Empire Technology Development LLC

Intellectual Discovery Co., Ltd.

Youngil Ko

Seungil Kim

Disclosed is a system and method for processing a connection request in an online service by a server corresponding to the online service. A connection request message that originates from a personalized account for a first user is sent to a personalized account for a second user and a certain threshold of access to posts related to the personalized account for the first user is provided to the personalized account for the second user for a certain period of time. An access to the posts related to the personalized account for the first user is otherwise accorded to authorized contacts of the personalized account for the first user on the online service.

Processing connection request in online service

Technologies are generally described for a media content provision scheme. In some examples, a method to provide audience-centric content may include identifying a targeted user from among one or more users proximate to an electronic device based, at least in part, on information regarding previous media selections by each of the one or more users; and providing the one or more users with media content directed to the targeted user.

Media content provision

Technologies including methods, devices, systems and computer readable media related repurposing a speaker to operate as a microphone and/or repurposing a microphone to operate as a speaker.

Repurposable microphone and speaker

Technologies are generally described for an invitation management scheme. In some examples, an application provider server may include an invitation request receiver unit configured to receive, from an account of a first user, a request to invite a second user to use an application; an interest determination unit configured to determine whether the second user is inclined to use the application based at least in part on behavior information regarding activity in an account of the second user that includes a number of invitations sent to the account of the second user that remain pending; a notification generation unit configured to generate an invitation to be sent to the account of the second user after the interest determination unit determines that the second user is inclined to use the application; and a notification transmitter unit configured to transmit the generated invitation to the account of the second user.

Invitation management based on invitee's behavior

Technologies and implementations for selectively synchronizing data with a tethered device are generally disclosed.

Limiting data usage of a device connected to the internet via tethering

Disclosed is a method for performing secure communication using a digital device. The method includes outputting a light pattern using a radiator of a proximity sensor unit; and detecting the proximity of an object using the proximity sensor unit. Further, the method includes, when the object is in proximity within a predetermined distance range, extracting key generation information for the secure communication using the light pattern outputted from the radiator; generating a security key using the key generation information; and performing the secure communication with an external device using the generated security key.

Digital device and method for performing secure communication using same

A method includes sensing an image of a portable device by using a camera unit, acquiring an orientation information estimation value of the portable device by using the sensed image, extracting key generation information for secure communication by using the orientation information estimation value, generating a secret key by using the extracted key generation information, and performing secure communication with the portable device by using the secret key.

Portable device, a stationary device, a digital device and a method for performing secure communication using thereof

Technologies are generally described for a data deduplication management scheme for media files uploaded or to be uploaded to a server. In some examples, a method may include identifying, by a server, a creation time of a media file based at least in part on metadata of the media file; identifying, by the server, an uploading time of the media file; calculating, by the server, a difference between the creation time and the uploading time; and performing, by the server, a data deduplication process when the difference is greater than a predetermined value.

Data deduplication management

Technologies are generally described for a pointing error avoidance scheme. In some examples, a method performed under control of a computing system with a display, may include detecting an input event applied to the computing system at a pointing location in a first area of the display, determining a first time duration for which the pointing location has been maintained in the first area, determining a second time duration for which the pointing location had been previously maintained in a previous area of the display before the pointing location moved into the first area, and determining an intended pointing location of the input event based at least in part on at least one of the first time duration and the second time duration.

Pointing error avoidance scheme

Technologies are generally described for organizing inputs for an online service. It is determined that there are no updated inputs generated on a personalized page hosted on a server corresponding to the online service for a predetermined time period. The inputs may be associated with an acknowledged contact regarding the online service. Inputs previously generated on the personalized page hosted on the server are reorganized in accordance with one of multiple arrangements.

Organization of inputs for online service

Technologies are generally described for pausing and resuming a gesture-based game. In some examples, a method performed under control of a gesture-based game system includes receiving a pause command that indicates pausing play of a gesture-based game and in response to the receipt of the pause command, capturing a first image of a player currently playing the gesture-based game, the first image being associated with a first posture of the player substantially at the time of the pause command and generating an outline of the player corresponding to the first image of the player.

Pause and resume schemes for gesture-based game

Technologies are generally described for a player matching scheme for a game system. In some examples, a player matching system may include an access pattern analysis unit configured to analyze access patterns of a plurality of players of a game provided by a game server, and a player recommendation unit configured to recommend to one player of the plurality of players at least some others of the plurality of players with whom the one player can compatibly play the game, based at least in part on the analyzed access patterns.

Player matching in a game system

Technologies are generally described for an auction in a game. In some examples, an item auction system may include a playing pattern analysis unit configured to analyze a playing pattern of a player of a particular game, a character level prediction unit configured to predict level advancement for a game character of the player based at least in part on the analyzed playing pattern, and an item recommendation unit configured to recommend one or more game items to the player from among multiple game items in one or more auctions based at least in part on the predicted level advancement and time remaining in respective ones of the one or more auctions.

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Seoul, South Korea

Youngil Ko