An electronic device may include hardware and software configured to detect device failures in the electronic device and log a device error code for detected device failures. Device error codes may be electronically communicated over a communications link to a system external to the electronic device. A client device (e.g., a smartphone, tablet, pad, or PC) may be linked with the electronic device and may be configured to receive the communicated device error codes. The client device may be operative to communicate the received device error codes to another system (e.g., a backend system). The electronic device may link with the backend system and communicate the device error codes to the backend system. Networked computing resources in communication with the backend system may analyze the received error codes to determine whether or not to communicate a device replacement notice. A customer profile may be used as part of the analysis.
One or more wearable devices may measure real-time blood pressure in a body using signals from multiple sensors including but not limited to a multi-axis accelerometer, a bioimpedance (BI) sensor, a capacitive touch sensor, an electrocardiography sensor (ECG), a ballistocardiograph sensor (BCG), a photoplethysmogram (PPG), a pulse oximetery sensor, and a phonocardiograph sensor (PCG), for example. Accelerometry data (e.g., from a multi-axis accelerometer or BCG sensor) may be used to derive effects of acceleration (e.g., gravity) on changes in blood pressure (e.g., due to changes in blood volume as measured using BI signals). The accelerometry data may be used to determine a baseline value for BI voltage signals that are indicative of diastolic and systolic blood pressure (e.g., in mmHg).
Device-based activity classification using predictive feature analysis is described, including receiving a signal from a sensor configured to measure a heart rate coupled to a device, the sensor being configured to sense the signal over a time period, evaluating the signal to generate data associated with the heart rate, the data being further evaluated to select a classifier, invoking the classifier, the classifier being configured to evaluate the data to identify a predictive feature, the predictive feature invoking an application configured to determine a state using a feature interpreter, the application also being configured to evaluate other data from another signal, the signal being configured to detect a respiration rate, and processing the data and the other data using the application and the feature interpreter to generate information associated with sleep, the information being configured to display on an interface associated with the device.
Embodiments relate generally to a wearable device implementing a touch-sensitive interface in a metal pod cover and/or bioimpedance sensing to determine physiological characteristics, such as heart rate. According to an embodiment, a wearable device and method includes determining a drive current signal magnitude for a bioimpedance signal to capture data representing a physiological-related component, and selecting the drive current signal magnitude as a function of an impedance of a tissue. Further, the method can include driving the bioimpedance signal to that are configured to convey the bioimpedance signal to the tissue. Also, the method can receive the sensor signal from the tissue, adjust a gain for an amplifier, and apply the gain to data representing the physiological-related component. The method can include generating an amplified signal to include a portion of the physiological-related signal component that includes data representing a physiological characteristic.
A strap band including a flexible wire bus having electrodes and wires coupled with the electrodes is described. The strap band may be coupled with a device that includes circuitry to drive signals on electrodes and receive signals from pickup electrodes. Driven electrodes are coupled with drive signals at different frequencies that may be varied to increase or decrease signal penetration depth to sense different body structures positioned at different depths in a body portion be sensed. Different frequencies for different types of measurements may be selected to optimize sensing different biometric parameters, such as bio-impedance, galvanic skin response, hear rate, respiration, heart rate variability, hydration, inflammation, stress, and arousal in sympathetic nervous system at different depths (e.g., layers or strata) in the body portion, for example. A first set of driven/pickup electrodes may sense different biometric parameters than a second set of driven/pickup electrodes.
A strap band including a flexible wire bus having electrodes and wires coupled with the electrodes is described. The wire bus may be encapsulated in the strap band by a molding process. The wire bus may determine electrode positions relative to each other and other structure coupled with the strap band. The strap band may be coupled with a device that includes circuitry that drives signals on to some of the electrodes and receives signals from non-driven electrodes. The electrode spacing and strap band dimensions may be selected to form a strap band that may accommodate a wide range of user body sizes for a target region the electrodes are positioned in contact with.
Embodiments relate generally to electrical and electronic hardware, computer software, wired and wireless network communications, and computing devices, and, in particular, to methods of forming a wearable device that implements a touch-sensitive interface in metal and/or bioimpedance sensing to determine physiological characteristics, such as heart rate. According to an embodiment, forming a wearable device includes receiving a metal cradle having one or more attachment portions, and forming one or more anchor portions. Further, the method can include forming an inner portion of one or more straps in a second mold, and forming an outer portion of the one or more straps over an electrode bus. The method also includes disposing circuitry and a touch-sensitive I/O controller into the metal cradle. A top pod cover is sealed to form a fluid-resistant barrier.
Embodiments relate generally to electrical and electronic hardware, computer software, wired and wireless network communications, and computing devices, and, in particular, to antenna structures and formation methods for a wearable pod and/or device implementing a touch-sensitive interface in a metal pod cover. According to an embodiment, formation of a wearable pod includes selecting an antenna having a first surface area that extends beyond a second surface area associated with an attachment portion a cradle for a wearable pod. The method also includes forming an under-anchor portion composed of an interface material configured to bind to the cradle and to an elastomer, and disposing the antenna on a surface of the under-anchor portion at a distance from the second surface area associated with the attachment portion. Also, the method can include forming an over-anchor portion.
Embodiments relate generally to electrical and electronic hardware, computer software, wired and wireless network communications, and computing devices. More specifically, a wearable pod and/or device and processes to form the same facilitate implementation of a touch-sensitive interface in association with a predominately opaque surface. According to an embodiment, a wearable pod includes a first pod cover, a cradle including attachment points, and a touch-sensitive detector disposed in the cradle and configured to detect a change in capacitance to a range of capacitance values. Further, the wearable pod may include a second pod cover and an isolation belt to electrically isolate at least a portion of a pod cover from the other pod cover.
Embodiments relate generally to electrical and electronic hardware, computer software, wired and wireless network communications, and computing devices. More specifically, a wearable pod and/or device and processes to form the same facilitate implementation of a touch-sensitive interface in association with a predominately opaque surface. According to an embodiment, formation of a wearable pod includes detecting a capacitance value at a pod cover portion, determining a mode of operation based on a capacitance value, receiving subsets of sensor data, and selecting a subset of sensor data based on a mode of operation. The method can include determining values of at least one physiological signal and identifying a subset of light sources to emit light through an arrangement of micro-perforations constituting symbols indicative of the values of the physiological signal.
B65D 85/86 - Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for electrical components
G06F 3/041 - Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means
G06F 3/0487 - Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] using specific features provided by the input device, e.g. functions controlled by the rotation of a mouse with dual sensing arrangements, or of the nature of the input device, e.g. tap gestures based on pressure sensed by a digitiser
H04B 1/38 - Transceivers, i.e. devices in which transmitter and receiver form a structural unit and in which at least one part is used for functions of transmitting and receiving
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STRAP BAND INCLUDING ELECTRODES FOR WEARABLE DEVICES AND FORMATION THEREOF
A strap band including a flexible wire bus having electrodes and wires coupled with the electrodes is described. The wire bus may be include in a strap band formed by molding an inner strap, mounting the wire bus in the inner strap, and injection molding an outer strap over the inner strap and wire bus to form a strap band. The electrodes may be positioned on the inner strap to accommodate a target range of a body portion the strap band may be worn on. A material of the strap band and a material the wire bus may be selected to allow a low coefficient of friction between the wire bus and strap band so that loads applied to the strap band may not be coupled with the wire bus or cause damage to wires due to pull and/or torsional load forces applied to the strap band.
Automated optical inspection of a wearable device and/or sub-assemblies of the wearable device in-situ in an ambient environment where temperature and ambient lighting are need not be controlled are described. A key gold unit for the wearable device or a subassembly of the wearable device may be mounted to an automated optical inspections system that captures images of the key gold unit, converts the image from a color space it was captured in to a Hue, Saturation and Value/Brightness color space. Units under test are imaged while stationary or while being rotated (e.g., 360 degrees) and are imaged. Image data is converted into the Hue, Saturation and Value/Brightness color space and compared with the data from the key gold unit to determine if the unit under test is color matched with the key gold unit. Functionality such as near field communications, capacitive touch, display functionality and others may be tested.
