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20120188147 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DISPLAYING CONTENT ON MULTIPLE NETWORKED DEVICES WITH A SIMPLE COMMAND - A method for displaying content displayed on one or more first devices on a second device is provided. The method includes receiving a request to display content currently displayed on a first device on a second device, the request including a gesture made on a screen of the first device, and pairing the first device to the second device. The method further includes transmitting instructions to the second device to display the content currently displayed on the first device, and transmitting the content currently displayed on the first device to the second device for display thereon. | 07-26-2012 |
20120227073 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF PROVIDING A SUPPLEMENTAL EXPERIENCE BASED ON CONCURRENTLY VIEWED CONTENT - A method and a system to provide a supplemental experience based on concurrently viewed content is provided. The system comprises an identification module to identify, at a user device, concurrently viewed content assigned a content identifier via communication with one or more components of a home theatre. The system further comprises a curation module to identify one or more listings describing items for sale based on keywords mapped to the content identifier and provide a user interface including the listings to the user device. | 09-06-2012 |
20140052327 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF VEHICLE TRACKING PORTAL - An apparatus is provided including a processor, a memory, and a vehicle tracking portal. The vehicle tracking portal is configured to obtain vehicle identification information regarding a vehicle. Then diagnostic information regarding the vehicle can be obtained. Then, based on the vehicle identification and the diagnostic information, a recommended service for the vehicle can be determined. A user can then be alerted to the recommended service. | 02-20-2014 |
20140052559 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF BIDDING IN A VEHICLE - A method of dynamically altering a user interface based on safety level is provided. A user interface is provided to a user in a vehicle with the user interface including a selectable option to wirelessly place a bid on an electronic auction. The selectable option is based, at least in part, on an auction parameter. A safety level score is then determined for the vehicle. The auction parameter is then dynamically altered based on the speed of the vehicle, resulting in a change to the selectable option. | 02-20-2014 |
20140052745 | AUTOMATIC SEARCH BASED ON DETECTED USER INTEREST IN VEHICLE - A method of automatically performing a search based on user interest detected in a vehicle is provided. A user interest of a user in a vehicle is detected by examining sensor information from one or more sensors in the vehicle. A search is automatically performed for items relevant to the user interest. A user interface in the vehicle is then caused to display the items relevant to the user interest. | 02-20-2014 |
20140247196 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DISPLAYING CONTENT ON MULTIPLE NETWORK DEVICES WITH A SIMPLE COMMAND - A method for displaying content displayed on one or more first devices on a second device is provided. The method includes receiving a request to display content currently displayed on a first device on a second device, the request including a gesture made on a screen of the first device, and pairing the first device to the second device. The method further includes transmitting instructions to the second device to display the content currently displayed on the first device, and transmitting the content currently displayed on the first device to the second device for display thereon. | 09-04-2014 |
20140279200 | DESTINATION SHOPPING SYSTEM - Techniques for facilitating a shopping experience based on a passenger's destination are described. According to various embodiments, a destination location of a passenger on a vehicle is determined. Contextual electronic content is then selected, based on the destination location of the passenger. Thereafter, the contextual electronic content is displayed via a user interface on a vehicle passenger seat display screen associated with the passenger or on the passenger's mobile device. | 09-18-2014 |
20140310752 | SHOPPING IN A MEDIA BROADCAST CONTEXT - A method of allowing a user to shop for items in a media broadcast context is disclosed. It is detected that a user is consuming a media broadcast. Items related to the media broadcast are identified. Correspondences between the identified items and listings of the items on a network-based publication system (e.g., eBay, Amazon.com, or Craigslist) are determined. The user is presented with options to perform actions with respect to the items or listings of the items. | 10-16-2014 |
20150012512 | MULTI-DIMENSIONAL SEARCH - Example methods and systems are directed to providing multi-dimensional search results. A source (e.g., a closed captioning stream) may provide a series of keywords. The series of keywords may be used to generate a series of searches. The results from the searches may be presented as part of a user interface in a grid. For example, one row may be presented for each keyword, with the row for the keyword containing the results from searching using that keyword. Alternatively, one column may be presented for each keyword, with the column for the keyword containing the results from searching using that keyword. The series of keywords may be generated once. Alternatively, new keywords may be periodically added to the series of keywords, causing the grid to be updated. Old keywords and their corresponding search results may periodically be removed from the grid. | 01-08-2015 |
20150026714 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF SHARING VIDEO EXPERIENCES - A system and method of sharing video experiences are described. A request may be received from a first device to view video content being captured by a second device. The first device may be enabled to display the video content being captured by the second device based on a determination that the first device is capturing or has captured video content. Enabling the first device to display the video content being captured by the second device may comprise streaming live video content being captured by the second device as the live video content is being captured by the second device. Enabling of the first device to display the video content captured by the second device may be further based on a determination that the first device is located within a geo-fence. | 01-22-2015 |
