31st week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 50 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100197176 | FLAT PLUNGER ROUND BARREL TEST PROBE - A spring probe utilizing a flat plunger and a round barrel having a compression spring positioned within the barrel and a wiper for internal contact between the plunger and the inside of the barrel. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197177 | SOCKET CONTACT - A socket contact having a mating portion, a crimp portion, and a transition region connecting the mating portion with the crimp portion. The mating portion includes a first contact beam and a second contact beam. The first contact beam has a cantilevered portion with at least one first contact finger with a first contact point. The first contact beam also has an inflexible first fixed contact point which is positioned on the surface of the first contact beam. As a mating pin is inserted through the front aperture of the mating portion, the mating pin engages the first finger contact point causing the first contact beam to deflect. The mating pin then engages the inflexible first fixed contact point at a shallow mating angle and a reduced normal force, resulting in the first contact beam of the mating portion of the socket contacting the mating pin at multiple points of contact. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197178 | Vibration-Damping Contact Element - The invention relates to a terminal for an electrical connector. The terminal includes, an outer body, a connector section, a crimping section, a contact retention section, a contact receiving area, and at least one main contact spring. The connector section is positioned to receive an pin that is insertable into the terminal An electrical conductor is attachable in an electrically conductive manner to the crimping section. The outer body is retained in the contact retention section and fitted as a separate component. The at least one main contact spring includes a free end and at least one support area, and projects into the contact receiving area for the pin. Furthermore, the at least one main contact spring provides a contact force on the pin along a main spring path extending substantially transversely to the insertion direction of the connector section. The at least one main contact spring extends substantially in the insertion direction. The free end of the at least one main contact spring is directed substantially away from a contact opening of the connector section, while the at least one support area rests against the terminal in an inserted position. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197179 | GROUND TERMINAL FITTING AND GROUND DEVICE WITH THE SAME - The present invention provides a ground terminal fitting capable of being fixed to a ground member through a simple operation while permitting production cost to be reduced, and a ground device having the ground terminal fitting. The ground terminal fitting comprises a terminal body surrounding a through-hole, a clamping piece having a rising portion rising from an outer peripheral edge of the terminal body and a distal end portion extending inwardly from the rising portion along the terminal body, and a clampable piece located adjacent to the clamping piece in a circumferential direction of the terminal body. The clamping piece is adapted to clamp, when the ground terminal fitting is superimposed on a second ground terminal fitting, a clampable piece of the second ground terminal fitting to prevent a relative displacement between the ground terminal fittings. The distal end portion is adapted to contact the ground member penetrating through the through hole to prevent a relative rotation of the ground terminal fitting with respect to the ground member. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197180 | MARINE VESSEL PROPULSION UNIT - A marine vessel propulsion unit includes an engine, a drive shaft, a single propeller shaft, a single propeller, and a planetary gear mechanism. The drive shaft is arranged to extend vertically. The propeller shaft is arranged to extend in a direction intersecting the drive shaft. The rotation of the engine is transmitted to the propeller shaft via the drive shaft. The propeller is arranged to rotate together with the propeller shaft. The planetary gear mechanism is arranged at the front relative to the drive shaft and coaxial to a central rotation axis of the propeller shaft. The planetary gear mechanism is arranged to decelerate the rotation from the drive shaft and transmit the decelerated rotation toward the propeller shaft. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197181 | Underwater buoy system - An underwater buoy system is disclosed. The system comprises a docking station ( | 2010-08-05 |
20100197182 | FIRE RESISTANT BUILDING ELEMENT AND PLASTER THEREFOR - A laminate board for building element to be used in the construction of buildings includes a core layer made of moisture-impermeable polymers, and one or more external layer, facing and attached to the core layer wherein the external layer includes a fibre net and a mixture of construction materials and flame-retarding materials. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197183 | INDUSTRIAL ABSORBENT FROM COTTON REGIN - A product and process of manufacturing a non-woven web from cotton regin for use as an industrial hydrophobic absorbent, a filter or insulator. The method of processing the cotton regin creates a low-density and, thus, a high-absorbency web. The finished web has a bulk-to-weight ratio of about 25 to 40 mils/osy. The method includes processing cotton regin to a suitable range of fiber and particle sizes, mixing the cotton regin with a thermoplastic bonding agent, and depositing the material onto a steadily advancing belt to produce a relatively low density, loosely formed web. Subsequent processing of the web in an oven softens or melts the bonding agent, thereby adheres it to other web material to give the web its required strength and integrity. One or more continuous, air-permeable layers of scrim or netting may be incorporated on or within the web to provide additional strength or particular surface characteristics. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197184 | CONFORMABLE LAYER UTILIZING ACTIVE MATERIAL ACTUATION - A conformable protective layer, such as a fabric or covering, adapted for overlaying an object or space, and presenting a condition, such as a geometric configuration or stiffness, includes at least one shape memory alloy, electroactive polymer, or similar active material based actuator operable to undergo a reversible change when exposed to and/or removed from an external signal, and is configured such that the change is operable to autonomously modify the condition, or facilitate placement and removal of the layer. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197185 | LOW AND ULTRA-LOW FORMALDEHYDE EMISSION BINDERS FOR NON-WOVEN GLASS MAT - Non-woven glass mats and methods of making and using the same are provided. The mats include chopped glass fibers and a curable binder disposed on the glass fibers. The binder contains a modified soy protein and exhibits low to ultra-low or negligible formaldehyde emissions. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197186 | PHOTOALIGNMENT MATERIAL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DISPLAY SUBSTRATE USING THE SAME - A photoalignment material and a method of manufacturing of a display substrate using the photoalignment material are disclosed. The photoalignment material includes a photoalignment polymer, a photoalignment additive, and an organic solvent. When the photoalignment additive is used, a side reaction due to ultraviolet (UV) light may be prevented, and the stability of alignment layer may be improved. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197187 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING A LIQUID CRYSTAL COMPONENT - Provided is a liquid crystal component manufacturing method wherein a gap between a panel surface of a liquid crystal module and a transparent cover is filled with a transparent resin, then, the liquid crystal module and the transparent cover are bonded by curing the resin. In the method, at the peripheral section of at least one surface of the panel surface and the facing surface of the transparent cover, the resin is applied, then, a dam is formed by semi-curing the resin. At the same time, the resin is applied to the center, the panel surface and the transparent cover are permitted to face, and the resin applied at the center is pushed to spread by reducing the gap between the facing panel surface and the transparent cover. The resin pushed to spread is dammed up by the dam, and the whole resin that exists in the gap is cured. An apparatus for manufacturing the liquid crystal component is also provided. An optical resin layer recently developed and made known to the public is formed between the liquid crystal module panel surface and the transparent cover in desirable mode. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197188 | FURNACE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A DISCHARGE LAMP - The invention relates to a furnace ( | 2010-08-05 |
