32nd week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 38 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110195630 | DISPLAY MANUFACTURING METHOD - In a method for manufacturing a display including a light-transmissive substrate bonded onto a display surface of a display body, a bonding surface of the display body and a bonding surface of the light-transmissive substrate are set in a mutually opposed manner across compression-deformable clearance regulation members. The compression-deformable clearance regulation members are provided between the display body and the light-transmissive substrate. An adhesive, previously applied to one terminal edge of a bonding surface, is spread between the bonding surfaces of both the display body and the light-transmissive substrate. This is done by pressing the light-transmissive substrate against the display body starting from one terminal edge towards an other terminal edge thereof and by gradually decreasing a clearance between the bonding surfaces by serially compression-deforming the clearance regulation member from the one terminal edge towards the other terminal edge. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195631 | DISPLAY MANUFACTURING METHOD - In a display manufacturing method including bonding of a light-transmissive substrate onto a display surface of a display body, the bonding includes bending the light-transmissive substrate into an arch-like shape with a bonding surface thereof having a convex shape. An adhesive sandwiched is put between a bonding surface of the display body and a top of a bonding surface of the bent light-transmissive substrate. The bend of the light-transmissive substrate is released while moving two rollers from a center of the light-transmissive substrate in a direction of the bend of the light-transmissive substrate towards both terminal edges of the light-transmissive substrate in mutually reverse directions. The two rollers press a non-bonding surface of the light-transmissive substrate against the display body. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195632 | Toy - An electric toy ( | 2011-08-11 |
20110195633 | Modular Beehive Construction With Insulating Cover Plates - A plastic modular beehive construction including cover plates to enhance insulation from cold temperatures. The construction comprises opposing side and end walls. Outwardly protruding ribs are provided across areas of the outer face of each wall for reinforcement. Pin receivers are also included in selected locations on each outer face. An outwardly facing recess is preferably included in each wall, to define a hand grip. Pronged connectors are provided on the end walls. Recesses are provided on the side walls for receiving the pronged connectors of the end walls. The walls are snapped together, providing a rigid four-sided hive, having an open top and an open bottom. The cover plates, including pins on an inner wall that correspond with the locations of the pin receivers on the walls, are installed over each wall. The plates include a cutout corresponding with the size, configuration, and location of the hand grip recess. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195634 | Mastectomy, Lumpectomy, Radiation & Brachytherapy Bra - When women receive a course of radiation brachytherapy the indwelling catheter lacks support. The women's breasts are exposed; there are four staff people needed during treatment. In-between treatments the chest was wrapped with bandages. The wraps slipped and were uncomfortable. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195635 | METHOD AND GRINDING MACHINE FOR THE COMPLETE GRINDING OF SHORT AND/OR ROD-SHAPED WORKPIECES - Short and/or rod-shaped workpieces are completely machined by grinding two parallel end faces and the longitudinal sides of the workpiece with very short cycle times. The grinding machine includes two grinding spindles that are arranged in a tandem arrangement with parallel rotational axes on a shared grinding headstock and that are jointly moved in the X direction. In cooperation with a special holding and transport device for the workpieces, two workpieces are each ground, at least partly concurrently, the end faces of the one workpiece being ground in one machining position and the final non-circular grinding of the exterior contour of a second workpiece occurring in a second machining station, the end faces of the second workpiece having already been ground. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195636 | Method for Controlling Polishing Wafer - A method for controlling polishing a wafer includes the following step. Firstly, a database storing a number of status data of a polished film of a wafer and a number of polishing parameters corresponding to the status data is established. Each of the polishing parameters includes a head sweep of a polishing head along a redial direction of a polishing platen. The head sweep refers to a movement distance range from a center of the polishing head to a center of the polishing platen during a polishing process. Subsequently, a first wafer having a predetermined status data is provided. Thereafter, the predetermined status data is compared with the status data in the database so as to find out the polishing parameter corresponding to the predetermined status data, thereby determining a first polishing parameter of the first wafer. Afterward, a first polishing process using the first polishing parameter is applied to the first wafer. The method can control the status of a polished film and optimize the polishing parameter. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195637 | Orbital Smoothing Device - Disclosed are an orbital smoothing device for smoothing a surface of a substrate and a method of smoothing a surface of a substrate using the orbital smoothing device. The orbital smoothing device includes a rotatable plate that is driveable by a motor in at least one of a clockwise or a counterclockwise direction and a plurality of smoothing pad assemblies coupled to said plate. Each of the plurality of smoothing pad assemblies is capable of independent rotation in both clockwise and counterclockwise directions and includes a shaft for coupling each of said smoothing pad assemblies to the rotatable plate, means for providing independent rotation in both clockwise and counterclockwise directions mounted on the shaft and securable in a pad holder and a pad holder for receiving and securing the means for independent rotation. The pad holder has removably mounted thereon a smoothing pad capable of smoothing the surface of the substrate when the rotatable plate is driven by the motor. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195638 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING GLASS SUBSTRATE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM - Disclosed is a method for producing a glass substrate, which involves a first polishing step and a second polishing step both for polishing the surface of the glass substrate with a polishing solution containing a polishing agent. The method is characterized by additionally involving a heating step for heating the glass substrate, wherein the heating step is carried out after the first polishing step and before the second polishing step. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195639 | RETAINING RING WITH SHAPED SURFACE - A retaining ring can be shaped by machining or lapping the bottom surface of the ring to form a shaped profile in the bottom surface. The bottom surface of the retaining ring can include flat, sloped and curved portions. The lapping can be performed using a machine that dedicated for use in lapping the bottom surface of retaining rings. During the lapping the ring can be permitted to rotate freely about an axis of the ring. The bottom surface of the retaining ring can have curved or flat portions. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195640 | APPLYING DIFFERENT PRESSURES THROUGH SUB-PAD TO FIXED ABRASIVE CMP PAD - A chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) system includes a rotating polishing table including a platen providing at least two pressure zones having different pressures; a sub-pad positioned on the platen, the sub-pad including a plurality of openings allowing for transmission of the different pressures therethrough; a fixed abrasive pad positioned on the sub-pad; and a pressure-creating system sealingly coupled to the platen for creating a different pressure in the at least two pressure zones, wherein the different pressures create topography on the fixed abrasive pad. A sub-pad and related method are also provided. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195641 | Cutting Head and Cutting Nozzle for a Liquid/Abrasive Jet Cutting Arrangement - A nozzle for a high pressure cutting arrangement is disclosed. The cutting arrangement comprises a liquid stream and a slurry stream, the slurry comprising abrasive particles suspended in a fluid, with both fluids being supplied into the nozzle under pressure. The nozzle has a combining chamber, having an entry region arranged to receive the liquid stream and the slurry stream, such that the pressure in the entry region is determined by the pressure in the liquid stream. The pressure in the entry region acts on the pressure in the slurry stream to regulate the pressure in the slurry stream. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195642 | POWER TOOL PACKING APPARATUS - A power tool packing apparatus provides a packing force to form a compact coupling between an application tool and an output shaft of a power tool. The packing apparatus comprises a pressing disk, a crank set, a movable wheel and a plurality of steel balls. The movable wheel and the pressing disk form a space between them to hold the steel balls. The crank set has a plurality of pins butting the steel balls. The pressing disk has a force applying surface butted by the steel balls in regular conditions so that the pressing disk provides a packing force butted outward in the regular conditions. The movable wheel has retraction notches. When the movable wheel is turned, the steel balls slide into the retraction notches to provide the pressing disk an inward retraction space, thereby the packing force is released and the application tool can be disassembled quickly. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195643 | POWER TOOL WITH A SHIELD - A power tool includes a housing accommodating a motor therein, a bearing base having a lower surface and an upper end that is connected to the housing, an output shaft that is mounted in the bearing base and protrudes out of the lower surface of the bearing base, a shield that is movably connected with the bearing base, and a locking mechanism for locking the shield relative to the bearing base. The locking mechanism further includes a locking element arranged on the shield and a stop member and the bearing base is formed with a hollow chamber within which the stop member is arranged. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195644 | TOOL HOLDER WITH TAPERED SLOT FOR A GRINDING MACHINE - A tool holder for a grinding machine, where the tool holder is mounted to a grinding platform of the grinding machine. The tool holder includes a plate member having a tapered slot where opposing stop elements are provided within the slot at a central location. The tool includes a pair of circular elements that are positioned on either side of the stop elements in the slot and are forced into the tapered shape of the slot so that the tool is held to the tool holder. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195645 | TOOL FOR SMOOTHING OR POLISHING OPTICAL SURFACES - There is disclosed a tool for smoothing or polishing an optical surface. The tool comprises: a body part which is rotatable about an axis of rotation; and a plurality of pads arranged in an array to bear against said optical surface for movement across the surface as the tool is rotated about said axis of rotation, wherein said pads are each mounted: i) for substantially linear movement relative to said body part in a direction substantially normal to said surface in the region where the pad contacts the surface; and ii) universal pivotal movement relative to said body part. The pads are biased towards said optical surface. In a preferred arrangement, a plurality of pistons are mounted for individual reciprocating movement relative to the body part along respective longitudinal axes, each of said pistons having a distal end to which a respective said pad is universally articulated, wherein said pistons are each biased towards said optical surface. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195646 | POLISHING PAD HAVING A TRICOT MESH FABERIC AS A BASE - Disclosed herein is a polishing pad having a substrate woven in a network form, capable of adsorbing dust generated during polishing of an object into meshes formed in the substrate to discharge the adsorbed dust to an external dust suction system or receive the dust in the meshes in a pocket form, in turn improving polishing efficiency of the polishing pad. In addition, polishing yarns are solidly adhered to a face part with relatively wider area on one side of the substrate so as to enhance durability of the pad. The polishing pad according to an exemplary embodiment includes a tricot mesh fabric | 2011-08-11 |
20110195647 | Device for removing the ribs from a piece of slaughtered animal - The invention relates to a device for removing individual ribs from a piece of slaughter animal whose spinal column was cut off. A conveying device aligns the piece on a cutting surface on which the spinal column was cut off and conveys the piece. A rib sensor ( | 2011-08-11 |
20110195648 | COLLAPSIBLE FILLET BOARD - A fish fillet board is adapted to stand upright during use, and to collapse into a folded position during storage. The fillet board comprises two planar surface members, hingedly connected at their upper surface, with smooth outer surfaces for fillet, cleaning and cutting fish. The two planar surface members comprise rough inner surfaces for preventing slippage while gutting fish preparatory to subsequent filleting. The surface members may double as housings for cutting instruments. A plurality of stabilizing spikes arrayed across the medial axis of the fillet board pierce the fish and help prevent slippage during filleting in the upright position. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195649 | REEDING DETECTION APPARATUS AND COIN SORTING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - An end of a detection body provided contactable with an upper side peripheral surface of a coin rolling on a coin path hooks into reeding of the coin, and thus the detection body is moved to a moving direction. The movement of the detection body moves a receiving portion in the same direction, and rotates in a predetermined direction an axis support integrally provided with the receiving portion. The rotation of the axis receiver retracts from the coin path a sorting body projecting to the coin path. A release body proceeds to the coin path. The retraction of the sorting body from the coin path allows the coin to further roll on the coin path, press the release body, rotate the axis support reversely, and return the detection body and the sorting body to a standby position. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195650 | AIR NOZZLE - The invention relates to an air nozzle for conducting an air flow from an air feed shaft or an air feed duct in a heating, a ventilating or an air-conditioning installation, particularly for passenger compartments in motor vehicles, consisting of a hollow-cylindrical housing with a front air outflow opening and a rear air inflow opening as well as an insert, which is mounted in the housing and by which the direction and/or the intensity of the of the air flow issuing from the air nozzle is or are variable. For improved mounting and easier assembly the insert has an outer surface which is spherical at least in sections and is supported at the inner surface of the housing by way of at least two bearing points of matching contour, wherein a spring element is associated with at least one bearing point. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195651 | APPARATUS TO INJECT LIQUID SOLUTION INTO A VEHICLE AIR AIRCULATING SYSTEM - A liquid-misting apparatus is described that is installed in the air-handling system of a vehicle. Upon operation by an occupant of the vehicle, the system mists liquid containing a fragrance, deodorant, antibacterial solution, etc. or any combination thereof into the air handling system of the vehicle to improve the comfort and enjoyment of all of the occupants of the vehicle. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195652 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COOLING DATA CENTERS AND OTHER ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT - Temperature, humidity, and pressure control systems and methods for enclosed spaces, including data centers. In some embodiments, the rotational frequency of the air supply fans is controlled based on a pressure associated with the enclosed space. In some embodiments, the rotational frequency of the air supply fans is controlled based on a pressure differential between an inlet region and an exhaust region within the enclosed space. In some embodiments, air within the inlet region is segregated from air within the exhaust region. In some embodiments, the cooling capacity of the cooling equipment is controlled responsive to a temperature associated with the enclosed space. In some embodiments, the cooling capacity is controlled based on a temperature associated with the inlet region of the enclosed space. In some embodiments, the humidity within the enclosed space is controlled. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195653 | INVERTER BUILDING - The invention concerns a building for accommodating waste heat-generating electrical apparatuses, in particular an inverter building, including an air inlet, an air outlet, an air supply passage downstream of the air inlet in the flow direction, and at least one ventilation device for generating an air flow from the air inlet to the air outlet. According to the invention the air supply passage extends from the inlet opening to a lower flow chamber beneath the inlet opening and the ventilation device is arranged in the lower flow chamber. The invention concerns a building for accommodating waste heat-generating electrical apparatuses, in particular an inverter building, including an air inlet, an air outlet, an air supply passage downstream of the air inlet in the flow direction, and at least one ventilation device for generating an air flow from the air inlet to the air outlet. According to the invention the air supply passage extends from the inlet opening to a lower flow chamber beneath the inlet opening and the ventilation device is arranged in the lower flow chamber. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195654 | AIR-EXCHANGE DEVICE FOR BUILDINGS - An air-exchange device for buildings, designed to be installed between an internal environment and an external environment, comprising, a casing having a substantially flattened parallelepipedal shape; a heat exchanger housed inside said casing; and a first fan and a second fan, which have respective intake and delivery sections and are arranged for generating, respectively, a first airflow directed from the inside to the outside and a second airflow directed from the outside to the inside, where the first and second airflows are in a relationship of mutual heat exchange in said heat exchanger, wherein, the heat exchanger separates from one another a first casing section set in which is said first fan and a second casing section set in which is said second fan, said first casing section comprises a first chamber communicating with a first inlet of the heat exchanger and with an external inlet opening, a second chamber communicating with a first outlet of the heat exchanger and with the intake section of the first fan, and a third chamber communicating with the delivery section of the first fan and with an external outlet opening, said second casing section comprises a fourth chamber communicating with a second inlet of the heat exchanger and with an internal inlet opening, a fifth chamber communicating with a second outlet of the heat exchanger and with the intake section of the second fan, and a sixth chamber communicating with the delivery section of the second fan and with an internal outlet opening, and the first casing section and the second casing section comprise, respectively, a first partition wall and a second partition wall, which are provided with respective openings that set said second chamber and said fifth chamber in communication with the respective intake sections of the first fan and of the second fan. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195655 | ROOF RIDGE VENT AND VENTILATED ROOF EMPLOYING SAME - A vent for a roof includes a body having an inner surface facing the roof, an outer surface, first and second opposing ends and first and second opposing sides. First and second edge portions are disposed at or about the first and second sides, respectively, and include a plurality of openings for the passage of air. A plurality of protrusions extend outwardly from the inner surface of the body. A plurality of elongated resilient members extend longitudinally between the first and second ends of the body and cooperate with the protrusions. At least a portion of each of the elongated resilient members extends beyond a bottom edge of the vent and is compressed against the exterior surface of the roof, in order to substantially fill in and seal spaces between the exterior surface of the roof and the at least one vent. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195656 | INTEGRATED WIRELESS NETWORK AND ASSOCIATED METHOD - An integrated wireless network and associated method are provided for facilitating wireless communication onboard an aircraft. The integrated wireless network includes a wireless distribution system including a wired interface and a plurality of wireless radios. The wireless distribution system may also include a combiner and one or more antennas, such as leaky feeder antenna(s), extending through the cabin compartment of the aircraft. The combiner may provide the combined wireless signals to the antenna for transmission. And, the combiner may deconstruct wireless signals received by the antenna and provide the deconstructed wireless signals to a respective wireless radio. The integrated wireless network of this embodiment also includes one or more wireless data concentrators having a plurality of wireless radios in communication with the antenna. The plurality of wireless radios of the wireless distribution system and the wireless data concentrator may support wireless communications in accordance with a plurality of different protocols. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195657 | RADIO RELAY APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a radio relay apparatus includes a reception unit, a cancellation unit, a weight calculation unit, and a weight multiplication unit. The reception unit generates M first baseband signals based on M first RF signals supplied by M reception antennas. The cancellation unit subtracts M replicated signals replicating loop interference signals in the M reception antennas, from the respective M first baseband signals, to obtain M second baseband signals. The weight calculation unit calculates M×M weights corresponding to M×M loop interference channels. The weight multiplication unit multiplies the M second baseband signals by the M weights corresponding to the respective M reception antennas and then combines resultant signals together to obtain M replicated signals to be supplied to the cancellation unit. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195658 | LAYERED RETRANSMISSION APPARATUS AND METHOD, RECEPTION APPARATUS AND RECEPTION METHOD - A retransmission apparatus for retransmitting information received from a base station to a reception apparatus includes: a reception unit configured to receive information regarding a plurality of layers from the base station; determining unit configured to determine retransmission control information including at least one layer to be retransmitted among the plurality of layers based on feedback information received from the reception apparatus; and a transmission unit configured to retransmit the at least one layer information to the reception apparatus based on the results of the determining unit. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195659 | Method and Apparatus for Communication Between a Vehicle Based Computing System and a Remote Application - A vehicle-based computing apparatus includes a computer processor in communication with persistent and non-persistent memory. The apparatus also includes a local wireless transceiver in communication with the computer processor and configured to communicate wirelessly with a wireless device located at the vehicle. The processor is operable to receive, through the wireless transceiver, a connection request sent from a nomadic wireless device, the connection request including at least a name of an application seeking to communicate with the processor. The processor is further operable to receive at least one secondary communication from the nomadic device, once the connection request has been processed. The secondary communication is at least one of a speak alert command, a display text command, a create phrase command, and a prompt and listen command. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195660 | Radio repeating system, radio repeating apparatus, radio terminal operating method and radio repeating method - A radio repeating system has first and second radio terminals, a radio repeater to receive a signal transmitted from the first radio terminal and transmit the signal to the second radio terminal, and a controller to control the radio repeater. The controller has a terminal signal determiner to detect a signal from the first radio terminal to determine whether the first radio terminal is in a transmission halt mode or a transmission mode, a first counter to start counting when a result of detection is the transmission halt mode, and a second counter to start counting when a result of detection is the transmission mode. The controller halts a wireless relay operation of the radio repeater when the result of detection is the transmission halt mode while the second timer is operating, or when the first timer finishes counting. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195661 | ANTENNA DEVICE - To provide an antenna device capable of diminishing gain changes caused by a human body. An antenna device has a magnetic current antenna | 2011-08-11 |
20110195662 | TRANSMISSION DIVERSITY SCHEME OF MULTIPLE CELL COOPERATIVE COMMUNICATIONS - Provided is a method of applying a transmission diversity scheme in a multiple cell cooperative communication system in which a terminal may receive, from a plurality of base stations, identical data using an identical radio resource. In the method, base stations of a cooperative base station involved in a cooperative communication may apply the transmission diversity scheme using the same resource as time and frequency resources used to apply the transmission diversity scheme in a base station of a serving base station. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195663 | Mobile terminal, information transmitting/receiving method, server apparatus, reader-writer, and member privilege acquiring system - There is provided a mobile terminal including: a contactless communication unit transmitting an IC identifier to a reader-writer that carries out contactless communication and receiving link information including the IC identifier from the reader-writer; and a wireless communication unit accessing a server based on the link information, transmitting the link information to the server, transmitting the IC identifier to the server separately to the link information, and operable, when the server has judged based on the IC identifier that contactless communication with the reader-writer and access to the server were both carried out using a same mobile terminal owned by a user, to receive information relating to privilege available to the user on a service used by the user from the server apparatus. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195664 | WIRELESS CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A SPA - A wireless control system is provided for remotely controlling various modules of a spa. The control system comprises a wireless interface for receiving a combination of communication signals containing control data and BLUETOOTH signals from a remote wireless device. The communication signals contain at least control data for controlling the various modules of the spa and the BLUETOOTH signals contain media data such as streaming audio data. The communication signals can be transmitted using Wi-Fi, GSM or CDMA protocols. The control system further comprises a wired interface connected to the various modules of the spa and in communication with the wireless interface. The wired interface controls the various modules of the spa in response to the control data. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195665 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND USE OF PRESENCE DETECTION - The system and method provide for a small, low-power device, e.g., a Bluetooth® device, in a carryable or wearable form, that allows a controlled device to respond to the presence of the user. The device may be worn on one's person and allow other devices, by means of Bluetooth® pairing and protocols, to detect the presence of a user. The controller or controlling device may emit a signal in the vicinity of the user to allow the controlled device to know whether or not the controlling device is present, and the signal may be a pulse of data that is transmitted every few seconds. The pulse of data between the transmitter and the receiver may be encrypted to be used for higher-security applications as a means of dual-factor authentication. The presence of the user may be employed to control a device, e.g., to control access to a computer, to unlock/lock doors, to turn lights on and off, and so on. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195666 | ACCESSORY FOR AN IMPLANT - An accessory ( | 2011-08-11 |
