Abstract: The network system triggers registration of the start of a transport journey in response to a communication of a transport user device and a transport provider device with each other, performs a continuous coordinated proximity monitoring to verify the identity of a transport user and a transport provider vehicle, and triggers registration of the end of the transport journey through communication of the transport user device and the transport provider device with each other.

Abstract: A network-enabled smart apparatus has a data processing system, at least one operational system, wide area and local network communication interfaces, and a memory. The memory has stored therein apparatus identification information, at least one service application, and an activation application. The activation application causes the data processing system to establish an internet connection and create an NFC-enabled web page. The data processing system transmits, to the user device instructions to navigate to the NFC-enabled web page and instructions for the user to tap an NFC-enabled smart card to the user device. The apparatus data processing system reads, via the NFC-enabled web page, NFC information transmitted to the user device by the smart transaction card. The application causes the apparatus to transmit the NFC information to a service administration server, and receive, from the service administration server, a service activation command.

Abstract: A near field communication (NFC) transceiver includes a receiver, a transmitter, and a clock recovery circuit. The receiver is configured to recover a reception (RX) frame encoded with power supply information and information transmitted from a reader to a tag. The transmitter is configured to recover a transmission (TX) frame by a subcarrier load modulation scheme for information transmitted from the tag to the reader. The clock recovery circuit is configured to recover a carrier signal of the TX frame as a baseband clock signal of the NFC transceiver through a rail-to-rail boosting.

Abstract: An electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure includes: a housing; a user interface exposed through a portion of the housing; at least one communication circuit configured to discover and connect to another electronic device wirelessly without an access point or a base station; at least one processor operatively connected with the user interface and the communication circuit; and a memory operatively connected with the processor, wherein, when being executed, the memory stores instructions that cause the processor to transmit a plurality of first beacon signals for wireless connection by using the communication circuit during first time periods, to detect at least one second beacon signal for wireless connection, transmitted from an external device, by using the communication circuit, during one period of second time periods which are different from the first time periods, to receive multimedia data from an external server after detecting the at least one second beacon signal

Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods are provided for improving antenna isolation for collocated antennae. A device may include a first radio associated with a first antenna to transmit and receive first wireless signals using a first wireless communication technique. The device may include associated with a second antenna to transmit and receive second wireless signals using a second wireless communication technique. The device may include a multi-antenna isolation structure having a first portion and a second portion separated from the first portion, the first portion and the second portion are able to prevent the first antenna from receiving a portion of current associated with the second antenna.

Abstract: A computer implemented method, computer system and computer program product are provided for lost detection for paired mobile devices. According to the method, a processor receives behavior data of paired mobile devices from one or more sensors of the paired mobile devices, wherein the behavior data comprising one or more parameters that reflect current status of the paired mobile devices. And the processor compares the received behavior data with human behavior data model. And, in response to the received behavior data being not matched with the human behavior data model, the processor determines that at least one of the paired mobile devices is lost.

Abstract: Described herein is a calibration circuit for a multiple element antenna with two or more antenna transmit and receive elements. In some examples the multi-element antenna may also include a beamforming network that combine the multiple antenna radiating element inputs and outputs with controlled phase and amplitude relationships such that spatial beams can be formed by varying the phase and amplitudes of two or more signals applied to antenna input ports for the antenna. The calibration circuit of this disclosure may be used to obtain data to determine phase and amplitude offsets induced by the combined transmission elements, and any phase and amplitude offsets induced by the transmitter or receiver circuitry. The determined phase and amplitude offsets may then be removed from received signal measurements and compensated for in transmit signal generation.

Abstract: A method for information processing includes receiving an operation request from a wearable device; determining an operation, requested by the operation request, to be executed on the electronic device; and executing the operation on the electronic device.

Abstract: A front end module having transmit loopback functionality may be operated by conducting a loopback signal from an output of a power amplifier to a receive port on a transmit loopback path and conducting a radio frequency receive signal from an antenna port to the receive port on a receive path. The transmit loopback path includes a first switch coupled between the output of the power amplifier and the receive port. The receive path includes a second switch coupled between the antenna port, where the receive port and is without the first switch.

Abstract: A communications system including: first and second communications devices, each communications device including an antenna, a location system that determines a location of at least one of the first and second communications devices, a control system that receives a location indication indicative of the location from the location system, determines a relative location of the first and second communications devices and selectively controls a transmitting antenna of at least one of the first and second communications devices in accordance with the relative position to thereby optimise communication between the first and second communications devices.

Abstract: A wireless communication device may receive with one of N antennas a signal processing message indicating a number up to N signals to process. Each of the N antennas may used to receive a communication. The indicated number of up to N signals may be processed and data from the indicated number of up to N signals recovered.

