Abstract: Methodologies and related devices and systems are provided that facilitate provision, usage, publication, and/or rating of media content by providers and/or users media content. According to one aspect, content preloaded on a mobile device can be activated based on user fulfillment of an access requirement. According to another aspect, a user of a mobile device can publish user associated information to locate substantially matching users. According to a further aspect, users of mobile devices can share and rate content to create a community of aggregated content. Various modifications are provided that facilitate monetizing or incentivizing the described methodologies and related devices and systems.

Abstract: Systems and methodologies for sharing functionality among mobile devices in a peer to peer manner are described herein. A mobile device can include a plurality of functional components that can each perform respective functionality. Examples of the functionalities can include transceiver communications, processing, power, memory, input and output for the mobile device. Further, the mobile device can include a sharing component that enables sharing a particular third party functional component to replace or supplement operation of a corresponding functional component of the mobile device. The third party functional component, for instance, can be made available for sharing by at least one of a disparate mobile device or a stand alone functional component. Moreover, a host component can allow a disparate mobile device to use an available one or more of the plurality of functional components of the mobile device.

Abstract: System and methodologies are provided herein for low-distortion image watermarking. Parity relationships between multiple pixels and/or regions of an image can be leveraged as described herein to reduce the amount of toggling required to embed a watermark in an image, thereby increasing watermark efficiency and reducing visual artifacts introduced in a watermarked image. Various algorithms for leveraging parity relationships are described herein, including a Block-Overlapping Parity Check (BOPC) algorithm, a Champagne Pyramid Parity Check (CPPC) algorithm, and a Tree-Based Parity Check (TBPC) algorithm.

Abstract: A mobile device with local and remote services and applications for collecting, storing, analyzing and delivering health data to medical professionals and others. The mobile device communicatively connects to sensors attached to a body to collect health data and remote servers to send raw and massaged data for medical analysis. The mobile device also provides alerts and alarm messages based on the health sensor data.

Abstract: Systems and methodologies are provided herein for representing information in a data processing system with low power consumption. As described herein, parity relationships between multiple nodes of to-be-written binary information and original information can be leveraged as described herein to reduce the amount of toggling required to write information in a memory, thereby reducing power consumption. Various algorithms for leveraging parity relationships are described herein, including a Champagne Pyramid Parity Check (CPPC) algorithm and a Tree-Based Parity Check (TBPC) algorithm.

Abstract: A mobile device with full functionality is comprised of two or more hardware components. Each hardware component provides a subset of mobile device functionality. Full functionality includes transceiver communications, processing, non-volatile memory, power, input and output. A communications interface, whether wired or wireless means, is used to link the two or more components together to produce a fully functionally mobile device. One or more of the hardware components can be advantageously embedded in or proximate to a piece of jewelry, a garment, or a fashion accessory. Other non-portable hardware components, when available, can also be linked to two or more components of the mobile device to provide additional functionality.

Abstract: Systems and methods that recharge power supply units of portable electronic devices by leveraging energy harvesting or scavenging techniques. A recharge component accumulates energy from a plurality of sources, and supplies an electric current to the portable electronic device for a charge thereof. The sources of energy are based on routine user actions such as muscle movements (e.g., walking, movement of eye lashes, body heat), and can further consider environmental factors such as exposure to sunlight, temperature, as well as availability of external power sources.

Abstract: Body-based sensors are used to interact with one or more mobile devices. This interaction can be an alternative to or a supplement to traditional input methods on mobile devices. In order to facilitate everyday use, sensors can be hidden in jewelry or other fashion accessories normally worn by a user and wirelessly coupled to the mobile devices. When certain body movement is detected, a mobile device can automatically initiate one or more processes that perform various actions, such as actions on that mobile device or actions on communicatively coupled devices. The body movements can be user-defined so that a user can customize his interaction with the mobile device to meet the user's particular needs. The sensor array can also be adapted to turn on or off depending on the current environment.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for single-inductor multiple-output switching converter design. With the proposed freewheel switching control, this converter operates in a pseudo-continuous conduction mode (PCCM) and is capable of handling large load currents with a much smaller current ripple and peak inductor current, while retaining low cross regulation. It can also work in discontinuous conduction mode (DCM) for high efficiency at light loads. This design can be applied to have single or multiple outputs and for different types of DC-DC conversions.

Abstract: An optical sensor has at least one pixel that generates an output voltage that changes at a rate dependent on the light intensity incident on the pixel. The time for the pixel output voltage to change from a first predefined level to a second predefined level is measured, so as to produce an output indicative of the incident light intensity.

Abstract: A method is described for treating fabrics, yarns and individual fibers to improve the mechanical properties thereof, for example their wrinkle-resistance, by treating the fabric, yarn, and fibers in a solution containing polymer nanoparticles. The nanoparticles include two sizes of particles and an appropriate selection of the nanoparticles to control the degree and mode of cross-linking in the fabric with corresponding control of the mechanical properties. The nanoparticles can be provided with an electrical charge that can be opposite in sign to any charge carried by the fabric in order to enhance the formation of a polymer film on the fabric.