20110195667 | DISTRIBUTED DATABASE ACCESS FOR SPECTRUM ACCESS - A bootstrapping technique for wirelessly obtaining white space data that may be used to identify an available white space channel for connecting to a service. Portable wireless devices may collaborate to provide white space data to a device requesting such data. A requesting device transmits a request for the white space data using, for example, an unlicensed band. A device receiving the request may transmit a copy of the data to the requesting device. The transmitted copy may be obtained by the receiving device from a local data store or may be provided from a database server to which the receiving device is connected. In the later case the receiving device acts as a proxy between the database server and the requesting device. Once the white space data is received by the requesting device it may be used to select a channel for communication in the white space. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195668 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF REPORTING LOGGED MEASUREMENT IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method and apparatus of reporting logged measurements in a wireless communication system is provided. A user equipment in a Radio Resource Control (RRC) connected mode receives Minimization of Drive Tests (MDT) configuration from a base station and starts a validity timer upon receiving the MDT configuration. The user equipment in an RRC idle mode logs measurements based on the MDT configuration to collect logged measurements while the validity timer is running. When the validity timer is expired, the user equipment discards the MDT configuration. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195669 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A mobile communication system which is capable of, when carrying out mobile communication using a shared channel, increasing in efficiency of transmission timing of the data transmission rate request value to prevent wasteful power consumption and hence reduce power consumption. A mobile station apparatus of the mobile communication system measures CIR of the received signal from a base station apparatus at a CIR measuring section, and decides the data transmission rate request value corresponding to the measured CIR value at a rate request value deciding section. Also, it detects an error of the received signal at a CRC section, and, when no error is found, calculates a difference between the average data transmission rate from a base station apparatus and the data transmission request value at a rate request value transmission controlling section. Then, it transmits the data transmission rate request value to the base station apparatus only when the obtained difference is larger than a threshold value. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195670 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR UPLINK BEAMFORMING CALIBRATION IN A MULTI-ANTENNA WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A wireless transceiver, comprising a transmitter, a receiver and a plurality of antennas, determines transmit phase relationship between at least two of antennas based on radio frequency (RF) signals received via the at least two antennas from one or more antennas of a base station. RF signals are transmitted via the at least two antennas utilizing the determined transmit phase relationship. The receiver is calibrated based on receiver performance determined from the received RF signals for subsequent reception of RF signals. The transmit phase relationship is dynamically adjusted based on the transmit RF measurements and the determined receiver performance. Transmit channel qualities are determined for each transmit antenna based on the transmit RF measurements and the dynamically adjusted transmit phase relationship. Transmit antennas are dynamically selected based on the adjusted transmit phase relationship, the characterized transmit channel qualities and the determined receiver performance for subsequent transmission to the base station. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195671 | COMMUNICATION DEVICES WITH INTEGRATED GYRATORS AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A device includes an on-chip gyrating circuit that generates a motion parameter based on motion of the device. An RF transceiver generates an outbound RF signal from an outbound symbol stream, transmits the outbound RF signal to a remote station of a wireless network, and generates an inbound symbol stream from an inbound RF signal received from the at least one remote station. A processing module processes the motion parameter to produce motion data, converts outbound data into the outbound symbol stream, converts the inbound symbol stream into inbound data, compares current motion data to past motion data, detects when a difference between the current motion data and the past motion data compares unfavorably to a motion change threshold, and include the motion data in the outbound data when the difference between the current motion data and the past motion data compares unfavorably to the motion change threshold. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195672 | INTEGRATED CIRCUITS, COMMUNICATION UNITS AND METHODS OF CANCELLATION OF INTERMODULATION DISTORTION - A wireless communication unit includes a transmitter for processing a baseband transmit signal to produce a first radio frequency signal. A receiver is arranged to convert a second radio frequency signal to a baseband receive signal, where the receiver has a summation module arranged to add a cancellation signal to the baseband receive signal. A selectivity element is arranged to couple the transmitter and the receiver to an antenna, where a reduced portion of the first radio frequency signal is introduced into the second radio frequency signal thereby creating a second order inter-modulation distortion component in the baseband receive signal. An adaptive estimator module has a filter for filtering the baseband receive signal to remove dc offsets associated with the second order inter-modulation distortion component and generate the cancellation signal based on the baseband transmit signal and the filtered baseband receive signal for inputting to the summation module. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195673 | INTEGRATED CIRCUITS, COMMUNICATION UNITS AND METHODS OF CANCELLATION OF INTERMODULATION DISTORTION - A wireless communication unit includes a transmitter, a receiver, a selectivity element and a baseband processing module. The receiver has at least one summation module arranged to add a cancellation signal to the quadrature baseband receive signal. a baseband processing module arranged to: receive the quadrature baseband transmit signal and quadrature baseband receive signal; apply independent gain and phase adjustments to quadrature portions of the quadrature baseband transmit signal, based on at least one signal component of the quadrature baseband receive signal, to form independent cancellation signals; and apply the independent cancellation signals to the at least one summation module. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195674 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ESTABLISHING A ONE-WAY COMMUNICATION SESSION - A method of establishing a one-way communication session from a first device to a second device includes transmitting initiation data to the second device to establish the one-way communication session, transmitting communication data to the second device, and terminating the one-way communication session. The initiation data causes the second device to receive the communication data and prevents the second device from transmitting communication data to the first device until after the one-way communication session has been terminated. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195675 | RF TRANSCEIVER AND MODEM COMPRISING SUCH A TRANSCEIVER - A LTE compliant RF transceiver includes at least one transmit path and at least two receive paths. A switching arrangement connected between a transmit PLL synthesizer and at least one transmit path as well as between a receive PLL synthesizer and at least two receive paths allows the transmit PLL synthesizer to selectively be connected to the receive side of the transceiver as well as the receive PLL synthesizer to selectively be connected to the transmit side of the transceiver, thereby considerably increasing flexibility of the RF transceiver which enables both speed-up of handover procedures and power savings. A modem including the transceiver is also provided. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195676 | EXTERNAL EAR CANAL VOICE DETECTION - Ear-level full duplex audio communication systems each include one or two ear attachment devices, such as in-the-ear (ITE) or behind-the-ear (BTE) devices, that wirelessly communicates to a remote device such as a computer, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a cellular phone, a walkie talkie, or a language translator. When used as a hearing aid, such a system allows a hearing impaired individual to communicate with or through the remote device, such as to talk to another person through a cellular phone. When being used as an ear piece wirelessly extended from the remote device, such system allows an individual with normal hearing to privately communicate with or through the remote device without the need of holding the device or wearing any device wired to the remote device. Each ear attachment device includes a voice operated exchange (VOX), housed within the device, to preserve energy and hence, maximize the period between battery replacement or recharges. The VOX also gates various sounds detected by the system to control possible echoes and ringing. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195677 | Stacked CMOS power amplifier and RF coupler devices and related methods - Stacked CMOS power amplifier (PA) and radio frequency (RF) coupler devices and related methods are disclosed. The stacked device includes a CMOS PA die configured to receive a transmit input signal and to output an amplified transmit signal, and a RF coupler device configured to receive the amplified transmit signal, to output an antenna transmit signal, and to output an RF signal proportional to the antenna transmit signal. The CMOS PA die and the RF coupler device are stacked on top of and electrically coupled to each other, and the CMOS PA die and the RF coupler device are combined within a single semiconductor package. In some embodiments, the RF coupler device is positioned on top of the CMOS PA die, and in other embodiments the CMOS PA die is positioned on top of the RF coupler device. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195678 | System and Method for Transceivers in a Wireless Network - In accordance with an embodiment, a method of operating a multi-output wireless transmitter includes determining a precoded data stream based on input data, where the determining includes determining a signal to interference plus noise ratio (SINR) of a plurality of receivers, determining a channel gain to each of the plurality of receivers, and maximizing a sum of utility functions, wherein each utility function is proportional to the SINR of each of the plurality of receivers at low SINR values and asymptotically approaches a constant value at high SINR values. The precoded data stream is transmitted on the multi-output wireless transmitter. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195679 | IC COMPONENT BENCHMARKING WITHOUT EXTERNAL REFERENCES - Resistors and capacitors of an integrated circuit (IC) are calibrated without an external reference resistor. The IC includes a tunable circuit element and a benchmarking circuit. The benchmarking circuit includes a target component and an internal reference component. The internal reference component exhibits a lower sensitivity to changes in test conditions than the target component. The benchmarking circuit is useable to measure benchmarking metric values associated with the internal reference and the target. In one example, a first benchmarking metric value is measured while an internal reference component participates in the circuit and a second benchmarking metric value is measured while a target component participates in the circuit. A benchmark value is calculated based on the measured values and systemic, parasitic errors of the benchmarking circuit are canceled. The benchmark value is used to calculate a new tuning code of the tunable circuit element present on the IC. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195680 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATICALLY IDENTIFYING WIRELESS SIGNAL QUALITY OF A REGION - A method for automatically identifying wireless signal quality of a region includes receiving signal quality information associated with wireless signals received by each of a plurality of mobile endpoints and receiving location information identifying locations of each of the plurality of mobile endpoints. The method also includes, based on the received signal quality information and the received location information, identifying a first region of an area, the first region having a first signal quality. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195681 | TRANSMISSION APPARATUS - A method of amplifying signals for transmission includes generating a signal in each of a plurality of subsystems. The subsystems each implement one of a plurality of radio access networks such that at least two different radio access networks are implemented. The method further includes amplifying signals generated by the subsystems with a power amplifier capable of amplifying input signals to a maximum power. The method also includes generating in each subsystem a power demand indicative of a power requested by that subsystem. Additionally, the method includes assigning a portion of the maximum power to each subsystem based upon the demands. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195682 | DIVERSITY RECEIVER - A diversity receiver includes a plurality of receiver circuits that are configured to receive and process the received radio frequency signals. A channel estimator is coupled to at least one of the plurality of receiver circuits and is configured to determine at least one channel estimation value for the received radio frequency signals. A controller is coupled to the channel estimator and to at least one of the plurality of receiver circuits and is configured to selectively activate or deactivate the at least one of the plurality of receiver circuits based on the determined at least one channel estimation value. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195683 | TUNER APPARATUS WITH DIGITAL-TO-ANALOG-CONVERTER MIXER USING SINGLE LOCAL OSCILLATOR - A tuning method and tuner apparatus having a plurality of frequency conversion stages for concurrently receiving more than one channel. To avoid disturbance by oscillator pulling, a multi-phased local oscillator signal required by sub-mixers of a DAC mixer share the same timing reference. To minimize the complexity, die area and power dissipation of the local oscillation generation, a tuning offset is accepted from each of the down-conversion stages, and loss of receiver performance by the tuning offset is avoided by a control function for controlling the receiver circuit to process an increased dynamic range introduced by the tuning offset. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195684 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR INTERFERENCE DECREASE/CANCELLATION ON DOWNLINK ACQUISITION SIGNALS - A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for receiving a signal including components from a plurality of cells, estimating a channel from the received signal using one or more channel estimation schemes, removing a component signal using the estimated channel from the received signal to generate a processed signal and detecting a residual signal in the processed signal. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195685 | Detecting and Responding to Incidents - Disclosed are various embodiments for detecting and responding to incidents. In at least one computing device, it is determined that an incident associated with a personal communication device has occurred. A conference including a plurality of conference participants is initiated. An escalation decision is obtained from at least one of the conference participants. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195686 | Personal Emergency Response System with Alternative Voice Line Capability - A communication system comprises a transmitter, a console in operative communication with the transmitter, an audible communication device and a tone simulator. The transmitter is in operative communication with the console and operative to send a first signal to the console. The console is operatively connected to a communication network and is operative to send a second signal over the communication network to at least two response systems. The console comprises a receiver operative to receive the first signal from the transmitter, a controller operative to compare the first signal from the transmitter with a set of pre-determined values, access a communication network and dial one of the at least two pre-programmed voice line addresses, and a communication interface operative to connect the receiver to a communication network. The audible communication device is coupled to the controller and the communication interface. Each pre-programmed voice line address corresponds to one of the two different response systems. The tone simulator generates a first tone upon connection of a voice line communication to one of the two different response systems and a second tone upon termination of audible communication on the voice line between a user of the communication system and an individual at one of the two different response systems. The first tone signals to the console that the voice line communication has begun, and the second tone signals to the console that the voice line communication has ended. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195687 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMMUNICATION OF EMERGENCY RESPONSE INSTRUCTIONS - The subject matter disclosed herein relates to a system and method for facilitating communication between a user of a mobile station and an emergency responder. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195688 | Method and rating engine for adjusting charging of communication events - A method solves the problem of implementing flexile charging of subscribers so that no changes, or minor changes, need to do in charging systems. Hence, the problem is how the rating and charging of communication events can be separated. The method is provided for creating, due a detection of a communication event, a notification relationship between a network node and a rating engine, wherein the notification relationship obeys a charging control protocol. Then the rating engine forms a supplementary instruction on the basis of information obtained from the notification relationship. Finally, the rating engine sends the supplementary instruction to the online charging system that re-charges the communication event according to the supplementary instruction. The invention also comprises a rating engine in accordance with a single charging embodiment in which the rating engine alone controls the charging of the communication event. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195689 | COMMUNICATION ASSISTANCE SYSTEM AND METHOD - A communication assistance system provides access to information corresponding to a plurality of subscriber listings. The system includes a telephone switch for receiving calls from a plurality of callers desiring to access the information corresponding to the subscriber listings and a database directory listing for storing information corresponding to each one of the subscriber listings. The information in the subscriber listings include a Rate Plan field associated with billing rates corresponding to each one of the subscribers such that when the system connects the caller to the subscriber, the system employs the Rate Plan Field to determine the billing amount charged to the caller so that the subscriber is not billed for the call. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195690 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING ATTACHMENTS TO MESSAGES SENT TO A MOBILE DEVICE - A system and method for processing attachments to messages sent to a mobile device is described herein. Embodiments described herein apply to encrypted messages comprising multiple message parts, in which different encryption keys (e.g. session keys) have been used to encrypt the different message parts. In at least one example embodiment, the encrypted session keys for every message content part comprising an attachment is received at the mobile device. In one embodiment, all of the encrypted session keys are stored together in a main message header. The mobile device may then decrypt the encrypted session key associated with a user requested attachment, and transmits the decrypted session key to one or more remote servers in an attachment request for use in decrypting the requested attachment. Data associated with the requested attachment, in decrypted form, is returned to the mobile device. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195691 | USER INTERFACE AND METHOD OF VIEWING UNIFIED COMMUNICATIONS EVENTS ON A MOBILE DEVICE - A user interface and method for viewing communications events on a mobile device includes a user interface, a communications event handler, and a communications event database is disclosed herein. The communications event handler interfaces with the database and the user interface to the provide a user of the mobile device with a communications event history associated with the correspondent of an incoming communications event. Additionally the communications event handler interfaces with the database and the user interface to the provide a user of the mobile device with a communications event history for a specified correspondent. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195692 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method for communicating between an operator at an operator device and a user recipient includes enabling an operator of the operator device to enter a device-independent unique identifier for a user recipient by requiring interaction between the operator and the operator device without requiring interaction between the operator and software on the operator device that is designed for communication over an IP-based network. The method includes identifying an IP network address associated with the user recipient based on the device-independent unique identifier and routing a message entered by the operator to the determined IP network address. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195693 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD - An origination terminal UA | 2011-08-11 |
