04th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 43 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140024351 | MESSAGE CONSOLIDATION SYSTEM - A message consolidation system includes a plurality of mobile communication devices connected to a network, a plurality of telecommunication switching units connected to a plurality of communication units and to the network and a consolidation unit on the network. The consolidation unit is configured to logically relate at least two communication devices, and to extract call information from each of the mobile communication devices and switching devices and to store the extracted data in a memory of the consolidation unit for display on a display unit coupled to a client device. | 2014-01-23 |
20140024352 | POSITIONING AND DIVERTING METHOD FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATION - A positioning and diverting method for mobile communication as disclosed. The method includes the following steps of: providing a mobile communication end having a select interface including a plurality of positioning options, each corresponding to the location of a communication receiving end; selecting the positioning options by an input unit, so that the mobile communication end produces a setting signal corresponding to the positioning options; receiving the setting signal by a remote server, and the remote server has a database including a plurality of positioning data; comparing a plurality of positioning data and the setting signal to obtain at least one of the positioning data corresponding to the setting signal and to complete a divert setting by the remote server; and diverting a call signal transmitted by a communication calling end to the communication receiving end corresponding to the divert setting by the remote server. | 2014-01-23 |
20140024353 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING MULTIPLE SIM CARDS AND METHOD THEREOF - An operating method of an electronic device including at least two multiple Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards, includes receiving a call to a phone number assigned to a second SIM card during a call to a phone number assigned to a first SIM card among the multiple SIM cards, checking a call forwarding order fixed between the multiple SIM cards, and forwarding the call to the second SIM card phone number, to the first SIM card phone number according to the fixed order. | 2014-01-23 |
20140024354 | PREDICTION FOR POWER CONSERVATION IN A MOBILE DEVICE - Architecture that facilitates power conservation in mobile devices such as cell phones using prediction. The architecture is an algorithmic-based solution that transforms infrequently-captured geolocation data of an entity into a continuous probable location approximation. Given the location history and additional data about the recent location of the mobile device, the current location of the device can be estimated with some probability. Additionally, given the location history and additional data about the recent location of the device, the probability of the device actually being at a given point on a map is computed. | 2014-01-23 |
20140024355 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE CAPABLE OF CONTROLLING FUNCTIONALITY DEPENDING ON LOCATION - A portable communication device contains a processor and a storage unit configured to store a number of applications executable by the processor. The communication device communicates with a server and further includes a receiver. The processor can determine whether one of applications belongs to a restricted category when an input unit receives a user input to start any application. The processor can obtain a current location of the portable communication device from the positioning unit, set up a connection with the server, and send a request including the current location to the server. The processor can determine whether the one of the applications are allowed to run in the current location according to a feedback from the server, and start the application if the application is allowed to run in the current location. | 2014-01-23 |
20140024356 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PREVENTING SCREEN OFF DURING AUTOMATIC RESPONSE SYSTEM SERVICE IN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A method of avoiding screen off during an Automatic Response System (ARS) service is provided. The method includes enabling a proximity sensor in a call connection, detecting one of a first gesture and a second gesture during a call, and upon detecting the first gesture, disabling the proximity sensor. | 2014-01-23 |
20140024357 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CELL TYPE SPECIFIC MEASUREMENT CONFIGURATION - Various methods for providing cell type specific measurement configuration are provided. One example method may include receiving configuration data comprising an indication of one or more events configured to trigger a report. The configuration data may comprise an indication of one or more cells associated with the one or more events. The method of this example embodiment may further include providing for transmission of a report, wherein the report is provided for transmission in response to an occurrence of at least one of the one or more events associated with at least one of the one or more cells. Similar and related example methods, example apparatuses, and example computer program products are also provided. | 2014-01-23 |
20140024358 | Methods and Systems for Regulating Operation of One or More Functions of a Mobile Application - Various embodiments include a method for regulating operation of mobile applications executing on a nomadic device. Signals for determining a speed of travel may be received at the nomadic device. The speed may be determined based on the one or more signals. If the determined speed exceeds a speed threshold, a speed restriction flag may be set and one or more functions of the mobile applications may be restricted. If, after setting the speed restriction flag, a speed cannot be determined, the application functions may be continually restricted until a speed can be determined. | 2014-01-23 |
20140024359 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION OF A FEMTOCELL - Aspects of a method and system for installation and configuration of a femtocell are provided. In this regard, information for configuring a femtocell to operate in a specified location may be received by the femtocell and may be utilized to configure one or more parameters of the femtocell. Once the femtocell is operational the parameters may be updated and/or optimized based on one or both of characterizations of cellular signals and/or information received from a femtocell registry. In this manner the femtocell may be reconfigured utilizing the updated and/or optimized parameters. The one or more parameters may be configured based on attributes of the location in which the femtocell is to operate. The one or more parameters may be configured based on a location, number, and/or coverage area of other femtocells The parameters may comprise one or more of power levels, frequency of operation, and/or antenna beam pattern. | 2014-01-23 |
20140024360 | METHOD FOR SUPPORTING MOBILITY OF USER EQUIPMENT BASED ON SELECTIVE MOBILITY COUNTING IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR THE SAME - A method for supporting a mobility of a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system is provided. The method includes: acquiring mobility context; performing the mobility with a target cell; determining whether non-updating criterion is satisfied based on the mobility context; updating a mobility counter of the UE based on the result of the determining; performing a mobility state estimation (MSE) by estimating a mobility state of the UE based on the updated mobility counter of the UE; and scaling a mobility parameter based on the estimated mobility state. | 2014-01-23 |
20140024361 | METHOD FOR ENABLING A WIRELESS DEVICE WITH CUSTOMER-SPECIFIC SERVICES - A system including a server coupled to a wireless network, the server comprising a wireless interface adapted to transmit and receive wireless signals, one or more processors coupled to the wireless interface, the one or more processors adapted to: detect a registration request sent from a wireless device to a home location register (HLR) over which the server has authority to control, the request indicating an International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) associated with a subscriber identity module (SIM) card in the wireless device, send a reply to the wireless device in response to a determination that the IMSI is associated with a subscriber account that has not been activated, wherein the reply includes a web link to be displayed on the wireless device, receive a message from the wireless device when the web link displayed on the wireless device is subscriber activated, the message identifying characteristics of the wireless device, send a sequence of webpages to the wireless device, the webpages providing a customized activation process for establishing the subscriber account based on identified characteristics of the wireless device, and receive information related to the subscriber account from the wireless device in response to the webpages to thereby establish and activate the subscriber account. | 2014-01-23 |
20140024362 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INITIATING A CALL IN AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A method of connecting a call in an electronic device automatically sends a signal for connecting the call to a user of a selected contact object by only a gesture moving the electronic device to an ear so the user selects the contact object and an apparatus thereof. The method of connecting a call in the electronic device, includes: displaying a community service picture including at least one contact object; receiving an input where the contact object is selected in a state that the community service picture is displayed; receiving an input where a status of the electronic device is changed in a state that the contact object is selected; acquiring contact point information corresponding to the selected contact object when the contact object is selected and status change of the electronic device is detected; and automatically connecting a call using the acquired contact point information. | 2014-01-23 |
