Abstract:
Methods, systems and devices for tracking and handling broadcast devices associated with luggage. A wireless identity transmitter within luggage may periodically transmit wireless broadcast messages that include obscured identifiers. When within proximity, a proximity broadcast receiver, such as a stationary device within an airport, may receive and relay the broadcast messages to a server which may process the included information. Based on decrypting the obscured identifiers, the central server may determine proximity information of devices related to the relayed messages. The proximity broadcast receiver may transmit messages based on whether the wireless identity transmitter should be handled via a luggage service. Additionally, the wireless identity transmitter may activate/deactivate an operational mode for use in an aircraft in response to receiving disable and enable wireless signals from proximate signaling transmitters. After receiving a disable wireless signal, the wireless identity transmitter may not transmit wireless signals until receiving an enable wireless signal.
Abstract:
Methods, systems and devices for locating a wireless identity transmitter (110) with a central server (120) connected with one or more proximity broadcast receivers (138, 142), such as stationary receivers (142) or mobile devices operating as wireless receivers (138). The wireless identity transmitter (110) may be a device configured to broadcast messages, such as through Bluetooth ® advertisements, including an identification code. When within proximity, a proximity broadcast receiver (138, 142) may receive broadcast messages from the wireless identity transmitter (110) and relay location information along with the wireless identity transmitter's identification code to a central server (120) as sighting messages. The proximity broadcast receiver's own location may provide an approximate location for the wireless identity transmitter. The central server may process sighting messages, including signal strength information, to accurately locate the wireless identity transmitter. The central server may transmit data to third-party devices when receiving sightings messages.
Abstract:
A method for localizing a mobile station, which in one embodiment is characterized by: logging one or more wireless channels which belong to one or more network providers other than the mobile station's home network provider and which substantially currently provide communication with one or more discernable base stations; and establishing a geographic position of the mobile station by use of the one or more wireless channels which belong to the one or more network providers other than the mobile station's home network provider. In one or more various embodiments, related systems include but are not limited to circuitry and/or programming for effecting the foregoing?referenced method embodiment; the circuitry and/or programming can be virtually any combination of hardware, software, and/or firmware configured to effect the foregoing? referenced method embodiment depending upon the design choices of the system designer.
Abstract:
Estimation of user-specific length of time required to download application program over-the-air onto a remote module, such as a wireless device, is calculated based on data transfer rates for data files sent over network to wireless device preceding a requested download of application program. Data transfer rates are calculated while user of wireless device browses application programs for download and/or purchase. Wireless device utilizes data transfer rates and information representing size of selected application program to estimate length of time required to download application program onto the wireless device and displays estimate to user.
Abstract:
An applet requiring a virtual machine is downloaded to a wireless device. A software platform on the device determines that a virtual machine is used by the applet during execution. Without additional user interaction, the virtual machine is downloaded to the wireless device. This allows those applets requiring a virtual machine to be used with devices that don't have the virtual machine already installed. Further embodiments include the dynamic loading of a system service when an application is being loaded that used the system service. A unique identifier associated with the system service may be used to determine if determine if the system sercice is loaded.
Abstract:
A method and system by which parameter data representative of vocoded speech are organized into a data packet for transmission so as to reduce the impact of transmission channel induced errors on the data packet. A data packet is constructed with certain most perceptually significant bits of parameter data at the beginning of the data packet. Following in the data packet are lesser perceptually significant bits of the same parameter data. Other parameter data then follows in the data packet. Interleaved in the data packet following the most perceptually significant bits at the beginning of the data packet are most perceptually significant bits of other parameter data. A parity check code is computed from the most perceptually significant bits in the data packet and also interleaved in the data packet following the most perceptually significant bits at the beginning of the data packet.
Abstract:
A method for localizing a mobile station, which in one embodiment is characterized by logging one or more wireless channels which belong to one or more network providers other than the mobile station's home network provider and which substantially currently provide communication with one or more discernable base stations; and establishing a geographic position of the mobile station by use of the one or more wireless channels which belong to the one or more network providers other than the mobile station's home network provider. In one or more various embodiments, related systems include but are not limited to circuitry and/or programming for effecting the foregoing-referenced method embodiment, the circuitry and/or programming can be virtually any combination of hardware, software, and/or firmware configured to effect to foregoing-referenced method embodiment depending upon the design choices of the system designer.
Abstract:
A method for localizing a mobile station, which in one embodiment is characterized by: logging one or more wireless channels which belong to one or more network providers other than the mobile station's home network provider and which substantially currently provide communication with one or more discernable base stations; and establishing a geographic position of the mobile station by use of the one or more wireless channels which belong to t he one or more network providers other than the mobile station's home network provider. In one or more various embodiments, related systems include but ar e not limited to circuitry and/or programming for effecting the foregoingreferenced method embodiment; the circuitry and/or programming can be virtually any combination of hardware, software, and/or firmware configured to effect the foregoing referenced method embodiment depending upon the design choices of the system designer.
Abstract:
An applet requiring a virtual machine is downloaded to a wireless device. A software platform on the device determines that a virtual machine is used by the applet during execution. Without additional user interaction, the virtua l machine is downloaded to the wireless device. This allows those applets requiring a virtual machine to be used with devices that don't have the virtual machine already installed. Further embodiments include the dynamic loading of a system service when an application is being loaded that used th e system service. A unique identifier associated with the system service may b e used to determine if determine if the system sercice is loaded.
Abstract:
A method and system by which parameter data representative of vocoded speech are organized into a data packet for transmission so as to reduce the impact of transmission channel induced errors on the data packet. A data packet is constructed with certain most perceptually significant bits of parameter data at the beginning of the data packet. Following in the data packet are lesser perceptually significant bits of the same parameter data. Other parameter data then follows in the data packet. Interleaved in the data packet following the most perceptually significant bits at the beginning of the data packet are most perceptually significant bits of other parameter data. A parity check code is computed from the most perceptually significant bits in the data packet and also interleaved in the data packet following the most perceptually significant bits at the beginning of the data packet.