Abstract:
A method and system for clustering displays is disclosed. The method includes collecting clustering information of display devices. A profile is generated from the collected clustering information. A list of display configurations for the display devices is created based on the generated profile. A particular display configuration is selected from the created list of display configurations for clustering the displays. A display cluster is formed by clustering the displays of display devices in accordance with the selected display configuration and content is displayed on the display cluster.
Abstract:
A headpiece (101) has at least one pedometer accelerometer (102) integrally disposed with respect to the headpiece (101) and a personal communications device interface (103) operably supported by the headpiece (101). By one approach, the headpiece (201) has an earpiece having at least one audio transducer (204). By another approach, the pedometer accelerometer (402) is disposed substantially dorsally with respect to the user's head (413) when the headpiece (401) is supported by the user's head (413).
Abstract:
An integrated electrically-responsive lenticular display apparatus (300) includes a lenticular lens (301) integrally combined with at least one electrically-responsive light-emissive pattern (202). The electrically-responsive light-emissive pattern (202) is a printed electrically-responsive light-emissive pattern. The printed pattern may be printed directly onto the lenticular lens (301) or onto a substrate (502), which then attaches to the lenticular lens (301). The electrically-responsive light-emissive pattern (202) can be interleaved with another pattern (203). The other pattern (203) may include another electrically-responsive light-emissive pattern or a non-electrically-responsive light-emissive pattern.
Abstract:
An energizable design image portion of a provided design pattern (101) is printed (103) on a provided substrate (101) using a functional ink comprised of at least one energy emissive material. A passive design image portion of that design pattern is then also printed (104) on that substrate using at least one graphic arts ink. In a preferred embodiment this process (100) further provides for printing (105) electrically conductive electrodes on the substrate to permit selective energization of the energy emissive material to thereby induce illumination of the energizable design image portion of the design pattern.
Abstract:
A method (300) and apparatus (200) that determines a physiological parameter using a fingerprint sensor on a portable electronic device is disclosed. The method can include capturing (320) a plurality of images corresponding to an area beneath a surface of skin using a fingerprint sensor configured to capture a live scan of a fingerprint pattern from a finger on a touch surface on a portable electronic device. The method can include comparing (330) image characteristics corresponding to at least a first image of the plurality of images with image characteristics corresponding to at least a second image of the plurality of images. The method can include determining (340) a physiological parameter based on comparing the image characteristics.
Abstract:
A method (300) and apparatus (110) that determines blood oxygenation using a mobile communication device is disclosed. The method can include capturing (320) a plurality of images of skin using an array of pixels in a camera on a portable electronic device. The method can include comparing (330) image characteristics corresponding to the plurality of captured images at a first wavelength with image characteristics corresponding to the plurality of captured images at a second wavelength, the second wavelength being substantially distinct from the first wavelength. The method can include determining (340) blood oxygen level based on comparing the image characteristics.
Abstract:
A method (300) and apparatus (110) that determines blood oxygenation using a mobile communication device is disclosed. The method can include capturing (320) a plurality of images of skin using an array of pixels in a camera on a portable electronic device. The method can include comparing (330) image characteristics corresponding to the plurality of captured images at a first wavelength with image characteristics corresponding to the plurality of captured images at a second wavelength, the second wavelength being substantially distinct from the first wavelength. The method can include determining (340) blood oxygen level based on comparing the image characteristics.
Abstract:
An apparatus (400) can receive (101) a plurality of visible light images as correspond to a subject's skin (403) proximal to a blood-transporting capillary (404) and then process (102) that plurality of visible light images to thereby determine a heart rate for the subject. These teachings will accommodate both light-transmissive images and light-reflective images. By one approach, these visible light images can comprise images that are captured by use of a cellular telephone camera (402). The aforementioned processing can occur, in whole or in part, at the cellular telephone or at a remotely located server (408).
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for predictive, context-aware, and networked exposure time monitoring. The method may include storing (320), in a memory, personal information including skin phototype and sun protection factor information, obtaining (330) context related information including an activity, a location, and a time of day, and retrieving (340) environmental conditions that affect ultraviolet exposure. The environmental conditions can include weather conditions retrieved from a network. The method can also include predicting (350) ultraviolet exposure time based on the personal information, the context related information, and the environmental conditions and outputting (360) information corresponding to the ultraviolet exposure time.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for automated play tracking sports play. A coordinating device receives first messages from player wireless sensors node carried by the players and a second message from a ball wireless sensor node carried by the ball. From these messages, the locations of the players and the ball are determined. From the relative locations of the players and the ball it is determined, which, if any, of the plurality of players possess the ball and a description of play is generated automatically. This description may be broadcast to subscribers via a network.