20150178654 | Managed Inventory - Example methods and systems are directed to a managed inventory. A database may store information regarding items owned by a user. The information regarding an item may include a quantity owned and one or more triggering events. Based on the occurrence of a triggering event, an order for the item may be placed without user intervention. Data to the database may be provided by one or more sensors. Triggering events may be defined in terms of sensor data. The triggering event may be defined by a user or through machine learning. The order may be placed using a predetermined modality or a dynamically-determined modality based on one or more criteria, such as price, shipping speed, and the urgency of the order. | 06-25-2015 |
20150278900 | METHOD AND SYSTEM TO FACILITATE TRANSACTIONS - Method and system are provided to facilitate transactions in a particular on-line trading platform from a third party web site. The system may be configured to associate identification information, such as a uniform resource locator (URL), with a reference to an item of merchandise on a web page provided by a third party entity. In response to a request originated from a client device of a user, the method may cause presentation of a listing of the item of merchandise maintained in the particular on-line trading platform and a visual control to facilitate commencing of a transaction process with respect to the item of merchandise in the on-line trading platform. | 10-01-2015 |
20150356656 | MARKETPLACE LISTINGS ON PROCUREMENT TOOL - In an example embodiment, a request to view items for purchase is received, and then information about one or more items available for purchase via contract is retrieved from a database. Information about one or more items available for spot purchase from a marketplace system is then obtained via interface with one or more APIs. Then the information about one or more items available for spot purchase and the information about one or more items available for purchase via contract are displayed in a procurement tool. | 12-10-2015 |
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20080212527 | Method and System for Optimal Allocation of Bandwidth and Power Resources to OFDMA VOIP Channels - A method and system of allocating a bandwidth and a power for a wireless user. The method includes for an allocated bandwidth determining a transmission power and adjusting the transmission power based on whether a bit rate and an error rate associated with the transmission power and the allocated bandwidth satisfy one or more predetermined criteria. The method further processing information associated with the adjusted transmission power and determining a power level indicator. Additionally, the method includes determining whether the power level indicator satisfies one or more predetermined third criteria. If the power level indicator is determined not to satisfy the one or more predetermined third criteria, the method includes adjusting the allocated bandwidth from the first bandwidth to a second bandwidth for the wireless user. Otherwise, the method includes keeping the allocated bandwidth. | 09-04-2008 |
20080304448 | System and Method for Dynamic Resource Allocation in Wireless Communications Networks - System and method for dynamic resource allocation in wireless communications networks. A method for dynamically allocating resources of a contention channel comprises computing an expected delay for a transmission made by a user over the contention channel, determining a target probability of collision from the expected delay, computing an allocation of resources of the contention channel using the target probability of collision, and allocating resources of the contention channel using the computed allocation of resources. | 12-11-2008 |
20090082028 | System and Method for Utility-Based Scheduling for Space Division Multiple Access (SDMA) on an Uplink of a Wireless Communications Network - System and method for utility-based scheduling for SDMA transmissions on an uplink of a wireless communications network. A method comprises assigning a utility function to each user in a set of users, selecting a set of selected users from the set of users, assigning uplink transmission resources to each user in the set of selected users, and transmitting a control message to each user in the set of selected users. The selecting comprises iteratively selecting up to K users one user at a time from the set of users, wherein a combination of the selected users maximally increases a value of the assigned utility functions, wherein K is a maximum number of users in the set of selected users | 03-26-2009 |
20090245415 | System and Method for Scheduling Variable Bit Rate (VBR) Streams in a Wireless Communications System - A system and method for scheduling variable bit rate (VBR) streams in a wireless communications system is provided. A method for broadcasting data includes receiving a plurality of broadcast data streams, assigning the broadcast data streams into a plurality of frames, each frame including data from no more than one of the broadcast data streams, re-allocating the plurality of frames, and causing the frames to be broadcast wirelessly. The re-allocating is based on a queue length associated with each of the broadcast data streams and an arrival rate for data of each of the broadcast data streams. | 10-01-2009 |
20090257392 | System and Method for Efficiently Packing Two-Dimensional Data Bursts in a Downlink of a Wireless Communications System - A system and method for packing two-dimensional data bursts in a downlink of a wireless communications system is provided. A method includes allocating resource units to users in the wireless communications system, and packing allocated resource units into rectangular bursts for transmission. The allocating is based on delay characteristics of the user and an amount of information to be transmitted to each user. | 10-15-2009 |
20100033374 | System and Method for Synchronized and Coordinated Beam Switching and Scheduling in a Wireless Communications System - A system and method for synchronized and coordinated beam switching and scheduling in a wireless communications system is provided. A method for controller operation includes determining a beam cycle pattern, sharing the beam cycle pattern with neighboring controllers, receiving beam information from a communications device, generating scheduling information from the beam cycle pattern and beam cycle patterns from other controllers, receiving a transmission intended for the communications device, and causing the transmission to be transmitted to the communications device. The beam cycle pattern includes a list of beam patterns transmitted by the controller, and the transmission is transmitted using the scheduling information and the received beam information. | 02-11-2010 |
