Patents Assigned to DRNC Holdings, Inc.
  • Patent number: 12021890
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and system for a smart space rating service (106) are provided. A method includes receiving, from a user device (104a, 104b), a request for a security rating of a smart space (102), calculating the security rating of the smart space (102) based at least in part on security information regarding the smart space (102), the security information received from a plurality of user devices (104a, 104b), and transmitting the security rating of the smart space (102) to the user device (104a, 104b).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: DRNC Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Antti V. P. Evesti, Pia E. Raitio, Pekka P. Savolainen
  • Patent number: 11940124
    Abstract: A light source is provided with a digitally addressable lampshade that includes a plurality of regions of controllable opacity. Systems and methods are described for controlling the digital lampshade. In an exemplary embodiment, an addressable lampshade effects a time-varying pattern of changes to the opacity of the regions to generate a lamp identification pattern. A lamp is identified from the patterns by a camera-equipped mobile device. The mobile device then causes the identified lamp to generate a position-determining pattern of light. The mobile device determines its own position relative to the lamp based on the pattern of light received by the camera. The mobile device then instructs the digital lampshade, according to user input, to allow illumination or to provide shade at the determined position of the mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: DRNC HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventor: James Robarts
  • Publication number: 20240022885
    Abstract: A network node may be configured to receive a request for an authentication and key establishment procedure from a machine to machine (M2M) device. The network node may be configured to determine a key agreement between the network node and the M2M device using the authentication and key establishment procedure. The network node may be configured to receive a request from an M2M server for the key agreement to be used to communicate with the M2M device. The network node may be configured to send the key agreement to the M2M server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicant: DRNC HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventors: Paul L. Russell, JR., Ashish Gupta, Nicholas J. Podias, Ana Lucia A. Pinheiro, Jean-Louis Gauvreau, Rocco Di Girolamo, Guang Lu, Debjani Majumder
  • Patent number: 11716583
    Abstract: The invention concerns a mobile terminal with at least two transducers (LSm, LSs1, LSS2) used simultaneously as loudspeakers for stereophonic effect. According to the invention, one of said transducers is a main transducer (LSm) with a main working frequency band (Bm) corresponding to at least the phone frequency band, while the other transducer is a secondary transducer (LSs1; LSs2) with a secondary working frequency band (Bs1; Bs2) band different from said main frequency band, the lowest frequencies of said secondary working frequency band (Bs1; Bs2) being greater than the lowest frequencies of said main working frequency band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: DRNC Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Gerard Douhet, Stephane Dufosse, Alain Guillotin
  • Patent number: 11706598
    Abstract: A network node is configured to initiate a first authentication and key establishment procedure with a machine to machine (M2M) device. The network node is configured to determine a key agreement between the network node and the M2M device using the first authentication and key establishment procedure. The network node is configured to initiate a second authentication and key establishment procedure with an M2M server. The network node is configured to receive a request from the M2M server for the key agreement to be used to communicate with the M2M device using the second authentication and key establishment procedure. The network node is configured to send the key agreement to the M2M server using the second authentication and key establishment procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: DRNC HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventors: Paul L. Russell, Jr., Ashish Gupta, Nicholas J. Podias, Ana Lucia A. Pinheiro, Jean-Louis Gauvreau, Rocco Di Girolamo, Guang Lu, Debjani Majumder
  • Patent number: 11595225
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for implementing a device-independent scene in a home automation environment. One embodiment is a method comprising receiving information regarding a home-independent home automation scene, the information identifying a zone property and an identified zone type; identifying, in the designated home, a zone corresponding to the identified zone type; identifying at least one home automation device capable of affecting the zone property in the identified zone; for each of the identified devices, identifying a device state of the respective device that contributes to the zone property; storing a home-automation scene for the designated home, wherein the home-automation scene comprises information identifying the at least one identified devices and the respective identified device states of those devices; and in response to user selection of the stored home-automation scene, causing the at least one identified device to perform the respective identified actions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: DRNC Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Keith Edwards, Patrick Thomas Igoe, Sanghoon Kim
  • Patent number: 11460997
