| 19th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 44 |
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| 20090117889 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR HANDLING SOFTWARE OPERATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH STARTUP AND SHUTDOWN OF HANDHELD DEVICES - Systems and methods for improving software operations on startup. A system and method can provide for the storage of volatile memory contents of an application upon shutdown of a mobile device, and restoration of the contents upon startup. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090117890 | Mobile wireless display for accessing data from a host and method for controlling - An apparatus includes a monocular display with a wireless communications interface, a user input device, a transmitter, and a controller. The monocular display is positioned relative to the user's eye to display images to the user while occluding less than half of the user's maximum viewing space. The apparatus can incorporate a wireless communication controller that not only provides a video link to a host device, but also provides for control and management of a host device and other more devices. In this context, a host device may be any appropriate device that sources audio, video, text, office functionality and other information, such as a cell phone, personal computer, laptop, media player, and/or the like. The apparatus and the host may support Microsoft Windows SideShow, Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), and Virtual Network Computing (VNC). | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090117891 | EFFICIENT HANDOVER MEASUREMENTS FOR WIRELESS MULTI-RAT SYSTEMS - A method for scheduling one or more handover measurements to be performed by a user terminal in a communications system using a plurality of radio access technologies (RATs), wherein the user terminal is in communication with a serving network interface device and is in the neighborhood of one or more neighboring network interface devices. The method includes gathering timing information of the one or more neighboring network interface devices, and determining at least one scanning interval using the timing information of the one or more neighboring network interface devices, the at least one scanning interval being a time period during which the user terminal performs the one or more handover measurements by measuring signals of the one or more neighboring network interface devices. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090117892 | Compensation for Poor Coverage - A method of operating a user equipment, UE, intended to use a service in a wireless communication system having several base stations. The location of the UE is monitored, by the UE, for example with a GPS system or identification of the cell of the corresponding base station. If a problem, such as loss of coverage or call, is imminent or has occurred, information about the location is stored in a memory of the UE. After successful recovery from the problem, the alternative base station used is also stored in the memory. Next time the same location and problem is encountered, the UE uses the previous information for alleviating the problem or perform as fast recovery as possible. In this way, the UE can be operated with less frequent base station searches thereby saving battery, while at the same time sufficient coverage may be obtained. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090117893 | Systems and Methods for Configuring Subscriber Systems in Wireless Mesh Networks - A wireless network may be managed by identifying one or more wireless subscriber systems included in a lobe pool of a wireless network, identifying at least one candidate subscriber system outside of the lobe pool with which to enable communications, and reconfiguring the antenna such that the lobe pool includes the identified candidate subscriber system. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090117894 | Wireless Diversity Reception Apparatus and Reception Method - In a wireless diversity reception apparatus, a combining unit RAKE-combines signals of multipaths transmitted from a mobile station and received by a plurality of antennas. An antenna failure detection unit detects an antenna failure based on selection result information representing paths used for RAKE combining. A mobile station control unit calculates the total reception power value of a cell in accordance with an antenna failure detection state and outputs power control information to make the total reception power value of the cell match a target total reception power value. A transmission unit transmits the power control information to the mobile station to perform transmission power control of the mobile station. A wireless diversity reception method is also disclosed. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090117895 | METHOD FOR MAINTAINING DATALINK NETWORK THROUGHPUT BY DELAYING LOWER PRIORITY MESSAGES - A method of maintaining datalink network throughput in a communications channel by delaying lower priority messages is provided. The method comprises receiving periodic channel occupancy data from a radio, and updating channel occupancy status from the channel occupancy data. A determination is then made whether the channel occupancy has reached a first predetermined occupancy threshold. If the first predetermined occupancy threshold has been reached, high priority messages are transmitted, and medium and low priority messages are stored. If the first predetermined occupancy threshold has not been reached, a determination is made whether the channel occupancy has reached a second predetermined occupancy threshold that is less than the first predetermined occupancy threshold. If the second predetermined occupancy threshold has been reached, high and medium priority messages are transmitted, and low priority messages are stored. If the second predetermined occupancy threshold has not been reached, messages of all priorities are transmitted. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090117896 | Distinguishing Between Synchronized and Asynchronous Mobile Communications Networks - A user equipment is operated in a mobile communications system, wherein a network part of the mobile communications system is capable of operating in a synchronized mode or in an asynchronous mode. Operation includes recording timing information about a periodically occurring signal received from a neighboring cell. The recorded timing information is used in a blind detection process that ascertains whether the network part of the mobile communications system is operating in the synchronized mode or in the asynchronous mode by detecting at least whether the periodically occurring signal received from the neighboring cell occurred within a predetermined window of time of a corresponding periodically occurring signal received from a serving cell. The detected operating mode of the network part of the mobile communications system is used for controlling subsequent operation of the user equipment. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090117897 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATICALLY DETERMINING NEIGHBOR CELLS IN A WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Methods and apparatuses for automatically determining neighbor cells are disclosed. Cell information is received. The received cell information is compared with a list of old neighbor cells. When a new cell is detected, a determination is made as to whether the detected new cell covers the same geographical area as any of the old neighbor cells. When the new cell covers the same geographical area as at least one of the cells of the list, the new cell is stored as a neighbor cell in the list. Cell information is received. The received cell information is compared with a list of old neighbor cells. New neighbors are detected based on the comparison. A determination is made as to whether there are cells in a same geographic area as the new neighbors. A determination is made as to whether there are new cells in a same geographic area as the old neighbor cells. The new neighbors, the cells in the same geographic area as the new neighbors, and the new cells are stored as neighbors in the list. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090117898 | Base Station and Mobile Station - Problems can be solved by a base station to which a location of a mobile station is registered and which performs a radio communication with the MS, and when receiving distribution information, divides the distribution information into N pieces, and incorporates the divided distribution information in N pieces of reception channels to successively transmit them to the MS. It can be achieved by a MS which is in a waiting state of a BS and which performs a radio communication with the BS, and when receiving distribution information which is incorporated in reception channels and divided, stores the distribution information, and when determining completion of the distribution of the distribution information, constructs the N pieces of divided information and displays it. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090117899 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REPEATER-BASED CELLULAR COVERAGE SWITCHING - An apparatus and method for Repeater-based cellular coverage switching across cellular donor sites in a wireless network is disclosed. The method involves measuring capacity load levels of cellular donor sites, determining cellular switching schemed based on the capacity loads establishing cellular switching configurations based on the cellular switching schemes, and performing cellular coverage switching to cellular donor sits. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090117900 | RADIO CHANNEL CONTROLLER AND RADIO CHANNEL CONTROLLING METHOD - Even when a general user's mobile station in communication enters a use-prohibited cell, the use of the use-prohibited cell is prevented while the communication is being maintained. Regarding a mobile station | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090117901 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONFIGURING SERVICE PATHS IN RELAY SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MOBILE STATION HANDOVER - A method and apparatus for configuring service paths in a relay system, and a method for mobile station handover are provided. In the present invention, when it is determined that a mobile station is to be switched between a base station and a relay station attached thereto, or between different relay stations attached to the base station, the service paths are configured respectively between a handover source station and a mobile station and between a handover destination station and the mobile station and same data is transmitted by the base station. Therefore, this method facilitates the mobile station to ensure service continuity in the process of handover. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090117902 | Apparatus and method for traffic forwarding in a wireless communication system - An apparatus and method for data transmission in a base station (BS) of a wireless communication system are provided, storing data to be transmitted to a mobile station which performing handover to a target base station; confirming a quantity of stored data; determining whether to transmit the stored data to the target based at least partly on the confirmed quantity of the stored data; transmitting the stored data to the target base station when the base station determines to transmit the stored data to the target base station. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090117903 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSISTING A MOBILE TERMINAL IN RESELECTING OR TRANSFERRING CELLS BETWEEN DIFFERENT TECHNOLOGIES - The invention relates to a system and to a method for assisting a mobile terminal ( | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090117904 | MOBILE STATION AND HANDOVER CONTROL METHOD - A mobile station according to the present invention includes: a radio quality measurement unit | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090117905 | Cell Selection Method, Mobile Station Device And Mobile Communication System In Hierarchical Cell Structure - In a radio mobile communication system adopting a hierarchical cell structure comprising a plurality of layers having respective cells of different sizes, the threshold value of the number of times of cell reselections and/or the threshold value of the time required to measure the number of times of cell reselections are set for each layer. A mobile station device compares the number of times of cell reselections in a specific time and/or the time required for the number of times of cell reselections to reach a specific value with the threshold values and selects a transfer target cell. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090117906 | HANDOVER BETWEEN RADIO NETWORKS - A communication system comprises a first radio network supporting a first air interface standard and a second radio network supporting a second air interface standard. The second radio network comprises a network interface | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090117907 | Adaptive Enhanced Cell Identity Positioning - The present invention introduces methods and devices for provision of position determination assisting data as well as methods, devices and systems for performing position determinations based on this assisting data. The position determination assisting data comprises area definitions, each of which being related at least to a respective cell relation configuration ( | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090117908 | MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS - A mobile handset is capable of establishing communication through a cellular network ( | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090117909 | SOFT HANDOVER METHOD IN MULTIPLE WIRELESS ACCESS NETWORK ENVIRONMENT AND SERVER FOR THE SAME - A soft handover method in a multiple wireless access network environment and a server for the same are provided. The present invention provides a handover method comprising: a first access point registering a user terminal with a registration server; reporting a wireless channel state of the first access point to the registration server; the first access point receiving traffic distributed from the registration server; and determining whether the handover is completed according to the distributed traffic. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090117910 | Methods and Apparatus to Perform Wireless Peering in Communication Systems - Methods and apparatus to route communications at an interexchange carrier are disclosed. One method of routing communications may include receiving a communication at the interexchange carrier, determining a destination at which the communication is to terminate, and routing the communication from the interexchange carrier through a terminating access charge free line to a terminating mobile telephone switching office. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090117911 | Cooperative Base Stations in Wireless Networks - The embodiments of the invention provide an adaptive method for base station cooperation in a wireless network. In a multi-user communications network that includes base stations, and in which each base station is associated with a cell, and in which each cell includes one or more mobile stations, each base station determines pre-coding matrices for full-cooperation, semi-cooperation and non-cooperation. Each base stations also determines a sum rate SR | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090117912 | METHOD OF OPTIMIZING DATA FORMAT SELECTION PROCEDURE FOR UP LINK COMMUNICATION - The present invention relates to a method of optimizing a data format selection procedure (E-TFC) for up link communication between a terminal and a base station on a cellular communication network in which the base station transmits to the terminal a signal including at least one piece of update information of at least one predetermined parameter intervening the data format selection. The method in accordance with the present invention further includes the step of optimizing a period of time required to detect the signal transmitted from the base station. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090117913 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, RADIO CHANNEL CONTROLLER, MOBILE STATION, MOBILE SWITCHING CENTER, AND RADIO CHANNEL CONTROLLING METHOD - In a mobile communication system, definite resources in radio sectors are allocated to more users in an aspect that the users hardly feel stress during communication. When a call corresponds to an active call based on an active connection request that has been generated by a user's operation (that is, transmitting and obtaining delivery information of pull-type by means of arrows AC, DL or the like), as a trigger, more resources (communication rate is higher) are allocated to the call. When the call corresponds to a non-active call (that is, receiving and obtaining delivery information of push-type by means of an arrow SU or the like), fewer resources (communication rate is lower) are allocated to the call. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090117914 | FREQUENCY SPECTRUM SENSING METHOD USING PILOT SIGNAL AND COGNITIVE RADIO SYSTEM USING THE SAME - An operation method of a radio communication station is provided. The operation method of a radio communication station, the operation method including: transmitting a basic pilot signal to at least one terminal located in a coverage of a preoccupied system; and transmitting a cognitive radio (CR) pilot signal. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090117915 | MOBILE DEVICE AND METHOD OF OBTAINING POSITION DATA OF THE SAME - A mobile device providing position data of its own, the mobile device including: a Zigbee communication module executing Zigbee communication according to IEEE 802.15.4 standards; a global positioning system (GPS) module receiving a GPS signal and obtaining the position data of the mobile device; and a mobile communication module checking whether the mobile device departs a Zigbee communication network while executing the Zigbee communication via the Zigbee communication module, obtaining the position data of the mobile device via the GPS module when the mobile device departs the Zigbee communication network, and transmitting a position signal including the position data to a predetermined destination address. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090117916 | Position detection - Techniques and apparatus are described for detecting a position of a target. A position detection device associated with a wireless communication system includes an accumulator to sample and accumulate a pulse signal included in an input signal. A double-sliding window is connected to the accumulator to detect a starting point of the input signal. Also, a synchronization controller is connected to the accumulator to generate a synchronization signal to enable the accumulator to sample and accumulate the pulse signal. In addition, a time shift calculator is connected to the accumulator to correct the detected starting point of the input signal based on the accumulated pulse signal. Further, a position calculator is connected to the time shift calculator to calculate a position of a target based on the corrected starting point. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090117917 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR POSITION LOCATION IN A WIRELESS NETWORK - Methods and apparatus for position location in a wireless network. In an aspect, a method is provided that includes determining whether a symbol to be transmitted is an active symbol, wherein the symbol comprises a plurality of subcarriers, and encoding identification information on a first portion of subcarriers if it is determined that the symbol is the active symbol. The method also includes encoding idle information on a second portion of subcarriers if it is determined that the symbol in not the active symbol. In an aspect, an apparatus includes detector logic configured to decode a plurality of symbols to determine identification information that identifies a plurality of transmitters, and to determine a plurality of channel estimate associated with the plurality of transmitters. The apparatus also includes position determination logic configured to calculate a device position based on the plurality of transmitters and the plurality of channel estimates. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090117918 | Identification Method and System - The invention relates to a method and a system to compare a main profile of a first mobile telephone with at least one comparative profile of a second mobile telephone, wherein the profiles are transmittable via the mobile phones. The comparative profile is stored with individual user information for the second mobile phone and the main profile is created based upon the input of information of a user. By arranging the profile information into individual levels, it is possible, when making a comparison, to allocate to every level a level index for the correlation of the information. The combined level indices create an overall index, which is compared with a predetermined threshold. Exceeds the overall index, as degree of correlation between the profiles, the threshold, a contact establishment is enabled between the first and the second mobile phone and thus between the users. By means of the patent, a contact between two persons that are unknown to each other, can easily be established, wherein the contact establishment is initiated only between profiles with a predefined degree of correlation. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090117919 | System for controlling a personal electronic device - A system and method of controlling a personal electronic device is described. The system includes a personal electronic device coupled to a sensor that can detect a safety signal. The system can also include a safety signal source. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090117920 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TIME-AWARE AND LOCATION-AWARE MARKETING - A method of communicating inferred information to a wireless communication device user is provided. That method includes determining a location of the wireless device, inferring a likely interest of the user from the location of the wireless device, and transmitting data related to the interest to the wireless device. The method may also ascertain time at the location of the wireless communication device user and infer an interest of the user from the time and location of the user. In addition, the method may include inferences made from information related to preferences of the user. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090117921 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVED COMMUNICATION BANDWIDTH UTILIZATION WHEN MONITORING LOCATION INFORMATION - A personalized format webpage is generated to monitor location information. A graphical mapping module is disclosed to provide mapping tiles from multiple mapping service providers in response to user request for location information of a tracking device associated with an object or an individual. A wizard menu enables the user to reorient an initial request for mapping tiles in a different layout or view format without requiring additional access to a mapping service provider website. Alert messages associated with the tracking device are generated in accordance with selected alert zones. Dashboard management tools may be included or associated with a software file readily accessible and functionally equipped to interpret user requests for mapping reorientation and zoom capabilities. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090117922 | ALERTS BASED ON SIGNIFICANCE OF FREE FORMAT TEXT MESSAGES - A method and system for processing a free format short message service (SMS) text message for alerting a mobile phone's user to significant information in the message received by the mobile phone from a sender. Program code stored in memory on the mobile phone executes the method on a processor. A theme, a rheme, at least one structural component, and a sentence type of the normalized message are generated from which a FEATURE FACTOR priority is determined. Semantic content of the normalized message is determined from which an EMOTIONAL FACTOR priority is determined. A TOTAL PRIORITY computed as a sum of the FEATURE FACTOR priority and the EMOTIONAL FACTOR priority is determined to exceed a predetermined threshold, from which it is determined that the received message is significant, which triggers overriding default handset settings of the mobile phone and alerting the user that the received message is significant. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090117923 | On-Demand SMS-Based Traffic Reporting - An SMS message can be received from a requesting device displaying a digital image of a region of interest that requests a traffic update, characterizes a region of interest and identifying a communications service provider associated with the requesting device. Thereafter, traffic information can be collected for the traffic region of interest. Once that traffic information is collected, a plurality of SMS messages can be sent that contain the traffic information to the requesting device via an SMS gateway associated with the communications service provider to enable a plurality of traffic designation points overlaid on the digital image of the region of interest to be displayed with the traffic information. Related systems, apparatus, methods, and/or articles are also described. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090117924 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADAPTIVE MESSAGE RETRANSMISSION - A method and network controller ( | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090117925 | Method and System for Automatically Providing Contents From a Service Provider to a Mobile Telephonic Terminal - A method and a system are adapted to automatically provide contents, particularly multimedia contents, to mobile telephonic terminals of service subscribers; service subscription agreements information are stored in a repository of a service provider for each subscriber; and this information includes service conditions desired by each subscriber; such service conditions including specification of contents desired by each subscriber. Contents are provided to mobile telephonic terminals in push mode according to the conditions desired by each subscriber. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090117926 | MASS NOTIFICATION SYSTEM - A method is disclosed for mass population notification of lost items. A user indicates a location in the proximity of where an item was lost and can also enter information describing the lost item and possibly upload a picture of the item. The user can select how many residents that he wants to notify about the lost item. The user's item description and contact information is processed to create a short voice message and/or text message to be delivered to the residents around the location where his item was lost. A map can be displayed to the user that graphically displays the area that is covered by the phone numbers found or an estimate of the phone number coverage selected by the user. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090117927 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ROUTING - A method and system for routings are disclosed. The method includes: receiving a SIP request message that carries semantic information of a service; by using the semantic information carried in the SIP request message as an input, searching for the service through semantic inference; generating a standard service request message which carries found service information, and sending the message to an application server that handles the service. The present invention increases the quantity of services available for requesting, and improves the flexibility of requesting services. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090117928 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTING TIME AND FREQUENCY OVER A NETWORK - A system to distribute accurate time and/or frequency over a network utilizing signals of opportunity transmitted by one or more local transmitters with known locations, the system includes a base receiver with a clock synchronized to a reference time scale such as GNSS or UTC time that saves a series of samples of the signals of opportunity and time tags the series with a calculated time of broadcast. A remote receiver saves samples of the signals of opportunity and correlates the series with the saved samples. The remote receiver calculates a time of transmission of saved samples that correspond to the series, determines a time offset as a difference in the time of broadcast calculated at the remote receiver and the time of broadcast calculated at the base receiver, and determines the time offset with respect to the base receiver. The base receiver further or instead phase locks to the signal opportunity and at predetermined intervals determines phase measurements of the integrated carrier frequency of the signal of opportunity and provides the phase information to the remote receiver. The remote receiver, which is also phase locked to the same signal of opportunity, uses the phase measurement information to frequency lock its clock to the base receiver clock by determining a frequency error based on the rate of change of phase measurements made at the base receiver and the remote receiver. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090117929 | Systems And Methods For Managing Access Channels - Systems and methods for maintaining base stations are provided. In this regard, a representative system, among others, includes a base station that is configured to receive transmitted signals from one or more mobile stations, calculate one or more data rates based on the transmitted signal associated with the one or more mobile stations, respectively, and generate data rate signals based on the calculated one or more data rates. The base station includes a dithering unit that is configured to apply dithering noise to the data rate signals, and memory that includes channel assignment logic configured to assign access channels to the one or more mobile stations based on the dithered signals, respectively. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090117930 | PUSH-TO-COMMUNICATE SERVICE IN A CELLULAR COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A cellular communication system comprises a push-to-communicate server ( | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090117931 | POWER CONTROL FOR COMBINED DYNAMICALLY AND PERSISTENTLY SCHEDULED PUSCH IN E-UTRA - A power control scheme for an enhanced Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA) physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) is disclosed. In a first embodiment, when an uplink grant is configured for accumulation commands, the wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) combines the accumulation commands received in both the scheduling grant and the transmit power control physical downlink control channel. In a second embodiment, when an uplink grant is configured for absolute commands, the WTRU resets the accumulation control function immediately after receiving each absolute transmit power control command and then combines the absolute power control with the accumulation power control. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090117932 | APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING SIGNAL-TRANSMISSION POWER, MOBILE STATION, METHOD OF CONTROLLING SIGNAL-TRANSMISSION POWER, AND PROGRAM - The peak-index calculator calculates a peak index as an indication of PAR in accordance with gain factors β of channels. The coefficient selector includes a lookup table storing therein fitting coefficients X and Y each categorized in accordance with a combination of β, and selects coefficients X and Y each having a value determined in accordance with a combination of the gain factors β. The power-reduction calculator calculates a reduction in maximum signal-transmission power in accordance with both the peak index and the selected coefficients X and Y. The TXAGC calculator controls maximum signal-transmission power in accordance with the calculated reduction. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090117933 | UPLINK RADIO RESOURCE ALLOCATION METHOD, RADIO BASE STATION, AND RADIO NETWORK CONTROLLER - An uplink radio resource allocation method allocates, at a radio base station, an uplink radio resource used for uplink user data transmission to a mobile station. The method includes: allocating, at the radio base station, the uplink radio resource, so that total received power in an particular cell of the radio base station is equal to a first target value assigned by a radio network controller; and allocating, at the radio station, the uplink radio resource, so that a ratio of first received power from a serving mobile station to second received power from a non-serving mobile station is equal to a second target value assigned by the radio network controller, a serving cell of the serving mobile station being the particular cell, a non-serving cell of the non-serving mobile station being the particular cell. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090117934 | Transparent handover for mobile components of an automation system - The invention relates to a method for transferring data between a mobile component and a controller of an automation system with a link for linking the component to the controller. The component is assigned a memory area in the memory of the controller, in which data to be transferred to the component is stored and copied into memory areas assigned to all links, so that all links provided for communication with the component have the current data available to them, and into which current data is copied by the component out of the memory area of the link in the radio cell of which the component is currently located. For a user application running on the controller of the automation system a handover of the component between different radio cells is transparent, since the application merely accesses the always up-to-date component data in the memory area assigned to the component. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090117935 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH OPERATIONAL INTERFACE CONTROLLED BY A PROXIMITY SENSOR - A portable electronic apparatus ( | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090117936 | METHOD AND MOBILE TERMINAL FOR DISPLAYING TERMINAL INFORMATION OF ANOTHER PARTY USING PRESENCE INFORMATION - When a user terminal makes contact with another party using a phone call, a video communication, a short message service, a multimedia message service, an instant message service, or an e-mail, functions supported by the other party's terminal are displayed on the user terminal using presence information. When a type of preferred contact is detected, a menu based on the detected preferred contact type is provided. In the user terminal, a transceiver receives the presence information and a controller displays the menu listing the functions supported by the other party's terminal in a desired method using the presence information. The controller extracts information about the detected preferred contact type set by the other party's terminal from the received presence information and displays the menu in a desired method based on the extracted information. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090117937 | Method and devices for suppporting message services to a dual mode mobile station via a session initiation protocol - The invention relates to methods and devices for supporting the sending of a message to a dual mode mobile station. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090117938 | IC FOR A HIGH FREQUENCY COMMUNICATION DEVICE WITH MINIMAL OFF CHIP COMPONENTS - An integrated circuit (IC) includes a receiver module, a transmitter module, an inbound digital module, and a local oscillation generation module. The receiver module is operable to convert an inbound high frequency signal into a down converted inbound signal based on a receive local oscillation independently of a protocol of the inbound high frequency signal. The inbound digital module is coupled to compensate the down converted inbound signal in accordance with a selected one of the first plurality of wireless communication protocols. The transmitter module is operable to convert a first outbound signal into a first up converted signal based on a transmit local oscillation when a first one of the first plurality of wireless communication protocols is active and to convert a second outbound signal into a second up converted signal based on the transmit local oscillation when a second one of the first plurality of wireless communication protocols is active. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090117939 | METHODS AND ARRANGEMENT FOR CONDUCTING TELEPHONE CONVERSATIONS ON SEVERAL MOBILE PHONE NETWORKS - A mobile radio ( | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090117940 | Electronic device with biological characteristics activation of execution command - An electronic device is provided to allow users to input a biological characteristic and self-define an execution command corresponding to the biological characteristic. The electronic device includes a key unit, a biological characteristic input unit, a storage unit and a processing unit. A biological characteristic can be inputted to the biological characteristic unit. At least a set of the biological characteristic data can be built by activating a biological characteristic configuration program via the processing unit to execute command to the storage unit. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090117941 | Structure of radio front end and antenna for mobile base station - A combination structure of radio front end and antenna for wireless base station and a means of share the antenna for multiple carriers are presented. The front part of the antenna has several independent radiation units for spatial combining radiation of multiple carriers. There is a heat dissipation cavity with natural air flow in back part of the antenna. The radio front end circuits formed a module with heat sink panel are installed in the cavity and on the back panel of the antenna. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090117942 | MESSAGE ADDRESSING TECHNIQUES FOR A MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICE - Various embodiments are directed to improved message addressing techniques. In one embodiment, a computing device may comprise a messaging client arranged to receive an input sequence of alphabetic or alphanumeric characters as a destination of an outbound message. The messaging client may recognize that the input sequence represents a mnemonic short code and may automatically generate a common short code comprising a sequence of numeric digits associated with the mnemonic short code. The messaging client may display both the input sequence comprising the mnemonic short code and the common short code and enable the outbound message to be sent using the common short code as the destination. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090117943 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR CONVERTING BROADCAST CHANNEL OF A MOBILE TERMINAL - A mobile terminal and method for converting a channel on a desired channel list is provided such that a channel list can be changed while receiving broadcast data without having to select a menu when a channel change is desired. An input method corresponding to a key or a touch input received while receiving a broadcast is detected and either a currently set channel list is changed to a different list or the currently set channel list is changed to a different channel list and a channel is simultaneously changed on the different channel list according to the detected input method. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090117944 | MOBILE TERMINAL - A mobile terminal including a terminal body having first and second regions on a front surface thereof, a touch screen part on the first region and configured to display visual information and perform an inputting operation in a tactile manner, and a touch pad part corresponding to the second region and configured to input information corresponding to a touch applied to a pre-set position on the second region. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090117945 | Hands-Free Device Producing a Spoken Prompt with Spatial Effect - A hands-free device ( | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090117946 | Cradle For Mobile Phones - The invention relates to a cradle for a mobile phone, comprising a rear bearing surface; left and right side walls; two guide rails being located on the front side of said left and right side walls and protruding laterally from said side walls; a bottom part comprising a connector element for mechanically and electrically engaging a bottom connector of said mobile phone, said rear bearing surface, said side walls and said guide rails define left and right slots extending parallel to said side walls for receiving left and right side sections of a mobile phone; guiding a phone being inserted into said cradle to said bottom part; and retaining a mobile phone received in said cradle against forces acting in a direction substantially perpendicular to said slots; and said connector element comprises means for locking onto a bottom connector of a mobile phone received in said cradle for retaining said mobile phone inside said cradle. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090117947 | WIRELESS IN-BAND SIGNALING WITH IN-VEHICLE SYSTEMS - This invention pertains to methods and apparatus for data communications from vehicles, to obtain emergency, concierge and other services, using a voice channel of a digital wireless telecommunications network. Signaling is described for commencing data sessions after establishing a voice channel call. The call may be initiated from the vehicle automatically, and the call taker location may be unattended. Signaling methods are selected for traversing both newer and legacy vocoders for ubiquitous operation. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090117948 | METHOD FOR DEREVERBERATION OF AN ACOUSTIC SIGNAL - A method is provided for estimating a reverberation signal component of an acoustic signal detected by a microphone where the acoustic signal is comprised of a direct sound component and a reverberation signal component. A method for dereverberation of an acoustic signal is further provided. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090117949 | Low Battery Warning Service for Wireless Device Users - A low battery warning service is provided to a user of a wireless device capable of monitoring the voltage level of its internal battery and sending a low battery notification message. The messages are received at a service provider that maintains subscriber profiles associated with a subscriber's wireless device. When a low battery notification message is received, a wireless device identifier in the notification message is used to access a notification list included in a stored subscriber profile. Notification list entries are selected based on their assigned priorities and the existence or absence of conditions of use, permitting low battery notifications to be sent to target systems on the notification list until an acceptable response is received or the notification list is exhausted. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090117950 | WIRELESS READER TAGS (WRTs) WITH SENSOR COMPONENTS IN ASSET MONITORING AND TRACKING SYSTEMS - A wireless transceiver includes: (a) a low power radio frequency (LPRF) communications component capable of powering down to conserve energy and capable of powering up in response to an electronic signal, the LPRF communications component including a transmitter and a first receiver; and (b) a second receiver that is configured to screen a radio frequency broadcast and provide, on the basis of specific data identified therein, the electronic signal to the LPRF communications component in order to power up the LPRF communications component. The second receiver is adapted to draw less current than the LPRF communications component while awaiting receipt of and listening for a radio frequency broadcast. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090117951 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR USER-SELECTABLE PROGRAMMABLE HOUSING SKIN SENSORS FOR USER MODE OPTIMIZATION AND CONTROL - An embodiment relates generally to a method of operating a device. The method includes providing for a plurality of sensors, where each sensor is configured to sense and transmit data values associated with an interaction with the device by a user. A subset of the sensors of the plurality of sensors is associated with a respective facing on a housing of the device. The method also includes operating the plurality of sensors to detect the interaction with the device by the user and receiving sensor data associated with the interaction from the plurality of sensors. The method further includes determining a user mode of the device based on the sensor data associated with the interaction. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090117952 | Mobile phone - The invention provides a first component, a second component and a rotation component. The rotation component has a first pivotal portion, a second pivotal portion and a connection portion. The first and second pivotal portions are located at the two ends of the connection portions and are pivotally connected to the first and second components. Thus, the state of the mobile phone may be switched between an open state and a closed state. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090117953 | CONSTRUCTION OF MOBILE DEVICE - Disclosed herein is a construction of a mobile device. The mobile device comprises a display unit | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090117954 | Portable Terminal - The invention comprises a folder having a display part on the inner surface thereof, and a main body having keys which is connected by a swivel hinge to the folder, while the keys have extra functions when the folder is rotated, and with the portable terminal comprising a folder having a push protrusion that is formed to correspond to at least one of the keys when the main body and the folder are superposed with the inner surface of the folder exposed to the exterior, the keys on the main body may be used by applying pressure on the folder when the display part is exposed to the exterior via a 180° rotation of the folder. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090117955 | MOBILE PHONE CAPABLE OF RAPIDLY SWITCHING TO HAVE MULTIPLE-MEDIA FUNCTION - A mobile phone capable of switching to have a multiple-media function rapidly includes a main body, a lifting cover and a switch. The main body is provided with a platen. The platen is provided thereon with a displaying screen. Both sides of the platen are provided with two accommodating sections. Each of the two accommodating sections is provided with operating buttons. Further, one side of the platen has a set of pivoting shafts for pivotally connecting with the lifting cover. The lifting cover is constituted of a first lifting cover and a second lifting cover. The inner and outer surfaces of the first lifting cover are provided with sound-outputting holes, and the interior thereof is provided with a speaker. The outer surface of the second lifting cover is provided with a plurality of buttons, and the inner surface thereof is provided with sound-outputting holes. One side of the first and second lifting covers is provided with two rotating shafts for pivotally connecting with the two pivoting shafts. The switch is provided on the mobile phone. After the lifting cover is lifted, the switch is turned on so as to switch the mobile-phone function to the multiple-media function. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090117956 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE HOLSTER - An adjustable holster for a mobile communication device including a housing that stores the mobile communication device received through an opening in the housing, the housing being adjustable in size so that the housing can store one of a plurality of different sized mobile communication devices, and an adjustable clip disposed on the housing and that is capable of attaching to one of a plurality of different sized objects. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090117957 | MOBILE DEVICE - A mobile device having a housing and operating on power supplied from the battery loaded in the battery chamber including: a pair of walls of the housing having hook receiving portions formed a groove; a battery lid covering the battery chamber so as to be freely detached; a pair of positioning hooks serving to position the battery lid by entering the grooves of the corresponding hook receiving portions; overhanging edges serving to regulate position of the cover lid; and a waterproof gasket fixed to the battery chamber side of the cover lid so as to be in contact with all sides of the battery chamber. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090117958 | BOXING GAME PROCESSING METHOD, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, POSITION DETECTION METHOD, CURSOR CONTROL METHOD, ENERGY CONSUMPTION CALCULATING METHOD AND EXERCISE SYSTEM - Glove type input articles | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090117959 | GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING MULTIPLE HAND THREE-CARD POKER GAME - A gaming system having a multiple hand Three-card Poker game is provided. The Three-card Poker game includes seven cards dealt to the player and the dealer. First the gaming system sets the seven dealer cards to form a high three-card dealer hand, a low three-card dealer hand, and a tie breaker card, according to a set of predetermined rules. Similarly, the player sets the seven player cards to form a high three-card player hand, a low three-card player hand, and a tie breaker card. For the player and dealer hands, the high three-card hand must have a rank greater than or equal to the rank of the low three-card hand, and the rank of the low three-card hand must be greater than or equal to the tie breaker card. If the high and low three-card player hands both beat the corresponding dealer hands, the player wins an award. If only one of the three-card player hands beats the corresponding dealer hand, the outcome of the game is determined by the tie breaker card. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090117960 | PLAYING CARDS WITH DISTINCTIVE SUITS - A system (e.g., electronic gaming device) for facilitating card games using modified, simulated playing cards. The modified cards have a distinctive color arrangement permitting hearts and diamonds, and spades and clubs, to be more readily distinguished thereby allowing card games to proceed at a faster pace. For example, a first suit, hearts, with all markings, heart shapes and numbers being a red color on a white background; a second suit, diamonds, with all markings, diamond shapes and numbers being a white color against a red background, a third suit, spades, with all markings, spade shapes and numbers being a black color on a white background; and a fourth suit, clubs, with all markings, club shapes and numbers being a white color against a black background. Other arrangements are disclosed. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090117961 | SLOT MACHINE HYBRID PIN AND BALL GAME - An electronic gaming console is illustrated having a console cabinet | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090117962 | TIME-BASED CASINO GAMING USING CUMULATIVE PAYTABLES - Tournament-Style casino games bring players all of the advantages of gaming tournaments such as rapid play, building excitement, and player vs. player competition in a manner that addresses limitations of existing games by: a) generating revenue for tire casino in all featured embodiments; b) being available on-demand; c) paying winners instantaneously; and d) featuring a casino hold that is stable enough to meet regulator requirements. In one embodiment of tournament style gaming, a high score progressive jackpot is provided such that players are playing against both the game's built in pay table and against the daily performances of other players. Inefficient game play results in increasing the progressive jackpot by a value of the time wasted by such inefficient game play. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090117963 | GAMING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ENHANCED PLAYER PARTICIPATION IN LOTTERY GAMES - An electronic player station displays to a player a player choice display that includes a number of representations. The number of representations are displayed to the player simultaneously and each representation is selectable in some fashion by the player; however, the representations preferably do not themselves provide any indication as to a correlated prize. Thus each representation embodies a player choice in the play of a game, but does not indicate a prize correlated to that player choice. A game result for the player choice is obtained from any one of a number of game play record pools that are simultaneously available through one or more data processing devices for supplying the game result. A player choice input is received through the player station and a result is displayed to the player. The player choice input identifies a selected one of the number of representations. The result displayed to the player is a result associated with an assigned game play record that has been assigned to the player in response to the player choice input. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090117964 | ROULETTE GAME APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A game apparatus according to the present invention comprises: a circular roulette wheel; a plurality of pockets arranged adjacent to one another in a line in a circumferential direction on the roulette wheel, each of the pockets associated with a number in advance; an arrangement data storage memory for storing arrangement data indicating a sequence of the plurality of the pockets on the roulette wheel; a main BET button for inputting a BET on a number associated with a single pocket out of the plurality of the pockets; a sub BET button for inputting a BET on a number associated with an adjacent pocket adjacent to the single pocket, or on numbers associated with a plurality of the respective pockets arranged adjacent to one another including the adjacent pocket; and a controller, the controller programmed to conduct the processing of (a) receiving a BET on a number associated with a single pocket out of the plurality of said pockets, based on an input from the main BET button, (b) receiving, based on an input from the sub BET button and the arrangement data stored in the arrangement data storage memory, a BET on a number associated with an adjacent pocket adjacent to the single pocket, or on numbers associated with a plurality of the respective pockets arranged adjacent to one another including the adjacent pocket, (c) controlling rotation of the roulette wheel and launching of a ball to be housed in any one of the pockets, (d) determining a number associated with one of the pockets with the ball housed therein as a winning number, and (e) providing an award, based on the winning number determined in the processing (d) and the BETs respectively inputted from the main BET button and the sub BET button. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090117965 | Gaming Machine Reproducing Bet Pattern And Playing Method Thereof - A gaming machine executes a game in which a player makes a bet in a desired bet pattern having combined a plurality of bet elements; stores the bet pattern used for the game; and allows the player to select one of the bet element and the bet pattern. When the bet element is selected, a bet is made by the bet pattern using the bet element selected. When the bet pattern is selected, a bet is made by the bet pattern selected. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090117966 | Method and System for Game Show Themed Dual Component Lottery Game - A method and system for conducting a terminal based lottery game having an instant game component and raffle component includes point of sale terminals where paying players are issued a game ticket having an instant lottery game play. A randomly generated raffle number is assigned to each game ticket, with all assigned raffle numbers being eligible to win in a subsequent raffle drawing. The raffle drawing is conducted in conjunction with an independent third party event, such as a televised game show, wherein the raffle prize is a function of a prize awarded in the event independent of the lottery game. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090117967 | GAMING MACHINE - A gaming machine includes a gaming table, antennas and a control unit. The antennas are arranged to placement areas formed on the gaming table. The antennas are employed to determine whether or not at least one gaming medium is placed on any of the placement areas. The control unit drives at least two antennas simultaneously so that a direction of magnetic field generated by one antenna is opposed to one generated by at least one other antenna adjacent to the one antenna. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090117968 | INCENTING INCREASED WAGER SIZES - Example methods and systems for facilitating the play of a wagering game are provided with one or more progressive jackpots. The example methods and systems may have a better than linear increases in the probability of winning depending on increasing wager price points. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090117969 | Wagering game system with networked gaming devices - A method of operating a plurality of wagering game tournaments on a plurality of gaming machines includes receiving a wager from a player to play a wagering game on a gaming machine of the plurality of gaming machines. The method further includes providing an option, at the gaming machine, to enter the plurality of wagering game tournaments. The method also includes entering at least one of the plurality of wagering game tournaments and playing in any entered tournament when the tournament begins. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090117970 | GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD PROVIDING A COLLECTION GAME - A gaming system and method providing a collection game independent from the primary games of a gaming system. In one embodiment, the collection game includes a plurality of elements and a winning element combination. During play of the collection game, randomly or upon an occurrence of a triggering event, the gaming system releases one of the plurality of elements to players. The gaming system repeats the process of releasing elements until one of the players collects all of the elements of the winning element combination. The first player to collect all of the elements of the winning element combination wins an award or prize. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090117971 | GAMING MACHINE DISPLAYING AREAS CORRESPONDING TO SYMBOLS REARRANGED AND PLAYING METHOD THEREOF - In a bonus game (when a predetermined condition is fulfilled), a first area | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090117972 | Systems and/or methods for distributing bonus rewards based on accumulated gaming device wins - Certain exemplary embodiments described herein relate to gaming machines and/or table games being configured to provide random rewards in dependence on accumulated gaming device wins. According to certain exemplary embodiments, in connection with a gaming network comprising a plurality of gaming devices, a method of providing a random reward to a patron using a gaming device connected to said gaming network is provided. A random number for win determination is generated. A coin-out counter accessible by the gaming device being used by the patron is initialized. A random win amount for the patron is generated. It detected whether a coin-out event has occurred on the gaming device. When a coin-out event is detected, the coin-out counter is incremented. When the coin-out counter is greater than or equal to the random number for win determination, a random reward event is triggered, which results in a qualified patron on the link being awarded the random reward amount displayed. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090117973 | Gaming machine with various game styles - The present invention relates to a plurality of gaming machines connected to each other, each gaming machine has a display screen and one type or a plurality of types of features provided on the display screen, wherein a play result of at least one or more gaming machines out of the plurality of gaming machines affect the operation of other gaming machines other than the gaming machine. Further, the plurality of gaming machines according to the present invention may be configured such that a plurality of players belong to the plurality of gaming machines compete against each other, or the plurality of players cooperate with each other. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090117974 | Wagering game with progressive game triggered by multiple players - A method of conducting a group wagering game that includes a special award that is attainable by players at a plurality of gaming machines. The method includes receiving wagers from players at the plurality of machines for playing machine-level wagering games. In response to achieving a triggering condition within one of the machine-level wagering games, the group wagering game is presented including an opportunity to fulfill at least one of a plurality of victory conditions. In response to all of the plurality of victory conditions being fulfilled, the special award is awarded to a player that achieves a next triggering condition. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090117975 | GAMING MACHINE WITH SYMBOL CHANGED ACCORDING TO PREDETERMINED CONDITIONS AFTER REARRANGEMENT AND PLAYING METHOD THEREOF - A slot machine of the present invention has a display on which symbols are rearranged in partitioned regions formed in a matrix shape by a plurality of columns and a plurality of rows. Then, in each unit game, when a symbol sandwiched by two “Special” symbols exists among symbols rearranged in the partitioned regions, a display content of the display is changed such that that symbol is changed to the “Special” symbol before a start of a next unit game. In this way, the number of “Special” symbols rearranged on the display is increased more than the number at a stage immediately after the rearrangement. By this increase of the “Special” symbols, it becomes possible for a player to receive a payout of credit in a large payout amount in the unit game. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090117976 | GAMING MACHINE WITH LOCKING FUNCTION AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A slot machine of the present invention comprises: a removable key provided so as to correspond to the gaming machine; and a controller, the controller programmed to execute the processing of (A) determining whether or not the key has been removed, and (B) controlling the gaming machine so as to make a game executable when determining in the processing (A) that the key has not been removed, while controlling the gaming machine so as to make the game unexecutable when determining in the processing (A) that the key has been removed. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090117977 | Multigame Gaming Machine With Transmissive Display - Gaming machine is disclosed having a primary display and a secondary display mounted over the primary display. In one implementation, the primary display is a mechanical display and the secondary display is a transmissive display. This arrangement allows a wagering game to be displayed on the mechanical display alone, the mechanical display and the transmissive display together, or the transmissive display alone. As a result, players and casino operators have access to multiple wagering games on the same display area of the gaming machine. All three options need not be present on the gaming machine, however, and any two of the three will suffice. It is important, however, that the wagering game displayed on the transmissive display be separate and distinct from the wagering game displayed on the mechanical display. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090117978 | METHOD OF GAMING, A GAMING SYSTEM AND A GAME CONTROLLER - In a gaming system, an initial set of symbols comprise symbols of a plurality of groups and are displayed in respective ones of display positions. A revised set of symbols is formed by modifying the display position of symbols of at least one of the groups that are formed. In one example, each group of symbols is selected from a set representing a reel of symbols. The reel of symbols is provided in a given order drawn on a physical looped reel. One or more symbols from each reel may be selected for display in accordance with a symbol selection algorithm. A game outcome may be determined based on the relative position of symbols within the revised set. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090117979 | GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A BONUS BASED ON NUMBER OF GAMING MACHINES BEING ACTIVELY PLAYED - A gaming system includes a controller linked to a plurality of gaming devices. The central server tracks: (i) a quantity of gaming devices being actively played by players, or (ii) a quantity of players actively playing at the gaming devices. The controller determines the players' eligibility for different awards based on the tracked quantity. When the controller tracks a first quantity, the controller provides the active players with an opportunity to win a first award. When the central server tracks a second quantity, the central server provides the active players with an opportunity to win a second award. As the tracked quantity changes, the controller determines or modifies the number of awards available to the players actively playing at the gaming devices. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090117980 | Game System Including Slot Machines And Game Control Method Thereof - A gaming system is provided with a plurality of slot machines | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090117981 | Game System Including Slot Machines And Game Control Method Thereof - In a case where a combination for starting a second game is formed in a basic game, a second game is started. In the second game, a so-called race in which a plurality of moving symbols moves toward a stationary symbol is performed. A player predicts which moving symbol reaches the stationary symbol first before the race is started, and inputs the data by an input device. Upon starting the race, in a case where a moving symbol to reach the stationary symbol first is the symbol selected by the player, a relatively large amount of coins is paid out. In a case where a winning symbol is different from the symbol selected by the player, a relatively small amount of coins is paid out. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090117982 | Gaming Machine and Method - A gaming machine for providing a game in which a plurality of symbols are selected and displayed in an array of symbol positions on a display, each symbol position associated with one or more of a plurality of regions and each region of the plurality of regions associated with a region specific award. The gaming machine comprises a user interface in communication with a game controller. If a winning combination of symbols occurs such that at least one of the symbols of the winning combination of symbols is displayed in a symbol position associated with a first region of said plurality of regions, the region specific award associated with the first region is awarded. If the same winning combination of symbols occurs such that at least one of the symbols of the winning combination of symbols is displayed in a symbol position associated with a second region of said plurality of regions, the region specific award associated with the second region is awarded. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090117983 | Gaming Apparatus and Method Including Oversized Symbols - A method of game play, where a gaming machine is arranged to select symbols, and present the symbols on a display. In the method, successive arrays of symbols are displayed in a display area of the display, the symbols being drawn from a set of symbols that includes at least one special symbol. If a displayed array satisfies an eligibility criterion, a resultant array is displayed by revealing at least one symbol obscured by one or more of the special symbols in the displayed array. An award is awarded if the symbols in the resultant array satisfy a winning criterion. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090117984 | GAMING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USE - A gaming apparatus includes at least one gaming device that is configured to allow a player to place a wager and to play a game. A display device is mounted in association with the gaming device. The display device includes a housing and a housing positioning mechanism that is coupled to the housing. An indicator is coupled to the housing and an indicator positioning mechanism is coupled to the indicator. A controller is in communication with the gaming device, the housing positioning mechanism and the indicator positioning mechanism. The controller is configured to detect an indicator moving event and to move the housing and the indicator in accordance with the indicator moving event. The present invention also includes a gaming method using the gaming apparatus. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090117985 | GAMING SYSTEM AND A METHOD OF GAMING - A gaming system comprising: a display; a memory storing reel data defining a plurality of reels, each reel comprising a set of symbols in a symbol sequence; and a game controller arranged to: select symbols from the reel data for display at a plurality of display positions, the selection of at least two symbols of at least one reel being performed independently of the symbol sequence; display the selected symbols at respective separate display positions on the display; and control display of spinning of the reels on the display such that for each reel for which symbols are selected independently of the symbol sequence: after the reel is stopped, the at least two selected symbols of each reel are displayed in their respective display positions; and during at least part of the display of spinning, the reel is displayed as spinning in the symbol sequence relative to the display positions. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090117986 | MULTI-LINE AND MULTI-REEL HOLD AND PLAY WITH RESTRUCTURED PAYS SYSTEM - A reel spinning gaming device comprises a plurality of selectable reels, where a subset of the multiple reels and pay lines are held to create skill play. The prize controller determines whether a prize is to be awarded based upon an outcome symbol combination. Weighted reel strips are employed to adjust payout percentages pursuant to established regulations. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090117987 | MULTI-LINE AND MULTI-REEL HOLD AND PLAY WITH RESTRUCTURED PAYS METHOD - A reel spinning gaming device comprises a plurality of selectable reels, where a subset of the multiple reels and pay lines are held to create skill play. The prize controller determines whether a prize is to be awarded based upon an outcome symbol combination. Weighted reel strips are employed to adjust payout percentages pursuant to established regulations. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090117988 | SKILL GAME PLAYABLE ON A CASINO SPINNING REEL DISPLAY WITH AN AWARDS TABLE HAVING A VARIABLE PAYOUT LINE AND A METHOD OF CALCULATING AWARDS PROVIDED WITHOUT OPERATOR HOLD SUBTRACTED FROM PLAYER BUY-IN - A skill game that is playable on a casino type display is provided that employs methods to hold a player's interest by dynamically changing an awards table as well as providing payout without subtraction from player buy-in to provide an operator hold. The awards table can include a variable pay line with values changed either before or after start of the skill game to offer the player a variety of possible payouts depending on the game results. In one example, the dynamic pay line is provided as the bottom line in the award table that provides the minimum payout otherwise not available for a combination of spinning reel symbols. To provide payout without subtraction for operator hold from the player buy-in at least one additional line is added to the awards table with a hit frequency (HF) set so that the hit frequency of all award lines totaled 1. The total award amount (AA) that is then paid for each line is then set to maintain an operator hold. With additional pay lines in the awards table that can be dynamically set, a player can choose between different award tables that can provide for preference of award size over award frequency. | 2009-05-07 |
