VODAFONE GROUP PLC Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160026991 | MOBILE ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT - In a wireless communications network, a system is provided for securely executing the transfer of rights between holders of accounts. The secure transfer of messages may represent the exchange of title to monetary assets. Each title holder is provided with a SIM card containing a transaction application that can interpret menu messages, accept user inputs and generate transaction messages for processing by the system. Each of the menu and transaction messages is delivered as a short messaging service message. The holder inserts his SIM into a mobile handset, and (after authentication with the system) is permitted to interact with the system to conduct rights transfer transactions. Since the transactions are in the form of simple text messages, the mobile handset need not conform to a high specification (i.e. may not support GPRS). | 01-28-2016 |
20140295796 | TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS AND DEVICES - A GSM, UMTS or LTE mobile telecommunications network includes a radio access network comprising base stations, and further includes one or more additional access points. An access point may be connected to the network core by an IP transport broadband connection. The access point is configured to appear to the mobile terminal as a base station. Arrangements are disclosed which allow the network to restrict access to the network via these access points whilst also minimizing signaling requirements. The access points may be excluded from traditional Tracking Areas, but associated therewith by a network controller in a mapping in order to notify authorized mobile terminals of the Access Point's existence. | 10-02-2014 |
20140233510 | MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK - Controlling data transfer between a mobile device and a data telecommunications network includes receiving a service request requiring a data transfer, determining at least one parameter requirement relating to the service request from a predefined profile, determining a network/user condition relating to one or more of the at least one parameters, comparing the one or more parameter requirements with the relevant network/user condition, and using the comparison to determine whether or not to proceed with the service request. Data transfer to and/or from a mobile device may be managed so that the network conditions, such as available signal strength and bearer type, are taken into consideration before proceeding with the data transfer. Accordingly, if the network conditions are not suitable for the service request requiring a data transfer, it is possible to not proceed with the request, such as by delaying it until network conditions become suitable. | 08-21-2014 |
20140220951 | TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK - In a cellular telecommunications network that facilitates communication connections for terminals having identification modules that are not associated with a subscriber record or MSISDN number, the invention provides a method for temporarily associating unique connection numbers with those terminals, the method comprising at least: providing a pool of unique connection numbers; in response to a request for communication with a device incorporating a token identification module, assigning a selected one of the pooled numbers to the token identification module in a location register; and initiating a reconnection event, thereby providing the assigned number to the device by associating the device with a temporary unique connection number in the location register Embodiments described are directed to M2M client terminals with embedded token identification modules. | 08-07-2014 |
20140161037 | TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK - A cellular telecommunications network for facilitating communication connections for terminals having token identification modules, the network including: a location register for receiving requests to access the network and, if the requests are associated with a token identification module, redirecting the requests; a token register which receives redirected requests, generates connection identification data and transmits the connection identification data to the location register to identify the terminal to the location register; a network gateway component for establishing a communication between the network and the terminal in accordance with the connection identification data; and a network monitoring component for performing service management, such as a session authentication check. A network implementing the invention is capable of providing data communication sessions to terminals having identification modules that are not associated with MSISDN numbers. Embodiments described are directed to laptops and M2M terminals with embedded token identification modules. | 06-12-2014 |
20140038596 | Method of Providing Access to an IP Multimedia Subsystem - A system for providing access to an IP multimedia subsystem (IMS) for a subscriber communicating in an access communication network and requesting access to the IP multimedia subsystem through a home interface entity located in the home communication network (HN) of the subscriber (UE), wherein the IP multimedia subsystem is a packet switched based domain located in the home communication network. | 02-06-2014 |
20130203408 | ROUTING COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS - A telecommunications system includes a first (home) mobile telecommunications network A | 08-08-2013 |
