02nd week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 31 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090010309 | FREQUENCY-DOMAIN INTERLACING IN A MULTI-CARRIER FREQUENCY-HOPPING RADIO - A ‘smart’ sub-channel hopping control mechanism executes one or more sub-channel selection discriminators to enable the communications controller of a spectral reuse transceiver to delineate on which of a plurality sub-channels the spectral reuse transceiver may transmit, so as to substantially improve FEC performance. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010310 | ADAPTIVE RADIO TRANSCEIVER - An exemplary embodiment of the present invention described and shown in the specification and drawings is a transceiver with a receiver, a transmitter, a local oscillator (LO) generator, a controller, and a self-testing unit. All of these components can be packaged for integration into a single IC including components such as filters and inductors. The controller for adaptive programming and calibration of the receiver, transmitter and LO generator. The self-testing unit generates is used to determine the gain, frequency characteristics, selectivity, noise floor, and distortion behavior of the receiver, transmitter and LO generator. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract which will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or the meaning of the claims. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010311 | Antenna Diversity - A communication device for receiving a signal in the form of a series of bursts, each burst being at one of a plurality of different available transmission modes, the communication device comprising: two antennas; a receiver unit coupled to the antennas for preferentially receiving signals from a selected one of the antennas; and an antenna selection unit for selecting for each received burst with which of the antennas the receiver unit is to preferentially receive signals. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010312 | METHOD OF PERFORMING CELL SEARCH IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method of performing cell search includes receiving a primary synchronization signal (PSS) comprising a primary synchronization code (PSC), acquiring an unique identity from the PSS, receiving a secondary synchronization signal (SSS) which is associated with a cell identity group, the SSS comprising two secondary synchronization codes (SSCs) and acquiring a cell identity which is defined by the unique identity within the cell identity group, wherein the two SSCs are respectively scrambled by using two different scrambling codes. Detection performance on synchronization signals can be improved, and cell search can be performed more reliably. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010313 | Receiver and Reception Processing Method - A receiver including: a delay profile generating unit to generate a delay profile from a received signal; combining unit operable to combine multiple received signals with different timings; a determining unit to determine whether or not the propagation environment of the received signals is multi-path, based on the delay profile; and a control unit operable to exclude any signal with timing whose power is equal to or lower than a predetermined threshold in the delay profile from the combining, upon the determination not being multi-path. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010314 | Cdma Receiving Device, and Path Searching Method - Upon receiving an instruction to open a radio link, a path management unit ( | 2009-01-08 |
20090010315 | Communication Methods and Apparatuses - Communication methods and apparatuses are provided. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010316 | RECONFIGURABLE MIMO TRANSCEIVER AND METHOD FOR USE THEREWITH - A wireless transceiver includes a plurality of antennas. A plurality of signal recovery circuits generate a selected number of received signals from a first subset of the plurality of antennas, based on a control signal. A receiver section recovers an inbound data stream from the selected number of received signals. A plurality of transmitter sections generate a selected number of transmitted signals to a second subset of the plurality of antennas, based on the control signal, wherein the intersection between the first subset of the plurality of antennas and the second subset of the plurality of antennas is the null set for each value of the control signal. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010317 | Nullification of transmitter noise at receive signal frequency - According to one exemplary embodiment, a transceiver for nullification of a noise component in a transmitter comprises a noise nullification module loading a selected node in the transmitter. The noise nullification module comprises a mixer that receives inputs from the selected node and a local oscillator, where the mixer is also coupled to a filter such that the noise nullification module presents a low impedance at an approximate frequency of a noise component so as to nullify the noise component. In one embodiment, the noise nullification module results in band-pass filtering of an approximate receive signal frequency so as to nullify a noise component at the receive frequency. In another embodiment, the noise nullification module results in notch filtering of an approximate transmit signal frequency so as to nullify a noise component at a receive signal frequency. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010318 | Modulation Scheme for Communication Environments - According to an aspect of the present invention, a symbol corresponding to a combination may be determined from a symbol set comprising at least sixteen PAM symbols. A sample such as a pulse may be generated based on the symbol value and a train of such pulses may be transmitted at a rate of at least 10 giga bits per second over a communication medium comprising, for example, a twisted copper cable. The received signal may be demodulated based on the empirically determined reliability values. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010319 | Method and Apparatus for Measurement Report for the Decision of Transmission Mode Transition - Disclosed are a method and apparatus for measurement report for the decision of transmission mode transition that obtain a threshold value of reporting CQI_difference of all frequency sub-bands; measure a CQI value at each CQI reporting frequency sub-band of whole frequency band in each measure time interval; determine a CQI_difference value based on the measured CQI value of each CQI reporting frequency sub-band; and compare the determined CQI_difference value with the threshold value, if a condition is satisfied, then the UE sends the determined CQI_difference value to the BS. After the UE has reported this measurement report to the BS, the BS may choose a more suitable data transmission mode for the UE based on this measurement report to make data transmission more effective. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010320 | Fractional-Rate Decision Feedback Equalization Useful in a Data Transmission System - Decision feedback equalization (DFE) circuits are disclosed for use with fractional-rate clocks of lesser frequency than the data signal. For example, a one-half-rate clocked DFE circuit utilizes two input data paths, which are respectively activated on rising and falling edges of an associated half-rate clock. Each of the input data paths has a pair of comparators with differing reference voltage levels. The comparators in each input data path output to a multiplexer, which picks between the two comparator outputs depending on the logic level of the previously received bit. The output of each input data path is sent as a control input to the multiplexer of the other data path. Thus, the results from previously-detected bits affect which comparator's output is passed to the output of the circuit, even though the synchronizing clock is half the frequency of the data. A quarter-rate DFE circuit is also disclosed which operates similarly. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010321 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROCESSING A PULSE TRAIN OF A MODULATED SIGNAL, IN PARTICULAR AN ULTRA WIDEBAND SIGNAL MODULATED BY A DIGITAL PULSE INTERVAL MODULATION - The pulse train of a signal is modulated by a DPIM modulation involving a discrete random time parameter. A first processing is performed on the signal to deliver a sampled signal. A second processing is performed on the sampled signal, comprising a correlation processing including at least one elementary correlation processing with a correlation mask corresponding to the shape of at least part of a sampled pulse, and delivering second information items. A third processing is performed for detecting the pulses following a first pulse by taking account of the position of the first pulse, on packets of second information items, which are separated by a duration related to the discrete random parameter. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010322 | PICTURE CODING APPARATUS - The picture coding apparatus, which optimizes data amount of coded picture data without entailing an increase in circuit size and/or power consumption, includes: a picture input unit which obtains a moving picture signal Vin; a buffer; a lead detecting unit which detects a lead portion from the moving picture represented by the moving picture signal Vin; a coding unit which codes the moving picture signal Vin in the lead portion detected by the lead detecting unit, according to a coding condition for temporary coding; and a coding condition generating unit which generates a coding condition for actual coding, based on the result of the coding by the coding unit and the coding condition for temporary coding. Then, coding unit codes the moving picture signal Vin representing the moving picture including the aforementioned lead portion, according to the coding condition for actual coding. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010323 | Methods and Apparatuses for Multi-View Video Coding - There are provided methods and apparatus for multi-view video coding. A video encoder includes an encoder for encoding a block in a picture by choosing between temporal prediction and cross-view prediction to enable a prediction for the block. The picture is one of a set of pictures corresponding to multi-view video content and having different view points with respect to a same or similar scene. The picture represents one of the different view points. A high-level syntax is used to indicate the use of cross-view prediction for the block. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010324 | DECODING APPARATUS AND DECODING METHOD WITH EFFICIENT RESPONSE TO CHANNEL SWITCHING - A broadcast signal receiving system includes a decoder. The decoder is provided with a first processing system and a second processing system. The first processing system is provided with a first demodulator and a first decoder. The second processing system is provided with a second demodulator and a second decoder. One of the processing systems demodulates and decodes a signal corresponding to a channel selected by a user using a controller and displayed on a display device. The other processing system demodulates and decodes a signal corresponding to a channel predicted by a channel predicting unit to be selected next by the user. When the predicted channel is selected by the user, an output controlling unit switches the source of output of data stream for generating an image to be output to the display device so as to select the processing system that had been processing in the selected channel as a source. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010325 | METHOD OF PERFORMING RATE CONTROL FOR A COMPRESSION SYSTEM - A rate controller for allocating a bit budget for video frames to be encoded is disclosed. The rate controller of the present invention considers many different factors when determining the frame bit budget including: desired video quality, target bit rate, frame type (intra-frame or inter-frame), frame duration, intra-frame frequency, frame complexity, intra-block frequency within an intra-frame, buffer overflow, buffer underflow, and the encoded video frame quality for a possible second pass. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010326 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PARALLEL VIDEO DECODING - A method and apparatus for parallel decoding of a video data stream in a video decoder. A first processor (CPU- | 2009-01-08 |
20090010327 | Video Transcoding with Suppression on Drift Errors - A bit rate transcoding method includes: (a) receiving a motion vector of a current macroblock (MB); (b) retrieving an error count of a referenced previous MB for setting it as the error count of the current MB; (c) calculating a weight value; (d) calculating a new quantization parameter, and multiplying the same by the weight value so as to obtain a weighted new quantization parameter falling into a continuous distribution; (e) selectively using a transformation technique to transform the weighted new quantization parameter into one falling into a discrete distribution; (f) if the weighted new quantization parameter exhibits the continuous distribution, and if the weighted new quantization parameter is within a predetermined range, incrementing the error count by a predetermined value; and (g) if the weighted new quantization parameter exhibits the discrete distribution, and if the weighted new quantization parameter does not belong to a smallest quantization parameter cluster, incrementing the error count by a predetermined value. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010328 | PATTERN DETECTION MODULE, VIDEO ENCODING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USE THEREWITH - A system for encoding a video stream into a processed video signal that includes at least one image, includes a pattern detection module for detecting a pattern of interest in the at least one image and identifying a region that contains the pattern of interest when the pattern of interest is detected. An encoder section, generates the processed video signal and wherein, when the pattern of interest is detected, a higher quantization is assigned to the region than to portions of the at least one image outside the region. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010329 | Encoding Device, Encoding Method, and Computer Program for Encoding - A closed GOP is arranged at a plurality of positions in a video data string ( | 2009-01-08 |
20090010330 | Method and Apparatus for Adaptive Weight Selection for Motion Compensated Prediction - There are provided a method and apparatus for adaptive weight selection for motion compensated prediction. The apparatus includes an encoder for encoding a picture by deriving a set of weighting parameters, selecting at least one weighting parameter in the set based upon a selection criteria, and applying the selected at least one weighting parameter to a reference picture used to encode the picture. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010331 | Method and Apparatus for Decoding/Encoding a Video Signal - A method of decoding a video signal is disclosed. The present invention includes decoding a bit stream of a first layer, obtaining a flag information indicating whether inter-layer prediction is carried out on a current block of a second layer, obtaining at least one offset information indicating a position difference between an up-sampled picture of the first layer used for the inter-layer prediction and a current picture of the second layer based on the flag information, and up-sampling a reference picture of the first layer using at least the one offset information. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010332 | Method and Apparatus for Decoding/Encoding a Video Signal - A method of decoding a current layer using inter-layer prediction is disclosed. The present invention includes obtaining a first flag information indicating whether a current block of the current layer is coded using the inter-layer prediction, obtaining a quality identification information identifying a quality of the current block, obtaining a second flag information based on the first flag information and the quality identification information, the second flag information indicating whether a reference block is included in a specific slice of a reference layer, and decoding the current block based on the second flag information. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010333 | Method and Apparatus for Constrained Prediction for Reduced Resolution Update Mode and Complexity Scalability in Video Encoders and Decoders - There are provided methods and apparatus for constrained prediction for reduced resolution update mode and complexity scalability in video encoders and decoders. A scalable complexity video encoder includes an encoder for encoding a block in a particular picture in the video sequence by generating an intra mode prediction for the block using a constrained intra prediction process that reduces artifacts for both low and high resolutions in a reduced resolution update mode when the particular picture is eventually decoded. The constrained intra prediction process reduces the artifacts by prohibiting the use of particular prediction modes associated with the introduction of the artifacts in the reduced resolution update mode. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010334 | DECODING DEVICE, DECODING METHOD, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND PROGRAM - A slice decoder control circuit sequentially supplies the parameter of the picture layer and the write pointer of a first slice to a first slice decoder, the parameter of the picture layer and the write pointer of a second slice to a second slice decoder, and the parameter of the picture layer and the write pointer of a third slice to a third slice decoder, and causes the slice decoders to decode the respective parameters and write pointers. On the basis of the input of signals indicating the completion of decoding processing inputted from the slice decoders, the slice decoder control circuit supplies the write pointer of a fourth slice to the second decoder and causes the second slice decoder to decode the write pointer at timing A, and supplies the write pointer of a fifth slice to the third decoder and causes the third slice decoder to decode the write pointer at timing B. Subsequently, the similar processing is repeated until the last slice is decoded. The operations of a plurality of slice decoders are thus controlled. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010335 | Control of data processing - Data processing apparatus arranged to receive successive images from a video camera and to receive audio data from a microphone comprises means for detecting inter-image motion in the video images; means for detecting audio signals in the associated audio data satisfying one or more predetermined audio criterion; and activation means, for activating a control function of the data processing apparatus in response to a predetermined sequence of a detection of inter-image motion satisfying one or more predetermined motion criterion and a detection of an audio signal in the associated audio data which satisfies the predetermined audio criteria. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010336 | MOTION ESTIMATION OPTIMIZATIONS FOR AUDIO/VIDEO COMPRESSION PROCESSES - Motion estimation (ME) optimizations are provided for video encoding and compression processes that efficiently share data processing between host and graphics processing models. The optimizations take into account block level dependencies introduced by a corresponding encoding model, such as dependencies introduced by H.264/AVC among adjacent blocks. Arithmetic intensity of the graphics processing is adjustable to the underlying graphics hardware for further optimization, resulting in improved, real-time encoding of video data. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010337 | PICTURE DECODING USING SAME-PICTURE REFERENCE FOR PIXEL RECONSTRUCTION - Digitally encoded pictures may be decoded by padding all un-decoded pixels within a currently decoding picture with temporary pixel values to produce a padded picture and performing motion compensation using the padded picture as a reference picture. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010338 | PICTURE ENCODING USING SAME-PICTURE REFERENCE FOR PIXEL RECONSTRUCTION - Digital pictures may be encoded by padding all un-processed pixels within a currently processing picture with temporary pixel values; searching the picture for a matching section for use as a reference in pixel reconstruction of a section of the picture independent of whether the picture is intra-coded or inter-coded; and using the matching section to perform pixel prediction on the section to generate one or more predicted pixels for the section. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010339 | IMAGE COMPENSATION CIRCUIT, METHOD THEREOF, AND LCD DEVICE USING THE SAME - Input image signals are spatially and temporally compensated. First, gray scales of a target pixel in a current frame and in a previous frame are compared to determine whether to spatially and temporally compensate the input image signals or not. Next, in accordance to weight parameters and gray scales of pixels adjacent to the target pixel, the target pixel of the current frame is spatially compensated. Further, based on the gray scale of the target pixel of the previous frame, the target pixel of the current frame after spatial compensation is temporally compensated. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010340 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ILLUMINATION COMPENSATION IN MULTI-VIEW VIDEO CODING - Disclosed is a method of determining illumination compensation in a multi view video coding. The method includes determining when a current block performing illumination compensation is in a B skip mode and deriving a predicted illumination compensation value of the current block by using information regarding neighbor blocks of the current block and when the derived predicted illumination compensation value is not determining, setting the current block not to perform the illumination compensation; and when the derived predicted illumination compensation value is determining, setting the current block to perform the illumination compensation. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010341 | PEAK SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO WEIGHTING MODULE, VIDEO ENCODING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USE THEREWITH - A peak signal to noise ratio weighting module can be uses in a video encoder for encoding a video stream into a processed video signal including, the video stream including at least one image, the video encoder generating a encoded image from the at least one image. The peak signal to noise ratio weighting module includes an edge detection module that generates an edge detection signal from the encoded image. A peak signal to noise ratio module generates a weighted peak signal to noise ratio signal based on the at least one image, the encoded image and the edge detection signal. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010342 | DATA TRANSFER DEVICE AND DATA TRANSFER METHOD - The present invention aims at providing an image data transfer device capable of transferring image data in real time with a simple comprisal. The device according to the present invention calculates both the number of lines of the image data to be transferred in one cycle and the volume of data corresponding to the aforementioned number of lines on the basis of the category of the image data, stores data in an amount that is equivalent to the aforementioned number of lines of the image data processed by a variable length coding, calculates the difference between the calculated data volume corresponding to the number of lines and the volume of data stored, adds invalid data to the data stored in an amount that is equivalent to the calculated difference and generates, transmits a packet on the basis of the data to which the invalid data has been added. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010343 | Device for automatically determining PN code and related method - A determination method for determining a frame header mode of a DMB-TH system data structure and a determination apparatus thereof. The determination method comprises generating a signal when signal frequencies at a transmitting terminal and a receiving terminal are identical, providing a predetermined process to process the signal, such that the signal forms a peak when a frequency offset occurs, and determining a type of the frame header mode according to the predetermined process. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010344 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING COMMUNICATION IN AN OFDMA SYSTEM - The present invention provides methods and system for managing communication in an orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) system. The method comprises setting at least a first segment as a high power segment for a plurality of base station in the OFDMA system. Further, communication is established between at least one base station and at least one communication device in the OFDMA system, in response to setting the at least first segment as a high power segment. The method further comprises assigning a region of the first segment to a set of base stations in the OFDMA system. The assigned region can be used by the set of base stations at high power level to communicate with communication devices located in overlapping areas. A method for coordinating uplink transmission in the OFDMA system for reducing uplink interference is also provided. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010345 | TDS-OFDMA COMMUNICATION CLOSED-LOOP POWER CONTROL - In a TDS-OFDMA communications system, a frame structure comprising: a frame such that within a frame time, a transmitted signal comprising a preamble, a downlink sub-frame, and an uplink sub-frame; and interposed between OFDM symbols are guard intervals comprising known sequences being used for an estimation of a received power. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010346 | TDS-OFDMA Communication System - In a TDS-OFDM communications system, a frame structure comprising: a frame such that within a frame time, a transmitted signal comprising a preamble, a downlink sub-frame, and an uplink sub-frame is provided. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010347 | TDS-OFDMA Communication Open-Loop Power Control - In a TDS-OFDM communications system, within a frame time, a transmitted signal comprising a preamble, a downlink sub-frame, and an uplink sub-frame. Within the downlink sub-frame, interposed between sub-frames are guard intervals comprising known sequences. The known sequences are used for an estimation of a received power. A method comprising the step of using a guard sequence in a guard interval of OFDM symbols of the received TDS-OFDM signals in the downlink to estimate a received signal power or an interference power is provided. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010348 | Decoding Apparatus and Decoding Method - Provided are a decoding apparatus, a decoding method and a receiving apparatus for decoding in a system supporting an OFDM/OFDMA scheme. The decoding method includes the steps of: receiving phase-modulated signal; performing subcarrier demodulation on the received signal and generating correlation metrics; generating decoding metrics using the correlation metrics; and determining a payload using the largest metric of the decoding metrics and at least one of an average metric and the second largest metric of the decoding metrics. The decoding apparatus includes: a receiving buffer for buffering received phase-modulated signal; a likelihood metric generator for generating decoding metrics corresponding to likelihoods of the received signal buffered in the receiving buffer being determined as respective potential payload values; a mean calculator for calculating an average metric; and a payload determiner for determining a payload using the largest metric of the decoding metrics and at least one of an average metric and the second largest metric of the decoding metrics. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010349 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GENERATING EFFECTIVE SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO PER STREAM IN A MULTIPLE INPUT MULTIPLE OUPUT WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - An apparatus and method for generating an effective Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR) per stream in a Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) wireless communication system is disclosed. The apparatus includes a selector, a calculator, a generator, and a decider. The selector selects effective streams among whole streams. The calculator calculates a relative SNR rate between the effective streams. The generator generates an equation having as a solution an SNR of a first effective stream. The decider decides an SNR per effective stream using the solution of the equation and the relative SNR rate. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010350 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING SIGNAL USING MULTIVARIATE POLYNOMIAL IN MULTIPLE INPUT MULTIPLE OUTPUT COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A signal detection apparatus and method in a Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) wireless communication system are provided. The apparatus includes a receiver for receiving training symbol vectors and a data signal vector from a transmitting end through a plurality of receive (Rx) antennas and a detector for expanding the training symbol vectors into second- or higher-order polynomials, for generating a weighting parameter vector for multivariate polynomial expansion of the data signal vector by using the polynomials expanded from the training symbol vectors and thereafter for expanding the data signal vector into a second- or higher-order multivariate polynomial using the weighting parameter vector, and for detecting Transmit (Tx) values of the data signal vector from the multivariate polynomial. Therefore, signal detection performance in a Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) wireless communication system resembles that of a non-linear scheme while complexity resembles that of a linear scheme. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010351 | SIGNALING METHOD IN AN OFDM MULTIPLE ACCESS SYSTEM - A method for reducing the peak-to-average ratio in an OFDM communication signal is provided. The method includes defining a constellation having a plurality of symbols, defining a symbol duration for the OFDM communication signal, and defining a plurality of time instants in the symbol duration. A plurality of tones are allocated to a particular communication device, and a discrete signal is constructed in the time domain by mapping symbols from the constellation to the time instants. A continuous signal is generated by applying an interpolation function to the discrete signal such that the continuous signal only includes sinusoids having frequencies which are equal to the allocated tones. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010352 | CYCLIC REDUNDANCY IN OFDM SYSTEMS - Method, communication system, receiver, baseband processor and computer program for recovering data from a received OFDM-signal containing recurrent redundant information where part of the recurrent redundant information is used to maximize the SINR (Signal to Interference plus Noise Ratio) of the received OFDM-signal. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010353 | Multi-Antenna Communication Method and Multi-Antenna Communicaton Apparatus - A multi-antenna communication method capable of improving the retransmission performance in a multi-antenna transmission. In this method, firstly, the reception quality of a substream to be retransmitted is acquired (Step | 2009-01-08 |
20090010354 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - There is provided a communication device capable of transmitting a transfer rate request signal while reducing it and reducing the interference and power consumption when the transfer rate request signal is transmitted substantially without lowering the transmission efficiency in the MIMO communication method. In this device, a modulation encoding unit ( | 2009-01-08 |
20090010355 | RADIO COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD - There is provided with a radio communication apparatus for communicating with a receiver. A transmission rate control unit in the radio communication apparatus specifies a signal having small variation of a metric, which is an index for evaluating a channel of the signal, out of first to nth signals to be transmitted to the receiver. The transmission rate control unit controls a transmission rate of a specified signal based on a channel responses and a transmission weight of the specified signal and controls a transmission rate of each of other signals different from the specified signal out of the first to nth signals based on a relationship between a variation characteristic of a metric of the specified signal and a variation characteristic of a metric of each of the other signals. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010356 | Array Antenna Arrangement - The present invention relates to a wireless communication system, comprising at least one base station in a communication cell. The base station is equipped with at least one array antenna comprising at least two antenna ports which are coupled to respective at least two corresponding antenna Q elements, where at leas two of the at least two antenna elements have essentially the same polarization. The array antenna is arranged for communication via at least two antenna radiation lobes, each antenna radiation lobe communicating an information stream to at least one UE (user equipment) in the cell. According to a certain aspect of the present invention, in a first mode 0 operation, the array antenna is arranged for communication via one antenna radiation lobe. The present invention also relates to a method for performing said communication. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010357 | TERMINAL APPARATUS, BASE STATION AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - There is provided with a terminal apparatus including: a block generation unit configured to generate a block that includes a plurality of symbols being temporally consecutive and one or more repetition symbols added to a head end of the symbols, the repetition symbols having same waveform as a partial waveform including a rear end of the symbols and S | 2009-01-08 |
