Abstract: A wireless communication method includes an aggregator requesting a first description substream of a multimedia service from a source over a first path, receiving confirmation that the source is available, and receiving a first substream of the service. The method includes determining if a quality of the first substream is satisfactory, and requesting to receive the multimedia service over at least one additional path from the same source. A wireless method of communication by a source device includes receiving a multimedia service request from an end device aggregator over a first path, sending an confirmation that the source is available and sending a first substream over the first path in response to the request. The method includes receiving a request to send the multimedia service over at least one additional path to the end device aggregator from the same source.

Abstract: A method of wireless communication includes aggregating data in a streaming communication session from a source node in a destination aggregator node, wherein data in the streaming session is transported over multiple paths from the source node to the aggregator node via a multipath overlay network discovered by the source node and the aggregator node.

Abstract: 3D image data can be modified based on user preference data received from a user. The user preference data may be received at a first device and used to adjust 3D image data generated by the first device for presentation by a display device, or the first device may receive the user preference data and transmit it to a display device such that the display device may adjust the 3D image data based on the user preference data. The 3D image data may be adjusted based on user preference data to support presentation of 3D imagery on the display device in a manner desired by a user. 3D user viewing preferences may include an amount of pop-out effect in images, a stereo baseline of images, a depth range of images, a spatial distribution of images, a degree of depth sharpness in images, or specification of a user's dominant eye.

Abstract: Mobile media server (MMS) includes MMS hosts and an MMS clients utilized for ubiquitous sharing of media content. An MMS host, which may be deployed on a mobile terminal such as a cellular telephone, can establish a logical link with an MMS client over an IP interface and initiate a streaming session with the MMS client. The MMS host may further retrieve media content from any source, such as a network source, locally stored content, or a camera and/or microphone on the MMS host, and serve the media content to the MMS client over the logical link.

Abstract: A method, radio frequency ID reader, and wireless communication device monitor radio-frequency identification enabled items associated with a group activity. The method includes receiving a set of radio frequency IDs representing a set of radio frequency ID enabled items (110) to be monitored. The set of radio frequency enabled items (110) are associated with at least one group activity. Each radio frequency ID enabled item (110) is determined to be associated with one of an individual and a group of individuals. The method also includes determining if at least one condition associated with the group activity has occurred indicating that the group activity is occurring (1004). The set of radio frequency IDs representing the set of radio frequency ID enabled items (110) is monitored for in response to determining that the at least one condition is occurring.

Abstract: A method and system for clustering displays is disclosed. The system includes a master display device and one or more slave display devices. The master display device includes a virtual frame buffer configured to store pixel data of content to be displayed on a display cluster. The display cluster id formed by physically aligning the display devices. The master display device includes a layout coordinator is configured to manage a set of pointers to sub-regions of the display cluster. Each sub-region is formed by a display of a display device. The master display further includes a User Interface (UI) coordinator configured to integrate UI events occurring at each display device and a network dispatcher configured to monitor networking conditions. The network dispatcher also allocates bandwidth for transmission of pixel streams to slave display devices. Each of the slave display devices includes a display proxy configured to receive pixel streams from master display device.

Abstract: A method and system for clustering displays is disclosed. The method includes collecting clustering information of display devices. A profile is generated from the collected clustering information. A list of display configurations for the display devices is created based on the generated profile. A particular display configuration is selected from the created list of display configurations for clustering the displays. A display cluster is formed by clustering the displays of display devices in accordance with the selected display configuration and content is displayed on the display cluster.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for automated play tracking sports play. A coordinating device receives first messages from player wireless sensors node carried by the players and a second message from a ball wireless sensor node carried by the ball. From these messages, the locations of the players and the ball are determined. From the relative locations of the players and the ball it is determined, which, if any, of the plurality of players possess the ball and a description of play is generated automatically. This description may be broadcast to subscribers via a network.

Abstract: A headpiece (101) has at least one pedometer accelerometer (102) integrally disposed with respect to the headpiece (101) and a personal communications device interface (103) operably supported by the headpiece (101). By one approach, the headpiece (201) has an earpiece having at least one audio transducer (204). By another approach, the pedometer accelerometer (402) is disposed substantially dorsally with respect to the user's head (413) when the headpiece (401) is supported by the user's head (413).

Abstract: A photoplethysmographic sensing system for determining a user's pulse rate includes a light emitting device (100, 201, 310, 500) including a first plurality of light emitting particles (108, 208, 317) having a first diameter and emitting light having a first wavelength. A detector (118, 218, 500) is positioned to receive light emitted from the plurality of light emitting particles (108, 208, 317) and a processing device (500) determines the pulse rate. The light emitting device (100, 201, 310, 500) and the detector (118, 218, 500) are disposed on a flexible polymeric material (102, 202, 334). The light emitting device (100, 201, 310, 500) may include a second plurality of light emitting particles (108, 208, 317) having a second diameter and emitting light having a second wavelength, wherein the processing device (500) determines the user's blood oxygen level. The light emitting particles (108, 208, 317) may comprise one of quantum dots, electroluminescent particles, or organic particles.

Abstract: A method of enabling a second RFID reader mobile phone to act as an agent for a first RFID reader mobile phone sends a token to the second RFID reader mobile phone. The token includes information associated with the first RFID reader mobile phone. The token may also include a token expiration time, which causes the token to be disabled at the end of the token expiration time. The information associated with the first RFID reader mobile phone may include an RFID tag identifier associated with the first RFID reader mobile phone. In other embodiments, the information associated with the first RFID reader mobile phone may include authenticating information.

Abstract: A method, radio frequency ID reader, and wireless communication device monitor radio-frequency identification enabled items associated with a group activity. The method includes receiving a set of radio frequency IDs representing a set of radio frequency ID enabled items (110) to be monitored. The set of radio frequency enabled items (110) are associated with at least one group activity. Each radio frequency ID enabled item (110) is determined to be associated with one of an individual and a group of individuals. The method also includes determining if at least one condition associated with the group activity has occurred indicating that the group activity is occurring (1004). The set of radio frequency IDs representing the set of radio frequency ID enabled items (110) is monitored for in response to determining that the at least one condition is occurring.