| 17th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 43 |
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| 20120100814 | Splitter with Adaptive Power Distribution - The invention relates to a splitter ( | 2012-04-26 |
| 20120100815 | Docking Station - Disclosed is a docking station mountable in an environment such as a vehicle. The docking station is configured to accept a computerized tablet and to provide to such tablet a power source for operation and recharging of the tablet. Also disclosed is a docking station configured for communicating with the tablet for disseminating the data, video and/or audio content of the tablet to other receivers, such as headphones or vehicle audio system. Similarly, other appliances, such as a channel controller, gaming controller, mouse of a keyboard, may be configured to control the tablet while it is docked. The docking station is configured to allow the user to position the tablet for optimal viewing. | 2012-04-26 |
| 20120100816 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - According to one exemplary embodiment, a communication apparatus includes: a measurement module which measures reception power of each field; a determination module which determines whether the reception power is within a range; a calculator which calculates a gain using the reception power if the reception power is not within the range; an adjuster which adjusts a field according to one of an initial gain and the calculated gain; a selector which selects a field length according to the number of field adjustments by the adjuster; and a transmitter which transmits information regarding the field length. When the number of the adjustments is lower than a first threshold value, the selector selects a first value, and when the number of the adjustments is equal to or higher than the first threshold value, the selector selects a second value that is higher than the first value, as the field length. | 2012-04-26 |
| 20120100817 | LOADING OF A TWISTED FOLDED-MONOPOLE - A loading of a twisted folded monopole (LTFM) includes a first antenna portion and a second antenna portion. The first and second antenna portions are mutually coupled to support a lower band for wireless communications. The LTFM also includes a third antenna portion and a fourth antenna portion. The third and fourth antenna portions generate self resonance in a higher band for wireless communications. | 2012-04-26 |
| 20120100818 | DEVICE FOR LOCATING CRASHED AIRCRAFT - The present invention consists of a device especially configured for enabling locating an aircraft quickly which due to an accident has fallen in an area where the search for the remains is especially difficult, such as the sea or mountainous areas. It is made up of a container ( | 2012-04-26 |
| 20120100819 | MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE WITH REDUCED HARMONICS RESULTING FROM METAL SHIELD COUPLING - A mobile wireless communications device includes a housing, antenna, and circuit board carried by the housing and having radio frequency (RF) circuitry operative with the antenna for receiving and transmitting RF signals through the antenna. A power amplifier is connected within a transmission line for amplifying RF signals to be transmitted over the transmission line to the antenna. An antenna switch is connected to the antenna and RF circuitry. An RF shield surrounds the power amplifier and antenna switch and isolates the power amplifier and antenna switch from the antenna and RF circuitry. A low pass filter is connected to the power amplifier and antenna switch for reducing any RF coupling of voltage standing waves of upper harmonic frequencies from the power amplifier into the antenna switch through the RF shield while maintaining transmission of signals through the transmission line at a desired fundamental frequency. | 2012-04-26 |
| 20120100820 | METHOD FOR MEASURING VARIABLE BANDWIDTH WIRELESS CHANNEL AND TRANSMITTER AND RECEIVER THEREFOR - Provided are a method for measuring a variable bandwidth wireless channel, and a transmitter and a receiver therefor. The transmitter, includes: a pre-processing unit for performing variable over-sampling and band-limited filtering on an original sequence for measuring the wireless channel according to a pre-determined digital-to-analog (D/A) operation speed and measurement bandwidth, and creating and storing a probing sequence whose frequency is up-converted into a fixed transmitting intermediate frequency; and a real-time processing unit for transmitting a probing signal that the stored probing sequence is converted according to the D/A operation speed to the wireless channel. | 2012-04-26 |
| 20120100821 | PLL CIRCUIT, AND RADIO COMMUNICATION DEVICE EQUIPPED THEREWITH - In an ADPLL circuit, on the basis of a gain of a digitally controlled oscillator estimated when a loop gain of a certain value is set in the loop filter and on the basis of a device parameter of the digitally controlled oscillator, the DCO gain estimation unit estimates a gain of the digitally controlled oscillator when a loop gain of another value is set in the loop filter. | 2012-04-26 |
| 20120100822 | WIRELESS NETWORK RECEIVER FOR SELECTIVELY RECEIVING OR EXPOSING AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - A wireless network receiver for selectively receiving or exposing an electrical connector includes a wireless network receiving unit, a two-stage switch unit and a slidable cover unit. The wireless network receiving unit includes a wireless network receiving module, and the electrical connector is electrically connected to and disposed on one end of the wireless network receiving module. The two-stage switch unit includes a movable module disposed in the wireless network receiving module, and the movable module is selectively positioned in a first position or a second position. The slidable cover unit covers slidably one part of the wireless network receiving module and connects the two-stage switch unit, and the electrical connector is selectively received by or exposed from the slidable cover unit according to the position of the movable module in the first position or the second position. | 2012-04-26 |
| 20120100823 | METHOD, SYSTEM, NETWORK SIDE DEVICE, AND UE OF MANAGING CSG MEMBERSHIP - The present invention discloses a method, system, network side device, and UE of managing CSG membership. The method includes: detecting, by a network side, a change of CSG membership of a UE when the UE camps on a CSG cell and establishes a default bearer; and when detecting the change of the CSG membership of the UE, triggering, by the network, a Detach procedure between the network side and the UE by using an existing path between the network side and the UE, and indicating state information about the CSG membership of the UE, where the state information is used to instruct the UE to perform an operation with respect to the change of the CSG membership according to the state information. | 2012-04-26 |
| 20120100824 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PLACING AN EMERGENCY PHONE CALL FROM A MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE TO AN ENTERPRISE - A method and system are provided for speed-dialling an emergency phone call, from a mobile communication device to an enterprise, based on enterprise location data and a selected enterprise emergency-response service. Enterprise location data can be based on prior interaction between a token, uniquely associated with the mobile communication device, and an enterprise electronic location system. Upon termination, possibly automatic, of a first emergency phone call, a second emergency phone call, to an alternate emergency-response service, can be enabled or automatically dialled. | 2012-04-26 |
| 20120100825 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRIORITIZING AND ROUTING EMERGENT ACTIVITY REPORTING - A method and system for prioritizing and reporting an observation is disclosed. The observation is preferably received from a mobile device that determines a location of the observation and provides a user of the mobile device with a preselected list of classifications for the observation. The observation is prioritized based at least in part on the location and the classification associated with the observation. The priority may depend on a distance between the location in the observation and a catalog of objects of interest. The priority may also depend on the existence of other observations having the same classification within a threshold distance of the observation. The prioritized observation is routed to appropriate personnel based on the determined priority. The prioritized observation may also be included in an ordered list based on priority and/or rendered in a geospatial view with at least one display attribute being based on the priority. | 2012-04-26 |
| 20120100826 | Integrated Services User Part (ISUP)/Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Gateway for Unlicensed Mobile Access (UMA) Emergency Services Call Flow - An ISUP/SIP gateway is implemented to encapsulate SS7 location requests from a switched telephone network into an Internet protocol SIP message including one or more location objects. The ISUP/SIP gateway is implemented between a mobile switching center (MSC) and a VoIP positioning center (VPC) to provide support of unlicensed mobile access (UMA) voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) call routing, e.g., for E9-1-1, 4-1-1, 2-1-1, etc. The disclosed location objects that are encapsulated into a SIP message includes calling party number, called party number, CGI, International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI), mobility indicator, and/or access point MAC address. At the SIP/ISUP gateway, SS7 integrated services user part (ISUP) location request messages are encapsulated within SIP. The SIP encapsulated location request message is then routed over the Internet to a destination VoIP positioning center (VPC). | 2012-04-26 |
