29th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 41 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100184363 | ABRASIVE ARTICLES HAVING MECHANICAL FASTENERS - Fixed abrasive articles comprising a substrate having an abrasive surface and an attachment surface, and at least one engaging projection are described. Generally, the engaging projection comprises a top surface having a top surface edge and an attachment end attached to the attachment surface of the substrate. The area of attachment between the attachment end and the attachment surface is bounded by an attachment perimeter. The engaging projection also comprises a mantle surface extending from the top surface edge to the attachment perimeter. At least one profile of the mantle surface is substantially convex from a point of maximum width along the profile to the attachment perimeter. | 2010-07-22 |
20100184364 | PORTIONING DEVICE INCLUDING CLAMPS AND A CUTTING BLADE - The invention relates to a device for dividing a continuous sausage into portions, in particular sausage links. The invention includes at least one pair of opposing clamps which can be moved towards one another by actuation means in order to crush the sausage. Each clamp includes at least a first plate ( | 2010-07-22 |
20100184365 | AIR CURTAIN WITH A MAIN AIR STREAM AND AN AUXILIARY AIR STREAM, AND A DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - Air curtain with an auxiliary stream, which is used to protect rooms against the impact of external factors (weather conditions, volatile substances, particulate solids, insects etc.), as well as to protect rooms against the outflow of internal air outside. The air exhausts form at least two separate air streams, the main stream is directed towards the construction hole at the limit of the room, while the auxiliary stream is directed into the room at an acute angle in relation to the plane of the construction hole. The main stream and the auxiliary stream do not cross each other. | 2010-07-22 |
20100184366 | Cover for a static roof vent - A cover is provided for a prior art static roof vent with the cover being positioned on the roof vent so as to permit the venting of attic air or the like from a building structure but which prevents wind-driven snow or rain from entering the interior of the roof vent. | 2010-07-22 |
20100184367 | Transmission Plug and Related Complex Earphone and Radio Player - A transmission plug for a complex earphone is disclosed. The complex earphone is capable of receiving a broadcast signal and sending out an audio signal. The transmission plug includes a first metal ring for providing an audio grounding, a first insulation layer formed inside the first metal ring, a second metal ring formed inside the first insulation layer for transmitting the audio signal, a second insulation layer formed inside the second metal ring, and a radio-frequency transmission stick formed inside the second insulation layer for transmitting the broadcast signal, wherein a shape of the transmission plug conforms to an international standard audio plug. | 2010-07-22 |
20100184368 | Feeding Apparatus for Monopole Antenna and Related Analog Broadcast Player System and Integration System - A feeding apparatus for a monopole antenna having a radiating unit and a grounding unit is for transmitting a multimedia signal to a multimedia player device coupled to the radiating unit. The feeding apparatus includes a first feeding unit coupled to an inner conductor of a coaxial cable for feeding the multimedia signal transmitted by the coaxial cable to the radiating unit, and a second feeding unit coupled to a conducting mesh of the coaxial cable for connecting to the grounding unit. | 2010-07-22 |
20100184369 | COOPERATIVE COMMUNICATION METHOD FOR VEHICULAR COMMUNICATION - A cooperative communication method for vehicular communication is provided. The method in which when one vehicle transmits a signal to another vehicle, a signal of a transmission vehicle passes through a roadside device or a plurality of vehicles and thereafter signals having a plurality of paths are transmitted to a reception vehicle, and the reception vehicle combines and demodulates the signals received through the plurality of paths. | 2010-07-22 |
20100184370 | ADAPTIVE BEAM FORMING WITH MULTI-USER DETECTION AND INTERFERENCE REDUCTION IN SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Satellite communications methods include receiving communications signals including co-channel interference at a space-based component from a plurality of wireless terminals in a satellite footprint over a satellite frequency band and reducing interference in the communication signals by (a) performing co-channel interference reduction on the communications signals to generate a plurality of interference reduced signals and (b) performing multiple access interference cancellation on the interference reduced signals. An interference reducing detector for a satellite communications system includes an interference reducer configured to perform co-channel interference reduction on communications signals to generate a plurality of interference reduced signals, and a detector configured to perform multiple access interference cancellation on the interference reduced signals. Satellite communications systems and satellite gateways including interference reducing detectors are also disclosed. | 2010-07-22 |
20100184371 | TRANSMITTERS FOR WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION - Exemplary embodiments are directed to wireless power transfer. A wireless power transmitter includes a transmit antenna configured as a resonant tank including a loop inductor and an antenna capacitance. The transmitter further includes an amplifier configured to drive the transmit antenna and a matching circuit operably coupled between the transmit antenna and the amplifier. The transmitter also includes a capacitor integrating the antenna capacitance and a matching circuit capacitance. | 2010-07-22 |
20100184372 | NETWORK DEVICE AND METHOD OF TRANSMITTING CONTENT FROM A FIRST NETWORK DEVICE TO A SECOND NETWORK DEVICE - The invention relates to a method comprising the steps of: a first network device (DEVI) outputting content (CONT), the first network device (DEVI) retrieving an address (ADDR | 2010-07-22 |
20100184373 | INFORMATION TERMINAL DEVICE - A mobile phone includes a display unit for visually confirming the information and an input unit for inputting the information. The display unit includes a display element, and the input unit includes an operation button. The mobile phone contains an electrode pair formed of a human side electrode and an external electrode for human body communication inside the casing. The mobile phone has the external electrode disposed around the display unit, and the human side electrode disposed around the input unit. | 2010-07-22 |
20100184374 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION STATE NOTIFICATION METHOD - According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a communication module, a content information acquisition module, and a communication state notification module. The communication module executes close proximity wireless transfer. The content information acquisition module acquires content information about at least one content item to be transmitted between the communication module and an external device by negotiation. The communication state notification module executes either a first communication state notification processing of outputting a start tone indicative of start of transmission of the at least one content item and an end tone indicative of end of transmission of the at least one content item or a second communication state notification processing of suppressing output of the start tone and outputting the end tone, based on the acquired content information, when the at least one content item is transmitted between the communication module and the external device. | 2010-07-22 |
20100184375 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION STATE NOTIFICATION FUNCTION CONTROL METHOD - According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a communication module, a communication state notification module, a notification function information obtaining module, and a notification function control module. The communication module executes close proximity wireless transfer. The communication state notification module notifies at least one of a start time and an end time of data transfer executed between the communication module and an external device, the data transfer being executed by the close proximity wireless transfer. The notification function information obtaining module obtains notification function information indicative of a capability relating to a communication state notification function of the external device from the external device. The notification function control module requests the external device to execute or suppress the communication state notification function by the external device, based on the obtained notification function information. | 2010-07-22 |
20100184376 | Bluetooth communicator, short range wireless communicator and communication method - While a handsfree device being multi-profile compatible is maintaining a connection for a handsfree profile (HFP) with a mobile phone handset, the handsfree device cuts off the connection for the HFP based on a user's operation. After cutting off, the handsfree device establishes a connection for a dial-up network profile (DUN), and subsequently transmits a request for a connection for the HFP while maintaining the connection for the DUN. Subsequently, the handsfree device determines whether the handset is multi-profile compatible according to the response to the request from the handset. Based on the determination that the handset is multi-profile compatible, the handsfree device executes the processes for the HFP while maintaining the connection for the DUN. | 2010-07-22 |
