Abstract: A microphone assembly includes a substrate defining a port, a MEMS transducer, a guard ring, and a can. The MEMS transducer is coupled to the substrate such that the MEMS transducer is positioned over the port. The guard ring is coupled to the substrate and surrounds the MEMS transducer. The guard ring includes a plurality of edges that further includes a first edge and an opposing second edge. A portion of the first edge and a portion of the second edge have a reduced thickness relative to adjacent ones of the plurality of edges. The can is coupled to the guard ring such that the substrate and the can cooperatively define an interior cavity.

Abstract: A microphone assembly includes a substrate defining a port, a MEMS transducer, a guard ring, and a can. The MEMS transducer is coupled to the substrate such that the MEMS transducer is positioned over the port. The guard ring is coupled to the substrate and surrounds the MEMS transducer. The guard ring includes a plurality of edges that further includes a first edge and an opposing second edge. A portion of the first edge and a portion of the second edge have a reduced thickness relative to adjacent ones of the plurality of edges. The can is coupled to the guard ring such that the substrate and the can cooperatively define an interior cavity.

Abstract: A method for managing operations during a first conference call between a first communication device and a plurality of communication devices, comprising the (1) displaying a calendar to identify a set of attributes of at least one conference call (2) scheduling and initiating a second conference call during the ongoing first conference call (3) displaying a participant status of each participant of the conference call; (4) displaying a conference call status of each ongoing conference calls, and a connection interface whereby a participant may selectively join an ongoing conference call; (5) displaying real time data pertaining to each participant of each conference call; and (6) initiating a chat session between at least two communication devices of the plurality of communication devices during the ongoing first conference call, and displaying a chat participant status on the at least two communication devices.

Abstract: A method to operate with electronic computer hardware to manage operations during simultaneous conference calls, the method comprising: processing each ongoing conference call by iteratively performing at a given time integral the following steps for a given conference call; identifying a set of attributes of the given conference call from a conference call database, the set of attributes comprising: an end time, a set of participants, and a set of participant devices of the given conference call; displaying, in real time, a calendar on the display of each device from the set of participant devices; initiating an auto dial procedure for a subsequent conference call after reviewing the calendar to determine if a subsequent call is scheduled for the given time integral; and terminating the given conference call if the end time of the given conference call is scheduled at the given time integral.

Abstract: A method of transmitting emergency and non-emergency communications between a system backend facility (system) and at least one mobile platform (platform), the method comprising establishing a communication link between the system and the platform, providing a single-action voice calling module of the platform for communicating with the system, providing a message reception module of the platform for receiving a message sent from the system, providing a single-action location information transmission module of the platform for sending location information of the platform to the system, providing a single-action location information extraction module of the system for locating at least one recipient associated with the platform based on a predetermined attribute of the platform, and providing a single-action information dispatch module of the system for sending information to the located at least one recipient associated with the platform via the first protocol.

Abstract: A method to manage operations between a backend server and a set of devices, each device comprising a customer account number and a Wi-Fi Broadcast System (WFBS), the WFBS iteratively performing the following steps at a predefined time interval: (1) generating at a given WFBS a customer identification number for each customer account (2) broadcasting the customer identification number to each WFBS on the subnet of the given WFBS (3) receiving the customer identification number from each WFBS on the subnet of the given WFBS (4) processing the received customer identification number at the given WFBS, and (5) designating the given WFBS as a master WFBS for a given time integral if the given WFBS satisfies a predetermined criterion before performing a set of master operations.

Abstract: A transparent method, and systems, for secure file transmission from a first computing device of a sender to a recipient computing device, comprising the steps of: selecting a group, at least one recipient having a recipient computing device and a file from the first computing device; selecting a lockbox option at the first computing device to securely transmit the file to a lockbox situated at the at least one recipient computing device; iteratively selecting a location on at least one recipient computing device where the file is to be dispatched by performing a set of lockbox content version control operations at the first computing device until a valid location on the at least one recipient computing device is selected; dispatching the file at the valid location and presenting an indication that the file is dispatched with the lockbox option; and displaying the file.