| 20120100827 | EMERGENCY CALL SYSTEM USING SPECIFIC MOBILE USER INFORMATION - The present invention presents a method for creating a relation between mobiles and a vehicle of a wireless communications network. The vehicle is equipped with an on-board device with wireless communication capability. The present invention also presents an on-board device and a road user server to be used in such wireless communications network. Mobiles in the vehicle are triggered to report their location to the network. When the vehicle reports its location an association between the vehicle and the mobiles having same location information is performed. The triggering signal is sent on control channels triggering all mobiles, including mobiles in idle mode. Profiles of mobile users in a vehicle, based on location information and mobile identities, are retrieved and stored in lists which are forwarded to fore example hospitals and fire departments when an accident occurs. | 2012-04-26 |
| 20120100828 | ALARM NOTIFICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - Apparatus for alert notification, the apparatus comprising: a power mode detector, configured to detect a predefined change in a power mode of a mobile phone, and an alert notifier, associated with the power mode detector and configured to notify a predefined user about an alert condition the detected predefined change in the power mode is indicative of. | 2012-04-26 |
| 20120100829 | System and Method for Providing Advertising on a Device - A display system and method of advertising, includes, in one embodiment, loading a graphic advertisement onto a computer-readable medium of an electronic device. The graphic advertisement is or has a time passage indicator for indicating the passage of time. An idle-time sensor determines an idle-time period in which updated application information is not presented on a display of the device due to, for example, data processing activity by the processor, data transfer activity, congestion or latency in the network, or any other activity that occupies resources in the device to delay or temporally preventing updating of the display. The graphic advertisement is displayed when the device is in the idle-time period, animated to indicate the passage of time, and removed after the idle-time period has ended. | 2012-04-26 |
| 20120100830 | ANONYMOUS PARTY VOICE CALL PROCESSING - A voice processing system in a communication network performs an operation in relation to a call from an anonymous calling party to a called party in a home network associated with the system. The operation uses the identity of the anonymous calling party without revealing the identity to the called party. The operations may include allowing the called party to return a call to the anonymous calling party or to send a message to the anonymous calling party, or performing a task in response to future calls or messages from the anonymous calling party such as filtering, blocking, or diverting or requesting authorization for the calling party to call the anonymous called party on demand, hi one aspect, the system automatically generates a dummy number for the anonymous calling party and uses the dummy number to guarantee anonymity by including said dummy number in a notification message or an out-dial notification. The notification may be a missed call notification or an anonymous call notification to the called party, allowing the called party to instruct or perform an operation in relation to the anonymous call while guaranteeing anonymity A voice processing system in a communication network performs an operation in relation to a call from an anonymous calling party to a called party in a home network associated with the system. The operation uses the identity of the anonymous calling party without revealing the identity to the called party. The operations may include allowing the called party to return a call to the anonymous calling party or to send a message to the anonymous calling party, or performing a task in response to future calls or messages from the anonymous calling party such as filtering, blocking, or diverting or requesting authorization for the calling party to call the anonymous called party on demand, hi one aspect, the system automatically generates a dummy number for the anonymous calling party and uses the dummy number to guarantee anonymity by including said dummy number in a notification message or an out-dial notification. The notification may be a missed call notification or an anonymous call notification to the called party, allowing the called party to instruct or perform an operation in relation to the anonymous call while guaranteeing anonymity. | 2012-04-26 |
| 20120100831 | METHODS, APPARATUSES, SYSTEM, RELATED COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT AND DATA STRUCTURES FOR INFORMING OF ROAMING RESTRICTIONS - It is disclosed a method (and related apparatus) comprising transmitting, after a network entry authentication procedure, between an access network gateway entity and one of a terminal and a serving entity, generated terminal mobility restriction information in the form of at least one text information element comprised in an authentication notification message, and receiving the terminal mobility restriction information; and a method (and related apparatus) comprising transmitting, via network entity management procedures, terminal mobility restriction information in the form of at least one additional leaf node being added to a network entity management object, and receiving the terminal mobility restriction information. | 2012-04-26 |
| 20120100832 | Authentication of access terminal identities in roaming networks - Various methods of authenticating an access terminal are presented in the case where the access terminal is roaming within a visited network. An access terminal sends a device authentication message to a visited validation server or a home validation server, where the device authentication message includes an access terminal identifier and authentication data generated at least in part using the validation key. In some embodiments, the authentication data may include a digital signature by a validation key associated with the access terminal identifier. Such a signature can be authenticated by either the visited validation server or the home validation server. In other embodiments, the authentication data may include an access terminal authentication token sent to the visited validation server. The visited validation server can authenticate the device authentication message by comparing the access terminal authentication token with an access terminal authentication token obtained from the home validation server. | 2012-04-26 |
| 20120100833 | Access Method and System for Cellular Mobile Communication Network - A method and system for accessing a cellular mobile communication network, the method includes: after a terminal and a base station complete a ranging process, the terminal carrying out a basic capability negotiation with the base station, the base station and the terminal carrying out a WAPI access authentication process; and the terminal carrying out a subsequent access flow to access the cellular mobile communication network; wherein the WAPI access authentication process includes: the terminal sending an access authentication request packet, including a certificate and a signature of the terminal, to the base station; the base station authenticating the signature of the terminal, including the certificate into a certificate authentication request packet to send to an authentication server to perform validation; the base station sending an access authentication response packet to the terminal, and carrying out a unicast session key negotiation with the terminal to obtain a unicast session key. | 2012-04-26 |
| 20120100834 | ACCESS AUTHORITY CHANGING METHOD, CORE NETWORK APPARATUS, BASE STATION, AND TERMINAL - An access authority changing method in a cellular system including terminals, a core network apparatus, and base stations included in a cell connectable to a terminal permitted to make access, the core network apparatus storing a first list listing cells accessible by the terminals and the terminals storing a second list listing cells the terminals can access. The base station notifies the core network apparatus that the base station permits access of the terminal; the core network apparatus, receiving the notification, adds a cell of the base station to the first list and transmits the first list added with the cell to the base station; the base station broadcasts the received first list to the cell; and the terminal adds, based on contents of the received first list, a cell of the base station to the second list, accesses the cell, and starts communication with the core network apparatus. | 2012-04-26 |
| 20120100835 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR READING SMS MESSAGES - A method for reading Short Message Service (SMS) messages using a mobile device, a user can read the SMS messages saved in a mailbox of the mobile device by acquiring a contact entry. The user selects the contact entry in a contact list saved in a memory of the mobile device. Then, the mobile device reads a phone number of the contact entry. Continually, the mobile device acquires the SMS messages from the memory, and reads identifier numbers and the phone numbers of the SMS messages. After comparing procedure, if a phone number of one of SMS messages is the same as the phone number of the contact entry, the mobile device saves an identifier number corresponding to the one of SMS messages to the memory. The mobile device loads the SMS messages corresponding to the identifier numbers saved in the memory into the mailbox. | 2012-04-26 |
| 20120100836 | Method And System For Realizing One-Number Multiple-Terminal Service - The present invention provides a method for realizing a one-number multiple-terminal service, the method comprises the following steps: a calling terminal calls a called terminal in a first network; the first network triggers, when the called terminal is a one-number multiple-terminal service subscriber and the called number is a main number, the call service to an intelligent service platform; the intelligent service platform obtains, from the first network, a Temporary Local Directory Number (TLDN) of the called terminal corresponding to the main number, stores the TLDN and sends a service control indication to the first network; the first network routes the call to a Next Generation Network according to the service control indication from the platform; the next generation network triggers the call service to the platform; and the platform returns the TLDN of the called terminal corresponding to the main number and all other terminal numbers bound to the main number to the Next Generation Network to connect the called terminals. The present invention further provides a system for realizing a one-number multiple-terminal service. The method and system disclosed in the present invention realize the simultaneous ringing and ordinal ringing of multiple user terminals by using a mobile terminal number as a main number. | 2012-04-26 |
