Patents Assigned to Ericsson Mobile Communications AB
  • Patent number: 9544578
    Abstract: A portable electronic equipment (1) has an autostereoscopic display (11), a sensor device (2), and a controller (6, 7). The autostereoscopic display (11) comprises a display panel and an image directing device. The sensor device (2) is configured to capture distance information indicative of a distance of a user from the autostereoscopic display (11) and a direction in which the user is positioned. The controller (6, 7) is coupled to the autostereoscopic display (11) to control the display panel (12) and the image directing device based on the distance information and/or direction informa-tion. The controller (6, 7) is configured to compute plural images to be output based on the distance information, to control the display panel to output the computed plural images, and to control the image directing device based on the distance information and/or direction information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB
    Inventors: Anders Linge, Martin Ek, Jonas Gustavsson
  • Patent number: 9489109
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electronic device (10) and a method for data communication with such an electronic device. The electronic device combines, on the one hand, a Near Field Communication (NFC) interface, including an antenna and a circuit for generating a modulated electromagnetic wave, and on the other hand a user interface including a touch-sensitive display configured to present an object relating to a communication action executable by means of the NFC interface. A control unit connected to the NFC interface and the user interface, is configured to trigger the NFC interface to execute the communication action responsive to simultaneous detection of the presented object being touched and the NFC interface being in communicative connection with a second NFC interface of a second device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communication AB
    Inventor: Simon Lessing
  • Patent number: 9323410
    Abstract: A mobile device for detecting user input on a display is provided. The mobile device includes a hand-held display unit. The hand-held display unit includes a display having an electromagnetic radiation detector. The electromagnetic radiation detector is configured to detect an electromagnetic radiation profile responsive to a position of a user input object when the position of the user input object is spaced apart from the display. A controller is configured to identify a user input from the electromagnetic radiation profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB
    Inventor: Jörgen Birkler
  • Publication number: 20140210727
    Abstract: To enhance user interaction with an electronic device having a touch screen, the electronic device permits touch-based user input even if the user inadvertently rests a thumb or finger on the touch screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2011
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB
    Inventor: Tomas Karl-Axel Wassingbo
  • Publication number: 20140198248
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a shutter blade arrangement (134) for an array camera (100) comprising an array (130) of lenses (131). The shutter blade arrangement (134) comprises: at least one shutter blade (200), an array of openings (201) on said shutter blade (200), and an actuator (160) to control the at least one shutter blade (200), and wherein the at least one shutter blade (200) and said array of lenses (131) are displaceable relative each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2011
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB
    Inventor: Mats Wernersson
  • Publication number: 20140195925
    Abstract: A data transfer method may include processing device gesture data at a providing device in response to a gesture made by movement or orientation of one of the providing device (110) and the requesting device (100) while proximately located to the other one of the providing device and the requesting device. The device gesture data may indicate the movement or orientation. The data transfer method may also include initiating a data transfer from the providing device to the requesting device in response to the device gesture data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2011
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Applicant: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB
    Inventor: Anders Wikander
  • Publication number: 20140132462
    Abstract: An antenna system for use in a portable electronic device may include first and second metal elements. One of the first and second metal elements may be provided by a metal backplate of a housing of the portable electronic device. The antenna system may additionally include a coupling feed element between the first and second metal elements of the portable electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2011
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB
    Inventor: Zhinong Ying
  • Publication number: 20140098977
    Abstract: A method for reducing a disturbance on a signal path is provided. The disturbance is caused by a capacitance of a semiconductor switch (131-133) of an integrated circuit (130). The semiconductor switch (131-133) switches the signal path. The capacitance (203, 214) acts between the semiconductor switch (131-133) and a power supply terminal of the integrated circuit (130). According to the method, the power supply terminal of the integrated circuit (130) is coupled via an impedance (138, 139) to a power supply (137, 140).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2011
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Applicant: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB
    Inventors: Peter Körner, Kaj Ullén
  • Publication number: 20140078010
    Abstract: Antenna systems are provided including a chassi and first and second radiating elements coupled to the chassi. The first radiating element is configured to amplify excitation of the chassi and the second radiating element is configured to reduce excitation of the chassi so as to reduce mutual coupling in the antenna system. Related co-located antennas and methods of controlling mutual coupling are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2011
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB
    Inventors: Hui Li, Buon Kiong Lau, Ying Zhinong
  • Publication number: 20130311955
    Abstract: A consumer electronic device has an orientation sensor and a lock control. The orientation sensor outputs signals identifying the orientation of the device, while the lock control to allow a user to move the device from a locked state to an unlocked state. The device also includes a plurality of application programs stored in memory. Responsive to the user unlocking the device, a controller will launch a selected application program. The application that is launched by the device is based on an orientation of the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2011
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Applicant: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB
    Inventor: David de Léon
  • Publication number: 20130246939
    Abstract: An electronic device has a touch-sensitive display and a controller that executes an application. The application bisects a display into a plurality of regions using a timeline. In a first region on a first side of the timeline, the application displays events that are originated by the user of the device. In a second region on a second, opposite side of the timeline, the application displays events that are associated with the user, but are originated by others. Activities associated with the user are displayed along the timeline. The events and activities on the timeline can be shared with other users using drag-n-drop operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2011
