Sony Group Corporation

Sony Corporation

Sony Mobile Communications Inc.

Sony Network Communications Europe B.v.

Mattias Falk

Hannes Bergkvist

Thomas Fänge

Ivar Bergkvist

Peter C Karlsson

Peter Exner

Emil Hansson

Claes Nilsson

Anders Edenbrandt

Andrew Isberg

A portable electronic device is controlled, for example to selectively activate a flight mode, based on first event data and/or second event data. The first event data is generated by operating a first model for detection of airplane flight events, AFEs, on first sensing data representing ambient pressure. The second event data is generated by operating a second model for detection of AFEs on second sensing data representing own motion or ambient sound. A control method in the portable electronic device generates training data comprising groups of time-aligned data samples from the first event data and the second sensing data, generates an updated second model by use of the training data, and replaces the second model by the updated second model. The control method facilitates adaptation of the portable electronic device to detect airplane flight events in new environments and enables improved robustness when detecting AFEs.

Operating a portable electronic device to detect airplane flight events

A system includes a moveable element adapted to move relative to a coordinate system defined for a robot, an object detection transceiver unit adapted to be mounted on the moveable element, and a controller. The controller controls the object detection transceiver unit to emit a signal and obtain a return signal for an operational cell of the robot at each of a series of predetermined positions to emulate a transceiver aperture larger than an aperture of the object detection transceiver unit. A location corresponding to a marker present in the operational cell is determined from the return signals. A predetermined operation is carried out where the predetermined operation includes using the determined location to guide movement of the robot.

Robotic system and method of movement control using synthetic array radar and passive beacons

A device () is placed on an object (). A reference feature of the object () is aligned with a reference feature of the device (). Based on signals transmitted between at least one measurement point of the device () and a further device (), a position of the at least one measurement point is measured. The position of the object () is then determined based on the measured position of the at least one measurement point and based on information on arrangement of the at least one measurement point in relation to the reference feature of the device ().

Determination of object position by aligned device placement

A method includes obtaining a benchmark of an accuracy of at least one of a direct positioning technique or an indirect positioning technique for positioning of a mobile device. The method also includes, depending on the benchmark, selecting between positioning of the mobile device using the direct positioning technique and the indirect positioning technique.

Selecting a positioning technique based on the accuracy

A method of determining the location of the first object () may include receiving signals at a second object () from a plurality of measurement points () on the first object (), estimating locations of the plurality of measurement points () on the first object (), determining an estimate of a location of the first object (), determining a first measurement of an orientation of the first object () based on the estimating of the locations of the plurality of measurement points () on the first object (), and determining a second measurement of the orientation of the first object () based on measurements by an orientation sensor () on the first object (). The method may include estimating an error of the estimate of the location of the first object () based on a difference between the first and second orientation measurements and adjusting a movement of the second object () based on the estimated error.

Systems, methods, and devices for verification of position estimation using an orientation sensor

A proxy device includes a processor circuit, a memory coupled to the processor circuit, and a network interface coupled to the processor circuit. The processor circuit is configured to function as a proxy for network communications to and from an internet of things, IoT, device that is located within a same home network as the proxy device. The processor circuit is configured to determine that the IoT device is in sleep mode in which the IoT device is unable to send or receive network communications, and, in response to determining that the IoT device is in sleep mode, to store network communications received from a remote server on behalf of the IoT device until determining that the IoT device has entered active mode in which the IoT device is able to send and receive network communications.

Proxy devices and method for serving sleepy internet-of-things devices

Signals are transmitted between a device placed on an object and at least one further device. Based on measurement of the signals transmitted between the device and the at least one further device, a position of the object is determined. Further, data associated with the object are stored in the device. The stored data are then transmitted from the device.

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Mattias Falk