16th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 46 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120094572 | Toy Construction System Having a Rotatable Connector/Spinner Device - A toy construction system is provided that includes, in a toy construction system having a multiplicity of interconnecting members adapted for constructing a variety of projects, a rotator head device including a device housing having a conical-shaped cavity formed therein. The housing includes a plurality of female twist-lock connectors formed on the outer surface thereof, and the female connectors are adapted for attaching a first member of the toy construction system to the rotator head device housing. A rotating member, which is conical in shape and slightly smaller in size than the cavity formed in the device housing is included. The rotating member is rotatably disposed within the cavity and has a male twist-lock connector stem extending from an end thereof for connecting a second member of the toy construction system to the rotating member, whereby the first member is rotatable with respect to the second member | 2012-04-19 |
20120094573 | APPARATUS FOR DISTRIBUTING SCALE BALLAST ON A MODEL RAILROAD TRACK - An apparatus for distributing scale ballast over a model railroad track includes a hopper configured to funnel scale ballast to a spreader assembly, the spreader assembly including a spreader aperture formed between a compactor brush and a spreader plate, a chassis and a pair of contour skirts configured to contour scale ballast along the sides of the model railroad track. | 2012-04-19 |
20120094574 | TOY VEHICLE - In one embodiment there is provided a toy car that includes four wheels which have a weight that is at least 40%, 50%, 70% or 80% of the total weight of the car. In another aspect each wheel has a center point, with a combined weight such that a horizontally planar center of gravity defined by the car and measured from a lowest point on an outer edge of the four wheels towards a center of the body is positioned substantially about the center point of the four wheels. In either embodiment, the body may include an upper outer portion and the upper outer portion includes a finger detent. | 2012-04-19 |
20120094575 | Grooved Support Sport Bra - Sport bras having one or more support grooves for lifting, separating, shaping a supporting a wearer's breasts and methods for fabricating these sport bra are described. The support grooves may be pressed into a layer of compressible material such that the support grooves extend from a central region along the wearer's sternum, curve underneath the breasts and extend upwardly towards the underarm region. | 2012-04-19 |
20120094576 | CONVERTIBLE GARMENT SYSTEMS, AND RELATED DEVICES AND METHODS - Convertible garment systems and related devices and methods are shown and described. In one example, a convertible garment system includes a bathing suit and a pair of detachable-strap-interfaces, each configured to removably connect to the bathing suit's lower straps, and removably connect to the bathing suit's upper straps, thereby creating a second configuration for the pair of upper straps. In another example, a device includes at least one detachable-strap-interface for converting a bathing suit. | 2012-04-19 |
20120094577 | Method for Machining a Surface of an Optical Lens - Method for determining movement data representing the movement of a machining tool of an optical lens 3D machining device for machining a surface of an optical lens, wherein the method comprises: a machining tool data providing stage, a surface data providing stage, a machining rule providing stage, a 3D surface determining stage in which the 3D surface corresponding to the surface consisting of all the positions of the reference point of the machining tool that allow the profile of the cutting edge of the machining tool to tangent the derivable surface of the optical lens is determined, a movement data determining stage. | 2012-04-19 |
20120094578 | HETEROCOAGULATE, AND COMPOSITIONS AND METHOD FOR POLISHING AND SURFACE TREATMENT - A heterocoagulate comprises first particles, having a particle size of at most 999 nm, on a second particle, having a particle size of at least 3 microns. The first particles comprise cerium oxide, and second particle comprises at least one member selected from the group consisting of silicon oxides, aluminum oxides and zirconium oxides. | 2012-04-19 |
20120094579 | Coated Abrasive Products Containing Aggregates - A coated abrasive product includes a particulate material containing green, unfired abrasive aggregates having a generally spheroidal or toroidal shape, the aggregates formed from a composition comprising abrasive grit particles and a nanoparticle binder. Free abrasive products, bonded abrasive products, and the particulate material also contain aggregates. | 2012-04-19 |
20120094580 | AIRFOIL MASK, AIRFOIL AND MASK SYSTEM, AND MASKING METHOD FOR EDGE PROFILE FINISHING - A mask for performing high speed media finishing on airfoils includes a thicker portion and a thinner portion. The thicker portion is spaced further from an edge that will become a leading edge in the final airfoil than the thinner portion. The media is redirected by the thicker portion toward the edge where the finishing is to occur. | 2012-04-19 |
20120094581 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REMOVING CONTAMINANTS - A method and apparatus for removing contaminants from at least one portion of a semiconductor mold are disclosed. A nozzle is positioned at a preset position with respect to the portion of the semiconductor mold. Solid particles of a material that sublimes instantaneously along with at least one of the abrasives and additives are blasted at a predefined temperature and/or pressure over the portion, through the nozzle. On impact, the particles remove the contaminants from the portion of the semiconductor mold. | 2012-04-19 |
20120094582 | BLADE SHARPENING DEVICE - The invention provides a blade sharpening device designed for sharpening a blade for a uniform sharpening of the edge thereof. Generally, the blade sharpening device includes a base, a guide, a carriage, and a blade holder. The blade holder secures the blade while being sharpened. The blade holder is connected to the guide which is movable relative to the base. The base includes a material that receives an impression of a blade to define a blade contour and a grinding medium which provides an abrasive surface. The carriage interacts with the guide to define a sharpening path substantially aligning with the blade contour. The carriage and the guide direct the movement of the abrasive surface along the contour of the blade for a uniform sharpening of the edge thereof. | 2012-04-19 |
20120094583 | GRIND-STONE-MOUNT OF HONING HEAD - A plurality of grind-stone-mounts | 2012-04-19 |
20120094584 | SHEET FOR MOUNTING A WORKPIECE AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a sheet for mounting a workpiece and a method for making the same. The method includes the steps of: (a) providing a sheet body having a top surface, a bottom surface, at least one side surface and a plurality of pores, wherein some of the pores open at the side surface; and (b) sealing or narrowing the pores that open at the side surface. Since the pores that open at the side surface are sealed or narrowed, the slurry is prevented from entering into the interior of the sheet body. Therefore, the infiltration distance reaches a predetermined value slowly, thereby increasing the effective life of the sheet. | 2012-04-19 |
20120094585 | TOOL AND RELATED METHODS AND APPARATUS - A tool for use in abrading, honing, lapping or otherwise finishing or working the interior surface of a bore, aperture, cylinder or like work piece includes an abrading element dependently supported about a mandrel assembly. The abrading element has a longitudinal slit in order that the abrading element is radially expansible upon the outward application of force from within a longitudinal bore provided therethrough. The mandrel assembly includes a threaded rod upon which is formed a radially expansible arbor, which is formed by application over and about the threaded rod of one or more radially expansible, preferably cylindrical, bushings, which bushings are separated and bounded by a plurality of radially fixed, preferably spherical bushings. The mandrel assembly may also be used as an inside diameter mandrel for supporting a work piece undergoing a machining process. | 2012-04-19 |
20120094586 | POLISHING PAD WITH MULTI-MODAL DISTRIBUTION OF PORE DIAMETERS - Polishing pads with multi-modal distributions of pore diameters are described. Methods of fabricating polishing pads with multi-modal distributions of pore diameters are also described. | 2012-04-19 |
20120094587 | Flexible Grinding Product and Method of Producing the Same - The present invention relates to a flexible grinding product and a method of producing the same. Such a grinding product comprises a flexible underlay ( | 2012-04-19 |
