Having Particular Application (e.g., Avalanche Victim Assistance) Of A Transceiver Patents (Class 455/90.1)
  • Patent number: 12108327
    Abstract: An electronic device able to communicate using both a long-range and a short-range wireless communication technology. A transceiver of the electronic device switches its operation mode based on a power saving mode of the long-range wireless communication technology. In particular, the electronic device switches between a short-range mode and a long-range mode based on the power saving mode of the long-range communication technology.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING, B.V.
    Inventors: Dan Jiang, Paul Gruijters, Dong Han, Jin Yu, Yuting Zhang
  • Patent number: 11956578
    Abstract: A middle frame includes: a border antenna which is provided with a sound output hole, a first mounting site for arranging a circuit board which is connected with a feed point of the border antenna, and a second mounting site for arranging an audio assembly which is connected with the sound output hole through a sound output channel, the first mounting site is between the border antenna and the second mounting site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Chenglin Pang
  • Patent number: 11825380
    Abstract: Wireless communications may be established between mobile computing devices via wireless protocol communication modes, using the orientation of the mobile devices to determine the communication modes in which the mobile devices are operated. Requests may be received to initiate wireless communications using a wireless protocol that supports at least two communication modes. The orientation of the mobile devices may be determined, and the communication modes to be used by the mobile devices may be based on the orientations of the mobile device. Each mobile device may be configured to operate in the determined communication mode of the wireless protocol, for establishing communications via the wireless protocol with other mobile devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventor: Robert S. Mozayeni
  • Patent number: 11722877
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for discovering a Bluetooth device. The method includes: receiving, by a second Bluetooth device, a first broadcast frame of a first Bluetooth device; determining, by the second Bluetooth device, whether the first broadcast frame includes first indication information; and if the first broadcast frame includes the first indication information, sending, by the second Bluetooth device, at least one second broadcast frame within a preset time period after receiving the first broadcast frame, where the second broadcast frame includes second indication information, and the second indication information is used to instruct a Bluetooth device receiving the second broadcast frame to exchange information with the second Bluetooth device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jiaxin Li, Zhiwei Zhang, Ji Ding, Ya Zhang, Jian Chen, Zhiqiang Zhang
  • Patent number: 11706348
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing headset/ear bud voice control to crew members in a quick-service restaurant are disclosed. Exemplary implementations may: transmit transmission signals from a headset to the base station, receive reception signals by the headset from the base station; capture audio information from a first crew member, generate sound based on the received reception signals, generate the transmission signals to form a headset-specific uplink packet based on the captured audio information; generate semantic information based on the headset-specific uplink packet, wherein the semantic information includes one or more individual words; determine one or more commands that modify operation of the communication system, based on the semantic information, and facilitate execution of the one or more commands to control and/or modify the operation of the communication system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: H.M. Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: David O'Gwynn, Rick Evan Schwartz
  • Patent number: 11699857
    Abstract: A device for transferring signals using electromagnetic waves of a certain wavelength and based on a housing formed at least partially of metal for use in an explosion endangered area includes the housing; a transmitting/receiving unit for producing and/or receiving the electromagnetic waves; at least one primary antenna for out-coupling and/or in-coupling of the electromagnetic waves; at least one slot-shaped housing opening; and a formed part, which is made of a material having a dielectric number significantly greater than one and which extends to a predetermined maximum depth into the housing opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: Endress+Hauser SE+Co. KG
    Inventors: Thomas Blödt, Harald Schäuble, Dirk Lill, Andreas Kaiser, Fabian Bänninger
  • Patent number: 11516622
    Abstract: Wireless communications may be established between mobile computing devices via wireless protocols in asymmetric modes, using the orientation of the mobile devices to determine the asymmetric modes in which the mobile devices are operated. Requests may be received to initiate wireless communications using a wireless protocol that supports at least two asymmetric communication modes. The orientation of the mobile devices may be determined, and the asymmetric communication modes to be used by the mobile devices may be based on the orientations of the mobile device. Each mobile device may be configured to operate in the determined asymmetric communication mode of the wireless protocol, for establishing communications via the wireless protocol with other mobile devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventor: Robert S. Mozayeni
  • Patent number: 11464079
    Abstract: A method comprising receiving first data from a first gateway device, determining that the first data includes an identifier of a first vehicle, and responsive to determining that the first data includes the identifier of the first vehicle, determining, based on the identifier of the first vehicle, that the first vehicle is a known vehicle in a fleet management system and responsive to determining, based on the identifier of the first vehicle, that the first vehicle is a known vehicle in the fleet management system, coupling the first gateway device with the first vehicle in the fleet management system, wherein the coupling causes data received from the first gateway device to be identified as data of the first vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Samsara Inc.
