CPC Class H04W

In general, techniques are described by which to perform perceptual audio coding as sequential decision making problems. A source device comprising a memory and a processor may be configured to perform the techniques. The memory may store at least a portion of the audio data. The processor may apply a filter to the audio data to obtain subbands of the audio data. The processor may adapt a controller according to a machine learning algorithm, the controller configured to determine bit distributions across the subbands of the audio data. The processor may specify, based on the bit distributions and in a bitstream representative of the audio data, one or more indications representative of the subbands of the audio data, and output the bitstream via a wireless connection in accordance with a wireless communication protocol.

Disclosed by way of example embodiments is a wireless communication system transmitting or receiving a wireless signal according to an orientation of the wireless communication system. In one aspect, the wireless communication system includes an antenna operable in different configurations. In each configuration, the antenna has a corresponding antenna gain in a direction with respect to the antenna. The wireless communication system further includes a sensor for determining an orientation of the wireless communication system. According to the determined orientation, the antenna is configured to transmit or receive the wireless signal in a corresponding configuration. Hence, the wireless communication system disposed in different orientations can successfully communicate with another wireless communication system.

An electronic circuit for a mobile device, including: a power divider and a hybrid antenna array coupled to a transceiver via the power divider. The hybrid antenna array including a steering beam phased array antenna provided on the front-end module, and a fixed beam antenna provided on the front-end module or distributed on PCB. The fixed beam antennas can be used in space constrained areas of a mobile devices, such as those adjacent to a display on one side of the device, while larger steering beam phased array antennas are used on the back side of a device.

Methods, systems and computer program products are provided for facilitating cable plugging in a network by wirelessly reading, by a hand-held mobile device, connector identifying information directly from a tag associated with a cable connector at one end of a cable to be plugged in the network. The hand-held mobile device uses the connector identifying information to ascertain guidance for where to properly plug the cable connector in the network, and based on ascertaining the guidance, an action is performed to assist in properly plugging the cable connector in the network.

A home appliance is disclosed, including a first circuit unit including a converter configured to convert an Alternating Current (AC) power into a Direct Current (DC) power, a first coil, a first modulator/demodulator configured to wirelessly transmit the DC power generated by the converter using the first coil, and a first controller configured to control the first modulator/demodulator, and a second circuit including a second coil configured to receive a wireless power transmitted by the first circuit unit, a second modulator/demodulator configured to convert the wireless power received from the second coil, a rectifier configured to rectify an AC power generated by the second modulator/demodulator, and a second controller configured to control operation of the second modulator/demodulator, wherein the first modulator/demodulator and the second modulator/demodulator perform bidirectional time-division data communication.

A power transmitting apparatus includes a power transmitting unit configured to perform wireless power transmission in any of a plurality of states including (i) a first state in which output power is wirelessly transmitted to a power receiving apparatus and (ii) a second state in which wireless power transmission using output power that is smaller than output power in the first state is performed. The apparatus also includes a detector configured to detect an object, and a communicator configured to communicate a control signal for wireless power transmission. Further, a controller is configured to control the power transmitter so as to perform power transmission in the first state to the power receiving apparatus detected by the detector and configured to control the power transmitter so as to perform power transmission in the second state in accordance with communication by the communicator when power transmission in the first state is performed.

Apparatus and methods for signal booster systems with compensation for cable loss are provided herein. In certain configurations, a signal booster system includes two or more antennas for wirelessly communicating RF signals and a signal booster including booster circuitry for providing amplification to at least a portion of the RF signals. At least one of the antennas is connected to the signal booster via a cable. Additionally, the signal booster includes a cable loss compensation circuit that adjusts a gain of the booster circuitry to compensate for a loss of the cable.

Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a waveguide system for determining an event associated with a mode of transmitting or receiving electromagnetic waves on a surface of a transmission medium, identifying according to the event an updated mode for transmitting or receiving adjusted electromagnetic waves on the surface of a transmission medium, and transmitting or receiving the adjusted electromagnetic waves based on the updated mode. Other embodiments are disclosed.

In accordance with an embodiment, a method of operating an electronic system includes detecting an incoming transmission on a power line, and modifying a switching behavior of a switched-mode power supply coupled to the power line upon detecting the incoming transmission. Modifying reduces the level of interference produced by the switched-mode power supply.