03rd week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 46 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140017980 | TURBINE ENGINE FAN HOUSING ABRADABLE MATERIAL REMOVAL TOOL AND METHOD OF ABRADABLE MATERIAL REMOVAL - Devices and methods by which an amount of an abradable material may be removed from the housing of a gas turbine engine. A device of the invention is generally comprised of an abradable material removal tool having a curved abradable material contacting base with a handle or other gripping portion extending therefrom. An abrasive material, such as a sheet of sand paper, may be associated with a contacting surface of the base. The base is dimensioned and provided with a shape that permits its insertion between adjacent leading and trailing fan blades of an engine fan. A manual back-and-forth rotation of the fan while the abradable material removal tool is positioned between the fan blades and depressed against the surface of the abradable material will result in a controlled removal of abradable material along a path traced by the tips of the fan blades. | 2014-01-16 |
20140017981 | ALIGNMENT GEAR ARRANGEMENT FOR POLISHING HEAD - Among other things, one or more techniques and/or systems are provided for driving a body of a polishing head using an alignment gear. That is, an alignment gear, coupled to a housing of the polishing head, can transfer rotational force from the housing to the body responsive to the alignment gear being mated with a channel associated with the body. For example, the housing can supply pressure to the body, resulting in the body and the housing moving towards one another into a mated state. When the body and the housing are in the mated state, the alignment gear can mate with the channel (e.g., the alignment gear can fit within the channel). In this way, the alignment gear can drive the body by transferring rotational force to the body, resulting in the body rotating a semiconductor wafer against a polishing pad to polish the semiconductor wafer, for example. | 2014-01-16 |
20140017982 | SANDING DEVICE - A sanding device comprising a core and with a surface having a plurality of bristles and pieces of abrasive cloth secured to it. According to the invention said pieces of abrasive cloth being secured to said surface by use of fastening elements extending through said abrasive cloth and into said core. | 2014-01-16 |
20140017983 | Abrasive-smoothing/polishing tool - A smoothing/polishing tool ( | 2014-01-16 |
20140017984 | Abrasive Article and Method Of Forming - An abrasive article including a substrate having an elongated body, a tacking layer overlying the substrate, a first type of abrasive particle overlying the tacking layer, a second type of abrasive particle different than the first type of abrasive particles overlying the tacking layer, and a bonding layer overlying at least a portion of one of the first type of abrasive particle and the second type of abrasive particle and the tacking layer. | 2014-01-16 |
20140017985 | ABRASIVE ARTICLE AND METHOD OF FORMING - An abrasive article includes a substrate, a tacking layer overlying the substrate, a first type of abrasive particle overlying the tacking layer, at least about 5% and not greater than about 99% of a total amount of the first type of abrasive particle has an exposed surface, and a bonding layer overlying at least a portion of the abrasive particles and the tacking layer. | 2014-01-16 |
20140017986 | SAW BLADE OR CUT-OFF WHEEL MADE OF MARTENSITIC STAINLESS STEEL OR STEEL - A saw blade or a cut-off wheel for an oscillating tool machine includes a base body, wherein the base body has a cutting area and the cutting area is coated with a granulated carbide, wherein the base body is formed in one piece and includes martensitic stainless steel and/or martensitic steel. | 2014-01-16 |
20140017987 | AIR SUPPLY ARRANGEMENT - An air supply arrangement for a vehicle comprises a housing including an air inlet adapted to receive an air stream from outside of the vehicle and an outlet adapted to convey the air stream to a vehicle climate control system. The arrangement further comprises a cowl provided within the housing. The cowl is arranged for splitting the air stream into at least two air stream portions including a first air stream portion that is able to pass between the cowl and a top portion of the housing, and a second air stream portion that is able to pass below the cowl. A vehicle comprising such an air supply arrangement is also provided. | 2014-01-16 |
20140017988 | Storage Device for Fresh Products, and Tablet and Method Therefor - The present invention relates to a storage device for fresh products and/or perishable produce and a method for storing fresh products, comprising: a cabinet provided with an access door and/or flap; one or more substantially gastight compartments arranged in the cabinet and provided with at least one gas inlet and one gas outlet; and conditioning means suitable for conditioning the climate in the compartment, wherein the conditioning comprises of providing desired gas conditions, including oxygen content. | 2014-01-16 |
20140017989 | POWER SYSTEM ENCLOSURE - A power system enclosure is provided. The power system enclosure includes a box, and a ventilation system. The ventilation system includes an enclosure inlet, and an enclosure exhaust. The enclosure inlet and the enclosure exhaust are disposed outside the box. The enclosure inlet is connected to the box to allow entry of air. The enclosure exhaust includes an enclosure exhaust, and one or more gas detectors. The exhaust duct is connected to the box to route gases from the box. The gas detectors are disposed in the enclosure exhaust to detect and generate a signal indicative of a presence of carbon monoxide in the gases. | 2014-01-16 |
20140017990 | SESSION CONTINUITY IN WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORKS WITH INTERNET PROTOCOL LEVEL MOBILITY - A device may receive a request from a mobile device to create a socket connection between the mobile device and the device. The request may be associated with linking information that links the socket connection with a previous socket connection with the mobile device. The request may be received from the mobile device after the mobile device disconnects from a first wireless local area network and reconnects to a second wireless local area network. The device may identify, based on the linking information, a socket connection between the device and a server device, the socket connection between the device and the server device having been created when the mobile device was connected to the first wireless local area network. The device may relay communications between the mobile device and the server device, using the socket connections. | 2014-01-16 |
20140017991 | SIGNALLING METHOD FOR DIRECT COMMUNICATION BETWEEN TERMINALS - A signaling method for a terminal that performs direct communication between terminals terminal is disclosed. A transmitting terminal transmits a link establishment request message for establishing a link to a receiving terminal, and the receiving terminal transmits a link establishment response message responding to this message to the transmitting terminal. The link establishment request message includes a field indicating a flow to use if the receiving terminal acquires a token. | 2014-01-16 |
20140017992 | SATELLITE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CIRCUMPOLAR LATITUDES - The present invention relates to satellite systems and more particularly, to the provision of a satellite system for weather and climate monitoring, communications applications, and scientific research at higher latitudes, referred to as the circumpolar region and defined here as the area with latitudes greater than 60°, in either the northern hemisphere or the southern hemisphere. Contrary to the teachings in the art it has been discovered that a satellite system and method may be provided using satellites in 24 sidereal hour orbits (geosynchronous) with inclinations (70° to 90°), orbital planes, right ascensions and eccentricities (0.275-0.45) chosen to optimize coverage of a particular service area located at high latitudes. A constellation of two satellites can provide continuous coverage of the circumpolar region. The satellites in this orbit avoid most of the Van Allen Belts. | 2014-01-16 |
20140017993 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MITIGATING INTERFERENCE IN A SATELLITE SIGNAL RECEIVER - A method and apparatus for mitigating interference in a satellite signal receiver is described. The satellite signal receiver receives satellite signals from a plurality of satellites. In one example a control signal is transmitted to the satellite signal receiver upon occurrence of data transmission from a wireless transceiver operating in proximity to the satellite signal receiver. Signal integration within the satellite signal receiver is gated in response to the control signal In another example, one or more values of satellite signal samples are selected from a plurality of possible values. Signal integration within the satellite signal receiver is gated in response to a percentage of satellite signal samples taken over a predefined period exceeding a predefined threshold. In yet another example, a gain setting of an automatic gain control circuit within the satellite signal receiver is adjusted in response to detection of interference. | 2014-01-16 |