20110195694 | Desktop mobile information provider - A system, method, and desktop mobile information provider for unifying mobile devices with provisioned endpoints. In one illustrative embodiment, a user's mobile device can receive a mobile event. The mobile device can then transmit the mobile event to either a private branch exchange directly or through a unified communications server. The mobile event can then be displayed to the user's private branch exchange provisioned endpoint, and in one embodiment, the provisioned endpoint being a private branch exchange desk phone. The mobile event can be displayed to the provisioned endpoint using text, light emitting diodes for message waiting indicators, audible tones, or graphics if the desk phone supports it. The provisioned endpoint can provide a response mechanism when a mobile event is received. Often, the mobile event can be a live call whereby the user at their provisioned endpoint can respond to the call without the use of the mobile device. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195695 | MANAGING EVENT DISTRIBUTION TO APPLICATIONS WITHIN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE - Aspects are directed to managing event distribution to applications within a wireless communications device. A first application of a plurality of applications installed on a platform of the wireless communications device is provisioned with a private address of an interface portion of a second application from among the plurality of applications. A registration message is received at the interface portion of the second application from the first application, the registration message requesting registration for event message distribution at the interface portion of the second application based on the provisioned private address. An event notifier portion of the second application registers the first application to receive event message distribution. Next, the event notifier portion of the second application receives an indication that an event for distribution has occurred, and the event notifier portion distributes a notification, indicating at least that an event has been detected, to each registered application. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195696 | COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM INCLUDING AGGREGATION SERVER FOR DETERMINING UPDATED METADATA OF E-MAIL MESSAGES AND RELATED METHODS - A communications system includes a mobile wireless communications device and an e-mail server configured to store pushed e-mail data and metadata associated therewith already pushed to the mobile wireless communications device. An aggregation server is configured to download a first set of metadata of pushed e-mail data at a first time, and generate and store a first set of hash values corresponding to the first set of metadata. The aggregation server is also configured to download a second set of metadata of pushed e-mail data at a second time after the first time, and generate and store a second set of hash values corresponding to the second set of metadata. The aggregation server is further configured to determine an updated set of metadata based upon a comparison of the first and second sets of hash values, and push the updated metadata to the mobile wireless communications device. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195697 | SLEEP MODE CONTROLLING APPARATUS AND METHOD IN CELLULAR SYSTEM - In a cellar system providing various packet services, sleep mode operation of a terminal in an idle state is controlled. The cellular system determines a discontinuous receiving (DRX) period according to a QoS of a packet service provided to the terminal, and runs the sleep mode according to the determined DRX period. The cellular system runs the sleep mode divided into shallow sleep duration and deep sleep duration. With this manner, a paging delay to the terminal and a power consumption of the terminal may be reduced. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195698 | Methods And Apparatus For Providing Restrictions On Communications Of A Wireless Communication Device - Techniques in a wireless device for use in providing restrictions on communications via a cellular network are described. The wireless device communicates with a host enterprise server of a private network which is external to the cellular network for performing data synchronization in association with a personal information manager (PIM) application. The wireless device receives communication restriction information from this same host enterprise server in the private network, and stores this information in its memory. The wireless device determines whether a communication is restricted by comparing a user selected code of a communication attempt with one or more codes of the stored information. If the communication is determined to be restricted, the wireless device disallows the communication via the cellular network. If the communication is determined to not be restricted, the wireless device may allow the communication via the cellular network. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195699 | Controlling Mobile Device Functions - This provides for controlling mobile device functions and features, along with systems incorporating these devices and methods. For example, it limits or disables the use of some of mobile device features which could cause distraction to the user, when the user is engaged in another activity. In an example, it enables other mobile device features based on occurrence of events related to the user or environment. Another example addresses controlling the mobile device features, such as SMS, while the user is in a vehicle or driving. Another example restricts the ability of the driver of a vehicle to text, while the vehicle is in motion, by automatically disabling the texting ability of mobile device within and around the perimeter of the driver's seat. Other variations, examples, improvements, detection mechanisms, models, techniques, calculations, verification mechanisms, and features are also described in details. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195700 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USING A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE WITH MULTIPLE SERVICE PROVIDERS - Configuring a mobile wireless communication device using a carrier service configuration profile selected from a set of stored carrier service configuration profiles. Carrier service configuration profiles are selected based on one or more combinations of identifier values stored in the mobile wireless communication device. Carrier service configuration profiles are priority ranked based on a specificity of the one or more combinations of identifier values. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195701 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MOBILE MONITORING OF NON-ASSOCIATED TAGS - A system for monitoring at least one tag device has at least one mobile cellular telephone. The mobile cellular telephone is capable of communicating on a WiFi network, wherein the at least one tag device transmits wireless data messages in a non-associating mode. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195702 | Method of Handling System Information Acquisition and Related Communication Device - A method of handling system information acquisition for a network in a wireless communication system is disclosed. The method includes configuring a measurement gap configuration to a mobile device of the wireless communication system in a CELL_FACH state for the system information acquisition when a proximity indication is received from the mobile device. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195703 | Portable Radiotelephone for Automatically Dialing a Central Voice-Activated Dialing System - A portable radiotelephone can be shifted between a first condition wherein the radiotelephone does not receive or transmit voice communications by radiotelephone transmissions over radiotelephone channels and a second condition wherein the radiotelephone receives and transmits voice communications by radiotelephone transmissions over radiotelephone channels. The radiotelephone automatically calls a central voice-activated phone dialing system remote from the portable radiotelephone in response to producing the second condition in the radiotelephone. The radiotelephone includes a switch for producing the first and second conditions. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195704 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM OF PERFORMING UPLINK COMMUNICATION AND DOWNLINK COMMUNICATION USING OVERLAPPING RADIO RESOURCE - A communication system performs an uplink communication and a downlink communication using respective radio resources that at least partially overlap each other in both time and frequency, which may cause interference to occur in at least one downlink terminal due to at least one uplink terminal. The at least one uplink terminal and the at least one downlink terminal may process the interference according to a rate split scheme, an interference control scheme, and the like. Interference occurring between at least one transmit antenna and at least one receive antenna of a base station may be processed according to an echo cancellation scheme and the like. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195705 | MATCHING CIRCUIT FOR A MULTI-BAND ANTENNA AND MULTI-BAND RADIO INCORPORATING THE SAME - A device for multiple band frequency communication may include a chassis, a transceiver for receiving and transmitting voice and data communications over any one of multiple frequency bands, an antenna assembly comprising a single radiator and an antenna matching unit, and an antenna connector provided on the chassis for mounting the antenna assembly to the device and connecting the antenna assembly to the transceiver via a transmission line, wherein the antenna matching unit is provided between the radiator and the antenna connector and comprises a reactive circuit to filter the communications and transform an impedance between the radiator and the antenna connector to match an impedance between the transceiver and the antenna connector for each of the multiple frequency bands. A method and system is disclosed for communicating voice and data communications over multiple frequency bands. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195706 | MOBILE STATION AND MOBILE COMMUNICATION METHOD - A mobile station UE includes a measurement unit ( | 2011-08-11 |