    Inventors: Justin Robert Aschenbener, Christopher Cunningham Frost, Andrew Robbins
  • Patent number: 11368232
    Abstract: A surface wave launcher surrounds and provides structure complimentary to an antenna and converts (transforms) a near field produced by the antenna into a cylindrical surface wave structure with a strong electric or magnetic field component parallel to a launching interface and propagating two-dimensionally from the launcher. The surface wave launcher leverages the interface found along ocean-air or ground-air to increase a field strength transmitted for a given antenna size and power available. The surface wave launcher maintains a relatively small structure compared to wavelength offering mobility to a very low frequency transmitter. Due to localization of the surface wave energy near the interface, communications using the surface wave retain a desirable low probability of detection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.
    Inventor: Alexander B. Kozyrev
  • Patent number: 11336027
    Abstract: A system includes a first antenna and a second antenna. The first antenna includes an antenna section. The antenna section includes a first antenna segment, a second antenna segment adjacent to the first antenna segment, and a notch circuit disposed within a notch between the first antenna segment and the second antenna segment. The notch circuit prevents a first frequency of a signal from passing from the first antenna segment to the second antenna segment while allowing a second frequency from the signal to pass from the first antenna segment to the second antenna segment. The second antenna is disposed proximate to the first antenna. The first antenna occupies a second near field region of the second antenna and the second antenna occupies a first near field region of the first antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: IXI Technology Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Hyman, Byron del Castillo, William Herbert Darden, IV
  • Patent number: 11303030
    Abstract: An antenna for an electronic device is described. The antenna includes an antenna disposed in a first location and a signal conductor disposed in a second location. The antenna and the signal conductor are electrically coupled across an air gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Chun-Chih Liu, Ming-Shien Tsai
  • Patent number: 11277506
    Abstract: A cradle for a mobile device includes a base; sidewalls extending from the base and defining, in combination with the base, a cavity for receiving the mobile device; at least one contact extending out of the base; and at least one biasing tab. Each of the at least biasing tab includes a first portion biased to extend out of the base and arranged to engage the mobile device during loading of the mobile device prior to engagement of the at least one contact by the mobile device to protect the at least one contact during the loading of the mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: National Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Jeffrey D. Carnevali
  • Patent number: 11119203
    Abstract: To provide a radar device capable of improving azimuth estimation accuracy by compensating the Doppler phase shift of a moving target in a TDMA FMCW MIMO radar device. Provided is a radar device that allows transmitting antennas to perform transmission by performing sequential switching such that antenna element numbers are anterior-posterior symmetrical centering on a reference time and synthesizes a beat signal at the reference time from a first beat signal received by a receiving antenna before the reference time and a second beat signal received after the reference time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Sachio Iida, Kenichi Kawasaki
  • Patent number: 11077790
    Abstract: A slide device includes an upper rail to which a slide seat for a vehicle is attached, a slide rail to which the upper rail is slidably attached, a light emitter, and an attachment portion that attaches the light emitter to the upper rail. The attachment portion is attached to the upper rail such that the light emitter is arranged outside the slide rail. According to the slide device, since the attachment portion is attached to the upper rail such that the light emitter is positioned outside the slide rail, the light emitter does not move inside the slide rail to which a large amount of grease is applied, and a decrease in communication performance can be prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Kominato, Goro Nakamura
  • Patent number: 10812052
    Abstract: A 1st frequency reduction circuit of a filter of the invention downsamples the sampling rate of a signal source to a predetermined value to obtain a 1st PCM stream, a 1st frequency raising circuit raises the sampling rate of the 1st PCM stream to be the same as that of the signal source, a 1st delay circuit delays a stream of the signal source, such that its phase is the same as that of the 1st PCM stream, a 1st adder subtracts the frequency raised 1st PCM steam from the delayed stream of the signal source to obtain a passband 1, a j-th frequency reduction circuit downsamples the sampling rate of a (j?1)-th PCM stream to a predetermined value to obtain a j-th PCM stream, wherein 2?j?n, a j-th frequency raising circuit raises the sampling rate of the j-th PCM stream to be the same as that of the (j?1)-th PCM stream, a j-th delay circuit delays the (j?1)-th PCM stream, such that its phase is the same as that of the j-th PCM stream, a j-th adder subtracts the frequency raised j-th PCM stream from the delayed (j?
