Sony Mobile Communications Inc.

Sony Corporation

Sony Network Communications Europe B.v.

Sony Group Corporation

Magnus Ola Johansson

Alexander Hunt

Magnus Midholt

Ola Karl Thörn

Olivier Moliner

Magnus Tillgren

Andreas Sandblad

Gunnar Klinghult

Peter Ljung

Peter Exner

Markus Andreasson

Johan Wadman

Henrik Sundström

Olivier Thierry Nicolas Moliner

Magnus Svensson

Andrej Petef

Samir Drincic

Anders Sandwang

Sergii Skorokhodov

Asim Dedic

Björn Davidsson

Henrik Sundstrom

Alexander Leonard Hunt

An electronic device () in a cluster () that has the potential to serve as a new cluster head () receives cluster head assistance data from a current cluster head () device. The cluster head assistance data includes at least one data item related to establishment of operative communication with the wireless communications network () over a network communications interface () of the electronic device. If the electronic device is assigned to be the new cluster head, it injects the at least one data item into a process related to operation of the network communications interface and establishment of the operative communication with the wireless communications network; establishes the operative communication with the wireless communications network; and carries out cluster head functions on behalf of the cluster.

System and method for sharing cluster head assistance data in a device cluster

A method for controlling upload of data, performed in an electronic device (), wherein said electronic device is configured to intermittently upload data () to a wireless network to operate as a tracker, said method comprising: obtaining () a current position of the electronic device, determining, dependent on network coverage associated with said position, to either upload data () to the network or postpone () upload of data.

Power saving for device tracking

The present disclosure provides a method, performed at an electronic device, for determining a geofence parameter of a geofence area related to a point of interest, POI. The method comprises obtaining a location of the POI, obtaining first POI data based on the location of the POI. The method may comprise determining, based on the location of the POI, one or more entities in proximity of the POI. The method comprises obtaining second POI data related to at least one entity of the one or more entities. The method comprises generating a set of enclosing features related to the POI based on the second POI data, wherein generating the set of enclosing features comprises applying a processing scheme to the second POI data; and determining a geofence parameter based on the first POI data and the set of enclosing features.

Method for determining a geofence parameter of a geofence area related to a point of interest and related electronic device

The disclosure relates to a method for clustering transportation units in a distribution chain. The method makes use of the situation where many transportation units, such as IoT devices, are loaded in a confined space in which the transportation units have different or limited connectivity capabilities depending on radio environment and possibly also on device hardware capabilities. The method comprising respective transportation unit; sharing its identity; receiving and storing the identity of at least one other transportation unit; transmitting its identity and the stored identity of the at least one other transportation unit to an external processing unit; and clustering, at the external processing unit, the transportation units based on the transmitted identities. The disclosure also relates to a transportation unit and to computer program products.

Method of clustering transportation units, transportation unit and computer program

A method performed in an electronic device for establishing, in an energy-efficient way, a wireless connection to a cellular network, where the electronic device is configured to support wireless connection to a plurality of cellular networks. The method includes obtaining a current position of the electronic device; determining, as a function of the current position, a set of available cellular networks, said set being a subset of the plurality of cellular networks that are supported by the electronic device; and scanning the set of available cellular networks.

Establishing a wireless connection to a cellular network

A device may determine touch position information representing a position where a touch surface is touched by an object, and may determine force information representing a force being applied by the object to the touch surface. Based on the force information, the device may determine that the force applied to the touch surface does not satisfy a force threshold. Afterwards, the device may determine that a particular duration has not elapsed. Finally, after determining that the particular duration has not elapsed, the device may provide the touch position information for further processing.

Providing touch position information

The invention relates to a method and an electric device comprising a screen, cooperating with said screen a sensor for detecting a presence of an object on or close to said screen, a controller and a feedback element. The controller is configured to interpret said presence of the object and calculate a force value and control said feedback element to provide a feedback with respect to the force value.

