05th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 53 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100029294 | DIARY SYNCHRONIZATION FOR SMART PHONE APPLICATIONS (5470.PALM.US) - A mobile communication device configured to communicate over a wireless network is further configured to generate detectable events in response to activities of a user of the mobile communications device. Underlying user activities are identified from the detected events. Personalized electronic diary entries are generated from the identified activities as indications of a user activity related to the detected event. The personalized electronic diary entries can be stored in a user retrievable collection. | 2010-02-04 |
20100029295 | GPS SYNCHRONIZATION METHOD FOR WIRELESS CELLULAR NETWORKS - A method and system for synchronization in a femtocell wireless telecommunications network, the method including transmitting a preamble and pilot tones from a Base Transceiver Station (a “sync-BTS”) having a module for GPS synchronization and performing, in the femtocells, preamble synchronization with the sync-BTS for initial acquisition; and decoding the pilot tones to identify and correct timing and frequency offset in the femtocells for synchronization tracking. | 2010-02-04 |
20100029296 | Systems and Methods of Detection of Transmission Facilities - A method of detecting a transmitting device within an obstruction rich environment is disclosed. The method may involve detecting the transmitting device with a wireless transmission detection facility; communicating signal information relating to the detected transmitting device from the wireless transmission detection facility to a central unit; determining the location of the transmitting device; displaying information of the detection and location of the transmitting device through a user interface; and providing an action facility for causing actions related to the detected transmitting device. | 2010-02-04 |
20100029297 | WIRELESS DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING WIRELESS DATA SERVICE TO SDR TERMINAL - A wireless data communication system includes a software defined radio (SDR) terminal having a wireless map, and accessing a desired wireless data service using the wireless map, wherein the wireless map includes GPS location information, information on wireless data services available at a current location of the SDR terminal based on the GPS location information and information on wireless connection software components for each wireless data service selected by the SDR terminal. The wireless data communication system further includes a base station for providing a wireless connection environment, an authentication center for authenticating the SDR terminal, a download server for providing the wireless connection software component to the SDR terminal, and a location-based service server for providing the wireless map to the SDR terminal. | 2010-02-04 |
20100029298 | TRACE REPORTING METHOD, TRACKING AREA ASSIGNING METHOD, USER TERMINAL, BASE STATION, AND TRACKING AREA MANAGEMENT APPARATUS - A trace reporting method, in which a user terminal reports to a tracking area management apparatus a trace along which the user terminal has moved in a mobile communication system, includes the steps of storing, by the user terminal, identifiers of base stations where the user terminal has performed cell selection in an identifier storage unit; and reporting, by the user terminal, to the tracking area management apparatus the identifiers stored in the identifier storage unit upon communicating with a base station. The tracking area management apparatus may compare the reported identifiers with a prestored pattern and assign a tracking area to the user terminal based on the comparison. | 2010-02-04 |
20100029299 | SYSTEM FOR GEOGRAPHICALLY CONTEXTUALIZING DATA ITEMS - A system for geographically contextualizing data items may include an interface, a memory and a processor. The memory may store a database which includes structured data types. The processor may receive, via the interface, a data item. The processor may determine whether the data item is a structured or unstructured data item. The processor may parse the data item into components. The processor may determine a geographic component from the components. The geographic component may be determined using an algorithm if the data item is an unstructured data item. Otherwise the geographic component may be determined by comparing the components to the database which includes the structured data types. The processor may determine a geographic region representative of the determined geographic component. The processor may identify results associated with the geographic region and at least one of the components. The processor may provide the results via the interface. | 2010-02-04 |
20100029300 | METHOD FOR INQUIRING REAL-TIME TRAVEL-RELATED INFORMATION USING A MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE - In a method for inquiring real-time travel-related information using a mobile communication device having satellite navigation software installed therein, the following are included: the mobile communication device sending a short message containing target GPS coordinates of a destination to a travel information server at an operation and maintenance center (OMC) of a mobile phone system; and the travel information server calculating based on the target GPS coordinates to locate a target mobile phone BTS that is closest to the destination, obtaining real-time weather information dynamically collected by weather monitors at the target mobile phone BTS, and transmitting the weather information along with separately collected visitor density information in connection with the destination to the mobile communication device. | 2010-02-04 |
20100029301 | Method and system for detecting a location of a mobile communication terminal - A system and method for detecting a location of a mobile communication terminal. A mobile communication network for communication with the terminal and a cell identifier (ID) of a base station is set. A public land mobile network (PLMN) ID of the network and the cell ID are stored. One or more networks other than the set network are searched for. When the one or more other networks are searched for, the searched one or more other networks are sequentially set. Cell information according to the one or more other networks is searched for. Cell IDs of base stations communicable with the terminal are set. PLMN IDs of the one or more other networks and the cell IDs are stored. A common area between cells set using the stored PLMN and cell IDs is determined. Information about the common area is detected as location information of the terminal. | 2010-02-04 |
20100029302 | DEVICE-TO-DEVICE LOCATION AWARENESS - During an ongoing wireless telephone call communication session between a pair of mobile devices, a local device responds to its user's activation of a virtual or actual button or key, or its user's verbal command, by automatically sending an over the air message (e.g., a SMS or text message or other network communication message) to the remote device. The message requests location information of the remote device. Upon obtaining location information from the remote device, a location of the remote device is automatically displayed on the local device. Other embodiments are also described and claimed. | 2010-02-04 |
20100029303 | Method and apparatus for displaying messages in an idle state of mobile terminal, driving an application for an idle state in a mobile terminal and providing idle state contents for a mobile terminal - The present invention relates to a method and apparatus of an idle state of a mobile terminal. One embodiment relates to a method and apparatus that display message in an idle state of a mobile terminal. Another embodiment relates to a method and apparatus for driving an application for an idle state in a mobile terminal. A further embodiment relates to a method and apparatus for providing idle state contents to a mobile terminal. | 2010-02-04 |
20100029304 | DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD AND SYSTEM - A data transmission method and system. The method includes transmitting by a first wireless communication device to a second wireless communication device, first voice data associated with a first user. The first wireless communication device receives from the second wireless communication device, a verbal request for receiving text data. The first wireless communication device retrieves the text data. The first wireless communication device generates a transaction data object comprising the text data and a command for executing an executable program for performing an action with respect to the text data on the second wireless communication device. The first wireless communication device simultaneously transmits second voice data and the transaction data object to the second wireless communication device. | 2010-02-04 |