20140017994 | LINE-SWITCHABLE NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION MEDICAL DEVICE - A line-switchable Near Field Communication (NFC) medical device comprising: a physiological measurement unit; a Micro Control Unit; a first NFC module in which there are a first memory and a first radio wave antenna communicating with an external second NFC module; a switching module communicating with the Micro Control Unit as well as the first NFC module and enabling or disabling information to be written into or read from the first NFC module's first memory. | 2014-01-16 |
20140017995 | Multi-Mode Communication Ingestible Event Markers and Systems, and Methods of Using the Same - Aspects of the invention include multi-mode communication ingestible event marker devices. Ingestible event marker devices of the invention include an ingestible component comprising a conductive communication module and at least one additional non-conductive communication module. The non-conductive communication module may be integrated with the ingestible component or at least a portion or all of the non-conductive communication module may be associated with a packaging component of the ingestible event marker device. Additional aspects of the invention include systems that include the devices and one or more receivers, as well as methods of using the same. | 2014-01-16 |
20140017996 | AUTOMATED SHARING OF APPLICATION DATA OVER A NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION LINK - A computer-implemented technique includes establishing, at a first computing device including one or more processors, a near field communication (NFC) link with a second computing device. The technique includes identifying, at the first computing device, an application having a foreground designation in an operating system of the first computing device, the identifying being performed upon establishment of the NFC link with the second computing device. The technique includes determining, at the first computing device, an identifier for the application, wherein the identifier uniquely identifies the application at a source external to the first computing device. The technique also includes transmitting, from the first computing device, the identifier for the application via the NFC link to the second computing device. | 2014-01-16 |
20140017997 | DATA RECEIVER FOR NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME - A data receiver for near field communication (NFC) includes an analog receiving unit and a digital processing unit. The analog receiving unit is configured to output one of received first data and modified received second data, according to an operation mode, the modified received second data being in-phase data and quadrature-phase data generated based on the received second data. The digital processing unit is configured to, determine a sampling characteristic of a first channel based on a first offset value, determine a sampling characteristic of a second channel based on a second offset value, detect a communication protocol of the received first data based on the first and second channels, and decode and store the received first data based on the detected communication protocol of the first data. | 2014-01-16 |
20140017998 | CORDLESS CHARGING APPARATUS - A cordless charging apparatus is provided. The cordless charging apparatus includes a cordless power reception resonator including a feeding connector for electric feeding, and a ground connector for grounding. The ground connector is spaced apart from a connection terminal connecting the cordless power reception resonator to a circuit. | 2014-01-16 |
20140017999 | NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATIONS-TRIGGERING FOR WIRELESS DISPLAY/DOCKING - Described herein are techniques related to devices with wireless docking capabilities and more particularly near field communications-based techniques for docking and undocking devices. This Abstract is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. | 2014-01-16 |
20140018000 | BLUETOOTH PHONE RECONNECTION STRATEGY - When a wireless communications module, such as a Bluetooth transceiver in a vehicle, is confronted with numerous devices that it can choose to connect to, one particular device of many is chosen by the Bluetooth transceiver by determining a connection priority for each available, connectible device. Priority can be determined by factors that change over time and for different users and different devices. Examples include time of day, day of the week, direction, who is driving a vehicle, where a vehicle is going, and where a vehicle has been. The importance of any given factor can be user-specified or programmed into the Bluetooth transceiver. | 2014-01-16 |
20140018001 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ASSET TRACKING IN CONSTRAINED ENVIRONMENTS - Wireless tracking systems and devices to detect the status of cargo containers, such as aircraft cargo. The system has a transmitter device, a router, and intelligent software. The transmitter device has automatic on-off capability during use, without the need for human intervention. The transmitter device has a basic “listening state” and the router has a basic “beacon broadcast state.” Only when the transmitter device is within range of the router's beacon does the device transmit data via RF signal to the router. | 2014-01-16 |
20140018002 | NETWORK, MASTER, HUB AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A BLUETOOTH INFRASTRUCTURE - An apparatus and method for providing a Bluetooth infrastructure. A master of a network for providing the Bluetooth infrastructure connects with at least one device via bidirectional Bluetooth communication. A hub of the network connects between the at least one device and the master via the bidirectional Bluetooth communication. | 2014-01-16 |
20140018003 | In-Vehicle Handsfree Apparatus - If a cellular phone with which a communication link is established is compliant with PBAP (Phone Book Access Profile), an in-vehicle navigation apparatus with a handsfree function stores and arranges, in a work memory device, phone book data transmitted automatically from the cellular phone. Thus, the newest phone book data can be made available. On the other hand, if the cellular phone is not compliant with PBAP, the in-vehicle navigation apparatus stores and arranges, in the work memory device, phone book data, which are presently stored in a storage memory device. Thus, if the presently stored phone book data, which are not newest, are desirable, they can be made available. | 2014-01-16 |
20140018004 | METHODS AND ARRANGEMENTS FOR BEAM REFINEMENT IN A WIRELESS NETWORK - In some embodiments a beamforming method is disclosed. The method can include transmitting a beam having a channel defined by a maximum ratio transmission vector (MRT) and receiving a first response from a receiver, where the first response has first information such as parameters related to the transmitted beam. Using the parameters and the initial MRT, another directional transmission can be made. A similar process can determine a maximum combining ratio for a receiver. Set up communications between the transmitter and the receiver can be reduced by omitting data from transmission that can be acquired by other means such as from memory or calculations. Additional embodiments are also disclosed. | 2014-01-16 |
20140018005 | DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD OF WIRELESS COMMUNICATION VIA MULTIPLE ANTENNA ASSEMBLIES - Some demonstrative embodiments include devices, systems and/or methods of wireless communication via multiple antenna assemblies. For example, a device may include a wireless communication unit to transmit and receive signals via one or more quasi-omnidirectional antenna assemblies, wherein the wireless communication unit is to transmit, via each quasi-omnidirectional antenna assembly, a plurality of first transmissions, to receive, in response to the first transmissions, a plurality of second transmissions from another device via one or more of the quasi-omnidirectional antenna assemblies, and, based on the second transmissions, to select at least one selected transmit antenna assembly for transmitting to the other device and a selected receive antenna assembly for receiving transmissions from the other device. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 2014-01-16 |
20140018006 | BROADCAST CONTENT FOR VEHICLE AUDIO SYSTEMS - Providing content services for a vehicle include receiving a signal quality indicator value indicative of a signal quality of a radio station that is transmitting radio frequency-based content over-the-air. The content services also include searching, via a wireless interface, a network for an identifier of the radio station. Upon determining the signal quality indicator value has fallen below a threshold, and responsive to finding the identifier of the radio station from the searching, the content services include transitioning from transmission of the content broadcast via radio frequency-based signals, through a radio of the vehicle, to transmission of content associated with the network. | 2014-01-16 |
20140018007 | FAULT MONITORING DEVICE HAVING RADIO MAINTENANCE COMMUNICATION FUNCTION, AND FAULT MONITORING METHOD - An outdoor fault monitoring device carries out radio maintenance communication with a maintenance terminal, positioned at a remote place, wherein a fault monitoring function part monitors occurrence/non-occurrence of a fault in a primary device function part. Upon detecting occurrence of a fault, the fault monitoring function part activates a radio maintenance communication function part. Alternatively, the fault monitoring function part deactivates the radio maintenance communication function part due to non-occurrence of a fault. In this case, it is possible to deactivate the radio maintenance communication function part upon detecting disconnection of a radio maintenance communication. Thus, it is possible to improve security against communication jamming created by a malicious person. Additionally, it is possible to suppress power consumption and to reduce a processing load by preventing unnecessary radio communication. | 2014-01-16 |
