28th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 42 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120178378 | WIRELESS TEST SERVER AND METHOD FOR TESTING ELECTRONIC DEVICES - In a method for testing electronic devices using a wireless test server, the server communicates with one or more workstations through a radio frequency unit. Each of the workstations includes a signal converter and a universal asynchronous receiver-transmitter (UART) adaptor. The server predefines an ID number for each of the workstations, and creates a wireless connection between the wireless test server and each of the workstations. The server generates a test command according to the ID number of the workstation, and converts the test commands into wireless signals and transmits each of the wireless signals to the UART adaptor corresponding to the workstation. Each of the signal converters converts the wireless signal received by the UART adaptor into a booting command. Each of the electronic devices performs a boot test operation according to the booting command, and generates a test result which is sent back to the test server. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178379 | WIRELESS APPARATUS, BASE STATION, AND COMMUNICATION CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A wireless apparatus, a base station, and a communication controlling method are provided. A communication controlling system comprises the wireless apparatus and the base station. The wireless apparatus is configured to transmit a connection request to the base station and then enter a connection setup communication procedure. The wireless apparatus enters a temporary waiting status during a waiting duration after transmitting the connection request. The wireless apparatus stays in the connection setup communication procedure in the temporary waiting status. The communication controlling method is able to perform the same operations as those performed by the wireless apparatus and the base station is able to perform the operations corresponding to the wireless apparatus. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178380 | Wireless Communication Techniques - Wireless communication techniques are described. In one or more implementations, techniques are described that involve active power control such that a device may bypass use of a power amplifier to communicate wirelessly. In one or more additional implementations, wireless communication techniques are described in which multiple bands may be leveraged to provide wireless communication. In one or more further implementations, wireless communication techniques are described in which a frame buffer on a receiving device is leveraged by a sending device. Yet further, in one or more implementations wireless communication techniques are described in which a sending device employs codec adaptation. Still yet further, in one or more implementations, wireless communication techniques are described which may be used to change characteristics of a channel used to communicate data. Yet further again, in one or more implementations, a receiving device is configured to adjust a display based on wireless communications received from a plurality of devices, such as to leverage a display by multiple wireless sources. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178381 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR UPLINK CLOSED LOOP TRANSMIT DIVERSITY - An apparatus, method, and computer program product operable to determine a phase of a beamforming weight vector utilizing a memory of a previously used phase for the beamforming weight vector, capable of improving a channel estimate. A base station transmits a beamforming weight vector to a user equipment based on a determined channel estimate. The user equipment selects between the received beamforming weight vector, or a modified beamforming weight vector having its phase shifted by −360°, in accordance with a suitable selection criteria. That is, the selection is made such that a difference between the phase of the selected beamforming vector and a phase of a prior beamforming vector is within a predetermined range. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178382 | ENGAGEMENT FEATURES AND ADJUSTMENT STRUCTURES FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES WITH INTEGRAL ANTENNAS - Electronic devices may be provided that contain wireless communications circuitry. The wireless communications circuitry may include antenna structures that are formed from an internal ground plane and a peripheral conductive housing member. The internal ground plane and peripheral conductive housing member may be separated by a gap. The internal ground plane may be formed from sheet metal structures having engagement features such as tabs bent upwards at an angle. Plastic structures may be insert molded over the engagement features. When the internal ground plane is mounted in the electronic device, the plastic structures may bridge the gap between the internal ground plane and the peripheral conductive housing member. An adjustable structure such as a washer with a selectable thickness may be mounted to the peripheral conductive housing member opposing conductive structures across the gap. The thickness may be adjusted to adjust antenna performance. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178383 | Wake Up Procedure for a Base Station in a Communications Network - A mobile apparatus transmits a message for waking up an apparatus of a communications network in order to achieve access to the communications network. An apparatus of the communications network receives the message, determines whether the apparatus is in a standby mode in which the transmitter is deactivated, and shifts to a wake up mode, in which the transmitter is kept deactivated, for at most an apparatus-specific offset time in response to receipt of the message in case the apparatus is in the standby mode. The apparatus detects whether an acknowledgment message acknowledging that a successful access to the communications network has been achieved based on the message is received in the wake up mode of the apparatus, and the apparatus shifts to an active mode in which the transmitter is activated and provides access to the communications network for the mobile apparatus based on the message using the transmitter in case no acknowledgment message has been received in the wake up mode when the apparatus-specific offset time elapses. Otherwise, the apparatus shifts to the standby mode when the acknowledgement message is received in the wake up mode. The acknowledgment message may be received from the mobile apparatus or from an apparatus of the communications network. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178384 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR BIASING A POWER AMPLIFIER - Apparatus and methods for biasing a power amplifier are provided. In one embodiment, a packaged circuit includes a power amplifier, a bond wire electrically connected between a system voltage source and a supply input of the power amplifier, a current source, a reference resistor electrically connected between the system voltage source and the current source, and a comparator. The comparator is configured to compare a sense voltage that is based on a voltage across the bond wire to a reference voltage that is based on a voltage across the reference resistor. The comparator is configured to generate a saturation control signal for clamping a bias current of the power amplifier when the sense voltage exceeds the reference voltage. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178385 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING VOICE COMMUNICATION IN MOBILE TERMINAL - A device and method process voice communication service. A mobile terminal device of the present disclosure includes a microphone arranged at one end of a body of the device; a speaker arranged close to the microphone; a transceiver arranged at the other end of the body; a codec including a coder connected to the microphone, a decoder connected to the speaker, and a switch of which one node is connected to one of the coder and the decoder selectively and the other node is connected to the transceiver; and a communication controller which controls the switch to establish a path between the coder and the transceiver and enables the speaker in speakerphone mode. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178386 | METHODS FOR ADJUSTING RADIO-FREQUENCY CIRCUITRY TO MITIGATE INTERFERENCE EFFECTS - An electronic device may transmit and receive wireless signals using wireless circuitry that is controlled by control circuitry. The wireless circuitry may include adjustable components such as adjustable antenna structures, adjustable front end circuitry, and adjustable transceiver circuitry. During characterization operations, the electronic device may be tested to identify operating settings for the wireless circuitry that lead to potential wireless interference between aggressor transmitters and victim receivers. The control circuitry can adjust the wireless circuitry to mitigate the effects of interference based on settings identified during characterization operations or real time signal quality measurements. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178387 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE - In the embodiment, a communication device is provided including a substrate, an antenna mounted on the substrate, a first communication unit which transmits or receives a first signal via the antenna, a terminal provided on the substrate, a signal wire one end of which is connected to the terminal, a conductor plate connected to the other end of the signal wire, and a second communication unit which transmits or receives a second signal via the conductor plate. A sum length of a line length of the signal wire and half a circumferential length of the conductor plate is equal to integral times of half the wavelength of the resonance frequency of the antenna. