36th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 35 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120225591 | THIN PLUG CONNECTOR AND ASSEMBLING METHOD THEREOF - A thin plug connector includes an insulator body having a plate protruding therefrom, a mating slot formed around a periphery of the plate, a plurality of grooves, and at least one hole adjacent to the mating slot. A plurality of terminals are inserted into the grooves. Each terminal has a contact portion embedded at one side of the plate, and a soldering portion disposed at a bottom side of the insulator body. A casing has a base plate, a side plate bent from a longitudinal side edge of the base plate and attached to a longitudinal sidewall of the insulator body, and at least one resilient sheet extending through the hole and closer to the mating slot than the hole so that the base plate abuts against the bottom side. | 2012-09-06 |
20120225592 | RE-CONFIGURABLE ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS - Re-configurable electrical connector including a pair of endcaps, a pair of elongate rails, each removably attached at one end to one of the endcaps, and connector modules arranged between the endcaps and including one or more male or female connecting members adapted to electrically connect at a first end to one electrical component or part thereof and at a second, opposite end to another electrical component or part thereof. Each connector module includes connecting members adapted to electrically connect at a first end to a first electrical component or part thereof and at a second, opposite end to a second electrical component or part thereof, and a bend between the first and second ends such that a plane in which the first end of the connecting member is situated is not parallel to a plane in which the second end of the connecting member is situated. | 2012-09-06 |
20120225593 | TERMINAL BLOCK AND METHOD OF MOLDING IT - A terminal block ( | 2012-09-06 |
20120225594 | PIN HEADER CONNECTOR - A pin header connector includes a number of electrically conductive pins, two insulating plates, and a supporting body. The pins are arranged in two parallel rows. Each of the rows comprises at least three pins. Each of the insulating plates defines a number of through holes corresponding to the pins. Each of the pins extends through the corresponding through hole. The supporting body defines slots accommodating the respective pins. The supporting body is sandwiched between the insulating plates. | 2012-09-06 |
20120225595 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR HAVING METAL SHELL WITH RETAINING TAB FOR ENGAGING WITH INSULATIVE HOUSING - An electrical connector includes an insulative housing ( | 2012-09-06 |
20120225596 | BUOYANT TRACK AMPHIBIOUS TRANSPORTER AND TRACTION CELLS THEREFOR - A traction cell for use in a track drive of an amphibious or all-terrain vehicle includes a rigid section for connection to a track drive and at least one semi-rigid compliant section which is connected to the rigid section. The semi-rigid compliant section has a bottom surface to which a penetration resistant sole is secured on a rear face which is raked relative to the vertical. | 2012-09-06 |
20120225597 | LOADING SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a loading system for transferring at least one medium between a first installation and a floating vessel, comprising an anchoring device which can be fixed relative to a seabed, at least one elongated first transfer element, which is normally vertically oriented in an installed state, at least one flexible second transfer element arranged in the extension of the first transfer element by a swivel arrangement which is mounted between the first and second transfer element. The swivel arrangement is rotatable at least about a longitudinal axis of the first transfer element. A free end of the second transfer element, in an installed state when the system is not being used, is located freely suspended in the body of water. The invention also relates to a retrieval system and method. | 2012-09-06 |
20120225598 | MOTORIZED WATERCRAFT SYSTEM WITH INTERCHANGEABLE MOTOR MODULE - A personal watercraft body comprises a recess configured to receive similarly shaped cassettes. A first cassette may be motorized to propel the body relative to a body of water. A second cassette may be non-motorized and may include a storage space therein for storing personal items. An insert may be disposed between the cassettes and the recess to orient and fit the cassettes within the body. | 2012-09-06 |
20120225599 | Training and safety device for open water swimming - An open water training and safety device includes a flexible hollow cover having an internal cavity, and a flexible wall defining at least first and second compartments. An amount of buoyant floatation material is mounted in the first compartment. The buoyant material is sized to provide buoyancy for a swimmer supported by the device when floating in the water. The second compartment may be a pocket sized for carrying swimming accessories therein. The cover is closable so that the swimmer may selectively open and close the two compartments. Advantageously a hydration pack is mounted or mountable in one of the compartments. An elongate towing tether is mountable at a base end of the tether to the cover, for example by means of a harness which includes a pair of straps. The tether is adapted at a distal end thereof, distal from said base end, to be releasably mounted to the swimmer for towing said device behind the swimmer. | 2012-09-06 |
20120225600 | Articles and Methods Using Shape-Memory Polymers - Articles comprise: a nonwoven fiber web and one or more strips bonded to the nonwoven fiber web. The strips comprise a shape-memory polymer that has a strained temporary shape and an intrinsic shape. If heated at or above a transition temperature, the strip at least partially converts from the strained temporary shape to the intrinsic shape, thereby causing at least one of folding, cupping, or puckering of the non-woven fiber web. Methods of heating the articles to provide folded, cupped, and/or puckered articles are also disclosed. | 2012-09-06 |
20120225601 | Polyolefin-Based Elastic Meltblown Fabrics - Disclosed herein is a process for forming a multilayer construction, and the multilayer constructions including at least one layer of an elastic meltblown fabric, the process comprising extruding one or more polyolefin polymer (e.g., a propylene-α-olefin copolymer) having a MFR from less than 90 dg/min through at least one die having a plurality of nozzles to form a plurality of continuous fibers, at least one die operating at a melt pressure from greater than 500 psi (3.45 MPa) to form at least one elastic meltblown fabric, and adhering the at least one elastic meltblown fabric to at least one extensible fabric. | 2012-09-06 |
20120225602 | FUSER MANUFACTURE AND APPARATUS - There is described a method for producing a fuser sleeve. The method includes electrospinning polymeric fibers on a conductive surface to form a non-woven fiber layer. A mixture of a fluoropolymer and a solvent is coated on the non-woven fiber layer. The mixture is heated to remove the solvent and then heated to a temperature above a melting temperature of the fluoropolymer thereby having the fluoropolymer penetrate the non-woven fiber layer and form a fuser sleeve. The sleeve is detached from the conductive surface. There is also provided a fuser sleeve comprising a fluoropolymer dispersed in a plurality of non-woven polymer fibers. | 2012-09-06 |