Embodiments relate generally to electrical and electronic hardware, computer software, wired and wireless network communications, and computing devices, and, in particular, to a wearable device implementing a touch-sensitive interface in a metal pod cover and/or bioimpedance sensing to determine physiological characteristics, such as heart rate. According to an embodiment, a wearable device includes a selectably opaque surface configured to emit arrangements of light to form a display, and a touch-sensitive I/O control circuit coupled to the selectably opaque surface to detect a capacitance value as an input signal to modify the display. Also, the wearable device can include one or more straps coupled to a wearable pod, at least one of the one or more straps including electrodes for sensing a physiological characteristic. A display controller can be configured to display a representation as a function of a value of the physiological characteristic via the selectably opaque surface.
Embodiments relate generally to electrical and electronic hardware, computer software, wired and wireless network communications, and computing devices, and, in particular, to near-field antenna structures and formation methods for a wearable pod and/or device implementing a touch-sensitive interface in a metal pod cover. According to an embodiment, forming a wearable pod includes selecting a cradle having an attachment portion, forming an anchor portion to bind to the cradle and to an elastomer. The anchor portion includes a channel to provide support. Further, the method includes selecting an antenna having a width dimension sized less than a width dimension of the channel, disposing a portion of the antenna in the channel, and implementing terminals of the antenna coupled to circuitry of a near-field communication device.
Embodiments relate generally to electrical and electronic hardware, computer software, wired and wireless network communications, and computing devices. More specifically, an insight micro-engine is configured to present insights relating a detected activity. According to an embodiment, a method includes detecting at a wearable computing device an absence of a communication link and activating an insight micro-engine configured to operate responsive to the absence of the communication link. Further, the method can include receiving a subset of sensor data from a first subset of sensors implemented in the wearable computing device, determining an activity based on a subset of triggers, determining an aggregate value representative of a state of the activity, correlating the aggregate value to a target value, and deriving data representing an insight that associates the aggregate value with a parameter. Also, the method can include presenting at a displayable user interface a representation of the aggregate value.
Techniques for generating summaries and action items associated with speech are described. Disclosed are techniques for presenting a first audio signal including a portion of a first audio stream at a loudspeaker, identifying data representing an audiolink associated with the first audio stream, and determining data representing a cue and data representing a second audio stream associated with the audiolink. A second audio signal including the cue may be presented, and a third audio signal including a portion of the second audio stream may be presented at the loudspeaker.
G01L 19/00 - Details of, or accessories for, apparatus for measuring steady or quasi-steady pressure of a fluent medium insofar as such details or accessories are not special to particular types of pressure gauges
Techniques associated with intelligent device connection for wireless media in an ad hoc acoustic network are described, including receiving a radio signal at an intelligent device connection unit implemented in a media device, determining a source of the radio signal to be outside of an acoustic network being associated with the media device, generating a location data associated with a location of the source, receiving an acoustic signal from the source, evaluating the acoustic signal and metadata associated with the acoustic signal to determine additional location data, updating the location data, generating acoustic network data using the location data, the acoustic network data associating the source with the acoustic network, and sending setup data to the source.
G01S 1/72 - Beacons or beacon systems transmitting signals having a characteristic or characteristics capable of being detected by non-directional receivers and defining directions, positions, or position lines fixed relatively to the beacon transmittersReceivers co-operating therewith using ultrasonic, sonic, or infrasonic waves
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INTELLIGENT DEVICE CONNECTION FOR WIRELESS MEDIA IN AN AD HOC ACOUSTIC NETWORK
Techniques associated with intelligent device connection for wireless media in an ad hoc acoustic network are described, including receiving a radio signal from an outside media device, determining whether the radio signal includes identifying information, evaluating the radio signal to calculate location data associated with a location of the outside media device, determining whether the location of the outside media device is within a threshold proximity of a primary media device, sending a request to the outside media device, having an instruction to the outside media device to provide an acoustic output, receiving response data from the outside media device, capturing an acoustic signal using an acoustic sensor, determining the acoustic signal to be associated with the acoustic output from the outside media device, and generating acoustic network data using the acoustic signal, and identifying the outside media device as part of the acoustic network.
Techniques for generating summaries and action items associated with speech are described. Disclosed are techniques for receiving data representing an audio signal including speech, determining one or more words associated with the speech, determining one or more vocal fingerprints associated with the speech, and identifying a keyword associated with the speech using the one or more words and the one or more vocal fingerprints. Presentation of the keyword may be made at a loudspeaker, a display, another user interface, and the like. A summary, including meta-data and a content summary, may be generated from one or more keywords, and the summary may be presented to a user.
Techniques for positioning devices using motion data are described. Disclosed are techniques for receiving a portion of motion data from one or more sensors coupled to a first device, generating data representing a first displacement of a first device relative to a reference point based on the portion of motion data, and determining a position of the first device relative to a position of a second device based on the first displacement. Various operations may be performed based on the position of the first device. In some examples, an audio signal to be generated at a speaker coupled to the first device may be determined as a function of the position of the first device, and generation of the audio signal at the speaker coupled to the first device may be caused.
Techniques for pairing devices using acoustic signals are described. Disclosed are techniques for receiving an acoustic signal at a microphone coupled to a first device, the acoustic signal being encoded with data representing a first parameter associated with a second device, receiving an electromagnetic signal at an antenna coupled to the first device, the electromagnetic signal being encoded with data representing a second parameter associated with the second device, and determining a match between the first parameter and the second parameter. A pairing may then be generated between the first device and the second device. A pairing may include generating data representing a key, the key being configured to authenticate a pairing of the first device and the second device. A pairing may create a secure connection between the first device and the second device.
A data-capable band including a wirelessly enabled housing may include a sensor to capture sensor data, a plug coupled with the band and to send the sensor data to another device having a structure configured to receive the plug, the housing to be removeably coupled with the band and including a cavity to house the plug, and a microchip disposed within the housing and to electrically communicate stored data in accordance with a short-range communication standard (e.g., a wireless communication standard and/or protocol). The housing may comprise a cap or cap-like structure. The housing may include an antenna electrically coupled with the microchip. The microchip may be passive and may include circuitry to passively receive electrical power from an external source other than circuitry in the band (e.g., an externally generated RF signal electrically coupled with the microchip through an antenna).
A housing (e.g., a wearable structure) includes a sensor to capture sensor data and a plug to electrically communicate data (e.g., the sensor data) to another device via a hard wired connection. A wirelessly enabled cap may be coupled with the housing and may include: a cavity to house the plug; a RF chip disposed within the housing; and an antenna electrically coupled with the chip. The chip is to wirelessly communicate data (e.g., the sensor data) in accordance with a wireless communication protocols (e.g., short-range, long-range, near field). An antenna may form an exterior portion(s) of the housing and/or may be embedded in a portion of the housing. The chip may be passively powered from an external RF source (e.g., an externally generated RF signal electrically coupled with the chip through an antenna).
Embodiments relate generally to wearable electrical and electronic hardware, computer software, wired and wireless network communications, and to wearable/mobile computing devices configured to process audio, in view of noise, and communicate audio. More specifically, disclosed are wearable devices, platforms and methods directed to, for example, provide wearable communication devices, such as a headset. In various embodiments, a wearable communication device includes an array of microphone, an audio processor coupled to the array of microphones, and a vibration detector including, for example, a skin surface microphone ("SSM").
A wireless wearable device to passively detect fatigue in a user may include a suite of sensors including but not limited to accelerometry sensors for generating motion signals in response to a user's body motion, force sensors for generating force signals in response to force exerted by a body portion on the force sensor, and biometric sensors for generating biometric signals indicative of biometric activity including GSR, EMG, bioimpedance, image sensors, and arousal in the SNS. The suit of sensors may operate to passively determine, one or more of TRHR, systemic inflammation (I), contraction (C) (e.g., due to dehydration), stress, fatigue, and mood without any intervention or action on part of the user. The suite of sensors may comprise sensors distributed among a plurality of wireless wearable devices that are wirelessly linked and may share sensor data and data processing in making determinations of fatigue in the user.
