| 02nd week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 42 |
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| 20100009655 | PROMPT METHOD AND APPARATUS OF SHORT MESSAGE SPLITTING - The present invention discloses a prompt method of short message splitting including: pre-obtaining, by a terminal, splitting rule data for a short message transmitted by a subscriber of the terminal in various operators' networks; and calculating, by the terminal, the number of short message segments obtained by splitting the short message edited by the subscriber based on the splitting rule data and informing the subscriber of it. The present invention can prompt the subscriber timely and accurately with the exact number of short message segments obtained by splitting the short message transmitted by the subscriber in the operator's network. | 2010-01-14 |
| 20100009656 | NETWORK ACCESS AUTHENTICATION AND AUTHORIZATION METHOD AND AN AUTHORIZATION KEY UPDATING METHOD - A network access authentication and authorization method includes the steps of: constructing an access and authorization request packet; constructing a certificate authentication request packet, constructing a certificate authentication response packet; constructing an access and authorization response packet; constructing an access and authorization acknowledgement packet. And an authorization key updating method includes the steps of: constructing an access and authorization request packet; constructing an access and authorization response packet; constructing an access and authorization acknowledgement packet. The invention resolves the security problem that a mobile terminal accesses a base station in the wideband wireless multimedia network, and realizes both bi-directional identity authentication of a mobile terminal and a base station and unidirectional identity authentication from a base station to a mobile terminal. The authorization key negotiation calculation is simple, and the key management is simply realized by using message acknowledgement manner. The invention is applied to the wired network and the wireless network, such as the wireless local area network, the wireless metropolitan area network, and the broadband wireless multimedia network etc. | 2010-01-14 |
| 20100009657 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING PRIVACY AND LIMITED EXPOSURE SERVICES FOR LOCATION BASED SERVICES - A system and method is provided for providing privacy and limited exposure services for location based services. The system includes at least one module configured to provide fictitious location or route information of a mobile user to selected users or group of users based on a mobile user provided profile. | 2010-01-14 |
| 20100009658 | METHOD FOR IDENTITY AUTHENTICATION BY MOBILE TERMINAL - A method for identity authentication includes: providing a mobile terminal, displaying a plurality of input areas on the mobile terminal, inputting a password to the mobile terminal by tapping the input areas in a proper sequence with fingers of a user, and identifying fingerprints of the fingers on the input areas while inputting the password. | 2010-01-14 |
| 20100009659 | System and Method to Enable Subscriber Self-Activation of Wireless Data Terminals - A wireless telephone and messaging system provides Secure Immediate Wireless Access (SIWA) to wireless telephones onto existing wireless networks, such as GSM, CDMA, TDMA, and analog (AMPS). The SIWA protocol uses existing wireless network messaging to exchange information between wireless devices and a network server, referred to herein as an Intelligent Service Manager (ISM). The ISM acts as a gateway between wireless devices and wireless service provider, and provides the wireless devices with an immediate limited or unlimited access to the wireless network. The ISM can also deny access to the wireless network from unauthorized wireless devices. | 2010-01-14 |
| 20100009660 | AUTHENTICATION VECTOR GENERATION DEVICE, SUBSCRIBER IDENTITY MODULE, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AUTHENTICATION VECTOR GENERATION METHOD, CALCULATION METHOD, AND SUBSCRIBER AUTHENTICATION METHOD - According to the present invention, a subscriber identity module in a wireless local area network is authenticated using an authentication vector with no decrease in the confidentiality of the calculation processing, even when a triplet is employed as the authentication vector. An HLR of a mobile communication network comprises an attachment unit for attaching to a RAND field of an authentication vector, which is used to authenticate an SIM in a wireless local area network, information specifying calculation information that is constituted by at least one of an algorithm and secret information for use in the authentication calculation. The SIM, which is mounted on a wireless LAN terminal, comprises a calculation information storage unit storing in advance a plurality of the calculation information, a specification unit for specifying the calculation information to be used in the calculation from the plurality of calculation information stored in the calculation information storage unit by referring to information specifying the calculation information, and a calculation unit for performing the calculation on the basis of the specified calculation information. | 2010-01-14 |
| 20100009661 | MESSAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, DEVICE AND METHOD - A message processing system includes message center and user subscription data center. The subscription data center stores user subscription data of calling number anonymity service. The message center queries if calling number is anonymous when it transfers message that is transmitted by subscription user, and determines if calling number is anonymous in process of transfer message based on query respond. Interest and mystery of message are increased, personality demand of user is satisfied, and load of message center is decreased. Flexibility and scalability are improved. Additional, the present invention discloses a user subscription data center, a short message center and message processing method. | 2010-01-14 |
| 20100009662 | DELAYING INTERACTION WITH POINTS OF INTEREST DISCOVERED BASED ON DIRECTIONAL DEVICE INFORMATION - With the addition of directional information in the environment, a variety of service(s) can be provided on top of user identification or interaction with specific object(s) of interest by pointing at the objects. Sometimes either the device user and/or the publishers of content associated with a POI with which a user interacts will wish to delay the interaction with the POI and associated content. For such scenarios, items discovered through direction-based location services can be designated for later interaction, e.g., according to pre-defined criteria that define explicitly or implicitly when the later interaction will occur. Device users are thus provided with relevant content about endpoints of direction based services at relevant times, which may not be the time of initial contact with the POI. | 2010-01-14 |
| 20100009663 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PAYMENT USING A MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A system and method of payment using a mobile electronic device establishes a wireless communication connection between a credit card terminal and a credit card system, and logging in the credit card system. The system and method further receives a two-dimensional barcode from the credit card system, wherein the two-dimensional barcode comprising the authorization information, and sends the two-dimensional barcode to the credit card terminal to verify validity of the authorization information. Furthermore, the system and method receives a verification result from the credit card terminal, and prompts a user for payment on a display device of the mobile electronic device, in response to a determination that the authorization information is valid. | 2010-01-14 |
| 20100009664 | METHODS, TELECOMMUNICATIONS NODE, AND USER EQUIPMENT FOR TRANSMISSION OF USER IDENTIFIER - A method, telecommunications node, and User Equipment (UE) are provided for transmitting a user identifier such as a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) in a presence document of a user, and for using that URL for handling communications. When an a first user, e.g. an IMS user communicates with a second user, e.g. an IMPS user, oftentimes the first user only knows the Mobile Station International Subscriber Directory Number (MSISDN) of the second user, and not also his URL. The invention allows for the transmissions of the second user's URL inside a presence document relative to that second user. The first user subscribes to presence information relative to the second user, and receives a presence document that includes, along the second user's presence information, also the second user's URL. Then, the first user uses the URL for handling communications with the second user, including initiating outgoing communications, or handling incoming communications from the second user. | 2010-01-14 |
| 20100009665 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING EMERGENCY CALL FORWARDING SERVICES - A system and method for forwarding a telephone call includes routing a telephone call from a calling party to a first telephone of a called party. A determination may be made that the telephone call was not answered by the called party. A determination may be made as to whether the telephone call is to be forwarded to an unrelated second telephone within a predetermined distance of the first telephone. Geographic coordinates of the first telephone may be determined. A determination of geographic coordinates of at least one second telephone may be made. A determination as to whether the at least one unrelated second telephone is within the predetermined distance of the first telephone. An unrelated second telephone determined to be within the predetermined distance of the first telephone may be selected. The telephone call may be forwarded to the selected unrelated second telephone. | 2010-01-14 |
