Abstract: Methods, devices, systems and computer program products are provided to facilitate cryptographically secure retrieval of secret information that is embedded in a device. The embedded secret information can include a random number that is not custom-designed for any specific requestor of the secret information. Upon receiving a request for the embedded secret information, an encrypted secret is provided to the requestor that enables the recovery of the embedded secret information by only the requestor. Moreover, a need for maintenance of a database of the embedded secret information and the associated requestors is eliminated.

Abstract: A method and system are provided in which a broadband gateway may enable a guest or visitor to access content available to the broadband gateway. The content may be received by the broadband gateway through one or more of a plurality of network access service providers that may provide separate physical layer access to the broadband gateway. After a visitor's device is connected to the broadband gateway, the broadband gateway may classify the device. Based on the classification, the device may be authorized to access a portion of the content received. Once the authorization process is complete, the appropriate content may be made available and transferred to the device. The authorization process may include the authentication of a device identifier and/or a user identifier. The authorized access may be time-limited, but may be renewed or enabled when a request is received within a determined period of time.

Abstract: The disclosed systems and methods relate to remote configuration of an Ethernet Switch. Aspects of the present invention may reduce the time and cost associated with configuring and maintaining one or more Ethernet Switches in a network.

Abstract: A communication device is configured to support communications with other devices using a physical layer (PHY)/MAC interface (PMI) protocol. For example, a first device that includes PHY component(s) may be located remotely with respect to one or more other entities that manage and control it. In one example, a second device generates (core receives from another device) a MAC message that is based on the PMI protocol and generates a PHY message based thereon. This first device and then transmits the PHY message to the first device for use by the first device to configure PHY operational parameter(s). Generally, different messages are communicated between devices based on the PMI protocol. The first device, which may generally be referred to as a remote PHY device (RPD), can be managed and controlled by one or more other devices located separately therefrom.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes a mechanical chassis having one or more conductive regions separated by one or more non-conductive regions. When a magnetic field contacts, or is sufficiently proximate to, this communication device, the magnetic field induces one or more eddy currents that flow in one or more closed loops around a surface of the one or more conductive regions. The one or more non-conductive regions confine the one or more eddy currents to the one or more conductive regions. The magnetic fields generated by these one or more eddy currents are weaker than a magnetic field generated by eddy currents in a communication device having a mechanical chassis constructed entirely of conductive material.

Abstract: There is provided, for example, an apparatus, which is caused to select a transmission power configuration for a communication with at least one user terminal taking place on component carriers of a carrier aggregation configuration within a shared band, wherein the selection is between a low transmission power configuration applying a transmission power below a predetermined power threshold without a listen-before-talk approach and a high transmission power configuration applying a transmission power of at least the predetermined power threshold; and upon detecting that the selected transmission power configuration needs to be informed, cause an indication of the selected transmission power configuration to the at least one user terminal and at least one secondary cell.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for reducing power consumption in a mobile device having a Internet Protocol (IP) multimedia subsystem (IMS) framework for supporting, e.g., Voice over Long Term Evolution (VoLTE), IP Voice over High Speed Packet Access (VoHSPA), and Rich Communication Suite (RCS) features. To support such functionality in a mobile device while reducing power consumption, a local Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) agent is implemented in, e.g., a wireless modem, of the mobile device to which SIP-related signaling can be redirected, and at which SIP-related processing can be performed when an application processor (AP) Of the mobile device is in sleep mode, thereby negating a need to wake up the AP to handle such functionality.

Abstract: A method for communication includes performing by one or more circuits integrated within a single chip in a first communication device, functions that include storing media and meta-data corresponding to the stored media. The storing may occur at a first location of the first communication device. A channel guide including representations of the stored media that can be selected for presentation on a television in a second location, may be caused based on the meta-data corresponding to the stored media when the first communication device is communicatively coupled to a second communication device at the second location. In response to receiving a selection via the presented channel guide, at least one media file corresponding to the received selection may be displayed based on the meta-data corresponding to the stored media, on one or both of the television and/or a media player in the second location.

Abstract: Methods and systems for dynamic range detection and positioning utilizing leaky wave antennas (LWAs) are disclosed and may include configuring one or more LWAs to enable communication of signals in a particular direction. RF signals that are reflected from an object may be received via the LWAs, and a location of the object may be determined based on the received reflected RF signals. The velocity of the object may be determined based on a Doppler shift associated with the received reflected RF signals. A frequency chirped signal may be transmitted by the LWAs to determine a location of the object. A resonant frequency of the LWAs may be configured utilizing micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) deflection. LWAs may be situated along a plurality of axes in the wireless device. The LWAs may include microstrip or coplanar waveguides, where a cavity height is dependent on spacing between conductive lines in the waveguides.