ABSTRACT A wireless data capable strapband to detect inflammation, resting heart rate (TRHR), and fatigue may include sensors for generating motion signals in response to body motion (e.g., accelerometry), for generating force signals in response to force exerted by a body portion, for generating biometric signals indicative of biometric activity (e.g., heart rate, respiration, arousal), and for generating location signals based on user location. The sensor signals may be processed to monitor parameters that may impact a state of sleep of the user (e.g., time of sleep, quality of sleep, hydration, inflammation, contraction, fatigue, TRHR, accelerometry, arousal of the SNS, etc.). Data from the processed signals may be presented (e.g., visually, sound, email, text message, tactile, webpage, etc.) to the user in a format (e.g., reports notifications, coaching, avoidance) intended to instruct/encourage the user to improve their state of sleep.
A wearable ring (e.g., on a digit of a hand and/or a toe of a foot) may include sensors for generating motion signals in response to a user's body motion, for generating force signals in response to force exerted by a body portion, for generating biometric signals indicative of biometric activity (e.g., heart rate, respiration, arousal), and for generating location signals based on user location. The sensor signals may be processed to monitor parameters that may impact a state of sleep (e.g., time of sleep, quality of sleep, hydration, inflammation, contraction, fatigue, TRHR, accelerometry, arousal of the SNS, etc.). Data derived from processed signals may be presented (e.g., visually, sound, email, text message, tactile, webpage, etc.) in a format (e.g., reports, notifications, coaching, avoidance, mood) used to improve state of sleep.
Embodiments relate generally to wearable electrical and electronic hardware, computer software, wired and wireless network communications, and to wearable/mobile computing devices. More specifically, various embodiments are directed to, for example, conductive structures for a flexible substrate, a component coupled to the flexible substrate, and/or a wearable device. In one example, a wearable device includes a framework configured to be worn or attached, and a flexible substrate coupled to the framework. In some examples, the flexible substrate may have a first end and a second end, and may include one or more resilient conductive structures, and one or more rigid regions configured to receive one or more components including a sensor, or, for example, electrodes for a bioimpedance sensor.
Embodiments relate generally to electrical and electronic hardware, computer software, human-computing interfaces, wired and wireless network communications, data processing, computing devices, watches, watch bands, and wrist-worn watch-enabled devices. More specifically, techniques for adopting electronic devices using data from a wearable device, such as a data-capable watch band are described. In some examples, a wearable device can include an adoption controller configured to detect the short-range communication link. Further, the wearable device can be configured to transmit key data to an electronic device to transition the electronic device from a lender mode of operation to a lendee mode of operation to enable the wearer to use the electronic device.
Embodiments relate generally to wearable electrical and electronic hardware, computer software, wired and wireless network communications, and to wearable/mobile computing devices. More specifically, various embodiments are directed to, for example, aligning a flexible substrate and/or components thereof during fabrication to enhance reliability. In one example, a method includes forming a framework that includes, for example, a portion (e.g., an anchor portion) configured to couple to a flexible substrate, the portion having a neutral axis. Also, the method may include forming a flexible substrate that includes a supported flex region including conductors and one or more rigid regions configured to receive one or more components. A rigid region might include an encapsulated rigid region. The method further may also include aligning the encapsulated rigid region at an angle to the neutral axis, and molding over the encapsulated rigid region.
A61B 5/04 - Measuring bioelectric signals of the body or parts thereof
B29C 45/14 - Injection moulding, i.e. forcing the required volume of moulding material through a nozzle into a closed mouldApparatus therefor incorporating preformed parts or layers, e.g. injection moulding around inserts or for coating articles
B29C 65/70 - Joining of preformed partsApparatus therefor by moulding
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SELECTIVELY AVAILABLE INFORMATION STORAGE AND COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM
Embodiments of the present application relate generally to electronic hardware, computer software, wireless communications, network communications, wearable, hand held, and portable computing devices for facilitating communication of information. A wearable personal emergency event transponder includes a processor, data storage, a sensor system, and a communications interface. The transponder processes signals from the sensor system using algorithms included in the data storage and determines if an event related to a medical emergency has occurred to a user wearing the transponder. Upon detecting one or more events, the transponder may selectively communicate one or more datum from the data storage including user specific emergency medical data, user contact data, system data, or some combination of those data. The communication may be by a radio configured to transmit the datum at a low RF power sufficient for near field communication with an external device and/or by a hardwired communications link (e.g., USB).
G01S 1/04 - Beacons or beacon systems transmitting signals having a characteristic or characteristics capable of being detected by non-directional receivers and defining directions, positions, or position lines fixed relatively to the beacon transmittersReceivers co-operating therewith using radio waves Details
Embodiments of the present application relate generally to personal electronics, portable electronics, wearable electronics, and more specifically to a structure and method for a protective covering for a wearable device. Interior and exterior structures of the wearable device are configured to be flexed into a configuration and to retain the configuration after the flexing. Interior structure may include a first flexible substrate having a first relaxation structure and a second flexible substrate having a second relaxation structure. Components or other structures may be connected with the first and/or second flexible substrates. The first and second relaxation structures may be positioned relative to each other to define a flexure point. At least one flexible and electrically non-conductive cover, that may undergo shirking, may conformally cover at least a portion of the interior structure. A flexible overmolding may be formed over the cover and may comprise the exterior structure.
Techniques for data-capable band management in an integrated application and network communication data environment are described. In some examples, a first wearable device may transmit to a second wearable device a signal configured to initiate detection of a second sensory input to determine whether the second sensory input is equal to or greater than a threshold for an activity. A first sensory input is received from one or more sensors coupled to the first wearable device and compared to the threshold. A first parameter associated with the first sensory input, the first sensory input being equal to or greater than the threshold, is evaluated. A second parameter associated with the second sensory input, the second sensory input being equal to or greater than the threshold, is received from the second wearable device. The first parameter and the second parameter are displayed on a user interface.
Embodiments relate generally to wearable electrical and electronic hardware, software, wired and wireless network communications and to wearable/mobile computing devices configured to communicate data. Disclosed are wearable charging devices, platforms and methods directed to charging, for example, wearable communication devices, such as a headset, among other devices. In some embodiments, a wearable device charger includes a rigid shell, which can include a protective cavity dimensioned to receive a housing of a wearable communication device in a nested state. The wearable device charger also can include a component cavity, including a power reservoir configured to store electric charge for transfer to the wearable communication device, and a translatable coupler that can include a connector configured to removably couple to the wearable communication device. The translatable coupler can be · configured to translate the connector from the protective cavity in the nested state to a region external to the protective cavity.
Embodiments relate generally to wearable electrical and electronic hardware, computer software, wired and wireless network communications, and to wearable/mobile computing devices configured to process audio, in view of noise, and communicate audio. More specifically, disclosed are wearable devices, platforms and methods directed to, for example, provide wearable communication devices, such as a headset. In various embodiments, a wearable communication device includes an array of microphone, an audio processor coupled to the array of microphones, and a vibration detector including, for example, a skin surface microphone ("SSM").
Embodiments relate generally to wearable electrical and electronic hardware, computer software, wired and wireless network communications, and to wearable/mobile computing devices configured to process audio, in view of noise, and communicate audio. More specifically, disclosed are wearable devices, platforms and methods directed to, for example, provide wearable communication devices, such as a headset. In various embodiments, a wearable communication device includes an array of microphone, an audio processor coupled to the array of microphones, and a vibration detector including, for example, a skin surface microphone ("SSM").
Techniques for data-capable band management in association with, for example, an autonomous advisory application and network communication data environment are described. In some examples, a method can detect a signal configured to initiate a synchronization function being transmitted from a wearable computing device to an application, as an example. In some cases, a method can include performing a synchronization function to, for example, transfer data from the wearable computing device to the application. Further, a method can include causing presentation to an interface on a computing device to display information associated with a wearable computing device, as determined by the data transferred to the application, for example, after a synchronization function is performed and/or a type of motion is synchronized.
