03rd week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 36 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130017812 | REMOTE ACCESS CONTROL TO RESIDENTIAL OR OFFICE BUILDINGS - Disclosed are computer-implemented methods and systems for providing remote access control to residential or office buildings. The disclosed methods allow employing virtual doorman functions in non-doorman buildings. An example method may comprise: receiving a call signal of an intercom station, the call signal comprising a resident identifier which indicates a resident with whom a visitor is trying to communicate, receiving a video stream generated by at least one camera, the video stream comprising one or more images of the visitor, retrieving visitor data associated with the resident identifier, the visitor data comprising one or more visitor profiles, and providing access to the building for the visitor based upon one or more predetermined criteria. | 2013-01-17 |
20130017813 | CHANGING THE USER INTERFACE AT A TELECOMMUNICATIONS TERMINAL - A technique is disclosed that changes one or more properties of a user interface at a telecommunications terminal based on an incoming call. When a first caller calls the telephone number of the terminal directly and the terminal answers the call, the terminal presents the direct call to the user through a first user interface. When a second caller calls a telephone number that is associated with a data-processing system and the call is then redirected to the terminal, the terminal presents the redirected call to the user through a second user interface. The telecommunications terminal can be a cell phone that belongs to a user, and the data-processing system can be a private branch exchange that serves an office enterprise network that the user belongs to, wherein the private branch exchange extends the call to the user's cell phone when the user is out of the office. | 2013-01-17 |
20130017814 | Holster Profile Detection via Electric-Field Proximity Sensor TechnologyAANM Ali; Shirook M.AACI MiltonAACO CAAAGP Ali; Shirook M. Milton CAAANM Labrador; ChristopherAACI WaterlooAACO CAAAGP Labrador; Christopher Waterloo CAAANM Warden; James PaulAACI Fort WorthAAST TXAACO USAAGP Warden; James Paul Fort Worth TX US - A mobile electronic device is used with a case and contains a processor, at least one electric-field proximity detector adapted to detect a non-magnetic proximity activator in the case and a component configured to effect setting a state indicator in a device profile in dependence on an output from the at least one electric-field proximity detector. | 2013-01-17 |
20130017815 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR EFFICIENT BATTERY UTILIZATION DURING CONTENT DELIVERY IN TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS - Apparatuses and methods for controlling a manner of delivering content to a content user in a mobile telecommunication network are provided. The content is sent to the content user using first a first transmission rate when the content user is in a first radio state and uses a first battery power, and then using a second transmission rate that is lower than the first transmission rate, when the content user is in a second radio state and uses a second battery power that is smaller than the first battery power. The sending is performed such as, (A) while delivering the content, an amount of the content already received by the content user to exceed an amount of the content used by the content user, and (B) to minimize an energy used by the content user during delivery. | 2013-01-17 |
20130017816 | BLUETOOTH LOW ENERGY APPROACH DETECTIONS THROUGH VEHICLE PAIRED CAPABLE DEVICES - A method of enabling communications between a Bluetooth low energy master communication device in a vehicle and a slave communication device. The slave communication device is successfully paired with a Bluetooth high energy master communication device in the vehicle. An identifier of the slave communication device is stored when it is successfully paired with the Bluetooth high energy master communication device. The Bluetooth low energy master communication device identifies an advertising event broadcast by the slave communication device. The advertising event relates to a notification by the slave communication device of the availability of its services. A determination is made whether the identifier of the slave communication device matches the stored identifier. Wireless communications between the Bluetooth low energy master communication device and the slave communication device is autonomously established without a manual pairing operation in response to an identifier of the slave communication device matching the stored identifier. | 2013-01-17 |
20130017817 | METHOD FOR COMMUNICATION OF BASE STATION AND TERMINALAANM Kim; Won-IkAACI DaejeonAACO KRAAGP Kim; Won-Ik Daejeon KRAANM Kim; EunkyungAACI DaejeonAACO KRAAGP Kim; Eunkyung Daejeon KRAANM Kim; Sung KyungAACI DaejeonAACO KRAAGP Kim; Sung Kyung Daejeon KRAANM Chang; Sung CheolAACI DaejeonAACO KRAAGP Chang; Sung Cheol Daejeon KRAANM Cha; Jae SunAACI DaejeonAACO KRAAGP Cha; Jae Sun Daejeon KRAANM Yun; Mi YoungAACI DaejeonAACO KRAAGP Yun; Mi Young Daejeon KRAANM Lee; HyunAACI DaejeonAACO KRAAGP Lee; Hyun Daejeon KRAANM Yoon; Chul SikAACI SeoulAACO KRAAGP Yoon; Chul Sik Seoul KRAANM Lim; Kwang JaeAACI DaejeonAACO KRAAGP Lim; Kwang Jae Daejeon KR - A method of performing communication of a terminal includes the terminal transmitting state information thereof to a base station, and the terminal receiving a mode change request from the base station when the terminal is selected by the base station. | 2013-01-17 |
20130017818 | APPARATUS FOR CONFIGURATION OF WIRELESS OPERATION - An integrated circuit (IC) includes a plurality of circuit modules, a millimeter wave (MMW) transceiver coupled to a configurable antenna structure, and a controller. The controller is operably coupled to: receive parameters for an inter-chip MMW communication link; interpret the parameters to determine a range of operational requirements; compare the range of operational requirements with configuration options of the MMW transceiver and the configurable antenna structure; and, when one of the configuration options compares favorably with the range of operational requirements, generate a configuration signal to instruct the MMW transceiver and the configurable antenna structure to implement the one of the configuration options. | 2013-01-17 |
20130017819 | Method for State Transition and Network Device - A method for a state transition includes determining whether a user equipment (UE) is a UE frequently performing state transitions. When the state of the UE is required to be transitioned to the idle state, a state of the UE is transitioned to a paging channel (PCH) state if the UE is a UE frequently performing state transitions. If the UE is a UE infrequently performing state transitions, the state of the UE is transitioned to the idle state. | 2013-01-17 |
20130017820 | Method And Apparatus Providing Multi-Level Proximity Indication And Small Cell DiscoveryAANM Drazynski; KarolAACI WrocklawAACO PLAAGP Drazynski; Karol Wrocklaw PLAANM Dalsgaard; LarsAACI OuluAACO FIAAGP Dalsgaard; Lars Oulu FIAANM Doppler; Klaus F.AACI EspooAACO FIAAGP Doppler; Klaus F. Espoo FIAANM Korhonen; Juha S.AACI EspooAACO FIAAGP Korhonen; Juha S. Espoo FIAANM Malkamaki; Esa M.AACI EspooAACO FIAAGP Malkamaki; Esa M. Espoo FI - A method includes receiving a first measurement configuration at a user equipment from a wireless communication network; making measurements using the first measurement configuration; in response to a condition being satisfied resulting from the measurements that are made, transmitting an indication that an allowed small cell has been detected; receiving a second measurement configuration at the user equipment from the wireless communication network; and making measurements of the allowed small cell using the second measurement configuration, where the first measurement configuration results in measurements being made less frequently than measurements made in accordance with the second measurement configuration. An apparatus configured to perform the method is also disclosed. | 2013-01-17 |
20130017821 | WIRELESS CONNECTION CONTROL - Controlling a wireless connection of a mobile wireless communication device to a wireless communication network. When the mobile wireless communication device is connected to a base transceiver station through a radio frequency link, the mobile wireless communication device detects a signal quality of the radio frequency link. If the detected signal quality is at or below a first threshold and decreasing over a first detection time interval, then the mobile wireless communication device estimates a maximum response time interval until the detected signal quality of the radio frequency link is below a second threshold. The mobile wireless communication device delays transmitting only those control messages that cause the wireless communication network to respond to subsequent control messages beyond the estimated maximum response time interval. | 2013-01-17 |
20130017822 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PREVENTING PERFORMANCE DEGRADATION OF CALL SERVICE IN A PORTABLE TERMINALAANM OH; Se-WanAACI Suwon-siAACO KRAAGP OH; Se-Wan Suwon-si KR - An apparatus and method for preventing performance degradation of a call service in a portable terminal are provided. In the apparatus, a memory stores a Preferred Roaming List (PRL) including information about a plurality of systems and an avoidance list including information about a system to which access has failed the predetermined number or more times, and when an access attempt to originate or terminate a call to or from a specific system acquired in a weak electrical field has failed a predetermined number or more times, a controller controls reacquisition of the specific system and attempting of call origination to or call termination from the reacquired specific system. | 2013-01-17 |
