Sprint Communications Comapny L.p.

Switchbin, Inc.

Vital Sales Force, LLC

Joshua Cole

Brandon Christopher Annan

Dhananjay Indurkar

Deborah L Gilbert

Deborah M Gilbert

Fared A Adib

George Greg Abdelmalak

Trevor Daniel Shipley

Craig Allen Sparks

Justin Eddings

Peter K Mwangi

Charles T Vanderwist

Bindu A Sundar

A kiosk for vending and reverse-vending of mobile electronic devices. The kiosk includes a case that defines an inner compartment configured to store mobile devices for vending. The case includes a front panel and a user interface is positioned along the front panel. The kiosk includes a vending bay and a storage bay configured to receive user mobile devices. The kiosk includes a diagnostic cable wire harness configured to be accessible at the storage bay. The kiosk includes a computing device having a communication element configured for communication with at least one carrier server for service activation and/or de-activation.

Interactive kiosk for mobile electronics

An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is disclosed. The UAV comprises a battery, a flight mechanism, a radio frequency (RF) transceiver, a processor, a memory, and an application stored in the memory. When executed by the processor, the application discovers an environment where the UAV operates by flying in the environment to determine its boundaries; creates a map of the environment that the UAV flew through; and shares the map with a social robot. The application receives a command from the social robot via the RF transceiver, wherein the social robot receives a verbal request from a user of the social robot, wherein the social robot transforms the user request to a command for the UAV. The application then performs the command from the social robot. The application then lands on a designated charging pad to conserve energy. The application then transmits a report back to the social robot.

Interactive behavior engagement and management in subordinate airborne robots

A system and methods for incorporating disparate sources of collective feedback in the preparation and execution of an initial interaction between a social robot and a human being is disclosed. These methods include retrieving interaction content, assigning a life cycle to new content, detecting and removing expired life cycle content, modifying interaction scripts to include new interaction content and sending the modified interaction script to at least one social robot, wherein the at least one social robot executes the modified script during the period of time specified by the life cycle associated with the interaction topic to obtain an improved interaction with a human receiving, by the data management system, interaction log data.

Dynamic interactive robot dialogue creation incorporating disparate information sources and collective feedback analysis

A method of optimizing social interaction between a robot and a human. The method comprises generating then executing a robot motion script for interaction with a human by a robot based on a characteristic detected by at least one of a plurality of sensors on the robot. The method further comprises detection, by at least one sensor of the robot, a reaction of the human during a first period. The robot then analyzes the reaction of the human and assigns a positive or negative classification to the reaction based on pre-defined mapping stored in the memory of the robot. The method further comprises modifying the robot motion script to incorporate a pre-defined modification based on the determination of a negative classification of the human reaction. The method further comprises executing the modified robot motion script during a second period to obtain an improved interaction with the human.

Sensor use and analysis for dynamic update of interaction in a social robot

A wireless communication system includes a transparent lens system coupled to a frame that positions the lens system in front of a user's eye when the frame is mounted on the user's head. A wireless transceiver wirelessly receives display control signals and transfers the display control signals to an LCD system that is embedded within the transparent lens system. The LCD system renders images and transparency in response to the display control signals. In some examples, an optical receiver transfers the optical information signals to the wireless transceiver, and the transceiver wirelessly transfers the optical information signals. In some examples, a wireless communication device wirelessly transfers the display control signals and receives the optical information signals.

Wireless communication system with a liquid crystal display embedded in an optical lens

A method of synchronizing robot motion with a social interaction. The method comprises storing in the robot a map that associates keywords with at least one robot motion, composing by the robot a dialogue based on a context of a social interaction with a human being, searching the dialogue for keywords, parsing the dialogue to determine its syntax, and analyzing the syntax. The method further comprises generating, by the robot, a robot motion script synchronized with the dialogue based on mapping one or more keywords located in the dialogue to robot motions, based on the syntax of the dialogue, and based on a physical cadence, wherein the robot motion script comprises a sequence of separate robot motions. The method further comprises playing aloud the dialogue by the robot and performing the robot motion script by the robot in synchronization with the playing aloud of the dialogue.

