Patents Examined by Lewis G. West
  • Patent number: 11212658
    Abstract: A communication field, more particularly to a method for providing near field communication device information for a user and a system therefor, where the method includes: when a near field communication device receives a command for reading a near field communication data exchange format file, writing the near field communication device information and a preset application identifier into the near field communication data exchange format file and sending the near field communication data exchange format file to a terminal; obtaining, by the terminal, an application identifier and the near field communication device information from the near field communication data exchange format file; initiating an application corresponding to the application identifier and storing the near field communication device information to a position readable by the application. The method provides a great convenience for a user to obtain the near field communication device information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: FEITIAN TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhou Lu, Huazhang Yu
  • Patent number: 11206325
    Abstract: A hands free telephone assembly for hands free use of a personal electronic device includes a collar is curved into an open loop for wearing around a neck of a user. A communication unit is integrated into the collar and the communication unit is in remote communication with a personal electronic device to facilitate voice control of the personal electronic device. A video projector is integrated into the collar to project digital images received from the personal electronic device. The video projector has motion sensing capabilities thereby facilitating the personal electronic device to be controlled with hand motions. A projection screen is held by the user thereby facilitating the projection screen to display the digital images received from the personal electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Inventor: Paul Dennis
  • Patent number: 11202326
    Abstract: A wireless communication system comprises a host device (110) and mobile devices (120) arranged for wireless communication and for distance (140) measurement. The host device has a user interface (113) comprising a connect button (115), and is arranged to execute a connection sequence upon a user activating the connect button. The connection sequence first determines respective distances between the host and respective mobile devices. A first mobile device is identified exhibiting a movement. Then a connection action is executed regarding a connection between the first mobile device and the host device. The mobile device is arranged for executing a ranging protocol and, upon subsequently receiving a convection message, executing a connection action regarding a connection between the first mobile device and the host device. Effectively a connection may be established upon the user of a mobile device pressing a single button on a selected host device and moving the mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventors: Walter Dees, Johannes Arnoldus Cornelis Bernsen
  • Patent number: 11201636
    Abstract: A cradle apparatus cradles a mobile communications device, detects spatial distances from target objects positioned in adjacency to the cradle apparatus, and communicates with the mobile communications device for selectively powering off or powering on the visual display of the mobile communications device based on its distance from a target object. The cradle apparatus includes a cradle assembly, at least one distance sensor, and sensor support circuitry. The cradle assembly is configured for receiving and cradling the communications device and displaying a visual display of the communications device as cradled by the cradle assembly. Each distance sensor is positioned by the cradle assembly for detecting the relative distance of select objects positioned in adjacency to the visual display. The sensor support circuitry communicates each distance sensor to a switch or circuit board for powering off or powering on the visual display depending on its distance from the target object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: World Richman Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventor: Michael Liu
  • Patent number: 11178525
    Abstract: Disclosed is an on board equipment (OBE) misbehavior detection method of a vehicle to everything (V2X) communication device. An OBE misbehavior detection method of a V2X communication device, according to one embodiment of the disclosure, comprises the steps of: transmitting a beacon including information associated with a misbehavior inspection zone (MIZ); receiving a report on a possible MV-OBE; transmitting a warning message to a suspected MV-OBE; and receiving a response message for the warning message from the suspected MV-OBE within a valid response time or when the response message is not received within the valid response time, transmitting a report on the suspected MV-OBE to a security system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jinwoo Kim, Woosuk Ko
  • Patent number: 11172523
    Abstract: A communication apparatus comprises: a communication unit configured to establish a connection with an external apparatus and communicating data with the external apparatus in order to execute a predetermined service; and a control unit configured to control the communication unit so that the communication apparatus operates as a first role in the case of connecting to a first external apparatus operating as a second role, and so that the communication apparatus operates as the second role in the case of connecting to a second external apparatus operating as the first role, wherein the control unit controls the communication unit so that the communication apparatus operates as the second role to connect to the second external apparatus operating as the first role in between times when the communication apparatus carries out a process for operating as the first role and periodically transmitting a predetermined signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Shuya Kaechi
  • Patent number: 11165513
    Abstract: A method for performing a radiated two-stage method measurement on a device under test having a predefined number of antennas, comprising: placing the device under test on a positioner; establishing communication with the device under test using at least one link antenna; and measuring the antenna pattern of the device under test using a plurality of measurement antennas, wherein the plurality of measurement antennas comprise a number of measurement antennas being larger than the number of antennas of the device under test. Further, a measurement setup is shown.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Vincent Abadie, Moritz Harteneck, Juan-Angel Anton
