Patents Examined by Ahmad F. Matar
  • Patent number: 12273956
    Abstract: A method of wireless communication, performed by a user equipment (UE), includes: participating in a first communication session associated with a first subscriber identity module (SIM) and participating in a second communication session associated with a second SIM, wherein the UE comprises the first SIM and the second SIM; applying a higher priority of access to radio frequency (RF) resources of the UE to transmissions of the first communication session over transmissions of the second communication session; detecting a first type of packet within a data queue, the first type of packet being associated with the first communication session; in response to the detecting of the first type of packet, changing the higher priority of access to the transmissions of the second communication session; and returning the higher priority of access to the transmissions of the first communication session subsequent to the first type of packet being transmitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Phaneendra Cheekatla, Naresh Gundu, Shankar Ganesh Lakshmanaswamy, Anandbabu Musuathy Sadasivan
  • Patent number: 12273483
    Abstract: Systems and methods for categorizing received calls based on early call information are disclosed. Early call information can be audio, video, other sensor data, or other data collected via a calling device during call setup or any time before the call is routed to or accepted at a receiving device. A call and early call information associated with the call are received. A call characteristic, which can be a purpose or topic of the call, is identified using the early call information. Based on the call characteristic, the received call is categorized and a relative priority for the call is assigned. The call can be routed based on the early call information, and a suggested response to the call can be identified. In some implementations, a machine learning model is trained to categorize received calls based on early call information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.
    Inventor: Ovidiu Cristian Serban
  • Patent number: 12273676
    Abstract: A retractable headphone connection structure includes two connection supports which are slidably connected with each other in a sliding connection direction. One of the connection supports has a plurality of first magnetically attractive portions arranged at intervals along the sliding connection direction. The other of the connection supports has a second magnetically attractive portion. Therein, the two supports relatively slide to make the second magnetically attractive portion slide over the plurality of first magnetically attractive portions to generate a magnetic attraction force between the second magnetically attractive portion and one of the first magnetically attractive portions that is opposite to the second magnetically attractive portion. The magnetic attraction force positions the first connection support and the second connection support. A head-mounted audio device includes a headphone and the above retractable headphone connection structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: DARFON ELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Chen Yang, Shao-Lun Hsiao, Hsiao-Han Chu
  • Patent number: 12267651
    Abstract: The invention relates to a tool for inserting an ear-tip of a hearing aid into an auditory canal of an end user. The tool comprises a first part and a second part, which are movable in relation to each other around at least one pivot joint. A cavity for receiving a holding portion of the ear-tip is provided between the first and the second part, which cavity is enlarged when a second portion of the first part and a second section of the second part are pressed together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: Widex A/S
    Inventor: Ib Marcher
  • Patent number: 12266451
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an artificial intelligence-infected asymptomatic people movement-tracing apparatus and a method which in an emergency such as an epidemic pandemic, use an artificial intelligence movement-tracing apparatus of infected asymptomatic people of the present disclosure which is personally installed in the residence of the tracing target to automatically check whether to match the traffic line of the tracing target and the traffic line of the confirmed case and automatically report to the disease control authority only when the traffic lines match to protect individual privacy compared to the centralized system and automatically search for infected asymptomatic people classified as blind confirmed cases (hidden positive people) and self-quarantine subjects to quickly establish an infectious disease management system for suspected disease patients and efficiently manage the people from the spread of infectious diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: Research & Business Foundation Sungkyunkwan University
    Inventor: Jae-Chern Yoo
  • Patent number: 12262183
    Abstract: A sound generation apparatus includes sound collection means configured to collect a sound of a sound source in a space, image capture means configured to capture an image of the sound source, estimation means configured to estimate an attribute of the sound source from the image captured by the image capture means, sound generation means configured to obtain an acoustic characteristic of a target sound included in the sound collected by the sound collection means and to generate multiple masking sounds on the basis of the acoustic characteristic and the attribute of the sound source estimated by the estimation means, display means configured to display the attribute of the sound source estimated by the estimation means, sound selection means configured to receive selection of a masking sound from the masking sounds generated by the sound generation means, and sound output means configured to output the selected masking sound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Inventor: Katsunori Suetsugu
  • Patent number: 12244988
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a sound amplification device. The sound amplification device comprises a vibrating body, the vibrating body including at least one first vibration surface and at least one contact region for contacting with a vibration source. The vibration source detachably contacts with a contact region, an area of a first vibration surface is larger than an area of the contact region, the vibration source is configured to generate vibration, and the vibration is transmitted to the first vibration surface through the contact region, and further transmitted outwards through the first vibration surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Liwei Wang, Fengyun Liao
  • Patent number: 12245097
    Abstract: Examples of the disclosure describe systems and methods relating to mobile computing. According to an example method, a first user location of a user of a mobile computing system is determined. A first communication device in proximity to the first user location is identified based on the first user location. A first signal is communicated to the first communication device. A first information payload based on the first user location is received from the first communication device, in response to the first communication device receiving the first signal. Video or audio data based on the first information payload is presented to the user at a first time during which the user is at the first user location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.