20130190002 | OPTIMIZING BANDWIDTH USAGE IN A CELLULAR COMMUNICATION NETWORK - A method and apparatus is provided for improving bandwidth usage in a cellular communication network serving at least one mobile terminal, the network being arranged to use a predefined bandwidth range. The apparatus includes a base band unit for capable of supporting at least a first radio access technology and a second radio access technology, a counting means for determining the number of mobile terminals within a cell of the first radio access technology supporting the second radio access technology and a measuring means for determining the level of traffic carried by the first radio access technology cell. Bandwidth assignment means are also provided so that the bandwidth assigned to GSM and LTE can be configured to take account of changes in the traffic levels and device capabilities in either RAT. | 07-25-2013 |
20120311029 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - An apparatus for initiating a communication across a telecommunications network, the communication being between members of a social network, comprising means for retrieving data associated with a first subscriber from a social network server, the first subscriber being a member of the social network, the data including contact information for members of the social network associated with the subscriber, means for storing the contact information on a network server, means for providing the contact information to the subscriber, means for receiving selection of contacts with whom the subscriber wishes to initiate a communication, means for receiving selection of the type of communication with which the subscriber wishes to initiate communication with the selected contacts, and means for initiating a communication with the selected contacts across a telecommunication network. | 12-06-2012 |
20120309355 | SPLIT CIPHERING - A mobile telecommunications network and method of operation that includes establishing a first user plane connection between a telecommunications device registered with the network and a network gateway device of the network via a first access point; providing the telecommunications device with a token using the first user plane connection; establishing a second user plane connection between the telecommunications device and the network gateway device via a second access point by using the token information to validate the telecommunications device; and, subsequent to establishment of and corresponding to the second user plane connection, establishing a control plane connection between the telecommunications device and the network gateway device via the second access point. The token includes information indicative to the network that the telecommunications device has authorization to send a quantity of data to the network gateway device prior to full conventional authentication of the telecommunications device. | 12-06-2012 |
20120308004 | MASTER CIPHER KEY - A mobile telecommunications network and method of operation that includes establishing a first user plane connection between a telecommunications device registered with the network and a network gateway device of the network via a first access point; providing the telecommunications device with a token using the first user plane connection; establishing a second user plane connection between the telecommunications device and the network gateway device via a second access point by using the token information to validate the telecommunications device; and, subsequent to establishment of and corresponding to the second user plane connection, establishing a control plane connection between the telecommunications device and the network gateway device via the second access point. The token includes information indicative to the network that the telecommunications device has authorization to send a quantity of data to the network gateway device prior to full conventional authentication of the telecommunications device. | 12-06-2012 |
20120278435 | COOPERATIVE OPERATION METHOD, MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL THEREOF, MAIL TRANSCEIVING METHOD, AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - When an application activation instruction is input, it is decided whether the application is expected to access a high-level protection resource or low-level protection resource (step S | 11-01-2012 |
20120250622 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF ROUTING IN COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS PROVIDING MULTIMEDIA SERVICES OVER IMS NETWORKS - The present invention proposes a method and system which improves the assignment of resources in communication networks providing multimedia services, which allows offering different qualities of service to the users of an IMS network. To that end, a new node which controls signaling, routing and security for the operator according to the content of the session and the user is introduced in the method or system. | 10-04-2012 |
20120236720 | DOWNLOADING VIDEO IN MOBILE NETWORKS - A method and network entity for downloading detected video packets. A minimum bit rate MinBR equals ViBR+M, where M≧0 is a configurable bit rate margin from an estimated video bit rate ViBR. A specific bit rate SBR is greater than MinBR. The method uses MinBR and SBR as a minimum bit rate limit and a maximum bit rate limit respectively between which the bit rate for delivering video in case of congestion is defined. The method can further compare the predefined specific bit rate with a real throughput of the user requesting video download with a QoS profile, and if there is congestion and if the throughput is larger than or equal to SBR, the priority value of a QoS profile to be used for downloading video in case of congestion. | 09-20-2012 |
