05th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 32 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090028213 | Temperature Sensor, Integrated Circuit, Memory Module, and Method of Collecting Temperature Treatment Data - According to one embodiment of the present invention, a temperature sensor is provided, including a first electrode, a second electrode, a nanoporous material disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, and a diffusion material which is located outside the nanoporous material that is capable of diffusion into the nanoporous material. The amount of diffusion material diffusing into the nanoporous material is dependent on the temperature to which the temperature sensor is exposed. The resistance of the nanoporous material is dependent on the amount of diffusion material diffusing into the nanoporous material. | 2009-01-29 |
20090028214 | Method for monitoring a temperature-dependent resistor, particularly in a clothes dryer - A method for monitoring the proper functioning of a temperature-dependent resistor, particularly a NTC resistor, for measuring the temperature of a medium heated by a heat source. Said medium is preferably the air flow in a clothes dryer for drying clothes. In order to increase the safety of a device, in particular a clothes dryer, where the temperature-dependent resistor is used in combination with a heat source, it is checked, once the heat source is switched on, whether the temperature measured by the resistor after a first predetermined period of time following the switching on of the heat source falls below a predetermined temperature threshold value. If this is the case, monitoring of a resistor-temperature curve characteristic of the temperature-dependent resistor is carried out. | 2009-01-29 |
20090028215 | Heat Detector - An object is to build a protective structure which can protect a ferroelectric material from a surrounding environment when the ferroelectric material is used as a heat detecting element of a heat detector, thereby enhancing the reliability of the heat detector. | 2009-01-29 |
20090028216 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING A RADIO FREQUENCY PULSE - The invention is a method and circuit for generating a pulsed periodic signal comprising a sub-harmonic mixer and a control circuit adapted to cause the output signal of the sub-harmonic mixer to be pulsed. | 2009-01-29 |
20090028217 | Ultra-wideband (UWB) frequency synthesizer system and method - An ultra-wideband (UWB) frequency synthesizer is provided for use in UWB communication. The UWB frequency synthesizer may include a first section and a second section. The first section may be configured to generate a first plurality of frequencies. The second section may be coupled to the first section and configured to generate a second plurality of frequencies respectively corresponding to individual channels of UWB bandwidth based upon the first plurality of frequencies. Further, the first section is configured to include a voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) providing a base frequency fvco corresponding to the UWB bandwidth, and to generate the first plurality of frequencies based on a single phase-locked loop (PLL) and a reference frequency provided to the single PLL based on the base frequency fvco. | 2009-01-29 |
20090028218 | USB system with spread spectrum EMI reduction - A method for applying spread spectrum noise reduction techniques to USB specifically USB2.0 communications systems includes the step of generating a base (seed) frequency for the USB system, modulating the base (seed) frequency with a spread spectrum (SS) characteristic, and utilizing (as-is, not modified) the existing ASIC that multiplying the now modulated base (seed) frequency to generate the USB standard frequency signaling rate of 480 MHz with the SS characteristic within the USB standard specification for frequency deviation. | 2009-01-29 |
20090028219 | Coherent and non-coherent hybrid direct sequence/frequency hopping spread spectrum systems with high power and bandwidth efficiency and methods thereof - A hybrid spread spectrum system includes a signal combiner for (a) receiving a plurality of spread spectrum encoded data signals and (b) forming a plurality of combined signals. A first set of mixers is included for (a) receiving the plurality of combined signals and at least two carriers, and (b) forming at least a two-carrier, constant envelope signal. A second set of mixers is also included for (a) receiving the at least two-carrier, constant envelope signal and a transmitter hopping signal and (b) forming a hybrid spread spectrum signal. The combined signals include (a) [s | 2009-01-29 |
20090028220 | Robust packet detection, symbol timing, channel length estimation and channel response estimation for wireless systems - A method. The method includes producing a first signal match indication based on at least one match indication indicative of a match between at least one signal received in at least one band and a reference signal. The method also includes producing a first signal multipath combined signal based upon the first signal match indication, and detecting a first peak in the first multipath combined signal. | 2009-01-29 |
20090028221 | Constructing an Energy Matrix of a Radio Signal - A method analyzes a radio signal received via a wireless channel. The radio signal includes multiple frames representing a transmitted symbol. Energy of ach frame is sampled during multiple of non-overlapping time windows. The sampled energies are stored in an energy matrix indexed by the number of frames and the number of time windows in each frame to analyze the radio signal. | 2009-01-29 |
20090028222 | INTERFERENCE CANCELLATION IN A SPREAD SPECTRUM RECEIVER - A method of cancelling interference induced by a coherent interference source in a spread spectrum receive comprises the steps of: quantifying ( | 2009-01-29 |
20090028223 | SIGNAL RECEIVER AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING RESIDUAL DOPPLER FREQUENCIES OF SIGNALS THEREOF - The invention provides a signal receiver. The signal receiver comprises a code removal module, a carrier removal module, a Fast Fourier Transformation (FFT) module, and a signal processor. The code removal module removes a pseudo random noise code from a first signal to obtain a second signal. The carrier removal module generates a carrier signal with a frequency of an estimated carrier frequency, generates at least one delta carrier signal with a frequency of the carrier frequency plus a delta frequency, removes the carrier signal from the second signal to obtain a third signal, and removes the delta carrier signal from the second signal to obtain a fourth signal. The FFT module derives a series of first FFT values from the third signal, and derives a series of second FFT values from the fourth signal. The signal processor estimates the carrier frequency of the second signal to obtain the estimated carrier frequency, determines the delta frequency for the carrier removal module, estimates a residual Doppler frequency of the third signal according to both the first FFT values and the second FFT values, and adjusts the estimated carrier frequency according to the residual Doppler frequency to eliminate distortion from residual Doppler effects from the third signal. The delta frequency is lower than a frequency resolution of the FFT module. | 2009-01-29 |
20090028224 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device capable of preventing degradation of signal quality due to inclusion of noise and reducing the circuit scale. The constitution of a transmitter/receiver for transmitting/receiving a signal is fabricated on a semiconductor substrate ( | 2009-01-29 |
20090028225 | Modular Satellite Transceiver - A modular satellite transceiver is provided according to some embodiments of the disclosure. The modular transceiver may include an RF module and a back end module. The RF module may operate in a first band, and may include, for example, one or more antennas, an RF front end module, an up converter, a down converter, an analog-to-digital converter, and a digital-to-analog converter. The back end module may include various digital processing components and/or modules. The RF module may be removably coupled with the back end module such that the RF module may be replaced with another RF module operating in a second band. During transmission the back end module may provide at least one digital signal to the RF module; and during reception the RF module provides at least one digital signal to the back end module. | 2009-01-29 |
20090028226 | Open collector / open drain integrated bidirectional digital isolator - An open collector/open drain interface, such as I | 2009-01-29 |