A61B 5/02 - Detecting, measuring or recording for evaluating the cardiovascular system, e.g. pulse, heart rate, blood pressure or blood flow
G06F 19/00 - Digital computing or data processing equipment or methods, specially adapted for specific applications (specially adapted for specific functions G06F 17/00;data processing systems or methods specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial, supervisory or forecasting purposes G06Q;healthcare informatics G16H)
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ACOUSTIC DETECTION OF AUDIO SOURCES TO FACILITATE REPRODUCTION OF SPATIAL AUDIO SPACES
Embodiments of the invention relate generally to electrical and electronic hardware, computer software, wired and wireless network communications, and wearable computing devices to facilitate production and/or reproduction of a spatial sound field and/or one or more audio spaces. More specifically, disclosed are systems, components and methods to determine acoustically positions of audios sources, such as vocal users, for providing audio spaces and spatial sound field reproduction for remote listeners. In one embodiment, a media device includes a housing, transducers disposed in the housing to emit audible acoustic signals into a region including one or more audio sources, acoustic probe transducers configured to emit ultrasonic signals and acoustic sensors configured to sense received ultrasonic signals reflected from an audio source. A controller can determine a position of the audio source.
Embodiments of the invention relate generally to electrical and electronic hardware, computer aided simulation and design, high-level language numerical computation, analysis, programming, and visualization of designs, target hardware compilers, assembly code, computer software, wired and wireless network communications, wearable, hand held, and portable computing devices for facilitating communication of information. More specifically, disclosed is a framework for computer aided simulation and design of wireless media devices for one or more target hardware platforms.
Embodiments relate generally to electrical/electronic hardware, computer software, wired and wireless network communications, portable, wearable, and stationary media devices. RF transceivers and/or audio system in each media device may be used to wirelessly communicate between media devices and allow configuration and other data to be wirelessly transmitted from one media device to another media device. The proximity detection system may be configured to detect a presence of a user or multiple users and upon detecting presence, access content on a user device, and record the content while also playing back the content on the media device. One or more user devices in proximity of the media device post detection may wirelessly communicate with the media device and the media device may orchestrate handling and/or queuing of content from those devices or from a wirelessly accessible location such as the Cloud, Internet, NAS, Flash memory, or other wireless sources.
Techniques for data-capable band management in an integrated application and network communication data environment are described, including setting a goal, the goal comprising a threshold for an activity, receiving input from one or more sensors coupled to a wearable computing device over a time period, processing the input to generate a signal indicating whether the goal is achieved over the time period, generating a control signal, the control signal configured to initiate execution of an operation if the signal indicates the goal is achieved over the time period, and displaying on a user interface in data communication with the wearable computing device a log indicating the activity associated with the input received over the time period.
Techniques for data-capable band management in an integrated application and network communication data environment are described, including detecting a signal configured to initiate a pairing function being transmitted from a wearable computing device to an application, pairing the wearable computing device to the application, establishing a data communication link between the wearable computing device and the application, and configuring the application to transfer data between the wearable computing device and the application.
G06F 15/16 - Combinations of two or more digital computers each having at least an arithmetic unit, a program unit and a register, e.g. for a simultaneous processing of several programs
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DATA-CAPABLE BAND MANAGEMENT IN AN INTEGRATED APPLICATION AND NETWORK COMMUNICATION DATA ENVIRONMENT
Techniques for data-capable band management in an integrated application and network communication data environment are described, including receiving input from one or more sensors coupled to a wearable computing device, receiving a parameter used to determine when a synchronization between the wearable computing device and a device in data communication with the wearable computing device is to be performed, processing the input to determine if the parameter is satisfied, performing the synchronization between the wearable computing device and the device if the parameter is satisfied, and presenting an interface on the device, the interface being configured to display information associated with the synchronization.
Techniques for data-capable band management in an integrated application and network communication data environment are described, including receiving a first input and a second input from one or more sensors coupled to a wearable computing device, processing the first input to determine a pattern, processing the second input to determine an environmental condition, referencing the pattern against a pattern library, the pattern library indicating a threshold for the environmental condition, generating a signal indicating whether the environmental condition exceeds the threshold, and generating a control signal, the control signal configured to initiate execution of an operation if the signal indicates the environmental condition exceeds the threshold.
Embodiments of the present application relate generally to electronic hardware, computer software, wireless communications, network communications, wearable, hand-held, and portable computing devices for facilitating communication of information and presentation of media. An electrically conductive substrate (e.g., a metal or metal alloy) includes an antenna formed by a slot or opening formed in the substrate, and also includes at least one separate passive slot or opening (e.g., a passive slit) formed in the substrate. The antenna may be intentionally detuned from one or more target frequencies (e.g., 802.11, 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz) such that the antenna is not optimized (e.g., is not tuned) for the one or more target frequencies. One portion of the antenna may be electrically coupled with a ground potential. Another portion of the antenna may be electrically coupled with a RF receiver, transmitter, or transceiver. The antenna may be an active antenna, a passive antenna or both.
Methods and systems for efficient synchronous playback among a group of devices using both locally and remotely stored data from one or more content providers are provided. A content identification and matching system can be used to identify local content on the group of devices and match the local content to content available from remotely available libraries. A control and content delivery system can be used to allow multiple devices to synchronously play content from local or remote sources as available.
G06F 15/16 - Combinations of two or more digital computers each having at least an arithmetic unit, a program unit and a register, e.g. for a simultaneous processing of several programs
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A SYSTEM OF WEARABLE DEVICES WITH SENSORS FOR SYNCHRONIZATION OF BODY MOTIONS BASED ON HAPTIC PROMPTS
Embodiments of the present application relate generally to personal electronics, portable electronics, wearable electronics, and more specifically to wirelessly enabled devices that include a haptic interface and are configured to wirelessly communicate with one another to synchronize body motion or other user actions based on haptic prompts generated by a sensor system in one or more of the wirelessly enabled devices. Each wirelessly enabled device may include at least one radio configured to transmit, receive or both, RF signals encoded with motion data operative to generate sensory outputs from the haptic interface of one or more of the wirelessly enabled devices. At least one of the wirelessly enabled devices may be configured as a leader device and one or more other wirelessly enabled devices may be configured as a follower device. One or more wirelessly enabled devices may be wirelessly linked to a wireless media device that generates motion data.
The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for recommending and/or optimizing a presentation of content as a function of activity related to consumed content, and more particularly to analysis of content and related data as a criteria for forming specific playlists based on a larger selection of content, and arranging the order of content within a playlist to form, for example, personalized, curated collections of content (e.g., curated "playlists"). According to some examples, a flow includes receiving, at a processor, a request for a list identifying audio content items, and accessing consumption data indicative of audio content consumed by one or more media devices associated with a user. The flow can also include identifying one or more lists identifying subsets of audio content items, determining an order of presentation, and providing the processor with data representing the one or more modified lists responsive to the request.
G06F 15/16 - Combinations of two or more digital computers each having at least an arithmetic unit, a program unit and a register, e.g. for a simultaneous processing of several programs
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RF ARCHITECTURE UTILIZING A MIMO CHIPSET FOR NEAR FIELD PROXIMITY SENSING AND COMMUNICATION
A re-configurable RF architecture includes both a 2X2 MIMO mode and a 1X2 MIMO mode The 2X2 MIMO mode includes a first RF chain coupled with a first dual band antenna and configured to both transmit (Tx) and receive (Rx) using two different RF protocols. The 2X2 MIMO mode also includes a second RF chain coupled with a second dual band antenna and configured to both Tx and Rx using a single RF protocol. The first RF chain may be coupled with a third antenna configured for near field proximity sensing. The RF architecture is reversibly switchable from the 2X2 MIMO mode to the 1X2 MIMO mode when near field proximity detection is required. In the 1X2 MIMO mode the Tx/Rx capabilities of the second chain using the second dual band antenna are retained and the first chain is configured for Rx only capability using the third antenna.
Embodiments of the invention relate generally to electrical and electronic hardware, computer software, wired and wireless network communications, and wearable/mobile computing devices configured to facilitate production and/or reproduction of spatial audio and/or one or more audio spaces. More specifically, disclosed are systems, components and methods to acoustically determine displacements of audios sources (or portions thereof), such as a subset of speaking users, for providing audio spaces and spatial sound field reproduction, for example, for a remote listener. In one embodiment, a media device includes transducers to emit audible acoustic signals into a region including one or more audio sources, acoustic probe transducers configured to emit ultrasonic signals and acoustic sensors configured to sense received ultrasonic signals reflected from an audio source. A controller can determine a displacement of the audio source. Examples of displacement include locomotion, gesture-related motion and orientation changes.