| 20100009666 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING MOBILE TELEPHONE CALL TERMINATION SERVICE OVER OPEN SEA - Disclosed herein are method and system for providing mobile telephone call termination service over open sea. The system includes a ticketing system which applies to a mobile communication service provider of a customer's mobile telephone for a call termination service; a call termination service provision system which transmits a call termination signal when a call connection to the mobile telephone number is requested, according to the call termination service application, and establishes a call connection; and an internal switching system which is mounted in the airplane or the ship, receives the call termination signal from the call termination service provision server, searches for the customer corresponding to the telephone number, notifies the customer that the call termination signal is received, and transmits/receives voice data to/from the call termination service provision system according to a call connection request of the customer. | 2010-01-14 |
| 20100009667 | MOBILE TERMINAL DEVICE AND DATA TRANSFER CONTROL PROGRAM - There are obtained a mobile terminal device and a data transfer control program that, even in the case where a plurality of data that become a target of transfer exist, can simply carry out an operation to select data to be transferred from them and to start transfer itself without a mistake. An acceleration sensor | 2010-01-14 |
| 20100009668 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CUSTOMIZING FUNCTIONS OF A MOBILE PHONE - A system and method for customizing functions of a mobile phone provides different operation modes for different users of the mobile phone. The system and method further provides different function features under the different operation modes. | 2010-01-14 |
| 20100009669 | MANAGEMENT OF MOBILE STATION MEMORY CONTENT - The invention relates to a method for an at least partial erasure of the memory content of a mobile station in a mobile communication system. The starting of the erasure of the mobile station memory content is arranged to be responsive to the checking of a unique equipment identity of the mobile station performed in the mobile communication network on the basis of the unique equipment identities included in an equipment register. If a network element providing mobile communication services receives from an equipment register element the information, according to which the mobile station that has contacted the mobile communication network is defined as barred in the equipment register, a message to be sent from the mobile communication network to the mobile station is formed for erasing the memory content of the mobile station. This message is transmitted from the mobile communication network to the mobile station, and the mobile station detects a need for an at least partial erasure of the memory content in response to the reception of said message. | 2010-01-14 |
| 20100009670 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MOVING A RECEIVE WINDOW IN A RADIO ACCESS NETWORK - A method of moving a receiving window in a wireless mobile communication system, wherein the AM RLC of the transmitting side sends information of the last discarded SDU regardless of continuity of the discarded SDUs. The AM RLC of the receiving side checks whether all SDUs from the start point of the receiving window up to the last discarded SDU are successfully received, delivers the SDUs that are successfully received to an upper layer, and discard only those SDUs that are not successfully received. | 2010-01-14 |
| 20100009671 | AUTOMATIC DATA CAPTURE WHEN WIRELESS SERVICE DISRUPTION IS DETECTED - A method is provided in a wireless telecommunications network ( | 2010-01-14 |
| 20100009672 | CELL RE-SELECTION UTILIZING SYSTEM INFORMATION LENGTH - A method for performing cell re-selection in a cellular network includes a subscriber terminal measuring received powers of neighbour cells in accordance with system information received from a current cell, selecting one of the neighbour cells as a new cell, the subscriber terminal receiving a part of the system information sent by the new cell, calculating the time used for receiving the system information of the new cell by employing the length information in the system information part sent by the new cell, and deciding whether to continue the re-selection of said new cell on the basis of the calculated time. | 2010-01-14 |
| 20100009673 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FREQUENCY FEEDBACK ADJUSTMENT IN DIGITAL RECEIVERS - In RF transceivers, a method and a system for a frequency feedback adjustment in digital receivers are provided. A DC offset may result from the difference in frequencies between an RF transmitter and an RF receiver. An adjustment of the receiver's frequency may be implemented after synchronization occurs and may be performed by, for example, utilizing a header portion of a packet communicated via a wireless interface. The adjustment may be performed when the frequency difference exceeds a threshold value. In another aspect, adjusting the frequency of the RF receiver may be performed by modifying and/or changing a phase locked loop (PLL) trimmer register. This approach may allow an RF receiver to operate, in some instances, without the need for an equalizer. In this regard, the power consumed by the RF receiver may be minimized and/or the overall cost of the RF receiver may be reduced. | 2010-01-14 |
| 20100009674 | CLIENT-CONTROLLED HANDOVER BETWEEN RADIO TECHNOLOGIES - In one embodiment a mobile client includes a first voice interface configured to communicate voice media via a first radio technology. A second voice interface is configured to communicate voice media via a second radio technology, which is different from the first radio technology. A data interface can communicate data via at least one of the first radio technology and the second radio technology. Call control is programmed to control the data interface to perform signaling from the mobile client for establishing parameters for a voice media session between the mobile client and a third party via a selected one of the first voice interface and the second voice interface The call control controls the signaling from the mobile client depending on which of the first voice interface and the second voice interface the call control determines to utilize for the voice media session. | 2010-01-14 |
| 20100009675 | Setup of device-to-device connection - Disclosed are apparatus, methods and computer programs to establish device-to-device communications in a wireless network. A method includes sending an initiation message from a first device to initiate device-to-device communication with a second device; receiving a message indicating a request for setting up radio resources for device-to-device communication; sending a message to the second device, the message including a request to set up resources for device-to-device communication and, in response to establishing device-to-device communication with the second device using the resources, sending an acknowledgment that device-to-device communication is established. | 2010-01-14 |
| 20100009676 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RADIO ACCESS TECHNOLOGY-SPECIFIC ROUTING FOR MULTI-MODE MOBILE DEVICES - Systems and methods for radio access technology specific routing for multi-mode mobile devices are provided. For each of a number of radio access technologies supported by a mobile device, the mobile device is configured to use respective routing information. This has the advantage of allowing radio access technology specific processing to be performed. | 2010-01-14 |
| 20100009677 | INTEGRATED OR AUTONOMOUS SYSTEM AND METHOD OF SATELLITE-TERRESTRIAL FREQUENCY REUSE USING SIGNAL ATTENUATION AND/OR BLOCKAGE, DYNAMIC ASSIGNMENT OF FREQUENCIES AND/OR HYSTERESIS - A signal strength that is associated with a first wireless communications channel is detected. Electromagnetic energy is transmitted over the first wireless communications channel in response to the signal strength being sufficiently weak. A determination is made whether a handoff should be made to a second wireless communications channel having a signal that is weaker than a signal of the first wireless communications channel. Related systems and methods are described. | 2010-01-14 |
| 20100009678 | RECOVERY PROCEDURES BETWEEN SUBSCRIBER REGISTERS IN A TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORK - The present invention is aimed to provide subscriber registers of a mobile network with higher performance and memory capacity whilst keeping recovery procedures, such as redundancy and restoration procedures, up to reasonable levels and measurements of network performance, signalling load and response time. The present invention provides for a new clustered architecture for subscriber registers, wherein each subscriber register comprises a number of processing blades, each processing blade handling a reduced number of subscribers, and wherein more processing blades can be added without affecting other components in the subscriber register Failures and unavailability are expected to often occur on a processing blade basis, so that recovery procedures may be carried out for a reduced number of subscribers, thus being completed with lower signalling load and response times. To this end, the present invention also provides for a new method of updating subscriber data between two subscriber registers where at least one follows the clustered architecture. | 2010-01-14 |
