Nokia Technologies Oy

Nokia Corporation

Nokia Technology Gmbh

Nokia Oy

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Pekka Talmola

Kai Inha

Pekka Eerikki Leinonen

Jani Väre

Harri Juhani Pekonen

Timo Toivola

Jussi Vesma

Timo J Toivanen

Tommi Auranen

Rune Lindholm

Jukka A Henriksson

Miska Matias Hannuksela

Janne Aaltonen

Juha Backman

Marja Salmimaa

Miika Sakari Tupala

Tino Hellberg

Visa Koivunen

Kristian Vaajala

Teemu Helenius

Seppo Järvensivu

Christian Rossing Kraft

Ari Aarnio

Peter Dam Nielsen

Juha Salo

Ari Ikonen

Tero Jokela

Jarno Kallio

Matti Puputti

Heidi Johanna Himmanen

Kyösti Koivisto

Mauri Mäkivuoti

Pekka Leinonen

Miika Tupala

Kai Allan Inha

Jukka Henriksson

The invention relates to a method and technical equipment, wherein the method comprises obtaining a picture sequence; selecting a first spatial region and a second spatial region within a picture area of pictures of the picture sequence, the second spatial region differing from the first spatial region; obtaining a first spatial region sequence, the first spatial region sequence comprising the first spatial region of the pictures of the picture sequence; obtaining a second spatial region sequence, the second spatial region sequence comprising the second spatial region of the pictures of the picture sequence; transmitting the first spatial region sequence at a first picture rate; and transmitting the second spatial region sequence at a second picture rate, the first picture rate being different from the second picture rate.

Method and an apparatus and a computer program product for video encoding and decoding

Apparatus embodiments of the invention are disclosed for requesting power via a wired interface. In example embodiments, a pull-down circuit in the apparatus acting as a power consumer when there is no energy in the apparatus, is connected via a configuration line over a cable to a power provider device. The apparatus may be in a power down mode, it may have an empty battery, or it may have no battery. The pull-down circuit is configured to use energy from the configuration line to pull down a voltage on the configuration line, to signal the power provider device to provide power over another line of the cable to the apparatus.

Pull-down circuitry for an apparatus

It is inter alia disclosed to transmit a signal between a communication pin () of a first data interface () of the apparatus () and a second data interface () of the apparatus, wherein the signal at least provides information related to a power transmission between a power supply pin () of the first data interface () and a power supply pin () of the second data interface (), wherein the first data interface () is configured for a connection with a first apparatus () and the second data interface () is configured for a connection with a second apparatus ().

Power delivery information over data interface

Methods and apparatuses, including computer program code are disclosed herein that provide damage protection to cables and connectors. In one aspect, there is provided an apparatus. The apparatus may include an electrical connector comprising a power supply pin and at least one control pin. The apparatus may further include a protective element configured to change a state of the at least one control pin to cause the power supply pin to become inactive. The protective element may be integrated with the electrical connector and/or integrated at one or more locations along the length of a cable.

Protection of cables and connectors

Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for cable, connectors, and/or other devices. In one aspect there is provided an apparatus. The apparatus may include a first interface configured to enable coupling to a universal serial bus device; a controller circuitry configured to at least determine an amount of current and/or voltage available at a mobile high-definition link device when coupled and adjust, based on the determined amount, a value of pull up circuitry coupled to the first interface; and a second interface configured to enable coupling to Mobile High-definition link device. Related apparatus, systems, methods, and articles are also described.

USB type C to MHL M1 dead battery charging

Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for communications control in a dual row connector. In one aspect there is provided a method. The method may include coupling a first data connector including a pair of communication control pins and another pair of communication control pins, wherein the pair further comprises a first communication control pin located at a first row of the first data connector and a second communication control pin located at a second row of the data connector, wherein the other pair further comprises a third communication control pin located at the first row of the first data connector and a fourth communication control pin located at the second row of the first data connector. Related apparatus, systems, methods, and articles are also described.

Communication control pins in a dual row connector

Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for connector interface mapping. In one aspect there is provided a method. The method may include detecting, at a first device, an orientation of a data connector connectable to a data interface, the data interface having a first portion and a second portion, the first portion coupled to a single port of a first type at the first device; sending, by the first device, the detected orientation information to a second device; and receiving, at the first device including the single port, data sent by the second device to the single port. Related apparatus, systems, methods, and articles are also described.

Connector interface pin mapping

In some example embodiments, there may be provided an apparatus. The apparatus may include a first interface including a first voltage terminal and at least one data interface terminal and a second interface including a second voltage terminal and at least one configuration channel terminal, wherein the first voltage terminal is coupled to the at least one configuration channel terminal by at least a pull-up circuitry configured to cause a predetermined voltage at the at least one configuration channel terminal, and wherein the at least one configuration channel terminal is coupled to the at least one data interface terminal to enable communication between the at least one data interface terminal and the at least one configuration channel terminal. Related methods, systems, and articles of manufacture are also disclosed.

Baseband PD communication over USB standard a connector

Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for serial communications over a communications control pin. The method may include detecting, by a first device including a data interface, a current flow at a first communication control pin at the data interface; and assigning, by the first device based on the detection of the current flow at the first communication control pin, serial data communication circuitry to a second communication control pin at the data interface to carry serial data communications to another device. Related apparatus, systems, methods, and articles are also described.

Serial communication over communication control pin

Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for device charging. In some example embodiments, there may be provided a method, which may include receiving, at a device, a request message to enter into a battery power supply mode; determining, by the device, whether to supply to a bus one of a battery source or a power charger source; and coupling, by the device based on the determining, one of the battery source or the power charger source to the bus to supply power to another device. Related systems, apparatus, and articles of manufacture may also be provided.

Device to device charging via USB type-C interfaces

In some example embodiments, there may be provided a method, which may include sending, by a user equipment, a first predetermined test pattern to a first accessory including a first connector, when the first accessory is in a first mode of operation; determining, by the user equipment, a configuration of the first accessory in the first mode by at least measuring a first time for the first predetermined test pattern to return from the first connector and a data loop at the first accessory; sending, by the user equipment, a second predetermined test pattern via at least the first connector; and determining, by the user equipment, a presence of a data loop extension, by at least measuring a second time for the second predetermined test pattern to return from the first connector and at least one of the data loop at the first accessory or the data loop extension.

System method for connecting USB Type-C devices by measuring predetermined test patterns between a plurality of connected accessories

In a digital broadband broadcast transmitter, digital data is time interleaved for transmission, and the time interleaved digital data is transmitted in a digital broadband broadcast transmission towards a plurality of receivers. A cellular transmitter is operated in an apparatus. In the same apparatus, the digital broadband broadcast transmission transmitted by the digital broadband broadcast transmitter is received, and the received digital broadband broadcast transmission is time deinterleaved.

Interoperability of digital broadcasting and cellular communication systems

According to an embodiment of the invention, an apparatus includes a decoder configured to decode transmission parameter signaling data from a signal, the signal including the transmission parameter signaling data on a lower level than a level on which service information is included; and a determiner configured to determine from decoded transmission parameter signaling data if the signal carries time-sliced elementary streams and configured to determine from the decoded transmission parameter signaling data whether the signal has a forward error correction framing structure, wherein the apparatus is a receiver and is configured to operate in a network. The apparatus further includes a controller configured to disregard a signal in response to determining that the signal does not carry time-sliced elementary streams.

Transmission parameter information

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