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20100075705 | System and Method for Enabling Coordinated Beam Switching and Scheduling - A system and method for enabling coordinated beam switching and scheduling in a wireless communications system. A method for controller operation includes indicating that the controller is operating in a cooperative beam switching mode, transmitting a beam formed reference signal (BFRS), from each communications device being served by the controller, receiving a measurement of a communications channel between the controller and the communications device and an indicator indicating a transmission unit corresponding to the measurement of the communications channel, receiving a transmission intended for a communications device, and causing the transmission to be transmitted to the communications device. The BFRS is beam formed using a plurality of beam patterns, the beam pattern used in beam forming the BFRS changes once per transmission unit, and the transmission is transmitted using measurement of the communications channel and the indicator from the communications device. | 03-25-2010 |
20100124181 | System and Method for Managing a Wireless Communications Network - In an embodiment, a method of operating a base station configured to support a plurality of user devices on a plurality of channels is disclosed. The method includes finding an interference level for each channel, comparing the interference level for each channel with an interference threshold, and determining up to a first number of channels whose interference metric exceeds the interference threshold to determine a set of unsuitable channels. The method also includes determining a set of usable channels, where the usable channels include the plurality of channels that are not determined to be unsuitable channels. The usable channels are allocated to the plurality of user devices. | 05-20-2010 |
20100127931 | System and Method for Enabling Coordinated Beam Switching and Scheduling - A system and method for enabling coordinated beam switching scheduling and switching is provided. A method for controller operation includes selecting beams for transmission in a beam cycle pattern, transmitting the selected beams in the beam cycle pattern, scheduling a subset of the plurality of communications nodes based on received transmissions for the subset of communications nodes and channel information reports from the plurality of communications nodes, and transmitting the received transmissions to the scheduled subset of the plurality of communications nodes. The selecting is based on measurements of received signal power to noise made by a plurality of communications nodes, and the channel information reports are based on measurements of received signal power plus received interference power to noise made by each of the plurality of communications nodes. | 05-27-2010 |
20100272077 | System and Method for Communications using Time-Frequency Space Enabled Coordinated Beam Switching - A system and method for communications using time-frequency space enabled coordinated beam switching are provided. A method for transmitting information includes selecting a beam from a set of beams, determining a set of users out of a plurality of users, the set of users preferring the selected beam and for each user in the set of users, selecting a first available subframe-subband pair that maximizes the user's channel quality. The method also includes scheduling the selected subframe-subband pairs, and transmitting information related to the scheduled subframe-subband pairs to the users in the set of users. | 10-28-2010 |
20110021158 | System and Method for Enhanced Parallel Receiving Interworking in a Wireless Communications System - A system and method for enhanced parallel receiving interworking in a wireless communications network. A method for controller operation where the controller serves a communications device having at least two receivers includes detecting that the communications device has at least one receiver tuned to a current radio access technology (RAT) and at least one receiver tuned to an alternate RAT, adjusting a network parameter to alter the communication network's performance, and readjusting the network parameter back to its original value in response to determining that the communications device no longer has any receiver tuned to the alternate RAT. The adjusted network parameter impacts only the communications device. | 01-27-2011 |
20110205899 | System and Method for Wireless Network Congestion Control - Congestion control provides congestion control for one or more shared resources in a wireless communication network. In one exemplary embodiment, a congestion controller manages congestion of shared packet data channels by under-serving selected ones of the data connections sharing the packet data channel. Such selective under-serving may be effected by biasing scheduling of service on the packet data channel toward maximum throughput scheduling such that connections associated with poor radio conditions are naturally under-served. Further, the controller may manage congestion of other shared resources, such as shared transmit power resources, wherein congestion of the shared power resource is managed by under-allocating transmit power to selected ones of the connections. Congestion is sensed, for example, by monitoring transmit buffer occupancy levels, and/or reserve power levels. In either case, congestion relief may be amplified where operation of the controller “triggers” flow control on the intentionally under-served ones of the active data connections. | 08-25-2011 |
20130310099 | System and Method for Synchronized and Coordinated Beam Switching and Scheduling in a Wireless Communications System - A system and method for synchronized and coordinated beam switching and scheduling in a wireless communications system is provided. A method for controller operation includes determining a beam cycle pattern, sharing the beam cycle pattern with neighboring controllers, receiving beam information from a communications device, generating scheduling information from the beam cycle pattern and beam cycle patterns from other controllers, receiving a transmission intended for the communications device, and causing the transmission to be transmitted to the communications device. The beam cycle pattern includes a list of beam patterns transmitted by the controller, and the transmission is transmitted using the scheduling information and the received beam information. | 11-21-2013 |