| 20100009679 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SERVICE ACQUISITION IN A MULTIMODE SYSTEM - An apparatus and method for service acquisition in a multimode system are provided. The method includes attempting a first location registration to a mobile communication system having a highest priority according to a priority order and, attempting a next location registration to a mobile communication system of a next priority order from the priority order, if the first location registration is rejected for a specific cause. | 2010-01-14 |
| 20100009680 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SEARCHING SERVICE BAND IN A MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL - An apparatus and method for service band search in a mobile communication terminal are provided. The method includes receiving system information from a Base Station (BS), extracting information identifying a band supporting a network or a service intended for access using the received system information, and searching the identified band for a service band. | 2010-01-14 |
| 20100009681 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INSTANCE IDENTIFIER BASED ON A UNIQUE DEVICE IDENTIFIER - A method and apparatus for use in a communications network whereby an Instance Identifier (ID) is created to uniquely identify a device such as a mobile device or User Equipment (UE) in the communications network. | 2010-01-14 |
| 20100009682 | CELL/CARRIER REDIRECTING AND REVERTING CONTROL AT THE TIME OF RRC CONNECTION - A cell redirection process in accordance with load balancing and user terminal conditions, and a prompt cell reverting at the time of redirection failure are provided. A cell redirection control method under a situation where a base station controls two or more cells, the method comprising steps of: transmitting a response acknowledgement for a connection set-up to a redirected cell in accordance with a redirection instruction that instructs a redirection to another cell controlled by a base station and is transmitted from the base station at the time of an RRC connection in a user terminal; determining in the user terminal whether a connection to the redirected cell is successful within a range of a maximum number of retransmissions; and performing a reverting process for reverting back to an originating cell when the connection to the redirected cell fails, in the user terminal. | 2010-01-14 |
| 20100009683 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CELL RE-PLANNING TO OBSCURE NETWORK TOPOLOGIES - Methods and systems for obscuring network topologies are described. Cell re-planning techniques can be used to modify cell identities to obscure a relationship between nodes in a communication system and their geographical location. One or more algorithms can be used to operate on, e.g., cell plan lists, cell neighbor lists and/or cell identities. | 2010-01-14 |
| 20100009684 | Handoff Access Method and Device Based on Random Access Channel - A handoff access method and device based on a random access channel is provided, the method includes the following steps: step a, a source BS sends a handoff request message to a target BS, requesting switching the mobile terminal it serves to the target BS; step b, the target BS sends a handoff response message to the source BS, and then the source BS forwards a handoff command with its content to the mobile terminal, wherein the handoff command message does not include reserved character codes; step c, after receiving the handoff command message, the mobile terminal determines that the handoff command message does not include the reserved character codes, and then selects a random access sub-channel; and step d, the target BS and the mobile terminal initiate a random access procedure on the random access sub-channel. | 2010-01-14 |
| 20100009685 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING CELL CONFIGURATION INFORMATION TO A NETWORK ELEMENT - A network controller for supporting a multi-cell service in a cellular communication network comprises interface connection logic operably coupled to at least one network element supporting communication within a communication cell of the cellular communication network. The network controller further comprises signal processing logic for generating a cell configuration message comprising cell configuration information, and transmitting logic for transmitting the cell configuration message to the at least one network element using a multicast protocol. | 2010-01-14 |
| 20100009686 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR HANDLING NEIGHBOURING CELL LISTS IN A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a method and an arrangement for handling neighbouring cell lists when a new radio base station ( | 2010-01-14 |
| 20100009687 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENABLING EFFICIENT MBMS DOWNLINK RADIO RESOURCE RE-USE FOR OTHER DOWNLINK TRAFFIC - A system and method by which individual user equipment items can be informed about subframes re-used or exceptionally used for unicast transmission. In various embodiments, a dedicated indication is transmitted to each item of user equipment. This indication may comprise, for example, a dedicated message transmitted to those user equipment items that will get additional unicast downlink allocations in the re-used subframes. In other embodiments, common broadcast signaling is used to indicate subframe re-use to all items of user equipment. This signaling may be transmitted on a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) or on a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) as a common broadcast message. | 2010-01-14 |
| 20100009688 | METHOD OF OPERATING RANDOM ACCESS CHANNEL IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A random access channel operating method in a mobile communication system is provided. The random access channel operating method includes: (a) selecting a transmission mode according to a load of random access channel and performing transmission to a mobile terminal; (b) receiving a message having a format corresponding to the selected transmission mode from the mobile terminal; (c) determining whether or not a preamble or data is included in the message received in (b) receiving of the message; and (d) if the data is determined to be included in the (c) determining, transmitting a response message for data reception to the mobile terminal. Accordingly, use efficiency of a random access channel can be increased by measuring a system load of the random access channel in a base station and changing a transmission format of a burst transmitted through the random access channel according to the measured load level. | 2010-01-14 |
| 20100009689 | Method and apparatus for managing uplink communication in wireless communication network - A method for managing uplink communication in wireless communication network is provided. The method includes selecting one or more Mobile Stations (MSs) from a plurality of MSs based on a first signal parameter corresponding to each MS of the one or more MSs, one or more second signal parameters corresponding to each MS of the one or more MSs, and one or more threshold parameters. The first signal parameter is associated with a Base Station (BS) serving a MS. Further, the one or more second signal parameters are associated with one or more BSs neighboring to the MS. The one or more threshold parameters are associated with a communication parameter. Thereafter, the method includes modifying uplink Modulation and Coding Scheme (MCS) level of the one or more MSs. | 2010-01-14 |
| 20100009690 | MANAGING NETWORK-INITIATED QUALITY OF SERVICE SETUP IN MOBILE DEVICE AND NETWORK - Systems, methodologies, and devices are described that manage employment of network (NW)-initiated resource allocation and user equipment (UE)-initiated resource allocation for a UE. To employ NW-initiated resource allocation, a core network can transmit an indicator to the UE indicating that Policy and Charging Control (PCC) is supported by a network associated with the UE. The UE receives the indicator and other information, such as indicator regarding whether the current access network supports NW-initiated resource allocation and whether the current application prefers NW-initiated resource allocation, determines that NW-initiated resource allocation is to be employed, and the core network initiates resource allocation for the UE. If any indicator is not received by the UE, or the UE receives an indicator that indicates PCC is not supported or not preferred, the UE determines that UE-initiated resource allocation is to be employed, and transmits a request for resource allocation to the core network. | 2010-01-14 |
| 20100009691 | PERMUTATION DEVICE AND METHOD HAVING IMPROVED RESOURCE GRANULARITY FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS - A device and method for permuting subcarriers in a subframe which is divided into a plurality of frequency partitions in a wireless mobile communication system is disclosed. The method includes mapping, at a mobile station, physical resource units for localized resource allocation to a frequency partition of the plurality of frequency partitions in units of N_1 number of resource units, and physical resource units for distributed resource allocation to the frequency partition in units of N_d number of resource units, N_1 being different from N_d; and spreading, at the mobile station, subcarriers of the physical resource units for distributed resource allocation across the whole distributed resource allocations. | 2010-01-14 |