Synchronizing robot motion with social interaction

Embodiments relate generally to systems and methods for ad hoc formation of a swarm for information collection and distribution. The swarm may be operable to aggregate information from a plurality of mobile devices in a specific area, wherein the information may be related by subject or category. The swarm may be formed in response to a triggering event, wherein the triggering event may be location based. Once the swarm is formed, it may provide access for users to information which may include photos, videos, audio, location information and environmental information.

Ad hoc formation of a swarm for information collection and distribution

A method of enhancing a matrix barcode with environment image. The method comprises generating, by a server, an original matrix barcode based on source information, capturing, by a camera, an image of the original matrix barcode in a graphic environment comprising the matrix barcode and at least part of the graphic environment information, and parsing the image to obtain the source information and the at least part of the graphic environment information. The method further comprises generating a key based on the at least part of the graphic environment information, encrypting the source information with the key to obtain encrypted source information, encoding the encrypted source information into a first matrix barcode, and encoding the key into a key matrix barcode.

Matrix barcode enhancement through capture and use of neighboring environment image

A telecommunications device capable of performing a plurality of functions in addition to telecommunications functions is disclosed. The telecommunications device comprises a memory, a processor, and instructions stored in the memory and executable by the processor. The instructions are configured such that the device performs a function specified by the instructions to be performed when a pulsed analog electrical signal is received via a contact point on an integrated plug that is inserted into a socket on the device and that has three electrically independent microphone contacts, wherein the signal is generated responsive to an action taken on a hardware component on the device, and wherein the specification of the function to be performed occurs after the manufacturing process for the device is complete.

Extended function audio connectors

A device and computer-readable media are provided for controlling a mobile device by eye movement. Namely, embodiments of the present invention rely on electrooculographical and blink-sensing techniques to detect eye movement, where the eye movement can indicate that a user wishes to perform an action on a mobile device. The mobile device may be a cell phone, a portable digital assistant, or some other communications device. This invention is primarily directed for use by people who have physical impairments preventing them from operating mobile devices in a traditional way.

Electrooculographical control for a mobile device

A mobile device for use in a peer-to-peer radio communication network coupled to a cellular radio communication network. The mobile device comprises a cellular radio transceiver, a short range radio transceiver configured for radio communication using unlicensed radio spectrum over short ranges, a non-transitory memory, a processor, and an application stored in the non-transitory memory. When executed by the processor, the application discovers a plurality of peer mobile devices based on communication with these peer mobile devices using the short range radio transceiver, identifies at least one base transceiver station to which at least one of the discovered peer mobile devices provides a peer-to-peer network link, and initiates a data link to a first base transceiver station via a first discovered peer mobile device in the peer-to-peer radio communication network based on a geographical route list.

Device enabled peer-to-peer location based routing to cellular network using an unlicensed radio spectrum for delivery of discovery messages

A method of cellular wireless communication. The method comprises identifying a traffic channel congestion condition in a radio access network and transmitting information about the traffic channel congestion to at least one mobile phone via a control channel.

System and method for providing wireless communication during radio access network overload conditions

A system for electronic device diagnostics is provided. The system comprises a computer, a memory coupled to the computer, and an application stored in the memory. The application establishes a communication link with a first electronic device, where the first electronic device has previously been sold. The application then determines a first model identity of the first electronic device via the first communication link, and based on the first model identity, selects a first plurality of diagnostic tests from a library. Additionally, the application performs the diagnostic tests, at least some of which comprise invoking commands on the first electronic device via the first communication link. Based on a result of the diagnostic tests, either a command is invoked via the first communication link to perform a corrective procedure on the first electronic device, or a description of a corrective procedure to perform is presented on the first electronic device.

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Overland Park, KS, United States of America

Joshua Cole