether the peripheral device is the open mode or the closed mode; at least one transducer directed in a first orientation suitable for operating in a closed mode; a further transducer directed in a further orientation suitable for operating in an open mode; and control logic for controlling the at least one transducer and the at least one further transducer based on the at least one sensor determining whether the peripheral device is the open mode or the closed mode. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374463 | AUDIO SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE, AUDIO SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An audio signal processing device includes a sound acquisition unit configured to acquire audio data generated by collecting a sound in a sound collection target space, a selection unit configured to select, based on a priority of each of a plurality of areas in the sound collection target space, one or more of the areas in the sound collection target space, and an output unit configured to output processed data, for which predetermined signal processing for the areas selected by the selection unit is executed on the audio data acquired by the sound acquisition unit, and the predetermined signal processing for an area not selected by the selection unit is not executed on the audio data. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374464 | AUDIO PROCESSOR WITH BI-DIRECTIONAL INPUT/OUTPUT PORTS - An audio processor has a number of ports that are configurable as input or output ports. Each port includes a jack, an input audio circuit and an output audio circuit. A switch is controllable to selectively connect an output of the output audio circuit to the jack when the port is configured as an output port. In one embodiment, the switch is bypassed with resistor and the output of the output audio circuit is coupled through the resistor to the jack when the port is configured as an input port. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374465 | AUDIO SYSTEM WITH CONFIGURABLE ZONES - An audio system is described that includes one or more speaker arrays that emit sound corresponding to one or more pieces of sound program content into associated zones within a listening area. Using parameters of the audio system (e.g., locations of the speaker arrays and the audio sources), the zones, the users, the pieces of sound program content, and the listening area, one or more beam pattern attributes may be generated. The beam pattern attributes define a set of beams that are used to generate audio beams for channels of sound program content to be played in each zone. The beam pattern attributes may be updated as changes are detected within the listening environment. By adapting to these changing conditions, the audio system is capable of reproducing sound that accurately represents each piece of sound program content in various zones. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374466 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPRESSING CROSSTALK - A crosstalk suppression system includes one or more proximal audio output devices located proximal to a listener's left and/or right ear; and one or more distal audio output sources located relatively away from the listener's ears; wherein each of the proximal output devices and the distal audio output sources are adapted to emit a substantially identical sound without introducing an active time delay for the sound emitted from the proximal audio output devices and the distal audio output sources such that during use the listener's left and/or right ear receives sound from the proximal audio output devices before or at the same time relative to the sound received by the listener's ear from the distal audio output sources and wherein loudness of the sound emitted from the proximal audio output devices does not exceed a loudness of the sound emitted from the distal audio output sources. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374467 | AUDIO APPARATUS AND AUDIO OUTPUT PORT - An audio apparatus includes an analog module that receives a digital left (L) channel signal and a digital right (R) channel signal and outputs first and second analog L signals and first and second analog R signals, a first output port that includes first to fifth conductors, through which the first and second analog L signals, the first and second analog R signals, and a ground voltage are provided, and a second output port that includes sixth to ninth conductors, through which the first and second analog L signals and the first and second analog R signals are provided. When an audio jack including first to third terminals is inserted into the first output port, the first and second conductors are connected to the first terminal, the third and fourth conductors are connected to the second terminal, and the fifth conductor is connected to the third terminal. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374468 | VIBRATING DIAPHRAGM ASSEMBLY - Disclosed is a vibrating diaphragm assembly, which relates to the technical field of electroacoustic products. The vibrating diaphragm assembly comprises a vibrating diaphragm, wherein the vibrating diaphragm comprises a middle part and a folding ring part surrounding the periphery of the middle part; the vibrating diaphragm comprises a vibrating diaphragm substrate layer and a silica gel layer; the silica gel layer is at least partially combined with the vibrating diaphragm substrate layer; the vibrating diaphragm substrate layer is a high molecular material layer; the silica gel layer is combined on the surface of the folding ring part; and the silica gel layer and the high molecular material layer are formed through injection molding. The vibrating diaphragm assembly of the present invention can improve the compliance of a vibrating diaphragm by arranging a silica gel layer on the surface of a folding ring part and compounding the silica gel layer and a high molecular material layer, improve the chemical stability and the temperature adaptability thereof, optimize the acoustic performance, and improve the product qualification rate. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374469 | ACOUSTIC APPARATUS WITH DIAPHRAGM SUPPORTED AT A DISCRETE NUMBER OF LOCATIONS - An acoustic apparatus includes a back plate, a diaphragm, and at least one pillar. The diaphragm and the back plate are disposed in spaced relation to each other. At least one pillar is configured to at least temporarily connect the back plate and the diaphragm across the distance. The diaphragm stiffness is increased as compared to a diaphragm stiffness in absence of the pillar. The at least one pillar provides a clamped boundary condition when the diaphragm is electrically biased and the clamped boundary is provided at locations where the diaphragm is supported by the at least one pillar. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374470 | Bone conduction transducer with increased low frequency performance - A bone conduction transducer includes a yoke having a pair of arms, a layer of high permeability steel on a surface of the yoke between the arms, a metal coil, a metallic post that extends into a center portion of the metal coil, a diaphragm, an anvil attached to a surface of the diaphragm, a pair of permanent magnets attached to an opposite surface of the diaphragm, and a pair of springs. A first end of each spring is attached to a respective one of the arms of the yoke, and a second end of each spring is coupled to the diaphragm. The diaphragm is configured to vibrate in response to a signal supplied to the metal coil. The diaphragm, anvil, and/or metallic post could be formed from a high permeability steel. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374471 | MINI LOUDSPEAKER - A mini loudspeaker includes a shell, a vibration system and a magnetic circuit system are received in the shell, and the shell is made up by jointing at least two shell bodies. A protruding sealing portion is provided on one of the shell bodies at a portion where the shell body is sealed with another shell body, the sealing portion is formed integrally with the shell body by bi-color injection molding process, material of the sealing portion has a hardness smaller than hardness of material of the shell body and has compressibility; the shell body is further provided with a jointing component configured to join the shell body to another shell body, and the jointing component and the sealing portion are located on the same side. The mini loudspeaker addresses the sealing issue of products under the condition of a small space and has a good sealing performance. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374472 | MAGNETORESISTIVE AUDIO PICKUP - A magnetoresistive audio pickup comprises an audio detection circuit. The audio detection circuit comprises at least one linear magnetoresistive sensor, a coupling capacitance, an AC amplifier, and a signal processing circuit comprising an additional amplifier. The linear magnetoresistive sensor comprises at least one single-axis linear magnetoresistive sensor unit. The linear magnetoresistive sensors are placed in a measurement plane above a speaker's voice coil, the signal output end of each single-axis linear magnetoresistive sensor unit is capacitively coupled to the AC amplifier which provides AC signals through electrical connection to the amplifier, these signals are combined within the signal processing unit into an audio signal, and the audio signal is output from the circuit; each single-axis linear sensor unit is located in the linear response area of the measurement plane. The present invention detects a speaker's audio signals via magnetic field coupling between a speaker and a linear magnetoresistive sensor. The magnetoresistive audio pickup's structure is simple and it also provides low power consumption. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374473 | MEMS TRANSDUCER PACKAGE - A method of fabricating a micro-electrical-mechanical system (MEMS) transducer chip scale package. The method comprising: providing ( | 2017-12-28 |
20170374474 | MEMS TRANSDUCER PACKAGE - A MEMS transducer package ( | 2017-12-28 |