20120094588 | WHEY SUCTION DEVICE - A clipping machine and a method for producing sausage-shaped products formed by a tubular casing material containing a flowable filling material. The clipping machine includes a filling tube for feeding filling material into the tubular casing material stored on the filling tube and being closed at the front end by a closing clip. The clipping machine further includes a closing device including at least two closing tools, being reversably movable relative to one another between an opened position and a closed position for placing and closing at least one closing clip for forming a sausage-shaped product. In addition, a suction device is provided, having at least a suction opening being located in the region of the front end of the filling tube for sucking a fluid segregated from the filling material into the tubular casing material while being filled. | 2012-04-19 |
20120094589 | AIR DEFLECTOR AND METHOD FOR MOUNTING AN AIR DEFLECTOR - An air deflector of an extractor hood, wherein the air deflector has two components to divert air, which is extracted from a chamber by the extractor hood back into the chamber. The air deflector also has a plug connector to connect the two components to each other in a detachable or non-detachable manner. | 2012-04-19 |
20120094590 | VENTILATION SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a ventilation system. According to a ventilation system of an embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to supply constant air flow to each floor or home, regardless of changes in environment outside a building, by connecting a ventilator to a center duct that sucks external air and supplies it to each floor or home, or sucks internal air of each floor of home and discharges it to the outside the building. | 2012-04-19 |
20120094591 | TRANSMITTING SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT DATA TO WIRELESS HAND HELD DEVICES OVER A TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK - A system, method and/or one or more servers, include a memory (or memories) capable of storing venue-based data comprising video captured from more than one camera located in one or more venues, and one or more processors capable of authenticating one or more remote hand held devices to provide one or more users of the remote hand held device(s) access to the venue-based data. One or more ports is capable of transmitting the venue-based data from the server(s) so that the venue-based data may be received by one or more remote hand held device authorized to receive the venue-based data through one or more wireless data communications networks, in order to permit the venue-based data to be accessible via the remote hand held device(s) by the user(s) of the remote hand held device(s) at locations within or remote from the venue(s). | 2012-04-19 |
20120094592 | THEMED ORNAMENTS WITH WIFI & WIMAX STREAMING STATIONS - An apparatus for playing signals received from the internet or other information highway on one or more speakers are described. The apparatus has a receiver for receiving information from a preselected address; a processor for interpreting the signals; a user interface for choosing between a connection to a personal computer and the preselected address; and at least one sound emitting device for playing the processed signal. The apparatus has an ornamental design on the outside which is related to the topic of the signals received from the address. | 2012-04-19 |
20120094593 | Broadband Satellite with Dual Frequency Conversion and Bandwidth Aggregation - A broadband satellite having a payload subsystem configured to provide dual frequency conversion and bandwidth aggregation is communicatively coupled (i) to at least one gateway by a feeder link operating at a first frequency band; and (ii) to a plurality of user terminals by user links operating at a second frequency band. The payload subsystem has a first and a second frequency converter a satellite feeder link antenna feed, and a satellite user link antenna feed. The first frequency converter down converts, to a third frequency band, as an aggregated block, signals received at the satellite feeder link antenna feed from the gateway via the feeder link. The third frequency band is substantially lower than both the first and second frequency band. The down converted signals are routed to the second frequency converter for up converting to the second frequency band for transmission over the user link to the user terminals. | 2012-04-19 |
20120094594 | PORTABLE COMPUTING DEVICE WITH HIGH-SPEED DATA COMMUNICATION - A portable computing device includes a radio frequency (RF) wired link, a core module, and a plurality of multi-mode RF units. When one or more of the multi-mode RF units are supporting a high-speed data communication, the core module is operable to detect a blocker that is adversely affecting the high-speed data communication. The core module is further operable to determine whether a radiation pattern alternative for the high-speed data communication will reduce the adverse affects on the high-speed data communication. When the radiation pattern alternative for the high-speed data communication will reduce the adverse affects on the high-speed data communication, the core module is further operable to enable the radiation pattern alternative. The one or more multi-mode RF units are operable to adjust at least one of transmission and reception of the high-speed data communication in accordance with the radiation pattern alternative. | 2012-04-19 |
20120094595 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Remote control data is securely transmitted to a device under control. A remote control device transmits an acknowledge request for A ch to the device under control (S | 2012-04-19 |
20120094596 | NEAR-FIELD COMMUNICATION (NFC) SYSTEM PROVIDING NFC TAG GEOGRAPHIC POSITION AUTHENTICATION AND RELATED METHODS - A near-field communication (NFC) system may include an NFC tag comprising a memory configured to store geo-position data corresponding to a geographic position of the NFC tag, and a first NFC sensor coupled to the memory and configured to initiate a transaction based upon NFC communications. The NFC system may further include a mobile wireless communications device comprising a second NFC sensor and a controller coupled thereto. The controller may be configured to establish NFC communications with the first NFC sensor when in proximity thereto and retrieve the geo-position data therefrom, authenticate a geographic position of the NFC tag based upon the retrieved geo-position data, and perform the transaction with the NFC tag if the geographic position of the NFC tag is authenticated. | 2012-04-19 |
20120094597 | NEAR-FIELD COMMUNICATION (NFC) SYSTEM WITH MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS DEVICES DETERMINING GEOGRAPHIC POSITIONS OF NFC TAGS AND RELATED METHODS - A near-field communication (NFC) system may include a plurality of geographically distributed NFC tags, and a tag geo-position database configured to store respective geographic positions of the NFC tags. The NFC system may further include a plurality of mobile wireless communications devices. Each of the mobile wireless communications devices may be configured to communicate with a given NFC tag when in proximity thereto, determine a current geographic position of the mobile wireless communications device, and communicate the determined current geographic position of the mobile wireless communications device to update the tag geo-position database. | 2012-04-19 |
20120094598 | NEAR-FIELD COMMUNICATION (NFC) SYSTEM PROVIDING NFC TAG GEOGRAPHIC POSITION AUTHENTICATION AND RELATED METHODS - A near-field communication (NFC) system may include an NFC tag comprising a memory configured to store geo-position data corresponding to a geographic position of the NFC tag, and a first NFC sensor coupled to the memory and configured to initiate a transaction based upon NFC communications. The NFC system may further include a mobile wireless communications device comprising a second NFC sensor and a controller coupled thereto. The controller may be configured to establish NFC communications with the first NFC sensor when in proximity thereto and retrieve the geo-position data therefrom, authenticate a geographic position of the NFC tag based upon the retrieved geo-position data, and perform the transaction with the NFC tag if the geographic position of the NFC tag is authenticated. | 2012-04-19 |
20120094599 | ANTENNA DEVICE AND PORTABLE WIRELESS APPARATUS PROVIDED WITH SAME - An antenna unit of the present invention is an antenna unit that performs wireless communication utilizing induction coupling, the unit includes a loop antenna; a communication circuit section that is connected to the loop antenna in order to perform wireless communication utilizing induction coupling; a metallic plate provided outside or inside the loop antenna in a form of a loop by an openable and closable switch; and a detector that detects a receiving level of a wireless signal received by the loop antenna, wherein the communication circuit section controls opening and closing of the switch according to a receiving level of the wireless signal detected by the detector, thereby switching a state of the metallic plate between a closed looped state and an open non-looped state. | 2012-04-19 |