| 20120100837 | NETWORK PARTICIPATION METHOD BASED ON A USER COMMAND, AND GROUPS AND DEVICE ADOPTING SAME - A method for joining a network according to a user command and an associated group and a device using the same whereby, if it is determined that a command to join a network is input by a user, joining a network which will be formed together with another device that receives a command to join a network and belongs to a group relevant to a group of the device, among other devices existing around the device. Accordingly, it is not necessary to search for devices to join to a network one by one and thus a network is formed more easily. | 2012-04-26 |
| 20120100838 | Short URL metadata merge application - This invention provides a method of merging metadata generated during an SMS interaction on a mobile device, with metadata gleaned from the User Agent and the resulting Internet Multimedia Content Session (internet/web, video, audio, image, email, etc.). | 2012-04-26 |
| 20120100839 | SENDER IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A database is queried based upon data contained in a message to obtain sender identification information, at least part of which is not contained in the message as it was sent. The sender identification information is presented to a recipient, which can send a signal accepting or rejecting the message based upon the sender identification information. If an accept signal is entered, the message can be forwarded to the recipient and/or rendered to the recipient. | 2012-04-26 |
| 20120100840 | Methods and systems for automatically presenting users with option to call sender responsive to email message - A mail server collects messages from a number of user accounts and presents them to the user from a single location. Forwarded messages are automatically reformatted for the receiving device, while a copy of the original message is retained. Messages may be reformatted to include the phone number of the message sender. The reformatted message can then present the user with an option to return the message via a phone call. The reformatted message can include more than one phone number, in which case the sender's phone numbers can be prioritized for presentation to the user. The reformatted message can also present the user with an option to review notes or other contact-specific information prior to responding to the message. | 2012-04-26 |
| 20120100841 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR CONFIGURING A MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - According to embodiments described in the specification, a method, system and apparatus for configuring a mobile electronic device are provided. The method comprises storing, in a memory of a provisioning server, a plurality of service records and one of a plurality of operation type parameters in association with each service record; receiving, at the provisioning server, a registration request for the mobile electronic device, the registration request including one or more identifiers identifying ones of the service records that are maintained in the mobile electronic device; selecting, based on the received identifiers and the operation type parameters, at least one service record for transmission; and, transmitting the at least one selected service record. | 2012-04-26 |
| 20120100842 | EVOLVING ALGORITHMS FOR NETWORK NODE CONTROL IN A TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK BY GENETIC PROGRAMMING - A method is provided of evolving algorithms for network node control in a telecommunications network by genetic programming to (a) generate algorithms (b) determining fitness level of the algorithms based on a model of the telecommunications network and (c) select the algorithm that meet a predetermined fitness level or number of generations of evolution. The model is updated and the steps (a), (b) and (c) are repeated automatically to provide a series of algorithms over time adapted to the changing model of the network for possible implementation in the network. | 2012-04-26 |
| 20120100843 | METHODS FOR HANDLING PACKET-SWITCHED DATA TRANSMISSIONS BY MOBILE STATION WITH SUBSCRIBER IDENTITY CARDS AND SYSTEMS UTILIZING THE SAME - A method for handling packet-switched data transmissions by a mobile station with a first subscriber identity card coupled to a first radio frequency (RF) module and a second subscriber identity card coupled to a second RF module, executed by an adapter of the mobile station, is provided. An uplink Internet protocol (IP) packet is received. Information regarding at least one of the received packet and hardware status of the mobile station is collected. One subscriber identity card is determined from the first and second subscriber identity cards according to the collected information. The received packet is transmitted to an IP network via the RF module corresponding to the determined subscriber identity card. | 2012-04-26 |
| 20120100844 | Method and Arrangements to Reconfigure a Radio Base Station in a Wireless Communication System - A Radio Base Station (RBS) and method of operating the same are provided. The RBS may enable a fast and flexible reconfiguration of the system from a first configuration to a second confirmation where the RBS is triggered to initiate a system reconfiguration and the reconfiguration is performed by starting a new cell with the wanted new configuration in parallel with the original cell. During a certain time period, both the original and the new cell are available. Thereafter, the original cell is shut down. The time offset between the start up of the new cell and the shut down of the original cell may be long enough to ensure that user equipment associated with the original cell can be handed over or can reselect the new cell. The time offset may be short enough to reduce the interference between the original and new cells. | 2012-04-26 |
| 20120100845 | Power Saving in a Radio Base Station by Determining Number of Active and Idle Users Camping on Cell - Methods of operating a radio base station of a first cell in a wireless cellular network are disclosed. Each of one or more user equipment devices of the wireless cellular network has an idle mode in which the radio base station is not aware of whether the user equipment device is currently camping on the first cell, and an active mode in which the radio base station is aware of whether the user equipment device is currently camping on the first cell. By setting the radio base station in a disabled state based on various criteria, energy may be saved in the radio base station. | 2012-04-26 |
| 20120100846 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ASSESSING CELL FAILURE BASED ON NON-ACQUISITION OF SYSTEM INFORMATION - Methods of assessing a cell to be a failed cell are provided that are based on the non-acquisition of system information. The method involves assessing whether or not a cell has failed as a function of whether, upon determining that system information needs to be acquired, the system information is acquired or not within a defined time period. | 2012-04-26 |
| 20120100847 | PERFORMANCE DIAGNOSIS OF WIRELESS EQUIPMENT AND A WIRELESS NETWORK OVER OUT-OF-BAND COMMUNICATION - System(s), apparatus(es), and method(s) are provided for diagnosing performance issues of wireless equipment (WE) or a wireless network through an alternative communication channel enabled by an alternative wireless network available to the WE. A service platform (SP) probes performance condition of the WE through a mobility control node (MCN) and, in response to a fault condition, collects data related to operation of the WE. Based at least on part of the data, the SP diagnoses the fault condition and related performance issue(s). To probe performance, the SP requests the MCN to collect data related to performance metric(s) of the WE. The alternative communication channel is established, and such data is collected therefrom, in response to low-grade connectivity amongst the MCN and the WE. The SP notifies the WE of at least the fault condition through the MCN or, in case of network fault condition, via the alternative communication channel. | 2012-04-26 |
| 20120100848 | ENHANCED RELIABILITY OF SERVICE IN MOBILE NETWORKS - The technology described in this application increases the reliability of mobile networks. A radio communications node broadcasts a primary radio network code that indicates that subscribed mobile user equipment terminals may obtain service from a primary PLMN operator. In certain circumstances, the node may receive an instruction to broadcast a standby radio network code during a standby mode of operation. During the standby mode of operation, second mobile user equipment terminals that are not subscribed may obtain radio communications service from the primary PLMN operator. | 2012-04-26 |
| 20120100849 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR SELECTIVE POLICY ENHANCEMENT (PE) FOR HIGH-USAGE ROAMERS - According to one aspect, the subject matter described herein includes a method for modifying policy information associated with a roaming subscriber. The method includes receiving a first signaling message. The first signaling message includes a policy or quality of service (QoS) attribute associated with a roaming subscriber and originating from a home network of the roaming subscriber. The method also includes determining, using information associated with the roaming subscriber or a provider network, that the policy or QoS attribute should be modified and modifying the policy or | 2012-04-26 |
