Abstract: A holding unit and a vibration transmission system are disclosed. The holding unit comprising a holding plate is configured to be attached to the skin by means of magnetic attraction between a number of external magnets that are either: a) integrated within the holding plate; b) mechanically attached to the holding plate; or c) constituting the holding plate and a number of internal magnets implanted under the skin of a hearing impaired person. The holding unit comprises a transmission member or plate member configured to transfer mechanical vibrations from a vibrator through the skin to the bone of the person. The transmission member or plate member is interconnected by a mechanical flexible coupling to the magnet(s) of the holding plate.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices are described for providing audio to one or more individuals in an operating room. An ultrasonic signal generator may be provided that generates two or more ultrasonic signals that combine to produce an audible signal at a desired location. The audio signal may be perceived by individuals in the operating room to emanate from a surface or location within the operating room, or the audio signal may be generated to provide an audible signal to one or more persons within a particular location within the operating room. Multiple audio signals may be generated to emanate from multiple different locations. Likewise, multiple audio signals may be generated to provide different audible signals in different locations in the operating room.

Abstract: An apparatus for evaluating performance of a headphone assembly is provided with a base and a support having a proximal end extending from the base. The support includes a distal end that is adapted for supporting a headphone assembly, and the support includes a pair of opposing sides that are laterally spaced apart. The apparatus also includes a pair of plates and at least two microphones. Each plate is mounted to one of the opposing sides of the support, and includes a central portion with at least two apertures formed therein. The central portion is sized for receiving a headphone of the headphone assembly. Each microphone is disposed within one of the apertures and arranged such that an outer surface of the microphone is oriented substantially parallel to an outer surface of the plate and adapted for receiving sound emitted from the headphone.

Abstract: An audio signal processing apparatus including an index estimation unit that receives three-dimensional image information as an input and generates index information for applying a three-dimensional effect to an audio object in at least one direction of right, left, up, down, front, and back directions, based on the three-dimensional image information; and a rendering unit for applying a three-dimensional effect to the audio object in at least one direction of right, left, up, down, front, and back directions, based on the index information.

Abstract: The present inventive concept relates to a method for implementing surround sound system using a plurality of vehicles, which implements the surround sound by outputting a sound source corresponding to a surround sound node of itself according to a synchronization signal after each vehicle located in a local area (AVN system: Audio, Video, Navigation system) identifies the surround sound node of itself based on its position.

Abstract: One or more devices may receive, from a media presentation device worn by a user, sensory data comprising at least information describing orientation of the media presentation device. The one or more devices may also determine an approximate direction of a gaze of the user in a three dimensional audio space based on the information describing the orientation of the media presentation device, identify a sound source at which the user gazes based on the approximate direction of the gaze of the user in the three dimensional audio space, obtain audio data associated with the sound source based on an identity of the identified sound source, determine an action to perform on the audio data associated with the sound source, and perform the determined action.

Abstract: Disclosed are an apparatus and method of processing an audio signal to optimize audio for a room environment. One example method of operation may include recording the audio signal generated within a particular room environment and processing the audio signal to create an original frequency response based on the audio signal. The method may also include creating at least two iterative filters based on at least two separate frequency ranges of the original frequency response, calculating an error difference between the frequency response modified by the at least two iterative filters and the original frequency response, and applying the error difference to the audio signal.

Abstract: A mobile device sends a request for a unique wireless network session identifier and receives, based on the request, the unique wireless network session identifier. The mobile device determines whether the unique wireless network session identifier includes a femtocell identifier. The mobile device applies one set of configuration settings when the unique wireless network session identifier includes the femtocell identifier, and applies a different set of configuration settings when the unique wireless network session identifier does not include the femtocell identifier.