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Inventor: Yui Hung Li
  • Patent number: 10797735
    Abstract: A radio frequency (RF) control circuit is disclosed. The RF control circuit includes a transceiver module and a front-end module. The front-end module is connected to the transceiver module via a primary component carrier (PCC) path and a secondary component carrier (SCC) path. The front-end module is configured to receive an external data signal and transmit a local data signal. The transceiver module is configured to receive a PCC signal from the external data signal and transmitting the PCC signal from the local data signal through the PCC path and receiving a SCC signal from the external data signal and transmitting the SCC signal from the local data signal through the SCC path. The SCC path is controlled to be grounded such that interference of the local data signal for the PCC path on the external data signal for the SCC path is eliminated. A mobile terminal is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNCATIONS CORP., LTD.
    Inventors: Qiuwen Liu, Xianlong Chen, Jiafeng Yang, Xianping Xiong, Guoxi Zhang, Shaoming Pang
  • Patent number: 10634313
    Abstract: Provided is a light-emitting device and the like in which a light source emits light on the basis of information obtained through communications and the light thus emitted is easy for a user to visually recognize. A light-emitting device includes an LED, a light guide plate, a transparent NFC antenna sheet, and an NFC antenna. The transparent NFC antenna sheet and the NFC antenna are disposed on a principal surface or a backside surface of the light guide plate. At least some part of the light guided by the light guide plate exits out through the principal surface. The LED emits light on the basis of identification information obtained through communications via the NFC antenna sheet and the NFC antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masaaki Moriya, Masafumi Ueno, Naoki Shiobara, Mitsuru Hineno, Tomohiro Omatsu, Hiroyuki Furukawa, Yasuhiro Sugita, Shinji Yamagishi, Jean Mugiraneza
  • Patent number: 10630421
    Abstract: A wireless headphone that receives a device identifier of an electronic device communicatively coupled to the wireless headphone and determines that the electronic device supports dynamic rate switching between a first data rate and a second data rate. The wireless headphone receives data from the electronic device at the second data rate and determines a packet error rate (PER) value associated with receiving the data. The wireless headphone requests the electronic device to transmit data at the second data rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Milos Jorgovanovic, Ganesha Batta, Sai Prashanth Chinnapalli
  • Patent number: 10576932
    Abstract: The current disclosure relates to unlocking at least one vehicle door or a trunk and operating other welcome features on the vehicle, including but not limited to, opening a tailgate, turning on ambient lights or head lights, and starting a vehicle engine. The current disclosure is directed to a system and method for automatically unlocking at least one door or a trunk on the vehicle using a smartphone and a vehicle key fob. Due to the method provided herein, frequent recharging of the vehicle key fob is not required, nor does the size of the key fob have to be large enough to hold large batteries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: LEAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nikolay Yakovenko, Riad Ghabra, Chadi Shaya
  • Patent number: 10405370
    Abstract: A method including: establishing, by a first gateway, a network connection to a second gateway, where the first gateway is configured to manage a human body device of a first user, and the second gateway is configured to manage a human body device of a second user; obtaining, by the first gateway, collaboration information of the second gateway by using the network connection, where the collaboration information includes cellular network performance information; and if the cellular network performance information meets a preset performance condition, using, by the first gateway, the second gateway as an anchor for accessing the Internet, so as to connect the human body device of the first user to the Internet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Xijun Xue
  • Patent number: 10361474
    Abstract: A near field communication (NFC) device capable of operating by being powered by the field includes an NFC module for generating an electromagnetic carrier signal and modulating the carrier signal, and an antenna circuit coupled to and driven by said NFC module with the modulated carrier signal. A differential power combiner circuit is coupled to said NFC module via output terminals of said NFC module. A powered by the field circuit of the NFC device is adapted to harvest energy from an external field to power said NFC device. The power by the field circuit has a first terminal coupled to an output of said differential power combiner circuit via a first impedance block and a second terminal coupled to an input of said antenna circuit via a second impedance block. The NFC device is adapted to be able to operate in a powered by the field card mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: NXP B.V.