Embodiments relate generally to electrical and electronic hardware, computer software, wired and wireless network communications, electronic media presentation of audio and video, and wearable/mobile computing devices configured to facilitate communication among electronic devices, including mobile phones and media devices that present audio and/or video content. More specifically, disclosed are systems, components and methods to autonomously discover and/control operation of devices, such as media devices, by modulating and demodulating packet characteristics to establish an overlay communication channel. In various embodiments, a method includes receiving at least one RF channel including an overlay communication channel over which packets convey message data modulated with characteristics of the packets. The method includes selecting the RF channel and demodulating a subset of the packet characteristic values to form extracted symbols. At least one method can select a device that autonomously discovers another device using modulated packet characteristics.
Embodiments of the present application relate generally to electronic hardware, computer software, wireless communications, network communications, wearable, hand held, and portable computing devices for facilitating communication of information and presentation of media. An electrically conductive substrate, such as a sheet of metal or metal alloy, for example, includes an active antenna formed by a slot or opening formed in the substrate, and also includes at least one separate passive slot or opening (e.g., a passive slit) formed in the substrate. The active antenna may be intentionally detuned from one or more target frequencies (e.g., 802.11, 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz) such that the active antenna is not optimized (e.g., is not tuned) for the one or more target frequencies. One portion of the active antenna may be electrically coupled with a ground potential. Another portion of the active antenna may be electrically coupled with a RF receiver, transmitter, or transceiver.
Embodiments relate generally to electrical and electronic hardware, computer software, wired and wireless network communications, electronic media presentation of audio and video, and wearable/mobile computing devices configured to facilitate communication among electronic devices, including mobile phones and media devices that present audio and/or video content. More specifically, disclosed are systems, components and methods to establish an overlay communication channel based on modulating and demodulating packet characteristics. In various embodiments, a packet characteristic modulator or demodulator can be disposed in a first device to establish at least a unidirectional communication link to autonomously discover suitable electronic devices, such as a second device, with which to collaborate. In one embodiment, a packet characteristic demodulator can be configured to acquire packet characteristic values to determine message data. A packet characteristic value corresponds to a symbol. The packets can be demodulated as a function of the packet characteristic values to form extracted symbols.
The present disclosure relates to audio processing for playback, and more particularly to processing audio files to provide a smooth transition between successive audio tracks during playback. According to some examples, a flow includes determining, with a computing device, a first audio characteristic of a first audio track and determining, with the computing device, a second audio characteristic of a second audio track. The flow can further include receiving, at the computing device, data representing a user-generated trigger. The flow further can determine a transition parameter, responsive to the user-generated trigger, for the first audio track and the second audio track based on one or more of the first audio characteristic and the second audio characteristic. Also, the flow can cause presentation of a transition from the first audio track to the second audio track.
Embodiments relate generally to electrical and electronic hardware, computer software, wired and wireless network communications, and portable and wearable media devices. Media devices may include RF transceivers and proximity sensors for detecting a user, another wireless device, or both that are positioned in proximity of the media device and take one or more actions upon detecting proximity. Activity, content, data, playlist, media playback, command, control, data or file synchronization, and other functions may be handled by the media device subsequent to detecting proximity of another device and/or user in proximity of the media device. Moreover, those functions may be transferred back to the another device when the another device moves out of a proximity range of the media device. RF signatures, RF signal strength, RSSI, and proximity detection sensors may be used to detect proximity, location, and presence (e.g., of a user or other persons) relative to the media device.
Techniques for media device, application, and content management using sensory input determined from a data-capable watch band are described, including receiving input from one or more sensors coupled to a data-capable strapband, processing the input to determine a pattern, referencing a pattern library using the pattern, generating a control signal to a media application, the control signal being determined based on whether the pattern matches another pattern in the pattern library, and selecting a media file configured to be presented, the media file being selected using the control signal.
G06F 19/24 - for machine learning, data mining or biostatistics, e.g. pattern finding, knowledge discovery, rule extraction, correlation, clustering or classification
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CONFORMING LOCAL AND REMOTE MEDIA CHARACTERISTICS DATA TO TARGET MEDIA PRESENTATION PROFILES
Techniques associated with conforming local and remote media characteristics data to target media presentation profiles are described, including a media characteristic configuration module comprising an audio characteristic manager configured to modify an audio portion of media content data received from a source to conform the audio portion to a target audio characteristic indicated in a target configuration profile, and to modify an audio portion of other media content data received from another source to conform the audio portion to the target audio characteristic indicated in the target configuration profile, a communication facility configured to receive media content data from different sources using different data communication protocols, and a storage device configured to store target configuration profiles and data associated with media content.
Embodiments of the present application relate generally to electrical and electronic hardware, computer software, wired and wireless network communications, wearable, hand held, and portable computing devices for facilitating communication of information and presentation of media. An ecosystem of wireless media devices may be in wireless communication with one another and with at least one wireless user device (e.g., smartphone, tablet or pad). The wireless media devices are configured to detect proximity and/or presence of wireless user devices, objects, or users in proximity of one or more of the wireless media devices and to capture and take over content handling from the at least one wireless user device. In some examples, the wireless media devices are powered by a rechargeable power source, such as a rechargeable battery or the like. Wireless media devices may vary in size such as personal, pocketable, portable, ultra-portable, head worn, shared household, table top, etc.
Techniques associated with a smart media ecosystem using local data and remote social graph data are described, including identifying an account associated with a user based on a detection of a presence of a compatible device, the compatible device being associated with the account in a profile, receiving an input indicating a request for media content, retrieving remote social graph data from a remote database, cross-referencing the remote social graph with profile data being stored locally, the profile data associated with media preferences, updating the profile data with a learned media preference generated by a learning module, selecting targeted media content based on the profile data, and sending a control signal to a media device, the control signal configured to cause the media device to output the targeted media content.
G06F 15/16 - Combinations of two or more digital computers each having at least an arithmetic unit, a program unit and a register, e.g. for a simultaneous processing of several programs
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MEDIA DEVICES FOR AUDIO AND VIDEO PROJECTION OF MEDIA PRESENTATIONS
Embodiments of the present application relate generally to electrical and electronic hardware, computer software, wired and wireless network communications, wearable, hand held, and portable computing devices for facilitating communication of information. More specifically, disclosed are wireless media devices that include image projection systems and/or binaural microphone systems for media presentations. The image projection system may comprise a miniature video projector, such as a pico-projector or the like, for example. Audio and video content may be streamed or otherwise accessed from the Cloud, the Internet, or a streaming service, for example. A wireless media device incorporating the image projection system and/or binaural microphone system may also record the audio and video content using those systems.
Techniques associated with structures for dynamically tuned audio in a media device are described, including a housing, a driver mounted to the housing and configured to produce acoustic energy, a hybrid radiator mounted to the housing and formed at least in part using a material configured to change one or more properties in response to an application of an external stimulus, and a source configured to apply the external stimulus to the hybrid radiator.
Techniques associated with a combination speaker and light source responsive to states of an environment based on sensor data are described, including a housing, a light source disposed within the housing and configured to be powered using a light socket connector coupled to the housing, a speaker coupled to the housing and configured to output audio, and a sensor device comprising a light and speaker controller, the sensor device configured to determine an environmental state and to generate environmental state data associated with the environmental state, the light and speaker controller configured to send a control signal to one or both of the light source and the speaker.
Embodiments relate generally to electrical/electronic hardware, computer software, wired and wireless network communications, portable, wearable, and stationary media devices. RF transceivers and/or audio system in each media device may be used to wirelessly communicate between media devices and allow configuration and other data to be wirelessly transmitted from one media device to another media device. The proximity detection system may be configured to detect a presence of a user or multiple users and upon detecting presence, access content on a user device, and record the content while also playing back the content on the media device. One or more user devices in proximity of the media device post detection may wirelessly communicate with the media device and the media device may orchestrate handling of content from those devices or from a wirelessly accessible location such as the Cloud or Internet.