Abstract: System and methodologies are provided herein for joint rate, precoder, and feedback design adaptation and optimization for wireless communication systems. An optimization component as provided herein can implement an integrated framework for joint design of rate, preceding, and feedback partitioning adaptation policies for slow fading and spatially correlated multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) communication channels with limited feedback. The optimization component can utilize one or more vector quantization (VQ) optimization techniques wherein a feedback strategy and a transmission adaptation strategy are designed to jointly optimize average system goodput (e.g., average bits/second/Hz successfully delivered to a receiver) based on spatial correlation of the communication channels. In one example, a feedback strategy is designed as a channel state information of receiver (CSIR) partition and a transmission adaptation strategy is designed as rate and precoder codebooks.

Abstract: The presently described subject matter is directed to water-soluble conjugated polyene compounds that exhibit aggregation induced emission, as well as to water dispersible, fluorescent, polymeric microparticles and/or nanoparticles comprising the water-soluble conjugated polyene compounds. Also provided are methods of making and using the compounds and particles. The described conjugated polyene compounds are useful as bioprobes for the detection biomacromolecules, as well as in the manufacture of sensors.

Abstract: CSIT error considerate delay-sensitive user access systems are provided in a multi-user OFDMA environment comprises a user delay sensitivity tracking component, a CSIT estimating component, a system queue state tracking component and a cross layer scheduling component. The techniques assume heterogeneous users with respect to delay and assume that CSIT information includes error, and optimally allocates broadcast resources, e.g., power, subcarriers and data rate, based on such assumptions.

Abstract: User cooperation is an emerging transmission framework where users act as relays of each other to provide extra diversity paths for better overall performance. In various embodiments, systems and methods for transmitting data from a basestation to a mobile device in an adaptive communications network including user cooperation are provided. Among various embodiments, relaying is performed according to a time division duplex (TDD) system according to either a downlink-assisted relaying (DAR) which performs a relaying operation in a defined supplemental downlink timeslot or according to an uplink-assisted relaying (UAR) which performs a relaying operation in a defined supplemental uplink timeslot.

Abstract: System and methodologies are provided herein for rate, power and precoder adaptation for slow fading MIMO communication channels with noisy limited feedback. To optimize a rate of successful information delivery from a wireless transmitter to a wireless receiver and to provide robustness to channel noise, a joint design and optimization technique is utilized to provide optimal power, rate, and precoding adaptation policies for use by a wireless transmitter and an optimal feedback scheme and index assignment mapping for use by a wireless receiver. Additionally, various optimization and design techniques described herein are performed using a low-complexity online adaptation coupled with an offline optimization design.

Abstract: Methods and systems for displaying videos with high contrast using fast transient response of liquid crystal materials are disclosed. The system comprises a liquid crystal material treated with a chiral dopant, which is aligned between two substrates with conductive layer on each substrate. The system can be operated in an active or passive matrix mode display. The active matrix display can be a thin film transistor (TFT) or MOS transistor, whereas no transistors are used for the passive matrix mode display. A full color display, with high contrast, can be achieved by illuminating the transient liquid crystal material with a pulsed backlight.

Abstract: A switched-capacitor regulator is provided for regulating the output voltage of a voltage supply. The switched-capacitor regulator includes a supply input terminal capable of receiving a supply voltage, two or more flying capacitors, a regulation switch located between each flying capacitor and the supply input terminal, and a voltage control circuit. The activity of the regulation switches is controlled by the voltage control circuit. In one embodiment of the invention, the voltage control circuit includes a feedback resistance area having one or more feedback resistors located between the output of the flying capacitors and a ground terminal, a first gain stage connected to the feedback resistance area, and two or more second switchable gain stages, which are each connected to a regulation switch and the first gain stage. The switched-capacitor regulator operates in pseudo-continuous regulator mode using three-stage switchable operational amplifiers with time-multiplexed pole-splitting compensation.

Abstract: The construction of electrodes for liquid-crystal displays using larger grain lower absorption (LGLA) poly-Si showing an absorptivity below 20% in the visible light region is described. Integration in the manufacturing of substrates for active-matrix LCDs is shown. Source, drain and channel region (108b, 108c, 108d) of the TFTs as well as the pixel-electrode (108e) are formed conjointly in a single poly-Si layer.

Abstract: A method includes performing a single pass filtering that integrates a first pass demosaicking and a second pass demosaicking into a single pass operation. The method can include interpolating in a vertical direction as well as interpolating in a horizontal direction. The vertical interpolation can be compared with the horizontal interpolation and one interpolation can be selected. The method can include comparing a vector with a plurality of neighbor vectors and selecting the direction with the smallest vector difference. A digital camera is provided that includes at least one data store for storing a plurality of video images, and a host system that processes the video images by performing a single pass filtering that integrates a first pass demosaicking and a second pass demosaicking into a single simple pass (SP) filtering operation. The host system compares a vertical interpolation with a horizontal interpolation and selects one interpolation, in another exemplary non-limiting embodiment.