20100197189 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device employs a white sub-pixel among RGBW-4 sub-pixels as a view control component to realize a narrow viewing angle or a wide viewing angle in a fringe field switching mode. The LCD device comprises gate lines and data lines crossing each other to define RGBW sub-pixels on a first substrate, a thin film transistor formed at each crossing of the gate and data lines; a first common electrode in each region of the RGBW sub-pixels, a pixel electrode connected to the thin film transistor and insulated from the first common electrode, the pixel electrode having at least one slit, a second substrate attached to the first substrate, wherein the first and second substrate face each other with a liquid crystal layer interposed therebetween, and a second common electrode on the second substrate and corresponding to each W sub-pixel. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197190 | Interchangeable Plush Toy And Storage Assembly - The present invention features an interchangeable plush toy and storage assembly. In some embodiments, the assembly comprises a pillow having a first attachment means, and a storage component having a second attachment means. In some embodiments, the pillow and storage component are temporarily joined via the first and second attachment means to form the interchangeable plush toy and storage assembly. The first and second attachment means include complementing magnets, hook-and-loop, buttons, and the like. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197191 | LAUNCHABLE DOLLS - A set includes a launchable doll having a body portion and wings fixed to the body portion between a torso portion and a waist portion of the body portion to impart aerodynamic lift to the doll when the doll is rotated and the legs are fixed into a substantially vertical orientation when the wings are fixed to the body portion; and a launcher including a base, a tube that contains the legs and a mechanism that rotates the tube and the doll with respect to the base. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197192 | SELF-PROPELLED WATER TOY - A water toy and method for its use includes providing a water toy comprising a body cavity having a variable volume defined by a resiliently biased wall, such as bellows arranged about a long axis of the cavity, and an aperture defined at a rear portion of the body cavity. The body cavity is then manually expanded from a rest state to an expanded state and allowed to be filled with water while in the expanded state. The water toy is then released in water so that the body cavity naturally contracts toward the rest state and thereby forces water from the contracting body cavity out the aperture to form a water jet that propels the water toy through the water. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197193 | Heavier than air balloons with optical fiber decorative light arrays - Heavier than air balloons with optical fiber decorative light arrays, which include a balloon attached to a hollow tube, or stick, which has one or more lengths of optical fibers inside or outside, with the balloon having an optional skirt, the optical fibers are adjacent to or integral with the skirt, which optical fibers each have a protective jacket or cladding to prevent light from escaping therefrom, with portions of the jacket or cladding removed at selected locations along their lengths to permit light patterns to be emitted therefrom, to form a decorative array, upon shining of a light into their ends. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197194 | Apparatus For Animating Doll Using Electromagnets - The present invention is such that a doll equipped with a plurality of auxiliary magnetic poles is inserted into a hermetically-sealed container filled with liquid and the container is circumferentially arranged with variable magnetic poles whose polarities are determined by electromagnets, whereby attraction or repulsion is applied on each portion of the doll. The polarity of each variable magnetic pole can be arbitrarily controlled by adjustment of direction of current flowing in the electromagnets to enable the doll in the container to be driven in various types of motions. Therefore, the motions of the doll can be expressed in various interesting types including dancing to the accompaniment of music without recourse to making the doll in a complicated robotic shape. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197195 | GAME SYSTEM AND DEVICE FOR PROJECTING GAME INFORMATION ONTO A SURFACE - A game system is provided that includes at least one game device and at least one game piece. The game piece includes game information, which is not readily legible to the naked eye, and is projected onto a game surface. A device is also provided for playing a game that is configured to receive a game piece that is at least semi-transparent and contains information thereon not readily legible to the naked eye. Also provided is a game piece that is at least semi-transparent that includes game information that is not readily legible by the human eye that is insertable in a game device for projecting or viewing the game information. A figurine is also provided that includes a plurality of semi-transparent game pieces containing indicia or images thereon. The figurine also includes a rotatable portion and an aperture configured for viewing or projecting the indicia or images. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197196 | TOY DISK WHEELS AND ACCESSORIES THEREFORE - In one embodiment of the present invention there is provided a toy disk wheel. The disk wheel is defined to include a housing having first and second housing members, each housing member is substantially shaped as a half disk such that assembly of the first and second housing members forms a disk with a rounded outer surface to permit the housing to roll on a surface and a pair of outer sections. A transparent side portion is positioned along each outer surface of the pair of outer sections. Each transparent side portion includes a protuberance positioned about the center of the transparent side portion with a notch positioned thereon. The notch is used to accommodate an axle having ends which transverse the housing to rotatably position in the notches of both side portions. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197197 | POLISHING PAD THICKNESS MEASURING METHOD AND POLISHING PAD THICKNESS MEASURING DEVICE - A polishing pad thickness measuring method measures the thickness of a polishing pad attached to an upper surface of a surface plate. The polishing pad thickness measuring method measures a first distance between an upper surface of the polishing pad and a reference position on a vertical line perpendicular to the surface of the polishing pad and a second distance between an upper surface of the surface plate and the reference position on the vertical line, and calculates the thickness of the polishing pad from the difference between the first and second distances. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197198 | EYEGLASS LENS PROCESSING APPARATUS - An eyeglass lens processing apparatus includes: a lens rotation unit rotating a lens; a processing tool rotation unit processing the lens; an axis-to-axis distance changing unit for changing an axis-to-axis distance between the chuck shaft and the processing tool rotation shaft; a lens surface configuration acquiring unit which acquires a front surface curve configuration and a rear surface curve configuration of the lens; a lens outer diameter acquiring unit which acquires an outer diameter of a lens; a calculation unit which calculates a thickness of the lens and calculates a cutting depth of the lens, so that torque applied onto the chuck shaft in rough processing becomes substantially constant, based on the calculated lens thickness and a processing distance from the rotation center of the lens; and a control unit which controls the axis-to-axis distance changing unit in accordance with the calculated cutting depth and for rough processing the lens. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197199 | Machine for Creating Non-Cylindrical Bore Surfaces - The invention relates to a machine for creating non-cylindrical bore surfaces having a machine spindle ( | 2010-08-05 |
20100197200 | SURFACE ABRADING METHOD OF PHOTOSENSITIVE LAYER OF ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR - A surface abrading method of an electrophotographic photoreceptor is disclosed, comprising abrading the surface of a photosensitive layer with an abrading member entrained about a backup roll with feeding the abrading member and rotating the photoreceptor, while moving the abrading member parallel to a rotating shaft of the photoreceptor with bringing the abrading member into contact with the photosensitive layer surface, wherein the abrading member comprises a solid body on a backing material, the solid body contains abrasive grains and is provided on the backing material brought into contact with the photosensitive layer surface, and the top face of the solid body exhibits a surface roughness (Ry) of from 4.0 to 8.0 μm. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197201 | POLISHING LIQUID FOR METAL AND METHOD OF POLISHING - Disclosed is a metal-polishing liquid comprising: a metal-oxide-dissolving agent; a metal-oxidizing agent; a metal anticorrosive; a water-soluble polymer having a weight-average molecular weight of 8,000 or higher and having an anionic functional group and a nonionic functional group; and water, and having a pH within the range of 2.5 or higher but 5.0 or less. The metal-polishing liquid is effective in reducing the frictional force in polishing which generates during CMP. And is highly effective in flattening the surface of a work to be polished. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197202 | Method and Product for Cutting Materials - The present disclosure relates to a wire and a method of forming a wire including an iron based glass forming alloy including iron present in the range of 43.0 to 68.0 atomic percent, boron present in the range of 12.0 to 19.0 atomic percent, nickel present in the range of 15.0 to 17.0 atomic percent, cobalt present in the range of 2.0 to 21.0 atomic percent, optionally carbon present in the range of 0.1 to 6.0 atomic percent and optionally silicon present in the range of 0.4 to 4.0 atomic percent, wherein said wire has a thickness of 140 μm or less and wherein said wire includes spinodal glass matrix microconstituents. The wire may be used in abrading a substrate. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197203 | METHOD FOR CREATING A COMPLEX SURFACE ON A SUBSTRATE OF GLASS - A method for creating a concave section of glass from a glass substrate having flat surfaces includes the use of a grinding wheel and a turntable. The method includes the steps of securing the glass substrates to the turntable. The turntable is then spun to create a turntable axis of rotation. The grinding wheel is rotated about a wheel axis of rotation such that the wheel axis of rotation is perpendicular to the turntable axis of rotation. The grinding wheel and the turntable move relative to each other along the turntable axis of rotation. The glass substrate is ground by the grinding wheel contacting the glass substrate to create the concave section of glass while the glass substrate is rotating about the wheel axis of rotation and moving relative to the turntable. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197204 | APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR CONDITIONING POLISHING PADS USED IN POLISHING MICRO-DEVICE WORKPIECES - Apparatuses and methods for conditioning polishing pads used in polishing micro-device workpieces are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, an end effector for conditioning a polishing pad includes a member having a first surface and a plurality of contact elements projecting from the first surface. The member also includes a plurality of apertures configured to flow conditioning solution to the polishing pad. The apertures can extend from the first surface to a second surface opposite the first surface. The member can further include a manifold that is in fluid communication with the apertures. In another embodiment, a conditioner for conditioning the polishing pad includes an arm having at least one spray nozzle configured to spray conditioning solution onto the polishing pad and an end effector coupled to the arm. The end effector includes a first surface and a plurality of contact elements projecting from the first surface. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197205 | GRINDING DEVICE USING ULTRASONIC VIBRATION - A grinding device ( | 2010-08-05 |
20100197206 | Device for Grinding Spinning Cots - A device for grinding spinning cots has a rotating grinding roller and a carriage that is linearly movable relative to the grinding roller. A pivot arm is pivotably supported on the carriage and movable between a loading position and a grinding position. A workpiece receptacle is mounted on the pivot arm and adapted to receive a spinning cot to be ground. A feed device is provided that is actuatable in accordance with progression of a grinding process performed on the spinning cot toward a grinding surface of the grinding roller. The pivot arm is moveable by the feed device relative to the carriage. A device is provided that is actuatable independent of the feed device for manual adjustment of the carriage into a desired linear position relative to the grinding roller. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197207 | CHEMICAL MECHANICAL POLISHING APPARATUS - A chemical mechanical polishing apparatus includes a container, a platen, first and second brushes, a polishing pad, a carrier, and a slurry supplier. The container has a bottom wall and a side wall. The side wall has an inwardly-extending upper portion. The platen is supported over the bottom wall. The platen is positioned lower than the inwardly-extending upper portion. The first brush brushes the side wall. The first brush is fixed to a side surface of the platen. The second brush brushes a side surface of the platen. The second brush is fixed to the bottom wall. The polishing pad is attached to the platen. The carrier presses a workpiece to be polished against the polishing pad. The slurry supplier supplies a slurry onto the polishing pad. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197208 | Power-Driven Hand Tool With Clamping Fixture For A Tool - A power-driven hand tool is disclosed comprising a housing, a work spindle for driving a tool, which tool can be located between a tool end of the work spindle and a fixing mechanism, further comprising a displacing mechanism with a clamping lever, adapted to pivot about a pivot axis for displacing the fixing mechanism between a releasing position, in which the fixing mechanism can be released from the work spindle, and a clamping position in which the fixing mechanism is clamped on the work spindle by a spring. An impeding mechanism is provided that interacts with the clamping lever for impeding the pivoting movement of the clamping lever between the releasing position and the clamping position. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197209 | ELECTRIC HAND-HELD POWER TOOL FOR PERFORMING SANDING WORK, IN PARTICULAR A FINISHING SANDER - An electric hand-held power tool for performing sanding work, in particular a finishing sander, is provided, that includes a drive plate ( | 2010-08-05 |
20100197210 | Floor Finishing Machine - A floor finishing machine includes a base frame, a movable frame movably mounted to the base frame, and a plurality of floor finishing units carried by the movable frame, and being pivotable about a generally longitudinal pivot axis and a generally transverse pivot axis. The machine may also include a jack operatively coupled between the base frame and the movable frame, and a vacuum tank carried on the movable frame and straddling the jack. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197211 | GRINDER AND CORE DRILL WITH DUST COLLECTION - A core drill or a grinder power tool design is disclosed herein also incorporated to a dust collection apparatus. The tool has a motor portion and a shaft portion, the shaft portion being characterized by a hollow shaft together with a casing forming a conduit for the dust created during coring or grinding applications. A harness is provided to the collection apparatus and the overall design is portable and functional right-handed or left-handed. A ring gear configuration is provided to transfer shaft power at a right angle. Further, several bearings are introduced to align shafts and absorb thrust created while applying pressure to a work piece. Power is additionally supplied to the power tool via a special modification to the collection apparatus. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197212 | CHAMFERING TOOL AND DRUM SANDER - A device for chamfering and sanding is disclosed. The device comprises a cylindrical body containing a hollow cone lined with sandpaper attached to the surface of the cone with adhesive. Two corners of the sandpaper are inserted respectively into two slots contained in the sidewall of the cone to further hold the sandpaper in place. The device comprises a shaft attached to the bottom of the device for clutching by a drill press or a three jaw chuck. As the device rotates, objects that require bevelling or sanding are inserted into the cone and pressed against the sandpaper. A sandpaper sleeve is attached to the outer surface of the cylindrical body that may be used for sanding and smoothing. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197213 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INTRODUCING AUXILIARY MATERIAL - In order to provide a method of introducing auxiliary material into the flow path of a crude gas stream charged with wet-paint overspray before the crude gas stream passes through at least one filter element for separating the overspray from the crude gas stream, with which method an introduction of auxiliary material into the application region of a paint shop is reliably prevented even in the event of incorrect operation, a method is proposed, which comprises the following method steps: detecting whether there is an adequate crude gas flow through the at least one filter element; and blocking the introduction of auxiliary material into the flow path of the crude gas stream if it is determined that there is not an adequate crude gas flow. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197214 | ADJUSTABLE AIR VENT FOR SLIDING DOOR FRAMES - The present invention provides a cooling system, which is referred to herein as a slider vent, for dwellings or residences that have a sliding patio door or the like. In an embodiment of the invention, the slider vent occupies approximately six (6) inches of the sliding door track and uses two centrifugal fans to exhaust hot interior air within the dwelling directly to the exterior of the residence and draws in cooler exterior air from outside the dwelling via an adjacent open window. The electrical components within the unit are enclosed by an inner housing for consumer safety and to protect them from the elements, and ventilation flows through an assemblage of moveable shutters that remain closed when the fans are not in operation. The unit is powered by a household power source via a plug connected at the bottom of the unit on the interior side. The unit also has a variable speed control to adjust air flow, located in the center of the unit, also on the interior side. For security purposes, the slider vent locks into the door frame in the same fashion as the sliding patio door, and also allows the sliding door to lock into the unit's frame to create a solid barrier to prevent unwanted entry or intrusion. The unit may also include a weather strip that produces a tight seal between itself and the sliding door and prevents the outside elements from penetrating through the crack. The unit may also include insulation to produce a tight seal when the fans are not in use to prevent the loss of air through the system while not in operation. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197215 | AIR FLOW IN ENCLOSED SPACES - A method of, and a system for promoting the flow of air from a lower location to an upper location, the method comprising: using heat from a heat source to provide a first heat store; and making a secondary use of heat from said heat source to power a heating device for heating an air conduit connecting said lower and upper locations; wherein said secondary use of heat from said heat source is controlled on the basis of an indicator of whether or not there is an excess of heat in the heat store. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197216 | VENTILATOR WITH ILLUMINATING UNIT AND HUMAN SENSOR - Disclosed is a ventilator with an illuminating unit and a human sensor, which includes a ventilator body and a cover. An air inlet, a lamp shield and a human sensor are provided in the cover. The lamp shield and the air inlet are mounted at the center of the cover while the human sensor is mounted at the periphery of the cover, and the installation orientation of the cover is changeable. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197217 | Damper blade and damper blade assembly for an air duct - A damper plate assembly adapted for installation in a circular air duct having tubular walls defining a bore about a central air flow axis with a set of coaxial apertures in opposing walls, the damper plate assembly including:
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20100197218 | INTERCOM SYSTEM WITH IMAGING FUNCTION AS WELL AS AUDIO TERMINAL, VIDEO TERMINAL, HOME GATEWAY DEVICE AND INTERCOM ADAPTER CONSTITUTING THE SYSTEM - When an intercom slave issues a call signal, all video terminals registered as terminals display images provided from the intercom slave. When an audio terminal responds to a call signal, control is performed to allow speech communications between the intercom slave and the audio terminal having responded to the call signal, to stop displaying of the images of the intercom slave by each video terminal and to cause the video terminal selected by the audio terminal to display the images. A combination of the selected video terminal and the audio terminal is registered. The audio terminals are displayed in a list form for selection. The video terminal receiving a radio wave with the highest intensity from the audio terminal is selected. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197219 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED LOCATION-BASED WIDGETS - Systems and methods relating to location-based applications, such as widgets, are disclosed. In general, in one embodiment, a mobile device obtains a list of applications associated with a current or anticipated location of the mobile device from a centralized or distributed application service. One or more desired applications to be activated are either manually or automatically selected from the list of applications associated with the current location or the anticipated location of the mobile device. The mobile device then activates the one or more desired applications. Optionally, for each desired application that has been activated, the desired application may be deactivated once one or more deactivation criteria are satisfied. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197220 | Selection and Tuning of a Broadcast Channel Based on Interactive Service Information - The present invention provides methods and apparatus for tuning a broadcast processing system by using channel data from an interactive information source. The broadcast processing system interfaces with a broadcast medium and may include an interfacing apparatus that interfaces to the broadcast medium for extracting an appropriate broadcast signal and for tuning the broadcast processing system. The viewer uses a mobile terminal that communicates with the interactive information source over a first wireless communications path. The viewer may interact with the web site by navigating through the associated web pages in order to obtain broadcast information about the selected program, in which the broadcast information may be sent to the mobile terminal over the first wireless communications path. The broadcast information is processed by the wireless terminal in order to obtain the channel data. Consequently, the channel data may be sent to the broadcast processing system in order to tune the broadcast processing system to the selected program. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197221 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, RELAY STATION APPARATUS, AND WIRELESS TRANSMITTING APPARATUS - A wireless communication method and the like for improving the system throughput. The wireless communication method is used in a mobile communication system having a base station apparatus (BS), a relay station apparatus (RS) ( | 2010-08-05 |
20100197222 | IN-BUILDING-COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND METHOD - An In-Building Communications system is disclosed which permits communication in tunnels, underground parking garages, tall buildings such as skyscrapers, buildings having thick walls of concrete or metal, and/or any building which has communication dead zones due to electromagnetic shielding. The invention includes a portable bi-directional amplifier (BDA) system, an outdoor antenna system attached to the building or independently mountable an indoor antenna system attached to the building or independently mountable inside the building, and a standardized, In-Building Communications (IBC) interface box affixed preferably to the exterior of the building. The interface box communicates with antenna systems attached to the building. The fire department or other emergency response personnel carry portable outdoor and indoor antenna systems and a portable, lithium-ion battery powered, bi-directional amplifier (BDA) system which may be connected to the building during an event such as a fire, earthquake, or an act of terrorism or whenever radio coverage enhancement is required. The portable BDA system is simply connected to the standardized, IBC interface box and powered thus restoring communications within. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197223 | RELAY STATION, MOBILE STATION, AND RELAY TRANSMISSION METHOD IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Provided is a mobile communication system which includes a plurality of RAT (Radio Access Technology) and can eliminate the need of a control channel for reporting RAT information so as to prevent congestion or shortage of the control channel capacity. In the mobile communication system, an LTE relay station ( | 2010-08-05 |
20100197224 | NEAR FIELD CONNECTION ESTABLISHMENT - Disclosed is an apparatus capable of hosting a secure module. The apparatus comprises a communication unit capable of near field communications, and a control unit configured to co-operate with the secure module. The control unit is further configured to detect a radio frequency field and, in response to the detection of the radio frequency field, to pass, to the secure module, control of establishing a near field connection through the communication unit. Also disclosed is a secure module, comprising a control unit configured to assume control of establishing a near field connection, wherein the control unit is further configured to provide, in the course of the near field connection establishment, a set of capabilities comprising near field communication capabilities of the secure module and near field communication capabilities of an apparatus hosting the secure module. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197225 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMMUNICATING SOUND WAVE OF HUMAN BODY - A method and apparatus for communicating a sound wave is provided. The apparatus includes: a sound wave converter converting a sound wave signal transmitted from a counter apparatus through the human body into an electrical signal when the sound wave is transmitted from the counter apparatus through the human body and converting an electrical signal on data to be output to the counter apparatus into a sound wave; a data processor receiving the converted electrical signal from the sound wave converter and transmitting an electrical signal on the data to be output to the sound wave converter when the data to be output exists; and a switch connected between the sound wave converter and the data processor, the switch transmitting the converted electrical signal to the data processor and transmitting the electrical signal on the data to be output to the sound wave converter. Accordingly, it is possible to efficiently transmit a signal with a low loss of sound wave signal. Thus, it is possible to simply construct communication hardware at a low price. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197226 | Mobile Station Having Wireless Communication and Radio Frequency Tag Detection Capability - An exemplary mobile station has a transceiver portion configured to communicate over an uplink and a downlink. A detector portion is configured to detect a radio frequency tag. An exemplary method of using a mobile station includes selectively conducting wireless communications over an uplink and a downlink. The mobile station is also selectively used to detect at least one radio frequency tag. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197227 | HEADSET ASSEMBLY FOR BLUETOOTH UTILITIES - Disclosed is a headset assembly for Bluetooth equipment. The headset assembly (H) for Bluetooth communication with mobile communication equipment includes an earphone body part ( | 2010-08-05 |
