16th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 42 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090098825 | METHOD AND MOBILE TERMINAL DEVICE INCLUDING SMARTCARD MODULE AND NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATIONS - According to the present invention, a method for controlling a mobile terminal device is provided, wherein said device comprises a smartcard module and a near field communication module. In a first operation a smartcard operation on said mobile terminal device is started which results in an activation or switching on of said smartcard module. The smartcard application may be started by a user or based on the location of said mobile terminal device. That is the case for instance if the mobile terminal device is located in the area of a point of sales terminal, the smartcard application will automatically starts. Further, time controlled starting of certain applications is conceivable. Then it may be determined if said started smartcard application is an application for performing data transactions with external entities and in case of an affirmative determination a connection between said smartcard module and said NFC-module will be activated. | 2009-04-16 |
20090098826 | VIRTUAL CONNECTOR BASED ON CONTACTLESS LINK - The today's mobile handheld and portable devices become slim and thin while need to communicate with other devices and accessories that are attached or at very short range. The interface (contact based physical connector) becomes a real challenge and unreliable to the consumer that needs to attached and detach its device several times a day. | 2009-04-16 |
20090098827 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A communication apparatus and a method used by the communication apparatus to perform magnetic-field communication with an external apparatus is provided. The communication apparatus determines the communication distance between the communication apparatus and the external apparatus based on the voltage level of a radio signal, a distance measuring device, or other means. The communication distance is compared to a predetermined distance and the communication apparatus dynamically adjusts its resonance frequency for improved magnetic-field communication with the external apparatus. | 2009-04-16 |
20090098828 | COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM USING ADAPTIVE FILTER THAT IS SELECTED BASED ON OUTPUT POWER - A communications system receives a modulated signal that carries encoded communications data. An adaptive filter has an input, a plurality of non-adaptive and adaptive filter taps with weighted coefficients, and an output. The received signal is passed through the adaptive filter and around adaptive filter and a switch selects which signal to pass to demodulator based on measured output power of the adaptive filter and of the original received signal. A demodulator and decoder receive the filtered output signal and demodulate and decode the signal to obtain the communications data. | 2009-04-16 |
20090098829 | SYSTEM FOR SECURING ELECTRICAL APPARATUS - A system and a method for securing electric apparatus, that includes at least one transmitter transmitting at least one coded signal, and where the system includes at least one electric apparatus interacting with at least one decoder. To prevent electric apparatus from being used in other places than where intended, a one-way communication system causes the apparatus to lose their practical value if they are stolen. Activation of the electric apparatus is conditional on the transmitter transmitting a coded signal to at least one decoder that receives the coded signal and interacts with at least one electronic switch for establishing power supply to the apparatus. By using a device that switches off the power supply or other essential electric circuit for the electric apparatus in case that the decoder does not receive and decode the transmitted signals, it is possible to protect electric apparatus very efficiently against theft. | 2009-04-16 |
20090098830 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INVERTING AUTOMATIC FREQUENCY CONTROL - A method includes a foreground process and a background process. In the foreground process, an input signal is processed using a first reference signal to generate an output. A first frequency control signal is generated from the output. A frequency of the first reference signal is controlled based on the first frequency control signal. In the background process, a foreground processed signal is received from the foreground process. The foreground processed signal is processed using a second reference signal. A second frequency control signal is generated from the foreground processed signal. A frequency of the second reference signal is controlled based on the second frequency control signal so that the background processing step removes effects of the foreground controlling step. | 2009-04-16 |
20090098831 | DUAL BAND RADIO FREQUENCY TRANSMITTER - A transmitter includes a transformer and a transformer tuning circuit. The transformer transforms a differential radio frequency (RF) signal to a single-ended RF signal. The transformer tuning circuit tunes the transformer to permit the transmitter to transmit the single-ended RF signal in a first frequency band (e.g., cellular frequency band) or a second frequency band (e.g., PCS frequency band). | 2009-04-16 |
20090098832 | MOBILE DEVICE POWERED BY ALTERNATIVE ENERGY - A mobile device and a method for powering a mobile device are disclosed. In some embodiments, the mobile device comprises a processor that executes instructions for mobile applications, a transceiver that sends and receives data related to the mobile applications, a primary power cell that couples to the processor and the transceiver, an alternative power cell that couples to the processor and the transceiver and that generates electrical power from a renewable power source, and a switch that enables the primary power cell and the alternative power cell to power the processor and the transceiver. | 2009-04-16 |
20090098833 | OPTICAL MODULE - A first frequency generator outputs a signal at first frequency f | 2009-04-16 |
20090098834 | FREQUENCY SYNTHESIZER, RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - In transmission frequency modulation in radio communication, correspondences to multiple-value frequency modulation having plural-bits transmission data are realized while suppressing an increase in the circuit area. When performing transmission frequency modulation in radio communication, response data of a digital filter are calculated by a logic circuit that is embedded in a transmission modulator. Since a change amount in the division number is calculated by the logic circuit, a ROM for storing the response data is dispensed with, and thereby an increase in the circuit area can be suppressed when the transmission modulator corresponds to variations in the frequency of a reference signal or to multiple-value frequency modulation having plural-bits transmission data. Further, bandwidth narrowing of a transmission signal spectrum is realized by performing the transmission frequency modulation with dividing the process thereof into plural steps using a timing synchronized with a clock. | 2009-04-16 |
20090098835 | RADIO-FREQUENCY SIGNAL RECEPTION AND/OR TRANSMISSION DEVICE WITH NOISE REDUCTION - The radio-frequency signal reception and/or transmission device includes an antenna ( | 2009-04-16 |
20090098836 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO PROVIDE DIGITAL SIGNALING WITHOUT INTERNAL MODIFICATION OF ANALOG FM TRANSCEIVER - An external speaker/microphone apparatus for a radio transceiver includes a speaker, a microphone, a push-to-talk switch, and an emergency switch. The apparatus further includes an encoder module operatively coupled to the push-to-talk switch and the emergency switch and configured to generate a digital identification each time the push-to-talk switch is pressed, and a digital emergency signal and digital identification when the emergency switch is pressed. The apparatus also includes a connector configured to operatively couple audio to the speaker from the transceiver, a combination audio signal from the microphone and the encoder module to the transceiver. The connector is further configured to operatively couple the push-to-talk switch and the emergency switch to the transceiver so that the transceiver is switched to a transmit mode when either the push-to-talk switch or the emergency switch is pressed. | 2009-04-16 |
20090098837 | TUNER MOUNTING METHOD, TUNER DEVICE, AND CAR STEREO DEVICE - A tuner module is adapted to be retrofitted into an opening formed on a cabinet of a car stereo device. | 2009-04-16 |