20170374475 | CONTROLLING A LINK FOR DIFFERENT LOAD CONDITIONS - The present disclosure relates generally to devices, systems, and methods for supporting different load conditions in a data/power link. In one example, a device includes a transformer that has a first tap with a first turns ratio and a second tap with a second turns ratio. The device further includes electronics and circuitry. The circuitry is configured to selectively couple the electronics to the first tap of the transformer for a first application and to couple the electronics to the second tap of the transformer for a second application. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374476 | Hearing Eyeglass System and Method - The exemplary disclosure describes a hearing system e.g. comprising a Hearing Aid device comprising a cellphone and/or user worn device where some of the programs are carried out by components embedded onto the user worn device and some programs by hearing system components, e.g. which are inherently part of cellphones. The hearing system improves the intelligibility of voice messages arriving e.g. through the cellphone and/or other speaker, and/or e.g. via connected earphones and/or directly through the free air. The user can call diverse programs suitable for different situations, by using e.g. inertial sensors embedded in the hearing system, e.g. in the user worn system and/or e.g. are inherently part of the cellphone. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374477 | CONTROL OF A HEARING DEVICE - A hearing aid device for augmenting environment sounds to alleviate a hearing loss of the user. The hearing aid device comprises a sensor to sense an input from the user in order to change one or more operating parameters of the hearing aid. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374478 | METHOD AND A HEARING DEVICE FOR IMPROVED SEPARABILITY OF TARGET SOUNDS - A hearing device, a hearing system and a method for improving a hearing impaired person's ability to perceptually separate a target sound from competing sounds, the target sound and the competing sounds forming a composite sound signal having a given frequency range, where the method comprises the steps of: (i) subdividing the frequency range of the composite sound signal into a plurality of frequency sub-bands; (ii) grouping frequency sub-bands based on comparable characteristics of the plurality of frequency sub-bands; (iii) for each of the groups calculating a group envelope; and (iv) multiplying the signal in the frequency sub-bands of each individual group by a function or functions that enhance(s) peaks of the group envelope and/or attenuates energy in troughs in the group envelope. The comparable characteristics may be the correlation between the envelope of each of the bands in the specific group of frequency sub-bands and the corresponding group envelope. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374479 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SUPPRESSING SOUND LEAKAGE - A bone conduction speaker includes a housing, a vibration board and a transducer. The transducer is located in the housing, and the vibration board is configured to contact with skin and pass vibration. At least one sound guiding hole is set on at least one portion of the housing to guide sound wave inside the housing to the outside of the housing. The guided wave and the leaked sound wave form interference so that the amplitude of the leaked sound wave is reduced. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374480 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A HEARING DEVICE AND HEARING DEVICE WITH CERTIFICATE - A hearing device includes: a processing unit configured to compensate for hearing loss of a user of the hearing device; a memory unit; and an interface; wherein the memory unit has a hearing device certificate stored therein, the hearing device certificate comprising: a hearing device identifier, a plurality of hearing device keys, at least one hearing device key identifier indicative of one of the hearing device keys. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374481 | INTELLIGENT AUDIO CONTROL - Embodiments for manipulating an audio environment by a processor. A noncalibrative stimulus is detected in the audio environment. In response to the detected noncalibrative stimulus, a component in the audio environment is caused to modify an audio characteristic in order to change a physical property of sound generated in the audio environment. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374482 | Calibration of Audio Playback Devices - An audio playback device comprises a microphone, a speaker, and a processor. The processor is arranged to output by the speaker first audio content and receive by the microphone an indication of the first audio content. A first acoustic response of a room in which the audio playback device is located is determined based on the received indication of first audio content. A mapping is applied to the first acoustic response to determine a second acoustic response. The second acoustic response is indicative of an approximated acoustic response of the room at a spatial location different from a spatial location of the microphone. The second audio content output by the speaker is adjusted based on the second response. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374483 | INTEGRATED VOICE COIL AND CONE ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - An integrated voice coil and cone assembly includes a cone assembly having a top diaphragm skin and a bottom diaphragm skin with a space between the top diaphragm skin and bottom diaphragm skin. The integrated voice coil and cone assembly also includes a voice coil configured to engage the cone assembly along a perimeter edge thereof and an adhesive material placed between the top diaphragm skin and bottom diaphragm skin such that the adhesive material fills all of the space between the top and bottom diaphragm skins. The adhesive material also bonds the top diaphragm skin, bottom diaphragm skin, and voice coil into a single, integrated unit. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374484 | HYBRID, PRIORITY-BASED RENDERING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADAPTIVE AUDIO - Embodiments are directed to a method of rendering adaptive audio by receiving input audio comprising channel-based audio, audio objects, and dynamic objects, wherein the dynamic objects are classified as sets of low-priority dynamic objects and high-priority dynamic objects, rendering the channel-based audio, the audio objects, and the low-priority dynamic objects in a first rendering processor of an audio processing system, and rendering the high-priority dynamic objects in a second rendering processor of the audio processing system. The rendered audio is then subject to virtualization and post-processing steps for playback through soundbars and other similar limited height capable speakers. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374485 | Method and Apparatus for Higher Order Ambisonics Encoding and Decoding Using Singular Value Decomposition - The encoding and decoding of HOA signals using Singular Value Decomposition includes forming based on sound source direction values and an Ambisonics order corresponding ket vectors (|Y(Ω | 2017-12-28 |
20170374486 | POSITIONAL AUDIO ASSIGNMENT SYSTEM - In some implementations, a positional audio assignment system is used to improve a user's immersion during content playback within a virtual reality setting. Data representing a video viewable to a user identifying spatial positions assigned to one or more objects within the video is initially obtained. Audio data encoding one or more audio streams corresponding to each of the one or more objects is also obtained. User input data associated with playback of the video is then received. A gaze point of the user based on the received user input data is then determined. The gaze point of the user is then evaluated with respect to the spatial positions assigned to the one or more objects. The audio output provided to the user is then selectively adjusted based on evaluating the gaze point with respect to the spatial positions assigned to the one or more objects. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374487 | METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY CONNECTING A SHORT-RANGE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN TWO DEVICES AND APPARATUS FOR THE SAME - A method for automatically connecting two devices with each other through short-range communication an apparatus for the same are disclosed. The apparatus comprises a short-range communication module configured to enable short-range communication with an external device; an interrupt detector configured to sense an interrupt signal for short-range communication connection, which is received from the external device through the short-range communication module in a sleep mode where a standby power is supplied; and a controller, the interrupt detector wakes up the controller if the interrupt signal is sensed in the sleep mode, and the woken-up controller releases the sleep mode and controls the short-range communication module to perform short-range communication connection with the external device. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374488 | SYSTEM CONFIGURATIONS TO DETERMINE USER DATA ASSOCIATED WITH MOBILE APPLICATIONS - Various systems, mediums, and methods may determine one or more configurations associated with a provider application. For example, a mobile system may determine a request to install a provider application, possibly based on one or more user inputs received by the mobile system. The mobile system may determine other applications installed on the mobile system. The mobile system may determine one or more configurations of the provider application based on the other applications installed. As such, the mobile system may install the provider application to the mobile system based on the one or more configurations determined. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374489 | MOBILE GHOSTING - In one embodiment, a first set of applications installed on a first device is identified. Device characteristics of a second device may be ascertained. An application store for the second device may be determined based, at least in part, on the device characteristics of the second device. A second set of applications corresponding to the first set of applications is selected, where the second set of applications is available from the application store and compatible with the device characteristics of the second device. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374490 | INTERNET OF THINGS PROTOCOL HANDLER - A protocol handler communicatively coupled to client devices in an internet of things (IoT) network can operate to update manufacturer specific parameters for corresponding different protocols. A protocol component of the protocol handler can map updates from different manufacturers or different manufacturer servers to a translator dataset of a look-up table. The updates can be mapped to an IoT protocol as IoT parameters based on the associations of the look-up table between the different protocols. An IoT translator component can translate communications back and forth from manufacturers or their servers of different communications protocols to one or more of the client devices and vice versa, in which the client devices are associated with different protocols, and can also communicate to one another via the IoT translator in the IoT protocol. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374491 | METHOD FOR INSTRUCTING UPDATE OF SYSTEM INFORMATION, BASE STATION AND USER EQUIPMENT - Provided are a method for instructing update of machine type communication (MTC) system information, a base station (BS) supporting MTC, and a user equipment (UE). The MTC system information comprises system information required by a first-type MTC UE and system information required by a second-type MTC UE. The method comprises: when system information required by a first-type MTC UE is updated and/or system information required by a second-type MTC UE is updated, generating an instruction message containing a related MTC system information update instruction identifier; and sending the generated instruction message. The embodiments of the present invention can reduce the number of times an MTC UE reads the system information, thereby saving on the energy consumption of the MTC UE. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374492 | DELIVERING A MESSAGE TO A MOBILE DEVICE IN A MOBILE COMMUNICATION NETWORK - A method is provided for delivering a message to a mobile device (MTC) in a mobile communication network. Furthermore, a switch center (GMSC) is provided for delivering a message to a mobile device (MTC) in a mobile communication network and to a mobility management entity (MME) for delivering a message to a mobile device (MTC) in a mobile communication network. Moreover, a mobile device (MTC) is provided for receiving a message in a mobile communication network and to a database (HLR/HSS) of the mobile communication network. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374493 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THE FLEXIBLE ACCESS AND MANAGEMENT OF MONITORING APPLICATIONS IN A NETWORK OF MOVING THINGS INCLUDING, FOR EXAMPLE, AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES - Communication network architectures, systems and methods for supporting a network of mobile nodes. As a non-limiting example, various aspects of this disclosure provide communication network architectures, systems, and methods for supporting a dynamically configurable communication network comprising a complex array of both static and moving communication nodes (e.g., the Internet of moving things). The communication network architectures, systems, and methods of the disclosure support flexible access and management of monitoring applications in a network of moving things. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374494 | TRANSMITTING NOTIFICATIONS USING A TRANSMISSION NUMBER - A first indications from a first beacon of one or more beacons at a first time is received. A transmission number is requested from a server device. The transmission number is received from the server device. Responsive to receiving the first indication from the first beacon, whether the first time is within the transmission number is determined. Responsive to determining the first time is within the transmission number, the first indication is transmitted to the server device. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374495 | DETERMINING A TRANSMISSION NUMBER FOR A DEVICE - A set of rules for assigning a transmission number to one or more computing devices is received. An indication from a first computing device is received. The indication includes a request for a transmission number. The transmission number for the first computing device is determined using the set of rules and a transmission window. The transmission number is transmitted to the first computing device. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374496 | IDENTIFICATION OF USERS IN A PREDEFINED ENVIRONMENT - A method is provided for obtaining a graph by a terminal able to communicate with an item of equipment via a telecommunications network. The method is adapted to obtain a medium identifier emitted, via a near-field wireless communication technology, by a data medium situated in a predefined environment, to dispatch to the item of equipment a notification signaling the presence of the user in the environment, to receive identification data in respect of users present and at least one item of position information, and to highlight on a displayed graph at least one position allocated to a user and to display on said graph, in conjunction with a highlighted position, data of the user. Also provided are a method of presence management adapted to receive presence notifications and to transmit to the terminal identification data in respect of users present in the environment. Also provided are the terminal and equipment. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374497 | INFORMATION TRANSMISSION METHOD AND SYSTEM, AND DEVICE - A method and system for transmitting information which is obtained from a peripheral object when an interactive service between devices is performed, and a device, are provided. The information transmission method includes: obtaining first information which is stored in a peripheral object of an electronic device via short distance communication with the peripheral object when an interactive service is performed between the electronic device and the at least one external device; generating second information that is to be transmitted to the at least one external device based on the obtained first information; and transmitting the second information to the at least one external device via the interactive service. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374498 | GENERIC SOFTWARE-BASED PERCEPTION RECORDER, VISUALIZER, AND EMOTIONS DATA ANALYZER - The present disclosure relates to a sophisticated system and method of transmitting individual feelings, emotions, and perceptions. The system and method consistent with the present disclosure includes capturing emotions, feelings, or perceptions in a contextual context. The emotions, feelings, or perceptions may be dispatched from a user using an electronic communications device such as a smartphone. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374499 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING POSITION OF WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE, AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - According to one embodiment, a memory stores a first information including a positional relationship among a plurality of positional candidates, a second information including an influence on the plurality of positional candidates due to at least any of an attenuation and a reflection of a radio wave by an object located at a periphery of the plurality of positional candidates, and a third information including a first received signal strength indicator of the radio wave transmitted from a first wireless communication device and received by a second wireless communication device. A processor estimates a position of the second wireless communication device from the plurality of positional candidates, based on a first value as the first received signal strength indicator corrected with a first correction value based on the second information, and a plurality of first distances between the first wireless communication device and each of the plurality of positional candidates. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374500 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADJUSTING WIRELESS SCAN RATES - The present disclosure relates to computer-implemented systems and methods for transmitting and receiving audio and video data. A method may include determining, by a device including one or more processors and a plurality of antennas, that the device is in an active state. The method may also include determining, via the plurality of antennas in response to a location request, location information associated with the device. Furthermore, the method may include receiving, from at least one sensor component included in the device, sensor information associated with the device. Additionally, the method may include determining, based at least in part on the location information and the sensor information, a scan rate adjustment event. The method may further include adjusting a current scan rate of the first antenna to a second scan rate. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374501 | POSITIONING WITH WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORKS AND WLAN-AIDED GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEMS - Accurate position capability can be quickly provided using a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN). When associated with a WLAN, a wireless device can quickly determine its relative and/or coordinate position based on information provided by an access point in the WLAN. Before a wireless device disassociates with the access point, the WLAN can periodically provide time, location, and decoded GPS data to the wireless device. In this manner, the wireless device can significantly reduce the time to acquire the necessary GPS satellite data (i.e. on the order if seconds instead of minutes) to determine its coordinate position. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374502 | NETWORKED WI-FI STATIONS HAVING MULTI-LEVEL DISPLAYS AND MULTIPLE ANTENNAS - A kiosk system is described that may have multilevel displays and multiple network antennas. Upper level displays may be non-touch and a lower level display may include a touch display. The upper level displays may be affixed to a body of the kiosk using brackets. The kiosk may include first and second network interfaces. The first network interface may be provided to enable user terminals local to the kiosk to wirelessly access network resources via the kiosk system. The second network interface may enable the kiosk to access a remote system. The kiosk may be equipped with a camera, microphone, and/or a speaker. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374503 | Device and Method For Containing and Tracking A Subject Using Satellite Positioning Data - A device to be disposed on a subject for determining whether the subject is inside or outside of a containment zone defined by a containment perimeter. There is a positioning unit for generating position data, including satellite positioning data, of the subject; the position data. There is a processor unit, in communication with the positioning unit, configured to receive data from a memory representing a plurality of line segments forming the containment perimeter and obtain the position data of the subject. The processor casts a ray from the position of the subject toward a line segment of the containment perimeter and determines the number of line segments that are intersected by the ray. The processor determines from number of line segments intersected by the ray, if the subject is inside the containment zone or outside of the containment zone. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374504 | GEOLOCATION COMPATIBILITY FOR NON-RCS DEVICES - In an IMS communications infrastructure, RCS communications may be received from originating devices and forwarded to receiving devices. Specifically, RCS provides for geolocation messages to allow an originating user to send his or her location to a receiving user. In certain cases, however, the receiving user may have a device that does not support RCS. In this case, the IMS infrastructure extracts location coordinates from the XML content of the RCS geolocation message and uses them to construct an HTML hyperlink to an online mapping service. The hyperlink is then sent as part of an SMS or MMS message to the legacy device of the receiving user. Upon selecting the hyperlink, the receiving user is taken to a web page or other resource that shows a map of the location indicated by the RCS geolocation message. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374505 | LOCATION-DRIVEN SOCIAL NETWORKING SYSTEM AND METHOD - One or more processors generate a graphical user interface, on a client computing node, and communicate with the client computing node via an Internet connection. The processor(s) obtains user data from a client, where the user data includes attributes of the user and privacy selections related to the attributes. The processor(s) utilizes location services in the client computing node to obtain location information from the client computing node indicating a position of the client computing node. The processor(s) determines a geographic segment for the client computing node that represents a pre-defined geographic area that includes the position of the client computing node. The processor(s) displays in the graphical user interface, based on the attributes of the user and the assigned geographic segment, a portion of attributes associated with at least one other user, where the at least one other user is associated with the geographic segment. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374506 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING THE LOCATIONS OF COMPUTING DEVICES - In some implementations a method includes receiving a first message from a computing device via a first network. The first message may indicate that the computing device is unable to communicate with a second network. The method also includes determining whether a beacon operator has requested tracking of the computing device. The method further includes transmitting a second message to the beacon operator when the beacon operator has requested tracking of the computing device. The second message may include a first geographical location identified by the first network. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374507 | SYSTEM OF REAL-TIME SHARING SCRIBBLING AND TRACKING INFORMATION BASED ON MAP AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - A system of real-time tracking with scribbling information based on a map and an operating method thereof which share multimedia contents information inserted into a selected tracking course of an electronic map while communicating with a counterpart and write an experience and information acquired in a corresponding region as the multimedia contents to share designed tracking course information with the counterpart and allow each counterpart to additionally write multimedia information in designed contents information in person to share the multimedia information. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374508 | SYSTEM TO TRACK ENGAGEMENT OF MEDIA ITEMS - An engagement tracking system monitors user interactions with media items to calculate an engagement score of the media item. The engagement tracking system may be or include a group of one or more server machines configured to detect an exposure of a client device to a media item maintained by the engagement tracking system. In response to detecting the exposure of the client device to the media item, the engagement tracking system tracks a location of the client device based on access requests to location based media items. The engagement tracking system may thereby monitor client devices exposed to the media item in order to calculate an engagement score of the media item. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374509 | MULTI-SIGNAL GEOMETRIC LOCATION SENSING FOR ACCESS CONTROL - Various embodiments are generally directed to the provision and use of geometric location based security systems that use multiple beacons for determining a location. A beacon transmitted from an ultrasound broadcast as well as one or more different wireless broadcasts can be used to geo-locate a device and provide access controls based on the geo-location. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374510 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TRACKING A SUBJECT USING SATELLITE POSITIONING DATA - A device disposed on a subject to maintain the subject within a containment zone and track the subject if the subject exits the containment zone. The device includes a positioning unit for generating position data including satellite positioning data. There is a processor unit to determine from the position data if the subject is inside or outside of the containment zone. The processor unit operates in a containment mode when the subject is inside the containment zone and in a tracking mode when the subject exits the containment zone. A correction unit issues a stimulus when the subject exits the containment zone and terminates the stimulus when the processor unit enters the tracking mode from the containment mode. There is a communication unit which transmits an alert to an electronic device of an operator when the processor unit transitions from the containment to tracking mode. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374511 | USE OF ELECTRONIC BADGES IN AISLE PASSING MANEUVERS - An industrial vehicle passing maneuver is authorized by an automated process. The process comprises receiving, by a processor, a first message, a second message and a third message. The first message indicates a position of a first industrial vehicle in a work environment. The second message indicates a position of an electronic badge that is detected by the first industrial vehicle. The third message indicates a position of a second industrial vehicle within the work environment. The processor determines that the second industrial vehicle intends to pass the first industrial vehicle, and determines an instruction comprising a select one of an instruction related to a passing maneuver or an instruction not to pass based upon the position of the first industrial vehicle, the position of the electronic badge, and the position of the second industrial vehicle. The instruction is communicated to the second industrial vehicle. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374512 | METHOD FOR PERFORMING DISTRIBUTED GEOGRAPHIC EVENT PROCESSING AND GEOGRAPHIC EVENT PROCESSING SYSTEM - A method for performing distributed geographic event processing includes defining a geographical state system including: a universe of locations, a family of initial states which assigns an initial state to each location in the universe of locations, a set of geographic input events, each geographic input event including one or more state transition functions that map, for one or more locations in a support of the respective geographic input event, a current state to a pair of a next state and an output event, and a global aggregation function for aggregating sets of output events. The method further includes geographically dividing the universe of locations into a plurality of subsets; and instructing each of a plurality of computational nodes to instantiate a local state system corresponding to a respective one of the subsets. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374513 | COMBINED FINE TIMING MEASUREMENT (FTM) AND NON-FTM MESSAGING FOR POSITION DETERMINATION - In one aspect, a method includes performing, by a wireless station, a fine timing measurement (FTM) procedure with each of one or more FTM-enabled access points (APs) to obtain a respective one or more FTM-based round-trip time (RTT) measurement between the wireless station and each of the one or more FTM-enabled APs. The method also includes performing a non-FTM procedure with each of one or more non-FTM-enabled APs to obtain a respective one or more non-FTM-based RTT measurement. The wireless station then calculates a position of the wireless device based on both the one or more FTM-based RTT measurements and the one or more non-FTM-based RTT measurements. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374514 | MOBILE LOCALIZED COMMUNICATION FOR ON-THE-GO USERS - Mobile localization of communications allows users to communicate anonymously with other users who share a location that is mobile. The systems and methods provided herein distinguish users who are co-mobile from users who are merely co-located to enable mobile conversations to travel with co-mobile users without a dedicated communications connection being established beforehand between the users. The conversations travel with the co-mobile users and are not tied to a physical location, allowing for localized and anonymous communications for user who are travelling together. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374515 | LOCATING A LOST DEVICE - An embodiment of the invention may include a method, computer program product and computer system for detecting a device. The embodiment may include a computing device that determines a Universally Unique Identifier (UUID) of a beacon of a second device. The computing device may determine a first location of the first device. The computing device may determine whether the UUID of the beacon of the second device matches a UUID in a list of UUIDs, where each UUID in the list of UUIDs corresponds to a beacon associated with a device. The computing device may transmitting the UUID of the beacon of the second device and the first location to a third device, based on determining the UUID of the beacon of the second device matches an entry in the list. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374516 | TECHNIQUES FOR OPERATING A DISTRIBUTED COMMUNICATION NETWORK - A distributed network of communication nodes is organized in a hierarchy of clusters. Upon deployment, nodes exchange messages to form an upper layer cluster and multiple lower layer clusters. Each lower layer cluster may be in communication with one upper layer cluster node, which may function to communicate messages to/from the nodes in the lower layer cluster to the upper layer nodes. Cluster formations may be achieved by exchanging messages among member nodes. The communication between nodes during the operation of the distributed network is based on a consensus protocol such as a modified Paxos protocol, as described herein. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374517 | APPARATUS, COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM, AND METHOD TO DETERMINE A USER EQUIPMENT LOCATION IN A CELLULAR NETWORK USING SIGNALS FROM A WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK (WLAN) - An apparatus, computer-readable medium, and method to determine a user equipment (UE) location in a wireless network using signals from a wireless local-area network are disclosed wireless communication network entity may be configured to send WLAN assistance data to a UE. The WLAN assistance data may include a list of one or more WLAN access points (APs). The wireless communication network entity may receive location information from the UE. The location information may be based on measurements of signals from one or more of the WLAN APs. The wireless communication network entity may determine an estimate of the location of the UE based on the location information and stored information at the wireless communication network. The wireless communication network entity may determine the estimate of the location of the UE based on the measurements of the signals of the WLAN APs and a geographic position of the WLAN APs. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374518 | POSITION DETERMINATION USING A WIRELESS SIGNAL - A mobile station improves its position estimate using dead reckoning and wireless signal distance estimates. The mobile station calculates a first round trip time (RTT) based distance at a first mobile station position between the first mobile station position and an access point. The mobile station moves to a second position and calculates a dead reckoning transition distance between the first mobile station position and the second mobile station position. The mobile station calculates a wireless signal transition distance between the first mobile station position and the second mobile station position based on a second RTT-based distance calculated between the access point and the second mobile station position. The mobile station computes an uncertainty associated with the first RTT-based distance and/or the second RTT-based distance using the dead reckoning transition distance and the wireless signal transition distance. The mobile station can correct the first RTT-based distance or the second RTT-based distanced based on comparing the dead reckoning transition distance with the wireless signal transition distance. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374519 | PERFORMING DEVICE COMMUNICATIONS BASED ON RELATIVE POSITIONING - A method, system, and computer program product for initiating actions among devices are described. A relative position of at least one device to at least one other device is determined, and one or more rules specifying at least one action to initiate based at least in part on the relative position of the at least one device to the at least one other device are obtained. The one or more rules can differ based on the relative position of the devices. The at least one action is initiated using a processor of the at least one device. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374520 | SYSTEM AND METHODS WHICH USE LOW WIRELESS DATA BANDWIDTH CONSUMPTION FOR TRACKING WANDERING DEVICES - A system for monitoring locations of each of a population of wandering devices, each having localizing functionality, the system comprising a tracking functionality operative for monitoring locations of each of the population of wandering devices and accordingly, providing location information which characterizes individual wandering devices from among said population, via a viewing functionality, to corresponding end-users registered in respective association with the wandering devices; and an interface with the wandering devices operative to command that location information regarding at least one individual wandering device be transmitted to the tracking functionality more frequently if at least one individual end-user registered in respective association with the individual wandering device is logged onto a viewing functionality and less frequently if no end-user registered in respective association with the individual wandering device is logged onto the viewing functionality. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374521 | Systems and Methods to Track Regions Visited by Mobile Devices and Detect Changes in Location Patterns - Systems and methods including mobile devices determining their location using a location determination system, such as a global positioning system. A database stores the identifiers of cells representative of predefined regions in a hierarchical grid system. The location coordinates as function of time are converted to visitation patterns of the mobile devices to the predefined regions, based on converting the coordinates to cell identifiers and searching the database to find matches between the cell identifiers representing the regions and the cell identifiers representing the mobile device locations. For example, mobile devices having similar visitation patterns can be identified and divided into two groups; and information relevant to a region is transmitted to one of the group but not another. The visitation patterns of the two group after the transmission is identified and compared to measure a difference. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374522 | INTERACTIVE WEATHER ADVISORY SYSTEM - A method for providing information to a plurality of vendors located remotely from a broadcast network. A plurality of user-defined parameters are received by a user input database with at least one of the user-defined parameters including a user profile. Each of the user profiles includes a user identifier code identifying a communicator device associated with a particular user. Real-time data indicative of the spatial locations of the communicator devices is received by a communicator location database. Search information is received independently from a plurality of vendors and a data set is generated for each vendor. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374523 | CONTEXTUAL INFORMATION USAGE IN SYSTEMS THAT INCLUDE ACCESSORY DEVICES - Techniques are disclosed for using contextual information to determine an appropriate response in a system that includes a device paired with an accessory device. The contextual information can be sourced from local sensors, received communications, and information stored on a device within the system. Stored parameters in the system allow flexibility and configurability in evaluating the contextual information. Using feedback obtained after actions taken based on the contextual information allows the system to adapt to better meet the needs of the user. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374524 | COLLISION AVOIDANCE SIGNALING FROM MOBILE DEVICES - A location of a target associated with a first system is determined at the first system at a first time. A signal is constructed at the first system where the data of the signal includes a unique identifier, an identifier indicative of a collision avoidance nature of the signal, and the location of the target. The signal is broadcast from the first system. the broadcasting causes a second system to receive the signal; compute a likelihood of a collision between the first system and the second system using the location from the signal, a velocity of the first system, a location of the second system at the first time, and a velocity of the second system at the first time; and send a notification from the second system about the likelihood of collision when the likelihood of collision exceeding a threshold likelihood. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374525 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR IMPROVING ACCURACY OF INDOOR POSITIONING - A computerized method of improving position measurement of an indoor positioning system (IPS), comprising: gathering a plurality of position samples of a mobile device measured by an indoor wireless device, each of the position samples is indicative of a measured position and a measurement time; receiving a current position sample of the mobile device; for each of the plurality of position samples and the current position sample, determining a time weight, the time weight is higher for samples measured at a later time; for each of the plurality of position samples and the current position sample, determining a signal weight, the signal weight is higher for measured with stronger signal; and estimating a current position of the mobile device by weighting at least some of the position samples with the respective weights. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374526 | POSITION CALCULATION USING BLUETOOTH LOW ENERGY - A method comprises a first device: receiving at least one Bluetooth Low Energy message transmitted from each of at least three second devices, each Bluetooth Low Energy message including data indicating a position of the respective second device (S | 2017-12-28 |