20120094600 | PLATFORM FOR PATIENT MONITORING - A gateway device includes a transceiver in electrical communication with a processor, the transceiver being configured to communicate over a wireless network to both receive data from at least one body-worn sensor and transmit the data, and a plurality of indicator lights in electrical communication with the processor. A first of the indicator lights indicates successful power-on of the gateway device. A second of the indicator lights indicates establishment of a Bluetooth connection with a body-worn sensor. A third of the indicator lights indicates successful creation of a WiFi connection. A fourth of the indicator lights indicate successful creation of a cellular connection. | 2012-04-19 |
20120094601 | BLUETOOTH HEADSET WITH CAMERA FUNCTION AND REAR VIEW MONITOR SYSTEM EMPLOYING THE SAME - A Bluetooth headset includes a camera circuit, a radio frequency circuit and an antenna. The camera circuit includes a lens module and an image processing circuit electrically connected to the lens module. The lens module is for capturing and obtaining images, and the processing circuit is for processing the images from the lens module. The radio frequency circuit is electrically connected to the camera circuit, and the antenna is electrically connected to the radio frequency circuit. The radio frequency circuit processes the images from the image processing circuit, and the processed images from audio frequency circuit are transmitted to a portable electronic device through the antenna for the purpose of display. A rear view monitor system employing the Bluetooth headset is also described. | 2012-04-19 |
20120094602 | BLUETOOTH HEADSET FOR MOBILE PHONE - A Bluetooth headset for a mobile phone includes a body configured to transmit and receive a signal to and from a mobile phone via Bluetooth communication. The body is connected to at least one of a Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) card and a Universal SIM (USIM) card, and is further configured to obtain subscriber information from the one of the SIM card and the USIM card to provide the obtained subscriber information to the mobile phone. | 2012-04-19 |
20120094603 | Device and method for contactless short range communication - The subject innovation relates to a device for contactless short range communication. An exemplary device comprises a contactless communication module enabled for contactless short range communication with an external target. A processor of the device is configured to execute at least one contactless application. The exemplary device includes a smart card external to the processor and connected to the contactless communication module. The smart card provides an interface used by the contactless application to access functions of the contactless communication module via the smart card. | 2012-04-19 |
20120094604 | Method and Apparatus Pertaining to the Use of Two Antennas - A wireless radio-frequency receiver is configured to selectively receive in at least two discrete bands can be operably coupled to at least a first antenna comprising a reception antenna. This reception antenna can be tuned to a first one of at least two discrete bands. In turn, a wireless radio-frequency transmitter can be operably coupled to a transmission antenna, wherein the transmitter is configured to selectively transmit in at least one of the two discrete bands. This transmission antenna is tuned to a second one of the at least two discrete bands that is different from the first one of the at least two discrete bands. By one approach, the wireless radio-frequency transmitter is configured to transmit in only one of the two discrete bands (such as the second one of the at least two discrete bands). | 2012-04-19 |
20120094605 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR REDUCING AN ERROR SIGNAL COMPONENT OF A TRANSMIT SIGNAL IN A RECEIVE SIGNAL - A device for reducing an error signal component of a transmit signal in a receive signal, including an interface, a transmit signal generator, a transmitting/receiving device, a correction signal generator and a combiner. The combiner is configured to combine the receive signal with a correction signal from the correction signal generator in order to reduce the proportion that is based on the known wideband error signal component of the transmit signal in the receive signal. | 2012-04-19 |
20120094606 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - A communication device capable of maintaining service quality and reducing an amount of communication simultaneously when updated information is transmitted is provided. | 2012-04-19 |
20120094607 | MOBILE STATION AND MOBILE COMMUNICATION METHOD - A mobile station (UE) according to the present invention includes: a measurement unit ( | 2012-04-19 |
20120094608 | METHOD FOR REPORTING MEASUREMENT RESULT OF CARRIER AGGREGATION AND USER EQUIPMENT - A method and user equipment for reporting a measurement result in carrier aggregation are provided. The method for reporting the measurement result of carrier aggregation includes: the user equipment reporting a measurement report which carries measurement results of part of or all of component carriers in a same carrier-aggregation cell. With the invention, the problem that a network cannot correctly evaluate the channel quality of a carrier-aggregation cell because the network can only acquire the measurement result on a single component carrier is resolved. The present invention further can assure a service quality when the UE performs handover between cells of carrier aggregation, and satisfy good performance of UE mobility between carrier-aggregation cells. | 2012-04-19 |
20120094609 | Method for Processing a Frequency Band by a Wireless Communication Device and Corresponding Device - A method and apparatus for processing a frequency band by a wireless communication device to locate communication channels comprises detecting potential communication channels of the band; selecting of a sample of these detected potential channels; performing a synchronization test on the channels of the sample; and rejecting the frequency band if all of the synchronization tests fail. The frequency band may be subdivided into a plurality of ranges and a sample of detected potential channels selected for each range. The strongest detected potential channels may be selected for the sample for each range. | 2012-04-19 |
20120094610 | Apparatus, Method, Computer Program for Communication and System Thereof - The invention is related to a method comprising: receiving a beacon signal from at least one transmitter; measuring total received interference power; determining strength of the received at least one beacon signal; determining at least one offset value by using the information the at least one beacon signal comprises; generating estimates of received interference power values transmitter-wise by using the determined at least one offset value and the determined strength of the received at least one beacon signal; combining the transmitter-wise estimated received interference power values for obtaining an estimated total received interference power; and subtracting the estimated total received interference power from the measured total received interference power for obtaining a residual interference power, the residual interference power originating from uncooperative devices. | 2012-04-19 |
20120094611 | INDEPENDENT POWER CONSUMPTION MANAGEMENT IN A MIMO TRANSCEIVER AND METHOD FOR USE THEREWITH - An integrated circuit (IC) includes a multi-input multi-output transceiver system that includes a plurality of RF transceivers. Each RF transceiver includes an RF transmitter that transmits a transmit signal at a selected transmit power, based on a transmit power control signal and a corresponding RF receiver for receiving a corresponding one of a plurality of received signals from an external device and for generating a signal strength indication corresponding to each of the plurality of received signals. A processing module generates the transmit power control signal for each RF transmitter based on the signal strength indication of the corresponding RF receiver, and that generates a power mode signal for adjusting a power consumption parameter of each RF transmitter in accordance with the selected transmit power for each RF transmitter. | 2012-04-19 |