    Inventors: Jingfeng Ding, Ghiath Al-kadi, Erich Merlin
  • Patent number: 10348370
    Abstract: One example discloses an apparatus for wireless communication, including: a first wireless device configured to communicate with a second wireless device over a first wireless link, according to a first wireless link protocol; wherein the first wireless link protocol defines communications between the first wireless device and the second wireless device; wherein the first wireless device is configured to monitor communications on a second wireless link between the second wireless device and a third wireless device; wherein the second wireless link is configured according to a second wireless link protocol that defines communications between the second wireless device and the third wireless device; and wherein the first wireless device is configured to spoof the second wireless device in response to an error condition or signal degradation on the second wireless link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: NXP B.V.
    Inventors: Steven Mark Thoen, Pieter Verschueren
  • Patent number: 10256655
    Abstract: A wireless power transmission apparatus includes: a resonance circuit configured to be magnetically coupled to a wireless power receiving apparatus; a wireless communicator configured to form a near field communications channel with the wireless power receiving apparatus; and a cross controller configured to determine whether the wireless power receiving apparatus is cross-connected to the wireless power transmission apparatus based on first identification information received from the wireless power receiving apparatus through the resonance circuit and second identification information received from the wireless power receiving apparatus through the wireless communicator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Young Seok Yoon
  • Patent number: 10257336
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable medium having a computer program readable by a computer of a portable device connectable to an image input device and image output device and including a memory storing external programs activated by the computer program, the computer program causes the portable device to perform: receiving a user operation on a first screen including first objects corresponding to the external programs; determining the designated program when the first object is designated; when the designated program has a first function of executing processing for the input data, instructing the image input device to execute an input operation and performing first post-processing; and when the designated program has the second function of enabling a user to designate the output data, performing pre-processing and controlling the image output device to execute output operation for the output data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Norihiko Asai
  • Patent number: 10164479
    Abstract: Provided is a method for controlling a wireless power transmitter transmitting wireless power to at least one wireless power receiver. The method for controlling a wireless power transmitter, according to the present invention, can comprise the steps of: receiving information related to a wireless power receiver from at least one of each of the wireless power receiver; and controlling each of a plurality of power transmitting units included in the wireless power transmitter on the basis of the information related to the wireless power receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Keum-Su Song, Kyung-Woo Lee, Hee-Won Jung
  • Patent number: 10136389
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a heath care system having proximity-based neighbor device wake-up and automatic user identification function, a method for automatic logging of user's daily activity history, and a method for managing a user activity pattern, and the system comprises: a health or wellness service unit; and an user terminal. The health or wellness service unit transmits a wake-up signal for changing a state of the user terminal from a sleep state into a wake-up state, a low frequency (LF) signal for identifying a physical distance and direction between the health or wellness service unit and the user terminal, and a measured biological signal of a measuring object. The user terminal receives the biological signal, the wake-up signal, and the LF signal through bidirectional wireless communication with the health or wellness service unit, and transmits a terminal identification (ID) and a received signal strength indication (RSSI) corresponding to the received LF signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: KYUNGPOOK NATIONAL UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Soon Ju Kang, Sang Ho Jun, Kyung Chun Lee, Ki Eun Seong, Hyeong Gon Jo, Jae Hee Seo, Cheol Soo Ahn, Seong Wook Han
  • Patent number: 10110281
    Abstract: A near field communication (NFC) device capable of operating by being powered by the field includes an NFC module for generating an electromagnetic carrier signal and modulating the carrier signal according to data to be transmitted, and an antenna circuit coupled to and driven by said NFC module with the modulated carrier signal. An electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) filter of the NFC device is coupled to the NFC module via output terminals of said NFC module. A powered by the field circuit of the NFC device is adapted to harvest energy from an external field to power said NFC device. The power by the field circuit is coupled to said EMC filter via one or more impedance elements. The NFC device is adapted to be able to operate in one of a reader mode, a battery supplied card mode, and a powered by the field card mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: NXP B.V.