G03B 29/00 - Combinations of cameras, projectors or photographic printing apparatus with non-photographic non-optical apparatus, e.g. clocks or weaponsCameras having the shape of other objects
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STRUCTURES FOR DYNAMICALLY TUNED AUDIO IN A MEDIA DEVICE
Techniques associated with structures for dynamically tuned audio in a media device are described, including receiving data associated with an acoustic output, determining a target frequency response associated with an audio device, the audio device implemented with a hybrid radiator formed using a smart fluid or artificial muscle material, determining a value associated with a property of the smart fluid or artificial muscle material, calculating, using a dynamic tuning application, a magnitude of an external stimulus associated with the value, and sending a control signal to a source, the control signal configured to cause the source to apply the external stimulus, an application of the external stimulus of the determined magnitude configured to change the property of the smart fluid or artificial muscle material.
A61N 1/36 - Applying electric currents by contact electrodes alternating or intermittent currents for stimulation, e.g. heart pace-makers
G01N 11/02 - Investigating flow properties of materials, e.g. viscosity or plasticityAnalysing materials by determining flow properties by measuring flow of the material
G05B 13/04 - Adaptive control systems, i.e. systems automatically adjusting themselves to have a performance which is optimum according to some preassigned criterion electric involving the use of models or simulators
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COMBINATION SPEAKER AND LIGHT SOURCE RESPONSIVE TO STATE(S) OF AN ORGANISM BASED ON SENSOR DATA
Techniques associated with a combination speaker and light source ("speaker-light device") responsive to states of an organism based on sensor data are described, including generating chemical sensor data in response to one or more chemicals sensed by one or more chemical sensors in the same or different speaker-light devices. A scent generator may be activated to counter an odor caused by a chemical detected by the chemical sensor(s). The speaker-light device may activate an air mover operative to circulate ambient air over the chemical sensor. The speaker-light device may take an appropriate action in response to detected chemicals that affect states of the organism. Some or all of the actions taken may be taken by other devices in communication with the speaker-light device(s). An action may include generating and presenting a path or route to be taken by a user to an area of safety or reduced chemical concentration.
Techniques associated with a smart media ecosystem using local and remote data sources are described, including creating accounts using a smart media device, receiving predetermined media data from separate device, associating the predetermined media data with at least one of the accounts, receiving sensor data from a sensor array, processing the predetermined media data and the sensor data using a learning algorithm configured to generate media preferences, and storing media preferences in an account profile associated with at least one of the accounts. In some embodiments, a method also includes storing sensor data in association with an account, correlating the sensor data with stored data, which includes local data and remote data, selecting media content using the sensor data and the stored data, and sending a control signal to a media player, the control signal configured to cause the media player to play the media content.
Techniques associated with a sensor-enabled media device are described, including a sensor array configured to capture sensor data associated with an environment, an environmental state determinator configured to determine an environmental state based on the sensor data and remote data retrieved from a remote source, and a controller configured to send a control signal to an output device, the control signal configured to cause the output device to provide a notification.
G08B 1/08 - Systems for signalling characterised solely by the form of transmission of the signal using electric transmission
G08B 17/00 - Fire alarmsAlarms responsive to explosion
G08B 21/00 - Alarms responsive to a single specified undesired or abnormal condition and not otherwise provided for
H04M 11/04 - Telephonic communication systems specially adapted for combination with other electrical systems with alarm systems, e.g. fire, police or burglar alarm systems
H04M 1/00 - Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers
H04B 1/38 - Transceivers, i.e. devices in which transmitter and receiver form a structural unit and in which at least one part is used for functions of transmitting and receiving
Electrical and electronic hardware, computer software, wired and wireless network communications, and portable and wearable media devices media devices such as a plurality of RF transceivers and an audio system. The RF transceivers and/or audio system may be used to wirelessly communicate between media devices and allow configuration and other data to be wirelessly transmitted from one media device to another media device. A user device may be used to BLUETOOTH (BT) pair with a media device and to install a configuration on the media device. Other media devices may be configured using the configuration without breaking the BT pairing and without the other media device having to BT pair with the user device. Each media device may include at least one antenna and may include an antenna that is de-tunable.
G06F 15/16 - Combinations of two or more digital computers each having at least an arithmetic unit, a program unit and a register, e.g. for a simultaneous processing of several programs
Techniques associated with a combination speaker and light source powered using a light socket are described, including an acoustically sealed housing, a light socket connector coupled to the housing and configured to provide power to elements within the speaker and light source system when the light socket connector is coupled with a light socket, a light source housed within the housing and configured to be powered using the light socket connector, an optical diffuser on a front end of the housing, a parabolic reflector housed within the housing, the parabolic reflector configured to reflect light from the light source toward the optical diffuser, and a speaker coupled to the housing and configured to output audio.
Various embodiments relate generally to electrical and electronic hardware, computer software, wired and wireless network communications, and wearable computing and audio devices for monitoring health and wellness. More specifically, disclosed are an apparatus and a method for processing signals representing physiological characteristics sensed from tissue at or adjacent an ear of an organism. In one or more embodiments, a wearable device includes one or more sensor terminals, one or more physiological sensors configured to sense one or more signals originating at the one or more sensor terminals. At least one sensor terminal includes a pressure-sensitive terminal configured to detect a pressure exerted by a portion of tissue of an organism and generate a pressure signal representing a value of the pressure. Further, the wearable device can include a processor configured to cause generation of data representing a physiological characteristic of the organism based on the pressure signal.
Devices and techniques for speech detection using low power microelectrical mechanical systems (MEMS) sensor are described, including a power source, a voice activity detection device connected to the power source and having a microelectrical mechanical system sensor formed on die with a digital signal processor and a voice activity detection logic, and a host system connected to the power source and the voice activity detection device, the host system having sensors, a power manager configured to control power being consumed by the host system according to various power modes, and a speech recognition module, where the voice activity detection device is configured to provide a signal to the host system indicating the presence of speech.
Techniques associated with a social data-aware wearable display system are described, including a wearable device having a frame configured to be worn, a display coupled to the frame, the display located within a field of vision, a sensor configured to capture sensor data, and a communication facility configured to send the sensor data to another device and to receive social data to be presented on the display, the system also having an application configured to process the sensor data and to generate the social data using the sensor data.
Embodiments relate generally to electrical/electronic hardware, computer software, wired and wireless network communications, portable, wearable, and stationary media devices. RF transceivers and/or audio system in each media device may be used to wirelessly communicate between media devices and allow configuration and other data to be wirelessly transmitted from one media device to another media device. The proximity detection system may be configured to detect a presence of a user or multiple users and upon detecting presence, access content on a user device, and record the content while also playing back the content on the media device. One or more user devices in proximity of the media device post detection may wirelessly communicate with the media device and the media device may orchestrate handling of content from those devices or from a wirelessly accessible location such as the Cloud or Internet.
Techniques associated with service aware software architecture in a wireless device ecosystem are described, including generating, by an application, an intended event, discovering, using an operating system comprising a service discovery module, one or more available services on a device in data communication with the application, and selecting, using the operating system, a preferred service configured to provide an output associated with the intended event.
Embodiments relate generally to electrical and electronic hardware, computer software, wired and wireless network communications, and portable and wearable media devices. Media devices may include a plurality of RF transceivers and an audio system. The RF transceivers and/or audio system may be used to wirelessly communicate between media devices and allow configuration and other data to be wirelessly transmitted from one media device to another media device. A user device may be used to Bluetooth® (BT) pair with a media device and to install a configuration on the media device. Other media devices may be configured using the configuration without breaking the BT pairing and without the other media device having to BT pair with the user device. Each media device may include at least one antenna and may include an antenna that is de-tunable.
Embodiments relate generally to electrical and electronic hardware, computer software, wired and wireless network communications, and portable and wearable media devices. Media devices may include a plurality of RF transceivers and an audio system. The RF transceivers and/or audio system may be used to wirelessly communicate between media devices and allow configuration and other data to be wirelessly transmitted from one media device to another media device. Each media device introduced into an eco-system of other media devices is configured to wirelessly communicate with other the devices and to change its role based on media content and data in each devices configuration file that specify user preferences under different circumstances.