20090098838 | BEAMFORMED MULTI-INPUT MULTIPLE-OUTPUT COMMUNICATION WITH UPLINK TRANSMISSION ROTATION - Techniques are provided to enable computation of beamforming weights for beamforming MIMO wireless communication between first and second wireless communication devices. At the first device comprising a first plurality of antennas, signals are received that are wirelessly transmitted from a different one of a second plurality of antennas of the second device during a corresponding one of a plurality of time slots. The first device computes beamforming weights from the received signals. When signals are to be transmitted from the first device to the second device, the first device applies the beamforming weights to signals to be transmitted from the first plurality of antennas of the first device to the second plurality of antennas of the second device. | 2009-04-16 |
20090098839 | Transmitter and communication apparatus - A modulator | 2009-04-16 |
20090098840 | Apparatus and method for measuring the level of RF signals, and a transmitter including a wide band measurement circuit - On a radio frequency signal path a transmission phase shifter causes a phase shift. From a first end of said phase shifter comes a first sample, and from a second end of said phase shifter comes a second sample. Another phase shifter changes the phase of the second sample by the same magnitude as said transmission phase shifter. A measurement circuit combines the phase-shifted second sample with a phase-inverted version of the first sample to produce an output indicative of a power level of the original signal on the radio frequency signal path. | 2009-04-16 |
20090098841 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING A PILOT REPORT (PILOTREPORT) MESSAGE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS - A method and apparatus for transmitting a PilotReport message is provided, comprising generating the PilotReport message and determining if an Active Set Size value is greater than one. In an embodiment, the access terminal will send a PilotReport message if one of the following conditions occurs: If the Active Set Size is greater than one, and EnhancedPilotReportEnabled=1, and The strength of a pilot in the active set has changed by more than an EnhancedPilotReportThreshold since the last PilotReport was sent. If the Active Set Size is one, and EnhancedPilot ReportEnabled=1, and The strongest current non-active pilot (for example, pilot j) has strength more than the EnhancedPilotReportRatio fraction of the total interference, and The strength of pilot j is more than EnhancedPilotReportThreshold away than the strength of the second strongest pilot at the time the last pilot report was sent. | 2009-04-16 |
20090098842 | SIGNAL RECEIVING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A signal receiving apparatus includes: a receiver which receives at least two types of broadcasting signals included in a plurality of channels; and a controller which controls the receiver to search a current channel according to one type of a broadcasting signal used for a previous channel search and to search a current channel according to another type of a broadcasting signal if the channel is not searched, to thereby set an automatic channel. | 2009-04-16 |
20090098843 | Method for selecting audio contents received from an audio or audio-visual receiver and receiver selecting the contents in accordance with the method - The present invention relates to a method of selecting sound contents transmitted by transmission channels and received by an audio or audiovisual receiver. A user first selects a received content and starts playback. Then, the receiver automatically searches among the contents transmitted by the transmission channels for a content whose audio parameters have values close to the values of a previously selected content and plays it back at the end of the current content. The operation is renewed each time the current content ends. According to a refinement, the receiver has a memory that makes it possible to offset the playback of the content in time and thus best synchronize the playback of the various selected contents. The invention also relates to an appliance capable of selecting audio contents originating from several channels and having similar audio characteristics, and playing them back automatically. | 2009-04-16 |
20090098844 | LOW-COMPLEXITY DIVERSITY USING COARSE FFT AND SUBBAND-WISE COMBINING - A wireless diversity receiver includes, in part, N signal processing paths, a bin-wise combiner, and an inverse transformation module. Each signal processing path includes, in part, a mixer adapted to downconvert a frequency of an RF signal received by that path, an analog-to-digital converter adapted to convert the downconverted signal from an analog signal to a digital signal, and a transformation block adapted to transform the digital signal represented in time domain to an associated frequency domain signal having M subband signals. The bin-wise combiner is configured to combine the corresponding subband signals of the N paths. The inverse transformation block is configured to transform the output of the bin-wise combiner to an associated time-domain signal. | 2009-04-16 |
20090098845 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EFFICIENT DC CALIBRATION IN A DIRECT-CONVERSION SYSTEM WITH VARIABLE DC GAIN - A wireless communication receiver includes a multitude of look-up tables each storing a multitude of DC offset values associated with the gains of an amplification stage disposed in the wireless communication receiver. The entries for each look-up table are estimated during a stage of the calibration phase. During such a calibration stage, for each selected gain of an amplification stage, a search logic estimates a current DC offset number and compares it to a previous DC offset estimate that is fed back to the search logic. If the difference between the current and previous estimates is less than a predefined threshold value, the current estimate is treated as being associated with the DC offset of the selected gain of the amplification stage and is stored in the look-up table. This process is repeated for each selected gain of each amplification stage of interest until the look-up tables are populated. | 2009-04-16 |
20090098846 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SENSING THE ENVELOPE OF HIGH LEVEL MULTI FREQUENCY BAND RF SIGNALS - Method and apparatus for sensing the envelope of high level multi frequency band RF signals in power amplifiers. For each frequency band, an RF transistor, such as a FET or a bipolar transistor is operated essentially at a non-linear operating point (e.g., in Class B, AB or C) at the frequency band. The RF transistor is fed by a DC power supply trough an RF filter and terminated by a dummy load that is tuned to the frequency band so as to terminate the RF components in the output signal of the RF transistor. An RF signal of the frequency band is fed into the input of the RF transistors and an output signal representing the envelope is obtained from the fluctuating current drawn from the DC power supply by the RF transistor, during the time period when the RF signal is applied to the input. The output signals obtained from all RF transistors that operate within their corresponding frequency band are combined to a common output, such that the output signal at this common point is essentially equal to the output signal that corresponds to one of the frequency bands. | 2009-04-16 |
20090098847 | APPARATUS FOR EXTENDING THE BANDWIDTH OF A SPECTRUM ANALYZER - A spectrum analyzer is provided with frequency-scalable circuit architectures that extend the bandwidth of the spectrum analyzer using an array of couplers. The array of couplers is distributed along the RF signal path at one end, and interfaced to one or more frequency-translation devices such as mixers or samplers at the other. In a first architecture, a single mixer is employed with an LO signal applied to one input and coupler outputs providing RF signals to another input, with switching controlled to select one coupler's RF output to provide to the mixer. In a second architecture, a separate mixer is used, one for each coupler RF signal, with switches selecting one of the mixer IF outputs to select a desired output frequency. Both the first and second embodiments eliminate switching and its associated loss and frequency limitations from the main RF signal path to enable wideband high-dynamic-range spectrum analysis. | 2009-04-16 |
20090098848 | MODULATED IF RECEIVER AND METHOD - A modulated intermediate frequency receiver is shown having a low noise amplifier for receiving a radio frequency signal and a modulation source for generating a modulation signal. A local oscillator generates a modulated local oscillator signal in response to the modulation signal. A first mixer mixes the output of the low noise amplifier with the output of the local oscillator. The output of the mixer is DC filtered and receive bandwidth filtered before input to a demodulator that generates a demodulated received signal. Further embodiments are shown for a complex receiver and having phase or frequency modulation compensation. | 2009-04-16 |