  • Patent number: 11158932
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an antenna including a frame body and a circuit board arranged in the frame body. The frame body includes a middle frame and an outer metal frame surrounding the edge of the middle frame and connected to the middle frame. The outer metal frame includes a first side frame, a second side frame, a third side frame and a fourth side frame. The circuit board is provided with a feeding part and a switch circuit which are electrically connected with the third side frame. The third side frame and the middle frame are arranged at an interval to form a first gap; a second gap is arranged between one end of the second side frame near the third side frame and the middle frame. BY virtue of this configuration the radiation efficiency of the antenna is accordingly improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: AAC Technologies Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Yongsheng Peng, Lei Zheng
  • Patent number: 11159667
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes devices, systems, and methods that can be used to collect sensor data from, for instance, a sensor device that has been embedded in an article of apparel. The sensor device can be used, for instance, to monitor the athletic activity of an individual wearing the apparel into which the electronic device has been embedded. Embodiments of the sensor device include a memory, a wireless interface, and one or more processor. With these elements, the sensor device may receive instructions indicating what sensor data to collect, collect the sensor data, store the sensor data, and transmit the stored sensor data to the remote device upon completion of the activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: adidas AG
    Inventors: Vesa-Pekka Torvinen, Michael Welker, Marc Norridge, Jon Werner
  • Patent number: 11159672
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for controlling a proximity sensor, a device, a storage medium and a mobile terminal. The method comprising outputting a driving signal, to a transmitting end and a receiving end of a proximity sensor, controlling the transmitting end to be in a sleep mode, an off mode, and an on mode periodically, controlling the receiving end to be in a sleep mode and a sampling mode periodically; controlling an analog-digital converter to store a first input signal, in a sampling period of the receiving end corresponding to the off mode, and controlling the analog-digital converter to clear the first input signal from a received second input signal, outputting a first intensity value corresponding to the second input signal after the clearing process, in a sampling period of the receiving end when it is in the on mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
    Inventor: Yibao Zhou
  • Patent number: 11151357
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus is disclosed. The electronic apparatus includes a sensor, a camera, a memory, a camera and a processor. The memory stores a plurality of artificial intelligence models trained to identify objects and stores information on a map. The first processor provides, to the second processor, area information on an area in which the electronic apparatus is determined, based on sensing data obtained from the sensor, to be located, from among a plurality of areas included in the map. The second processor loads at least one artificial intelligence model of the plurality of artificial intelligence models to the volatile memory based on the area information and identifies an object by inputting the image obtained through the camera to the loaded artificial intelligence model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Eunseo Kim, Yehoon Kim, Chanwon Seo, Inhak Na, Myungjin Eom
  • Patent number: 11146934
    Abstract: A system includes a first transceiver and a controller circuit. The first transceiver is configured to transmit first radio frequency (RF) signals. The first transceiver is further configured to output the first RF signals at a first transmission level corresponding to a first transmission range. The controller circuit is communicatively coupled with the first transceiver. The controller circuit is configured to attenuate the first RF signals to transfer the first RF signals at a second transmission level lower than the first transmission level. The second transmission level corresponds to a shorter transmission range than the first transmission range. The controller circuit detects a presence of at least one second transceiver within the shorter transmission range using the first RF signals transmitted at the second transmission level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: Aptiv Technologies Limited
    Inventors: Christopher D. Ruppel, Sunil Lingamurthy Javali
  • Patent number: 11134145
    Abstract: A method and electronic device for executing application concurrently with other devices are provided. An address of an external electronic device and a location of an application is obtained. A connection is established with a device using a short-range communication protocol. The application is obtained and executed in conjunction with the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chang-Ryong Heo, Hyun-Seok Shin, Ji-Hyun Park, Sung-Hyuk Shin, Myung-Gon Hong
  • Patent number: 11133845
    Abstract: This disclosure describes techniques for operating an inductive coupling reader. The techniques include operations comprising: detecting a change in a resonance frequency of the inductive coupling reader; comparing the change in the resonance frequency to a threshold; determining that the change in the resonance frequency falls outside the threshold; and activating a compensation circuit to offset the change in the resonance frequency of the inductive coupling reader in response to determining that the change in the resonance frequency falls outside the threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: ASSA ABLOY AB
    Inventor: Hans-Juergen Pirch
  • Patent number: 11114773
    Abstract: A set of headphones include a zone that is sensitive to electromagnetic radiation, a first earpiece including a first directional antenna operable at a first frequency and having a first radiation pattern radiating away from the zone, and a second earpiece including a second directional antenna operable at the first frequency and having a second radiation pattern radiating away from the zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: Flex Ltd.