| 20120100850 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHODS FOR HANDLING ATTACH PROCEDURE IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A user equipment for handling an attach procedure with a service network is provided. In the user equipment, a wireless module transmits an attach request message to the service network and receives an attach accept message replied to the attach request message from the service network, while a controller determines whether to accept the attach accept message according to a first parameter accompanying the attach accept message and sends an attach complete message, via the wireless module, to the service network in response to the attach accept message being accepted. | 2012-04-26 |
| 20120100851 | Apparatuses, Systems, and Methods for Inbound Handover Enhancement - A wireless communications device with a wireless module and a controller module is provided. The wireless module performs wireless transmission and reception to and from a service network comprising at least two first home base stations having the same physical cell identity (PCI) or physical scrambling code (PSC), a plurality of second home base stations neighboring the first home base stations, and a macro base station. The controller module receives a message from the macro base station via the wireless module, requests the wireless module to detect a plurality of PCIs or PSCs respectively corresponding to the first home base stations and the second home base stations in response to the message, and transmits to the macro base station via the wireless module the detected PCIs or PSCs, prior to being handed over to the one of the first home base stations from the macro base station. | 2012-04-26 |
| 20120100852 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING INTRA CLOSED SUBSCRIBER GROUP HANDOVER - Methods and apparatuses are provided that facilitate initiating an intra-closed subscriber group (CSG) handover. Access points in the same or similar CSG can make determinations regarding one or more devices without requiring information from the devices. An access point in a closed access mode can assume a device to which it communicates is a member of the CSG, and can provide such information to a target access point of the same CSG operating in a hybrid access mode, and the hybrid access mode access point can determine to allow member level access to the device. Similarly, where the target access point operates in a closed access mode, a source access point in the same CSG can determine whether to initiate handover of the device to the target access point based at least in part on CSG membership information for the device. | 2012-04-26 |
| 20120100853 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROCESSING TYPE OF LOCAL NETWORK OVER BASE STATION - The present application discloses a method and an equipment for processing the local network type of a base station (BS). The method comprises: when a BS has determined its local network type, it indicates to a user equipment (UE) said local network type; and when the UE receives the indication carrying said local network type of the BS, it can determine, according to said indication, the local network type of the BS. The present application solves the problem of a user being unable to acquire the type of network connected to a BS and accordingly being unable to determine the corresponding connection means, and enriches user experience. | 2012-04-26 |
| 20120100854 | Wireless Communication System, Wireless Communication Base Station Device, and Control Node - A used frequency, a used bandwidth, and others of a wireless zone in a base station are determined so as to be “a wired band between the base station and a gateway=a upper limit value of an operating bandwidth of a wireless zone of a femtocell” by cyclically collecting to recognize a band which is available for a wired line between the base station and the gateway, a power on/off state of the wired line, or others, and a peripheral base station is notified of the information of an unused wireless frequency, so that system switching in consideration of the state of the wired line is achieved, and at the same time, excessive radiowave transmission in the wireless line is prevented to reduce interference. | 2012-04-26 |
| 20120100855 | Handover Control Method, Apparatuses and Communication System - A handover control method, apparatuses and a communication system are disclosed. In embodiments of the present invention, a control base station (DeNB) of a Relay node is identified according to an established relation between the Relay node and the Control base station, and therefore, a handover request message can be routed to the correct DeNB and finally sent to the RN, and a User Equipment can normally hand over to a cell controlled by the Relay node. | 2012-04-26 |
| 20120100856 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, TERMINAL DEVICE, AND BASE STATION - In a mobile communication system, a handover of a terminal device (MT) from a macrocell base station (eNB) to a small cell base station (HeNB) is controlled via a host device (MME or HeNB-GW). Physical cell ID deployment map information (PCI deployment map information), which includes at least information (PCI/CGI map information) indicating the correspondences between physical cell IDs and unique cell IDs of CSG cells for which access is granted, is generated in the host device (MME or HeNB-GW). When the terminal device measures the reception quality for surrounding CSG cells for handover control to any of the CSG cells, the terminal device uses the PCI deployment map information to generate a measurement result report. Thus, a service interruption caused by handover control to an inaccessible small cell can be avoided, and the wait time for handover control can be reduced. | 2012-04-26 |
| 20120100857 | METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING THE HANDOVER BEHAVIOR IN A MOBILE RADIO NETWORK - A method for optimizing handover behavior in a mobile radio network includes: a) determining, during a first period of time, the handover behavior of at least one base station of the mobile radio network, with current configuration values of the handover parameters of the at least one base station; b) evaluating a current configuration of the at least one base station based on the determined handover behavior during the first period of time; c1) in the case that step b) does not indicate a need for optimization: repeating steps a) and b); or c2) in the case that step b) indicates a need for optimization: setting an optimization parameter A to a maximum value Amax; and d) modifying configuration values of at least one handover parameter. | 2012-04-26 |
| 20120100858 | METHOD, COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM FOR HANDOVER PROCESSING - Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method, a communication apparatus and a communication system for handover processing. The method for handover processing includes: when a terminal having a capability of supporting an optimized handover and a non-optimized handover needs to be handed over from a first network to a second network, determining whether the terminal is incapable of performing an optimized handover, if it is determined that the terminal is incapable of performing the optimized handover, performing a non-optimized handover. The embodiments of the present invention further provide a communication apparatus and a communication system accordingly. The technical solutions enable a handover between different networks to be implemented in more scenarios. | 2012-04-26 |
| 20120100859 | Method and Device for Switching Between Base Stations - A method and apparatus for handover between base stations are disclosed. The method includes: a first base station sending handover request messages to neighboring base stations ( | 2012-04-26 |
| 20120100860 | METHOD OF MANAGING X2 INTERFACE, HANDOVER METHOD, INTERFERENCE COORDINATION METHOD AND APPARATUS - Disclosed is a method of managing an X2 interface, a handover method, an interference coordination method and an apparatus for LTE and LTE-Advanced system. X2 interface management includes: finding by a first eNB, a new neighboring cell, i.e., a second cell corresponding to a second HeNB; determining by the first eNB, an access mode of the second cell; and establishing a first X2 interface between the first eNB and the second HeNB when the access mode of the second cell is an open mode or a hybrid mode. The X2 interface may be managed dynamically and the mode for establishing the X2 interface, such as direct X2 interface or gateway-proxied X2 interface, may be selected. The expansible problem and system overhead due to the X2 interface in the LTE and LTE-Advanced system may be reduced effectively to better support handover and interference coordination. | 2012-04-26 |
| 20120100861 | Network Element and Method of Communication Management in a Network - A network element for a communication network including a plurality of network elements is provided, wherein the network element includes an input interface adapted to receive an activity signal indicating that a status of a specific network element has changed, a determination unit adapted to determine a neighbour signal of the specific network element indicative for the neighbourhood relationship of the specific network element, and an output interface adapted to send a neighbour signal to the specific network element. | 2012-04-26 |
| 20120100862 | METHOD FOR RESOLVING DATA CONFLICTS AND MOBILE TERMINAL - The invention provides a method for resolving data conflicts and a mobile communication terminal. The embodiment about the method of the invention includes: a mobile terminal determining a time slot in a frame i for receiving a first data block; if a second data block needs to be received in the frame i, the mobile terminal determining a relationship between the time slot for receiving the first data block and a time slot for receiving the second data block; and if the time slots for receiving the first data block and the second data block are not the same and not adjacent, the mobile terminal receiving the first data block and the second data block sequentially according to the time slots in the frame i. The embodiment of the invention further provides a mobile terminal for implementing the method described above. The invention could receive multiple data blocks in a frame i and decrease the number of data blocks being discarded. | 2012-04-26 |