20120094612 | ELECTRONIC SYSTEM AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - An electronic system includes a first wireless transceiving module having a device identification code and a portable device. The portable device may include a second wireless transceiving module, a storage module, and a processor. The second wireless transceiving module obtains the device identification code from the first wireless transceiving module. The storage module may store at least one set of data, wherein each set of data may comprise a pre-built identification code and a corresponding pre-assigned instruction. When the second wireless transceiving module obtains the device identification code from the first wireless transceiving module, the processor may be able to search for the at least one set of data to check whether the device identification code matches to the pre-built identification code stored in the storage module; and when the device identification code matches to the pre-built identification code, the processor may automatically execute the corresponding pre-assigned instruction. | 2012-04-19 |
20120094613 | TEMPERATURE DEPENDENT VOLTAGE REGULATOR - Systems and methods for reducing power consumption of a voltage regulator are disclosed. In accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure a voltage regulator comprises an input node configured to receive a reference voltage and an output node configured to output an output voltage. The output voltage is a function of the reference voltage and a regulating current. The regulator further comprises a proportional to absolute temperature (PTAT) circuit coupled to at least one of the output node and the input node. The PTAT circuit is configured to vary at least one of the reference voltage and the regulating current as a function of temperature. | 2012-04-19 |
20120094614 | Signal transmission apparatus, electronic device, and signal transmission method - A signal transmission apparatus including: a plurality of modulating sections configured to modulate a transmission object signal; and a plurality of demodulating sections configured to demodulate the modulated signals modulated by the modulating sections, wherein each of carrier frequencies as frequencies different from each other used by respective sets of the modulating sections and the demodulating sections is set such that frequency of a third-order intermodulation distortion component generated on a basis of two carrier frequencies adjacent to each other is not present within any of reception bands of modulated signals based on each of the other carrier frequencies. | 2012-04-19 |
20120094615 | Wireless Communication System Using Surface Acoustic Wave (SAW) Second Harmonic Techniques - A system is for encoding information on a passive surface acoustic wave (SAW) device. The system includes a requesting unit configured to wirelessly transmit an impulse signal. The impulse signal is a signal that includes only a single pulse. A SAW device has an interdigital transducer (IDT) configured to physically store coded data. The SAW device is configured to receive the impulse signal. In response to receiving the impulse signal, the SAW device excites the IDT to generate a coded signal that includes the stored coded data and frequency components at a fundamental frequency. | 2012-04-19 |
20120094616 | RADIO BASE STATION AND CORRECTION VALUE CALCULATING METHOD - In response to degradation of precision of E-SINRs caused by using first and second conversion tables, a correction value calculating apparatus ( | 2012-04-19 |
20120094617 | MODULE FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, AND MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL - A tunable filter in a tunable DPX module has frequency characteristics, and thus needs to be controlled with high accuracy so as to simultaneously cancel a transmission signal and noise in a reception band on a transmission side. For this reason, a canceller includes a filter having the same frequency characteristic as that of a tunable filter, and a structure having functions of compensating for an amplitude, a phase, and a delay. And, two lines of the cancellers are used to individually cancel a leak component of a transmission signal and a leak component of thermal noise in a reception band. In order to save the power consumption of the amplifier, a coupler is loosely coupled, and a combiner is tightly coupled. Further, in order to suppress the influence on a reception system due to the tough coupling, the combiner uses the amplifier for in-phase inputs. | 2012-04-19 |
20120094618 | SIGNAL DETECTION APPARATUS AND SIGNAL DETECTION METHOD - A signal detection apparatus includes: a unit configured to select a particular detection target signal from among plural candidates of detection target signals; a unit configured to calculate a cyclic autocorrelation value at a center coordinate point specified by at least a cyclic parameter and a shift parameter of the particular detection target signal; a unit configured to calculate a cyclic autocorrelation value of each of (L−1) coordinate points belonging to a common area that is used commonly for different detection target signals; a unit configured to calculate a test statistic of the particular detection target signal; and a unit configured to determine presence or absence of the particular detection target signal according to a comparison result between the test statistic and a threshold, wherein the test statistic is calculated by using the cyclic autocorrelation value in each of the (L−1) coordinate points belonging to the common area. | 2012-04-19 |
20120094619 | Shock Wave Modification Method and System - A system for modifying a shock wave formed in a fluid by a body to modify effects of the shock wave on information transferred to or from the body. The system includes means for heating fluid along a path to form a volume of heated fluid expanding outwardly from the path, the path extending from the body and through the shock wave; means for transferring the information to or from the body; and means for timing the transferring of the information relative to the heating of the fluid along the path to modify certain effects of the shock wave on the information. | 2012-04-19 |
20120094620 | DUAL MODE RF TRANSCEIVER AND RECEIVING METHOD OF THE SAME - A dual mode RF transceiver is provided. The dual mode RF transceiver comprises an antenna, a differential low noise amplifier (LNA), a local oscillator and a dual mode differential mixer. The differential LNA receives an RF signal from the antenna to generate a differential amplified RF signal. The dual mode differential mixer comprises a switch module, a plurality of fundamental mixers and a plurality of sub-harmonic mixers. The fundamental mixers are activated in a first receiving mode to generate a first differential baseband signal according to a multiphase local oscillating (LO) signal from the local oscillator and the differential amplified RF signal. The sub-harmonic mixers are activated in a second receiving mode to generate a second differential baseband signal according to the multiphase LO signal from the local oscillator and the differential amplified RF signal. An RF signal receiving method is disclosed herein as well. | 2012-04-19 |
20120094621 | Integrated Circuit System - An integrated circuit system is provided for wireless data communication, comprising a set of hardware components and a port for connection to an RF antenna or an RF Front-End-Module, wherein at least a subset of hardware components is arranged for being shared for simultaneous wireless data communication based on a first protocol and a second protocol. Preferably, the first protocol includes a Wi-Fi standard and the second protocol includes a dedicated protocol for wireless audio communication. | 2012-04-19 |
20120094622 | ANTENNA DIVERSITY SYSTEM - An antenna diversity system having a non-interrupt function is provided. The antenna diversity system includes: a plurality of antennas, a plurality of radio frequency (RF) circuits, and a signal processing unit. The RF circuits are respectively coupled to the antennas, wherein each RF circuit is utilized for operating in one of a plurality of channels. The signal processing unit is coupled to the RF circuits, and utilized for determining whether a signal quality value of at least one of the antennas lower than a threshold to generate a determining result, and determining whether to change the channel of at least one of the RF circuits according to the determining result, so as to make at least two of the RF circuits operating in a same channel of the channels. | 2012-04-19 |
20120094623 | BROADBAND RECEIVE ONLY TUNER COMBINED WITH RECEIVE SWITCH - An antenna tuner unit (ATU) that provides broadband tuning is disclosed. The disclosed ATU includes a radio frequency (RF) switch circuit having an N number of switch inputs, wherein N is a natural number equal to 2 or greater. An N number of reactance elements are coupled in series between an RF input and one of the N number of switch inputs. Taps between adjacent pairs of the N number of reactance elements, wherein each of the taps is coupled to a corresponding one of the N number of switch inputs. The ATU further includes a capacitive element for each of the taps, wherein each capacitive element is coupled between a corresponding one of the taps and a voltage node. In at least one embodiment, each of the capacitive elements is made up of a programmable capacitor array. | 2012-04-19 |