20100184377 | MAPPING WIRELESS PROXIMITY IDENTIFICATOR TO SUBSCRIBER IDENTITY FOR HOTSPOT BASED WIRELESS SERVICES FOR MOBILE TERMINALS - A hotspot access point enables a mobile wireless device to resume a service with a network server when service is interrupted by the mobile device moving out of the coverage area of the access point. A short-range communication link is established by the access point with the mobile device based on a local identification of the device. The access point requests additional information from the wireless device. The additional information relates to a wide area network identification of the device. The mobile device transmits additional information to the access point which stores the local area identification and additional identification. The access point transmits to the mobile device a coded identificator of the wireless device based upon the local area identification and a network identification of the device. The access point determines whether service with the mobile device is open and establishes a wide area connection with the mobile device. | 2010-07-22 |
20100184378 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND DEVICES FOR DETECTING AND INDICATING LOSS OF PROXIMITY BETWEEN MOBILE DEVICES - Methods of detecting proximity between a mobile terminal and a wireless accessory device having an associated support function for use with the mobile terminal include establishing a wireless communication connection between the wireless accessory device and the mobile terminal. The established wireless communication connection is utilized to provide the associated support function. In addition, a wireless signal having a limited range is communicated between the mobile terminal and the wireless accessory device. The wireless signal indicates a proximity between the mobile terminal and the wireless accessory device. An alert signal indicating that the proximity between the mobile terminal and the wireless accessory device has exceeded a predetermined range is provided responsive to the communicated wireless signal when the established wireless communication connection is not being utilized to provide the associated support function. Related devices are also provided. | 2010-07-22 |
20100184379 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM - A first apparatus includes a first communication section | 2010-07-22 |
20100184380 | MITIGATING INTERCARRIER AND INTERSYMBOL INTERFERENCE IN ASYNCHRONOUS WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS - Systems and methodologies are described that facilitate mitigating intercarrier and intersymbol interference in symbol transmissions over wireless communications where transmitter and receiver may not be time synchronized. Symbol periods can be extended for transmitting symbols such that an original symbol can be transmitted with one or more duplicated symbols keeping phase continuous, blank symbols, and/or the like. In this regard, multiple receiver windows can be required to receive the symbol such that at least one window has a non-interfered symbol even though timing can be misaligned (e.g., in asynchronous communications channels). Alternatively, the receiver windows can be divided to allow similar receipt of symbols over multiple windows such that one window has a non-interfered symbol. Also, timing misalignment that leads to phase ramping in frequency is accounted for to allow proper demodulation of the symbol. | 2010-07-22 |
20100184381 | ADAPTIVE BEAM FORMING WITH MULTI-USER DETECTION AND INTERFERENCE REDUCTION IN SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Satellite communications methods include receiving communications signals including co-channel interference at a space-based component from a plurality of wireless terminals in a satellite footprint over a satellite frequency band and reducing interference in the communication signals by (a) performing co-channel interference reduction on the communications signals to generate a plurality of interference reduced signals and (b) performing multiple access interference cancellation on the interference reduced signals. An interference reducing detector for a satellite communications system includes an interference reducer configured to perform co-channel interference reduction on communications signals to generate a plurality of interference reduced signals, and a detector configured to perform multiple access interference cancellation on the interference reduced signals. Satellite communications systems and satellite gateways including interference reducing detectors are also disclosed. | 2010-07-22 |
20100184382 | CHARGING DEVICES FOR PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES - The present invention provides a charging device ( | 2010-07-22 |
20100184383 | POWER MANAGEMENT IN LOW POWER WIRELESS LINK - The invention relates to a communication system comprising a first and a second communication device, each comprising transmit and receive units for establishing a wireless link between the devices, wherein the first device is a portable listening device. The invention further relates to a method, a data processing system and a medium. The object of the present invention is to control power consumption in a short range wireless link. The problem is solved in that at least the first communication device comprises a control unit for dynamically adjusting the transmit power of its transmit unit based on a measure of the quality of the link, wherein the system is adapted to use the dynamic transmit power regulation to implement a partial power-down mode of the system, when the two communication devices are expected NOT to be in a normal use, wherein the partial power-down mode at least comprises a power-down of the components related to the wireless link. This has the advantage of enabling an adaptation of the power consumption to the current needs. The invention may e.g. be used for wireless communication between (portable) low power devices, e.g. between a pair of hearing instruments. | 2010-07-22 |
20100184384 | Integrated Circuit For Signal Analysis - An integrated circuit comprises a main bus, one or more integrated processors, an external bus interface, memory, internal bus controller, a signal analyzer, timers, reset/clock generator, radio controller, optional data converters, and optional radio. The signal analyzer performs both time-domain and frequency-domain analysis of the input signal and supplies data to the one or more integrated processors for signal classification. | 2010-07-22 |
20100184385 | Data Communication System and Data Communication Method - A data communication system and a data communication method are provided. The data communication system comprises a bidirectional cable, an antenna, a receiving and a function circuit block. The bidirectional cable transfers data through a high and a low frequency band. The antenna is to receive and transfer the analog data signal through the high frequency band of the bidirectional cable. The receiving circuit block comprises a receiving module to receive the analog data signal from the high frequency band and converts the analog data signal into a digital data to a host and a first control signal processing module to couple a control signal to the low frequency band. The function circuit block comprises a second control signal processing module to decouple the control signal from the low frequency band and a function module to perform an adjustment on the data communication system according to the control signal. | 2010-07-22 |
20100184386 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A SIGNAL - The disclosed embodiments relate to an apparatus and method for controlling transmission of a transmitted signal in a communications device. The apparatus includes a first antenna for receiving a first signal using a first polarization, a second antenna for receiving the first signal and a second signal and transmitting the second signal in a second polarization, and a controller coupled to the first antenna and the second antenna for adjusting the transmitting by the second antenna in response to the first signal received by the first antenna and the second antenna. The method includes the steps of receiving a first signal using a first polarization, receiving the first signal using a second polarization, transmitting a second signal using the second polarization, and controlling the transmitting step in response to the step of receiving using the first polarization and the step of receiving using the second polarization. | 2010-07-22 |
20100184387 | WIRELESS APPARATUS - This invention is directed to a wireless apparatus to carry out transmission and reception by either a digital communication system or an analog communication system and, in particular, provides a technical method to change over a signal system for a transmission electric wave. Concretely, when a carrier is received, a switch (PTT) is pushed in the case of response. In this case, if a default set transmission signal system is different from a reception signal system of a received audio signal, it is possible to modulate the audio signal after the transmission signal system is changed over to the same signal system as the reception signal system. Thus, a wireless apparatus is provided for making it possible to promptly change over a signal system of a transmission electric wave without doing troublesome operations. | 2010-07-22 |