    Inventors: Jingfeng Ding, Ghiath Al-kadi, Erich Merlin
  • Patent number: 10015623
    Abstract: One example discloses an apparatus for near-field magnetic induction (NFMI) based robustness, including: a first wireless device including a first wireless signal interface and a first NFMI signal interface; wherein the first wireless signal interface is configured to receive a data set from a third wireless device; wherein the first NFMI signal interface is configured to communicate with a second wireless device through a second NFMI signal interface; and wherein the first wireless device is configured to detect an error in the data set received from the third wireless device and in response to detecting the error configure the first NFMI signal interface to receive the data set from the second wireless device through the second NFMI signal interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: NXP B.V.
    Inventor: Steven Mark Thoen
  • Patent number: 9986802
    Abstract: Disclosed is a protective cover for an electronic device that is made from an elastomeric material that simultaneously provides cushioning that would otherwise be provided by a softer, thicker material, while utilizing a single, denser material that provides a slim profile and has sufficient density to conform well to the electronic device and prevent the transmission of impacts with hard surfaces directly to the electronic device. Although a denser material is used for the protective cover, recesses are formed in thicker portions at impact points that create compressible ribs. The ribs provide softer, cushioned portions of the cover in the impact areas, which are capable of absorbing the shock and energy of impacts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: OTTER PRODUCTS, LLC
    Inventors: Curtis R. Richardson, Jamie L. Johnson, Alan V. Morine, Stephen Willes, Matthew M. Glanzer
  • Patent number: 9972903
    Abstract: A communication device includes an antenna unit, a switch unit, a matching unit which is connected between the antenna and switch units, a communication unit which is connected to the switch unit, and a switch control unit. When the switch unit is in a conductive state, the matching unit matches a first impedance occurring if the antenna unit is seen from the matching unit and a second impedance occurring if the switch unit is seen from the matching unit. The switch control unit controls the switch unit so that the switch unit is set to the conductive state when the communication unit communicates via the antenna unit, and so that the switch unit is set to an interrupted state when the communication unit is to be protected from overvoltage. The switch control unit and switch unit are semiconductors formed under a first process rule and second process rule, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: TOKIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazumasa Makita, Masaki Kurimoto, Koji Sato, Masashi Mori
  • Patent number: 9955000
    Abstract: A method comprising determining that a current time is within a pre-notification possession time period associated with an apparatus possession alarm, the apparatus possession alarm being associated with an apparatus, and the pre-notification possession time period being a duration of time prior to a notification time associated with the apparatus possession alarm, receiving motion information indicative of movement of the apparatus, and precluding causation of rendering of a notification at the notification time based, at least in part, on the receipt of the motion information is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Chaomin Xue, Zhenghao Jiang, Le Chen, Shiwei Bai
  • Patent number: 9853673
    Abstract: A cradle device removably stores a terminal device having a first recess. This cradle device includes a second recess, a locker, and a push up member. The second recess is capable of storing at least a part of the terminal device, the part including the first recess. The locker is formed to be engageable with the first recess of the terminal device, and the locker being engaged with the first recess, which is stored in the second recess, of the terminal device to hold the terminal device. The push up member is connected to the locker, and pushes up the locker engaged with the first recess to push up the terminal device from the second recess with the state in which the terminal device is held by the locker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yutaro Usuginu
  • Patent number: 9853677
    Abstract: A system includes an antenna, and a contactless component for receiving and/or transmitting information via the antenna according to a contactless communications protocol. An inductive-capacitive network is connected between the antenna and the contactless component and includes a configurable filter for filtering electromagnetic interference. A processor modifies an impedance of the configurable filter for filtering electromagnetic interference to control frequency tuning of the antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics (Rousset) SAS
    Inventor: Alexandre Tramoni
  • Patent number: 9847034