20140024363 | LOCATION BASED SERVICES QUALITY ASSESSMENT - A technique to gather and assess the quality of a location based services provided to a mobile wireless device via a wireless network includes providing location-based service information by referring to a target location of a requested item of interest within a proximity of the present location of the mobile wireless device. Subjective quality or accuracy information can be submitted to the wireless network from the from the wireless device. The subjective quality or accuracy information is correlated with event and condition information affecting the wireless network. Reports can be generated which indicate the quality and accuracy information of the target location information. The reports are useful for troubleshooting location-based service inaccuracy. | 2014-01-23 |
20140024364 | System to Provide GSM Over Distributed Mobile Networks - A system provides GSM service over distributed mobile networks. A Network Area Controller (NAC) allows Global Titles (GT) and Mobile Station Roaming Numbers (MSRN) of the GSM network to be shared within a private GSM network. A processor within the Mobile Switching Center (MSC) of a mobile network transcodes voice data and maps the data to the proper bearer QoS to allow the use of Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) such as Iridium and Inmarsat. | 2014-01-23 |
20140024365 | AIR-TO-GROUND WIRELESS DECONFLICTION FROM GROUND-TO-GROUND CELLULAR COMMUNICATION - A method and system is disclosed enabling deconfliction between a ground-based radio and an airborne radio while both radios are in wireless data communication with a ground-based cellular network via the same ground-based connection node or tower. An orthogonal plurality of time/frequency segments is divided into a ground group of segments and an air group of segments by dynamically placing a frequency barrier between the two groups. Through dynamic allocation between groups and between the plurality of time/frequency segments within each group, interference free communication may coexist while both radios are wirelessly connected to the same tower. Additionally, an uplink (from airborne radio to tower) frequency may be moved to a second, distant frequency band to deconflict with the uplink and downlink first frequency band allotted to the ground-based radio while the downlink from tower to airborne radio remains within the first frequency band. | 2014-01-23 |
20140024366 | EXCLUDING ROAMING USERS FROM AREA BASED MDT DATA TRANSMISSION - It is provided an apparatus, comprising base station means adapted to provide a base station functionality of a visited mobile network; selecting means adapted to select a user equipment, which is operably connected to the base station means, to report a result of a predefined measurement to the apparatus, wherein the selecting means is adapted to select the user equipment only if a roaming information of the user equipment received from a mobility management entity by which mobility of the user equipment is controlled indicates that a user of the user equipment is subscribed to one of one or more predefined mobile networks. | 2014-01-23 |
20140024367 | MOBILE GATEWAY - A method of initiating a call to a callee using a mobile telephone involves: receiving, from a user of the mobile telephone, a callee identifier associated with the callee; transmitting an access code request message to an access server, the access code request message including the callee identifier; receiving an access code reply message from the access server in response to the access code request message, the access code reply message including an access code different from the callee identifier and associated with the callee identifier; and initiating a call with the mobile telephone using the access code to identify the callee. | 2014-01-23 |
20140024368 | Location Update Processing Method and Device - A method includes, when a UE enters a first core network device and performs a location update, determining, by the first core network device and at least according to that a timer does not time out, that context information of the UE is available, and sending, by the first core network device, to a second core network device, a location update request that includes information that the context information of the UE is available. The method further includes executing, by the first core network device, the location update at least according to saved context information of the UE. The timer is sent to the first core network device by the second core network device before the UE enters the first core network device and when the UE leaves the first core network device and performs the location update. Alternatively, the timer is saved in the first core network device in advance. | 2014-01-23 |
20140024369 | Method and Device for Discovering UE, First UE and Base Station - The present invention discloses a method and a device for discovering a UE, a first UE and a base station. The method for discovering a UE comprises the steps of: monitoring, by a first UE, an uplink signal in a mobile communication system; extracting, by the first UE, first information for identifying a UE that is to be discovered and that transmits the uplink signal from the monitored uplink signal; transmitting, by the first UE, a monitoring report message carrying the first information to a base station, acquiring, by the first UE, the device ID of the UE to be discovered in accordance with the monitoring report response message and completing the discovery process of the UE. According to the present invention, it is able to discover the UE without changing a channel system of an existing system and occupying time-frequency resources of the system. | 2014-01-23 |
20140024370 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ESTABLISHING A COMMUNICATION CONNECTION - Method and apparatus for establishing a connection between a device (e.g., a mobile device such as a telephone or tablet) and a communication network (e.g., a telephone/data service provider's network). The communication network may adhere to a mobile communication standard such as 3GPP (3 | 2014-01-23 |
20140024371 | MOBILE RADIO COMMUNICATIONS SIGNALING - The present invention relates to a mobile radio communications network device operative to transmit a non-access stratum (NAS) signal to a mobile radio communications device after a failed attempt by said mobile radio communications device to access a mobile radio communications network via said network device, said network device being arranged to include within said NAS signal information indicating to said mobile radio communications device which one of: (i) an existing NAS signalling connection; or (ii) a new NAS signalling connection, said radio mobile communications device should employ to attempt re-establishment of connection with said network device. The present invention also relates to a NAS signal to be employed by such a network device, a mobile radio communications device for exchanging signalling with the network device and related methods of such devices. | 2014-01-23 |
20140024372 | SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT METHOD, DEVICE, AND SYSTEM - The present invention discloses a service establishment method, device, and system, relating to the field of communications. The method includes: receiving a service indication message, where the service indication message includes service support information about a service initiated by a terminal; and when it is determined on the basis of the service support information that a network format opened by a cell in which the terminal initiates the service does not support the service initiated by the terminal, switching the service initiated by the terminal to a cell that supports the service initiated by the terminal. In the present invention, when a terminal initiates in a cell of an opened network format a service that is not supported by the currently opened network format, the service initiated by the terminal can be established successfully, and the user experience can be improved. | 2014-01-23 |
20140024373 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MULTIMODE DEVICE HANDOVER - Systems and methods of operating multimode 3G/4G communications devices in an overlapping 3G/4G coverage area (e.g., WiMAX or LTE/CDMA EvDO) include determining if a number associated with temporarily-disabled sectors of an available sector set of the multimode device while the device is operational with a 3G base station is at least equal to a threshold number. If the number is at least equal to the threshold number, a scan for a sector in the 4G network to handover the operation of the multimode device from the 3G base station associated with the 3G coverage to a 4G base station associated with the 4G coverage is initiated. A scan for a fixed period of time for a new available sector in the 3G network to be added in the available sector set may be initiated; and, if a new available sector is added to the sector set, it may be redetermined if the number associated with the temporarily-disabled sectors is at least equal to the threshold number, before initiating the scan for a sector in the 4G network. | 2014-01-23 |
20140024374 | Apparatus, Method, and Computer Program Product for Adjusting Handover Parameters - It is presented a method for adjusting handover parameters of a processed base station in relation to neighbouring base stations, neighbouring the processed base station. The method being executed in a handover parameter determiner and comprises: obtaining ( | 2014-01-23 |