Touch screen interface with feedback

The disclosure relates to the technical field of capacitive touch panels and discloses a touchpen which may be used in mobile phones, computers and other devices with touch panels for writing characters, letters and other symbols. In particular it relates to a capacitive touchpenfor inputting information into an electronic devicethrough touching of a capacitive touch panel, the capacitive pen comprising an elongated body membercomprising a conductive partand a tipdisposed at one end of the body memberhaving a contact surfacefor contacting the capacitive touch panel. The conductive partis configured such that the distortion of the touch panel's electrostatic field caused by the conductive partwhen changing the position of the touchpenin relation to the capacitive touch panel, when the contact surface is kept in contact with the touch panel, is sufficient to register a change in capacitance by the capacitive touch panel. The disclosure further relates to methods for detecting the position of a touch pen as well as to an electronic device and a computer program.

Touchpen for capacitive touch panel and method of detecting a position of a touchpen

The invention relates to a method and an electric device comprising a screen (), cooperating with said screen a sensor for detecting a presence of an object on or close to said screen, a controller () and a feedback element (). The controller () is configured to interpret said presence of the object and calculate a force value and control said feedback element () to provide a feedback with respect to the force value.

The present invention relates to a touch screen device, a handheld device and a method for operating a touch screen device.

Touch screen device

A device comprising a display, a predictive input system coupled to the display and configured to store zone data indicating zones of the display, wherein each zone constitutes a portion of a display area; store predictive parameter data, wherein each zone is assigned a subset of predictive parameter data, wherein each subset indicates at least one of a look-ahead prediction value that indicates a time period corresponding to how far in the future a predictive user input pertains, an indication of a particular prediction algorithm, or at least one value used by the particular prediction algorithm, and wherein at least two zones of the display have different values for the subsets of predictive parameter data; receive input data via the display; determine the zone in which the input data is received; and generate prediction data based on the input data, the zone data, and the subset of predictive parameter data.

Predictive input system for touch and touchless displays

The present invention relates to the field of devices with a possibility of recording light data, the device having a flash and more particular to such devices having a flash () which light cone () is adaptable. The present invention provides a method for adapting a light cone () from a flash () of a device using a liquid lens () and a device implementing such a method.

Camera LED flash with variable lens gain

The present invention presents a mobile electronic device comprising dynamic hardware controls and a method for controlling dynamic hardware controls. The mobile electronic device comprises a pressure sensing film arranged to detect a pressure applied on at least one portion of at least one side of the mobile electronic device and electroactive polymer film with a conductive coating arranged overlaying the pressure sensing film. The electroactive polymer film comprises at least one deformable segment that may be deformed temporarily by the application of a voltage over the at least one deformable segment in the electroactive polymer film, the mobile electronic device further comprises a control unit arranged to control the dynamic hardware controls.

Dynamic hardware controls with haptic and visual feedback

A headset equipped with one or more materials that can change in size to facilitate the wearing experience by the user. The change in size may provide for a more accurate fit for the user to prevent or reduce the likelihood of the headset inadvertently moving away from the user's ear (e.g., falling out from the ear canal). The changeable size may also be used to convey aspects of the received sound to provide a more powerful listening experience. The material may be constructed from an electroactive polymer that changes in size when stimulated by an electric field. The headset includes a controller with an input for a user to control the size of the material.

Headset equipped with material that can change in size

A device, having a touch screen display, performs a mutual capacitance scan of rows and columns of an array of capacitive touch sensors associated with the touch screen display. The device selects a subset of the rows, and a subset of the columns, of the array of capacitive touch sensors, and performs a self capacitance scan of the selected subset of the rows, and the selected subset of the columns, of the array of capacitive touch sensors based on results of the mutual capacitance scan. The device identifies an accidental or false touch input on the touch screen display based on results of the self capacitance scan.

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Dösjebro, Sweden

Magnus Ola Johansson