20100029305 | SMS AND VOICE MESSAGING TO GPS - A Global Positioning System (GPS) device and method for communicating data from a telecommunications device to a GPS device includes establishing a communications link between a telecommunications device and a GPS device. Message data may be received from the telecommunications device by the GPS device via the communications link. Message data may be displayed by the GPS device. GPS input data may be selected from the displayed message data. Directions may be calculated based on the selected GPS input data. | 2010-02-04 |
20100029306 | Mobile Banking with Short Message Service - A system, method, and computer program product are provided for interfacing a user device to a transaction system. An instruction is received from an SMS gateway in an SMS message, and is parsed to obtain a corresponding transaction. A function on the transaction system for performing the transaction is called, and a response is received from the transaction system. The response is then transmitted to the user device in a response SMS message. | 2010-02-04 |
20100029307 | TRANSMISSION OF TEXT/MULTIMEDIA MESSAGES OVER BEARER CONNECTIONS - Systems and methods are disclosed for transmitting a text/multimedia message over a bearer interface of a mobile network. A first network element of the mobile network, such as an MSC for a Mobile Terminated (MT) text/multimedia message or a BSS for a Mobile Originated (MO) text/multimedia message, receives a text/multimedia message. The first network element communicates with a second network element of the mobile network using a signaling interface (e.g., an IOS A1 interface) to select a bearer connection on a non-voice circuit-mode bearer interface (e.g., an IOS A5 interface), and routes the text/multimedia message to the second network element over the selected connection on the non-voice circuit-mode bearer interface. The first network element may also select a bearer connection on a voice bearer interface (e.g., an IOS A2 interface) and route the text/multimedia message to the second network element over the selected bearer connection. | 2010-02-04 |
20100029308 | DIRECT MOBILE STATION-TO-MOBILE STATION COMMUNICATION OF MULTIMEDIA MESSAGE SERVICE (MMS) MESSAGES - Multimedia message service (MMS) communications directly between mobile stations avoid interactions with a MMS Center (MMSC). In the examples, the originating station sends a short message service (SMS) message notifying the destination mobile station of the availability of the MMS message. This message provides an IP address of the originating station and an identifier for retrieval of the MMS message. In response, the destination mobile station sends back a packet message using the IP address of the originating station and the identifier, to request retrieval of the MMS message. The request message also includes an IP address for packet communication with the destination station. The originating mobile station uses that address for packet communication of the MMS message to the destination mobile station. In the examples, the destination station sends the MMS message to a regional node, for possible transcoding and/or to facilitate billing. | 2010-02-04 |
20100029309 | TEXT MESSAGE BROADCASTING - In an embodiment, a first text message is received from a messaging initiator agent, the first text message comprising subscriber content. The subscriber content is sent in a second text message to one or more wireless communication units on a subscription list. A third text message may be sent to the messaging initiator agent, the third text message including an indication of a number of second text messages sent. The first text message may be received from a wireless communication unit or a personal computer associated with the messaging initiator agent over a network. | 2010-02-04 |
20100029310 | MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE WITH INFORMATION FEEDBACK FUNCTION AND METHOD THEREOF - A mobile communications device to provide feedback on spam text messages. A corresponding method is provided. The method includes steps of: receiving a message from a server; decoding the message; identifying whether the server ID of the received message is one of the predetermined numbers; displaying the menu on the display unit if the server ID is one of the predetermined numbers; receiving a reply code, generating a reply message corresponding to the reply code, and sending the reply message to the server. | 2010-02-04 |
20100029311 | ROUTING OF MOBILE-ORIGINATING SHORT MESSAGES - An overall MO message transmission method involves transmission of multiple messages in a single dialogue. It comprises a first leg between the mobile device and the serving MSC, a second leg between the serving element and the inter-working MSC, and a third leg from the inter-working MSC to the service centre (SC). Use of a single dialogue is of particular benefit where there is concatenation of multiple messages derived from a single user-generated message which is over the stipulated number of characters. The invention adds an information element (RP-MMS) to the RP-MO-DATA element. The purpose of this new information element is to indicate that there are more messages to follow. | 2010-02-04 |
20100029312 | Mobile originated internet relay chat - Internet Relay Chat is provided for mobile devices utilizing a mobile chat proxy server. The server exchanges message objects with a wireless Internet gateway using an IRC protocol. The server maintains a real-time proxy connection to a conventional IRC server for each mobile device. The proxy server interprets messages and determines whether to forward them to the conventional IRC server. The proxy server utilizes an RMI interface between the mobile chat proxy server and the wireless Internet gateway for sending messages to chat group participants. The proxy server also provides such enhancements as notification and/or summons commands, and allows mobile users to chat simultaneously. An SMSC forwards messages to the mobile chat proxy server and proxy server configures and validates users. After validating a mobile user, the mobile chat proxy server forwards IRC traffic from the mobile device to the conventional IRC server. | 2010-02-04 |
20100029313 | METHOD FOR MANAGING COMMUNICATION CHANNELS, CORRESPONDING SIGNAL AND TERMINAL - A method is provided for managing communication channels for transmission of multimedia contents from at least one server to at least one radio communication terminal. The method includes: transmitting a first content through a first channel; progressively rendering the first content in a terminal; issuing via the terminal a request for a second content, the request including a control datum indicating whether the second content is to be transmitted through the first channel or through a second channel; and progressively rendering the second content. | 2010-02-04 |
20100029314 | Radio Communication Terminal and Server - A radio communication terminal according to the present invention is capable of performing group call by specifying multiple members. The radio communication terminal includes: a generator configured to generate a message during the group call; an acquisition unit configured to acquire information on a non-participating member of the group call among the specified members of the group call; and a transmitter configured to specify a destination for the message generated by the generator, on the basis of the information on the non-participating member acquired by the acquisition unit, and to transmit the message to the non-participating member. | 2010-02-04 |
20100029315 | COMMUNICATION METHOD, SERVICE CONTROLLING APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A communication method for a service controlling apparatus for providing terminals with a service includes receiving, from a first one of the terminals, a message indicating a transmission request of user data; and transmitting, to a second one of the terminals, dummy data to the second terminal to cause a transmission channel change of the second terminal. | 2010-02-04 |
20100029316 | Initiating A Selective Dynamic Group Call From A Wireless Mobile Application - A method and a wireless mobile device for initiating selective dynamic group (SDG) calls in an application on a push-to-talk (PTT) capable wireless network using a concatenated sequence of PTT mobile numbers. The PTT mobile numbers are separated by PTT call identifiers in a concatenated sequence. The PTT mobile numbers are validated and a PTT SDG call sequence is generated using the plurality of validated PTT mobile numbers when a call initiator input is received. The PTT SDG call is then initiated on the wireless network to the PTT mobile numbers in the sequence. | 2010-02-04 |