20090098849 | Hybrid receiver provided with adaptive front and back terminals - The invention relates to a receiver device for the mobile reception of high-frequency signals of different services in motor vehicles comprising at least one receiver unit for receiving and processing country specific services and a communications unit for connecting the receiver device to the motor vehicle communications bus. | 2009-04-16 |
20090098850 | AIRBORNE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS, AIRBORNE COMMUNICATIONS METHODS, AND COMMUNICATIONS METHODS - An airborne wireless communications system includes circuitry configured to access information describing a configuration of a terrestrial wireless communications base station that has become disabled. The terrestrial base station is configured to implement wireless communications between wireless devices located within a geographical area and a network when the terrestrial base station is not disabled. The circuitry is further configured to, based on the information, configure the airborne station to have the configuration of the terrestrial base station. An airborne communications method includes answering a 911 call from a terrestrial cellular wireless phone using an airborne wireless communications system. | 2009-04-16 |
20090098851 | Simplified Method for IMS registration in the Event of Emergency Calls - Simplification of IMS registration in the event of emergency calls is made possible by apparatuses and a method for setting up an emergency-call connection from a terminal to an IMS via a network visited by the terminal, where, if the terminal is already registered in the IMS, setup of an emergency-call connection dispenses with IMS registration of the terminal in the IMS for this emergency-call connection if a comparison between a network identification for the visited network, of which the terminal was notified when it registered in the visited network, and a network identification for the terminal's home network reveals a match between these network identifications. | 2009-04-16 |
20090098852 | Cross-Correlated Quadrature Modulated Spread Spectrum, OFDM and Position Finder System - A position finder and communication system processes signals received from multiple satellite and land based locations and generates processed position finder signal. A first cross-correlator and a transmit baseband filter generates cross-correlated in-phase and quadrature-phase processed filtered baseband signals from an input signal and a second cross-correlator generates cross-correlated in-phase and quadrature-phase processed spread spectrum signals. A processor processes data, voice or video signal into Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexed (OFDM) or into Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA) processed data, voice or video signal. The processed position finder signal is further processed jointly with one or more of the signals generated by the first or second processed cross-correlated signal or with the processed OFDM or OFDMA signal and the jointly processed signal is provided to a quadrature modulator for quadrature modulation and transmission of the quadrature modulated signal. The transmitter for transmission of the quadrature modulated signal includes a first amplifier operated in a first radio frequency (RF) band in a linearly amplified (LINA) mode and a second amplifier operated in a second radio frequency (RF) band operated in a non-linearly amplified (NLA) mode. The cross-correlated in-phase and quadrature-phase processed filtered baseband signals and cross-correlated in-phase and quadrature-phase processed spread spectrum signals are used in a cellular communication system and the OFDM or OFDMA signal is used in a wireless local area network, wherein the cellular communication system and wireless local area network are distinct communication systems and networks. | 2009-04-16 |
20090098853 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PROVISION OF GROUPED IDENTITY INFORMATION - An apparatus for provision of grouped identity information may include a processor. The processor may be configured to receive an indication of a subscription for a registration event package, access information related to the subscription and indicative of identities and corresponding services supported for each of the identities, communicate group identity information to a terminal, and enable selection of a particular identity associated with initiating a particular service. | 2009-04-16 |
20090098854 | Method of providing billing and payment service using settlement service function of mobile electronic wallet and system therefor - Provided is a method of providing a billing and payment service using a settlement service function of a mobile electronic wallet, and a system therefor, which enables companies to charge customers for rates through their mobile devices, respectively, and enables the customers to directly pay for the rates using a settlement service function of a mobile electronic wallet without exposing banking information to a rate receipt institution on a regularly monthly basis. A rate guidance message is sent to a customer using a short message service (SMS) that is a wireless communication network service of a mobile device. If the customer confirms the guidance message, the mobile device automatically gains access to the rate demand company by call back URL or TCP/IP communication. Then, after undergoing a simple authentication procedure for confirming whether or not the access person is a true person, a rate bill including payment particulars is displayed on a screen of the mobile device. If the customer confirms the rate bill and intends to pay for the rate bill, the customer directly settles the payment using a settlement service function (e.g. credit card or account transfer of an electronic wallet of the mobile device. Thus, without exposing customer's settlement information such as account number and card number, the rate can be paid according to the customer's payment intent, to thereby reduce pressure by banking information exposure, and reduce congestion due to visit of banks using an electronic wallet settlement service function of the mobile device. A payment priority ranking order can be determined within a customer's allowable capital extent, and payment tools such as transfer account and credit card are diversified, to thereby prevent a payment delay due to lack of deposit money and enhance a rate receipt efficiency of the rate demand company. | 2009-04-16 |
20090098855 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVISIONING COMMUNICATION SERVICE TO A MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE TO RESTRICT USE WHEN OPERATING A VEHICLE - A mobile communication device has communication service restricted when it becomes apparent that the device is in transit. The communication system receives an access control message indicating the device is in transit. The system accesses a mobility access profile stored in a database. The mobility access profile indicates provisioning changes to be made in providing communication service to the mobile communication device while the device is in transit. | 2009-04-16 |
20090098856 | SECURITY SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A MOBILE PHONE - A security system for a mobile phone is disclosed for securing private information of the mobile phone. The system may set at least two PIN numbers for a super user and a general user, encrypt a phone book system of the mobile phone by setting a security status for each contact in a phone book system of the mobile phone. The system also may start a secure work mode if a user of the mobile phone is a super user and starting a non-secure work mode if the user is a general user of the mobile phone. A security method for a mobile phone is also disclosed. | 2009-04-16 |
20090098857 | Securely Locating a Device - Methods, systems, and computer-readable medium for securely locating a mobile device. In one implementation, a method is provided. The method includes receiving first information from a first device, where the first information is usable to identify a geographic location of the first device. The first information is verified as originating from the first device. A first request for the geographic location of the first device is received, where the first request includes second information associated with a user associated with the first device. The geographic location of the first device is provided to the user at a second device. | 2009-04-16 |
20090098858 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENABLING TRANSACTION OF FEMTO CELL INFORMATION FROM A HOST TERMINAL DEVICE TO A GUEST TERMINAL DEVICE - A method for managing access to a macro mobile operator core network ( | 2009-04-16 |
20090098859 | INTELLIGENT MESSAGING SERVICE - A method, information processing system, and wireless communication system, that provide wireless messaging services to wireless devices. A wireless messaging request is received from a user of at least one wireless device ( | 2009-04-16 |