20140018008 | COMBINED SENSING METHODS FOR COGNITIVE RADIO - Embodiments of cognitive radio technology can recover and utilize under-utilized portions of statically-allocated radio-frequency spectrum. A plurality of sensing methods can be employed. Transmission power control can be responsive to adjacent channel measurements. Digital pre-distortion techniques can enhance performance. Embodiments of a high dynamic range transceiver architecture can be employed. | 2014-01-16 |
20140018009 | RECEIVING DEVICE, RECEIVING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - Provided are a receiving device, a receiving method, and a computer program capable of more reliably ascertaining the number and power of transmitting antennas so as to more accurately find a base station. A first power of a first signal transmitted from a first transmitting antenna and a second power of a second signal transmitted from a second transmitting antenna are measured, and a determination is made as to whether the ratio of the first power and the second power is larger than a predetermined threshold value. When a determination is made that the ratio of the first power and the second power is larger than the threshold value, a presumption is made that the number of transmitting antennas is two. | 2014-01-16 |
20140018010 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FACILITATING DEVICE-TO-DEVICE COMMUNICATION - A method is provided for facilitating device-to-device communication. The method may include causing a message to be sent to a first device to trigger the first device to transmit a reference signal to transmit a reference signal. The method may further include causing a request for a channel quality indication to be sent to a second device. The request may indicate that the channel quality indication is to be based on measurement of the reference signal. The method may additionally include receiving the channel quality indication in response to the request. The channel quality indication being indicative of a link quality between the first device and the second device. The method made also include determining based on the received channel quality indication whether to cause establishment of a device-to-device link between the first device. A corresponding apparatus and computer program product are also provided. | 2014-01-16 |
20140018011 | DIRECT-CONVERSION TRANSCEIVER WITH DC OFFSET COMPENSATION AND THE OPERATION METHOD USING THE SAME - The present invention discloses a direct-conversion transceiver with dc offset compensation, and method using the same. The transceiver mainly comprises an antenna, a first filter, a second filter, a third filter, a first variable gain amplifier with multi-stages, a second variable gain amplifier with multi-stages, a first analog-to-digital converter, a second analog-to-digital converter, a first dc offset loop, a second dc offset loop, a first digital-to-analog converter, a second digital-to-analog converter, a third digital-to-analog converter, a fourth digital-to-analog converter, a third mixer, a fourth mixer, a power amplifier, a local oscillator, and a baseband circuit. By using the second filters, the third filter, the first digital-to-analog converter and the second digital-to-analog converter for both in transmitting mode or receiving mode, the numbers of the filter and digital-to-analog converter can be reduced and thus the circuit area of the transceiver can be further miniaturized. | 2014-01-16 |
20140018012 | PHYSICAL BROADCAST CHANNEL (PBCH) TRANSMISSION FOR RELIABLE DETECTION OF ANTENNA CONFIGURATION - Reliable detection of the configuration of transmit antennas includes obtaining a data for transmission, encoding the data, and modulating the data. During the modulating of the data, the data may be configured in such a way as to convey the configuration of the antennas through the modulation of the data. An antenna configuration is obtained by obtaining a representation of the antenna configuration, and masking the data with an error correcting code, where the mask corresponds to the antenna configuration. | 2014-01-16 |
20140018013 | Hands-Free Communication Devices For Corded And Wireless Communication - Wireless communication between a hands-free communication device and a telecommunication device is provided. A hands-free communication system and a method of enabling wireless communication between a telecommunication device ( | 2014-01-16 |
20140018014 | Transceiver Device - A transceiver for RF signals uses receiving circuitry to derive control signals to reduce undesired signal frequencies in the output of the transmitting circuitry. | 2014-01-16 |
20140018015 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PRESERVING THE POWER SOURCE LIFE OF A WIRELESS END NODE PRIOR TO DEPLOYMENT IN A TRANSPORT REFRIGERATION SYSTEM - Methods and systems for preserving the power source life of a wireless end node prior to deployment in a wireless communication system are provided. In one embodiment, a method is provided that includes operating the wireless end node in a long term storage mode prior to deploying the wireless end node in a wireless communication system in order to reduce current being drawn from a power source of the wireless end node. The method also includes the wireless end node detecting an interrupt request to pair the wireless end node to a wireless communication system. Also, the method includes the controller of the wireless end node switching from a long term storage mode to a normal operation mode when the wireless end node is paired to a wireless communication system. | 2014-01-16 |
20140018016 | COMMUNICATIONS APPARATUS - A versatile communications (comms) apparatus to provide a means to measure the audio (earphone) output of an electronic device (e.g. a music player in a smartphone), and/or to provide a means for wireless communications between a first electronic device (e.g. a smartphone) and a second electronic device (e.g. a hearing aid, pacemaker, etc). In some embodiments, the comms apparatus does not need power and in other embodiments, its power may be harvested from the first electronic device, or drawn from a battery that may be recharged by harvesting means or charged directly. The first electronic device typically includes an audio (earphone) output, a microphone input (with a voltage bias), a long-range communications transceiver (e.g. GSM), and where pertinent, a short-range transceiver (e.g. Bluetooth) and is internet enabled. In one embodiment, the comms apparatus provides a means where the audio output (earphone) of the electronic device is sampled by its microphone input, or by electronics in the comms apparatus. In other embodiments, the comms apparatus is an intermediary communications device between the first electronic device and the second electronic device. The communications therein may be simplex and/or duplex, via either the audio output (earphone), microphone input, short-range transceiver, and/or a combination thereof. The communications data (via the comms apparatus) may be transmitted elsewhere, including via the internet by means of the internet enabled electronic device. | 2014-01-16 |
20140018017 | NFC DEVICE FOR CONTACTLESS COMMUNICATION - An NFC device for contactless communication comprises transmitter means being adapted to generate an electromagnetic carrier signal and to modulate the carrier signal according to transmitting data, and an antenna having an inductor, which antenna is connected to and driven by the transmitter means with the modulated carrier signal. AC coupling capacitors are coupled to the inductor of the antenna, wherein the AC coupling capacitors are further connected to inputs of switches. The outputs of these switches can be switched between ground potential and inputs of rectifier means. The outputs of the rectifying means are fed to power supply rails of the NFC device. | 2014-01-16 |
20140018018 | HIGH-FREQUENCY COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A high-frequency communication device includes a transmitting and receiving circuit board on which a transmitting and receiving circuit that processes a quasi-millimeter-wave and millimeter-wave signal is mounted, and a shield case attached to cover the transmitting and receiving circuit on the transmitting and receiving circuit board. Protrusions and a radio wave absorption sheet are disposed on an inner surface of the shield case opposing the transmitting and receiving circuit board, the protrusions being regularly arranged. The radio wave absorption sheet is disposed in at least one area of the shield case opposing an active component of the transmitting and receiving circuit, the protrusions being disposed in at least one area of the shield case that opposes one of a passive component and a circuit pattern section of the transmitting and receiving circuit. A thickness of the radio wave absorption sheet is smaller than a height of the protrusion. | 2014-01-16 |
