H04B1/3827

Foldable electronic device for controlling user interface and method of operating the same

An electronic device includes a first housing including a first face, and a second face opposite the first face; a second housing including a third face, and a fourth face opposite the third face; a hinge connecting the first housing and the second house, wherein the second housing folds about the hinge to face the first housing; a flexible display extending from the first face to the third face; a sensor circuit configured to sense an angle formed by the first housing and the second housing folding at the hinge; and a processor operatively connected to the flexible display and the sensor circuit. The processor is configured to detect a physical state of the first housing and the second housing based on the sensor circuit, and re-execute a currently executed application, when the detected physical state changes.

Smart key storage case for vehicle
11699313 · 2023-07-11 ·

A smart key storage case includes a storage case main body that can shield a signal, a transmission path through which a call signal from an in-vehicle device is radiated into the storage case main body, a switch that conducts/cuts off the transmission path, a radio communication unit that performs data communication with a radio communication terminal, a controller that controls the switch, and a response signal relay section that radiates a response signal from the smart key inside the storage case main body to the outside. When the radio communication terminal is present outside the vehicle, the controller controls the switch so that the call signal transmitted from the in-vehicle device to the inside of the cabin is cut off and the call signal transmitted to the outside of the vehicle is transmitted.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF EXPOSURE CONTROL WITH WIRELESS LINKS
20230012055 · 2023-01-12 ·

Described embodiments provide systems and methods for adjusting a radio usage of a wireless link according to a time-averaged specific absorption rate (SAR). A first device configured to concurrently maintain a first wireless link with a second device and a second wireless link with an access point of a network may determine a proposed radio usage of the first wireless link and the second wireless link. The first device may determine a state of the first device according to the proposed radio usage and sensor information from at least one sensor of the first device. The first device may determine a time-averaged SAR of a user due to the first device, according to a defined time window and the determined state of the first device, to adjust the proposed radio usage of the first wireless link and the second wireless link to satisfy a threshold level of the time-averaged SAR.

FACILITATING TRANSACTIONS WITH A USER ACCOUNT USING A WIRELESS DEVICE
20230214817 · 2023-07-06 ·

A wireless device can store account identifiers and facilitate transactions. The wireless device can be loaded with user account identifiers and can be presented to various checkpoint devices. When presented, the wireless device can transmit a selected account identifier to the checkpoint device. In the context of a purchase transaction, the checkpoint device can be a point-of-sale terminal and the account data can be financial account data. In some instances, the wireless device can also facilitate a purchase transaction, e.g., by obtaining information about products to be purchased, constructing a purchase order from the product information, and transmitting the purchase order to a point-of-sale terminal.

ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING REFERENCE SIGNAL IN ELECTRONIC DEVICE
20230216560 · 2023-07-06 ·

An example electronic device includes a communication processor; at least one radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) connected to the communication processor; at least one radio frequency front-end (RFFE) circuit connected to the at least one RFIC and configured to process a transmission signal; and a plurality of antennas connected through the at least one RFFE circuit. The communication processor may control to transmit, at a first time point when a reference signal is to be transmitted through a first antenna from among the plurality of antennas, the reference signal to a base station through the first antenna; and transmit, at a second time point when the reference signal is to be transmitted through a second antenna from among the plurality of antennas, a reference signal adjusted at least based on a signal received through the second antenna to the base station through the first antenna.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF MULTI-ANTENNA RADIO FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION
20230216551 · 2023-07-06 ·

Described embodiments provide devices and methods for directing portions of signals to reduce power consumption. A wearable device may comprise N antennas configured to wirelessly receive and/or transmit incoming and/or outgoing signals. The N antennas may be spatially disposed on the device to enable at least one of the N antennas to be clear from blockage by a body part of a user when the device is maintained or worn against the body part, wherein N is an integer value greater than or equal to 2. The wearable device may comprise N receive chains coupled to the N antennas via transmit-receive couplers, the N receive chains configured to process the incoming signals. The wearable device may comprise a transmit chain configured to generate the outgoing signals. The wearable device may comprise a RF controller circuitry configured to direct portions of the generated outgoing signals via the transmit-receive couplers to the N antennas.

ENHANCED ACCESSIBILITY USING WEARABLE COMPUTING DEVICES
20230215249 · 2023-07-06 ·

Disclosed in some examples are methods, systems, devices, and machine-readable mediums which provide a wearable device, such as a smart ring, that provides feedback to guide users in performing physical tasks. Tasks may include tasks associated with an application executing on a mobile device of the user.

Systems and methods for communication between a wearable device and a remote device
11550361 · 2023-01-10 · ·

Systems and methods for managing communications between a wearable computing device and at least one remote computing device, using a host computing device. The host computing device provides a message handling service that receives one or more messages directed to the wearable computing device from the remote computing device, or directed to the remote computing device from the wearable computing device, and, for each of the one or more messages, determines an action associated with the respective message; and takes the action for each of the one or more messages.

ADAPTIVE USER INTERFACES FOR WEARABLE DEVICES

A device is provided, including a frame, providing mechanical support to at least two eyepieces, a capacitive sensor mounted on the frame, an inertial measurement sensor mounted on the frame, and a flexible circuit component inside the frame and electrically coupling the capacitive sensor and the inertial measurement sensor with a processor circuit and a memory circuit inside the frame. A method for using the above device is also provided.

ADAPTIVE USER INTERFACES FOR WEARABLE DEVICES

A device is provided, including a frame, providing mechanical support to at least two eyepieces, a capacitive sensor mounted on the frame, an inertial measurement sensor mounted on the frame, and a flexible circuit component inside the frame and electrically coupling the capacitive sensor and the inertial measurement sensor with a processor circuit and a memory circuit inside the frame. A method for using the above device is also provided.