| SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AB Patent applications |
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| 20120124653 | Certificate Based Access Control in Open Mobile Alliance Device Management - A wireless communication device provides a method of certificate-based access control. Particularly, the device establishes a secure communications session with a device management server. Rather than use access control lists to control access to the functions and services on the device, however, the device uses the certificate that was employed to establish the secure session to control access. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120120071 | SHADING GRAPHICAL OBJECTS BASED ON FACE IMAGES - A device may include a transceiver for communicating with another device, a memory to store images, and a processor. The processor may recognize, in each of a plurality of images, an image of a face, shade an image of a virtual object based on the images of the face, and store the shaded image in the memory. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120116753 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR REDUCING INTERFERENCE IN AN AUDIO SIGNAL DURING A CALL - In order to reduce interference in an audio signal during a call on a mobile communication device, a plurality of transforms of the audio signal is performed, each transform containing phase information and amplitude information of corresponding samples of the audio signal. The results of the transforms are then averaged in order to generating a compensation signal that can be subtracted from the audio signal. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120114154 | USING ACCELEROMETERS FOR LEFT RIGHT DETECTION OF HEADSET EARPIECES - An earplug to provide sounds to a user's ear includes a housing, a speaker in the housing, a reference location or direction indicator associated with the housing to identify a preferential orientation of the housing in a user's ear, and an accelerometer configured to provide an output signal to distinguish and/or to identify in which ear respective earplugs are located. A method to distinguish and/or to identify in which ear respective earplugs are located includes orienting the earplugs in respective ears based on a reference, and using accelerometers to provide output signals distinguishing the left and right positioning of the respective earplugs. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120114132 | HEADSET WITH ACCELEROMETERS TO DETERMINE DIRECTION AND MOVEMENTS OF USER HEAD AND METHOD - An audio headset system for a mobile phone or other audio player includes a pair of earpieces, each including a speaker in a housing and configured to provide audio output, the housing configured for positioning with respect to a user's ear to direct audio output to the ear; and a pair of accelerometers configured to provide acceleration information representative of acceleration of the respective earpieces, wherein together the acceleration information provided from both accelerometers is representative of angular motion in a horizontal plane of the head of a user. The angular motion may be used as inputs to carry out functions of the mobile phone, e.g., to provide sound adjustments for three dimensional stereophonic sound, to provide navigation information to a user, to play games, and so on. A method of determining rotation and/or direction of a user's head wearing a headset including an ear piece with an accelerometer at each ear, includes processing acceleration information from both accelerometers to determine angular motion of the user's head in a generally horizontal plane. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120110678 | Digital Rights Management (DRM) Domain Recommendation and Selection Based on a User's Social Graphs - A network server implements Digital Rights Management (DRM) techniques to limit or inhibit unauthorized access or usage of protected multimedia content, such as a video or a song. However, the server also allows a user who has purchased protected multimedia content to share that content with one or more other people based on the strength of the user's relationships with those people. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120105616 | LOADING OF DATA TO AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An image is displayed on a display of an electronic device. The image includes a control element, e.g., a web link. Further, front camera images are received from a front camera of the electronic device. The front camera is arranged to face toward a user of the electronic device. The received front camera images are analyzed to detect whether the user focuses on the control element. In response to detecting that the user focuses on the control element, loading of data associated with the control element into a memory of the electronic device is started. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120105589 | REAL TIME THREE-DIMENSIONAL MENU/ICON SHADING - An image display apparatus, comprising: a two-dimensional display for displaying three-dimensional object images; an imaging unit for capturing an image of a user who is in the state of viewing the display screen; a processing unit for determining a face direction orientation of the user from the captured image; a tilt sensor for determining an angle of the image display apparatus; wherein the processing unit determines a virtual light direction by subtracting the angle of the image display apparatus from the face direction; and a projection image generator for projecting the three-dimensional objects onto the display, wherein lighting and shading is applied to the three-dimensional objects based on the virtual light direction is disclosed. A method for displaying three-dimensional images and a computer program for implementing the method are also disclosed. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120105364 | Communication Device and Method - A user interaction arrangement for interaction with a user using a pointing object, the arrangement comprising, a display comprising, at least one transmitter for generating a signal, at least one receiver for receiving the signal in response to a remote detection of the object, and an arrangement for modulating the transmitted signal to carry data to be received by said or other remote object. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120102124 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD AND SOCIAL NETWORK AND METHOD FOR SHARING CONTENT INFORMATION - Portable electronic equipment and method share content information about content, e.g., music, audio content, video content; by sharing the content information it may be possible to share the content itself. The equipment and method provide for selecting a “LIKE” function regarding content; a unique identifier of the content information and where it may be found is obtained, e.g., from a local or remote source, such as a server, and sent, e.g., to a user's social network page for posting or to another person via sms or email, for use by another person to obtain the content information. The other person may use the content information to learn about the content and may obtain permission, e.g., by purchasing the content, to use, perform, display, etc. the content. A social network and method permit a user to indicate a “LIKE” or similar entry to gain access to the content information. | 04-26-2012 |
| 20120098765 | IMAGE ORIENTATION CONTROL IN A HANDHELD DEVICE - For selecting an orientation of an image ( | 04-26-2012 |
| 20120093146 | CALLER INFORMATION PROVISION - By the present invention are disclosed a method for providing and a method for obtaining voice call related information from a first party device ( | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120092816 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING A HIDDEN INPUT KEY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device comprises a housing having an outer face and an inner face. A key is provided on the housing, which comprises a micro hole formed in the housing and a conductive material extending within the micro hole to the outer face of the housing. A sensor is coupled to the conductive material to detect whether an object is brought into contact or out of contact with the micro hole at the outer face. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120092517 | IMAGE TRANSMISSION - Methods and devices are provided which capture an image with a first resolution. A detail ( | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120088519 | MOBILE DEVICE FOR LOW POWER IDENTIFICATION OF ITS POSITION AND A METHOD THEREFORE - The present invention relates to a method in a mobile device and a mobile device for low power identification of its position in an indoor environment, in which beacon transmitters of a beacon system are present. The device receives a notification from at least one of the beacon transmitters of the beacon system that notifies the mobile device that it is within the range of the beacon system. Thus it is the beacon transmitters that perform the continuous scanning to identify if the mobile device is within range and not the mobile device itself. This will reduce the power consumption of the mobile device substantially. The mobile device will than request that the beacon transmitters within range to send data pertaining to their position, and then determine its position by performing calculations based on such data. | 04-12-2012 |
| 20120083260 | INFORMATION TERMINAL, INFORMATION PRESENTATION METHOD FOR AN INFORMATION TERMINAL, AND INFORMATION PRESENTATION PROGRAM - [Object] To enable a user to simply and easily confirm update information of a plurality of pieces of content data handled by a plurality of various application programs without any troublesome operation. [Solving Means] A plurality of update information display cards ( | 04-05-2012 |
| 20120081337 | Active Acoustic Multi-Touch and Swipe Detection for Electronic Devices - An electronic device has a display, a controller, and a pair of haptic transducers connected to the display. The controller configures the haptic transducers to momentarily vibrate the display. A pair of sensors disposed on the display detects variations caused by the user touch in the vibrations. Based on an analysis of these variations, the controller can determine whether a user performed at least one of a swipe action and a multi-touch action, across the display. | 04-05-2012 |
| 20120077437 | Navigation Using a Headset Having an Integrated Sensor - A wireless communication device is configured to communicate signals with a headset worn by a user. The headset includes a sensor that measures the orientation of a user's head to determine which direction the user is looking. The sensor sends that information to the user's device. The device uses the orientation information and a determined geographical position of the user to predict a destination location for the user. | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120068937 | QUICK INPUT LANGUAGE/VIRTUAL KEYBOARD/ LANGUAGE DICTIONARY CHANGE ON A TOUCH SCREEN DEVICE - A device having a touch screen display selects a first language as an active input language. The device presents a first virtual keyboard associated with the first language on the touch screen display and receives a touch input that includes a directional touch swipe on the touch screen display. The device selects selecting a second language as the active input language based on the directional touch swipe, wherein the second language is different than the first language. The device further presents a second virtual keyboard associated with the second language on the touch screen display, wherein the second virtual keyboard is different than the first virtual keyboard. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120066581 | ANNOTATING E-BOOKS / E-MAGAZINES WITH APPLICATION RESULTS - A device receives and displays an electronic book or electronic magazine, and receives user selection of a portion of content of the electronic book or electronic magazine. The device executes an application that obtains items of data related to the selected portion of content, receives selection of one or more items of the data, and attaches the one or more items of data to the selected portion of the content in a bookmark fashion to annotate the e-book or e-magazine. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120066348 | Device Management Using a RESTful Interface - A Device Management system includes a device management server used by a network operator to manage one or more mobile devices operating in a wireless communications network. The device management server provides the mobile devices with Representational State Transfer (REST) commands to be executed by the mobile devices. The REST commands identify a location of one or more files on a network server that, when executed by the mobile devices, allows the devices to retrieve the files from the server, or directly from a data storage system accessible to the mobile device. The device management server may also provide the mobile devices with REST commands that allow the mobile devices to upload and store their files and information onto the network server at the specified location. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120064951 | Hands-Free Control of Mobile Communication Device Based on Head Movement - A user controls a function of a mobile terminal with the aid of a motion sensor integrated in a headset. A motion sensor in the headset detects movement of the user's head and transmits head movement signals to the mobile. The mobile terminal uses the head movement signals received from the headset to control a function of the mobile terminal. For example, the mobile terminal may lock or unlock the mobile terminal based on the user's head movement. The mobile terminal may also accept, decline, initiate, or terminate a call based on the user's head movement. Head movement may also be used to navigate desktop icons and menus to perform tasks such as starting programs and selecting music for play back. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120064894 | ANTENNA MATCHING STRUCTURE, ANTENNA MATCHING METHOD AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TERMINAL - The present invention relates to an antenna matching structure, an antenna matching method and a wireless communication terminal. In which, the antenna matching structure comprising: a measuring unit configured to measure a RSSI value; a control unit configured to generate a first switching control signal when the RSSI value measured by the measuring unit is less than a predetermined threshold; and a parameter switching unit configured to select one set of matching parameters from predetermined at least one set of matching parameters according to the first switching control signal, and switch current matching parameters of the adjustable antenna matching circuit to the selected matching parameters. According to the embodiments of the present invention, a higher RSSI value can be acquired to ensure the signal transmission quality. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120062305 | Antenna Matching System and Device - A system comprising an antenna, an antenna matching network, an amplifier of a radio frequency (RF) module, a matching circuit, and a switch. The switch is configured to selectively connect said amplifier to test apparatus via said matching circuit when in a first position, and to said antenna via said antenna matching network when it is in a second position. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120059979 | MEMORY MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND MEMORY MANAGEMENT METHOD - A terminal apparatus including a non-volatile memory for which writing is performed in units of blocks; and a control unit configured to perform a first method of managing bad blocks in the non-volatile memory with respect to blocks corresponding to an information management table in a file system of the non-volatile memory, and to perform a second method of managing bad blocks in the non-volatile memory with respect to blocks corresponding to user data in the file system. | 03-08-2012 |
| 20120059726 | System and Method for Dynamically Pricing Electronic Advertisements - User terminals receive multimedia content, such as on-line articles, from a publisher. The user terminals collect statistical data indicating the current popularity of the content with the users, and report the statistical data back to a server associated with the publisher. The server accumulates and periodically analyzes the statistical data and dynamically generates prices for the publisher to charge the advertisers based on this information. Placing advertisements with more popular content, as determined by the statistical data, could cost the advertisers more than placing advertisements with less popular content. | 03-08-2012 |