20140018019 | PHASED-ARRAY SMART ANTENNA AND METHODS FOR OPERATING THE PHASED-ARRAY SMART ANTENNA - A phased-array smart antenna for transmitting an electronic wave signal having a wavelength includes a first antenna, a second antenna, and a third antenna. The first antenna, the second antenna, and the third antenna form a triangle and are respectively located at three vertices of the triangle. The first antenna, the second antenna, and the third antenna are activated at the same time for transmitting the electronic wave signal. | 2014-01-16 |
20140018020 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE USING TIME-VARIANT ANTENNA MODULE - Embodiments of the present disclosure describe methods, apparatuses, and systems related to a wireless communication device using time-variant antenna. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed. | 2014-01-16 |
20140018021 | SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD, RECEIVING APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND, TRANSMITTING APPARATUS AND METHOD - There is provided a signal processing apparatus including an oscillating unit having a division ratio of an integer that performs oscillation at a predetermined oscillation frequency, a frequency transforming unit that transforms a frequency of a signal of a processing target using a signal of the oscillation frequency obtained by the oscillation of the oscillating unit, and a correcting unit that corrects an error of the frequency of the signal of the processing target transformed by the frequency transforming unit based on an error of the oscillation frequency. | 2014-01-16 |
20140018022 | System and Method for Quickly Power Amplifier Control - Embodiments of the present invention provide a system and method for power amplifier control. Before a fixed gain amplifier is disabled and after an automatic gain controller adjusts gain for the last time, a reference transmit power value is read from the automatic gain controller. A gain level is read from the fixed gain amplifier. The reference transmit power value and the gain level are saved in a storage module. Before the fixed gain amplifier is enabled and after the automatic gain controller adjusts gain for the last time, the reference transmit power value saved in the storage module is written into the automatic gain controller and the gain level saved in the storage module is written into the fixed gain amplifier. | 2014-01-16 |
20140018023 | LIGHT AND RF TRANSPARENT ENCLOSURE FOR USE WITH ASSET TRACKING DEVICE - An electromagnetic (RF) and light transparent enclosure having a perforated metallic wall. The enclosure is particularly adapted for an RF wireless tracking system, as a housing for the transmitter device or for a cargo container in or on which the transmitter device is positioned. The enclosure is optically transparent to ensure any photovoltaic device of the transmitter device receives sufficient photons or other energy to power the transmitter device. The RF transparent enclosure attenuates less transmitted and/or received signal at specific frequency bands. | 2014-01-16 |
20140018024 | Sliding Method and Device for Tuning Radio Stations - The invention relates to a sliding method and device for tuning radio stations and, more particularly, to the sliding method and device using the car audio touch panel for tuning radio stations and fine tuning frequency by the finger. The device includes a radio module, a CPU and a touch panel. The touch panel includes a touch operation area and a frequency display area. By the device consisted of the above components, a control method is provided to tune radio station and fine tune frequency by using the sliding directions of the finger. | 2014-01-16 |
20140018025 | RECEIVING DEVICE, RECEIVING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - Provided are a receiving device, receiving method, and computer program such that good precision for signal received power estimation is achieved even during fast fading. The receiving device includes: a segmenting unit for segmenting the period the signal received power of a reception signal, i.e., a received signal, is measured in, according to characteristic values related to the power of the reception signal (for example, SNR); and a calculation unit for calculating the RSRP (signal received power) from the power of the channel estimate at each of the segment periods, i.e., the portions that the period was segmented into. | 2014-01-16 |
20140018026 | Receiver, Method and Mobile Communication Device - A receiver includes a first amplifier and a second amplifier, a first mixer, a second mixer and a third mixer, a first baseband signal path and a second baseband signal path. A signal output of the first amplifier is coupled to a signal input of the first mixer and a signal input of the second mixer. A signal output of the second amplifier is coupled to a signal input of the third mixer. A signal output of the first mixer and a signal output of the third mixer are coupled to the first baseband signal path. A signal output of the second mixer is coupled to the second baseband signal path. | 2014-01-16 |
20140018027 | TECHNIQUE FOR AUTOMATIC GAIN CONTROL - A technique for performing Automatic Gain Control for a receiver ( | 2014-01-16 |
20140018028 | LOW POWER RADIO RECEIVER - A method and device for receiving a wireless signal is provided. The device includes a passive mixer having a first input node, a second input node, and at least one output node. An oscillator is coupled to the first input node of the mixer. The output of a buffer is coupled to the second input node of the mixer. An antenna is operatively coupled to the input node of the buffer. The buffer is configured to provide isolation from the mixer. | 2014-01-16 |
20140018029 | Method of Compensating Signal Imbalance of Wireless Communication System - Filter coefficients are generated by testing a wireless communication system using single-tone signals. While using the filter coefficients in a filter module, signal imbalance caused by a local oscillator or analog elements in a wireless communication system can be eliminated, so as to prevent the wireless communication system from being affected by the noises. | 2014-01-16 |
20140018030 | Method of Handling Holding Sensors and Related Mobile Device - A method for handling a mobile device with a plurality of holding sensors is disclosed. The method comprises receiving a user input via one or more holding sensors of the plurality of holding sensors; and executing a function according to a touched pattern of the one or more holding sensors; wherein the plurality of holding sensors are located on a housing of the mobile device. | 2014-01-16 |
20140018031 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, BASE STATION DEVICE, TERMINAL DEVICE, AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD - A wireless communication system includes one or more terminals; and a base station capable of communicating with the one or more terminals. The base station includes a specific communication control unit configured to control specific communication with a terminal belonging to a predetermined group among the one or more terminals, a non-specific communication control unit configured to control non-specific communication that is not limited to the predetermined group, and a warning message notifying unit configured to broadcast a warning message. The warning message notifying unit starts broadcasting the warning message after transmitting a notification indicating that the broadcasting of the warning message will start in the non-specific communication. The terminal includes a warning message receiving unit configured to attempt to receive the warning message broadcast from the base station, when the notification indicating that the broadcasting of the warning message will start in the non-specific communication is detected. | 2014-01-16 |
20140018032 | System and Method for Providing Contact Information of an Out of Area Mobile Device to a Reverse 911 Database - A system and method for registering the contact information of mobile devices with a service 911 service is presented. In one embodiment, a mobile switching center receives the contact information of a mobile device. If the mobile switching center determines that the mobile device is not located within a particular wireless sub-network, such as, but not limited to, a wireless sub-network associated with an area code registered to the mobile device, the mobile switching center generates a reverse 911 registration text message and transmits the reverse 911 registration text message to the mobile device. A user of the mobile device may then transmit the reverse 911 registration text message to a local reverse 911 database to have the contact information associated with the mobile device added to the local reverse 911 database. | 2014-01-16 |
20140018033 | DYNAMIC BANDWIDTH ADJUSTMENT FOR BROWSING OR STREAMING ACTIVITY IN A WIRELESS NETWORK BASED ON PREDICTION OF USER BEHAVIOR WHEN INTERACTING WITH MOBILE APPLICATIONS - System and method of dynamic bandwidth adjustment for browsing or streaming activity in a wireless network based on prediction of user behavior when interacting with mobile applications are disclosed. One embodiment includes mobile device which throttles radio use based on user habit. The mobile device is able to throttle the radio between high and lowered power states based on the user habit of a user using the mobile device in mobile usage sessions relating to, for example, browsing activity or content streaming activity, where, the radio can be throttled among three power states when connected to a 3G wireless network or throttled among two power states when connected to a 4G or LTE network/pre-LTE. | 2014-01-16 |