20110195707 | Apparatus, Method and Program Providing a Confidence Estimation of Coverage Hole Detection - Method, apparatus and software configured to detecting a radio coverage hole and providing a confidence information of a detected radio coverage hole. A coverage hole detection signal and confidence information may be received and evaluated, deciding on a potential coverage hole reducing or closing process depending on the evaluation. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195708 | Optimized Handover Configuration - A method for power measurements in a cellular communication system comprises receiving measurement configuration orders. Operation of a power meter is controlled in dependence on the measurement configuration orders. Reference signal received powers are measured. A measurement report is compiled and transmitted. The measurement configuration orders comprise cell status information associated with neighbouring cells and measurement instructions that are dependent of the cell status of respective cell. The cell status information comprises information about whether the neighbouring cell is of a different type than the serving cell. Controlling of the operation of the power meter and/or compiling of the measurement report is performed in dependence on the cell status of the neighbouring cell. A method for handover based on such measurement reports is also disclosed as well as Node Bs and user equipments configured to perform such methods. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195709 | Method and Arrangement in a Telecommunication System - In a GSM network, mobile stations monitor the paging channel of their respective paging group. Specifically, when a mobile station registers with the GSM network, the GSM network classifies the mobile station as belonging to one of two categories, a first category and a second category. Mobile stations belonging to the first category monitor the paging channel of their paging group at an interval defined by the GSM parameter BS-PA-MFRMS. Mobile stations belonging to the second category monitor the paging channel of their paging group at a second interval which is longer than that defined by the GSM parameter BS-PA-MFRMS. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195710 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR DYNAMIC SUBSCRIBER PROFILE ADAPTATION - The subject matter described herein includes methods, systems, and computer readable media for dynamic subscriber profile adaptation. According to one aspect of the subject matter described herein, a method for subscriber profile adaptation is provided. The method includes receiving, from a database that stores subscriber profile information, a message generated by the database node in response to a message received by the database node. The message generated by the database node may include subscriber profile information. The method further includes determining whether to modify the subscriber profile information based on predetermined criteria. The method further includes, in response to determining to modify the subscriber profile information, modifying the subscriber profile information and forwarding the modified information to an originator of the message generated by the database node. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195711 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING ROAMING OF A MOBILE EQUIPMENT - The present invention relates to a method for managing roaming of a mobile equipment of a subscriber, when the mobile equipment is roaming. The method comprises the steps: to store a first list customized for each subscriber, the first list comprises information regarding the visited countries, number of times a certain country have been visited, and for how long time the country have been visited; to store a second list customized for each subscriber, the second list comprises information about preferred operators for a part of the countries on the first list; to receive a roaming signal from the Home Location Register when the mobile equipment is roaming into another network or monitor a roaming signal intended for the Home Location Register; in response to the roaming signal, to update the first list; if the first list has changed above a predetermined threshold value, to update the second list; and to send the updated second list to the mobile equipment. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195712 | WIRELESS NETWORK FREQUENCY SCANNING - Disclosed is a frequency scanning method that employs a number of frequency sets that may be scanned consecutively, according to a fixed delay or interval, to discover a frequency that may be used to obtain wireless communication service. In one implementation, any number of these sets may be scanned before a wireless device performs a scan of a full set of frequencies that may be available to the wireless device. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195713 | METHODS FOR SELECTING CELLS IN CELLULAR TELEPHONE SYSTEMS - User equipment such as cellular telephones and other wireless electronic devices may communicate wirelessly with 2G and 3G cells in a cellular network. The cellular network may broadcast a list of primary scrambling codes corresponding to 3G cell sites that are potentially available for wirelessly communicating with the user equipment. The user equipment may perform an evaluation of primary scrambling code pilot signal strengths for each of the primary scrambling codes in the list. The user equipment may also maintain a record whenever a more extensive full primary scrambling code scan fails. If the evaluation reveals that at least one signal strength is sufficient, the cellular telephone may establish a corresponding 3G wireless link. If the evaluation does not identify any sufficiently strong 3G cells, a full pilot signal scan may be performed, provided that no full scans have failed within a predetermined time interval before the current time. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195714 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING REGISTRATION ACROSS RADIO ACCESS TECHNOLOGIES - Methods and apparatuses are provided that facilitate balancing cross-domain paging with registrations performed by a device moving between multiple networks. A device communicating in idle-mode with one or more base stations can obtain one or more parameters regarding a base station using a radio access technology (RAT) to control whether the device performs registration on a network of a different RAT. Thus, the device moving from an area of coverage from one base station of the RAT to a different area that includes coverage from another base station of the different RAT (or vice versa) can determine whether and/or when to perform a registration on the network of the different RAT for receiving paging signals related to the different RAT based at least in part on the one or more parameters. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195715 | METHODS AND SYSTEM FOR HANDLING PROXIMITY INDICATION AND DETECTION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method and system to configure proximity detection and reporting in a wireless device during a transition of the wireless device from one cell state to another cell state in a third generation (3G) wireless communication system. In a first cell state, the wireless device is configured for proximity indication. The wireless device is transitioned from using the first cell state to using a second cell state. Upon the transition from the first cell state, the wireless device receives information from a base transceiver to reconfigure the proximity indication configuration based on the second cell state. The reconfiguration allows the mobile device to retain the existing proximity indication configuration, remove the proximity indication configuration, or stop reporting proximity indication. Additionally, the base transceiver also adjusts proximity configuration stored at the base station based on the second cell state. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195716 | HANDOVER METHOD AND RADIO ACCESS NETWORK APPARATUS - Disclosed is a handover method that comprises a step wherein a radio access network apparatus on a first mobile communication system acquires and stores service identification information which specifies the services offered to a mobile station, and a step wherein the radio access network apparatus on the first mobile communication system, in the procedure to perform a hard handover, determines, based on the service identification information, whether to forward downlink data received from a upper node to a radio access network apparatus on a second mobile communication system that is not equipped with a re-ordering function for incoming downlink data. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195717 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, SECONDARY BASE STATION, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, COMMUNICATION PROGRAM, COMMUNICATION CIRCUIT, AND WIRELESS RELAY APPARATUS - A communication system in which a primary base station or a secondary base station communicates with a mobile terminal. The primary base station sends the mobile terminal and the secondary base station an announcement signal which includes identification information for identifying a cell of the primary base station. When receiving the announcement signal, the secondary base station sends the mobile terminal a pseudo announcement signal which includes the identification information and adjacent cell information which includes information for a cell of the secondary base station. When receiving the announcement signal and the pseudo announcement signal, the mobile terminal compares a reception power of the signal received from the primary base station with that of the signal received from the secondary base station, and performs communication with one of the base stations which has higher power. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195718 | SYNCHRONIZATION OF RADIO LINKS FOR A USER EQUIPMENT - A method of providing assistance for synchronization of a radio link in a communications network comprising at least a first network element, the method comprising the steps: making a decision to connect a user equipment to the first network element via a first radio link to transmit a signal discontinuously thereto; transmitting the signal continuously from the user equipment to the first network element via the first radio link; synchronizing the first radio link; and switching the user equipment to transmit the signal discontinuously after the first radio link is synchronized. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195719 | Configuration of Nodes for Local Data Transmission Which are Under an Overlay Wide Area Macro Network Operated on the Same Frequency Layer - At a node for local data transmission which is under an overlay wide area macro network operated on the same frequency layer, conditions of a wide area cell of the overlay wide area macro network are obtained, wherein the wide area cell is measured as a cell with a certain received signal level at a location of the node. Based on the conditions of the wide area cell, an allocation of channels for local area data transmission from the node is set such that interference of the channels for the local area data transmission with allocated wide area channels of the wide area cell is avoided or minimized. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195720 | METHOD FOR MANAGING IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION OF HETEROGENEOUS CELLS - Described is a method for managing the identification information of a relay station/femtocell/picocell. It is suggested that the identification information of the relay station/femtocell/picocell inherits either a first or second partial cell ID of the identification information allocated to a region that covers the relay station/femtocell/picocell if the identification information of the relay station/femtocell/picocell comprises the first and second partial cell IDs. At this time, the inherited ID may be a sector ID. The first and second partial cell IDs may or may not have a hierarchical structure. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195721 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING LOCATION BASED REMINDERS - A system and method for providing location based reminder is provided. The method comprises the steps of instructing mobile switching center to remind user on reaching a predetermined location via transaction input; forwarding the transaction input to external short messaging entity via mobile switching center; processing and sending the transaction input to Location Services (LCS) Client to set up change of area event; determining if the change of area event is invoked and user equipment has entered the predetermined location; providing a report to external short messaging entity via LCS Client, if the change of area event is invoked; and directing external short messaging entity to invoke a reminder on user equipment via application server. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195722 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRACKING, MONITORING AND/OR CHARGING TRACKING DEVICES INCLUDING WIRELESS ENERGY TRANSFER FEATURES - A method and system for monitoring individuals or objects including tracking devices having wireless powering/charging features. In one embodiment, an exemplary tracking device may comprise a power receiving device that generates power from wireless energy received from a power transmitter configured to transmit the wireless energy, circuitry configured for processing tracking device location information, and communication circuitry configured to process data related to the wireless tracking device for transmission to an administrative hub that is configured to monitor locations of the individuals or objects based upon the data. Output power from the power receiving device may be used to operate the tracking device. Alternately or in addition, the tracking device may include a battery that provides power to the tracking device and is recharged by the power receiving device. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195723 | MOBILE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ECO-FRIENDLY USER INTERFACE - Methods and mobile devices for providing various eco-friendly User Interfaces (UIs) are provided. In one method for providing the eco-friendly UI, the mobile device measures a recharging amount or time, displays the recharging amount or time, and determines whether the recharging amount or time is more than a predefined critical amount or time. If the recharging amount or time is more than the critical amount or time, the mobile device is transitioned into an executable state of a specific application. This may give a user motivation to use a solar charge system and thereby reduce battery consumption of the mobile device. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195724 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING INTER-CELL INTERFERENCE INFORMATION IN COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method is provided for transmitting inter-cell interference information by a serving Evolved Node B (ENB) in a communication system. The method includes, if a specific resource is allocated to a User Equipment (UE) located in a service region of the serving ENB, checking a location of the UE in the service region; setting a High Interference Sensitivity (HIS) of the UE depending on the result of the checking; determining a location of the UE in an adjacent cell of the service region; setting a High Interference Transmission (HIT) of the UE depending on the determination result; and transmitting a High Interference Indicator (HII) for the specific resource, which includes the HIS and the HIT, to the adjacent cell. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195725 | Estimating a Location of a Mobile Device - The approximate location of a directed cell of a cellular network is calculated based on locations in the vicinity of which mobile devices were able to detect the directed cell. A mobile device is able to estimate its own location from the approximate locations of one or more directed cells that it can identify. This estimated location of the mobile device may be used to seed its GPS receiver. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195726 | COMMERCIALLY SUBSIDIZED MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICES AND SERVICES - Mobile communication devices, such as mobile phones, may be capable of recommending to a user various providers of one or more solicited services, e.g., by identifying a user location and identifying providers near the user location that provide the services, and by initiating a call between the user and a selected provider. However, the equipment and service costs of such devices may be prohibitive, particularly for mid-range mobile communication devices that may appeal to cost-conscious users. The prohibitive costs may be diminished by redirecting part or all of the cost of providing the recommendation service from the providers, e.g., by charging the provider a service cost upon initiating a call from the user to the provider, or upon representing the provider in a provider database. In one such embodiment, all service costs may be borne by providers, providing to the user a free recommendation service via the mobile communication device. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195727 | PROVIDING CALENDAR NOTIFICATIONS BASED ON CHANGES IN TRAFFIC PATTERNS - Provided is a method of providing calendar notification information on a mobile device. The location of the mobile device and the location of a calendar entry are sent to a remote server. The remote server gathers real-time traffic information along the route between the mobile device and the calendar entry and provides the mobile device with an estimated travel time. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195728 | Universal Short Code Administration Facility - Systems and methods for assigning short codes to provide uniformity among wireless carriers. In the systems and methods, a Universal Short Code (USC) Administrator maintains a list of short codes and their lease status so that SMS messages sent to a particular short code may be routed to the proper holder of the short code. A network facilitator is in communication with both the USC Administrator and at least one wireless carrier to route the SMS message to the proper holder of the short code. The short code may be leased for a specified period of time so that the short code can be reassigned after expiration of the lease. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195729 | Internet Security Updates Via Mobile Phone Videos - Information relevant to internet security is received at a data center server. Such information, for example, a network intrusion alert or details on a recent outbreak of an network virus, may be examined to determine the nature and scope of the security-related information. A security alert is promptly generated in response to the information, using previously stored multimedia content divided into categories of security alerts and/or multimedia content generated at the data center shortly after receiving the security information. The security alert is then disseminated to a plurality of mobile device users. The alerts may be disseminated only to the users associated with a certain security event category, or may be sent to different groups of users depending on other relevant criteria. | 2011-08-11 |