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus is provided which include a display control unit that causes a touch panel to display a slider to specify one of specifiable values by an operating body as a specified value and a start edge value and an end edge value stored in a storage unit and if the touch panel acquires position information indicating position on the slider, decides a value corresponding to the position information as the specified value and also decides an interval to decide a new specifiable range in accordance with a contact state quantity acquired by the contact state quantity acquisition unit, specifies the new specifiable range based on the interval using the specified value as a reference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: DRNC Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Fuminori Homma, Kouichi Matsuda, Tatsushi Nashida
  • Publication number: 20220229536
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including a display control unit that displays a list screen of thumbnails associated with content, an execution unit that executes any application using the content associated with the thumbnails, and an image generation unit that generates an execution state image showing an execution state of the application by the execution unit, wherein the display control unit displays the execution state image generated by the image generation unit in at least a portion of an area where the list screen is displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2022
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Applicant: DRNC Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Hirotaka Takahashi, Kenji Ozawa, Maki Yamamoto, Pieter Coenen
  • Patent number: 11301113
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including a display control unit that displays a list screen of thumbnails associated with content, an execution unit that executes any application using the content associated with the thumbnails, and an image generation unit that generates an execution state image showing an execution state of the application by the execution unit, wherein the display control unit displays the execution state image generated by the image generation unit in at least a portion of an area where the list screen is displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: DRNC Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Hirotaka Takahashi, Kenji Ozawa, Maki Yamamoto, Pieter Coenen
  • Patent number: 11272303
    Abstract: The invention concerns a mobile terminal with at least two transducers (LSm, LSs1, LSS2) used simultaneously as loudspeakers for stereophonic effect. According to the invention, one of said transducers is a main transducer (LSm) with a main working frequency band (Bm) corresponding to at least the phone frequency band, while the other transducer is a secondary transducer (LSs1; LSs2) with a secondary working frequency band (Bs1; Bs2) band different from said main frequency band, the lowest frequencies of said secondary working frequency band (Bs1; Bs2) being greater than the lowest frequencies of said main working frequency band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: DRNC HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventors: Gerard Douhet, Stephane Dufosse, Alain Guillotin
  • Publication number: 20220050588
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus is provided which include a display control unit that causes a touch panel to display a slider to specify one of specifiable values by an operating body as a specified value and a start edge value and an end edge value stored in a storage unit and if the touch panel acquires position information indicating position on the slider, decides a value corresponding to the position information as the specified value and also decides an interval to decide a new specifiable range in accordance with a contact state quantity acquired by the contact state quantity acquisition unit, specifies the new specifiable range based on the interval using the specified value as a reference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2021
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Applicant: DRNC Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Fuminori Homma, Kouichi Matsuda, Tatsushi Nashida
  • Patent number: 11163436
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus is provided which include a display control unit that causes a touch panel to display a slider to specify one of specifiable values by an operating body as a specified value and a start edge value and an end edge value stored in a storage unit and if the touch panel acquires position information indicating position on the slider, decides a value corresponding to the position information as the specified value and also decides an interval to decide a new specifiable range in accordance with a contact state quantity acquired by the contact state quantity acquisition unit, specifies the new specifiable range based on the interval using the specified value as a reference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: DRNC Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Fuminori Homma, Kouichi Matsuda, Tatsushi Nashida
  • Patent number: 11075969
    Abstract: Utilizing publishing and subscribing clients in network media channels having a first network coupled to at least a first server and a second server. The first server includes storage configured to store media data, and a network media channel manager configured to send and receive the media data according to one or more network media channels. The first server is also coupled to a publishing client, which is configured to publish the media data using a first network media channel selected from the one or more network media channels, and a subscribing client in a local network external to a first network. The subscribing client subscribes and accesses the media data using a second network media channel selected from the one or more network media channels. One or more network media channels include at least one local channel that is limited to the local network so that only the subscribing client can present to the local channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: DRNC Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Carsten Schwesig, Eduardo Sciammarella, John Poisson, Ryoichi Imaizumi, Norikazu Hiraki