20170374527 | TELEMATICS FURTHERANCE VISUALIZATION SYSTEM - A method and apparatus for use in a mobile device telemetry system is disclosed. The method and apparatus relate to a telematics furtherance visualization system. The system can sense mobile device remote observation misalignment risk and reconcile mobile device remote observation alignment by communicating a subsequent log of mobile device vector data for rendering a sequence of next positions in the furtherance of a mobile device. The system can also provide an adaptive rendering based upon a phase shift, a log of mobile device vector data, or predictive rendering until receipt of the next subsequent log of mobile device vector data. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374528 | Location Intelligence Management System for Border Security - Collection and analysis of network transaction information which includes the mobile device's usage, location, and movements coupled with data from non-wireless network sources allow for the automation of analysis for the detection of smuggling or other criminal behaviors and tasking of high-accuracy location surveillance. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374529 | Speech Recognition Telecommunications System with Distributable Units - A speech recognition telecommunications system with distributable units. The system includes a primary unit and one or more secondary units, wherein the primary unit includes a processor, memory, a logic, a telecommunications transceiver configured to connect to a telecommunications network, and a secondary transceiver in communication with the secondary units. The secondary units are distributable throughout a structure and each include a transceiver, speaker, and a microphone for relaying received audio signals back to the primary unit. In operation, the primary unit receives a user's audio via its microphone or via transmission from a secondary unit. The logic then compares the user's vocal pattern to stored vocal patterns to confirm a user match. If there is a user match, then the logic compares the user's spoken command to a library of predetermined commands, wherein the processor executes the matching command from the library. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374530 | LOW POWER V2I/V2V MODE FOR MOBILE DEVICES - A method, an apparatus, and a computer-readable medium for wireless communication are provided. In one aspect, an apparatus may be configured to obtain location information associated with the apparatus. The apparatus may be configured to determine routing information from the apparatus to a geographical area based on the obtained location information. The apparatus may be configured to adjust a periodicity for safety reporting based on the determined routing information. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374531 | TRANSCEIVER SELECTION SYSTEM - One embodiment provides an apparatus. The apparatus includes a device. The device includes at least one transceiver. The device further includes transceiver selection logic to determine whether each of the at least one transceiver complies with transceiver regulations associated with a location of the device. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374532 | METHOD AND HAND LUGGAGE TROLLEY FOR FACILITATING A FLOW OF PASSENGERS IN AN AIRPORT TERMINAL - A method and a trolley for facilitating a passenger's way through an airport terminal, and improved methods for boarding aircrafts. The trolley may include an interface, such as a boarding card reader, for receiving information identifying the passenger and/or the passenger's flight. Mobile wireless communication means may be provided at the trolley for receiving airport information data, such as flight departure gate, delay or cancellation information, from a computer network within an airport terminal. Data output means are provided to communicate information to the passenger. The trolley may be X-ray compliant. A communication interface may be provided at the trolley for communicating with a portable device, such as a smartphone or equivalent means of the passenger. Individually selected information based on passenger identity, destination, position or past collection of passenger behaviour may be disseminated to passengers on an individual basis. Passengers may be allowed to pass a gate for aircraft boarding only when called in accordance with a predetermined boarding sequence on the basis of, e.g., seat number or seat row. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374533 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BACK CHANNEL COMMUNICATION - A method for communication by a scanner is described. The method includes receiving a broadcast message from a broadcasting device in a connectionless mode. The method also includes performing back channel communication with the broadcasting device on a contention basis while maintaining the connectionless mode. The scanner may send a packet to the broadcasting device while maintaining a connectionless relationship with the broadcasting device. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374534 | FREQUENCY LAYER CONVERGENCE METHOD FOR MBMS - A method to control cell selection and/or re-selection in a communication system comprising a plurality of cells with which terminal devices may communicate, the method including the steps of: determining that a terminal device is to start a session for a certain service, the service using a reception frequency; based on that determination, changing at least one cell selection and/or re-selection parameter in respect of the terminal device with the effect that a subsequent cell selection and/or re-selection performed by the device would favor cells that use the reception frequency used in the service session over other cells. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374535 | Segmented WANcasting - A content item can be produced at a first system in segments, and some or all of the content item can be transferred to second systems, via transfer of produced segments of the content item. Content preferences, database configuration and playback schedules can be configured with a remote media content processing system. This information is then transferred from the remote media content processing system to one or more other remote media content processing systems. This transferred information provides a configuration for segmented WANcasting of a content items from one or more remote media content processing systems until the content item is complete. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374536 | COMMUNICATION METHOD - A communication terminal includes: a display, an input device for accepting a first operation instruction; a communication device for connection with a server and another terminal; and a control unit for receiving first contents from the server via the communication device according to the first operation instruction, determining whether connection with another terminal is established or not, transmitting the first contents to another terminal via the communication device when a determination is made that connection with another terminal is established, and causing the display to show the first contents. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374537 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAME - The present invention relates to a method for controlling a system comprising a mobile terminal for a guardian and a mobile terminal for a child. A method for controlling a mobile system comprising a first terminal and a second terminal, according to an embodiment of the present invention, comprises the steps of: transmitting a request message from the first terminal to the second terminal using a user input applied to the first terminal; determining, by the second terminal, whether the transmitted request message satisfies a preset first condition or not; processing, by the second terminal, a control command, which corresponds to the transmitted request message, on the basis of the result of determination regarding the first condition; transmitting a response message, which reflects the result of processing, from the second terminal to the first terminal; determining, by the first terminal, whether the transmitted response message satisfies a preset second condition or not; and processing, by the first terminal, a control command, which corresponds to the transmitted response message, on the basis of the result of determination regarding the second condition, wherein the request message and the response message use a short message service (SMS), and content of the request message and that of the response message are formed on the basis of a preset protocol. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374538 | TECHNIQUES TO SUPPORT EMERGENCY CALLS WITH OVER-THE-TOP SERVICE PROVIDER - Methods, systems, and devices are described for wireless communication. A wireless device such as an in-vehicle system (IVS) may transmit an emergency call (eCall) message to a third party eCall server using a communication session which may be packet based or circuit based. The eCall message may include session information and telematics data. The third party eCall server may relay the session information and telematics data to a public safety answering point (PSAP). For example, the third party eCall server may generate an automatic text-to-speech message that is transmitted to the PSAP over a public communications network. In some cases, the third party eCall server may transmit a response to the wireless device including metadata based on the telematics data transmitted in the eCall message. The eCall message may also include a call-back number, and the PSAP may contact the wireless device directly using the call-back number. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374539 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING SIGNAL OF DEVICE-TO-DEVICE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - An embodiment of the present invention is a device-to-device (D2D) signal receiving method in which a terminal receives a D2D signal in a wireless communication system. The method includes the steps of: receiving a first medium access control protocol data unit (MAC PDU); receiving a second MAC PDU; and determining whether to combine the first MAC PDU and the second MAC PDU in order to decode; wherein whether to combine the first MAC PDU and the second MAC PDU in order to decode is determined from the number of transmissions of MAC PDUs and an NDI that have been instructed to the terminal. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374540 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SELECTING TERMINAL CAPABLE OF USING VAMOS - Since a current GSM base station determines whether a terminal can remove interference using only a DARP information report of the terminal, the base station itself needs to determine whether the terminal is a VAMOS-executable terminal that can perform an interference removal function. The base station transmits a signal, together with a signal acting as interference, using an A-QPSK method, in order to determine whether the terminal can use a VAMOS function, and determines whether the terminal can receive an A-QPSK symbol, in consideration of a reception quality signal of a signal transmitted by the terminal. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374541 | HANDHELD DEVICES CONFIGURABLE FOR LOCATION-DEPENDENT COMMUNICATIONS RESOURCES - A handheld device can include antenna elements and a housing. The housing can include a processor, communications circuitry communicatively coupled to the plurality of antenna elements and the processor, and memory including instructions executable by the processor. The executable instructions can cause the handheld device to estimate a geographic location of the handheld device, configure the communications circuitry and/or the antenna elements for a communications resource. The communications resource can be selected based on the geographic location of the handheld device. The handheld device can be further caused to enable access to a wireless network by using the communication circuitry and the antenna elements as configured in accordance with the communications resource. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374542 | METHOD FOR UPDATING AREA IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND DEVICE THEREFOR - A method for updating an area and a device for the same in a wireless communication system is disclosed. Particularly, a method for performing a Tracking Area Update (TAU) with a Mobility Management Entity (MME) change performed by a first MME in a wireless communication system may include receiving a Context Request message from a second MME during the TAU procedure and transmitting a Context Response message to the second MME in response to the Context Request message, wherein an indication that there are downlink data buffered in the S-GW may be included in the Context Response message when downlink data is buffered in a Serving Gateway (S-GW) and a buffering time of the downlink data in the S-GW is not expired. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374543 | APPARATUS FOR NETWORK ACCESS SETUP AND METHOD THEREFOR - Disclosed in one embodiment of the present invention is a method for a user staying in a first country to be authorized in advance, before entering a second country which is different from the first country, to use a network service on a user terminal in the second country, without buying a local USIM after arriving in the second country or using a roaming service. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374544 | COMMUNICATION TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR USING A SHARED RADIO COMMUNICATION COMPONENT - A communication terminal is described comprising a two SIMs, first components assigned to the first SIM and second components assigned to the second SIM and a shared component. A priority determiner determines, for each first component a priority of a function to be carried by the component using the shared component and determines an accumulated priority for the first SIM and determines for each second component a priority of a function to be carried by the component using the shared component and determines an accumulated priority for the second SIM and further comprises a controller configured to give access to the shared radio communication component based on the accumulated priorities. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374545 | MOBILITY SIGNALLING FOR USER EQUIPMENT USING DUAL CONNECTIVITY - A method according to some embodiments includes receiving identification of a cell in a Secondary eNodeB (SeNB cell) that is proposed to be added to a Secondary Cell Group of a user equipment node, a Closed Subscriber Group (CSG) ID associated with the SeNB cell and a CSG Membership status of the user equipment node relative to the CSG ID; determining if the SeNB cell is operating in a closed or hybrid access mode; adding the SeNB cell to the Secondary Cell Group of the user equipment node in response to determining that the SeNB is operating in the hybrid access mode; and thereafter, verifying the CSG Membership status of the user equipment node relative to the CSG ID. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374546 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO PERFORM AUDIO SENSOR SELECTION IN AN AUDIENCE MEASUREMENT DEVICE - Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture to perform audio sensor selection in an audience metering device are disclosed. An example method includes identifying a plurality of audio sensor configurations supported by the audience metering device. A first quality metric of a first media identifier determined from first audio received via a first one of the audio sensor configurations is computed. A second quality metric of a second media identifier determined from second audio received via a second one of the audio sensor configurations is computed. One of the first one of the audio sensor configurations or the second one of the audio sensor configurations is selected based on a comparison of the first quality metric and the second quality metric. Media monitoring is performed at the audience metering device using the selected one of the audio sensor configurations. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374547 | System and Method for Policy Control Functions Management Mechanism - Systems and methods for validating and applying modifications to a policy control function (PCF) of a station. The methods include generating a PCF package including a modification to a POE, and determining whether the PCF package is to be transmitted to the station by a first or second entity. The methods further include when the PCF package is to be transmitted by the first entity, including a first signature of the first entity in a deliverer field of the PCF package, and when the PCF package is to be transmitted by the second entity, including the first signature in an owner field and a second signature of the second entity in the deliverer field. The methods further include receiving the PCF package from the first or second entity, determining whether the PCF package is valid, and applying the modification to the PCF when it is determined the PCF package is valid. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374548 | NETWORK DEVICE SELECTIVE SYNCHRONIZATION - Techniques for selectively synchronizing network devices to authenticate wireless device to access a network using a key. A system utilizing such techniques can include a unique pre-shared key assignment system and a network device selective synchronization system. A method utilizing such techniques can include unique pre-shared key assignment and selective synchronization management. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374549 | METHOD OF SECURED TRANSMISSION AND RECEPTION OF DISCOVERY MESSAGE IN A D2D COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4th-Generation (4G) communication system such as Long Term Evolution (LTE). The various embodiments of the present invention disclose a method of secured transmission and reception of discovery message in device to device (D2D) communication system. According to one embodiment, a transmitting user equipment (UE) receives a ProSe group key (PGK) from a Prose function to perform a D2D communication in a D2D public safety group. The transmitting UE then derives a ProSe traffic key (PTK) using the PGK for transmitting data packets in the D2D communication. Using the PTK, the transmitting UE further derives a Prose integrity protection key (PIK) for securing a discovery message to discover one or more receiving UEs. The transmitting UE transmits the integrity protected discovery message using the derived PIK to the receiving UE. In turn, the receiving UE transmits a response message in a secure manner by deriving a PIK using PGK configured for the receiving UE. The various embodiments of the present invention disclose a method of a terminal. According to one embodiment, the method comprises of deriving a first traffic key and a second traffic key based on a group key, deriving a first security key for securing a discovery message based on the first traffic key and a second security key for securing data packets based on the second traffic key, and transmitting the discovery message generated based on the first security key. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374550 | System for Using Mobile Terminals as Keys for Vehicles - A method for configuring a mobile terminal to control vehicle functions of a vehicle, where the mobile terminal and the vehicle each have a short-range radio system, includes receiving a request to a server to issue a vehicle key for the use of vehicle functions of the vehicle for a mobile terminal. The method also includes generating the vehicle key by the server, transmitting the vehicle key to a secure element of the mobile terminal, and storing the vehicle key in the secure element of the mobile terminal. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374551 | METHOD FOR CONNECTING NETWORK ACCESS DEVICE TO WIRELESS NETWORK ACCESS POINT, NETWORK ACCESS DEVICE, AND APPLICATION SERVER - A method for connecting a network access device to a wireless network access point includes: initiating an access request to a wireless network access point, wherein when detecting that the network access device is not authenticated, the wireless network access point redirects the access request to an authentication portal, the access request carrying an authentication server address; obtaining, by an application client on the network access device, an authentication parameter after obtaining authentication authorization of a user on the authentication portal; encrypting the authentication parameter by using a wireless access key; initiating, according to the authentication server address, an authentication request carrying the encrypted authentication parameter to an authentication server; receiving the login address and the encrypted signature from the authentication server; accessing the login address on the authentication server; and connecting to the wireless network access point to access the Internet according to a pass-through result. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374552 | SMART NETWORKING METHOD AND SMART DEVICE - In accordance with various embodiments of the disclosed subject matter, a smart networking method, and a related smart device are provided. A smart networking method includes obtaining an identification of a WIFI hotspot; broadcasting connection information comprising the identification of the WIFI hotspot to prompt a user to choose whether to connect to the WIFI hotspot; collecting selection audio information from the user, and parsing the audio information to obtain a selection result of the user; in response to receiving the selection result selecting to connect to the WIFI hotspot, generating a password message for prompting the user to provide an access code of the WIFI hotspot, and broadcasting the password message; collecting password audio information from the user, parsing the password audio information to determine an access code of the WIFI hotspot, and connecting to the WIFI hotspot based on the access code. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374553 | VEHICLE SAFETY SYSTEM AND METHOD - A vehicle safety system and method for controlling usage of mobile devices in a vehicle is disclosed that includes determining mobile device location in the vehicle; determining vehicle movement; determining whether device is being used by the driver based on device location; and monitoring or limiting usage of the device based on whether its being used by the driver while the vehicle is moving. An electronic beacon located in the vehicle can be used in determining device location. The method can include monitoring activation and usage of device functionality; maintaining an enforcement list of functionality to be limited when used by the driver; determining if any functionality on the enforcement list is attempting to activate, and if so limiting or disabling activation of that functionality. The method can include generating a device motion/usage profile for the driver while driving, and scoring the driver based on the device motion/usage profile. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374554 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING, MONITORING AND RECORDING OF WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES IN PENAL INSTITUTIONS - A system for controlling, monitoring, and recording of wireless telecommunications services associated with penal institutions is provided comprising a portable electronic device and application executing on the device that present a listing of available call destinations based on receiving a first instruction from a first authorized party possessing the device. The application receives a second instruction comprising a choice of a first call destination from the listing. The application transmits a third instruction requesting connection with the destination and joins a second authorized party associated with the first call destination in a first voice session. The application joins the first authorized party to the first session. The application further joins the first party to a second voice session initiated by the second party based on determining that the second party initiated the second session from the first destination. The device originates and receives transmissions solely upon approval of the application. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374555 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING SECURITY REPUTATIONS OF WIRELESS NETWORK ACCESS POINTS - A computer-implemented method for determining security reputations of wireless network access points may include (1) receiving a unique identifier for a wireless network access point to which a mobile device has connected and security information that identifies the security posture of the mobile device after connecting to the wireless network access point, (2) adding the unique identifier and the security information to a security database, (3) correlating the security information with an additional set of security information that identifies the security posture of an additional mobile device after connecting to the wireless network access point, (4) assigning a security reputation to the wireless network access point, and (5) enabling a requesting mobile device to determine whether to connect to the wireless network access point by providing the security reputation of the wireless network access point to the requesting mobile device. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374556 | METHOD OF INTERFERENCE AVOIDANCE AND BASE STATION - A method of reducing interference to reception of streams of television content received at a television receiver in which each of the streams of television content are transmitted on one of a plurality of frequency channels in accordance with a channel map which defines on which of the plurality of frequency channels each stream of television content is transmitted and the interference being caused by a base station transmitting data to or receiving data from one or more mobile devices via radio communication signals in a vicinity of the television receiver. The method includes identifying the channel map and adapting a transmission of the radio communication signals between the base station and the one or more of mobile devices in accordance with the identified channel map to reduce interference at the television receiver. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374557 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR USER DETECTION IN SPECTRUM SHARING - A communication circuit arrangement includes a sub sampling circuit configured to obtain wideband signal data including candidate reference sequences from a plurality of carrier channels and to downsample the wideband signal data to shift the candidate reference sequences closer to each other in frequency, a comparison circuit configured to compare the downsampled signal data to a composite detection sequence to detect whether any of the candidate reference sequences match any of a plurality of predefined reference sequences in the composite detection sequence, and a decision circuit configured to determine whether any of the plurality of carrier channels contain an active network based on the detection results. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374558 | RESOURCE MANAGEMENT DEVICE, RESOURCE MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND DEVICE AND METHOD IN COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A resource management device, a resource management method, and a device and method in a communication system. The resource management device is used for managing opportunistic utilization of frequency spectrum resources of a primary system by a secondary system in the communication system, and includes: a reception unit configured to receive device information and a resource request of a target secondary system device among one or more secondary system devices in the secondary system; an available resource acquisition unit configured to acquire, in response to the resource request, available resource information of the target secondary system device on the basis of the device information of the target secondary system device, wherein the resource information includes indication information related to transmission waveform used for the target secondary system device; and a notification unit configured to notify the target secondary system device of the acquired resource information. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374559 | FREQUENCY BAND SHARING METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM - The method in the embodiment of the present invention includes: determining a shared frequency band, and a cell of the shared frequency band is a secondary serving cell of UE | 2017-12-28 |
20170374560 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NETWORK ACCESS POINT INSTALLATION AND ACCESS CONTROL - Disclosed herein are systems and methods configured to provide customized and guided instructions for the placement of multiple access points in a home envelope to optimize-coverage therein. The exemplified system and method facilitates the learning of the home envelope, the determining of placements of devices within different locations within the home envelope, and the guiding of the homeowner or occupant through the installation process of the devices at such placements. The provided information are customized and tailored for a given home envelope. In addition, the exemplified systems and methods simplifies the task of adding personal wireless devices to a network whereby no password is used. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374561 | BIG-DATA-MINING-BASED WIRELESS CHANNEL MODELING METHOD - The present disclosure provides a big-data-mining-based wireless channel modeling method comprising: obtaining image information of a measurement environment and a channel impulse response data sample under a preset condition; obtaining at least one multipath wave and a channel parameter of each of the multipath wave according to the channel impulse response data sample using a channel parameter estimation algorithm; and clustering the at least one multipath wave according to the channel parameter of each of the multipath wave using a clustering algorithm to obtain at least one cluster; obtaining at least one scattering object in the measurement environment according to the image information of the measurement environment; matching each of the cluster with each of the scattering object to obtain a cluster kernel which is a cluster matching with the scattering object; establishing, a base wireless channel model under the preset condition according to all of the cluster kernel. | 2017-12-28 |