Abstract: A new arrangement of a display and optical element and method for manufacturing the same are provided. In the context of a method, a method is provided that includes providing first and second layers, wherein an extended portion of the first layer extends at least partially beyond a first edge of the second layer. The method further includes positioning an optical element in alignment with a translucent portion of the extended portion of the first layer. The method may also include modifying one or more portions of the extended portion of the first layer to be translucent.

Abstract: A method, apparatus, computer program product and system are provided for providing mobile services via a scalable location-based publication/subscription comprising a subscription system. In this regard, a method is provided that includes receiving at least one subscription comprising a subscription area and at least one publication comprising a publication location. The method further includes determining a geohash representation of the subscription area and determining whether the at least one publication matches the at least one subscription based at least on the publication location and the geohash representation of the representation of the subscription area. The method further includes causing content associated with the at least one publication to be transmitted in an instance in which the at least one publication matches the at least one subscription.

Abstract: An apparatus and method including determining if a copy of an image file of an image has been transmitted from an apparatus as a backup copy of the image file; determining if the image file has predetermined metadata based upon a user handling or manipulating the image file after the image was captured by the apparatus; and automatically deleting the image from the apparatus based upon both the image file having been determined to have been transmitted from the apparatus as the backup copy of the image file, and the image file having been determined to not have the predetermined metadata based upon the user handling or manipulating the image file after the image was captured by the apparatus.

Abstract: The invention proposes a system for providing mobility to a terminal through at least two different mobility protocols, wherein a mobility gateway and a terminal share a common mobility session, said common mobility session can be updated through any of the said different mobility protocols, and each mobility protocol provides information to the terminal related to all other mobility protocol during a registration. The invention also proposes a corresponding gateway, a terminal and method.

Abstract: An embodiment of the invention relates to a method comprising receiving media content from at least one recording device, wherein at least one media content received from said at least one recording device is complemented with personating data and creating remixed media content of the media content being received with said at least one personating data. In addition an embodiment of the invention relates to a method comprising capturing media content by a recording device; monitoring the capture of the media content by logging personating data to the recording device and transmitting at least part of the captured media content to a server, which at least part of the captured media is complemented with the personating data. Embodiments of the present invention also relates to a technical equipment for executing the methods.

Abstract: A portable unit for equipping vehicles for enhanced night vision system. The portable unit performs: presenting information to a user with a display of a portable unit; receiving by the portable unit an infrared image signal from an infrared camera; and presenting objects described by the infrared image signal to the user by the display of the portable unit. Corresponding method, apparatus, system and computer program are disclosed.

Abstract: The invention relates to methods, apparatuses, systems and computer program products for discovery of nearby devices. To facilitate discovery of nearby, i.e. proximal, devices, after receiving a trigger signal (110), that is, a signal related to a user action, proximity of other devices is determined and a proximity fingerprint is formed from this information (120), for example to be stored in a fingerprint database (130). When a change in proximity information of a device is detected, proximity fingerprints are accessed and the fingerprints are searched for in the current proximity information of the user device. In this manner, the user may be alerted or programs (or the system) may be controlled when a stored proximity fingerprint is detected in the current set of nearby devices.

Abstract: A battery characteristic converter comprises an interface to a battery and to an electronic device to be powered with energy supplied by the battery. The interface to the battery and the interface to the electronic device are connected using a bidirectional voltage ratio converter. The bidirectional voltage ratio converter is controlled so that the characteristics at the interface to the electronic device are adapted to the electronic device, independently of the battery characteristics. Energy may flow to the electronic device to power the electronic device or from the electronic device to the battery to charge the battery, depending on a comparison of the characteristics at the interfaces.

Abstract: An apparatus comprising: an audio signal analyser configured to analyse at least one audio signal to determine at least one audio component with an associated orientation parameter; a reference definer configured to define at least one of: a reference orientation for an apparatus; and a reference position for the apparatus; a directional determiner configured to determine a direction value based on the reference orientation/position for the apparatus and at least one of: an orientation of the apparatus; a position of the apparatus; an orientation of a further apparatus co-operating with the apparatus; and a position of the further apparatus; and a directional processor configured to process at least one associated directional parameter for the at least one audio component dependent on the direction value.

Abstract: An apparatus including polymer configured to have a first state or a second state, wherein the volume of the polymer in the first state is different to a volume of the polymer in the second state; an actuator configured to be controlled by an input signal to cause the polymer to change between the first state and the second state; and a constraint configured to constrain the polymer in at least a first direction when the polymer changes between the first state and the second state.