20140018034 | Apparatus, System and Method for Modifiable Observational Logic for Mobile Terminal Data Analysis and Distribution - Apparatus, system and method for modifying observational logic for mobile terminal device data analysis. As new data is observed under a first data observation parameter, a determination is made whether temporary settings are enabled to allow a data handling agent/logic to modify observational parameters. Temporary settings may be configured to collect certain data over a predetermined period of time and/or may be disabled on the occurrence of a particular event or status. Once temporary settings are detected, the device opens and applies those settings from observation modification software and collects device data using the temporary setting(s). Once the temporary settings are disabled, the original settings are restored where data is then collected under the original settings until new data is observed or the collection process ends. | 2014-01-16 |
20140018035 | Subsidizing Data Usage In Mobile Wireless Networks - Concepts and technologies disclosed herein are for subsidizing data usage in a mobile wireless network. A method for subsidizing data usage may include monitoring data traffic traversing the mobile wireless network, determining if the data traffic is directed to a unique uniform resource locator that is associated with a computing resource that data directed thereto is to be subsidized, and recording data usage for the data traffic and providing the data usage to a charging system of the mobile wireless network in response to determining that the data traffic is directed to the unique uniform resource locator. | 2014-01-16 |
20140018036 | System and Method for Charging Future State Status Notifications - A telecommunication network may include a policy management system and a charging system. The charging system may be configured to receive a request for subscriber state information relating to a subscriber from the policy management system, retrieve current subscriber state information from memory, determine future subscriber state information for the subscriber, generate a communication message that includes the current subscriber state information and the future subscriber state information, and send the generated communication message to the server computing device. | 2014-01-16 |
20140018037 | ON-DEMAND ACCESS TUNNEL BETWEEN SERVICE PROVIDER NETWORK AND WIRELESS COMMUINICATION NETWORK - An on-demand access tunnel to a service provider is provided for a mobile device that first receives information about supported service providers from a wireless communication network entity. The mobile device can select a supported service provider and start an association process to communicate with the selected service provider. The network entity determines the selected service provider and sets up a tunnel connection from an access point of the wireless communication network to the selected service provider. The tunnel connection is torn down when the mobile device dissociates from the access point and no other device is connected to the service provider network using the tunnel connection. | 2014-01-16 |
20140018038 | AURAL CUING PATTERN BASED MOBILE DEVICE SECURITY - When visual focus on a mobile device is limited, aural cues can be used to aid in entering a pattern based access code. The mobile device displays a plurality of positions from which an access code for accessing a mobile device can be selected. Indications of a set of positions of the plurality of positions in a sequence are received. The sequence of the set of the positions form an access code. For at least the first of the set of positions, an aural cue associated with the first position is determined, and the aural cue is emitted to indicate the first position based on the aural cue. It is determined whether the access code is correct. Access to the mobile device is allowed if the access code is correct. | 2014-01-16 |
20140018039 | COMMUNICATION-SESSION TERMINATION WHEN SUBSCRIBER SERVER IS UNAVAILABLE - A method may include receiving, at a serving call session control function (S-CSCF) address database, key information associated with a user device from an S-CSCF. The key information includes a unique identifier associated with the user device, an assigned S-CSCF address serving the user device, and a validity period of session initiation protocol (SIP) registration for the user device with the assigned S-CSCF. The method may further include determining whether a data record based on the key information exists in the S-CSCF address database. Each data record in the S-CSCF address database is searchable based on each unique identifier to provide an S-CSCF address of a serving S-CSCF associated with a corresponding user device. | 2014-01-16 |
20140018040 | APPARATUS, METHOD, AND SOFTWARE FOR AUTHENTICATION OF MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINALS - An approach is provided for mobile communication terminal authentication. An invitation message is generated based on an invitation request received from a first mobile communication terminal, the invitation request including invitation information associated with a second mobile communication terminal. First authentication information associated with the invitation message is stored. The invitation message is transmitted to the second mobile communication terminal. An authentication request is received from the second mobile communication terminal, the invitation request including second authentication information extracted from the invitation message. The second mobile communication terminal is authenticated based on a comparison of the first authentication information and the second authentication information. | 2014-01-16 |
20140018041 | Method for Updating a Data Carrier - The invention provides a method for updating a data carrier inserted in a telecommunication end device with regard to a data-carrier application executable in the data carrier, comprising the steps of: making updating data available to a security application installed in the data carrier; updating the data carrier according to the updating data, the updating of the data carrier comprising the steps of: transferring at least a part of the updating data from the security application to a programming interface installed in the telecommunication end device and adapted for communication between the telecommunication end device and the data carrier; onward transferring the transferred updating data from the programming interface to a data-carrier management of the data carrier installed in the data carrier; updating the data carrier according to the onward transferred updating data. | 2014-01-16 |
20140018042 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND DEVICE FOR MAINTAINING USER SERVICE CONTINUITY - A method, a system and a device for maintaining user service continuity are provided in an embodiment of the present invention. The method includes prohibiting a UE from accessing a forbidden network before handover is complete when the UE needs to perform network handover if the UE adopts a SIM access technology, thus avoiding service interruption of a SIM user due to access to an incorrect network. A system and a device for maintaining user service continuity are provided in an embodiment of the present invention. | 2014-01-16 |
20140018043 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING CONFERENCE CALLS USING SECURITY KEYS - Systems and methods are described that facilitate a conference call between a plurality of communication devices. The method may comprise: providing a first primary communication device; providing a second primary communication device; providing a conference call controller; establishing a first control link between the first primary communication device and the conference call controller; communicating first identification data between the first primary communication device and the conference call controller via the first control link; establishing a media link between the first and second primary communication devices via the conference call controller. In certain embodiments, the first identification data corresponds to at least one participation level of the first primary communication device with respect to the media link. The method may further comprise establishing a second control link between the second primary communication device and the conference call controller; communicating second identification data between the second primary communication device and the conference call controller via the second control link; wherein the second identification data establishes a participation level of the second primary communication device with respect to the media link. | 2014-01-16 |
20140018044 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING COMMUNICATIONS OF AT LEAST ONE TERMINAL IN A COMMUNICATION NETWORK - Each terminal wishing to access a communication service implemented in a communications network transmits an identifier of subscription to this service during a phase of registration ( | 2014-01-16 |
20140018045 | TRANSCRIPTION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TRANSCRIBING SPEECH - This invention provides a transcription device configured to convert an audio signal representing speech into corresponding text data. The transcription device is located on a calling party's telecommunications device or network, and, on receipt of a transcription request from a receiving party's telecommunications network, is configured to transcribe the audio signal and send the text data to the receiving party's telecommunications network. The transcription may therefore be performed locally (e.g. on a calling party's telecommunications device) before being transmitted to the receiving party's telecommunications network. The quality of the audio sample for transcribing is therefore much greater, and the accuracy of the transcription is therefore increased. | 2014-01-16 |