20090098860 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF PROVIDING NAVIGATION SERVICE WITH DIRECTORY ASSISTANCE - An approach is disclosed for providing navigation information for a requested listing to a mobile device caller of a directory assistance call. If the caller selects an option to receive driving directions to the listing destination, the directory assistance provider forwards the listing address to a platform that correlates the address with location coordinates. The platform can poll the calling device to obtain GPS identifying data for the mobile device and derive mapping and routing information. | 2009-04-16 |
20090098861 | Centralised Management for a Set of Network Nodes - The invention relates to a method for centralised management of a set of network nodes. The method includes supporting, in a centralised management entity, operations of at least one predefined management interface, wherein said predefined management interface is specific to said centralised management entity, implementing, at least partially, at least one of said predefined management interfaces in the network nodes of said set, and controlling, via said centralised management entity, a network node of said set by means of a management interface implementation relating to said node. | 2009-04-16 |
20090098862 | SERVICE AUTHORIZER - A service authorizer system for pushing and pulling data service authorization requests to wireless terminals is disclosed herein. The wireless terminal or a service authorization server may generate requests for authorization. The wireless terminal may generate a request for authorization that is sent to the service authorization server, which generates a multi-modal response and transmits the multi-modal response to the user. The service authorization server may also generate a multi-modal request for authorization that is sent to the wireless terminal. | 2009-04-16 |
20090098863 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR SELECTING A CRBT - A method, an apparatus, and a system for selecting a caller ring back tone (CRBT) that includes obtaining at least one CRBT identification (ID) available to a call according to user identifier information and obtaining the corresponding CRBT description information according to the at least one CRBT ID, obtaining corresponding user attribute information in the call according to the user identifier information, and matching the CRBT description information with the corresponding user attribute information according to a matching policy and selecting a CRBT according to matching result. Therefore, the method, the apparatus, and the system can select a proper CRBT for the calling party according to the conditions of the calling party during the current call. | 2009-04-16 |
20090098864 | NUMBER TO A NAME - Embodiments disclosed may include a mobile terminal for communication in a wireless communication network comprising a transmitter for transmitting a contact message, a user interface for entering contact information sent in the contact message, a processing unit for executing commands entered by means of the user interface and a visual presentation unit for displaying the user interface and contact message to be transmitted. The user interface is adapted for providing means for adding to the contact message a selectable contact identifier which represents a contact and wherein the processing unit is adapted for associating the selectable contact identifier with a contact number. Also, embodiments disclosed include a method and computer program as well as a signal in a wireless communication network operating along the lines outlined for the mobile terminal. | 2009-04-16 |
20090098865 | PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM AND METHOD - A call control method includes receiving information to activate a call-redirecting function for a mobile terminal, activating the call-redirecting function in a service provider network of the mobile terminal, and performing a control function to redirect a call, placed to a telephone number of mobile terminal, to a telephone number of receiver based on the received information. The information received to activate the call may include at least the telephone number of the receiver which is different from a telephone number of the mobile terminal. | 2009-04-16 |
20090098866 | Prioritized And Piggy-Backed ACK/NACK Reports | 2009-04-16 |
20090098867 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REMOTELY TESTING A WIRELESS DEVICE - A method and system for testing a wireless device, the system comprising: a remote user interface for interacting with the data device from a remote location; and a wireless network for communication with the wireless data device from a remote location, wherein a tester can send information to and receive information from the wireless device over said wireless network and can monitor said wireless device and send inputs to the wireless device over the remote user interface thereby forming a closed loop communications path. | 2009-04-16 |
20090098868 | METHOD FOR PERFORMING A RADIO FREQUENCY TEST ON A MOBILE PHONE - A method for performing an radio frequency test of a mobile phone ( | 2009-04-16 |
20090098869 | POWER SAVING - A method of reducing the power consumption of a multi-mode mobile telecommunications device, the method comprising receiving information relating to the location of the mobile telecommunications device and adjusting the frequency with which the mobile telecommunications device searches for a wireless access point according to the information so received. | 2009-04-16 |
20090098870 | Supporting data roaming in GPRS networks - A method and apparatus for supporting data connectivity with a roaming partner when a communication device is outside a service provider's range of coverage is provided. In one aspect, a user can select and store a roaming partner that is capable of data communication. While roaming, the communication device will display the data-roaming partners that are currently available within the communication range of the device and the user can choose one of these data-roaming partners and store the data-roaming partner information in memory. Upon re-entering the region within communication range of that roaming partner, the device can communicate with the roaming partner of choice rather than the roaming partner ordinarily selected by the device as a default. | 2009-04-16 |
20090098871 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SERVICE REDIRECTION BACKGROUND - System and method are provided for redirecting a communication device between a macro network and a femtocell network using a service redirection message (SRDM). In an embodiment, the communication device registers with the network which then determines the subscription status of the communication device to a femtocell network. If the subscription is confirmed, using the SRDM the system redirects the communication device to a communication frequency used by the femtocell network. Upon receipt of the SRDM, the communication devices tunes to a communication frequency specified in the SRDM. The system may segregate the CDMA channels used by the macro network, one set containing channels exclusive to the macro network and the other containing channel or channels used by both the macro network and the femtocell network. In this way, the communication device is prevented from entering a frequency re-hashing loop. | 2009-04-16 |
20090098872 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO FACILITATE ACQUISITION OF ACCESS POINT BASE STATIONS - Devices and methods are provided for facilitating selection and acquisition of an access point (AP) base station via implementation of a system selection file that may include a preferred roaming list (PRL), a public land mobile network (PLMN) database, or the like. The selection attempts may be limited to specific preferred systems, such as, for example, the AP base station. The system selection file includes identification parameters of the preferred systems. In one embodiment, the identification parameters include at least one of a system identifier (SID) and a network identifier (NID) for a given one of the systems. | 2009-04-16 |
20090098873 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO LOCATE FEMTO CELLS WITH PASSIVE ASSISTANCE FROM A MACRO CELLULAR WIRELESS NETWORK - A system, method and computer product for a mobile station to locate a femto cell, the method comprising: (a) storing in a database information to locate at least one femto cell; (b) receiving, from at least one macro cell, location information of the UE; (c) searching within the database to determine if the UE is in a general proximity of at least one femto cell; (d) if so, accessing the femto cell using the database information corresponding to the femto cell. | 2009-04-16 |