20120232833 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING A THIN STRUCTURE - A method and a system for monitoring a thin structure foresee acquiring the acceleration signals emitted by a plurality of accelerometers associated with the structure, obtaining the frequency spectrum of such signals, detecting their frequency peaks and temporal variations to calculate, for each of the frequency peaks, an average value and a statistical value that define a range of frequency values. Subsequently, at predetermined time periods, the frequency peaks are detected and, with respect to each average value, it is verified whether the corresponding peak frequency is outside of the respective range of frequency values and an error signal is generated as a function of such verification. In this case, the error signal and the processed signals of the accelerometers are sent to a remote unit where the signals are analysed to determine the state of the structure and its past data and to evaluate whether it is necessary for it to have technical personnel intervention. | 09-13-2012 |
20120207042 | METHOD FOR HANDLING TERMINALS IN A NETWORK - Method for handling terminals in a network using VAMOS technology which performs a “virtual” pairing of the terminal with a simulated call. The method comprises the steps of generating a VAMOS support database with terminal information of terminals in the network; checking in the VAMOS support database for an entry corresponding to terminal information of a given terminal; if no entry is found in the VAMOS support database, pairing the terminal with a simulated call, launched by the network, in a VAMOS channel; measuring at least one indicator parameter of the terminal during the pairing with the simulated call; assigning an entry in the VAMOS support database indicating the applicability of the terminal with VAMOS technology; and allowing VAMOS channelization for the terminal in dependence upon the entry corresponding to the given terminal. | 08-16-2012 |
20120115462 | RADIO ACCESS TECHNOLOGY CONFIGURATION IN FEMTO-CELL BASE STATIONS - A method and apparatus for operating a femto-cell base station are disclosed. The femto-cell base station is configured to provide coverage to a User Equipment by connecting it to a core telecommunications network using a first frequency belonging to a first radio access technology. The method includes detecting that a fixed network connection of a femto-cell base station is not operative, and, in response to such failure, scanning frequencies in a second radio access technology available to a wireless network interface of the femto-cell base station, said second radio access technology being different than the first radio access technology. If there is any frequency available in said second radio access technology, said frequency in said second radio access technology is established as the operational frequency of a cellular wireless network connection established by the wireless network interface. | 05-10-2012 |
20120108223 | FREQUENCY CONFIGURATION OF FEMTO-CELL BASE STATIONS - A method and apparatus for reconfiguring an operational frequency and associated bandwidth used by a femto-cell base station are disclosed. The femto-cell is configured to provide coverage to a User Equipment by connecting to a core telecommunications network via a gateway device. The method includes checking a list of frequencies and associated bandwidths available to a wireless network interface of the femto-cell base station and determining if any of the frequencies in the list matches the operational frequency supported by the User Equipment to which the femto-cell base station is providing coverage. If at least one frequency matches the one supported by the User Equipment, a second frequency is selected from the list of frequencies, said second frequency being established as the operational frequency of the femto-cell base station. | 05-03-2012 |
20110287739 | MANAGING AUTOMATIC LOG IN TO INTERNET TARGET RESOURCES - A system and a method for managing automatic log in to Internet target resources are disclosed. The system comprises a mobile phone with a storing device to store private identities and a computer with a client browser and a browser plug-in. The browser plug-in is configured to, upon receiving information containing a login form from a target resource being accessed: request a user identifier; and send an identity request to an identification server. Furthermore, the identification server is configured to obtain a phone number associated to the user identifier and send an identity message to the phone. The phone is provided with a client application which looks up the private identities associated to the target resource and sends the selected private identity to the identification server and then to the client browser to log in to the target resource using the selected private identity. | 11-24-2011 |
20110243322 | SECURITY IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS - Security of communications between a mobile terminal | 10-06-2011 |
20110238673 | RANKING COMMUNICATIONS EVENTS - To ensure that contacts (and other information) are presented to the user of a communications terminal in a manner that approximates the perceived relative importance a human user might assign, there is described a method for ranking contacts relative to one another on the basis of a ranking value that has been generated from timeline activities (such as tweets, blog posts, RSS feed, emails/SMS etc.), and/or status information (presence, location etc. of the contact) and/or trends in such activities/status values. This ranking method may be supplemental to more conventional rankings such as alphabetic ordering of contacts or ordering by edit date. | 09-29-2011 |