| 20120059493 | MEDIA PLAYING APPARATUS AND MEDIA PROCESSING METHOD - The present invention relates to a media playing apparatus and a media processing method. The media playing apparatus comprising a playing unit that plays media files containing tags, wherein the media playing apparatus further comprising: a recording unit that records play events of the media files by the playing unit; an extracting unit that extracts the tags of the media files played by the playing unit; and an acquiring unit that acquires a media file playing frequency or a media file amount corresponding to each tag of a predetermined tag type among the extracted tags according to the play events recorded by the recording unit. The embodiment of the present invention can acquire more media files or other information by using the media file playing frequency or the media file amount corresponding to each tag. | 03-08-2012 |
| 20120058781 | LOCATION MONITORING SYSTEM - A method and device are provided for receiving a wireless location tracking activation signal. Location monitoring is initiated based on the received wireless location tracking activation. A geographic location is periodically determined and transmitted to a remote device. | 03-08-2012 |
| 20120057717 | Noise Suppression for Sending Voice with Binaural Microphones - Noise-suppressing techniques using a dual-microphone headset include methods in which first and second audio input signals are generated from first and second microphones placed in or near a user's ears, or on each side of the user's throat. These audio input signals are correlated, to produce a correlation signal, and are also combined, to produce an intermediate audio signal. An output audio signal is generated by selectively adjusting the amplitude of the intermediate audio signal, based on the correlation signal, to emphasize correlated components of the first and second audio input signals, relative to uncorrelated components. | 03-08-2012 |
| 20120046858 | ORGANIZING MEDIA DATA USING A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The present invention relates to an electronic communication device, a portable electronic device, a method, a computer program product, a computer program element, and a system for organizing electronic media data in relation to fix points of geographic locations. The method for organizing electronic media data in relation to fix points of geographic locations, according to the present invention, comprises: obtaining at least one said fix point related to a scheme (step | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120046768 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING MULTIMEDIA DATA TO A USER - The present invention relates to a method for providing multimedia data to a user ( | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120046009 | Personal Emergency System for a Mobile Communication Device - The occurrence of an accident is determined with the aid of a motion sensor disposed in an accessory (e.g. headset) of a mobile communication device. The accessory includes a body sensor to detect that the accessory is being worn, and a body movement sensor to detect body movements. An accident is inferred from a violent body movement while the accessory is being worn. In response to the violent body movement, an emergency message is generated and sent to a predetermined destination address. | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120045990 | Intelligent Audio Routing for Incoming Calls - A user's wireless communication device communicates cellular signals with a remote party over a wireless communications network and short-range wireless signals with a headset worn by the user. Upon receiving an incoming call, a controller in the user's device determines whether a microphone integrated with the user's device, or a microphone integrated with the headset, is closest to the user's mouth. Based on that determination, the controller routes the incoming audio signals to whichever speaker is associated with the microphone that is closest to the user's mouth. | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120036428 | ADVANCED SCROLLING - A device may receive a selection of a first one of portions of a document, changing sizes of at least some of the portions based on the selection, determining a first location of an index button in an index bar, identify one of the portions based on the determined first location of the index button, and display the identified portion. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120032862 | ANTENNA ARRANGEMENT, DIELECTRIC SUBSTRATE, PCB & DEVICE - An antenna arrangement may include a ground plane, a feeding branch, a first branch and a second branch. The first branch may be longer than the second branch. The feeding branch may be capacitively coupled to the first branch. The feeding branch, the first branch, and the second branch include inductor loading and may be arranged in a single plane at a distance from the ground plane. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120028625 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A MESSAGE NOTIFICATION BASED ON SENSORY DETECTION - An electronic device ( | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120027224 | Acoustic System for Slide-Type Mobile Device - A mobile device comprises a housing including a bottom section and a top section slidably connected to the bottom section so as to be movable relative to the bottom section between closed and open positions. A speaker disposed within the bottom section of the housing. An acoustic port extends from the speaker in the bottom section of the housing and through the top section of the housing to project sound produced by the speaker toward the front of the mobile device. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120026191 | METHOD FOR DISPLAYING AUGMENTATION INFORMATION IN AN AUGMENTED REALITY SYSTEM - A method for displaying augmentation information in an augmented reality system ( | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120019557 | DISPLAYING AUGMENTED REALITY INFORMATION - A device may obtain location information of an AR display device and obtain identifiers associated with objects that are within a field of view of the AR display device based on the location information. In addition, the device may obtain, for each of the objects, AR information based on the identifiers and determine, for each of the objects, a distance of the object from the AR display device. Furthermore, the device may generate, for each of the objects, images of the AR information at a virtual distance from the AR display device, the virtual distance corresponding to the determined distance. The device may display the generated images at the AR display device. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120009981 | PORTABLE COMMUNICATION DEVICE WITH THREE DIMENSIONAL DISPLAY - The present invention relates to a portable communication device ( | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120009973 | Module Connection in a Printed Wiring Board - An electronic device has a housing and circuitry disposed within the housing. The circuitry is mounted to, for example, a top surface of a Printed Wiring Board (PWB) disposed within the housing. The PWB has a dual-height cavity that is formed as a recess in the top surface. The dual-height cavity is sized to receive one or more electronic components. Electrical contacts disposed within the dual-height cavity electrically connect the electronic component to electronic circuits mounted to the top surface of the PWB. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120008875 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MNEMONIC CONTACT IMAGE ASSOCIATION - The present invention pertains to method and a communication device ( | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120005032 | PAY-PER-RESTORE FOR DATA BACKUP RESTORATION - A data repository receives a user's request to subscribe to a data backup service, and receives data from one or more remote devices associated with the user. The data repository stores the data in storage at the data repository, and receives a request to restore at least a portion of the data to one of the remote devices. The data repository determines, responsive to the request, a restoration fee for restoring the at least the portion of the data, and determines whether the user agrees to the restoration fee. The data repository charges the user the determined restoration fee if the user agrees to the fee, and provides the at least the portion of the data to the one of the remote devices. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20120004575 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INDEXING CONTENT VIEWED ON AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An apparatus and method for collecting heart rate information associated with a user while the user is viewing and/or listening to multimedia content and/or experiencing real-life events. The heart rate information is interpreted to determine a level of physical arousal. The level of physical arousal may be stored with the multimedia content. Interpretation of emotional characteristic can provide several gradations of user's preference (e.g., the degree to which the user is aroused). | 01-05-2012 |
| 20120003937 | BLUETOOTH DEVICE AND AUDIO PLAYING METHOD USING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a Bluetooth device and an audio playing method using the same. In which the Bluetooth device may be a Bluetooth headset, including: a locus detection unit, an identification unit and a Bluetooth module, wherein the locus detection unit is configured to detect a motion locus of the Bluetooth headset during a process where the Bluetooth headset is placed onto the user's ear; the identification unit configured to identify whether the Bluetooth headset is placed on the user's left ear or right ear by comparing the motion locus of the Bluetooth headset with predetermined left ear or right ear characteristic loci, and transmit an identification result to the Bluetooth module; the Bluetooth module is configured to receive left channel audio signal when the identification result of the identification unit is left ear, and receive right channel audio signal when the identification result is right ear. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20110320548 | USER-BASED SEMANTIC METADATA FOR TEXT MESSAGES - Methods, devices, and computer-readable medium described herein may provide for the adding of user-based semantic metadata to a text message. The semantic metadata may be added at a sending user device based on a user's selection. A receiving user device may interpret the text message based on the semantic metadata. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20110312296 | Prioritization of Emergency SMS Messages - A method and apparatus for delivering emergency SMS messages minimizes processing delays and to ensure delivery of SMS message even when SMS services are otherwise unavailable to a mobile station. New message type indicators are defined to indicate messages that contain emergency SMS data to significantly increases the chances that a message will be delivered even when the network is congested. Also, new service type is defined for emergency SMS messages to remove many of the restrictions that could prevent a message from being delivered. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20110310990 | POWER AMPLIFICATION APPARATUS, OFDM MODULATION APPARATUS, WIRELESS TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, AND DISTORTION REDUCTION METHOD FOR POWER AMPLIFICATION APPARATUS - A power amplification apparatus that performs an inverse fast Fourier transformation on data allocated to a plurality of sub-carriers, converts time-domain data output in parallel from the inverse fast Fourier transformation into a time-domain analog signal, performs a power amplification on the time-domain analog signal, wherein a saturation output level of the power amplification is adjustable in accordance with a switching signal. The power amplification apparatus also compares an amplitude of a signal in each time slot of the time-domain analog signal with a predetermined threshold and switches the saturation output level of the power amplification based on an output of the comparing. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20110309946 | ADAPTIVE MEDIA OBJECT REPRODUCTION BASED ON SOCIAL CONTEXT - A media-reproduction device for adaptively reproducing media objects based upon social context of one or more people in proximity to the media-reproduction device is disclosed. The media-reproduction device includes an output device for reproducing a media object and a control circuit. The control circuit is configured to identify a person in proximity to the media-reproduction device and to determine a social context based upon an analysis of social data corresponding to the identified person. The control circuit select at least one media object for reproduction on the output device based upon the social context and then reproduce the at least one media object on the output device. The media objects selected and reproduced on the output device can be adapted based upon changes in the social context. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20110307315 | Mobile communication terminal, data processing method for mobile communication terminal and settlement terminal - The present invention relates to a mobile communication terminal, a data processing method for mobile communication terminal and a settlement terminal, wherein the mobile communication terminal includes: a first receiving unit configured to receive an electronic coupon under digital copyright protection from an external device and store it into a memory unit of the mobile communication terminal; a second receiving unit same as or different from the first receiving unit, and configured to receive a digital copyright file corresponding to the electronic coupon from a digital copyright issuing server, and store it into the memory unit; a display unit configured to display preferential information of the electronic coupon and/or a digital copyright permission corresponding to the digital copyright file; and a Digital Rights Management (DRM) agent configured to provide preferential identification information of the electronic coupon to a settlement terminal based on the digital copyright permission, for recognition by the settlement terminal. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20110304613 | AUTOSPECTROSCOPIC DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING AN AUTO-STEREOSCOPIC DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention relates to an auto-stereoscopic display device and a method for operating an auto-stereoscopic display device for providing a three-dimensional image of a scene to a viewer so as to extend the experienced visual comfort zone of a viewer. A display device comprises a user position determination section operable to determine a position of the viewer with respect to said display device, and a display section operable to send out two images in at least a first pair of angular directions having a left angular direction and a right angular direction suitable for being looked at respectively by a left eye and a right eye of the viewer located at a particular position, wherein said display section is configured to send out the two images in said first pair of angular directions to confer a three-dimensional effect as if the viewer were looking at the scene in a first viewing direction under a first angle. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20110303832 | Spatial Detection on an Electronic Device Using Optical Coding - A method of detecting motion at an electronics device includes a detector at the device. Light reflects from an object located external to the device and is projected onto a mask. The mask includes a predetermined pattern of light-transmissive and opaque areas that will either allow, or block the reflected light from passing through the mask and forming a light pattern on the light-sensitive surface of a light sensor. The light sensor generates a waveform based on this light-pattern, and a processor processes the generated waveform to detect whether the object is in motion. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20110294525 | TEXT ENHANCEMENT - A method including receiving text authored by a user to create a text message; interpreting a meaning of the text; determining a mood of the user; obtaining contextual information, wherein the contextual information comprises at least one of time of day, day of the week, whether it is a holiday, a user location, or a relationship between the user and a recipient of the text message; selecting a classification for the text message based on the meaning of the text, the mood of the user, and the contextual information; displaying text enhancements for the text message from which the user can select, wherein the text enhancements are based on the classification; receiving a user selection for the text enhancements; including the user selected text enhancements with the text message; and sending the text message with the text enhancements to a recipient. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110293109 | Hands-Free Unit with Noise Tolerant Audio Sensor - A hands-free unit comprises a noise tolerant audio sensor to generate a first audio signal based on detection of audible sounds and an external audio sensor to generate a second audio signal based on detection of the audible sounds. A tunable distortion reduction filter adds high frequency information to the first audio signal and reduces distortion. A control unit detects noise levels based on comparison of first and second audio signals; and selects one of the first and second audio signals based on the detected noise level. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110291943 | TOUCH INTERFACE FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL DISPLAY CONTROL - An electronic device includes a first touch panel disposed on a first side of the device. The first touch panel receives a first touch input. The electronic device further includes a display disposed on the first side of the device, and a touch interface disposed on a second side of the device, where the second side is different than the first side. The touch interface receives a second touch input. A control unit receives an indication of the first touch input from the first touch panel and receives an indication of the second touch input from the touch interface. The control unit further determines alterations to a three dimensional view of the display in the x, y and/or z directions based on the first touch input, and rotates the three dimensional view on the display angularly in accordance with movement of the second touch input. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110289406 | User Interface for a Touch Sensitive Display on an Electronic Device - A user interface (UI) for a text editing application executing on an electronic device, such as a wireless communication device, partitions a touch-sensitive display into two functional areas, a user input area and a text composition area. The UI displays text output in the text composition area and allows a user to scroll “user documents” through the input area. From an active user document displayed in the input area, users can automatically copy-and-paste text directly into a text area without having to exit the text editing application. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110284348 | KEY INPUT DEVICE AND MOBILE TERMINAL DEVICE - A key input device including a keyboard which includes a plurality of key switches including at least two adjacent key switches, and a stopper disposed between the two adjacent key switches and configured to inhibit one of the at least two adjacent key switches from receiving a pressing force when the other of the at least two adjacent key switches is pressed by a user. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110281567 | ESTABLISHING SESSIONS BETWEEN DEVICES IN A NETWORK - A method may include generating a discovery ID, wherein the discovery ID identifies an IP connection between a network device and a user device. The method may further include receiving a short message service (SMS) message from the user device, wherein the SMS message includes the discovery ID. The method may further include determining a telephone number associated with the user device based on a sender ID of the SMS message. Further, the method may also include transmitting a value indicative of the telephone number to the user device through the IP connection based on the discovery ID received in the SMS message. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110279483 | CONTROLLING SINGLE-PICTURE ELEMENT (PIXEL) DISPLAYS - A method may include scanning, by a portable device, information from a storage unit of the portable device to change a color gradient on a surface of a single-pixel display attached to a housing of the portable device. In addition, the method may include detecting, by the portable device, a change in state of the portable device and sending a square wave signal or sine wave signal to the single-pixel display when the information provides for sending the slow-changing square wave or sine wave in response to the detected change in state of the portable device. Further, the method may include changing the illumination, color, or color gradient in accordance with the square wave signal or the sine wave signal. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110279472 | DISPLAY ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD OF DISPLAYING INFORMATION - The present invention relates to a method and a display device comprising a surface for displaying information. The information has at least one of a color hue or contrast for a content and at least one of a color hue or contrast for a background of the content. The display device is configured to relate said at least one of a background color hue or contrast and said at least one of a content color hue or contrast in such a way that said content has limited visibility observed from an angle deviating from a frontal view angle. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110276724 | System and Method for Updating Device Drivers - A host connects to a peripheral device having upgraded firmware. The host also includes a device driver to communicate with the peripheral device. If the device drivers currently installed on the host are not compatible with the upgraded firmware, upgraded device drivers are automatically downloaded to the host from the peripheral device. Once installed on the host, the peripheral device is reset and the upgraded device drivers are used to communicate with the peripheral device. | 11-10-2011 |
| 20110276327 | VOICE-TO-EXPRESSIVE TEXT - A method including receiving a vocal input including words spoken by a user; determining vocal characteristics associated with the vocal input mapping the vocal characteristics to textual characteristics; and generating a voice-to-expressive text that includes, in addition to text corresponding to the words spoken by the user, a textual representation of the vocal characteristics based on the mapping. | 11-10-2011 |
| 20110268458 | SENDING AND RECEIVING INFORMATION - The present invention relates to a method in a sending device for sending information to a receiving device. The sending device is adapted to emit electromagnetic radiation with different wavelengths. The method comprises sending electromagnetic radiation of a norm wavelength to the receiving device and sending electromagnetic radiation of a second wavelength to the receiving device. The difference between the first wavelength and the second wavelength per time unit represents information to be sent to the receiving device. | 11-03-2011 |
| 20110267278 | ADAPTIVE SOFT KEYBOARD - A device may include a processor and a touch screen to display a soft keyboard. The processor may be configured to detect a touch within a touch-sensitive area within a first soft key of the soft keyboard, detect a keystroke corresponding to a second soft key of the soft keyboard, determine whether the second soft key is a backspace key, detect a keystroke corresponding to a third soft key of the soft keyboard when the processor determines that the second soft key is the backspace key, and adjust the touch-sensitive area when the processor determines that the first soft key neighbors the third soft key. | 11-03-2011 |
| 20110262010 | ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD RELATING TO AN IMAGE RECORDING DEVICE - An input system for a digital camera may include a portion for taking at least one image to be used as a control image; and a controller to control at least one operation of the digital camera based on a control command recognized from the control image, the control command controlling a function of the camera. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110261214 | REMOTE CONTROL OF AN IMAGE CAPTURING UNIT IN A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A method and computer program product are described herein for remotely controlling a first image capturing unit in a portable electronic device as well as to such a portable electronic device. The portable electronic device may include a first and a second image capturing unit. The device detects and tracks an object via the second capturing unit and detects changes in an area of the object. These changes are then used for controlling the first image capturing unit remotely. When the control involves capturing of images an improved image quality can be obtained. Also the time it takes to capture an image is reduced. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110260996 | HAND-HELD MOBILE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE HAND-HELD MOBILE DEVICE - The present invention relates to a hand-held mobile device and a method for operating a hand-held mobile device that provide more realistic haptic feedback to a user, e.g. in response to an operation or in accordance with a displayed event or symbol. The hand-held mobile device comprises a housing; a first vibrating section operable to generate a first vibration; a second vibrating section operable to generate a second vibration; and a controller adapted to control operation of said first vibrating section and said second vibrating section depending on a signal associated with a display device, wherein said first vibrating section and said second vibrating section are spaced-apart from each other at two different positions in said housing. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110258524 | GROUPING QUICK HYPERLINK - A hyperlink and navigation apparatus for providing a fast and flexible form of user navigation is presented. The hyperlink may be configured to simultaneously open multiple destinations when activated. The multiple destinations may include any number of applications or webpages. The hyperlink may also be user configurable to define the destinations associated with the hyperlink. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110255244 | SELF-COOLING ELECTRICAL DEVICE - The invention relates to a portable electronic device, e.g. a mobile phone, comprising a shell, a display, a battery, a processor and a receiver. In the portable electronic device is at least one of the components configured to heat exchange with a phase changing material which is arranged within the portable electronic device. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110254829 | Wearable electronic device, viewing system and display device as well as method for operating a wearable electronic device and method for operating a viewing system - The present invention relates to a wearable electronic device, a viewing system comprising the wearable electronic device, a display device and methods for operating a wearable electronic device and a viewing system, respectively, wherein the wearable electronic device comprises a pair of glasses which can be controlled to change their optical state in a way to allow other and more flexible use of the equipment. The wearable electronic device for watching images comprises a left glass and a right glass which are adapted to change between a dark state and a transparent state of the glass and a controller operable to control the state of the glasses synchronous with a display of a plurality of images per second by a display device so that said left glass and said right glass are both in a dark state at the same time for a specific displayed image. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110252442 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TUNING TO PROGRAM CHANNEL BASED ON SOUND SAMPLE IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL - A method and an apparatus for tuning a program channel based on a sound sample in a mobile communication terminal are disclosed. The apparatus includes: a sound sample acquiring unit configured to acquire a sound sample of a predetermined period of time in a predetermined format, with respect to a program including audio played by a program playing source; a transmitting unit configured to transmit the sound sample to a server over a network, so as to acquire corresponding program channel information based on the sound sample; a receiving unit configured to receive the acquired program channel information; and a tuning and playing unit configured to tune to an appropriate program channel based on the received program channel information so as to receive and play a corresponding program. With the present disclosure, the user can conveniently tune the mobile communication terminal to an appropriate program channel based on the sound of the program so as to receive and play the program, instead of recognizing the channel information of a program being played himself. | 10-13-2011 |
| 20110248895 | MOBILE WIRELESS TERMINAL AND ANTENNA DEVICE - A mobile wireless terminal includes a housing, a cover removably attached to the housing, and an antenna device disposed inside the housing. The antenna device includes a first antenna element that is disposed inside the housing and serves as a feed element, a plate that provides a ground plane for the first antenna element, and a second antenna element that is formed on one surface of the cover so as to face the first antenna element with the cover being attached to the housing and capacitively couple to the first antenna element and that serves as a parasitic element. | 10-13-2011 |
| 20110248831 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTENT SEARCHING BETWEEN PEER DEVICES - A portable communication device is equipped to search for content stored on a target electronic device. The portable communication device transfers user-defined content search query to an electronic device via a near-field communications (NFC) module. The portable communication device receives search results from the electronic device via the NFC module and indicates to the user that search results have been received from the electronic device. The portable communication device facilitates content searching and data transfer between two devices. | 10-13-2011 |
| 20110246490 | UPDATES WITH CONTEXT INFORMATION - A mobile device may include sensors to collect context information, a network interface to communicate with a remote device, and a processor. The processor may be configured to obtain data and obtain, from the sensors or an application, context information associated with the data. In addition, the processor may be configured to parse the data based on the context information to obtain metadata associated with the data, and send the data and the metadata to the remote device. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110244930 | PROTECTIVE GASKET FOR DISPLAY MODULE OF PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING THE DEVICE - A protective gasket for a display module of a portable electronic device and a method for assembling the device. The electronic device includes a housing frame, a main body having a display module, and a flexible gasket between the frame and main body, the frame having a display window corresponding to the display module. A cut is at corner portions of the gasket so that inner edges of the flexible gasket are bent after the display module is embedded into the display window, and then compressed and fitted between the outer periphery of the display module and the inner periphery of the display window. With the inner edges of the flexible gasket bent, the thickness of the electronic device can be reduced, and the periphery of the display module can be protected. The display module also can be protected from intrusion by foreign matters such as dust and moisture. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110241758 | MOVEMENT SENSOR - A device may include a component including an electroactive polymer (EAP) material configured to generate a voltage in response to movement of the component. The device may also include voltage detector coupled to the component, the voltage detector configured to detect voltage generated by the component. The device may further include processing logic configured to perform a function based on the detected voltage. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110237230 | ACTIVATION OF APPLICATIONS BASED ON VIBRATION OF PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The present disclosure relates to activation of applications based on a vibration of a portable electronic device. A portable electronic device comprises: a vibration detecting unit configured to detect a vibration of the portable electronic device, acquire the vibration response profile of the vibration, and detect, based on the vibration response profile, a vibration of which the vibration response has an intensity and an effective width within respective predetermined ranges as an effective vibration event; and an application activating unit configured to be triggered in response to the effective vibration event being detected by the vibration detecting unit, so as to activate an associated application provided in the portable electronic device. According to the present disclosure, some special application functions of the portable electronic device can be conveniently enabled, and particularly, a call transfer setting/cancelling operation of a mobile phone can be conveniently carried out. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110235815 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR AUDIO SIGNAL PROCESSING - A method of processing an audio signal with a content is disclosed. The method comprises determining, based on an analysis associated with a missing fundamental phenomenon, a frequency region suitable for adding one or more harmonic tones of a fundamental tone, determining one or more spectral properties of the content within the frequency region, and adjusting operation of a function for adding harmonic tones based on the spectral properties. Corresponding computer program product, audio signal processing arrangement and electronic device is also disclosed. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110231425 | DESTINATION PREDICTION USING TEXT ANALYSIS - A method and device relating to destination prediction of communication messages is presented. The device may include an analyzer configured to analyze a message entered in a universal input field. The analyzer may also provide a search variable based on the entered message. The device may also include a or which may be configured to receive the search variable and determine at least one suggested destination based on the search variable. The prediction of communication destinations eliminates the need for various menus and sub-menus. Thus, a user may send a communication message without the need of lengthy navigations. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20110230238 | POINTER DEVICE TO NAVIGATE A PROJECTED USER INTERFACE - A method including projecting a content associated with a user device; receiving a projected content including an invisible cursor content; determining a position of the invisible cursor content with respect to the projected content; outputting a visible cursor having a position in correspondence to the invisible cursor content; receiving an input from a pointer device; mapping a position of a visible cursor content to the content; and performing an input operation that interacts with the content and corresponds to the input from the pointer device and the position of the visible cursor content. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20110228950 | HEADSET LOUDSPEAKER MICROPHONE - A headset system which may be utilized for various forms of communication and multimedia. The headset system may include a number of earpieces which may be configured to change its operation state based on a position of the earpiece relative to a user's ear and a desired use. The earpiece may be further configured to provide noise cancellation based on its position and operational state. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20110223974 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE - The present invention relates to a mobile communication device and a method for operating a mobile communication device to activate or deactivate a function of the mobile communication device automatically. The mobile communication device comprises a user interface operable to receive an input of a user; an acceleration sensing section operable to sense an acceleration motion of said mobile communication device; and a controller adapted to obtain samples of a signal associated with said acceleration motion of said mobile communication device sensed by said acceleration sensing section, which samples constitute a time dependent acceleration pattern, wherein said controller is further adapted to activate or deactivate at least one function of said mobile communication device based on said time dependent acceleration pattern. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110222714 | TOUCH-SENSITIVE SENSOR - A touch-sensitive sensor and a method for detecting a position where a user touches a wire or cable are described. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110222531 | voIP ACCESSORY - An accessory for electronic equipment includes an interface for exchanging data between the accessory and the electronic equipment, and a voice over internet protocol (VoIP) circuit. The VoIP circuit is operatively configured to implement at least a portion of VoIP in the electronic equipment or the accessory. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110221684 | TOUCH-SENSITIVE INPUT DEVICE, MOBILE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A TOUCH-SENSITIVE INPUT DEVICE - The present invention relates to a touch-sensitive input device for an electronic device, a mobile device and a method for operating a touch-sensitive input device that allow additional and more flexible input operations by a user, such as different input gestures. The touch-sensitive input device for an electronic device comprises a touch-sensitive sensor panel operable to sense a region of said touch-sensitive sensor panel that is touched by a user; and a controller adapted to determine a shape and position of the touched region on said touch-sensitive sensor panel at different times and adapted to trigger a function of the electronic device dependent on the change in shape and position of the touched region with time. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110221682 | KEYPAD AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS FOR REMOVING LANGUAGE VARIANCE - The present invention provides a keypad of an electronic apparatus for removing language variances through transfer from a physical keypad to a virtual keypad, and an electronic apparatus having such a keypad The keypad of the electronic apparatus comprises a display section and a keying section, of which the display section displays a specific language part, and the keying section includes a plurality of keys, at least one of which is operable corresponding to the specific language part The plurality of keys have their own marks including a numeral part, a basic language part and other control key part | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110219302 | MOBILE TERMINAL DEVICE AND INPUT DEVICE - A mobile terminal device includes a display section having a display screen, an input section having a touch input region on the display screen, and a control section for displaying a plurality of keys. The display screen is provided as a software keyboard where a touch operation on a specific key causes an input of the specific key. In the specific display region on the display screen that can display operation keys on the software keyboard, the control section selects these keys from a previously prepared set of input candidate key groups. In response to a specific operation on the specific display region, the control section allows the plurality of keys to be displayed on the specific display region. In response to touch on a desired key in the specific display region, the control section determines that an input of the key has been performed. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20110216013 | Touch-sensitive input device, touch screen device, mobile device and method for operating a touch-sensitive input device - The invention relates to a touch-sensitive input device, a touch screen device, a mobile device and a method for operating a touch-sensitive input device to provide for a more realistic haptic feedback to a user in response to an input. The touch-sensitive input device comprises a first layer, a second layer facing said first layer, said first and second layers defining a cavity accommodating a substance capable of flowing, and an actuator device arranged to vary the pressure of said substance in said cavity so as to provide haptic feedback to a user touching a surface of said touch-sensitive input device. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20110215140 | RECHARGING PREPAID ACCOUNTS - A method may include reading a barcode and decoding the barcode to obtain a refill code at a user device, receiving an identification number and the refill code from the user device, determining whether the refill code is valid, and determining whether the identification number is valid when the refill code is valid. In addition, the method may include, when the identification number is valid, initiating a payment transaction to refill a prepaid card account. Further, the method may include receiving a user confirmation of the payment transaction when the application is at the network address, and completing the payment transaction and refilling the prepaid account when the user input confirms the payment transaction. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20110214318 | Paper Stock Card with Wireless Communication Capability - A wireless greeting card or post card includes memory for storing digital content and a wireless transceiver for transferring the digital content to a recipient user device in close proximity to the wireless paper stock card. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20110213263 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING A HEARTBEAT RATE - A method for determining a heartbeat rate of a user from an acoustic heartbeat signal, a heartbeat rate measuring device, and a mobile device are described. | 09-01-2011 |
| 20110209061 | METHOD FOR PLAYING BACK AUDIO FILES WITH AN AUDIO REPRODUCTION DEVICE - A method for playing back audio files with an audio reproduction device and an audio reproduction device are described. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20110206215 | PERSONAL LISTENING DEVICE HAVING INPUT APPLIED TO THE HOUSING TO PROVIDE A DESIRED FUNCTION AND METHOD - A personal listening device, such as an earbud or earphone, includes a housing, a speaker in the housing to provide sound output and a sensor to detect mechanical input applied to the housing, such as tapping or squeezing, to provide a desired signal and/or function response and method. The speaker may be used as the sensor along with a filter to sense the expected mechanical inputs while separating other sounds normally produced by the speaker. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20110202835 | ITEM SELECTION METHOD FOR TOUCH SCREEN DEVICES - A user device may display content items in a content area on a touch screen display of the user device. The user device detects a touching of the touch screen display and determines a location of the touching. The user device divides the content area into a first content sub-area and a second content sub-area at a location proximate to the location of the touching, wherein a portion of the content corresponding to the touching is included in the first content sub-area. The user device shifts the first content sub-area away from the location of the touching to create a blank space between the first content sub-area and the second content sub-area. | 08-18-2011 |
| 20110201316 | METHOD FOR SETTING COLORING RING BACK TONE - The invention relates to a method for setting a CRBT, including: initiating a call to a called terminal and receiving a CRBT sent from a CBC, by a calling terminal in a communication network; during the process of playing the CRBT or the communication process or after the call is ended, authenticating the calling terminal by the communication network in response to a CRBT setting request message sent by the calling terminal or the called terminal actively or upon an inquiry, so as to judge whether the calling terminal activated a CRBT service; if it is judged that the calling terminal has not activated a CRBT service, sending, by the communication network, a CRBT service activation message to the calling terminal to instruct the calling terminal to subscribe the CRBT service, and then subscribing, by the calling terminal, the CRBT service through a response to the message; and if it is judged the calling terminal already activated the CRBT service, or the CRBT service is activated by the calling terminal responding to the CRBT service activation message, instructing, by the communication network, the CBC to set a CRBT same as or similar to or associated with the CRBT received by the calling terminal into a CRBT library for the calling terminal. | 08-18-2011 |
| 20110199470 | PHOTOGRAPH PREDICTION INCLUDING AUTOMATIC PHOTOGRAPH RECORDING WITH AUTOFOCUS AND METHOD - When a user removes a camera phone from a pocket or other storage location and raises it in a pre-defined motion in front of his face, the pre-defined motion activates the camera. When the camera phone decelerates/stabilizes in the user's hand in the correct orientation to take a picture, autofocus occurs and the camera automatically records images/photographs. When the user presses the shutter release, a camera application opens on the camera phone display to show the current image and that image is recorded. The previous automatically recorded images also may be available for viewing by the user. If after removing the camera from the storage location, the user does something other than pressing the shutter release, the automatically recorded images will be automatically discarded. When a brief photographic opportunity occurs and the user has little time to react, the photographic moment still can be captured. | 08-18-2011 |
| 20110195760 | FULLY FLAT SLIDER - A device may include a lower panel, an upper panel, bi-stable shaft, and guide link. The lower panel may include four sides, a first surface, and a second surface. The upper panel may include four sides, a third surface, and a fourth surface, where the fourth surface overlays the first surface of the lower panel when the device is in a first configuration. A first end of the bi-stable shaft may be rotatably attached proximate to a first of the sides of the lower panel. A second end of the bi-stable shaft may be rotatably attached proximate to a first of the sides of the upper panel. The guide link may include two ends, a first end rotatably attached proximate to the first side of the upper panel and a second end slidably inserted in a track parallel to the first side of the lower panel. | 08-11-2011 |
| 20110193771 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE CONTROLLABLE BY PHYSICAL DEFORMATION - An electronic apparatus includes a display; at least two corners and, among them, at least two bendable corners; one or more sensors arranged to detect the state of bending of at least two corners, here referred to as actuating corners, among the at least two bendable corners; and a controller for controlling the position within the display of an element displayed on the display based on the state of bending of the actuating corners. A method and a computer program are also disclosed. | 08-11-2011 |
| 20110192708 | ILLUMINATING PUSH-BUTTON DEVICE AND PORTABLE TERMINAL - An illuminating push-button device includes a key-top part having a key-top surface and a first protrusion that protrudes from a back side of the key-top surface. The device also includes a key rubber part made of a transparent or semi-transparent elastic material and having a second protrusion that receives the first protrusion, the second protrusion being oriented in a common direction as the first protrusion. A switching device is included that opposes the second protrusion and is configured to be actuated in response to the key-top part being depressed. A light-source element emits light from a light-emitting surface and cooperates with a light-blocking sheet disposed between the light-source element and key rubber part and covers at least a portion of the light-emitting surface of the light-source element and has a loose hole through which the second protrusion of the key rubber part is passed. | 08-11-2011 |
| 20110191427 | COMMUNICATION METHOD ADAPTED FOR USERS USING MULTIPLE COMMUNICATION FACILITIES - A communication method for sending a message to an addressee using a first and second communication device of a user is disclosed. The method includes steps of, by the second communication device, determining that a message is to be sent from the user to the addressee, and sending, to the first communication device, at least part of the message; and steps of, by the first communication device, receiving, from the second communication device, the at least part of the message, and sending, to the addressee, the message with information identifying the first communication device as sender of the message. A communication method for receiving a message and replying thereto using a first and second communication device of a user is also disclosed. Communication devices, systems and computer programs adapted therefor are also disclosed | 08-04-2011 |