20120225603 | TOY BUILDING STRUCTURE - A toy building structure is disclosed. The toy building structure comprises a set of panels that engage each other in a tongue and groove manner to permit quick and easy assembly. The panels also include one or more magnetic elements therein to allow for selective engagement of decorative magnetic panels. | 2012-09-06 |
20120225604 | Systems and Methods for Tele-Interactive Toys and Games - This invention shows it is possible to use broadcast media to significantly enhance interactive learning or to entertain users while they play with toys or other games or play components. Signal sequences broadcast via the Internet, cable, satellite, or other media can invoke functions in toys while they are being used. These media broadcasts include shows, quizzes, educational or training movies, entertaining or scientific footages, and even broadcasts from radio stations. | 2012-09-06 |
20120225605 | COLLAPSIBLE TOY KITCHEN APPARATUSES AND METHODS - A collapsible toy kitchen apparatus and method, an embodiment including a back support including a backsplash, a kitchen counter including a countertop and a range and being pivotably connected to the back support, a base pivotably connected to the back support, and two side walls that are each foldable. The pivotable connections and foldable side walls allow the toy kitchen to collapse, such as for storage. | 2012-09-06 |
20120225606 | BREAST BAND - In some embodiments, a breast band includes a non-resilient, inelastic band and an adjustable closure for suitably tightening the band around the upper chest of a wearer in order to prevent the breasts from rising to an unnaturally high position. In some embodiments, the breast band also includes two axilla-accommodating regions or two nascent axilla-accommodating regions. | 2012-09-06 |
20120225607 | Brassiere cups incorporating padded underwire assemblies and a method of making the same - Brassiere cups, each comprising an inner layer attached to an outer layer. The inner layer comprises an inner foam material that is substantially laminated to an inner fabric lining. The outer layer comprises an outer foam material that is substantially laminated to an outer fabric lining. Each brassiere cup further includes an underwire assembly having an arcuate wire coupled to a plurality of gel pads. The underwire assembly is housed between the inner foam material and the outer foam material at or adjacent to a lower peripheral area of each brassiere cup. Preferably, each of the gel pads is coupled to respective ends of the arcuate portion. | 2012-09-06 |
20120225608 | BREAST BAND - A breast band includes a resilient, elastic band that, in some embodiments, is covered by a soft, moisture absorbent fabric, and also includes an adjustable closure as well as two axilla-accommodating regions or two nascent axilla-accommodating regions. | 2012-09-06 |
20120225609 | DEVICE FOR PHASING THREADED GRINDING STONE - A device for phasing a threaded grinding stone is phased with respect to a workpiece or a disk dresser prior to the engagement of the threaded grinding stone with the workpiece or with the disk dresser during grinding or dressing. In performing this phasing, it is detected, by means of an AE fluid sensor provided to a grinding stone head which rotatably supports the threaded grinding stone, whether the threaded grinding stone has had contact with the workpiece or the disk dresser. Subsequently, on the basis of the phase of the threaded grinding stone at the time when contact was detected, the threaded grinding stone is positioned in a phase where the aforementioned engagement is feasible. | 2012-09-06 |
20120225610 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM GLASS SUBSTRATE - Provided is a magnetic recording medium glass substrate manufacturing method capable of manufacturing a magnetic recording medium glass substrate having high surface smoothness and low surface waviness with productivity. In a primary lapping process and a secondary lapping process of the manufacturing method, diamond pads ( | 2012-09-06 |
20120225611 | ABRASIVE WHEELS AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING SAME - Bonded abrasive articles and in particular organic bonded depressed center wheels with one or more reinforcements have reduced stiffness in comparison to conventional counterparts. Techniques for producing and using such wheels are described. In one example, a method for reducing the stiffness of an organically bonded abrasive wheel includes applying to a raised hub region of a reinforced depressed center wheel a force effective to irreversibly decrease the stiffness of said wheel. | 2012-09-06 |
20120225612 | Method of Manufacture of Constant Groove Depth Pads - Processing pads for mechanical and/or chemical-mechanical planarization or polishing of substrates in the fabrication of microelectronic devices, methods for making the pads, and methods, apparatus, and systems that utilize and incorporate the processing pads are provided. The processing pads include grooves or other openings in the abrading surface containing a solid or partially solid fill material that can be selectively removed as desired to maintain the fill at an about constant or set distance from the abrading surface of the pad and an about constant depth of the pad openings for multiple processing and conditioning applications over the life of the pad. | 2012-09-06 |
20120225613 | APPARATUS AND MEDIUM FOR DRY CLEANING - A cleaning apparatus includes a cleaning tank having a space to contain flexible flake cleaning media, a cleaning target object holding unit holding a cleaning target object having adherent substances inside the cleaning tank, a gas flow generator unit generating a gas flow to move the cleaning media toward the cleaning target object such that the cleaning media contact the cleaning target object to remove the adherent substances from the cleaning target object, and an adherent substance collection unit moving the gas flow to collect the adherent substances removed from the cleaning target. A surface of the cleaning medium includes abrasive grains to remove the adherent substances from the cleaning target object by causing the surface of the cleaning medium having the abrasive grains to slide on the cleaning target object while the surface of the cleaning medium having the abrasive grains is in contact with the cleaning target object. | 2012-09-06 |
20120225614 | GEAR GRINDING MACHINE - Provided is a gear grinding machine the maintainability of which can be improved and which is capable of being miniaturized. More specifically, provided is a gear grinding machine wherein a threaded grinding stone ( | 2012-09-06 |