20090098874 | NARROW BEAM HANDOVER - Handover is a main function that is used to support mobility in the network. In a cellular communication network having adaptive antennas for enabling narrow beam operation, a network control unit sends a radio link setup request to a selected cell-serving network unit for configuration of a new serving radio link. Before responding to the radio link setup request the cell-serving network unit performs uplink measurements with respect to the mobile unit, and a narrow target beam is selected within a cell served by the cell-serving network unit based on these measurements. The cell-serving network unit then configures the new serving radio link for the considered mobile unit directly with the selected narrow target beam. Consequently the system can perform the handover procedure using narrow beams only, without first establishing the radio link with a cell-wide beam and then reconfiguring the radio link onto a narrow beam. | 2009-04-16 |
20090098875 | SMS ROUTING - Mobile terminals are operated in a mobile telecommunications system such as GSM routing data messages such as SMS messages to a destination address via a selected of plural routing centers. A terminal receives user generated data defining an outgoing message and generates a first data field containing a first routing center address, a second data field containing the destination address, and a third data field containing the user generated data. The terminal traps the outgoing message and compares the first routing center address and a second routing center address, determined by a system administrator, stored in a memory the user cannot write-access. If the addresses differ, the first routing center address is replaced by the second routing center address in the data field and the outgoing message is routed via a second routing center with the second routing center address. The administrator thereby controls message routing. | 2009-04-16 |
20090098876 | Asynchronous hybrid ARQ process indication in a MIMO wireless communication system - Methods and apparatus for transmitting Asynchronous Hybrid Automatic Repeat reQuest (ARQ) process identities in a wireless communication system. A linking scheme is established between at least two sets of process identities of two respective corresponding codewords. When a first process identity is selected from among a first set of process identities of a first codeword, a second process identity may be derived in dependence upon the first process identity and the established linking scheme. Finally, a first packet from the first codeword is transmitted using a first transmission channel indicated by the first process identity, and a second packet is transmitted from the second codeword using a second transmission channel indicated by the second process identity. In addition, a control message including only the first process identity is transmitted. | 2009-04-16 |
20090098877 | APPARATUS, AND ASSOCIATED METHOD, FOR IMPROVEMENT IN FACILITATING ROUTING OF DATA BY A MOBILE NODE OPERABLE IN A PACKET RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Apparatus, and an associated method, for facilitating routing of data in a packet radio communication system. A clone list is downloaded to the mobile node and stored at a clone list depository thereat. The clone list includes a plurality of entries, each of which provides routing information needed to route data when the mobile node is positioned within coverage areas encompassed by differing networks. A determination is made whether the clone list includes appropriate routing information to route a data packet sent by the mobile node positioned in a particular area encompassed by a particular network portion. If the clone list includes an entry containing such information, the need separately to request such information is obviated. | 2009-04-16 |
20090098878 | Routing Telecommunications To A User In Dependence Upon Device-Based Routing Preferences - Routing telecommunications to a user including receiving a call, determining that the call is intended for the user, receiving an RFID signal from an RFID tag located with the user, determining the user's location in dependence upon the RFID signal, identifying a plurality of available telephony devices in dependence upon the user's location, identifying a device-based preference for the user, selecting one of the plurality of available telephony devices in dependence upon the device-based preference, and forwarding the call to the selected telephony device. In typical embodiments, determining that the call is intended for the user also includes prompting the caller for the name of the user and receiving from the caller the name of the user. | 2009-04-16 |
20090098879 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE IN A MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK - Apparatus and a method for handling discard of a service data unit in universal mobile telecommunications system user equipment. Strategies for the radio resource control entity to handle discard of a service data unit by the radio link control entity are presented. | 2009-04-16 |
20090098880 | MOBILE TERMINALS AND METHODS FOR REGULATING POWER-ON/OFF OF A GPS POSITIONING CIRCUIT - A method for determining location of a mobile terminal includes repetitively switching power-on and power-off to a GPS receiver circuit which determines location of the mobile terminal using GPS signals. The power-on to power-off duty cycle of the GPS receiver circuit is regulated in response to distance that the mobile terminal has moved from a previously determined location. The power-on to power-off duty cycle can be regulated in response to identifying GPS isolation, in response to an acceleration-determined distance from previous GPS-determine location, an acceleration-determined velocity of the mobile terminal, availability of position assistance information from a cellular system, presence/absence of signals from a WLAN/Bluetooth device, and/or detection of a new cellular base station ID. | 2009-04-16 |
20090098881 | Wireless terminal and user interface method - Communications is executed between users through wireless terminals thereof without fear of being located by each other. On terminal | 2009-04-16 |
20090098882 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND METHOD OF PROVIDING LOCATION INFORMATION THEREIN - A communication device, computer program product and method of providing location information therein are disclosed. The communication device includes a wireless communication unit for receiving location information on another communication device and a controller for setting location based information on another communication device using the received location information, and controlling the set location based information to be displayed. | 2009-04-16 |
20090098883 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND METHOD OF PROVIDING LOCATION INFORMATION THEREIN - A communication device, computer program product and method of providing location information therein are disclosed. The communication device includes a wireless communication unit, a display, a memory and a controller operatively connected to the memory, the display, and the wireless communication device, the controller configured to transmit virtual movement information of the communication device to a different communication device, the different communication device registered with a location information providing service. | 2009-04-16 |
20090098884 | Method of providing location update messages and paging messages in a wireless communication system - The present invention provides a method of operating an idle mobile unit that is capable of communicating with first and second wireless communication systems. One embodiment of the method includes providing a location update message in response to the idle mobile unit transitioning from a first tracking area associated with the second wireless communication system to a second tracking area associated with the second wireless communication system. The first and second wireless communication systems are capable of paging the idle mobile unit following the location update message. | 2009-04-16 |
20090098885 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STORING INFORMATION TO LOCATE A FEMTO CELL - A system, method and computer product for augmenting a user's equipment (UE) database with information measured by a femto cell, the method comprising: (a) performing RF measurements by a femto cell; (b) connecting the UE to the femto cell; (c) downloading the RF measurements taken by the femto cell into the UE custom database; (d) maintaining a central database of femto cell measurements, to be used for updating custom UE databases; (e) comparing current RF measurements taken by the UE with the femto cell own RF measurements to estimate proximity to the femto cell. | 2009-04-16 |
