Abstract: Examples are disclosed for techniques for wireless docking. According to some embodiments, a mobile device may scan for an available docking device, for example a device with one or more I/O devices such as a display. The mobile device may automatically establish a secure wireless link with the docking device, for example, if the docking device is known to the mobile device. However, I/O services to be provided by the docking device are not activated. Instead, the docking device will prompt a user for identification data. If the identification data passes verification, the I/O services may be activated. According to some embodiments, the identification data obtained by the docking device may also be used to wake the mobile device, to login to the mobile device, and/or to unlock the mobile device for user access.

Abstract: A communication device and a communication method are provided. Interface devices of the communication device can be respectively configured to communicate with one or more other communication devices using a plurality of communication protocols. The communication device can include a memory that can store a plurality of radio interface drivers (RIDs) respectively associated with the plurality of interface devices. The memory can also store an aggregated wireless driver (AWD) forming an interface between an operating system (OS) of the communication device and the plurality of RIDs.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are connection management techniques for wireless docking. According to various such techniques, a wireless docking station may be arranged to implement an auto-connect mode setting that defines whether mobile clients are permitted to automatically connect to the wireless docking station, and may be arranged to implement a persistent pairing setting that defines whether authentication certificates may be reused. In some embodiments, the wireless docking station may be configured to advertise the auto-connect mode setting and the persistent pairing setting in auto-connect capability information elements (IEs) that it includes in probe requests and/or probe responses. The embodiments are not limited in this context.

Abstract: Some demonstrative embodiments include an apparatus, method and/or system of terminating a docking session between a mobile device and a docking device. For example, a mobile device may include a radio to communicate over a docking session via a wireless communication link between the mobile device and a wireless docking device; and an event classifier to determine a classification of an event of connectivity loss of the wireless communication link as an intentional disconnection or an unintentional disconnection, based on a comparison between at least one acceleration metric of the mobile device and at least one acceleration threshold, and to send to the wireless docking device an indication of the classification of the event of connectivity loss.

Abstract: Some demonstrative embodiments include apparatuses, systems and/or methods of downloading firmware from a mobile device to a docking device. For example, an apparatus may include a docking controller to control a wireless communication unit of a mobile device to communicate with a docking device over a wireless communication link between the mobile device and the docking device, wherein the docking controller is to download a device-specific docking firmware from the mobile device to the docking device via the wireless communication link, the device-specific docking firmware is to control interaction between the docking device and the mobile device according to a configuration of the mobile device.

Abstract: The present specification describes a system and method for computing the temperature of the tip of a multiple viewing elements endoscope based on a measurement of junction temperatures of light emitting diode (LED) illuminators inside the tip. The measurement of temperature is used for taking corrective action if the temperature exceeds a limit. The temperature measurement is used for optimizing image parameters, as the performance of image sensors is affected by changes in ambient temperature.

Abstract: Systems and methods of enhancing images use a contrast limited adaptive histogram equalization (CLAHE) algorithm in a field programmable gate array (FPGA). The images may be obtained by the imaging elements of a multiple imaging elements endoscope of an endoscopy system.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are connection management techniques for wireless docking. According to various such techniques, a wireless docking station may be arranged to implement an auto-connect mode setting that defines whether mobile clients are permitted to automatically connect to the wireless docking station, and may be arranged to implement a persistent pairing setting that defines whether authentication certificates may be reused. In some embodiments, the wireless docking station may be configured to advertise the auto-connect mode setting and the persistent pairing setting in auto-connect capability information elements (IEs) that it includes in probe requests and/or probe responses. The embodiments are not limited in this context.

Abstract: Some demonstrative embodiments include an apparatus, method and/or system of terminating a docking session between a mobile device and a docking device. For example, a mobile device may include a radio to communicate over a docking session via a wireless communication link between the mobile device and a wireless docking device; and an event classifier to determine a classification of an event of connectivity loss of the wireless communication link as an intentional disconnection or an unintentional disconnection, based on a comparison between at least one acceleration metric of the mobile device and at least one acceleration threshold, and to send to the wireless docking device an indication of the classification of the event of connectivity loss.

Abstract: An endoscope video processing system applies a blooming control feature to image frames of video data signals generated by viewing elements in the endoscope tip. A reduced digital gain is applied to a luminance (Y) component of the video data signal to generate an attenuated signal. An average luminance value of pixels neighboring a pixel of the attenuated signal is calculated and a function of the average luminance value is determined to generate a smoothly transitioning digital gain. The smoothly transitioning digital gain is conditioned using weights to generate a customizable digital gain, and the customizable digital gain is applied to the attenuated signal. This Local Blooming Control (LBC) facilitates a higher luminance digital gain in darker portions while maintaining a low or no luminance digital gain in brighter portions, within the same image frame.