20100184388 | MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE COMPRISING MULTI-FREQUENCY BAND ANTENNA AND RELATED METHODS - A mobile wireless communications device may include a housing and a multi-frequency band antenna carried within the housing. The multi-frequency band antenna may include a main loop conductor having a gap therein defining first and second ends of the main loop conductor, a first branch conductor having a first end connected adjacent the first end of the main loop conductor and having a second end defining a first feed point, and a second branch conductor having a first end connected adjacent the second end of the main loop conductor and a second end defining a second feed point. The antenna may further include a tuning branch conductor having a first end connected to the main loop conductor between the respective first ends of the first and second branches. | 2010-07-22 |
20100184389 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION UNIT, INTEGRATED CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR BIASING A POWER AMPLIFIER - A wireless communication unit ( | 2010-07-22 |
20100184390 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EXTENDING DYNAMIC RANGE OF AN RF SIGNAL - Aspects of a method and system for extending dynamic range of an RF signal are provided. In this regard, an amplitude signal that is representative of an amplitude of a pair of baseband signals may be generated, an amplitude of the generated amplitude signal may be modified according to a function; and an amplitude of the baseband signals may be modified according to an inverse of the function. The modifications may adjust the peak-amplitude-to-average-amplitude ratio of one or more signals. An intermediate signal may be generated from the modified baseband signals and the amplitude of the intermediate signal may be amplitude modulated by the intermediate signal. The intermediate signal may be amplitude modulated by controlling a gain of a power amplifier. The intermediate signal may be amplitude modulated by controlling a current source and/or voltage source supplying power to a power amplifier. | 2010-07-22 |
20100184391 | SWEPT NOTCH ULTRA WIDE BAND (UWB) TRANSMITTER - A UWB or other transmitter reduces interference to a narrow-band victim receiver on a periodic basis by means of a frequency swept notch. The notch may be created using active interference cancellation signal processing or simple deletion of sub-carriers. Details are given of both methods. | 2010-07-22 |
20100184392 | TRANSMITTER LINEARIZATION - One aspect of the invention includes a communication system that includes a tone generator configured to generate a first tone, a second tone, and a third tone. The third tone can have a frequency that is a harmonic product of at least one of the frequencies of the first and second tones. A transmitter that includes a predistortion system transmits a test signal comprising the first, second, and third tones. A receiver that is communicatively coupled to the transmitter receives and processes a received test signal corresponding to the test signal. The system further includes a controller that generates a set of correction coefficients based on a measured interaction of the third tone with a non-linear signal component in the received test signal. The set of correction coefficients can be provided to the predistortion system for substantially linearizing communication signals transmitted from the transmitter. | 2010-07-22 |
20100184393 | MIMO TRANSMITTER - A MIMO transmitter capable of highly efficient power amplification over a wide dynamic range or for a high PAPR signal. In the MIMO transmitter ( | 2010-07-22 |
20100184394 | Simplified high frequency tuner and tuning method - A disclosed method tunes a signal from a channelized spectrum having a predetermined channel spacing. A signal of interest having a predetermined maximum bandwidth is mixed with a local oscillator signal, which has a frequency that is an integer multiple of the channel spacing or one-half of a channel spacing displaced from an integer multiple of the channel spacing. The local oscillator signal is selected to frequency translate the signal of interest to within a near-baseband passband whose lower edge is spaced from DC by at least about the maximum bandwidth of the signal of interest. Problems associated with 1/f noise, DC offsets, and self-mixing products are avoided or substantially diminished. Other methods and systems are also disclosed. | 2010-07-22 |
20100184395 | Adaptive Channel Scanning For Detection And Classification Of RF Signals - An approach and apparatus for adaptive scanning for detection and classification of an RF signal. Time-domain and frequency-domain information are acquired and processed over a broad band of frequencies segmented into channels to produce signal features. The signal features are classified using a signal classifier into signal discriminants, from which a signal of interest is located and identified. Subsequent channel scans then place an increased relative or absolute dwell time on the channel believed to contain the signal of interest. | 2010-07-22 |
20100184396 | CONFIGURABLE ALL-DIGITAL COHERENT DEMODULATOR SYSTEM FOR SPREAD SPECTRUM APPLICATIONS - A configurable all-digital coherent demodulator system for spread spectrum digital communications is disclosed herein. The demodulator system includes an extended and long code demodulator (ELCD) coupled to a traffic channel demodulator (TCD) and a parameter estimator (PE). The demodulator also includes a pilot assisted correction device (PACD) that is coupled to the PE and the TCD. The ELCD provides a code-demodulated signal to the TCD and the PE. In turn, the TCD provides a demodulated output data signal to the PE. The PACD corrects the phase error of the demodulated output data based on an error estimate that is fed forward from the PE. Accumulation operations in the ELCD, TCD, and PE are all programmable. Similarly, a phase delay in the PACD is also programmable to provide synchronization with the error estimate from the PE. | 2010-07-22 |
20100184397 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DC COMPENSTATION - A technique for performing AGC and DC compensation in a receiver. The receiver comprises an energy estimator for generating an estimate of the level of a received signal; an RF device to apply gain to the received signal; an AGC for controlling the RF device gain based on the energy estimation; a first DC compensation loop for finely adjusting the DC component of the received signal in fast or slow tracking mode (FTM or STM); and a second DC compensation loop for coarsely adjusting the DC component of the received signal. Three modes of AGC operations: In Acquisition, iterations of FTM fine DC adjustment, short energy estimation, and RF device gain adjustment are performed during signal timing detection. In Connected, long energy estimation, RF device gain adjustment, and STM fine and coarse DC adjustments are performed during superframe preamble. In Sleep, FTM fine DC adjustment, short energy estimation, and RF device gain adjustment are performed during superframe preamble. | 2010-07-22 |
20100184398 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR NOISE SUPPRESSION IN ANTENNA - A system includes an antenna to receive a communications signal, an amplifier coupled to the antenna to amplify the communications signal, and a processor coupled to the amplifier to process the communications signal using high-order statistics to suppress noise in the communications signal. The processor may use a bispectrum function to remove at least a portion of the noise, and at least one of the phase of the bispectrum and the amplitude of the bispectrum to reconstruct the communications signal. | 2010-07-22 |
20100184399 | SWITCHED CURRENT RESISTOR PROGRAMMABLE GAIN ARRAY FOR LOW-VOLTAGE WIRELESS LAN AND METHOD USING THE SAME - A switched current resistor (SCR) PGA for constant-bandwidth gain control includes an inverting amplifier, a feedback resistor forming a feedback loop between an output side and an input side of the inverting amplifier, and a switched current resistor (SCR) array connected in parallel to the feedback resistor, and configured to tune a gain range between a maximum and a minimum. The SCR array includes a plurality of switched resistors, each comprising a switch in series with a resistor. When the plurality of switched resistors are switched by a gain-control logic, a plurality of switched current sources and a plurality of grounded resistors are switched correspondingly to deliver a transient current, an equivalent of which flows through the plurality of grounded resistors out from the input side of the inverting amplifier, leading to a feedback factor of the PGA being constant. | 2010-07-22 |
20100184400 | Localized Personal Emergency Response System - A personal emergency response system oriented to mobile individuals uses cell phones or other wireless devices as sources of an emergency indicating signal. A personal profile associated with that signal can be evaluated, along with location information to determine which emergency device(s) should be activated and which local messages should be produced to alert other individuals in the area as to the existence of an emergency. | 2010-07-22 |