20120094624 | Filter for an Indoor Cellular System - The invention relates to a filter ( | 2012-04-19 |
20120094625 | DETECTING UNAUTHORISED RADIO COMMUNICATIONS DEVICES - A method for detecting unauthorised radio communications devices, the method including the steps of filtering received radio frequency signals into desired signals having a frequency band characteristic of an unauthorised radio communications device and undesired signals having a different frequency band characteristic of an authorised radio communications device, comparing respective levels of the desired and undesired signals with respective predetermined threshold levels, and generating detection signals indicative of the presence of the unauthorised radio communications device only if the desired signals exceed their predetermined threshold level and the undesired signals do not exceed their predetermined threshold level, thereby passively discriminating between the authorised and unauthorised radio communications devices, and interference therebetween. | 2012-04-19 |
20120094626 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING DATA - An electronic device and a method for transmitting data are disclosed. A network interface receives identification information to identify a communicating end from a mobile communication terminal. A controller acquires communicating end information based on the received identification information. A display displays the acquired communicating end information and at least one service area. | 2012-04-19 |
20120094627 | EMERGENCY CALL SERVICE PROVIDING METHOD AND SYSTEM THEREOF - The present invention relates to a method and a system for managing an emergency call between a terminal and a network by using a non-access stratum protocol in a mobile communication network. A method for providing an emergency call service by a terminal in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention comprises the steps of: enabling the terminal to transmit an access request message including an emergency call identifier to a mobility management entity; enabling the terminal to attempt to authenticate the mobility management entity after the step of transmitting the access request message; enabling the terminal to receive an access grant message including the emergency call identifier from the mobility management entity; and enabling the terminal which receives the access grant message, to provide an emergency call service through the mobility management entity. According to one embodiment of the present invention, the emergency call is enabled. | 2012-04-19 |
20120094628 | Detecting a Transport Emergency Event and Directly Enabling Emergency Services - The present invention provides a system and method that provides a standardized and portable automatic emergency event notification, or AEEN, device which detects a vehicle or other transport emergency event and then automatically and directly dials 911 emergency services and further provides the 911 operator with important information pertaining to the emergency event. Ordinary transport owners may readily install the AEEN device of the present invention into their vehicle or other transport. The AEEN device does not involve a subscription service and the device cellphone which places the 911 call does not require activation on a wireless service network. | 2012-04-19 |
20120094629 | SERVICE PROCESSING METHOD, COMMUNICATION DEVICE, AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Embodiments of the present invention disclose a service processing method, a communication device, and a communication system. The service processing method includes: receiving a request message initiated by a user equipment (UE); and changing a current default bearer of the UE according to the received request message, to a bearer corresponding to a service that the UE needs to obtain in a current serving cell. The communication device includes: a generating unit, configured to generate a request message, where the request message carries information indicating a service required by a UE; and a sending unit, configured to send the request message generated by the generating unit to a network side, where the network side changes a current default bearer of the UE according to the information carried in the request message, to a bearer corresponding to a service that the UE needs to obtain in a current serving cell. | 2012-04-19 |
20120094630 | VEHICLE DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method of for establishing a connection between a vehicle and an external network includes a plurality of personal electronic devices and a transceiver. The plurality of personal electronic devices are each configured for establishing a data connection to the vehicle. Each of the plurality of personal electronic have a mobile plan that includes a data limit and an amount of data used. At least one of the plurality of personal electronic devices are selected to be in communication with the external network. Selection of at least one of the plurality of personal electronic devices is based on a corresponding amount of data available in a mobile plan for each of the personal electronic devices. | 2012-04-19 |
20120094631 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SENDING THRESHOLD NOTIFICATION IN REAL TIME - A mobile station user is informed in real time of reaching of a threshold of data usage via a wireless communication network. An account of the user has a maximum data plan limit defined by the user's plan and a data usage balance reflecting an amount of data usage remaining under the plan. When data usage corresponding to the requested data session does not cross the threshold level, a slice of data for the data session is allocated. When required data usage corresponding to the requested data session would cross the threshold level, a reduced slice of data is allocated. Data usage is counted in real time during the data session, and a notification of reaching the threshold level of data is sent to the mobile station in real time, at the time when data usage under the user's account reaches the threshold level. | 2012-04-19 |
20120094632 | Prepaid short messaging - A prepaid messaging solution using open networking standards (e.g., TCP/IP) to support pre-payment of Internet messaging services. The disclosed prepaid architectures/methods determine if a subscriber has sufficient account balance to deliver a short message, prior to message delivery. A message may be prevented from being delivered (at the source end or destination end) if a subscriber account has insufficient funds. A prepaid tariff engine supports remote interaction with the SMSC and web chat servers to apply real-time billing for each message. A service provider may define subscriber rates and/or tariffing plans to apply real-time billing for sending/receiving messages. Message billing may be based upon, e.g., rate per message, message count, character count, Time of Day, Day of Week, message type, and/or mobile location. The prepaid short messaging service preferably supports internet access to subscriber's account balances and status maintained in the prepaid short messaging database of the prepaid messaging server. | 2012-04-19 |
20120094633 | CONTROLLED ACCESS TO A WIRELESS NETWORK - Various arrangements for permitting a wireless device occasional access to a wireless network are described. Some arrangements for assigning a single MSISDN to multiple wireless devices are described. In such arrangements, the wireless devices may be associated with different visitor location registers. In some arrangements, a wireless device-initiated bearer service is initiated based on input from a remote system. In some arrangements, a wireless device is authenticated based on whether data needs to be sent to and/or received from the wireless device. | 2012-04-19 |
20120094634 | EXTENDED WIRELESS DEVICE ACTIVATION - Various arrangements for activating a wireless device on a wireless network are presented. A request to attach to the wireless network may be received from the wireless device. The request may specify an international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI). An authentication message may be transmitted to a detection device of the wireless network. The IMSI may be compared to a set of stored blocked IMSIs. Each IMSI of the set of stored blocked IMSIs may be prohibited from being used to access the wireless network. It may be determined that the wireless device may that corresponds to the IMSI is permitted to be attached to the wireless network. In response to determining the wireless device is permitted to attach to the wireless network, authentication of the wireless device may occur. | 2012-04-19 |