20100197228 | CLOCK SYNCHRONIZATION METHOD FOR A SHORT RANGE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK - A clock synchronization method includes: A) configuring a device to determine a time interval between issuance of a command by a network coordinator and the completion of the transmission of a (SFD) of a beacon frame by the network coordinator; B) upon completion of the reception of the SFD byte of the beacon frame by the device, configuring the device to generate a synchronization signal; C) in response to the synchronization signal, configuring the device to record a first clock time thereof; D) upon completion of the reception of the beacon frame by the device, configuring the device to record a second clock time thereof; E) configuring the device to calculate a synchronization clock time based on the time interval, and the first and second clock times; and F) configuring the device to adjust a clock time thereof to the synchronization clock time. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197229 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A communication device includes: a first communication interface configured to perform a first wireless communication with a first counterpart device; a second communication interface configured to perform a second wireless communication with a second counterpart device; an identification information acquiring module configured to acquire identification information unique to the second counterpart device from the second counterpart device by the second wireless communication performed by the second communication interface; and a transmission controller configured to perform a control so that data is sent to the second counterpart device that is identified by the identification information acquired by the identification information acquiring module by performing the first wireless communication with the second counterpart device according to the first communication method. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197230 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PROVIDING CIPHERING PROBLEM RECOVERY FOR UNACKNOWLEDGED MODE RADIO BEARER - An apparatus for providing ciphering problem detection may include a processor. The processor may be configured to receive an unacknowledged mode message, initiate operation of a timer based on receipt of the unacknowledged mode message, re-initiate timer operation in response to each subsequent unacknowledged mode message received prior to expiration of the timer, record a timer expiry event in response to the timer expiring prior to receipt of a subsequent unacknowledged mode message, and indicate a data reception error in response to receipt of the subsequent unacknowledged mode message after recordation of the timer expiry event. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197231 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INTERFERENCE CANCELLATION - An interference canceller between a transmit chain and a receive chain of a transceiver is proposed to complement the action of a diplexer, or duplex filter, that is part of the transceiver. The interference canceller comprises a transmit chain tap, a receive chain coupler for coupling an interference compensation signal into the receive chain, and an interference signal processing path between the transmit chain tap and the receive chain coupler. The interference signal processing path comprises a filter having filtering characteristics similar or corresponding to the filtering characteristic of a receive portion of said diplexer. A corresponding method for interference cancellation is also proposed. Computer-program products for the manufacture of the interference canceller and the execution of the method are also proposed. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197232 | Echo Canceler Circuit And Method - Received data is filtered to produce pre-noise suppression data. Noise is removed from the pre-noise suppression data to provide noise-suppressed data. At least one weighted filter coefficient is dynamically determined using at least the pre-noise suppression data and not the noise suppressed data. The determination occurs independently from and is not affected by removing the noise from the pre-noise suppression data. Removing the noise from the pre-noise suppression data occurs independently from and is not affected by dynamically determining the at least one weighted coefficient. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197233 | Method and System for Automatic Control in an Interference Cancellation Device - Signals propagating on an aggressor communication channel can cause detrimental interference in a victim communication channel. A signal processing circuit can generate an interference cancellation signal that, when applied to the victim communication channel, cancels the detrimental interference. The signal processing circuit can dynamically adjust or update two or more aspects of the interference cancellation signal, such as an amplitude or gain parameter and a phase or delay parameter. Via the dynamic adjustments, the signal processing circuit can adapt to changing conditions, thereby maintaining an acceptable level of interference cancellation in a fluctuating operating environment. A control circuit that implements the parametric adjustments can have at least two modes of operation, one for adjusting the amplitude parameter and one for adjusting the phase parameter. The modes can be selectable or can be intermittently available, for example. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197234 | Method and Apparatus for Co-Location of Two Radio Frequency Devices - A method for avoiding signal interference between a first RF device and a second RF device is provided. The first and second RF devices are co-located and the first RF device is configured to operate within a semi-stationary range of a frequency band. The second RF device is configured to operate by changing channels within the frequency band. The method initiates with a communication interface being provided between the first RF device and the second RF device. Then, the second RF device receives the semi-stationary range and a mode for the first RF device through the communication interface. Next, the second RF device is adapted to avoid the semi-stationary range of the frequency band of the first RF device when the mode of the first RF device is in an active mode. An apparatus where two RF devices are co-located without causing interference for each other is also provided. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197235 | Coexistence of Plural Wireless Communication Transceivers in Close Proximity - A communication device has a plurality of concurrently operating transceivers, each operating in a respectively different one of a plurality of communication systems, wherein the plurality of concurrently operating transceivers includes a first transceiver and a second transceiver. Operation of the communication device includes the first transceiver ascertaining whether transmissions by the second transceiver are causing interference in a receiver of the first transceiver and if so, performing one or more interference response actions. The one or more interference response actions include ascertaining whether the interference is at an acceptable level and if so then taking no further interference response actions. If the interference is ascertained to be at an unacceptable level, an interference mitigation request is communicated to the second transceiver. The second transceiver can, for example, shift its use of frequencies to a region whereby the first transceiver's band select filter can sufficiently attenuate the second transceiver's signal. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197236 | COMMUNICATION TERMINAL AND DEVICE CONNECTION AVAILABILITY DETERMINING METHOD - An object of the present invention is to provide a communication terminal and a device connection availability determining method in which listing of information according to a neighboring wireless network is enabled to allow an operation of quickly and easily selecting target information. When a list of devices which are candidates of a connection destination is displayed, a network matching either a network identifier acquired by searching for a wireless network or an identifier of a belonging network is a network existing in the neighborhood of a location where the communication terminal is then located, and device information stored in association with its network identifier can be determined to be a device available in that location. Based on this determination, devices available and unavailable in that location are displayed in different modes so as to be identified by a user. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197237 | CHANNEL ESTIMATION METHOD OF THE MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM BASED ON THE TIME DIVISION PILOT FIELD - A method of channel estimation of a mobile communication system based on a time division pilot field is disclosed. The method uses a transmitting end that transmits a time division pilot sequence having a cyclic prefix and a receiving end that transforms the time division pilot sequence into frequency domain using a fast Fourier transform module. Channel estimation is performed to obtain a channel frequency response estimation result. The receiving end transforms the channel frequency response estimation result back into time domain and obtains a channel impulse response estimation result. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197238 | Fielded Device Failure Tracking and Response - A fault remediation system for fielded wireless mobile devices addresses field failure data collection, consolidation of field failure data, and an information services platform so that the players in a wireless/mobile broadcast/broadband application/service value chain to respond to field failure problems in a consistent and automated manner from wireless/mobile devices over wireless multicast and or wireless broadband networks. An elegant and extremely flexible mechanism enables the failure data collection from a targeted set of wireless/mobile devices. In addition, sophisticated mechanisms identify targeted set of devices that should participate in field failure data collection based on user specified operational requirements (e.g., selected OEM, device configuration type, subscribers to a specific wireless broadband serve, failure occurrence certain time limits, etc.). The fault data logging on the mobile device is vertically integrated to allow diagnosis and assignment to a responsible party for fixing, testing, and release with subsequent certification and deployment. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197239 | GEOGRAPHIC-BASED MEASUREMENT AND LOGGING OF RADIO COVERAGE RELATED INFORMATION BY MOBILE DEVICES - Providing for automated wireless network signal analysis by mobile devices as a function of their geographic locations is described herein. By way of example, a wireless network can transmit a set of geographic data defining a geographic region to a mobile device. The mobile device can compare its current location to the geographic region, and begin measuring downlink signals, or recording such measurements when within the geographic region, and terminate the recording when the mobile device leaves the geographic region. Recorded measurements can be subsequently uploaded to the wireless network for analysis. In some aspects, the mobile device can refrain from uploading the measurements until within a defined reporting region. By providing mobile device network analysis triggered on device geographic location, analysis data that is well tailored to a particular problem area can be obtained, increasing quality of the analysis data and significantly reducing cost of acquiring such data. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197240 | Method Of And A Device For Generating A Signal Having A Predetermined Quality Criterion For Use In Or On A Communication System - There is disclosed a signal having a predefined quality criterion for use with a communication systems, a method of and a system for generating, such a signal, a method of testing the operation of a communication system using such a signal and a (tele)communication system arranged liar operating such a method. The method for generating the signal having a predefined quality the steps of:—representing a first signal ( | 2010-08-05 |
20100197241 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR LOW-COMPLEXITY CHANNEL ESTIMATOR IN OFDM / OFDMA SYSTEMS - The present disclosure proposes a method for channel estimation with excellent accuracy for a large variety of channel conditions and with low computational complexity. The method represents a specific combination of a plurality of linear channel estimation schemes. A resulting hybrid channel estimator may retain the low complexity of the constituent estimators while performing same or better than each of the constituent estimators. The proposed simplified hybrid estimator may provide very close error rate performance to the optimal Wiener estimator over a wide range of channel scenarios. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197242 | TECHNIQUES FOR EXPLICIT FEEDBACK DELAY MEASUREMENT - Techniques for explicit feedback delay measurement are described. An apparatus may comprise a processor to generate a steering matrix for transmit spatial processing over a channel, determine a delay time associated with explicit feedback information for the channel, and determine whether to modify the steering matrix with the explicit feedback information based on the delay time. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197243 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FREQUENCY SCANNING USING TWO RADIOS | 2010-08-05 |
20100197244 | Direct coupled radio frequency (RF) transceiver front end - A method and apparatus is disclosed to couple a transmission amplifier and a reception amplifier to a shared medium. An output of the transmission amplifier is directly coupled to an input of the reception amplifier to form a common connection. The transmission amplifier and the reception amplifier may receive a first amplifier bias via the common connection. In response to the first amplifier bias, the transmission amplifier provides a first communication signal to the shared medium and the reception amplifier does not provide a second communication signal from the shared medium. Alternatively, the transmission amplifier and the reception may receive a second amplifier bias via the common connection. In response to the second amplifier bias, the reception amplifier provides the second communication signal from the shared medium and the transmission amplifier does not provide the first communication signal to the shared medium. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197245 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING RADIOFREQUENCY COMMUNICATION DEVICES WITH OR WITHOUT OPERATION SWITCH AND DEVICES THUS OBTAINED - A method for producing radiofrequency communication devices with or without an operation switch and devices obtained. The invention relates to a method for producing a radiofrequency communication device comprising an electronic component, an antennae circuit associated with the electronic component and a switch on the circuit capable of switching off the antennae circuit; the method being differentiated in that comprises the following steps: —the antennae ( | 2010-08-05 |
20100197246 | WEARABLE ONE WAY TRANSFER DEVICE - A wearable, one-way transfer device component for use in a communications system that includes a first device coupled to a first communication network that receives and compiles global positioning data corresponding to the physical location of one or more objects, a first serial communication path for transmitting the global positioning data from the first device, the first serial communications path being unidirectional to prevent data from being transmitted to the first device, means for formatting the global positioning data received from the first serial path into a serial communication format, a second serial communication path for transmitting the formatted global positioning data to a second device associated with a second communication network, and a user replaceable means for providing power to the means for formatting the global positioning data. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197247 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF IMPROVING SOUND QUALITY OF FM RADIO IN PORTABLE TERMINAL - Provided are an apparatus and a method of improving the sound quality of an FM radio signal in a portable terminal. The apparatus includes: an FM radio module receiving an FM radio signal; an application processor processing an application program for playing an audio signal; a switch selectively switching to transmit an audio signal processed in the application processor or the FM radio signal received through the FM radio module into an audio sub system; the audio sub system decoding and post-processing the audio signal or the FM signal, which is provided through the switch; and an amplifier amplifying the signal decoded and post-processed in the audio sub system and output the amplified signal to an external. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197248 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF ENSURING GUARANTEED SERVICES - A method for ensuring guaranteed services for real-time traffic on an interconnect with errors is provided. The real-time traffic comprises a first and second traffic class (HRT, SRT). Real-time traffic of the first and/or second traffic class (HRT, SRT) is transmitted from a transmitter to a receiver. It is detected by the receiver whether an error has occurred during the transmission of the real-time traffic and the error is reported to the transmitter. At least part of the real-time traffic of the second traffic class (SRT) is re-transmitted by the transmitter if the transmitter has received an error report from the receiver within a predetermined time period. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197249 | ADJUSTABLE TRANSMISSION FILTER - An adjustable filter is responsive to a control signal to change a frequency response of the adjustable filter based on at least one of a geographic location, frequency spectrum information, and a status of a secondary internal radio. The control signal may shift a center of the pass band from a first center frequency to a second center frequency and/or change a pass band bandwidth from a first bandwidth to a second bandwidth. A transmitter includes an adjustable filter responsive to a control signal and controller configured to select a frequency response of the adjustable filter by generating the control signal based on a geographical location. In one aspect, the geographical location indicates a region of operation of the receiver and the frequency response is selected in accordance with the region. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197250 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DC OFFSET CALIBRATION IN SYSTEM - An apparatus and method for DC offset calibration in a system are provided. The method of a DC offset calibrator for calibrating a DC offset on a system transmission path includes variably setting offset values to be applied to transmit signals of a system, transmitting the variably set offset values to the system, measuring a DC component output value at an antenna end of the system for the transmit signals to which the variably set offset values are applied, and, when the measured DC component output value has a value allowable in the system, determining the variably set offset values as final offset values to be applied to the system. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197251 | POWER AMPLIFIER COMPRISING A SLOTTED POWER COMBINER - According to one embodiment, a power combiner configured to receive at least two input signals and combine the input signals to generate an output signal. The power combiner may include at least two input layers and an output layer located between the input layers. Each layer may be in the shape of a slotted loop. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197252 | FM-AM DEMODULATOR AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - A FM-AM demodulator includes a FM signal amplifier, a local oscillator, an image oscillator, a first selector, a first orthogonal mixer, an AM signal amplifier, a first frequency divider, a second frequency divider, a second selector, a second orthogonal mixer, a third selector, a first filter, a first amplifier, a fourth selector, a second filter, a second amplifier, a first gain controller, an I/Q compensation unit, an IF oscillator, a third orthogonal mixer, an adder, a channel filter configured to extract a signal with a predetermined frequency band output from the adder, a third amplifier, a second gain controller, a demodulator, and an I/Q compensation controller configured to generate an I/Q compensation signal to use for adjusting phase and gain of the I signal used in an I/Q compensation unit by detecting amplitude of the output signal from the demodulator, and output the generated signal to the I/Q compensation unit. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197253 | BROADCASTING RECEIVER, BROADCASTING IDENTIFICATION METHOD, BROADCASTING IDENTIFICATION PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM THEREFOR - While sequentially changing the selected channel, a digital broadcast judgment part collects level value V | 2010-08-05 |
20100197254 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR LEAST SQUARES BLOCK CHANNEL ESTIMATION - Certain embodiments of the present disclosure provide techniques for channel estimation without resorting to the channel second-order statistics. Methods and systems are proposed for improving the performance of an un-constrained least squares channel interpolator by using available side information of the channel, such as signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), Doppler frequency and/or delay spread. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197255 | Method and apparatus for dynamic station preset configuration in a radio - A method of operating a radio having a plurality of station preset pushbuttons includes assigning to the preset pushbuttons a first group of radio frequencies associated with a first country. A spectrum of radio frequencies is scanned. A signal quality metric is measured for each of the scanned frequencies. A country of origin is determined for each of the scanned frequencies. A country in which the radio is disposed is ascertained dependent upon the measuring step and the determining step. If the country in which the radio is disposed is different from the first country, then either the preset pushbuttons are automatically re-assigned to a second group of radio frequencies associated with the country in which the radio is disposed, or a user is provided with an option to re-assign the preset pushbuttons to the second group of radio frequencies. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197256 | ADJUSTABLE RECEIVE FILTER - An adjustable filter is responsive to a control signal to change a frequency response of the adjustable filter based on at least one of a geographic location, frequency spectrum information, and a status of a secondary internal radio. The control signal may shift a center of the pass band from a first center frequency to a second center frequency and/or change a pass band bandwidth from a first bandwidth to a second bandwidth. A receiver includes an adjustable filter responsive to a control signal and controller configured to select a frequency response of the adjustable filter by generating the control signal based on a geographical location. In one aspect the geographical location indicates a region of operation of the receiver and the frequency response is selected in accordance with the region. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197257 | ADJUSTABLE RECEIVE FILTER RESPONSIVE TO FREQUENCY SPECTRUM INFORMATION - An adjustable filter is responsive to a control signal to change a frequency response of the adjustable filter based on frequency spectrum information. The control signal may shift a center of the pass band from a first center frequency to a second center frequency and/or change a pass band bandwidth from a first bandwidth to a second bandwidth. In one example, the frequency spectrum information includes a status of an internal secondary radio. The frequency spectrum information may also indicate a region of operation where the frequency response is selected in accordance with the region. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197258 | ROBUST SIGNAL DETECTION USING CORRENTROPY | 2010-08-05 |
20100197259 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING SIGNAL USED FOR VERIFYING THE PERFORMANCE OF STANDARD RADIO RECEIVER - A method and an apparatus for producing a signal for verifying performances of a standard radio receiver. The apparatus includes a control module adaptable for controlling data processing, a program module for controlling and storing a digital simulation signal, a conversion module carrying out D/A conversion for the digital simulation signal, and a simulation module. When validating whether the standard radio receiver is compliant to IEEE 802.15.4-2006 standard, a verifier only needs to set up parameters defining types and signal strengths of a data frame w/o noise signals, time intervals for sending out the data frame, and a count of times of sending the data frame. Based on predefined parameters, the simulation module generates a digital simulation signal which is then processed by successive hardware devices to generate a simulated verification signal needed for validating the standard radio receiver. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197260 | SIGNAL POWER ESTIMATION - Two versions of the auto-covariance matrix of a received signal are obtained. One version is dependent upon the fraction of the power of a transmission site that goes into the wanted signals and a value is sought for this fraction that produces a good match between the two versions. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197261 | WIRELESS CONTROL SUBSYSTEM FOR A MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Methods and apparatus are provided for wireless communications in a mobile electronic device. In one aspect, the mobile electronic device includes an antenna subsystem and a plurality of wireless communications modules. A method may involve supplying RF signals from each of the wireless communications modules to a single unit for manipulating the RF signals; and controlling the unit for manipulating RF signals to connect an RF signal of a selected one of the wireless communications modules to the antenna subsystem. The unit for manipulating RF signals may perform various kinds of RF signal processing or conditioning. Furthermore, the antenna system may include a phased array antenna. Besides portable computers such as laptop, notebook and netbook computers, the same principles are applicable to mobile electronic devices generally, including cellphones for example. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197262 | RECEPTION DEVICE AND RECEPTION METHOD - The noise amount information storage unit | 2010-08-05 |
20100197263 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMBINED MULTI-CARRIER RECEPTION AND RECEIVE ANTENNA DIVERSITY - Methods and wireless devices are provided that implement both multi-carrier reception and diversity processing. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197264 | UPLINK CHANNEL ESTIMATION - In one embodiment, a receiver is provided for use in a multiple-input system that includes a receiving antenna receiving a time-domain signal corresponding to a plurality of signals transmitted from a plurality of transmitting antennas. The receiver includes: (a) a transform unit adapted to transform the time-domain signal into a frequency-domain signal; (b) a channel estimation unit adapted to estimate, based on the frequency-domain signal and a frequency-domain pilot signal, a combined transfer function corresponding to a plurality of transfer functions of respective channels between the plurality of transmitting antennas and the receiving antenna; and (c) a channel separation unit including a plurality of frequency-domain convolution units that separate the combined transfer function into a plurality of estimated channel transfer functions. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197265 | CONNECTING TO A MULTIMEDIA BROADCAST/MULTICAST SERVICE CHANNEL - A method, a base station, an application server and a mobile device for transmitting and receiving media content are disclosed. A transceiver | 2010-08-05 |