| 20100009692 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FRAME BASED RESOURCE SHARING IN COGNITIVE RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A frame structure, a method, and an apparatus for inter-frame resource sharing in a Cognitive Ratio (CR) communication system are provided. An apparatus for sharing a channel in an environment where a plurality of CR communication systems coexist, constitutes a Superframe Control Header (SCH), in one superframe, that includes a frame allocation MAP for frame information allocated to a Base Station (BS), with respect to each BS, and transmits and receives the SCH at the start frame of the frames allocated to the BSs. | 2010-01-14 |
| 20100009693 | Base Station, Scheduling Method, And Wireless Terminal - In a base station, a received signal strength calculation unit calculates the received signal strength of data sent by wireless terminals. A scheduler re-allocates the wireless resource next to a wireless terminal that will cause the smallest change from the received signal strength of the currently allocated wireless terminal. The base station can receive data sent from the wireless terminals in such a manner that the received signal strength varies gradually, and degradation in quality of reception can be suppressed. | 2010-01-14 |
| 20100009694 | CELL SITE POWER CONSERVATION - Systems, apparatus, methods, and manufactures for conserving power in a communications system such as a communications service cell site. The methods include adjusting the RF coverage of the cell site antenna, selective control of the RF output transmit power, selective control of the communications bit rate, transfer of communications to other cell sites, adjustment of indicators such that mobile devices transfer communications to other cell sites, and reallocation of logical slots between radios in the cell site. | 2010-01-14 |
| 20100009695 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM TO PERFORM LENDING AND/OR BORROWING OF A RADIO RESOURCE - A wireless communication system, and more particularly, a base station apparatus to lend an idle resource to another base station or to borrow an idle resource from another base station is provided. A borrowing base station apparatus includes a transmitter to transmit an idle resource borrowing message to a lending base station, and a receiver to receive, from the lending base station in response to the idle resource borrowing message, an idle resource lending message including information regarding whether to lend an idle resource of the lending base station, such that the transmitter transmits data to a terminal using the idle resource. The borrowing base station may borrow an idle resource from the lending base station to use the borrowed idle resource to perform data transmission. | 2010-01-14 |
| 20100009696 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR ASSOCIATING A LOCATION FIX HAVING A QUALITY OF SERVICE WITH AN EVENT OCCURING ON A WIRELESS DEVICE - Apparatus and methods for estimating a geographical position corresponding to an event associated with operation of a wireless device communicating in a wireless communications network. The time and distance between the occurrence of the event and the related time and speed of the wireless device of at least one of a first and second location fix, respectively measured before and after the event, are analyzed. The first and second location fixes having Quality of Service (QoS) adjusted such that the resulting fixes are based at least partly on terrestrial wireless communication measurements. These analyses include comparing those metrics to predetermined time thresholds to validate a geographic position and, in some instances, determine a preferred geographic position to associate with the event. | 2010-01-14 |
| 20100009697 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE CAPABLE OF SELF-REPORTING LOCATION AND METHOD THEREOF - A mobile communication device includes a power management module, a central processing module, a positioning module, a communication module, and a self-startup control module. The power management module stops providing power for the mobile communication device except for the communication module and the self-startup control module, when the mobile communication device is shut down. The self-startup control module stores reference information. When the communication module receives a radio signal indicating feature information matches the reference information, the self-startup control module produces a first startup signal and a second startup signal. The power management module distributes the power to the central processing module and the positioning module when receiving the first startup signal. The positioning module produces location information when receiving the second startup signal. The central processing module controls the communication module to send the location information to a mobile service center. | 2010-01-14 |
| 20100009698 | Method for capturing real-time video and audio data at specific location - A method for capturing real-time video and audio data at a specific location is provided. A real-time video and audio data of people, objects and landscapes at a specific location may be obtained at any time and place. A user needing real-time video and audio data of objects, people and landscapes at a specific location access a specific website and then inputs his/her requests. By the website, these requests are transmitted to a mainframe platform of the telecommunication companies which have signed an agreement with a company of the website and telecommunication companies select and match video mobile phone users for providing the services to users. | 2010-01-14 |
| 20100009699 | Communication terminal apparatus, method of changing function and/or setting of communication terminal apparatus, and program - A communication terminal apparatus includes a situation change detecting unit that detects a change in external situation and transmits an external situation change detection signal, and a control unit that receives the external situation change detection signal, thereby reads out a predetermined function and/or setting stored in a storing unit, and changes the functions and/or setting. | 2010-01-14 |
| 20100009700 | Methods and Apparatus for Collecting Image Data - An image processing system identifies desired views of a particular subject and triggers a mobile camera device in proximity to the subject to capture a digital image, thus collecting new image data to augment an existing database. In an exemplary method, location data for a camera-equipped mobile communication device in visual proximity to a subject of interest is received at an image collection server. Upon determining whether the location data corresponds to a desired view of the subject of interest, the image collection server sends an image capture request to the mobile device, triggering the user of the device to capture an image of the subject. Finally, digital image data is received from the mobile communication device in response to the image capture request. The digital image data may then be used for assembling a composite representation of the subject of interest, such as a 3D model of the subject. | 2010-01-14 |
| 20100009701 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DATA MESSAGE DELIVERY TO A RECIPIENT MIGRATED ACROSS TECHNOLOGY NETWORKS - A method of providing SMS delivery to recipients migrated across different technology networks. The method includes receiving a short message service (SMS) text message from a sender at a short message service center (SMSC), wherein the SMS text message includes a destination number for a recipient of the SMS text message. A first routing request is sent to a database in a first network for SMS routing information for the destination number via a first signal transfer point (STP). The first STP determines whether the destination number is a migrated or a non-migrated destination number based on data received from the first database. An an error indication is provided to the SMSC if the destination number and the first routing request are for different communication networks. Finally, a second routing request is sent to a second database in a second network for SMS routing information for the destination number via a second STP. | 2010-01-14 |
| 20100009702 | Method and system for sharing and storing digital information in mobile devices - A method and system for sharing digital information, including biographical information is described. A method for sharing biographical information on mobile telecommunication device that includes providing an application for sharing bio-cards on a mobile telecommunication device, receiving inputs including biographical information, one or more selected bio-card layouts and one or more bio-card graphics, creating one or more bio-cards based on the received inputs, and retrieving potential bio-card recipients. The mobile telecommunication device includes a processor and a memory and bio-cards are digital representations of biographical information about a user that may be displayed on the mobile telecommunication device. The potential bio-card recipients include mobile telecommunication devices. The method further includes displaying the created one or more bio-cards, receiving a selection of one or more recipients to receive a bio-card; receiving a selection of a bio-card to send to the selected one or more recipients; and transmitting the selected bio-card to the one or more selected recipients. | 2010-01-14 |