20120225615 | ABRASIVE DISC FOR A MULTIPLE DISC GRINDING MACHINE, IN PARTICULAR FOR PROCESSING STONE AND LIKE MATERIALS, AND A GRINDING MACHINE INCLUDING SAID DISC - An abrasive disc for a multiple disc grinding machine is described, including a disc-shaped support having a circumferential rim on which the abrasive material is placed and an opposing central hole for fitting on to a driving shaft of the grinding machine, said hole extending through the thickness of the disc-shaped support, in which a portion of said central hole has a diameter greater than the diameter of the connection to said shaft, such that an annular chamber is formed in the thickness of the support. The further disc includes at least one radial recess formed on a front surface of the disc-shaped support and extending from said annular chamber towards the circumferential rim of said disc, in such a way that a coolant fluid fed into the driving shaft can accumulate in said annular chamber and can then flow through said radial recess towards the abrasive edge of said disc. | 2012-09-06 |
20120225616 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING A CARCASS PART OF SLAUGHTERED POULTRY - A device for separating a wishbone from a carcass part of slaughtered poultry, The device comprises:—a primary wishbone knife ( | 2012-09-06 |
20120225617 | AIR GUIDE NOZZLE FOR VENTILATING THE INTERIOR OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - The invention relates to an air guide nozzle ( | 2012-09-06 |
20120225618 | INDOOR UNIT OF AIR CONDITIONING APPARATUS - An indoor unit of an air conditioning apparatus is fixed with respect to a ceiling, and includes an indoor unit casing having an air inlet and plural air outlets, plural airflow direction adjusting plates disposed in the air outlets, and an airflow direction adjusting control unit to independently adjust rotational states of the adjusting plates in order to adjust the airflow direction of conditioned air blown out from the air outlets. The control unit causes an entire body of at least one of the adjusting plates to be positioned inside a corresponding one of the air outlets in an air volume reducing state to reduce volume through the air outlet or a suppressing state to suppress flow from the air outlet toward an opposite side relative to an air inlet side. | 2012-09-06 |
20120225619 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ESTIMATION OF THE TRANSMISSION CHARACTERISTICS OF A RADIO FREQUENCY SYSTEM - A device and method for estimation of the transmission characteristics of a Radio Frequency system are provided. The device and method calculate a predicted receive power at a given location using a propagation and scenario model. Then a measured receive power at the given location is used to determine a correction value equal to the difference between the calculated and measured receive powers. The correction value and the propagation model are then used with a heuristic method to refine estimates of propagation and scenario parameters. The refined parameter set is used to produce a refined prediction of receive power, which is used to create a refined correction factor. The refined correction factor is used to determine predicted receive powers at a plurality of locations. | 2012-09-06 |
20120225620 | ADAPTIVE DATA RATE CONTROL FOR NARROWCAST NETWORKS - A system to provide narrowcast communications uses adaptive data rate control to individual subscribers such that the effects of precipitation or other link conditions, which are not common to all subscribers, is mitigated. The invention takes advantage of the fact that the narrowcast data consist of packets which are individually addressed to specific subscribers, or groups of subscribers. The narrowcast data is communicated on a plurality of channels, each of potentially differing data rates. The subscribers are assigned a particular channel, based upon their link quality, to receive packets addressed to them. The lower data rate channel will be less affected by adverse link conditions and are hence assigned to subscribers most likely to incur adverse link conditions. | 2012-09-06 |
20120225621 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH THE FUNCTION OF SUPPORTING MULTIPLE CARDS - An electronic system includes multiple I/O interfaces and a controller. The controller is coupled to multiple cards via multiple I/O interfaces respectively, and can select a card from multiple cards and perform a wireless communication to transfer data between the selected card and a target electronic device. The controller includes a configuration block and a core. The configuration block stores configuration data indicative of selecting which card. The core is coupled to the configuration block and the cards and can enable the wireless communication. | 2012-09-06 |
20120225622 | SEPARABLE MOBILE DEVICE HAVING A CONTROL MODULE AND A DOCKING STATION MODULE - The technology provides a mobile communication device having separable components, including a control module configured for only short-range wireless communication and a docking station module configured for both long-range wireless communication and short-range wireless communication. The control module includes a touch-sensitive display, a short-range wireless transceiver and a processor that electrically couples the touch-sensitive display and the short-range wireless transceiver. The docking station module includes a docking area that receives the control module, a docking short-range wireless transceiver configured to communicate with the control module, a long-range wireless transceiver that is configured to communicate with a. long-range network and a docking processor that electrically couples the docking short-range wireless transceiver and the long-range wireless transceiver. The technology provides a sleek light-weight control module having full functionality of the docking station module. | 2012-09-06 |
20120225623 | Communications Method and Mobile Communication Terminal - The present invention relates to the communications field and describes a communications method and a mobile communication terminal. The communications method and the mobile communication terminal according to the present invention add new capabilities to mobile communication terminals, including cell phones, such that they can choose from a plurality of radio frequency parameter sets for communications. It changes the situation in the past where it was necessary to design a new specific antenna for cell phones as a result of HAC index requirements. To the contrary, cell phones just need to store a plurality of radio frequency parameter sets, and necessary changes to RF parameters can be assessed according to different user demands or external application environments such that the cell phone software can switch to upload the most appropriate RF parameters. Consequently, an antenna can obtain optimal parameters such that a cell phone can obtain optimal radiation properties without the need to design a new antenna and can meet HAC requirements by operators. The present invention can optimize terminal radiation performance, greatly reduce development cost and development time of cell phone design, and save manufacturing cost. | 2012-09-06 |
20120225624 | Over-the-Air Test - An apparatus forms a weight for each signal path associated with an antenna of a plurality of antennas around a test zone in an over-the-air chamber by a comparison of a desired target electric field based on a radio channel model and an electric field obtainable by the plane waves associated with the test zone, the plane waves being transmittable by the antennas and being based on at least one basis waveform in each signal path. | 2012-09-06 |