20090010358 | Methods and apparatus to pre-compensate for I/Q distortion in quadrature transmitters - Methods and apparatus to pre-compensate for in-phase/quadrature (I/Q) distortion in quadrature transmitters are disclosed. A disclosed example method comprises coupling a portion of an analog baseband in-phase signal to an analog baseband quadrature signal through an impedance, and selecting a resistance value for the impedance to pre-distort the analog baseband quadrature signal to compensate for an error introduced by modulation of the analog baseband in-phase signal and the analog baseband quadrature signal. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010359 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INTERFERENCE CANCELLATION IN MULTI-ANTENNA SYSTEM - An apparatus and a method for interference cancellation in a transmitting end of a multi-antenna system are provided. A precode is generated which maximizes a diversity gain of one or more receive antennas using channel information of the receive antennas to be serviced. Transmit powers of the receive antennas are updated by taking into account a power loss and a shaping loss according to a dirty paper coding. Transmit signals are precoded by updating the precode according to the updated transmit powers. The dirty paper coding is performed on the precoded transmit signals to be transmitted to the receive antennas. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010360 | Method and Apparatus Adapted to Transmit Data - The present invention relates to the field of data transmission. The invention has application to amplifiers, the transmission of data modulated signals, filters and/or matching circuits connected between an amplifier and a load, radio transmitters, the transmission of data modulated radio signals, filters and/or matching circuits used between a transmitter's power amplifier and an antenna and the field of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), such as in the transmission of data between a tag and an interrogator. The present invention enables the transmission of phase modulated signals, by adjusting a device's tuning to substantially match the instantaneous frequency of the phase modulated signal. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010361 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LOCATIONING USING THE GUARD INTERVALS OF TDS-OFDM DIGITAL TELEVISION SIGNALS - A TDS-OFDM receiver for positioning using guard intervals comprising PN sequences is provided. The receiver comprises the step of calculating a transmission time of at least one PN among a plurality of PNs in a digital television (DTV) signal or information originating from a transmitter and transmitted to a mobile receiver. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010362 | Coding And Decoding Packetized Data - A method for coding a packet of information words into frames for transmission, includes receiving blocks of input data, including control words and the packet of information words. When the block consists exclusively of information words, a master transition having a first sense is scrambled and appended to the block to form one of the frames. When the block does not consist exclusively of information words: the block is condensed to accommodate a TYPE word; a TYPE word having a value that indicates a structural property of the block is generated and inserted into the block; and a master transition having a second sense, opposite to the first sense, is scrambled and appended to the block to form one of the frames. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010363 | Matched filter - Provided is a matched filter whose circuit scale can be made significantly smaller by reducing the number of multipliers for a despreading process and the number of adders for an accumulating process. For each in-phase/orthogonal component, the matched filter includes a dual-port RAM that separates written samples into 128 groups each of 32 samples which are collectively read out group by group in order at a speed faster than a write speed in write mode, a bit separating section that separates data read group by group into 32 samples and simultaneously outputs the 32 samples, and 32 despreading/accumulating circuits that, with 16 samples sequentially input from 16 groups being taken as one block, sequentially despread individual samples, accumulate despreading results, and output accumulated values for each block. The matched filter further includes an accumulating section that accumulates absolute values for each block from in-phase/orthogonal outputs of the despreading/accumulating circuits, and outputs correlation value data. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010364 | Parameter estimation for adaptive antenna system - There is proposed a technique for determining parameters, especially channel estimation, in the receiver of a communication system utilizing adaptive antenna techniques. The technique uses information transmitted in the antenna signals and in the beam signals to determine the parameters. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010365 | Repetition coding for a wireless system - A system and method are disclosed for transmitting data over a wireless channel. In some embodiments, transmitting data includes receiving convolutionally encoded data and enhancing the transmission of the data by further repetition encoding the data. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010366 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SUPPRESSING NARROWBAND INTERFERENCE - The method obtains an interference detection result by detecting sampled digital signals in real time in a transform domain, then maps the interference detection result into an interference suppression pulse function on the basis of a unit noise pulse function, and carries out interference suppression filtering in the transform domain according to the interference suppression pulse function. The present invention is capable of detecting narrowband interference such as monotone, frequency modulation, and phase modulation interferences in a receive channel adaptively in real-time, and suppressing the interference adaptively according to the quantity, energy and bandwidth of the interference, so as to reduce the influence of the interference. Therefore, the present invention may enhance robustness of the communication system against interference. Moreover, the present invention does not need multiple notch devices, costs low and may be implemented simply and reliably. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010367 | MULTI-BAND SINGLE-CARRIER MODULATION - Multi-band single-carrier modulation. A novel approach is presented by which interference compensation may be performed for signals received by a piconet operable device. The piconet operable device may be implemented within a region that includes two or more SOPs (Simultaneously Operating Piconets). Estimation of the level and location of interference is performed and the input to a decoder (within the piconet operable device) is selectively weighted to ensure that the effect of any existent interference within the signal received by the piconet operable device is minimized. Different interference levels are dealt with differently. For one example, portions of the received signal having undergone a large amount of interference may be simply treated as erasures with respect to the input the decoder. For another example, portions of the received signal having undergone some smaller degree of interference, but some interference nonetheless, may be de-weighted before being provided to the decoder. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010368 | VARIABLE RATE CODING FOR FORWARD LINK - A technique for encoding a signal used in a digital communication system in which individual traffic channel data rates may be adapted to specific channel conditions. In particular, a forward error correction coding rate is adapted for individual channels while at the same time maintaining a fixed block size independent of the FEC coding rate. This allows the system data rate to adapt to the channel conditions experienced by a specific user. Thus, users experiencing good communication conditions with low multipath distortion may be allocated higher capacity, whereas users with significant multipath distortion may make use of lower rate (higher levels of coding) error codes to maintain high quality. Messages are sent from a transmitter to a receiver to inform the receiver of the coding rate implemented at any given point in time. These parameters may be adjusted independent of transmitted power level through the expedient of ensuring that size of a transmitted frame remains constant, while permitting the ability to change FEC coding rates and FEC block sizes. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010369 | USER SELECTION METHOD AND USER SELECTION DEVICE FOR MULTIUSER MIMO COMMUNICATION - The present invention aims to provide a user selection method which can provide a large, multiuser diversity effect with a small amount of calculation in multiuser MIMO systems, the method being a user selection method for multiuser MIMO communication, in which an orthogonal coefficient is calculated using a received SINR from a projection channel vector by using GS orthogonalization, and using the orthogonal coefficient, a correction SINR is calculated, and using this correction SINR, user selection is performed, and for a next user selection, the projection channel vector is updated, and the above processes are applied to all users. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010370 | Digital Broadcast Demodulator and Digital Broadcast Demodulation Method for Suppressing Degradation of Reception Characteristics - A digital broadcast demodulator receives a tuner signal output from a tuner and carries out demodulation processing on the tuner signal by using an internal clock signal that is synchronized with a reference signal. The digital broadcast demodulator has an internal clock-signal generator and an internal clock frequency controller. The internal clock-signal generator generates the internal clock signal, and the internal clock frequency controller controls a frequency of the internal clock signal in accordance with a reception channel. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010371 | SERIAL DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A serial data communication system ( | 2009-01-08 |
20090010372 | Modulation apparatus capable of correcting non-linearity of voltage controlled oscillator - A modulation apparatus | 2009-01-08 |
20090010373 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING AND CLASSIFYING EXPLOSIVES AND CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES - A system for detecting and classifying small amounts of explosives and other controlled substances while rejecting confounders, including a source/detector array formed of a plurality of sources and a plurality of detectors, a signal processor coupled to the source/detector array for processing data received from the detectors, a classifier coupled to the signal processor for classifying data received from the signal processor according to a plurality of algorithms, a maximal rejection classifier coupled to the classifier; and a declarative decision module coupled to the maximal rejection classifier for rendering an accurate decision regarding the contents of the object is provided. The apparatus includes an enclosure, a shield layer disposed within the enclosure, a cavity disposed within the shield layer, a plurality of neutron sources and a detection array disposed within the cavity, and a transport mechanism for moving objects through the cavity past the sources and detection array. The cavity has one or more turns which preclude a straight line trajectory through the cavity. The shield layer is water-filled to prevent stray radiation from exiting the enclosure. The use of multiple lower power neutron sources and the particular geometry of the enclosure provide a compact, relatively lightweight explosive detection system which is practical for use in airports and other public locations. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010374 | REACTIVITY CONTROL ROD FOR CORE, CORE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR, NUCLEAR REACTOR AND NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - In a nuclear reactor in which a primary coolant is contained, the primary coolant moves upwardly from the core by an operation thereof. An annular steam generator is arranged in an upper side of the core into which the upwardly moving primary coolant flows and transfers heat in the primary coolant into water therein to generate a steam. A passage structure defines a coolant passage for the primary coolant to an outside of the core. The heat-transferred primary coolant in the annular steam generator flows downwardly in the coolant passage so as to flow into the core, thereby moving upwardly. A reactor vessel is arranged to surround the coolant passage so as to contain the core, the annular steam generator and the passage means therein. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010375 | Methods of using fuel bundle groups as evaluation constraints - A method of fuel bundle consideration in a reactor. The method includes creating or editing bundle groups including fuel bundles. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010376 | TRACK MOUNTED STEAM GENERATOR MAN-WAY RADIATION SHIELD DOOR SYSTEM - The invention consists of placing adequate and useable shielding in the path of the radiation that exists when nuclear workers perform maintenance and inspection of the Pressure Water Reactor Steam Generator component at a nuclear electric generating plant. The shielding has an upper and a lower track member that permit the two shield panel halves to roll easily and be manipulated so that access and the associated work to be performed will result in significant reduction to the typical radiation dose that the workers receive during this work evolution when compared current shielding approach. The shielding includes rollers that roll on track members that are located above and below the man-way opening. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010377 | INHIBITOR OF CORROSION AND STRESS CORROSION CRACKING CONTAINING NICKEL BORIDE (NiB) IN THE SECONDARY SIDE OF STEAM GENERATOR TUBES IN A NUCLEAR POWER PLANT AND INHIBITING METHOD USING THE SAME - A method of inhibiting corrosion and stress corrosion cracking of a steam generator tube in a nuclear power plant, includes the steps of providing a nuclear power plant having a secondary side feedwater system including a secondary side feedwater of a steam generator tube; and supplying nickel boride to said secondary side feedwater to inhibit corrosion and stress corrosion cracking. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010378 | STEAM GENERATOR DUAL HEAD SLUDGE LANCE AND PROCESS LANCING SYSTEM - A method of cleaning sludge from the tube sheet ( | 2009-01-08 |
20090010379 | Shift register for a liquid crystal display - A shift register of the present disclosure switches on and off various transistors in order to reduce power consumption. A high input voltage source and a low input voltage source of the shift register are spaced apart from each other so as to reduce signal noise distortion between the voltage sources. The shift register may be employed in a liquid crystal display (LCD). | 2009-01-08 |
20090010380 | X-Ray Imaging Apparatus - According to this invention, subtraction images obtained by an energy subtraction unit | 2009-01-08 |
20090010381 | COMPUTER TOMOGRAPH AND RADIATION DETECTOR FOR DETECTING RAYS THAT ARE ELASTICALLY SCATTERED IN AN OBJECT - The invention relates to a computer tomograph and to a radiation detector for detecting elastically scattered rays. The computer tomograph comprises a radiation source for radiating primary radiation through an object which is present in an examination region. The primary radiation is partly scattered in the object owing to interactions with the object. A detector comprises detector elements by which the scattered rays are detected. These detector elements lie outside the region through which the primary radiation is passed, and their effective dimensions become smaller in the direction in which the scattering angles become smaller. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010382 | X-Ray Monitoring - Apparatus for monitoring in real time the movement of a plurality of substances in a mixture, such as oil water and air flowing through a pipe comprises an X-ray scanner arranged to make a plurality of scans of the mixture over a monitoring period to produce a plurality of scan data sets, and control means arranged to analyze the data sets to identify volumes of each of the substances and to measure their movement. By identifying volumes of each of the substances in each of a number of layers and for each of a number of scans, real time analysis and imaging of the substance can be achieved. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010383 | Device for recording projection images - A device for recording projection images using high-energy radiation has a radiation source and a radiation detector. A radiation axis of the X-ray system can be freely established. A control device for the X-ray system enables the distance between the radiation source and radiation detector to be set with the aid of a control element set up for controlling a motion with one degree of freedom. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010384 | FULL FIELD MAMMOGRAPHY WITH TISSUE EXPOSURE CONTROL, TOMOSYNTHESIS, AND DYNAMIC FIELD OF VIEW PROCESSING - A mammography system using a tissue exposure control relying on estimates of the thickness of the compressed and immobilized breast and of breast density to automatically derive one or more technic factors. The system further uses a tomosynthesis arrangement that maintains the focus of an anti-scatter grid on the x-ray source and also maintains the field of view of the x-ray receptor. Finally, the system finds an outline that forms a reduced field of view that still encompasses the breast in the image, and uses for further processing, transmission or archival storage the data within said reduced field of view. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010385 | Method and Device for Monitoring Wall Thickness - A method for detecting the wall thickness of a container such as a bottle made of PET, for example, in which the absorption of radiation along a first and a second test path of the measurement radiation is ascertained, whereby the test paths intersect the container at two points of intersection such that the two test paths have at least one point of intersection approximately in common. Further, a method for detecting the wall thickness of a container such as a bottle made of PET, for example, such that the wall thickness is detected in the transitional area of a side wall of the container to a bottom area of the container. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010386 | Methods and Systems for Rapid Detection of Concealed Objects Using Fluorescence - This invention is directed towards finding, locating, and confirming threat items and substances. The inspection system is designed to detect objects that are made from, but not limited to, special nuclear materials (“SNM”) and/or high atomic number materials. The system employs advanced image processing techniques to analyze images of an object under inspection (“OUI”), which includes, but is not limited to baggage, parcels, vehicles and cargo, and fluorescence detection. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010387 | RADIATION IMAGING SYSTEM - The present invention discloses an radiation imaging system, comprising: an accelerator for generating rays which penetrate through the objects to be inspected and an synchronous signal; a detector with a plurality of detecting modules, adapted for detecting rays; a signal processor for generating a selection signal according to the synchronous signal, so as to select a detecting module for detecting the rays; a data converter for converting the signal detected by said detecting module into digital data, and then buffering the digital data in said signal processor; and a communication controller connected to an image processor, adapted for transmitting the digital data buffered in said signal processor to said image processor. The system according to the present invention allows high-speed and stable data acquisition and data conversion and accurate and reliable data transmission, when the data amount is significant. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010388 | MICROPLATE AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME - Microplates having a body defining a plurality of wells, wherein the wells have at least one bottom portion configured to allow the sample to be analyzed by various methods in situ with minimized background interference in the data obtained, and methods of using the same, are disclosed. The improved microplate may also have wells having certain shapes and/or sizes to allow the sample to be analyzed with minimized background interference in the data obtained. A system for obtaining high-quality XRPD or Raman data is also disclosed. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010389 | X-RAY DEVICE - An X-ray device which is especially applicable to the X-ray imaging for child at the age of 0-3 is provided. The X-ray device can use the X-ray tube ( | 2009-01-08 |
20090010390 | Radiation dosimetry apparatus and method, and dosimeter for use therein - In order to overcome or at least mitigate difficulties in compensating for movement of the target, for example a tumour during radiotherapy, a dosimetry apparatus and method embodying the present invention employ a dosimeter having at least one radiation detector and at least one magnetic position sensor located a predetermined distance apart. Radiation level readings from the radiation detector and position readings from the position sensor are monitored and correlated, conveniently according to time, to obtain the position of the radiation detector when a particular radiation level was detected. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010391 | Radiation Image Capturing System - The present invention relates to a radiation image capturing system. A radiation detector of a radiation detecting cassette detects a radiation that has passed through a patient, and an accumulated exposed radiation dose calculator calculates an accumulated exposed radiation dose by accumulating radiation image information detected by the radiation detector, at every image capturing. The calculated accumulated exposed radiation dose is transmitted, together with cassette ID information, to a console. In the console, a status determining unit compares the accumulated exposed radiation dose with an allowable accumulated exposed radiation dose for the radiation detecting cassette to determine the status of the radiation detecting cassette, and issues a warning based on the determined status. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010392 | Radiographic Apparatus and Radiation Detection Signal Processing Method - A radiographic apparatus according to this invention, when carrying out recursive computation, pixel groups consisting of detection pixels respectively corresponding to positions on a radiation detection device are sorted into locations subjected to the recursive computation and locations exempted from the recursive computation. For the locations subjected to the recursive computation, lag-behind parts are removed by the recursive computation to obtain corrected radiation detection signals. The recursive computation is not carried out at least for the locations exempted from the recursive computation. The lag-behind parts can be removed from the radiation detection signals, with a calculation amount for the recursive computation reduced by an amount corresponding to the recursive computation excluded. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010393 | COMPACT HIGH VOLTAGE X-RAY SOURCE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR X-RAY INSPECTION APPLICATIONS - An x-ray system is disclosed that includes a bipolar x-ray tube. The bipolar x-ray tube includes two insulators that are separated by an intermediate electrode in an embodiment, wherein each insulator forms a portion of an outer wall of a vacuum envelope of the bipolar x-ray tube surrounding at least a portion of a path of an electron beam within the vacuum envelope. In further embodiments, the bipolar x-ray tube includes a first electrode at a positive high voltage potential with respect to a reference potential, a second electrode at a negative high voltage potential with respect to the reference potential, and an x-ray transmissive window that is at the positive high voltage potential. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010394 | RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A system is in a standby mode as an imaging preparation condition in step S | 2009-01-08 |