20100029317 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSMIT POWER CONTROL IN A WIRELESS NETWORK - A method includes repeatedly transmitting messages from a first wireless node at a transmit power. The method also includes receiving feedback from a second wireless node, where the feedback is based on a quality of reception of at least some of the messages at the second wireless node. The method further includes adjusting the transmit power of the first wireless node based on the feedback to maintain the quality of reception proximate to a setpoint. The feedback could be received from multiple second wireless nodes. The feedback could include quantized values. The quality of reception could include a bit error rate, a packet error rate, and/or a receive signal strength. The quality of reception can be determined for a sliding window associated with a subset of the transmitted messages. | 2010-02-04 |
20100029318 | Radio Communication Method and Radio Base Station - The present invention is summarized as a radio communication method including the steps of: calculating a transmission power difference between transmission powers of a first carrier and a second carrier; determining whether or not the transmission power difference exceeds a threshold set on the basis of a maximum transmission, power difference allowable between the first carrier and the second carrier; and when the transmission power difference exceeds the threshold set on the basis of the maximum transmission power difference, assigning a first time frame used for transmitting reverse link data by using the first carrier and a second time frame used for transmitting reveres link data by using the second carrier in a manner that the two times frames do not overlap with each other on the time axis. | 2010-02-04 |
20100029319 | TRANSMISSION POWER CONTROL METHOD, USER TERMINAL, AND BASE STATION - A transmission power control method in a communication system including a base station and a user terminal which performs transmission power control in packet-based radio access includes the steps of transmitting, by the user terminal, a packet; evaluating, by the base station, whether interference caused by the packet is above a predetermined threshold, if the packet is transmitted from another cell; generating, by the base station, transmission power control information for controlling transmission power of the user terminal based on the evaluation result of the interference and transmitting the transmission power control information to the user terminal; and determining, by the user terminal, whether the user terminal controls transmission power based on the transmission power control information, upon transmitting a retransmission packet corresponding to the packet. | 2010-02-04 |
20100029320 | Methods and apparatus for power allocation and/or rate selection for UL MIMO/SIMO operations with PAR considerations - A method for a wireless communication includes receiving or storing a peak to average (PAR) back off value; and applying the PAR back off value to determine the transmission power and rate for SIMO and MIMO transmissions. In one aspect, the PAR back off value is at least partially based on modulation type. In another aspect, the PAR back off value is more for higher order QAM than for QPSK. The power allocation algorithm for different UL MIMO schemes is described as follows. For MIMO without antenna permutation (e.g. per antenna rate control), different PAR back off values are considered for different data streams. For MIMO with antenna permutation or other unitary transformation such as virtual antenna mapping or precoding, the PAR back off are determined based on combined channel. The transmission data rate depends on power and also the receiver algorithms such as a MMSE receiver or MMSE-SIC receiver. | 2010-02-04 |
20100029321 | MOBILE STATION DEVICE AND BASE STATION DEVICE FOR RADIO COMMUNICATION - A mobile station device includes a receiving section configured to receive a control signal used for changing a value of the transmission power of the mobile station device from a base station, and a control section configured to change, if the transmission power value of the mobile station device is more than a certain threshold value when the control signal has been received, the transmission power value by setting an extent to which the transmission power value is to be changed as a certain extent of change, and, if the transmission power value of the radio mobile station device is less than the certain threshold value when the receiving section received, change the transmission power value by making the extent of change of the transmission power value smaller than the certain extent of change. | 2010-02-04 |
20100029322 | Dynamic Adjustment of Power Offset for UE/BS Based on Error Event of NACK to ACK. - A radio network system employing a method with dynamic adjustment of the power offset that provides a “per-UE”-NACK to ACK power offset calculation method instead of using a fixed offset for all users in the cell is disclosed. Also for each UE, the power offset can adjusted dynamically. The adjustment is based on the error event of NACK to ACK. When an error event of NACK to ACK happens, the offset is increased, otherwise the offset is decreased. Hence, the offset can be controlled for each User Equipment for the duration of a call starting from some standard configured value is calculated and used rather than a fixed offset. | 2010-02-04 |
20100029323 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADJUSTING THE GAIN OF A RECEIVER THROUGH A GAIN TUNING NETWORK - A circuit is described. The circuit includes a low noise amplifier (LNA), a passive switching core (PSC), a transimpedance amplifier filter (TIA-filter) and a degenerative-impedance gain-tuning network (Zdeg network) having a first Zdeg network input lead, a second Zdeg network input lead, a first Zdeg network output lead and a second Zdeg network output lead, wherein the first Zdeg network input lead is coupled to a first output lead of the LNA and the second Zdeg network input lead is coupled to a second output lead of the LNA, and wherein the first Zdeg network output lead is coupled to a first signal input lead of the PSC and the second Zdeg network output lead is coupled to a second signal input lead of the PSC. The LNA, the Zdeg network, the PSC, and the TIA-filter together form a receiver. A receiver gain is adjusted by the Zdeg network. | 2010-02-04 |
20100029324 | Versatile system for multimode, wireless communication receiver with ZIF and near-ZIF operations - An architecture for a receiver component in a wireless communications system is disclosed—one that supports both zero intermediate frequency (ZIF) and near-zero intermediate frequency (NZIF) operation. The architecture provides a down-conversion segment, and a local oscillator segment operatively associated with the down-conversion segment. An analog-to-digital conversion (ADC) segment is adapted to receive signals from the down-conversion segment and introduce the signals into a digital intermediate frequency (DIF) construct. The DIF construct performs a DC offset compensation or DC residue filtering on NZIF-based signals, and droop or mismatch compensation. Image removal is performed on NZIF-based signals, and DC offset compensation is performed on ZIF-based signals. Compensated signals are amplified to some nominal or desired level, and interpolation filtering of the amplified signals is performed prior to transmission thereof. | 2010-02-04 |
20100029325 | APPARATUS AND METHOD TO IMPROVE WLAN PERFORMANCE IN A DUAL WLAN MODALITY ENVIRONMENT - A portable communication device including a first wireless transceiver operable under a first communication protocol for transmitting and receiving signals and a second wireless transceiver operable under a second communication protocol for transmitting and receiving signals and a method for controlling transmission of signals from an access point to the first wireless transceiver by limiting transmission of information from the associated access point to the first wireless transceiver to time slots or sub-frames associated with the second wireless transceiver in which the second wireless transceiver does not transmit. | 2010-02-04 |
20100029326 | WIRELESS DATA CAPTURE AND SHARING SYSTEM, SUCH AS IMAGE CAPTURE AND SHARING OF DIGITAL CAMERA IMAGES VIA A WIRELESS CELLULAR NETWORK AND RELATED TAGGING OF IMAGES - Described in detail herein are systems and methods for allowing a wireless telecommunications device, such as a cell phone, to wirelessly receive and transmit digital content, such as digital images from a digital camera or camcorder. Further, the wireless telecommunications device or user computer can automatically receive metadata or tags to be associated with the digital content. Further details and features are described herein. | 2010-02-04 |
20100029327 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND OPERATION CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A mobile terminal including a flexible display provided on a main body of the mobile terminal, in which the flexible display is configured to flex as the mobile terminal is attached to a part of the human body. The mobile terminal also includes a sensor configured to sense at least one of a position and movement of the main body, and a controller configured to control the flexible display to display an image in a first area of the flexible display so that a display direction of the image is in a first direction, and to move the displayed image in the first area to a second area of the flexible display based on the at least of the sensed position and movement of the main body so that the display direction of the image is maintained in the first direction. | 2010-02-04 |