20120225625 | Method and Arrangement for Tuning Polarizations for Orthogonally Polarized Antennas - The present invention relates to a method and a transceiver device in a wireless communication system that enable tuning of the polarization generated by a cross-polarized transmitting antenna configuration of an eNB. This is addressed by a solution where the polarization is adjusted ( | 2012-09-06 |
20120225626 | REUSE OF A SWITCH IC AS A STEP ATTENUATOR - The present invention concerns a system and associated method for providing attenuation of a received signal in a two-way communication circuit without the use of a separate switchable attenuator. Specifically, the attenuation provided by a transmit/receive switch set to the transmit position during reception is used to provide attenuation to a signal reception path. | 2012-09-06 |
20120225627 | SEMICONDUCTOR SWITCH AND WIRELESS DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a semiconductor switch includes a power supply, a driver, a switch section, and a compensator. The power supply is configured to generate a first potential different from a power supply potential. The driver is configured to be supplied with a second potential different from the first potential and the first potential and output at least one of the first potential and the second potential according to a terminal switching signal. The switch section is configured to switch a connection between a common terminal and a radio frequency terminal according to an output of the driver. The compensator is configured to detect a change in the terminal switching signal and supply electric charges having a polarity the same as a polarity of the first potential to the driver for compensating the first potential. | 2012-09-06 |
20120225628 | TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK NODE AND METHODS - A telecommunications network node and methods are disclosed. The method is for generating, by genetic programming, evolved algorithms for adjusting base station transmission power to control coverage of a cell to assist in providing desired base station operating characteristics. The method comprises the steps of: generating, using predetermined functions and terminals defined in a functions and terminals list, a plurality of evolved algorithms each of which determine whether, for any particular base station operating conditions, to adjust said base station transmission power; determining a fitness level indicative of each evolved algorithm's ability to adjust base station transmission power to control coverage to achieve said desired base station operating characteristics under expected operating conditions; and iteratively performing said steps of generating and determining to generate further evolved algorithms using at least one of said evolved algorithms determined to have achieved a particular fitness level. In this way, it can be seen that algorithms can be assembled and then tested to see how suitable they are at controlling base station power to achieve particular operating characteristics under particular operating conditions. Those algorithms which are determined to be the best at achieving those characteristics under those particular operating conditions may then be used to generate further algorithms which, in turn, are also then assessed. Hence, those individual algorithms which are suited to the operating characteristics and the operating conditions can rapidly be generated thereby avoiding the need to manually design new algorithms which are specialised to particular environments. | 2012-09-06 |
20120225629 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TUNING A RADIO RECEIVER - A system for tuning a radio receiver includes a radio receiver configured to provide a downconverted digital error signal, a digital synthesizer circuit configured to generate a first local oscillator control signal, a digital automatic frequency control (AFC) circuit configured to generate a second local oscillator control signal, wherein the digital synthesizer circuit is enabled to generate the first local oscillator control signal when the digital AFC circuit is disabled, the first local oscillator control signal corresponds to an estimate of a desired local oscillator frequency, the digital AFC circuit is enabled to generate the second local oscillator control signal when the digital synthesizer circuit is disabled and the second local oscillator control signal corresponds to the desired local oscillator frequency. | 2012-09-06 |
20120225630 | Systems and Methods for Antenna Tuning in a Mobile Device - A system is described for tuning an antenna in a mobile device. The system comprises a detection module configured to interface with an accessory and identify the accessory. The system further comprises a tuner configured to retrieve one or more parameters according to the identified accessory, where the tuner is further configured to tune the antenna according to the one or more parameters. The one or more parameters are based on previously-derived information regarding tuning impairment characteristics of the accessory. | 2012-09-06 |
20120225631 | ATTENUATOR AND METHOD FOR ATTENUATING - A semiconductor device ( | 2012-09-06 |
20120225632 | METHODS, DEVICES AND COMPUTER PROGRAMS FOR SUPPORTING EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS - A network node ( | 2012-09-06 |
20120225633 | SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR ALERTING USER OF THEFT OR LOSS, OR WHEREABOUTS, OF OBJECTS, PEOPLE OR PETS - A personal security system for automatically warning a user when an item is lost, or after being so lost is then found, wherein when the first and second transceivers are separated by a distance exceeding the predetermined operating range for a predetermined duration, the first transceiver and second transceiver each generates the predetermined signal (which may include vibration of the first and second transceivers and playing a predetermined alarm sound) for a predetermined duration; and when after being so separated, the first and second transceivers are brought back within a defined distance or operating range, the first transceiver and second transceiver each generates the predetermined signal once again for a predetermined duration. The system may include a single, second transceiver, or multiple second transceivers, each being identical except with respect to their digital signatures and settings such as range, sound, volume and duration of alarms. | 2012-09-06 |
20120225634 | SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING PROFILE INFORMATION - A system and method for providing profile information for occupants of a vehicle to a service provider. The system may communicate with at least one mobile device to receive an identification from each mobile device. The system may store profile information of an occupant associated with each identification. The system may communicate with the service provider to transmit the profile information associated with the mobile devices if a crash condition is identified and communication with the mobile device occurred during a time period just prior to the crash condition. | 2012-09-06 |