20090028227 | Method and device for interception of data transiting on a link in an Ethernet network - The invention relates to a method and device for real time interception of data transported on several links in an Ethernet network. With this method:
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20090028228 | SIGNAL STRENGTH ESTIMATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A signal strength estimation circuit for a code division multiple access system comprises a channel compensator, a demodulator, an extractor and an average circuit. The channel compensator compensates different channel effect upon a received signal and outputs first and second compensated signals wherein the received signal comprises a first signal and a second signal. The demodulator electrically connected to the channel compensator demodulates the first and second compensated signals and outputs first and second demodulated signals wherein the demodulator demodulates the first and second compensated signals by corresponding 4 bits pilot patterns when each of the first and second compensated signals only has 2 pilot bits in a slot and the second signal is obtained by space time transmit diversity encoding the first signal. The extractor coupled to the demodulator respectively extracts first and second pilot signals from the first and second demodulated signals. The average circuit coupled to the extractor averages the first and second pilot signals, thereby obtaining a signal strength estimation. | 2009-01-29 |
20090028229 | Method and Procedure for Detecting Cable Length in a Storage Subsystem with Wide Ports - A mechanism detects cable length in a storage subsystem with wide ports. The mechanism uses in-situ bidirectional cable wrapping for determining different cable lengths. The mechanism under-margins transmitter output to failure for each external port and even for each PHY within a wide port. Based on the transition point from “good” wrap to “bad” wrap, the cable length may be determined. The transition point identifies if the cable is long or short, at which point the optimum tuning parameters can accordingly be set. A calibration mechanism calibrates the high speed transmitter/receiver pair characteristics, and, thus, optimizes the transmission performance between subsystems. The calibration mechanism mitigates the need for frequent error correction and does not incur the performance degradation associated with error correction techniques. | 2009-01-29 |
20090028230 | Method and apparatus for improving quality of service for reception in digital television broadcast systems - A method of transmitting a digital data stream to a receiver unit. The method includes the steps of modulating a digital data stream in accordance with a modulation technique so as to generate a modulated digital data stream; providing the modulated digital data stream to a transmitter unit operable for transmitting the modulated digital data stream; receiving the transmitted digital data stream by the receiver unit, where the receiver unit generates signal reception data indicating the quality of reception of the modulated digital data stream; and providing the signal reception data indicating the quality of reception of the modulated digital data stream to a quality control processing unit via a communication channel, where the quality control processing unit analyzes the signal reception data to determine if the quality of reception of the modulation digital data stream by the receiver unit is below a predefined level, and if so, adjusts the modulation technique being applied so as to improve the quality of reception by the receiver unit. | 2009-01-29 |
20090028231 | APPARATUS FOR MEASURING IQ IMBALANCE - The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for measuring an IQ imbalance. One embodiment according to the present general inventive concept can provide a method for measuring a Tx IQ imbalance generated in an IQ up-conversion mixer and an Rx IQ imbalance generated in an IQ down-conversion mixer, that includes measuring a first IQ imbalance corresponding to a first combination of the Rx IQ imbalance with the Tx IQ imbalance, measuring a second IQ imbalance corresponding to a second combination of the Rx IQ imbalance with the Tx IQ imbalance and obtaining the Tx IQ imbalance and the Rx IQ imbalance from the first IQ imbalance and the second IQ imbalance. | 2009-01-29 |
20090028232 | Errors Visibility Enhancement Methods For Video Testing - A system and method of evaluating a decoder under test can include the steps of storing a first segment of a video sequence for creating a first test frame portion including a first image, storing a second segment of video sequence for creating a second test frame portion including a second image, combining the first and second test frame portions into a visualization segment, streaming the visualization segment to the decoder, displaying the resultant output stream from the decoder under test, and determining if a defect exists in the displayed decoded output stream. Determining if a defect exists can include: if the display of the displayed visualization segment shows a steady picture, then determining there is a defect in the decoded picture, and if the display of the visualization segment shows flickering or flashing detail, then determining that there is a defect in the decoded picture. | 2009-01-29 |
20090028233 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ADAPTING A SIGNAL - A method and device for adapting a signal is provided. The signal includes a number of recurring samples of data. In one example embodiment, the method receives recurring samples of data. Each of the samples of data includes a first number of elements. A second number of elements are selected from at least one of the recurring samples. The second number of elements is approximately less than the first number of elements. The selected second number of elements are substituted with respective phase altered elements. The subject matter also provides a method and device for identifying a signal property(ies) and a computer system for implementing these methods. | 2009-01-29 |
20090028234 | TAP INITIALIZATION OF EQUALIZER BASED ON ESTIMATED CHANNEL IMPULSE RESPONSE - A method of initializing tap coefficients of an equalizer may include estimating impulse response coefficients of a channel through which a received signal traveled based on a known portion of the received signal. The method may also include loading the impulse response coefficients into a channel filter and generating a reference signal. The reference signal may be passed through the channel filter to build a training signal. Tap coefficients of the equalizer may be adjusted based on the training signal from the channel filter and on a delayed version of the reference signal. | 2009-01-29 |
20090028235 | Frequency modulation device and switching mode power supply using the same - The present invention relates to a frequency modulation device and a switching mode power supply using the frequency modulation device. To prevent electromagnetic interference (EMI), it is required to slightly vary a switching operation frequency in an SMPS operation. In some embodiments, at least one first signal having a predetermined cycle is generated, a second signal corresponding to a level of a first signal is generated at a turn-off time of a switch, a first reference voltage having at least two different levels is generated according to the second signal, and an oscillator signal for increasing along a first slope during a first period and decreasing along a second slope during a second period between the first reference voltage and a second reference voltage having a level that is different from the first reference voltage is generated. | 2009-01-29 |
20090028236 | POSITION CONTROL METHOD, POSITION CONTROL DEVICE AND ELECTRIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE POSITION CONTROL DEVICE - A position control method, a position control device and an electric device and an electric device including the position control device are provided. The position control device includes a common motor ( | 2009-01-29 |
20090028237 | BROADCASTING PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A broadcasting processing apparatus which has a display unit, the broadcasting processing apparatus includes: a signal receiver which receives an image signal having an encoded I picture and header information; a parser which extracts the header information from the received image signal; a user selection unit; a file generator; and a controller which controls the file generator to generate a marker code corresponding to a format of a particular image file and generate the image file based on the generated marker code, the header information and the encoded I picture if an image capture command is supplied through the user selection unit to capture the image. | 2009-01-29 |