20140024375 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR HANDOVER OF A USER EQUIPMENT IN CELL BASED NETWORKS - A method for handover of a user equipment in cell based networks includes: Detecting a deterioration of a predetermined connection quality for an application on the network connection path between the user equipment and the core network device via the connected base station; Providing backhaul connection information about at least one alternative base station providing at least the predetermined connection quality on its backhaul connection for the application; Blacklisting the connected base station on the user equipment; Providing a removing condition when to remove the connected base station from the blacklist; Requesting a handover of the user equipment from the connected base station to the alternative base station; Handover of the user equipment to the alternative base station if the handover request is accepted; and Handing back the user equipment to the previously connected base station if the removing condition is fulfilled. | 2014-01-23 |
20140024376 | WIRELESS BASE STATION, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD, AND WIRELESS TERMINAL - When a wireless base station determines that a wireless terminal connected to the wireless base station is handed over to an adjacent wireless base station based on a handover condition for the adjacent wireless base station and the wireless base station determines that the adjacent wireless base station hands over the wireless terminal to the other adjacent wireless base station based on a handover condition between the adjacent wireless base stations, the wireless base station hands over the wireless terminal to the other adjacent wireless base station. | 2014-01-23 |
20140024377 | Method of Transmitting Cell Identity Information - In a cellular radio system cell identities, in particular E-UTRAN PCIDs, are grouped in accordance with the area (e.g., Tracking Area), to which they belong to in a message transmitted from a radio base station to a mobile station. In one embodiment the grouped cell identity information is transmitted as a broadcast message. A multi RAT (e.g., GERAN/E-UTRAN) capable mobile station receiving such a broadcast message where the IDs are grouped together in tracking area groups is then enabled to determine the neighboring cells that belong to the same area. When cell reselection to an E-UTRAN cell is rejected due to a Tracking Area not being allowed, the mobile station can then be allowed to directly initiate cell reselection to E-UTRAN cells that are not part of the same PCID group, and which do not belong to the same tracking area. | 2014-01-23 |
20140024378 | METHOD OF USING UE DISCOVERY FOR PAGING OPTIMIZATION - Methods and apparatus are described for refining, e.g., reducing, a paging area corresponding to a user equipment device, e.g., a cellular inactive UE device. Various embodiments are well suited for communications systems in which user equipment devices participate in peer to peer communications networks in which direct user device to user device communications are employed. A user equipment device participating in a peer to peer network transmits discovery signals. A femto base station and/or a cellular active UE device in the local vicinity of the UE device transmitting the peer to peer discovery signal eavesdrops on the peer discovery signaling and detects the presence of the cellular inactive UE device. The detection of the cellular inactive UE device is reported to a MME. The MME determines a paging area corresponding to the detected UE device based on the reported information and the location of the reporting device. | 2014-01-23 |
20140024379 | RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD - A radio communication system includes a first radio base station, second radio base stations, and mobile stations. Each of the mobile stations measures a first reception characteristic value and a second reception characteristic value for respective radio waves. The first radio base station determines the radio base station to which each of the mobile stations should connect, according to the first reception characteristic value, and classifies the mobile stations into a first mobile-station group and a second mobile-station group according to the second characteristic values. The first radio base station specifies a correction value according to the distribution of differences in the first reception characteristic value so as to reduce the sum of the number of mobile stations that belong to the second mobile-station group and that should connect to the first radio base station and the number of mobile stations that belong to the first mobile-station group and that should connect to second radio base stations. | 2014-01-23 |
20140024380 | Method for Calculating a Transmit Power for a User Equipment - There is provided a method of calculating a maximum allowed transmit power for a user equipment within a cellular network system. The cellular network system includes a first cell having a first base station and a second cell having a second base station. The user equipment is served by the first base station. The method includes determining, by the first base station, a maximum degree of interferences being tolerable by the first base station, wherein the interferences are caused by the user equipment following a handover of the user equipment from the first base station to the second base station, and calculating a maximum allowed transmit power for the user equipment to be used following the handover based on the determined maximum degree of interferences. | 2014-01-23 |
20140024381 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM WITH DEVICE HANDOVER AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF - A method of operation of a mobile communication system includes: receiving a base carrier frequency signal from a cell tower location; generating a power spectral density from the base carrier frequency signal; measuring a Rician K factor from the power spectral density; estimating a line-of-sight Doppler frequency based on the base carrier frequency signal; determining the cell tower location based on the Rician K factor; and activating a handover decision handler based on the cell tower location. | 2014-01-23 |
20140024382 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM FOR TRAFFIC REDISTRIBUTION IN WIRELESS NETWORKS - The apparatus includes a processor. The processor is configured to determine whether to redistribute traffic, generate a message upon determining traffic is to be redistributed, the message including cell priority values, the cell priority values including a priority value for each of a plurality of carriers, and transmit the message to the one or more user equipment. | 2014-01-23 |
20140024383 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR QUALITY OF SERVICE IN A WIRELESS NETWORK ENVIRONMENT - Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for providing on-demand quality of service guarantees in a wireless network environment. The system determines an on-demand quality of service for a segment of a communication path between a user equipment communicating with a radio access network connected to a core network and an external network connected to the core network. The system then determines if the on-demand quality of service for the segment meets a quality of service requirement. If the on-demand quality of service for the segment does not meet the quality of service requirement, the system identifies an alternate communication path between the user equipment and the external network, wherein the alternate communication path differs from the communication path. The system can then setup the alternate communication path for traffic between the user equipment and the external network. | 2014-01-23 |
20140024384 | COMMUNICATION METHOD OF TERMINAL AND COMMUNICATION METHOD OF BASE STATION FOR DIRECT COMMUNICATION LINK BETWEEN TERMINALS - A communication method of a terminal and a communication method of a base station for a direct communication link between terminals are disclosed. A base station schedules a reference terminal to transmit a ranging code, and schedules target terminals to receive the ranging code. The reference terminal measures the ranging code received from the target terminals, and transmits a ranging code measurement result to the base station. The base station selects a terminal from among the target terminals to form the direct communication link with the reference terminal among the target terminals based on the ranging code measurement result. | 2014-01-23 |
20140024385 | RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, NETWORK DEVICE, RADIO TERMINAL, AND COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD | 2014-01-23 |
20140024386 | DEVICE-EMPOWERED RADIO RESOURCE SELECTION - A system and method are provided for mitigating interference between wireless access points (APs). A user equipment (UE) device uses a first set of radio resources to wirelessly communicate with a first AP and a second set of radio resources to wirelessly communicate with a second AP. The UE device then uses the first and second radio resources to communicate cooperation data between the first and second access points to mitigate interference thereinbetween. | 2014-01-23 |
20140024387 | MULTIPLE NETWORK CONNECTION METHOD AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE THEREOF - A multiple network connection method that includes: receiving, by a first device from a second device, capability information of the second device; transmitting, by the first device to the second device, a registration complete message indicating that the second device is registered to a network; and performing, by the first device, a service control for providing a service for the second device. A first connection path and a second connection path are established using the capability information. The first connection path is established between the network and the second device through the first device, and is used for conveying control information for the service. The second connection path is established between the network and the second device not through the first device, and is used for conveying user data for the service. | 2014-01-23 |