Abstract: Various embodiments are generally directed to an apparatus, method and other techniques to disable an automatic-connection operation to establish a communication link between a mobile computing device comprising a communication interface and a computing device using the communication interface until a detection of at least one reset event. Further, various embodiments may detect at least one reset event, reset the automatic-connection operation based on the detection of at least one reset event, and perform the automatic-connection operation to automatically establish the communication link between the mobile computing device and the other computing device using the communication interface.

Abstract: Some demonstrative embodiments include an apparatus, method and/or system of controlling a wireless docking device. For example, a wireless docking interface may include an indicator to indicate at least a wireless docking disconnected state of a wireless docking device, a ready to connect state, and a wireless docking connected state; a control button; and a controller to trigger a wireless docking operation based on a change in a button state of the control button, the wireless docking operation including an operation selected from the group consisting of pairing the wireless docking device with a mobile device, disconnecting the mobile device from the docking device, and triggering the mobile device to switch between first and second power states.

Abstract: Some demonstrative embodiments include an apparatus, method and/or system of wireless docking. For example, a docking device may include a radio to communicate with a mobile device; and a docking controller to instruct one or more user interface devices to output a docking interface, to receive one or more docking instructions via the docking interface, and, based on the docking instructions, to connect the user interface devices as peripheral devices to the mobile device via a wireless communication link between the radio and the mobile device.

Abstract: The specification discloses a method of operating an endoscope that includes a main connector at a proximal end and an insertion section extending from the main connector towards a distal end, the main connector being operatively connected with a control unit, the method including: storing operational information of one or more replaceable components of the endoscope in a first portion of a memory of the main connector; storing manufacturing information including at least one manufacturing property of the endoscope in a second portion of the memory of the main connector, wherein the first portion of the memory is logically separated from the second portion; retrieving the stored information; and conveying the retrieved information. The specification also discloses a method and system for preprocessing of imaging data in an endoscopy system to ensure that the quality of image data does not deteriorate during transmission to any external documentation systems.

Abstract: Examples are disclosed for techniques for wireless docking. According to some embodiments, a mobile device may scan for an available docking device, for example a device with one or more I/O devices such as a large display. The mobile device may automatically establish a secure wireless link with the device, for example if the docking device is known to the mobile device. However, I/O services are not activated. Instead, the docking device will prompt a user for identification data. If the identification data passes verification, the I/O services may be activated. According to some embodiments, the identification data obtained by the docking device may also be used to wake and/or login to the mobile device, unlocking the mobile device for user access.

Abstract: A method for scanning a body cavity by using an endoscope for capturing images of internal walls of the body cavity is provided. The method includes providing a two dimensional model of the internal walls of the body cavity, the model being used as a reference frame, capturing a sequence of images of the internal walls of the body cavity, associating a plurality of information with at least one of the captured images, and mapping each captured image on a corresponding pre-defined location on the reference frame in real time, in the order of capture, until no portion of the reference frame remains unmapped or until all acquired images are mapped.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are connection management techniques for wireless docking. According to various such techniques, a wireless docking station may be arranged to implement an auto-connect mode setting that defines whether mobile clients are permitted to automatically connect to the wireless docking station, and may be arranged to implement a persistent pairing setting that defines whether authentication certificates may be reused. In some embodiments, the wireless docking station may be configured to advertise the auto-connect mode setting and the persistent pairing setting in auto-connect capability information elements (IEs) that it includes in probe requests and/or probe responses. The embodiments are not limited in this context.

Abstract: Some demonstrative embodiments include an apparatus, method and/or system of controlling a wireless docking device. For example, a wireless docking interface may include an indicator to indicate at least a wireless docking disconnected state of a wireless docking device, a ready to connect state, and a wireless docking connected state; a control button; and a controller to trigger a wireless docking operation based on a change in a button state of the control button, the wireless docking operation including an operation selected from the group consisting of pairing the wireless docking device with a mobile device, disconnecting the mobile device from the docking device, and triggering the mobile device to switch between first and second power states.

Abstract: Some demonstrative embodiments include apparatuses, systems, devices, and/or methods of identifying a wireless docking station. For example, a mobile device may include a user interface to receive from a user an instruction to request identification from at least one wireless docking station; and a radio to transmit a request to identify message to the wireless docking station, the request to identify message to request the wireless docking station to display an identification message including an identification of the wireless docking station.

Abstract: In a multiple viewing elements endoscope, fuzziness and blur in the images due to movement of the endoscope is reduced by using flashing illuminators instead of continuous illumination. In one embodiment, LED illuminators are flashed at high intensity and for a very short duration. To address interlacing artifacts, LEDs are flashed once at the end of a field and again at the beginning of the following field to minimize the time difference between the capture of the two fields. In another embodiment, the LEDs are flashed once wherein the single flash overlaps the end of a field and the beginning of the following field. In some embodiments, still images may be captured with fine detail by pressing a button on the endoscope handle which activates the LEDs to flash along with the capture of an image. In one embodiment, pressing a button for still image capture results in the capture of two fields, each accompanied by a flash, which are interlaced to form a single still image frame.