Motorola Solutions, Inc.

Freescale Semiconductor,inc.

Terance B Blake

Gregory Joseph Dunn

Owen R Fay

William H Lytle

Boaz J Super

Holly Francois

Remy J Chelini

Timothy B Dean

Peter Lin

Gregory J Dunn

Edward Rios

George A Strumberger

Peter A Lin

Holly L Francois

A device and method of background substitution are disclosed. One or more cameras in a mobile device obtain a depth image. A processor in or external to the device segments the foreground from the background of the image. The original background is removed and a stored background image or video is substituted in place of the original background. The substituted background is altered dependent on the attitude and motion of the device, which is sensed by one or more sensors in the device. A portion of the stored background selected as the substitute background varies in correspondence with the device movement.

Modulation of background substitution based on camera attitude and motion

A method of providing three dimensional (3D) information is disclosed in which a master recruits a local slave to provide contemporaneous images. The images are collected and 3D information extracted therefrom. The 3D information or various images may be transmitted to a remote device and is employed to provide a substitute background that replaces the background of the original image. Either the new image is displayed on one or both devices. The images can be collected and the 3D information extracted at either of the master or slave or at a separate device. To recruit the slave, the master broadcasts a query to all local devices, determines the available devices and their characteristics, automatically or manually selects a particular device, requests authorization from the selected device, and pairs with the selected device when authorization is received. Devices of the same or different types may be paired.

Device recruitment for stereoscopic imaging applications

A communication device contains multiple microphones that receive acoustic signals from a user and from the background. The acoustic signals from the user are enhanced using the background acoustic signals to reduce background noise. The enhanced signal are transmitted to an emergency network when an emergency call is made from the communication device. The raw signals are stored in the communication device for later retrieval or are transmitted simultaneously with the enhanced signals. The enhanced signals are transmitted using a circuit-switched voice mode while the raw signals are transmitted using a packet-switched voice mode.

Temporary storage or specialized transmission of multi-microphone signals

The invention provides an integrated device with corrosion-resistant capped copper bond pads. The capped copper bond pads include at least one copper bond pad on a semiconductor substrate. An activation layer comprising one of immersion palladium, electroless cobalt, or immersion ruthernium is disposed on the copper bond pad. A first intermediate layer of electroless nickel-boron alloy is disposed on the activation layer. A second intermediate layer comprising one of electroless nickel or electroless palladium is disposed on the first intermediate layer, and an immersion gold layer is disposed on the second intermediate layer. A capped copper bond pad and a method of forming the capped copper bond pads are also disclosed.

Corrosion-resistant copper bond pad and integrated device

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Palatine, IL, United States of America

Terance B Blake