20120094635 | Automated Secure Pairing for Wireless Devices - Systems, methods, and/or techniques (“tools”) are described herein that relate to automated secure pairing for devices, and that relate to parallel downloads of content using devices. The tools for pairing the devices may perform authentication protocols that are based on addresses and on keys. The address-based authentication protocol may operate on address book entries maintained by the devices. The key-based authentication protocol may operate using a key exchange between the devices. | 2012-04-19 |
20120094636 | Method, system and apparatus for locking information - A method, system, and apparatus are described for locking information. Specifically, a server sends a lock message carrying lock object information to a mobile terminal; the mobile terminal locks a lock object according to the lock message, the lock object corresponding to the lock object information. With the solutions provided in the embodiments of the invention, a server may lock information for a mobile terminal, so as to prevent other servers from manipulating the information. | 2012-04-19 |
20120094637 | Mobile Messaging Message Notifications Processing - Described is a pipeline for handling notification messages sent to a mobile messaging message (e.g., SMS or SMTP) recipient, and handling a reply to that notification message, including correlating the notification message with the reply. An engine receives a notification message, and for a notification message to which a reply is possible, maintains state data for use in correlating a received reply with the notification message. The state data includes metadata that indicates that text or code data is expected in any reply. For a reply providing code data, the engine calls a selected URL corresponding to the code. To facilitate message delivery, the engine may format the notification message, including shortening a URL of the message, and/or splitting a longer notification message into shorter notification messages. | 2012-04-19 |
20120094638 | UBIQUITOUS CONNECTIVITY AND CONTROL SYSTEM FOR REMOTE LOCATIONS - A thermostat control system for monitoring and controlling environmental characteristics of a building includes a base station unit and a remote access unit continuously interfacing through instant wireless private direct connectivity. The system also includes a plurality of sensors that measure the environmental characteristics and provide the thermostat unit with the measurements. | 2012-04-19 |
20120094639 | HEAT MAPS APPLYING LOCATION-BASED INFORMATION TO TRANSACTION PROCESSING DATA - Embodiments of the present invention relate to determining the location of an enrolled account holder using a mobile device, such as a mobile phone, that is associated with the cardholder's transaction account in a location-based system (LBS). The mobile device is used to determine the approximate location of the account holder at the time of the transaction, for example, by using cellular tower triangulation. Location data, such as geographic coordinates, may be combined with transaction data. The combination of transaction data and location data can be used to generate heat maps showing transaction, spending, and fraud patterns, among other data. | 2012-04-19 |
20120094640 | AUTOMATIC USER AVAILABILITY STATUS DETERMINATION FOR A HANDHELD COMMUNICATION DEVICE - To automatically determine the availability status of the user of a handheld communication device, various conditions of the device may be checked, which imply whether the user is likely Available, or Unavailable or the equivalent. Normally, the conditions are checked only if the user has not explicitly or semi-explicitly set his or her status to Unavailable. The conditions to be checked can vary, but generally include anything from which it might be inferred or implied that the user is likely Available or Unavailable or the equivalent. Such conditions can include, for example, whether or not a specified timeout for use of a mechanical feature has elapsed; whether a real-time application is in use; and preferably any one or more of other conditions, one further example being whether there are any unattended-to notifications such as an unanswered phone call, or a missed e-mail, or other message. | 2012-04-19 |
20120094641 | INFORMATION DELIVERY APPARATUS, INFORMATION RECEIVING APPARATUS, INFORMATION DELIVERY METHOD, INFORMATION RECEIVING METHOD AND INFORMATION DELIVERY SYSTEM - An information delivery apparatus is provided, 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. | 2012-04-19 |
20120094642 | ENHANCED MISSED CALL NOTIFICATION - An enhanced missed call notification system and method is disclosed which generates enhanced missed call notification messages, which may be transmitted by the cellular carrier, e.g. the carrier associated with the calling device, the called device, or both, to the user's cellular device using, for example, the SMS notification system, in which the notification message is augmented with additional information relating to the caller derived from sources which, for example, may provide more accurate information about the calling party or other information about the calling party, which may be more useful to the called party. In particular, the disclosed system and method detects that a user has missed a call, independent of the called device's ability to receive a call, identifies the caller, accesses one or more carrier-independent databases of information for additional information about the caller and generates an enhanced missed call notification message which includes the additional and/or more accurate information, or a reference thereto, and which is subsequently provided to the carrier for delivery to the user's cellular/mobile device using, for example, the SMS notification service. | 2012-04-19 |
20120094643 | OVER-THE-AIR CONTENT MANAGEMENT OF WIRELESS EQUIPMENT IN CONFINED-COVERAGE WIRELESS NETWORKS - System(s), apparatus(es), and method(s) are provided for managing content of wireless equipment (WE) over-the-air (OTA). Content is germane to feature(s) of the WE and is related to operation thereof. Management of the content is automatically implemented in response to attachment of the WE to a confined-coverage access point (AP). The WE and a network server enable, in part, such management. The confined-coverage AP enables exchange of signaling and data associated with management of the content amongst the WE and the network server. Content includes software (SW); management OTA of SW can include update of an in-use version of a SW application or related SW component(s). SW update signaling can comprise message(s) conveying a WE identifier and in-use version(s) of SW; request(s) for an update instruction; request(s) for at least one file associated with the SW; message(s) indicative of availability of version(s) of SW newer than the in-use version(s). | 2012-04-19 |
20120094644 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, NAVIGATION SYSTEM, AND DATA UPDATING METHOD - An information processing apparatus includes a data storage portion that stores data records in which second data is associated with first data; a communicating portion that communicates with an external device; an updating portion that receives the data records from the external device and updates the data records; a screen controlling portion that displays one or more of the first data or the second data, and that receives a specifying operation specifying the first data; a determining portion that determines whether the information processing apparatus is in a state, in which control that uses the first data will be started in response to the screen controlling portion receiving the specifying operation; and a caching portion that caches the first data specified by the specifying operation separately from the data records stored in the data storage portion, when it is determined that the information processing apparatus is in the state. | 2012-04-19 |
20120094645 | TASK SWITCHING BETWEEN TWO COMPUTING DEVICES - A method is provided to enable a user to operate a computing device to share data with another device. An event may be detected, where the event indicates the intent of the user to share content to the other device while already using a first computing device. Once the event is detected, information may be received on the second computing device. This information may be used to initiate an application on the other computing device. | 2012-04-19 |
20120094646 | BASE STATION AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - Provided is a base station capable of maintaining a communication quality of a communication terminal (mobile station) having registered its position with the base station itself, even if an operating frequency is changed. According to the present invention, the base station includes a transmission and reception unit | 2012-04-19 |