Abstract: An aircraft cabin audio communication system includes: a plurality of aircraft smart cabin headsets, each including a microphone and an earpiece. The earpiece includes a speaker; a first biometric sensor disposed on a first button; a second biometric sensor disposed on a second button; a third biometric sensor disposed on a third button; a wireless transceiver; a power button; and a processor that: performs device authentication of the aircraft smart cabin headset based on a device identifier of the aircraft smart cabin headset; performs first authentication based on first biometric data obtained from the first biometric sensor; establishes user connection with cabin speakers; performs second authentication based on second biometric data obtained from the second biometric sensor; and transmits information that comprises a connection request to a cockpit terminal of the aircraft through the wireless transceiver.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to wireless communication management. A set of sensor data can be collected by a first device paired to a second device using a wireless communication (WC) protocol. The set of sensor data can be analyzed to determine whether a rule for adjusting a WC activation threshold is satisfied, the WC activation threshold defining a distance at which the first device and second device are permitted to transfer data to each other. The WC activation threshold can be adjusted in response to determining that the rule for adjusting the WC activation threshold is satisfied.

Abstract: Example dielectric filters, transceiver devices, and base stations are described. One example dielectric filter includes a dielectric block whose surface is covered with a metal layer. The dielectric block includes at least two resonant cavities, and is provided with a via hole. The via hole is located between two adjacent resonant cavities, and an inner wall of the via hole is covered with a metal layer. A first partition ring is disposed on the surface of the dielectric block and is surrounding at least one opening of the via hole. The dielectric block is exposed in an area enclosed by an inner edge of the first partition ring and an outer edge of the first partition ring.

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for providing isolation between a pair of partially overlapping antennas. An example electronic device includes a first antenna coupled to a first transceiver through a first signal path comprising a first feed, and a second antenna coupled to a second transceiver through a second signal path comprising a second feed. The first antenna and second antenna partially overlap. The example electronic device also includes compensation circuitry coupled to the first signal path and the second signal path and configured to generate a compensation signal that provides analog cancellation of an interference signal received at the second antenna from the first antenna.

Abstract: Wireless communication techniques that include autonomous beam selection performed by a mobile device are discussed. A mobile device may receive a first SSB on a current-serving reception beam and receive other SSBs on different reception beams. The mobile device may autonomously switch beams during communication without instruction from another device. A UE can adjust from one beam to another while performing wireless communication using a current-serving reception beam to performing wireless communication using a second reception beam. A switch can occur upon determining that the quality of wireless communication performed using the second reception beam on which a second SSB was received is higher than the quality of wireless communication performed using the current-serving reception beam on which the first SSB was received. Other features are also described.

Abstract: A controlling method for an electronic device is provided, including the following steps: receiving a feedback signal; determining a signal strength value of the feedback signal; obtaining a first threshold value and a second threshold value; comparing the signal strength value with the first threshold value and the second threshold value, where the first threshold value is less than the second threshold value; controlling a screen to operate in a first mode when the signal strength value is greater than the second threshold value; comparing the signal strength value with a predetermined value when the signal strength value is greater than the first threshold value but not greater than the second threshold value, and adjusting the first threshold value to be the signal strength value when the signal strength value is greater than the predetermined value.

Abstract: The present technology relates to a communication device, a control method, and a program which enable reliable selection of a desired target. A CLF transmits a polling command received from a NFC reader for selecting a candidate of a final target to targets, selects the candidate of the final target, by setting a P2P application as a target having the highest priority in the selection of the candidate of the final target, selects the final target based on a command other than the polling command received from the NFC reader, and controls to lower the priority of the P2P application, in a case where the P2P application is selected as the candidate of the final target and the P2P application is not selected as the final target. The present technology can be applied to a communication device supporting an NFC standard, for example.

Abstract: To provide for power saving and the flexibility to activate a sufficient number of links without sacrificing link performance during a discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle, a method to selectively activate a subset of links is disclosed. The method includes a user equipment (UE) receiving an indication from a base station to use a subset of a plurality of antenna ports. The UE may enter a sleep mode as part of the DRX cycle. The UE may activate the subset of the plurality of antenna ports indicated during a part of the DRX cycle such as during periodic wake up intervals. The UE may monitor for communication from the base station during the part of the DRX cycle using the plurality of antenna ports. If the UE detects the communication, the device may activate one or more additional links to prepare for data communication during another part of the DRX cycle.

Abstract: A switch assembly for engaging a switch of an electronic device includes a rotatable knob having an axis of rotation, a pin mechanism engaged with the rotatable knob, and a slider body. The pin mechanism includes a pin, the pin being offset from the axis of rotation of the rotatable knob. The slider body is shaped to include a slot in which the pin of the pin mechanism is positioned and a switch recess shaped to receive and selectively contact the switch of the electronic device. Rotation of the rotatable knob in a first direction causes the slider body toward contact with a first portion of the switch to urge the switch into a first position, and rotation of the rotatable knob in a second direction causes the slider body toward contact with a second portion of the switch to urge the switch into a second position.