Abstract: The mobile phone comprising a voice communication implementer, a calculation implementer, and a mobile phone updating implementer which updates a mobile phone battery controller, a mobile phone camera unit controller, a mobile phone microphone controller, a mobile phone speaker controller, a mobile phone vibrator controller, or a shortcut icon software program.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a wireless communication system and, more specifically, to a method and a device for controlling a backoff timer on the basis of multipriority in a wireless communication system. The method for controlling a backoff timer in a terminal in which multipriority is set, according to one embodiment of the present invention, comprises the steps of: transmitting, to a network node, a non access stratum (NAS) request message which is set to a first priority level and does not have an access point name (APN); receiving a reject message for the NAS request message from the network node; and starting a session management (SM) backoff timer on the basis of the rejection message, wherein while the SM backoff timer is operated, the terminal is permitted to transmit a new NAS request message which is not set to the first priority level.

Abstract: According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method for exchanging/collecting a device trigger by a short message service-service center (SMS-SC) in a wireless communication system comprises the steps of: receiving a first message including an old trigger reference number from a machine type communications-interworking function (MTC-IWF); and deleting a trigger message corresponding to the old trigger reference number, wherein when the first message further includes a new trigger reference number, the SMS-SC detects the trigger message and stores a new trigger message corresponding to the new trigger reference number.

Abstract: A method, system, and medium are provided for connecting wireless devices to a wireless network. The system includes at least one base station and wireless devices that are part of a wireless network. The base station is configured with a database that stores metrics for each wireless device. The base station may identify one or more wireless devices that are suitable to communicate data for each of wireless devices based on the stored metrics. The identified suitable wireless devices proxy communications for other wireless devices over the wireless network. The wireless devices are part of a package delivery truck.

Abstract: A universal sensor interface enables selective coupling of one or more sensor module units to a wireless node. Each sensor module unit can contain a suite of sensors selected for a particular sensor application at a monitored location. Reconfiguration of the wireless sensor network can occur seamlessly through the plug-and-play connectivity between the sensor module units and the wireless node.

Abstract: A method and system for transferring an address book based on Bluetooth are provided. First, address book information stored in a terminal and a SIM card of a first mobile terminal is transmitted to the second mobile terminal. A second mobile obtains the address hook information in the first mobile terminal. The method and system provided by the present invention make the transfer of the address book information more convenient and efficient, not only improving a user's experience of the mobile terminal but also providing convenience for the user's daily life.

Abstract: An example method performed by a first computing device executing an operating system includes receiving a request to form, with a second computing device, a wireless communication link, and sending, to the second computing device, a first message representing the request to form the wireless communication link. The method also includes prior to the operating system providing to the application a notification that the wireless communication link has been formed, sending, to the second computing device, a second message representing a request to receive data via the wireless communication link to confirm that the wireless communication link has been formed. The method also includes receiving, from the second computing device, the data confirming that the wireless communication link has been formed, and based on receiving the data, sending via the operating system to the application, the notification indicating that the wireless communication link has been formed.

Abstract: The embodiments set forth a technique for enabling a group of computing devices to delegate tasks in a manner that promotes energy savings. According to one embodiment, each computing device is configured to identify situations where the computing device has an energy advantage (e.g., when plugged-in) and should serve as a proxy computing device to other computing devices. Each computing device is also configured to identify situations where the computing device has an energy disadvantage (e.g., a low battery) and should seek out another computing device to act as a proxy computing device. In this manner, computing devices can delegate tasks between one another to reduce or eliminate the processing redundancies that otherwise occur when the computing devices work in isolation to maintain network connectivity and carry out tasks on their own.

Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed for multiple connection management for Bluetooth (BT) devices, and more particularly for BT Low Energy (BLE) devices, to multiple different bonded BT peer devices. A BT device database within a non-volatile memory (NVM) stores identification and persistent information for each bonded BT peer device. At power-on reset (PoR), only device identification information (DII) data, such as an address (ADDR) and an IRK (identity resolving key), for each bonded BT peer device is copied from the NVM to a volatile memory that is used for run-time operation. When a bonded BT peer device forms an active connection, it is identified using the DII data, and its persistent data is copied from NVM to volatile memory as run-time data. The BT device then communicates with the actively connected BT peer device at least in part using the run-time data for the actively connected BT peer device.