20130017823 | PICO CELL ERROR RECOVERY IN HETNETAANM Mao; JieAACI BeijingAACO CNAAGP Mao; Jie Beijing CNAANM Lei; ZhipingAACI BeijingAACO CNAAGP Lei; Zhiping Beijing CNAANM Li; LeiAACI BeijingAACO CNAAGP Li; Lei Beijing CN - A method is provided for performing handover of at least a first User Equipment from a first cell to a second cell in case of failure of the first cell. | 2013-01-17 |
20130017824 | METHOD FOR IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF SERVICE OF A CELLULAR TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKAANM Rouffet; DenisAACI VelizyAACO FRAAGP Rouffet; Denis Velizy FRAANM Calin; DoruAACI Murray HillAAST NJAACO USAAGP Calin; Doru Murray Hill NJ US - The invention relates to a method for improving the quality of service of a cellular telecommunication network wherein cells ( | 2013-01-17 |
20130017825 | Method of Reducing Feedback Load and Feedback Overhead in a Multi-cell Cooperative Network and Related Communication Device - A method of reducing an amount of channel information fed back by a mobile device in a wireless communication system to a plurality of transmission points of the wireless communication system is disclosed. the method comprises measuring signal quality between the mobile device and the plurality of transmission points; determining a set of the plurality of transmission points, if the signal quality is in one of a plurality of quality regions; and feeding back the channel information to the set of the plurality of transmission points, wherein the channel information is related to a plurality of channels between the mobile device and the set of the plurality of transmission points. | 2013-01-17 |
20130017826 | Telecommunications Handover When Handover Restriction List is MissingAANM BERGQUIST; GunnarAACI KistaAACO SEAAGP BERGQUIST; Gunnar Kista SEAANM AXELL; ChristianAACI MjolbyAACO SEAAGP AXELL; Christian Mjolby SE - A base station node ( | 2013-01-17 |
20130017827 | M2M SERVICES ENABLEMENT ARCHITECTURE FOR CELLULAR ACCESS NETWORKS - A Machine-to-Machine (M2M) services enablement architecture for a cellular Access Network (AN) that allows the cellular AN operator to not only deploy its M2M Services Capabilities (SC) as an M2M SC Server within its network domain, but to also use its M2M SC to work as an M2M SC Proxy when communicating with an M2M Service Provider (SP) network that also deploys an M2M SC Server. The M2M SC Proxy in the cellular AN relays all signaling plane communications between an M2M device's/gateway's SC and the SP's M2M SC Server. The M2M SC Proxy provides the cellular AN with an access to all of the Across-Layers (Transport and Service Layers) information needed for the M2M services enablement in the cellular AN. This proxy-based solution allows the cellular AN to serve all types of M2M SPs, and relieves the M2M SP from the need to support different cellular AN interworking interfaces. | 2013-01-17 |
20130017828 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FREQUENCY SCAN USING AN ADAPTIVE MEASUREMENT INTERVALAANM WENG; JIANFENGAACI KANATAAACO CAAAGP WENG; JIANFENG KANATA CAAANM DUGGAN; JASON ROBERTAACI OTTAWAAACO CAAAGP DUGGAN; JASON ROBERT OTTAWA CAAANM CREASY; TIMOTHY JAMESAACI OTTAWAAACO CAAAGP CREASY; TIMOTHY JAMES OTTAWA CA - Aspects of the present application include using adaptive measurement intervals to improve RSSI scan accuracy. A method may involve determining a first power value in respect of a first measurement time interval, determining whether or not the first power value meets at least one criterion, when the first power value does not meet the at least one criterion, determining at least one additional power value, selecting at least one power value from a set of power values that have been determined, the set including the first power value and the at least one additional power value, and determining the power value for use in cell selection or cell re-selection based on the selected at least one power value. The methods may be applied to any cell selection or re-selection scheme for which an adaptive measurement interval may be beneficial. | 2013-01-17 |
20130017829 | METHOD FOR PERFORMING OFFLINE INDICATION OF MACHINE TYPE COMMUNICATION DEVICE IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a mobile communication system and, more particularly, to a method for performing offline indication of a machine type communication (MTC) device in an MTC service. A network entity checks (or searches) whether or not an MTC device is out of monitoring or management because it is in an offline state. A network entity repeatedly transmits a signal for checking whether or not the UE is currently in an offline state to the UE during operation time of a timer, namely, during a detection time, or checks a signal (e.g., a message of an attach procedure, a message of a location registration procedure, and the like) transmitted by the UE during the detection time to check whether or not the UE is in an offline state. When the UE is checked to be in an offline state, the network entity informs an MTC server or an MTC user accordingly, to thus automatically manage a loss, malfunction, or the like, of the MTC device. | 2013-01-17 |
20130017830 | GLOBAL PLATFORM FOR MANAGING SUBSCRIBER IDENTITY MODULES - A method of operating a mobile wireless network comprising: receiving, by a provisioning server, a signal from a mobile wireless network specifying a location of a first mobile device having a first International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) and operating in the mobile wireless network under a first condition, the mobile wireless network including a plurality of mobile switching centers (MSCs) and a plurality of mobile devices operating in the mobile wireless network; provisioning the first IMSI in the first HLR based on a state transition rule from a first provisioning state to a second provisioning state; provisioning a second IMSI in the first HLR based on the state transition rule from a third provisioning state to the first provisioning state; and transmitting data identifying the second IMSI to the first mobile device to allow the first mobile device to operate in the mobile wireless network under a second condition. | 2013-01-17 |
20130017831 | FEMTOCELL Architecture In Support Of Voice And Data Communications - Methods and systems for providing voice and date services in a femtocell wireless network. The proposed approach integrates IWLAN architecture into femtocell architecture by introducing a gateway to serve both IWLAN and femtocell users. The proposed approach handles the voice and data in a different way so that it enhances the data handling efficiency while re-using existing MSC investment. The proposed approach carries the data traffic from a femtocell base station to the gateway in native IP packet, instead of encapsulating them in 3G data, thus enhancing the efficiency and performance for the data traffic. The data traffic can then be sent to GGSN or directly to packet data network. The approach tunnels voice traffic to MSC through the gateway as in conventional Iu-CS approach. | 2013-01-17 |
20130017832 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TERMINAL AND METHOD OF WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONAANM SUZUKI; TakahitoAACI ZushiAACO JPAAGP SUZUKI; Takahito Zushi JP - A wireless communication system includes: a transmitter to transmit information about cells neighboring to a cell in which a wireless communication terminal exists; a receiver to receive the information about the neighboring cells; a first managing unit to manage a count of not being selected as a transition destination cell for each of the neighboring cells; and a second managing unit to manage a rank of each of the neighboring cells as a transition destination candidate cell based on the count of each of the neighboring cells, the second managing unit selecting the transition destination cell based on the rank. | 2013-01-17 |
20130017833 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATION METHODAANM Sakamoto; MitsuruAACI Osaka-shiAACO JPAAGP Sakamoto; Mitsuru Osaka-shi JPAANM Ohshima; AkiraAACI Osaka-shiAACO JPAAGP Ohshima; Akira Osaka-shi JPAANM Shimonabe; TadashiAACI Osaka-shiAACO JPAAGP Shimonabe; Tadashi Osaka-shi JPAANM Takagi; YuhsukeAACI Osaka-shiAACO JPAAGP Takagi; Yuhsuke Osaka-shi JPAANM Naito; TakashiAACI Osaka-shiAACO JPAAGP Naito; Takashi Osaka-shi JP - During a period of parallel-like radio communication with two or more first base stations, the first base station designates a second base station correlated with one of the two or more first base stations, and temporarily suspends the radio communication in accordance with a first communications standard to issue, to a mobile station, a request of measurement for the designated second base station. The first base station receives a result of the measurement for the designated second base station. The first base station notifies the mobile station of a handover from the first communications standard to a second communications standard, and also notifies the mobile station of a request for starting a coordination mode in which the two or more second base stations including the designated second base station establish communication with the mobile station in coordination with each other. | 2013-01-17 |
20130017834 | Method and user equipment for reporting handover scenario judgment parameter and base station for handover scenario judgmentAANM Han; LifengAACI ShenzhenAACO CNAAGP Han; Lifeng Shenzhen CNAANM He; FengAACI ShenzhenAACO CNAAGP He; Feng Shenzhen CN - The disclosure provides a method and user equipment for reporting a handover scenario judgment parameter and a base station for a handover scenario judgment; the method includes: an uplink message transmitted by the User Equipment (UE) includes an Evolved Cell Global Identifier (ECGI) so that a network side performs a handover scenario judgment based on the ECGI, wherein the uplink message is a message that includes Radio Link Failure (RLF)-related measurement information, or the uplink message is a message that includes an indication of RLF-related measurement information. Therefore, the disclosure enables an accurate handover scenario judgment, thus avoiding the problem in the related art that the error rate of a handover scenario judgment is high. | 2013-01-17 |