    Abstract: An aerial vehicle maneuvers in compliance with applicable aviation regulations by formulating a request to air traffic control (ATC) for permission to perform a proposed maneuver, overlaying, as a sub-modulated secondary signal, data characterizing the request on top of a primary ADS-B signal such that the primary ADS-B signal is not interfered with, and transmitting an ADS-B message comprising the primary and secondary signals. Permission can likewise be transmitted and received from ATC using ADS-B overlay communication. The aerial vehicle can conduct emergency maneuvers in the absence of permission and update ATC as to flight path deviations taken using ADS-B overlay communication, without the need for a voice radio and by using existing ADS-B digital communications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation
    Inventor: Daniel W. Plawecki
  • Patent number: 9843851
    Abstract: A portable audio input/output device may include one or more openings that extend through a cover of the device and allow acoustic signals outside a housing of the device to reach a microphone disposed within the housing. The opening(s) may be illuminated by a light guide disposed within the housing, which scatters light emitted from lights disposed within the housing. In some instances, a hole may pass through a printed circuit board to allow acoustic signals to be received by the microphone disposed below the printed circuit board. An input/output (I/O) interface module with multiple buttons and inputs may be installed in the hole. The multiple buttons and I/O ports of the I/O interface module may be aligned along an axis vertical relative to the housing and centered with respect to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Mann Chamberlin, Chia Hung Kuo, Jacob William Beatty, Duane Everard Whyte, Adrian Roy Ramiscal Santos, Isabella Talley Lewis
  • Patent number: 9709968
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided to connect wireless adapters and field devices for process control systems, such systems and methods include a process control system having a field device, a wireless adapter, a first wire and a second wire. The field device includes a first terminal, a second terminal, a first conduit and a second conduit. The wireless adapter includes a first terminal, a second terminal, a first port and a second port. The first conduit of the field device couples to the second port of the wireless adapter. The first wire passes between the field device and the wireless adapter connecting the first terminal of the field device to the first terminal of the wireless adapter. The second wire passes between the field device and the wireless adapter connecting the second terminal of the field device to the second terminal of the wireless adapter. Other systems and methods are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: PEPPERL + FUCHS GMBH
    Inventor: Mark Sinreich
  • Patent number: 9578154
    Abstract: It is presented a method for providing a user interface of a mobile communication terminal including a motion sensitive sensor, a keypad and a display, the mobile communication terminal being capable of being in at least an active mode and a key-lock mode, the method including: detecting, using the motion sensitive sensor, a first user input indicating a desire to switch modes; when the mobile communication terminal is in the active mode, as a response to the first user input, switching the mobile communication terminal to the key-lock mode; and when the mobile communication terminal is in the key-lock mode, as a response to the first user input, switching the mobile communication terminal to the active mode. Corresponding apparatuses and computer program products are also presented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Petri A. Ahonen, Erkki Kurkinen, Pasi A. Kaipainen
  • Patent number: 9531422
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a mobile terminal mounted with a cover to provide its associated functions, and a control method thereof. The present disclosure may include a body having a front surface and a rear surface thereof, a display unit disposed on the front surface, a cover disposed to cover the display unit, and provided with a window portion, and a controller configured to control the display unit to illuminate notification light on the window portion when an event occurs while the display unit is deactivated. The window portion may be formed to expose at least part of the display unit to the outside while covering the display, and the cover is formed to output the illuminated notification light at a boundary of the window portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Inkwi Jang, Sanghyun Eim, Ilbyoung Yi, Sojin Kim, Yongho Lee, Kwanghyun Ahn, Hophil Lee
  • Patent number: 9503138
    Abstract: A circuit comprises a vector separator circuit to generate a first extracted signal according to (i) a first correlation signal, (ii) a second correlation signal, and (iii) a relative response signal. The first correlation signal corresponds to a first correlation between an input signal and a first test signal. The first test signal has a first frequency, and the input signal includes a first spur having the first frequency. The second correlation signal corresponds to a second correlation between the input signal and a second test signal. The second test signal has a second frequency. The relative response signal corresponds to a relative response of the second frequency in the first correlation signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: MARVELL WORLD TRADE LTD.