Abstract: To determine the location of a portable device operating within a vehicle that is not in direct communication with the vehicle head unit, the portable device may detect an attached portable device which is directly connected to the head unit. Moreover, the portable device may send a request to the attached portable device for the current location of the vehicle. The attached portable device may then transmit the current location of the vehicle to the portable device, and the portable device may estimate its own location based on the current location of the vehicle.

Abstract: In a zigbee network, reliable communications are provided by maintaining messages transmitted from a device in a message queue in the device. If no successful acknowledgement is received for a transmitted message, the message is re-transmitted when the message queue executes. Messages are deleted from the queue when the message is successfully transmitted or when a maximum number of re-tries has been exhausted.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses and systems directed to providing location services in a wireless network. According to one implementation of the present invention, the wireless network infrastructure provides high-accuracy location information via location services to wireless clients. In one embodiment, during an advertisement phase, a location server provides a list of available location services to wireless clients via a central controller. In another embodiment, during a presentation phase, a driver of the wireless client presents the available location services to one or more applications of the wireless client. In another embodiment, during a request phase, the driver transmits a location service request to the central controller, which passes the location service request to the location server.

Abstract: Location information of each participant in a carpool or other event may be automatically collected at a central server. The location information may be collected based on an ascertained location of a mobile computing device carried by a participant. The location of each participant's mobile computing device may be obtained through the use of location based services. Each participant's device may push geographic location, speed, and/or movement type information (such as whether the participant is walking or driving) to a central system. The pushed data may then be pulled from the central system by the devices of other interested participants. Methods, computer readable media, and devices are provided.

Abstract: On startup, a mobile station application will determine the current carrier network and submit a query to an application server that will return the correct location server configuration for the specified network. This information will be used on the mobile station to dynamically configure the device through the available GPS chipset API.

Abstract: A method for providing information to a plurality of vendors located remotely from a broadcast network. A plurality of user-defined parameters are received by a user input database with at least one of the user-defined parameters including a user profile. Each of the user profiles includes a user identifier code identifying a communicator device associated with a particular user. Real-time data indicative of the spatial locations of the communicator devices is received by a communicator location database. Search information is received independently from a plurality of vendors and a data set is generated for each vendor.

Abstract: In one embodiment, scanning data is received for wireless access points whose wireless signals were observed by the one or more scanning devices in a target area. For each group of scanning data that shares a common identifier of a Wi-Fi access point, a centroid of the scanning data is determined, a set of scanning data of the group that exceeds a threshold distance from the centroid is designated as having potential error, and a location of the Wi-Fi access point is calculated. The calculated location of the Wi-Fi access point for each group of scanning data is stored in a reference database. Upon receiving a request for a location of a mobile device, an identity of one or more Wi-Fi access points in range of the mobile device is determined, and the location of the mobile device is computed using calculated locations from the reference database.

Abstract: A music diary processor for generating an electronic music diary. The music diary processor receives a plurality of event identifiers from a user, wherein each event identifier identifies a respective life event associated with the user. The user can also provide a date identifier identifying a date associated with the life event, a song identifier identifying one or more songs identified by the user as being associated with the live event. The event identifiers, song identifiers and the date identifiers are stored in an electronic storage medium wherein each song identifier and date identifier is coupled with at least one respective event identifier, and a plurality of event identifiers are coupled with each other. The music diary processor can serve as a music discovery vehicle, wherein the music diary processor can use data entered by a user to locate songs and other data associated with other music diaries.

Abstract: A system comprising a processor and comprising computer-executable instructions that cause a processor to perform operations comprising determining that user-system location data is needed by an application running at a user device. Operations of the system further include determining a first user-system location and determining a privacy parameter based on a location-accuracy requirement associated with the application. The operations further include generating, based on the privacy parameter and the first user-system location, privacy-adjusted location data indicating a second user-system location being less accurate than the first user-system location by an amount corresponding to a value of the privacy parameter. The operations also include providing the privacy-adjusted location data to a destination for use in providing a location-dependent service by way of the application at the user device.