20130017835 | BASE STATION APPARATUS, MOBILE STATION APPARATUS, AND INTEGRATED CIRCUITAANM Takahashi; HirokiAACI Osaka-shiAACO JPAAGP Takahashi; Hiroki Osaka-shi JPAANM Hamaguchi; YasuhiroAACI Osaka-shiAACO JPAAGP Hamaguchi; Yasuhiro Osaka-shi JPAANM Yokomakura; KazunariAACI Osaka-shiAACO JPAAGP Yokomakura; Kazunari Osaka-shi JPAANM Nakamura; OsamuAACI Osaka-shiAACO JPAAGP Nakamura; Osamu Osaka-shi JPAANM Goto; JungoAACI Osaka-shiAACO JPAAGP Goto; Jungo Osaka-shi JP - A high spectrum efficiency is achieved even in a system where mobile station apparatuses with different units of assignment coexist. A base station apparatus, which performs radio communication with a mobile station apparatus, newly defines a minimum unit of assignment for each of the mobile station apparatuses, determines band assignment, and notifies each of the mobile station apparatuses of assignment information, when a mobile station apparatus with an RB (Resource Block) being a minimum unit of assignment and a mobile station apparatus with an RBG (RB Group) being a minimum unit of assignment coexist. In addition, the minimum unit of is newly defined by defining the number of RBs constituting an RBG for each mobile station apparatus. | 2013-01-17 |
20130017836 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR BEAM LOCKING IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMAANM Chang; Young-BinAACI Anyang-siAACO KRAAGP Chang; Young-Bin Anyang-si KRAANM Taori; RakeshAACI Suwon-siAACO KRAAGP Taori; Rakesh Suwon-si KR - According to one embodiment, an apparatus for beamforming includes a detector for measuring at least one change of movement and rotation of an apparatus; and a calculator for determining a beamforming parameter for aligning a beam direction with another apparatus by compensating for the change of the beam direction according to at least one of the movement and the rotation. | 2013-01-17 |
20130017837 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ESTABLISHING AN INTRA-SYSTEM INTERFACE WITHIN AN UNLICENSED SPECTRUMAANM Hakola; Sami-JukkaAACI KempeleAACO FIAAGP Hakola; Sami-Jukka Kempele FIAANM Koskela; TimoAACI OuluAACO FIAAGP Koskela; Timo Oulu FIAANM Turtinen; SamuliAACI IiAACO FIAAGP Turtinen; Samuli Ii FI - A method and apparatus are provided for facilitating the creation of an intra-system interface between systems operating in an unlicensed spectrum, such as between respective access points of first and second LTE systems that use the same radio resources within an unlicensed spectrum, such as within the TV white spaces. In the context of a method, configuration messages may be caused to be sent to first and second systems regarding creation of an intra-system interface. The method may also receive configuration message responses including address information for first and second access points of the first and second systems, respectively. The method may additionally cause a message to be sent to the first system to trigger the first system to initiate establishment of the intra-system interface with the second system. | 2013-01-17 |
20130017838 | Spacecraft Development Testbed SystemAANM Vavrina; Matthew AaronAACI SeattleAAST WAAACO USAAGP Vavrina; Matthew Aaron Seattle WA USAANM Vian; John LyleAACI RentonAAST WAAACO USAAGP Vian; John Lyle Renton WA US - A method and apparatus comprising a location reference system and a control module. The location reference system is configured to generate location information for a number of mobile platforms in an environment. The control module is configured to receive the location information for the number of mobile platforms from the location reference system. The control module is further configured to generate command signals for the number of mobile platforms using the location information. The control module is further configured to send the command signals to the number of mobile platforms to operate the number of mobile platforms in the environment such that operation of the number of mobile platforms emulates the operation of a number of spacecraft systems in a non-Earth terrestrial environment. | 2013-01-17 |
20130017839 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAMEAANM LEE; GunhoAACI SeoulAACO KRAAGP LEE; Gunho Seoul KRAANM CHOI; June HoAACI SeoulAACO KRAAGP CHOI; June Ho Seoul KR - An electronic device and a method of operating the electronic device are provided that provide location-based acquaintance information by outputting acquaintance information associated with a specific location among acquaintance information included in a contact list. | 2013-01-17 |
20130017840 | POSITION ESTIMATING FOR A MOBILE DEVICE - Disclosed are methods, techniques and/or systems for selecting and/or determining a strategy and/or approach for searching for signals at a mobile device. Characteristics of and/or information obtained from such searched signals may be used in estimating a location of the mobile device. In one particular example, a strategy and/or approach for searching for wireless signals may be based, at least in part, on an availability of resources at a mobile device. | 2013-01-17 |
20130017841 | Obtaining Reference Time for Positioning When Cells are Unknown - Methods and apparatus for determining an assistance data transmission time to account for cell timing acquisition are disclosed. In an example method, a network node determines whether a target wireless communication node ( | 2013-01-17 |
20130017842 | RADIO MODEL UPDATING - The subject matter disclosed herein relates to systems, methods, apparatuses, devices, articles, and means for updating radio models. For certain example implementations, a method for one or more server devices may comprise receiving at one or more communication interfaces at least one measurement that corresponds to a position of a first mobile device within an indoor environment. At least one radio model that is stored in one or more memories may be updated based, at least in part, on the at least one measurement to produce at least one updated radio model. The at least one radio model and the at least one updated radio model may correspond to the indoor environment. The at least one updated radio model may be transmitted to enable a second mobile device to use the at least one updated radio model for positioning within the indoor environment. Other example implementations are described herein. | 2013-01-17 |
20130017843 | HANDLING CROWD REQUESTS FOR LARGE GEOGRAPHIC AREAS - A system and method are provided for processing a request for crowd data for a large geographic area. In one embodiment, a central system, which includes one or more servers, operates to obtain current locations for users of mobile devices and form crowds of three or more users based on the current locations of the users. In order to provide access to crowd data for crowds for a large geographic area, the central system receives a request for crowd data from a requesting device, establishes a bounding region for the request, and identifies one or more starting points within the bounding region for the request. Crowds are identified, crowd data for the crowds is generated, and the crowd data is returned to the requesting device in an iterative manner for a series of two or more outwardly radiating, concentric geographic regions centered at the one or more starting points. | 2013-01-17 |
20130017844 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRANSMITTING LOCATION DATAAANM Li; HuiAACI ShenzhenAACO CNAAGP Li; Hui Shenzhen CNAANM Shan; LiangAACI ShenzhenAACO CNAAGP Shan; Liang Shenzhen CN - The disclosure discloses a method and a system for transmitting location data. The method comprises at least one step of that: the location data is transmitted between a first terminal and a second terminal; the location data is transmitted between a first location server and a second location server; and the location data is transmitted between a third terminal and a third location server, wherein the location data comprises: assistance location data and/or position data. According to the technical solution provided by the disclosure, the location function between two terminals supporting Security User Plane Location (SUPL) can be realized, and some novel assistance location data can be transmitted. | 2013-01-17 |
20130017845 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENHANCING SHORT MESSAGE SERVICE (SMS) TEXT MESSAGESAANM Gudala; SridharAACI HyderabadAACO INAAGP Gudala; Sridhar Hyderabad INAANM Chowdhury; HimangshuAACI HyderabadAACO INAAGP Chowdhury; Himangshu Hyderabad IN - A method of assembling a communication system includes providing a short message service (SMS) system. The SMS system includes at least one SMS text message transmission device coupled in communication with at least one SMS text message receiving device. The method also includes configuring the SMS system to transmit to the at least one SMS text message transmission device an SMS text message that includes an SMS character string that includes at least one character defined to represent a predetermined priority of the SMS text message. The method also includes configuring the at least one SMS text message receiving device to notify a user of the predetermined priority of the SMS text message. | 2013-01-17 |
20130017846 | Systems and Methods for Smart Texting on Mobile DevicesAANM Schoppe; Donald WernerAACI ApexAAST NCAACO USAAGP Schoppe; Donald Werner Apex NC US - In one embodiment, a mobile device that includes a message library, a display screen, a memory, and a processor. The message library includes a plurality of predetermined text messages, and the memory is encoded with logic. The processor is configured to execute the logic to receive a first user input corresponding to user selection of an intended recipient, and responsive to receipt of the first user input, present on the display screen the plurality of predetermined text messages automatically ordered based on the applicability of each message at a given instance of time. | 2013-01-17 |