| 20110185114 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR READ-WHILE-WRITE WITH NAND MEMORY DEVICE - System, method, and program to perform simultaneous read and write operations in a NAND-type memory device, including: assigning a first partition in a NAND-type memory device, wherein the first partition is configured to perform read operations on high priority read content; assigning a second partition in the NAND-type memory device, wherein the second partition is configured to perform read operations and write operations, wherein the read operations are performed on non-high priority read content; and controlling the first partition and second partition to operate in a simultaneous manner. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110184539 | SELECTING AUDIO DATA TO BE PLAYED BACK IN AN AUDIO REPRODUCTION DEVICE - A method for selecting audio data to be played back in an audio reproduction device, and an audio reproduction device are described. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110179355 | VIRTUAL INFORMATION INPUT ARRANGEMENT - An enhanced display device may include a touch screen having a display surface configured to display images, the touch screen being configured to output a signal indicative of where on the display surface the touch screen is touched. The display device may also include a controller configured to generate a virtual keyboard image including a number of virtual keys for display on the display surface, and at least one arrangement configured to receive a variable, wherein the controller is configured to generate the virtual keyboard image with at least one varying touch area based on the received variable. | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110178702 | OPTIMUM TRAVEL TIMES - A device may receive a request, from a user device, to determine optimal starting times for a trip. In addition, the device may obtain a destination address and a starting address of the trip from the request, identify a first route based on the destination address and the starting address, and determine the optimal starting times based on different allowable starting times and travel data, the determined optimal starting times providing for a shortest estimated travel time on the first route. Further, the device may send a description of the first route and the determined optimal starting time to the user device. | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110175844 | TOUCH SENSING DEVICE, TOUCH SCREEN DEVICE COMPRISING THE TOUCH SENSING DEVICE, MOBILE DEVICE, METHOD FOR SENSING A TOUCH AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A TOUCH SENSING DEVICE - The present invention relates to a touch sensing device, touch screen device comprising a touch sensing device, mobile device, method for sensing a touch and method for manufacturing a touch sensing device allowing various kinds of input operations. The touch sensing device comprises a deformable cover layer; a plurality of capacitive touch sensitive electrode elements arranged in an electrode element layer; and a plurality of pressure sensitive elements each being spatially separated from each other and being coupled to an associated capacitive touch sensitive electrode element of said electrode element layer. One of said plurality of pressure sensitive elements and the associated capacitive touch sensitive electrode element are arranged so that when a current to or from said capacitive touch sensitive electrode element passes through said pressure sensitive element, the voltage across said pressure sensitive element changes in response to a pressure exerted upon said cover layer above said capacitive touch sensitive electrode element. | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110172998 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR ENHANCING SPEECH QUALITY - The present invention relates to a method and arrangement for improving quality of a voice transmission by extracting filter coefficient parameters with respect to a voice signal in a first speech transmission rate, and using the extracted filter coefficient parameters in a second transmission rate that is equal or lower than the first transmission rate. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110171954 | PROVIDING AND CHARGING FOR DATA SERVICES IN ROAMING NETWORK ENVIRONMENTS - A method provides detecting a roaming operator by a mobile communications device, where the mobile communications device is associated with a home operator; receiving a data service, by the mobile communications device, provided by the roaming operator independent of the home operator; sending information, from the mobile communications device, to the roaming operator for the roaming operator to authenticate the mobile communications device with the home operator; and receiving a voice service, by the mobile communications device, provided by the roaming operator based on the authentication by the roaming operator of the mobile communications device with the home operator. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110169668 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CHANGING CHARACTERS ASSOCIATED WITH KEYS - A mobile communication device may include logic configured to provide a first keypad layout via a programmable keypad using a first illumination source, receive a keypad selection and provide a second keypad layout via the programmable keypad using a second illumination source in response to the selection. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110167939 | SLIDE HINGE FOR A MOBILE DEVICE - A slide hinge for a mobile device is described. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110165912 | PERSONALIZED TEXT-TO-SPEECH SYNTHESIS AND PERSONALIZED SPEECH FEATURE EXTRACTION - A personalized text-to-speech synthesizing device includes: a personalized speech feature library creator, configured to recognize personalized speech features of a specific speaker by comparing a random speech fragment of the specific speaker with preset keywords, thereby to create a personalized speech feature library associated with the specific speaker, and store the personalized speech feature library in association with the specific speaker; and a text-to-speech synthesizer, configured to perform a speech synthesis of a text message from the specific speaker, based on the personalized speech feature library associated with the specific speaker and created by the personalized speech feature library creator, thereby to generate and output a speech fragment having pronunciation characteristics of the specific speaker. A personalized speech feature library of a specific speaker is established without a deliberate training process, and a text is synthesized into personalized speech with the speech characteristics of the speaker. | 07-07-2011 |
| 20110164389 | MOBILE TERMINAL APPARATUS, METHOD OF DISPOSING FLEXIBLE BOARD, METHOD OF CORRECTING CLOSING MANIPULATION, AND METHOD OF PREVENTING DAMAGE TO FLEXIBLE BOARD - Provided is a mobile terminal apparatus including: upper and lower cases; a sliding-rotation-mechanism fixed to the upper case, performing an opening-direction-sliding-movement on the upper case through a sliding-supporting plate at opening manipulation, allowing the upper case to stand up at a predetermined angle with respect to the lower case by performing an opening-direction-rotation-movement through the sliding-supporting plate after the opening-direction-sliding-movement, performing closing-direction-rotation-movement opposite to the opening-direction-rotation-movement, standing up at the predetermined angle through the sliding-supporting plate at closing manipulation, and performing closing-direction-sliding-movement opposite to the opening-direction-sliding-movement through the sliding-supporting plate after the closing-direction-rotation-movement; and a flexible board which is disposed between the upper and lower cases so that electrical parts of the upper and lower cases are electrically connected to each other and of which a portion corresponding to a predetermined length just after the portion exposed from the upper case is adhered to the sliding-supporting plate through an adhesive. | 07-07-2011 |
| 20110164352 | DOUBLE SLIDING MECHANISM FOR USER DEVICES - A sliding mechanism including a first base member including a first slider mechanism having a first range of motion; a second base member including a second slider mechanism having a second range of motion; and a synchronization linker that links the first range of motion associated with the first slider mechanism during a sliding operation and the second range of motion associated with the second slider mechanism during the sliding operation, wherein a coupling of the first range of motion and the second range of motion during the sliding operation causes the first base member to gradually arc away and tilt from the second base member. | 07-07-2011 |
| 20110162470 | SLIDE ROTATION DEVICE, SLIDE ROTATION METHOD, AND PORTABLE TERMINAL DEVICE - A slide rotation device includes a rail portion that is provided along a sliding direction of an upper case, a slide mechanism that has a slide assistance plate sliding the upper case along the rail portion of the upper case, and a rotation mechanism that is provided to be fixed in the vicinity of one end portion of a lower case and rotatably supports the slide assistance plate using a rotation shaft positioned in an extending direction of the slide assistance plate. | 07-07-2011 |
| 20110159925 | AUDIO OUTPUT DEVICE SELECTION FOR A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A portable electronic device can detect whether an output unit of an accessory is connected to the body of a user and determines audio output units to which its application will transmit audio signal. The portable electronic device comprises an interface connected to the accessory, an application handling unit and a control unit. The control unit determines if the accessory is attached to the body of a user, selects audio output units to be used for the electronic device and transmits audio signals to the selected audio output unit for the application. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110158448 | SPEAKERBOX - An electro-acoustic communications unit ( | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110157033 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS HAVING MOVABLE PARTS - An electronic apparatus includes a display panel ( | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110154014 | DATA EXCHANGE FOR MOBILE DEVICES - A method may include identifying a selected file recipient device based on a location of the file recipient device, a location of a file transmitting device, and an orientation of a file transmitting device. A file transfer request may be transmitted to the selected file recipient device. An acknowledgement may be received from the selected file recipient device based on the orientation of the selected file recipient device being approximately 180 degrees offset from the orientation of the file transmitting device. A selected file may be transmitted to the file recipient device following receipt of the acknowledgement. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110153756 | Network-Based Service Access for Wireless Communication Devices - A device and method facilitates communication with a network-based service or application such as a Social Networking Service (SNS), for example. The device may be a cellular telephone that is not normally equipped to communicate with such services. However, a controller in the device selects a bearer service that can be used to communicate with the service. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110151934 | Automatic Keypad Unlocking Method and Apparatus for Mobile Terminal - The present invention provides an automatic keypad unlocking method and apparatus for mobile terminal, so as to automatically unlock a keypad when the mobile terminal is to be used. The apparatus includes: a state detecting unit configured to detect a stress state or a motion state of the mobile terminal, to recognize whether the mobile terminal is in a hand-held state based on the stress state or the motion state, and to generate a triggering signal when the mobile terminal is recognized as in the hand-held state; a camera configured to receive the triggering signal, and to capture image based on the triggering signal; a face detecting unit configured to detect a facial image from the image captured by the camera, and to generate an unlock control signal if the face detecting unit determines that a facial image of predetermined scale size is contained in the captured image; and an unlocking unit configured to receive the unlock control signal, and to automatically unlock a locked keypad based on the unlock control signal. The present invention automatically unlocks the keypad by recognizing the hand-held state of the mobile terminal. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110151925 | IMAGE DATA GENERATION IN A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A portable electronic device is disclosed. The portable electronic device comprises a camera unit adapted to capture images of an object on a first side of the portable electronic device, a memory unit for storing data, and a control unit. The control unit is adapted to analyze images captured by the camera unit in order to trace movement of a pointer device, said movement forming a selection path. Furthermore, the control unit is adapted to determine when said selection path is closed thereby forming a selection area and, in response thereto, generate image data representing the part of an image of the object captured by the camera unit that is within the selection area. Moreover, the control unit is adapted to save said image data to the memory unit. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110149599 | Illuminated Housing Cover for Mobile Communication Device - An illuminated housing cover includes a light guide and light source sandwiched between an outer light transmissive layer and an inner layer. The light source is disposed at one end of the light guide and arranged so that the emitted light enters one end of the light guide. A light mask is disposed between the light guide and the outer light transmissive layer to generate a desired lighting effect or light pattern. The housing cover can be manufactured using a two-step molding process. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110143727 | PORTABLE COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A portable communication apparatus and a method of controlling the portable communication apparatus are disclosed. The method comprises, in response to a triggering event, detecting electronic devices within a detection range of the portable communication apparatus and, for each detected electronic device, performing a look-up operation in a database of electronic devices and users thereof for determining a user of the electronic device. A corresponding computer program product and a corresponding computer-readable medium are also disclosed. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110142428 | MEDIA CONTROL ARRANGEMENT - A method and arrangement for controlling reproduction speed of media on a device is provided. A touch sensitive screen, wherein in a first operative mode a reproduction speed control signal is generated by displacing a pointing means on the touch sensitive screen, the displacement of the pointing means being responsive to a change in the reproduction speed of the media with a first ratio relative the displacement, the method including setting a second mode in which, the displacement of the pointing means is responsive to a change in the reproduction speed of the media with a second ratio relative the displacement. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110142156 | MULTI-CHANNEL SIGNALING - A system includes a transmitter device that includes a transmitter baseband controller to segment a bit stream into a first segment, a second segment, and a third segment, and generate a first baseband signal that includes the first segment, a second baseband signal that includes the second segment, and a third baseband signal that includes the third segment; and a radio frequency (RF) transmitter to generate a multi-frequency signal based on the first baseband signal, the second baseband signal, and the third baseband signal; and a receiver device that includes an RF receiver to receive the multi-frequency signal, and retrieve the first baseband signal, the second baseband signal, and the third baseband signal from the received multi-frequency signal; and a receiver baseband control to reassemble the bit stream from the received first baseband signal, the received second baseband signal, and the received third baseband signal. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110137885 | Adaptive Selection of a Search Engine on a Wireless Communication Device - A wireless communication device communicates with a web site over an established communication link. The device includes a controller that automatically detects whether the website provides a search engine for use by a user. If the web site provides search engine, a controller at the device configures an adaptive, context-sensitive search function of the browser to receive user input, and to perform a search based on the user input. A user interface includes a display to display the results of the search. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110137723 | NODE NAME BASED CONTENT DELIVERY - A method may include receiving a media delivery request via a network. Node name information associated with the media delivery request may be received. An advertisement may be selected from a number of available advertisements based on the node name information. The selected advertisement may be included with the media. The media may be transmitted via the network. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110137437 | AURAL MAPS - A device includes a memory to store instructions; and a processor to execute the instructions to collect audio samples from user devices, where the audio samples are associated with a particular geographic location, store an audio file in association with the particular geographic location, based on the collected audio samples, receive a request for information associated with the particular geographic location, where the request is received from a particular user, and provide the audio file to the particular user. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110135117 | ENHANCED SURROUND SOUND EXPERIENCE - A method and a device configured to be connected to a portable sound recording device for capturing the surrounding sounds are provided. The device includes a right ear arrangement to attach to the right ear of a user and a left ear arrangement to attach to the left ear of the user. The right ear arrangement includes a right microphone arrangement to operatively capture surrounding sounds incident from at least two different directions, and the left ear arrangement includes a left microphone arrangement to operatively capture surrounding sounds incident from at least two different directions. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110134577 | OVER-VOLTAGE PROTECTION - A device may include a switch and a circuit coupled to the switch. The switch may include a structure with a top portion and a bottom portion and a material included within the structure. The material is configured to expand within the structure when voltage is applied to the material. The switch may also include a conductive element located in a bottom portion of the structure and connected to the material, wherein the conductive element operates to electrically close the switch when the applied voltage exceeds a threshold. The circuit includes a resistor. The circuit is configured to reduce the voltage supplied to components of the device when the switch is closed. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110134016 | PERIPHERAL WITH A DISPLAY - A headset may include a communication interface to receive one or more images from a device. The headset may further include a pair of earpieces, each earpiece including a speaker and a display to show at least one of the one or more images from the device. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110132114 | VIBRATION APPARATUS FOR A HAND-HELD MOBILE DEVICE, HAND-HELD MOBILE DEVICE COMPRISING THE VIBRATION APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE VIBRATION APPARATUS - The present invention relates to a vibration apparatus, a hand-held mobile device and a method for operating the vibration apparatus with which the time to obtain a detectable vibration effect is reduced while still being able to provide also a strong vibration effect. The vibration apparatus comprises a first weight member; a second weight member; a driving section coupled to said first weight member and operable to rotate at least said first weight member around a rotation axis; and a coupling mechanism adapted to provide coupling between said first weight member and said second weight member so that in a first state said first weight member is rotated by said driving section and in a second state said first weight member and said second weight member are rotated by said driving section. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110131664 | CONTENT AGING - A device includes a memory to store instructions; and a processor to execute the instructions to determine that access rights, associated with a particular user in relation to particular content, have expired; degrade an appearance of the particular content or a representation of the particular content, where the degradation is amplified over a grace period that commences upon the expiration of the access rights, in response to determining that the access rights have expired; determine that the grace period associated with the expired access rights has ended; and end access to the particular content, in response to determining that the grace period has ended. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110131207 | TEXT MESSAGING HOT TOPICS - A device includes a memory to store instructions; and a processor to execute the instructions to implement a data collector to collect text messages, a keyword extractor to extract keywords or key phrases from the collected text messages, and a user interface to present one or more of the extracted keywords or key phrases to a particular user. The device further includes a filter to filter the collected text messages based on one or more criteria, and a keyword ranker to rank the extracted keywords or key phrases based on one or more criteria. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110130852 | Method for selecting media files - A method for selecting media files to be played back by a mobile device when traveling along a route and a method for selecting a media file to be played back by a battery-powered mobile device are described. Furthermore, a mobile device utilizing the aforementioned methods is described. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110130159 | VISUAL LASER TOUCHPAD FOR MOBILE TELEPHONE AND METHOD - Portable electronic communication equipment, e.g., a mobile phone, includes a projector that is integrated into the mobile phone to project images, a camera senses views, including a view of projected images and of changes made to the projected image, e.g., by inserting an object, such as a finger, stylus, etc., into the projected image. The character of the changes, e.g., where a change occurs in an image, can be used as an input to the mobile phone. A method of using a portable communication device includes transmitting and receiving communications via a radio, projecting an image onto a surface, using a camera of the portable communication device to sense views including a view of a projected image by the projector, and detecting a change in the sensed view of the projected image to provide an input to the portable communication device. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110126014 | Event Triggered Pairing of Wireless Communication Devices Based on Time Measurements - An event-triggered pairing mechanism allows pairing wireless devices having short range interfaces (e.g., Bluetooth devices) by bumping the wireless devices together. A wireless device being paired with a connecting device detects a bump event, determines time information about the bump event, and then generates a private session key based on the time information. Once the devices are paired and the private session key is generated, user content can be securely exchanged between the devices. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110126009 | Event Triggered Pairing of Wireless Communication Devices Based on Time Measurements - An event-triggered pairing mechanism allows pairing wireless devices having short range interfaces (e.g., Bluetooth devices) by bumping the wireless devices together. A wireless device being paired with a connecting device detects a bump event; exchanges time information about the bump event with the connecting device; authenticates the connecting device based on the exchanged time information; and allows exchange of user data with the connecting device based on verification of the exchanged time information. Once the devices are paired, user content can be securely exchanged between the devices. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110125297 | METHOD FOR SETTING UP A LIST OF AUDIO FILES - A method for setting up a list of audio files and an audio re-production device utilizing the method for setting up the list of audio files are described. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110123051 | Distributed Mode Speaker for Mobile Devices - A mobile communication device includes first and second housing sections movably connected so as to move relative to one another between open and closed positions. The first and second housing sections each include protected surfaces that overlap when the first and second housing sections are in the open position. A distributed mode speaker is disposed on one of the protected surfaces to protect the distributed mode speaker from damage. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110119018 | ESTIMATION OF AMBIENT TEMPERATURE - An arrangement for estimation of ambient temperature of an electronic device is disclosed. The electronic device comprises a power consuming unit, which is subject to self heating when in use. The arrangement comprises at least a first and a second temperature sensor and a processor. The sensors are adapted to produce first and second temperature measurements as functions of time respectively, and a temperature transport time to the first sensor from the power consuming unit differs from a temperature transport time to the second sensor from the power consuming unit. The processor is adapted to determine an ambient temperature estimate based at least on the first and second temperature measurements as functions of time. Corresponding method and computer program product are also disclosed. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110117941 | INFORMATION SHARING DURING CALLING - The present invention relates to information sharing during calling, and specifically discloses a method of sharing information between two calling parties in a wireless communication system, characterized in that the first calling party uses information sharing function activated in a first mobile communication terminal of the first calling party during calling, and automatically takes a second mobile communication terminal of the second calling party as the called party as destination to transmit information in the first mobile communication terminal for sharing. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110117890 | TOP LIST GENERATED FROM USER CONTEXT BASED INFORMATION - The invention relates to a system for providing a list to a mobile communication device, wherein the system comprises a mobile communication device and a server. The mobile communication device comprises a first list of parameters of the activity in the mobile communication device, and wherein the server comprises a second list of parameters of activities of a number of second mobile communication devices, and wherein the mobile communication device is adapted to transmit the first list to the server. The server is adapted to receive the first list, wherein the server is adapted to analyse the first list in relation to the second list, wherein the server is adapted to derive a third list based on the analysis, and wherein the mobile communication device is adapted to receive the third list. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110117841 | INTERACTING WITH DEVICES BASED ON PHYSICAL DEVICE-TO-DEVICE CONTACT - A device may receive a signal from a sensor coupled to a first device, determine whether the first device is tapped against a second device based on the signal, send a message to the second device when the first device is tapped against the second device, determine if the taps are valid user input based on a response from the second device, and perform an application specific action when the taps are valid user input. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110116613 | AUTOMATIC NUMBER REFORMATTING - A method of handling communications may include receiving a communication having a telephone number having a country/region code associated therewith. It may be determined whether at least a portion of the received telephone number matches a telephone number associated with an address book contact. The country/region code may be stored with the address book contact when at least a portion of the received telephone number matches the telephone number associated with the address book contact. A user request to transmit a communication to the address book contact may be received. The communication may be transmitted to the address book contact using the stored country/region code. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110116013 | LIQUID CRYSTAL MODULE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A liquid crystal module according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a liquid crystal panel, a transparent panel member configured to include a display section constituting a display image plane while overlapping the liquid crystal panel, and a step section connected to the display section and lower than an image plane position by one step, at least one light source disposed in the step section of the transparent panel member, and a diffusion mechanism provided in a part other than the display image plane of the display section and a face opposite thereto, and diffusing light from the light source. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110115885 | USER INTERFACE FOR AUTOFOCUS - A device may include a camera including a lens assembly and a stereoscopic display for displaying an image to be captured by the camera. The device may include processing logic to automatically determine a correct focus for the camera. In one embodiment, when the processing logic is determining the correct focus, the stereoscopic display shows an icon on the image moving from a first perceived depth to a perceived second depth. The device may further include a memory to store the captured image. In one embodiment, the stereoscopic display may display the image to be captured by the camera in three dimensions such that the user perceives depth. In one embodiment, when the processing logic has determined the correct focus for the camera, the stereoscopic display may show the icon at a perceived depth corresponding to the correct focus. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110115751 | HAND-HELD INPUT DEVICE, SYSTEM COMPRISING THE INPUT DEVICE AND AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a hand-held input device for performing an input in an electronic device, a system comprising the input device and the electronic device and a method for controlling the same, which are particularly useful for performing an input operation in three-dimensional environments, to realize a 3D interface and help a user to operate the 3D interface. The input device to be held by a user for performing an input in an electronic device comprises an obtaining section operable to obtain a signal; a feedback section operable to provide feedback to said user by a physical change in said input device; and a controller adapted to control said feedback section to provide said feedback to be sensed by said user when said obtaining section obtains said signal. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110115722 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ENTERING SYMBOLS IN A TOUCH INPUT DEVICE - A portable communication device ( | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110113362 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION APPARATUS WITH TOUCH INTERFACE, AND METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM THEREFORE - A mobile communication apparatus having a reduced user interface is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a touch sensitive input arranged to receive touch actions on a primary surface of the mobile communication apparatus, wherein interpretation of touch actions as input is independent on position of touch on the primary surface while being depending on the way of the touch action, and an output arranged to provide an audio feedback of a user interface status from the interpreted input of the touch actions. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110113330 | METHOD FOR SETTING UP A LIST OF AUDIO FILES - A method for setting up a list of audio files to be played back by a mobile device when traveling along a route, and a mobile device utilizing the method for setting up the list of audio files are described. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110112895 | PROXIMAL GAME SHARING - A device may include a network interface for communicating over a network; and a processor. The processor may obtain a list of parties that are associated with user devices proximate to the device. In addition, the processor may receive, from a participant, a selection of a party in the list of parties. Further, the processor may send a copy of a component to a first user device associated with the selected party, start an application session by running an application, and engage the first user device in the application session, over a communication link, via the component installed at the first user device. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110111807 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND FLAT DISPLAY MODULE - Disclosed is electronic device including a case body including a front surface side portion of the case body and a rear surface side portion of the case body; a flat display module accommodated in the case body; a conductive layer formed on an internal wall of one of the front surface side portion of the case body and the rear surface side portion of the case body, the internal wall being around a contact portion of both portions of the case body; a circuit board having electrical components mounted thereon; and a ground means that electrically connects the conductive layer to a GND of the circuit board. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110111774 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A method of controlling an electronic device is disclosed. The electronic device is provided with functionality for composing and sending messages in accordance with at least one text-based messaging service. In response to execution on the electronic device of a message-composition process for composing a message to be sent to a recipient of the message via said text-based messaging service, a language configuration of the electronic device is set in conformance with language data associated with the recipient. Said language data indicates a language to be used for composing the message. A corresponding electronic device, computer program product, and computer-readable medium are also disclosed. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110110358 | STEREO BIT CLOCK TUNING - A source communication device includes a source network clock to control timing of communicating with other devices in a network, a source streaming clock associated with processing of audio or video data, a time stamp generator to generate a time stamp that includes a source network clock value and a source streaming clock value, and a time stamp insertion mechanism that incorporates the time stamp into a data unit that is to be transmitted to one of the other devices in the network. A sink communication device includes a sink network clock synchronized with the source network clock, a sink streaming clock associated with processing of audio or video data, and a sink time stamp mechanism to compare a sink streaming clock value with the source streaming clock value, and adjust the sink streaming clock based on the comparison. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110109657 | LIQUID CRYSTAL MODULE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A liquid crystal module including a polymer-dispersed liquid crystal device as a component of a transparent display, and an electronic apparatus equipped with the liquid crystal module. The liquid crystal module includes: a liquid crystal panel that performs gradation display between transparent color and white using the polymer-dispersed liquid crystal device; and a driving section that drives the liquid crystal panel. The driving section includes a gradation conversion section that relates a plurality of input gradation values between transparent color and white with a plurality of output gradation values between a minimum opacity and a maximum opacity individually. The gradation conversion section employs an S-shaped curve that defines the relation between the input gradation values and the output gradation values. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110103315 | Coordinated Signaling of Scheduling Information for Uplink and Downlink Communications - A coordinated signaling scheme for both uplink and downlink transmissions between a base station and a user terminal reduces the amount of time that the user terminal must turn on its receiver to listen for scheduling messages and ACK/NACK signaling. A scheduler at a base station aligns the transmission of downlink scheduling messages (e.g., downlink assignments) with uplink grants and ACK/NACK signaling for uplink transmissions. Aligning the downlink scheduling messages with uplink control signaling enables the user terminal to turn off its receiver for longer periods of time. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110102978 | INJECTION MOLDING METHOD FOR MOLDING A MOLDING PART - A method for injection molding a molding part in a molding cavity and a mold for injection molding a molding part are described. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110102637 | TRAVEL VIDEOS - A device may include a processor. The processor may associate a trip with a video clip, modify a rate at which images for frames of the video clip are captured, create the frames of the video clip based on the images, tag each of the frames with location information, the location information designating a point on a path of the trip, and store the video clip. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110102369 | USING TOUCHES TO TRANSFER INFORMATION BETWEEN DEVICES - A device may comprise a display and a processor. The processor may obtain a first set of one or more touches on a remote surface of a remote device based on a signal received on a communication link between the device and the remote device, receive information associated with the first set of one or more touches through the signal, detect a gesture on the display, and determine whether the information is to be used to obtain content based on the gesture. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110099327 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LAUNCHING AN APPLICATION PROGRAMMING UTILIZING A HYBRID VERSION OF DEMAND PAGING - A system and method for launching a computer application program stored in a nonvolatile medium, wherein by reusing a page load scheme from a standard demand page based launch. The system and method includes launching a computer application program one or more times using demand paging to load memory pages of the nonvolatile medium associated with the computer application into a volatile memory for execution of the computer application program. Memory address information corresponding to the pages of the nonvolatile medium corresponding to portions of the computer application program accessed during use of the computer application program are stored in a launch record. The computer application program is launched using the address information stored in the launch record to read nonvolatile medium addresses stored in the launch record in a single or consecutive read step. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110099313 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING INTERRUPTION OF A PROCESS IN ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT BASED ON PRIORITY OF THE PROCESS, AND PROGRAM - System, method, and program to determine whether to interrupt a process, e.g., a write function, to carry out another process, e.g., a high priority read function, in a device that uses memory devices, e.g., eMMC devices, that use a single channel to carry out two different processes, e.g., write and read processes. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110098011 | MULTIMODE POWER AMPLIFIER WITH PREDISTORTION - A device may include an envelope detector to generate an envelope signal from the input signal, a drain bias controller to adjust a drain bias of the amplifier based on the envelope signal, a gate bias controller to adjust a gate bias of the amplifier based on the envelope signal, a predistortion controller to predistort the input signal based on the envelope signal, based on the adjusted drain bias, and based on the adjusted gate bias, and to output the predistorted signal, and an amplifier to receive the predistorted signal and to generate an amplified output signal from the predistorted signal. The device may be selectable to operate in a linear mode or a nonlinear mode. The nonlinear mode may be selected by applying a large gate offset bias. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110097071 | SHUTTER ARRANGEMENT FOR COVERING A CAMERA LENS - A shutter arrangement for covering a camera lens includes a camera lens cover that is movable in a plane along a first direction between a first closed position and a second opened position. In the first closed position, the camera lens cover substantially covers the camera lens and in the second opened position, the camera lens is substantially uncovered. The shutter arrangement also includes a movable cover that moves between a first position and a second position which displaces the movable cover from the plane. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110097036 | OPTICAL SIGNALING FOR A PACKAGE-ON-PACKAGE STACK - A package-on-package stack may include an upper package, an optical interface, and a lower package. The upper package may send an optical signal from a first component in the upper package. The optical interface may receive the optical signal from the upper package, and may transmit the optical signal. The lower package may receive the optical signal from the optical interface, and may relay the optical signal to a second component in the lower package or at the motherboard. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110096997 | GRAPHICAL IMAGE AUTHENTICATION - A method may include receiving input associated with constructing a first image; generating the first image based on the input; comparing the first image with a second image; and providing access to at least one of a device, a service, or a function when the first image matches the second image. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110096931 | CROSSTALK SUPPRESSION - A crosstalk suppression arrangement for a stereo audio system, wherein the stereo audio system comprises a left stereo channel and a right stereo channel, each comprising a driving circuit, an output impedance of the driving circuit comprising at least a first output impedance part, and a load impedance, and wherein the load impedances of the left and the right stereo channels are connected to a reference voltage via a common reference voltage impedance, the crosstalk suppression arrangement comprising: a crosstalk suppression impedance having an impedance value based on the reference voltage impedance, at least one of the load impedances and at least one of the output impedances, wherein the crosstalk suppression impedance is connected at one end to a point between the load impedance and the output impedance of the left stereo channel and at another end to a point between the load impedance and the output impedance of the right stereo channel. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110096766 | CURRENT CONSUMPTION REDUCTION WITH LOW POWER AMPLIFIER - A transceiver circuit and a method in a wireless communication network are provided, where a signal power level for a signal received at the transceiver circuit is measured and compared to a predefined threshold power level. At least two groups of power amplifiers may be used, where one group is optimized for high efficiency above the predefined threshold power level, and one group is optimized for high efficiency below the predefined threshold power level. The amplifiers may be used to amplify the received signal depending on the signal power level in relation to the predefined power threshold level. The signal may then be filtered by duplex filters and forwarded to a diversity antenna or a main antenna where it is transmitted over an air interface. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110096471 | MOBILE DEVICE SHUTTER DOOR - A mobile device has a first portion and a second portion. The first portion includes a body and a first magnet member. The second portion may be movably connected with the first portion and includes a body, a shutter door and a second magnet member. An opening is defined in the body of the second portion and the shutter door is operable to move from an open position to a closed position to cover at least a portion of the opening when the shutter door. The second magnet member is connected to the shutter door so that, when the second magnet member is aligned with the first magnet member, the shutter door is positioned in the closed position. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110092230 | PROACTIVE APPLICATION COMMUNICATIONS - A device may include a contact information database and a processor. The processor may interact with a participant in a session with an application, obtain information that is associated with the session, generate a message based on the obtained information after the session terminates, obtain a list of contacts that includes at least one of the participant and members in the contact information database, and send the message to a first one of the contacts, the message providing information to motivate one of the contacts to join a future session with the application. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110092160 | Mobile Device Using Low-Power Radio Link to Headset - A mobile communication device comprises a base unit and a headset in the form of a small, inconspicuous earpiece. The base unit includes a fully functional cellular transceiver and can transmit audio signals over a low power, unidirectional radio link to the headset. The headset unit comprises a unidirectional receiver for receiving audio signals from the base unit and an earphone for converting the audio signals into audible sounds that can be heard by the user. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110088068 | LIVE MEDIA STREAM SELECTION ON A MOBILE DEVICE - A method may include establishing, via a mobile device, a plurality of media streaming sessions with a respective plurality of source devices. A plurality of media streams may be received at the mobile device from respective plurality of source devices. Representations of the plurality of received media streams may be displayed at the mobile device. A user selection of a particular one of the plurality of received media streams may be received. An output stream that includes the particular one of the plurality of received media streams may be outputted. | 04-14-2011 |
| 20110087975 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT IN A DATA - The invention relates to user equipment for recording data within the user equipment is provided. The user equipment includes a receiving unit to receive application data from a database within the user equipment, which application data is associated with at least one application. The user equipment further includes a monitoring unit arranged to monitor system data of the user equipment, which system data relates to an operation of the user equipment. The user equipment includes a recording unit arranged to record data in a source application of the user equipment, which recorded data includes the system data associated with the received application data. | 04-14-2011 |
| 20110087965 | METHOD FOR SETTING UP A LIST OF AUDIO FILES FOR A MOBILE DEVICE - A method for setting up a list of audio files for a mobile device, and a mobile device utilizing the method for setting up the list of audio files are described. | 04-14-2011 |
| 20110086711 | Game Environment to Interact with Telephony Modem - A combination telephony and game device comprises a telephony modem for communicating with remote devices over a telephony network; and an application processor operatively connected to said telephony modem. The application processor is configured to execute a game application to play a game; receive a telephony event notification from said telephony modem while the game is being played; and represent, while the game is being played, the telephony event in a virtual reality environment provided by the game application. | 04-14-2011 |
| 20110084897 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device is disclosed. The electronic device comprises a distance sensor for sensing a distance between the electronic device and a face of a user of the electronic device, an image sensor for providing an image of the face of the user, and a display for displaying text and/or graphical objects. The electronic device further comprises a control unit operatively connected to the display for controlling the displaying of text and/or a graphical object thereon, to the distance sensor for receiving distance data indicative of said distance, and to the image sensor for receiving image data representing said image. The control unit is adapted to control a font size of said text and/or a size of said graphical object based on the distance data and/or the image data. | 04-14-2011 |
| 20110082685 | PROVISIONING TEXT SERVICES BASED ON ASSIGNMENT OF LANGUAGE ATTRIBUTES TO CONTACT ENTRY - A method including establishing a voice communication with another user; performing voice analysis to determine a language being used by a user during the voice communication; generating a language attribute that indicates the language; assigning or associating the language attribute to a contact entry or a separate list associated with the other user; receiving a request to create a text communication to the other user; and providing text services corresponding to the language attribute associated with the other user, wherein the text services include a script system to permit the user to create the text communication. | 04-07-2011 |
