Abstract: A computer implemented education and playbook system, method, and apparatus for providing an interactive, recursive and in situ coaching system. A coach can use a portable electronic device to transmit play information to a number of players via wearable electronic devices, including the claimed helmet apparatus, the play then being filmed and time stamped for subsequent review and storage in a coach's practice plan.

Abstract: A portable electronic device with a touch screen display displays an incoming message from a party to a user of the device while the device is locked. The device responds to detecting a user request to view the incoming message by immediately displaying a set of messages between the user and the party in a chronological order. While the device is unlocked, if an incoming message is longer than a predefined length the device displays a portion of the incoming message, a view icon, and a long-message indicia. Alternately, if the incoming message is equal to or less than the predefined length, the device displays the entire incoming message and a reply icon. In response to user selection of either the view icon or the reply icon, the device immediately displays a set of messages between the user of the device and the party in a chronological order.

Abstract: A fragment of title text of a hyperlink to a source is determined to be designated to be displayed in a graphical portion of a graphical user interface (GUI). The graphical portion is allocated for the title text of the hyperlink. A threshold amount of unutilized space on the GUI adjacent the graphical portion is identified. Additional text of the title text is gathered from the source in response to both identifying that the fragment is designated to be displayed and identifying the threshold amount of unutilized space. The GUI is caused to display the additional text of the title in the unutilized space adjacent the graphical portion.

Abstract: System and method managing dismissal of students from school to parents/guardians (custodians) safely to avoid injury to students from disorganized movement of vehicles or transfer of custody to unauthorized individuals. The procedure monitors and controls the admission of vehicles to a dismissal zone utilizing bar code registration. Other recognition methods such as RFID tags or facial recognition may be used. The registration may be displayed by the vehicle or the custodian. Students are dismissed from the building only when a custodian's vehicle enters the dismissal zone. The vehicles may be positioned in an order. Entry of the custodian vehicle is communicated into the school. There may be a school representative present in the dismissal zone with a scanner. The scanner may be in communication with teachers or a central control point within the school. The students may exit from the school in the order of standing vehicles of custodians.

Abstract: Systems and methods provide for dynamic menu content for context menus for an object stored on a client device. Requests for context menu content are sent from the client device to a remote server associated with a type of object corresponding to the object stored on the client device. The remote server generates and sends menu content, including one or more custom menu items, to the client device. Upon a user's selection of a menu item, an indicator of the selected menu item is sent to the remote server and an action associated with the selected item is performed. Information relating to requests for menu content and selections of menu items are recorded and, in some embodiments, used as menu content usage data for determining menu content for subsequent requests. Menu content usage data may be used to increase selections of certain menu items and to optimize user experience.

Abstract: A method, electronic device, and a program product are disclosed. The method may include providing an electronic device formable to at least one form state. The method may include determining the form state of the electronic device. The method may include determining a security level corresponding to the form state. The method may include operating the electronic device in the security level. The electronic device and program product may include similar features.

Abstract: The disclosure presents novel methods and apparatuses to add new imaging functions to an existing smart device, comprising a plate accessory with one or more optical components that is attached to the smart device. The plate can be rotated to the front of the screen and supported at more than one sides of the smart device. The imaging function added could be a virtual reality viewer or a wide light field camera. The plate can also be worn on one's head by self-contained retractable brace, stands and strap. If the plate is moved close to the smart device's cameras, the optical components can form multiple images from multiple viewing angles of the scene onto the camera sensor. The captured images can be used to generate stereoscopic 3D or light field 4D recording of the scene by computational photographic algorithms. The attaching accessory is very light, portable, flexible, affordable and easy to use.

Abstract: Upon a user first installing, first launching, or otherwise first using a software application, a visual test may be provided that determines a desirable font size (i.e., size of text) to use throughout some or all user interfaces of that application or applicable device for that user. Based on prompts to the user regarding readability of the sample text of different font sizes and the responses received from the user, the system for font size selection may then select a default font size specifically for that user. The user's computing device may be in communication with a remote device or other server that that stores the selected fonts in a corresponding user profile, and then applies a corresponding font size selection to other connected devices of the user depending of the type of device and other user selectable options.

Abstract: This patent relates to a mobile terminal and a method of controlling an operation of the same. The method of controlling an operation of a mobile terminal includes displaying a file list and scroll arrows for scrolling the file list on a touch screen. When the scroll arrow is touched and entered, the file list is scrolled at a scroll speed previously set in response to a time when the scroll arrow is touched and entered. A vibration signal to identify at least one of a scroll speed and a current scrolling position of the file list is provided. Accordingly, when a file list is scrolled, a scroll speed or a current scrolling position can be easily identified by a tactile sense.

