Patents Examined by Ganiyu Hanidu
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Patent number: 10215329Abstract: An expandable socket for attachment to a portable media player or a portable media player case. The expandable socket generally includes a platform, a skin coupled to the platform, a button coupled to the skin opposite the platform, and a biasing element. The skin includes an outer wall, an inner wall spaced radially inward of the outer wall, and a cavity defined by the inner wall, wherein the skin is deformable between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration. The biasing element is arranged within the cavity of the skin between the platform and the button, such that the biasing element is at least partially surrounded by the inner wall of the skin. The biasing element is configured to bias the skin into the expanded configuration.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2018Date of Patent: February 26, 2019Assignee: POPSOCKETS LLCInventors: Molly M. Hobbs, David B. Barnett
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Patent number: 10211886Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a wireless communication device and method with low power modes. According to an aspect of the present embodiment, an object is to provide a wireless communication device and method, which may set an accurate timing advance by synchronizing a clock signal provided to a timer with a clock signal provided to a near-field wireless communication circuit.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2018Date of Patent: February 19, 2019Assignee: FCI INCInventor: Beom Jin Kim
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Patent number: 10212673Abstract: The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. The present invention describes a method of determining proximity of an entity in a device to device (D2D) communication network. The method comprises receiving by a first entity, a message from a second entity, ascertaining by the first entity, a first power information of a signal at which the message being received at the first entity, determining by the first entity, a second power information of the signal at which the message being transmitted by the second entity, determining by the first entity, path loss based on processing the first power information and the second power information, and determining by the first entity, the proximity of the second entity from the first entity based on the determined path loss.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2015Date of Patent: February 19, 2019Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventor: Anil Angiwal
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Patent number: 10200523Abstract: A slave device provides a service to a master device via wireless communication, e.g. via wireless docking. The master device has a graphical user interface arranged for generating a system image (400) for showing node elements (310, 311, 320) graphically representing the devices and services, e.g. on a touch screen. The user may draw a line (410, 420) on the touch screen between selected node elements causing a line drawing input being detected. The slave device now initiates a setup operation between selected devices corresponding to the selected node elements. The setup operation is subsequently performed by establishing a wireless connection between the selected devices. Advantageously, the user intuitively commands a wireless connection to be set up for using a service via wireless communication.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2015Date of Patent: February 5, 2019Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.Inventor: Walter Dees
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Patent number: 10200522Abstract: A waterproof apparatus including a waterproof enclosure including electronic circuitry, a solar panel and a keypad. The electronic circuitry is configured to communicate data wirelessly when pressure is applied to the keypad. The waterproof apparatus may be mounted to watersport equipment, such as a surfboard, kiteboard, kayak, wind surfer jet ski, paddle board, or a wakeboard.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2016Date of Patent: February 5, 2019Assignee: WAIV TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventor: Magnus Berggren
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Patent number: 10193239Abstract: A network device comprising, a first radio module configured to transmit and receive first radio signals in a first frequency band, a first antenna array configured to transmit and receive the first radio signals for the first radio module in the first frequency band, a second radio module configured to transmit and receive second radio signals in the first frequency band, a second antenna array configured to transmit and receive the second radio signals for the second radio module in the first frequency band, wherein, in operation, the first radio module and the second radio modules function concurrently using the first frequency band while at least 40 dB of antenna isolation is maintained between the first antenna array and the second antenna array.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2017Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: Aerohive Networks, Inc.Inventors: Liangfu Zhang, George Gang Chen, Changming Liu, Zhenye Cao
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Patent number: 10171136Abstract: The present document is for a wireless communication with reduced internal signaling burden in the distributed antenna system (DAS). In the proposed method, a user equipment (UE) receives a first information unit from the network by a first distributed unit (DU) among multiple DUs distributed within the UE. The first DU reports reception information of the first information unit to a central unit (CU) of the UE, wherein the CU controls the multiple DUs. The first DU receives, from the CU, a direction regarding a transfer of the first information unit to the CU, and transfers the first information unit to the CU when the direction indicates a specific value.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2016Date of Patent: January 1, 2019Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Kyungmin Park, Jiwon Kang, Kitae Kim, Kilbom Lee, Heejin Kim