20100184401 | SAFETYLERT - This present invention relates generally to wireless communications and emergency services. Safetylert, is an apparatus and method of an equipped GPS/A-GPS, GPS Reverse Geocoder wireless remote unit and/or an equipped GPS/A-GPS, GPS Reverse Geocoder wireless cell phone, also referred to as “communication device(s)” that can automatically transmit relevant information to a PSAP, when emergency services (i.e. 911) is prompted (emergency button) and/or dialed; the transmitted data information will enhance personal and medical safety, etc.; it will aid in countering terrorism (this equipment can be embedded within and applied to Voice Over Internet Protocol telephones, commonly known as “IP or VOIP” telephones, etc.). A Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) is a call center responsible for answering calls to an emergency telephone number (i.e. 911) for police, firefighting, and ambulance. Trained telephone operators are usually responsible for dispatching these emergency services. | 2010-07-22 |
20100184402 | MONITORING COMMUNICATION EVENTS INVOLVING A HANDSET IN REAL TIME - Communication networks and methods are disclosed for allowing a party (i.e., a controlling party) to monitor the usage of a handset in real time. The handset being monitored (i.e, a reporting handset) may be involved in one or more communication events, such as initiating or terminating voice calls, initiating or terminating data sessions, sending or receiving text messages, etc. When a communication event occurs involving the reporting handset, a communication event report is generated in the reporting handset or the communication network. The communication event report is then transmitted to a controlling handset of the controlling party so that the controlling party may view the report. Because the communication event report is generated and transmitted to the controlling party responsive to the occurrence of the communication event, the report of the communication event is provided to the controlling party in real time. | 2010-07-22 |
20100184403 | ADVICE OF CHARGING (AoC) SERVICES IN IMS NETWORKS - IMS networks, subscriber databases, and methods are disclosed for providing AoC services in IMS networks. The subscriber database is provisioned with AoC indicators for IMS users that subscribe to AoC services. An S-CSCF in an IMS network receives a first register message from an IMS user, and transmits a second register message to the subscriber database. In response to the second register message, the subscriber database identifies an AoC indicator for the IMS user that is registering, inserts the AoC indicator in a third register message, and transmits the third register message to the S-CSCF. The S-CSCF then stores the AoC indicator for the IMS user. If a signaling message is received for a session involving the IMS user, then the S-CSCF will forward the AoC indicator for the IMS user to an AoC application server, which collects the appropriate AoC information and provides the information to the IMS user. | 2010-07-22 |
20100184404 | System and Method for Enhanced Mobile User Rewards - Coincident with the evolution, maturation, etc. of wireless messaging ecosystems an infrastructure that supports offering to mobile subscribers different types of rewards (for example, possibly inter alia, cash, free service offerings, product coupons and/or discounts, popularity indicators, etc.) for specific mobile subscriber behaviors including, possibly inter alia, a mobile subscribers' creation and sending of increasing numbers of certain types of messages. The infrastructure may optionally leverage the capabilities of a centrally-located Messaging Inter-Carrier Vendor. | 2010-07-22 |
20100184405 | USER PROFILE BASED CONTENT DELIVERY BETWEEN A STANDARD HANDSET AND A FEMTOCELL DEVICE - An access device receives content from a broadband IP network to be communicated to a wireless handset over a radio access network (RAN). The access device acquires a user profile utilized in the radio network for the wireless handset. Based on the acquired user profile, the access device determines transmission parameters utilized for communicating the received content to the wireless handset using an air interface protocol over the radio access network. A security level and/or a security protocol, a transcoding mechanism, and/or transmission bit rate are determined based on the acquired user profile. A resolution, transmission bit rate, coding structure, security protocol and/or security level for transmitting the received content to the wireless handset are adjusted based on the acquired user profile. Alternately, the access device is enabled to receive content from the wireless handset using a transmission profile determined based on user profile of the wireless handset. | 2010-07-22 |
20100184406 | Total Integrated Messaging - A messaging system may be integrated into a vehicle for electronically sending and receiving messages including textual content. The messages may be email, text messages, and/or instant messages. The messaging system may communicate, via a wireless transceiver, with a communication device located within the vehicle. The communication device may provide incoming messages to the messaging system and may receive outgoing messages from the messaging system for further transmission. The incoming messages may be presented visually or audibly to the occupant of the vehicle. A keyboard for providing textual input may be integrated with a steering wheel of the vehicle. The keyboard may be disabled when the vehicle is determined not to be moving less than a predetermined speed. The messaging system also may receive speech input which may be converted to text and sent to a recipient. | 2010-07-22 |
20100184407 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AUTHENTICATION SERVER, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - An authentication server according to the present invention performs authentication of a first access to the Internet via a base station, and stores a usable base station identifier identifying a radio base station usable by the radio terminal to access the Internet. When a base station identifier of a different base station being a handover candidate of the radio terminal matches the usable base station identifier stored in advance, the authentication server transmits an authentication request to an authentication server managing the different base station, the authentication request requesting authentication of a second access to the Internet via the different base station. | 2010-07-22 |
20100184408 | LINE NUMBER PORTING FOR MOBILE DEVICES - Methods, systems, apparatus including computer program products having instructions for porting numbers are provided. In one example system and method, a vPBX system can receive a request from a user to port an existing phone number to the vPBX system. The vPBX server can identify a porting authentication template, based on the requirements of an existing service provider. The vPBX server generate a fax document on the retrieved template. The vPBX server can populate the generated fax document with user information. The vPBX server can receive a user's hand signature from a touch-screen interface of a mobile device. The vPBX server can authenticate the fax document with the received signature, and transmit the authenticated fax document to the existing service provider. The vPBX server can provide the user with a temporary line number with forwarding functions until porting is completed. | 2010-07-22 |
20100184409 | Device and Method for Managing Voice Messages - A device and method for managing voice messages using a graphic user interface (GUI) to display text transcribed from the content of a voice message, to parse the transcribed text and to use the parsed data for an application running on a device. The present invention hence supplants the current approach of retrieving voice messages by phone using a voice prompt based system to a GUI based system. This GUI based system individually lists voice messages in a menu list, making it very simple for a user to not only read the transcribed text from the voice message but to run applications based on the parsed data from the transcribed text, as well as performing other more familiar functions as such retrieving the voice message for playing back. | 2010-07-22 |
20100184410 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR HIDING MESSAGES - Based on user configuration, a main messaging user interface screen on a messaging device either presents a list of references to messages stored on the device based on a complete index of references to the stored messages or based on a filtered index of references to the stored messages. References to stored messages of a predetermined type are not maintained in the filtered index. | 2010-07-22 |
20100184411 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING DATA DISTRIBUTION VIA CELLULAR COMMUNICATIONS UTILIZING AN INTEGRATED FEMTOCELL AND SET-TOP-BOX DEVICE - Aspects of a method and system for controlling data distribution via cellular communications with an integrated femtocell and set-top-box (IFSTB) device are provided. In this regard, a cellular enabled communication device may detect when it is within cellular communication range of a femtocell. Upon detection of the femtocell, the cellular enabled communication device may communicate instructions to a content source instructing the content source to deliver multimedia content to the femtocell. In instances that multimedia content is already being delivered to the cellular enabled communication device prior to the detection, the instructions from the cellular enabled communication device may instruct the content source to redirect the multimedia content to the femtocell. In this regard, the multimedia content may be delivered from the content source to the cellular enabled communication device via the femtocell. The femtocell may deliver at least a portion of the multimedia content to other communication devices. | 2010-07-22 |