    Inventor: Randall E. Hand
  • Patent number: 12241988
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for performing positioning by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system supporting a sidelink according to various embodiments are disclosed. Disclosed are a method and an apparatus therefor, the method comprising the steps of: receiving a plurality of pieces of sidelink control information (SCI) including scheduling information of a PRS from a plurality of anchor nodes; receiving a plurality of PRSs on the basis of the plurality of pieces of SCI; on the basis of the positional relationship of the plurality of anchor nodes, detecting ambiguity in position measurement based on the plurality of PRSs; requesting an angle of arrival (AoA) report from one anchor node among the plurality of anchor nodes on the basis of the detected ambiguity in position measurement; and measuring the position of the UE on the basis of the plurality of PRSs and the reported AoA.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jongseob Baek, Hanbyul Seo
  • Patent number: 12236961
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods, devices and computer program products for encoding and decoding of a vector of parameters in an audio coding system. The disclosure further relates to a method and apparatus for reconstructing an audio object in an audio decoding system. According to the disclosure, a modulo differential approach for coding and encoding a vector of a non-periodic quantity may improve the coding efficiency and provide encoders and decoders with less memory requirements. Moreover, an efficient method for encoding and decoding a sparse matrix is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: DOLBY INTERNATIONAL AB
    Inventors: Leif Jonas Samuelsson, Heiko Purnhagen
  • Patent number: 12238489
    Abstract: A patient monitor can diagnose whether its speaker is blocked, malfunctioning, or at a volume that is too low. For example, the monitor can include a processor that can diagnose the speaker by recording a microphone input signal. The processor can compare the microphone input signal to an expected alarm signal that should be output by the speaker. If the two do not match or reasonably correspond to one another, then the processor may increase the volume of the alarm to determine whether doing so can overcome an obstruction, noise, or potential malfunction. The microphone can again detect the speaker output, and the processor can again make another comparison or analysis of the input with the speaker output. If the speaker output as detected via the microphone is still insufficiently loud, then the patient monitor may output an indication that the speaker has a problem.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: Masimo Corporation
    Inventors: Joy Iswanto, Bilal Muhsin, Raul Jimenez
  • Patent number: 12238241
    Abstract: An interface display method and an electronic device are disclosed. A call application obtains a first phone number of a peer end of a call; after a first data source application is authenticated successfully, the call application obtains first user description information corresponding to the first phone number from the first data source application, where the first user description information is used to record information of a user corresponding to the first phone number; and the call application displays the first user description information in a call-related interface of the first phone number. In this application, more information about a user on a peer end of a call can be displayed in a call-related interface, thereby improving user experience.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: Honor Device Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jie Yin
  • Patent number: 12231844
    Abstract: A microphone system of the invention is applicable to an electronic device comprising an adjustable mechanism that causes a change in geometry of a microphone array. The microphone system comprises the microphone array, a sensor and a beamformer. The microphone array comprises multiple microphones that detect sound and generate multiple audio signals. The sensor detects a mechanism variation of the electronic device to generate a sensing output. The beamformer is configured to perform a set of operations comprising: performing a spatial filtering operation over the multiple audio signals using a trained model based on the sensing output, one or more first sound sources in one or more desired directions and one or more second sound sources in one or more undesired directions to generate a beamformed output signal originated from the one or more first sound sources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: BRITISH CAYMAN ISLANDS INTELLIGO TECHNOLOGY INC.