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Patent number: 10158434Abstract: In accordance with an embodiment, a method for operating a radio frequency (RF) transceiver includes frequency-translating, using a local oscillator signal having a calibrated phase shift, a signal received at an antenna of an RF transceiver; filtering the frequency-translated signal using a programmable filter of the RF transceiver to produce a filtered frequency-translated signal; and changing a cutoff frequency of the programmable filter from a first cutoff frequency to a second cutoff frequency in response to the RF transceiver switching operation from a first mode to a second mode.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2016Date of Patent: December 18, 2018Assignee: INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AGInventors: Saverio Trotta, Reinhard Wolfgang Jungmaier, Dennis Noppeney, Johann Peter Forstner, Ismail Nasr, Vadim Issakov, Andreas Wickmann
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Patent number: 10135495Abstract: Provided are a method and system for transferring data between a plurality of devices. The method of transferring data from a first device to a second device includes: selecting at least one content; acquiring relevant information about the selected content; storing the acquired relevant information; and providing the second device with the stored relevant information when a communication channel is formed between the first device and the second device.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2017Date of Patent: November 20, 2018Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Jae-woo Ko, Ho-dong Kim, Hee-won Jung
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Patent number: 10136245Abstract: There is provided an apparatus including a circuitry configured to initiate a reception of an information request that has been wirelessly transmitted from an information processing terminal, initiate, based on the information request, an obtaining of an information wirelessly from an external communication device, and initiate a wireless transmission of the obtained information to the information processing terminal.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2014Date of Patent: November 20, 2018Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Masahiro Sueyoshi, Yoshihiro Yoneda, Naoya Hoshino
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Patent number: 10135484Abstract: This disclosure relates to performing antenna selection to reduce interference in a wireless device. According to some embodiments, it may be determined whether simultaneous communication according to first and second wireless communication technologies causes performance degradation to a third wireless communication technology. If the simultaneous communication according to first and second wireless communication technologies does cause performance degradation to the third wireless communication technology, selection of antenna(s) used for the communications may be based at least in part on the determination that the simultaneous communication according to the first and second wireless communication technologies causes performance degradation to the third wireless communication technology.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2017Date of Patent: November 20, 2018Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Swapnil S. Jain, Nicholas M. McDonnell, Wen Zhao, Paul V. Flynn
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Patent number: 10110280Abstract: An electronic device includes a proximity wireless communication unit configured to communicate with an external device through proximity wireless communication using power wirelessly received from the external device, a storage unit configured to be accessed by the external device via the proximity wireless communication unit, a control unit configured to control execution of a plurality of application processes, and a power source. In various embodiments, according to a condition of the power source, the control unit controls to store information for executing an application process related to charging of the power source in the storage unit, the application process being one among the plurality of application processes.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2016Date of Patent: October 23, 2018Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Katsuya Nakano
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Patent number: 10109921Abstract: A self-calibrating antenna system having a radio frequency (RF) detector configured to estimate a time delay of a transmission signal on a transmission line, which couples an RF front end with an antenna tuner, based on a magnitude and phase of an input impedance of the transmission line at a first set of a plurality of respective frequencies, and a transceiver configured to transmit to the antenna tuner a calibrated tuning control command based on the estimated time delay to calibrate the antenna tuner and the transmission line.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2016Date of Patent: October 23, 2018Assignee: Intel IP CorporationInventors: Alfonso Munoz-Acevedo, Pablo Herrero
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Patent number: 10097675Abstract: A mobile terminal including a bar-type terminal body having a front side and a rear side; a mobile communication module transmitting and receiving a wireless signal; a touch screen disposed at the front side of the bar-type terminal body, the touch screen including a display module for displaying information and a front touch sensor for sensing a front touch input; a battery disposed in the bar-type terminal body; a cover disposed at the rear side of the bar-type terminal body and covering the battery, the cover having a first through hole and a second through hole; a front camera disposed at the front side of the bar-type terminal body; a rear camera disposed in the first through hole of the cover at the rear side of the bar-type terminal body; a rear input unit provided at the rear side of the bar-type terminal body, the rear input unit including a button member disposed at the second through hole of the cover and a rear touch sensor for sensing a rear touch input applied to the button member; one or more pType: GrantFiled: April 20, 2018Date of Patent: October 9, 2018Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Jaichul Kim, Ilgu Cha