20120225635 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO TAKE EMERGENCY ACTIONS WHEN A DEVICE IS SHAKEN RAPIDLY BY ITS USER - Methods and systems for using a portable device with communication capability and motion detection to act as an emergency alert system by detecting shaking of the device and taking appropriate actions are disclosed. The portable device may take independent action such as calling a telephone number or sending a message when the shaking alert is activated. The portable device may also communicate with an emergency alert server to take various configured emergency actions in response to a shaking event. | 2012-09-06 |
20120225636 | Methods, Systems, and Computer Program Products for Message Filtering Based on Previous Path Trajectories and Probable Destination - Methods, systems and computer program products for filtering generally-broadcast messages received by a movable unit based on current spatial position, stored trajectory history, and probable future trajectories. A current spatial position of the movable unit is received and stored to form a stored trajectory history. A generally-broadcast message relating to a target geographical region is also received and stored. Potential trajectories of the movable unit are then computed over a pre-determined time based on at least one of the current spatial position, a current travel direction of the movable unit, and the stored trajectory history of the movable unit. The generally-broadcast message is then disseminated in response to at least one potential trajectory crossing into the target geographical region during the pre-determined time period. The generally-broadcast message may also be disseminated on the basis of specified user preferences. | 2012-09-06 |
20120225637 | Method, Mobile Terminal, Service Platform and System for Implementing Debit Card Service - A method and system for implementing debit card service based on callback. The method is applied to a mobile terminal set with an automatic dialing function unit, automatic dialing function of the automatic dialing function unit is activated, and a number corresponding to the mobile terminal is bound with one debit card. The method includes the following steps: a preset callback access number is dialed before the called number by the automatic dialing function unit in the mobile terminal to connect the call to a debit card service platform when the mobile terminal calls the called number; the debit card service platform releases the call and calls back the mobile terminal; the called number is continued by the debit card service platform after the mobile terminal answers the callback; the debit card service based on callback is implemented. | 2012-09-06 |
20120225638 | BROADBAND GATEWAY FEMTOCELL SERVICE ENABLING A SINGLE DEVICE TO BE USED IN A CELLPHONE MODE AND IN A CORDLESS PHONE MODE - A mobile device includes a cellular transceiver for accessing a cellular network and a femtocell module for accessing a broadband network through a femtocell. The mobile device determines whether the mobile device is within range of the femtocell. The mobile device accessing the femtocell to provide telephone service using the mobile device when the mobile device is within range of the femtocell. | 2012-09-06 |
20120225639 | PORTABLE COMPUTERIZED WIRELESS PAYMENT APPARATUS AND METHODS - A mobile user apparatus and associated methods useful for conducting payment transactions wirelessly, such as at point-of-sale locations. In one embodiment, the mobile user apparatus is a cellular-enabled mobile device that includes a short-range passive radio frequency transceiver that when interrogated by a reader at the point-of-sale, issues a reply including information relating to an account of the user of the mobile apparatus that is to be debited for the payment. In one variant, the information stored on the mobile device is encrypted for security, and the mobile user apparatus is further configured to receive transaction data wirelessly in return. | 2012-09-06 |
20120225640 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SECURING A BASE STATION USING SIM CARDS - Methods and systems are provided for securing integrated base stations, such as base station routers (BSRs), in which a SIM card is operatively coupled with a secured portion of a base station and a secure association is established therebetween to facilitate encryption key exchange between the secured portion of the base station and a core network. | 2012-09-06 |
20120225641 | METHOD, DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR UPDATING SECURITY ALGORITHM OF MOBILE TERMINAL - A method, device and system for updating a security algorithm of a mobile terminal are disclosed in the present invention. The method includes the steps of when a communication connection between a mobile terminal and a network side is established, transmitting a Device Management (DM) request message for obtaining state related information on a designated type to the mobile terminal; receiving the state related information on the designated type returned by the mobile terminal; and obtaining an algorithm identifier corresponding to the state related information and indicating the mobile terminal to update the security algorithm used locally according to the algorithm identifier. It is able to ensure the usage security of mobile terminals according to the present invention. | 2012-09-06 |
20120225642 | Method and System to Proxy Phone Directories - A method and system are disclosed to proxy mobile and network originated call sessions. A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a method to access a phone directory using a mobile device including transmitting on a data channel of a wireless communications network a request for access to the phone directory, transmitting on the data channel one or more selective requests to search the phone directory, receiving on the data channel one or more successive portions of the phone directory according to the one or more selective requests, and transmitting on the data channel an abbreviated identifier associated with an entry of the phone directory for establishing voice communications with a terminal device. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2012-09-06 |
20120225643 | SHORT RANGE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND METHOD - A method and apparatus for establishing a connection to a short range wireless communication device using identity information such as contact address is provided. The method includes collecting, when a connection request is made to a device corresponding to contact information stored in the short range wireless communication device, device information of short range wireless communication devices discovered nearby, and establishing a connection to the short range wireless communication device represented by the device information matching with the contact information in part among the collected device information. The short range wireless communication apparatus and method of the present invention facilitate connection to a target device even when a large number of devices are discovered nearby. | 2012-09-06 |
20120225644 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING TRAFFIC INFORMATION USING WIDGETS IN MOBILE TERMINAL - An apparatus and method of displaying traffic information using at least one widget in a mobile terminal are provided. The method of displaying traffic information in a mobile terminal includes receiving traffic information from at least one broadcasting station through at least one digital broadcasting channel, and displaying the traffic information on a standby screen with at least one of an image file and a text file using the at least one widget. Thereby, a user can determine a traffic situation using the traffic information provided on the standby screen using the at least one widget. Further, even when no navigation device is provided in the mobile terminal, the user can conveniently receive traffic information. | 2012-09-06 |