20140024388 | PROVIDING MOBILE-GUIDED DOWNLINK INTERFERENCE MANAGEMENT - Systems and methods can be implemented on a user device and eNBs to manage downlink interference at the user device. The user device in a cell associated with a corresponding serving base station may receive interference from one or more interfering base stations. The user device can identify a preferred radio resource set in response to the detected interference and transmit a preferred radio resource indication to at least the serving base station in response to the detected interference. The preferred radio resource indication can be used for identifying the preferred radio resource set associated with the serving base station. | 2014-01-23 |
20140024389 | METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAMS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF COMMUNTING MATRICES USING CALL DETAIL RECORDS AND A USE FOR PROVIDING USER'S MOBILITY INFORMATION - A method for the construction of commuting matrices using call detail records, computer programs and a use for providing user's mobility information, including computing mechanism for constructing a commuting matrix according to phone call records of a user. The method includes: a) providing a user's origin time range; b) providing a user's destination time range or second user's origin time range; c) constructing the commuting matrix based on call detail records using the user's origin time range and the user's destination time range; d) comparing the commuting matrix with a predetermined ground truth matrix and obtaining a comparison result; and e) optimizing the origin time range and/or destination time range based on the comparison result. | 2014-01-23 |
20140024390 | MEASUREMENT SYSTEM SERVICE FOR A VEHICLE INSTRUMENT PANEL - A wireless interface disposed in a vehicle monitors a network for signals transmitted by cellular towers. The signals include a first system identification signal transmitted from a first cellular tower. A computer processing device is communicatively coupled to the wireless interface and includes logic configured to receive the first system identification signal in response to the monitoring. The first system identification signal corresponds to a first system identification. The logic is also configured to retrieve a table of system identifications including the first system identification from a storage device. Each of the system identifications is mapped to a corresponding geographic location in which each of the cellular towers is disposed and a corresponding measurement system utilized in the geographic location. The logic is also configured to identify the measurement system from which the first system identification is mapped, and display indicators of the measurement system within an instrument panel. | 2014-01-23 |
20140024391 | METHOD AND A DEVICE FOR IDENTIFYING THE POSITION OF A TRANSPONDER - A terminal is provided, which has a near-field communication module suitable for receiving signals from a transponder fitted with a circuit presenting a load impedance. The terminal includes a receiver suitable for receiving a first signal relating to the load impedance of the transponder (T | 2014-01-23 |
20140024392 | Portable Resource Management Systems and Methods - This disclosure relates to systems and methods for managing resources of a mobile device based on a state of the device. In certain embodiments, systems and methods disclosed herein may adjust utilization of one more device systems and/or sensors based on a state of a device to better utilize device power or other resources. In further embodiments, systems and methods disclosed herein may utilize one or more power-efficient systems to determine when a device is in a transitory state and to schedule precise location determination events at times when the device is more likely to be located at a point of interest. | 2014-01-23 |
20140024393 | System and Method for Location Based Exchanges of Data Facilitating Distributed Locational Applications - Provided is a distributed system and method for enabling new and useful location dependent features and functionality to mobile data processing systems. Mobile data processing systems interact with each other as peers in communications and interoperability. A mobile data processing system may dynamically take on roles, depending on the environment and capabilities available at a particular time. Reference whereabouts data is appropriately shared between mobile data processing systems to carry out automatic location techniques ensuring mobile data processing systems are kept up to date with their own whereabouts and whereabouts of others, regardless of the freely moving travels of any of the mobile data processing systems involved, and the location technologies that may or may not be available when needed. A confidence is associated to whereabouts data shared for facilitating selection of the best candidate data used in determining new whereabouts information. | 2014-01-23 |
20140024394 | Systems and Methods for Interacting With Virtual Nodes Within a Geographic Area - Systems and methods for playing video games on mobile devices wherein the elements of a virtual video game world are associated with locational coordinates in the real world and the placing, removing, and interacting with a video game elements depends upon the mobile device's physical proximity to the real world coordinate associated with the video game element. | 2014-01-23 |
20140024395 | AUTOMATIC MULTI-GENERATIONAL DATA CACHING AND RECOVERY - An electronic system comprising a receiver module and a mobile device, whereby the receiver module is capable of receiving data transmissions from a network of ground stations and buffering the data for future use, and whereby the receiver module provides a means for making requests for access to this buffered data, and the mobile device is capable of generating requests to the receiver module in order to access the buffered data and of displaying the data or playing the data to an operator. | 2014-01-23 |
20140024396 | System and Method for Location Based Exchanges of Data Facilitating Distributed Locational Applications - Provided is a distributed system and method for enabling new and useful location dependent features and functionality to mobile data processing systems. Mobile data processing systems interact with each other as peers in communications and interoperability. A mobile data processing system may dynamically take on roles, depending on the environment and capabilities available at a particular time. Reference whereabouts data is appropriately shared between mobile data processing systems to carry out automatic location techniques ensuring mobile data processing systems are kept up to date with their own whereabouts and whereabouts of others, regardless of the freely moving travels of any of the mobile data processing systems involved, and the location technologies that may or may not be available when needed. A confidence is associated to whereabouts data shared for facilitating selection of the best candidate data used in determining new whereabouts information. | 2014-01-23 |
20140024397 | System and Method for Timely Whereabouts Determination by a Mobile Data Processing System - Provided is a distributed system and method for enabling new and useful location dependent features and functionality to mobile data processing systems. Mobile data processing systems interact with each other as peers in communications and interoperability. A mobile data processing system may dynamically take on roles, depending on the environment and capabilities available at a particular time. Reference whereabouts data is appropriately shared between mobile data processing systems to carry out automatic location techniques ensuring mobile data processing systems are kept up to date with their own whereabouts and whereabouts of others, regardless of the freely moving travels of any of the mobile data processing systems involved, and the location technologies that may or may not be available when needed. A confidence is associated to whereabouts data shared for facilitating selection of the best candidate data used in determining new whereabouts information. | 2014-01-23 |
20140024398 | Dynamic Geotagging of Photographs - A wireless mobile telecommunications network tags an image or other multimedia message that it receives from wireless user equipment (UE) with geographical information indicating the location of the UE. The network can determine the UE location using a conventional method such as those used in Location-Based Services. | 2014-01-23 |
20140024399 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An information processing apparatus includes a receiver configured to receive designation information corresponding to a user operation for designating an area for which an index indicating a degree of human congestion is to be displayed and a controller configured to perform control to provide a degree of communication traffic in the area as the index for the area. | 2014-01-23 |