Abstract: Embodiments of a watch can include a watch having an analog watch face, a first watch band portion, and a second watch band portion, where the watch can include a digital clasp having a digital display and a circuit board associated with a controller.

Abstract: A measurement instrument includes a display configured to display information; a display controller configured to control displaying of the information on the display; and a reflector configured to invert the information displayed on the display via specular reflection. Since the measurement instrument includes the reflector configured to invert the information displayed on the display via specular reflection, information can be seen via the reflector even when the information is difficult to read directly from the display. Thus, the measurement instrument can improve visibility of the information displayed on the display.

Abstract: The HEMS controls equipment provided in a consumer. The HEMS comprises a transceiver unit that transmits a command to instruct processing executed by the equipment and a control unit that acquires start time information indicating a time from when the equipment receives the command to when the equipment starts processing according to the command from the equipment and controls the equipment based on the acquired start time information.

Abstract: Relays can be used in a variety of applications that use a smaller signal to control a higher power load. Some example loads include motors, stadium lighting and the like. Mechanical relays consist of a coil controlling a magnet that moves electrical contacts. Solid state relays can offer advantages such as lower power consumption and higher reliability than mechanical relays. However, using a solid state relay in a system designed for a mechanical relay can require some significant changes to the system. This disclosure presents a device, a system and technique to operate a solid state relay (SSR) in applications that use mechanical relays while minimizing the need for potentially costly modifications.

Abstract: A portable information display device 1 is disclosed comprising an electronic display module 2 comprising a substantially rectangular display screen 6 and an optical element 14 arranged in front of the electronic display module to form a non-rectangular optical frame extending outside the rectangular display screen. Illuminating means 22, 34 behind the optical frame is arranged to illuminate at least one icon 8 defined by the optical element outside the rectangular display screen, and an electronic controller 24 for the illuminating means is arranged to selectively illuminate the at least one icon outside the rectangular display screen.

Abstract: A quick access function setting method for a touch control device is provided, comprising: establishing one-to-one correspondence relation between input gestures of a touch screen and a designated quick access module; saving parameters of the input gestures in the memory area of a central processing unit; regularly detecting input signals in a touch control area and recording the input signals into a memory of the central processing unit by the touch screen in the working state; comparing the input signals with the parameters in the memory area, and executing the corresponding quick access function template if the input signals are matched with the parameters. By the method, it is able to conveniently and quickly access the required function module, and even access the function module with the keyboard locked, thus saving time for searching the function templates on the touch interface.

Abstract: An apparatus may include a first panel having a first user interface that includes a keyboard. The apparatus may also include a second panel coupled via a hinge to the first panel in a clamshell structure. The second panel may include a first display side to present information in a first display mode when the apparatus is arranged in an open position, and a second display side to present information in a second display mode when the apparatus is arranged in a closed position. Other embodiments are disclosed and claimed.

Abstract: Exemplary methods and processing systems for determining whether an audio video (AV) source is performing closed captioning (CC) rendering properly, are described. An AV stream including one or more AV frames is received from the AV source; for each frame from the AV stream the following operations are performed: detecting a CC image in the frame; cropping the CC image from the frame; and outputting the CC image and metadata associated with the frame. A caption file is generated based on the AV stream, where the caption file includes captioning information for the AV stream. The CC image and metadata output for a frame from the AV stream are compared with CC information within the caption file related to that frame to determine whether the AV source is performing CC rendering properly.

Abstract: Generating notifications comprising text and image data for client devices with limited display screens is disclosed. An image to be included in the notification is resized and reshaped using image processing techniques. The resized image is further analyzed to identify optimal portions for placing the text data. The text data can also be analyzed and shortened for including at the identified portion of resized image to generate a notification. The resulting notification displays the text and image data optimally within the limited screen space of the client device so that a user observing the notification can obtain the information at a glance.

Abstract: A function setting device includes a first operator and a second operator. The first operator is operated for selecting one function item from among plural function items forming a first menu and for setting the selected function item and for then selecting one function value from among plural function values of the set function item forming a second menu and for setting the selected function value, the second menu being provided for each function item. One function item is assigned to the second operator. The second operator sets the selection of the assigned function item when the second operator is operated for the first time and selects one function value from among plural function values of the set function item forming the second menu every time the second operator is operated for a subsequent time.