| 20120100863 | METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR CHANNEL MODIFICATION IN A CELL OF A MOBILE RADIO ACCESS NETWORK - A method is provided for channel modification within a macro cell of a cellular mobile radio access network. The method includes the steps of: providing a first control channel signal transmitted by a first transmitter, wherein the macro cell comprises the first transmitter and the macro cell overlaps at least partly with a radio coverage area created by a second transmitter; and providing a second control channel signal transmitted by the second transmitter, wherein the second control channel signal is transmitted using a same physical layer configuration as the first control channel signal. The second control channel signal is synchronized to the first control channel signal. The second control channel signal includes a duplication of the first control channel signal. The second control channel signal differs from the first control channel signal in at least one information element carried by the first control channel signal. | 2012-04-26 |
| 20120100864 | Method and Arrangement in a Wireless Communication System - A method in a user equipment for transmitting scheduling requests to a base station includes triggering a scheduling request transmission and transmitting a scheduling request to the base station at the next occurring scheduling request opportunity as a response to the triggering. The method also includes starting a scheduling request prohibiting timer in the user equipment when the scheduling request is transmitted to the base station and prohibiting any further scheduling request retransmission at future scheduling request opportunities while the scheduling request prohibiting timer is running. | 2012-04-26 |
| 20120100865 | Method and System for Processing Resource in Process of Connection Mobility Management - The prevent invention discloses a method for processing resources in a process of connection mobility management. The method includes: a Radio Bearer Control (RBC) module receiving resource configuration related messages sent by a Connection Mobility Management (CMM) module and a network side, and configuring resources included in the resource configuration related messages. The prevent invention further provides a system for processing resources in a process of connection mobility management. Based on the method and system, processing procedures of the resources in the process of connection mobility management are simplified and the processing efficiency is improved. | 2012-04-26 |
| 20120100866 | MOBILE DEVICE ALERT GENERATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A computer-implemented method for providing an alert regarding mobile device location is provided. The method includes obtaining location data corresponding to locations of a mobile device over a period of time. A location pattern is determined based on the location data. The current location of the mobile device is detected at a time based on the determined pattern, and an alert is provided regarding the current location of the mobile device. A system for providing alerts regarding mobile device location is also provided. | 2012-04-26 |
| 20120100867 | Determining Points of Interest of a Mobile User - Methods, systems and apparatus for tracking points of interest of a user of a mobile device are disclosed. One method includes determining points of interest of a user of a mobile device. The method includes obtaining user-related information, wherein the user-related information includes spatial information about the user, and determining at least one point of interest of the user based on the user-related information. Another embodiment includes an apparatus for determining points of interest of a user. For one embodiment, the apparatus is a mobile device. The mobile device is operative to obtain user-related information, wherein the user-related information comprising spatial information about the user, and the mobile device is operative to determine at least one point of interest of the user based on the user-related information. | 2012-04-26 |
| 20120100868 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SEARCHING FOR BLUETOOTH DEVICE IN PORTABLE TERMINAL - The present disclosure relates to a method and an apparatus for searching for a Bluetooth device in a portable terminal. The method includes: broadcasting an inquiry signal and then searching for Bluetooth devices located around the portable terminal, when a request for searching for a Bluetooth device is input, after acquiring location information and bearing information on the portable terminal; requesting the searched Bluetooth devices for identification information, and then acquiring the identification information; determining whether location information on each of the searched Bluetooth devices is packed in the identification information acquired from the searched Bluetooth devices; and calculating a relative location based on the acquired location information and bearing information and then displaying the calculated relative location. | 2012-04-26 |
| 20120100869 | Location Based User Behavior Analysis and Applications - Methods, systems and apparatuses for generating a user profile of a mobile device user are disclosed. One method includes tracking user stays of the user over time, wherein the user stays include at least one location, and generating the user profile based at least in part on at least one of an arrival time, a time duration or a frequency of visits of the user at each of the user stays. Another method includes determining a current state of a mobile device user. The method includes tracking locations of user stays of the mobile device user over time, and determining a current state of a mobile device user based on user stays within a predetermined time of a present time, wherein the predetermined time is dependent upon an application of the user device or an observed behavior of a user of the user device. | 2012-04-26 |
| 20120100870 | METHOD FOR POSITIONING BY WI-FI SIGNALS - A method for positioning a terminal using signals received from a plurality of access points of at least one wireless telecommunications network is disclosed. According to some aspects, the terminal first retrieves identifiers of the access points from the received signals, then searches in a first database (BDP) for respective geographical position information for the access points. A first estimation of a position of the terminal or a positioning zone of the terminal is obtained from geographical position information of the access points, then topographical information corresponding to the first estimation of the position or the positioning zone is retrieved from a second database (SIG). A second estimation of the position of the terminal is performed using the topographical information thus obtained. | 2012-04-26 |
| 20120100871 | Mobile Station Paging Method and Mobile Call Center Device - Embodiments of the present invention provide a mobile station paging method and a mobile call center device, The method includes: receiving a service call request, and selecting a corresponding posterior probability table according to an identifier of a target mobile station included in the service call request, where the posterior probability table includes a distribution probability of the target mobile station in each cell of a location area where the target mobile station is located in a service state; and selecting a cell to page the target mobile station according to the distribution probability. The paging is performed based on the distribution probability of a user in the each cell in the service state; the paging process is simple; and the application scenario is wide, thereby saving air interface resources while ensuring a paging efficiency. | 2012-04-26 |
| 20120100872 | ESTIMATION OF SPEED AND DIRECTION OF TRAVEL IN A WLAN POSITIONING SYSTEM - A method for estimating the speed and bearing of a Wi-Fi enabled device using WLAN radio signals in a WLAN based location service is provided. A method used to estimate a speed of travel of a Wi-Fi enabled device comprises the Wi-Fi enabled device receiving signals transmitted by Wi-Fi access points in range of the Wi-Fi enabled device, and using the signals to estimate the speed of and/or direction of travel of the Wi-Fi enabled device. | 2012-04-26 |
| 20120100873 | Environment-Interactive Context-Aware Devices and Methods - Location-aware methods and systems are described. In one embodiment, a portable computing device determines its location by accessing one or more hierarchical tree structures each of which comprising multiple nodes that represent physical or logical locations, and traversing at least one node on the one or more hierarchical tree structures to ascertain the location. The device then acquires digital data associated with the determined location and that can permit the device to interact with a location environment. The device then enables interaction with the location environment based, at least in part, on the acquired digital data. | 2012-04-26 |
| 20120100874 | METHOD FOR PC TO REALIZE A-GPS - A method for a PC to realize an A-GPS in a PC technology field is provided. The method includes: a. the PC controlling a wireless network module of the PC to connect with a network to initiate a GPS positioning session; b. a location server transmitting GPS auxiliary information to the PC; c. the PC acquiring information of a current satellite according to the GPS auxiliary information. The method enables the A-GPS function to be applicable for the PC to provide positioning and navigation services to the PC. A corresponding A-GPS server can be connected to acquire the information of the current satellite based on the GPS auxiliary information with the network function provided by the wireless network module of the PC to accelerate the speed for acquiring data of the current satellite, and then current position information of the PC can be accurately calculated. | 2012-04-26 |