20140018046 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OFFLINE VOICEMAIL DEPOSIT - Systems and methods for an offline voicemail recording system are provided. A voicemail server establishes a session with a caller responsive to detecting the unavailability of a callee. Session information is transmitted to the caller and the voicemail server then purposely terminates the session with the caller. The caller can record a voice or video message offline, without an active connection to the voicemail server, and later upload the recorded message. The voicemail server correlates the uploaded message with the previously terminated session and notifies the callee of the receipt of the message. | 2014-01-16 |
20140018047 | MOBILE APPLICATION FOR EXECUTING VOTING EVENTS USING IMAGES BETWEEN SMART PHONES, COMPUTERS, AND OTHER COMPUTING DEVICES - A Mobile Application for Executing Voting Events using images between smart phones includes Receiving a sequence of images, Re-sizing said sequence of images in order to display all images simultaneously onto the display interface of the mobile phone, Merging the sequence of images into one image and displaying the merged image onto the display interface of the smartphone, Displaying for the selection of the user at least one recipient to whom the message is intended to be sent, and Attaching a message to the merged image a prompt to vote. This Mobile Application for Executing Voting Events using images between smart phones is used for the purpose of requesting a plurality of users/voters to give their opinions on a plurality of images, or objects within those images. | 2014-01-16 |
20140018048 | COORDINATING DATA SHARING AMONG APPLICATIONS IN MOBILE DEVICES - Coordinating data sharing among applications in mobile devices, in one aspect, may include a shared data manager application on a mobile device that manages data trade requirements of a plurality of mobile applications, and permission grants or denials to reads and writes of data managed by the shared data manager and used by the plurality of mobile applications. | 2014-01-16 |
20140018049 | CALL MANAGEMENT AND NOTIFICATIONS IN MEDIA PLAYER APPLICATIONS - In accordance with one configuration, a network communication manager identifies an expected duration of time to complete playback of the streaming content. Subsequent to receiving a do not disturb command, the network communication manager prevents visual notifications of future phone calls during the estimated duration of time to provide undisturbed playback of the streaming content on the display screen. Accordingly, embodiments herein support a do not disturb function in which a subscriber can prevent display of visual notifications such as phone call alerts (e.g., pop-up text messages) on the display screen during playback of the streaming content. The do not disturb functionality can be disabled in response to any suitable trigger such as that the subscriber has terminated playback of the streaming content, playback of the streaming content completed, etc. | 2014-01-16 |
20140018050 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICES - A method, improved communication device, and application program product enhances and expands the features and functionality of wireless communication devices and mobile computing devices. The embodiments provide the following functionality: (1) Simultaneous texting during ongoing voice communication, providing a text waiting mode for both single number mobile communication devices and multiple number mobile communication devices; (2) Dynamic area code determination and automatic pre-pending of area codes when a requested voice or text communication is initiated without the area code while the mobile communication device is outside of its home-base area code toll area; (3) Enhanced editing functionality for applications on mobile computing devices; (4) Automatic toggle from manual texting mode to voice-to-text based communication mode on detection of high velocity movement of the mobile communication device. | 2014-01-16 |
20140018051 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING AND COMMUNICATING THE STATUS OF TRAPS FOR VERMIN OR PESTS - A method and a device or system for monitoring and communicating the status of traps ( | 2014-01-16 |
20140018052 | Location Based Caller Identification - Systems and methods are described herein for selectively displaying mobile caller identification (MCID) information for an incoming mobile telephone call on one or more display devices based on a location of the destination mobile device. A location of the destination mobile device can be compared to a display condition for one or more display devices. If the display condition is met for the given device, MCID information for the incoming call is provided to and displayed on the display device. The display condition can be based on the proximity of the mobile destination device and the display device. | 2014-01-16 |
20140018053 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A mobile terminal and controlling method thereof are disclosed, by which data can be shared with a counterpart terminal in the course of a phone call. The present invention includes a touchscreen, a sensing unit configured to sense an action of a user, a communication unit configured to communicate with a counterpart terminal via at least one of a first communication network and a second communication network, and a controller, in response to a first user command inputted via at least one of the touchscreen and the sensing unit in the course of performing a voice call to the counterpart terminal via the first communication network, controlling a first data sharing screen with the counterpart terminal to be displayed on the touchscreen, the controller controlling a data sharing via the first data sharing screen to be performed together with the voice call. | 2014-01-16 |
20140018054 | SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING ARS INTERLOCKING DATA USING RING DATA AND METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed are a system for providing ARS interlocking data using ring data with drastically improved convenience and economic efficiency by allowing a user to transmit screen data packets output on a screen at a time in interlock with each number to be selected by his/her telephone when the user attempts a call connection to receive the ARS, and a method thereof. According to the present invention, the system for providing ARS interlocking data using ring data and a method thereof can rapidly select the desired items on the screen without the requirement of listening to all the ARS guide messages at the time of selecting specific items. | 2014-01-16 |
20140018055 | Method of Operating a Module for Wireless Communication or the Like Wireless Communication Terminal, Module for Wireless Communication and Device of an Integrated Circuit Card and a System of a Communication Equipment for Operating the Module - The invention relates to a method of operating a module 100 or the like wireless communication terminal for wireless communication, wherein in operation the module 100 is in signaling relation to a device 3 of an integrated circuit card, wherein the operation is adapted for signaling between the module 100 and the integrated circuit card device 3 (ICC-device) via an interface system 10, the interface system 10 comprising at least one command interface instance 10.0, 10.1, 10.2, 10.3 adapted for direct command signaling between the module 100 and at least one application 1, 2, and a card application toolkit 80 (CAT) for direct command signaling between the module 100 and the integrated circuit card device 3 (ICC-device). | 2014-01-16 |
20140018056 | VEHICULAR APPARATUS, MOBILE PHONE, AND INSTRUMENT COORDINATION SYSTEM - A vehicular apparatus includes a communication portion and a vehicular display portion to communicate with a mobile phone having a touch panel. The vehicular apparatus acquires pixel information about a screen of the touch panel and displays the pixel information on the vehicular display portion. When a user performs a press manipulation onto the vehicular display portion, the vehicular apparatus transmits a signal indicating a manipulation target area to the mobile phone via the communication portion. The vehicular apparatus performs changeover to handsfree phone call when detecting that the mobile phone enters a phone call state within a specified time since detection of the press manipulation onto the vehicular display portion. | 2014-01-16 |
20140018057 | Method for Transferring Base Station Energy-Saving Information and Method and System for Implementing Energy-Saving - The invention discloses a method for transmitting energy-saving management information. The method includes: a base station and its neighboring base station encapsulating and transmitting the energy-saving management information through an interface message. The invention further discloses a corresponding method for implementing base station energy saving, a system for transmitting the energy-saving management information, and a system for implementing base station energy saving. The invention can be used to solve transmission of the energy-saving information between base station devices of a network, and avoid the problems, for example, handoff and coverage loss caused by the base station being required to be shut off due to reasons such as energy saving, etc., thus guaranteeing network performance and user experience when the base station is performing the energy saving operation. | 2014-01-16 |
