Abstract: An electronic device includes a first housing, a second housing, a drive mechanism and a voice-activated module. The drive mechanism connects the first housing with the second housing. The voice-activated module control the drive mechanism to drive the first housing moving relative to the second housing.

Abstract: Various embodiments for mitigating impulse noise are disclosed that cooperatively use impulse noise statistics to utilize retransmission, forward error correction (FEC), and blanking to mitigate the effects of a wide variety of impulse noise sources.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of using observed traffic pattern data to improve sleep mode efficiency in a radio handset. The radio handset determines quality of service (QoS) requirements of an application currently executing on the radio handset and selects a pre-defined sleep mode mask from among a plurality of pre-defined sleep mode masks wherein the selected pre-defined sleep mode mask provides the closest available match in terms of sleep/listen pattern to the QoS requirements. The traffic pattern data between the radio handset and a serving basestation is observed while under the initial sleep/listen pattern of the selected pre-defined sleep mode mask or the reactivated sleep/listen pattern after sleep mode deactivation.

Abstract: An electronic device (100) having a speaker (30) located in a sealed and separate speaker enclosure is described. The electronic device includes a housing (20), a circuit board (70), a cover (60), and two connecting bodies (50). The housing includes a cavity (22) defined therein for receiving the speaker. The circuit board is electrically connected to the speaker. The cover has through holes (622) defined thereon and is disposed between the housing and the circuit board. In addition, one end of the connecting bodies connects to the speaker, and the other end of the connecting bodies is configured to resist the circuit board via the through holes to electrically connect the speaker and the circuit board.

Abstract: A system for reducing an echo and/or a residual echo in a microphone output signal includes an echo compensation filter configured to receive audio input signals and generate an estimated echo signal. A speech activity detector is configured to detect speech of a local speaker, and a combining circuit is configured to generate an echo compensated signal by subtracting the estimated echo signal from the microphone output signal. A residual echo reduction circuit is configured to suppress the residual echo in the echo compensated signal based on the detected speech activity, and output an echo suppressed output signal. The echo reduction system may reduce local background noise and residual echoes in a microphone output signal so that local speech may be transmitted free from undesirable signals.

Abstract: A microphone assembly (10) using in a portable electronic device includes a fixing component (12) detachably fixed to a housing (30) of the portable electronic device, and a main microphone body (14) latched to the fixing component (12). The microphone assembly (10) may be conveniently detached and increases reliability of the housing (30).

Abstract: A view recording processing unit performs a view recording processing of a broadcast wave from a broadcast station. By using a clock circuit, at the timer view time or timer recording time, a timer view recording activation request generation unit generates an activation request for activating the view recording processing unit. On the basis of the activation request, the timer view recording activation unit activates a view recording unit at the timer view time or timer recording time. A view recording activation factor determination unit determines whether an activation factor is derived from the activation caused by the timer view recording activation unit. In a case where the activation factor is derived from the activation caused by the timer view recording activation unit, the view recording processing unit uses a timer view recording purpose audio volume value to perform the view recording processing of the broadcast wave.

Abstract: A high voltage propellant isolator includes at least two different types of isolator rings or segments, in alternating lateral arrangement, that direct the flow of propellant, such as xenon gas, in a tortuous path through the isolator.

Abstract: A heat sink assembly, a portable electronic device using the same and a wireless modem using the heat sink assembly are disclosed. The heat sink assembly assembled within the portable electronic for dissipating the heat source generated within the portable electronic device to the outside. The heat sink assembly includes a frame, a cover and an absorbing sheet. The frame includes a through opening formed and surrounded thereby. The cover foldably or bendably extends outwardly from one side of the frame and is configured to be alternatively accommodated within the opening of the frame for covering the opening or forming an angle relative to the frame. The absorbing sheet is fixedly covered on the other side of the frame opposite to the cover.

Abstract: An electronic device and method for searching a merchandise location include creating a database to store merchandise maps, and receiving the name of a searched shopping location and the merchandise name of a searched merchandise as search keywords. The electronic device and method further include downloading a merchandise map of the searched shopping location comprising the searched merchandise from the server, if the database does not have any search result, and displaying the downloaded merchandise map on a display.

Abstract: A system and method changes touch screen functionality based on whether a user is detected during camera operation. A first camera generates a video signal containing a representation of at least a portion of a scene within a field of view of the first camera. A controller analyzes the video signal to determine whether one or more physical features of a user of the electronic device are present within the field of view of the first camera. A touch input device includes one or more touch points for receiving user input, each touch point being associated with controlling a respective one of a plurality of functions of the second camera. At least one of the touch points is associated with controlling a shutter function of a second camera, and a total number of touch points is dependent upon a result of the video signal analysis made by the controller.

Abstract: Systems, products, and methods are disclosed for enabling an action to take place based on data-usage characteristics associated with a mobile device. This can include receiving a request from the mobile device to receive an IP address (which request is communicated through a base transceiver station), adding to the registration request an identifier that identifies the BTS, and communicating the modified registration request to an IP-address-allocation device that reserves the IP address for the mobile device.

Abstract: A transmitter for a communications link is tested by using a (software) simulation of a reference channel and/or a reference receiver to test the transmitter. In one embodiment for optical fiber communications links, a data test pattern is applied to the transmitter under test and the resulting optical output is captured, for example by a sampling oscilloscope. The captured waveform is subsequently processed by the software simulation, in order to simulate propagation of the optical signal through the reference channel and/or reference receiver. A performance metric for the transmitter is calculated based on the processed waveform.

Abstract: A technique weights noise power used in a demodulation/demapping process using on an estimate of interference and its associated power. Using this technique the effect of partial interference can be ameliorated. For example, a value, ?2, can be used to represent the estimated noise and interference power, and ?2 can be used to modify a received signal to ameliorate the effects of noise and interference. ?2 can be adjusted in response to partial interference, and can be represented by the formula: ?2=?N2+q ?I2, where ?N2 is “noise power,” ?I2 is “interference power,” and q is an interference correction factor.

Abstract: Systems and methods for accessing and distributing content objects. Various of the systems and methods utilize a number of content object entities that can be sources and/or destinations for content objects. A combination of abstraction and distinction engines can be used to access content objects from a source of content objects, format and/or modify the content objects, and redistribute the modified content object to one or more content object destinations. In some cases, an access point is included that identifies a number of available content objects, and identifies one or more content object destinations to which the respective content objects can be directed.

Abstract: Methods and associated wireless communication terminals are disclosed that control the display of avatars on communication terminals. A person's portrait characteristics are identified in a video stream from a video source. A portrait command is selected among a plurality of portrait commands that are known to the recipient communication terminal in response to the identified person's portrait characteristics in the video stream. The selected portrait command is transmitted to a recipient communication terminal. The recipient communication terminal can then modify a displayed avatar in response to received portrait command.

Abstract: Quality of Service (QoS) is provided to a secure data tunnel such an IPsec tunnel using information about the tunnel and the underlying data session to formulate a set of bandwidth requirements. A policy server operates to receive the information to create the set of bandwidth requirements which are enforced by a termination device. The termination device sets the bandwidths. QoS can be provided on a static or continuous basis. QoS can be provided on a dynamic basis. QoS can be provided at different levels depending on the type of data session. Multiple QoS can be provided for multiple data sessions existing simultaneously using multiple SSIDs.