20090010395 | ADJUSTABLE APERTURE COLLIMATOR - A collimator including an inner border whose inner perimeter defines an aperture, an outer border positioned outwards of the inner border, an enclosure being defined and bounded between the inner and outer borders, the enclosure being sufficiently filled with a radiopaque pliable material so as to block a predefined amount of radiation from passing through the enclosure, while allowing radiation to pass through the aperture, and at least one actuator attached to at least one point of the inner border operable to deform the inner border so as to modify a shape of the aperture. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010396 | Dental x-ray packets having non-lead radiation shielding - This dental intra-oral film packet configuration includes a film chip and a non-lead radiation shielding member insertable in the light-tight envelope or integral to a wall of the light-tight envelope. The film chip has two sides sensitive to radiation exposure, and the packet protecting the film chip incorporates the radiation shielding fiber powder element on one side of the film chip to provide backscatter radiation equal to the lead (Pb) foil embodiment when the film packet is exposed to radiation. The radiation shielding embodiment is a compounded material of thermoplastic and non-lead metal which couples as the light-shielding member of the envelope or as an insertable shield. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010397 | System and method to push messages indicating status of trouble reports in a telecommunications network - A system, method, and media for managing messages, comprising a status push application in communication with a trouble ticket database and a work force administration and control system, the status push application being enabled to detect a status change for a trouble ticket associated with the trouble ticket database and further enabled to selectively push a message to one or more external and potentially non-compatible systems in response to detecting the status change. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010398 | Providing Routing Information to an Answering Point of an Emergency Services Network - Networks, systems, and methods are disclosed for handling alternate routing scenarios for emergency calls or other special number calls, such as a 9-1-1 call. In routing an emergency call, an emergency services network identifies a primary answering point (e.g., a PSAP) to handle the emergency call. If the primary answering point is not available, then the emergency services network identifies an alternate answering point to handle the emergency call, and routes the emergency call to the alternate answering point (if available). The emergency services network also identifies alternate routing information indicating a reason for routing the emergency call to the alternate answering point instead of the primary answering point, and transmits the alternate routing information to the alternate answering point for processing. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010399 | INTERWORKING PROCEDURE WITH EXTERNAL NETWORK IN WIRELESS LAN AND MESSAGE FORMAT FOR THE SAME - Provided are an interworking procedure with an external network in a WLAN, a station supporting the interworking procedure, and a message format for the interworking procedure. In the interworking procedure, a non-AP station transmits a request message which includes an advertisement protocol ID set to a value indicating native query protocol and a native query information ID set to a value indicating emergency call number information. And the non-AP station receives from an access point (AP) a response message including zero or more emergency call numbers in response to the request message. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010400 | INTERFACE FOR A MULTI-MESSAGING SYSTEM - Systems and methods of managing announcement messages provide for receiving a first announcement message, where the first announcement message is compatible with a first platform protocol of a first messaging server. The first announcement message is translated into a second announcement message, where the second announcement message is compatible with a second platform of a second messaging server. By enabling announcement messages such as voice mail greetings and email “out-of-office” messages to be created and updated with a single interface, more efficient messaging is achieved. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010401 | METHODS FOR PROVIDING ANONYMOUS WEB BASED CALLING - A method of providing anonymous web based calling, the method comprising the steps of: providing a web page having an embedded call icon associated with a destination phone number; providing an initiating user, wherein the initiating user clicks on the embedded call icon; calling the initiating user; playing an advertisement to the initiating user; and calling the destination phone number to provide an anonymous phone connection between the initiating user and the destination phone number. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010402 | System and method for identifying a caller using associated sounds | 2009-01-08 |
20090010403 | Method for Minimizing Message Collision in a Device - A method for minimizing message collision in a device is presented. Two or more overlapping real-time streaming simplex audio messages are received. One of the audio messages is forwarded to be reproduced while the other is stored. Forwarding of the delayed audio message is delayed such that overlapping reproduction of the audio messages is minimized. Reproduction is delayed until a predetermined clock time expires or is dependent on one or more of: the length of the second audio message or the amount of overlap of the first and second audio messages. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010404 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING ANONYMOUS CALLING - A method of providing anonymous calling comprising the steps of: providing a first user having a first user ID associated with a first phone number; providing a second user having a second user ID associated with a destination phone number; accepting a call request from the first user containing the second user ID; receiving in a computer based system a call request, checking whether the destination phone number is a paid plan or free plan, and wherein the first user is on a free plan, an advertisement is played to the initiating user prior to placing phone call and wherein the first user is on a paid plan the advertisement is not played and the first user is called to provide an anonymous phone connection between the first user and the destination phone number. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010405 | PRESENCE BASED CONNECTING NUMBER SEARCH - Methods and apparatus for using a presence status to generate a list of possible contacts based on a partial entry of a contact address are disclosed. According to one aspect of the present invention, a method includes obtaining at least a partial entry of a destination address that identifies a first destination to be accessed. The method also includes identifying a plurality of potential destinations that each includes the partial entry, and determining a presence status of each potential destination. Finally, the method also includes ordering the potential destinations based on the presence status of each potential destination. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010406 | Methods of Determining Information Regarding Remote User Terminals and Related Systems and Computer Program Products - A method of determining user terminal information may include initiating a communication at a first user terminal between the first user terminal and a second user terminal using a telephone number of the second user terminal. Information regarding the second user terminal may then be received at the first user terminal from the second user terminal during the communication over a non-voice channel without opening a voice channel between the first and second user terminals. Related systems and computer program products are also discussed. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010407 | COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS AND METHODS USING WIRELINE ADAPTERS - Systems and techniques for communication over telephony wireline. A command interface and control device may include a wireline input configured to connect the device to an operative line of a wireline telephony network (such as the PSTN) and to transmit voice signals to and receive voice signals from the wireline telephony network. The device may also include a cellular module configured to transmit signals to and receive signals from a cellular telephony network and a system controller to control communications on the wireline input and the cellular module. One or more wireline adapter modules may be configured to provide control functionality local to a telecommunications device. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010408 | Systems and Methods to Provide Information via Connections for Real Time Communications Between People - Methods and apparatuses to connect people for real time communications to access diverse categories of information. One embodiment includes: storing data representing a privilege of a user during a predetermined period of time; responsive to a first request made via a presentation of a listing of the first entity for a service of the first entity, establishing a connection for real time communications between the user and the first entity to deliver the service of the first entity, if the user has the privilege at a time of the first request; and responsive to a second request made via a presentation of a listing of the second entity for a service of the second entity, establishing a connection for real time communications between the user and the second entity to deliver the service of the second entity, if the user has the privilege at a time of the second request. | 2009-01-08 |