20100029328 | HANDHELD DEVICE AND POWER SAVING METHOD THEREOF - A handheld device and power saving method thereof are disclosed. The steps include: actuating an image-catching device; catching an image near the handheld device via the image-catching device; identifying whether the caught image conforms to a built-in ear image within a predetermined time period; and diminishing the brightness of a display when the caught image conforms to the built-in ear image. The handheld device with a display includes a processor electrically connected to an image-catching device. When the processor determines that a communication event has occurred, the processor enables the image-catching device to control the brightness of the display. | 2010-02-04 |
20100029329 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL - To perform operation check self-diagnosis of a digital terrestrial television broadcasting reception function of a multifunctional mobile communication terminal in any place without requiring addition of a special additional circuit component, or the like. When performing operation check self-diagnosis of a DTV reception unit | 2010-02-04 |
20100029330 | WIRELESS DEVICE AND ASSEMBLY - A system for wireless communication comprises a first communication device having a first interface for interfacing with a host device and a second interface; and a second communication device configured to be coupled to the second interface of the first communication device. The first communication device and the second communication device, when coupled, form a substantially integrated device. | 2010-02-04 |
20100029331 | REMOTE PROGRAMMING/ACTIVATION OF SIM ENABLED ATA DEVICE - Systems and methods for programming and/or activating a subscriber identity module (SIM) enabled analog telephone adapter (ATA) device. A component activates and/or programs a SIM-enabled ATA module. Additionally, a component is provided that communicates with a network, such that the activation/programming component enables functionality of the SIM-ATA device by programming and/or activating the SIM-enabled module via the network. Separate components can effectuate activating and programming the SIM-ATA module. | 2010-02-04 |
20100029332 | ANTENNA SYSTEM - An antenna system has multiple antenna elements, and multiple connection points allowing multiple users to connect to the antenna system. Each connection point is connected to each of the antenna elements through respective amplitude control circuitry, with the beam shape for each user being controlled by the amplitude control circuitry in the paths between that user's connection point and the antenna elements. The beam shapes for the different users are then independently controllable. | 2010-02-04 |
20100029333 | BASE TRANSCEIVER STATION - A base transceiver station performing communications with user equipment, includes a receiving unit to receive an uplink transmission signal containing a propagation path fluctuation value between a self-device and the user equipment from the user equipment; and a communication permitting unit to control a period of time during which a permission of communications is given to the user equipment based on the propagation path fluctuation value. | 2010-02-04 |
20100029334 | Apparatus And A Method For Directing A Received Signal In An Antenna System - The present invention relates to an antenna system ( | 2010-02-04 |
20100029335 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR COMMUNICATING MULTIMEDIA DOCUMENTS OR CONTENT OVER A WIRELESS NETWORK TO A DIGITAL PERIODICAL OR ADVERTISING DEVICE - An apparatus and method for delivering mass media and multimedia information to a digital periodical or advertising device preferably using multimedia messaging service (MMS) and having an electronic flexible screen or display is disclosed. A multimedia document, part of a multimedia document, web page, multimedia advertisement, or any other multimedia content on a server or a computer is extracted, parsed, and/or segmented into a plurality of video, audio, image, or text elements. The plurality of elements are each converted to an MMS message and transmitted optionally with an MMS assembler message or embedded information in each MMS message for proper reassembly of the original multimedia document or content. The MMS messages are received and reassembled back into the original multimedia document or content at a digital periodical or advertising device. | 2010-02-04 |
20100029336 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH TELEPHONE RECEIVER - An electronic device includes a display module and a telephone receiver. The display module has a display surface. The telephone receiver has a first sound output surface. A first plane of the display surface intersects with a second plane of the first sound output surface, such that a projecting length of the first sound output surface along the second plane is shorter than a length of the first sound output surface. | 2010-02-04 |
20100029337 | USER-SELECTABLE HEADSET EQUALIZER FOR VOICE CALLS - A method of providing a user interface on a mobile device for enabling a user to select acoustic equalizer settings for voice call downlink audio signals, the mobile device including an internal microprocessor, a display in communication with the microprocessor, and at least one input means in communication with the microprocessor, the method including receiving a request from the user for displaying the user interface, in response to the request, displaying the user interface on the display, the user interface including a plurality of predetermined acoustic equalizer settings, wherein the user selects one of the equalizer settings using the input means, receiving the selected equalizer setting at the microprocessor, storing the selected equalizer setting at the microprocessor, and processing the voice call downlink audio signals according to the selected equalizer setting. | 2010-02-04 |
20100029338 | MOBILE TERMINAL - A mobile terminal includes a display unit configured to display a screen generated by combining plural screen layers, four controllers connected to the display unit; wherein a first controller determines whether a transmission specification of a subject screen layer to be updated is enabled upon updating of the screen, a second controller determines whether a size of the subject screen layer to be updated is equal to or larger than a size of a screen displayed by the display unit when the first controller determines “YES”, a third controller determines whether the screen layer to be combined on a back surface of the subject screen layer to be updated exists when the second controller determines “YES”; and a fourth controller controls to disable the transmission specification of the subject screen layer to be updated when the third controller determines “NO”. | 2010-02-04 |
20100029339 | PORTABLE TERMINAL, DISPLAY MODULE THEREOF, AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE DISPLAY MODULE - A display module for a portable terminal comprises: a display panel; an outer frame configured to wrap a bottom surface and a plurality of side surfaces of the display panel; an inner frame sandwiched between the display panel and the outer frame, and having a bottom surface supporting portion and a plurality of side surface supporting portions for supporting the bottom surface and the plurality of side surfaces of the display panel, respectively, wherein at least one of the plurality of side surface supporting portions is excluded; and a filling member filled into a gap between the display panel and the outer frame in which at least one of the plurality of side surface supporting portions is excluded. | 2010-02-04 |
20100029340 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RENDERING A REPRESENTATION OF A WEBPAGE ON A DISPLAY - A method of rendering a representation of a webpage on a display at a portable electronic device includes identifying at least one block of the webpage having a variable width, setting the variable width to an assigned width based on an available display width, laying out the webpage using the assigned width set for the block of the webpage having the variable width, and rendering the webpage on the display of the portable electronic device. | 2010-02-04 |