20100184412 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INTERNET COMMUNICATION BY MOBILE PHONE - A system for Internet communication by mobile phone includes a server and a gateway. The gateway is connected to a mobile phone via a wireless network, and connected to the server via Internet. The gateway allows login to the server according to access authorization information transmitted by the mobile phone, and transmits messages from the mobile phone to Internet users displayed on the mobile phone via the server when the user successfully logs onto the server. The gateway receives messages from Internet users via the server, and transmits messages from Internet users to the mobile phone. | 2010-07-22 |
20100184413 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING AUTOMATIC INTERNATIONAL AND LOCAL CALL DIALING IN A MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL - A method and apparatus for providing automatic international and local call dialing in a mobile communication terminal. Country identification information is received from a network in which the mobile communication terminal is currently located. When a request for an outgoing is received from a user, a country code corresponding to the received country identification information is extracted, and the extracted country code is compared with a country code included in a phone number for the outgoing call. Based on the comparison it is determined whether the outgoing call is an international or local call. The phone number is then changed in accordance with the outgoing call being the international or local call. | 2010-07-22 |
20100184414 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING AND DELIVERY OF MULTIMEDIA CONTENT BY AN INTEGRATED FEMTOCELL AND SET-TOP-BOX DEVICE - Aspects of a method and system for processing and delivery of multimedia content by an integrated femtocell and set-top-box device are provided. In this regard, a cellular enabled communication device may communicate its capabilities, preferences, and/or settings to an integrated femtocell and set-top-box device, wherein the integrated femtocell and set-top-box device may processes multimedia content for the cellular enabled communication device based on the capabilities, preferences, and/or settings of the cellular enabled communication device. Additionally, the cellular enabled communication device may receive the processed multimedia content from the integrated femtocell and set-top-box device by the cellular enabled communication device. The capabilities, preferences, and/or settings may comprise multimedia processing capabilities, preferences, and/or settings, communication capabilities, preferences, and/or settings, and/or power conditions, preferences, and/or settings. The integrated femtocell and set-top-box device may process the multimedia content to generate a plurality of subset datastreams. | 2010-07-22 |
20100184415 | System and method of providing identity correlation for an over the top service in a telecommunications network - A system, method and node of providing identity correlation for an Over The Top (OTT) service in a telecommunications network. The method includes the steps of providing user information to a database associated with the OTT service and sending an identification cookie to a User Equipment (UE) of the user. The UE may then request access to a web site. The identification cookie within the UE is read and correlated with the user information stored in the database. Data from the web site is then presented to the UE based on the user information. | 2010-07-22 |
20100184416 | ATTRIBUTE AND LOCATION BASED ENTITY PRESENTATION IN PRESENCE BASED COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS - Presence information and communication options for contact entities (people and other) of a user are provided to the user based on the user's own location. The user's location information is used as initial criterion to filter contact entities. Further filtering is performed based on presence attributes of nearby contacts such as their expertise, availability, location, and similar attributes. Prioritization and ordering may also be carried out based on the same criteria. | 2010-07-22 |
20100184417 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EFFECTING DATA COMMUNICATIONS WITH A WIRELESS DEVICE - A method for effecting data communications with a wireless communication device includes: (a) configuring the wireless communication device for responding to at least one predetermined alert for initiating the data communications with at least one predetermined communicant; (b) transmitting the at least one predetermined alert to the wireless communication device; and (c) operating the wireless communication device in response to recognizing the at least one predetermined alert to initiate a data session for effecting the data communications with the at least one predetermined communicant. | 2010-07-22 |
20100184418 | Methods and Devices for Control of Explicit Call Transfer - The invention relates to a method for controlling an explicit call transfer during a call in a telecommunications network comprising a switching node and an intelligent network, the intelligent network comprising a service control entity and a service switching entity. The service switching entity detects that explicit call transfer is invoked, and then sends a report to the service control entity indicating that explicit call transfer took place for the call. The report may comprise the call transfer number and a call transfer phase indicator indicating whether the call is active or in alerting state. The service control entity receives the report and will control the call transfer depending on the report. | 2010-07-22 |
20100184419 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISPLAYING PRESENCE INFORMATION IN COMMUNICATION DEVICES - A communications system may include a communication device that may be configured to display presence information for one or more contacts. The presence information may include a current time for a location associated with the contact, a time zone associated with the contact, status information, and/or other suitable presence information for the contact. The presence information may be automatically changed in response to a location associated with the contact changing. The presence information may be generated using a schedule associated with a contact and a current time for a location associated with a contact. | 2010-07-22 |
20100184420 | Method and Apparatus for Prolonging Battery Life in a Mobile Communication Device Using Motion Detection - A telecommunication device is equipped with circuitry that can detect phenomena indicative or predictive of motion of the telecommunications device, such as GPS circuitry. When the circuitry determines that the telecommunication device is stationary, it controls the device to perform neighboring cell polling at relatively large intervals or not at all. However, when the circuitry determines that the telecommunication device is moving, it controls the device to poll neighboring cells more frequently. | 2010-07-22 |
20100184421 | A METHOD AND APPARATUSES FOR ALLOCATING SERVICE AREA IDENTIFIERS IN A WIRELESS SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a method for allocating service area identifiers (SAI) for a femto cell ( | 2010-07-22 |
20100184422 | WEB-HOSTED FRAMEWORK FOR MOBILE APPLICATIONS - Embodiments are directed towards providing a web-based framework for access and use of mobile device applications within an application stack. The mobile device includes a mobile web framework application (MWFA) that, when the mobile device boots up, seeks to connect online to a remote web-based interface manager. The remote interface manager provides a display of an application user interface to the mobile device, from which a user may access various applications that may be configured to execute at a remote device rather than on the mobile device. The user may also add to or otherwise modify the applications within the application stack. | 2010-07-22 |
20100184423 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION OF A FEMTOCELL - Aspects of a method and system for installation and configuration of a femtocell are provided. In this regard, information for configuring a femtocell to operate in a specified location may be received by the femtocell and may be utilized to configure one or more parameters of the femtocell. Once the femtocell is operational the parameters may be updated and/or optimized based on one or both of characterizations of cellular signals and/or information received from a femtocell registry. In this manner the femtocell may be reconfigured utilizing the updated and/or optimized parameters. The one or more parameters may be configured based on attributes of the location in which the femtocell is to operate. The one or more parameters may be configured based on a location, number, and/or coverage area of other femtocells. The parameters may comprise one or more of: power levels, frequency of operation, and/or antenna beam pattern. | 2010-07-22 |