20110202661 | SESSION-BASED TELECOMMUNICATIONS - A method for establishing bi-directional and session-based communication between IMS and GSM subscribers with the purpose of sending text information by using the SIP protocol and USSD services. The method defines an IP-USSD gateway that converts messages between the SIP and USSD protocols before relaying them. The communication session can be initiated by either party; the GSM subscriber or the IMS subscriber. A message, which an SIP client has sent, is thereby converted into a USSD message and conveyed to the GSM subscriber. Thus, the GSM subscriber can read the USSD message sent to the mobile phone, and in addition can see the name and surname of the sender and write an answer. Similarly, the SIP subscriber can read the message received and write an answer. | 08-18-2011 |
20110202631 | ACCESS TO INFORMATION ON A MOBILE TERMINAL FROM A REMOTE TERMINAL - Method and system for managing information stored and/or services configured in a mobile terminal from a remote terminal connected to a data network, wherein the mobile terminal comprises a web server having an API defined for each piece of information and for each service it provides, characterized by: requesting from a web server, from a remote terminal comprising a web browser, the creation of at least one web page configured to manage a piece of information stored or a service configured in a mobile terminal; making an HTTP request from the web server to the mobile terminal in accordance with said at least one API, wherein said HTTP request comprises an identifier of the information or service to be managed; sending an HTTP response from the mobile terminal to the web server in accordance with said at least one API; downloading in the remote terminal from the web server the at least one web page designed to manage said information or service of the mobile terminal. | 08-18-2011 |
20110199927 | TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS - An SAE/LTE or 4G cellular telecommunications network is disclosed which comprises a plurality of eNodeBs | 08-18-2011 |
20110194491 | METHOD OF PROCESSING A 2G CALL, DEVICE AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - A method of establishing, maintaining or releasing a call in a 3G mobile communications network, wherein at least one 2G terminal participates in said call. The method comprises the steps of: at a network entity, checking whether an incoming signal from a mobile terminal is a 2G signal or not and, if said signal is a 2G signal: extracting the user information from said signal and checking whether its content is user payload or signalling information, and: if it is signalling information, checking whether it is a channel request or a disconnection request. The method further comprises, if it is user payload instead of signalling information, encapsulating said user payload in a frame of a call established on a radio access bearer and sending said frame to a higher level network entity. | 08-11-2011 |
20110161181 | MANAGEMENT OF ADVERTISEMENTS - A system and method for the management of advertisements in an graphic object such as an application or web page The system includes an ad-server manager that is configured: to receive (from a user-side process that generates graphic objects such as application windows or web pages) a request for an ad-server to be used; to select the ad-server to be used; and to send information related to the selected ad-server to the user-side process. The user-side process then requests the selected ad-server to provide at least one advertisement; and receives said at least one advertisement from the selected ad-server. As a result, the ad-server manager is able to choose the most suitable ad-server for each request, taking account of issues such as temporary unavailability or backwards compatibility. In addition, the applications/web pages may be made lighter, easier to construct and cheaper because they do not need to include the code to recover advertisements. | 06-30-2011 |
20110131419 | SEARCHING DATA - A device or “dongle” ( | 06-02-2011 |
20110122962 | PHASE DIFFERENCE IN A MOBILE COMMUNICATION NETWORK - A system and method are described for detecting and controlling the phase difference introduced to radio signals by transmission branches of a transmission system in a mobile communication network. Periodically a calibration signal is generated at an input of the transmission branches during a phase calibration mode. The phase difference introduced by the two transmission branches is detected by detecting the phase difference between the calibration signal, which has at least partly passed through the first transmission branch and the calibration signal, which has at least partly passed through the second transmission branch. The phase difference between the radio signals is controlled based on the detected phase difference. | 05-26-2011 |
20110110299 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONNECTING AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE TO A TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORK USING FIXED AND MOBILE ACCESS NETWORKS - The present invention relates to an apparatus ( | 05-12-2011 |
20110086620 | PROVIDING BROADCAST CONTENT TO A MOBILE TERMINAL - A method and cellular communication network are described for providing broadcast content to a mobile terminal. A broadcast content network hub located in a network element of the radio access network of the cellular communication network receives the broadcast content from a broadcast content source external to the cellular communication network. It provides the broadcast content to the mobile terminal over a user connection. | 04-14-2011 |