| 20120100875 | Method Of Displaying A Map On A Phone Screen - A wireless communications device includes a radiofrequency transceiver having a wireless voice channel for transmitting and receiving voice communications and a separate wireless data channel for concurrently transmitting and receiving other data. The wireless communications device also includes a memory operatively connected to a processor for processing current location data received over the data channel from another communications device with which the wireless communications device is simultaneously communicating on the voice channel. The wireless communications further includes a display for displaying a phone screen during a voice call, the phone screen presenting call-related information. A map is displayed on the phone screen during the voice call, the map presenting a location current of the other communications device based on the current location data received over the data channel. Optionally, the map can also show the current location of the wireless communications device. | 2012-04-26 |
| 20120100876 | HANDS FREE TELEPHONE SYSTEM WITH INTEGRATED TEXT MESSAGING CONFIGURATION - The invention relates to a communication system for in-vehicle systems, and in particular, to a wireless communication system for a hands free telephone system configured to received text messages. A remote source, such as a cell phone, PDA or the like, is used to modify, configure and add new messages and preference data on the communication system. The modified, configured and new messages are used to respond to messages received on the remote source and/or on the communication system. | 2012-04-26 |
| 20120100877 | SYSTEMS AND METHOD FOR COORDINATED MULTIPOINT DOWNLINK TRANSMISSIONS - A method for determining antenna weights for use in transmitting data from a plurality of base stations to a user device is disclosed. The antenna weights are determined using an input covariance matrix (S), and the input covariance matrix is determined subject to a predetermined power constraint and a predetermined, non-zero interference constraint. | 2012-04-26 |
| 20120100878 | Base Stations, Cellular Communication Systems, Methods For Controlling A Base Station, And Methods For Controlling A Cellular Communication System - In various embodiments, a base station may be provided. The base station may include a first determiner configured to determine whether user data has been received from a radio communication terminal by the base station; a second determiner configured to determine whether information from which it may be determined that the user data has been received from the radio communication terminal by another base station has been received from the other base station; and a transmitter configured to transmit to the radio communication terminal information indicating whether at least one of the base station and the other base station has received the user data based on at least one of the result of the determination of the first determiner and the result of the determination of the second determiner. | 2012-04-26 |
| 20120100879 | MULTI-BEARER RATE CONTROL FOR TRANSPORTING USER PLANE DATA - An intermediary function receives a reservation request for a desired throughput from the sourcing device, and determines a set of bearers whose aggregate throughput approximates the desired throughput. The intermediary function requests from at least one access network the set of bearers whose aggregate throughput approximates the desired throughput, and receives from the at least one access network an allocated set of bearers, wherein the allocated set of bearers comprises one or more bearers. The intermediary function informs the sourcing device of an aggregate throughput of the allocated set of bearers, receives user plane data from the sourcing device, and associates the user plane data with the allocated set of bearers in order to transport the user plane data to the receiving device. Subsequent modifications to the allocated set of bearers causes the intermediary function to inform the sourcing device of the modified aggregate throughput of the allocated set of bearers. | 2012-04-26 |
| 20120100880 | CELL SEARCH METHOD IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Provided is a cell search method in a wireless communication system. According to the cell search method, when detecting SSS in order to search a cell group ID in 3GPP LTE communication, it is possible to reduce the computational complexity for SSS detection by selecting the sequence group of which cross-correlation between initially grouped SSS sequences is a predetermined value or more, computing cross-correlation with the sequences in the selected sequence group, and extracting a cell group ID through detection of the SSS sequence having the highest cross-correlation. | 2012-04-26 |
| 20120100881 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SLEEP CYCLE SYNCHRONIZATION FOR EMERGENCY ALERT SERVICE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method operates a Mobile Station (MS) in a sleep mode state in a wireless communication system. The method includes transmitting a request message to a Base Station (BS) to inquire a location of a next scheduled listening window responsive to failing to receive a traffic indication message and unicast data during a listening window, receiving a response message unicast in response to the request message, performing sleep cycle synchronization by using synchronization information included in the response message, and determining whether an emergency alert service-related message is transmitted by using emergency alert service-related information included in the response message. | 2012-04-26 |
| 20120100882 | TRANSMISSION POWER CONTROL - A quality measuring section measures reception quality of a radio signal received by a wireless communication section. A quality information transmitting section transmits reception quality information indicating the reception quality measured by the quality measuring section. A device number calculating section calculates, based on reception quality indicated by reception quality information transmitted from other wireless communication devices and the reception quality measured by the quality measuring section, the number of wireless communication devices, from among the other wireless communication devices, that can communicate with the wireless communication device including this device number calculating section. A power value determining section compares the number of the wireless communication devices calculated by the device number calculating section with a predetermined number of devices, to determine, on the basis of the comparison result, a transmission power value for the wireless communication section to transmit the radio signal. | 2012-04-26 |
| 20120100883 | TRANSMISSION POWER CONTROL METHOD AND DEVICE FOR COGNITIVE RADIO DEVICE - A method and an apparatus for controlling transmit power of a CR device are provided. The method includes acquiring CR environment information regarding a licensed user or an unlicensed user occupying an adjacent channel or an adjacent cell of the CR device; determining a transmit power value of the CR device using the CR environment information; and generating transmit power control information including the transmit power value. The method and apparatus guarantee reliable communication of the CR device and minimize interference with the licensed user. | 2012-04-26 |
| 20120100884 | NEIGHBOR RELATION INFORMATION MANAGEMENT - Neighbor relation information management involves, for example: acquiring, reporting, and exchanging neighbor relation information. In some cases, neighbor relation information is acquired and/or reported in a manner that does not significantly impact other functionality of the access terminal. For example, an access terminal may be configured to acquire and/or report neighbor relation information only during one or more defined radio states. In some cases, the acquisition of neighbor relation information is based on a neighbor relation threshold. In some cases, an access terminal does not immediately report measured neighbor relation information and instead stores the information for reporting at a later time. In some cases, a transmitted indication is used to facilitate retrieval of neighbor relation information from an access terminal. In some cases, neighbor relation information acquired from an access terminal is exchanged over a direct interface between access points. | 2012-04-26 |
| 20120100885 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, MOBILE STATION, BASE STATION, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - A communication system includes: a determination unit, provided in any one of a first base station, a second base station, and a mobile station, which determines a transmission timing change amount on the basis of reception timing of a signal transmitted between the first or second base station and the mobile station. The mobile station includes a handover execution unit which performs a handover from the first base station to the second base station on the basis of the transmission timing change amount calculated by the determination unit. | 2012-04-26 |
| 20120100886 | MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE HAVING DIVERSITY ANTENNA SYSTEM AND RELATED METHODS - A mobile wireless communications device has a portable handheld housing. A circuit board is carried by the portable handheld housing. RF circuitry is carried by the circuit board. A diversity antenna and main antenna are carried by the portable handheld housing and coupled to the RF circuitry and operative together. The RF circuitry tunes the diversity antenna into a diversity communications frequency band to achieve a diversity mode of operation with the main antenna and tunes the diversity antenna into a non-diversity communications frequency band when cross-coupling has occurred from the diversity antenna to the main antenna when operating in the diversity communications frequency band. A switch is carried by the portable handheld housing and connected to the RF circuitry and coupled between the diversity and main antennae and disconnects the diversity antenna when operating in the non-diversity band to prevent cross-coupling from the diversity antenna to the main antenna. | 2012-04-26 |