20090028238 | Encoder and Decoder and Methods of Encoding and Decoding Sequence Information - A method of encoding sequence information into a sequence of display frames for display on a display device, the method comprising the steps of: generating the sequence of display frames; inserting monitor flags within each display frame, each monitor flag being capable of moving between a first state and a second state; setting the state of monitor flags within each display frame to a predetermined configuration; encoding sequence information in the sequence of display frames by varying the predetermined configuration throughout the sequence of display frames such that neighbouring display frames in the sequence have different predetermined configurations. | 2009-01-29 |
20090028239 | MOVING PICTURE ENCODING METHOD, MOVING PICTURE DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUSES USING THE METHODS - The moving picture encoding method of the present invention is for orthogonally transforming pixels which constitute a block into coefficients indicating frequencies, quantizing the coefficients, and encoding the quantized coefficients. The method includes: selecting quantized coefficients belonging to a subset of a block, from the block of frequency coefficients which are either the coefficients prior to quantization or the quantized coefficients; and altering the arrangement of the subset in the block. Here, the arrangement of the subset is altered in relation to at least one of the following (i) to (v): (i) the completion of encoding a picture; (ii) the completion of encoding a predetermined number of blocks; (iii) content of a current picture to be encoded; (iv) the position of a block in a picture; and (v) a comparison between each frequency coefficient and a threshold. | 2009-01-29 |
20090028240 | Encoder, Decoder, Method for Encoding/Decoding, Computer Readable Media and Computer Program Elements - An encoder for encoding a first digital signal representative for a first channel and a second digital signal representative for a second channel is described. The encoder comprises cascaded intra-channel prediction elements for compressing the first digital signal and the second digital signal based on intra-channel correlation and an inter-channel prediction element for compressing the first digital signal and the second digital signal based on inter-channel correlation. | 2009-01-29 |
20090028241 | Device and method of coding moving image and device and method of decoding moving image - In the intra-screen predictive coding according to the H.264/AVC, adjacent encoded pixels are used to perform prediction of a target block, so that the prediction needs to be performed by referencing spatially-separate pixels. As such, the prediction accuracy is not always sufficient. | 2009-01-29 |
20090028242 | IMAGE DATA TRANSMITTING APPARATUS AND METHOD AND IMAGE DATA REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An image data transmitting apparatus and an image data transmitting method are provided which can distribute streaming moving images at a transfer rate in accordance with a transmission band with degradation in image quality being mitigated even at the time of congestion. A priority determining section | 2009-01-29 |
20090028243 | Method and apparatus for coding and decoding with motion compensated prediction - The direct mode of motion compensation will make coding efficiency worse if the motion deviates from a linear motion model. The motion vector linear prediction unit | 2009-01-29 |
20090028244 | COMPRESSED NON-REFERENCE PICTURE RECONSTRUCTION FROM POST-PROCESSED REFERENCE PICTURES - A method of compressed picture reconstruction using a plurality of post-processed reference pictures. The method generally includes the steps of (A) generating a first of a plurality of reconstructed pictures by decoding a first of a plurality of compressed pictures using at least one of a plurality of non-post-processed reference pictures buffered in a reference memory, wherein the compressed pictures are received in an input bitstream, (B) generating a first of a plurality of processed pictures by artifact processing the first reconstructed picture to remove artifacts, (C) buffering in the reference memory both (i) the first reconstructed picture as one of the non-post-processed reference pictures and (ii) the first processed picture as one of the post-processed reference pictures and (D) generating a second of the reconstructed pictures by decoding a second of the compressed pictures using at least one of the post-processed reference pictures buffered in the reference memory. | 2009-01-29 |
20090028245 | Method for Deriving Coding Information for High Resolution Pictures from Low Resolution Pictures and Coding and Decoding Devices Implementing Said Method - The invention relates to spatially scalable encoding and decoding processes using a method for deriving coding information. More particularly, it relates to a method for deriving coding information for high resolution pictures from the coding information of low resolution pictures. The method mainly comprises the following steps:
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20090028246 | MOVING-PICTURE CODING DEVICE AND MOVING-PICTURE CODING METHOD - A moving-picture coding device that divides a moving-picture signal comprised of a plurality of fields into a plurality of blocks and that can select coded area prediction in a current field and inter-field motion compensation prediction by block units, the moving-picture coding device comprises a forced intra block line determining unit, an intra selecting unit, a vector limit block line determining unit, a vector limit unit, a slice division unit a deblocking filter inhibit unit. | 2009-01-29 |
20090028247 | DIGITAL BROADCASTING SYSTEM AND DATA PROCESSING METHOD - The present invention provides a method of processing data in digital broadcasting system. The method includes receiving a broadcast signal including mobile broadcast service data and main broadcast service data, wherein the mobile broadcast service data configures a data group, wherein the data group is divided into a plurality of regions, wherein known data sequences are linearly inserted in some regions among the plurality of regions, and wherein initialization data are inserted at a beginning portion of each known data sequence, the initialization data being used for initializing a memory included in a trellis encoder of a digital broadcast transmitting system, detecting known data included in the received broadcast signal, channel-equalizing the received mobile broadcast service data corresponding to the detected known data, using the detected known data, extracting a video data from the mobile broadcast service data, parsing the extracted video data by a NAL unit and decoding the parsed video data based on header information of the parsed NAL unit. | 2009-01-29 |
20090028248 | Video Encoding Method and Decoding Method, Apparatuses Therefor, Programs Therefor, and Storage Media for Storing the Programs - A video encoding method for encoding video images as a single video image by using parallax compensation which performs prediction by using parallax between the video images, and a corresponding decoding method. The number of parameters as parallax data used for the parallax compensation is selected and set for each reference image. Data of the set number of parameters is encoded, and parallax data in accordance with the number of parameters is encoded. During decoding, parallax-parameter number data, which is included in encoded data and designates the number of parameters as parallax data for each reference image, is decoded, and parallax data in accordance with the number of parameters is decoded, where the parallax data is included in the encoded data. | 2009-01-29 |
20090028249 | Method and Apparatus for Providing Reduced Resolution Update Mode for Multi-View Video Coding - There are provided a video encoder, a video decoder, and corresponding encoding and decoding methods for providing adaptation of deblocking filtering for multi-view video coding. The video encoder includes a deblocking filter adaptable based on prediction information for encoding multi-view video sequences. | 2009-01-29 |
