Same User Vs. Different User Detection

The technology relates to detecting whether a pair of wireless earbuds are being worn by the same person or two different persons. Doing so may include detecting a signal from a sensor in each of the two wireless earbuds, finding a correlation between the signals from the two wireless earbuds, and determining, based on the correlation, whether the two wireless earbuds are being worn by a same person, or by two different persons. Based on this determination, a setting of one or both of the wireless earbuds may be adjusted, such as audio broadcasting, noise cancellation, and/or language settings

Emergency Behavior for a Connected Smartphone

Smartphones today are capable of being connected to one or more devices via wireless communication technologies, such as Bluetooth®. While a smartphone is connected (or “paired”) with a device, an audio-distribution profile of the smartphone governs routing of audio to and from mechanisms (e.g., speakers, microphones) of either the smartphone or a device to which the smartphone is paired. A protocol that routes audio, based on an input telephone number being an emergency telephone number, is described

SYNCHRONIZED MULTIPLE AMBIENT DISPLAYS

Ambient displays are particularly good at monitoring and displaying information in a peripheral and aesthetically pleasing way. A system of multiple ambient displays is disclosed where the user can view image or video or any content in two or more displays at a time, in synchronized fashion. Alternatively, multiple displays may be used to display content scaled or extended across the displays. A major advantage of the system is that users may be able to display important ambient information at all rooms in a location, for example

TELEVISION SETTINGS MANAGEMENT

A television settings management system can automatically manage television settings using one or more electronic devices associated with a user. The system r eceives a request to configure settings for a television. The system also receives a request to associate the configured settings with a particular user device. Based on the received request, the system associates the television settings with the user device. Further, whenever the system detects presence of the user device in a vicinity of the television, the system applies, to the television, the television settings associated with the user device

Controlling a television from proximate devices

This disclosure describes techniques to control and interact with displays, e.g., televisions, without a traditional infrared (IR) remote control or a directional pad. An application on a user computing device is used to initiate and control content playback on the television. The app is also usable to update television settings and user settings, e.g., multiple user accounts, multiple mobile devices, user permissions, etc. When permitted by a user, a television automatically detects a proximate user computing device and sends a notification to the detected device. The television also automatically enters a responsive state, without user input to switch on the television. A notification of the availability of the television is sent to the detected device. A user can wireless transmit content to the television, change television settings, etc. via the computing device

Applied mechanics of the Puricelli osteotomy: a linear elastic analysis with the finite element method

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Surgical orthopedic treatment of the mandible depends on the development of techniques resulting in adequate healing processes. In a new technical and conceptual alternative recently introduced by Puricelli, osteotomy is performed in a more distal region, next to the mental foramen. The method results in an increased area of bone contact, resulting in larger sliding rates among bone segments. This work aimed to investigate the mechanical stability of the Puricelli osteotomy design.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>Laboratory tests complied with an Applied Mechanics protocol, in which results from the Control group (without osteotomy) were compared with those from Test I (Obwegeser-Dal Pont osteotomy) and Test II (Puricelli osteotomy) groups. Mandible edentulous prototypes were scanned using computerized tomography, and digitalized images were used to build voxel-based finite element models. A new code was developed for solving the voxel-based finite elements equations, using a reconditioned conjugate gradients iterative solver. The Magnitude of Displacement and von Mises equivalent stress fields were compared among the three groups.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>In Test Group I, maximum stress was seen in the region of the rigid internal fixation plate, with value greater than those of Test II and Control groups. In Test Group II, maximum stress was in the same region as in Control group, but was lower. The results of this comparative study using the Finite Element Analysis suggest that Puricelli osteotomy presents better mechanical stability than the original Obwegeser-Dal Pont technique. The increased area of the proximal segment and consequent decrease of the size of lever arm applied to the mandible in the modified technique yielded lower stress values, and consequently greater stability of the bone segments.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>This work showed that Puricelli osteotomy of the mandible results in greater mechanical stability when compared to the original technique introduced by Obwegeser-Dal Pont. The increased area of the proximal segment and consequent decrease of the size of lever arm applied to the mandible in the modified technique yield lower stress values and displacements, and consequently greater stability of the bone segments.</p