| 20120100887 | Integrated mobile phone and medical implant monitoring system and method for using the same - Integrated mobile phone and medical implant system. The disclosed system integrates the available electronic resources that already exist in compact and portable devices, such as any generic mobile phone, with a body implantable medical device such that the sensory data obtained from the implant device is transmitted through an electronic umbilical cord directly to the mobile device where the data is analyzed and presented in a user-friendly manner to the user/patient and/or transmitted wirelessly to a remote location for further action, if necessary, without the need for additional equipment. With the switch of software application from a drop-down menu, the mobile device of the system functions both as a normal mobile phone, as a medical monitoring device, or both simultaneously without any interference between the two modes of operations. Method for using the integrated system is also disclosed. | 2012-04-26 |
| 20120100888 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING POSTURE OF MOBILE TERMINAL - A method and apparatus for determining a posture of a mobile terminal are provided. The mobile terminal includes a first camera module located in a rear surface thereof and a second camera module located in a front surface thereof, and the method includes measuring illuminance in each of the first camera module and the second camera module, comparing an illuminance value measured in the first camera module and an illuminance value measured in the second camera module with a predetermined critical value, and determining a posture of the mobile terminal according to a result of the comparison. Therefore, a posture of the mobile terminal can be determined without an acceleration sensor or a gyro sensor. | 2012-04-26 |
| 20120100889 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC CALL RECEIVING AND SENDING DEPENDING ON USER POSTURE IN PORTABLE TERMINAL - A method of receiving a call by recognizing a posture of a user in a portable terminal is provided. The method includes identifying whether a call reception event occurs, detecting a motion in which the user brings the portable terminal to an ear by using a posture detecting sensor, when the call reception event occurs, and connecting the call upon detecting the motion. | 2012-04-26 |
| 20120100890 | DEFECTIVE PIXEL SPECIFYING METHOD, DEFECTIVE PIXEL SPECIFYING SYSTEM, IMAGE CORRECTING METHOD, AND IMAGE CORRECTING SYSTEM - A defective pixel specifying method and a defective pixel specifying system for a semiconductor device having a defective pixel are provided. Also provided are an image correcting method and an image correcting system for making a defective pixel inconspicuous on the screen when a read image is displayed. The present invention determines whether or not there is a defective pixel for each pixel and specifies the coordinate of the defective pixel using image signals obtained by reading a plurality of images. The image signal of the defective pixel is set based on the image signals of the pixels adjacent to the defective pixel to correct the image of the subject read. | 2012-04-26 |
| 20120100891 | ELECTRONIC DEVICES HAVING MULTIPLE KEYPADS AND RELATED METHODS - A device includes an upper unit having a display screen thereon and a first slidable unit having a first keypad thereon. The first slidable unit is slidably connected to the upper unit on a side opposite the display screen. The first slidable unit is movable between a closed position in which the upper unit generally overlies the first keypad and an open position in which the first keypad is positioned generally adjacent the display screen. A second slidable unit has a second keypad thereon. The second slidable unit is slidably connected to the upper unit and the first slidable unit. The second slidable unit is movable between a closed position in which the upper unit generally overlies the second keypad and an open position in which the second keypad is positioned generally adjacent the display screen. | 2012-04-26 |
| 20120100892 | Displaying Characters and Images Based on Support - A user equipment (UE) comprising a display and a processor configured to determine whether the UE supports each indicium of a string of one or more indicia according to a first feature, the string of one or more indicia identifying a network, the processor further configured to display on the display of the UE only the indicia in the string that are supported by the UE. A method implemented on a UE comprising determining whether the UE supports one or more indicium of a string of one or more indicia according to a first feature, the string of one or more indicia identifying a network, and displaying on the display of the UE only the indicia in the string that are supported by the UE. | 2012-04-26 |
| 20120100893 | SLIDE MODULE AND MOBILE TERMINAL HAVING THE SAME - A slide module and mobile terminal including the same are disclosed. The slide module may include a first plate, a plurality of sliders mounted on the first plate and spaced apart from each other with a predetermined spacing therebetween, a guide plate configured to guide slidable movement of each of the plurality of sliders, and a second plate having the guide plate fixed thereto. With this structure, fluctuation and looseness may be prevented from being generated between two bodies in the course of switching between open or closed configurations by a slide mechanism. Further, a luxurious exterior may be provided by loading the slide module within each body so as not to be externally exposed in an open configuration. | 2012-04-26 |
| 20120100894 | Method and Terminal for Displaying Cell Phone Menu with Personalized Setting - A method and terminal for displaying a cell phone menu with personalized setting are provided. The method comprises: when a cell phone receives a request for modifying a position of a menu item, recording an ID of the menu item and information of a source menu, and after the user determines a new position, recording position information S1 in a destination menu; and after the cell phone receives a request for viewing a menu, determining whether the menu is a destination menu or a source menu; if not, displaying each menu item in the menu; if the menu is the destination menu, displaying a corresponding menu item in the position S1 and displaying menu items contained in the menu in other positions; if the menu is the source menu, displaying other menu items except the corresponding menu item contained in the menu according to the menu tree. | 2012-04-26 |
| 20120100895 | ENERGY EFFICIENT CONTINUOUS SENSING FOR COMMUNICATIONS DEVICES - A “Communication Device with Energy Efficient Sensing” provides various techniques for enabling a variety of sensor-based applications and processes while conserving energy on mobile communications devices. More specifically, the Communication Device with Energy Efficient Sensing provides a novel sensing architecture for mobile communications devices where sampling and, in various embodiments, processing, of sensor data received from one or more sensors is offloaded to a dedicated low-power processor having the capability to interact with a primary processor of the communications device. Such sensors include, but are not limited to accelerometers, ambient light sensors, compasses, microphones, pressure sensors, touch sensors, low-power radio devices, etc. This approach enables the communications device to perform continuous sensing with a low power overhead. In various tested embodiments, it has been observed that that the sensing architecture described herein can be two to three orders of magnitude more energy efficient in comparison to conventional communications devices. | 2012-04-26 |
| 20120100896 | RADIO COMMUNICATION BASE STATION DEVICE AND RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD - It is possible to provide a radio communication terminal device, a radio communication base station device, and a radio communication method capable of rapidly completing a handover even during DRX/DTX. In the devices and the method, a terminal ( | 2012-04-26 |
| 20120100897 | Circuit and Method for Reducing Radio-Frequency Power Consumption of Mobile Phone - The invention discloses a circuit and a method for reducing radio frequency power consumption of mobile phone, wherein a baseband processing chip ( | 2012-04-26 |
| 20120100898 | COMBINE HARVESTERS - A combine harvester ( | 2012-04-26 |
| 20120100899 | Corn Cob Blower - The present disclosure relates to an apparatus for separating and conveying plant components arising, in particular continuously, in a harvesting machine, comprising a conveying element and a conveying fan arranged in the region of an end of the conveying element. At least one air turbine which generates an airflow in a region above the conveying element onto the plant components introduced into the apparatus and falling toward the conveying element is provided in accordance with the present disclosure to be able to separate heavier plant components from lighter ones in an efficient manner. The present disclosure further relates to a use of such an apparatus as well as to a method for separating and conveying plant components, in particular corn cobs, arising, in particular continuously, in a harvesting machine. | 2012-04-26 |
| 20120100900 | Method for operating a mobile device to control a main Unit in playing a video game - A method for operating a mobile device to control a main unit in playing a video game by boosting a predetermined execute program in the main unit and starting up the mobile device for enabling the main unit to search the mobile device and to make a wireless connection so that the user can give an instruction to the main unit through the mobile device by hand gesture, voice or touch control, controlling the main unit to run the boosted game program and to display the video subject to communication between a wireless transmission module of the mobile device and a wireless transmitter and receiver module of the main unit and a recognition step by comparing the inputted signal to multiple 3D space hand gesture signal data in a database by a processing unit of the main unit. | 2012-04-26 |
| 20120100901 | Playing card identification system - A radio frequency card tracking system for a gaming table includes a system computer, a deck of playing cards, one or more table antennas, and a transceiver. Each playing card has an antenna, a card identity, and a transponder. Each table antenna has a detection zone at a dealer's card placement position and/or at locations at a gaming table and can transmit and receive radio-frequency signals to and from a card located within the detection zone. The transceiver is coupled with the table antenna and the system computer to provide radio-frequency-energizing signals to the table antenna for transmission to the card located within the detection zone. The transceiver receives card identifying signals from the table antenna and transfers these signals to the system computer. The system computer recognizes the signal duration, receives card identifying signals; determines the card identity associated with the signal, and determines the location of the card. | 2012-04-26 |