20090098886 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING PRESENCE NOTIFICATIONS BASED UPON WATCHER STATUS - A system and method for providing Presence notifications based upon a user's status. According to various embodiments, a Watcher can provide an indication of filtering criteria for incoming Presence information. A network agent can be used to filter 5 unnecessary notifications before they reach the Watcher. Presence notifications can be sent or not sent to a Watcher at certain times based upon the Watcher's availability and/or willingness to receive such notifications. These arrangements optimize Presence traffic by not sending Presence information over a costly radio interface at times when the information would not be useful to the intended recipient of the information. | 2009-04-16 |
20090098887 | Mobile terminal and location information acquisition method thereof - A mobile terminal and location information acquisition method thereof is provided for facilitating registration of a mobile terminal for a location service and locating the mobile terminal using a SIM Application Toolkit (SAT). A location information acquisition method of the present invention includes registering, when a terminal registration menu item provided by the SIM is selected, an intended terminal indicated by a name and a phone number entered by a user with the SIM; selecting, when a location request menu item provided by the SIM is selected, one of terminals registered with the SIM according to the user's intention; and acquiring location information of the selected terminal, the location information being received in response to a location information request transmitted by the mobile terminal. The location information acquisition method for a mobile terminal according to the present invention enables acquires location information of a specific mobile terminal in a cost-effective manner through a simplified manipulation of menu items provided by SAT of SIM card. | 2009-04-16 |
20090098888 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND METHOD OF PROVIDING LOCATION INFORMATION THEREIN - A communication device, computer program product and method of providing location information therein are disclosed. The communication device includes a wireless communication unit and a controller connected to the wireless communication unit and configured to share device location information with another communication device, the controller further configured to hierarchically set a device location resolution level to be shared with the another communication device. | 2009-04-16 |
20090098889 | Wireless device location alerts on battery notification events - As part of a handset finder service, a customer will download and install a small application, e.g., handset finder application, onto their wireless device. The first time this handset finder application runs, it registers to receive battery notification events from the device (or if not available, another type of wake-up event, like a timer or SMS wake-up). These events wake-up the application, which will determine whether a “low power” threshold has been reached. When this occurs, the application initiates a location query. The application will submit a determined location to a handset finder server. | 2009-04-16 |
20090098890 | Methods of locating, paging and routing calls to wireless users in femto system - In a method for locating a mobile station, a first sub-paging zone for paging the mobile station is selected in response to an incoming call intended for the mobile station if a trigger code associated with a first femto cell matches a first trigger code associated with femto cells included in the first sub-paging zone. The first femto cell is a femto cell with which the mobile station has most recently registered. The first sub-paging zone is defined based on a location of ones of a subset of the plurality of femto cells. The mobile station within the first sub-paging zone is paged to locate the mobile station. | 2009-04-16 |
20090098891 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RING BACK TONE ALTERNATIVE SERVICE BASED ON TERMINAL AND MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL THEREFOR - Disclosed is a method and a system for providing a terminal-based ringback tone substitute service, as well as a mobile communication terminal for the same. The method includes the steps of (a) receiving a request for an originating call for voice communication with a called terminal from a calling terminal; (b) transmitting a ringback tone start message to the calling terminal, the ringback tone start message being a control message informative of beginning of a ringback tone section; (c) paging the called terminal; (d) transmitting a ringback tone termination message to the calling terminal, the ringback tone termination message being a control message informative of ending of the ringback tone section, and connecting the voice communication between the calling terminal and the called terminal when a response to paging is received from the called terminal; and (e) transmitting the ringback tone termination message to the calling terminal and transmitting unanswered messages to the calling terminal when no response to the paging is received from the called terminal. The mobile communication terminal can play a high-quality ringback tone substitute without being affected by the voice channel environment. | 2009-04-16 |
20090098892 | Method for Exploiting Signalling Messages in a Wireless Communication Network - A method of exploiting a signaling message related to a predetermined OSI layer of a wireless communication system and adapted to transmit signaling information specific of the OSI layer for transmitting data different from the signaling information, includes: ascertaining the presence of unallotted space in the signaling message; based on the ascertained presence of unallotted space, determining an amount of transmissible data different from the signaling information; and modifying the signaling message by filling at least part of the unallotted space with the amount of transmissible data. The method is in particular useful in cellular telephony networks like 2G and 3G networks, in 802.1 | 2009-04-16 |
20090098893 | REAL-TIME INTERACTING METHOD FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS DEVICES - A real-time interacting method for mobile communication devices involves creating an interactive area thereon, inputting an interactive message via handwriting, and capturing a synchronous audio message, so that the mobile communication devices transmit/receive the interactive message and the audio message via a 3G communication link to achieve real-time interaction. | 2009-04-16 |
20090098894 | System and Method for Enhanced Content Delivery - Coincident with the evolution, maturation, etc. of wireless messaging ecosystems an infrastructure that provides for enhanced content delivery in new and creative ways. The delivery model leverages the features, capabilities, etc. that are offered by MMS to deliver various types of content (e.g., content that would otherwise be difficult or impossible to display on a wireless device using the wireless device's native facilities) to wireless devices by, possibly inter alia, processing the content (including, possibly among other steps, formatting the content, rendering the content as one or more images, etc.) and subsequently delivering the processed content to a wireless device via MMS. The infrastructure may optionally leverage the capabilities of a centrally-located Messaging Inter-Carrier Vendor. | 2009-04-16 |
20090098895 | Selective Service Method In Multicast System - A multicast service of a 3GPP Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) is disclosed. A multicast service stream identifier is provided so that each multicast area can receive different information for one service or one multicast service can be provided with different QoSs to areas. In addition, the multicast service stream identifier is provided which can selectively receive diverse menus or channels for one multicast service provided in the same area. Thus, by providing the multicast service stream identifier, users' desires for various services can be satisfied. | 2009-04-16 |
20090098896 | Selective Service Method In Multicast System - A multicast service of a 3GPP Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) is disclosed. A multicast service stream identifier is provided so that each multicast area can receive different information for one service or one multicast service can be provided with different QoSs to areas. In addition, the multicast service stream identifier is provided which can selectively receive diverse menus or channels for one multicast service provided in the same area. Thus, by providing the multicast service stream identifier, users' desires for various services can be satisfied. | 2009-04-16 |
20090098897 | SYSTEM, APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING RIGHT TO SPEAK - Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a system, apparatuses and methods for determining the right to speak. In the embodiments, each Secondary Protective Device (SPD) selects a Request to Send (RTS) sequence from a preconfigured RTS sequence set and sends the selected RTS sequence to a Primary Protective Device (PPD). The PPD chooses one RTS sequence from the RTS sequence sent by the SPDs and sends the chosen RTS sequence to all the SPDs and then each SPD determines whether the right to speak is obtained according to the RTS sequence from the PPD. The system, apparatuses and methods provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure ensure that the RTS sequences sent to the PPD by the SPDs are almost always different. Therefore the efficiency of determining the right to speak is greatly improved and the satisfaction of users is improved effectively. | 2009-04-16 |