20100197266 | DEVICE ASSISTED CDR CREATION, AGGREGATION, MEDIATION AND BILLING - Device assisted CDR creation, aggregation, mediation and billing is provided. In some embodiments, device assisted CDR creation, aggregation, mediation and billing for a wireless network includes collecting device generated service usage information for one or more devices in wireless communication on the wireless network; and providing the device generated service usage information in a syntax (e.g., a device assisted charging data record (CDR)) and a communication protocol (e.g., 3GPP, 3GPP2, or other communication protocols) that can be used by other network devices to augment or replace network generated service usage information for the one or more devices in wireless communication on the wireless network. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197267 | DEVICE GROUP PARTITIONS AND SETTLEMENT PLATFORM - Device group partitions and a settlement platform are provided. In some embodiments, device group partitions (e.g., partitions of devices based on associated device groups) are provided. In some embodiments, a settlement platform service is provided. In some embodiments, a settlement platform service is provided for partitioned devices. In some embodiments, collecting device generated service usage information for one or more devices in wireless communication on a wireless network; and aggregating the device generated service usage information for a settlement platform for the one or more devices in wireless communication on the wireless network is provided. In some embodiments, a settlement platform implements a service billing allocation and/or a service/transactional revenue share among one or more partners. In some embodiments, service usage information includes micro-CDRs, which are used for CDR mediation or reconciliation that provides for service usage accounting on any device activity that is desired. In some embodiments, each device activity that is desired to be associated with a billing event is assigned a micro-CDR transaction code, and a service processor of the device is programmed to account for that activity associated with that transaction code. In some embodiments, a service processor executing on a wireless communications device periodically reports (e.g., during each heartbeat or based on any other periodic, push, and/or pull communication technique(s)) micro-CDR usage measures to, for example, a service controller or some other network element for CDR mediation or reconciliation. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197268 | ENHANCED ROAMING SERVICES AND CONVERGED CARRIER NETWORKS WITH DEVICE ASSISTED SERVICES AND A PROXY - Enhanced roaming services and converged networks with device assisted services and a proxy is provided. In some embodiments, enhanced roaming services and converged networks with device assisted services and a proxy includes collecting device generated service usage information for one or more devices in wireless communication on the wireless network; and providing the device generated service usage information in a syntax and a communication protocol that can be used by other network devices to augment or replace network generated service usage information for the one or more devices in wireless communication on the wireless network. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197269 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANAGING SECURE INFORMATION IN A MOBILE TERMINAL - To manage secure information in a mobile terminal, a method for storing the secure information in the mobile terminal includes locating initial bad blocks in a memory of the mobile terminal. A location of a secure block is determined using the locations of the initial bad blocks; and the secure information is stored to a secure block of the determined location. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197270 | TELEPHONE SERVER AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - The first telephone server may be configured so as to be capable of communicating with a second telephone server with which a first wireless telephone device is registered. The first telephone server may be configured to receive authentication information sent from the first wireless telephone device located within a wireless communication area of the first telephone server. The first telephone server may be configured to send a first command including the authentication information to the second telephone server. The first telephone server may be configured to receive a first response sent in response to the first command from the second telephone server. The first telephone server may be configured to receive a call request, sent from the first wireless telephone device to a second wireless telephone device, by using a wireless communication. The first telephone server may be configured to send the call request to the second wireless telephone device by using the wireless communication without utilizing the second telephone server on a condition that the first response is a positive response and the second wireless telephone device is located within the wireless communication area. The first telephone server may be configured to receive, by means of wireless communication, a second response sent in response to the first command from the second wireless telephone device. The first telephone server may be configured to send the second response to the first wireless telephone device by using the wireless communication. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197271 | WIRELESS DEVICE MONITORING SYSTEM INCLUDING UNAUTHORIZED APPARATUSAND AUTHENTICATION APPARATUS WITH SECURITY AUTHENTICATION FUNCTION - In a wireless device monitoring system including a mobile telephone and an authentication apparatus, a controller of the authentication apparatus repeatedly executes a distance detection processing based on a received level of a received wireless signal and an authentication processing based on authentication data included in the received wireless signal continuously at a first communication interval T | 2010-08-05 |
20100197272 | Multiple Network, Shared Access Security Architecture Supporting Simultaneous Use Of Single SIM Multi-Radio Device And/Or Phone - A method and system is presented for a mobile wireless communication device that may communicate information to a first network device for enabling authentication, authorization and/or management of accounting for the mobile wireless device for use within a first network that utilizes a first wireless communication standard. A communication session may be established with a second network that utilizes a second wireless standard based on data sent to the second network related to the first authentication, authorization and/or accounting management. The wireless mobile device is operable to establish simultaneous communication sessions with the first network and the second network without communicating authentication, authorization and/or accounting information to the second network. The first and/or second network may comprise and/or share a session control server. The mobile wireless device may receive, store and/or modify additional information associated with the authentication, authorization and/or accounting management. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197273 | TERMINAL UNIT, DEVICE UNIT, ILLICIT USE PREVENTION SYSTEM, ILLICIT USE PREVENTION METHOD AND PROGRAM - To provide the safety of preventing the illicit use of others by using a state as to whether or not the essential function of the device is not in use in locking the terminal to prohibit the use. A user terminal | 2010-08-05 |
20100197274 | Apparatus And Method For Establishing A Data Connection Between A Remote Station And A Wireless Network - Disclosed is a method for establishing a data connection for a remote station. In the method, a wireless network capable of establishing a data connection is found. Based on determining that the remote station is a non-subscribing remote station that does not have an existing subscription relationship that supports establishment of a data connection using the wireless network, an initial connection identity (ICI) value is sent to the wireless network, wherein the ICI value includes a characteristic associated with a non-subscribing remote station. An authentication inquiry is received from the wireless network in response to the sent. ICI value. A response value, responsive to the authentication inquiry, is generated in accordance with pseudo-authentication information associated with the ICI value. The response value is sent to the wireless network for allowing establishment of a data connection between the remote station and the wireless network. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197275 | COMMUNICATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION MANAGEMENT TERMINAL DEVICE, COMMUNICATION MANAGEMENT METHOD AND COMMUNICATION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM - Communication from inadmissible communication parties and communication accesses are excluded from an unspecified number of communication parties and communication accesses. A communication management system is provided with a communication device for communicating with communication parties connected through a communication network, a communication control device for controlling the communication, a communication history information memory device for storing communication history information indicative of communication history of the communication device, and a communication admissible party selecting device for selecting communication admissible parties who are admitted to communication with the communication device in accordance with the communication history information, wherein the communication control device has a communication admission control function to carry out admission control of communication from the selected communication parties. | 2010-08-05 |