| 20120100902 | Online, Real-Time Game Playing with Distributed Bad Beat Progressive Jackpot - Wagering methods, devices, and systems that allow individual participants in a game of poker to opt-in or opt-out of a bad beat feature are presented. For each hand played at a given table, a participant may activate the bad beat feature. Once the feature is activated, the participant is eligible for winning at least part of a bad beat progressive jackpot. This jackpot may be funded by tokens purchased by the participant, a rake taken from the hand's wagers, or by some other means. Apportionment of the bad beat progressive jackpot may be triggered by the participant losing the hand despite having cards that provide the participant with a significant likelihood of winning the hand. | 2012-04-26 |
| 20120100903 | ONLINE CARD GAME USING CARD DISPENSING MACHINE - A card game machine enables players to play a card game using cards, each of which has a distinctive surface and a non-distinctive surface. The card game apparatus includes a card slide housing, a card stop unit, a card drive unit and a card receive unit. The card slide housing has sliders, each of which is inclined such that cards and slide down. The card stop unit is coupled to the card slide housing to temporarily stop cards. The card drive unit causes the stopped cards to start sliding again. The card receive unit is arranged below the card stop unit and has a plurality of card receiving parts corresponding to the respective sliders to receive cards. The card receiving parts are movable such that portions of the distinctive surfaces of the cards received in each receiving part are spaced apart from each other in one direction. | 2012-04-26 |
| 20120100904 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR JACKPOT PROGRESSION BASED ON MATHEMATICAL EXPECTANCY FOR WINS AT EACH PRICE POINT - A process provides a multi-priced lottery game with a first price point and a second price point such that (i) the first price point corresponds to a first known potential fixed prize and a first known potential percentage of a progressive prize and (ii) the second price point corresponds to a second known potential fixed prize and a second known potential percentage of the progressive prize. The second price point is greater than the first price point. The second known potential fixed prize is greater than the first known potential fixed prize. The second known potential percentage of the progressive prize is greater than the first known potential percentage of the progressive prize. Further, the process provides a portion of ticket sales for the multi-priced lottery game to a prize management fund. | 2012-04-26 |
| 20120100905 | GAMING SYSTEM HAVING MULTIPLE GAMING DEVICES THAT SHARE A MULTI-OUTCOME DISPLAY - A gaming device system in which a plurality of gaming devices are linked by a common bonus event is provided. In one embodiment, the linked gaming device system includes a shared symbol generation display that is positioned adjacent to each of a plurality of associated gaming devices and has a plurality of sections and values displayed at each section. Upon a triggering of the bonus event, any player eligible to participate in the bonus may achieve an outcome generated from the bonus event. When the shared display is activated, it simultaneously generates a separate outcome associated with each of the gaming devices. The outcomes are spatially related to one another so that a random generation of an outcome associated with one gaming device automatically generates random outcomes associated with each gaming device. Each gaming device however receives the outcome only if it has participated in the random generation. | 2012-04-26 |
| 20120100906 | Method, System, and Program Product for Conducting Multiple Concurrent Bingo Games - A method for conducting bingo games includes using a server to collect game play requests from a plurality of electronic player stations. The server determines if a group of the collected game play requests meets one or more predefined conditions for establishing a quorum, and if so conducts a game with the group of game play requests. Even after the game is started, the server continues to collect game play requests in preparation for conducting additional games. When enough game play requests are collected, the server starts the next game, even if previous games are still in progress. | 2012-04-26 |
| 20120100907 | GAMING MACHINE AND GAMING PROCESS INCLUDING FURTHER GAME SYMBOLS - A method for use with a gaming machine including presenting an outcome by displaying a symbol as travelling along a path and stopping in a stopping position that overlies another game symbol. An award is paid or changed when there is a particular relationship between the symbol | 2012-04-26 |
| 20120100908 | CANDLE DEVICE FOR PROVIDING TRANSACTION VERIFICATION ON A GAMING MACHINE - A candle device for a gaming machine including a secondary processor is described. The candle device can include a number of stages that when activated convey information about the status of the gaming machine. The secondary processor, disposed within a secure enclosure in the candle device, can be configured to control peripheral devices disposed with a main cabinet of the gaming machine that receive control commands from a game controller. In particular, the secondary processor can be configured to determine a size and a position of windows on the main touch screen display where a first window is for outputting video content from the game controller and a second window is for outputting video content from the secondary processor. The secondary processor can use the second window to add new features to the gaming machine, such as a verification interface for transactions involving mobile devices. | 2012-04-26 |
| 20120100909 | METHOD FOR MANAGING GAMING DEVICES - A method for managing a casino gaming system is disclosed. One embodiment provides a web server embedded in at least one gaming component of a gaming machine, wherein the web server is configured to deliver a management user interface to a web browser. A management user interface is delivered to a web browser from the embedded web server, and input is received via the management user interface. The received input includes instructions for managing the gaming component in which the web server is embedded. | 2012-04-26 |
| 20120100910 | HIGH QUALITY VIDEO GAME REPLAY - A system and method for producing video replay output of a gameplay sequence are disclosed. The gameplay sequence occurs during execution of a video game, and is recorded during gameplay to yield a recording that is of relatively lower quality relative to an ultimate output. A tag may be associated with an event occurring during the gameplay sequence. Using the tag, the method further includes receiving a user selection of the gameplay sequence. The method further includes, subsequent to gameplay, producing a viewable representation of relatively higher quality of the gameplay sequence via processing of the relatively lower quality recording, and may further include outputting the viewable representation as a standard-format video file. | 2012-04-26 |
| 20120100911 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SIMULATING EVENTS IN A REAL ENVIRONMENT - Described are computer-based methods and apparatuses, including computer program products, for simulating events in a real environment. In some example, the simulating events in a real environment includes a method. The method includes determining a user location of a user-controlled object in a virtual environment. The method further includes determining a virtual location of a real-data object in the virtual environment relative to the user location based on a real location of the real-data object in the real environment. The method further includes controlling a present virtual location of the real-data object in the virtual environment based on the virtual location and one or more saved real locations associated with the real-data object. | 2012-04-26 |
| 20120100912 | METHOD OF REUSING PHYSICS SIMULATION RESULTS AND GAME SERVICE APPARATUS USING THE SAME - Disclosed herein are a method of reusing physics simulation results and a game service apparatus using the method. The game service apparatus includes a game service management server, a physics simulation index server, a physics computation cluster, and a rendering server. The game service management server manages physics simulation data corresponding to a game service. The physics simulation index server creates a spatial index structure corresponding to the physics simulation data, and performs spatial indexing for a user area using the spatial index structure. The physics computation cluster performs initial global simulation on the physics simulation data, manages initial global simulation results as reuse data, and performs local simulation on spatial indexing results for the user area. The rendering server merges the reuse data with local simulation results, renders merging results, and provides a game image to a user. | 2012-04-26 |
| 20120100913 | Image Display System with Visual Server - An image display system with one or more client computers in selective communication with a visual server having image processing capabilities. The client computer generates image modifying data corresponding to a generated image, and transmits the data to the visual server. The visual server receives the image-modifying data, generates a modified image based upon the image-modifying data, and transmits the modified image as compressed data to the client. The client decompresses the modified image data and displays the modified image. In the system, the visual server and client can provide a sequential display of modified frames on client to support animation with complex 3-dimensional graphics. | 2012-04-26 |