20140018058 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS INVOLVING DEVICE INTERACTION - Systems and methods with device interaction are provided. In this regard, a representative system for interacting with a secondary device includes: an electronic device selectively operative in a first mode and a second mode, the electronic device having a device detection system operative to detect presence of the secondary device and a mode selection system operative to automatically alter operation of the electronic device from the first mode to the second mode based, at least in part, on the detected presence of the secondary device. | 2014-01-16 |
20140018059 | Systems and Methods for Detecting and Controlling Transmission Devices - A method of detecting, controlling and managing transmission of a transmitting device within a facility is disclosed. The method involves transmitting information to the transmission device, detecting a response transmission from the transmission device by a least one transmission detection facility, extracting identification information associated with the transmission device in response to the transmitted information; and determining a location of the transmission device based on the response transmission received by the at least one received transmission detection facility, wherein the response transmissions are sorted by the identification information, determining an allowability of the located transmission device within the set area and reducing a power level of a transmitted signal for a predetermined period of time, when allowability is indicated. | 2014-01-16 |
20140018060 | Remote control app for smart phones - Methods and apparatus for a Remote Control App for Smart Phones are disclosed. One embodiment of the present invention is a software application or “App” which may be downloaded to a conventional smart phone. Once downloaded to the smart phone and to a remote computer, network or other information appliance, the smart phone may be used to operate and/or control the remote computer, network or other information appliance. | 2014-01-16 |
20140018061 | ROUTE NAVIGATION FOR OPTIMAL MOBILE COVERAGE - A utility within a mobile device or other device computes and provides an optimal mobile coverage route. The device receives a stating point/location and a destination point/location. The mobile device downloads a provider's mobile coverage information, accesses historical data stored by the mobile device, and obtains user feedback from the provider. The optimal mobile coverage route is then computed at the device, and the optimal mobile coverage route is provided via one of the following: a web site, or a text message (SMS) to, a voice operated feed, or any direct feed to the user of the mobile device. The computed optimal mobile coverage route is then used by the user of the mobile device when communicating with another mobile device while travelling from the starting point to the end point. | 2014-01-16 |
20140018062 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, MOBILE STATION, BASE STATION, AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD - The mobile station receives a wireless signal containing a transmission signal of the macro base station and a transmission signal of the home base station. The mobile station includes a control information receiving unit and a reception processing unit. The control information receiving unit receives first control information used for a process of receiving the transmission signal of the macro base station and second control information used for a process of receiving the transmission signal of the home base station. The reception processing unit demodulates and decodes a signal based on the first control information, where the signal is obtained by reducing a component of the transmission signal of the home base station from the wireless signal by using information obtained by demodulating and decoding the transmission signal of the home base station based on the second control information. | 2014-01-16 |
20140018063 | NODE AND METHOD FOR SERVICE SPECIFIC MANAGEMENT - Example embodiments are presented herein service session management based on service specific data and a user subscription. Some example embodiments may comprise a user equipment, and corresponding method therein, for monitoring an internet or network access by an identified application. Upon detection, the user equipment may be configured to send service specific data associated with the identified application to an enhanced application server. The enhanced application server may manage a service session based on the service specific data and the user subscription. The management of the service session may allow for a differentiated delivery of service for certain applications. | 2014-01-16 |
20140018064 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING GEOGRAPHIC REDUNDANCY FOR MOBILE WIRELESS DATA NETWORK COMPONENTS - A system includes redundantly configured resources designated as active geo-redundant nodes (AGNs) and standby geo-redundant nodes (SGNs), a set of covered agents (CAs) that rely upon the redundantly configured resources, and a geographic redundancy coverage issuer (GRCI) configured to manage the geo-redundant nodes. The GRCI maintains a CA list identifying a set of subscribers to redundancy management services supported by the GRCI, an AGN list identifying a set of active geo-redundant nodes, and an SGN list identifying a set of standby geo-redundant nodes. The GRCI provides the AGN list and the SGN list to subscriber CAs. In response to receiving a message identifying a failed AGN, the GRCI updates the AGN list to reflect a failed status for the failed AGN and issues an update message to CAs reflecting the failed status for the failed AGN and a transition of an activated SGN to the AGN list. | 2014-01-16 |
20140018065 | Post-deployment calibration for wireless position determination - Methods and apparatuses are directed to calibrating a misconfigured wireless access point. One method may include receiving a position of mobile station(s) and wireless signal model measurements derived from packets exchanged between the mobile station(s) and a plurality of wireless access points, receiving positions and/or identities of the plurality of wireless access points used in determining the position of the mobile station(s), comparing a position of the mobile station(s) with wireless signal model measurements, and identifying a misconfigured wireless access point based upon the comparing. Another method may include receiving positions associated with a plurality of wireless access points, determining a position of a mobile station based upon a wireless signal model, comparing the position of the mobile station and the wireless signal model with the positions associated with the plurality of wireless access points, and determining whether at least one wireless access point is misconfigured. | 2014-01-16 |
20140018066 | MARITIME WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS - Disclosed herein are a maritime communication apparatus and method. The maritime communication apparatus includes a land-based network communication unit, a maritime network communication unit, and a communication control unit. The land-based network communication unit communicates with a land-based communication network. The maritime network communication unit communicates with a maritime communication network. The communication control unit links the communication of the land-based network communication unit with the communication of the maritime network communication unit in accordance with a destination address of data provided by any one of the land-based network communication unit and the maritime network communication unit. | 2014-01-16 |
20140018067 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR POLICY-BASED LOCAL BREAKOUT (LBO) - According to one aspect, the subject matter described herein includes a system for controlling local breakout using a policy infrastructure. The system includes a policy and charging rules function (PCRF) configured to receive an admission request associated with a subscriber from an evolved node B (eNode B) and, in response to the admission request, to install a subscriber-specific policy on the eNode B for implementing local breakout at the eNode B for the subscriber. | 2014-01-16 |
20140018068 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING PAGING DELAY WITH TIMING ARRANGEMENTS AND DUAL PAGE SCANS - Systems and methods for controlling a delay associated with paging a remote device. In one implementation, a paging device arranges page operations such that if one of two consecutive page scans performed by a remote device occurs during a response scan, the other page scan occurs during the transmission of a page. In another implementation, a device scanning for a page arranges page scans such that if one of two consecutive page scans occurs during a page response scan, the other page scan occurs during the transmission of a page. In another implementation, a device scanning for a page performs a series of sets of separate page scans, wherein the time interval between two of separate scans in a set is less than the time interval between adjacent sets. The page scans in a set are configured to ensure that one of them occurs during the transmission of a page. | 2014-01-16 |