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178388 | Minimizing Mutual Coupling - Disclosed herein are techniques, systems, and methods relating to minimizing mutual coupling between a first antenna and a second antenna. In one implementation, a plurality of antennas and at least one tuning module are provided. A control module may be coupled to the tuning module. The control module may be configured to control the at least one tuning module to alter a phase and an amplitude of a control signal communicated to at least one of the plurality of antennas to reduce mutual coupling between the plurality of antennas. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178389 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND DEVICES FOR DUAL CLOSED LOOP MODULATION CONTROLLER FOR NONLINEAR RF AMPLIFIER - In accordance with various exemplary embodiments of the present invention, systems, methods and devices are configured to facilitate RF envelope amplitude control. For example, a RF envelope amplitude control system comprises: a RF amplifier, wherein the RF amplifier is associated with a feedback device that is configured to create a first feedback signal representing the power in an RF output signal; a transmit waveform generator configured to generate a reference waveform signal; an adaptive table waveform generator configured to compare the reference waveform signal and the first feedback signal and to create a second feedback signal based on that comparison; and a loop filter configured to combine the reference waveform signal, the first feedback signal, and the second feedback signal to form an amplifier control signal, wherein the amplifier control signal is provided to the RF amplifier to adjust the RF output signal to conform to a specified RF envelope. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178390 | FILTER CIRCUIT, WIRELESS TRANSMITTER, AND WIRELESS RECEIVER - According to one embodiment, a radio transmitter comprises a passive mixer that mixes the radio-frequency signal and a local oscillation signal, and outputs a mixed signal to the frequency response device, thereby shifting the frequency characteristic of the frequency response device to high frequency by a local oscillation frequency of the local oscillation signal and applying the frequency characteristic shifted to high frequency on the radio-frequency signal. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178391 | ADJUSTABLE CIRCUIT ARCHITECTURE - An amplifier circuitry having adjustable parameters is presented. The present amplifier circuitry includes a feed-back loop, wherein the feedback loop converts ( | 2012-07-12 |
20120178392 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ADAPTIVE I/Q IMBALANCE COMPENSATION - An I/Q imbalance compensation block of a RF receiver for compensating an imbalance between an in-phase component and a quadrature component of an RF signal is disclosed. The compensation block includes a conjugation block; an adaptive finite impulse response (FIR) filter; and an adder. The filter use filter coefficients iteratively updated at least partly in response to a compensated digital signal. The filter can have a complex number for at least one, but not all of filter taps, and real numbers for other filter taps. The filter can be provided with adaptation step sizes different from filter tap to filter tap. The filter can also be provided with an adaptation step size(s) varying over time. The filter can also be provided with an adaptation step size(s) divided by the square norm of the compensated signal. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178393 | RECEIVING APPARATUS AND INTERFERENCE POWER ESTIMATION METHOD - Provided are a receiving apparatus and an interference power estimation method that can perform interference power estimation with high accuracy even when correlation in a fading variation between reference signals is low and obtain accurate receiving quality. The interference power estimation method according to the present invention receives a plurality of discontinuous reference signals on the time/frequency plane, extracts the reference signals from the received signal, linear-combines channel variation values obtained from reference signals surrounding a reference signal of a specific time/frequency on the time/frequency plane with predetermined weighting and estimates interference power using the linear-combined value resulting from the linear combining. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178394 | BROADCAST RECEIVING APPARATUS - A broadcast receiving apparatus having a seek function of sweeping a received frequency, stopping the sweeping if the level of the received signal is equal to or higher than a threshold level of an S meter signal in SD check (SD check results in H determination), and setting a reception state with the received frequency includes a signal meter configured to detect the level of the received signal, and an AGC circuit configured to control the level of the received signal with the field strength of an input signal. In this case, if the direct current value to be applied to the PIN diode is equal to or higher than a predetermined direct current value, the threshold level of the S meter signal is changed to a lower value under a state where the AGC circuit is operating because a neighboring interfering channel exists. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178395 | Dynamic Impedance Matching with LNA - Aspects of a method and system for LNA adjustment to compensate for dynamic impedance matching are provided. In this regard, an antenna matching network may be configured to maximize received signal strength for a determined frequency and an amplifier gain may be adjusted based on the maximized signal strength such that output levels of the amplifier are between specified limits. The antenna matching network may be programmatically controlled via one or more switching elements. The amplifier gain may be programmatically controlled via one or more bias points. The antenna matching network may be configured for a plurality of frequencies in a frequency band, such as an FM broadcast band, and a configuration for each frequency may be stored. Accordingly, when the receiver is tuned to a frequency, a corresponding configuration may be retrieved from memory. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178396 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RADIO SIGNAL RECONTRUCTION USING SIGNAL PROCESSOR - A waveform reconstruction circuit receives an rf signal from an antenna, digitizes it, and then generates an undistorted reconstructed waveform. The reconstructed waveform can then be conventionally mixed and demodulated to extract useful signal information with enhanced receiver fidelity and sensitivity. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178397 | RECEIVER APPLIED TO A SATELLITE DOWN CONVERTER AND RADIO FREQUENCY METAL-OXIDE-SEMICONDUCTOR AMPLIFIER - A receiver includes a radio frequency metal-oxide-semiconductor amplifier, a mixer, and an intermediate frequency amplifier. The radio frequency metal-oxide-semiconductor amplifier is used for receiving amplifying a signal of a first band and a signal of a second band of a satellite microwave band from an external antenna circuit according to a control signal. The mixer is coupled to the radio frequency metal-oxide-semiconductor amplifier for reducing the signal of the first band to a signal of a first intermediate frequency band according to a first oscillation frequency of a local oscillator, or reducing the signal of the second band to a signal of a second intermediate frequency band according to a second oscillation frequency of the local oscillator. The intermediate frequency amplifier is coupled to the mixer for amplifying and outputting the signal of the first intermediate frequency band and the signal of the second intermediate frequency band. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178398 | APPLICATIONS OF UNIVERSAL FREQUENCY TRANSLATION - Frequency translation and applications of same are described herein. Such applications include, but are not limited to, frequency down-conversion, frequency up-conversion, enhanced signal reception, unified down-conversion and filtering, and combinations and applications of same. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178399 | INTERACTIVE SYSTEM - An interactive system is provided. The interactive system includes a handheld device and an insertion device. An interactive application program is embedded into the handheld device. The insertion device has a protective case for protecting the handheld device, and the insertion device also has a slave circuit, where the insertion device does not have a screen or a keypad. When the interactive application program is activated by a user through putting the handheld device into the insertion device, the handheld device will display an interactive graphical user interface so as to guide the user to set the insertion device, and the handheld device controls the functions of the slave circuit. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178400 | AMPLIFIERS AND RELATED RECEIVER SYSTEMS - Apparatus are provided for amplifier circuits and related receiver systems. An amplifier circuit includes a first common-source amplification stage and a second common-source amplification stage. The input of the second common-source amplification stage is coupled to the output of the first common-source amplification stage such that the first common-source amplification stage generates a first amplified signal, and the second common-source amplification stage generates a second amplified signal based on the first amplified signal. The first common-source amplification stage is coupled to a first node and the second common-source amplification stage is coupled to a second node, wherein the common-source amplification stages are configured such that a current between the first node and the second node flows in series through the common-source amplification stages. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178401 | SYSTEM INCLUDING RECEIVER FRONT ENDS - An integrated circuit chip includes an output node, receiver front ends, and control logic. The receiver front ends are configured to receive an input signal. Each of the receiver front ends is configured to receive the input signal and provide an output signal at the output node. At least one of the receiver front ends is configured to selectively consume less power. The control logic is configured to select the number of receiver front ends providing an output signal to the output node based on a received signal strength indication. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178402 | Optimized Limited Service Acquisition in a Multiple Subscription Device - Mobile devices, such as a dual standby global phone, can have multiple subscriptions to access different radio access technologies, such as Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) and Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) technologies. A selective scanning utility recognizes that emergency calls can be processed in any active subscription rather than being independently invoked to obtain a plurality of ways to make an emergency call. The utility limits service acquisition to just one of all active subscriptions in device, thereby achieving the objective of staying camped for limited service without needing to perform cell selection on emergency call origination on a secondary subscription at the cost of battery service. For single-radio devices, this solution also increases the availability of the first selected cell by avoiding the need to tune away for cell selection on the secondary subscription. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178403 | EMERGENCY CALL REDIRECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Systems and methods are provided for connecting a caller to an alternate telephone number, such as 911, when a call to a private response center does not result in immediate assistance. In one example, when the call to the private response center does not connect, the communications device used to make the call may prompt the user to indicate that the call relates to an emergency, and the communications device may call the emergency services telephone number. Failure to connect may result when the call does not connect to a receiving party, or upon failure to timely reach a customer service representative. In another example, the call to the private response center may connect, but the private response center may signal the communications device that the call will not be handled immediately. The communications device may then prompt the user to indicate whether an alternate telephone number should be called. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178404 | EMERGENCY CALL RETURN SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Systems and methods are provided for enabling communication between a service provider and a telephone user in conjunction with a call placed by the user. A call from the user to a particular telephone number, for example an emergency services number, is detected, and a notification is sent to a preselected recipient indicating that the call has been placed. The preselected recipient may be, for example, a private response center operated by a provider of personal health or other services to the user. A predetermined delay time may be allowed to elapse before the preselected recipient is notified of the call to the emergency services number. The preselected recipient may place a second call in reaction to the notification, for example the preselected recipient may call the user on his or her telephone. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178405 | EMERGENCY CALL REDIRECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Systems and methods are provided for connecting a caller to an alternate telephone number, such as 911, when a call to a private response center does not result in immediate assistance. In one example, when the call to the private response center does not connect, the communications device used to make the call may prompt the user to indicate that the call relates to an emergency, and the communications device may call the emergency services telephone number. Failure to connect may result when the call does not connect to a receiving party, or upon failure to timely reach a customer service representative. The communications device may prompt the user to indicate whether an alternate telephone number should be called. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178406 | APPARATUS, AND ASSOCIATED METHOD, FOR TRANSPOSING SHORT CODES USED TO DIRECT A CALL TO A SERVICE CENTER DURING OPERATION OF A MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A system or method may facilitate delivery of network-specific dialing codes to a mobile node. When a mobile node is registered to a network part of the network infrastructure of a radio communication system, a request is generated by the mobile node, requesting download thereto of the dialing codes used in the network part to call service centers associated therewith. The requested dialing codes are downloaded to the mobile node. The downloaded dialing codes are indexed together with the dialing codes normally used by the mobile node to call the corresponding service centers. Subsequently, when a call is placed to a service center, the dialing codes are transposed, if necessary, to permit the call to a designated service center to be completed. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178407 | SUPPORTING EMERGENCY CALLS ON A WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK - A method and device may be used for selecting a network for initiating an emergency call. The network selection may be based on stored information and/or a network connection status. The stored information may include a network priority for placing the emergency call. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178408 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR USE IN PROCESSING DISCONNECTED EMERGENCY CALLS AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS INVOLVING MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICES AND THE REMOTE MONITORING THEREOF - A communication device receives an incoming call message for an incoming call. The incoming call message has data indications indicating whether the incoming call is an emergency call from a public safety answering point entity. If the data indications do not indicate that the incoming call is an emergency call from the public safety answering point, then the communication device performs non-emergency call processing for the incoming call. On the other hand, if the data indications indicate that the incoming call is an emergency call, then the communication device causes the emergency call to be answered automatically. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178409 | Mobile Terminal for Implementing Monitoring Management and Monitoring Implementation Method Thereof - A mobile terminal for implementing monitoring management is disclosed in the present invention. The mobile terminal includes a user danger level monitoring platform configured to adapt to a monitored current situation of a user, enable a corresponding danger level and take a corresponding rescue measure. A method for implementing monitoring management is also disclosed in the present invention. The method includes adapting to a monitored current situation of a user, enabling a corresponding danger level and taking a corresponding rescue measure. With the mobile terminal and the method of the present invention, it is possible to monitor the user request for help in real time and to take the corresponding rescue measures in time according to the different needs faced by the user, and win the rescue time. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178410 | Apparatus and method for an emergency switch and a function in a mobile wireless device - An emergency switch and an emergency function activated by the emergency switch are provided in a wireless mobile device. The emergency switch is positioned on an edge of the mobile device in a position that is visible and operable without activating the device. An action of the emergency switch activates the emergency function in the device. The emergency function in the device initiates a call to 911. The emergency function initiates a call to 911 and provides (i) a canned voice message that includes, owner name, owner cell telephone number, GPS location, physical address, and nature of the emergency. The emergency function activates a speakerphone connection and maintains the speakerphone connection to update the status of the emergency until the function is deactivated by the device user. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178411 | Method and System for Implementing Emergency Location - The present invention provides a method and system for implementing emergency location. The method comprises: a User Equipment (UE) initiating an emergency call, and initiating a SUPL position procedure to a security user plane location platform (SLP); and the SLP obtaining location information of the UE through the SUPL position procedure, and providing the location information of the UE to a location request function (LRF). Using the method, the SUPL position procedure is initiated by the UE when the emergency call is initiated and the SLP is not required to support the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP), thereby simplifying design of the SLP. Furthermore, it is clear to the UE that the UE is a qualified SET, so the location request initiated by the UE can certainly be responded correctly, thereby ensuring successful implementation of the emergency call process. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178412 | METHOD OF SELECTING CARDS FOR MULTI-MODE MOBILE PHONE - A method of selecting cards for multi-mode mobile phone. The multi-mode mobile phone includes at least one phone card that supports a communication network mode and corresponds to a phone card ID. Charging information is obtained from interfaces provided by operators, the charging information including charge for each communication service of the communication network mode supported by the phone card. A charging information table is generated according to the charging information, the charging information table including an association between the phone card ID and the charge for each communication service. When a communication service is started, the charging information table is queried and the most economical communication service charge from the charging information table is selected for the started communication service A corresponding phone card ID is also selected. The multi-mode mobile phone is switched to the phone card corresponding to the selected phone card ID to communicate. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178413 | Technique for Monitoring a Call - A technique for monitoring a call associated with a connection established via a Media Gateway node (MGW) is described. The Media Gateway node (MGW) is controlled by a Media Gateway Controller node (MGC). The Media Gateway node (MGW) and the Media Gateway Controller node (MGC) belong to a layered network (LN). A method implementation of this technique comprises the steps of detecting a loss of communication between the Media Gateway Controller node (MGC) and the Media Gateway node (MGW) and logging the loss of communication together with a time stamp of the detected communication loss to be used for determining a charging time of the call. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178414 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A NETWORK SERVICE IN A DISTRIBUTED FASHION TO A MOBILE DEVICE - Systems and methods for operating a mobile virtual network are disclosed. A mobile virtual network operator is disclosed as an entity that provides a mobile networking service to a user, the mobile networking service being provided using a physical mobile network provided by a third party. The mobile virtual network operator may provide content distribution services, data access services, or messaging services to a user of a mobile device. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178415 | Secure Mobile Base Station Connections - In addition to other aspects disclosed, through a non-secure network, one or more bidirectional secure logical connections are established between a mobile base station and a secure network interface. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178416 | METHOD, ACCESS CONTROL NODE AND DOMAIN NAME SERVER IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method in a access control node for selecting of a local gateway co-located with or near a home node is provided. The access control node receives ( | 2012-07-12 |
20120178417 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION METHOD AND MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A mobile communication method according to the present invention comprising a step in which the mobile switching center MME transmits Attach Accept including the KeNB to the relay node RN in response to the received Attach Request, a step in which the radio base station DeNB generates the K_RRCint, the K_RRCenc, and the K_UPenc based on the received KeNB, and notifies the relay node RN of only the K_RRCint and the K_RRCenc, and a step in which the relay node RN saves the notified K_RRCint and K_RRCenc. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178418 | Method and System for Changing a Selected Home Operator of a Machine to Machine Equipment - A method and system for changing a SHO of a M2ME are provided. The method includes: mode one: a new SHO receiving parameters of the M2ME, after the M2ME passes the verification by a PVA, providing a MCIM of the new SHO to the M2ME through a connection between the M2ME and a RO provided by an old SHO; and the M2ME installs the new MCIM in a UICC; or, mode two: a new SHO receiving parameters of the M2ME, after the M2ME passes the verification by a PVA, providing a MCIM of the new SHO to the M2ME through a connection between the M2ME and a RO established by a TRE functional entity; and the M2ME installs the new MCIM in a UICC; and both the UICC and the TRE functional entity are located in the M2ME. The present invention is able to change the SHO of the M2ME. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178419 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR PROXIMITY-BASED AUTHENTICATION FOR MANAGING PERSONAL DATA - A computer program product that includes a computer useable storage medium to store a computer readable program for proximity-based authentication for managing personal data that, when executed on a computer, causes the computer to perform operations. The operations include receiving a request for personal data from a data access device, determining a first location corresponding to a location of the data access device, and determining a second location corresponding to a location of an authentication device. The operations also include transmitting the personal data to the data access device if the first location is within a threshold distance of the second location. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178420 | COORDINATED SECURITY SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Systems and methods for implementing security features of a mobile electronic device. The mobile electronic device comprises a first security module configured to implement a first security operation and a second security module configured to implement a second security operation. The method includes: detecting a first security event; implementing a first security operation by the first security module; triggering a second security event; and implementing a second security operation by the second security module. The first security operation includes triggering the second security event. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178421 | COMMUNICATION CONTROL APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD THEREFOR - In a communication control method for wireless communication between a first communication device and a second communication device through a wireless communication unit, identification information is notified from the second communication device to the first communication device by using a communication unit other than the wireless communication unit. Wireless communication between the first and second communication devices is performed by the wireless communication unit using the first communication parameter shared in advance, and authentication processing based on identification information is performed. When authentication is acquired by this authentication processing, the second communication parameter to be set with respect to a wireless communication unit is shared by the first and second communication devices through the above wireless communication. Parameters for wireless communication between the first and second communication devices are set in the wireless communication unit by using the second communication parameter shared in this manner. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178422 | MECHANISM TO BACKUP AND RESTORE THE CONFIGURATION OF A COMMUNICATION DEVICE USING A PORTABLE SECURITY DEVICE - (EN)The invention relates to a portable security device (SIM) for authenticating a user (USR) of a communication device (MP | 2012-07-12 |
20120178423 | System and Method for Controlling Notification Characteristics of a Mobile Communication Device - A system and method for controlling user notification characteristics of a mobile communication device. Various aspects of the present invention may comprise transmitting a wireless signal from a wireless transmitter. Such a wireless signal may, for example, comprise a characteristic designed to control user notification characteristics of mobile communication devices receiving the wireless signal. Such a wireless signal may, for example, be transmitted to an area in which control of user notification characteristics is desired. Various aspects of the present invention may also comprise receiving a wireless signal at a mobile communication device. The mobile communication device may, based at least in part on a characteristic of the received signal, select one or more user notification characteristics. The mobile communication device may then receive a communication from a communication system and generate a user notification to notify a user of the communication, wherein the user notification comprises the selected characteristic(s). | 2012-07-12 |
20120178424 | CREATION AND MANAGEMENT OF VOICEMAIL GREETINGS FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICES - Methods, graphical user interfaces and devices for creation and management of voicemail greetings are disclosed. A user of a mobile communication device can create and manage multiple voicemail greetings. In one aspect, a user of a mobile communication device can create customized voicemails. The customized voicemails can be assigned to specific contacts (or groups of contacts) known to the mobile communication device. The customized voicemail greetings can also have controlled expiration dates. In another aspect, customized voicemails can be assigned to incoming calls in real-time. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178425 | CLIENT DEVICE METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ROUTING A CALL - A telecommunication method, server and system that route an outbound telephone communication initiated by a wireless remote device through an enterprise communication network. The system also routes an incoming call to a device associated with an enterprise communication network to a plurality of telephony devices including wireless devices and other remote devices. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178426 | OUTPUT OF CONTENT FROM THE INTERNET ON A MEDIA RENDERING DEVICE - A system and method for controlling output of content on a media rendering device. A mobile phone may be effective to receive a request for content where the content is from a content processor. The mobile phone may be effective to generate a command based on the request, the command including a URL, the URL including an address of a gateway processor and an identification of the content processor. The mobile phone may be effective to send the command to the media rendering device. The media rendering device may be effective to send a request to the gateway processor using the URL. The gateway processor may be effective to receive the content from the content processor and send the content to the media rendering device. The media rendering device may be effective to output the content. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178427 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND MOBILE DEVICE FOR DISPLAYING WIRELESS MODE INDICATORS - Embodiments relate to a mobile device comprising: a processor; a display responsive to the processor; a plurality of wireless communication subsystems responsive to the processor; and a memory. The memory is accessible to the processor and stores program code executable by the processor for executing a user interface application. The user interface application is configured to determine a first connection status of the mobile device with respect to a cellular network and a second connection status with respect to a wireless local area network (WLAN). The user interface application, when executed by the processor, is further configured to cause the display to display a selected combination of icons in three display fields in a banner area of the display. The combination of icons is selected from a plurality of icon combinations based on the determined first connection status and the second connection status. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178428 | METHOD, DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR IDENTIFYING A SERVICE - A method for identifying a service includes: receiving a service request including a field for indicating a service content type of the service request; resolving the service request to identify the service type of the service request according to the field included in the service request. The present invention also discloses a device and a system for service processing accordingly. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178429 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A WIRELESS TERMINAL AS AN ACCESS POINT AND WIRELESS TERMINAL - A method for operating a wireless terminal as an access point—access point terminal ( | 2012-07-12 |
20120178430 | PROPAGATION OF CHANGES IN A NETWORK - A network of nodes and connections is provided, each connection connecting two nodes. A method of operating a first node in the network includes detecting a change in a node connected to the first node, identifying that the number of nodes connected to the first node with the detected change is above a predetermined threshold, and executing the detected change at the first node and/or propagating the detected change to one or more nodes connected to the first node that do not have the detected change. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178431 | Proximity-Enabled Remote Control - The invention relates to systems and methods that enable a mobile device to be approximated with an object in order to enable control of the object. In one possible embodiment of a method of the invention, a mobile device is brought in physical proximity with an object, the identity of the object is determined wirelessly, based on such determination, a remote control user interface is presented by the mobile device, the mobile device receives input relating to a desired control action for the object, and the mobile device wirelessly communicates with a remote computer to facilitate control of the object. Various embodiments of the invention are possible to address a wide range of practical applications. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178432 | Methods for Translating a Device Command - An item of information ( | 2012-07-12 |
20120178433 | METHOD FOR PROVISIONING AN APPARATUS CONNECTED CONTACTLESS TO A MOBILE DEVICE - An electronic transaction card communicates with an add-on slot of an intelligent electronic device. The add-on slot may be a memory card slot. The intelligent electronic device may be a mobile phone or other device with or without network connectivity. The electronic transaction card may have magnetic field producing circuitry compatible with magnetic card readers, smartcard circuitry, other point-of-sale interfaces, or any combination thereof. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178434 | PERSONAL AREA NETWORK HAVING MEDIA PLAYER AND MOBILE DEVICE CONTROLLING THE SAME - A system and method are provided for controlling content played by a number of media devices. In general, the system includes a mobile device and the number of media devices. The mobile device includes a wireless communication interface for communicating with the media devices, a media database, and a control system including a media client. When the mobile device enters a Wireless Personal Area Network (WPAN) associated with a media device, the media client obtains information describing the content residing at the media device and stores the information in the media database at the mobile device. Thereafter, when the mobile device is within the WPAN associated with the media device, the media database is used to select content to be played at the media device. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178435 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERPOSTEROUS CELLULAR BLACK BOX APPLICATIONS - A system and method for setting up a call between an originator and a destination are disclosed. A request for an interconnect call is sent to a push-to-talk (PTT) location register. The PTT location register determines whether the destination is currently available. If it is determined that the destination is not currently available, a call failure message to sent to the originator. If it is determined that the destination is available, then a PTT call is setup between the originator and destination. An interconnect call is then setup between the source and destination and the PTT call is torn down. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178436 | Wait Timer for Delay Tolerant Terminal - The invention provides a method, an apparatus and a computer program for wireless communication. The invention includes setting a wait timer value for a delay tolerant apparatus for wireless communication as a response to an unsuccessful radio resource connection setup procedure, said wait timer delaying the radio resource connection setup procedure and calculating or searching the wait timer value from a table comprising timer data and values corresponding to timer setup information. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178437 | METHOD TO CALIBRATE RF PATHS OF AN FHOP ADAPTIVE BASE STATION - A base transceiver station including a transceiver unit is provided. A method of calibration uses a transceiver unit to receive an RF signal, measure a calibration value, and transmit the measured value. The calibration value is used to determine weighting parameters to compensate for relative RF path phase delay and amplitude variation. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178438 | CONTROL OF MEASUREMENT MESSAGING IN A MOBILE DEVICE - A method to control measurement messaging is performed at a mobile wireless device. The mobile wireless device transmits a first measurement message to a radio access network in a wireless network and stores the first measurement message pending receipt of an acknowledgement from the radio access network. Before receiving the acknowledgement to the first measurement message, the mobile wireless device determines at least one parameter included in the first measurement message requires updating. The mobile wireless device deletes the stored pending first measurement message and transmits a second measurement message to the radio access network including an updated value for the at least one parameter in the first measurement message. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178439 | RADIO RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN A MOBILE DEVICE - Managing radio resources between a mobile device and a wireless network includes at least the following. An application processor in the mobile device classifies radio resources available into at least two distinct sets, a first set of active connections and a second set of potential connections. The application processor forms a measurement message that includes information about the measured radio resources and communicates the measurement message to a wireless network through a transceiver. Before receiving an acknowledgement of the measurement message from a radio network subsystem in the wireless network, the application processor determines at least one parameter included in the measurement message requires updating. The transceiver stops transmitting the measurement message in response to commands from the application processor. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178440 | Method and System for Managing Subscriber Identity Modules on Wireless Networks for Machine-To-Machine Applications - A mobile station connected to a wireless network can comprise a subscriber identity module. The subscriber identity module can maintain a list of networks. The list can comprise forbidden public land mobile network data. Software can manage the forbidden public land mobile network data. For example, an applet transmitted to the subscriber identity module can periodically delete entries from the list and/or reset the subscriber identity module on predefined time intervals or when specified events occur. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178441 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HANDOFF BETWEEN A WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK (WLAN) AND A UNIVERSAL MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEM (UMTS) - Apparatus and method for providing an automatic handoff process of a dual-mode user equipment (UE) from either a wireless local area network (WLAN) to a universal mobile telecommunications system (UMTS) or from a UMTS to a WLAN. Handoffs may be initiated by the UE, based upon user preference, signal quality, comparison of location coordinates of the UE and the system to be switched to or signal quality. The available channels of one system may be sent to the UE by the other system or the UE may monitor channels of the system to be switched to and lock on to one. The handoff may also be initiated by the UMTS, the selection being power-based. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178442 | MULTIMODE LAND MOBILE RADIO - A multimode land mobile radio (LMR) and a method of communicating land mobile radio (LMR) content using an LMR device are provided. The LMR includes an LMR communication portion configured to provide communication with an LMR network and a cellular data network communication portion configured to provide communication with a cellular data network. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178443 | Area event handling when current network does not cover target area - Area event triggers are handled by receiving an original area event trigger with an initial target area within a given mobile network, for a given target mobile device. When the target mobile device is outside the mobile network serving the target area, a first changed area event trigger based on entry into the given mobile network is transmitted to the given target mobile device. When the first changed area event trigger becomes satisfied, a second changed area event trigger is generated based on entry into the initial target area, and transmitted to the given target mobile device. The second changed area event trigger may be based on entry into a region larger than, but including, the initial target area. Then when the second changed area event trigger becomes satisfied, the original area event trigger may be transmitted to the target mobile device. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178444 | COMMUNICATION METHOD, ACCESS NETWORK DEVICE, AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE USING THE SAME AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A communication method, an access network device and a communication device using the same method, and a communication system are proposed. According to an embodiment, the communication method can include following step. An access network device determines whether there is any femto cell within the coverage area thereof. when there is at least one femto cell within the coverage area thereof, the access network device obtains femto cell information of the at least one femto cell; and delivers the femto cell information to at least one terminal device within the coverage area thereof, where the femto cell information includes an indication of the at least one femto cell, at least one femto cell identifier and at least one carrier frequency of the at least one femto cell. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178445 | Discontinuous Reception for Multi-Component Carrier System - A method includes operating a user equipment to initiate monitoring of a control channel associated with a particular component carrier for determining if the user equipment is scheduled by the control channel associated with the particular component carrier. In response to determining that the user equipment is not scheduled, autonomously terminating the monitoring of the control channel associated with the particular component carrier. A further method includes establishing a set of rules defining how and when a user equipment autonomously deactivates use of component carriers transmitted by a network access node. The network access node assumes, in response to the network access node not scheduling the user equipment in a control channel of a particular component carrier for some period, that the user equipment has autonomously deactivated monitoring of the control channel of the particular component carrier Various apparatus and computer programs are also disclosed that operate in accordance with the methods. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178446 | SCANNING NEIGHBORING BASE STATIONS IN WIRELESS ACCESS SYSTEM - A method of scanning neighboring base stations for measuring channel quality in a wireless communication system includes receiving information associated with at least one neighboring base station; transmitting a scanning request message including parameters related to a requested scan duration, a requested interleaving interval and a requested scan iteration; and receiving a scanning response message in response to the scanning request message, the scanning response message including parameters related to an allowed scan duration, an allowed interleaving interval, a scan report mode, and an allowed scan iteration, wherein the scan report mode, which indicates a channel quality measurement reporting method, is set to ‘00’ when the scan report mode indicates no report, set to ‘01’ when the scan report mode indicates a periodic report, and set to ‘10’ when the scan report mode indicates a event-triggered report. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178447 | Service Profile Handling in the IMS - A Home Subscriber Server for handling IP Multimedia Subsystem subscriptions comprises means for maintaining associations between public user identities and Service Profiles, where two or more public user identities can be associated with a common Service Profile, and means for identifying to a network node all public user identities that are associated with a common Service Profile. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178448 | DATA COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS VIA INTERLOCK BETWEEN HETEROGENEOUS NETWORKS IN RADIO ACCESS SYSTEM SUPPORTING MULTI RADIO ACCESS TECHNOLOGY - The present invention relates to a method for transmitting and receiving data via a first base station supporting a first radio access technology (RAT) and a second base station supporting a second RAT in a radio access system supporting a multi-radio access technology, and the method may include allowing the first base station to perform a registration procedure with the second base station; and allowing the first base station to transmit control information required for accessing the second base station to a terminal supporting multi-RAT (multi-RAT terminal), wherein the control information comprises beacon frame transmission timing information of the second base station, and the beacon frame transmission timing is maintained in transmission timing of a downlink frame or downlink sub-frame of the first base station with relative timing offset interval. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178449 | APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR HANDLING MOBILITY MANAGEMENT (MM) BACK-OFFS - A mobile communication device with a wireless module and a controller module is provided. The wireless module performs wireless transceiving to and from a service network. The controller module transmits a request message for a Mobility Management (MM) procedure to the service network via the wireless module, and receives a rejection message with an MM back-off timer corresponding to the request message from the service network via the wireless module. Also, the controller module resets an attempt counter for the MM procedure in response to the rejection message with the MM back-off timer. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178450 | AVOIDING PING-PONG HANDOVERS - The present invention provides a method and respective entities for avoiding handovers in a ping-pong manner in a communication network. The method comprises comparing, when a handover of a mobile station to a base station is intended, decision criteria of the intended handover with decision criteria of previous handovers of the mobile station to that base station, and deciding on allowing or preventing the intended handover based on the result of the comparison. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178451 | Method for Automatic Neighbor Cell Relation Reporting in a Mobile Communication System - The invention concerns a method and an apparatus implementing the method. In the method is received a neighbor cell relation list and a request to report new cells not included in the neighbor cell relation list to the mobile node to a mobile node. The mobile node detects at least one new cell not included in the neighbor cell relation list and stores information regarding the at least one new cell not included in the neighbor cell relation list in a memory. The mobile node determines whether a threshold number of new cells not included in the neighbor cell relation list have been stored in the memory of the mobile node. In response to reaching the threshold number, the mobile node preparing for transmitting the information regarding the at least one new cell not included in the neighbor cell relation list to a radio network node. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178452 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REAL TIME ALLOCATION OF BANDWIDTH AT A FEMTOCELL - Systems and methods for real time allocation of radio devices in a femtocell that includes a plurality of software-defined radios (SDRs) are provided. The SDRs can be reconfigured in real time based on the changing network conditions and/or changes to contractual obligations of the femtocell provider. The femtocell can be reconfigured in real time either remotely from a network operations center (NOC) or the femtocell can be configured to automatically detect changing usage patterns and to automatically reconfigure the SDRs. The femtocell can also be configured to receive emergency override signals from the NOC to cause the femtocell to reconfigure one or more of the SDRs for use by emergency responders. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178453 | Local Switching - The invention proposes to introduce a method for a Radio Access Network for providing “Local Switching” between call legs of a call. Within said method the Radio Access Network receives a call identifier for a leg of a call from a Core Network to be handled by the Radio Access Network. The Radio Access Network stores said received call identifier, compares said received call identifier with stored call identifiers for call legs of calls via said Radio Access Network. If said received call identifier matches a stored call identifier the Radio Access Networks establish local switching of call legs identified by the matching call identifier. In an alternative embodiment, the invention proposes to introduce a method for a Core Network for providing local switching for call legs of a call. Within said method the Core Network receives or generates a call identifier for a leg of a call. The Core Network stores said received call identifier and identifies a respective Radio Access Network for said leg of said call. Thereafter, the Core Network compares said call received identifier with stored call identifiers for call legs of calls via said identified Radio Access Network. If said received call identifier matches a stored call identifier enforce local switching of call legs identified by the matching call identifier. The invention furthermore provides for respective Nodes of the respective Networks employing the invention. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178454 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OBTAINING IDENTIFIER OF SMALL CELL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM HAVING HIERARCHICAL CELL STRUCTURE - A method and an apparatus for obtaining a small cell identifier in a wireless communication system having a hierarchical cell structure are provided. The method includes obtaining a small cell identifier of a terminal in a wireless communication system of a hierarchical cell structure, transmitting resource information allocated for a Random Access Channel (RACH) of a terminal to a small base station, receiving state information regarding the RACH of the terminal from the small base station, determining at least one small base station adjacent to the terminal using the state information regarding the RACH, and transmitting cell IDentifier (ID) information of the determined small base station to the terminal. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178455 | RADIO BASE STATION AND HANDOVER INSTRUCTING METHOD - A radio base station wherein when UE connected to an LTE access network performs a CS Fallback, the time required for the CS Fallback can be reduced. An eNB ( | 2012-07-12 |