20140024400 | MANAGEMENT OF MOBILE DEVICE ORIGINATED MEETINGS - Embodiments described herein provide approaches for managing mobile device originated meetings involving multiple mobile device users belonging to a group. Specifically, a meeting request is sent to the mobile device of each member of the group, and subsequent recognition of responding and non-responding members is established. Those members of the group failing to respond within a predetermined time period are sent a secondary meeting request in an attempt to solicit a response. An optimal meeting request and/or response message type is selected for each mobile device belonging to each member of the group. As such, interoperability between different devices and meeting systems is maintained, while also allowing those users sharing the same meeting system platform to communicate via push-notification internet-based messages, thereby decreasing reliance on cellular based short messaging service (SMS) messages. | 2014-01-23 |
20140024401 | METHODS FOR USER-INTERFACE OVER SMS MESSAGES BASED ON A REUSABLE CONTEXT MODEL - Configurations providing a reusable context model for a user interface over SMS for interacting with different levels of a user interface (UI) within an interactive system are described. An SMS server can implement the reusable context model in which an available number from a sequence of numbers (e.g., a block of numbers) is assigned to a first level of the UI. The first level of the UI can include a set of options corresponding to different operations within the interactive system. When an SMS message, which includes a selected option from the set of options from the first level of the UI, is received over the assigned number, the SMS server can determine whether to assign an additional number from the sequence of phone numbers for responding to the received SMS message. The additional assigned number can correspond with a second level of the UI within the interactive system. | 2014-01-23 |
20140024402 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A SELF-OPTIMIZING DISTRIBUTED ANTENNA SYSTEM - Systems and methods for a self-optimizing distributed antenna system are provided. In certain embodiments, a distributed antenna system comprises a host unit configured to control the operation of the distributed antenna system; and a plurality of remote units coupled to the host unit. In at least one embodiment, a remote unit in the plurality of remote antenna units comprises a scanning receiver configured to receive signals in a plurality of frequency bands; at least one transceiver configured to transmit and receive signals in a frequency band in the plurality of frequency bands; and a remote unit controller configured to control an uplink gain level of the at least one transceiver and tune the scanning receiver to a frequency band in the plurality of frequency bands. | 2014-01-23 |
20140024403 | CHANNEL SWITCHING METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM - A channel switching method, apparatus, and system are disclosed. A mobile terminal sends a channel switching command to a first access point, so that the first access point parses the channel switching command and sends a parsed channel switching command to a second access point and the second access point performs channel switching according to the parsed channel switching command. The mobile terminal receives a feedback message from the first access point. When the feedback message indicates that channel switching preparation of the second access point is ready, the mobile terminal breaks a connection to the first access point and sets up a connection to the second access point to complete the channel switching. | 2014-01-23 |
20140024404 | Method of Initializing a Channel in a Medical Body Area Network - According to the disclosure of the present invention, a method of a Network Body Area Network (MBAN) master to control the channel defaulting of an MBAN terminal in an MBAN system is provided. The method includes: performing an association process with the MBAN terminal through a channel of a first frequency band; and transmitting control information for the channel initialization of the MBAN terminal to the MBAN terminal. The control information includes a channel defaulting timer, and a value of the channel defaulting timer indicates a time between the timing when the MBAN terminal cannot receive a signal from a channel of the first frequency band in use and the timing when the channel search of a second frequency band starts. | 2014-01-23 |
20140024405 | SENSING THRESHOLD DETERMINING METHOD AND SENSOR NODE DEVICE - Embodiments of the present invention provide a sensing threshold determining method and a sensor node device. The sensing threshold determining method includes: measuring, by a sensor node, a target frequency band and determining used frequencies in the target frequency band and received signal strength of the sensor node at the used frequencies, where the used frequencies in the target frequency band include frequencies being used or having been used by a primary user transmitter in the target frequency band; and determining, by the sensor node, a sensing threshold for unused frequencies in the target frequency band according to the received signal strength at the used frequencies, where the unused frequencies include frequencies that are not used by the primary user transmitter in the target frequency band. With the embodiments of the present invention, a sensor node can determine a proper sensing threshold for unused frequencies. | 2014-01-23 |
20140024406 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSESSING NOISE FLOOR DATA USING RADIO BLOCKING PERFORMANCE - An electronic device includes communications circuitry configured to communicate with an assistance server. The electronic device transmits a spectrum access request to the assistance server and receives, in response, an available channel list ranked by respective aggregate noise floor metric values from the assistance server. The aggregate noise floor metric value for each channel in the ranked channel list is determined by the server to account for a location of the electronic device, noise from radio frequency devices, and an adjacent channel blocking profile of the communications circuitry. | 2014-01-23 |
20140024407 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ALLOCATING PAGING AREAS - A method for allocating paging areas includes: determining a basic paging area currently visited by a User Equipment (UE); and allocating a paging area to this UE according to a history record of motion trace of UEs located in the basic paging area currently visited by this UE. An apparatus for allocating paging areas is disclosed. | 2014-01-23 |
20140024408 | FACILITATION OF DELAY ERROR CORRECTION IN TIMING-BASED LOCATION SYSTEMS - Systems and methods that facilitate computation of delay error offset information are provided. In one embodiment, a method can include: receiving, by a system including a processor, measurement information indicative of a location of a mobile device; calibrating, by the system, the measurement information resulting in calibrated measurement information; comparing, by the system, the calibrated measurement information and historical calibrated measurement information; and computing, by the system, a measurement error based, at least, on the comparing, wherein the measurement error includes delay error offset information. | 2014-01-23 |
20140024409 | Method, Device, and System for Controlling Data Transmission Power of Opposite Terminal - The present invention relates to the field of mobile communication and provides a method, a device and a system for controlling data transmission power of an opposite end, so as to reduce power waste during the transmission of special burst data. The method comprises: Step | 2014-01-23 |
20140024410 | MOBILE DEVICE WITH SELECTIVE WLAN RECEIVE GAIN LEVELS AND RELATED METHODS - A mobile wireless communications device may include a housing, a cellular transceiver carried by the housing and to operate at a given transmit power level from among different transmit power levels, and a WLAN transceiver carried by the housing and to operate at a given receive gain level from among different receive gain levels. The mobile wireless communications device may also include a controller to select the given receive gain level based upon the given transmit power level of the cellular transceiver. | 2014-01-23 |
20140024411 | Multifunction Mobile Device and Cellular Phone with Touch Screen and Internet Connectivity - A multifunction mobile device, cellular phone, or smart phone may have a touch screen, cellular radio, microphone, speakers, video and still camera, voicemail, and Internet website connectivity. The device may communicate using Bluetooth, Ethernet, USB, WiFi or 802.11x with an access point and cellular, GSM, CDMA, or LTE. The device records spoken audio, processes the audio, transcribes the audio into text, and displays the text on the screen. Spoken audio may be used for emails or documents composition. The device may accept voice commands for actions including calling, dialing, browsing websites, or Internet searching. The device may use local or server-based voice recognition software. Voice patterns may be stored for an individual in a database. Voice may control functions on the device, a server, Internet site, or an intelligent television. | 2014-01-23 |
20140024412 | UNIVERSAL SUBSCRIBER IDENTIFICATION MODULE CARD, INCLUDING SECURITY CHIP, FOR MOBILE TERMINAL AND COMMUNICATION METHOD USING THE SAME - Disclosed herein are a universal subscriber identification module card and a communication method using the same. The universal subscriber identification module card includes a Universal Subscriber Identification Module (USIM) chip, a pad, and a security chip. The USIM chip performs the user authentication of a mobile terminal. The pad electrically connects the USIM chip to the mobile terminal when the USIM chip is inserted into the mobile terminal. The security chip performs a security function for the mobile terminal independently of the USIM chip and shares the two power terminals of the pad with the USIM chip. | 2014-01-23 |