20090028250 | DECODER WITH SOFT DECISION COMBINING - A receiver including first circuitry configured to combine corresponding soft decision values from at least two groups of RDS/RBDS data transmitted as part of a broadcast channel to generate a set of combined values and second circuitry configured to identify a subset of the combined values that indicate a relatively constant subset of the received values from the at least two groups of the RDS/RBDS data is provided. | 2009-01-29 |
20090028251 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING PEAK POWER AND PULSE WIDTH OF A BROADBAND GAUSSIAN PULSE HIGH-POWER RF TRANSMITTER - A device is disclosed for controlling the parameters of a pulse of a high-power RF pulse transmitter having at least one amplifier. A detector ( | 2009-01-29 |
20090028252 | Combined Frame Alignment and Timing Recovery in OFDM Communications Systems - Timing recovery circuitry for a digital subscriber line (DSL) modem, including a combined frame and timing function for adjusting frame alignment, and for adjusting sample frequency for frequency offset and for phase offset, is disclosed. Frame alignment is adjusted by the frame and timing function by averaging estimates of the phase offset over a plurality of tone pairs within a frame, and then averaging that average estimated phase offset over a plurality of frames to produce a frame offset measurement. Frequency offset is derived by analyzing the extent to which phase error in the received signal varies at a constant rate over time, specifically over a sequence of frames; the sample frequency of the modem is adjusted in response to the detected frequency offset. Phase offset is determined by averaging the phase offset over a plurality of tones within a frame, and integrating differences in this phase offset from frame to frame. The combined frame alignment and sample frequency adjustment may be performed during initialization, or during DSL communications. | 2009-01-29 |
20090028253 | Tone-Interleaved Coded Modulation Scheme for MIMO OFDM Communication - A MIMO OFDM system for TICM is provided. The tone-level interleaver at the transmitter uses a block of N | 2009-01-29 |
20090028254 | TIME DOMAIN SYMBOL TIMING SYNCHRONIZATION CIRCUIT AND METHOD THEREOF FOR COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS - A time domain symbol timing synchronization circuit is disclosed, which comprises: an autocorrelation function calculator for calculating cyclic prefix autocorrelation functions and an offset time estimator for searching peak positions of cyclic prefix autocorrelation functions to indicate symbol boundary of received communication symbols. The offset time estimator compares a current peak position and a previous peak position. If (a) the difference of the positions is larger than a threshold and (b) the current peak is smaller than a reference average peak, the current peak is determined as false; the offset time estimator weeds out and replaces the current peak position by the previous peak position; and the current peak is not introduced in the reference average peak calculation. | 2009-01-29 |
20090028255 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COMMUNICATION - A method and a system for communication are presented. In one example embodiment, the method includes the step of receiving a first frame of a communication signal. The first frame includes a first plurality of constituents. One or more constituents of the first plurality of constituents of the first frame form a symbol of the first frame. The method includes the step obtaining a second frame. The second frame includes the first plurality of constituents. One or more constituents of the first plurality of constituents of the second frame form a symbol of the second frame. The symbols of the second frame are obtained by creating redundancies of the constituents of the first plurality of one or more symbols of the first frame. The first frame includes a second plurality of constituents. One or more constituents of the second plurality of the first frame form a preamble field of the first frame. The step of obtaining includes the step of creating redundancies of one or more constituents of the second plurality of constituents at the beginning and/or at boundary(ies) of one or more symbols of the second frame. | 2009-01-29 |
20090028256 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SENSING SIGNALING PARAMETERS IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK - A new channel is added to FLO networks that carries embedded signaling parameter information. The design is such that regardless of the actual values of the signaling parameters conveyed, a receiver will be able to demodulate this new channel. Moreover, the addition of the new channel does not render a FLO network that has been so configured to not be backwards-compatible with existing devices. | 2009-01-29 |
20090028257 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INITIAL ACQUISITION OF SIGNALING PARAMETERS FOR A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK - A method of acquiring a forward link only (FLO) network in a radio frequency (RF) in a wireless communication environment, includes selecting a RF from a first list; selecting a signal parameter (SP) from a second list; determining if a first parameter is found using the selected RF and SP; and, upon determination that the first parameter is found, enabling the use of the selected RF and SP to communicate in the FLO network. An apparatus for implementing the method is also disclosed. | 2009-01-29 |
20090028258 | Methods and systems for transmission of orthogonal frequency division multiplexed symbols - In some embodiments of the present invention there is provided a frame structure for transmitting an integer number of OFDM symbols in which some of the OFDM symbols are to be transmitted in a unicast format and some of the OFDM symbols are to be transmitted in a broadcast format. The frame structure includes partitioning of a frame into at least two portions to accommodate both unicast and broadcast modes in the frame. The frame structure is used for transmitting multiple frames in a serial manner from at least one transmitter. The unicast mode supports transmission of OFDM symbols from a single transmitter to a single receiver. The broadcast mode supports transmission of OFDM symbols from multiple transmitters to all receivers within range of the multiple transmitters. The multicast mode supports transmission of OFDM symbols from multiple transmitters to multiple receivers within range of the multiple transmitters. | 2009-01-29 |
20090028259 | MIMO TRANSMITTING APPARATUS, AND DATA RETRANSMITTING METHOD IN MIMO SYSTEM - MIMO transmitting apparatus wherein data to be retransmitted and data to be transmitted anew are rearranged, thereby using HARQ technique to improve the reliability of the system transmission, while increasing the system throughput and improving the efficiency of the whole data transmission. In this apparatus, a retransmittal data selecting means ( | 2009-01-29 |
20090028260 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDINGCHANNEL QUALITY FEEDBACK IN AN ORTHOGONAL FREQUENCY DIVISION MULTIPLEXING COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - In an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing communication system, wherein frequency bandwidth may be represented by multiple Resource Block Group (RBG) levels, wherein each RBG level comprises a division of the frequency bandwidth into a number of RBGs different from the number of RBGs of the other RBG levels, a user equipment measures a channel quality associated with one or more RBGs of one or more RBG levels of the multiple RBG levels, selects an RBG of from among the measured RBGs based on the measured channel qualities, and reports channel quality information associated with the selected RBG to a radio access network, wherein reporting comprises providing an index to the selected RBG and providing channel quality information for the indexed RBG. | 2009-01-29 |
20090028261 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING SIGNALING OVERHEAD DURING A DUAL CODEWORD HYBRID AUTOMATIC REPEAT REQUEST OPERATION - A method and an apparatus for reducing overhead in signaling for downlink dual codewords in a wireless transmit receive unit (WTRU) with spatial multiplexing are disclosed. The method includes signaling a number of codewords to be used, signaling modulation scheme coding, reducing overhead for signaling of transport block size (TBS), and/or reducing overhead for signaling associated with error correction. | 2009-01-29 |
20090028262 | RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD, RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND RADIO COMMUNICATION DEVICE - There are disclosed a radio communication device and others capable of generating in a short time a secret key common to a base station and a mobile station in a radio communication system using the MIMO technique and starting the encrypted communication at an early stage. In this device, in ST | 2009-01-29 |