20130017847 | TERMINATED CALL ALERT PROCESS AND SYSTEMAANM DOHERTY; JAMESAACI WYANDOTTEAAST MIAACO USAAGP DOHERTY; JAMES WYANDOTTE MI USAANM BLANCK; MICHAEL J.AACI CLARKSTONAAST MIAACO USAAGP BLANCK; MICHAEL J. CLARKSTON MI US - A terminated call alert process involves detecting, via a processor, that a voice connection initially established between a vehicle-dedicated communications device disposed inside a vehicle and a facility has been terminated and identifying a method used to terminate the initial voice connection. Via the vehicle-dedicated communications device, the method further involves transmitting a data message to the facility, where the data message includes information pertaining to the method used to terminate the initial voice connection. Also disclosed herein is a system for accomplishing the same. | 2013-01-17 |
20130017848 | SMS ROUTING - Mobile terminals are operated in a mobile telecommunications system such as GSM routing data messages such as SMS messages to a destination address via a selected of plural routing centers. A terminal receives user generated data defining an outgoing message and generates a first data field containing a first routing center address, a second data field containing the destination address, and a third data field containing the user generated data. The terminal traps the outgoing message and compares the first routing center address and a second routing center address, determined by a system administrator, stored in a memory the user cannot write-access. If the addresses differ, the first routing center address is replaced by the second routing center address in the data field and the outgoing message is routed via a second routing center with the second routing center address. The administrator thereby controls message routing. | 2013-01-17 |
20130017849 | MITIGATION OF INTERNETWORK INTERFERENCE - When a device in one wireless network receives interfering transmissions from an overlapping neighboring network, the neighboring network may be notified of the interference so that non-interfering schedules can be worked out. In one embodiment, the device receiving, the interference may broadcast its own communications schedule. Device(s) in the interfering network may pick up that schedule, and pass it on to their controller, which can rearrange its own network schedule to be non-interfering. In another embodiment, the device receiving the interference may notify its own network controller with the pertinent information, and that controller may contact the controller of the interfering network to coordinate non-interfering schedules. | 2013-01-17 |
20130017850 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AN ADAPTIVE FILTER ARCHITECTURE - A system that incorporates teachings of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method for scanning a radio frequency spectrum for an available frequency band, selecting an available frequency band in the radio frequency spectrum even if the available frequency band is affected by radio frequency interference, measuring a signal strength in portions of the available frequency band, correlating the signal strength of each portion to generate a correlation factor, detecting radio frequency interference in the available frequency band according to the correlation factor, and generating tuning coefficient data to cause the filter apparatus to substantially suppress the radio frequency interference in the available frequency band. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2013-01-17 |
20130017851 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RESOURCE ALLOCATIONAANM KIM; Jung HyungAACI Suwon-siAACO KRAAGP KIM; Jung Hyung Suwon-si KR - A method and an apparatus for resource allocation are provided. The method includes measuring the temperature of the mobile terminal, sending, when the measured temperature exceeds an upper threshold temperature set in advance, a request for reduced resource allocation to a corresponding base station, receiving a message for reduced resource allocation corresponding to the sent request from the base station, and performing communication according to reduced resource allocation. Hence, the temperature of the mobile terminal can be kept within an appropriate range. | 2013-01-17 |
20130017852 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND MANAGEMENT METHOD THEREOF - Embodiments of the present invention provide a communication system and management method thereof. The communication system includes: a radio transceiving layer, including a radio transceiving node combination, where the radio transceiving node combination includes at least one type of the following: a macro cell RRU, a Pico cell RRU, and a Pico cell BRU; a local computing layer, including a local computing node, connected to a radio transceiving node in one or multiple neighboring radio transceiving node combinations and configured to execute all communication processing or a first part of communication processing of a cell corresponding to the local computing node; a centralized computing layer, including a centralized computing node, connected to the local computing node in the local computing layer and configured to execute a second part of communication processing, where the all communication processing includes the first part and second part of communication processing. | 2013-01-17 |
20130017853 | Wholesale Network User Identity Mapping in a Mobile Network - A method, in a network node, for mapping a wholesale network user's identity onto a mobile network user identity that is routable in the mobile network, comprises: receiving, through a communication interface of the network node, a request from the user of the wholesale network for a service provided by the mobile network, where the user of the wholesale network is not registered in the mobile network. The method further comprises, based on the requested service, selecting a routable identity among a group of identities associated with the requested service, in the mobile network, by a processor of the network node. Finally, the method comprises: mapping the selected routable identity of the mobile network to the wholesale network user's identity, by the processor of the network node. | 2013-01-17 |
20130017854 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DYNAMIC POWER CONTROL FOR BASE STATIONSAANM Khawer; Mohammad R.AACI Lake HopatcongAAST NJAACO USAAGP Khawer; Mohammad R. Lake Hopatcong NJ US - A method and system for dynamic power control for next generation LTE base stations are described herein. More particularly, a dynamic power control management process may run, for example, in an OA&M module on the control plane core of the base station. The dynamic power control management process collaborates with various components, such as a call management processing module and a transport process module, to periodically obtain information regarding the number of active calls as well as the uplink and downlink data rates for a given interval for a particular cell. The dynamic power control management process polls the call management processing module and transport process module periodically according to a tunable parameter for the key values. Based on this information, the dynamic power control management process determines whether a particular cell on the base station is running below a threshold at which dynamic power control could be triggered. | 2013-01-17 |
20130017855 | DISTRIBUTED BEAM SELECTION FOR CELLULAR COMMUNICATIONAANM HUI; DennisAACI SunnyvaleAAST CAAACO USAAGP HUI; Dennis Sunnyvale CA USAANM Guey; Jiann-ChingAACI FremontAAST CAAACO USAAGP Guey; Jiann-Ching Fremont CA US - A group of multiple base stations implements distributed and coordinated antenna beamforming selection to achieve increased performance. Each of the base stations in the group determines an associated optimal set of antenna beam direction parameters in a distributed manner based on local radio information exchanged between neighboring ones of the base stations. Each of the base stations transmits to one or more user equipments (UEs) served by that base station using its associated optimal set of beam direction parameters. The local radio information generated by one of the base stations indicates how the transmissions of its neighbor base stations affect the performance of the base station. The performance of a base station may be measured by the difficulty or challenge in maintaining a minimum desired signal quality, e.g., a minimum SINR, for the UE served by the base station. | 2013-01-17 |
20130017856 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RANGING POWER CONTROL FOR MACHINE-TO-MACHINE COMMUNICATIONS - A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) may select a ranging code and a ranging opportunity randomly for a ranging procedure. After sending the selected ranging code in the selected ranging opportunity, if a collision is detected, the base station may send a broadcast message including a ranging channel collision notification indicating occurrence of a collision. In that case, the WTRU may select another ranging code and another ranging opportunity, and send the ranging code without increasing a transmit power. The broadcast message may include a ranging region identification where the collision occurred. | 2013-01-17 |
20130017857 | COORDINATED POWER BOOST AND POWER BACK-OFF - A system and method are provided for boosting power for a communications link between a base station and a user device, or user equipment, over a communications link channel in a cellular communications network. In one embodiment, the base station determines whether a communications link for a user device located within a sector of a cell served by the base station needs a power boost. If a power boost is needed, the base station provides a power boost for the communications link for the user device and, for each of one or more neighboring sectors that neighbor the sector in which the user device is located, coordinates the power boost in both frequency and time with a power backoff for a downlink to another user device located in a cell center area of the neighboring sector. | 2013-01-17 |