20100029341 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND INPUT METHOD THEREOF - An electronic device has a function of inputting Roman letters. The electronic device includes a display unit, an input unit, and a control unit. The input unit has a plurality of operation directions associated a plurality of direction input signals. The input unit is operated towards one of the operation directions, the input unit generates one of the direction input signals corresponding to a shape character. Each group of the shape characters corresponds to at least one Roman letter. The control unit is coupled to the display unit and the input unit, respectively, and the control unit is used for receiving a group of the direction input signals generated by the input unit to obtain a group of the shape characters corresponding to the group of the direction input signals and to provide at least one Roman letter corresponding to the group of the shape characters for the display unit. | 2010-02-04 |
20100029342 | OUTGOING TELEPHONE CALL INDICATION - A mobile phone has a mobile phone housing in which are integrated an actuator and a telephone module. The actuator can vibrate the housing to give a haptic or tactile alert to the user. The actuator is to vibrate in accordance with an input signal. The telephone module activates the input signal during the making of an outgoing call to a destination phone, so that the housing vibrates to alert the user while the destination phone is ringing. In another embodiment, the telephone module signals a display screen integrated in the housing, to show a graphic indicative of the outgoing call. In addition, the telephone module activates the input signal for the backlight of the display screen during the making of the outgoing call, so that the backlight flashes the display screen while the destination phone is ringing. Other embodiments are also described and claimed. | 2010-02-04 |
20100029343 | MOBILE COMMUNICATING TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR SWITCHING BETWEEN NORMAL MODE AND HANDS-FREE MODE THEREOF - A mobile communicating terminal includes a primary transducer, a secondary transducer and a controlling unit. The primary transducer is used for outputting audible sounds in the normal mode. The secondary transducer is used for outputting audible sounds in the hands-free mode, whose output power is different from the primary transducer. The controlling unit is used for automatically changing the mobile communicating terminal between the normal mode and the hands-free mode according to a current reflection distance and a predetermined reflection distance. A method for switching the mobile communicating terminal between the normal mode and the hands-free mode is also provided. | 2010-02-04 |
20100029344 | HEADSETS - A detector for detecting the connection of an accessory including a microphone and/or the state of a switch associated with the microphone for a mobile device, wherein the detector comprises a first flag generator for time multiplexing the detection of a signal above a predetermined threshold for each of two comparators, such that for one time period one comparator output is detected and for a second time period the second comparator output is detected to thereby form a first flag; a second flag generator for determining the connection of microphone to thereby generate a second flag; a lookup table for determining the connection of the accessory and/or the state of the microphone switch from the first and second flags. | 2010-02-04 |
20100029345 | ACOUSTIC ECHO REDUCTION CIRCUIT FOR A "HANDS-FREE" DEVICE USABLE WITH A CELL PHONE - The device comprises: a circuit for picking up acoustic signals with the microphone ( | 2010-02-04 |
20100029346 | TRANSCEIVER DEVICE AND POWER SAVING METHOD THEREOF - A transceiver device and a power saving method thereof are provided. The transceiver device includes a transmitter, a receiver, and a control module. The control module is coupled to the transmitter and the receiver. After the control module lowers the output power of either the transmitter, the receiver, or both of them, the control module checks a signal transmission between the transceiver device and a far-end device is normal or not. When the signal transmission between the transceiver device and the far-end device is abnormal, the control module readjusts the output power of the transmitter, the receiver, or both of them. Thereby, the power consumption of the transceiver device is decreased. | 2010-02-04 |
20100029347 | APPARATUSES AND A METHOD FOR REDUCING PEAK POWER IN A TRANSMITTER OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS - The present invention relates to an apparatus ( | 2010-02-04 |
20100029348 | SLIDING OPENING AND CLOSING DEVICE AND A PORTABLE TERMINAL HAVING THE SAME - Disclosed are a sliding opening and closing device and a portable terminal having the same. According to the first embodiment of the present invention, a slide plate is linked to a main plate to be slidable in one direction. Also, the main plate supports an elastic part so as to generate an elasticity power in one direction. A power transformation member receives the elasticity power of the elastic member, and transmits the elasticity power to the slide plate in the direction of the opening or the closing according to the position of the slide plate. | 2010-02-04 |
20100029349 | MOBILE EQUIPMENT AND SLIDING STRUCTURE THEREFOR - A sliding structure is for a mobile equipment which includes a second housing and a first housing slidably provided for the second housing. The sliding structure includes a display frame configured to accommodate a display unit of the first housing and having slide grooves provided for side walls parallel to a direction of the slide, and a slide support section provided along side walls of said second housing in parallel to the slide direction such that tip portions of said slide support section slidably engage with said slide grooves. Although having a simple mechanism, the mobile equipment has a small size and high strength, and can take a large stroke length. In this way, the sliding mechanism for the mobile equipment which has high stiffness and the mobile equipment can be provided in which a damage of the display unit can be prevented while maintaining the small size and a thin structure. | 2010-02-04 |
20100029350 | FULL-DUPLEX WIRELESS TRANSCEIVER DESIGN - Techniques are provided for full-duplex mobile wireless transceiver design without using duplexers. In an embodiment, separate antennas are provided for the TX and RX signal paths in the transceiver. In an embodiment, the antennas may be implemented as surface mountable ceramic antennas. In an embodiment, the antennas may incorporate integrated band-pass filtering. Further techniques for designing the antennas to have different relative physical characteristics, including antenna orientation, are disclosed. | 2010-02-04 |
20100029351 | Apparatus For The Separation Of Vegetable Products - An apparatus for separating objects, such as cherries, that are joined together by removable links, includes a collecting vessel having a water inlet and into which the objects are conveyed by means separate from the water inlet. One or more conduits extend downstream from the collecting vessel and have respective inflow mouths situated downstream of the collecting vessel. Water pumps within the conduits cause liquid to whirl about with the products taken in therewith, and pump them into the respective outflow mouths so as to eject them. The collecting vessel is a tank whose wall facing the inflow mouths has an upper edge adapted to perform as a horizontal spillway. The upper edge is situated higher than the inflow mouths, and a chute between the upper edge and the inflow mouths causes the liquid and the objects to converge towards the inflow mouths. Preferably, water ejected from the conduits is recovered and recycled. | 2010-02-04 |
20100029352 | 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. | 2010-02-04 |
20100029353 | Electronic teaching game - A procedure and device for electronically teaching the components of a structure and their assembly within a given framework. The procedure is exemplified by an electronic game in which fractions of a crossword puzzle array are filled by selecting words from a displayed list. Mouse-clicking on a letter of a word already entered in a fractional array causes the display of a clue pertaining to the corresponding crossword. Once properly filled, the fractions of the array can be arranged together into a complete array. When all the words have been entered, the operator is asked to match a set of clues with the entered words. The game may be played by several persons. The system keeps individual competitive performance scores. | 2010-02-04 |
20100029354 | Moving Picture Processing Device and Program - There is provided a moving picture processing device ( | 2010-02-04 |
20100029355 | Real-Time Sequential Game Play - A game may be executed that may provide game objects to a plurality of players such that a characteristic of the game objects for each of the plurality of players may be visible to other players. The game may also receive an arrangement for the game objects from each of the plurality of players. To begin play, the game may select a first player from the plurality of players. The game may then determine whether a first game object of the arrangement for the game objects of the selected first player may be playable. The first game object may then be removed from the game objects of the selected first player if the first game object may be playable. | 2010-02-04 |
