Sony Mobile Communications Ab

Sony Corporation

Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications Ab

Anders Angelhag

William O Camp, Jr

Brett Anthony Pantalone

Jan Robert Tobias Ritzau

William Camp

A method in a first device for setting up a peer-to-peer IP connection between the first device and a second device may include sending a request to a second device for setting up the peer-to-peer IP connection between the first device and the second device. The request may include an IP address of the first device. Alternatively, an IP address of the second device may be received in a message from the second device. The peer-to-peer IP connection between the first device and the second device is then set up. The setting up may be initiated by one of the parties associated with the first device or the second device by connecting to the other party using the IP address of the other party.

Peer to peer connection

Device () comprising a communication network operator subscriber identity module (SIM) card () or a software-based network operator SIM () or means for receiving a communication network operator subscriber identity module (SIM) card (). The device () also comprises a device vendor-specific subscriber identity module (SIM) card () or a software-based device vendor-specific SIM () and a control unit () arranged to connect said network operator SIM card () and/or said device vendor-specific SIM card () or said software-based device vendor-specific SIM () to a communication network.

Identity module device, method and computer program product

A user interface apparatus for remote control of a telephone having an input adapted for inputting telephone control signals; a display for outputting visual information, a communications unit adapted for short distance wireless signal communication; circuitry adapted to convey input telephone control signals and display control signals between the user interface apparatus and the telephone by the short distance wireless signal communication unit; wherein the circuitry is configured to adapt the input and output signals of the user interface apparatus to have the same properties as corresponding signals of the telephone.

User interface unit for a telephone

A system, methods, devices and computer program products for controlling the operation of at least one electronic appliance, e.g. a TV, a music system, a lighting system, a kitchen appliance or an alarm system, located within a local area. The system has a mobile terminal located within the local area, the mobile terminal being configured to transmit a short-range radio signal to one or more short-range devices located within the local area. Each short-range device of the plurality of short-range devices located within the local area is configured to receive a short-range radio signal from the mobile terminal, perform a signal measurement of signal delay, signal strength, or both signal delay and signal strength of said short-range radio signal received from the mobile terminal, and transmit information about said measurement to an electronic apparatus. The electronic apparatus is configured to subsequently receive this information about the signal measurements from the plurality of short-range devices. In response thereto, the electronic apparatus is operable to determine the location of the mobile terminal, and control the operation of the at least one electronic appliance in dependence of the determined location of the mobile terminal.

System, methods, devices and computer program products for controlling electronic appliances within a local area

The invention includes a method for a wireless connection of a wireless portable deviceto a selected wireless devicein a group of nearby wireless devices-, which deviceis provided with a short-range-unitfor a wireless communication with said group of nearby devices-, a substantially omnidirectional antennaconnected to said short-range-unitfor a substantially omnidirectional communication, and at least one directional communication devicefor a directional communication, which method includes the steps of: activating the directional communication device; directing the directional communication devicetowards a nearby device; connecting the portable deviceto the selected deviceusing the directional communication device; communicating with the selected devicevia said substantially omnidirectional antennaafter said connecting.

Ad-hoc connectivity system and method

Mobile terminals, methods, and program products generate information for communication from a mobile terminal. The mobile terminal can include a camera device and a controller. The camera device is configured to capture image data based on incident light. The controller is configured to recognize characters in the image data, and to generate the information that is to be communicated from the mobile terminal based on the recognized characters. The controller may determine that the recognized characters are indicative of an Internet address, a message address, a telephone number, a street address, and/or contact information.

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Lund, Sweden

Anders Angelhag