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Patent number: 10090946Abstract: A device for calculating an indication of power of a received radio signal is disclosed. In one aspect, the device includes a receiver for receiving a plurality of logarithmic values representing a sequence of measurements of power of the received radio signal, and circuitry for determining a sum of the plurality of logarithmic values. The circuitry includes an adder for pairwise summing of two logarithmic values and a plurality of memory registers. The plurality of memory registers are arranged to store intermediate sums of logarithmic values. The circuitry is arranged to control the adder to sum the plurality of logarithmic values by a recursive procedure such that the first and the second logarithmic value in individual summations of the recursive procedure represent substantially same number of power measurements.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2016Date of Patent: October 2, 2018Assignees: Stichting IMEC Nederland, MegaChips CorporationInventors: Jacobus Petrus Adrianus Romme, Keishi Kajiwara
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Patent number: 10060573Abstract: An expandable socket for attachment to a portable media player or a portable media player case. The expandable socket generally includes a base, a button, and a spring. The base is adapted to engage a portion of the portable media player or the portable media player case. The button is spaced from and movable relative to the base. The spring is disposed between the base and the button, the spring arranged to resist movement of the button toward the base.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2017Date of Patent: August 28, 2018Assignee: POPSOCKETS LLCInventors: Molly M. Hobbs, David B. Barnett
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Patent number: 10030807Abstract: An expandable socket for attachment to a portable media player or a portable media player case. The expandable socket generally includes a platform, a skin coupled to the platform, a button coupled to the skin opposite the platform, and a biasing element. The skin includes an outer wall, an inner wall spaced radially inward of the outer wall, and a cavity defined by the inner wall, wherein the skin is deformable between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration. The biasing element is arranged within the cavity of the skin between the platform and the button, such that the biasing element is at least partially surrounded by the inner wall of the skin. The biasing element is configured to bias the skin into the expanded configuration.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2018Date of Patent: July 24, 2018Assignee: POPSOCKETS LLCInventors: Molly M. Hobbs, David B. Barnett
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Patent number: 10034316Abstract: Systems, apparatus, and methods to pair a set of accessory devices with a source device through use of a unique device set identifier. Embodiments include a source device adapted to obtain a device set identifier from a device that is part of a set of devices, from a tag, dongle, or code associated with the set of devices, or from a package or carton containing one or more devices of the set of devices, and then automatically pair the source device with each device. Embodiments include a registration process facilitated by the unique device set identifier. The device set identifier including information corresponding to the devices in the set of devices to facilitate registration of the devices, as well as pairing the devices in the set of devices to a source device. Pairing of activation of the set of devices may be conditioned on successful completion of a registration process.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2016Date of Patent: July 24, 2018Assignee: Intel IP CorporationInventors: Ehud Reshef, Izoslav Tchigevsky
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Patent number: 10021648Abstract: A device may determine that a transmission of network traffic, associated with a wireless device, is complete. The transmission of network traffic may be between the wireless device and a base station associated with a network. The device may transmit a request to disconnect from the network based on determining that the transmission of network traffic is complete. The device may transfer the wireless device to the power saving mode based on receiving a response, to the request, that grants permission to disconnect from the network. The power saving mode being associated with one or more components of the wireless device being shut down.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2016Date of Patent: July 10, 2018Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventors: Jeremy Nacer, Siva Sandeep Dhandu
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Patent number: 10021727Abstract: A first device in accordance with an example is placed in a predefined mode in response to removing a near field communication (NFC) tag from an NFC component of the first device. A request is received from a second device to establish a connection with the first device based on data stored on the NFC tag. The first device establishes the connection with the second device and executes the predefined mode.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2017Date of Patent: July 10, 2018Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Jon R. Dory, David H. Hanes, James Glenn Dowdy