20120225645 | Low Cost System converting any Smartphone to a Remote Controller - Low cost system converting any Smartphone into an Infrared or radio controlled Remote Controller, as a green and advanced alternative to conventional remote controllers for toys, audio-video devices, alarms, gate openers, and more. | 2012-09-06 |
20120225646 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMPACT BASE STATION, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - A communication system ( | 2012-09-06 |
20120225647 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION METHOD, MOBILE MANAGEMENT NODE, POSITIONING CALCULATION NODE, AND MOBILE STATION - To eliminate the problems when a handover by a mobile station UE over a radio base station eNodeB is performed during a positioning process of the mobile station UE. A mobile management node MME according to the present invention is configured to transmit a transfer signal “S1-AP Downlink NAS Transport” including an LPP signal received from a positioning calculation node E-SMLC and the identification information of the E-SMLC to a radio base station eNodeB, and when a transmission failure reason included in a transmission failure notification signal “S1-AP NON DELIVERY INDICATION” received from the radio base station eNodeB indicates a positioning failure, the mobile management node MME transmits the transmission failure reason and the LPP signal included in the transmission failure notification signal “S1-AP NON DELIVERY INDICATION” to the positioning calculation node E-SMLC identified by the identification information of the E-SMLC included in the transmission failure notification signal. | 2012-09-06 |
20120225648 | SYSTEM ENABLING THE CONTACTLESS TRANSFER OF PERSONAL DATA - The invention relates to a system enabling the contactless transfer of personal data from a mobile terminal including a first antenna coupled to a first chip cooperating with a first memory to a second memory cooperating with a second chip, with said second chip being coupled to a second antenna. According to the invention, the second memory is included in a passive radiofrequency transponder supplied by the electromagnetic field emitted by said first antenna during said transfer of personal data. | 2012-09-06 |
20120225649 | SYSTEM FOR BETTER SERVICE RESELECTION WHEN ON OTHER THAN THE MOST PREFERRED SYSTEM - System for better service reselection when on other than the Most Preferred system. In various aspects, methods and corresponding apparatus are provided for a service reselection system that operates on a device to provide better service reselection during idle mode, origination mode and active traffic mode. A method includes detecting entry into slotted mode operation on a Less Preferred system, waiting for page monitoring to complete at selected slot cycle wakeup times, performing a service reselection scan at the selected slot cycle wakeup times to find More Preferred systems, wherein the service reselection scan is performed after the page monitoring has completed, and limiting a time duration of the service reselection scan so as to avoid interference with the page monitoring to be performed at slot cycle wakeup times that follow the selected slot cycle wakeup times. | 2012-09-06 |
20120225650 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING RELAY STATION MODE OF MOBILE STATION IN A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method and an apparatus for a Mobile Station (MS) to control a Relay Station (RS) mode of the MS in a communication system are provided. The method includes sensing a link loss with a serving Base Station (BS), searching for a neighbor BS for network reentry, transmitting to the neighbor BS an Identifier (ID) of the serving BS and an indication indicating network reentry from coverage loss caused by movement out of a service area of the serving BS are, and operating in the RS mode, upon receipt of an indication commanding switch to the RS mode from the neighbor BS, wherein the RS mode is a mode in which the MS operates as an RS. | 2012-09-06 |
20120225651 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR REGISTERING A MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL IN A COMMUNICATION NETWORK - A mobile communication terminal is described comprising a first identity module; a second identity module; a detector configured to detect whether the mobile communication terminal is in a coverage area of a reference mobile communication network of the first identity module; and a controller, configured to, if it has been detected that the mobile communication terminal is not within the coverage area of the reference mobile communication network of the first identity module, determine a reference mobile communication network of the second identity module, and to start a registering process for registering the first identity module with the reference mobile communication network of the second identity module. | 2012-09-06 |
20120225652 | COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM AND METHOD - There is provided a method in a first communications device operable to communicate with a second device using a network supporting first and second different communication methods. The method comprises: allowing the first device to communicate with the second device using the first communication method; registering the first device on a service platform of the network; requesting from the service platform a second device status indicator of the ability of the second device to communicate using the second communication method; receiving the second device status indicator from the service platform; and, allowing the first device to communicate with the second device using the second communication method in dependence on the received second device status indicator. The second device status indicator depends on the current network connectivity of the second device. At least one of the first and second devices is a mobile telecommunications device. | 2012-09-06 |
20120225653 | METHOD FOR SELECTING A DEVICE IN A TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK - A method is provided for selecting a device in a telecommunications network in accordance with characteristics relating to the implementation of a telecommunications service, comprising the following steps: a) receiving a set of characteristics relating to said service; b) forming a first symbolic address for querying an address server, using at least one portion of the overall characteristics of the set on the one hand, and an address domain name on the other hand; c) sending the first address to the address server; d) receiving a list of one or more devices compatible with the characteristics; and e) selecting one device from the list. | 2012-09-06 |