| 20110081944 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE - The present invention relates to a mobile communication device and a method for operating a mobile communication device with which triggering of a certain function can be avoided in some situations. The mobile communication device comprises an imaging section operable to acquire an image of a user of said mobile communication device, a user interface operable to receive an input of a user, and a controller configured to deactivate at least one function of said user interface based on an output signal of said imaging section. | 04-07-2011 |
| 20110080489 | PORTRAIT PHOTO ASSISTANT - The present invention describes an image capturing device and a method for image capturing in an auto-portrait situation, where the image capturing device determines whether the face of the user who is making the auto-portrait is positioned in desired way a preferred area of the image capturing device. In order for the auto-portrait to be satisfactory criteria regarding the distance and the size of the user's face in the preferred area have to be fulfilled. A processing unit in the image capturing device gives feedback to the user based on how far or how near the face of the user is to the desired position and size in relation to the preferred area on the image capturing device. Once the criteria of the user's face regarding distance and size are fulfilled, the processing unit instructs a control unit in the image capturing device to freeze the feedback to the user. | 04-07-2011 |
| 20110080289 | OUTPUT DEVICE DETECTION - A device may include a sensor configured to detect when a user is wearing or holding the device. The device may also include a display and a communication interface. The communication interface may be configured to forward an indication to a media playing device when the user is wearing or holding the device and receive content from the media playing device, where the content is received in response to the indication that the user is wearing or holding the device. The communication interface may also output the content to the display. | 04-07-2011 |
| 20110079500 | KEYPAD FOR A MOBILE DEVICE - A keypad for a mobile device and a mobile device comprising the keypad, a first housing part and a second housing part are described. | 04-07-2011 |
| 20110077756 | METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING AND PLAYING BACK AN AUDIO RECORDING - A method is provided for identifying and playing back an audio recording including at least a vocal component. The method includes being inputted with sound including at least a vocal component; determining that the inputted sound matches an audio recording; obtaining the audio recording; identifying at least one characteristic of the vocal component of the inputted sound; and playing back the obtained audio recording adapted with the at least one characteristic. An apparatus, such as a mobile terminal, and a computer program are also disclosed. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110076966 | METHOD FOR DRIVING AN ANTENNA OF A MOBILE DEVICE - A method for driving an antenna of a mobile device, and a mobile device comprising an antenna, a plurality of antenna matching circuits, a selecting unit and a processing unit are described. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110069012 | MINIATURE CHARACTER INPUT MECHANISM - A device includes a touch screen with a maximum of nine distinct touch areas, displays an input interface on the touch screen, where the input interface includes a scrollable character wheel, receives selections of characters from the character wheel, and displays the selected characters on the user interface. The receiving of selections includes detecting a scrolling up or down of the character wheel to position a character in a particular location, and detecting a pressing action on the character in the particular location. The input interface provides a way for a user to enter a phone number and place a call using only nine distinct touch areas. | 03-24-2011 |
| 20110068799 | ACTIVATING BATTERIES BASED ON ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS - A system measures a temperature condition of a component of a mobile communication device, determines a battery of the mobile communication device based on the measured temperature condition, activates the determined battery, activates a temperature management device connected to the battery, and manages the measured temperature condition of the component with the temperature management device. | 03-24-2011 |
| 20110066745 | SHARING VIDEO STREAMS IN COMMNICATION SESSIONS - A device may include a network interface, a display, and a processor. The network interface may be configured to send or receive one or more video streams. The display may be configured to show one or more video streams. The processor may be configured to start a session with a first remote device, send a first video stream to the first remote device, and send a request that instructs a network device to direct a second video stream from a second remote device to the first remote device and to stop sending the first video stream to the first remote device. | 03-17-2011 |
| 20110066689 | REIMBURSEMENTS FOR ADVERTISEMENTS IN COMMUNICATIONS - A device may include network interfaces for relaying communication information from source devices to destination devices and a processor. The processor may be configured to compare each of a plurality of advertisements to a part of the communication information, identify, within the communication information, a portion that matches one of the plurality of advertisements, and send a message that describes the identified advertisement to a reimbursement device. | 03-17-2011 |
| 20110063168 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - A portable electronic device is disclosed. The portable electronic device comprises an antenna with tunable directivity. Furthermore, the portable electronic device comprises an orientation unit adapted to sense an orientation of the portable electronic device. Moreover, the portable electronic device comprises a control unit operatively connected to the orientation unit and the antenna. The control unit is arranged to receive orientation data indicative of the orientation of the portable electronic device from the orientation unit, and to tune the directivity of the antenna based on the received orientation data. A method of operating the portable electronic device is also disclosed. | 03-17-2011 |
| 20110055917 | VALID ACCESS TO MOBILE DEVICE APPLICATION - A method in a mobile device, for verifying valid access to at least one software application comprised in the mobile device. The mobile device comprises a unique hardware manufacturer identity code. The at least one software application comprises a list of at least one valid unique hardware manufacturer identity code. First, a request to access to the at least one software application is received. Then it requests the unique hardware manufacturer identity code of the mobile device. The next step is to receive the unique hardware manufacturer identity code and to extract at least a part of the identity code identifying the manufacturer of the mobile device. The extracted part of the identity code with valid codes comprised in the software application is compared. If the extracted part of the identity code corresponds to the valid code, access to the at least one software application is provided to the user. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110055757 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM SELECTING GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE SET-UPS - A mobile communication apparatus comprising a graphical user interface with a plurality of selectable graphical user interface set-ups, wherein each of the selectable graphical user interface set-ups comprises a graphical set-up to be displayed as a default screen view of a display of the mobile communication apparatus is disclosed. The mobile communication apparatus further comprises a graphical user interface set-up selection mechanism enabling a user pre-set selection criterion for selecting one of the selectable graphical user interface set-ups based on at least one parameter defined by the user pre-set selection criterion. A method and computer program for automatic selection of graphical user interface set-ups, i.e. panels, are disclosed. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110053563 | PORTABLE HANDSFREE DEVICE WITH LOCAL VOICEMAIL SERVICE FOR USE WITH A MOBILE TERMINAL - A portable handsfree device for use with a mobile terminal is disclosed. The portable handsfree device has an audio interface over which a user may conduct voice calls, a processing unit, and a memory unit. The processing unit is adapted for providing a local voicemail service by playing a greeting message to a caller of an incoming voice call to said mobile terminal and recording, in said memory unit, a voicemail message from said caller. The processing unit is adapted for making the greeting message configurable by the user. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110047511 | System and Method for Organizing and Managing Personal Contacts in a Contact List - A communications device is configured to allow a user to sort, organize, and manage a plurality of contacts in a contact list stored on the device. The device includes a display to display a multi-dimensional contact board. The user can move contact objects representing the contacts to desired locations on the multi-dimensional contact board. The device will categorize each contact object based on its location on the multi-dimensional contact board. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110043538 | Method and Arrangement for Zooming on a Display - The present invention relates to an improved method for enlarging or reducing scale of a displayed digital content within a display, said display having a touch sensitive portion reactive to a pointing means, the method including identifying a time specific touch on a point with said pointing means. It is determined that the identified time specific touch corresponds to an enlarging operation or a reducing operation of said displayed portion of said digital content within said display screen. The enlarging operation or the reducing operation are performed. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110039598 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR ADDING SOUND ANNOTATION TO PICTURE AND FOR HIGHLIGHTING ON PHOTOS AND MOBILE TERMINAL INCLUDING THE DEVICES - A method and device for adding sound annotations to a picture, and a mobile terminal including the device are disclosed. The method adds sound annotations to a picture in the mobile terminal, comprising: selecting and displaying a picture on a display device of the mobile terminal; selecting an arbitrary position on the picture; starting a sound recording function to record sound annotations for said arbitrary position on the picture; and saving the picture and the recorded sound annotations. With the present disclosure, a user of the mobile terminal can conveniently add sound annotations to a photo when the photo is taken with a camera included in the mobile terminal, so as to record wonderful “sound and picture” contents, or edit and send multimedia messages having “sound hyperlinks”. A method and device for adding a visual mark onto a picture, and a mobile terminal including the device are also disclosed. | 02-17-2011 |
| 20110039555 | METHOD INCLUDING A BACKGROUND SCAN FOR IDENTIFYING RADIO ACCESS POSSIBILITIES, MOBILE TERMINAL AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - While being served by a serving network, a mobile terminal performs a background scan to identify radio access possibilities in the area where mobile terminal is located. Information is stored, herein referred to as BSB information, regarding the identified radio access possibilities. When mobile terminal determines that a new serving network is needed, for instance because coverage of the serving network is lost, one or more attempts are made to connect to a new serving network using the stored BSB information. A mobile terminal and a computer program for performing such a method are also disclosed. | 02-17-2011 |
| 20110038401 | Core Modem Assembly for Mobile Communication Device - The invention described herein provides a core modem assembly for a communication circuit that is well suited for mobile communication devices such as cellular phones, personal digital assistants, laptop computers, and hand-held computers. The core modem assembly comprises a baseband module, an RF module, and a socket connector that provides electrical isolation between the baseband module and RF module. The core modem assembly achieves a very small form factor and provides shielding between the baseband module and RF module. Further, the core modem assembly uses a “plug and play” design allowing late customization and interchangeability of the modules. | 02-17-2011 |
| 20110037924 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND MOBILE TERMINAL - A display apparatus includes at least three layers respectively including members that transmit light when voltages are applied to the members and disperse the light when the voltages are not applied to the members; light-emitting units that respectively emit light beams of different colors from side surfaces of the at least three layers; transparent layers sealed in spaces among the at least three layers, the transparent layers having a refractive index such that the light beams respectively emitted on the at least three layers from the light-emitting units are totally internally reflected by the at least three layers; and a display control unit that individually switches on and off the voltages to be applied to the at least three layers. | 02-17-2011 |
| 20110037780 | SYSTEM TO HIGHLIGHT DIFFERENCES IN THUMBNAIL IMAGES, MOBILE PHONE INCLUDING SYSTEM, AND METHOD - A method and apparatus in which thumbnail images are compared to differentiate between a selected image and one or more other images, and a difference image of the portion of the selected image that is different from one or more other images is determined. An enlarged view of a difference image that depicts the difference between the selected image and one or more other images is shown on a display. The apparatus and method may be carried out in various electronic devices, such as, for example, a general or special purpose computer, a mobile phone, or other electronic device. | 02-17-2011 |
| 20110034188 | AUTOMATIC SPREAD OF APPLICATIONS - The present invention relates to a method in a first communications device for sharing an application with a second communication device. The method comprises the steps of: Sending a first short message service (SMS) to the second device. The first SMS comprises a link to a place from where the application can be downloaded into the second device. The first SMS comprises an identity for the second device to use for initiating an IP connection between the first device and the second device and the second device. The method comprises the further step of being connected by the second device for setting up an IP connection between the first device and the second device. The method comprises the further step of communicating with the second device in an IP connection sharing the application. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110029229 | System and Method of Providing Directions to a User of a Wireless Communication Device - A wireless communication device communicates Radio Frequency (RF) signals with a wireless communication network, and receives navigation signals from a constellation of satellites orbiting the Earth. When the device travels to an area where the RF signals from the network are weak or non-existent, the device automatically activates its Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) receiver, and periodically saves its location to memory. If a user of the device becomes lost, the device can use the saved locations to generate directions to return the user to, or near, the network coverage area. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110029106 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT IN A MOBILE TERMINAL - A method in a mobile terminal, for rendering audio content of a media file, is provided, in which the mobile terminal includes a vibrator for generating vibrations at a particular frequency, based on a voltage applied to the vibrator. The method includes reading the audio content of the media file, identifying signals representing bass tones of the audio content, recognizing the frequency of the bass tones, checking if the frequency is within an operating range of the vibrator; if so, calculating a particular voltage to apply to the vibrator, and applying the calculated voltage to the vibrator, and providing feedback of the vibrator generated frequency, to aid the calculating unit in adjusting the applied voltage for causing the vibrator to generate vibrations at the recognized frequency when the identified bass tones of the media file are rendered. | 02-03-2011 |