Abstract: A system and method for facilitating email messaging combines the convenience of an auto-fill of the recipient fields in a standard email message with a blank canvas for composing a new, quick reply message. By selecting the quick reply feature that can be provided with the message view screen of an email utility, the user is shown a second user interface with a blank compose screen. The email recipients are automatically filled in from the message view screen of the current message. The quick reply message can be transmitted as an email message through the email utility.

Abstract: According to one aspect, a portable electronic device sized and shaped to be received within a holster having a magnetic element. The portable electronic device includes an electronic compass adapted to measure a magnetic field of the magnetic element in at least two axes. When the measured pattern corresponds to a first pattern, the portable electronic device is adapted to determine that the portable electronic device is in the holster.

Abstract: A method of configuring a mobile device includes providing for a mobile computing device a plurality of device profiles that each define a manner in which the mobile computing device interacts with a user, operating the mobile computing device using a first profile of the plurality of device profiles, automatically, and without user input, identifying by the mobile computing device that the mobile computing device has changed states, in response to the determining, presenting a user of the mobile computing device with a list of device profiles available to the mobile computing device and a selectable control for selecting one of the profiles in the list, receiving, from the user, an instruction to switch to a second profile of the device profiles in the list that is separate and distinct form the first profile, and configuring the mobile computing device to operate according to the second profile.

Abstract: A monitoring camera includes an image pickup unit which captures an image of an object, a communication unit which receives superimposition information from a client apparatus through an IP network, a controller which determines whether the received superimposition information is larger than a first amount, an OSD generation unit which outputs part of the received superimposition information when the superimposition information is larger than the first amount and outputs the received superimposition information when the superimposition information is not larger than the first amount, and a compressing/encoding unit which superimposes the output superimposition information on the captured image.

Abstract: A system and method for a home multimedia container. The method includes accessing, within mobile device, a portion of an operating system corresponding to the mobile device and accessing a datastore corresponding to a home multimedia container. In one embodiment, the home multimedia container comprises a first object and a second object. The first object may be a first portion of content and the second object may be an application. The datastore may comprise information about the first object and the second object. The method further includes determining a first image based on the information about the first object and determining a second image based on an application icon corresponding to the application. The method further includes displaying the first image and the second image. In one embodiment, selection of the first image is operable to launch a first application operable to render the first portion of content.

Abstract: An alarm circuit applied in an electronic device includes an audio interface, an audio processor, a speaker, and a control unit. A first terminal of the control unit is coupled to the audio interface, to receive a first control signal or a second control signal. A second terminal of the control unit receives an alarm on/off signal. A third terminal of the control unit is coupled to the audio processor. When the second terminal of the control unit receives the alarm on signal, and the first terminal of control unit receives the first control signal meanwhile, the alarm on signal is transmitted to the alarm processor through the third terminal of the control unit, and the audio processor outputs the alarm signal through the speaker unit, to warn the user the mobile phone is being stolen immediately.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for modifying notification settings on a mobile electronic device is provided, the mobile electronic device comprising a processing unit, a display, a memory, an input device, and at least one notification device. It is determined that the at least one notification device has been activated using a given notification setting. A menu list is responsively changed to include a notification setting change option, the menu list associated with the input device and stored in the memory, such that when the input device is activated, the display is controlled by the processing unit to provide a representation of the menu list such that the notification setting option can be selected and the given notification setting changed.

Abstract: A school perimeter security system includes a registry database including: registered student mobile device identifiers, registered non-student mobile device identifiers, and a matching of students with authorized non-students with whom the students are permitted to be paired with near the perimeter. At least three beacon devices are located within the school's perimeter, positioned to establish a boundary area near the perimeter, detect and establish communication with mobile devices entering the boundary area, obtain an identifier from each mobile device that enters the boundary area, and facilitate tracking of all mobile devices within the boundary area. The processor and beacon devices interact to identify every mobile device entering the boundary area, track their location within the boundary area, compare the identified mobile devices with identifiers in the registry database and, transmit an alert notice when a condition is satisfied but not transmit that alert when a different condition is satisfied.

Abstract: A school perimeter security system includes a registry database. The registry database includes: registered student mobile device identifiers, registered non-student mobile device identifiers, and a matching of students with authorized non-students with whom the students are permitted to be paired with near the perimeter. At least three beacon devices are located within the school perimeter, positioned to establish a boundary area near the perimeter, detect and establish communication with mobile devices entering the boundary area, obtain an identifier from each mobile device that enters the boundary area, and facilitate trilateration of all mobile devices within the boundary area. The processor and beacon devices cooperatively interact to identify every mobile device entering the boundary area, track the location of every mobile device within the boundary area, compare the identified mobile devices with identifiers in the registry database and, transmit an alert notice when a condition is satisfied.