20110070908 | SETTING THE RADIATION PATTERN OF AN ANTENNA - The invention refers to a method for dynamically setting the radiation pattern of an antenna of a base station connected to User Equipments in a cellular telecommunications network, comprising:
| 03-24-2011 |
20110070874 | DYNAMICALLY SELECTING A CELL RANGE OF A BASE STATION - Method and system for dynamically selecting a cell range of a base station connected to User Equipments, according to the distances between each of the User Equipments and the base station, and the percentage of a maximum baseband capacity of the base station used by connections with the User Equipments. | 03-24-2011 |
20110053554 | COMMUNICATING THE NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS IN A PUSH-TO-TALK OVER CELLULAR COMMUNICATION SESSIONS - A telecommunications system is described which allows a push-to-talk: over cellular (PoC) communication session to be established between PoC Clients comprised in respective mobile terminals ( | 03-03-2011 |
20110045817 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CELL INFORMATION BROADCASTING IN REDUCED-SIZE LOCAL ENVIRONMENTS IN A CELLULAR MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Cell information broadcast system and method for reduced local environments, inferior to a radio cell, and applied to a cell ( | 02-24-2011 |
20110034173 | TRANSMITTING FAX IN MOBILE NETWORKS - Fax transmission over a PLMN using a home gateway connected to the originating fax terminal equipment, comprising:
| 02-10-2011 |
20110026484 | MOBILITY MANAGEMENT IN TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS - A mobile telecommunications network includes a core network and a plurality of eNode Bs. A mobile terminal communicates with the core network via one of the eNode Bs. In an embodiment, when the mobile terminal is in a connected state and there is a pause in data transfer, during which the mobile terminal is handed over from one eNode B to another eNode B, the first eNode B informs the new eNode B of the pause in data transmission so that an optimal length of the pause in data transmission can be maintained before the idle state is entered. In another embodiment, an element of the telecommunications network stores a history of movement of the mobile terminal and passes this to a new eNode B. In another embodiment, when handover occurs, the first eNode B provides the new eNode B with radio quality information relating to the mobile terminal. | 02-03-2011 |
20110021183 | REDIRECTING CALLS BETWEEN RADIO ACCESS TECHNOLOGIES - A method of redirecting a call of a mobile telecommunications device from a first bearer radio access technology, RAT, to a second bearer radio access technology, comprising:
| 01-27-2011 |
20110009102 | PROXIMITY-TRIGGERED MESSAGING - System and method for enabling proximity-triggered messaging in certain coverage areas for social networks and communities-based services, the system comprising:
| 01-13-2011 |
20110003580 | TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEVICE SECURITY - A terminal ( | 01-06-2011 |
20100331005 | VOICE CALL RESOURCE REALLOCATION IN THE DOWNLINK DUAL CARRIER - Method and system for voice call resource reallocation in the downlink dual carrier. The method comprises:
| 12-30-2010 |
20100331004 | REDUCING POWER CONSUMPTION IN MOBILE NETWORKS - Method and system for reducing the power consumption in mobile networks, wherein the communication between a mobile terminal and a base station is QAM modulated. The method comprises:
| 12-30-2010 |
20100330976 | REMOTE ACCESS TO INFORMATION ON A MOBILE TERMINAL FROM A WEB BROWSER EXTENSION - The invention relates to a method and system for managing information stored and/or services configured in a mobile terminal from a remote terminal, wherein the mobile terminal is configured to connect to a mobile communications network and comprises a web server having an API defined for each piece of information and for each service provided by the mobile terminal, and wherein said remote terminal has access to a data network. It comprises: making, from an extension of a web browser of the remote terminal to the mobile terminal, an HTTP request for managing one piece of information stored or a service configured in the mobile terminal, wherein the HTTP request is in accordance with said API defined in the web server of the mobile terminal and comprises an identifier of said information or service which is to be managed; sending an HTTP response from the mobile terminal to the extension in accordance with said API defined in the web server of the mobile and showing in the remote terminal an interface comprised in said extension for managing said information stored or service configured in the mobile. | 12-30-2010 |
20100327968 | OPTIMISING OPERATING TEMPERATURE IN A POWER AMPLIFIER - Method and system for optimising operating temperature in a power amplifier of a base station of a cellular telecommunications network. The system comprises:
| 12-30-2010 |
20100317342 | METHOD OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN A SOURCE MOBILE SET WITHOUT NETWORK COVERAGE AND A TARGET SET - The invention relates to a communication procedure between a source mobile equipment ( | 12-16-2010 |