20140024413 | RADIO DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE RADIO DEVICE - The present invention relates to a radio device including a first mother unit for providing fundamental functions for the radio device, a first receiving unit for receiving signals and a first transmitting unit for transmitting signals. Each of the first mother unit, the first receiving unit and the first transmitting unit is a modularly designed unit such that it can be replaced with a corresponding second mother unit, second receiving unit or second transmitting unit. The radio device according to the present invention has the beneficial effect of facilitating scalability and being capable of reducing the maintenance costs. | 2014-01-23 |
20140024414 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, OPERATION CONTROL METHOD, AND OPERATION CONTROL PROGRAM - According to an aspect, an electronic device includes: a display unit; a detection unit for detecting contact with the display unit; a vibration unit for vibrating the detection unit; and a control unit for switching between a first state where a predetermined process is not performed based on an operation by contact with the display unit and a second state where the predetermined process is performed based on the operation by contact with the display unit. When the detection unit detects contact at a predetermined position on the display unit in the first state, the control unit causes the vibration unit to vibrate the detection unit based on the contact, and switches from the first state to the second state. | 2014-01-23 |
20140024415 | MOBILE TERMINAL DEVICE AND DISPLAY METHOD OF MOBILE TERMINAL DEVICE - A mobile terminal device includes a display section having a display surface for displaying a screen including information, an accepting section which accepts a moving operation for moving the screen, and a display control section which controls the display section based on the moving operation. When the moving operation for moving an end of the screen inside the end of the display surface is performed, the display control section controls the display section so that the screen is deformed to a moving direction of the screen in a direction of movement of the screen by the moving operation. | 2014-01-23 |
20140024416 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR POWER MANAGEMENT ON MOBILE DEVICES AND ASSOCIATED MOBILE DEVICES - The present invention provides method and apparatus for power management of mobile devices and associated mobile devices. The method for power management of mobile devices includes acquiring a predefined battery power level variation Δn of the mobile device and its corresponding usage time t | 2014-01-23 |
20140024417 | MOBILE WIRELESS DEVICE WITH MULTI FEED POINT ANTENNA AND AUDIO TRANSDUCER AND RELATED METHODS - A mobile wireless communications device may include a portable housing, a circuit board carried by the portable housing, a wireless communications circuit carried by the circuit board, and an audio circuit carried by the circuit board. The mobile wireless communications device may further include an antenna assembly including an antenna carrier frame coupled to the circuit board and defining a cavity therein, and an antenna element carried on the antenna carrier frame and having a plurality of spaced apart signal feed points coupled to the wireless communications circuit. In addition, an audio transducer may be carried within the cavity of the antenna carrier frame and coupled to the audio circuit. | 2014-01-23 |
20140024418 | PROTECTIVE CLAMP FRAME HAVING POWER AND UNCLAMP DUPLEX BUTTON FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICES - A protective clamp frame having a power and unclamp duplex button for mobile communication devices is disclosed, comprising a main frame, an auxiliary frame and a connection control element, wherein the main frame and the auxiliary frame are both configured in a closed frame structure, and the main frame is formed with a central recessed accommodating part for receiving a mobile communication device, further overlapped with the auxiliary frame, such that the lateral sides of the mobile communication device can be peripherally wrapped; in addition, the connection control element can release the connection between the main frame and the auxiliary frame and operate to engage in touch with the power switch on the mobile communication device in order to provide a duplex structure having power activation and unclamp frame features. | 2014-01-23 |
20140024419 | POCKET PAGER PROTECTOR - A shock and water resistant wireless pager enclosure, and a tamper-proof lockable enclosure system. The enclosure comprises a bottom container, which supports a transparent film, secured by a cover hinged to the bottom container. The enclosure system comprises an enclosure cover provided with securing members which lockingly engage the bottom container. A lock release tool comprises latching means for engagement with the securing members, and a cam and cam followers which operate on the latching means to pull the securing members outwards to release the locked engagement. | 2014-01-23 |
20140024420 | Combine Spreader Arrangement Having Independently Positionable Spreader Disks - A spreader assembly for a combine harvester is disclosed, the assembly including a pair of disks configured to be rotated such that chaff material dropped onto the disks is spread about the combine harvester, wherein each disk is operably connected to its own motor and a spreader frame assembly. The spreader frame assembly includes a first side support pivotably connected to a frame of the combine harvester, a second side support pivotably connected to the frame of the combine harvester, and at least one disk support configured to support at least one of the pair of disks. The spreader frame assembly further defines an opening configured such that when the combine harvester is windrowing material, no portion of the spreader frame assembly interferes with the flow of windrowing material. | 2014-01-23 |
20140024421 | THRESHING ELEMENT FOR HARVESTERS - A threshing element includes a structure having an outside surface for threshing a crop material, and an inside surface. A body is operatively connected to a sensor. The body is secured to the inside surface of the structure, the body having a connecting feature for securing at least the body and the structure to each other. The structure is securable to a rotatable threshing rotor of a harvester threshing system. In response to operation of the threshing rotor of the harvester threshing system, the sensor outputs a signal corresponding to forces generated by contact between the outside surface of the structure and the crop material. | 2014-01-23 |
20140024422 | THRESHER HEAD WITH BUILT-IN PNEUMATIC SUCTION TO BE USED BY A HARVESTER - A thresher head of a harvester has a rotor rotating in the opposite direction to the progress of the machine and holding thresher teeth alignments through which grains are pulled. The rotor is a hollow cylindrical body associated with a command arrangement producing an independent rotary movement in the same direction as the rotor rotation. An axial concentric take air from the ends to generate a flow towards the rotor wall, the fan being associated with the command arrangement A flow channel between the rotor and the axial fan has a face covering more than half of the cylindrical curvature of the rotor, leaving a lower opening that receives the air flow. The hollow rotor holding the thresher teeth rotates at a lesser speed in the same direction as the axial fan. | 2014-01-23 |
20140024423 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INCREASED REALISM IN VIDEO GAMES - A system and method for updating parameters of a video game is provided. As events occur in the real world that may influence a game attribute, a parameter is recorded on a server. A video game player may connect to the server and download the parameter. The parameter is stored by the video game and changes an attribute of the video game. Thus, for example, the new performance characteristics of the rising star may be recorded on the server as improved performance parameters. When these parameters are downloaded by the video game player, the video game incorporates the star-like qualities of the rising star. | 2014-01-23 |
20140024424 | Multi-Stage High-Low Card Game System and Method - Provided is a method for a multi-staged high-low game having a plurality of stages, each stage of the plurality of stages comprising a plurality of cards associated with a plurality of guesses, wherein each stage ends when the plurality of cards are provided without a player making an incorrect guess, and wherein each end of each stage is associated with a payment, the method comprising the steps of providing a physical gaming surface; providing, on the physical gaming surface, the plurality of cards for each stage of the plurality of stages, wherein each stage comprises providing each card of the plurality of cards after a guess of high or low is made by the player and removing the wager if conditions if the player guesses incorrectly. Payments are provided at predetermined intervals if the player continues to guess correctly. An electronic game and a physical gaming apparatus are also disclosed. | 2014-01-23 |
20140024428 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EXECUTING AN INTERACTIVE GAME THROUGH A COMMUNICATION DEVICE IN A NETWORK - A system and method for processing game sessions of a game having a common playing card is provided where the game sessions are initiated from communication devices in a network. For the system, there is a server and a database. The server is for managing execution of a plurality of game sessions in a game pool for the game accessed by the plurality of communication devices in the network. The server is also for a game session of the game sessions evaluating credentials and restrictions of an account associated with a user of a communication device that initiated the game session; providing a set of numbers to be played for the game session; tracking winning conditions for the game session; tracking a log time for the game session for the communication device; and generating a report of the log time when the game is completed at the communication device. The database is for storing and updating a record of the game session and the log time with records of other game sessions associated with the game sessions. | 2014-01-23 |