| 20100009703 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REAL WORLD INTERFACE TO ONLINE SOCIAL NETWORKS - A system for providing communications between a first person and a second person includes one or more tokens. Each of the one or more tokens includes a unique identifier. The system also includes a server configured to receive the unique identifier and a first message associated with the unique identifier from the first person. The server is also configured to receive the unique identifier from the second person and transmit the first message to the second person in response to receiving the unique identifier from the second person. The server is further configured to receive a second message associated with the unique identifier from the second person and transmit the second message to the first person. | 2010-01-14 |
| 20100009704 | Method, System, and Apparatus for Processing a Service Message with a Plurality of Terminals - A method, system, and apparatus for processing a service message with multiple terminals are disclosed. The method includes: receiving a request message from a terminal, where the request message carries request information of the terminal; and sending a service message to the terminal according to the request information. When a user has multiple terminals, the PPG selects a specific terminal for receiving an incoming service according to the SUBSCRIBE request of the terminal and the terminal request information carried in the SUBSCRIBE request. When a service arrives, the service message is sent to the selected terminal, thus avoiding sending of the service message to all terminals of the user. | 2010-01-14 |
| 20100009705 | INTER-CELL INTERFERENCE CANCELLATION FRAMEWORK - Communication techniques enable efficient communication to UE (User Equipment) that is subject to a dominant interference signal that is transmitted by a different base station. Disclosed interference cancellation techniques, both UE-centric and network-centric, are suitable to this situation. These techniques are particularly advantageous when it is undesirable or difficult to introduce changes in the physical (PHY) and medium access control (MAC) layers at the existing base stations. An UE-centric framework refers to an approach largely implemented by UEs to include pico or femto cells. Network-centric framework closed-loop coordination between base stations and UEs achieves interference mitigation thereby improving network performance. In particular, an interfering base-station can help a “victim” UE by adjusting downlink pilot and control power and to adjust traffic data rates responsive to information that the “victim” UEs provide, including information about the interfering link and performance of the cancellation itself sent over the air or using backhaul. | 2010-01-14 |
| 20100009706 | Method for controlling the weighting of a data signal in the at least two antenna elements of a radio connection unit, radio connection unit, module and communications system - The invention relates to a method for controlling the weighting of a data signal in the at least two antenna elements of a first radio connection unit of a radio communications system, which data signal is to be distributed for parallel transmission to a second radio connection unit to at least two beams. In order to improved such a method, it comprises: determining in the second radio connection unit a weight information enabling the first radio connection unit to determine the sets of weights for suitable beams for transmission and transmitting it to the first radio connection unit; and distributing the data signal in the first radio connection unit to those sets of weights and transmitting the data signals simultaneously via the formed beams. Alternatively or additionally, the second unit determines the number of beams to be used and informs the first unit about it. The invention equally relates to corresponding radio connection units, radio connection unit modules and radio communications systems. | 2010-01-14 |
| 20100009707 | SIGNAL TRANSMISSION PARAMETER CONTROL USING CHANNEL SOUNDING - A base station (BTS) may instruct a client station (CS) to transmit sounding signals that the BTS may analyze to determine what adjustments, such as power, time, and/or frequency adjustment(s) should be made by the CS. The BTS may control when and how the sounding signals are sent by the CS. This helps reduce the possibility of adjustment signals transmitted by two or more CSs colliding. Thus, sounding signals transmitted by the CS in response to a request by the BTS can be received by the BTS with higher a probability of success. This permits the BTS to more accurately characterize the channel and to provide better adjustment of power level, frequency offset, and/or timing offset for more optimal communication. Such techniques can be used to reduce bit error rates and to improve the overall signal to noise ratio encountered by the system. | 2010-01-14 |
| 20100009708 | COMMUNICATING SYSTEM, SERVER, COMMUNICATING TERMINAL, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A communicating system includes: a plurality of communicating system terminal including a communication unit that transmits and receives audio or video data and a reproducing unit that reproduces the data received by the communication unit; and a server including an administering unit that administers the plurality of communicating terminals as a communication group, an approving unit that approves the transmission of the data by one of the communicating terminals of the communication group, a receiving unit that receives the data transmitted by the one of the communicating terminals, and a transmitting unit that transmits the data received by the receiving unit to the other communicating terminals of the communication group. | 2010-01-14 |
| 20100009709 | MOBILE STATION, MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND PROGRAM - A mobile station | 2010-01-14 |
| 20100009710 | DISTRIBUTED INTER-CELL INTERFERENCE MITIGATION IN OFDMA MULTI-CARRIER WIRELESS DATA NETWORKS - Systems and methods are disclosed for transmission with a plurality of base stations (BSs) in a wireless cellular data network where one BS communicates with neighboring BSs by determining a binary or discrete new power level on each subchannel to determine a weighted sum modified rates of a BS and in-neighbor BSs; and resolving concurrent power update in each BS in a distributed manner. | 2010-01-14 |
| 20100009711 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, NOTIFICATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM PRODUCT - There is provided a communication apparatus including: a first communication unit having a first communication range; a second communication unit having a second communication range wider than the first communication range; a control unit which transmits a request signal for starting communication via the second communication unit from the first communication unit to another communication apparatus, and transmits authentication information from the second communication unit to the another communication apparatus in the case where it is determined that communication with the another communication apparatus via the second communication unit is possible based on a response signal after the first communication unit receives the response signal in response to the request signal; and a notification unit which notifies a user after the second communication unit receives a result of authentication based on the authentication information. | 2010-01-14 |
| 20100009712 | Mobile Station And Method - A disclosed mobile station includes a switching unit for, when the mobile station is in a communication area of a first base station (BS), switching a reception operation to receive a signal transmitted from the first BS during a first period and not to receive the signal during a second period; an acquiring unit for acquiring from a second BS information on a transmission timing of a communication parameter if the mobile station is yet to receive neighboring BS information from the first BS; a query unit for querying the first BS as to whether there are data directed to the mobile station; and a receiving unit for receiving the communication parameter from the second BS according to the transmission timing if the acquired information indicates that the transmission timing is to occur during the first period and a result of the query indicates that there are no data. | 2010-01-14 |
| 20100009713 | LOGO RECOGNITION FOR MOBILE AUGMENTED REALITY ENVIRONMENT - An augmented reality platform is provided which interacts between a mobile device and a server via a communication network. The augmented reality platform includes an image processing application located on the mobile device which receives a live, real-time image and converts the image into coordinates, and a client application located on the mobile device which transmits a data packet including the coordinates. A server application provided on the server receives the data packet from the client application, recognizes a logo included in the live, real-time image by identifying the log ID and measuring the useful characterization information such as position, size and orientation, and sends content or a link thereto to the mobile device in accordance with the logo. The client application on the mobile device processes the content or the link thereto and forms an augmented reality image on a display of the mobile device based on the recognized result of the logo and the delivered real-world image contents. | 2010-01-14 |
| 20100009714 | Decoding Information to Allow Access to Computerized Systems - The presently claimed invention relates generally to gaining access to secure systems. One claim recites an apparatus including: an image or video sensor for capturing image or video data; and a multi-purpose computer processor configured to: decode machine-readable information encoded in captured image or video data representing a plurality of physical objects, each instance of machine-readable information includes identifying information; determine an order in which the physical objects are presented to the image or video sensor for evaluation via the identifying information; and comparing the order to a predetermined sequence to determine whether to allow access to a remotely located computerized system. The apparatus may be housed, e.g., in a cell phone. Other combinations and claims are provided as well. | 2010-01-14 |