20100029356 | WAGERING GAME AND METHOD OF PLAY - A video game machine or on-line game system provides a game involving a wager. The game involves a plurality of randomly selected icons, such as playing cards, being dealt and displayed to the player on at least two sequential occasions. A game win is determined on the basis of the presence of a winning combination of icons in the final deal of icons. Additionally, a secondary wager is commenced or cancelled on the basis of a winning combination of icons in a deal preceding the final deal of icons in a game. In this way player excitement is greater than that of a conventional wagering game without requiring the player to have a high level of knowledge or expertise in the game. | 2010-02-04 |
20100029357 | BACCARAT INSURANCE GAME - Additional options for the placement of wagers in the game of baccarat are provided, to expand the potential interest and excitement of the game. The various betting or wagering options include different types of “insurance” in which the customer is buying insurance against the loss (or tie in certain cases) of the hand being insured. These optional wagers may be placed in addition to the traditional wagers on the Banker, Player, or Tie bets. | 2010-02-04 |
20100029359 | Gaming machine and system with external outcome generator - A gaming device and gaming system utilize an external outcome generator for use in determining game outcomes. The external outcome generator may comprise an ever-changing, uncontrollable, public source of data, such as the stock market average. Information, such as numerical values, are obtained from the external outcome generator or source and used in determining game outcomes. In one embodiment, numerical data is utilized to determine secondary game information, such as video poker card data or video slot symbols or outcomes. | 2010-02-04 |
20100029360 | GAMING SYSTEM AND A METHOD OF GAMING - The present disclosure provides a gaming system which includes a player symbol selector arranged to select player symbols from a plurality of player symbols. The player symbols include at least one special player symbol. Further, the gaming system comprises a display having a plurality of individual display positions for displaying at least one selected player symbol. The gaming system also includes a display position selector arranged to select at least one of the individual display position when the at least one special player symbol is displayed. In addition, the gaming system includes a reward allocator arranged to allocate a reward when the display position selector selects an individual display position at which the at least one special player symbol is displayed. | 2010-02-04 |
20100029361 | WAGERING GAME MACHINE WITH THREE-DIMENSIONAL WAGERING GAME EFFECTS - Systems and methods provide three-dimensional transformations on graphical images. The transformations may vary in accordance with various wagering game functions. | 2010-02-04 |
20100029362 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING PROBABILITY OF AN OUTCOME IN A RANDOM GENERATION EVENT - An online lottery game system and methodology involves, for each play of the game, a player choosing a number of player indicia from a field of the indicia. A subset of the indicia is randomly generated, and the player's indicia is compared to the subset to determine a winning game play. The number of indicia in the subsets is varied between different game plays such that a blend of the winning probabilities for each subset for all of the game plays produces a desired overall winning probability. | 2010-02-04 |
20100029363 | GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A BONUS EVENT TRIGGERED BY A CONTINUOUS COMMUNAL GAME - A communal game is displayed by a gaming system. A plurality of gaming devices each enable a player to wager on plays of a primary game and determine an eligibility status. The communal game repeatedly generates at least one communal game symbol from a plurality of communal game symbols regardless of whether any player is wagering on plays of a primary game. The communal game triggers a bonus event based on the generated symbols. Any eligible gaming devices may participate in the bonus event. For each eligible gaming device, the gaming system applies at least one symbol or gaming element from the communal game to the primary game of the eligible gaming device. Each eligible gaming device provides an award based on any winning symbol combinations generated by application of the communal game symbol or gaming element. | 2010-02-04 |
20100029364 | GAMING SYSTEM, GAMING DEVICE AND METHOD HAVING SECONDARY SYMBOLS ASSOCIATED WITH PRIMARY SYMBOLS - A gaming system including a plurality of generated primary symbols and at least one generated secondary symbol. If any generated primary symbol is associated with any generated secondary symbol, the gaming system provides an award based on the generated primary symbol being associated with the generated secondary symbol. | 2010-02-04 |
20100029365 | GAMING SYSTEM AND A METHOD OF GAMING - A method of gaming comprising: (a) conducting a game round in which a a plurality of symbols are selected; (b) determining a current number of available game rounds based at least on whether or not the selected symbols include at least one designated symbol subsequent to the symbol selection of the game round; and (c) repeating steps (a) and (b) until an end condition is met, wherein there are one or more end conditions and at least one end condition is that the current number of available game rounds is determined to be an end value. | 2010-02-04 |
20100029366 | GAMING SYSTEM AND A METHOD OF GAMING - A gaming method, game controller, a gaming system, computer program code, and a computer readable medium are provided wherein a plurality of symbols are provided for game play. Locations where particular symbols occur determine a game outcome. One of the symbols is allocated as a trigger symbol for a subsequent game. If the trigger symbol occurs at a particular location during game play an award is made in the subsequent game if there is a game outcome that includes the particular location where there has been the occurrence of the trigger symbol. | 2010-02-04 |
20100029367 | Wagering Game With Community Game Feature - A gaming system for conducting a wagering game includes a community display for displaying a community game having a plurality of features for determining a community award that is awarded to all players at eligible linked gaming machines. The community game includes selection of a player at an eligible linked gaming machine to interact with the community game to determine the community award. One of the plurality of features includes a community free spin feature that awards free spins of a base wagering game to each player. | 2010-02-04 |
20100029368 | WAGERING GAME WITH PAY LINES EXTENDING THROUGH BONUS REGIONS - A gaming machine for playing a wagering game includes a game display, a transmissive display, and a controller. The game display includes a plurality of mechanical reels bearing symbols configured to display randomly selected arrays of symbols. A transmissive display overlays the game display and is configured to display a video reel and to display a randomly selected symbol thereon. A selectable pay line extends through at least some of the mechanical reels and the video reel. The controller is configured to award an award related to the selectable pay line when a winning combination of symbols are displayed along the selectable pay line. | 2010-02-04 |
20100029369 | WAGERING GAME WITH DYNAMICALLY ADDED SUB-SYMBOLS - Methods, apparatus and systems for providing a sub-symbol arrangement to a wagering game machine for triggering a bonus game are described. A dynamic calculation module is used for dynamically adding sub-symbols to an arrangement of symbols to match a bonus game frequency. In some embodiments, the sub-symbols are dynamically added to symbols according to a weighted table. Wagering game machines according to the various embodiments of the invention are also disclosed. | 2010-02-04 |
20100029370 | Response time derivation and game - Methods and apparatus for deriving a response time to a challenge in a network, and to a knowledge based quiz game suitable for use with the methods and apparatus. | 2010-02-04 |
20100029371 | Personal Game Services Commerce System (PGSCS) - A Personal Game Services Commerce System is disclosed. The system allows a user to contract with another user to perform service within a virtual environment. The services may include operating in a virtual environment on behalf of another user, operating as a team member, or operating as an opponent in competition. Memory state may be copied and used by the service-providing user. The user requesting the service may confirm that the service has been satisfactorily rendered before making the copied memory state permanent and/or before paying for the service. Users may select service-providing users based on any available criteria. Funds to pay for the service may be frozen while the service is being performed and until the recipient of the service confirms successful performance of the service. | 2010-02-04 |