20140024429 | Wagering Game With Elements Influenced By Symbol Array - A gaming system includes a memory device storing instructions for receiving a wager and displaying a first array of randomly selected reel symbols at respective first positions. A second array of selectable elements is displayed at respective second positions, each second position being associated with at least one respective first position. In response to the first array of randomly selected reel symbols including a triggering symbol at one of the first positions, the element at the second position associated with the one of the first positions is selected independent of player choice. An award is awarded based on the selected element. | 2014-01-23 |
20140024430 | Gaming Machines Players' Communications - Communication networks are established involving gaming machines, preferably slot machines. Each gaming machine has a card reader for obtaining player identity-related information using player identification cards and also has a number of communication related devices including a video screen. In forming a network, identity-related information from two or more player identification cards are accessed using the card reader of one of the machines. A menu and a number of screens are displayable using the machine's video screen to facilitate the establishment of communication networks, as well as control elements being displayed for use in controlling communications using the communication-related devices. | 2014-01-23 |
20140024431 | METHOD OF GAMING, A GAME CONTROLLER AND A GAMING SYSTEM - A method of gaming at a gaming machine. The method includes designating a symbol display position of a plurality of symbol display positions as having a bonus symbol set applying to it for a game round, and selecting and displaying a symbol from the bonus symbol set at the designated symbol display position. The method also includes selecting symbols for display at the other symbol display positions from a base symbol set independently of the selection of the symbol from the bonus symbol set, and evaluating the symbols displayed at the plurality of symbol display positions to determine whether to make an award for the game round. | 2014-01-23 |
20140024432 | REEL FOR GAMING MACHINE AND GAMING MACHINE INCLUDING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING REEL - A method of manufacturing a reel for a slot machine according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: forming an opening in a reel strip on which a plurality of first symbols are printed; forming a second symbol on an optical sheet by vacuum forming the optical sheet to form a symbol piece, the second symbol including a protrusion and a depression; attaching the symbol piece to the reel strip such that the second symbol is exposed through the opening of the reel strip; and attaching the reel strip to a reel frame for the slot machine. | 2014-01-23 |
20140024433 | Wagering Game For Awarding Attributes In A Plurality Of Plays - A method for conducting a computer-implemented wagering game includes using a processor to execute a plurality of plays of the wagering game, each play having an expected value. A plurality of randomly selected symbols, which are associated with each play, are displayed on a display. The processor is used to randomly assign a plurality of attributes across the plurality of plays. Each attribute increases an expected value of the play to which the attribute is assigned, from a first value to a second value. The first value is in the absence of the attribute and the second value is in the presence of the attribute. | 2014-01-23 |
20140024434 | Side Bet Option for Texas Hold'Em Community Cards - A variation of Texas Hold'em is disclosed, where the players are allowed to make a side bet before the game. If the five community cards dealt in the conventional Texas Hold'em game constitute a winning hand in the side bet game, the side bet players win an award generally proportional to the odds of obtaining that winning hand. Thus, even players that fold during the underlying game remain excited about winning in the side bet game. The side bet game does not affect the underlying, conventional game in any way. If the game ends before five community cards are dealt, the side bets carry over for the next game. The house profits from the side bets since the house keeps the side bets if the community cards do not form a winning hand. The game may be played in a casino or on-line. Non-players may also make the side bet. | 2014-01-23 |
20140024435 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PEER TO PEER RACE AND SPORTS WAGER EXCHANGE - A peer to peer wager exchange system allows wagers on race and sporting events to be exchanged between bettors. A wager exchange server may be provided to facilitate wager exchanges by accepting exchange requests and acceptances. Exchange requests may be published or otherwise distributed to bettors that may be interested in the wagers identified in the exchange requests. Upon acceptance, the system may assign a wager from the requesting bettor to the accepting bettor and transfer payment from the accepting bettor to the requesting bettor. When a final determining event occurs at the race or sporting event, a payout may be provided to the accepting bettor if the wager is a winning wager. | 2014-01-23 |
20140024437 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND DEVICES FOR PLAYING WAGERING GAMES WITH DISTRIBUTED COMPETITION FEATURES - Gaming devices, gaming systems, methods of conducting wagering games, and computer programs for executing wagering games are disclosed. A gaming system for playing a wagering game is disclosed which includes a processor(s) and a memory device(s) storing instructions that, when executed by at least one of the processors, cause the gaming system to: display, via a display device(s), a randomly determined outcome of the wagering game; responsive to a triggering event, transmit an offer to participate in a competitive gaming feature to a second player(s); randomly determine a first final outcome of the competitive gaming feature for the first player; randomly determine a second final outcome of the competitive gaming feature for the second player; and, in response to a valuation of the first final outcome being better than a valuation of the second final outcome, award a competitive gaming feature award to the first player. | 2014-01-23 |
20140024438 | System and Method for Connecting Gaming Devices to a Network for Remote Play - A first remote player device records a state of the gambling game that is in progress. The gaming system interrupts the gambling game and transfers the state of the gambling game to a second remote player device. The gambling game resumes on the second remote player device. | 2014-01-23 |
20140024439 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PLAYING A SKILL GAME - A skill game rewards a player after a round of play only upon the entry of a “correct play” that is based on the rules of the game being played. A “correct play” is determined under the rules of the particular game being played and is one that gives the player a better chance to obtain the outcome desired by the player. In some games, the “correct play” is defined mathematically. In other games, the “correct play” is determined by knowing the rules of the game being played. A combination of both methods is typical. The execution by the player of a correct play is a skill. If the player enters the correct play, the player is rewarded. The reward may be to continue the play of the game and to reward a prize to the player based on the outcome of the game. | 2014-01-23 |
20140024440 | PAYOUT SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Various embodiments of payout systems and methods are disclosed. One embodiment, among others, comprises providing a defined payout amount and a party adjustable payout volatility for a video gaming device, and responsive to party input, modifying the payout volatility while maintaining the defined payout amount. | 2014-01-23 |
20140024441 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRESENTING A GAME SPACE WITH DISCOVERABLE ITEMS TO BE PROSPECTED - A game space may be provided to a user in which the user attempts to obtain discoverable items that have been associated with individual zones in the game space. The user may attempt to obtain the items through strategically employing one of a plurality of selectable actions that are associated with different costs in the game space. The costs of the actions may be balanced to create a prospecting mechanic within the game. The game space may be provided to the user as a discrete game, or as one or more mini-game(s) within a larger game or virtual space. | 2014-01-23 |
20140024442 | WAGERING GAME, GAMING MACHINE, NETWORKED GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH A BASE GAME AND A SIMULTANEOUS BONUS CURRENCY GAME - A system, apparatus, and method are disclosed in which a bonus currency game is operable simultaneously with the primary game. When a player initiates play of the primary game, the bonus currency game is initiated as well. The bonus currency game includes a set of target symbols which have corresponding bonus currency values such that, when a target symbol is activated, such as by a random or quasi-random determination, the bonus currency value associated with the target symbol is awarded to the player. After a player accumulates bonus currency, the player may utilize the currency to purchase various available online items, such as game plays in an arcade. | 2014-01-23 |