Abstract: An information service provides search and notifications to inform when certain people (e.g., friends, family, business contacts, etc.) are nearby so as to facilitate communications with those people. Users may define lists of people whose locations may be tracked by positioning equipment based on personal communications/computing devices carried by the people. The information service processes this people and place data to identify those of the listed people that are in the user's vicinity, and provide notifications and user-initiated search results informing the user such as via the user's personal communications/computing device.

Abstract: A user terminal (100) for a cellular communications system, equipped with means (115, 130, 105) for making and receiving transmissions in the cellular communications system. The user terminal (100) is equipped with a motion sensor (135) for sensing movements of the user terminal (100), and the user terminal (100) is also equipped with a reporting function (140) for reporting movements sensed by the motion sensor (135) to another party in the cellular communications system if said movements exceed a predefined threshold in duration and/or in magnitude. In embodiments, the reporting function (140) is arranged to include one or more of the direction, duration or magnitude of said movements in its reporting.

Abstract: A method and system are provided for coordinating visits to loved ones incapable of leaving their particular place of domicile. A temporal and location dependent event notification system is provided that allows users of mobile device to be networked to one another and receive updates centered around visits to the debilitated loved one. Following the occurrence of a number of predetermined events, the system and method presents a message to the network members suggesting that members perform an action.

Abstract: The present invention provides a locating method, a drive test terminal and a hand-held terminal. Herein, the locating method comprises: a first terminal receiving an included angle value between a current advancing direction of a user and a due north direction, which is sent from a second terminal, wherein the first terminal is provided with a gyroscope, the second terminal is used to calculate the included angle value of the included angle between the current advancing direction and the due north direction according to the current advancing direction input by the user and a due north direction indication diagram, and send the included angle value to the first terminal; and the first terminal using the included angle value to correct an output angle of the gyroscope, so as to locate the first terminal. By the present invention, the directional angle may be accurately determined without using a magnetometer.

Abstract: A communication apparatus forms a new network for executing a first communication service according to a partner apparatus for the first communication service in a case where the communication apparatus starts the first communication service while the communication apparatus and a partner apparatus for a second communication service are executing the second communication service.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method and system for providing Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) services is provided. The computer-implemented method comprises the steps of configuring a cross-operator USSD module for receiving one or more service requests sent to a cross-operator number by one or more communication devices associated with one or more telecommunication service providers. The cross-operator USSD module further processes the one or more service requests for generating one or more interactive USSD menus based on information retrieved from the one or more service requests and one or more pre-defined rules. Furthermore, the cross-operator USSD module renders the one or more interactive USSD menus on the one or more communication devices, wherein the one or more interactive USSD menus facilitate one or more users of the one or more communication devices to avail the USSD services.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for communicating text messages between a first terminal and at least one second terminal that are connected by a communications network. Initially, the terminals communicate according to a first mode in which all the characters of a validated message are transmitted at the validation of said message. Then, the terminals switch into a second communication mode in which each character of a message is transmitted following its introduction on a keypad. The switching from the first mode into the second mode takes place when a terminal, while it is introducing a message, receives at least one signal indicating the introduction of a character on the keyboard of the other terminal.