20100297990 | SYSTEM AND ANTENNA FOR RADIO ACCESS NETWORKS - An active antenna with an IP address including a first set of modules (Mi) and a second set of modules (M′j), both sets using a same hardware platform and each set integrating radiofrequency sub-modules. Further including at least an Ethernet connection to the core network for providing the active antenna with capability of operation from an anchor site, and a digital platform integrating a set of modules for base-band processing, operating in one or more of 2G, 3G and LTE technologies. The active antenna includes processing means for control plane of 2G and 3G radio access networks, routing means for lu, Gb or S1 data relay from/to the core network to provide the active antenna with capability of operation from a relay site. Further included is at least two optical ports for connection in chain with a pair of active antennas in the same relay site and a power supply connection. | 11-25-2010 |
20100296468 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SETTING UP CALL SWITCHING CONNECTIONS FOR REAL TIME SERVICES IN WIDE AREA MOBILE NETWORKS - A device for setting up call switching connections to deliver calls of real time services over a wide area mobile network is described comprising:
| 11-25-2010 |
20100285801 | TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK - A method is disclosed for registering a mobile terminal with a cellular telecommunications network, the network having a plurality of location areas and a plurality of extended areas of coverage, each extended area being represented by a list of a subset of cells on one or more the location areas, and the mobile terminal using information about a given one of the location areas to connect to the network. The method comprises transmitting a signal including a temporary identifier, which is unique to the mobile terminal when combined with the location area identifier that identifies the cell in which the temporary identifier was allocated a temporary identifier; transmitting an indication of whether the mobile terminal supports location registration based on extended areas (“soft location registration”); and if soft location registration is supported, performing location registration based on the extended area between the mobile terminal and the network. The above method is compatible with existing deployments of 2G and 3 G networks in both packet switched (PS) and circuit switched (CS) domains. | 11-11-2010 |
20100284267 | CALL SET-UP IN A COMMUNICATION NETWORK - A call set-up method is described for use in a communication network, in particular a third generation mobile communication network. First, it is attempted to set-up a call between a call originator and a call destination using a communication connection of a first type, for example Voice over IP. In case that it is determined that the call cannot be set-up using the communication connection of the first type, a node in the communication network sets up the call to both the call originator and the call destination using a communication connection of a second type, for example Circuit Switched Adaptive Multi Rate voice call. | 11-11-2010 |
20100279624 | DETECTING INTERFERENCE IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Method to determine the existence of interferences in a wireless communication link based on comparing the power received at both links of radio channel and the propagation losses calculated from both power and quality measurements, comprising:
| 11-04-2010 |
20100273500 | PILOT CHANNEL TRANSMISSION IN A CELLULAR COMMUNICATION NETWORK - A cellular communication network is described wherein the power of the pilot channel transmitted by the base station is decreased when the uplink interference in its cell area increases above a threshold value. As a result the mobile terminals at the edge of the cell area are triggered to reselect to another base station and the number of call drops and failed call set-ups is reduced. | 10-28-2010 |
20100271950 | ROUTING TRAFFIC IN A CELLULAR COMMUNICATION NETWORK - A method is described for routing traffic between a base station and a next network node in a cellular communication network over one of a plurality of paths between them having mutually different latency levels. The path over which the traffic is routed is selected based on latency requirements of the traffic and the latency level of the paths. The latency requirements of the traffic are dependent on the service and/or user of the traffic. | 10-28-2010 |
20100246381 | METHOD FOR PREVENTING OVERLOAD IN MOBILE TELEPHONE NETWORKS BY USING 'ALWAYS-ON' IN THE CASE OF A CALL FROM A MOBILE TELEPHONE - The invention relates to a method for preventing overload in telecommunications networks with IMS by always-on for a call generated by a user, in which process said user makes a PDP Context request and a GGSN of said network provides a free IP address to him or her and the PDP Context becomes active; and wherein an S-CSCF of the network creates a record in which an association between said IP address and a characteristic identity of the IMS network is included. | 09-30-2010 |
20100240376 | CELL BARRING IN A CELLULAR COMMUNICATION NETWORK - Cell barring in a cellular communication network is used in case of a failure in the core network of the cellular communication network or on the interface between the core network and the radio access network. By barring at least a part of the cells of the network, the UEs camping on these cells are triggered to reselect another cellular communication network in case of a service interruption. | 09-23-2010 |
20100234031 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE OPERATION OF THE CELLS OF A CELLULAR COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method for controlling the operation of the cells of a cellular communication system comprising the steps of displaying a cartographic map ( | 09-16-2010 |
