Patents Examined by Minh D Dao
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Patent number: 9014763Abstract: A mobile terminal and controlling method thereof are disclosed, which enables a user to keep watching contents via a communication-connected external device by transmitting real-time video data displayed on a play region to the external device despite that the play region in part disappears from a screen including the play region of the content. The present invention includes a display unit configured to display a screen including a play region for at least one content, a wireless communication unit configured to establish wireless communication with at least one external device, the wireless communication unit configured to transmit video data displayed on the play region to the at least one external device in order to display the transmitted video data, a controller configured to control the wireless communication unit to transmit the video data to the at least one external device in real time if a portion of the play region disappears from the screen in response to a scroll of the screen.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2013Date of Patent: April 21, 2015Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventor: Juyung Jung
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Patent number: 9008590Abstract: A radio circuit includes a front-end module, a board, a liquid MEMS component, and a coupling component. The front-end module is implemented on at least one integrated circuit (IC) die and includes a variable circuit. The variable circuit is adjustable to facilitate an operational adjustment of the front-end module for a given operational condition of the radio circuit. The board supports the liquid MEMS component and supports, at least indirectly, the at least one IC. The coupling component electrical couples the liquid MEMS component to the variable circuit, wherein, based on a control signal, one or more characteristics of the liquid MEMS component is changed, which adjusts the variable circuit.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2012Date of Patent: April 14, 2015Assignee: Broadcom CorporationInventor: Ahmadreza Rofougaran
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Patent number: 9002305Abstract: A plurality of training signal sets are transmitted. Each training signal set includes information sufficient to determine a channel estimate corresponding to a communication channel from a first station to a second station. A refined channel estimate is determined based on reception of the plurality of training signal sets.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2014Date of Patent: April 7, 2015Assignee: Marvell Interational Ltd.Inventors: Rohit U. Nabar, Hongyuan Zhang, Arul Durai Murugan Palanivelu
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Patent number: 9002298Abstract: A wireless communications device includes a Personal Area Network (PAN) transceiver that communicates data with a corresponding PAN transceiver disposed in a hands-free visor. The device also includes a short-range transceiver that communicates with a corresponding short-range transceiver in the hands-free visor. Both the wireless communications device and the hands-free device are configured to select which of these transceivers it is to use to transmit data based on predefined criteria.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2012Date of Patent: April 7, 2015Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Mobile Communications ABInventors: Peter Karlsson, Kåre Agardh, Daniel Lönnblad
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Patent number: 9002270Abstract: A user is authenticated to a mobile computing device using an NFC tag. The NFC tag may be initially associated when an NFC reader of the device senses the NFC tag and wirelessly retrieves a tag identifier from the tag. The tag identifier is stored for subsequent retrieval. The authentication process begins after receiving a valid password and then positioning the device proximate the object such that the NFC reader of the device retrieves the tag identifier from the NFC tag without receiving input at the mobile computing device. In the event that the retrieved tag identifier matches the stored tag identifier, the mobile computing device is unlocked and the user may access the mobile computing device. If the retrieved tag identifier does not match the stored tag identifier, the user is not authenticated and the mobile computing device remains locked.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2013Date of Patent: April 7, 2015Assignee: Google Inc.Inventor: Philip Hewinson
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Patent number: 9002304Abstract: An analog baseband filter apparatus for a multi-mode and multi-band wireless transceiver and a method for controlling the analog baseband filter apparatus are provided. The analog baseband filter apparatus includes a plurality of Radio Frequency (RF) units, each of the plurality of RF units being for receiving RF signals of one of a plurality of frequency bands and outputting baseband signals, a plurality of filter blocks for filtering and amplifying the baseband signals, and a switching unit for connecting at least two of the plurality of RF units to at least one of the plurality of filter blocks according to a selected communication mode, wherein the at least one of the plurality of filter blocks is configured to be connected to a capacitor region of an adjacent filter block from among the plurality of filter blocks.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2013Date of Patent: April 7, 2015Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jong-Woo Lee, Shin-Chul Kim, Su-Seob Ahn, Si-Bum Jun, Byung-Ki Han
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Patent number: 8995957Abstract: A repeater apparatus includes a network communication unit that acquires, from a server through a network, first terminal identification information for identifying a terminal to be controlled and control information for controlling the terminal to be controlled, a near-field communication unit that acquires, by near-field communication from the terminal, second terminal identification information for identifying the terminal and stored in the terminal, and a comparison unit that decides whether the first terminal identification information agrees with the second terminal identification information. The near-field communication unit transmits the control information to the terminal by near-field communication, in the case where the comparison unit decides that the first terminal identification information agrees with the second terminal identification information.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2014Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of AmericaInventors: Tomoaki Ohira, Masaru Yamaoka, Michihiro Matsumoto, Toshiaki Ohnishi