Embodiments relate generally to electrical/electronic hardware, computer software, wired and wireless network communications, portable, wearable, and stationary media devices. RF transceivers and/or audio system in each media device may be used to wirelessly communicate between media devices and allow configuration and other data to be wirelessly transmitted from one media device to another media device. The proximity detection system may be configured to detect a presence of a user or multiple users and upon detecting presence, access content on a user device, and record the content while also playing back the content on the media device. One or more user devices in proximity of the media device post detection may wirelessly communicate with the media device and the media device may orchestrate handling of content from those devices or from a wirelessly accessible location such as the Cloud or Internet.
Techniques associated with a social data-aware wearable display system are described, including a frame configured to be worn, a display coupled to the frame, the display configured to provide an image in a field of vision, a sensor configured to capture sensor data, a secondary sensor configured to capture environmental data, a sensor analytics module configured to process the sensor data and the environmental data to generate sensor analytics data, and a communication facility configured to send sensor analytics data to another device and to receive remote data. Some embodiments also include an adaptive optics module configured to determine an optical distortion to be applied to the image.
G03H 1/00 - Holographic processes or apparatus using light, infrared, or ultraviolet waves for obtaining holograms or for obtaining an image from themDetails peculiar thereto
79.
INTELLIGENT CONNECTION MANAGEMENT IN WIRELESS DEVICES
Techniques associated with intelligent connection management in a wireless device are described, including detecting, using an intelligent connection device implemented in a wireless device, a call incoming to the wireless device, obtaining context data associated with the calf, deriving parameters associated with the call using the context data, selecting a compatible device as a preferred device to connect the call using the parameters, and sending operational data to the compatible device, the operational data configured to transfer the call to the compatible device.
H04W 4/06 - Selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS]Services to user groupsOne-way selective calling services
80.
SENSING PHYSIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS WITH EAR-RELATED DEVICES
Various embodiments relate generally to electrical and electronic hardware, computer software, wired and wireless network communications, and wearable computing and audio devices for monitoring health and wellness. More specifically, disclosed are an apparatus and a method for processing signals representing physiological characteristics sensed from tissue at or adjacent an ear of an organism. In one or more embodiments, a wearable device includes a sensor terminal and a physiological sensor coupled to the sensor terminal to sense one or more signals originating at the sensor terminal. The wearable device may also include a radio frequency ("RF") communications interface. Also, the wearable device can include a processor configured to cause generation of data representing a physiological characteristic of the organism.
Techniques for managing a network of speaker lights and wearable devices using intelligent connection managers are described. Disclosed are techniques for receiving data representing a distance between a wearable device and a speaker light, the speaker light associated with an identifier, and generating an audio control signal and a light control signal as a function of the distance. The audio control signal may include data representing an audio parameter and data representing the identifier, and the light control signal may include data representing a light parameter and data representing the identifier. Presentation of an audio signal using the audio parameter and a light using the light parameter may be caused at the speaker light. The audio signal and the light may be substantially directed towards the wearable device or a user.
Techniques associated with intelligent connection management in a wireless device are described, including receiving, at an output device, initiation data from a mobile device, the initiation data configured to initiate an operation associated with remote data, the mobile device configured to access a data plane packet and a control plane packet associated with the remote data using a cellular network, detecting a connection path available to the output device using an intelligent connection device coupled to the output device, determining, using connection profile data, whether the connection path is operable to access the data plane packet from a remote source, determining, using the connection profile data, whether the connection path is operable to access the control plane packet from the remote source, and accessing, using the output device, at least one of the data plane packet and the control plane packet.
Techniques associated with intelligent device connection for wireless media ecosystem are described, including detecting, using an antenna implemented in a connection awareness device, a radio signal emitted by a wireless device, generating proximity data indicating a proximity of the wireless device to the antenna, providing the proximity data to an intelligent communication facility coupled to the antenna, determining the proximity passes within a threshold proximity, determining the wireless device is compatible with an output device coupled to the connection awareness device, sending to the wireless device data comprising a query associated with an operation, receiving a response indicating the wireless device is performing the operation, sending a first control signal to the output device, synchronizing a performance of the operation by the output device with another performance of the operation by the wireless device, and sending a second control signal to the wireless device to stop performing the operation.
A grand central architecture for an all-in-one consumer electronics (CE) media device may include a single IR/RF/Microphone handheld remote control for controlling and/or displaying information for all CE devices of a user(s) in concert with the all-in-one CE media device (e.g., a media player) operative for playback of one or more media formats including but not limited to optical discs, audio and/or video, images, music, files, streaming media content, stored media content, and other content. The all-in-one CE media device does not include internal and/or dedicated power amplifiers to drive speakers or other types of transducers. The all-in-one CE media device may wirelessly communicate RF signals to one or more speakers/transducers that either include their own dedicated internal power amplifiers or are connected with an external power amplifier. The all-in-one CE media device may wirelessly communicate with one or more microphones and/or speakers and apply algorithms for optimizing audio quality.
H04W 4/06 - Selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS]Services to user groupsOne-way selective calling services
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COMBINATION SPEAKER AND LIGHT SOURCE POWERED USING LIGHT SOCKET
Techniques associated with a combination speaker and light source powered using a light socket are described, including a housing comprising a plate coupled to a substantially hemispherical enclosure, a platform configured to couple a light source to a terminal configured to receive a light control signal, the light control signal configured to modify a light characteristic, a speaker coupled to the housing and configured to project audio in a direction, a light socket connector coupled to the housing and configured to provide power to the speaker and the light source when the light socket connector is coupled with a light socket, an acoustic sensor disposed on a surface of the housing, and a light sensor located within the housing, the light sensor facing away from the light source.
Embodiments relate generally to electrical and electronic hardware, computer software, wired and wireless network communications, and wearable computing devices for sensing health and wellness-related physiological characteristics. More specifically, an apparatus and method can provide for snore detection and management implementing either wearable devices or non-wearable devices, or a combination thereof. In some examples, a method includes receiving an acoustic signal, characterizing the acoustic signal as a snoring sound to determine presence of a snoring condition, and transmitting a notification signal to cause notification of the detection of the snoring sound. Optionally, the method can include receiving the notification signal, and causing a notification source to notify of the presence of a snoring condition or any other sleep disturbance. For example, the notification source can be configured to impart vibrations unto a source of the snoring sound, responsive to the vibratory activation signal, to indicate the presence of the snoring condition.
Techniques associated with intelligent device connection for wireless media ecosystem are described, including a device having an antenna configured to detect a broad spectrum of radio signals, a media configuration module configured to generate media preferences, and an intelligent communication facility configured to determine a proximity of a wireless device using data associated with a radio signal received by the antenna from the wireless device, to determine whether the wireless device is a compatible device, and to communicate with the wireless device after determining compatibility.
Embodiments of the invention relate generally to electrical and electronic hardware, computer software, wired and wireless network communications, and wearable computing and audio devices for communication audio. More specifically, disclosed are an apparatus and a method for processing audio signals to include spatially modulated message audio signals as a portion of a monaural signal. In some embodiments, a method includes receiving a message for a loudspeaker. The method can determine whether an audio signal is in communication with the loudspeaker and a type of a message of the message. Message audio for the message can be spatially modulated as a function of the type of message. A mono-spatial audio signal can be formed based the audio signal and the spatially-modulated message. Thus, a monaural audio signal can be modulated to generate mono-spatial effects for presenting the messages.
H04S 3/00 - Systems employing more than two channels, e.g. quadraphonic
H04S 3/02 - Systems employing more than two channels, e.g. quadraphonic of the matrix type, i.e. in which input signals are combined algebraically, e.g. after having been phase shifted with respect to each other
An all-in-one consumer electronics (AIO-CE) media device may include a R/RF/Microphone handheld remote control for controlling and/or displaying information for all CE devices of a user(s) in concert with the AIO-CE media device operative for playback of one or more media formats (e.g., optical discs, audio, video, images, music, files, streaming media content, stored media content, and other content). The AIO-CE media device may include an enable/disable +5V power signal triggered by an enable input for a HDMI interface that may bridge HDMI source devices and sink devices. The AIO-CE media device may wirelessly communicate RF signals to speaker(s) that either include their own dedicated internal or external power amplifiers, and with microphone(s) and/or speaker(s) and apply algorithms for optimizing audio quality.