20100029372 | Methods and apparatus for a terminal network interface for use with wagering applications - An improved system and method for the transmission of information between a plurality of wagering terminals (peripherals and other downstream devices) and a central wagering hub (processing center) for use in association with wagering and/or pari-mutuel wagering applications is herein disclosed. | 2010-02-04 |
20100029373 | Gaming machine printing a ticket for promoting play of a bonus event - Disclosed are gaming machines, including related methods, apparatus, and systems, including computer program products, for promoting play of a bonus event in a wagering environment with one or more gaming machines providing games of chance. The gaming machines are configured to output an award for play of a game of chance. A wager to play a game of chance is received from a player at an input device of a gaming machine. An indication of occurrence of a trigger event is received for promoting play of a designated bonus event differentiated from games of chance. The designated bonus event excludes any bonus event on the gaming machine at which the wager is placed and/or the player is located. Responsive to the indication of occurrence of the trigger event, a ticket is output from an output device of the gaming machine. The ticket has no associated monetary value and has bonus information thereon. The bonus information authorizes participation in only the designated bonus event and can provide one or more plays of the designated bonus event. | 2010-02-04 |
20100029374 | Automatic dealing machine and automatic dealing system - An automatic dealing machine installed in a gaming facility and configured to be operated by a customer comprises a casing configured for storing therein a plurality of handling units, a chip handling unit located in the casing and adapted for handling chips, and a banknote handling unit located in the casing and adapted for handling banknotes. The chip handling unit includes a chip insertion port through which the chips can be inserted into the chip handling unit from the exterior of the casing, a chip determination portion adapted for determining the kind of each chip inserted through the chip insertion port, and a chip calculation portion adapted for calculating the number of the chips, for each kind, determined by the chip determination portion and total amount of money. A control unit provided in the automatic dealing machine performs control such that the banknotes of an amount of money corresponding to the total amount of money of one or more chips calculated by the chip calculation portion of the chip handling unit can be disbursed into the banknote disbursement port of the banknote handling unit, when the one or more chips are inserted through the chip insertion port of the chip handling unit. | 2010-02-04 |
20100029375 | WAGERING GAME SERVER AVAILABILITY BROADCAST MESSAGE SYSTEM - A computerized wagering game system includes a gaming module operable to conduct a wagering game on which monetary value can be wagered, and a network module operable to detect a wagering game network server availability broadcast signal. The network module connects to the wagering game network server identified in the availability broadcast signal, and authenticates the identity of the wagering game network server. | 2010-02-04 |
20100029376 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING PLAYER INCENTIVES - A system and method is provided for incentivizing players to visit a gambling location. In one aspect, a qualified person is invited to play an electronic game which has a plurality of outcomes, at least one of which is a winning outcome. One aspect relates to accumulating outcomes. Another relates to incentives provided to player program member(s). In some embodiments, the person does not need to be qualified. In one embodiment, the person may be required to redeem the outcome at the gambling location, in another at a redemption location. In one embodiment, a player is required to take an action in order to redeem an outcome. In some embodiments, game play and/or redemption and/or any action must occur in a specified time, respectively. In one embodiment the electronic game is not located at a gambling location, in another it is not located at a redemption location. According to another aspect, redemption systems and methods are provided for facilitating determination and validation of bonus awards by a bonus game operator. According to one embodiment, processing of redemption occurs at a gambling location using equipment connected to a bonus game operator, that retrieves awards corresponding to player entries. | 2010-02-04 |
20100029377 | SHARED PHYSICS ENGINE IN A WAGERING GAME SYSTEM - A computerized wagering game system includes a gaming module comprising a processor and gaming code which is operable when executed on the processor to present a wagering game on which monetary value can be wagered, and a centralized physics engine operable to model motion physics for multiple wagering game machines. | 2010-02-04 |
20100029378 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADMINISTERING A PROGRESSIVE JACKPOT LIMITED TO A BONUS ROUND - A method and apparatus that can be used by a casino to maintain a bonus round progressive jackpot that can be earned during a bonus round. When a player plays a slot machine and gains entry into a bonus round, the player then has the opportunity to win the bonus round progressive jackpot. The bonus round can involve player skill, and the lack of player skill can cause a contribution of a monetary amount to the bonus round progressive jackpot so that the player, or a successive player, has an opportunity to win the bonus round progressive jackpot. | 2010-02-04 |
20100029379 | System and method of playing online or webpage games via instant messaging software - A system of playing online or webpage games via instant messaging software includes at least one user terminal, at least one communication terminal and a game server. The user terminal installs instant communication software for logging on the instant communication server by a user terminal account ID and a user terminal password. The communication terminal logs on the instant communication server by a communication terminal account ID and a communication terminal password. The communication terminal establishes an online connection with the user terminal through the instant communication server to obtain the user terminal account ID and receive a game instruction from the user terminal. The game server includes a microprocessor and a game database for storing game information. If the communication terminal receives the game instruction, the communication terminal transmits the game instruction and the user terminal account ID to the microprocessor for the microprocessor to execute the game instruction. | 2010-02-04 |
20100029380 | Interactive Gaming Objects - A method for operating an electronic gaming system captures an image of a gaming object, extracts identifying information from the image of the gaming object, and uses the extracted identifying information to reference a database to determine a behavior associated with the identifying information. The method returns data to the gaming system to execute or control the behavior of the gaming system in response to the gaming object. Various system configurations for this method as well as unique applications of it are also disclosed. | 2010-02-04 |
20100029382 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING PERSISTENT CHARACTER PERSONALITIES IN A SIMULATION - Apparatus and methods are provided to implement a technique for managing the response of a digital entity in a simulation to reflect its interaction with one or more players over time, such as managing a non-player character's responses to player characters in an online computer game. In the system, a computer system tracks the interaction of the digital entity with other entities and the occurrence or status of internal and external events to control how the digital entity reacts to current events and interactions. | 2010-02-04 |
20100029383 | REMOTE CONTROL AND TELEVISION AND METHOD FOR PLAYING A GAME - A remote control includes an input means, a transmitter, an interface unit, and a control unit. The input means is arranged with a mode selection key, the mode selection key is capable of being actuated to change the remote control between a TV mode for adjusting various setting of the television and an update mode for transmitting an execution game program to the television. The interface unit is capable of being coupled to an external device that stores an updated game program, the updated game program includes an execution program and a key setting program. The control unit extracts the execution program and the key setting program from the game program by actuating the mode selection key to switch the remote control to the update mode, setting corresponding game control function of the input means by processing the key setting program, and controlling the transmitter to transmit the execution program to the television. | 2010-02-04 |