20120178456 | METHODS AND ARRANGEMENTS IN A MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Methods and arrangements in a base station and a User Equipment are provided. The methods and arrangements relates to the scenario when the UE is handed over from a source base station to a target base station in a handover scenario, and wherein the target base station may not support functionalities which the source base station and the UE support. The method in the UE comprises receiving ( | 2012-07-12 |
20120178457 | APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR HANDLING MOBILITY MANAGEMENT (MM) BACK-OFF TIMERS - A mobile communication device with a wireless module and a controller module is provided. The wireless module performs wireless transceiving to and from a first service network and a second service network. The controller module transmits a first request message for a Mobility Management (MM) procedure to the first service network, and receives a first rejection message with an MM back-off timer corresponding to the first request message from the first service network via the wireless module. Also, the controller module starts the MM back-off timer for the first service network in response to the first rejection message, and transmits a second request message for the MM procedure to the second service network via the wireless module. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178458 | PROCESS FOR UPDATING LOCATION INFORMATION - A location management method for a mobile terminal in a telecommunications network is provided in which when the mobile terminal is traveling from a first cell to a second cell in the network, an identifier associated with the mobile terminal in the cell in which it is located is established. The mobile terminal receives a first identifier associated with the first cell that enables the mobile terminal to be located in the network when it is within the first cell. The mobile terminal receives a second identifier associated with the second cell that enables the mobile terminal to be located in the network when it is within the second cell. The mobile terminal and/or the network store the identifiers in a table of identifiers, in order to use the first identifier or the second identifier depending on whether the mobile terminal is within the first or second cell, respectively. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178459 | Method of Routing a Call to One of a Plurality of User Equipment - Method of routing a call to one of a plurality of user equipment of a UMA/GAN-subscriber in a telecommunications network. The telecommunications network comprises a service control entity. Said service control entity determines whether said UMA/GAN-subscriber is within or outside a home area. The service control entity comprises a first indicator indicating at least one network address of a user equipment comprised by the plurality of user equipment to which the call is to be routed in case the UMA/GAN-subscriber is within the home area, and a second indicator indicating at least one network address of a user equipment comprised by the plurality of user equipment to which the call is to be routed in case the UMA/GAN-subscriber is outside the home area. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178460 | BYPASS ROUTING TO A MOBILE DEVICE - A bypass server is placed in an outgoing link between a mobile device server and a relay used to distribute data from the mobile device server to remote mobile devices to which the data is addressed. Where a direct connection is established between a suitably configured network node (such as a personal computer) and a given mobile device, the bypass server may form a local connection with the network node and divert along the local connection those packets that are addressed to the given mobile device. As such, a lower cost/higher bandwidth local communication path between the given mobile device and the mobile device server may be established, when compared to the conventional remote communication path. The local communication path may be especially useful for bulk data transfers. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178461 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COMMUNICATING DATA FROM WIRELINE TERMINALS TO MOBILE TERMINALS - Methods and systems are provided for communicating data from wireline terminals to mobile terminals in a telecommunications network, which includes a home node associated with the mobile terminal and one or more visited nodes. To establish communication with a mobile terminal, a wireline terminal sends data to a server in the telecommunications network. The server identifies a mobile identification number associated with the mobile terminal, and based on the identified mobile identification number, the server determines a route that excludes the home node when the mobile terminal is out of the geographical area served by the home node. The server then establishes via the determined route a connection to the mobile terminal and sends to the mobile terminal the data received from the wireline terminal. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178462 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MULTI-CELL COOPERATIVE TRANSMISSION - A method and apparatus for multi-cell cooperative transmission are provided, for increasing the capacity of an MS at a cell edge through cooperation among a plurality of adjacent cells or BSs each having a plurality of antennas. The present invention improves Coordinated Multi Point (CoMP) performance due to simple CoMP implementation and reduced backhaul overhead and delay, and enables simple implementation of a CoMP resource allocation process and reduces handover overhead by eliminating handover between CoMP processing units. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178463 | BASE STATION AND WIRELESS DEVICE - A base station and a wireless device for use in a communication system are provided. The communication system has a first-type communication standard and a second-type communication standard. The base station receives an uplink signal with a station identification and a piece of identifying information from the wireless device, and determines that the wireless device belongs to one of a first-type wireless device and a second-type wireless device according to the identifying information. The first-type wireless device conforms to the first-type communication standard and the second-type wireless device conforms to the second-type communication standard. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178464 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO SUPPORT EFFICIENT AND RELIABLE MACHINE TO MACHINE COMMUNICATIONS - For use in a machine device, a method to support machine-to-machine communications over a network includes acquiring system information from the network. The method also includes determining a ranging channel during a ranging back-off window. The method further includes performing ranging based on the determined ranging channel. The method still further includes communicating over the network. The ranging channel is determined according to a ranging priority of the machine device. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178465 | Measurement Gap Configuration in Wireless Communication Systems with Carrier Aggregation - A method of measurement gap reporting and configuration is provided. In a mobile network, a UE receives a capability enquiry message from a serving base station. The UE comprises one or more radio frequency modules that support a list of frequency bands and a list of carrier aggregation (CA) band combinations. In response to the enquiry, the UE transmits capability information containing measurement parameters to the base station. In one embodiment, the measurement parameters comprise need-for-gap parameters for each frequency band and each CA band combinations associated with a list of to-be-measured frequency bands of target cells. Based on the reported measurement parameters, the eNB transmits a measurement configuration message to the UE. Finally, the UE transmits a measurement gap application message back to the base station. The measurement gap application message indicates whether the UE applies MG for each configured component carrier. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178466 | Home Base Station Access Method, Home Base Station System and Home Base Station Access Point - The present invention discloses a home NodeB access method comprising: during initialization, a home NodeB access point selecting a home NodeB gateway connected to one of core networks which the home NodeB access point has right to access as a serving home NodeB gateway; the home NodeB access point registering in the serving home NodeB gateway, registering user information with the serving home NodeB gateway after receiving a non-access layer message sent from a user equipment, and forwarding the non-access layer message to the serving home NodeB gateway; and the serving home NodeB gateway forwarding the non-access layer message to a core network corresponding to a network access identifier of the user equipment according to the identifier after receiving the non-access layer message; and the core network interacting with the user equipment to complete access of the user equipment; so as to achieve share of the home NodeB. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178467 | RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD AND RADIO BASE STATION - When a frequency band is shared between a large cell system having a large cell base station and a small cell system having a small cell base station, the large cell base station dynamically controls dedicated resources for the large cell base station and shared resources for both the large cell base station and the small cell base station based on predetermined information, broadcasts allocation information of dedicated resources for the large cell base station and shared resources for both the large cell base station and the small cell base station, to the small cell base station belonging to the own cell, and the small cell base station belongs to at least one large cell base station and determines resource assignment in the own cell based on the resource allocation information broadcast from the large cell base station. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178468 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING HIGH-SPEED MOBILE TERMINALS IN A DISTRIBUTED ANTENNA SYSTEM - A method and apparatus for supporting a high-speed mobile terminal in a distributed antenna system. The method includes acquiring information on a position and a speed of each terminal of a plurality of terminals, mapping the plurality of terminals to at least one or more terminal groups based on at least one or more of the position or the speed of the terminal, determining a service end time point at a serving antenna node and a service start time point at a target antenna node, using position and speed information associated with the terminal group, and switching an antenna node for the terminal group, according to the service end time point at the serving antenna node and the service start time point at the target antenna node. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178469 | POSITION DETERMINATION USING HORIZONTAL ANGLES - An access terminal of a wireless communication system includes a transceiver configured to receive wirelessly multiple reference keypoints and a geographical location of each respective reference keypoint, each geographical location being a location near an estimated position of the access terminal; at least one camera communicatively coupled to the transceiver and configured to capture an image; and a processor communicatively coupled to the at least one camera and configured to calculate a refined position of the access terminal, that is more accurate than the estimated position, using first and second horizontal angles between the geographical locations of respective first and second pairs of reference keypoints determined as each corresponding to a respective image keypoint identified within the image captured by the at least one camera. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178470 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ESTIMATING SATELLITE POSITIONING RELIABILITY - A position fix of a mobile device is computed based, at least in part, on a plurality of data items. A metric that is indicative of a reliability of the position fix may be generated based, at least in part, on a number of independent ones of the data items and/or an indication of reliability of at least one of the data items. In at least one implementation, the plurality of data items may include SPS satellite signals and/or pseudoranges and an externally obtained position. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178471 | ADDITIONAL DATA USABLE IN APPARATUS POSITIONING - A system for providing positioning information within a wireless communication signal. An apparatus may determine whether to provide information usable for positioning in a packet. If it is determined that positioning information will be provided in the packet, header information in the packet may be configured to indicate that the packet includes positioning information. The positioning information may then be included in the packet, which may then be transmitted. When the packet is an advertising packet, the packet may be transmitted on an advertising channel. A scanning apparatus may then receive the packet and may determine, based on the header information in the packet, whether the packet includes positioning information. If it is determined that the packet includes positioning information, positioning in the scanning apparatus may be configured based on the header information, and positioning may be performed in the scanning apparatus based on the positioning information in the packet. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178472 | RF Fingerprinting for Location Estimation - The location of a terminal is estimated within an area of coverage of a wireless network comprising at least one fixed node by measuring a complex frequency response of a radio channel between the terminal and one of said fixed nodes and estimating the location of the terminal on the basis of at least a comparison between data representing a first metric of the measured complex frequency response and data representing a plurality of stored metrics, each of said plurality of stored metrics being related to one of a plurality of different locations within the network and each stored metric being of a complex frequency response measured between the said one of said fixed nodes and the location within the network to which the metric relates. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178473 | NODES AND METHODS FOR POSITIONING - The present invention relates to a method in an LCS server of a wireless communication system, for positioning of an LCS target. The method comprises obtaining ( | 2012-07-12 |
20120178474 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LOCATION UPDATE IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method and apparatus enhances a location update success rate in a mobile communication terminal. The method includes trying the location update, determining whether a reject cause is a major cause when the location update is rejected, retrying the location update using a current location indicator when the reject cause is the major cause, and retrying the location update using a different location indicator when the retried location update is rejected. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178475 | MOVING BODY TERMINAL, INFORMATION PROVIDING APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION TRANSMISSION METHOD - A moving body terminal is basically provided with a position information acquiring section, a receiving section and a control section. The position information acquiring section is configured to acquire position information indicating a current position of the moving body terminal. The receiving section is configured to receive from an information providing apparatus simple map information which includes information transmission determining information indicating an information transmission unnecessary region of the simple map information where the position information of the moving body terminal is not required to be transmitted from the moving body terminal to the information providing apparatus. The control section is configured to prohibit a transmission of the position information to the information providing apparatus when the position information acquired by the position information acquiring section is inside the information transmission unnecessary region contained in the simple map information that was received. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178476 | DETERMINING THE LAST LOCATION OF LOST AND STOLEN PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES WHEN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS ACCESS TO THE LOST OR STOLEN DEVICES IS LOST OR INTERMITTENT - The last known location of a lost or stolen device can be determined based on the device's last communication with a wireless data network. A portable device can be set up to communicate its location to a server after it obtains a wireless connection to a wireless data network and registers a most recent location with the server. A device can be set up to communicate its location based on at least one of communication with wireless data network hardware or portable device GPS location determined after the device obtains a wireless connection to a wireless data network. Location is stored until a subsequent location is registered in the server. The server can be programmed to send at least one of “lost” message, ringtone, lock code and wipe command to a lost or stolen portable device. The server can be programmed to provide map location information for the last known location of the lost portable device. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178477 | CONTINUOUS DATA OPTIMIZATION OF NEW ACCESS POINTS IN POSITIONING SYSTEMS - Methods and systems of continuously optimizing data in WiFi positioning systems. A location-based services system uses WiFi-enabled devices to monitor WiFi access points in a target area to indicate whether a WiFi access point is newly-observed. A WiFi-enabled device communicates with WiFi access points within range of the WiFi-enabled device so that observed WiFi access points identify themselves. A reference database is accessed to obtain information specifying a recorded location for each observed WiFi access point in the target area. Observed WiFi access points for which the reference database has no information specifying a corresponding recorded location are identified. The recorded location information for each of the observed WiFi access points is used to calculate the position of the WiFi-enabled device. The reference database is informed of the WiFi access points (for which there was no information in the database) and is provided the calculated position in conjunction therewith. | 2012-07-12 |