20140024443 | METHOD AND APPARATUS THAT FACILITATES POOLING LOTTERY WINNINGS VIA A RELATIONAL STRUCTURE - Aspects for pooling lottery winnings are disclosed. In a first aspect, a relationship structure is generated among nodes having a lineage of related nodes arranged in a hierarchy. A series of numbers are respectively assigned to a portion of nodes and a winning node is identified. Compensated nodes are then selected that include the winning node and at least one non-winning node. In another aspect, nodes are monitored over a series of lottery games in which winning nodes are tracked and compensated nodes are identified. Nodes are then valuated based on a corresponding historical winning metric according to lineage taken over the series of lottery games. In a further aspect, nodes are placed in a relationship structure and a winning node representing an actual lottery game win is identified. A distribution of a corresponding payout among compensated nodes is then ascertained. | 2014-01-23 |
20140024444 | SHARED PROGRESSIVE WITH CERTIFICATES GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD - Disclosed is a progressive system for paying out a primary progressive prize and a secondary progressive prize. The system includes a progressive controller, a plurality of game devices each configured to execute a game of chance and a network interconnecting the progressive controller and the game devices. A funding module is executable by the progressive controller to maintain primary and secondary award pools. In accordance with one or more embodiments, the game devices may award shares of the secondary progressive pool to players. When the primary progressive is triggered, share holders may redeem their shares for a value determined by the system. In some embodiments, winners of shares may monitor the value of their pending certificates through various outlets such as social media sites. | 2014-01-23 |
20140024445 | System and Methods for Role-Playing Gaming - Methods and a gaming system of using a Massive Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game based on Real Time Strategy (RTS) that incorporates a multi-level marketing element for recruiting and retaining players including a subscription based social network that rewards its users by paying them a percentage of subscription fees derived from users they directly and indirectly invite or recruit to join. | 2014-01-23 |
20140024446 | SYSTEM FOR RANDOMLY AND DYNAMICALLY CHECKING CONFIGURATION INTEGRITY OF A GAMING SYSTEM - A gaming system for performing integrity checks of a gaming machine is described. The gaming system includes a host server comprising having a processor, an interface for communicating with a plurality of gaming machines, an oversight module, and a database of expected gaming machine configurations. The gaming system further includes the plurality of gaming machines configured to present game play of a wager-based game. Each gaming machine includes a cabinet, a display coupled to the cabinet, and a processor coupled to the cabinet. The gaming system is configured to perform an integrity check of the plurality of gaming machines through the host server. | 2014-01-23 |
20140024447 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOCAL MULTIPLAYER GAMING - A system and method for local multiplayer gaming are disclosed. According to one embodiment, a system comprises a plurality of mobile client devices including a mobile client device designated as a server device. Each mobile client device comprises a display, at least one local network interface for communication with said server device and a processor. The processor is programmed for playing a multiplayer game with other mobile client devices and rendering on said display a game situation depending on commands sent by a plurality of mobile client devices to said server device over said at least local network interface. At least one of said mobile client devices is configured for overhearing commands sent by at least one other mobile client device to said server device or another mobile client device and for rendering on its display a game situation depending on said overheard command. | 2014-01-23 |
20140024448 | TASK WHICH ARE SHARED AMONG PLAYERS IN A VIDEO GAME - Embodiments of the invention permit characters in an online video game to provide assistance to other characters, and to advertise offers to help other characters. In an embodiment, the game tracks the amount of helpfulness of each character and permits rewards to be received based on the amount of helpfulness provided. | 2014-01-23 |
20140024449 | Graphic User Interface for Cooking Game - Methods, systems, and computer programs are presented for presenting Graphical User Interfaces (GUIs) in an online game. In one method, a “throw in the ingredients” animation is performed to place ingredients into a cooking appliance (e.g., a grill). Each time the player clicks on an ingredient, the ingredient goes into the cooking appliance. In one example, the last item has a special flair or a colorful animation indicating that the dish is ready to be cooked. In another interface, the user is given an option by the game to “show me” which teaches the player how to get that ingredient. The interface may also show which friends have the desired ingredient, and if the player clicks one of the friends, a game request is sent to the friend for the needed ingredient. | 2014-01-23 |
20140024450 | SYSTEM AND METHODS TO DISPLAY ICONS BASED ON MESSAGING ACTIVITY - A system, computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program, and a computer-implemented method to display icons based on messaging activity is provided. A request to access a game user interface of the first player is received from a client device of a first player, the game user interface being associated with a computer-implemented game. First player messaging activity information associated with messaging activity of the first player is accessed, the messaging activity of the first player including receipt of a message from one or more players associated with the computer-implemented game. A first manner of displaying one or more icons each identifying the one or more players is determined including determining the first manner based on the first player messaging information. Display data to display the one or more icons in the first manner within the game user interface is provided to the client device. | 2014-01-23 |
20140024451 | CONFIGURING ADVERTISEMENTS IN A VIDEO SEGMENT BASED ON A GAME RESULT - Configuration of advertisements in a streaming video segment from a serving node is based on a result of an interactive game process executing on a client device. A configuration of advertisements in the streaming video is determined based on the game result. The configuration may include which advertisements are selected to play during ad slots to be included in the video segment, or a number of ad slots to be provided in the video segment. The serving node may configure the video segment with the advertisements selected based on the game result in the determined number of ad slots so that the selected advertisements are played during the ad slots when the video segment is streamed to the client device. If the video segment is configured with no ad slots based on the game result, then the video segment may be streamed to the client device without advertisements. | 2014-01-23 |
20140024452 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING PLAYER CHARACTER SHOWING SPECIAL MOVEMENT STATE IN NETWORK GAME - In a network game, player characters manipulated by individual players of video game apparatuses belong to the same party to battle with an opponent character. When a player character making a special move is not present in the party, the display screen of each video game apparatus becomes a screen focusing on the player character of the player who uses this video game apparatus. When one of the player characters makes a special move, not only the display screen of the video game apparatus corresponding to this player, but also the display screens of the video game apparatuses corresponding to the other player characters in the party become screens focusing on the player character which makes the special move. | 2014-01-23 |
20140024453 | DETECTION OF AN ORIENTIATION OF A GAME PLAYER RELATIVE TO A SCREEN - Screen plane coordinates of a plane of a game display screen relative to a location of a game sensor are determined. A location of a user relative to the location of the game sensor is determined. An orientation of the user relative to the plane of the game display screen is calculated based upon the determined screen plane coordinates of the plane of the game display screen relative to the location of the game sensor and the determined location of the user relative to the location of the game sensor. | 2014-01-23 |
20140024454 | NOVEL RESPONSE GAME SYSTEMS AND METHOD - Novel response games provide participants with opportunities to receive response points and subsequent prizes, awards, fortune, and frame. Correct responses are generally determined by a television producer's and sponsor's targeted viewers (e.g. a designated response game point controller). Players receiving a highest response point total for a plurality of response sessions are identified as highly in-sync with a response point controller and qualify to be selected to star on television as viewer/controller representatives. Viewer/controller representatives are presented with various producer's and sponsor's business element options associated with a future television promotion, production, and program provided. The representatives are shown evaluating each business element and selecting a number of most suitable elements to become future response game elements. The producer's and sponsor's elements selected by the viewer/controller representatives are determined by the representatives to be the most suitable elements for viewers to respond to during a future response game. | 2014-01-23 |