Abstract: An automatic call synchronization system and method, in which a mobile terminal (101) transmits, when receiving an incoming calling signal and determining that an automatic call synchronization function is turn on, to a wireless signal transponder (104) a call synchronization request carrying the identification information of the mobile terminal (101) and the call information; the pattern recognizer (103), which is connected with the wireless signal transponder (104), authenticates the mobile terminal (101) according to the identification information of the mobile terminal (101), and transmits to a fixed terminal (102) a call access request carrying the identification information of the mobile terminal (101) and the call information through the wireless signal transponder (104) after the authentication is successful; the fixed terminal (102) calls the user of the mobile terminal (101) according to the identification information and the call information, and transmits, when the call is answered by the user usi

Abstract: A system or method for providing recommended items for presentation to users and/or consideration by vehicle systems may be executable to: retrieve social network data associated with a user; extract a keyword and/or a key phrase from the social network data; and determine a preference model that includes a frequency analysis associated with the keyword and/or the key phrase and indicating how often the keyword and/or the key phrase are observed in the social network data. The system may further receive a request for content data; search a content database to retrieve one or more content items based on the frequency analysis associated with the preference model; generate one or more recommended items for the user or for a vehicle system from the one or more content items; and provide the one or more recommended items for presentation to the user or for processing by the vehicle system.

Abstract: A method for handling a service request procedure by a mobile communication device is provided. The method includes the steps of: starting a back-off timer associated with a service request procedure in response to the service request procedure for a normal service having been failed for a maximum number of retries, and initiating another service request procedure for an emergency bearer service before the back-off timer expires.

Abstract: According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, a user may receive various information via a personal electronic device (“PED”), based in part on the individuals or contacts with whom the user associates and based in part on the activities, events, or locations with which the user has affiliated. In certain embodiments, the user may receive notifications to the user's PED without preselecting contacts, activities, events or locations. In other embodiments, the user may receive notifications relating to any one of the contacts, activities, events or locations that the user has preselected. Systems and associated methods for implementing and practicing the present disclosure are also described.

Abstract: A mobile communication device (FOB) attached to a user operates on sound information utter by the user to respond to alert messages sent to it by an event notification system (ENS). The FOB is able to transition between a training mode and a normal mode of operation. In the training mode of operation, the FOB can detect and store sound information associated with a user's response to a training alert message. The sound information in the user response to the training alert message is associated with a response code that the user is prompted to enter into the FOB during the training process. In the normal mode of operation, the user can respond to an alert message played by the FOB with a verbal utterance, and the FOB generates and sends a response message to the ENS that includes the response code associated with the training verbal response.

Abstract: A method and system for operator-assisted device-to-device (D2D) discovery is disclosed, which method may be executed as instructions on a machine, where the instructions are included on at least one computer readable medium. The method can include a transmission station in an operator network receiving a request for data service from a requesting wireless device. The transmission station can identify a serving wireless device to provide the data service for the requesting wireless device. The transmission station can transmit a device discovery message to the requesting wireless device and the serving wireless device. The device discovery message provides a device discovery period for communication via an ad-hoc, D2D network between the requesting wireless device and the serving wireless device. The ad-hoc, D2D network provides for device-to-device communication.

Abstract: A method and device for performing the process of discovering neighbors for Wi-Fi P2P communication. The method includes: checking at a first WFD P2P device whether there is WFD P2P group in which participation is possible; performing, at the first WFD P2P device, the operation for participating in the WFD P2P group in which participation is possible, if there is a WFD P2P group in which participation is possible, or performing, at the first WFD P2P device, the operation for creating a new WFD P2P group or entering a sleep mode, if there is no WFD P2P group in which participation is possible.

Abstract: An eNB is configured to perform different methods for assigning discovery resources. One method includes receiving a request for discovery resources from an announcing user equipment (UE); allocating a plurality of discovery resources in response to the request; and transmitting a message indicating the plurality of discovery resources, the transmitted message configured to be used by a monitoring UE to determine which discovery resources to monitor. In some embodiments, this may include updating a message to indicate which discovery resources have been allocated, and broadcasting the updated message to a plurality of UEs including the monitoring UE.

Abstract: In accordance with one or more embodiments of the invention, methods and systems for facilitating data communication are presented. Requests to communicate data are received that include data indicative of a location of a target remote mobile computing device. A location to be searched for a target devices is determined, and location-based data of mobile devices is accessed. Potential target mobile devices are identified and data consistent with the request is sent to one or more potential targets.

Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method for detecting, by a first device including a least one processor and a first Universal Integrated Circuit Card (UICC), a second device having a second UICC, detecting, by the first device, that the second UICC is unprovisioned, selecting, by the first device, one of a plurality of selectable options, where the selection identifies a first network operator selected from a plurality of network operators, receiving, by the first device, first credential information of the first network operator, and transmitting, by the first device, to the second device the first credential information for enabling the second device to facilitate establishment of communication services with network equipment of the first network operator according to the first credential information. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Techniques to associate user data with a mobile device are described. In one embodiment, for example, an apparatus may comprise a service support component and a storage component. The services support component may be operative to receive a data package request from a service, the data package request comprising a network identifier for a mobile device associated with a user, and exchange a data package with the service in response to the data package request. The storage component may be operative to access the data package associated with the user based on the network identifier. Other embodiments are described and claimed. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Abstract: A system and method are provided for updating persistent data in a wireless communications device. The wireless communications device receives patch manager run time instructions from an airlink interface. A run-time engine is launched. The run-time engine receives the patch manager run time instructions with dynamic instruction sets and new code sections, including updated persistent data. The run-time engine processes the dynamic instruction sets. In response to processing the dynamic instruction sets, the run-time engine selectively updates persistent data in the system software. The updated persistent data may, for example, be selected from the following: radio frequency (RF) calibration data, nonvolatile system and user configuration data, resource data, nonvolatile system and user application data, and arbitrary data.

Abstract: Privacy centric feature analysis. A secure set of multiple mapped features is selected and provided to a mobile device. Each mapped feature maps a sharable feature to a matching criterion for an item of protected information and no combination of mapped features for a secure set are unique to an individual item of protected information. Privacy compliance instructions enable the mobile device to select a mapped feature from a received set of mapped features by identifying an item of protected information available to the mobile device which corresponds to a matching criterion found in the received set of mapped features. The sharable feature of the selected mapped feature is identified and sent to a privacy compliant destination. Advantageously, the analysis system protects the privacy of the mobile device user because it does not require the mobile device to relay protected information for the selection of customized content or relevant advertisements.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for secure direct link communication between multiple wireless transmit/receive units (WTRUs) are disclosed. The WTRUs may exchange nonces that are used for generating a common nonce. Group identification information may be generated from at least the common nonce and is forwarded to an authentication server. The authentication server may generate a master key from the group identification information to match WTRUs as part of a key agreement group. The common nonce may be a session key and be refreshed during communication with the second WTRU. A group key encryption key (GKEK) and a group key confirmation key (GKCK) may also be generated based on the common nonce and used to encrypt and sign the master key so that base stations do not have access to the master key. A first WTRU may generate a group direct link temporal key (GDLTK) for communicating with the second WTRU.

Abstract: A set of associated keys for an authentication process to be performed in a second network is calculated based on a random value used in an authentication process of a first network.

Abstract: A network environment includes a message-processing resource that receives a communication originated by a communication device and transmitted from the communication device over a wireless communication link. By way of non-limiting example, the communication can be a request for retrieval of content from server resource disposed in the network environment. The message-processing resource processes the communication transmitted over the wireless communication link to identify a network address assigned to the communication device. The message-processing resource maps the network address to corresponding status information associated with the communication device.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention may involve identifying a user of a touchscreen device. A touchscreen device may receive a user input. One or more features of the user input on the touchscreen device may be identified. The one or more features of the user input may include, for example, geometric patterns, swiping motifs, a pressure, a spatial orientation, or any combination thereof. A user profile comprising the one or more features of the user input may be generated. The touchscreen device may receive a second input from an unknown user. A statistical evaluation may be performed comparing one or more features of the second input with one or more features of the user input in the user profile. A probability that the unknown user is the user may be determined. If a low probability is determined, the unknown user may be locked out of the touchscreen device.