20120094647 | UTILIZING MOBILE DEVICE FUNCTIONALITY FROM REMOTE COMPUTERS - Various technologies and techniques are disclosed for utilizing mobile device information and functionality from separate computing devices. A synchronization operation is performed to update a data store with communication information from a mobile device. The synchronization operation is performed wirelessly with the mobile device. A user of a separate computing device can access the communication information stored in the data store separately from the mobile device. The user of the separate computing device can remotely initiate operations on the mobile device from the separate computing device. For example, the user can initiate the sending of text messages through the mobile device from the separate computing device. As another example, the user can initiate the placing of a telephone call through the mobile device from the separate computing device. | 2012-04-19 |
20120094648 | Systems, Methods, and Computer Program Products for Managing Access to Femtocell Coverage - Systems, methods, and computer program products are for managing access to a femtocell coverage area. An exemplary method includes storing in a memory component a first identifier corresponding to a subscribed service of a communication device and a second identifier corresponding to a user of the communication device, and granting access to the femtocell coverage area using the second identifier. | 2012-04-19 |
20120094649 | SYSTEM FOR MONITORING THE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY OF A USER, A PORTABLE MEDIUM AND A METHOD FOR MONITORING | 2012-04-19 |
20120094650 | METHOD OF COMMUNICATION - A method of communication comprising: determining whether a mobile station (MS) is within a collaborative zone with respect to a first base station (BS | 2012-04-19 |
20120094651 | METHOD OF PERFORMING A MEASUREMENT PROCEDURE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - The invention disclosed herein relates to a wireless communication system and a user equipment (UE) providing wireless communication services, and more particularly, to a method of effectively performing the measurement of a plurality of frequencies while reducing the measurement load of the UE in the carrier aggregation technology for increasing data transmission speed using a plurality of frequencies in an Evolved Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (E-UMTS), a Long Term Evolution (LTE) system, and a LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) system that have evolved from a Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS). | 2012-04-19 |
20120094652 | COMMUNICATION UNIT AND METHOD FOR FREQUENCY SYNCHRONIZING IN A CELLULAR COMMUNICATION NETWORK - A communication unit comprises receiver circuitry for receiving radio frequency (RF) signals from at least one wireless serving communication unit, and a signal processing logic module. The signal processing logic module is arranged to decode system information within received RF signals transmitted by the at least one wireless serving communication unit, determine whether the wireless serving communication unit supports a restricted access communication cell based on the decoded system information, and decide whether RF signals received from that at least one wireless serving communication unit are suitable as a timing signal source when synchronising an operating frequency of the communication unit based at least partly on the determination. | 2012-04-19 |
20120094653 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION CONTROL APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD AND WIRELESS BASE STATION - A mobile communication system including: a first wireless base station; a second wireless base station located within a service area of the first wireless base station and configured to have a service area smaller than the service area of the first wireless base station; a wireless terminal configured to couple to the first or second wireless base stations; and a communication control apparatus; wherein the communication control apparatus controls adjustment of communication parameters of the first wireless base station, instructs the second wireless base station whose communication parameters have been changed to measure a wireless quality of the first wireless base station when changes to the communication parameters of the first wireless base station have occurred, obtains the wireless quality measured by the second wireless base station, and determines whether the communication parameters of the first wireless base station were adjusted based on the wireless quality. | 2012-04-19 |
20120094654 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANAGING BASE STATION AND TERMINAL - A base station management method according to the present invention is a method for managing an operation mode of a base station, and includes determining whether a terminal exists in a cell managed by the base station and operating in a low duty operation mode (LDM) when no terminal exists in the cell. | 2012-04-19 |
20120094655 | ADAPTIVE CAPACITY AND QUALITY IMPROVEMENTS IN CELLULAR RADIO SERVICES BY THE REMOVAL OF STRONG INTERFERENCE SOURCES - A method for increasing capacity or capacity of a cellular radiotelephone system, in which one cell is a member of more than one reuse group ( | 2012-04-19 |
20120094656 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION METHOD, DEVICE, AND SYSTEM FOR ENSURING SERVICE CONTINUITY - A mobile communication method, a device, and a system are provided in embodiments of the present invention, and can ensure service continuity of UEs to the utmost when a cell suddenly fails and cannot work properly. | 2012-04-19 |
20120094657 | CONFIGURING OF VEHICLE COMMUNICATIONS MODULES - A system and method for configuring a vehicle user interface that provides hands-free use of a mobile communications device by a vehicle operator. First, the mobile communications device located at a vehicle is linked with a vehicle user interface in the vehicle so that the driver or other occupant can carry out hands-free telephone calls through the mobile device. Then, an evaluation phone call is placed using the mobile device so that volume levels, noise, etc. can be checked. Based on an analysis of that evaluation call, at least one audio parameter of the vehicle user interface is configured and is thereafter used to improve the audio communication between the user and the vehicle user interface. | 2012-04-19 |
20120094658 | ENTERPRISE FEMTOCELL SIGNALING - A mobile device sends a request for a unique wireless network session identifier and receives, based on the request, the unique wireless network session identifier. The mobile device determines whether the unique wireless network session identifier includes a femtocell identifier. The mobile device applies one set of configuration settings when the unique wireless network session identifier includes the femtocell identifier, and applies a different set of configuration settings when the unique wireless network session identifier does not include the femtocell identifier. | 2012-04-19 |
20120094659 | OAMP FOR DISTRIBUTED MOBILE ARCHITECTURE - A method includes receiving a first call to a mobile station at a first distributed mobile architecture gateway (dMAG). The mobile station is accessible via the first dMAG. The method includes determining a routing path for the first call based on register data associated with the mobile station. The routing path includes one or more components of the first dMAG, a first distributed mobile architecture (dMA) node, and a private Internet Protocol (IP) network. The method includes sending one or more command messages to reserve the one or more components of the first dMAG, the first dMA node, and the private IP network and receiving one or more confirmation messages indicating that the one or more components are reserved to route the first call. The method further includes connecting the first call to the mobile station via the one or more reserved components. | 2012-04-19 |
20120094660 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING ENHANCED INTERFERENCE MANAGEMENT AT RESTRICTED ACCESS POINTS - Methods and apparatuses are provided that facilitate providing access point measurements to restricted access points. Restricted access points can lessen restrictions to allow devices to register with the restricted access point for providing measurements thereto. Additionally or alternatively, access point measurements can be provided to a minimization of drive tests (MDT) server for providing to the restricted access points. Thus, restricted access points can obtain the access point measurements for performing enhanced interference management or other functionality based at least in part on the measurements. | 2012-04-19 |
20120094661 | Controlling Energy Consumption of a Wireless Network Node - An arrangement for controlling energy consumption of a network node associated with a cell includes a terminal activity monitor ( | 2012-04-19 |