20090028263 | MIMO COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND DATA RETRANSMISSION METHOD - A MIMO communication apparatus wherein HARQ technique is utilized, in a MIMO system, to simplify feedback information and hence reduce the amount of information to be transmitted, thereby saving the transmission resources of the system, while improving the efficiency of data transmission. Additionally, this MIMO communication apparatus has a simple structure, while being capable of performing a reliable data retransmission. This MIMO communication apparatus comprises means (buffer | 2009-01-29 |
20090028264 | Transmit methods with delay diversity and space-frequency diversity - In this invention, several open-loop solutions that encompass the small delay CDD codeword cycling, codeword cycling between different re-transmissions of both small and large delay CDD are proposed. In addition, an open-loop codeword cycling method for SFBC+FSTD scheme, as well as its extension to SFBC+FSTD based HARQ, are proposed. In one method, a plurality of information bits are encoded, scrambled and modulated to generate a plurality of modulation symbols. The plurality of modulation symbols are mapped onto the subcarriers in at least one transmission layer of a transmission resource. The modulation symbols are then precoded by using a matrix for cyclic delay diversity and a set of codewords from a certain codebook to generate a plurality of precoded symbols. The codewords are cycled for every a certain number of subcarriers. Finally, the precoded symbols are transmitted via a plurality of transmission antennas. | 2009-01-29 |
20090028265 | Apparatus and method for detecting signal by maximum likelihood - An apparatus and method for detecting a signal in a receiver by maximum likelihood (ML) are provided, in which symbols are detected according to the number of transmit antennas of a transmitter and a modulation scheme, channels are estimated, an equivalent channel matrix corresponding to the estimated channels is determined, a permuted equivalent channel matrix is determined by multiplying the equivalent channel matrix by a predetermined permutation matrix, the permuted equivalent channel matrix is QR decomposed, a hard decision is performed on predetermined symbols among the detected symbols using a received signal resulting from the QR decomposition, and the log likelihood ratios (LLRs) of the hard-decided symbols are determined. | 2009-01-29 |
20090028266 | Compact encoding of arbitrary length binary objects - A method and apparatus for encoding data of arbitrary length. Data of arbitrary size is divided into one or more data blocks. One or more length blocks are generated that include length information identifying a quantity of the one or more data blocks into which the data is divided, wherein the length information can be determined by a number of reads of the length blocks and without examining the data blocks. The length blocks and the data blocks are transmitted. | 2009-01-29 |
20090028267 | Rapid re-synchronization of communication channels - A method of synchronizing a receiver with a transmitter. The method includes determining number of bits, j, for adjusting a bit stream, where the bit stream is generated from n tones and is dividable into codewords having a codeword length of N bytes, and the number of bits for adjusting the bit stream is determined based upon n and N. The method includes detecting a loss of synchronization indication. In response to detection of the loss of synchronization indication, the method includes adjusting the bit stream by j bits. The method includes determining whether synchronization has been regained. When synchronization has not been regained, the method includes adjusting the bit stream again by j bits. When synchronization has been regained, the method includes terminating adjustment of the bit stream. | 2009-01-29 |
20090028268 | Variable power communications including rapid switching between coding constellations of various sizes - A method of varying the power output of a transmitter. The method includes providing bit-loading information associated with each tone of multiple tones, where the multiple tones include a first set of tones. The method also includes producing, for transmission, on the first set of tones a first set of constellation symbols based upon the bit-loading information. The method also includes producing a second set of constellation symbols for transmission, where there is a difference of n bits between the bit size of the second bit sequence constellation symbol on each tone of the second set of tones and the bit-loading information associated with each tone of the first set of tones, and where n is an integer greater than or equal to 0. | 2009-01-29 |
20090028269 | Signal Generator and Method - There is an apparatus and technique for generating a sequence of modulated waveforms of finite duration in which the difference in start time of each waveform is shorter than the waveform's overall duration and each waveform in the sequence has independent data modulation imparted upon it. The apparatus consists of a bank of memory cells arranged in an N×M configuration with associated control circuitry, along with an arrangement scheme for the data in the N×M memory cells such that the waveforms will be correctly reproduced when the memory cells are addressed by the control circuitry in the prescribed order. | 2009-01-29 |
20090028270 | MIMO BROADBAND CHANNEL EMULATOR - The present invention relates to a multiple input, multiple output broadband channel emulator. The broadband emulator having RF input signals comprises a mixing matrix. The mixing matrix includes two broadband splitters, two broadband combiners, one phase shifter. More particularly, the broadband power splitter/combiner includes four transmission lines, a resistor being provided as a termination, and a 180 degree phase shifter, wherein the phase shifter is positioned in the transmission path. | 2009-01-29 |
20090028271 | WIRELESS TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING DEVICE AND METHOD - A wireless device, method, and signal for use in communication of a wireless packet between transmitting device and a wireless receiving device via a plurality of antennas, wherein a signal generator generates wireless packet including a short-preamble sequence used for a first automatic gain control (AGC), a first long-preamble sequence, a signal field used for conveying a length of the wireless packet, an AGC preamble sequence used for a second AGC to be performed after the first AGC, a second long-preamble sequence, and a data field conveying data. The AGC preamble sequence is transmitted in parallel by the plurality of antennas. | 2009-01-29 |
20090028272 | DIGITAL BROADCASTING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROCESSING DATA THEREOF - A digital broadcasting system and data processing method are disclosed, which are highly resistant to channel changes and noise. The present invention includes receiving a broadcast signal having mobile service data and main service data multiplexed with each other from at least one parade, demodulating the broadcast signal, acquiring program table information describing at least one service included in at least one ensemble from the demodulated broadcast signal and decoding the mobile service data associated with a first service using a program table information transport unit in the acquired program table information. | 2009-01-29 |
20090028273 | Variable-frequency circuit with a compensation mechanism - The present invention discloses a variable-frequency circuit with a compensation mechanism, which comprises: a load sensing/decision unit, a frequency-division unit and a level modulation unit. The present invention applies to a power supply having a frequency-division mode. The power supply has a feedback unit generating a feedback signal. The load sensing/decision unit determines the operational mode according to the feedback signal. The frequency-division unit generates a reference frequency signal. The level modulation unit generates a reference level signal. During frequency variation, the level modulation unit generates a compensation current to modulate the reference level signal. Thereby, the PWM unit of the power supply can adjust the working cycle of the power supply according to the reference frequency signal, the reference level signal and the feedback signal. | 2009-01-29 |