20090098898 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMMUNICATING PANIC MESSAGES IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS - Mobile nodes of a wireless network route messages from one node to another. At least one node has a user input device, such as a button, that may be activated to indicate an emergency or other event in which the immediate attention and/or assistance of users of other nodes is needed or desired. Logic senses a panic condition based on the user input device and transmits a panic message to alert users of other nodes. At least one of the nodes provides an alarm that indicates a current location of the node that originally transmitted the panic message thereby assisting a user in finding such node, referred to as the “panicking node.” | 2009-04-16 |
20090098899 | CONTROL CHANNEL FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS - Assigning power spectrum density to access terminals within a wireless network environment is provided. Assignment information that includes assignment of reverse link transmission resources is determined and a power control instruction is created for the assigned reverse link transmission resource. An assignment message that includes both the assignment information and the power control instruction is formatted and communicated to the access terminals. The assignment message includes a Reverse Link Power Control field that indicates a transmit power spectral density assigned by the access point to the reverse-link transmission by the terminal. | 2009-04-16 |
20090098900 | COEFFICIENT DECISION APPARATUS, RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COEFFICIENT DECISION METHOD, AND MEMORY MEDIUM - The present invention provides a radio communication system that can decide efficiently a filter coefficient used when averaging a transmission power value. The radio communication system of the present invention includes an acquisition unit ( | 2009-04-16 |
20090098901 | Memory emulation in a cellular telephone - A cellular telephone using a memory array that is directly addressed and non-volatile is disclosed. The memory array can be used to replace and emulate multiple memory types such as DRAM, SRAM, non-volatile RAM, FLASH memory, and a non-volatile memory card, for example. The memory array may be randomly accessed. Data stored in the memory array is retained in the absence of electrical power. One or more memory arrays may be used in the cellular telephone. At least one of the memory arrays may be in the form of a removable memory card. | 2009-04-16 |
20090098902 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING MULTI-RATE AUDIO FROM A PLURALITY OF AUDIO PROCESSING SOURCES - One or more circuits in a mobile phone may be utilized for up sampling two or more audio signals to a same data sampling rate. Each audio signal, such as digital audio, voice, and polyringer, for example, may be received at one of a plurality of data sampling rates and one or more of the following wireless standards: WCDMA, HSDPA, GSM, GPRS, EDGE, and/or Bluetooth. Audio signals may be equalized and/or compensated with an FIR filter before up sampling or with an IIR filter to reduce overall processing latency. Multiple half-band interpolation operations may perform the up sampling. The first half-band filter may be replaced by an IIR filter to reduce overall processing latency. A gain of the up-sampled data may be adjusted to reduce noise effects. The channels of the up-sampled audio signals may be mixed and later further up sampled for subsequent communication to an output device. | 2009-04-16 |
20090098903 | USING WIRELESS CHARACTERISTIC TO TRIGGER GENERATION OF POSITION FIX - A wireless characteristic of a wireless signal may be used to trigger generation of a position fix. A mobile computing device may include a wireless transceiver, a location determination circuit and a processing circuit. The wireless transceiver may be configured to receive a wireless signal over a short range wireless network from a wireless system. The processing circuit may be configured to detect a change in the wireless signal and, in response to the detected change, to generate a position fix using the location determination circuit. | 2009-04-16 |
20090098904 | COMBINED COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM, PROHIBITING-SIGNAL TRANSMITTING APPARATUS, WIRELESS BASE STATION, AND METHOD - A prohibiting-signal transmitting apparatus for use in a combined system such that there is at least a partial overlap between bands allocated to an old communications system and bands allocated to a new communications system is disclosed. The apparatus includes a unit which monitors for a band-in-use, over which communications are actually being conducted, out of the bands allocated to the old communications system; a unit which generates a prohibiting signal indicating that the band-in-use should not be used in the new communications system; and a unit which transmits the prohibiting signal to a communications apparatus of the new communications system. | 2009-04-16 |
20090098905 | Multiband Radio Communication Device and Filter Activation Control Method - A multiband radio communication device according to the present invention comprises: a radio communication unit configured to transmit a first radio signal in a first frequency band and to receive a second radio signal in a second frequency band different from the first frequency band; a filter connected to the radio communication unit and configured to attenuate the first radio signal; a switch configured to disconnect the filter from the radio communication unit; a communication data determination unit configured to determine a condition of communication data transmitted or received via the radio communication unit; and a switch controller configured to operate the switch, on the basis of the condition of the communication data determined by the communication data determination unit. | 2009-04-16 |
20090098906 | Electronic Device Having a Cellular Communication Mode and a Radio Communication Mode - An electronic device having a cellular communication mode and a radio communication mode, the electronic device including first transceiver means, operable in the cellular communication mode, for transmitting a message via a cellular network, the message including information for enabling a radio communication mode of a further electronic device; and second transceiver means, operable in the radio communication mode, for communicating with the further electronic device when in the radio communication mode. | 2009-04-16 |
20090098907 | Parked Vehicle Location Information Access via a Portable Cellular Communication Device - A portable cellular communication device and system is provided for finding the current location of a vehicle on demand by a user. The portable cellular communication device can direct the user to a parked vehicle utilizing location data of the portable cellular communication device provided by a GPS transmitter or a wireless node, and current vehicle location information provided by accessing a vehicle location database. | 2009-04-16 |
20090098908 | Mobile Telephone Handset Having A Cartridge And Pen Arrangement - Provided is a mobile telephone handset having a cartridge with a universal pen arrangement, said cartridge for supplying ink to a printhead mounted on a nib of the pen arrangement. The universal pen arrangement includes a holder fast with the cartridge, and a retractable stylus slidably mounted in the holder, so that the stylus is slidable between a retracted position, in which the stylus is stored inside the holder, and an extended position, in which the printhead protrudes from the holder for printing on a substrate. The pen arrangement also includes a flexible data, power and ink conduit linking the cartridge to the stylus, as well as a stylus retaining mechanism to retain the stylus in either the retracted or extended position. | 2009-04-16 |
20090098909 | Printing Educational Material Using A Mobile Device - A system for printing educational information on a print medium, the system comprising: a mobile phone telecommunications device which comprises: a printer module to print the educational material on the print medium, wherein the print medium is provided with first coded data in a first format on a first side of the print medium and second coded data in a second format on an opposing side of the print medium, the first and second coded data encoding first and second information respectively, the first and second information being indicative of a print media identifier of the print medium; and a sensor module to sense the print media identifier of the print medium. | 2009-04-16 |