| 20100009715 | Aided Ear Bud - A hearing aid device is configured to operate as an ear bud device for a wireless phone. The hearing aid device functions in a manner similar to a conventional hearing aid device in a first operational state. The operational state of the hearing aid device is changed to a second operational state, in some embodiments, by a verified input from a wireless phone. Upon the change in operational state, the microphone input from the aided ear bud is output to the wireless phone while the incoming transmission from the wireless phone is combined with the microphone input and output to the user. The hearing aid device can be modified to receive analog or digital inputs from other outside sources. Exemplary methods for operating a hearing aid device is disclosed. An exemplary mobile communications device for interfacing with the hearing aid device also is disclosed. | 2010-01-14 |
| 20100009716 | DUAL STANDBY PORTABLE TERMINAL AND COMMUNICATION METHOD THEREOF - A dual standby portable terminal and a communication method thereof that can simultaneously connect to at least two communication networks are provided. The communication method includes operating a master Subscriber Identity Module (SIM),; initiating a call to a called portable terminal, determining if a first SIM switching process is required, switching the master SIM to a slave SIM if the first SIM switching process is required and operating the slave SIM and initiating the call with the called portable terminal. The portable terminals can make a call to each other through the same communication system or the same communication service provider's communication network, so that communication costs can be reduced. | 2010-01-14 |
| 20100009717 | Wireless communication system and method of joint beamforming wireless communication - A wireless communication system and joint beamforming method across multiple base stations for communicating with mobile stations. The wireless communication system communication system includes base stations and mobile stations. At least one of the base stations includes a joint beamformer controlling beamforming for the base stations. Each of the mobile stations receive information from the base stations, maintain a multiple-input and multiple-output active set (MAS) of base stations, and provide precoder weights to each of the base stations included in the MAS. The joint beamformer calculates joint beamforming weights for controlling communications between the base stations and mobile stations. | 2010-01-14 |
| 20100009718 | BASE STATION APPARATUS - A base station apparatus is disclosed. The base station includes multiple antennas; a first pre-encode processing unit which multiplies one or more first weights with one or more common pilot channels; a second pre-encode processing unit which multiplies, with the one or more common pilot channels, one or more second weights which are orthogonal to the first weights; and a combining unit which combines the first-weights-multiplied common pilot channels and the second-weights-multiplied common pilot channels, wherein the combined common pilot channels are transmitted from the multiple antennas. | 2010-01-14 |
| 20100009719 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING MENU THEREOF - Disclosed is a method for automatically displaying a menu relating to a specific function by recognizing a user's voice command in a call mode, and for directly executing the menu, and a mobile terminal having the same. A mobile terminal may include a microphone configured to receive a user's voice in a video call mode, a display for displaying information, and a controller configured to recognize the voice, detect a voice command included in the voice, and automatically display a menu corresponding to the detected voice command on the display. | 2010-01-14 |
| 20100009720 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND TEXT INPUT METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed is a method for recognizing a voice and converting it into a text, and more particularly, a method for preferentially voice-recognizing a word starting with a character inputted through a keypad before voice is inputted and converting it into a text, and a mobile terminal implementing such method. The mobile terminal includes a keypad to receive an input of a specific character from a user; a controller to recognize voice input from the user based on words starting with the specific character, and to convert the recognized voice into text; and a display to display the text under a control of the controller. | 2010-01-14 |
| 20100009721 | HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - A handheld electronic device and an operating method thereof are provided, in which at least two sets of sound outputting modules and sound receiving modules are disposed in the handheld electronic device. The operating method detects an orientation of the handheld electronic device by a motion detecting module and enables different sets of the sound outputting modules and the sound receiving modules according to a variation of the orientation of the handheld electronic device, so as to change a direction of a call operation, and thus a user can successfully make a phone call, even if the handheld electronic device is held upside down. Furthermore, the operating method can control the sound outputting modules and the sound receiving modules individually or collectively according to actual demands to achieve a multifunctional product design. | 2010-01-14 |
| 20100009722 | Connected Audio and Other Media Objects - Various signal processing methods and apparatus are provided. One claim recites a method of linking media to a network resource. The method includes: computing, with an electronic processor on a handheld device, attributes of media used to identify the media; providing, from the handheld device, computed attributes of the media to a network resource, wherein the network resource uses the computed attributes of the media to identify the media or metadata associated with the media; receiving, at the handheld device, metadata associated with the identified media in the network resource. Of course, other combinations and claims are provided as well. | 2010-01-14 |
| 20100009723 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING RING TONE FUNCTION OF COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE - The present invention provides an apparatus and a method for adjusting a ring tone function of a communications device. The method includes: a) receiving incoming call signals; b) fetching a predetermined ring tone and a transition rule according to a predetermined age; c) adjusting the predetermined ring tone according to the transition rule; and d) outputting the adjusted ring tone. | 2010-01-14 |
| 20100009724 | CELL SITE POWER GENERATION - A system, apparatus, method, and manufacture for generating backup power in a wireless communications system such as a wireless communications service base station. The system includes a communications interface, a primary power interface, a generator, rectifiers, and a battery circuit. During normal operation, the communications interface is powered from the primary power interface. During a power outage, the communications interface is powered from either the generator or the battery circuit. The generator is cycled on and off during power outages to charge the battery circuit while conserving fuel. To decrease rectification loss, rectifiers are run near full load while rectifying the generator output. | 2010-01-14 |
| 20100009725 | Systems and Methods for Reducing Power Consumption in Wireless Devices - In one embodiment, the present invention includes a method for reducing power consumption in wireless devices. The method comprises establishing a Wireless link between a local device and a remote device and sending a message to the remote device across the wireless link. The message may specify a communication schedule. Communications between the local device and the remote device are performed according to said communication schedule. The communication schedule specifies time periods in which data is not transferred between the local device and the remote device, and during such time periods at least one of the local device or the remote device enters a low power mode | 2010-01-14 |
| 20100009726 | Electronic apparatus and storage medium storing load distribution program - An electronic apparatus includes: a clock generation section which generates and outputs a clock of a frequency according to a state; and an MPU and a DSP which, being supplied with the clock generated by the clock generation section, execute processes at a processing speed synchronized with the clock. The electronic apparatus further includes: a load prediction section which predicts a DSP load based on a DSP application to be executed now out of DSP applications installed by being coded for processing by the DSP as well as on a frequency of a clock currently being outputted from the clock generation section; and a load allocation section which allocates part of processes of the DSP application to be executed now to the MPU, based on the load predicted by the load prediction section and thereby makes the MPU execute the part of processes. | 2010-01-14 |
| 20100009727 | Electronic Device - An electronic device, such as a clamshell-type device or a slide-type device, senses when a user opens and closes the device. The device renders selected audio files as audible sounds to the user to indicate when the user opens and closes the device. | 2010-01-14 |
