Qualcomm Incorporated

Stephen Alton Sprigg

Brian E Minear

Mitchell B Oliver

Richard Wayne Gardner, Iii

Paul Eric Jacobs

Mazen Chmaytelli

Phil Tien Nguyen

Eric John Lekven

Jason Borthwick Kenagy

Laurence Geoffrey Lundblade

Marc Stephen Phillips

Michael-David Nakayoshi Canoy

Gerald Charles Horel

Karen Crossland

Guangming Shi

Julian A Durand

Ta-yan Siu

Mahesh Moorthy

Venkat Tangirala

Nikhil Jain

Gina M Lombardi

Kiet Tuan Chau

Hugo Swart

Michael Orlando DeVico

Joel Linsky

Ravinder Paul Chandhok

James A Hutchison, Iv

Kevin Edward Hunter

Daphna Zeilingold

Samuel Jacob Horodezky

Charles S Wurster

Jun Yamada

Zachary Rattner

Noam A Ziv

Robert David Briggs

Jose Roberto Menendez

Clifton Eugene Scott

Daniel A Simon

Sean Scott Rogers

Craig B Lauer

Richard J Kerr

Yinyin Liu

Murtuza Taheri Chhatriwala

Jason Miller

Steven R Altman

Matthew W Hohlfeld

Anand Krishnan

Yan Zhuang

Sudheer Koganti

Scott Papineau

Clarence C Wong

Ronen Stern

Marc Weiss

Jamie Y Schipper

Neville J Meijers

Jan K Lezny

Susan Lynn Silveira

Eric Darnell Larkin, Sr

Amy McGaraghan

Daniel D Claxton

Ning Shang

Ronald J Menelli

Richard W Gardner

Amy Suzanne Therrell

Kristin Parsley Atkins

Vicki Christine Mealer-Burke

Richard Wayne Gardner

Leif A Woodahl

Julie Yu

Mark Jerger

Jeffrey A Pritchard

James R Pyers

Parag Palsapure

Liz Gasser

Gregory Cisewksi

Theodore C Walker

Peggy Johnson

Dave Wise

Christine Park

Kedarnath Pathikonda

R Michael James

Kent D Baker

Christine Burke

Richard Wayne Iii Gardner

Eric John Levken

Murtuza T Chhtriwala

Panos Thomas

Brian c/o Qualcomm Incorporated Minear

Ivan Hugh Mclean

Sr Eric Darnell Larkin

Eric K Lekven

Julian Durand

Julie c/o Qualcomm Inc Yu

The present invention provides safe and secure application distribution and execution by providing systems and methods that test an application to ensure that it satisfies predetermined criteria associated with the environment in which it will execute. Furthermore, by using rules and permission lists, application removal, and a modification detection technique, such as digital signatures, the present invention provides mechanisms to safely distribute and execute tested, or untested, applications by determining whether the application has been modified, determining if it has permission to execute in a given wireless device environment, and removing the application should it be desirable to do so.

Safe application distribution and execution in a wireless environment

A system and method for selectively updating the versions of stored datasets on a wireless device that selectively communicates to a wireless network and downloads datasets, such as software applications and information, from download servers on the wireless network. The wireless device has a resident dataset version summary file that identifies the version of each resident dataset, and upon the wireless device attempting to communicate with the download server, the wireless device compares the version of each specific resident dataset listed in the resident dataset version summary file with the version of downloadable datasets resident on the download server to thereby determine if the version of a wireless device resident dataset is different from the version of a download server resident dataset. If the download server resident dataset is more recent, the wireless device can download it to overwrite the wireless device resident dataset.

System and method for updating dataset versions resident on a wireless device

Methods, systems and devices for presenting marketing information to a customer based on proximity to marketing areas. A wireless identity transmitter associated with the customer may periodically transmit wireless broadcast messages that include obscured identifiers. A proximity broadcast receiver within a retail store, such as near a product display or aisle, may receive and relay the broadcast messages to a server which may process the included information. Based on proximity information and other conditions, the server may transmit marketing information relevant to the customer and a proximate marketing area, such as coupons and offers. In an embodiment, the server may store data based on broadcast messages that may indicate foot traffic and other information valuable to merchants. The server may also transmit messages based on stored permissions that indicate whether the customer desires to receive marketing information and whether the server is authorized to provide the customer's identity to merchants.

Retail proximity marketing

System to automatically process components on a device. A method is provided for automatically processing components on a device. The method includes receiving a version identifier associated with an action list, determining that the version identifier is not equivalent to a stored version identifier, receiving the action list, parsing the action list to obtain a component identifier and an associated action, and performing the action on a component identified by the component identifier.

System to automatically process components on a device

Methods and devices of various embodiments provide enhanced location services by leveraging a system of beacon devices each broadcasting data that is useful in calculating locations and report of the trustworthiness of neighbor beacon devices. Various embodiments include a method performed by a beacon device that may include obtaining location data using a first functionality, evaluating sensor data to identify a breach of trust condition at the beacon device, generating authentication data that indicates any identified breach of trust condition, receiving one or more neighbor beacon broadcast messages using a second functionality, determining whether the one or more neighbor beacon broadcast messages include trustworthy location data, and broadcasting an outgoing broadcast message that includes the obtained location data, timing data, the generated authentication data, and data indicating whether the one or more neighbor beacon broadcast messages include trustworthy location data.

Ground-based location systems and methods

Systems and methods for provisioning devices to access a wireless communication network are described. This provisioning is based upon a correlation between a first time value when operating power is applied to a first device, and a second time value when operating power is applied to a second device. These two time values may be compared using messaging between the two devices, and provisioning information may be transmitted from one device to another based upon an observed correlation between the two time values.