20100227624 | METHOD OF MANAGING BASEBAND RESOURCES IN MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS IMPLEMENTING INTERFERENCE CANCELLATION TECHNIQUES - A method of managing baseband resources in a mobile communications network, wherein at least one interference cancellation technique in uplink is available, the method comprising the steps of: when baseband resources are demanded by a mobile user, determining whether there are free baseband resources or not, and: if there are not free baseband resources, determining whether there is at least one interference cancellation process cancelling the interference caused by at least one mobile user or not, and: if there is at least one interference cancellation process cancelling the interference caused by at least one mobile user, one mobile user is removed from said interference cancellation process. | 09-09-2010 |
20100227623 | METHOD AND NETWORK CONTROLLER FOR SWITCHING BETWEEN NETWORK SHARING ARCHITECTURES - In RAN sharing scenarios wherein radio spectrum allocated to multiple mobile network operators is split into at least one carrier, the steps for switching the configurations of carriers for RAN sharing are proposed here, defining:
| 09-09-2010 |
20100223205 | MONITORING ROAD USAGE - A system for monitoring road usage by vehicles having associated vehicle terminal units operable to communicate with a cellular telecommunications network, the system comprising:
| 09-02-2010 |
20100217802 | SOCIALIZING WEB SERVICES - A Method for sharing and recording achievements obtained in web services, comprising:
| 08-26-2010 |
20100216488 | TERMINAL POSITIONING TECHNIQUE - A technique of estimating the location of a mobile terminal in a mobile communications network having a plurality of base stations, including: determining at least one signal parameter measurement for the mobile terminal in relation to each of the plurality of base stations; using the determined signal parameter measurements to obtain a first distance estimation of the location of the mobile terminal from each of the plurality of base stations; and using at least one estimator to obtain a positional estimation of the mobile terminal. The estimators are statistical estimators that can be applied to a distance estimation of the mobile terminal from each of the base stations and/or applied to a triangulation estimation of the actual position of the mobile terminal, based upon estimated distances of the mobile terminal from the plurality of base stations. Preferably the signal parameter measured is the Received Signal Strength. | 08-26-2010 |
20100215000 | METHOD AND RADIO BASE STATION FOR SCHEDULING TRAFFIC IN WIDE AREA CELLULAR TELEPHONE NETWORKS - Within the 3G networks, the HSDPA use a scheduler in the Node B that has to be optimised to differentiate traffic/users to provide the appropriate Quality of Service to everyone. | 08-26-2010 |
20100214988 | METHOD FOR DYNAMICALLY SETTING THE NUMBER OF HS-SCCH CHANNELS TO BE USED ON A CELL - Embodiments of the invention relate to methods for dynamically setting the number N of HS-SCCH channels to be used as signalling channels of the HS-DSCH traffic channel in a cell served by a Node B, which comprises, at predefined periods of time:
| 08-26-2010 |
20100214933 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING VOCAL DATA FLOW IN A PACKET DATA FLOW - The invention concerns a method and an apparatus for detecting vocal data flow in a packet data flow characterised by at least two measurable variables (X5Y). A distribution function (P{x 1 C}, P{y I C}) is provided of the values of each variable (X5Y) in a vocal data flow, and the values (x,y) of each variable (X,Y) are measured in order to obtain a sequence of measured values (x | 08-26-2010 |
20100214924 | METHOD FOR PREVENTING OVERLOAD IN MOBILE TELEPHONE NETWORKS BY USING 'ALWAYS-ON' IN THE CASE OF INCOMING CALLS - The invention relates to a method for preventing overload in telecommunications networks with IMS by always-on for a call received by a user;
| 08-26-2010 |
20100214914 | METHOD OF BANDWIDTH MANAGEMENT IN PACKET NETWORKS - A method of managing a connection between a first access point node and a second access point node, the connection travelling through a packet-based network comprising a plurality of intermediate aggregation nodes. | 08-26-2010 |
20100210242 | IDENTIFICATION, AUTHENTICATION AND COVERAGE CONTROL METHOD BASED ON THE BLUETOOTH.RTM. STANDARD - Identification, authentication and coverage control method, based on the Bluetooth® standard and implemented on a system comprising:
| 08-19-2010 |
20100210232 | CONTROLLING X-WAY RECEIVER DIVERSITY - Method for controlling receiver diversity operation in a base station of a mobile telecommunications network, the base station comprising a first receiver arrangement and a second receiver arrangement, the method comprising: | 08-19-2010 |
20100195833 | TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEVICE SECURITY - A mobile terminal for use with a cellular or mobile telecommunications network includes a normal execution environment (operating system) ( | 08-05-2010 |
20100177652 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING A SINGLE DATA FLOW IN AN AGGREGATE PACKET DATA FLOW AND FOR IDENTIFYING THE APPLICATION GENERATING SAID SINGLE DATA FLOW - The invention relates to a method and a system for detecting a single data flow in an aggregate packet data flow and identifying the application generating the single data flow, this single data flow being divided into messages, each message comprising a plurality of blocks, each block (g) having n bits for identifying 2 | 07-15-2010 |