20140018069 | System and Method for Facilitating Accelerated Network Selection in a Radio Network Environment - A method for facilitating accelerated network selection on a wireless user equipment (UE) device includes storing information regarding power-off time and power-off location as the UE device is about to enter a power-off condition. Upon power-up, the method further includes computing an estimated distance that the UE device has traveled while in the power-off condition using the stored information and a current time, defining a boundary that lies the estimated distance from a location indicated by the power-off location, for a plurality of regions lying within the boundary, logically sequencing acquisition records that are associated with the regions in a system acquisition database structure based on the regions nearness to the boundary, and locating a network via scanning using scanning data obtained from the logically sequenced acquisition records. | 2014-01-16 |
20140018070 | ROBUST FREQUENCY SCAN IN PRESENCE OF STRONG ADJACENT SYSTEMS - A method for performing a frequency scan in presence of an adjacent jammer signal is provided. The method can include a wireless communication device determining an occurrence of an acquisition (ACQ) failure on a candidate system in a frequency scan candidate list (FSCL) generated based on a first frequency scan; identifying the candidate system as a jammer signal in response to the ACQ failure; suppressing the jammer signal to derive a jammer suppressed signal; and performing a second frequency scan based at least in part on the jammer suppressed signal. | 2014-01-16 |
20140018071 | Scheduling in Coordinated Multi-Point Transmission Scheme - Methods, a user equipment, a base station and a computer program product for managing assignments between user equipments and cooperation areas are provided. The present invention discloses receiving, at a base station belonging to a cooperation area, a connection request message from a user equipment to be connected to the cooperation area. The connection request message includes a parameter indicating preference information. It is determined, on the basis of the parameter, whether the user equipment is allowed to connect to the cooperation area. A connection acknowledgement/non-acknowledgement message is forwarded from the base station to the user equipment. The present invention discloses acquiring information about reachable cooperation areas, determining preference information with respect to the reachable cooperation areas, sending a connection request message including preference information to a reachable cooperation area, and selecting the cooperation area to which the connection request message was sent if a connection acknowledgement message is received. | 2014-01-16 |
20140018072 | Method and Terminal for Cell Search - Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and terminal for a cell search that are related to the communications field. The terminal includes: two spaces, a first processing module, a first processing unit, and a second processing unit. The present invention can ensure that a cell search result exists in each time unit, thereby accelerating an initial search and shortening an initial search delay. | 2014-01-16 |
20140018073 | SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR INDICATING CELL IDENTIFIERS - The technology described relates to cell identifiers in which a cell provides two reporting cell identifiers for user equipments (UEs) taking cell measurements. In a non-limiting example embodiment, a secondary synchronization channel (S-SCH) is used to transmit two short cell identities. In this case, a cell uses two sets of signature sequences, one corresponding to the old reporting cell identifier and one corresponding to the new reporting cell identifier. | 2014-01-16 |
20140018074 | NOTIFYING A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM ABOUT PREVIOUSLY REGISTERED WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS - Embodiments disclosed herein provide systems and methods that notify a current wireless communication network about a previous wireless communication network. In a particular embodiment, a wireless device wirelessly registers with a first wireless communication system to obtain first registration data. The wireless device stores the first registration data and wirelessly communicates over the first wireless communication system. The communications are then terminated with the first wireless communication system. After terminating the wireless communications with the first wireless communication system, the wireless device wirelessly registers with a second wireless communication system to obtain second registration data and stores the second registration data. The wireless device transfers the first registration data to the second wireless communication system and receives user information from the second wireless communication system. The second wireless communication system used the first registration data to retrieve the user information from the first wireless communication system. | 2014-01-16 |
20140018075 | Forced Cell or Radio Access Technology Reselection Responsive to Network Access Barring - A method and apparatus for forced cell/RAT reselection is disclosed. In one embodiment, a cellular mobile communication device may attempt to access a network through a serving cell. Responsive to determining that access to the network is barred through the serving cell, the mobile communication device may determine if another cell is available through which it may obtain access to the network. If another cell providing network access is available, the mobile communication device may force reselection from the serving cell to the new cell. If no other cell providing access to the network is available to the mobile communication device, a forced reselection of a radio access technology may be performed. | 2014-01-16 |
20140018076 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BLOCKING HIGH MOBILITY USERS IN WIRELESS NETWORKS - Systems and methods are provided for reporting high mobility user equipment (UE) in a wireless network. This may be achieved, for example, by detecting a high mobility UE at a network node and reporting the high mobility UE in a blocking message to one or more other network nodes. | 2014-01-16 |
20140018077 | METHOD FOR ENERGY SAVING IN A MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method for energy saving in a mobile communication system—is provided in the invention. In the mobile communication system. OAM unit performs centralized management of the energy saving priorities. The respective base station obtains energy saving priorities thereof and energy saving priorities of adjacent base stations, and determine whether it is a candidate energy saving base station or a candidate compensating base station according to a load condition thereof, and energy saving priority information, thereof and energy saving priority information of adjacent base stations. The candidate energy saving base station can communicate with the adjacent base stations to negotiate about entering an energy saving procedure. With the technical solutions of the invention, OAM unit performs centralized management of the energy saving priorities, and each base station, can determine dynamically whether it is a candidate energy saving base station or a candidate compensating base station according to a load condition thereof, and energy saving priority information thereof and energy saving priority information of adjacent base stations and communicate with the adjacent base stations to negotiate about entering an energy saving procedure. Thus it is possible to accommodate flexibly and effectively a change to the load conditions so as to realize the energy saving of the system more reasonable with an alleviated influence of the energy saving procedure on the performance of the system. | 2014-01-16 |
20140018078 | SERVICE CONNECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD IN PORTABLE TERMINAL - A call connection method and apparatus are disclosed. When a service is released in a portable terminal that supports different communication modes due to a network problem, the call connection method and apparatus reconnects the service to another network. The call connection method includes performing a first service through a first network, analyzing, when the connected first service is released, the cause of disconnection, acquiring, when the cause of disconnection is a problem in the first network, connection information, and attempting to connect a second service through a second network based on the connection information. | 2014-01-16 |
20140018079 | ASSISTING RETURN TO A FIRST NETWORK FROM A SECOND NETWORK AFTER PERFORMANCE OF A CIRCUIT SWITCHED FALLBACK PROCEDURE - A method for assisting a wireless communication device to return to a first network from a second network subsequent to termination of a voice call for which a Circuit Switched Fallback procedure was performed to transition from the first network to the second network for servicing of the voice call is provided. The method can include preventing transmission of a data flow for a data service after termination of the voice call. The method can further include searching for the first network while transmission of the data flow is prevented. If the first network is found, the method can additionally include reverting to the first network and servicing the data service on the first network. If the first network is not found, the method can also include remaining on the second network and servicing the data service on the second network. | 2014-01-16 |