20100184424 | METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING CONTROL DATA IN MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM AND TRANSMITTER AND RECEIVER OF MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS - A method for transmitting and receiving control data of a PDCP layer, a transmitting apparatus and a receiving apparatus in a mobile communication system are disclosed. Several control information (e.g., information regarding a status report and information about an HC feedback) are simultaneously transmitted through a single control PDU, so the size of headers can be reduced, compared with the case where each control information is transmitted through each control PDU from a transmitting side to a receiving side, thus improving transmission efficiency and efficiency of resources. | 2010-07-22 |
20100184425 | Automatic Fall Behind Warning Method And System - Disclosed relates to an automatic fall behind warning method and system applied in a group activity environment. Each individual in the group corresponds to a node and all of such nodes form an independent network. The method initializes an outside node table for the group and gets a link quality index table (LQI table) among the nodes on the network. A table specifying outside and inside nodes for the network topology is generated via an algorithm. Then the method checks if there is a node being disappeared from the outside nodes of the generated table. If not, it updates the outside node table and continues to get a newest LQI table. If so, the node falls behind is confirmed and a warning notice is automatically generated once the disappeared node is not an inside node is verified. Otherwise, the method returns to the step of updating the outside node table. | 2010-07-22 |
20100184426 | Method for Mobile Communications, a Mobile Communication Device and a Node in a Mobile Communications Network for Reducing the Call Setup Delay - The invention relates to a method for a mobile communications, a mobile communication device ( | 2010-07-22 |
20100184427 | ADAPTIVE BEAM FORMING WITH MULTI-USER DETECTION AND INTERFERENCE REDUCTION IN SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Satellite communications methods include receiving communications signals including co-channel interference at a space-based component from a plurality of wireless terminals in a satellite footprint over a satellite frequency band and reducing interference in the communication signals by (a) performing co-channel interference reduction on the communications signals to generate a plurality of interference reduced signals and (b) performing multiple access interference cancellation on the interference reduced signals. An interference reducing detector for a satellite communications system includes an interference reducer configured to perform co-channel interference reduction on communications signals to generate a plurality of interference reduced signals, and a detector configured to perform multiple access interference cancellation on the interference reduced signals. Satellite communications systems and satellite gateways including interference reducing detectors are also disclosed. | 2010-07-22 |
20100184428 | LOCAL ROAMING NUMBER SERVER - Another embodiment is directed to a wireless network. The wireless network comprises a visitor location register to store information about wireless devices that are located in a coverage area associated with the wireless network and a switching center to establish calls with wireless devices located in the coverage area associated with the wireless network. The wireless network further comprises a home location register to store information about subscribers for whom the wireless network is their home network and an operations and support subsystem that is configured to receive information indicative of location update events. The wireless network further comprises a local roaming server coupled to the operations and support subsystem to receive at least a portion of the information indicative of the location update events. The local roaming server is configured to do the following after a visitor enters the coverage area associated with the wireless network and successfully performs a location update: store an address associated with the visitor location register that is servicing the visitor and act as a home location register in connection with providing local roaming number service to the visitor using a local roaming number assigned to the visitor. | 2010-07-22 |
20100184429 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OBTAINING CANDIDATE INFORMATION - A method, computer readable medium and mobile device for operating using more than one Radio Access Technology (RAT) are provided. When the mobile device is operating in a serving cell of a first RAT, it obtains, through at least one of wireless access radios in the mobile device, a first set of candidate information from a message transmitted for the serving cell. It also obtains, through at least one of the wireless access radios, a second set of candidate information from a message transmitted for a neighbour cell of the serving cell. The mobile device considers the candidate information from the first set and the candidate information from the second set for reselection by the mobile device. | 2010-07-22 |
20100184430 | MOBILE WIRELESS TERMINAL APPARATUS AND BASE STATION SEARCH METHOD - A terminal control unit controls a 1× reception signal process unit, searches for a base station which supports a 1× method, and starts wait for occurrence of signal reception. Then, the terminal control unit periodically executes a nearby base station measuring process, controls the 1× reception signal process unit, and searches for a nearby base station which supports the 1× method. On the other hand, as regards a base station which supports an LTE method, an LTE reception signal process unit is activated to execute a search only in the case where a base station supporting the 1× method, which is used for signal reception wait, does not support the LTE method. | 2010-07-22 |
20100184431 | Method and System for Registering Femtocells to Provide Service - Aspects of a method and system for registering femtocells to provide service are provided. In this regard, a communication device may be operable to determine a plurality of femtocells within a vicinity of its location. The communication device may be operable to receive information communicated from one or more of the plurality of femtocells, which are managed by a femtocell management entity. One or more of the plurality of femtocells may be selected for transmitting and/or receiving cellular data based on the communicated information. The communicated information may comprise one or more of global navigation system satellite (GNSS) coordinates, an identification number, potential interference, power levels, location, associated communication devices, and/or directionality of antennas of the one or more femtocells. | 2010-07-22 |
20100184432 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM FOR LOW POWER CONSUMPTION, CALL CONTROL SERVER AND ACCESS GATEWAY - It is provided a mobile communication system comprising base stations, call control servers and access gateways. The call control servers cause a mobile terminal accommodated in one of the control server to transmit the location registration request so that the mobile terminal accommodates in another control server according to a processing amount of control signals. The base station selects a second call control server into which the one of the mobile terminals is to be newly accommodated. The one of the call control server switches to a power-saving state after the mobile terminal is accommodated into the another call control server. | 2010-07-22 |
20100184433 | Method for wireless system selection optimization - A method for improved system selection by wireless mobile devices in 3GPP networks is provided. Location data is retrieved by the wireless device to estimate an initial system on which the wireless mobile device will attempt initialization. Using the location data, an absolute radio frequency channel number (ARFCN) associated with the location data is determined from an ARFCN table stored in memory in the wireless mobile device. The wireless mobile device can then perform system selection using the determined ARFCN. A server generates and maintains the ARFCN table which is initially provided to the wireless mobile device at manufacturer, during provisioning or as an over-the-air update. | 2010-07-22 |
20100184434 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING MEASUREMENT ON NEIGHBORING CELLS IN A MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method for performing measurement on neighboring cells in a mobile communication system is provided. The method measurement method includes generating raw measurement result values by performing measurement on received signals from neighboring cells; receiving measurement-related parameters to be applied to neighboring cells having raw measurement result values exceeding an absolute threshold signaled from a base station as a result of the measurement, among the neighboring cells; generating final measurement result values by applying the measurement-related parameters to the raw measurement result values of the first neighboring cells; and performing cell selection or cell reselection to one of the first neighboring cells according to the final measurement result values, or transmitting a measurement report to a base station of a serving cell. | 2010-07-22 |