20090028274 | PHASE-DIGITAL CONVERTER HAVING HIERARCHICAL STRUCTURE - A time to digital converter having a hierarchical structure is provided. The time to digital converter includes: a plurality of delay stages for sequentially delaying a first signal for a specific delay time; a plurality of flip-flops for comparing delay signals of the first signal delayed by the delay stages with a second signal, and generating different outputs before and after a phase difference between the delay signals of the first signal and the second signal becomes smaller than a resolution of the phase detector; a selection signal generator for generating a selection signal for selecting a signal most similar to the second signal among the delay signals of the first signal from the outputs of the flip-flops; and a Multiplexer (MUX) for receiving the delay signals of the first signal and the selection signal, and outputting the signal most similar to the second signal among the delay signals of the first signal. | 2009-01-29 |
20090028275 | FRAME-BASED CARRIER FREQUENCY AND PHASE RECOVERY SYSTEM AND METHOD - Header information is used to facilitate coarse frequency and frame recovery. The coarse frequency and frame recovery is thereafter utilized to perform adaptive phase and frequency synchronization on a frame-by-frame basis. | 2009-01-29 |
20090028276 | Method and System for Mobile Receiver Antenna Architecture for U.S. Band Cellular and Broadcasting Services - A method for an antenna architecture that handles US band cellular and broadcast channels may be provided. The method may comprise a multi-network mobile device comprising one or more antennas. The method may further comprise receiving via one or more antennas, and processing at a first radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC), cellular signals in a 1900 MHz band. The method may further comprise receiving via one or more antennas, and processing at a second RFIC, cellular signals in a 850 MHz band and receiving via one or more antennas, and processing at a third RFIC digital broadcast signals in a UHF broadcast band. | 2009-01-29 |
20090028277 | Method and system for denoising noisy signals - Embodiments of the present invention are directed to generally applicable denoising methods and systems for recovering, from a noise-corrupted signal, a cleaned signal equal to, or close to, the original, clean signal that suffered corruption due to one or more noise-inducing processes, devices, or media In a first pass, method embodiments and system embodiments of the present invention receive an instance of one of many different types of neighborhood rules and use the received neighborhood rule to acquire statistics from a noisy signal. In a second pass, the method embodiments and system embodiments of the present invention receive an instance of one of many different types of denoising rules, and use the received denoising rule to denoise a received, noisy signal in order to produce a cleaned signal. | 2009-01-29 |
20090028278 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR REDUCING SURROUNDING COUPLING NOISE - A method and device for reducing a surrounding coupling noise are disclosed. The method and device include receiving a signal from a receiving end of a line to be processed and obtaining a reference noise signal; determining a weight coefficient for adjusting the reference noise signal; and filtering the reference noise signal with a transfer function configured by the determined weight coefficient, superposing the filtered signal with the signal received by the receiving end of the line to be processed, and outputting the superposed signal. | 2009-01-29 |
20090028279 | SYMBOL TIMING RECOVERY CIRCUIT - An A/D converter samples an input signal with a first clock. An FIR filter generates data at a zero-crossing point/data decision point from the sampled data. A decimation circuit decimates an output of the FIR filter | 2009-01-29 |
20090028280 | TRANSMITTER AND TRANSMITTER/RECEIVER - A clock control circuit | 2009-01-29 |
20090028281 | SERIAL TRANSCEIVER AND COMMUNICATION METHOD USED BY THE SERIAL TRANSCEIVER - A high speed transceiver without using an external clock signal and a communication method used by the high speed transceiver which applies a clock recovery circuit including a coarse code generator, a frequency detector, and a linear phase detector to the receiver so as to solve problems such as skew between a reference clock and data that may occur during data transmission and jitter of a recovered clock while an embedded clock method of applying clock information to data is used. | 2009-01-29 |
20090028282 | MICROWAVE-POWERED PELLET ACCELERATOR - A system for fueling a plasma includes a gyrotron for radiating microwave energy into a waveguide. Also included is a module having a deuterium-tritium (DT) fuel pellet, a diamond, quartz or sapphire window, and a pusher medium located between the pellet and window that is made of frozen deuterium (D | 2009-01-29 |
20090028283 | SEALING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SEALING - A sealing device ( | 2009-01-29 |
20090028284 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING CRITICALITY OF NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE FACILITY, METHOD OF PRODUCING URANIUM DIOXIDE POWDER, REACTOR FUEL ROD, AND FUEL ASSEMBLY - A method of controlling the criticality of a nuclear fuel cycle facility includes steps of producing a reactor fuel by adding less than 0.1% by weight of gadolinia to a uranium dioxide powder with a uranium enrichment of greater than 5% by weight and controlling the effective neutron multiplication factor of a uranium dioxide system in a step of handling the reactor fuel to be less than or equal to the maximum of the effective neutron multiplication factor of a uranium dioxide system with a uranium enrichment of 5% by weight. | 2009-01-29 |
20090028285 | Bill discriminating and counting apparatus - The present invention relates to a bill discriminating and counting apparatus including a display section which can perform display written in plural languages. The bill discriminating and counting apparatus includes a second storage area in which display data of a mother language can be written in addition to a first storage area in which data for the display written in commonly-used English is stored, and the display written in the mother language can be performed by writing the display data written in the mother language in the second storage area in the country where the bill discriminating and counting apparatus is used. | 2009-01-29 |
20090028286 | Measurement apparatus and a method of using measurement apparatus - A method of measurement using a measurement probe system includes the steps of (i) providing a measurement probe system having a measurement probe to a user, the measurement probe system being suitable for use with co-ordinate positioning apparatus and (ii) monitoring usage of the measurement probe system. | 2009-01-29 |
20090028287 | Methods, apparatuses and computer readable mediums for generating images based on multi-energy computed tomography data - Methods, apparatuses and computer readable mediums for generating a volume visualization image based on multi-energy computed tomography data are provided. In one method, an image is rendered based on a multi-dimensional graphical representation of the computed tomography data. The computed tomography data includes at least two different energy image data sets and the multi-dimensional graphical representation represents intensity values of each of the at least two different energy image data sets. | 2009-01-29 |
20090028288 | X-RAY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY APPARATUS - An X-ray computed tomography apparatus includes a gantry, a reconstruction processing unit which generates first volume data on the basis of a projection data set which covers an angle range of 180°±a fan angle and also generates second volume data on the basis of a projection data set which covers an angle range of 360°, a correction data generating unit which generates correction data for reducing a cone beam artifact on the basis of a difference between the first volume data and the second volume data, and a correction unit which corrects the first volume data on the basis of the correction data. | 2009-01-29 |
20090028289 | X-RAY CT APPARATUS - A CT value of an image within a region of interest is calculated with time. While the calculated CT value does not exceed a predetermined threshold value, a reconstruction mode used when an image is reconstructed from projection data is set to half reconstruction. On the other hand, while the calculated CT value exceeds a predetermined threshold value, the reconstruction mode is set to segment reconstruction. | 2009-01-29 |