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Patent number: 8995925Abstract: Methods, apparatus and articles of manufacture for performing inter-frequency measurements in a mobile network are disclosed. Example methods disclosed herein include a mobile station receiving, from a network, one or more lists specifying a set of frequencies for which measurements are to be performed. Such example methods also include the mobile station varying a rate at which the measurements are to be performed for a first frequency of the set of frequencies based on a number of frequencies for which the measurements are to be performed.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2014Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventor: Ozgur Ekici
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Patent number: 8989653Abstract: According to one embodiment, a power transmission and reception system includes a power transmitter and a power receiver. The power transmitter includes: a power transmission module configured to wireless-transmit power to the power receiver; and a first wireless communication module configured to perform wireless communication with the power receiver. The power receiver includes: a power reception module configured to receive the power transmitted from the power transmission module; and a second wireless communication module configured to perform wireless communication with the first wireless communication module using the received power. The second wireless communication module is configured to perform wireless communication while the power reception module is receiving the power.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2013Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Tomoya Horiguchi, Toshiki Miyasaka, Kiyoshi Toshimitsu, Yoshinari Kumaki, Ichiro Seto, Hirotsugu Kajihara
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Patent number: 8989668Abstract: This document describes, inter alia, techniques for use at a wireless device for establishing communications with other devices, and for displaying related information in a graphical user interface. The wireless device may discover, pair with, and/or connect to other wireless devices, and may display a list of information regarding the other wireless devices in a graphical user interface. The wireless device may order the list based on factors such as: the connectivity status of the other devices (e.g., whether the other devices are connected, paired, or discovered); the types of the other wireless devices (e.g., whether the devices are human interface devices (HIDs), audio devices, phones, imaging devices, computers, or other types of devices); whether device names for the other wireless devices are known/unknown; and/or other factors. The features described herein may be implemented using Bluetooth wireless technology, and/or any other wireless technology.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2013Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Akshay M. Srivatsa, Craig P. Dooley, Matt I. Gillette, Michael J Giles
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Patent number: 8989825Abstract: A multifunction cover with touch screen display, icons, and a keyboard is described. A multifunction touch screen enabled mobile device may be configured to be connected to the separate cover, which may be attached to the device and detached from the device. The mobile device may be enabled with a cellular voice and data communication, WiFi connectivity, Bluetooth connectivity, and Internet Protocol connectivity. The mobile device may be enabled to play videos, capture photos, and stream multimedia content.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2014Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Assignee: IP Holdings, Inc.Inventors: Raman K. Rao, Sanjay K. Rao, Sunil K. Rao
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Patent number: 8983523Abstract: A host device may be enabled to support a plurality of wireless interfaces, wherein some of these interfaces may be utilized to support human interface device (HID) based communication. The host device may be enabled to monitor activity of HID devices based on communications via HID capable wireless interfaces, may predict future use of the HID devices based on the monitoring, and may manage sniff communication that is utilized to track and/or detect activities in the HID devices. The management of the sniff communication may comprise adjusting characteristics of the sniff communication to enable improving throughput of other wireless interfaces available via the host device that may be affected by the sniff communication. The adjustment of the characteristics of sniff communication may comprise adjusting, statically and/or dynamically, length of sniff intervals and/or designating of sniff packets as high priority requests.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2013Date of Patent: March 17, 2015Assignee: Broadcom CorporationInventors: Brima Ibrahim, Prasanna Desai
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Patent number: 8983414Abstract: A communication system front-end architecture and a method of fabricating same are disclosed in which a diverse set of semiconductor technologies and device types (including CMOS, SiGe CMOS, InP HBTs (heterojunction bipolar transistors), InP HEMTs (high electron mobility transistors), GaN HEMTs, SiC devices, any number from a diverse set of MEMS sensors and actuators, and potentially photonics) is merged onto a single silicon, or other material substrate to thereby enable the development of smaller, lighter, and higher performance systems.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2013Date of Patent: March 17, 2015Assignee: Corporation for National Reseach InitiativesInventors: Mehmet Ozgur, Michael Pedersen, Michael A. Huff
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Patent number: 8983549Abstract: A method of acquisition by a mobile terminal (20) situated in proximity to a display panel (10), of complementary information related to at least one poster (11) present on the display panel (10), the method including the following steps: acquisition of the identification data (S1) making it possible to identify the display panel (10), transmission of the identification data (S2) to a processing service by way of a communication network; and reception, from the processing service, of the complementary information relating to the poster (11) presented on the display panel (10) identified by the processing service on the basis of the identification data.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2011Date of Patent: March 17, 2015Inventors: Jerome Gonzalez, David Libault, Jacques Lewiner