20130017858 | Method and System of Beamforming a Broadband Signal Through a Multiport Network - Aspects of a method and system for beamforming a broadband signal through a multipart network are provided. In this regard, a plurality of signals received via a plurality of antennas may be detected and a plurality of transmit signals may be generated, wherein a phase of at least one of the plurality of transmit signals is responsive to at least one of the detected phases of the received signals. Each of the generated plurality of transmit signals may be separately amplified to generate a plurality of amplified signals. A plurality of the amplified signals may be input to a plurality of first ports is of a multi-port network, wherein at least one second port of the multi-port network may be responsive to signals input to at least two of the plurality of first ports. | 2013-01-17 |
20130017859 | BASE STATION DEVICEAANM Yamamoto; TakashiAACI Osaka-shiAACO JPAAGP Yamamoto; Takashi Osaka-shi JPAANM Okada; YojiAACI Osaka-shiAACO JPAAGP Okada; Yoji Osaka-shi JPAANM Tanaka; YoshizoAACI Osaka-shiAACO JPAAGP Tanaka; Yoshizo Osaka-shi JP - A base station device performs switching of its transmission power distribution in accordance with a transmission power distribution switching timing of another base station device. The base station device includes a control unit | 2013-01-17 |
20130017860 | RF Processing Device and RF Processing MethodAANM Chen; Yung-JinnAACI New Taipei CityAACO TWAAGP Chen; Yung-Jinn New Taipei City TW - The present invention discloses a radio-frequency (RF) processing device for a mobile communication device. The RF processing device includes an antenna, an RF signal processing module, at least one proximity sensor for detecting an approaching status of an object corresponding to the RF processing device to generate a detection result, and a matching adjustment module for adjusting an impedance value between the antenna and the RF signal processing module according to the detection result, so as to decrease an influence on an RF signal of the mobile communication device caused by approaching of the object. | 2013-01-17 |
20130017861 | ANTENNA DEVICE FOR A PORTABLE TERMINALAANM KWON; Tae-WookAACI Gyeonggi-doAACO KRAAGP KWON; Tae-Wook Gyeonggi-do KR - An antenna device for a portable terminal is provided, in which a main circuit board has a contact terminal on one surface of the main circuit board, and a Printed Circuit Board (PCB) has an ear jack socket installed on one surface of the PCB. At least a part of the PCB faces the main circuit board and a grounding signal line of the ear jack socket is connected to the contact terminal through the PCB. | 2013-01-17 |
20130017862 | APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING MULTI-STANDBY MODE OF WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS USING SINGLE SUBSCRIBER IDENTITY CARD WITH MULTIPLE SUBSCRIBER NUMBERSAANM Lee; Chih-HungAACI Kaohsiung CityAACO TWAAGP Lee; Chih-Hung Kaohsiung City TWAANM Wu; Min-JuAACI Kaohsiung CityAACO TWAAGP Wu; Min-Ju Kaohsiung City TWAANM Chang; Nai-HsinAACI Taichung CityAACO TWAAGP Chang; Nai-Hsin Taichung City TWAANM Liu; Jen-ChienAACI New Taipei CityAACO TWAAGP Liu; Jen-Chien New Taipei City TW - A communication device is provided with a processing unit. The processing unit reads a plurality of elementary files from a single subscriber identity card for each of a plurality of subscriber numbers when power-on, and registers to a network for each of the subscriber numbers according to the read elementary files. Also, the processing unit enables a multi-standby mode of wireless communications in response to successful registration to the network for at least two of the subscriber numbers. | 2013-01-17 |
20130017863 | Base Station Router for Distributed Antenna Systems - Certain aspects are directed to a base station router disposed in a distributed antenna system. The base station router includes a backplane and a controller. The backplane can manage an availability of sectors for coverage zones. Each sector can include communication channels to be radiated to mobile devices in the coverage zones and can represent an amount of telecommunication capacity. The controller can respond to a traffic indicator by causing the backplane to redistribute the availability of at least one sector. The sector can be redistributed from a first coverage zone to a second coverage zone. | 2013-01-17 |
20130017864 | MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH ENHANCED IMPACT MITIGATION - A mobile electronic device with enhanced impact absorber is disclosed. The device can include: a housing including a front and a rear housing; and a user interface, the rear housing including an impact absorber located on an outer most portion of the rear housing. Beneficially, the impact absorber can provide enhanced impact mitigation. The impact absorber can allow a mobile electronic device to sustain an impact and mitigate damage to the housing and components therein. | 2013-01-17 |
20130017865 | MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH AN ENHANCED ANTENNA FARM - A mobile electronic device | 2013-01-17 |
20130017866 | MOBILE TERMINALAANM PARK; SeongjoonAACI SeoulAACO KRAAGP PARK; Seongjoon Seoul KRAANM Jung; JaejunAACI SeoulAACO KRAAGP Jung; Jaejun Seoul KRAANM Kim; JaichulAACI SeoulAACO KRAAGP Kim; Jaichul Seoul KRAANM Cho; DonghyukAACI SeoulAACO KRAAGP Cho; Donghyuk Seoul KR - A mobile terminal includes a first body including a front case and a display disposed in the front case, a second body slidably mounted on the first body and a slide module including a slider mounted on the second body. The mobile terminal also includes a guide portion provided to the front case of the first body to guide a slide motion of the slider. | 2013-01-17 |
20130017867 | MOBILE TERMINALAANM LEE; SangmanAACI SeoulAACO KRAAGP LEE; Sangman Seoul KRAANM Park; JinaAACI IncheonAACO KRAAGP Park; Jina Incheon KRAANM Ha; JunghyeongAACI SeoulAACO KRAAGP Ha; Junghyeong Seoul KRAANM Jung; ByungwoonAACI SeoulAACO KRAAGP Jung; Byungwoon Seoul KRAANM Kwon; YoungbaeAACI IncheonAACO KRAAGP Kwon; Youngbae Incheon KRAANM Yun; ChangwonAACI Gyeonggi-DoAACO KRAAGP Yun; Changwon Gyeonggi-Do KR - A mobile terminal is provided that includes a main body in which a structure is mounted, an antenna coil formed to be wound along edges of the structure to receive a change in magnetic flux in a vicinity of the main body, an electronic element disposed to be adjacent to the structure, and a ferrite sheet configured to remove noise with respect to reception of the change in the magnetic flux and disposed on one surface of the electronic element such that a distance is formed between the ferrite sheet and the antenna coil. | 2013-01-17 |
20130017868 | Hands-Free Telephone Headset AccessoryAANM Portwood; JeremyAACI AustinAAST TXAACO USAAGP Portwood; Jeremy Austin TX USAANM Portwood; NicoleAACI AustinAAST TXAACO USAAGP Portwood; Nicole Austin TX USAANM Poindexter; JoeAACI WaelderAAST TXAACO USAAGP Poindexter; Joe Waelder TX USAANM Poindexter; DeborahAACI WaelderAAST TXAACO USAAGP Poindexter; Deborah Waelder TX US - An accessory having a decorative item is removably secured to a hands-free telephone headset. Generally, the accessory permits a user to detachably connect a decorative item to the headset in a manner that does not impede the ease and comfort associated with the headset usage. An unlimited range and variety of decorative items may be provided, and such decorative items are preferably interchangeable, thereby providing the user with tremendous freedom in selecting a decorative item consistent with his/her mood and surroundings. Thus, the accessory permits customization and/or personalization of a user's headset in a non-permanent and convenient manner. | 2013-01-17 |
20130017869 | MAC controlled sleep mode/wake-up mode with staged wake-up for power management - A power management scheme for a wireless communications device processor substantially implemented on a single CMOS integrated circuit is described. By incorporating controls for sleep and wake-up mode transitions in the processor's control logic, improved power savings with reduced latency is provided, obviating the need for hardware-focused solutions with elaborate signaling mechanisms. A fully integrated power management with staged wake-up operations controlled by the MAC solution consumes less power than the conventional wireless LAN solutions in standby mode. | 2013-01-17 |
20130017870 | GAME NAVIGATION INTERFACE FOR ELECTRONIC CONTENTAANM Parker; SamuelAACI San FranciscoAAST CAAACO USAAGP Parker; Samuel San Francisco CA USAANM Schmidt; DouglasAACI HuntingtonAAST NYAACO USAAGP Schmidt; Douglas Huntington NY USAANM Snyder; SteveAACI Redwood CityAAST CAAACO USAAGP Snyder; Steve Redwood City CA US - A game navigation interface for electronic content is described. A computer-implement system may comprise a content delivery platform operative to manage multimedia content. The computer-implemented system may further comprise a game navigation application operative to manage a game for the content delivery platform. The game navigation application may comprise a monitoring component operative to monitor navigation commands for navigating multimedia content provided by the content delivery platform, and output a game trigger signal based on the navigation commands. The game navigation application may further comprise a game navigation component operative to receive the game trigger signal, and select a game arranged to assist a user in navigating the multimedia content in response to the game trigger signal. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 2013-01-17 |
20130017871 | GAME DEVICE, GAME CONTROL METHOD AND GAME CONTROL PROGRAM FOR CONTROLLING A GOLF GAMEAANM Kikuchi; TakanoriAACI SaitamaAACO JPAAGP Kikuchi; Takanori Saitama JPAANM Kishida; HisashiAACI SaitamaAACO JPAAGP Kishida; Hisashi Saitama JPAANM Muramori; MasashiAACI KanagawaAACO JPAAGP Muramori; Masashi Kanagawa JPAANM Kuwabara; ToshiyukiAACI KanagawaAACO JPAAGP Kuwabara; Toshiyuki Kanagawa JPAANM Hashimoto; HirofumiAACI KanagawaAACO JPAAGP Hashimoto; Hirofumi Kanagawa JPAANM Kotsugai; YoshinoriAACI TokyoAACO JPAAGP Kotsugai; Yoshinori Tokyo JPAANM Suzuki; KentaroAACI TokyoAACO JPAAGP Suzuki; Kentaro Tokyo JP - A game device includes an input receiving unit for receiving the input of user's operations, a control unit for controlling a game where a player's character plays golf, according to the input of the user's operation, and a screen generating unit for displaying a game screen. The control unit includes an impact determining unit for acquiring the position of an input device at the start of a shot and the position of the input device at the time of an impact, when the user swings the input device while holding it and then comparing the respective positions with each other so as to determine the impact position, and a ball path calculating unit for calculating the path of a ball hit in the impact. | 2013-01-17 |