20090098910 | MOBILE TERMINAL HAVING STORAGE BOX AND SAVING METHOD THEREOF - A mobile terminal having a touch function is presented. The mobile terminal includes a display unit to display one or more content on a screen and a storage box positioned on the screen for storing at least one of the one or more content dragged on the screen. | 2009-04-16 |
20090098911 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING OPERATION OF THE MOBILE TERMINAL - A mobile terminal and a method of controlling the operation of the mobile terminal are provided. The method includes displaying an idle screen; if a communication event occurs, displaying an avatar image corresponding to a party of the communication event on the idle screen, the communication event including making or receiving a call and sending or receiving a call; and modifying the avatar image according to the amount of occurrence of the communication event. Therefore, it is possible for a user to easily recognize the occurrence of a communication event and the amount of occurrence of the communication event from an avatar image displayed on an idle screen. | 2009-04-16 |
20090098912 | ZOOM CONTROL FOR A DISPLAY SCREEN OF A MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL - A user interface system for controlling size of content displayed on a display screen of a limited display device is provided. T he user interface system comprises a first user interface for selecting a first point on the display screen; and a second user interface for performing a resizing operation on content displayed on the display screen using the first point as a center of reference for purpose of performing the resizing operation, wherein the resizing operation is performed in response to user interaction with the first user interface and the second user interface. | 2009-04-16 |
20090098913 | Hands-Free Kit for Mobile Radio-Telephone Handset - A hands-free kit for a mobile radio-telephone handset, the hands-free kit having an earpiece and an infra-red transmitter with the transmitter being able to relay audio signals from the handset to the earpiece. The earpiece includes an infra-red receiver for receiving audio signals from the transmitter. By positioning the transmitter in the line of sight of the earpiece receiver, audio signals may be relayed from the handset to the earpiece with the reduced likelihood of the earpiece becoming dislodged as the user moves his head. | 2009-04-16 |
20090098914 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENABLING OR DISABLING FEATURES BASED ON A BATTERY LEVEL THRESHOLD - A method and apparatus for enabling or disabling a feature based on a battery level threshold, the method including: checking a battery level; determining whether the battery level is above or below a predetermined threshold for the feature; and enabling or disabling the feature based on the result of the determining step. Further, a method and server application for enabling or disabling a feature based on a battery level threshold, the method including: obtaining a battery level at a server application; comparing the battery level with a preconfigured threshold for the feature; and modifying data or a data type to be sent to the mobile device based on the result of the comparing step. | 2009-04-16 |
20090098915 | RECHARGING METHOD AND APPARATUS - The present invention provides apparatus and an associated method for remotely energizing power storage devices. Energization may preferably be effected through the use of RF energy from a base station, ambient energy or ultra-wide band energy. The remote station preferably has at least one antenna having an effective area greater than its physical area. The system may have an antenna and associated circuitry provided on an electronic chip such as a monolithic chip or on a printed circuit with a suitable substrate. | 2009-04-16 |
20090098916 | Methods And Apparatus For Reducing Power Consumption During Network Scanning Operations With Adverse Battery Conditions - In a mobile communication device, a scanning operation is performed with use of a wireless transceiver to identify one or more available wireless communication networks in a given coverage area. Each time the scanning operation fails to result in any connection between the mobile device and a wireless network, the scanning operation is repeated after delaying for a next delay period of a plurality of scanning delay periods n=[n | 2009-04-16 |
20090098917 | MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE HAVING IMPROVED ANTENNA IMPEDANCE MATCH AND ANTENNA GAIN FROM RF ENERGY - A mobile wireless communications device and associated method of making same includes a housing and circuit board having a ground plane. Radio frequency (RF) circuitry and a processor are carried by the circuit board and operative with each other. An antenna is carried by the housing and operative with the RF circuitry. Audio circuitry is carried by the circuit board and operative with the RF circuitry and processor. An audio transducer assembly such as a receiver is carried by the circuit board and engages audio circuitry for carrying audio signals between the audio circuitry and speaker. A filter is mounted at the speaker for blocking RF energy from the antenna through the speaker to the ground plane and decoupling the antenna from the speaker and any other components on the circuit board to minimize any detuning of antenna impedance match and degradation in antenna gain. | 2009-04-16 |
20090098918 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ONLINE BAND MATCHING IN A RHYTHM ACTION GAME - A method for matching suitable remote players to one or more local players of a rhythm-action game includes identifying one or more local players 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. 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. A game session may then be provided including the one or more local players and the identified remote player. | 2009-04-16 |
20090098919 | VIDEO GAME APPARATUS AND VIDEO GAME PROGRAM - A video game apparatus has a memory for storing two or more tasks which a player character can get instructed character(s) to execute according to a scenario development of a game, means for displaying tasks at a time when a scenario development of a game reaches a predetermined position so as to be selected by the player, means for determining candidate characters which can participate the task selected by the player and for displaying these so as to be selectable by the player, means for determining the character selected by the player as participant character, and means for executing the task according to a parameter which is set on the participant character on the basis of the participant character and the selected task. | 2009-04-16 |
20090098921 | LOT-TO-LOT ROULETTE COMBINATION - In various embodiments a single reel on a gaming device contains multiple symbols. | 2009-04-16 |
20090098922 | Lottery game - A lottery game using tickets in which the tickets bear concealed numbers that may be exposed by the player after purchase to determine the winning number of that lottery ticket and after the player selects the numbers upon which the player is betting to win. In one embodiment the concealed numbers comprise the winning number for that ticket to be matched by those selected by the player. | 2009-04-16 |
20090098923 | Systems and Methods for Redeeming Tickets for On-Line Lotteries and On-Line Games - An on-line lottery player can create a player account with a lottery operator and associate on-line lottery tickets with the player account. The player may access the player account and obtain results for the tickets. The player may select one or more winning tickets and create a prize redemption voucher for the selected tickets. Prizes won on all of the selected tickets can be redeemed by scanning or otherwise processing the prize redemption voucher at a ticket vending terminal. Similarly, a player may purchase on-line game tickets and redeem prizes won on the on-line game tickets using a prize redemption voucher. | 2009-04-16 |
20090098924 | Gaming machine and playing method thereof - The rearrangement symbol data is received from a host computer | 2009-04-16 |
20090098925 | Handheld Gaming Machines and System Therefor - A gaming system for executing a wagering game includes a central server for storing game information. The system further includes a plurality of boundary controllers defining a permissible gaming area. The system includes at least one handheld gaming machine in communication with the central server, the handheld machine comprising a display for displaying the execution of a wagering game. The handheld gaming machine wirelessly communicates with one or more of the plurality of boundary controllers to permit the central server to activate the wagering game only when the handheld gaming machine is within the permissible gaming area. | 2009-04-16 |