20100029384 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PHYSICS INTERACTIONS IN A SIMULATION - Systems and methods are provided to implement a technique for managing physics interactions in a computer simulation, such as the interactions of objects in an online computer game. Objects in the simulation are or can become physics objects that then behave according to the rules of the physics simulator in operation. Different implementations can use different rules for how items become physics objects and for what rules are used to manage physics objects. Since physics object interactions are determined on the basis of their physical properties rather than adherence to predefined interactions, the resulting interactions are emergent and not scripted. | 2010-02-04 |
20100029385 | WAGERING GAME MACHINE WITH REMOTE AUDIO CONFIGURATION - A computerized wagering game system includes a gaming module comprising gaming code which is operable when executed on to conduct a wagering game on which monetary value can be wagered. The system is coupled to at least one external sign assembly via a sign server, the external sign comprising one or more speakers. The wagering game system provides a volume control interface operable to allow a user of the wagering game system to control the volume of the one or more speakers comprising a part of the external sign assembly via the sign server. | 2010-02-04 |
20100029386 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ASYNCHRONOUS BAND INTERACTION IN A RHYTHM ACTION GAME - Provided are methods and systems and computer readable media for providing interaction between remote players and one or more local players of a rhythm-action game executed on a game platform. One or more local players is identified to participate in a networked session of a rhythm action game corresponding to a predetermined band template, each local player associated with a type of simulated musical instrument. A first type of simulated musical instrument, represented in the predetermined band template and not associated with any of the one or more local players, may then be identified, along with a remote player associated with the first type of simulated musical instrument. Then, game platforms of the local and remote players communicate to establish a networked session of the rhythm action game with the one or more local players and the identified remote player before initiating a game session where the players play the game. | 2010-02-04 |
20100029387 | Display of Menu Commands for Voice Driven Character Control - In a gaming system, a user controls actions of characters in the game environment using speech commands. In a learning mode, available speech commands are displayed in a command menu on a display device. In a non-learning mode, the available speech commands are not displayed. A speaker-independent context-sensitive speech recognition module contains a vocabulary of available speech commands. Use of speech commands is combined with input from a controller device to control actions of a character or characters in the game environment. | 2010-02-04 |
20100029388 | GAME SYSTEM, GAME TERMINAL THEREFOR, AND SERVER DEVICE THEREFOR - The present invention provides a game system | 2010-02-04 |
20100029389 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING MEMORY IN WAGERING GAME MACHINES - Systems and methods manage memory in a wagering game machine. The systems and methods determine one or more quantities of various types of memory that are required by a wagering game application. The systems and methods determine if the wagering game machine has enough available memory to perform a requested operation such as downloading the wagering game, activating a component of the wagering game, or installing content for the wagering game. | 2010-02-04 |
20100029390 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SIMULATIONS OF DYNAMIC MOTION AND POSITION - Methods and systems for simulating dynamic motion and position. The methods and systems are particularly well-suited for use in sports simulation video games (e.g., a basketball simulation) and gaming systems. Using a simplified model of mass and structure and a physics engine, realistic movement can be mimicked by simulation/game entities. For each entity a sense of balance may be measured that affects the entities ability to achieve objectives. The entities are projected onto an n-dimensional space, the properties of which affect the probability that an entity will succeed with respect to a given objective. The methods and systems may be used to generate a visual representation of simulation, such as in a video game. | 2010-02-04 |
20100029391 | GAMING MACHINE VENTILATION SYSTEM - A gaming machine for conducting a wagering game includes a gaming machine cabinet having a front, a first sidewall, and a second sidewall. The first sidewall and the second sidewall are adjacent to the front. The gaming machine further comprises a display, a CPU, and a power supply mounted within the gaming machine cabinet. The gaming machine further comprises a first fan mounted adjacent to the CPU and oriented to pull air from outside the gaming machine cabinet over the CPU along a first air path. The gaming machine further comprises a second fan mounted adjacent to the power supply and oriented to push air exiting the power supply out of the gaming machine cabinet along a second air path. The first air path does not substantially intersect the second air path. | 2010-02-04 |
20100029392 | TORQUE TRANSMISSION MEANS FOR THE ROTATIONALLY FIXED CONNECTION OF A SHAFT AND A ROTOR - A torque transmission device for connecting, in a rotationally fixed manner, a shaft and a rotor of a rotating machine which has superconducting turns and which is coolable in order to create the superconducting state of these turns, having a torque-loadable hollow body which has a rotation axis and ends in a shaft connection at the shaft end and in a rotor connection at the rotor end, wherein, between the shaft connection and the rotor connection, the hollow body has a compensation area, which can expand in the axial direction, between the shaft connection and the rotor connection, in order to compensate for axial length changes resulting from temperature differences. | 2010-02-04 |
20100029393 | TRIPOD CONSTANT-VELOCITY JOINT - A needle bearing functioning as a rolling element comprises a uniform-diameter body part and bottom surfaces shaped in flat surfaces. A tapered reduced-diameter part and a chamfered part are interposed between the body part and the bottom surface. A gentle reduction in diameter is first made by the tapered reduced-diameter part, and then a relatively sharp reduction in diameter is made by the chamfered part. Consequently, in the needle bearings adjacent to each other, their tapered reduced-diameter parts are separated from each other. | 2010-02-04 |
20100029394 | VEHICLE JOINT DESIGN UTILIZING BIPODE ELEMENT - A vehicle joint assembly is provided comprising an outer race having an outer surface and an inner surface. A pair of opposed slot tracks are formed in the inner cup surface and each comprise a track top wall and two track sidewalls. A barshaft is in communication with a bipod element comprised of a body portion and two opposed peg portions. Each of the two opposed peg portions comprises two opposed curved engagement surfaces engaging one of the track sidewalls. The bipod element is positioned within the outer race such that each of the opposed peg portions resides in one of the opposed slot tracks. The bipod element is capable of being positioned in a variety of angles within the slot tracks and is capable of plunging within the slot tracks. | 2010-02-04 |
20100029395 | COUNTER TRACK JOINT FOR LARGE ARTICULATION ANGLES - A constant velocity counter track joint having an outer joint part with outer ball tracks having first tracks opening toward the aperture end and second tracks opening toward the attaching end. The center line of the second tracks, departs, radially inwardly, a first reference radius centered in the point of intersection of a perpendicular line on the tangent at the center line of the ball track and the longitudinal axis. In the inner joint part, the center line of the ball tracks departs, radially inwardly, a second reference radius centered in the point of intersection of a perpendicular line on the tangent at the center line of the ball track and the longitudinal axis. In the outer joint part, the center line of the ball tracks towards the aperture end, moves radially outwardly beyond said first reference radius. In the inner joint part, the center line of the ball tracks towards the attaching end, moves radially outwardly beyond said second reference radius. | 2010-02-04 |