20130017872 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TAG-BASED GROUPING OF ONLINE COMMUNITIESAANM PARKS; WILLIAM T.AACI San FranciscoAAST CAAACO USAAGP PARKS; WILLIAM T. San Francisco CA US - Method and system for tag-based grouping of online communities are disclosed. One or more tags associated with a user of a computer game system may be obtained by the computer system. One or more groups compatible with the user's one or more tags may be identified by the computer system. The user may then be prompted to join the one or more clans located by the computer game system. | 2013-01-17 |
20130017873 | STRATEGY GAME SYSTEMS AND METHODS - The present application relates to methods and systems for playing a strategy game in which two players take turns assigning a representative symbol to one or more locations of a playing field, with the ultimate goal being to own all (or most) of the playing field. In its most basic form, the playing field is defined by a plurality of nodes, each of which is directly connected to one or more adjacent nodes and indirectly connected to every other node of the playing field via a chain of adjacent nodes. After the current player assigns his symbol to a selected null node, it can be determined how the set of nodes owned by the current player partitions the set of nodes not owned by the current player into one or more transferable bounded sets. Ownership of the transferable bounded set(s) can then be transferred to the current player. | 2013-01-17 |
20130017874 | FANTASTY SPORTS TRADE EVALUATOR SYSTEM AND METHOD - Disclosed is a trade evaluator for evaluating trades based on statistics of players to be traded, statistics of other players on each fantasy team, and settings of a fantasy league. A computer receives a request to analyze a trade of one or more players for one or more other players. The computer determines league settings and player statistics. For each player on the teams, the computer determines a position in a roster. The computer determines a highest value player for each position. If there is only one slot that can hold the highest ranked player still available to place, the computer fills the slot with that player. If there are multiple slots left, and each of those slots can also hold other player positions, the computer places the player in a slot with a lowest opportunity cost. The computer determines a point total for the teams with and without execution of the trade. | 2013-01-17 |
20130017875 | CARD GAME - A methodology for playing a card game on a table or an electronic device. The methodology includes a dealer using a standard deck of 52 cards and three additional jokers. Each player in the card game places a bet and if the player loses his bet during the game they are allowed to immediately place a new bet and reenter the same game. If a player wins and his bet is paid he may make the same initial bet amount. The game ends when three jokers are played or if a joker is the first card out of the deck. | 2013-01-17 |
20130017876 | VIDEO GAME WITH BEHAVIOR INDICATORS AND CONTROLLER THEREFOR WITH INTEGRATED DISPLAY SCREEN - A video card game for a plurality of players comprises a common interface and a plurality of private interfaces. The common interface is viewable by all the players and displays a plurality of computer avatars, each corresponding to a given payer and holding a respective hand of cards corresponding to a hand ranking. Each private interface displays one given hand of cards of one given avatar. The players selectively replace one card or more of their respective hand to modify their ranking. A given player's hand is selectively displayed on the common interface to allow all the players to assess the ranking of this player. A video card game also comprises a controller for each player for selectively controlling their respective avatar and a social meter for modulating the behavior indicators of their avatar which are displayed by the common interface so as to be viewable by all the players. | 2013-01-17 |
20130017878 | METHOD OF CONDUCTING AN ELECTRONIC LOTTERYAANM Kitreotis; PolAACI NikosiyaAACO CYAAGP Kitreotis; Pol Nikosiya CY - The inventive method relates to an electronic lottery system, which contains a main lottery server, at least one local lottery server and lottery terminals. In addition, the lottery drawing is conducted by electronic lottery receipt identification. The main server previously forms electronic lottery receipts. Gambling and registration data are randomly placed into electronic packets, which are randomly transferred through at least one local lottery server to lottery terminals, where electronic lottery receipts are purchased by lottery participants. Electronic lottery receipts are used during the drawing; each receipt consists of at least two gambling segments sequentially opened by lottery participants. A matrix containing intersecting rows of gambling cells made with an ability to visualize at least on hidden designation of a drawing result. | 2013-01-17 |
20130017879 | SELECT AND DRAG METHOD FOR A GAMING MACHINE - A method for playing a casino gaming device including a select and drag feature is disclosed. In one embodiment, a player selects values for multiple positions or spots on a game of chance, such as a lottery style game. The player initially selects a value in one of the game positions. The player touches a touch-screen display or other input device located above the game position displaying the initially selected value, and then touches any other game position to copy the initially selected value into the other game positions. In one method, the player touches the touch-screen display located above the touch-screen display, and then drags the initially selected value across the remaining game positions with his finger to set the values for the remaining game positions to the initially selected value. | 2013-01-17 |
20130017880 | System and Method for Constraining Bingo Card Faces to Limit Liability of Number of Random Drawn Winners - A method for adapting a game of bingo to a lottery, includes predetermining a plurality of bingo faces to achieve a desired liability profile. One or more of the plurality of bingo faces are distributed. Random call numbers are generated until a desired pattern is achieved on one or more of the distributed bingo faces. | 2013-01-17 |
20130017881 | SLOT MACHINE GAME WITH ENHANCED WILD SYMBOL FEATURESAANM Watkins; Brian AlexanderAACI AustinAAST TXAACO USAAGP Watkins; Brian Alexander Austin TX US - A game is provided including a special wild symbol that applies a transformation field to other symbols around it. The effect of this transformation field is to change the symbols into wild symbols. Multiple transformation fields may overlap, increasing the value of the transformed symbol in certain designated ways. Rules are provided for applying the transformation field in certain directions with respect to the special wild symbol with which it is associated. | 2013-01-17 |
20130017882 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF CONDUCTING A GAME OF CHANCE - Systems and methods of conducting a video game of chance are disclosed. The method includes: (a) receiving a first wager from a first player and a second wager from a second player; (b) populating a first group of cells with symbols, where the first group of cells is associated with the first player; (c) populating a second group of cells with symbols, where the second group of cells is associated with the second player; (d) determining whether the first group of symbols includes a winning combination; (e) if so, determining a first award for the winning combination; (f) determining whether the second group of symbols includes a winning combination; (g) if so, determining a second award for the winning combination; and (h) selecting a round winner based on a comparison of the first and second award. | 2013-01-17 |
20130017883 | GAMING APPARATUS AND METHOD WITH FULL-MOTION VIDEO CHARACTERS - One embodiment relates to a gaming apparatus. The gaming apparatus includes an electronic display and a circuit configured to control the electronic display and to cause the electronic display to display a graphical scene. The graphical scene includes a first portion having a first video corresponding to a first body portion of one of a number of characters, a second portion having a second video corresponding to a second body portion of one of the number of characters, and a third portion having a third video corresponding to a third body portion of one of the number of characters. | 2013-01-17 |
20130017884 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING SECURE LOGON TO A GAMING MACHINE USING A MOBILE DEVICEAANM Price; DerrickAACI Las VegasAAST NVAACO USAAGP Price; Derrick Las Vegas NV USAANM Kleppen; Dennis T.AACI HendersonAAST NVAACO USAAGP Kleppen; Dennis T. Henderson NV USAANM Kertesz; AndrewAACI HendersonAAST NVAACO USAAGP Kertesz; Andrew Henderson NV USAANM Nelson; Dwayne R.AACI Las VegasAAST NVAACO USAAGP Nelson; Dwayne R. Las Vegas NV US - Disclosed herein are techniques for communicating between an electronic gaming machine and a mobile computing device. In some implementations, a first communication session with a mobile computing device may be provided at an electronic gaming machine. The first communication session may be conducted via a first wireless communication protocol at a first range proximate the electronic gaming machine. A communication session initiation identifier for initiating a second communication session may be transmitted from the electronic gaming machine to the mobile computing device via the first communication session. Based on the communication session initiation identifier, a second communication session with the mobile computing device may be provided at an electronic gaming machine. The second communication session may be conducted via a second wireless communication protocol at a second range. The second range may be wider than the first range. | 2013-01-17 |