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB
    Inventors: William Tärneberg, Mikael Hellberg
  • Publication number: 20130204532
    Abstract: A headset device includes binaural wind sensors to receive wind noise. The binaural wind sensors include a left wind sensor and a right wind sensor. The headset device includes a processor to execute instructions to receive wind noise induced by wind at the binaural wind sensors. The processor is also to determine a sound energy density distribution of the wind noise. The processor is to match the sound energy density distribution to one of a plurality of reference sound energy density distributions. Each of the plurality of reference sound energy density distributions includes an associated wind speed and wind direction. The processor is further to identify a wind speed and a wind direction corresponding to the matched reference sound energy density distribution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2012
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Applicant: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB
    Inventors: Martin Nyström, Matthew Raoufi
  • Patent number: 8466844
    Abstract: A multi-band antenna includes a ground plane, a branch active element connected to the ground plane, and a plurality of parasitic coupling elements connected to the ground plane. Respective ones of the parasitic coupling elements are electrically coupled to the branch active element such that the multi-band antenna resonates at a plurality of frequency bands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB
    Inventor: Zhinong Ying
  • Patent number: 8456300
    Abstract: An electronic device includes an environmental sensor that is configured to obtain information associated with an environment surrounding the electronic device and a presence client module that is configured to generate a presence indicator associated with a user of the electronic device based on the information associated with the environment surrounding the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB
    Inventors: Andreas Kristensson, Pär-Anders Aronsson
  • Patent number: 8447255
    Abstract: An improved variable matching network for use in a multi-band, multi-mode communications device provides dynamic, fine-tune impedance matching based on current operational conditions associated with a given signal. In one embodiment, gross parameters are selected based on one or more of the operational conditions. Delta parameters are provided using an optimization algorithm based on one or more of the operational conditions. And the gross and delta parameters are combined to obtain overall matching parameters that dynamically fine-tune discrete matching circuitry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB
    Inventor: Ramanathan Asokan
  • Patent number: 8447992
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for distributing content to a mobile device using a digital rights management (DRM) scheme, adapted for the case when files are exchanged over an external memory or over a serial connection between a computer (PC) and the mobile device, and a mobile device (ME) adapted therefor. The mobile device creates a request file (RORe-questrop) comprising information necessary for forming a rights object file. On the computer side, the request file is retrieved and a response file is sent back to the mobile device including the encrypted content (Contentdcf) and a rights object file (Content.ro). The mobile device receives the response file and decrypts and stores the content. The files may be exchanged over a DRM folder, arranged in the mobile device and accessible by the computer in mass storage mode, or the DRM folder may be arranged in an external memory (MS) alternately accessible by the mobile device and the computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB
    Inventors: Stefan Andersson, Markus Liwell
  • Publication number: 20130104039
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a sensor for determining the position of an input member, such as a user's finger or stylus, for example, relative to a user interface of the device. Before the input member contacts the user interface, the sensor detects the horizontal and vertical positions of the input member and generates positional signals indicative of those positions. A controller at the device determines the horizontal and vertical positions of the input member based on the positional signals, and generates first and second feedback signals as a function of the detected horizontal and vertical positions to indicate the input member position relative to the user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2011
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Applicant: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB
    Inventors: Mats Ormin, Joakim Eriksson
  • Publication number: 20130099986
    Abstract: An antenna system includes a substrate, a conductive ground plane, and an upper antenna element. A slot that is free of conductive material extends through the ground plane to define a lower antenna element from a portion of the ground plane. The upper antenna element is spaced apart and overlies at least a portion of the lower antenna element. The upper antenna element is electrically connected to the ground plane and to an antenna feed element. The upper antenna element is configured to electrically resonate responsive to a defined RF signal. The lower antenna element is configured to resonate through capacitive coupling to the resonating upper antenna element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2012
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Applicant: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB
    Inventor: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB
  • Publication number: 20130094666
    Abstract: A rendering device is configured to dynamically vary how audio and visual information is rendered by a rendering device responsive to changes in distance between the rendering device and a mobile device carried by a user. As the user moves about, the distance between the rendering device and the mobile device carried by the user will vary. As the distance between the mobile device and the rendering device changes, the rendering system can dynamically adapt how the audio and visual information is rendered. For example, the rendering device can increase or decrease the volume of an audio output, depending on changes in the distance. Also, the rendering device can change how visual information is rendered on a display responsive to changes in distance. In some embodiments, when the distance between the mobile device and rendering device exceeds a predetermined distance, the audio and/or visual information may be sent to the mobile device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2011
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Applicant: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB
    Inventors: Olle Håff, Fredrik Johansson
  • Patent number: 8421756
    Abstract: A method performed by a device having a touch panel includes detecting a location of a primary touch on the device and detecting on the touch panel a set of near-touch coordinates associated with the primary touch. The method also includes identifying the approach orientation of the primary touch as one of a left-side touch or a right-side touch based on the location of the primary touch and the near-touch coordinates. The method further includes generating a command signal based on the location of the primary touch and the approach orientation of the primary touch and performing an action based on the command signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB
    Inventors: Jan Robert Tobias Ritzau, Per David Burstrom