    Inventors: Brian T. Brunn, Rangakrishnan Srinivasan, Gregory T. Uehara, Marc Leroux, Zhiguo Wang, Jari Juhani Vahe, Rohit Mainkar
  • Patent number: 9425500
    Abstract: In a method of manufacturing an antenna (11) formed on a substrate (1) an antenna structure (2) is formed on the substrate (1). The antenna structure (2) comprises an area (3) which initially is electrically short-circuited and is designed to be turned into an antenna contact (4a,4b) to be contacted with contacts (12,13) of an integrated circuit (IC). The antenna contact (4a,4b) is formed by mechanically separating the electrically short-circuited 5 area (3) particularly utilizing cutting or stamping means (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: NXP B.V.
    Inventors: Christian Zenz, Dietmar Nessmann
  • Patent number: 9379136
    Abstract: When a transistor having bottom gate bottom contact structure is manufactured, for example, a conductive layer constituting a source and a drain has a three-layer structure and two-step etching is performed. In the first etching process, an etching method in which the etching rates for at least the second film and the third film are high is employed, and the first etching process is performed until at least the first film is exposed. In the second etching process, an etching method in which the etching rate for the first film is higher than that in the first etching process and the etching rate for a “layer provided below and in contact with the first film” is lower than that in the first etching process is employed. The side wall of the second film is slightly etched when a resist mask is removed after the second etching process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinya Sasagawa, Hitoshi Nakayama, Masashi Tsubuku, Daigo Shimada
  • Patent number: 9369564
    Abstract: In one embodiment of the present invention, a portable computing device for wireless communications comprises a first network interface for communicating with a public wireless wide area network (WWAN), a second network interface for communicating with a private wireless local area network (WLAN), and a processor executing under control of software instructions, the software instructions defining a gateway protocol, the gateway protocol establishing the portable computing device as an access point within the private WLAN after the wireless presence on the public WWAN is established.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: William C. Crosswy, Matthew J. Wagner, Robin Castell, Craig Walrath
  • Patent number: 9264528
    Abstract: A mobile terminal including a display unit configured to output an image, a communication unit configured to transceive data with an external mobile terminal, and a controller configured to control the communication unit to receive a notification corresponding to an event information of an application installed at the mobile terminal from the mobile terminal, the controller controlling the display unit to output a screen of the event to a user in accordance with the notification, the controller controlling the communication unit to receive an input of a user action corresponding to a command for processing the event from a user via the screen of the event and to transmit the user action to the mobile terminal. Further, the notification includes an identification information of the application and an identification information of the user action provided by the application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jungwoo Kim, Jihwan Park, Mingoo Kim, Kyunggeun Kim, Dongwoo Han
  • Patent number: 9219477
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a non-contact switch. More particularly, the non-contact switch includes a button which is disposed at a predetermined position of a housing and operated by an external pressure while being formed, at one end portion thereof, with a magnetic substance; a magnetic field sensor device which is accommodated in the housing to face the magnetic substance and generates an induced voltage depending on an interval between the magnetic field sensor device and the magnetic substance; and a semiconductor device which is driven by the induced voltage generated at the magnetic field sensor device to switch power supplied from a separate battery to a separate load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: DAESUNG ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Myung O Kim, Weon Ho Lee, Kyu Sung Cho
  • Patent number: 9190723
    Abstract: A Multi-Input-Multi-Output (MIMO) system has multiple radiation elements and absorbers disposed on a substrate. The absorbers are positioned about the radiation elements to reduce the interference between the radiation elements. Use of the absorbers permits interference levels comparable to conventional MIMO systems using spatial diversity without requiring the antennas to be separated by at least one-half of the wavelength of the communicated signals. A ground plane on the substrate is also positioned on the substrate to enhance antenna system performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees for and on behalf of the University of Alabama