20100184435 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A WIRELESS EXPANSION NETWORK - Methods and apparatus for providing a wireless expansion network. In an aspect, an apparatus includes an expansion circuit configured to identify at least one of a selected uplink (UL) channel and a selected downlink (DL) channel that are provided by one of a primary network and an expansion network, and a processing circuit configured to switch to the at least one of the selected UL and DL channels. An apparatus includes means for obtaining link parameters associated with a primary network and an expansion network, means for identifying clients that are assigned transmission channels on both the primary network and the expansion network based on the link parameters, and means for transmitting messages to the clients to indicate the assigned transmission channels. | 2010-07-22 |
20100184436 | Radio Base Station and Radio Communication Method - A radio base station according the present invention communicates with a radio communication terminal which has established a connection. The radio base station includes: a task manager | 2010-07-22 |
20100184437 | Radio Resource Management Based on Parameters Indicating Imbalance between Uplink and Downlink - The present invention relates to methods and arrangements for radio base stations of a wireless communication network, enabling each radio base station to transmit parameters indicating imbalance between UL and DL to adjacent radio base stations, when it is triggered to do so. The adjacent radio base stations can then use the parameters for radio resource management decisions such as HO decisions, whenever needed. | 2010-07-22 |
20100184438 | METHOD OF HANDLING RADIO BAERRER RESUMPTION, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM THEREOF - A method of handling radio bearer resumption is illustrated in an exemplary embodiment of the present invention to prevent the transmission stall and the reception on the suspended signaling radio bearer and the suspended data radio bearers. First the wireless communication device receives the connection reconfiguration message including the handover message. Second the wireless communication device determines whether the received connection reconfiguration message including the handover message is the first received connection reconfiguration message including the handover message after a successful completion of a connection re-establishment procedure. Third, the wireless communication device resumes at least one of the suspended signaling radio bearer and the suspended data radio bearers when the received connection reconfiguration message including the handover message is the first received connection reconfiguration message including the handover message after the successful completion of the connection re-establishment procedure. | 2010-07-22 |
20100184439 | Method, apparatus and system for reselecting or handing over to a cell - The present invention discloses a method, an apparatus and a system for reselecting or handing over to a cell. The method includes: querying, by a user equipment, a current macro cell in an identification list of neighboring macro cell(s) of an accessible AP, and determining that the accessible AP is included in the current macro cell; acquiring, by the user equipment, AP cell information of the accessible AP included in the current macro cell, and measuring the accessible AP cell included in the current macro cell based on the AP cell information; and reselecting, by the user equipment, an AP cell that meets a reselection requirement base on the measurement result and is included in the current macro cell, or handing over to an AP cell that meets a handover requirement base on the measurement result and is included in the current macro cell. | 2010-07-22 |
20100184440 | MOBILE DEVICE NETWORK SELECTION - The described implementations relate to automatic network selection in relation to wireless mobile devices. One method can be applied to a mobile device that has both Wi-Fi and cellular capabilities. The method can attempt to identify Wi-Fi network availability for the mobile device. This method also evaluates whether to configure the mobile device to accomplish data communication over an identified Wi-Fi network or a cellular network. | 2010-07-22 |
20100184441 | TRANSMISSION OF USEFUL AND CONTROL INFORMATION DURING SOFT HANDOVER - First and second network-based radio stations receive information content, i.e., useful information, transmitted by a subscriber station and control information relating to the useful information. The first network-based radio station and the second network-based radio station transmit the control information, but only the first network-based radio station transmits the useful information. | 2010-07-22 |
20100184442 | COMMUNICATION METHOD AND, TERMINAL APPARATUS AND BASE STATION APPARATUS USING THE METHOD - A packet communication unit ( | 2010-07-22 |
20100184443 | EXPLICIT LAYER TWO SIGNALING FOR DISCONTINUOUS RECEPTION - The embodiments of the present invention provide for methods, devices, and systems adapted to enable an eNodeB to instruct a user equipment (UE) to adjust its current discontinuous reception (DRX) parameter by Layer | 2010-07-22 |
20100184444 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRANSMITTING AN UPLINK CHANNEL SOUNDING PILOT AND BASE STATION AND USER EQUIPMENT - A method for transmitting an uplink channel sounding pilot is used in the Long Term Evolution Project. The method includes: receiving, by a User Equipment, an uplink channel sounding pilot scheduling signaling; and transmitting, by the User Equipment, an uplink channel sounding pilot according to an indication in the uplink channel sounding pilot scheduling signaling. The uplink channel sounding pilot scheduling signaling includes one of or a combination of indication information including transmission starting time, a transmission period, duration, a subcarrier index, a subframe index, a long block index and a frequency band of the uplink channel sounding pilot. A system for transmitting an uplink channel sounding pilot, a base station and a User Equipment are also disclosed. With the use of the invention, a User Equipment may be dynamically scheduled to transmit an uplink channel sounding pilot, a solution for carrying the uplink channel sounding pilot scheduling signaling is provided, and a solution for determining the position of the uplink channel sounding pilot in the subframe is also be provided, thereby the position of the uplink channel sounding pilot in the subframe can more accurately reflect the conditions of the channel on which uplink and/or downlink processing is performed according to the uplink channel sounding pilot. | 2010-07-22 |
20100184445 | Method and Apparatus for Improving Reconfiguration Procedure for Scheduling Request - The present invention provides a method for improving a reconfiguration procedure for Scheduling Request (SR) in a user equipment (UE) of a wireless communication system. The method includes steps of receiving an upper layer request for reconfiguring an SR parameter of the UE, and applying new configuration provided by the upper layer request to the SR parameter when an SR is triggered and there is no other SR pending in the UE. | 2010-07-22 |
20100184446 | Apparatus and method for adjusting offset in a wireless communication system - A Base Station (BS) includes an apparatus capable of performing an offset adjustment for a Mobile Station (MS). The BS can determine an offset mean value of the MS using a previously estimated offset of the MS if UpLink (UL) data received from the MS does not exist. The BS determines whether to transmit an unsolicited ranging response message (Unsolicited RNG-RSP) using the offset mean value of the MS. If transmitting the Unsolicited RNG-RSP, the BS transmits the MS the Unsolicited RNG-RSP including an offset adjustment value for the MS. | 2010-07-22 |
20100184447 | RADIO COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD, BASE STATION APPARATUS AND USER APPARATUS - The base station apparatus includes: a distributed transmission determination unit ( | 2010-07-22 |
20100184448 | Method of Handling Radio Resource Control Connection Establishment for a Wireless Communication System and Related Communication Device - A method of handling RRC connection establishment for a UE in a wireless communication system is disclosed. The method includes starting a timer associated with access barring, stopping the timer associated with access barring and performing barring alleviation when a RRC message for the RRC connection establishment is received. | 2010-07-22 |
20100184449 | Apparatus and method for 4-beamforming using radio units having two paths in wireless communication system - A base station is capable of performing 4-beamforming using Radio Units (RU), each having two paths in a wireless communication system. The base station includes a Digital Unit (DU), a first RU, and a second RU. The DU performs a mutual conversion function between an information bit line and a digital signal, calculates beamforming coefficients for 4-beamforming, and performs the 4-beamforming using the beamforming coefficients. The first RU has two Radio Frequency (RF) paths, extracts a clock signal from a digital signal from the DU, and provides the clock signal to the second RU. The second RU has two RF paths and operates according to the clock signal provided from the first RU. | 2010-07-22 |