An all-in-one consumer electronics media device (AIO-CE-MD) may include a single IR/RF/Microphone handheld remote control for controlling and/or displaying information for all CE devices of a user(s) in concert with the AIO-CE-MD operative for playback of one or more media formats (e.g., optical discs, audio, video, images, music, files, streaming media content, stored media content, and other content). The remote may be docked in the AIO-CE-MD and may have its power source recharged while docked. The remote may communicate with other CE devices and/or CE Legacy devices using bi-directional RF and/or uni-directional IR signals. The AIO-CE-MD may wirelessly communicate RF signals to speaker(s) coupled with dedicated internal/external amplifiers, and may wirelessly communicate with microphone(s) and/or speaker(s) and apply algorithms for optimizing audio quality.
Embodiments relate generally to electronic hardware, computer software, wired and wireless network communications, portable, wearable, and stationary media devices. Media devices may include a plurality of RF transceivers, an audio system, and a proximity detection system. The RF transceivers and/or audio system may be used to wirelessly communicate data, including configuration data, between media devices. The proximity detection system may be configured to detect a presence of user(s) and upon detecting presence, take some action defined by a user preference and/or environmental conditions around the media device. One or more user devices in proximity of the media device post detection may wirelessly communicate with the media device and the media device may orchestrate handling of content from those devices or from a wirelessly accessible location such as the Cloud or Internet.
Embodiments of the relate generally to electrical and electronic hardware, computer software, wired and wireless network communications, and wearable computing devices for facilitating health and wellness-related information. More specifically, disclosed are systems, methods, devices, computer readable medium, and apparatuses configured to determine activity and activity types, including gestures, from sensed motion signals using, for example, a wearable device (or carried device) and one or more motion sensors. In one embodiment, an apparatus can include a wearable housing and a motion sensor. The apparatus can also include a signal preprocessor, which may include a sample rate controller configured to modify a sample rate of a motion sensor signal to form an adjusted sample rate with which to sample the motion sensor signal. Further, the apparatus can include an intermediate motion signal generator and an activity processor configured to identify an activity based on the intermediate motion signals.
An apparatus and a method for processing signals for optimizing audio by adjusting the filtering for crosstalk cancellation based on listener position and/or orientation. In one embodiment, an apparatus is configured to determine a physical characteristic of a listener relative to the origination of the multiple channels of audio, to cancel crosstalk in a spatial region coincident with the listener at a first location, to detect a change in the physical characteristic of the listener, and to adjust the cancellation of crosstalk to detecting the change in the physical characteristic to establish another spatial region at a second location.
G11B 7/00 - Recording or reproducing by optical means, e.g. recording using a thermal beam of optical radiation, reproducing using an optical beam at lower powerRecord carriers therefor
G10K 11/16 - Methods or devices for protecting against, or for damping, noise or other acoustic waves in general
Embodiments of the present application relate generally to electrical and electronic hardware, computer software, wired and wireless network communications, Bluetooth systems, RF systems, self-powered wireless devices, and consumer electronic (CE) devices. More specifically the present application relates to provision of networked based services to Bluetooth- enabled devices. The present application describes a very low-cost, multi-purpose, rapidly re- purposable Bluetooth node that may sit at the edge of a network and may be configured to allow a network system to dynamically add and remove different Bluetooth capabilities and allow for a much higher level of management of Bluetooth devices that are interacting with the network.
G06F 15/16 - Combinations of two or more digital computers each having at least an arithmetic unit, a program unit and a register, e.g. for a simultaneous processing of several programs
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INTELLIGENT DEVICE CONNECTION FOR WIRELESS MEDIA ECOSYSTEM
Techniques associated with intelligent device connection for wireless media ecosystem are described, including receiving, by a media device, a first control signal from another media device implementing a connection awareness device, the first control signal configured to cause the media device to access data associated with playing a media content being played by the other media device, obtaining marker data from the other media device, the marker data representing a marker associated with the media content, retrieving content data from using the marker data, the content data configured to play the media content starting at a point indicated by the marker data, and sending a second control signal to the other media device, the second control signal configured to indicate a completion of synchronization with the other media device.
G06F 15/16 - Combinations of two or more digital computers each having at least an arithmetic unit, a program unit and a register, e.g. for a simultaneous processing of several programs
A combination speaker and light source responsive to states of an organism based on sensor data is described, including generating motion sensor data responsive to movement(s) captured using a motion sensor(s), deriving movement data using a motion analysis module operative to determine the movement to be associated with: gesture(s); identity(s); and activity(s), using the motion sensor data, generating acoustic sensor data responsive to sound captured using an acoustic sensor, deriving audio data using a noise removal module operative to subtract a noise signal from the acoustic sensor data, detecting a RF signal associated with a personal device using a communication facility, obtaining state data from the personal device, and determining a desired light characteristic using the state data and one or both of the movement data and the audio data.
G06F 3/01 - Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer
G06F 3/03 - Arrangements for converting the position or the displacement of a member into a coded form
G06F 3/0488 - Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] using specific features provided by the input device, e.g. functions controlled by the rotation of a mouse with dual sensing arrangements, or of the nature of the input device, e.g. tap gestures based on pressure sensed by a digitiser using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
Various embodiments relate generally to electrical and electronic hardware, computer software, wired and wireless network communications, and audio and speaker systems. More specifically, disclosed are an apparatus and a method for processing signals for optimizing audio, such as 3D audio, by adjusting the filtering for cross-talk cancellation based on listener position and/or orientation. In one embodiment, an apparatus is configured to include a plurality of transducers, a memory, and a processor configured to execute instructions to determine a physical characteristic of a listener relative to the origination of the multiple channels of audio, to cancel crosstalk in a spatial region coincident with the listener at a first location, to detect a change in the physical characteristic of the listener, and to adjust the cancellation of crosstalk responsive to detecting the change in the physical characteristic to establish another spatial region at a second location.
G11B 7/00 - Recording or reproducing by optical means, e.g. recording using a thermal beam of optical radiation, reproducing using an optical beam at lower powerRecord carriers therefor
G10K 11/16 - Methods or devices for protecting against, or for damping, noise or other acoustic waves in general
Embodiments of the relate generally to electrical and electronic hardware, computer software, wired and wireless network communications, and wearable computing devices for facilitating health and wellness-related information. More specifically, disclosed are systems, methods, devices, computer readable medium, and apparatuses configured to determine activity and activity types, including gestures, from sensed motion signals using, for example, a wearable device (or carried device) and one or more motion sensors. In some embodiments, a method can include receiving data representing a motion sensor signal from a motion sensor disposed in a wearable device, and generating intermediate motion signals from the motion sensor signal. The method can also include separating the motion sensor signal at a processor to form one or more constituent components, and identifying an activity based on at least one of the intermediate motion signals and at least one of the one or more constituent components.
Mobile device speaker control may include: monitoring one or more devices coupled (e.g., wired or wirelessly) with a data network, receiving one or more data packets from each of the one or more devices, filtering received data packets by evaluating a received signal strength (e.g., RSSI) of the received packets. The received packets may be ordered in a priority based on a value, and comparing the received signal strength of each of the received packets to a threshold to determine whether the one or more devices are to perform an action; and/or detecting a device within a proximity of a speaker box coupled with a data network, filtering a data packet received from the device to determine a received signal strength associated with the device, comparing the received signal strength to a threshold, and determining whether an action is to be performed based on a result of the comparing.
Embodiments of the invention relate generally to electrical and electronic hardware, computer software, wired and wireless network communications, and wearable computing devices for facilitating health and wellness-related information. More specifically, disclosed are systems, methods, devices, computer readable medium, and apparatuses configured to determine activity and activity types, including gestures, from sensed motion signals using, for example, a wearable device (or carried device) and one or more motion sensors. In at least some embodiments, an apparatus can include a wearable housing, and a motion sensor configured to generate a motion sensor signal. The apparatus also may include a motion processor configured to generate intermediate motion signals from the motion sensor signal, and an activity processor configured to identify an activity based on the intermediate motion signals.