  • Publication number: 20200310581
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus is provided which include a display control unit that causes a touch panel to display a slider to specify one of specifiable values by an operating body as a specified value and a start edge value and an end edge value stored in a storage unit and if the touch panel acquires position information indicating position on the slider, decides a value corresponding to the position information as the specified value and also decides an interval to decide a new specifiable range in accordance with a contact state quantity acquired by the contact state quantity acquisition unit, specifies the new specifiable range based on the interval using the specified value as a reference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Applicant: DRNC Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Fuminori Homma, Kouichi Matsuda, Tatsushi Nashida
  • Patent number: 10684721
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus is provided which include a display control unit that causes a touch panel to display a slider to specify one of specifiable values by an operating body as a specified value and a start edge value and an end edge value stored in a storage unit and if the touch panel acquires position information indicating position on the slider, decides a value corresponding to the position information as the specified value and also decides an interval to decide a new specifiable range in accordance with a contact state quantity acquired by the contact state quantity acquisition unit, specifies the new specifiable range based on the interval using the specified value as a reference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: DRNC Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Fuminori Homma, Kouichi Matsuda, Tatsushi Nashida
  • Patent number: 10547959
    Abstract: The invention concerns a mobile terminal with at least two transducers (LSm, LSs1, LSS2) used simultaneously as loudspeakers for stereophonic effect. According to the invention, one of said transducers is a main transducer (LSm) with a main working frequency band (Bm) corresponding to at least the phone frequency band, while the other transducer is a secondary transducer (LSs1; LSs2) with a secondary working frequency band (Bs1; Bs2) band different from said main frequency band, the lowest frequencies of said secondary working frequency band (Bs1; Bs2) being greater than the lowest frequencies of said main working frequency band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: DRNC Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Gerard Douhet, Stephane Dufosse, Alain Guillotin
  • Patent number: 10419254
    Abstract: A transmission apparatus for a wireless device, comprising: an antenna for receiving an original signal and for backscattering a modulated signal containing information from the wireless device; a variable impedance coupled to the antenna, the variable impedance having an impedance value; a delta-sigma modulator coupled to the variable impedance for modulating the impedance value, and thereby a backscattering coefficient for the antenna, in accordance with the information to generate the modulated signal; and, a decoder coupled to the delta-sigma modulator for generating the impedance value from the information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: DRNC Holdings, Inc.
    Inventor: Tajinder Manku
  • Publication number: 20190212862
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus is provided which include a display control unit that causes a touch panel to display a slider to specify one of specifiable values by an operating body as a specified value and a start edge value and an end edge value stored in a storage unit and if the touch panel acquires position information indicating position on the slider, decides a value corresponding to the position information as the specified value and also decides an interval to decide a new specifiable range in accordance with a contact state quantity acquired by the contact state quantity acquisition unit, specifies the new specifiable range based on the interval using the specified value as a reference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Applicant: DRNC Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Fuminori Homma, Kouichi Matsuda, Tatsushi Nashida
  • Patent number: 10289233
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus is provided which include a display control unit that causes a touch panel to display a slider to specify one of specifiable values by an operating body as a specified value and a start edge value and an end edge value stored in a storage unit and if the touch panel acquires position information indicating position on the slider, decides a value corresponding to the position information as the specified value and also decides an interval to decide a new specifiable range in accordance with a contact state quantity acquired by the contact state quantity acquisition unit, specifies the new specifiable range based on the interval using the specified value as a reference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: DRNC Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Fuminori Homma, Kouichi Matsuda, Tatsushi Nashida
  • Patent number: 10079704
    Abstract: A transmission apparatus for a wireless device, comprising: an antenna for receiving an original signal and for backscattering a modulated signal containing information from the wireless device; a variable impedance coupled to the antenna, the variable impedance having an impedance value; a delta-sigma modulator coupled to the variable impedance for modulating the impedance value, and thereby a backscattering coefficient for the antenna, in accordance with the information to generate the modulated signal; and, a decoder coupled to the delta-sigma modulator for generating the impedance value from the information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: DRNC Holdings, Inc.
    Inventor: Tajinder Manku