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Patent number: 8977201Abstract: A computer-implemented method for communication between a first mobile device and a second mobile device using near field communication (NFC) is presented. The method includes determining, at the first mobile device, whether NFC is enabled with the second mobile device. The method includes determining, at the first mobile device, whether a share command has been initiated, the share command associated with an email to be shared with the second mobile device. The method includes sending a first identifier from the first mobile device to the second mobile device via an NFC transmission. The method includes receiving, at the first mobile device, a second identifier from the second mobile device, the second identifier comprising user information related to (i) a second user and (ii) the email to be shared. The method includes associating the second user as a recipient to the email to be shared.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2013Date of Patent: March 10, 2015Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Andrew T. Huang, Paul T. Westbrook
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Patent number: 8971963Abstract: An electronic device includes a transparent substrate, an antenna, a first chip, and a second chip. The antenna is disposed above the transparent substrate. The first chip includes a sensor. The sensor is configured to detect whether the antenna has received a wireless signal or not. The second chip is coupled to the first chip, and operates in a power-saving mode. When the antenna receives the wireless signal, the first chip wakes up the second chip such that the second chip switches from the power-saving mode to a work mode, and the first chip transmits the wireless signal to the second chip.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2013Date of Patent: March 3, 2015Assignee: Nuvoton Technology CorporationInventor: Doung-Her Tsai
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Patent number: 8971815Abstract: A sensing module determines whether a signal sensed in a wireless channel is noise or is modulated by a remote device and attempts to determine, in response to the signal being modulated, a modulation scheme of the signal. A capacity determination module determines capacities of the wireless channel to transmit data using a plurality of modulation schemes. In response to the modulation scheme of the signal being determinable, the plurality of modulation schemes includes the modulation scheme of the signal. In response to the modulation scheme of the signal being indeterminable, the plurality of modulation schemes includes one or more modulation schemes that the remote device is configured to use to modulate the signal. A transmit module selects a first modulation scheme of the plurality of modulation schemes based on the capacities of the wireless channel and transmits data over the wireless channel using the first modulation scheme.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2014Date of Patent: March 3, 2015Assignee: Marvell International Ltd.Inventor: Jungwon Lee
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Patent number: 8971810Abstract: The claimed subject matter provides for systems and/or methods for a dynamic range wireless access point to initiate deliberate and/or selective communications with one or more wireless devices over a short range radio path. One embodiment of an access point system comprises a processor that transfers one or more wireless devices to a long range radio path once a transition condition has been met. In another embodiment, an access point system may affect transactions between user/customer's smart devices and a commercial place of business where the access point system and the smart devices initiate communications when the smart devices are deliberately placed within the proximity of the access point antenna and/or the smart devices are brought within the vicinity of the access point antenna such as by passing through the entrance or exit to the place of business.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2014Date of Patent: March 3, 2015Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Jeffrey Herron, Gerald DeJean, II, Darko Kirovski, Miller Abel, Craig Brenner, William Blank
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Patent number: 8971801Abstract: Manufacturing processes monitor forces or pressures within a machine. Metal within machines affect wireless communications within the machines for reporting monitored data. An embodiment of the present invention is a sensor that provides wireless communications unaffected by metals and with less electrical noise than slip rings. An embodiment can monitor manufacturing processes, such as by employing a piezoelectric transducer to measure forces or pressures in a machine and generate an electrical signal representing, for example, forces measured by the piezoelectric transducer. A threshold modulator circuit converts the electrical signal into a series of electrical pulses, which can be transmitted as a corresponding series of magnetic field pulses to a wireless receiver. The receiver reconstructs the original electrical signal, thereby enabling a receiver system to determine physical activities in the machine. The embodiment may be self-powered through use of power generated by the piezoelectric transducer.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2012Date of Patent: March 3, 2015Assignee: University of ConnecticutInventors: Robert X. Gao, Sripati Sah
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Patent number: 8965415Abstract: A novel message exchange protocol is disclosed. In one example, a method of transmitting data includes generating, with a wireless device, an application data message for an application; evaluating one or more criteria for determining whether to send the application data message via a data radio bearer (DRB) channel or via a signaling radio bearer (SRB) channel that communicatively couples the wireless device to a network resource; and based on determining to send the application data message via the SRB channel, sending the application data message to the network resource via the SRB channel.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2011Date of Patent: February 24, 2015Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Bongyong Song, Soumya Das, Ramachandran Subramanian, Miguel Griot, Stephen William Edge, Samir Salib Soliman, Osok Song, Yih-Hao Lin