20100075646 | METHOD FOR TERMINATING TO A MOBILE NETWORK A CALL DIRECTED TO A FIXED NETWORK NUMBER - The invention relates to a method for terminating a call coming from a calling party (A) and directed to a fixed network number being called, associated with a telecommunications network ( | 03-25-2010 |
20100049846 | PEER TO PEER NETWORK - Peer-to-peer networks employing simple peers and super peers strike a balance between centralized (client-server based) and entirely flat peer-to-peer approaches. They introduce hierarchy into peer-to-peer networks in the form of super peer nodes, peers which have extra capabilities and duties in the network. There are problems in the identification and election of peers to take the role of super peer: in particular, the need for regular update messages to communicate peer availability across the network significantly impacts discovery times (when a simple peer attempts to advertise a service or requests a service from another peer). A presence server is implemented in the network in order to monitor the availability of each peer. A device called the “super peer elector” subscribes to receive updated availability information from the presence server and assigns super peer status to the most appropriate, and available, simple peer. | 02-25-2010 |
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20090221307 | GROUP COMMUNICATIONS - The communications system is disclosed that includes a plurality of devices associated in a group. A server ( | 09-03-2009 |
20090220091 | COMMUNICATION SECURITY - The current IMS security architecture only protects data transmitted in the IMS control plane. Embodiments are described which provide end-to-end encryption of data transmitted in the IMS media plane but which also allow lawful interception and interpretation of such end-to-end communications under the control of the relevant IMS core ( | 09-03-2009 |
20090217036 | DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT - In a digital rights management (DRM) scheme a mobile terminal ( | 08-27-2009 |
20090125987 | DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT - A method for distributing rights objects between a first device | 05-14-2009 |
20090111458 | GATEWAY FOR A SYSTEM HAVING MULTIPLE RADIO ACCESS TECHNOLOGIES - A telecommunications system is disclosed, including a first radio access technology (legacy: GSM; UMTS/UTRAN) having a first radio access network (node B | 04-30-2009 |
20090067628 | TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS - Various advantageous arrangements for use with the proposed SAE/LTE or 4G mobile telecommunications system are disclosed. An arrangement for allowing a mobile terminal/UE ( | 03-12-2009 |
20090017819 | Restricting The Use Of Mobile Terminals Based On Forced Location Updating - A method and apparatus for temporarily disabling a mobile terminal which is associable with a mobile telecommunications network for obtaining communication services therefrom is described. A base station simulator ( | 01-15-2009 |
20090016282 | DATA TRANSMISSION - In a mobile or cellular telecommunications network a single tunnel between nodes | 01-15-2009 |
20080311907 | Identifying Communications Between Telecommunications Networks - A telecommunications system is disclosed including a host telecommunications network (A) having a radio access network ( | 12-18-2008 |
20080303649 | METHOD FOR IMPROVING TRAFFIC SAFETY BY MEANS OF USING BEACONS - The invention relates to a method for improving traffic safety by means of using beacons, using for each vehicle ( | 12-11-2008 |
20080291007 | METHOD FOR IMPROVING TRAFFIC SAFETY BY MEANS OF USING BEACONS - The invention relates to a method for improving traffic safety by means of using beacons, using for each vehicle ( | 11-27-2008 |
20080274719 | REDUCING SIGNALLING LOAD - A message distribution centre for routing a message from a first subscriber ( | 11-06-2008 |
20080271023 | DEVICE MANAGEMENT - A framework whereby mobile terminals are configured and managed by a central server. In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a mobile telecommunications terminal including a first execution environment and a second execution environment, each execution environment being arranged to execute a respective device management agent and each agent issuing, in accordance with instructions from a device management server, management actions that act upon one or more respective management entities running within one or more of the execution environments; wherein the management entities of the second execution environment are grouped into a management structure, the management structure being one of the management entities within the first execution environment, whereby the he first and second execution environments permit the device management server is permitted to manage applications and/or services running within both. | 10-30-2008 |
20080270782 | BOOT PROCESS - When a secure boot operation fails, the operation of a mobile telecommunications terminal can be severely impacted. In order to lower the impact on the user, one example embodiment of the invention relates to a method for automatically implementing a “safe boot” mode, whereby code can be accessed solely for the purpose of handling failed operations and if necessary providing limited services from the failing terminal. | 10-30-2008 |
20080268770 | CONTENT REPRODUCTION IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS - A telecommunications system is disclosed which includes a content server | 10-30-2008 |
20080225801 | RADIO MEASUREMENTS IN CELLULAR TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS - A method of assessing for a mobile terminal | 09-18-2008 |
20080214175 | Data Transmission - A communications device ( | 09-04-2008 |