Motorola Mobility LLC

Google Inc.

Motorola Corporation

Freescale Semiconductor,inc.

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

Google Technology Holdings LLC

Mark R Braun

James A Van Bosch

Ranjeet Gupta

Mary Khun Hor-Lao

Indranil S Sen

Arnold Sheynman

Graham R Alvey

Sudhir C Vissa

Mark J Carlson

Santhosh Kumar Gillella

Michael E Russell

Robert Michael Johnson, Jr

Francis W Forest

William A Myers

Alan L Ruff

Matthew M Nakanishi

Philip G Lee

Scott DeBates

Jeffrey D Bonta

Louis Jay Vannatta

David P Gurney

Michael L Charlier

John M Belcea

Robert J Corke

Greg R Black

Christopher G Ware

Nitya Narasimhan

Ramy S Ayoub

S David Silk

Judy Jeonghye Ma

Mark S Hansen

William Reinisch

Eric J Overtoom

Vladimir Sklovsky

Valdimir Sklovsky

Craig C Watson

Tongyan Zhai

Tongyan (Annie) Zhai

William M Carey

A method is performed by a first communication device for directing an antenna beam based on a location of a second communication device. The method includes receiving first location data that indicates the location of the second communication device. The first location data is received over a first communication channel. The method further includes determining, based on the first location data, first antenna beam parameters for directing an antenna beam in order to communicate with the second communication device over a second communication channel.

Method and apparatus for directing an antenna beam based on a location of a communication device

A method for controlling multiple-input and multiple-output operation in a communication device includes communicating data using multiple-input and multiple-output operation, determining a set of parameters that indicate quality of service associated with communicating the data to another device, and comparing the set of parameters to a set of thresholds. When one or more parameters in the set of parameters exceed one or more thresholds in the set of thresholds, the multiple-input and multiple-output operation is disabled.

Methods and apparatus for controlling multiple-input and multiple-output operation in a communication device based on quality of service

A method on an electronic device for a wireless network is described. A wireless signal is received from a second electronic device. A receive power level indication for the received wireless signal is determined. A path-loss offset for the received wireless signal is determined based on sensor data that indicates a path-loss condition. A path-loss for the received wireless signal is estimated based on the receive power level indication and the path-loss offset. A function is performed based on the path-loss and the path-loss threshold.

Methods and devices for path-loss estimation

A method for controlling an orientation of data on a display of a device, includes determining a device angular position for the device, determining a usage context parameter for the device, and controlling the orientation of the data on the display based on the device angular position and the usage context parameter. A device includes a display, an orientation sensor to determine a device angular position for the device, and a processor coupled to the orientation sensor. The processor is to determine a usage context parameter for the device and control the orientation of the data on the display based on the device angular position and the usage context parameter.

Controlling the orientation of a device display based on usage context

A method is performed by a first communication device for directing an antenna beam based on motion. The method includes directing an antenna beam in a first direction. The method further includes receiving motion data that indicates movement of the first communication device or a second communication device. Moreover, the method includes determining, based on the motion data, a change in direction of the antenna beam from the first direction to a second direction toward the second communication device.

Method and apparatus for directing an antenna beam based on motion of a communication device

A method for controlling multiple-input and multiple-output operation in a communication device when the communication device is attached to a battery charger includes determining that a battery level of a communication device is below a first battery level threshold. The method further includes determining that the communication device is attached to a battery char and determining whether to disable multiple-input and multiple-output operation of the communication device while it is attached to the battery charger.

Controlling multiple-input and multiple-output operation of a communication device when the device is attached to a battery charger

A method, a personal area network device operating as a slave, and a short range communications device operating as a slave are disclosed. A data storagemay store at least one protocol-specific channel criterion for a connection with a master short range communication device. A short range transceivermay execute a preliminary device scan of a scanning set of communication channels for radio frequency energy. A processormay decide to execute a full device scan based in part on the protocol-specific channel criterion.

System and method for mitigating the effects of interferers while performing conditional device scan

A method for disabling multiple-input and multiple-output operation in a communication device includes communicating data using multiple-input and multiple-output operation, wherein the data is communicated using multiple transceiver paths. Further, the method includes receiving position sensor input and disabling at least a portion of one or more transceiver paths, of the multiple transceiver paths, based on the position sensor input.

Methods and apparatus for controlling multiple-input and multiple-output operation in a communication device based on a position sensor input

Disclosed are a queue controller and method thereof for dual mode I/O devices and methods for transmission of a short range radio link such as a Bluetooth link that is a bi-directional real-time audio communication signal that can be over a first transport or a second transport. The described queue controller can transform a single input queue having heterogeneous packet types to a queue having homogeneous packet types in a case where heterogeneous audio packet types are anticipated. According to control signals that can be based upon operating conditions and transport selection, a first control signal or a second control signal can control the single input queue transformation. After a transport is selected, a single input queue can be processed by a queue controller configured to transform the single input queue having heterogeneous packet types to a queue having homogeneous packet types.

Methods and devices of a queue controller for dual mode bidirectional audio communication

Disclosed are dual mode I/O devices and methods for transmission of a short range radio link such as a Bluetooth&#xae; link that is a bi-directional real-time audio communication signal that can be over a synchronous circuit-switched transport and an asynchronous packet-switched transport either sequentially or simultaneously. Also disclosed are dual mode wireless headset systems and methods of at least two dual mode I/O devices and more particularly including a wireless audio terminal and an audio gateway for transmission of a bi-directional real-time audio communication signal that can be over a synchronous circuit-switched (SCO) transport and an asynchronous packet-switched (ACL) transport either sequentially or simultaneously. Having both SCO and ACL modes available may allow the user to optimize voice quality or data throughput under different operating conditions. The user may benefit from better Bluetooth&#xae;voice quality and may have the flexibility of using either mode depending upon the situation.

Methods and devices for dual mode bidirectional audio communication

An embodiment relates generally to a method of selecting applications. The method includes positioning a powered-down mobile device into a close proximity of a near field communication device and selecting an application from a plurality of applications stored on the powered-down mobile device. The method also includes executing the application in the powered-down mobile device to interact with the near field communication device.

Methods, systems and apparatus for selecting an application in power-off mode

A method and apparatus that personalizes preferences for a thin client using custom menus is disclosed. The method may include receiving registering capabilities from the thin client, storing feature list for all devices, generation of a custom alert settings menu based on the thin client's capabilities, storing selected alert settings, and generating a list of all registered devices that have similar alert capabilities as the thin client. The custom menu can be viewed by a user on any device that has display capabilities. The user can select from among the alert settings supported by the thin client or select the alert settings for the thin client that is similar to a registered device. Apparatus is also provided for mapping alert capabilities from the feature list and the received alert preferences from a user. Thin client mapping of mapping of alert type is also provided for processing an alert request from an external device.

Method and apparatus for transparently mapping personalized alert preferences onto thin client devices with differing capabilities

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Elgin, IL, United States of America

Mark R Braun