20120225654 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING REGISTRATION ON A MULTI-TECHNOLOGY HANDSET - Embodiments of the present invention are directed to controlling registration on a multi-technology handset. By controlling registration on a multi-technology handset, efficient handoffs between different technologies can occur. In one embodiment, the multi-technology handset operates using a first technology and at least one second technology. The second technology can be wireless fidelity (WiFi) or worldwide interoperability for microwave access (WiMAX), for example. The multi-technology handset includes at least a dual mode controller (DMC), a first technology controller, a second technology controller, as well as radios for the first and second technologies. | 2012-09-06 |
20120225655 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING RELAY MODE OF BASE STATION IN COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - An apparatus and a method for providing a relay service in a Base Station (BS) of a communication system are provided. The method includes detecting a communication state with a backhaul of the communication system, transmitting backhaul error occurrence information to at least one Mobile Station (MS) located in a service coverage area when communication with the backhaul is interrupted, selecting a neighbor BS from among one or more neighbor BSs as a target BS, and providing a relay service by connecting with the target BS. | 2012-09-06 |
20120225656 | LOCAL CALL LOCAL SWITCHING AT HANDOVER - Described is a method for managing locally switched call connections in a wireless communication network comprising receiving, at a core network node, a first message indicating that a first user equipment connected via the locally switched call connection has been detected in a target radio access node and transmitting, triggered by the first message, a second message requesting a status change of the locally switched call connection to a second user equipment, such that a user plane data path from the first user equipment to the second user equipment is switched to a core network path. Moreover, the method is implemented in a network node, while the method steps can be executed by means of a computer program product comprising instruction sets performing each method step. | 2012-09-06 |
20120225657 | RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, NEIGHBOR CELL LIST OPTIMIZING SYSTEM, BASE STATION, AND NEIGHBOR CELL LIST UPDATING METHOD - A neighbor cell list optimizing system according to the present invention is a neighbor cell list optimizing system that updates a neighbor cell list that is provided in a base station that manages a cell to which a mobile terminal establishes a connection and to which specific neighbor cells that are candidates of a handover destination cell for said mobile terminal of neighbor cells that are in the vicinity of said cell are registered, comprising: priority computation section that computes priorities of said neighbor cells to be registered to said neighbor cell list based on measurement information that represents radio communication qualities of neighbor cells in which the measured radio communication qualities exceed a threshold; and neighbor cell list updating section that registers neighbor cells in descending order of the priorities up to an upper limit of radio cells that can be registered to said neighbor cell list. | 2012-09-06 |
20120225658 | SYSTEM FOR UPDATING A NEIGHBOUR CELL LIST (NCL) OF A WIRELESS ACCESS NODE OF A TELECOMMUNICATIONS ARCHITECTURE AND METHOD THEREFORE - The invention relates to a system and method for updating a neighbour cell list of a wireless access node. User terminals to be to be transferred from a first wireless access node of a first wireless access network to a second wireless access node of a second wireless access network are detected. From the first wireless access node, one or more of the detected user terminals are requested to report cell information of a plurality of wireless access nodes of at least one of the first wireless access network and the second wireless access network. The cell information is received from the one or more of the detected user terminals and at least one of the first neighbour cell list and the second neighbour cell list is updated using the received cell information. | 2012-09-06 |
20120225659 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DATA DISPERSION IN SAID SYSTEM - In a mobile communication system, which has a plurality of radio network controllers and a number of radio base stations connected to each of the radio network controllers, for sending and receiving user data between a host network and mobile stations via the radio network controllers and radio base stations, a plurality of transmission paths that pass through one or more radio network controllers are set up between a base station, which sends and receives radio signals to and from a mobile station, and the host network. When data is being sent and received using one transmission path from the host network to a base station through a radio network controller, traffic conditions on this transmission path are monitored. When traffic has increased, the user data is dispersed by being passed through a plurality of transmission paths. | 2012-09-06 |
20120225660 | INITIAL ENODE-B CONFIGURATION OVER-THE-AIR - A method, apparatus, system, and computer program embodied on a computer readable medium is provided to define new messages to be transmitted over a broadcast channel to better support uncoordinated base station deployment in a local area environment. In this context, uncoordinated local base station deployment refers to cases where new base stations are placed, and activated, without any detailed a priori network planning and considerations for placement of already active base stations in the area. | 2012-09-06 |
20120225661 | Measurement-Assisted Dynamic Frequency-Reuse in Cellular Telecommunications Networks - A radio network resource controller directs a first network node associated with a first cell region, or a wireless terminal in communication through the first cell region, to measure and report radio resource-related data selected from the group consisting of: resource activity per channel; the number of transmitted power samples that exceed a threshold over a measurement period; and, channel quality samples that exceed a quality threshold. The controller then receives at least one measurement report of the radio resource-related data and, as a function of the radio resource-related data in the first cell region, dynamically reallocates the distribution of resources, such as radio-frequency channels, between the first cell region and at least a second cell region. The invention has a particular advantage in TDD mode of operation where efficient and dynamic interference mitigation is needed to combat the inherent mobile-to-mobile and base station-to-base station interference. | 2012-09-06 |
20120225662 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ALLOCATING FREQUENCY RESOURCE TO MICRO UE IN A MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method and apparatus for allocating a frequency resource to each micro User Equipment (UE) in a hierarchical cellular mobile communication system are disclosed. The method includes acquiring information about traffic of each macro UE or a macro BS in a frequency resource allocated to the macro UE or the macro BS, first Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR) information about an SNR of a signal from the macro UE or the macro BS, measured at each micro UE and second SNR information about an SNR of a signal from the micro UE, measured at each micro BS, calculating throughput of the micro UE using the traffic information, the first SNR information and the second SNR information, determining a frequency resource to be allocated to the micro UE using information about the calculated throughput and allocating the determined frequency resource to the micro UE. | 2012-09-06 |