Systems and methods for provisioning devices

Systems, methods, and programs for processing extra data when a triggering event occurs. In one embodiment, an application, triggering event data, and extra data is stored on a wireless device. The wireless device monitors a triggering event parameter associated with an application, such as the expiration of the application. When the triggering event occurs, the wireless device processes the extra data in addition to processing associated with the triggering event data. The extra data may include URLs, scripts or other instructions that involve processing locally to the wireless device or requiring connection to a wireless network for remote processing on other devices.

Triggering event processing

A system and method for the provision of downloadable subscription-based software applications to one or more wireless devices where the applications are downloadable from one or more application download servers across a wireless network. An accounting module receives subscription-based application download data from the one or more application download servers for each subscription-based application downloaded by a wireless device, and subscription-based application deletion data from each wireless device that has deleted a subscription-based application. The accounting module accounts for the use of the subscribed software applications based upon the subscription-based software application download data and subscription-based application deletion data.

System and method for providing subscribed applications on wireless devices over a wireless network

A method, system and device are provided for authenticating a signature made by a signer. When the signer is making the signature a biometric quantity associated with the signer may be sampled. The sampling generates a sequence of biometric samples of the biometric quantity. Continuity of generated sequence of biometric samples of the biometric quantity is validated. Each of the biometric samples of the biometric quantity in the generated sequence is validated. The signature of the signer may be authenticated when the generated sequence of biometric samples is validated, and a continuity of the biometric samples is validated.

Methods, systems and devices for electronic notary with signature and biometric identifier

A method for transitioning vehicle control includes obtaining a one or more operator vehicle control inputs, analyzing the one or more operator vehicle control inputs to determine operator compliance with one or more autonomous vehicle control inputs that are actively controlling motion of a vehicle, and based on the analysis of the one or more operator vehicle control inputs, allowing an operator to assume manual control of the vehicle when the operator vehicle control inputs match the one or more autonomous vehicle control inputs to within a threshold value.

Transitioning from autonomous vehicle control to operator vehicle control

A system and method for performing actions on a wireless device using action lists and versioning. The system includes receiving, over a network, a remote action list version number, the remote action list version number associated with a remote action list containing an instruction for the wireless device. The system further includes determining whether the remote action list version number is different from a local action list version number. The system also includes sending, over a network, a request for the remote action list in response to determining the remote action list version number is different from the local action list version number. Also, the system includes receiving, over a network, the remote action list.

Method, software and apparatus for performing actions on a wireless device using action lists and versioning

Methods, systems, and process-readable media include an autonomous vehicle override control system that receives override commands from a pilot qualified on a first type of unmanned autonomous vehicle (UAV) and translates the inputs into suitable commands transmitted to a target UAV of a second UAV type. A pilot's certification for a first UAV type may be determined from the pilot's login credentials. The system may obtain a first control model for the first UAV type and a second control model for the target UAV. Pilot input commands processed through the first control model may be used to calculate movements of a virtual UAV of the type. The system may estimate physical movement of the target UAV similar to the first physical movement, and generate an override command for the target UAV using the second control model and the second physical movement. Control models may accommodate current conditions and pilot experience.

Control normalization for unmanned autonomous systems

Methods, systems and devices for locating a wireless identity transmitter with a central server connected with one or more proximity broadcast receivers, such as stationary receivers or mobile devices operating as wireless receivers. The wireless identity transmitter may be a compact device configured to broadcast messages, such as through Bluetooth&#xae; advertisements, including an identification code. When within proximity, a proximity broadcast receiver may receive broadcast messages from the wireless identity transmitter and relay location information along with the wireless identity transmitter's identification code to a central server as sighting messages. The proximity broadcast receiver's own location may provide an approximate location for the wireless identity transmitter. The central server may process sighting messages, which may include signal strength information, to accurately locate the wireless identity transmitter. The central server may transmit data to third-party devices and/or mobile devices of users in response to receiving sightings messages.

Platform for wireless identity transmitter and system using short range wireless broadcast

Methods, systems and devices for implementing different modes or persona of a wireless communication device that allow the wireless communication device to function as multiple devices corresponding to conditions and circumstances that may be defined by an enterprise. Operating modes or persona may be defined by a set of operating characteristics that may include user permissions, device functionality, capabilities enabled, and user restrictions that may be selected by the enterprise. Automatic switching between modes/persona may be controlled through triggers based on any of location, proximity, time, and context of the wireless communication device. Automatic switching of mode control capabilities may also controlled through such triggers, enabling an enterprise to limit the ability of users to override the automatic mode/persona implemented in response to an enterprise-defined trigger.

Automatic switching of modes and mode control capabilities on a wireless communication device

Methods, devices, systems, and non-transitory process-readable media for evaluating operating conditions of an autonomous aircraft before performing a mission by executing brief near-flight testing maneuvers at a low elevation. A processor of the autonomous aircraft may receive near-flight testing maneuver instructions that indicate a near-flight testing maneuver to be executed by the autonomous aircraft. The processor may control motors to cause the aircraft to execute a near-flight testing maneuver within a testing area, obtain data indicating stability and performance information while executing the near-flight testing maneuvers, and take an action in response to the obtained data. Actions may include adjusting a position of a payload, a weight, or a portion of the aircraft based on the obtained data, and adjusting a flight plan. The near-flight testing maneuvers may include a sequence of moves for testing stability of the aircraft and payload executing a flight path under anticipated flying conditions.

Near-flight testing maneuvers for autonomous aircraft

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