    Inventor: Dan Gorcea
  • Patent number: 11115069
    Abstract: One example discloses a wireless device, including: a first near-field device, including a near-field transmitter or receiver and a controller, configured to be coupled to a near-field antenna having a first conductive surface and a set of feed-points; wherein the controller is configured to receive a transmitter output voltage from the set of feed-points; wherein the controller is configured to generate a correction signal based on a difference between the transmitter output voltage and a target transmitter output voltage; wherein the correction signal varies in response to a change in a distance between the first surface and a second conductive surface; and wherein the controller is configured to calculate the distance, between the first conductive surface and the second conductive surface, based on the correction signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: NXP B.V.
    Inventors: Liesbeth Gommé, Anthony Kerselaers
  • Patent number: 11113674
    Abstract: The present application provides a method and a user device for monitoring a use condition. The method includes determining a baseline level of performance for each of one or more elements of the device including a determined replacement threshold level. The method further includes running a diagnostic determining the current performance of at least some of the one or more elements for which a baseline level of performance has been determined, wherein the running of the diagnostic includes a diagnostic determination triggered by a detected non-standard use condition. The current performance of the at least some of the one or more elements is compared to the determined baseline level performance for the respective ones of the one or more elements of the user device. When the determined current performance of at least one of the one or more elements falls below the determined replacement threshold level, the user is notified of a need for service of the user device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLC
    Inventors: Danila Vieira, Andre Luiz Silva Bazante, Edgar Kenji Tanaka, Rodrigo Barbosa Dias, Andre Luis Graziani, Jéssica Caroline Dias Nascimento, Guilherme Furlan, Rosane Alencar do Santos, Luiz Augusto Lago de Oliveira Filho, Andre Scalet Marangone, Lucas Henrique Grizante
  • Patent number: 11103124
    Abstract: A position detection apparatus includes: a first antenna attached to a predetermined position of a subject and configured to receive a wireless signal transmitted from a medical apparatus inserted into the subject; a second antenna attached to the subject at a different position relative to the first antenna and configured to receive the wireless signal; and a processor comprising hardware. The processor is configured to: calculate a first received strength of the wireless signal received by the first antenna and a second received strength of the wireless signal received by the second antenna; calculate an attachment position of the second antenna based on the first and the second received strengths; and calculate a position of the medical apparatus based on: the first and the second received strengths; the calculated position of the first antenna; and the calculated position of the second antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusuke Suzuki, Atsushi Chiba
  • Patent number: 11108427
    Abstract: Methods and devices for antenna switching are provided. A wireless signal is transmitted and received through a specific antenna module among a plurality of antenna modules. Status information about each of one or more other antenna modules among the plurality of antenna modules is acquired, when a temperature of the specific antenna module exceeds a predetermined value. The temperature of the specific antenna module is measured through a respective sensor module of a plurality of sensor modules. Each sensor module of the plurality of sensor modules is contained in or disposed adjacent to a respective antenna module of the plurality of antenna modules. The specific antenna module is switched to an antenna module selected from among the one or more other antenna modules, based on the acquired status information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Inventors: Ohhyuck Kwon, Jaeyoung Huh, Daesuk Kang, Boram Kim, Jonghoon Lim, Sungchul Park
  • Patent number: 11095761
    Abstract: A mobile terminal comprises a first frame, a second frame slidably moves with respect to the first frame in a first direction to switch from a first state to a second state and in a second direction, to switch the second state to the first state, and a driving unit configured to control a slide movement of the second frame, wherein the driving unit includes a motor coupled to the first frame, a pinion gear rotated by a rotational force transferred from the motor, a first rack gear extended in the first direction, moving in the first direction or the second direction in accordance with rotation of the pinion gear, and a second rack gear disposed to be overlapped with the first rack gear in a thickness direction at the first state and disposed to release an overlap state with the first rack gear at the second state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Donghwan Lim, Choonghyoun Cho