20100184450 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING PARAMETERS OF A COMMUNICATION CHANNEL BETWEEN A FEMTOCELL AND A CELLULAR ENABLED COMMUNICATION DEVICE - Aspects of a method and system for controlling parameters of a communication channel between a femtocell and a cellular enabled communication device are provided. In this regard, characteristics of a cellular communication channel established between a cellular enabled communication device and the femtocell may be communicated to a network management entity. The network management entity may determine whether to adjust one or more parameters of the cellular communication channel based on the characteristics. The femtocell and/or the cellular enabled communication device may adjust the one or more parameters based on the determination by the management entity. The characteristics may be determined by the femtocell and/or the cellular enabled communication device. The characteristics may comprise one or more of signal strength, bit error rate, packet error rate, and/or available bandwidth. The parameters may comprise one or more of data rate modulation scheme, error coding scheme, and/or transmitted power levels. | 2010-07-22 |
20100184451 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING IMAGES AND GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION DATA IN A MOBILE DEVICE - A method and system for managing images and associated geographic location data in a mobile device uses an integrated camera to generate one or more images. After generating an image, the system determines a geographic location associated with the image. The system then stores the image, the associated geographic location data, and a record of the association in the mobile device's storage component. The system may also associate supplemental information, such as telephone number, category, and street address, with the image. The system provides one or more display modes for displaying the image and the associated information. The display modes may include a list mode for displaying multiple images and portions of the associated data and a detail mode for displaying a selected image and the full set of associated data. The system may also provide a map display mode for displaying locations associated with one or more images on a map of a geographical area. | 2010-07-22 |
20100184452 | POSITION TRACKING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PORTABLE TERMINAL - Disclosed is a position tracking system and method for a portable terminal. If a portable terminal is connected to a computer via wired/wireless communications, the portable terminal transmits a certain software program and identification information to the computer so as to silent-install the certain software program on the computer. Upon the completion of the installation of the software program, the computer transmits the identification information of the portable terminal and the position information of the computer to the server, and the server checks whether or not the portable terminal is the lost terminal, and if the portable terminal is determined to be the lost terminal, notifies the position information to the user having lost the portable terminal. | 2010-07-22 |
20100184453 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RECEIVING AND SENDING NAVIGATIONAL DATA VIA A WIRELESS MESSAGING SERVICE ON A NAVIGATION SYSTEM - A system and method are provided for receiving navigational data via a wireless messaging service on a navigation system. The system and method provide a way to send requests for destination information via the wireless messaging service and capture navigational data from the responsive message received, such as addresses, telephone numbers, or email addresses, and then utilize that data for navigational routing, generation of telephone calls, emailing and the like, from the vehicle's navigation system. A wireless device can be paired with the navigation system over a Bluetooth® communication link, wherein the navigation system periodically polls the wireless device for newly received messages. In one embodiment, the NAVI displays icons on a map that correspond to the extracted addresses from the messages received in relation to the vehicle's current location. The icons can be shown in a plurality of visual formats to distinguish previously viewed locations from newly received ones. | 2010-07-22 |
20100184454 | MOBILE RADIO COMMUNICATION DEVICES AND METHODS FOR OPERATING THE SAME - In an embodiment, a mobile radio communication device is provided. The mobile radio communication device may include a mobile radio communication protocol circuit configured to provide a home base station function for a mobile radio communication with another mobile radio communication device, and a memory configured to store a home base station group data structure, wherein the home base station group data structure for each communication device associated with the home base station group comprises a home base station group member identifier to identify a mobile radio communication device as a member of the home base station group. | 2010-07-22 |
20100184455 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OPTIMIZING RECEIPT OF CALL/BROADCAST PAGING MESSAGES BY SELF-POWERED WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS DEVICES - A wireless communications network ( | 2010-07-22 |
20100184456 | MESSAGING SYSTEM AND SERVICE - Embodiments of the invention are concerned with modification of messages en route to a destination. | 2010-07-22 |
20100184457 | DEVICE FOR DETERMINING A DEVICE POSITION - A device for determining a device position, which includes a receiver for receiving signals of a plurality of transmitters and a determiner for determining reception powers of the signals of the plurality of transmitters. The device further includes a provider for providing transmitter positions of the transmitters on the basis of the signals of the plurality of transmitters. The device further includes a determiner for determining a first position of the device on the basis of the transmitter positions, wherein the determiner for determining the first position is further formed to determine transmitter directions on the basis of the first position and the transmitter positions, and to determine a second position of the device on the basis of the transmitter directions, the transmitter positions and the reception powers. | 2010-07-22 |
20100184458 | Method and Arrangement for Reducing Battery Power Consumption of a User Equipment - The present invention relates to a method and arrangements for saving battery power consumption of a UE in mobile telecommunication system. The method comprises the step of checking whether the UE fulfills at least one of the pre-determined criteria that a subscriber explicitly requests to receive paging at extended DRX cycle and that a new cell is not reselected during a pre-determined time. If the at least one of the pre-determined criteria is fulfilled the step of applying an extended DRX cycle is performed. | 2010-07-22 |
20100184459 | COMMUNICATION TERMINAL AND COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD - It is possible to provide a radio communication terminal and a communication control method which can reduce the time of a out-of-cell state and perform reselection while continuing a wait operation. A mobile telephone ( | 2010-07-22 |
20100184460 | Arrangement and Method Relating to Connection of Mobile Stations - The present invention relates to an arrangement supporting dual mode operation or communication with a core network node using a first and a second mode via a first and a second interface respectively. It comprises parameter handling means adapted to collect or receive first parameters comprising configurable traffic load related parameters and second parameters comprising current network traffic dependent parameters. It also comprises selecting means comprising calculating means adapted to use the configurable parameters and the current parameters of the parameter handling means to select the first or the second mode as operation mode for a connection of a mobile station to the core network. | 2010-07-22 |
20100184461 | HANDHELD DISPLAY DEVICE FOR INTERACTING WITH PRINTED HYPERLINKS - A handheld display device for imaging and displaying a printed substrate containing a printed hyperlink. The device comprises: an optical sensor for imaging an area of the printed substrate and generating image data; a processor for determining interaction data using the image data, the interaction data identifying a substrate identity; a transceiver for retrieving display data corresponding to the printed substrate using the substrate identity; and a touch-sensitive display screen for displaying display information based on the display data. The display information comprises a displayed hyperlink corresponding to the printed hyperlink on the substrate. The device is configured such that user interaction with the displayed hyperlink via the touch-sensitive display screen causes retrieval and display of hyperlinked information on the screen. | 2010-07-22 |
20100184462 | METHOD OF DISPLAYING HYPERLINKED INFORMATION USING HANDHELD DISPLAY DEVICE - A method of displaying hyperlinked information using a handheld display device having a touch-sensitive screen and a transceiver for sending and receiving digital information. The method comprises the steps of: imaging an area of a printed substrate and generating image data using an optical sensor, the printed substrate containing a printed hyperlink; determining interaction data using the image data, the interaction data identifying a substrate identity; retrieving display data corresponding to the substrate; displaying display information based on said display data; interacting with the displayed hyperlink via the touch-sensitive display screen; retrieving hyperlinked information corresponding to the hyperlink; and displaying the hyperlinked information on the screen. | 2010-07-22 |