Abstract: An interleaved multi-view video stream is received. The interleaved multi-view video stream includes one or more first view frames, one or more second view frames, and blanking frames in a sequential pattern. The blanking frames separate the first view frames from the second view frames in the sequential pattern. The interleaved multi-view video stream is displayed in the sequential pattern. In one embodiment, the blanking frames are detected, and operation of a viewing device is synchronized based at least in part on the blanking frames being detected.

Abstract: Multi-mode error concealment, recovery and resilience coding. Adaptation of a number of coding units (CUs) employed in accordance with video coding may be made as a function of error. As a number of errors increases, the respective number of CUs may correspondingly increase (e.g., which may be made in accompaniment with a reduction of CU size). As a number of errors decreases, the respective number of CUs may correspondingly decrease (e.g., which may be made in accompaniment with an increase of CU size). Such errors may be associated with a type of source providing a video signal, a type of error resilience coding employed, communication link and/or channel conditions, a remote error characteristic (e.g., such as associated with a source device and/or destination device), a local error characteristic (e.g., such as associated with operations and/or processing within a given device), and/or any other type of consideration.

Abstract: A method and apparatus to align data blocks in a data signal and a reference signal to increase cross-correlation between the data signal and the reference signal as compared to the unaligned data and reference signals and cancel interference in the data signal in the frequency-domain under changing conditions and in the presence of the data signal.

Abstract: A home network, in one embodiment including a home wiring system; a demarcation point unit in electrical communication with the home wiring system; and a home network module in electrical communication with the home wiring system. The home network module is adapted for connection to a home electronic device. The demarcation point unit passes data to and receives data from the home electronic device through the home network module.

Abstract: An RF transceiver includes a configuration controller that generates a control signal to select a first candidate radiation pattern for a beamforming antenna based on a first plurality of steering weights. An RF transceiver section broadcasts a first beacon transmission with the first candidate radiation pattern, and generates feedback signals to indicate if a first remote station has responded to the first beacon transmission. When the first remote station has responded to the first beacon transmission, the configuration controller stores the first plurality of steering weights used in association with the beacon transmission and generates control signals to the RF transceiver section to use the first candidate radiation pattern when communicating with the first remote station.

Abstract: A system includes a memory block. The memory block includes a local control circuit that is operable to control a memory operation of the memory block. The local control circuit includes a local sense amplifier. The system also includes a global memory control circuit separate from the memory block, and the global memory control circuit is operable to communicate with the local control circuit. The global memory control circuit includes a global sense amplifier operable to receive a sensed data state from the local sense amplifier.

Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments of generating a user signature associated with a user and authenticating a user. At least one behavior associated with at least one sensor in a computing device is identified. A timestamp is generated and associated with the behavior. A user signature corresponding to a user based at least in part upon the behavior and the timestamp is generated and stored.

Abstract: A method for a near field communication circuit includes entering a low power mode and subsequently determining to exit the low power mode. The method further includes generating an open loop clock signal and providing the open loop clock signal to circuits of the near field communication circuit during a low power mode exit duration. Subsequently a reference clock signal is received from a host and used to clock the near field communication circuit.

Abstract: Aspects of port empty transition scheduling are described herein. In one embodiment, when one or more cells are added to a queue in a network communications device, an enqueue indicator is generated. The enqueue indicator identifies a number of cells added to the queue. With reference to the enqueue indicator, a queue scheduler maintains a count of cells enqueued for communication and issues a port pick credit for a port of the network communications device. A port scheduler schedules a pick for communicating over the port with reference to the port pick credit and forwards the pick to the queue scheduler. In turn, the queue scheduler forwards a queue pick to the queue, and at least one of the cells is forwarded to dequeue logic. According to aspects of the embodiments described herein, empty port scheduling inefficiencies may be avoided and network throughput increased.

Abstract: Aspects of a method and system for sharing a single antenna for frequency modulation (FM) transmission or FM reception, and near field communication (NFC) are presented. Aspects of a system may include at least one circuit that enables, via a single antenna, simultaneous transmission of an FM signal and transmission of an NFC signal or reception of an NFC signal.

Abstract: System and method for incrementally varying input levels and recording respective output temperatures at the varied levels, storing, in a training table, first correlations between the varied levels of the input parameter and defined temperature ranges, detecting an input parameter level during operation and re-recording the output temperature at the detected level, generating a second correlation between the detected level and a second temperature range, determining whether the second temperature range is different from a first temperature range from among the defined temperature ranges, the first temperature range correlating to the level of the input parameter corresponding to the detected level, updating the training table when the second temperature range is different from the first temperature range, predicting an expected temperature range, and dynamically scaling, based on the expected temperature range, the detected level of the input parameter to control the output temperature in real-time.