20130017885 | Wagering Game System With Shared Community Preferences - A computer-implemented method is conducted in a gaming system including a plurality of gaming terminals that participate in a community event. The method includes associating, by at least one of one or more processors, sets of one or more individual preferences with respective players at the respective gaming terminals. The method further include determining by at least one of the one or more processors, based on the sets of individual preferences, a set of one or more community preferences that govern the community event. | 2013-01-17 |
20130017886 | VIDEO GAMES WITH REVENUE PARTICIPATION - According to an embodiment, a video game permits revenue sharing by players of the video game and other entities. For example, players can buy and sell whole or fractional portions of the revenue sources derived from a particular game environment. The ownership may be represented as stock or as some other allocations mechanism. | 2013-01-17 |
20130017887 | Game Controller System - A game controller comprising: a game controller housing; at least one user input device located on the game controller housing; a build digital data packet routine located in the game controller housing and in signal communication with the at least one user input devices; an add checksum routine located in the game controller housing and in signal communication with the build digital data packet routine; a convert to audio waveform routine located in the game controller housing and in signal communication with the add checksum routine; a headphone male connector attached to or on the game controller housing and in signal communication with the convert to audio waveform routine; where the headphone male connector is configurable to be in signal communication with an app on a computer device. | 2013-01-17 |
20130017888 | INTERATIVE ACTIVITY SYSTEM - An interactive activity system is disclosed. One embodiment includes a generator configured to produce electrical power based on physical interaction with a human being, a storage component configured to store the electrical power, and at least one play-oriented application configured to utilize a portion of the electrical power for operation. In one embodiment, the interactive activity system is implemented in a traditional, non-electronic playground environment. | 2013-01-17 |
20130017889 | System for Optimizing Processing Capacity for a Group of Gaming Applicances Engaged in Play of an Online GameAANM Kozlov; SemenAACI Palo AltoAAST CAAACO USAAGP Kozlov; Semen Palo Alto CA US - A network-connected system serving digital games includes a game server having a first software application executing from a non-transitory physical medium coupled to the server, the server serving a digital game to individual ones of network-connected digital appliances, and distributed client software applications executing from non-transitory physical mediums coupled to the network-connected digital appliances. The client software applications monitor local processing capability for real-time processing of served objects and effects, communicate capability information to the game server, and the game server serves objects and effects compatible with a higher level of processing capability or objects and effects compatible with a lower level of processing capability depending on the capability information communicated. | 2013-01-17 |
20130017890 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ENHANCED SERVICES TO A USER OF A GAMING APPLICATION - A system for providing enhanced services to users of a gaming application comprises a server and a platform remotely coupled to the server. The server executes a gaming application. The platform receives a request for enhanced services, and establishes an enhanced services session with a user of the gaming application in response to the request for enhanced services. The enhanced services session corresponds in time at least in part with the execution of the gaming application. The platform further provides enhanced services to the user of the gaming application during the enhanced services session. | 2013-01-17 |
20130017891 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING VIRTUAL INCENTIVES FOR REAL-WORLD ACTIVITIESAANM ROMERO; ChristopherAACI New YorkAAST NYAACO USAAGP ROMERO; Christopher New York NY USAANM Concepcion; RiaAACI SunnysideAAST NYAACO USAAGP Concepcion; Ria Sunnyside NY USAANM Grzesek; Robert JohnAACI Manhattan BeachAAST CAAACO USAAGP Grzesek; Robert John Manhattan Beach CA US - A physical play object, such as for example a soccer ball or flying disk, may include a sensor to generate signals conveying information regarding the amount of real-world physical play which has been performed with that play object. Once the amount of play crosses a threshold level, a user may be presented with a code. With this code, the user may redeem virtual benefits and/or incentives for a virtual space. This way, real-world physical activity is encouraged through virtual space benefits. | 2013-01-17 |
20130017892 | Yoke for a Cross Type Universal Joint and Manufacturing Method ThereofAANM Moriyama; SeiichiAACI Maebashi-shiAACO JPAAGP Moriyama; Seiichi Maebashi-shi JPAANM Mita; TatsunoriAACI Maebashi-shiAACO JPAAGP Mita; Tatsunori Maebashi-shi JPAANM Shigeta; TaishiAACI Maebashi-shiAACO JPAAGP Shigeta; Taishi Maebashi-shi JP - A yoke is provided in which damage such as bending of a bolt for joining and fastening the base section of the yoke to the end section of a rotating shaft does not easily occur even when that bolt is excessively tightened. In the present invention, a force is applied to both a first flange section and a second flange section in a direction toward each other, and with the inner diameter of the base section elastically reduced, a through hole, screw hole and seating surface section are formed. After that, the force is released and the inner diameter of the base section expands by its own elastic force. Alternatively, with the inner diameter of the base section reduced, the through hole, screw hole and seating surface section are formed, after which the first flange section and second flange section are plastically deformed in the direction away from each other to expand the inner diameter of the base section. | 2013-01-17 |
20130017893 | Inverted Simulation AttractionAANM Feuer; RolandAACI GlendaleAAST CAAACO USAAGP Feuer; Roland Glendale CA USAANM Sellers; MatthewAACI Rancho CucamongaAAST CAAACO USAAGP Sellers; Matthew Rancho Cucamonga CA US - A system for patron movement and entertainment comprising a track, and at least one vehicle engaged with and positioned below the track, capable of carrying at least one patron in a passenger portion and moving along the track. Each vehicle preferably includes a motion base between the track and the passenger portion, and a turntable between the track and the motion base for rotating the passenger portion in the yaw direction, and particularly for directing the patron's viewpoint toward desired show elements. | 2013-01-17 |
20130017894 | System and Method for Integrating Digital Background with Stage Performance - Disclosed are systems and methods for expanding the apparent range of movement of actors during a stage performance, from a stage platform to a background display, or from a background display to a stage platform. The appearance of the live actors on the stage platform and images of the live actors on the background display is the same. Timing, location and movement of the live actors on the stage platform is integrated with images of the actors on the background display. The integration of the live actors and images appears to an audience that an actor has moved from stage platform to the background display, or from the background display to the stage platform. | 2013-01-17 |
20130017895 | HYBRID FIGHTING CAGE/BOXING RING - An enclosure for fighting competitions, training and sparring having characteristics of both a cage and a boxing ring is disclosed. In a preferred embodiment, the invention is envisioned for training environments where there is not enough space to have both a complete cage and a complete ring. Many important characteristics are further provided to make the enclosure structurally sound and safe for fighting enthusiasts to include a plurality cantilevered members wielded to a post joining a ring portion to a cage portion. Additional, a novel turnbuckle design is providing for stability of the enclosure. A specially designed safety pad is also disclosed. | 2013-01-17 |
20130017896 | Portable Ride-On Bouncing and Spinning Toy - A ride-on activity device is disclosed, wherein the device includes a seat, a base and a connector for movably connecting the seat relative to the base. The connection between the seat and the base allows multiple degrees of freedom such that the seat is capable of bouncing and rotating relative to the base. The connection between the seat and the connector includes a rotation safety mechanism that allows rotation at the connection when the seat is occupied by a user and prevents rotation at the connection when the seat is unoccupied. Furthermore, the connector includes a resilient member that allows the seat to bounce vertically relative to the base. | 2013-01-17 |
20130017897 | Beach Golf Hand Ball - A beach golf game includes at least one rigid cup and a plurality of balls each sized to fit in the rigid cup. A rules sheet sets forth game rules and describes game play. The rigid cup and the balls are encased in a carrying bag. In playing the game, the cup is used to dig a hole in a sandy surface, and the cup is placed in the hole such that a top of the cup is level with the sandy surface. A mound of sand is built on one side of the cup, and players take turns attempting to roll the balls into the cup. | 2013-01-17 |
