| 34th week of 2008 patent applcation highlights part 41 |
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| 20080200137 | Program Diversity - A method for receiving high frequency signals, wherein several receiver antennas receive said signals and transmit the signals of one antenna to a receiver, representing a selectable program content. It is possible to select at least one other antenna which received signals with the same program content but with better signal properties. According to the invention, the signals received by at least one antenna are examined for the data content thereof and it is possible to switch from one signal received by an antenna to another signal received by an antenna if the data content of one signal corresponds to the data content of the other signal or if, when the signals received by at least two antennas are examined for the data content thereof, it is possible to switch to another signal received by another antenna if the data content of the signal that is received by one antenna corresponds to the content of the other signal received by another antenna. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080200138 | Interference variance estimation for signal detection - The present invention relates to a method, apparatus, and computer program product, wherein a level of a first signal received via first channel is determined. Additionally, a moving average of a plurality of determined levels of the first signal is obtained, and the moving average is subtracted from the determined level. The subtraction result is then used for estimating a noise variance of a second signal received via a second channel. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080200139 | Gain adjusting apparatus, storage apparatus, and gain adjusting method - A total gain candidate determining unit determines candidates suitable as a total gain Kt in an AGC feedback loop including an equalizer, an A/D converter, and an FIR filter. For each candidate for the total gain Kt, a gain setting unit sets a corresponding gain Kp in a preamplifier | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080200140 | BASE STATION RECEIVING CIRCUIT - The present invention includes: gain controlling and amplifying means for amplifying a signal received from a mobile station and for outputting the amplified received signal; reception quality measuring means for measuring reception quality of the received signal output from the gain controlling and amplifying means; scheduling means for performing scheduling to allocate a radio resource to the mobile station on the basis of a measurement result at the reception quality measuring means; gain controlling means for controlling a gain of the gain controlling and amplifying means on the basis of the received signal output from the gain controlling and amplifying means to keep an amplitude of the received signal constant; and received power calculating means for calculating an estimate of received input power received from a mobile station on the basis of scheduling by the scheduling means; wherein the gain controlling means controls the gain of the gain controlling and amplifying means on the basis of the received signal output from the gain controlling and amplifying means and on the basis of the estimate of received input power calculated by the received power calculating means to keep the amplitude of the received signal output from the gain controlling and amplifying means constant. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080200141 | Receiver - A compact receiver which is easy in adjustment of a reference signal level is provided. A receiver having an antenna for receiving a wireless signal, a single pole single through switch which passes a signal received via the aforesaid antenna and outputs the signal when a first control signal is in a first state, and connects a signal received via the aforesaid antenna to a reference potential when the first control signal is in a second state, and a difference circuit which outputs a difference signal of an output signal of the aforesaid single pole single through switch when the first control signal is in the first state and an output signal of the aforesaid single pole single through switch when the first control signal is in the second state is provided. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080200142 | EMERGENCY NUMBER SELECTION FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE - Automatically selecting an emergency number for use by a mobile communications device enabled for Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) communications, including: receiving at the mobile communications device a geographic indicator in a beacon frame transmitted from a wireless access point of a wireless local area network that is connected to an Internet Protocol network; and determining from a plurality of emergency numbers stored in a storage element of the mobile communications device a selected emergency number in dependence on the received geographic indicator. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080200143 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LOCATION MANAGEMENT AND EMERGENCY SUPPORT FOR A VOICE OVER INTERNET PROTOCOL DEVICE - Example systems and methods to manage location information for emergency services support of an internet protocol (“IP”) communication device are disclosed. A disclosed example method involves storing first and second geographic location information in a first list of geographic location information associated with an internet protocol device. The first list is stored at a service provider server. At least a partial copy of the first list is communicated from the service provider server to the internet protocol device for storing as a second list of geographic location information in the internet protocol device. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080200144 | System and Method for Providing Alerts Over a Network - The present disclosure provides system and methods for providing real time alerts over a network. In one respect, transactional data including a card identifier is received by a transaction processor. At least one alert corresponding to the received transactional data may be determined and may be forwarded to a mobile unit associated with the card identifier. Alternatively or in addition, messages received by a card user may be received. At least one alert responsive to the received message may be determined and may be forwarded to a card user via a mobile unit. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080200145 | Systems and methods for session records correlation - A billing mediation system for use within a communications network that correlates session records pertaining to usage of network resources is disclosed. The billing mediation system includes a record receiver, a record correlator, a look ahead cache, a set of buffers, and a session records database. The set of buffers includes a single segment insert buffer, a multi segment insert buffer, a multi segment update buffer and a billing finalization update buffer. A method for correlating session records is also provided. The method includes receiving a session record, placing the session record into a segment buffer based on the type of record, and updating a look ahead cache including providing a timestamp for the last update for a session. The transfer of correlated session records to a billing system is based on whether records for a session have been received based on session tracking within the look ahead cache. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080200146 | CELL ACCESS RESTRICTION AND WTRU ACCESS CLASS OPTIMIZATION IN LTE SYSTEM INFORMATION - A method and apparatus for cell access restriction, wherein a new access class (AC) definition including a WTRU barred-bit assignment is assigned during cell subscription. A cell access restriction information element (IE) is then broadcast when an operator is restricting access to a cell. The WTRU then can determine whether a cell is restricted based on a comparison of the cell access restriction IE to the barred-bit definition. A base station (BS) is able to transmit the new cell access restriction IE in a fast-read master information block (MIB). | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080200147 | Authentication of Mobile Communication Networks - A mobile station is adapted to communicate with a core network portion of a mobile communications network via an unlicensed radio access network. The mobile station has a SIM card adapted to generate a unique response word using at least a key unique to the mobile station and a fixed length random number. The mobile station includes processing circuitry and unlicensed radio interface circuitry coupled to the processing circuitry. This circuitry is adapted to generate a fixed-length random number, calculate a first response word with the SIM card on the basis of the generated random number, formulate and transmit an authentication request to the unlicensed radio access network containing the fixed-length random number, receive an authentication response from the unlicensed radio access network containing a second response word, and compare the calculated first response word with the received second word to authenticate said core network. In this manner, mobile station is able to authenticate the network with an existing second-generation SIM card and with minimum modification of its operation. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080200148 | Method and System for Providing Network Access and Services Using Access Codes - An embodiment of the present invention is directed to an authorization and access control system for a venue or a geographic region comprising a plurality of venues. The authorization and access control system provides one or more computing devices selective access to one or more networks and/or services available in a network communications system by distributing a substantially unique string of characters (an “access code”) to each user of a computing device. The access code can then be entered via an input device, such as a keyboard or its equivalent, of the computing device. This enables the computing device to gain access to one or more networks and/or services at a venue or in geographic region with the network communications system. Various embodiments are useful and may have several advantages in several venues, such as coffee shops, hotels, train stations, law offices, marinas, truck stops, fueling stations, restaurants, and stores, among others. Additional embodiments may be advantageous in a geographic region which may comprise a plurality of possible venues. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080200149 | NON-VISUAL INBOX SUMMARY FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICES - A mobile communication device is operable to receive and store messages in a defined message inbox. A user input device is provided to permit a user of the device to make a message inbox status query. In answer to the query, the device provides a non-visual response communicating one or more characteristics of the message inbox. Such characteristics are definable and the method of providing a non-visual response communication is configuable. The non-visual response potentially includes an auditory communication that is provided in response to a query made using an easy to access button located on the device. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080200150 | PREVENTING WIRELESS MESSAGE DELIVERY OUTSIDE OF SPECIFIED TIMES - A wireless messaging system includes a message controller and a delivery controller. The message controller provides a message to be delivered, and the delivery controller handles transmission of the message to a wireless device. To prevent delivery of a message after a desired expiry time or when a delivery window is closed, the message controller sends a cancellation request to the delivery controller. In response to the cancellation request, the delivery controller cancels any previously scheduled delivery attempts, and inhibits scheduling of future delivery attempts, at least temporarily. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080200151 | METHODS, SYSTEMS AND DEVICES FOR PROVIDING VOICE MAIL CALLER IDENTIFICATION FOR DISPLAY ON A TELEPHONE - Caller identification information is transmitted from a voice mail server to a telephone in response to receiving a voice mail message for the telephone at the voice mail server, and independent of receiving a request from the telephone to access the voice mail server. Caller identification information for the voice mail message may thereby be provided as a notification that the voice mail message was received at the voice mail server. Related methods, systems and devices are disclosed. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080200152 | Methods, systems, and products for notifications - Methods, systems, and products are disclosed for providing voicemail notifications. A first notification is received that indicates a caller has recorded a voicemail. In response to the first notification, the caller's communication log is updated to indicate that the voicemail was recorded. A second notification is received that indicates the recipient retrieved the voicemail. In response to the second notification, the caller's communication log is updated to indicate that the voicemail has been played. When the recipient listens to the voicemail, the communication log thus informs the caller. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080200153 | APPARATUSES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CODE TRIGGERED INFORMATION QUERYING AND SERVING ON MOBILE DEVICES BASED ON PROFILES - The disclosure details the implementation of apparatuses, methods, and systems for code triggered information querying and serving on mobile devices based on profiles. Information and/or advertisement providers may use a code triggered information server to serve context, demographic, and behavior targeted information to users via mobile devices. Users, in turn, trigger the provision of information by scanning or observing codes or information. The scans, together with geographic, temporal, and user-specific information, are obtained by the server that receives, processes, and records the message. Based on these messages and a user profile—which may include continuously updated user-specific behavior information, situational and ambient information, an accumulated history of scanned code messages, and integration with outside database information—the server selects information to serve to the users' mobile devices from an information base. For example, a user who is profiled as a teenager with a stated interest in comic books and a record of scanning codes related to movies may be served an advertisement for the latest comic book themed movie playing in the next hour near his/her present geographic position the next time he/she scans a code from the entertainment section of the newspaper. The code triggered information server allows for the serving of information that is demographic, interest, location, and time specific. It also allows providers to track user behavior and provide anticipatory information. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080200154 | Mobile Media Pause and Resume - In embodiments, the present invention provides a method and system for managing playback of content delivered to a mobile device with a pause and resume functionality. The method and system including receiving delivered content on a mobile device, initiating playback of the delivered content, pausing playback of the content being delivered to the mobile device in response to an action and resuming delivery of the content upon a request. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080200155 | Method and System For Using Location-Based Services For Mobile Terminals - A system and method is provided for using location-based services (LBS) for mobile terminals of a mobile telephony network, a user dispatching an information request via the mobile terminal for information matched to the location of the user; the user dispatching the information request as an USSD code which belongs to a class of USSD codes specified in the mobile telephony network for location-based services (LBS-USSD), so that a USSD handler of network operator identifies the incoming USSD code for location-based services (LBS-USSD) and routes them on together with the address of the requesting user to an LSB further processing entity (WVI), by which the USSD code for location-based services (LBS-USSD) is interpreted with the aid of the parameterization, and the matching location-based information is made available for transmission to the user. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080200156 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO PROVIDE MEDICAL INFORMATION USING A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Methods and apparatus to provide medical information using a communication system are disclosed. An example method includes receiving a caller ID number and providing access to personal medical information based on the caller ID number. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080200157 | JOINING A SESSION IN A COMMUNICATION NETWORK SUPPORTING MULTIMEDIA GROUP CALLS - An apparatus and method for establishing a session in a communication network supporting multimedia group calls. A first step ( | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080200158 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USING SEQUENTIAL GROUP CALL INITIATIONS TO AVOID WASTING RESOURCES AND BATTERY LIFE WITHIN A GROUP CALL | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080200159 | Teleconferencing and call multiplexing with multiple external audio devices coupled to a single mobile telephone - Various methods for using external audio devices with a single mobile telephone are proposed, where the external audio devices have audio input functionality and audio output functionality. To support conferencing, audio data of a single telephone call involving the mobile telephone is communicated with two or more external audio devices. To support separate telephone calls that are concurrent for at least a period of time, audio data of a first telephone call involving the mobile telephone is communicated with one or more first external audio devices, and audio data of a second telephone call involving the mobile telephone is communicated with one or more second external audio devices. If there are two or more first external audio devices, then the first telephone call is a conference call. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080200160 | Apparatuses, Methods and Systems for Ambiguous Code-Triggered Information Querying and Serving on Mobile Devices - The disclosure details the implementation of apparatuses, methods, and systems for ambiguous code triggered information querying and serving on mobile devices. Information and/or advertisement providers may use a code triggered information server to serve context, demographic, and behavior targeted information to users via mobile devices. Users, in turn, trigger the provision of information by scanning or observing codes or information. Often, codes scanned by novice users and/or using mobile devices may be ambiguous and/or obscured. Consequently, the present system may implement disambiguation processes to the code scans so as to clarify their identity. The disambiguated scans, together with geographic, temporal, and user-specific information, are obtained by the server that receives, processes, and records the message. Based on these messages and a user profile—which may include continuously updated user-specific behavior information, situational and ambient information, an accumulated history of scanned code messages, and integration with outside database information—the server selects information to serve to the users' mobile devices from an information base. The code triggered information server allows for the serving of information that is demographic, interest, location, and time specific. It also allows providers to track user behavior and provide anticipatory information. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080200161 | PROVIDING RELEVANT NON- REQUESTED CONTENT TO A MOBILE DEVICE - A system and method are directed towards providing non-requested content to a mobile terminal based on characteristics of, and tracked usage of the mobile terminal to request content through an online portal service, which provides access to content in multiple subject areas. A mobile user profile is created from the characteristics and patterns of the tracked usage. The tracked usage information includes the time, location, frequency at which the content was requested. Based on the mobile user profile information, content related to previously requested content is provided to the mobile terminal upon a trigger that is related to the requested content. The trigger event may include the mobile terminal returning to a location from which certain content was previously requested. The non-requested content may further be based on a related general user profile that indicates usage of an alternate electronic device to access content through the portal. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080200162 | Interoperability between different types of wireless networks for push to talk group calls - An exemplary gateway apparatus provides push-to-talk (PTT) communications between users in one network with users in another network where the networks utilize different communication protocols. It includes two protocol modules that interface with the two networks, respectively. The protocol modules are capable of receiving and transmitting messages compatible with the communication protocols used by the associated networks. An interoperability module, connected between the two modules, converts PTT control messages received from one of the networks into PTT control messages compatible with and transmitted to the other network. The PTT control messages received from the one network have a protocol that differs from the protocol of the PTT control messages transmitted to the other network. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080200163 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM THEREOF CAPABLE OF DETERMINING WHETHER TO KEEP SEARCHING FOR AVAILABLE BASE STATIONS - A positioning module positions the location of the mobile communication apparatus. A determination module stores a map and determines whether the location of the mobile communication apparatus is within one of the effective communication ranges of the available base stations based on the map. A processing module ceases searching for the signals of available base stations if the location of the mobile communication apparatus is determined not to be within one of the effective communication ranges. A mobile communication apparatus can cease searching for the signals of available base stations if the mobile communication apparatus is not within one of the effective communication ranges of any available base stations or the search takes too much time. Therefore, power is saved. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080200164 | Method and Apparatus for Speech Quality Assessment in a Cellular Communication System - The invention relates to an apparatus and method for speech quality assessment in a cellular communication system. The apparatus ( | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080200165 | Mobile communication device employment of cellular service and personal radio service - A mobile communication device of an apparatus in one example is configured for communication through employment of a cellular service and a personal radio service. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080200166 | System and method for managing radio systems - A system and method for switching between radio systems of a wireless device. The wireless device may include a first radio, a second radio, and a third radio. The radios may be configured to communicate using a first, a second, and a third communications protocol, respectively. Circuitry in communication with the radios may be configured to activate the first radio when a signal using the second communications protocol is not detected and to switch activation of the first radio to the third radio in response to detecting a signal using the second communications protocol. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080200167 | Methods and Apparatuses for Integration Of Broadcast Transmission With Access Infrastructure Of A Public Network For Mobile Communications - A telecommunications network for mobile users includes a user subsystem and a transport subsystem connected to an access subsystem. The access subsystem provides a user access communications interface and a transport access communications interface for exchange of information among the subsystems. The access subsystem is identified with a coverage area of the cellular telecommunication network. The access subsystem is associated with interconnection means in order to receive second information signals broadcast from one or more geostationary satellites and send them via the telecommunications network for mobile users to users located within the coverage area of the mobile telecommunications network. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080200168 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SEAMLESS DATA ROAMING ACROSS MULTIPLE OPERATOR BEARERS - A system and method for seamless data roaming across multiple operator bearers is provided. The system allows a client device to seamlessly select most preferred available operator bearer without losing a data session. It also allows the server to control dynamically both the operator preference list on the client and the data usage across multiple operator bearers. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080200169 | METHOD OF SCANNING FOR A NETWORK USING A PREFERRED RADIO ACCESS TECHNOLOGY - A method of scanning for a network using a preferred radio access technology is useful for improving wireless communication network efficiency and conserving battery power at network nodes. The method includes camping on the network using a current radio access technology, where the current radio access technology is assigned a priority level (step | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080200170 | Method For Requesting an Unregistered Ue to Perform Registration in the Ims - The method for requesting an Internet Multimedia Sub-system (IMS) unregistered User Equipment (UE) to perform IMS registration including initiating an IMS domain session or sending an IMS relevant signaling to a called subscriber by a UE A; informing the UE A information that the called subscriber has not registered with the IMS by the network; requesting the called terminal to conduct IMS registration by the UE A; and restarting the IMS session after the called terminal completes the IMS registration. An IMS unregistered UE can also perform IMS service. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080200171 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM TRANSMITTING NEIGHBORING CELL INFORMATION - A wireless communication system in which neighbouring cell information is transmitted by the network to a mobile station is disclosed, wherein the neighbouring cell information includes sets of parameters, each set of parameters being applicable to several neighbouring cells. The neighbouring cell information may also include applicability information which specifies the rules the mobile station is to apply to determine which parameter set is applicable for a particular neighbouring cell. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080200172 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRANSFERRING AN ONGOING COMMUNICATION IN WHICH A MOBILE TERMINAL IS INVOLVED BETWEEN A FIRST AND A SECOND BASE STATIONS AND WHEREIN ONE OF THE BASE STATIONS IS LOCATED IN A MOVING CONVEYANCE - The present invention concerns a method and a system for transferring an ongoing communication in which a mobile terminal is involved between a first and a second base stations of a wireless cellular telecommunication network, one of the base stations being located in a moving conveyance. The first base station:
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| 20080200173 | Method and arrangement for controlling cell change and a terminal of a cellular system - The invention relates to an improved method and arrangement for controlling a cell change performed by a terminal of a cellular radio system. In particular the invention relates to a cell change in a situation where the terminal is connected to a special service provided by its current cell, e.g. to the GPRS service (General Packet Radio Service). An essential idea of the invention is that in conjunction with a cell change order a base station sends to the terminal information about whether the terminal is allowed not to carry out the cell change order if the terminal does not know the timing information of the new cell assigned to it. This information is advantageously sent in a signalling message of a certain service, such as the GPRS service. It is an advantage of the invention that a terminal connected to a certain service will not make unnecessary cell change attempts which are doomed to fail. The invention helps direct the cell change in such a manner that the load caused by possible repeated cell change attempts on the terminal and radio signalling is low. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080200174 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATICALLY SENDING A CAPTURED IMAGE TO A PHONE CALL PARTICIPANT - A method for automatically sending a captured data to a phone call participant using a communication device having a data capture apparatus, includes initiating a communication session to a participant, such as a phone call; initiating a data capture event during the communication session, such as capturing an image; and automatically transmitting the captured data to the participant concurrently with the communication session. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080200175 | Method For Optimizing the Positioning of High Sensitivity Receiver Front-Ends in a Mobile Telephony Network and Related Mobile Telephony Network - The present invention relates to a method for optimizing the positioning of high sensitivity receiver front-ends | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080200176 | Method for providing wireless communication services and network and system for delivering same - The present invention is directed to an improved network and system for a wireless communication system. The improved business method, operations method, network and system of the present invention includes the steps of delivering cellular services to the mass market, reducing peak capacity, increasing overall capacity utilization, improving capital utilization, providing an “all-you-can-eat” pricing model, and designing capacity based upon where the users live, work, and play. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080200177 | Performance In Mobile Communications Systems - In third generation mobile communications networks, e.g. CDMA systems, a mobile station intending to access a base station transmits a request for access to a base station and waits for a response in the form of an indicator signal. Both detecting a signal as an acknowledgement message without one being sent from the base station and failing to detect such an acknowledgement message can give rise to noise and interference in the whole cell. The invention provides a method and a user equipment for determining the received signal strength in an access slot in a downlink channel and for asserting whether detection of an indicator signal from the base station in the access slot in the downlink channel is reliable. Hereby, a more secure reception of indicator signals can be obtained, which leads to reduced interference and noise in the whole cell. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080200178 | METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING DATA AND CELLULAR SYSTEM USING THE SAME - A cellular system where, in each of a plurality of cells, a base station transmits the same data to a plurality of mobile stations at a predetermined transmission rate, comprises an adjusting portion for adjusting a resource used for data transmission to make a resource consumption level equal to a predetermined threshold when the resource consumption level in the cell exceeds the predetermined threshold due to the data transmission, and a transmitting portion for performing the data transmission by using the adjusted resource. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080200179 | Method and Apparatus for Enhancing System Efficiency in a Wireless Communications System - A method for enhancing system efficiency in a wireless communications system includes allocating a plurality of common H-RNTIs to a plurality of UEs groups each comprising zero or at least one UE, and each UE of a UE group maintaining, acquiring, or being assigned, configured, or signalled a common H-RNTI of the plurality of common H-RNTIs when the UE group operates in a CELL_FACH state. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080200180 | Using location information to set radio transmitter characteristics for regulatory compliance - A method of dynamically adjusting a wireless transceiver may include acquiring a geographical location of the wireless transceiver and determining transmission characteristics that are compliant with wireless regulations covering the geographical location. The wireless transceiver may be adjusted to conform to the transmission characteristics, and data may be transmitted with the adjusted wireless transceiver. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080200181 | Self-Configuring Wireless Network Location System - Wireless adapters are installed on one or more general purpose computing devices and are connected via a network in an enterprise environment. The adapters are densely deployed at known locations throughout the environment and are configured as air monitors. The air monitors monitor signals transmitted by one or more transceiver devices and records information about these signals. One or more analysis or inference engines may be deployed to obtain the recorded signal information and the air monitor locations to determine a location of the one or more wireless transceivers devices deployed in the environment. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080200182 | LOCATION POSITIONING METHOD IN HANDOVER BETWEEN NETWORKS - Disclosed is a location information system based upon a SUPL (Secure User Plane Location) architecture, and more particularly, to a location positioning method and terminal based on an area event in handover between networks. The method according to one embodiment includes: if a network is changed or if a terminal is outside of the coverage area of a serving network while an area event is ongoing, requesting, by the terminal, new event trigger parameters to a home network through a first message; determining, by the home network, a serving network of the terminal by using location identifier included in the first message; receiving, the home network, the location identifier of a target area for which the positioning is requested from the determined serving network; and transmitting, the home network, the new event trigger parameters including the area identifier to the terminal through a second message. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080200183 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EMITTING IN A DESTINATION AREA OF A MOVING CONVEYANCE, SIGNALS EMITTED BY A TELECOMMUNICATION DEVICE IN AN AREA LOCATED IN THE MOVING CONVEYANCE - The present invention concerns wireless telecommunication system comprising a telecommunication device emitting signals in an area located in a moving conveyance, the moving conveyance being moving. The system comprises:
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| 20080200184 | METHOD FOR ANGLE OF ARRIVAL DETERMINATION ON FREQUENCY HOPPING AIR INTERFACES - A method for calibrating an antenna and signal processing system enabling angle of arrival (AOA) determination for a frequency hopping signal, in which a calibration coefficient is determined in response to one or more calibration signals injected into the system at one or more of the frequencies in the hopping sequence and proximate in time to reception of the communication signal. The calibration coefficients are reflective of a frequency and time dependent parameter of a path between the antenna and wireless location sensor. The AOA is determined as a function of the calibration coefficient and the radio frequency energy of the received communication signal. Several embodiment of the method are illustrated. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080200185 | System and Method for Location Transparency - A service that augments a key element of Unified Messaging and Unified Communications initiatives—i.e., Mobile Subscriber Location Awareness—to enhance substantially the value, usefulness, etc. of the presence awareness, place shifting, etc. components of such initiatives. The service may optionally leverage the capabilities of a centrally-located, full-featured Messaging Inter-Carrier Vendor. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080200186 | DETERMINING GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION IN IPV6 NETWORKS - A computer-readable medium, device and system for responding to a request for a geographically-based service are provided. A request for a geographically-based service is received. The received request indicates that a geographical position of a target node and a radius associated with a maximum distance from the geographical position is requested. A requesting service message is formatted that is associated with a higher-layer protocol and includes an indicator indicating that the geographical position of the target node and the radius is requested. The requesting service message is merged in a first header of a requesting datagram which is sent to the target node. A reply datagram is received from the target node and a reply position message component is extracted from the received reply datagram. A reply position message component is extracted from a second header of the received reply datagram. The first geographical position of the target node and the radius from the extracted reply position message component is determined. A response to the received request is provided based on the determined radius and the determined geographical position. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080200187 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING CELL CENTER POSITION FOR CELL ID BASED POSITIONING - Systems and methods for estimating a cell center location in a wireless communication system having all interface to a satellite positioning system (“SPS”) such as for example, a Geosynchronous Positioning System (“GPS”). The wireless communication system provides service to mobile stations within a cell, each mobile station includes a SPS receiver. Examples of the systems and methods for estimating a cell center location analyze the mobile station locations in a cell as a uniform distribution of mobile station locations and calculate a statistical measure characterizing the mobile station locations as a function of the mobile station locations. In one example, the statistical measure is a maximum likelihood mobile station location. In another example, the statistical measure is the mean mobile station location in the cell. The estimated cell center location may be used to approximate the location of the mobile station during a warm or cold restart of the SPS receiver part of the mobile station. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080200188 | Base-Station-Controlled Paging in Mobile Radio Systems - This invention relates to a method for paging a mobile station ( | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080200189 | TRACKING A GROUP OF MOBILE TERMINALS - A method performed by a mobile terminal may include identifying a group of mobile terminals, generating a message that includes a link to a map showing a position each of the mobile terminals in the group and transmitting the message to each of the plurality of mobile terminals in the group. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080200190 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSFORMING A WIRELESS ACCESS PROTOCOL (WAP) PUSH MESSAGE TO A FORMATTED PACKET FOR A MULTIMEDIA MESSAGING SERVICE - A method includes intercepting a Wireless Access Protocol (WAP) push message and accessing a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) associated with the WAP push message to access a resource. Content from the resource is received via a WAP session. The content is packaged as a Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) packet. The MMS packet is routed to a wireless carrier. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080200191 | System for cartoon creation and distribution to mobile devices - A system for creating cartoons for mobile devices facilitates the creation and dissemination of cartoons to a plurality of mobile devices and computers. A cartoon can comprise of multiple panels, and each panel, in addition to graphics and text, can have an ordered set of audio (voice, music, etc.) provided, which are played back in a mobile device by a cartoon client component in the specified order for each of the panels. A computer or PC comprising the cartoon creator functionality is used to generate cartoons and communicate it to a cartoon distribution server. Mobile devices have a cartoon client component to receive and present the cartoon to a user. A cartoon creator device makes it possible for a user to create and distribute cartoons. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080200192 | Methods And Apparatus For Use In Forwarding Short Messages For Mobile Communication Devices - In one illustrative example, when a message forwarding function is enabled for a mobile communication device which operates in a wireless communication network, an address (e.g. an MSISDN) of the mobile device is assigned to “virtual mobile equipment” in the wireless network. The equipment registers with the wireless network with respect to the address, and stores an association in memory between the address and an alternate address of an alternate communication device. Subsequently, the equipment receives a short message having a destination address that matches the address. In response, the equipment forwards the short message to the alternate address for delivery to the alternate device (e.g. a mobile or server) based on the stored association. When the message forwarding function is disabled for and/or by the mobile device, the address of the mobile device is deassigned from the equipment, so that the mobile device is again able to receive short messages having destination addresses that match the address. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080200193 | Method and Apparatus for Sending Message Using Information Search Input Field - A method and apparatus for transmitting a message, which can determine whether a text is a search term or a message expression when a sender inputs a text into an information query input field, and transmit a message to a receiver when the text is determined as the message expression, is provided. A message transmission method includes: receiving a text which a sender has inputted into an information query input field; determining whether the text is a search term or a message expression; determining a receiver of the message when the text is determined as the message expression, the message expression comprising the message; and transmitting the message to the receiver. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080200194 | System and method for transforming and transmitting data between terminals - The invention discloses a system for transforming and transmitting data. The system according to the invention includes a platform, a first terminal, a second terminal, and a transforming module. The platform is capable of providing multimedia data and a text input interface. The first terminal connects to the platform and selects the multimedia data. A user can input text data in the text input interface through the first terminal. The transforming module converts the text data to voice data, and transmits the multimedia data and the voice data to the second terminal. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080200195 | Multi-Mode Control Station, Radio Communication System, Radio Station, and Radio Communication Control Method - The overall throughput of the radio communication traffic in a radio communication area in a radio communication environment where a plurality of types of radio communication systems are mixedly used in a neighboring radio communication area is improved. When a multi-mode control station ( | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080200196 | TRANSMISSION OF PRIORITIZED INFORMATION IN THE PROXIMITY OF REFERENCE SIGNALS - Transmission of information in a wireless network is performed by allocating a channel from a transmitter to a receiver. The channel has at least one time slot with each time slot having a plurality of symbols. Each slot contains at least one reference symbol (RS). As information becomes available for transmission, it is classified as prioritized information (PI) and other information. Digital samples are produced using an element of prioritized information. One or more priority symbols are generated using the digital samples. Other symbols are generated using the other data. Priority symbols are transmitted on the channel in a manner that separation of priority symbol(s) and a reference symbol does not exceed a time duration of one symbol. The other symbols are transmitted in available locations. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080200197 | Method For Operating a Radio Communications System - A data service is provided in which a network-side radio station emits data, which can be received by at least one subscriber's station without a logical connection being set up between the subscriber's station and the network-side radio station. Radio parameters for emitting the data are set according to features of subscriber's stations located within an area assigned to the network-side radio station. The network-side radio station obtains the items of information concerning the subscriber's station located within the area and items of information concerning the features of these subscriber's stations, in particular, from a higher-ranking network unit. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080200198 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REGISTRATION OF LOCATION INFORMATION OF WIRELESS DEVICES IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK SUPPORTING MULTICAST CALLS - An apparatus and method for transmitting push-to-talk (PTT) communications through multicast channels to a plurality of wireless devices. The PTT server uses the unicast approach to deliver the PTT communication to a group of PTT clients when it does not have the location information of the PTT clients in the group. In one embodiment, the wireless devices report their location to a PTT server after receiving a PTT communication for a group and a timer is started. The wireless devices continue to report their location when moving from an area served by one base station to an area served by another before the timer expires. The PTT server also starts the timer for that PTT group with the same value after initiating the PTT group communication. The PTT server uses the location information to determine if multicast channels can be used when transmitting PTT communications to the wireless devices. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080200199 | Method and Arrangement For Setting the Transmission of a Mobile Communication Device - In a method for setting the transmitted power of a mobile communication device, particularly for a UMTS, a transmitted power that is being asked for at the time is to be set with great accuracy and a good signal-to-noise ratio. The digital signals I, A difference between a measurement of the transmitted power of the signal that is applied to the output antenna ( | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080200200 | Transmission Power Control Method And Mobile Station - The present invention enables to reduce deterioration in the radio network capacity on the E-DPCCH, by using the transmission power offset as small as possible while satisfying a quality of the E-DPCCH in a conventional mobile communication system using “EUL”. The present invention relates to a transmission power control method for controlling a transmission power of an uplink control channel (E-DPCCH) at a mobile station UE, including: measuring, at a radio base station Node B, a reception quality of a control signal received through the uplink control channel (E-DPCCH); notifying, at the radio base station Node B, the measurement result to a radio network controller RNC; determining, at the radio network controller RNC, a transmission power offset of the uplink control channel (E-DPCCH) based on the measurement result and notifying the determined transmission power offset to the mobile station UE; and controlling, at the mobile station UE, the transmission power of the uplink control channel (E-DPCCH) by using the transmission power offset. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080200201 | Method and Arrangement For Allocating Power In a Communication Network - In a method of allocating power to a channel in a communication system a given transport block size is compared (S | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080200202 | POWER CONTROL WITH LINK IMBALANCE ON DOWNLINK AND UPLINK - Techniques for controlling transmit power are described. Due to link imbalance, a downlink (DL) serving cell may have the best downlink for a UE, and an uplink (UL) serving cell may have the best uplink for the UE. In one design of UL power control, the UE receives first and second UL TPC commands from the DL and UL serving cells, respectively, and adjusts its transmit power based on these UL TPC commands and in accordance with an OR-of-the-UPs rule. In one design of DL power control, the UE generates a DL TPC command based on received signal qualities of both the DL and UL serving cells. In another design, power control is performed independently for the DL and UL serving cells. The UE generates a separate DL TPC command for each cell, which adjusts its transmit power based on the DL TPC command for that cell. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080200203 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR UPLINK POWER CONTROL OF WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS - Systems and methodologies are described that facilitate employing periodic closed loop power control corrections in a wireless communication environment. A periodic power control command can be sent over a downlink to control and/or correct an uplink power level employed by an access terminal. Each periodic power control command can be generated based upon an uplink periodic transmission sent from the access terminal. The periodic power control commands can be communicated via a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) or in-band signaling. Moreover, access terminals can be grouped to enhance efficiency of downlink transfer of the periodic power control commands. The periodic power control commands can be halted upon access terminal uplink resources being deallocated. For instance, these resources can be deallocated after an inactivity period of the access terminal. Thereafter, the access terminal can initiate random access (e.g., leveraging open loop mechanisms) to resume periodic power control command transmission. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080200204 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BACK-OFF AND CLIPPING CONTROL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS - Systems and methods for controlling transmission power are provided. The systems and methods vary the power of a signal provided to a power amplifier based upon the location of a frequency or frequencies of signals to be transmitted within the transmission frequency band, the location of a hop region within the transmission frequency band, the bandwidth of signals to be transmitted, or combinations of these approaches. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080200205 | System and method for interacting with objects via a camera enhanced mobile device - Embodiments of the present invention enable an image based controller to control and manipulate objects with simple point-and-capture operations via images captured by a camera enhanced mobile device. Powered by this technology, a user is able to complete many complicated control tasks via guided control of objects without utilizing laser pointers, IR transmitters, mini-projectors, or bar code tagging and/or customized wall paper are not needed for the environment control. This description is not intended to be a complete description of, or limit the scope of, the invention. Other features, aspects, and objects of the invention can be obtained from a review of the specification, the figures, and the claims. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080200206 | Method And Device For Initializing A Booting Procedure Of A Mobile Device - A method of initializing a booting procedure of a mobile platform having a certain NAND flash memory. The method comprises sending ( | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080200207 | Contextual Auto-Replication in Short Range Wireless Networks - Previously cached data that includes contextual information is transferred between wireless devices. A first wireless device that is highly mobile is arranged to receive data from an external data source for storage on the first wireless device. The first wireless device subsequently travels to another locale where a second wireless device is located. After the wireless devices discover one another, cached data is transferred from the first wireless device to the second wireless device such that the cached data is replicated including contextual information. Each wireless device is configured to process data according to a set of acquisition rules and/or user preferences so that the cached data is managed according context. The cached data is effectively replicated by the wireless devices such that the cached data originating from the external data source is made available to wireless devices that are otherwise unable to retrieve data from the external data source. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080200208 | Radio Accessory for a Mobile Device - A system for enhancing functionality of a mobile device comprising: the mobile device, wherein the mobile device includes: a radio subsystem; a processor adapted to interact with the radio subsystem; a user interface; a short range communications system; and a battery adapted to power the mobile device; and an accessory adapted to communicate with the mobile device, the accessory including: at least one processor; a radio subsystem communicating with the processor; and a short range communications system adapted to communicate with the short range communications system of the mobile device, wherein the radio subsystem of the mobile device differs from the radio subsystem of the accessory. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080200209 | PORTABLE MEMORY AUTOMOBILE IGNITION SYSTEM - A portable memory device consisting of a cell phone used in substitution of an automobile key and interfaced with an automobile onboard computer and ignition system. The portable memory device contains data that, when read by the onboard computer, enables the ignition system. The portable memory device is read and write capable, thereby allowing for data to be used by the onboard computer in conjunction with several automobile systems, and allowing for data to be transferred from said systems to the portable memory device by the onboard computer, thus facilitating vehicle operation and, in one embodiment, a method for managing a transportation fleet using portable memory devices in place of mechanical ignition keys and manual check-out and check-in procedures. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080200210 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND BATTERY RECHARGE METHOD THEREOF - A mobile communication device includes an antenna, a SIM (subscriber identity module) card, and a battery. The antenna receives a control signal from an external device. The SIM card rectifies a charging signal of the control signal received by the antenna. The battery is charged with the rectified charging signal. The control signal may be an RF (radio frequency) control signal. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080200211 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FORMING CELL BY USING DISTRIBUTED ANTENNAS IN WIMAX MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A system and a method for forming a cell by using distributed antennas in a World interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX) mobile communication system supporting a broadband wireless access communication system. A virtual cell is formed with a specific Mobile Station (MS) as a central part of the virtual cell by using distributed antennas, which improves the transmission capacity and the performance of an overall network system without changing the structure of a backbone network and the interface of the overall network system. The system includes, multiple MSes; distributed antennas for perform simultaneous communications with at least one MS among the multiple MSes, and for forming one virtual cell by communicating with the multiple MSes; and a Base Station (BS), which is typically connected to the distributed antennas through optical fibers, for communicating with the MSes. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080200212 | Common graphical user interface for mobile and fixed communication devices - A cordless telephone including a base unit configured to connect to a public switched telephone nework via an end-premise line of a customer of a telecommunications provider. A cordless handset, including an interface to dial a telephone number and a display configured to display a graphical user interface, may communicate with the base unit using voice and data signals. The cordless handset may further be configured to enable a user to select an image on the graphical user interface to communicate an information request signal to a server via the base unit and the public switch telephone network. The cordless handset may receive a response signal including requested information utilized by the cordless handset to generate an image on the display. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080200213 | MOBILE TELEPHONE WITH IMPROVED MAN MACHINE INTERFACE - The present invention envisages a GSM mobile telephone in which a line of icons is displayed on a display. As a user navigates through the displayed line of icons, the positions of the icons alter so that the selectable icon moves to the head of the line. This approach makes it very clear (i) which icon is selectable at any time and (ii) where that icon sits in relation to other icons at the same functional level (e.g. only first level icons will be present in one line). First level icons typically relate to the following functions: phonebook; messages; call register; counters; call diversion; telephone settings; network details; voice mail and IrDA activation. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080200214 | MOBILE TELEPHONE WITH IMPROVED MAN MACHINE INTERFACE - The present invention envisages a GSM mobile telephone in which a line of icons is displayed on a display. As a user navigates through the displayed line of icons, the positions of the icons alter so that the selectable icon moves to the head of the line. This approach makes it very clear (i) which icon is selectable at any time and (ii) where that icon sits in relation to other icons at the same functional level (e.g. only first level icons will be present in one line). First level icons typically relate to the following functions: phonebook; messages; call register; counters; call diversion; telephone settings; network details; voice mail and IrDA activation. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080200215 | MOBILE TELEPHONE WITH MAN MACHINE INTERFACE - The present invention envisages a GSM mobile telephone in which a line of icons is displayed on a display. As a user navigates through the displayed line of icons, the positions of the icons alter so that the selectable icon moves to the head of the line. This approach makes it very clear (i) which icon is selectable at any time and (ii) where that icon sits in relation to other icons at the same functional level (e.g. only first level icons will be present in one line). First level icons typically relate to the following functions: phonebook; messages; call register; counters; call diversion; telephone settings; network details; voice mail and IrDA activation. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080200216 | Car-mounted wireless handfree system for cellular phones and method of use with full size handset, keypad, display, and speaker phone - I have invented a Bluetooth-enabled transfer connection device for wirelessly connecting a cellular phone with a car-mounted car-kit comprising a junction box, a power source, a hang up cup to rest the device, a full size corded handset with a full size keypad and full size visual caller identification display, a connection element for connection to an external earpiece, and a wired connection to an external microphone and speaker system for speaker phone use, adapted for in-car use by a passenger or driver. In the preferred embodiment, the hang up cup will receive the handset in a substantially horizontal configuration, and the handset will be held in place with a locking clip. The preferred embodiment will further comprise a designated key on the keypad providing a novel notepad feature allowing alpha-numeric input and storing options even while the telephone is in use and keytones are disabled. The notepad feature can be activated both while the phone is in use and not in use. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080200217 | HANDS-FREE INSTALLATION - A hands-free installation for a mobile telephone comprises a housing and an electrical communication device, located in the housing, for communicating with the mobile telephone. In addition, the communication device has a microphone connected to it. According to the invention, the housing comprises a mounting apparatus for detachable connection to a steering-wheel ring on a motor vehicle steering wheel. This means that the hands-free installation allows good intelligibility to be achieved when telephoning without significantly increasing the risk of accident, and means that the hands-free installation can easily be integrated into a motor vehicle. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080200218 | Device and Method For Quality Testing Using a Battery Operated Mobile Phone - In order to mount a mobile phone in a test device, the current between the battery unit and the phone unit is fed through a switch unit. The switch unit contains at least one switch for interrupting the current, e.g. for resetting the mobile phone after malfunction. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080200219 | Charger, electronic instrument, and charging system - A charger and an electronic instrument include a planar air-core coil, a magnetic sheet disposed on a side of the planar air-core coil that is opposite to a transmission side, and a housing disposed at a position that faces the transmission side of the planar air-core coil. The housing includes a positioning protrusion that is formed on an inner surface of the housing and positions the planar air-core coil, and a positioning protrusion or a positioning depression formed by an outer surface. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080200220 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR LIMITING BATTERY POWER CONSUMPTION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE - Systems, methods and apparatus are provided for limiting power consumption in a wireless communication device. The described aspects provide for power limiting thresholds to reserve power for, or limit power usage by, one or more predetermined applications executable by the wireless communications device. The described aspects are highly user-configurable, allowing a device user and/or a third party to define which applications have a battery power consumption limit or reserve, and the amount of battery power associated with the limit or reserve. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080200221 | Mobile Communication Device Holder - A device for holding at least one mobile communication device includes a rear wall and a pair of side walls connected to the rear wall. A base extends between the side walls for supporting a lower end of at least one mobile communication device. A partition is movably coupled to the rear wall or base for defining a plurality of bays accommodating various communication devices. The base defines a slot through which a power cord electrically connected to a mobile communication device may be extended so for connection to an electrical power source. The device may include an auxiliary framework depending from the base and configured to receive a power strip. A mobile communication device may then be plugged into the power strip in order to recharge the communication device's battery. A solar panel may also be provided as the power source. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080200222 | SLIDE MODULE AND MOBILE TERMINAL HAVING THE SAME - A slide module includes a first slide member configured to slide upwardly and downwardly, a second slide member slidably mounted to the first slide member, an elastic force unit disposed between the first slide member and the second slide member, and having a plurality of elastic members mounted between a first rotation bar and a second rotation bar, wherein an elastic force is generated when the first rotation bar and the second rotation bar are rotated. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080200223 | GAME PROGRAM, GAME DEVICE, AND GAME METHOD - A control unit mainly includes game condition judging means, moving period determining means for determining a moving period T | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080200224 | Instrument Game System and Method - A game system and method that uses an instrument as an input encourages a user to play along with the game's soundtrack on an instrument (e.g. guitar, bass, etc.). The game cues the player to play notes and/or chords on the instrument at an appropriate time and then data is collected from the instrument via a connection between the instrument and the apparatus running the game. The game then scores the user based on note/chord and timing information it receives. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080200225 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR FACILITATING GAME PLAY AND GENERATING AN AUTHENTICATABLE AUDIT-TRAIL - A remote gaming systems whereby a player can gamble against a wagering establishment or state-run lottery from a remote location on a personal computer or portable computer device where it is unnecessary to establish an on-line connection with a host computer associated with the wagering establishment, the gaming computer having associated gaming software for providing at least one wagering opportunity and enabling the player to obtain gambling credit and cash-out any resulting winnings, the host computer enabling the player to purchase and redeem gambling credit at the remote location in one embodiment of the invention using cryptographic protocols such as through a series of authenticatable message exchanges between the player and the wagering establishment, the gaming computer and the host computer directly on-line, or the gaming computer having a detachable tamper-resistant or tamper-evident credit module associated therewith or for use with a personal computer being provided to the player with preinstalled or preloaded gambling credit, the gaming system also enabling participation in future events of which the outcome is uncertain such as, for example, a lottery whereby the player makes selections on a gaming computer at a remote location. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080200226 | GAME DEVICE, GAME ADVANCING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - Fun of a game is increased by causing decision when a player selects an attack technique of a player character against an enemy character to influence the progress of the game and a wasted time is not generated when there is a person waiting for a turn of the game. In an attack turn of a player, a selection screen for selecting an attack technique of a player character is displayed. The player selects any kind of attack technique by an operation of an operation button, and a courage gauge decreases with an elapsed time from the start of display of the selection screen and a point corresponding to the length of the courage gauge at the time of selection of the attack technique is added to a courage point. In the case when the courage point reaches a predetermined value in the attack turn of the player, a sword rises upward. If the player pushes the sword that has risen upward, it is possible to perform a ‘finishing blow’ that gives a significant damage to the enemy character. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080200227 | Gaming method and gaming machine accepting side bet - A playing method of a card game according to the present invention comprises the steps of: (a) dealing a predetermined number of cards to a player as player's cards and dealing a predetermined number of cards to a banker as banker's cards; (b) placing a side BET different from a normal BET; (c) cumulatively accumulating a predetermined ratio of a side-BET currency value; (d) dividing the predetermined number of the player's cards and the predetermined number of the banker's cards into two sets of cards respectively; (e) determining winning or losing of a game by comparing hands of the player's cards divided into two sets and hands of the banker's cards divided into two sets; (f) selecting cards out of the predetermined number of the player's cards, when determining the game is tied in the step (e) and the side BET is placed in the step (b); (g) determining winning or losing of the game by comparing the hand of the player's cards selected in the step (f) with the hand of the same number of the banker's cards; and (h) offering a payout from a cumulatively stored currency value, when determining the player is a winner in the step (g). | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080200228 | Gaming method and gaming machine accepting side bet - A playing method of a card game according to the present invention comprises the steps of: (a) placing a side BET different from a normal BET; (b) executing a basic game following a basic rule in which winning or losing of the game is determined based on strength of hands or on height of a total of points allocated to respective cards; and (c) executing a special game following a special rule which is different from the basic rule in strength of hands or in points allocated to the respective cards, when it is determined that the basic game results in a tie or losing of a player and that the side BET is placed in the step (a). | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080200229 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A GAME OF CHANCE AT POINT OF SALE - An apparatus for providing a game of chance at a point of sale, comprising a processor, a memory in communication with the processor, microcode encoded in the memory, wherein the processor utilizes the microcode to operate the apparatus, instructions written to the memory, wherein the instructions encode a game of chance, a visual display device in communication with the processor, wherein the processor can utilize the instructions to display results of the game of chance on the visual display device. A method to promote the sale of a product using the apparatus. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080200230 | GAMING MACHINE WITH PLAYER PREDICTABLE VOLATILITY - A gaming machine has a display and a game controller arranged to control images of symbols displayed on the display. The game controller is arranged to play a game wherein at least one random event is caused to be displayed on the display. If a predefined winning event occurs, the machine awards a prize. The gaming machine further comprises a selector applicable to a game feature where, upon a trigger condition occurring in a base game, a player is afforded an opportunity of predicting an outcome of the feature and, if the player's prediction is correct, a bonus is awarded to the player. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080200231 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING MULTIPLE LEVELS OF PARTICIPATION IN A LOTTERY - A process provides a first price category in which a plurality of first price category lottery tickets can be purchased. The first price category indicates a first known distribution that can be won with lottery tickets in the plurality of first price category lottery tickets having a winning lottery number. Further, the process provides a second price category in which a plurality of second price category lottery tickets can be purchased. The second price category ticket indicates a second known distribution, distinct from the first known distribution, that can be won with lottery tickets in the plurality of second price category lottery tickets having the winning number. The second known distribution includes at least a portion of the revenue provided from the plurality of the first price category lottery tickets and at least a portion of the revenue provided from the plurality of the second price category lottery tickets. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080200232 | GAMING DEVICE HAVING A FREE SPIN GAME - A gaming device including a re-initiation mode wherein the probability of extending the bonus game is increased by fixing the reel or reels displaying a locking symbol on the reel. In the re-initiation mode embodiment, the gaming device re-activates some or all of the reels except the reel displaying the locking symbol for a predetermined number of additional free spins or until the reactivated reels display or indicate a terminating symbol on the reels. The gaming device provides any outcomes associated with indicated symbols or combination of symbols. In one embodiment, if a terminating symbol is displayed on designated reels during one of the additional free spins, the gaming device re-initiates the bonus game. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080200233 | GAMING SYSTEM MONITORING CLIENT TERMINALS WITH HYBRID REEL ASSEMBLIES - In a thin-client gaming system according to the present invention, a server performs computations for the control over a game on a gaming machine, and hardware thereof including hybrid reel assemblies. Each hybrid reel assembly includes a mechanical reel and electric display devices mounted on the circumferential surface of the reel. The server commands the display devices and motors of the hybrid reel assemblies, and provides image data to the display devices. By using a terminal observer unit, the server estimates the current status of the gaming terminal, and in particular the hybrid reel assemblies. Preferably, when having estimated excessive deviation between the positions of the reels and symbols displayed on the display devices, the terminal observer unit will quickly cause a game process to be stopped and the reels to continuously rotate, and then inform a game system administrator of the error. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080200234 | SLOT MACHINE EXECUTING FREE GAME ACCORDING TO GAME OUTCOME OF SUB GAME - A slot machine executes a sub game during a base game, and executes a free game in response to a game outcome of the executed sub game. Specifically, the slot machine is configured to execute the sub game different from the base game during the base game when symbols arranged on a main liquid crystal panel during the base game forms a combination in which three “CHANCE” symbols are arranged on a payline. Moreover, the slot machine is configured to execute the free game by switching from the base game to the free game when the player satisfies a winning condition a predetermined number of times or more in the sub game. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080200235 | SLOT MACHINE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A slot machine is provided with a CPU and a liquid crystal display having a plurality of display areas. In operation, the CPU performs a slot game on the liquid crystal display to select one symbol from among multiple kinds of symbols and display the selected symbol in each of the display areas. When symbols displayed in two or more display areas form a predetermined winning combination, the CPU changes a predetermined number of the symbols to special symbols advantageous to a player and further change symbols adjacent to the special symbols to special symbols advantageous to the player. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080200236 | SLOT MACHINE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A slot machine includes a first liquid crystal display, a second liquid crystal display, and a CPU. The CPU performs a slot game in which one selected from among a plurality of symbols is displayed in each of a plurality of display regions of the first liquid crystal display and performs an effect display regarding a result of the slot game on the first liquid crystal display. The CPU performs an effect display regarding the result of the slot game on the second liquid crystal display. The CPU coordinates displays of the first liquid crystal display and the second liquid crystal display to perform the effect displays on the first liquid crystal display and the second liquid crystal display. | 2008-08-21 |