Abstract: Systems and methods of providing a mobile phone cover are described. In some embodiments, the mobile phone cover may include, for example, a processor and lighting devices. The lighting devices may be operatively coupled to the processor. The processor may be configured, for example, to receive first signals based on second signals in which the second signals are generated by the mobile phone. The second signals may be indicative of an incoming call, an incoming message, a pending message, and/or a calendar alert (e.g., an upcoming appointment), for example. The processor may be configured to cause lighting of one or more of the lighting devices based on the first signals.

Abstract: A communication device provides a message composition interface. In the message composition interface, the communication device presents a maximum allowable remaining number of characters allowable for further entry in the message only when a character count of the number of character inputs received in the message is greater than or equal to a warning count value. The warning count value is less than a maximum allowable number of characters of the message.

Abstract: A telecommunications device includes an electronic memory to store at least a network address and a random number code, and a sound unit to transmit the network address and the random number code via ultrasonic sound waves. The telecommunications device also includes a network interface to communicate via a data network using the network address and a processor to establish a communication session with another device over the data network based upon receipt of a response from the other device via the data network, the response including at least the random number code. The telecommunications device does not establish the communication session with the other device if the random number code is missing from the response or if the random number code in the response does not match the random number code transmitted in the ultrasonic sound waves.

Abstract: An apparatus comprising: at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following: identify a preferential use setting of a communications device, the preferential use setting being associated with a remote contact, or with a use pattern of the communications device, and being configured to provide a supplementary communication function during communications; and automatically activate the identified preferential use setting of the communications device when the communications device is used to communicate with the associated remote contact, or to communicate in accordance with the associated use pattern of the communications device.

Abstract: A mobile terminal and a method of controlling the mobile terminal are provided. The method includes displaying a first screen on a display module; if a pressure-touch input is detected from the first screen, displaying one or more menu items associated with the first screen; choosing one of the menu items according to a level of pressure corresponding to the pressure-touch input; and if a predetermined amount of time elapses after the choosing of one of the menu items, performing an operation corresponding to the chosen menu item. Therefore, it is possible to control various operations performed by the mobile terminal in response to a pressure-touch input.

Abstract: Context data processing is described herein. One or more contexts are selected. Each context includes one or more attributes, and a plurality of data objects that satisfy the attributes. A list of data objects contained in the selected contexts is displayed. At least some of the data objects in the selected contexts are processed. Such processing may involve generating claim trees, citation trees, and data object families, which may be displayed using hyperbolic trees. In an embodiment, the contexts are groups. In other embodiment, the contexts are each associated with a data object type. In this latter embodiment, the contexts include data objects of their respective data object types.

Abstract: A handwriting input device accepts an input of a handwriting; and allows a display unit to display a handwriting with a predetermined length from a starting point to a present input point from among handwritings received by the reception unit at a present input point.

Abstract: Provided is a system and method of updating a message displayed on an electronic screen via wireless communications device or remote website. Messages are entered into the communications device (input terminal) or web interface via verbal commands or entered text. The input is then transmitted to one or more electronic screens, where the message is displayed. Thus, users can update an electronic display without directly manipulating the display screen. Each electronic screen is in enabled to wirelessly communicate over cellular networks and via BlueTooth connections. These connection methods enable pairing of multiple electronic screens to a single wireless communications device, as well as allowing multiple communications devices to manipulate any given screen directly or via web interface.

Abstract: A communications system includes a display configured to display at least one time variable image, at least one passive near field communications (NFC) device associated with the display, and a media device. An identifier is associated with the at least one passive NFC device. A mobile wireless communications device includes a second NFC device, a wireless transceiver, and a processor. The processor is configured to receive, via communication between the at least one passive NFC device and the second NFC device, an identifier for the at least one passive NFC device. The processor is also configured to send, via the wireless transceiver and to the media device, the identifier and the identifier time, and receive, from and media device and via the wireless transceiver, data relating to the at least one time variable image based upon the identifier and an identifier time based upon the identifier.

Abstract: A networked display has multiple modes of operation. In the first operating mode, the display receives and shows information related to charging an electric vehicle. In a second mode of operation, the display receives and shows information related to home energy usage. Other operating modes may also be supported.

Abstract: A system and method of interactive, location-based presentation and advertising that enables users with wireless network addressable communications devices to control multi-media content on network addressable screens and enables marketers to track, monitor and respond to users interactions in real time. A Proxy Gateway directs a network addressable client PC, connected to a digital display, to serve local content or pull content from one or more web servers. A wireless, network addressable device, typically a mobile phone, is used to communicate commands to the physically remote Proxy Gateway. The Proxy Gateway bridges between the communications device and the display by interpreting the commands from the communications device, forwarding them to the client PC which may pull content from the appropriate web server, or display native message content.