20090028290 | Biplane X-ray system - In a biplane X-ray system, a robot is used for moving at least a pair comprising an X-ray radiation source and an X-ray detector. The robot can be a buckling arm robot bearing an X-ray C-arm. It is also possible for the X-ray radiation source and X-ray detector each to be suspended from the ceiling of the room by means of robot arms. | 2009-01-29 |
20090028291 | X-RAY SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMAGE COMPOSITION - In an x-ray system and a method for image composition, congruent optical images and x-ray images of subjects provided with markers are generated. A transformation matrix/imaging matrix is formed and applied to the congruent x-ray images based on the detected identical markers in optical images. The transformation matrix is used to compose an aggregate image from the x-ray images. | 2009-01-29 |
20090028292 | COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SYSTEM WITH STATIONARY ANODE RING - A computer tomography system has a stationary x-ray tube, that has an anode ring and at least one cathode ring, that extends through 360° in a system plane perpendicular to a system axis, and a vacuum region that is at least partially delimited by a light-permeable and/or infrared-permeable vacuum window is provided between the anode ring and the at least one cathode ring. A support frame is rotatable around the system axis parallel to the system plane, on which are arranged, in at least one angle position, a system with at least one laser for local activation of electron emission at the at least one cathode ring, and a filter and/or collimator set, and a radiation detector opposite the filter and collimator set. | 2009-01-29 |
20090028293 | LARGE X-RAY DETECTOR VARIABLE CENTERING FOR ANGULATION ENHANCEMENT - Systems, methods and apparatus are provided for angulation enhancement. An X-ray system comprising X-ray detector and X-ray source disposed at different ends of the X-ray system. A means is provided for shifting a beam field produced by the X-ray source towards the edge of the X-ray detector whereby a large X-ray detector on a vascular X-ray system can be utilized to image smaller anatomy at extremes angles. | 2009-01-29 |
20090028294 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING A SUBSTANCE - A method for identifying a substance is described. The method includes detecting, by a first scatter detector, a first set of scattered radiation, generating a first effective atomic number from the first set of scattered radiation, detecting, by a second scatter detector, a second set of scattered radiation, generating a second effective atomic number from the second set of scattered radiation, and determining whether the first effective atomic number is within a limit of the second effective atomic number. | 2009-01-29 |
20090028295 | Cassette and mobile X-ray image capturing apparatus - A cassette allows radiation image information stored therein to be used immediately after an X-ray radiation image is captured in a patient's room, and a mobile X-ray image capturing apparatus incorporates such a cassette. The mobile X-ray image capturing apparatus has a cradle serving as a mount for receiving the cassette which has a radiation detector. The mobile X-ray image capturing apparatus captures a radiation image of the patient (subject) in the patient's room. The cassette serves as a mobile station. While the cassette (mobile X-ray image capturing apparatus) is moving, the radiation image information stored in the cassette is transmitted to a server via a transmitting and receiving terminal, a mobile hospital communication network, and a hospital LAN. | 2009-01-29 |
20090028296 | X-RAY SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMPOSITION OF X-RAY IMAGES - In an imaging acquisition system and method, successive x-ray images and successive optical images are respectively acquired from an examination subject. Positional identifiers associated with the examination subject are detected in the optical images, and acquisition of respective x-ray images is triggered only when the identifiers are detected in the optical images. The number of acquired x-ray images is therefore substantially fewer than the number of acquired optical images, and the x-ray images can be acquired with substantially no overlap, thereby avoiding exposing the examination subject to unnecessary radiation. | 2009-01-29 |
20090028297 | X-RAY TUBE AND X-RAY ANALYSIS APPARATUS - There are disclosed an X-ray tube and an X-ray analysis apparatus which are made smaller and lighter in weight than heretofore and which detect fluorescent X-rays more efficiently with enhanced sensitivity. The X-ray tube has a vacuum enclosure, an electron beam source mounted in the enclosure and emitting an electron beam, a target irradiated with the beam and producing primary X-rays, an X-ray detector device, and a metallic thermal and electrical conductor portion mounted over a part of the window and extending from the target to the enclosure. The enclosure has a vacuum inside and a window made of an X-ray transmissive film through which X-rays are transmitted. The target is smaller in outside diameter than the window and mounted over the central portion of the window such that the primary X-rays can be ejected at an external sample through the window. The detector device is disposed in the enclosure such that it can detect the fluorescent and scattering X-rays entering from the window after being released from the sample. The detector device outputs a signal carrying information about the energies of the fluorescent and scattering X-rays. | 2009-01-29 |
20090028298 | Radiation image capturing method, radiation image capturing system and radiation information system for carrying out radiation image capturing method - A radiation image capturing method, a radiation image capturing system, and a radiation information system are provided. In the present invention, a console checks a cassette ID (specified cassette ID) sent from an RIS server as the cassette ID of a radiation detecting cassette that is planned to be used to capture a radiation image, and a cassette ID (actual cassette ID) that is read by the console from a radiation detecting cassette which is placed in an operating room or an image capturing room and which is to be actually used to capture a radiation image, with each other. Based on the result of the cassette ID check, the console determines whether to permit a radiation image to be captured or not. | 2009-01-29 |
20090028299 | Cassette - A radiation detecting cassette has a casing including a first flat plate for facing a patient and a second flat panel for facing a surgical table. The first flat plate and the second flat panel are spaced from each other by a predetermined distance. The casing also includes a pair of first and second tapered side members disposed on respective side edges of the first and second flat plates. The first and second tapered side members are progressively tapered toward their distal ends. The first and second tapered side members house therein respective radiation shields, which in turn house therein a battery, a cassette controller, and a transceiver. | 2009-01-29 |
20090028300 | NETWORK COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS INCLUDING VIDEO PHONES - An inbound call for a hearing impaired user may be routed to a server. The server may determine a destination for the call and obtain caller identifying information from the incoming call. A pop-up prompt may be displayed on a computing device of one or more recipients of the call. The pop-up prompt may comprise one or more input to allow the intended recipient(s) of the call to handle the incoming call by answering the call using a video relay service (VRS) agent, a text relay service agent (TRS), a messaging service, or the like. If a hearing impaired user answers the call, one of a plurality of in-house or remote VRS or TRS agents may be selected to provide relay services for the call. Outbound calls made by the hearing impaired user may be similarly assigned to one of a plurality of VRS or TRS agents. | 2009-01-29 |
20090028301 | METHOD, DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR REALIZING UNIVERSAL PERSONAL NUMBER RING BACK TONE SERVICE - A method for realizing the universal personal number ring back tone service comprises: determining the ring back tone played according to the called information, and determining the media resources for playing the ring back tone according to the calling information, the media resources information and the said ring back tone information; the said media resource plays the said ring back tone. The present invention also discloses a device and a system for realizing the universal personal number ring back tone service. On the basis of the present invention, UPT users are supported to assign the different ring back tone for each destination number, respectively, and the ring back tone information of each media resource is dynamically updated in accordance with the using situation of the ring back tone, therefore realizing that the UPT ring back tone service utilizes the network resources effectively. | 2009-01-29 |
