11th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 47 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090068991 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, NETWORK ELEMENTS AND APPLICATIONS FOR MODIFYING MESSAGES - Methodologies and mechanisms are provided that enable the monitoring of communication dialogs or sessions between a plurality of users or a user and a content service and a determination of content to be added to current and/or future messages sent in the communication dialog(s) or session(s) based on content of one or more previously sent messages. | 2009-03-12 |
20090068992 | Information delivery apparatus, information receiving apparatus, information delivery method, information receiving method and information delivery system - There is provided an information delivery apparatus including a receiving portion to receive location information of a mobile communication terminal at a given time and acquired date and time of the location information from the terminal, an event information storage portion to store event information including an event place, date and time, a delivery terminal selecting portion to select the mobile communication terminal to which the event information is to be delivered based on the location information and the acquired date and time of the location information and on the event place, date and time, and an event information delivery portion to deliver the event information to the selected mobile communication terminal. The delivery terminal selecting portion selects the mobile communication terminal whose location indicated by location information is within a predetermined range and whose acquired date and time of the location information are before the event date and time. | 2009-03-12 |
20090068993 | USING PROXIMITY INFORMATION TO DYNAMICALLY CHANGE GREETING MESSAGES ON A MOBILE TELEPHONY DEVICE - The present invention discloses a solution for delivering customized greeting messages to callers. In the solution, a call can be received from a remote device. A greeting message that is to be conveyed to the remote device due to a failure of a receiving party to answer the call can be determined. A set of devices proximate to a call receiving device can be identified. One of many different greeting messages can be determined based upon the identified set of proximate devices. The determined greeting message can be conveyed to the remote device. | 2009-03-12 |
20090068994 | ADMINISTRATION OF WIRELESS SYSTEMS - Systems and methods for are provided for administration a mobile wireless client with more than one wireless servers. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 2009-03-12 |
20090068995 | MOBILE VIDEO DATING SERVICE - A method includes sending media clips provided by date candidates to a device of a seeker for viewing by the seeker, receiving a selection of a candidate from the seeker device, sending a media clip provided by the seeker to a device of the selected candidate for playing and facilitating a call between the seeker and the candidate if the candidate agrees. | 2009-03-12 |
20090068996 | System and Method for Sharing a SIP Communication Service Identifier - A method for providing a user agent (UA) with service identification data. The method includes an application server (AS) transmitting Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) data. The SIP data comprises an identifier of the AS and a service identifier for at least one service supported by the AS. The method further includes the UA receiving the SIP data. | 2009-03-12 |
20090068997 | Apparatus and Methods for Over the Air Provisioning of a Single PDP Context Mobile Communications Device - A mobile communications device and registration servar and methods of use thereof. The mobile communications device comprises means for establishing a first data context and means for establishing a second data context. The first data context is established to transmit a request for parameters from the mobile communications device to a first network node and to receive at the mobile communications device a response from the first network node including the parameters. The second data context is established by transmitting the parameters from the mobile communications device to the second network node. | 2009-03-12 |
20090068998 | Multi-operator telecommunication distribution of service content - A solution making it possible for one telecommunication network operator ( | 2009-03-12 |
20090068999 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVISIONING A WIRELESS DEVICE - A method and system for controlling the provisioning of a device with information for accessing services of a wireless service provider via a wireless network is provided. The provisioning system initially stores automatic provisioning information on the device that includes the identification of wireless service providers that have the capability to automatically provision the device. When a user of the device wants to subscribe to a service of a service provider, the provisioning system requests an automatic provisioning service of the service provider to provide information describing available services and information needed to subscribe to those services. When the user selects a service and provides the needed information, the provisioning system retrieves provisioning information for the selected service from the service provider. The provisioning system stores the provisioning information on the device so that the device can then be used to access the selected service of the service provider. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069000 | Method of Enabling the Downloading of Content - A method of enabling a mobile device to access content relating to a user-selected portion of a web page, the method comprising: receiving a request for the content; generating an information element representative of the requested content, the information element being arranged to enable the mobile device to access the content; and outputting the information element to the mobile device. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069001 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMEI DETECTION AND ALERTING - A system and method for detecting and storing information regarding a mobile communications device within a mobile communications network. Initially, a first data record is received at a subscriber/device database comprising subscriber/device data. Next, a second data record is received at the subscriber/device database comprising additional subscriber/device data. A first data record of a subscriber may then be compared to a second data record of the same subscriber, and if the first data record is different from the second data record a service provider may be notified. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069002 | SYSTEM TO PROVIDE ENTERTAINMENT IN ASSOCIATION WITH TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICE - A method to provide an entertainment service in connection with a telecommunication service includes transmitting by a remote control apparatus transmits a first control command to operate an electronic device providing an entertainment service to an electronic device while a user uses a telecommunication service, and transmitting a second control command associated with the telecommunication service transmitted from a telecommunication device to the electronic device. Therefore, a user enjoying an entertainment service can more conveniently use a telecommunication service. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069003 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING MULTICAST AND BROADCAST SERVICE IN A BROADBAND WIRELESS ACCESS (BWA) SYSTEM - An apparatus and a method for providing a MultiCast and BroadCast Service (MCBCS) in a Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) system are provided. The method includes receiving a message comprising information relating to a broadcast channel which carries a service guide, from a Base Station (BS), receiving service guides relating to one or more service providers over the broadcast channel using the information, when the received service guides are fragmented service guides having a certain size, generating a unified service guide by reassembling the fragmented service guides and when one service provider is selected, filtering only a service guide of the selected service provider in the unified service guide and displaying the filtered service guide in a display. Thus, the channel transition time can be reduced. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069004 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LOAD BALANCING IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK - A method, system, and apparatus for communication in wireless communication network having an Access Service Network-controller (ASN-controller) communicating with plurality of Base Stations (BSs). The method includes reading one or more reports of plurality of reports received from the plurality of BSs. The plurality of reports comprise spare capacity information of one or more BSs of the plurality of BSs. The method further includes generating one or more directions based on the one or more reports to perform load balancing. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069005 | CONFIGURING SIGNALING RADIO BEARER INFORMATION IN A USER EQUIPMENT PROTOCOL STACK - In accordance with the teachings described herein, systems and methods are provided for configuring signaling radio bearer information in a user equipment protocol stack. A wireless network may be used that includes a radio access network for transmitting information between a user equipment device and a core network. An instruction may be received to generate a signaling radio bearer configuration information element (IE) that includes configuration information for a pre-selected number of signaling radio bearers. The signaling radio bearer configuration IE may then be generated, while ensuring that the signaling radio bearer configuration IE includes configuration information for a required minimum number of signaling radio bearers. The signaling radio bearer configuration information element may be transmitted from the radio access network to the user equipment device for use in configuring the signaling radio bearers in the user equipment device. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069006 | METHOD FOR REMOTELY LOGGING DIAGNOSTIC MONITORING DATA FOR MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORK - The present invention relates, in general, to a method for remotely logging diagnostic monitoring message data on a mobile telecommunication network and, more particularly, to a method for remotely logging diagnostic monitoring message data on a mobile telecommunication network, which, in measuring equipment for diagnosing abnormal service in the mobile telecommunication network, is capable of securely logging the diagnostic monitoring message data of a mobile telecommunication terminal to a remote server while minimizing the load on the mobile telecommunication network. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069007 | MEASUREMENT CONTROL BASED ON RBS PROCESSING CAPABILITY - A telecommunication system includes one or more radio access network controllers and one or more radio base stations. A radio access network controller supervises the operation of a radio base station. To facilitate the supervision process, the radio access network controller receives a measurement capacity report from the radio base station and determines measurement control parameters specifying reporting requirements of the radio base station. The measurement control parameters are continually adjusted so that the capacity of the radio base station is not exceeded. Also, the capacity of the radio network controller is also considered in determining the measurement control parameters. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069008 | SITUATIONAL BANDWIDTH ALLOCATION IN SPECTRAL REUSE TRANSCEIVER - A situational or flexible bandwidth management system which enables management applications to control the allocation of bandwidth in a cellular network of spectral reuse transceivers based on network conditions. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069009 | DETERMINING PROCESSOR OCCUPANCY OF A CLUSTER OF HOME LOCATION REGISTERS - Methods and computer readable mediums are provided for determining the processor occupancy of a cluster of HLR registers. A deterministic-based performance model is utilized to determine the processor occupancy based on a number of nodes in the cluster, a number of call attempts per unit time, a number of autonomous registrations, a processor utilization for processing each call attempt and a processor utilization for processing each autonomous registration. The models may be utilized to determine the processor occupancy of each node in the cluster if a selected number of HLR nodes are utilized, such that an iterative process may be employed to select a number of HLR nodes in order for each HLR node to operate under a node processor occupancy threshold. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069010 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, LOCAL SUBSCRIBER INFORMATION MANAGEMENT DEVICE, AND COMMUNICATION INFORMATION MANAGEMENT METHOD - The unnecessarily increase of the information amount of subscriber information retained by a local subscriber information management device is prevented even if the number of subscribers increases, so that the limit of the number of subscribers is extended to support the increasing number of subscribers without increasing the capacity of subscriber information retaining means in the local station (local subscriber information management device). Based on information contained in subscriber management information | 2009-03-12 |
20090069011 | METHOD FOR TIME-STAMPING A MESSAGE BASED ON A RECIPIENT LOCATION - A method time-stamps an electronic message in accordance with information about the time zone in which the intended recipient resides where the message is originally received by a message center in a time zone different from the intended recipient. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069012 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CELL HANDOFF - A method for handoff between cells in a communication system includes the network sends a cell individual offset preset for a cell in the active set relative to each of its neighboring cells respectively to a terminal; after measuring the cell in the active set and its neighboring cells, the terminal evaluates the measurement in accordance with the measurement result and the cell individual offset for the cell in the active set relative to its each neighboring cell; the terminal then submits a measurement report to the network in accordance with the measurement evaluation result; the network instructs the terminal to perform a handoff between cells in accordance with the measurement report. The invention also discloses a network controller and a terminal corresponding to the method. With the invention, the cell individual offset for a cell is set relative to its each neighboring cell so that the handoff between cells can be more accurate. As a result, user of the terminal can obtain better experience. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069013 | HANDOVER BETWEEN RADIO NETWORKS - A communication system ( | 2009-03-12 |
20090069014 | NON-REAL-TIME SELECTION OF DISTRIBUTED DHO NODES - The present invention relates to an arrangement adapted to be located in a network node, e.g. in a RNC, in a mobile communication network. The arrangement selects at least one diversity handover, DHO, node, that is to perform macro diversity functions, amongst the nodes of the mobile communication network comprising macro diversity functionality means. The selection is based on base station combinations of said mobile communication network. The arrangement comprises means for retrieving at least one DHO node, that is to perform macro diversity functions, from a database comprising base station combinations of said mobile communication network and a pre-calculated DHO node selection for each such base station combination. The present invention also relates to said database. The database comprises means for storing base station combinations of said mobile communication network and means for storing a pre-calculated Diversity Handover node selection for each such base station combination. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069015 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, BASE STATION CONTROL APPARATUS, MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING HANDOVER - A mobile communication system that is possible to shorten time from a handover request to a handover completion and to perform a high-speed handover is described. The mobile communication system includes a plurality of base stations which is configured to make wireless communication with a mobile terminal through, and a base station control apparatus connected to the base stations. The base station control apparatus includes a handover control section determines a handover base station to be handed over by the mobile terminal from the base stations, and directs the mobile terminal to hand over to the handover base station. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069016 | Network and Cell Selection and Reselection for Long-Term Evolution Inter-Radio Access Network Based on Long-Term Evolution Mobility Driver Grouping - A system is provided for selecting a cell to which to hand off a user equipment (UE). The system includes a processor programmed to promote evaluation of a plurality of mobility drivers for one or more neighbor cells of a cell serving the UE (user equipment). The processor programmed to promote evaluation of a plurality of groups of mobility drivers based on the evaluations of the mobility drivers, wherein the UE is handed off to one of the cells based on the groups of mobility drivers that are evaluated positively. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069017 | Mobile communication system, mobile station, and radio base station - When an HSDPA and an Enhanced Uplink are applied, a dedicated physical channel, a high speed dedicated physical control channel, and an enhanced dedicated physical control channel are made to follow only a TPC bit of a serving cell; and when a received power of an enhanced dedicated physical data channel is large, a non-serving cell instructs a mobile station UE to reduce the transmission rate of the enhanced dedicated physical data channel so that an interference power from an adjacent cell in an uplink is controlled while communication quality in a downlink is prevented from deteriorating. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069018 | METHOD FOR SUPPORTING MULTIPLE DIVERSIFIED DATA APPLICATIONS WITH EFFICIENT USE OF NETWORK RESOURCES - To enable applications to share an established data connection, communication configuration parameters identified by a new application are compared to the parameters requested by applications already sharing the data connection. If there are no conflicts with exclusive configuration parameter(s) required by a new application, a union rule is applied to each shareable configuration parameter of the new and currently executing applications using the data connection to determine a mutually acceptable configuration. Also determined is a measure of the degree to which all applications are supported by a compromise parameter determined by the union rule. The data connection best supporting the sharable parameters of the new and executing applications is assigned to the new application. When an application terminates, the union rules may be applied to parameters requested by the remaining applications to reconfigure the data connection. A similar process may be used when an application requests changes to configuration parameters. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069019 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, SERVER APPARATUS, BASE STATION AND MOBILE TERMINAL - A mobile communication system that is possible to find a base station connectable with a mobile terminal efficiently is provided. A server apparatus, the base station and the mobile terminal used in the mobile communication system are also provided. The mobile communication system includes a mobile terminal, a plurality of base stations, a management section and an answering BS instruction section. The management section manages each connectable number of the mobile terminals with which each base station being able to establish a communication connection and selects the base station to send a connection answer to the mobile terminal based on the connectable numbers. The answering BS instruction section instructs the management section to start to select the base station to send the connection answer, and instructs the base station selected by the management section to send the connection answer to the mobile terminal. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069020 | Dynamic On-Off Spectrum Access Scheme to Enhance Spectrum Efficiency - The following invention related to a dynamic on-off spectrum access scheme that will coordinate among different cells, sharing the same spectrum band and enhance spectrum efficiency. Based on the proposed scheme, in particular, the cells or sectors are classified to different types according to their geographical locations. Different types of cells or sectors occupy the total available frequency in a time-sharing fashion, and the duration or priority of the βonβ state for each type is chosen based on users' quality of service (QoS) demand. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069021 | Method and System for Monitoring and Switching Between a First Uplink Signal Processing Circuit and a Second Uplink Signal Processing Circuit - An uplink signal processing system and method of operating the same includes a primary signal processing circuit generating a primary output signal and a secondary signal processing circuit generating a secondary output signal. The uplink signal processing system includes a switch communicating with the primary signal processing circuit and the secondary signal processing circuit. A monitoring and control system monitors the primary signal processing circuit and the secondary signal processing circuit and generates a monitoring signal and controlling the switch to switch from the primary signal processing circuit to the secondary signal processing circuit in response to the monitoring signal. The switch forms an output signal in response to switching. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069022 | Method and system for estimating channel of a mobile station in a communication system - A method of estimating a channel between a desired Mobile Station (MS) and a Base Transceiver Station (BTS) antenna of a one of a plurality of sectors of a BTS. The method includes receiving a composite signal at the BTS antenna. The composite signal comprises a desired MS signal and an interfering MS signal. Thereafter, a known desired random sequence and a known interfering random sequence is applied to pilot symbols of the composite signal, resulting in a first de-randomized signal and a second de-randomized signal. Finally, the channel estimate is obtained by weighting and summing the first de-randomized signal and second de-randomized signal. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069023 | METHOD FOR RESOURCE PARTITION, ASSIGNMENT, TRANSMISSION AND RECEPTION FOR INTER-CELL INTERFERENCE MIGRATION IN DOWNLINK OF OFDM CELLULAR SYSTEMS - A resource division, allocation, and transmitting/receiving method of downlink for reducing inter-cell interference in an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing system are provided. Entire downlink radio resources are divided into a traffic resource group for a traffic channel and a control resource group for a control channel, the traffic resource group is divided into a first traffic resource group for the intra-cell mobile terminals and a second traffic resource group for a cell-boundary mobile terminal, and a part of the first traffic resource group is imaginarily divided into a (1β1)-th preliminary traffic resource group, the (1β1)-th preliminary traffic resource group being a preliminary resource group for the cell-boundary mobile terminal. The control resource group is allocated to a control channel for the intra-cell mobile terminal; and a resource of the first traffic resource group or the second traffic resource group is allocated to a traffic channel for the mobile terminal according to inter-cell interference affected to the mobile terminal. Radio resources may be reused in each downlink cell of the OFDM system, the traffic may be rapidly transmitted to the cell boundary mobile terminal, a system capacity may be increased, the cell plane may be easily performed, and the system capacity may not be decreased although the mobile terminal number, locations, and traffic density is not uniform. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069024 | Method for Requesting Bandwidth Allocation and Detecting Service Flow in Communication System - A method for requesting bandwidth allocation by a mobile station in a communication system is provided. The mobile station detects at least one Connection IDentifier (CID), bandwidth allocation for which is to be requested, generates a bandwidth request header when the number of the at least one detected CID equals one, and transmits the bandwidth request header to a base station, wherein the bandwidth request header includes a region for indicating a first CID representing basic information for identification of the mobile station, a region for indicating a ranking of the detected CID, and a region for indicating information about bandwidth requested for the detected CID. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069025 | Radio Resource Management in a Radio Telecommunication Network - A telecommunication network comprises multiple radio cells ( | 2009-03-12 |
20090069026 | Apparatus and method for estimating carrier to interference and noise ratio in a mobile communication system based on fractional frequency reuse - An apparatus and method for estimating a carrier to interference and noise ratio (CINR) in a mobile communication system based on a fractional frequency reuse are provided. The method includes receiving a report on CINR information on a common zone from a mobile station (MS) allocated a restricted zone, calculating a received signal power value using a CINR value and an interference level value for the common zone of the MS, and estimating a CINR value for a restricted zone using the received signal power value of the MS and an interference level for the restricted zone. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069027 | System and Method for Identification of Communication Devices - In one embodiment, a system for identifying a communication device includes a signal generator coupled to a transmit horn and a computing system coupled to a receive horn through a receiver. The signal generator is operable to generate an excitation waveform from the transmit horn such that the communication device passively reflects a response waveform. The computing system is operable to receive the response waveform from the communication device and compare the response waveform to a plurality of reference waveforms to determine the identity of the communication device. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069028 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING STATION OPERATION MODE - A system for controlling a station operation mode is provided. The system for controlling a station operation mode, including: a distance information generation unit measuring a distance between a first communication station and a second communication station and generating distance information; a distance information comparison unit comparing the distance information and a predetermined threshold distance; and an operation mode determination unit determining any one of an active mode and an idle mode as an operation mode of the second communication station, based on a comparison result of the distance information comparison unit. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069029 | METHOD FOR AN IMPROVED LINEAR LEAST SQUARES ESTIMATION OF A MOBILE TERMINAL'S LOCATION UNDER LOS AND NLOS CONDITIONS AND USING MAP INFORMATION - A linear least squares (LLS) estimator provides a low complexity estimation of the location of a mobile terminal (MT), using one of the fixed terminals (FTs) as a reference FT to derive a linear model. A method for selecting a reference FT is disclosed, which improves the location accuracy relative to an arbitrary approach to selecting the reference FT. In addition, a covariance-matrix based LLS estimator is proposed in line-of-sight (LOS) and non-LOS (NLOS) environments to further provide accuracy, taking advantage of the correlation of the observations. Different techniques for selecting the reference FT under non-LOS (NLOS) conditions are disclosed. A map-based two-stage LLS estimator assists in selecting the reference FT under NLOS conditions. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069030 | Method for Determination of Location Information in a Communication System - A method for computer-aided operation of a communication system with a communication network, which has a plurality of network nodes, which are designed to interchange data with a number of terminals in the communication system, and in which the following steps are carried out: the terminals determine a first position variable relating to or at a specific point, with the first position variable comprising a semantic description relating to that specific point; the terminals determine a second position vairable relating to or at the specific point with the second position varialbe comprising physical location information relating to that specific point; the first and the second position variables which have been determined by one of the terminals together represent location information, with the location information being transmitted to a network node in the communication network for further processing. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069031 | DELAYED RADIO RESOURCE SIGNALING IN A MOBILE RADIO NETWORK - An implementation of a system, device and method for communicating location data of a mobile station, enhancing location data, optimally communicating Assistance Data, and/or reducing rebids of Measure Position Request messages in a wireless network. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069032 | DYNAMIC MEASURE POSITION REQUEST PROCESSING IN A MOBILE RADIO NETWORK - An implementation of a system, device and method for communicating location data of a mobile station, enhancing location data, optimally communicating Assistance Data, and/or reducing rebids of Measure Position Request messages in a wireless network. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069033 | WIRELESS TRANSMISSION DURATION AND LOCATION-BASED SERVICES - The exemplary embodiments provide a computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer usable program code for managing location-based services provided via a wireless access point. A signal is received from a client device by at least one wireless access point. A distance the signal has traveled to the at least one wireless access point is determined. A determination as to whether the client device is within an allowed range of the at least one wireless access point is made based on the determined distance. Responsive to a determination that the client device is within an allowed range, a location of the client device is determined. Location-based service information is sent to the client device based on the determined location of the client device. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069034 | Neighbor to neighbor relay in a geo-spatial environment - A method and system of neighbor to neighbor relay in a geo-spatial environment are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of managing a community network includes obtaining member data associated with a member of the community network, determining a location of the member based on the member data, storing the member data in a member repository, obtaining a number of profiles in the community network corresponding to a number of neighbors of the member based on the member data and the location, generating a neighbor to neighbor introduction using the member data and the profiles by forming a chain between neighbors such that one neighbor introduces a group formed between neighbors in the chain to another neighbor such that a neighbor to neighbor relay is formed in a geo-spatial social network, and facilitating the introduction between the member and a profiles using the neighbor to neighbor relay. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069035 | Device and Method for Tracking an Accessed Location of a Network - A device comprises an analog signal port, a data packet port, and a control processor comprising circuitry to convert analog audio signals into the data packets and vice versa. The device further comprises an access control module to register network access locations and determine a perimeter within which the accessed location is located when the device is accessing the network. By using the perimeter, the access control module is to receive from a user of the device a verification or a manual entry of a location within the perimeter as the accessed location. The access control module is to determine the received one of the verified location and the manually entered location as the accessed location and provide the determined accessed location to a location-based service through the data packet port. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069036 | BASE STATION DEVICE - The uplink signal circuitry of the base station device includes an authenticating unit, an access right setup unit, and a changeover switch for changeover between the setup of the access right and the authentication process. When a user performs the operation of setting up the right to access to the base station device, the changeover switch is flipped to select the access right setup unit. The access right setup unit executes authentication process on the basis of the IMSI (code unique to user terminal) sent from the user terminal. If the result of authentication is successful, the IMSI of the user terminal is registered in the authentication memory. Thereafter, the changeover switch is flipped to select the authenticating unit to authenticate the user terminal on the basis of the IMSI of the user terminal registered in the authentication memory. The authenticated user terminal is then connected with an upper device. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069037 | SMS SHORTCODE ALLOCATION - A system, apparatus, and method are directed towards managing short code allocation policies across a plurality of different carriers for multiple applications. Each carrier provides to a centralized routing service a short code policy that includes an extension allocation policy. The extension allocation policy may specify whether the extensions are allocated based on a dynamical recycle allocation, a range recycle allocation, a pass-through allocation, or a re-usekey based allocation policy, or other mechanism. When a message is sent from an application, a carrier is determined to send the message to a destination mobile device. The carrier's short code policy, including the extension allocation policy, is then used to select how to allocate and/or re-allocate a short code and extension for use with the message. The message may then be modified to include the selected short code and extension, and is then sent using the determined network carrier. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069038 | Cross-platform messaging - Systems and methods are provided for displaying a short message service (SMS) message on user media equipment, in which the user media equipment includes a set-top box and a display. In some embodiments, the set-top box receives an SMS message, wherein the SMS message includes information identifying a triggering event for displaying the SMS message. The SMS message is stored until the occurrence and detection of the identified triggering event. In response to detecting the occurrence of the identified triggering event, the SMS message is displayed on at least a portion of the display of the user media equipment. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069039 | MOBILE TELEPHONE APPARATUS WITH REMOTE ACCESS FUNCTION FOR EXTERNAL NETWORK AND REMOTE ACCESS METHOD FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - In a mobile telephone apparatus, an information storing section stores information, and a control section receives a remote access request signal from an external network to access the information storing section. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069040 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING COMMERCIAL SERVICES OVER A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK - The inventive system provides real-time commercial services to users of mobile communication devices (MCDs) over a wireless communication network utilizing the short message service protocol (SMS). The inventive system establishes a dialog with a user of an MCD utilizing SMS to present the user with commercial service options and to allow the user to quickly and easily purchase the services by sending minimal SMS responses during the dialog process. Preferably, prior to utilization of the inventive system, the user subscribes with a service provider to pre-arrange payment options for purchased services, to provide information helpful in tailoring offered services and service options to the user, and optionally to receive enhanced services (such as discounted and/or last minute offers, etc.). Utilization of the inventive system occurs in three phases: trigger, purchase and claim. During the trigger phase (user or service provider initiated), the service to be purchased is selected. During the purchase phase, the user selects the grade and quantity of services to be purchased and authorizes payment which is processed by the service provider and thereafter receives a unique service code. During the claim phase, the user presents the service code at the service location, which is then verified using a local terminal, and the service is then delivered to the user. The inventive dialog process can be advantageously and readily configured for a wide variety of commercial services, including, but not limited to entertainment site admissions and travel. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069041 | SCHEDULING INFORMATION TRANSFER - A base station can transmit scheduling unit to mobile device that can enhance mobile device functionality. To transmit the scheduling unit efficiently, the information can be broken down into manageable units. The broken down units can be organized into groupings that enable the units to be sent as a function of available resources. Transmission can continue until a mobile device receives the scheduling unit, where re-organization can occur for a subsequent transmission. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069042 | Outer Loop Transmit Power Control in Wireless Communication Systems - Outer-loop power control methods and apparatus are disclosed. In an exemplary embodiment, a short-term block error rate is measured for a received signal, and a coarse adjustment to a target signal-to-interference ratio (SIR) is calculated as a function of the short-term block error rate, a target block error rate, and a first loop tuning parameter. In some embodiments, a fine adjustment to the target SIR is also calculated, as a function of a smoothed block error rate, the target block error rate, and a second loop tuning parameter. The coarse adjustment provides quick responsiveness to received block errors, while the fine adjustment moderates the coarse adjustments by accounting for a longer-term view of the received block error rate. The target SIR adjustments disclosed herein may be computed in each of several iterations of an outer-loop power control loop. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069043 | Method and apparatus for controlling transmission power in mobile communication system based on fractional frequency reuse - A method and apparatus for controlling a transmission (Tx) power in a mobile communication system based on fractional frequency reuse are provided. In a method of operating a base station (BS) for controlling the Tx power in the mobile communication system, the method includes receiving from neighboring BSs received signal strength indication (RSSI) information for one or more restricted band allocated, calculating backoff values of the Tx power for the restricted bands by using the RSSI information, and determining the Tx power for each restricted band by using a difference between the backoff value of the Tx power for the restricted band and a maximum Tx power. Accordingly, resources can be further effectively used. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069044 | Arranging data transfer for mobile mine device - The invention relates to a method of arranging data transfer between a moving mine vehicle and a control point. At least two wireless connections are established for the mine device, the connections being arranged via different base stations. Substantially the same data are transmitted using at least the two connections. The data that have already been received via another connection are rejected. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069045 | Wrist-watch mobile phone - A wrist-watch mobile phone device which is recharged by body temperature to prevent from signal interruption includes a wrist-watch mobile phone unit which is applied in a cellular wireless communication system, and a wrist band which is assembled with the wrist-watch mobile phone unit. The mobile phone unit includes a housing which is provided with wrist-band installation members and a cover which is pivoted at the housing and can be flipped open freely. A rear side of the housing that is in contact with a human arm is embedded with thermoelectric power generating chips to recharge a primary battery of the mobile phone at any time by body temperature of the arm. In addition, a surface or a part of the cover is provided with an independent system of a quartz-core watch to facilitate reading time. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069046 | VIRTUAL PAPER READING DEVICE - A virtual paper reading device comprises a virtual paper reading device for viewing a document from a screen through a mobile device; wherein the document to be read has a size as an original size and an original printed page; a 3 axial sensor in the mobile device for sensing moving direction of the mobile device; a key set for adjusting a size of the document to be presented and a present area of the document to be presented; and an application software for receiving the moving direction message from the 3 axial sensor and adjusting signals from the key set so as to adjust a present area and a size of the document to be presented on the screen of the mobile device. The user can read the message from the document easily and conveniently. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069047 | Methods, systems, and computer program products for detecting wireless bypass in a communications network - Methods, systems, and computer program products for detecting wireless bypass in a communications network is described. In one embodiment, the method includes analyzing at least one of wireless signaling message traffic in a wireless communications network, financial information regarding wireless communications network subscriptions, and subscriber records maintained in the wireless communications network. The method also includes determining, based on the analysis, whether a wireless bypass signature is indicated. In response to determining that a wireless bypass signature is indicated, a mitigating action is performed. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069048 | SUBSCRIBER IDENTITY MODULE CARD AND TERMINAL DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A subscriber identity module (SIM) card to be mounted to a terminal device that includes a SIM interface unit, the SIM card including: a first terminal to output a control signal indicating that the SIM card is mounted to the terminal device when the SIM card is mounted to the terminal device; and a second terminal to receive the control signal from the first terminal, and to transmit, to the SIM interface unit, the control signal when the SIM card is mounted to the terminal device. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069049 | INTERFACING TRANSACTION CARDS WITH HOST DEVICES - The present disclosure is directed to a system and method for interfacing transaction cards with mobile devices. In some implementations, a method includes identifying the mobile host device in response to at least insertion of at least a portion of the card into a port of the mobile host device. The mobile host device includes a Graphical User Interface (GUI). The card wirelessly executes financial transactions with a retail terminal independent of the mobile host device and presents and receives information through the GUI of the mobile host device. One or more commands are transmitted to the mobile host device in response to at least an event. The card substantially controls one or more hardware elements of the mobile host device using the one or more commands. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069050 | UPDATING MOBILE DEVICES WITH ADDITIONAL ELEMENTS - The present disclosure is directed to a system and method for updating mobile devices with additional elements. In some implementations, a cover for a mobile device includes side surfaces, a rear surface, a physical interface, and a circuit. The side surfaces and the rear surface are configured to be adjacent at least a portion one or more side surfaces of the mobile phone. The side surfaces and the rear surface form an opening that receives at least a portion of the mobile device. A first portion of at least one of the surfaces includes a connector for connecting to a port of the mobile phone. The physical interface includes in at least one of the surfaces that receives a memory device external to the mobile device. The circuit connects the physical interface to the connector. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069051 | WIRELESSLY ACCESSING BROADBAND SERVICES USING INTELLIGENT COVERS - The present disclosure is directed to a system and method for wirelessly accessing broadband services using intelligent covers. In some implementations, a cover for a consumer device includes side surfaces, a rear surface, a physical interface, a circuit, and a broadband service card. The side surfaces and a rear surface form an opening that receives at least a portion of a consumer device. A first portion of at least one of the surfaces includes a connector for connecting to a port of the consumer device. The circuit connects the physical interface to the connector. The broadband service card connected to the physical interface and accesses a service foreign through the wireless broadband network independent of the consumer device. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069052 | RECEIVING BROADCAST SIGNALS USING INTELLIGENT COVERS FOR MOBILE DEVICES - The present disclosure is directed to a system and method for receiving broadcast signals using intelligent covers. In some implementations, a cover for a consumer device includes side surfaces, a rear surface, a physical interface, a circuit, and a broadcast service card. The side surfaces and a rear surface form an opening that receives at least a portion of a consumer device. A first portion of at least one of the surfaces includes a connector for connecting to a port of the consumer device. The circuit connects the physical interface to the connector. The broadcast service card connects to the physical interface and receives broadcasted content independent of the consumer device. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069053 | Apparatus for Using a Wireless Communication Base Station in Common - In the wireless communication base station sharing apparatus, a first signal combiner/distributor is connected to a main system duplexer through a first port, distributes a signal received through the first port to second and third ports, combines the signals received through the second and third ports according to the phases of the signals, and provides the combined signal through the first port or a fourth port. A second signal combiner/distributor is connected to a subsystem duplexer through a fifth port and the antenna through an eighth port, distributes a signal received through the fifth port to sixth and seventh ports, combines the signals received through the sixth and seventh ports according to the phases of the signals, and provides the combined signal through the fifth or eighth port. Variable filters are provided in signal paths between the first and second signal combiner/distributors. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069054 | Method and Apparatus for Linearly Precoding Downlink Transmissions to Reduce Temporal Variations in Interference - According to one or more method and apparatus embodiments taught herein, network base stations reduce temporal variations in the interference perceived by mobile stations operating within the network by slowing down the rate at which they change or otherwise update the linear precoding settings applied to their transmitted Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplex (OFDM) signals in comparison to the rate at which the base stations perform link adaptation. That is, the precoding-related component of measured interference (e.g., other-cell interference) at the mobile stations is made quasi-stationary with respect to channel quality reporting and link adaptation intervals by fixing the preceding settings used by each base station over time intervals substantially longer than the channel reporting/link adaptation intervals. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069055 | Antenna with Cellular and Point-to-Point Communications Capability - An antenna includes one or more radiofrequency radiating elements for forming a radiofrequency beam and a point-to-point antenna for forming a point-to-point beam. The point-to-point element may be fixed with respect to the antenna's radome. Adjustment of the point-to-point element orientation may be achieved using the antenna mount to adjust the orientation of the point-to-point element and radome together. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069056 | MOBILE TERMINAL WITH VARIABLE DISPLAY CONTROL - A mobile terminal with display control is disclosed. A method of controlling a display screen in the mobile terminal includes recognizing an operation mode of the mobile terminal, wherein the operation mode is associated with displaying information on a display at a first display state with a display control expiration period, displaying display control status information on a portion of the display prior to the display control expiration period, and adjusting the display control expiration period in response to recognizing an external user input. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069057 | Power-Aware Link Adaptation with Variable Bandwidth Allocation - Methods and apparatus are disclosed for reducing mobile terminal energy consumption during data transmissions by allocating resources and adapting link parameters in an energy-aware manner, based on throughput requirements and prevailing signal propagation conditions. A combination of transmit parameters designed to minimize the total energy consumed during data transmission is selected based on a throughput requirement and a path loss associated with a data transmission by a mobile terminal. The combination of transmit parameters includes a bandwidth allocation and may also include a modulation format, coding scheme, and transmit power setting, as well as parameters relating to multiple-antenna transmit schemes. The bandwidth allocation may correspond to a number of sub-carriers of an OFDM signal, or may correspond to a number of resource blocks in an SC-FDMA signal. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069058 | SLIDING MECHANISM FOR PORTABLE APPLIANCES - The invention relates to a sliding mechanism for portable appliances, comprising a first appliance part, for example a lower shell, and a second appliance part, for example an upper shell, the lower shell and upper shell being mutually movably arranged such that they can occupy a first and a second end position in relation to each other under the guidance of a control mechanism defining the direction of movement. At least one spring element is also provided, said spring element having a first articulation point associated with the lower shell and a second articulation point associated with the upper shell, optionally by means of intermediate components. The relative movement of an appliance part from an end position to a force reversal point creates a spring tension of the spring element which drives the appliance part into the other end position thereof. The aim of the invention is to create a novel sliding mechanism for portable appliances with a compact structure. To this end, the inventive sliding mechanism according to claim | 2009-03-12 |
20090069059 | Mobile Communication Terminal - Provided is a mobile communication terminal including an upper plate secured to a rear surface of an upper frame and having a first coupling shaft to which one side of a driving link is secured such that the upper frame is vertically guided, a middle frame including a first guide provided at one side of a front surface thereof to guide the first coupling shaft of the upper plate, and first guide means provided at both sides of a rear surface thereof, and a main plate including a main frame secured to a rear surface thereof, sliding guide parts slidably guided along the first guide means of the middle frame at both sides thereof, a second coupling shaft provided at one side of a front surface thereof and to which the other side of the driving link is secured, and a support means for the middle frame installed at the other side of the front surface. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069060 | CLIP-ON WIRELESS DEVICE WITH RETRACTABLE EAR PIECE - A clip-on wireless device for use with a mobile communications device by an operator wearing an article of upper-body clothing. The device includes a body having a housing and a clip connected to the housing. The body is light-weight so as to permit the body to the carried on the article of clothing by the clip. An integrated circuit is carried within the housing and includes radio communications circuitry for communicating with the mobile communications device. An earpiece is included and a cable connects the earpiece to the circuitry within the body. A spring and reel mechanism inside the housing retracts the cable into the housing when the earpiece is not in use. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069061 | PROTECTIVE HOUSINGS FOR WIRELESS TRANSMISSION APPARATUS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - A housing for an apparatus for portable wireless transmission, the apparatus for portable wireless transmission having an antenna element arranged to be able to resonate at a particular highest resonant operating frequency to send/receive transmissions substantially in a significant radiating direction. The housing comprises one or more metal piece areas arranged to, when assembled with the apparatus for the portable wireless transmission, be located over the antenna element in a significant radiating direction in electrical isolation from an electrical ground of the apparatus. The metal piece area(s) comprise a plurality of metal pieces arranged with the housing to be substantially electrically isolated from surrounding metal with dimensions having effective lengths of at most five-tenths of a wavelength for the highest resonating operating frequency of the antenna element. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069062 | MOBILE TERMINAL - A mobile terminal includes a first antenna configured to receive power from the first circuit board housed in the first housing, a second antenna configured to receive power from the second circuit board housed in the second housing, a first signal cable configured to electrically connect the first circuit board to the second circuit board and transmit a signal between the first circuit board and the second circuit board, and a second signal cable configured to electrically connect the first circuit board to the second circuit board and bypasses a board current flowing through the first signal cable from the first circuit board to the second antenna during operation of the second antenna. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069063 | Wagering Game With Multiple Bonus Triggering Feature and Bonus Accrual Feature - In one aspect, there is provided a method of conducting a wagering game which includes the steps of conducting a plurality of basic wagering games and enabling a bonus game in response to a bonus triggering outcome achieved in any of the basic wagering games. The method also includes deferring the enabled bonus game to permit play after completion of play of the plurality of basic wagering games. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069064 | Method and apparatus for a slot machine - A gaming device method and apparatus are disclosed, and are accomplished by a slot machine that provides the result of a spin, or a game, to the player in two steps. In the first step, the machine provides partial, or incomplete information related to the occurring symbols during a game. The player is permitted to place, or change, his or her wager after said partial or incomplete information is made visible to the player. Upon depositing, or increasing a wager, the machine provides the complete result of a spin to the player, and a win determination is made. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069065 | WAGERING GAME AND METHOD HAVING A POINT-BASED AWARD - Disclosed are games, gaming machines, gaming systems and methods including a point-based award. In accordance with one aspect, a game provides a feature game played for points. Upon conclusion of the feature game, a player is paid a prize according to the number of points accumulated during feature game play. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069066 | Slot Machine Having A Transparent Liquid Crystal Display - One of the symbols on each video reel V | 2009-03-12 |
20090069067 | Slot Machine Which Awards A Payment Based On Scatter Symbols - If there is a special symbol ([ORANGE] symbol) among symbols each rearranged in a symbol display frame | 2009-03-12 |
20090069068 | GAMING DEVICE HAVING MAIN GAME ACTIVATING A BONUS EVENT - A game and gaming apparatus include a main game and a bonus game. A player is entitled to participate in the bonus game without an additional wager beyond that required to play the main game. Winning outcomes of the main game determine the indicia used to play the bonus game. In one embodiment upon a winning outcome of the main game, an indicia, such as an image of a winning amount, is transferred to the bonus game. In another embodiment, the bonus event includes categories associated with winning outcomes of the main game, the categories activated based upon wins of the main game. In one embodiment, the main game is a game of video poker. Winning hands are associated with or activate positions of the bonus game. Play of the bonus game comprises selection of at least one of the indicia or positions/categories which have been activated. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069069 | GAMING MACHINE HAVING A CURVED DISPLAY - Gaming machines having video depictions of one or more mechanical reels projected onto a curved display are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the gaming machine includes a curved transparent material having an outer surface, an inner surface, and a radius of curvature similar to a mechanical reel. The curved transparent material further includes a glossy finish on the outer surface of the curved transparent material to provide a reflective surface. The gaming machine also includes a light emitting diode projector for projecting video images of one or more reels onto the inner surface of the curved transparent material. The gaming machine also has a liquid crystal display having an opening in which the curved transparent material extends through the opening of the opening of the liquid crystal display. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069070 | GAMING MACHINE HAVING A CURVED DISPLAY AND RELATED METHODS - Gaming systems having touch panels as user control devices are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the gaming system includes a curved display system for displaying a game. The curved display system has a curved material having an outer surface, an inner surface, and a radius of curvature similar to a mechanical reel. The curved display system also includes a digital light projection device for projecting images of one or more reels onto the curved material. The gaming system also includes a touch screen system positioned in front of the curved material. The touch screen system has a touch sensor assembly having a substantially transparent touch panel that produces touch data when activated, a touch panel controller for controlling and interpreting the touch data, and touch panel software for controlling and interpreting touch data. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069071 | GAMING SYSTEM WITH CASCADING SYMBOL FEATURE - A gaming system comprising an input device for receiving a wager to play a wagering game. The gaming system also includes a display for displaying an array of symbols that indicate a randomly selected outcome of the wagering game. In response to the randomly selected outcome including a winning symbol combination, at least one symbol that is not a part of the winning symbol combination is removed from the array and causes other symbols to move into a position of the array vacated by the at least one removed symbol. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069072 | SHAKE RESPONSIVE HANDHELD DEVICE AND METHOD - The invention relates to a shake responsive handheld device. The handheld device comprises a motion sensor, a storage unit, and a processor. The motion sensor detects a shaking motion of the handheld device initiated by a user. The storage unit stores a plurality of first type media files and a relation table. The first type media files are used for reproducing a sound of tumbling dice in a dice shaker and the relation table is used for defining a plurality of shaking levels, each of which corresponds with one of the first type media files. The processor, in response to signals from the motion sensor, monitors the shaking level of the shaking motion to identify one of the first type media files corresponding to the shake level according to the relation table and plays the identified first type media file until the shaking level changes. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069073 | GAMING DEVICE AND METHOD PROVIDING A PLURALITY OF PLAYS OF A BACKGROUND GAME RESULTING IN A SINGLE AWARD FOR THE PLAYER - A gaming device, system and method which enables a player to apply a large wager amount to a plurality of plays of a background game in increments or portions. The gaming device apportions or applies the large wager amount to a plurality of plays of a background game. The gaming device displays a play of the primary game to the player that provides a primary game outcome which has an award equal to the amount of the sum of the background game results. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069075 | Gaming Machine With Player-Centric Rewards - Gaming systems, machines and methods are disclosed that provide various player-centric rewards to the casino patrons. The rewards may be provided across multiple games including slots, tables, keno, and any other casino game. The sweepstakes rewards may be used to promote increased play for chosen time periods, locations, and/or individual players. In addition, patrons can earn sweepstakes rewards based upon the amount of coins played at the slot machine, on the slot floor or throughout the entire casino. Furthermore, the patrons can receive a birthday reward, which may be credited to the eligible patrons on or about the patron's birth date. The rewards may be directly credited to the gaming machines using either cashable or non-cashable credits. The system facilitates patrons continuing to accrue rights toward a reward even when playing different gaming machines, or when playing machines having different denominations. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069076 | Networked Gaming System with Player-Centric Rewards - Gaming systems, machines and methods are disclosed that provide various player-centric rewards to the casino patrons. The rewards may be provided across multiple games including slots, tables, keno, and any other casino game. The sweepstakes rewards may be used to promote increased play for chosen time periods, locations, and/or individual players. In addition, patrons can earn sweepstakes rewards based upon the amount of coins played at the slot machine, on the slot floor or throughout the entire casino. Furthermore, the patrons can receive a birthday reward, which may be credited to the eligible patrons on or about the patron's birth date. The rewards may be directly credited to the gaming machines using either cashable or non-cashable credits. The system facilitates patrons continuing to accrue rights toward a reward even when playing different gaming machines, or when playing machines having different denominations. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069077 | GAMING MACHINE AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A gaming machine measures a lap time every time a leading horse passes a check point and sets a lap time in each of gaming terminals. When the lap time set for each gaming terminal matches the measured lap time, an award is provided to the matching gaming terminal. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069078 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GAMING AND BRAND ASSOCIATION - A gaming system includes: (i) a base wagering game requiring a wager to made by a player; (ii) at least one winning outcome for the base wagering game; (iii) a paytable for the at least one winning outcome; a secondary award provided randomly to the player, the secondary party award provided by a secondary award provider and kept separate and apart from the paytable; and (iv) advertising for secondary award provider, the advertising provided in exchange for the provision of the secondary award. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069079 | ENTERTAINMENT MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD - An entertainment monitoring system for the gaming industry is disclosed to provide real-time multi-site, slot accounting, player tracking, cage credit and vault, sports book data collection, and table game accounting. The system is operable on a computer network and is capable of displaying data in a plurality of different display languages selectable by a user of the system. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069080 | GAMING MACHINE, LINKED GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH VARIABLE ELIGIBILITY FOR AN AWARD - A method of awarding an award on a gaming machine, the method comprising: a) in a random selection process selecting an eligibility criterion or eligibility criteria from a plurality of possible eligibility criteria, whereby the selected criterion or criteria is deemed an active award trigger event; b) monitoring game play activity on the gaming machine for occurrence of the active award trigger event; c) when the active award trigger event occurs as a result of game play activity on the gaming machine, awarding the award; and d) following the completion of step c), or following the occurrence of another event: i) deeming the selected eligibility criterion or criteria an inactive award trigger event; and ii) repeating steps a) to c). | 2009-03-12 |
20090069081 | Universal Tactile Feedback System for Computer Video Games and Simulations - A universal tactile feedback system for computer and video game systems is disclosed which provides real time tactile feedback to enhance a user's experience while interacting with a computer/video game or simulation. The tactile feedback system operates both in host-independent and host-dependent modes, thereby allowing the system to function even when no accommodation is provided by the game or simulation system that is being used. The host-independent mode is responsive to the audio signal that is typically generated by a computer or video game system while it is executing a game or simulation. The host-dependent mode is responsive to control commands specifically generated by a computer or video game system while it is executing a game or simulation. The tactile feedback system then creates tactile sensations primarily via controller-based tactile sensation generators, such that the user feels physical sensations corresponding to events occurring within the game or simulation in real time. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069082 | GAMING MACHINE - Certain embodiments provide an electronic gaming component including an audio visual (A/V) device having an A/V output; an A/V input arranged to obtain a signal indicative of an A/V output of at least one peer electronic gaming component; and a controller in communication with the A/V input and arranged to control the A/V output of the A/V device based on the obtained signal. Certain embodiments provide a method of controlling an audio visual (A/V) device of an electronic gaming component including obtaining a signal indicative of the A/V output of at least one peer gaming machine; and controlling the output of the A/V device of the electronic gaming component based on the obtained signal. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069083 | Portable video game system - A hand-held display system for playing video games includes a housing grippable by a user's hands, a liquid crystal display viewable by the user gripping the housing, input devices operable by the user when the user grips the housing and a connector for, in use, operatively connecting to portable storage media storing video game programs for the video games. First processing circuitry processes video game programs having a first program specification and second processing circuitry processes video game programs having a second program specification. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069084 | System and Methods for Monitoring and Controlling the Actions of an Avatar in a Virtual Environment - An Internet-based computer application displayed on a multimedia video display system that records and compiles statistics based upon the interactions of an avatar, representing a gamer, within a virtual environment. The avatar is able to act in the virtual environment by controlling, manipulating, operating, or otherwise interacting with objects and other avatars within the virtual environment. Within the virtual environment, an avatar is presented with pre-determined options controlled by variables set by the computer application for each possible interaction. The actions of the avatar are recorded in at least one database. The application can compile the data and provide summary statistics regarding the avatar's performance within the virtual environment. An interface screen can be used to view the summary statistics and alter the variables to change or adjust the options available to an avatar for interaction with objects in the virtual environment. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069085 | Combined musical instrument and gaming device - One or more gaming machines are associated with a musical instrument. The musical instrument has a housing and one or more elements for generating sound. The musical instrument may comprise a piano having keys located at one end and housing a plurality of strings. Each gaming machine is configured to display gaming information via a display. In one embodiment, each gaming machine has a housing which is housed at least partially within the housing of the musical instrument. The gaming machines may comprise terminals or stations associated with a roulette wheel for presenting a roulette game. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069086 | CHARACTER CONTROL DEVICE, CHARACTER CONTROL METHOD, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND PROGRAM - A formation information storage unit ( | 2009-03-12 |
20090069087 | PLAYER GAMING CONSOLE, GAMING MACHINE, NETWORKED GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD - Games, networked gaming systems, gaming machines and methods are disclosed that provide various player-centric games and rewards to the casino patrons. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069088 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTION, CLASSIFICATION, AND MANAGEMENT OF COLLUSION IN ONLINE ACTIVITY - The present invention relates to the detection, classification, and management of collusion in online gaming. Specifically, it relates to detecting collusion in online poker and other games of chance. The present invention may also be used to detect collusion in other types of strategy based online gaming such as first person shooter games. The present invention can then be used to classify and visualize any detected collusion. Finally, the present invention can be used to make recommendations regarding what possible courses of action could be taken, if any, to prevent and/or control collusion. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069089 | Method and System For Virtual Competition - A method and system for virtual competition is presented. The method and system determine a plurality of competitors and generate at least one matchup between a selected two of the competitors. A plurality of judges is then determined and the judges are notified of the matchups. At least one vote is then received from at least one of the judges in response to the notification. Each vote is associated with a one of the matchups and at least one result for the matchups are generated based on the votes. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069091 | Ranking determination system and program, and recording medium storing the program - A ranking determination system is provided which can make all the game participants ranking-conscious and eager to play again, even if it is a widely popular game played by a large number of people. In the system wherein results of a game played in multiple game machines are collected through a communication network for ranking purposes, the ranking chart has several levels, each level consisting of one or more groups having a preset number of teams, each team being allocated a region for storing one or more sets of player information. The system is configured such that respective teams of players are ranked based on the game results of their member players. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069092 | GAMING SYSTEM WITH TOURNAMENT COMMUNICATION PROTOCOLS - Networked gaming systems and the communication protocols for presenting a network-based games or network-based tournament games are disclosed herein. According to one embodiment, the gaming system includes a plurality of gaming devices in communication with a tournament server. Each gaming device includes a base game and a secondary device having a display and a processor. The secondary device is operatively associated with the gaming device, and the secondary device enables a player to play a tournament game that is presented amongst one or more of the plurality of gaming devices. The secondary device is in communication with the tournament server through web service protocols. The tournament controller sends and receives player-related data and tournament-related data to and from one or more of the secondary devices participating in the tournament game. | 2009-03-12 |