Abstract: A method to operate with electronic computer hardware to manage operations during simultaneous conference calls, the method comprising: processing each ongoing conference call by iteratively performing at a given time integral the following steps for a given conference call; identifying a set of attributes of the given conference call from a conference call database, the set of attributes comprising: an end time, a set of participants, and a set of participant devices of the given conference call; displaying, in real time, a calendar on the display of each device from the set of participant devices; initiating an auto dial procedure for a subsequent conference call after reviewing the calendar to determine if a subsequent call is scheduled for the given time integral; and terminating the given conference call if the end time of the given conference call is scheduled at the given time integral.

Abstract: A method to manage operations between a backend server and a set of devices, each device comprising a customer account number and a Wi-Fi Broadcast System (WFBS), the WFBS iteratively performing the following steps at a predefined time interval: (1) generating at a given WFBS a customer identification number for each customer account (2) broadcasting the customer identification number to each WFBS on the subnet of the given WFBS (3) receiving the customer identification number from each WFBS on the subnet of the given WFBS (4) processing the received customer identification number at the given WFBS, and (5) designating the given WFBS as a master WFBS for a given time integral if the given WFBS satisfies a predetermined criterion before performing a set of master operations.

Abstract: A method for managing operations during a first conference call between a first communication device and a plurality of communication devices, comprising the (1) displaying a calendar to identify a set of attributes of at least one conference call (2) scheduling and initiating a second conference call during the ongoing first conference call (3) displaying a participant status of each participant of the conference call; (4) displaying a conference call status of each ongoing conference calls, and a connection interface whereby a participant may selectively join an ongoing conference call; (5) displaying real time data pertaining to each participant of each conference call; and (6) initiating a chat session between at least two communication devices of the plurality of communication devices during the ongoing first conference call, and displaying a chat participant status on the at least two communication devices.

Abstract: Methods and systems for secure message transmission from a computing device of a sender to at least one recipient, the method comprising iteratively selecting a group until the sender indicates conclusion of the group to provide a selected group, selecting at least one recipient from each selected group to provide at least one selected recipient, composing a message to provide a composed message, selecting at least one device for each selected recipient to provide at least one selected device, wherein the composed message is to be dispatched to the at least one selected device, and indicating an alert notification on each of the at least one selected devices of the recipient, wherein the alert notification indicates dispatch of the composed message to the selected device.

Abstract: A method of transmitting emergency and non-emergency communications between a system backend facility (system) and at least one mobile platform (platform), the method comprising establishing a communication link between the system and the platform, providing a single-action voice calling module of the platform for communicating with the system, providing a message reception module of the platform for receiving a message sent from the system, providing a single-action location information transmission module of the platform for sending location information of the platform to the system, providing a single-action location information extraction module of the system for locating at least one recipient associated with the platform based on a predetermined attribute of the platform, and providing a single-action information dispatch module of the system for sending information to the located at least one recipient associated with the platform via the first protocol.

Abstract: A transparent method, and systems, for secure file transmission from a first computing device of a sender to a recipient computing device, comprising the steps of: selecting a group, at least one recipient having a recipient computing device and a file from the first computing device; selecting a lockbox option at the first computing device to securely transmit the file to a lockbox situated at the at least one recipient computing device; iteratively selecting a location on at least one recipient computing device where the file is to be dispatched by performing a set of lockbox content version control operations at the first computing device until a valid location on the at least one recipient computing device is selected; dispatching the file at the valid location and presenting an indication that the file is dispatched with the lockbox option; and displaying the file.

Abstract: Methods and systems for secure message transmission from a computing device of a sender to at least one recipient, the method comprising iteratively selecting a group until the sender indicates conclusion of the group to provide a selected group, selecting at least one recipient from each selected group to provide at least one selected recipient, composing a message to provide a composed message, selecting at least one device for each selected recipient to provide at least one selected device, wherein the composed message is to be dispatched to the at least one selected device, and indicating an alert notification on each of the at least one selected devices of the recipient, wherein the alert notification indicates dispatch of the composed message to the selected device.

Abstract: A method for integrated device testing can include the steps of: receiving wafer test data that identifies wafer test failures with the dice tested while part of a shared common substrate; receiving package test data that identifies test failures for at least a subset of the dice after the dice have been separated and assembled into different packages; identifying non-unique coverage test sets that include at least one wafer test or package test that generates failures that correlates with failures generated by another wafer test or package test for the same dice; and identifying unique coverage tests that include failures generated by wafer tests or package tests that do not correlate with failures generated by any other another wafer test or package test for the same dice.