20090028302 | VOICEXML AND RULE ENGINE BASED SWITCHBOARD FOR INTERACTIVE VOICE RESPONSE (IVR) SERVICES - Call routing systems and methods are provided. A particular routing method comprises decoding a message based on an incoming call to determine whether a live agent is required. When a live agent is not required, a destination interactive voice response (IVR) application is identified, a determination of whether the destination IVR application is VoiceXML capable is made, and the incoming call is sent to the destination IVR application when the destination IVR application is VoiceXML capable. When the destination IVR application is not VoiceXML capable, a determination of whether the destination IVR application is capable of supporting an external data interface is made, and incoming call session data is routed to the destination IVR application when the destination IVR application is capable of supporting the external data interface. An audio file including one or more dual tone multi-frequency (DTMF) commands based on the incoming call session data is constructed and sent to the destination IVR application when the destination IVR application is not VoiceXML capable and is not capable of supporting an external data interface. | 2009-01-29 |
20090028303 | MESSAGING ADVISE IN PRESENCE-AWARE NETWORKS - A presence aware communications system, comprising a messaging system configured to perform at least one of the following operations:
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20090028304 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VOICEMAIL INTERRUPTION - The system of the present invention allows the recipient in a call to interrupt a voicemail message if the caller is still in the voicemail session with the recipient's voicemail box. The system has a Voicemail Session Monitor and an Interrupt Handler. In the method of the present invention, the voicemail connection is monitored by the recipient's phone and interrupted when the line is picked up, connecting the two parties if the calling party accepts the invitation. The receiving party is offered an invitation to accept the interrupt or to allow the calling user to stay in the voicemail system. | 2009-01-29 |
20090028305 | TEMAIL - Telephonic Electronic mail is abbreviation of TEMAIL is a protocol/standard/tool/application for sending and receiving telephone audio messages in a secure and organized way. | 2009-01-29 |
20090028306 | Multimodal network community system for rapid message transmission to multiple specific persons and method of controlling the same - The present invention provides a multimodal network community system capable of transmitting a message to and collecting responses from multiple specific persons in a short period of time and a method of controlling the same, which can transmit a notice (message) to and collect responses from a plurality of members of a specific group or groups in a short period of time according to a predefined procedure via various methods, such as a telephone call, an email, a text message, a web message, an instant message and a voice message, and can collect the results of the recipients' reception of the message and responses via various communication means, automatically arrange them in a database and transmit them to a message transmitter, so that the message transmitter can simultaneously transmit a desired message to a number of persons at one time, the recipients can perfectly receive the message via communication means set by them with a high probability of success and in a timely manner, and a message relay service provider can create a profit-generating business model through sticky and frequent online traffic generated by community and group members, with the result that a number of members can be recruited and retained and the management of members can be facilitated through the application thereof to network community business. | 2009-01-29 |
20090028307 | Customizing Called Number Identification - Described herein are systems and methods that enable users to configure, customize, or personalize names for called number identification information. Accordingly, when such information is displayed for an incoming phone call, a user is able to quickly determine which line is being called based on a better user-created description of the CNI information. | 2009-01-29 |
20090028308 | CALL HANDLING SYSTEM WITH VISUAL CALL MENU | 2009-01-29 |
20090028309 | Method and apparatus for portable, source independent, low cost telephonization - The present invention utilizes a message which can be sent from any suitable source for an appropriate message. The basic message includes a pin number, the desired telephone from which the caller intends to talk. This caller may intend his own cell-phone or another's cell phone or any other telephone to be the originating telephone. Included in the message is the destination telephone number. The message is sent to a service center which verifies the pin number and sets up to charge the pin associated pre-paid or open account. Upon verification, a switch is set with the destination telephone number in its switch calling memory. Upon setting up the switch for the call, a call is placed to the intended originating telephone. When that telephone is answered, the destination telephone number is called. | 2009-01-29 |
20090028310 | Automatic contextual media recording and processing utilizing speech analytics - Embodiments are provided for the automatic real-time recording and processing of media in a communications network based on the context of the media. In one embodiment, a media stream is received in an analysis module in a service platform in the communications network. The media stream may represent a communication session between a calling party and a call center in the network. The incoming media steam is analyzed to identify words comprising a context of the communication session. A determination is then made as to whether the context of the communication session is related to a set of business rules associated with the service platform which may automatically trigger the retention of a recording of the communication session. If the context of the communication session is related to the set of business rules, the retention of the communication session is automatically triggered in real-time at a recording module. | 2009-01-29 |
20090028311 | CHANGING A STATE OF A REMOTE SWITCH BOX WHICH CONNECTS A PHONE TO A NETWORK - A computer implemented method, and apparatus for changing a state of a remote switch box. On a master switch box, a request is received from a user to set a state of the remote switch box to a selected state. A request to change the remote switch box to the selected state is transmitted from the master switch box to the remote switch box. The remote switch box connects a remote phone to a phone line. The master switch box receives a confirmation from the remote switch box of the change to the selected state. The confirmation contains the state of the remote switch box. The state of the remote switch box is displayed on the master switch box. | 2009-01-29 |
20090028312 | ENABLING PRIORITY BASED CALL HANDLING FOR MULTIPLE DIFFERENT TELEPHONY DEVICES - A disclosed application server and method are operable to enable a user to access and modify a remote user profile stored on or otherwise accessible to the application server. The user profile identifies the user's CPE devices and information indicative of priority based call handling rules defined by the user. The profile may also include priority levels assigned by the user to selected telephone numbers. The application server downloads a user's profile information to the CPE devices identified in the profile, which may include multiple CPE devices that operate on different telecommunications networks, for example, VoIP networks, wireless cellular networks, and/or traditional TDM networks. The application server communicates the profile information to the CPE devices defined in the profile. In the case of a TDM phone, the application server uses an intermediary, such as a central office or Service Node, to implement the service on behalf of a TDM telephone. | 2009-01-29 |