20120094662 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING MOBILE STATION'S SCANNING OPERATION AND BASE STATION PERFORMING THE SAME - A Base Station (BS) and method of the BS for controlling a scanning process of a mobile station are provided The method of the base station for controlling a scanning process of a mobile station includes receiving, at the base station, a scan request issued in association with the mobile station, determining whether the mobile station has a scan in progress by referencing a scan record table, transmitting a scan response to the mobile station, and recording a scanning status of the mobile station in the scan record table. The method and base station for controlling the scanning process of a mobile station is advantageous to avoid the collision of scanning processes. | 2012-04-19 |
20120094663 | PROXIMITY DETECTION FOR FEMTOCELLS USING OUT-OF-BAND LINKS - Systems, methods, devices, and computer program products are described for supporting macrocell-to-femtocell hand-ins of active macrocell communications for a mobile device. A mobile device may perform an out-of-band (OOB) search for the femtocell, the OOB search triggered by a proximity detection configuration command from the macrocell. The mobile device may wirelessly communicate with a located femtocell via an OOB link, and receive femtocell information from the femtocell via the OOB link. The mobile device may transmit the received femtocell information to the macrocell. The macrocell may generate instruction for a mobile device search based on the femtocell information. The macrocell may transmit such instructions to the mobile device for an in-band search for the femtocell. | 2012-04-19 |
20120094664 | METHOD OF SCANNING NEIGHBOR BASE STATION IN A BROADBAND WIRELESS ACCESS SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a broadband wireless access system, and more particularly, to a method for a mobile station to efficiently scan a neighbor base station and apparatus therefor. According to one embodiment of the present invention, in a broadband wireless access system, a method of performing a scan, which is performed by a mobile station to scan a neighbor base station, includes the steps of receiving a scan response (AAI_SCN-RSP) message including a first interval information indicating an interval for the mobile station to receive a preamble of the neighbor base station from a serving base station and receiving the preamble from the neighbor base station in the first interval. Preferably, the first interval is set by a subframe unit. | 2012-04-19 |
20120094665 | FEMTOCELL INDICATION OF MOBILE DEVICE PROXIMITY AND TRANSMISSION OF MOBILE IDENTITY TO ASSIST IN RESOLVING FEMTOCELL DISAMBIGUATION - Methods, systems, and devices are described that may provide for femtocells to indicate the proximity of mobile user equipments and/or provide mobile identity to assist in resolving femtocell disambiguation. A femtocell may detect a user equipment in its proximity using an out-of-band link. The femtocell may transmit a proximity indication message to a macro network controller via a core network. The macro network may direct the user equipment to perform a variety of tasks, including directing the user equipment to do a handover to the femtocell. Some embodiments may utilize existing user equipment registrations and femto-to-macrocell outbound handover procedures to address problems such as femtocell ambiguity resolution and triggering frequency searches at a macro network when a current macrocell signal strength is good. These embodiments may utilize dummy identifiers to register the user equipment to facilitate addressing these problems. | 2012-04-19 |
20120094666 | UNIQUELY IDENTIFYING TARGET FEMTOCELL TO FACILITATE FEMTO-ASSISTED ACTIVE HAND-IN - Systems, methods, and devices are described for supporting macrocell-to-femtocell hand-ins of active macro communications for mobile devices. An out-of-band (OOB) link is used to detect that a mobile device is in proximity of a femtocell. Having detected the mobile device in proximity to the femtocell, an OOB proximity detection is communicated to a femtocell gateway disposed in a core network in communication with the macro network to effectively pre-register the mobile device with the femto-convergence system. When the femtocell gateway receives a handover request from the macro network implicating the pre-registered mobile device, it is able to reliably determine the appropriate target femtocell to use for the hand-in according to the pre-registration, even where identification of the appropriate target femtocell would otherwise be unreliable. Some embodiments may also handling registering the mobile device after a handover request has occurred, including tiered approaches. | 2012-04-19 |
20120094667 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION METHOD, MOBILE STATION, AND SWITCHING CENTER - A mobile communication method according to the present invention comprising, a step in which a mobile station transmits a first location registration request signal including capability information indicating that it is compatible with a second radio access network, to a mobile switching center housing a first radio access network, a step in which the mobile switching center transmits a location registration rejection signal, which includes information indicating that communication using a second radio access network is not allowed, to the mobile station, a step in which the mobile station transmits a second location registration request signal, which includes capability information indicating that it is not compatible with the second radio access network, to the mobile switching center in response to the location registration rejection signal and a step in which the mobile switching center performs a location registration process with respect to the first radio access network of the mobile station in response to the second location registration request signal. | 2012-04-19 |
20120094668 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USE IN A CELLULAR COMMUNICATION NETWORK - Embodiments of the present invention provides a system and method for extracting information pertaining to a portable wireless communications device (103) which is connectable to a cellular communication network comprising the steps of: disposing the portable wireless communications device within an enclosure (101) substantially impenetrable by electromagnetic radiation; generating a cell of a cellular communication network within the enclosure; transmitting a signal to the device, the transmitted signal being suitable for initiating registration of the device with the generated cell; receiving a signal from the device comprising information pertaining to the device, the received signal being suitable for registering the device with the generated cell; and extracting information pertaining to the device from the received signal. Embodiments also provide the additional step of generating a message dependent upon the extracted information and transmitting the same, via the generated cell, to the user's device. | 2012-04-19 |
20120094669 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION METHOD AND RADIO ACCESS NETWORK DEVICE - A radio base station includes a step-A where a second radio access network device inside a second radio access network notifies a first radio access network device inside a first radio access network of access information comprising at least one of either load information or barring information. Step-B includes a mobile station on standby in a cell under the first radio access network device, upon moving to an area in which the cell under the first radio access network device and the cell under the second radio access network device overlap, transmits a communication initiation request signal to the first radio access network device. Step-C includes the first radio access network device decides regarding in which of the cell under the first radio access network device or the cell under the second radio access network device. The communication of the mobile station should be initiated based on the access information. | 2012-04-19 |
20120094670 | Method and Arrangement in Wireless Communications Network - A method in a wireless terminal ( | 2012-04-19 |
20120094671 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RELOCATION - Provided in the present invention are a method and a system for implementing a relocation between networks, wherein the method comprises the following steps of: a source wireless access controller sending relocation request message to a target wireless access controller through an Iur-g interface, wherein the relocation request message carries capability of a user equipment (UE) as well as an port number of the Iur-g interface for bearing user plane data which is assigned to the UE by the source wireless access controller; after receiving the request message, the target wireless access controller assigning wireless resources to the UE, checking that the port number of user plane corresponding to the Iur-g interface is available, and sending relocation request acknowledge message to the source wireless access controller; after receiving the relocation request acknowledge message, the source wireless access controller informing the UE to relocate. | 2012-04-19 |