| 20100009728 | PORTABLE TERMINAL - To provide a portable terminal that exhibits high antenna performance and that enables structural simplification. | 2010-01-14 |
| 20100009729 | Slide-tilt mechanism for an electronic device - A slide-tilt mechanism for an electronic device comprising a first part and a second part, the first part being connected to the second part such that in a first mode, the second part is axially slideable relative to the first part between a first position and a second position, and in a second mode the second part is moveable relative to the first part between the second position and a third, tilted position; the slide-tilt mechanism further comprising a first biasing mechanism arranged to bias the second part from the second position towards the third tilted position. | 2010-01-14 |
| 20100009730 | Mobile Wireless Device - A mobile wireless device in which a first housing and a second housing are connected together at base ends thereof via a hinge section, the first housing including a first circuit board to which a first antenna and a second antenna are connected, and the second housing including a second circuit board, includes: an electric wiring section that brings a reference potential section of the first circuit board and a reference potential section of the second circuit board into conduction; and an inductive coupler that inductively couples the reference potential section of the first circuit board and the reference potential section of the second circuit board at high frequency near the second antenna provided at the base end of the first housing, the inductive coupler including a first conductor that extends toward the second housing side at the base end of the first housing and connects to the reference potential section of the first circuit board. | 2010-01-14 |
| 20100009731 | AGRICULTURAL WORK MACHINE HAVING AN UNLOADING SYSTEM FOR UNLOADING AN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT - The invention is directed to an agricultural work machine for performing harvesting operations. The agricultural work machine includes a support structure. An unloading system is coupled to the support structure and is configured to transport an agricultural product received from a hopper to an off-machine location. The unloading system includes a transfer assembly having a discharge chute. A positioning system is configured to adjust at least one of an elevation, a length and a rotational position of the transfer assembly to position the discharge chute. A control system is configured to automatically locate the discharge chute from a stowed position to a desired unload position of a plurality of preset unload positions upon receiving an operator input via an operator input device. | 2010-01-14 |
| 20100009732 | FLEXIBLE LOUVER OPENING ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM FOR A PIVOTING COMBINE HARVESTER CLEANING ELEMENT - A cleaning element for a combine harvester having a plurality of cleaning element frames pivotable about parallel longitudinal axes. Each of the cleaning elements has a plurality of pivotal louvers connected to a longitudinal actuating element extending coaxially through the longitudinal pivoting axis of the cleaning frame. A ball joint connects the actuating element with an actuator so that pivoting of the louvers is accomplished independent of the pivoting of the cleaning element frame. | 2010-01-14 |
| 20100009733 | Game aim assist - Methods for game aim assist are provided. In electronic games, a game player may control the actions of a game character within a game environment. The game environment, which includes a focus area, may be displayed from a perspective of or with respect to a game character. During game play, one or more objects may be detected in the focus area. One of the objects may then be selected based on the distance between the object and the center of the focus area. The aim of the game character is then automatically adjusted toward the selected object, which allows the game player to direct an attack action on the object | 2010-01-14 |
| 20100009734 | ELECTRONIC PLAY DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD FOR ELECTRONIC PLAY DEVICE AND GAME PROGRAM - A moving operation having much amusement particularly in a simulated shooting game using a simulated gun is implemented in accordance with an input operated by a player character that plays a role as a player. In order to achieve this, as a plurality of objects set in a virtual space, there are a player character (P) that is operated in accordance with an operation of the player, an enemy character (E) that becomes a match-up opponent of the player character (P), and a plurality of shield objects (G) that are disposed in movement areas of the player character (P) and the enemy character (E). When a coordinate transformation process for an image acquired from viewing the objects inside the virtual space from a virtual view point is performed in accordance with an output from an input device operated by the player and the transformed image is displayed in a display device, in a case where there is a movement direction for the player character (P) and/or the enemy character E, the movement destination of one character that receives the movement direction is set based on a position relationship between the other character and the shield object (G). | 2010-01-14 |
| 20100009735 | METHOD OF DISPLAY ADJUSTMENT FOR A VIDEO GAME SYSTEM - The invention relates to a method of display adjustment ( | 2010-01-14 |
| 20100009736 | Word Game - A word game and method of playing the word game comprising providing a main word or phrase (“Theme Word”), and a group of existing words (“Puzzle Words”), wherein each letter from the Theme Word is used once to form a different word (“Solved Word”) when added to a Puzzle Word. In an embodiment, multiple letters from the Theme Word may be added to a single Puzzle Word to form a single Solved Word. The letters from the Theme Word may be added anywhere to the Puzzle Word in order to form a new Solved Word. In an embodiment, the order of the letters in Puzzle Word may not be changed. In another embodiment the letter from the Theme Word may not be added to the end of the Puzzle Word. The game will be considered solved when all of the letters of the Theme Word have been successfully combined once with a Puzzle Word such that each letter has been used with a Puzzle Word to form a Solved Word. | 2010-01-14 |
| 20100009737 | GAMING STATISTICS - Various embodiments include determining a value of a statistic describing cards that have been dealt from a deck, and modifying the rules of a game based on the statistic. | 2010-01-14 |
| 20100009738 | Game of blackjack and apparatus therefore - Apparatus for playing a multi-player blackjack-type card game, comprises a playing table having three or more, particularly four, delineated play regions, each assigned a different winning ratio. The regions are elongated to accommodate several players, and are additional to an incidental dealer region for use by a dealer player. There are one or more decks of playing cards, a set of counters, having stake values and for placing as desired on the regions. The user places counters on the regions of the table with a view to increasing his number of counters. At each play a final number of counters per player is calculated depending on an initial number placed on the first region, a blackjack result per player against the dealer using the cards and the respective first region winning ratio, the final number of counters further being modified by a number of said counters placed on one or more of the additional delineated play regions, modified by an outcome achieved by a dealer player, and a respective winning ratio of said additional region. | 2010-01-14 |
| 20100009739 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ANONYMOUSLY SERVICING LOTTERY PLAYERS - A system and method for servicing at least one lottery player while protecting an identity of the at least one lottery player. The system includes a server platform of a third party organization that facilitates the method. The method includes receiving a client request at the server platform via a communications network. The method further includes the third party organization obtaining at least one lottery ticket in response to the client request, and securely holding the at least one lottery ticket for the at least one lottery player specified in the client request. The method also includes the third party organization determining a status of the at least one lottery ticket via the server platform and the communications network. The method further includes the third party organization transforming the at least one lottery ticket into a monetary amount if a status of the at least one lottery ticket is or changes to a winning status. The method also includes the third party organization securely transferring at least a first portion of the monetary amount to at least one account or trust. | 2010-01-14 |
| 20100009740 | SLOT MACHINE GAME AND SYSTEM WITH IMPROVED JACKPOT FEATURE - Certain embodiments provide a method and system for awarding a progressive prize. The system includes a bank of gaming machines accepting different bets per play as selected by a player. A random number is selected from a predetermined fixed range of numbers that does not change during play of a gaming machine. The player is allotted one or more numbers for each credit bet. The allotted numbers represent a subset of the predetermined fixed range of numbers. A feature game is triggered for the progressive prize based on a numerical comparison between the selected random number and the number(s) allotted to the player. Certain embodiments provide a trigger condition for a feature outcome based on an event having a probability related to credits bet per game at a gaming machine. A probability of success in the feature game may be higher than a probability of success in the base game. | 2010-01-14 |