    Inventors: Yang-Ki Hong, Seok Bae, Jae-Jin Lee
  • Patent number: 9161328
    Abstract: Disclosed system and method enable a location-unaware device to know its approximate location by wirelessly near-field coupling it to a geo-proximate location-aware device such as a Global Navigation Satellite System—(GNSS)-enabled mobile phone. The geo-location data are conveyed in accordance with a predefined signaling protocol. Request and response mechanisms within the devices take the form of predefined data packets that convey geo-location and the devices' unique identification (ID) information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mohamed Youssef, Bruce McCullough, Andi Jakupi
  • Patent number: 9148498
    Abstract: An apparatus may include a device and an image projection system configured to form an image on a surface viewable by a user. The image projection circuit may be configured to receive signals from the device, generate a pattern representative of data, process the pattern into a mirror image of the image, and project the mirror image from the device. The image projection system may include an electro optic system for generating the pattern, and an optics system for projecting the mirror image onto the surface. A method for projecting data may include providing the device with the image, and providing the image to the surface with the image projection system. The method may also include manipulating the device and/or a body part to locate and focus the image, sensing an orientation of the device, and orienting the image based, at least in part, on the sensing step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: Lagoon Point Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: David A. Cathey, Jr., Steven Howell, James Cathey
  • Patent number: 9067080
    Abstract: A rescue cell apparatus used for cardiac defibrillation of a patient, the apparatus comprising: a hand held device for sending and receiving communication signals and configured to be used as a remote control to administer a defibrillation pulse to the patient for cardiac defibrillation; a defibrillator unit having a sensor electronic pad positionable on the patient, the sensor electronic pad adapted to deliver the defibrillation pulse; and a second electronic pad, connectable by an electrical wire to the defibrillator unit, the second electronic pad positionable on the patient and adapted to detect ECG signals and to deliver the defibrillation pulse to the patient; and an image recognition module configured in the handheld device, and adapted to verify positioning of the sensor electronic pad and the second electronic pad on the patient before defibrillation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Inventor: Gilad Einy
  • Publication number: 20150140936
    Abstract: A portable communication system (100) comprises a portable radio (102) and a radio accessory (106) coupled through an interface cable (108). The interface cable (108) provides an electronic interface for remote access to radio functions at the radio accessory (106). The interface cable (108) further provides a temperature sensor (110) integrated therein for monitoring environmental conditions external to the portable communication system. The portable communication system (100) generates user notifications indicating extreme temperature conditions. Notifications of extreme temperature conditions may also transmitted from the portable communication system (100) to other radios, such as a land mobile radio (120), dispatch center (130), or other radio (140) operating within a communications network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2013
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Applicant: MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC
    Inventors: DANIEL GROBE SACHS, CHARLES B. JARIS, ELLIS A. PINDER
  • Patent number: 9037196
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for automatically providing an application service by an interaction with a head unit at a terminal. The method includes steps of: (a) the terminal receiving a request for running of a specific application, if the specific application is selected by a user of the head unit from a list including information on one or more runnable applications, which are installed in the terminal, to be interacted with the head unit; and (b) the terminal running the specific application by interacting with a template application run by the head unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: Obigo Inc.
    Inventors: Byung Soo Song, Doo Hyun Han, Jung Seok Lee, Han Chul Kim