    Inventors: Hua-Jun Hong, Chih-Sheng Chen, Hsueh-Ying Lai, Yu-Pao Tsai, Tsung-Liang Chen
  • Patent number: 12231989
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and software can provide high-accuracy position estimation for mobile user equipment (UE) configured for use within a service area covered by a plurality of radio units, e.g., O-RUs, with known position including coordinates. A channel estimate can be derived for a channel between a given UE and each of a plurality of radio units based on a sounding reference signal (SRS) received from the UE and used to select a subset of the radio units. The shortest delay can be calculated for the given UE to each O-RU in the subset, forming a set of uplink-time-difference-of-arrival (UL-TDOA) measurements; position of the given UE in the service area can be estimated based on the UL-TDOA measurements. The O-RU synchronization error can be estimated for each O-RU in the subset using estimated positions of the given UE and corresponding UL-TDOA measurements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: ASOCS Ltd.
    Inventor: Vitaly Lutsky
  • Patent number: 12232004
    Abstract: Embodiments include a method, in an application function, AF, for exchanging UE communication pattern information with a core network, CN. The method comprises provisioning, to a network exposure function, NEF, in the CN, communication information related to one or more user equipment, UEs, the communication information including an identifier of an application associated with the AF and an indication of one or more first parameters describing a first UE communication pattern associated with the application. The method further comprises sending, to the NEF, a subscription request, wherein the subscription request includes the identifier of the application. Further still, the method comprises receiving, from the NEF, a report indicative of an analysis of traffic of the application based at least on the one or more first parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ)
    Inventors: Miguel Angel Muñoz De La Torre Alonso, Miguel Angel Puente Pestaña, Rodrigo Alvarez Dominguez
  • Patent number: 12225146
    Abstract: A portable electronic device may include a touch-sensitive display, a housing at least partially enclosing the touch-sensitive display, the housing defining an audio port along a side of the housing, the audio port defining a partially enclosed volume, and an acoustic module positioned within the housing and including an audio enclosure defining a first passage and a second passage, a microphone operably coupled to the partially enclosed volume of the audio port by the first passage, a pressure sensor operably coupled to the partially enclosed volume of the audio port by the second passage, and an acoustic mesh positioned between an end of the second passage and the audio port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Jason M. Gillier, Jiachen Xu, Yi Xu, Griffin L. Schmitt, Nicholas Merz, Daniel Jarvis, Marwan Rammah
  • Patent number: 12219578
    Abstract: A PDCCH monitoring method, a terminal and a network device are provided. The method includes: monitoring PDCCH according to PDCCH blind detection capability information of N scheduling cells which are in M cells configured for UE by a network device and further including X scheduled cells; PDCCH blind detection capability information is related to a cell parameter of M cells and indicates maximum processing capability of UE in performing PDCCH blind detection in each or N scheduling cells per unit time; M and N are positive integers greater than or equal to 1, X is a positive integer greater than or equal to 0, M=N+X.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Zichao Ji
  • Patent number: 12207033
    Abstract: A headphone comprising: two headphone earcups each comprising: an earcup housing defining an active chamber that acoustically couples a sound output side of a speaker to an ear of a user, and an inactive chamber that surrounds the active chamber; and a passive valve assembly configured to open in response to a positive pressure and a negative pressure within the active chamber to fluidly couple the active chamber to the inactive chamber and equalize a pressure between the active chamber and the inactive chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jacob A. Pfitsch, Onur I. Ilkorur, Esge B. Andersen, Miikka O. Tikander
  • Patent number: 12200021
    Abstract: Various embodiments describe methods, systems, and devices for establishing a packet cable multi-media (PCMM) session. Exemplary implementations may receiving, a call initiation request message; determine whether a negative PCMM response associated with the call initiation request message is received; determine whether to ignore the negative PCMM response based on a call preferences parameter associated with the first UE in response to determining that the negative PCMM response is received; and establish a call associated with the call initiation request message in response to determining to ignore the negative PCMM response based on the call preferences parameter associated with the first UE.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: Charter Communications Operating, LLC
    Inventor: Ashutosh K. Sinha
  • Patent number: 12200570
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing apparatus including: a calculation unit that calculates a terminal coordinate system magnetic vector on the basis of a spatial coordinate system magnetic vector and a posture of a communication terminal; and a notification unit that notifies the communication terminal of the terminal coordinate system magnetic vector by non-contact communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takashi Suzuki