Abstract: A digital signage system and a method of providing information using the digital signage system are disclosed. The digital signage terminal includes an emergency detection unit, an emergency detection message generation unit, a communication unit, and an emergency alert message processing unit. The emergency detection unit collects the surrounding emergency-related information of the digital signage terminal. The emergency detection message generation unit generates an emergency detection message including the collected emergency-related information. The communication unit transmits the generated emergency detection message to a digital signage server, and receives an emergency alert message including an emergency alert corresponding to an emergency situation from the digital signage server. The emergency alert message processing unit parses the emergency alert message, and provides the emergency alert included in the emergency alert message to a user.

Abstract: An electronic device and a method for changing housing colors thereof are provided.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and media are provided for transmitting a message received from a paging network on a paging device to wireless or other electronic devices. The paging device establishes a radio connection with the wireless device and transmits the received messages to the wireless device through the established radio connection. In response to receiving a message from the paging device, the wireless device sends an acknowledgment to the paging network that the message was received and displays the message.

Abstract: A user of a programmable device has a context that may be evaluated and compared to a context of a notification generated by the operating system or an application running on the programmable device. The comparison may be used to generate one or more optional responses to the notification that may allow additional functionality beyond dismissing the notification or opening a corresponding event entry.

Abstract: An improved pager with a touch-sensitive display screen and method for transmitting a message therefrom is provided. Inputting a message onto the touch-sensitive display screen greatly facilitates sending a message from the pager and is more versatile than using navigation or soft keys to transmit built-in messages or using a small keyboard to type in messages. The pager of the preferred embodiments is operative to convert the inputted symbols into a text message and transmit the text message to a paging network. Because the pager transmits the content represented by the inputted symbols, the pager of the preferred embodiments is more versatile than pagers using ink-based systems, which merely transmit the image of the inputted symbol. If the pager is equipped with a browser application, the message from the pager can take the form of a request to a server located in a telecommunication network.

Abstract: A method (600, 700) for providing situational awareness to a first individual using a first electronic device (102, 106, 108, 112). The method comprises generating a situational awareness display (400, 500) comprising a first image (404a, 404b, 404c, 504a, 504b, . . . , 504e) of a second individual using a second electronic device and information indicating a location of the second individual relative to the first individual. The situational awareness display is then displayed on the display screen of the first electronic device and/or the second electronic device. The situational awareness display can be generated and displayed prior to, concurrent with or subsequent to the start of a call. The image may be highlighted or otherwise marked to show when the second individual is speaking during the call. Additional images of individuals can be displayed within the situational awareness display if the call is a group call.

Abstract: Provided is a method for operating a wireless terminal. In the method, an event is detected through a user interface. Location information is detected through a wireless channel in response to the event detection. The detected event information and the detected location information are outputted to the user interface.

Abstract: A reflective LCD, electronic ink or electrophoretic display panel presents a five day weather forecast representative of weather forecast data transmitted to the display location via a commercial paging service from a remote server. The server obtains forecast data from a commercial weather service, reformats selected data into compressed encoded data for efficient transmission in data packets simulcast to remote display devices via the paging network.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and system to reduce the students dismissal time procedure from schools and daycare facilities using a previously assigned ID tag (RFID, bar-code, etc) located at the student's transport, tag reader to read the ID tag, computer software which processes the ID tag information with the student-transport database already stored to send a notification to the student's waiting area when their transports have arrived and where they are located, also some safety measures can be optionally added to increase security and verify if the driver is authorized to pick up a specific student and notify parents or legal guardian electronically, (text message, e-mail, etc) when their kids are being picked up and by who.

Abstract: A motor vehicle has a first display and a first camera. An environmental image of the part of the environment of the vehicle lying behind the motor vehicle can be recorded using the first camera and the environmental image recorded using the first camera can be completely or partially displayed on the first display. The first display is disposed inside the motor vehicle such that the recorded environmental image, or a part of the recorded environmental image, may be perceivable as a virtual image behind a side pane of the motor vehicle for a driver of the vehicle.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and media are provided for transmitting a message received from a paging network on a paging device to wireless or other electronic devices. The paging device establishes a radio connection with the wireless device and transmits the received messages to the wireless device through the established radio connection. In response to receiving a message from the paging device, the wireless device sends an acknowledgment to the paging network that the message was received and displays the message.