| 20100009741 | INFORMATION AGGREGATION GAMES - Games related to the aggregation of information are described. | 2010-01-14 |
| 20100009742 | Time Based Casino Wagering With Optional Reinvestment - Time Based Wagering with Optional Reinvestment allows casino players to play their favorite casino games in a mixed time-based and credit-based fashion. The player purchases a contract for a window of time on the gaming machine at a set price that guarantees him or her the ability to play at a pace of his choosing over the entire duration of his contract. As the player accumulates winnings dining the execution of the time contract, the player may elect to protect his or her accrued winnings by cashing them out at the end of his contract or may elect to re-invest pall or all of his accrued winnings for the opportunity to achieve even larger wins as the time contract progresses. The player may activate this optional feature by placing additional wagers via a dynamic wager selection menu. | 2010-01-14 |
| 20100009743 | COMPUTER GRAPHICS PROCESSING AND SYSTEM FOR DISPLAYING WAGERING INFORMATION FOR DYNAMIC FINANCIAL MARKET INDICATORS - Systems and methods for providing a wager in a financial market environment are provided. A first interface may be displayed to a first user at a first time. The first interface may comprise a plurality of moving lines and corresponding values associated with a financial market. The first interface may also display betting icons for selecting to bet that, at the designated future time, the value of the financial market will be either above or below the displayed value of each line. After receiving a wager from the first user, the values corresponding to the lines may be updated based on current market information. A second interface may display to a second user betting lines, corresponding updated values associated with the financial market, and corresponding betting icons. The second interface may also display icons for betting that, at the designated future time, the value of the financial market will be either above or below the updated value of each line. The wagers may be monitored in order to determine whether the financial market value was above or below the moving market line at the designated time. | 2010-01-14 |
| 20100009744 | Method and System for a Casino Game Providing a Repetitive Event Wager - In a casino game, such as Roulette, players are offered the ability to place a repetitive event wager that the same event will occur consecutively a particular number of times in a row. In the example of Roulette, before the roulette wheel is spun, a player places a repetitive event wager. The roulette wheel is then spun, and the ball lands on a particular pocket. If the event did not occur as a result of the spin, the repetitive event wager is over, and the player loses the wager. If the event did occur, the process is repeated. Ultimately, if the event occurs the particular number of times in a row, the player is paid a payout of a predetermined multiple of the amount of the repetitive event wager. | 2010-01-14 |
| 20100009745 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENHANCING PLAYER INTERACTION IN CONNECTION WITH A MULTI-PLAYER GAMING TABLE - Method and apparatus for use with a gaming table. An apparatus includes a base, a user-actuated wheel coupled to the base such that the wheel is rotatable relative to the base, and a display configured to display an image corresponding to a position of the wheel to a player. | 2010-01-14 |
| 20100009746 | MUSIC VIDEO GAME WITH VIRTUAL DRUMS - A video game maps each of a plurality of outputs to inputs associated with a video game controller. In some embodiments, the plurality of outputs represent the various potential outputs of a drum set. Combinations of video game controller inputs are used to generate the outputs. Video game controller inputs include traditional input devices such as button inputs, as well as input signals generated from positioning and movement of the video game controllers. In some embodiments, a video game console provides a video representation of the outputs generated by input combinations received from the video game controllers. | 2010-01-14 |
| 20100009747 | Programming APIS for an Extensible Avatar System - Disclosed is an application programming interface (API) that provides for an extensible avatar system. In one embodiment an API may allow video game applications to retrieve structures of data which represent an avatar. The game can then take those structures and incorporate the data into its own rendering system. In another embodiment an API may allow a video game application to render an avatar to a render target or texture wherein the video game system performs rendering and animation functions. | 2010-01-14 |
| 20100009748 | GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF GAMING - A gaming system comprising: a game controller; and a housing having a display and an enclosure containing a plurality of physical objects capable of movement with or within the enclosure; and a reader that identifies an object from the plurality of objects and communicates data regarding that object to the game controller. | 2010-01-14 |
| 20100009749 | MUSIC VIDEO GAME WITH USER DIRECTED SOUND GENERATION - A music based video game provides a user directed sound generation feature. In some embodiments, the user is provided a video game controller simulating a musical instrument, which the user may operate similarly to its real musical instrument counterpart. A free play feature is provided for users to operate the video game controller, where a processor of a video game console receives input signals from the video game controller and outputs audio samples based on the received input signals. During the free play feature, multiple suggestions as to how to operate the video game controller are simultaneously provided to give users some guidance as to what to play using the video game controller. | 2010-01-14 |
| 20100009750 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SIMULATING A ROCK BAND EXPERIENCE - Described are methods, systems, apparatuses, computer program products embodied in a computer-readable storage medium and means for providing online challenges between bands in a musical video game. Typically the invention is executed on a game server in signal communication with a game platform and involves receiving, by the game server, musical game input data representing a musical performance of a band. Then, the game server calculates a composite score from the input data based on a gameplay challenge. Then the composite score is compared to a composite score of a second band's performance for the same gameplay challenge. In some embodiments, the comparison is displayed as a real-time representation of the two bands, even though score of the second band is based on a stored performance of the second band. | 2010-01-14 |
| 20100009751 | GAME PROGRAM AND GAME APPARATUS - A game apparatus performs game processing on the basis of operation data output from a first input device including a first acceleration sensor and an angular velocity sensor and a second input device including a second acceleration sensor. The game apparatus calculates an orientation of an object within a game space on the basis of a first acceleration and a second acceleration, and causes the object to make a predetermined motion on the basis of the angular velocity data. | 2010-01-14 |
| 20100009752 | PASSIVE AND ACTIVE VIDEO GAME CONTROLLERS WITH MAGNETIC POSITION SENSING - Separate active and passive controllers each detect a generated magnetic field. The active controller phase corrects the detected magnetic field information transmitted from the passive controller and uses that to calculate the position and orientation of the passive controller. The active controller also phase corrects its own detected magnetic field information and uses that to calculate its position and orientation. The active controller transmits each of these calculated positions and orientations to a video game system directly or indirectly through the source of the generated magnetic field. The video game system is thus informed of the position and orientation of each of the active and passive controllers. Alternatively, the active controller creates a signal matrix using the phase corrected information and the position and orientation of a controller is calculated by either the source of the generated magnetic field or the video game system using the signal matrix. | 2010-01-14 |
| 20100009753 | User Interface for Functionally Limited Users - A gaming interface that includes a wearable user interface. The wearable user interface is configured to be worn on a user's body and includes a central body and a plurality of flexible members extending from the central body. A pulse generator is arranged along each of the plurality of flexible members. | 2010-01-14 |
| 20100009754 | GAME APPARATUS AND GAME PROGRAM - A game apparatus includes a CPU, and the CPU sets a moving direction, that is, a position and an orientation of a moving object within a game space on the basis of angular velocity data transmitted from a first controller, that is, an attitude of a gyro sensor unit (gyro sensor). Then, when a second controller is drawn toward a near side in a state that a C button and a Z button thereof are simultaneously pressed, and the C button and the Z button are simultaneously released in that state, the moving object is shot. | 2010-01-14 |