20130017898 | Golf Clubs and Golf Club Heads Having Adjustable CharacteristicsAANM MOLINARI; ArthurAACI BeavertonAAST ORAACO USAAGP MOLINARI; Arthur Beaverton OR US - A golf club head which may include a golf club head body, a ball striking face and a piezoelectric member in the golf club head, wherein the piezoelectric member is configured to be selectively adjusted by an input provided through a controller operably connected to the piezoelectric member. Further, the piezoelectric member may be capable of having a first configuration to provide the golf club head body with a first attribute and may also be capable of having a second configuration to provide the body with a second attribute in response to the input provided by the controller. Further, the second attribute may be different from the first attribute. | 2013-01-17 |
20130017899 | MODULAR GOLFING SYSTEM - A golf club system includes a club head and a shaft. The club head has a column extending upwardly therefrom, the column having a tooth extending radially outwardly therefrom, the tooth having a first magnet attaching thereto. The shaft has a wall defining a hollow portion that receives the column, the wall having a slot therein the slot having an insertion portion through which the tooth may slide axially and an attachment portion in which the tooth may rotate circumferentially after passing through the insertion portion and a second magnet that engages the first magnet in the tooth after the tooth rotates circumferentially away from the slot. | 2013-01-17 |
20130017900 | FLEXIBLE IMPLEMENT HANDLE GRIP AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - A flexible implement grip is formed with an underlist of one rubber compound wrapped with a skin of a second rubber compound with multi-colored rubber based paint or ink air dried thereon and the assembled grip vulcanized in a mold. In one version, the skin pattern is cut from a sheet of cured rubber and curable adhesive employed with the wrapping. In another version, the multi-colored ink or paint is air dried on an uncured sheet prior to cutting the skin pattern; and, no adhesive is employed with the wrapping and bonding to the underlist occurs during final vulcanizing. | 2013-01-17 |
20130017901 | METHODS FOR MARKING GOLF CLUB FERRULEAANM Sargent; Nathan T.AACI OceansideAAST CAAACO USAAGP Sargent; Nathan T. Oceanside CA USAANM Harris; Abram StanleyAACI VistaAAST CAAACO USAAGP Harris; Abram Stanley Vista CA US - Described herein are methods of creating markings on a golf club ferrule, some of which comprising providing a polymeric ferrule body having a first color; painting at least a portion of the ferrule body with a paint material, the paint material having a second color that is different than the first color, such as with a high contrast; and removing one or more portions of the paint material from the ferrule body, such as by laser engraving, to reveal respective portions of the first color, thereby forming one or more markings on the ferrule. | 2013-01-17 |
20130017902 | Golf Club Shaft Assemblies With Partially Bonded and Unbonded Permanent InsertsAANM Cheng; Michael H.L.AACI Simi ValleyAAST CAAACO USAAGP Cheng; Michael H.L. Simi Valley CA US - A golf club shaft assembly including a golf club shaft and a permanent shaft insert that is partially bonded, or is unbounded, to the golf club shaft. | 2013-01-17 |
20130017903 | GOLF CLUB HEADAANM TAKECHI; TakaharuAACI Minato-KuAACO JPAAGP TAKECHI; Takaharu Minato-Ku JP - A golf club head of an iron type includes a face plate part for hitting a ball, which has a cavity part on the back side thereof; a sole part; a hosel part for connecting the head to a shaft; a viscoelastic body made to adhere to the back face of the face plate part, the viscoelastic body including a board-shaped part located on the back face of a central portion of the face plate part and extending parts extending from the board-shaped part to the toe side and the heel side of the head; and a cover plate lapping over the viscoelastic body, the cover plate including a concavity for accommodating the board-shaped part of the viscoelastic body and concave lines for accommodating the extending parts of the viscoelastic body. The cover plate has an opening, and a part of the viscoelastic body is exposed through the opening. | 2013-01-17 |
20130017904 | GOLF CLUB HEADS WITH IMPROVED SOUND CHARACTERISTICS - Golf club heads with improved sound can be provided by reducing or eliminating acoustic resonances of a club face at frequencies less than about 3.8 kHz. Club head resonance frequencies can be determined based on spectral analysis of an acoustic signal associated with a club/ball impact. Club head vibrational amplitudes at one or more selected frequencies are associated with a particular club surface (crown, face, or sole) and this surface is adjusted to attenuate or eliminate an undesired resonance. | 2013-01-17 |
20130017905 | GOLF BALLAANM SHINDO; AyakaAACI Kobe-shiAACO JPAAGP SHINDO; Ayaka Kobe-shi JPAANM Mikura; ChiemiAACI Kobe-shiAACO JPAAGP Mikura; Chiemi Kobe-shi JPAANM Kurihara; ShunAACI Kobe-shiAACO JPAAGP Kurihara; Shun Kobe-shi JPAANM Fushihara; KazuhisaAACI Kobe-shiAACO JPAAGP Fushihara; Kazuhisa Kobe-shi JP - An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball showing a great flight distance on driver shots. The present invention provides a golf ball comprising a spherical core and at least one cover layer covering the spherical core, wherein the spherical core is formed from a rubber composition containing (a) base rubber, (b) an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid having 3 to 8 carbon atoms and/or a metal salt thereof as a co-crosslinking agent, (c) a crosslinking initiator and (d) a branched carboxylic acid and/or a salt thereof, provided that the rubber composition further contains (e) a metal compound in case of containing only (b) the α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid having 3 to 8 carbon atoms as the co-crosslinking agent. | 2013-01-17 |
20130017906 | MODIFIED IONOMER COMPOSITION - The present invention relates to golf balls and golf ball components comprising a blend of one or more ionomers mixed with one or more metal or ammonium salts of chelating agent. The resulting modified ionomer compositions have improved proccessability as shown by the increase in melt flow index ( | 2013-01-17 |
20130017907 | MULTI-LAYER GOLF BALL - Multi-layer golf balls having a hard, high compression center, a relatively soft intermediate layer, and a stiff outer cover layer, are provided. The outer surface hardness of the intermediate layer is less than that of both the center and the outer cover layer. | 2013-01-17 |
20130017908 | GOLF BALL - An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball which is excellent in abrasion-resistance and durability. The golf ball of the present invention comprises a cover using a cover composition containing thermoplastic polyurethane (A) and a polyisocyanate mixture (B) in which a urethane prepolymer (b-1a) having at least two isocyanate groups or a polyisocyanate (b-1b) having at least three isocyanate groups is dispersed in a thermoplastic resin (b-2) which does not substantially react with the isocyanate groups. | 2013-01-17 |
20130017909 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PLAYING A GAMEAANM Hower; BusterAACI PeculiarAAST MOAACO USAAGP Hower; Buster Peculiar MO US - Systems and methods for playing a football-type game. Game systems described herein can employ a playing field having a scrimmage zone, first and second no run zones, and first and second scoring zones. The combined maximum length of the scrimmage zone and the first and second no run zones can be less than 30 yards. Certain embodiments concern methods for playing flag football. | 2013-01-17 |
20130017910 | ELASTOMERIC-COATED SPORTS RACKET SWING WEIGHT WITH QUICK RELEASE KNOB HANDLE - A swing weight training device for stringed sports rackets includes two major parts designed to be secured together from opposing sides of the racket strings, to be quickly secured and removed without damage to the strings. An over-molded elastomeric coating encases a mass, providing a soft surface to grab the strings and keep the swing weight from moving or sliding on the strings. The over-mold material may also cover a portion of an attachment mounting stud that protrudes between the strings. An opposing quick attachment knob receives a portion of the stud projecting through strings, securing the mass with a low friction material that slides easily against the racket's strings without damage and providing a quick but secure attachment of the device to the strings of the racket. The knob may have either a threaded attachment or a quick release mechanism incorporated within the stud attachment system. | 2013-01-17 |
20130017911 | SKY BALL SPORT GAME - A sports game is played on a field or court having opposing goals, each goal having a plurality of striking pads at least 12 feet above the height of the field or court. Two teams are provided, each having at least four players. A ball of high bouncing ability and capability is used. Each opposing goal has a backboard and preferably three scoring pads either on the backboard or behind the backboard. The object of a team is to throw or smack the ball so as to strike a scoring pad and thereby score points. | 2013-01-17 |
20130017912 | Removable Moisture-Resistant Ball Cover - A removable moisture-resistant ball cover is provided. The ball cover substantially encloses a ball, such as a tennis ball, and includes an opening which can be expanded to attach the ball cover over the ball or remove the ball cover from the ball. The ball cover may be made from a silicone rubber material so as to be resistant to the absorption of liquid and also flexible enough to be easily attached and detached from the ball. The opening may be shaped in a variety of manners, such as a circular, crescent or oval, to permit the opening to be easily expanded to attach or detach the cover from the ball. The ball cover is sufficiently thin to maintain the functionality and usefulness of the dimensions of the ball but sufficiently thick to avoid being easily damaged by an animal which may chew on the ball with the ball cover. | 2013-01-17 |