Abstract: An approach is provided for accurate processing and registering of media content for rendering in 3D maps and other applications. The approach includes determining at least one first pixel of at least one image that geometrically corresponds to at least one second pixel of at least one rendered three-dimensional map. Further, the approach includes processing and/or facilitating a processing of (a) the at least one first pixel; (b) the at least one second pixel; (c) metadata associated with at least one of the at least one first pixel and the second pixel; or (d) a combination thereof to determine at least one confidence value, wherein the at least one confidence value is indicative of an estimated level of geometric distortion resulting from projecting the at least one first pixel onto the at least one second pixel.

Abstract: An approach is provided for determining three-dimensional mesh data associated with one or more object surfaces depicted in at least one image. The approach involves processing and/or facilitating a processing of the three-dimensional mesh data, the at least one image, or a combination thereof to determine one or more visual features of the one or more object surfaces. The approach further involves determining at least one score indicating a suitability for in-situ augmentation of the one or more object surfaces with at least one content presentation based, at least in part, on the one or more visual features.

Abstract: In a method, a first image of a subject is taken from a first viewpoint. The first image of the subject is composed of a first plurality of pixels. A second image of the subject is taken from a second viewpoint. The second image of the subject is composed of a second plurality of pixels. Pixels in the first plurality of pixels in the first image correspond to pixels in the second plurality of pixels in the second image. Corresponding pixels lie on first epipolar lines in the first image and on second epipolar lines in the second image. The first and second images are rectified to make the first and second epipolar lines parallel to one another and to place corresponding pixels in the first and second images on one of a plurality of pairs of common scanlines. For at least one pair of common scanlines, a corresponding pixel is found in the second image for each pixel in the first image such that a visual perception matching cost (VPMC) is minimized.

Abstract: A product package including: an inner part and an outer part, the outer part being configured to move in relation to the inner part between an open configuration and a closed configuration; wherein the inner part comprises a compartment configured to store a product; and wherein the package further comprises an opening mechanism configured to automatically pull the product out of the compartment of the inner part upon opening the package.

Abstract: An apparatus retrieves information on an availability of data on wireless local area networks for a particular area from a memory. The particular area is identified based on cellular measurements at a mobile terminal. The apparatus provides the retrieved information as a basis for a decision whether to perform a scan for wireless local area networks at the mobile terminal as a basis for a wireless local area network based positioning. Information on an availability of data on wireless local area networks for a plurality of areas may be provided to a mobile terminal by a server.

Abstract: In one aspect there is provided a method. The method may include sending, by a user equipment, a minimization of drive testing report to a network; and sending, by the user equipment, assistance information to the network for a minimization of drive testing function at the network, wherein the assistance information includes at least one of a mobility information and a user equipment indication representative of a preference for power saving at the user equipment. Related apparatus, systems, methods, and articles are also described.

Abstract: An approach for recommending location-based content items that account for locations with ease of access based on available transportation options is described. A content recommender platform determines one or more predicted locations of a user based, at least in part, on an ease of access from a location associated with the use. The content recommender platform determines one or more location-based content items associated with the one or more predicted locations, the location, or a combination thereof. The content recommender platform determines one or more recommended content items from among the one or more location-based content items. In this way, the recommended content items may be easily accessible and may accord with the user's preferences.

Abstract: A technique for tethering over a wireless communication channel is provided. According an example embodiment, the technique comprises exchanging, over a secondary communication channel between a first mobile device and a second mobile device, control information related to a tethering connection provided over a primary communication channel between the first and second mobile devices, and initiating, by the first mobile device, establishment, activation or reactivation of said primary communication channel in response to receiving, via said secondary communication channel, a request to access a resource in a remote network over said tethering connection using a mobile access point functionality provided by the first mobile device.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for connectivity. In one aspect there is provided a method. The method may include detecting, at a first device including a touch screen sensor and a first short-range transceiver, an object proximate to the touch screen sensor; generating a touch profile representative of the detected object; comparing the generated touch profile to one or more reference touch profiles representative of one or more reference objects corresponding to one or more devices to determine whether the detected object corresponds to at least a second device including a second short-range transceiver; and initiating, by the first device via the first short-range transceiver, a connection establishment to the second device including the second short-range transceiver, when the comparing determines the detected object matches a reference object representative of the second device. Related apparatus, systems, methods, and articles are also described.

Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods are provided for indexing and retrieving an image. A plurality of candidate images is received. The plurality of candidate images is analyzed, using a processor, for specified criteria. At least a portion of the plurality of candidate images that meet the specified criteria are indexed into at least one node of an octree database, thereby forming indexed image data. The database may be stored for offline use on a mobile device, personal computer, or workstation. Images may be retrieved for a specified geographic location or at least one oct-key identifier from the mobile device, personal computer, or workstation.