20120225663 | RSSI-BASED INDOOR POSITIONING IN THE PRESENCE OF DYNAMIC TRANSMISSION POWER CONTROL ACCESS POINTS - A position fix for a mobile platform is determined using RSSI values for wireless signals received from access points (APs), at least one of which has dynamic transmission power control. The transmission power data for the APs is received from an entity separate from the APs, e.g., a central entity or a positioning assistance server. The RSSI values for wireless signals received from the APs are acquired, as is an RSSI heatmap. Using the transmission power data, the RSSI values and the RSSI heatmap, the position fix for the mobile platform is determined. The position fix may be determined by the mobile platform or a positioning assistance server. Additionally, a server may receive transmission power data for APs and may provide to a mobile platform RSSI heatmap information based on the transmission power data. The RSSI heatmap information may be, e.g., the transmission power data or a RSSI heatmap. | 2012-09-06 |
20120225664 | APPARATUS, AND ASSOCIATED METHOD, FOR ESTIMATING A TIME ZONE AT WHICH A DEVICE IS POSITIONED - An apparatus, and an associated method, estimates a time zone at which an electronic device, such as a wireless device, is positioned. Parameters, such as a mobile country code, a GMT offset, a daylight savings time parameter, and geo location parameters are all candidate parameters from which to make an estimate. Received parameters are identified, and selectably used to obtain an estimate that is matched or verified to ensure likely accuracy. | 2012-09-06 |
20120225665 | CHARACTERISATION OF A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS LINK - A system and method are described for characterising a wireless communications link as line-of-sight (LOS) or non line-of-sight (NLOS). The method comprises receiving data (T) representing a position of a transmitter, receiving data (R) representing a position of a receiver, receiving a measure of transmitted power at an output of the transmitter (PT) and receiving a measure of received power at an input to the receiver (PR). An NLOS detector ( | 2012-09-06 |
20120225666 | Method and System for Use of a Trusted Server to Facilitate Location Determination - Disclosed is a method and system for use of a trusted server such as an over-the-air provisioning server to facilitate mobile location determination. If a mobile location server (MLS) sends a location-determination message to a mobile station and does not receive a response back from the mobile station, there is a chance that the mobile station is not provisioned with a correct address of the MLS and that the mobile station therefore did not respond. To help jump start the location-determination process, the MLS may respond to that situation by instead causing a trusted server such as an over-the-air-service-provisioning (OTASP) server to send a location-determination message to the mobile station, triggering a response from the mobile station. | 2012-09-06 |
20120225667 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COORDINATING NECESSARY RADIO TRANSMISSION EVENTS WITH UNRELATED OPPORTUNISTIC EVENTS TO OPTIMIZE BATTERY LIFE AND NETWORK RESOURCES - A method and apparatus for sending an event from user equipment operating in a mobile network, the method comprising the steps of: monitoring whether an unrelated opportunistic event has occurred; and sending said event with said unrelated opportunistic event. | 2012-09-06 |
20120225668 | MOBILE DEVICE, SERVER, AND CONTENT MANAGEMENT METHOD FOR A SYSTEM COMPRISING SAME - A content managing method of a mobile device, a server, and a system is provided. According to the content managing method, when the mobile device enters into a specific region, the mobile device transmits location information of the location of the mobile device and device information of the mobile device to the server, and the server searches for and transmits content information corresponding to the location information to the mobile device. Accordingly, a user can receive the content information simply by entering into a specific location with the mobile device. | 2012-09-06 |
20120225669 | Processor, Apparatus and Associated Methods - A processor for a user-portable device, the user-portable device comprising FM transmission circuitry, wherein the processor is configured to obtain a first set of valid geo-specific FM transmission parameters for the current geographical location of the user-portable device based on received global positioning satellite (GPS) data for the current geographical location of the user-portable device; and provide signalling to configure the FM transmission circuitry to use the valid first set of geo-specific FM transmission parameters. | 2012-09-06 |
20120225670 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICES AND LOCATION REGISTRATION METHODS - A mobile communication device with a wireless module and a controller module is provided. The wireless module performs wireless transceiving to and from a first service network. The controller module transmits a location update request message to a first cellular station of the first service network via the wireless module, and receives a location update rejection message, which comprises a rejection cause indicating a network related failure, from the first cellular station via the wireless module. Also, the controller module transmits another location update request message to a second cellular station of the first service network via the wireless module in response to the location update rejection message. Particularly, the first cellular station and the second cellular station belong to a first location area and a second location area, respectively. | 2012-09-06 |
20120225671 | METHOD FOR REQUESTING TRANSPORTATION SERVICES - A method for safely and efficiently requesting transportation services through the use of mobile communications devices capable of geographic location is described. Individual and package transportation may be provided. New customers may be efficiently serviced, and the requester and transportation provider locations may be viewed in real time on the mobile devices. | 2012-09-06 |
20120225672 | GEOTARGETED NEWS AND ADVERTISEMENT DELIVERY SYSTEM - A system that provides content and/or ad publishers the ability to sell and target content, including “deals,” to mobile device of users when those users and their mobile devices are located within the defined geographic zone. The content may be targeted and mass distributed to all mobile devices having a registered address within the defined geographic area. The content creator and/or content distributor can manually define the regions where they desire to distribute content by plotting vertices on a map to form a polygon enclosing a geographic region. Regions may be defined by population, retail locations, content and/or ad categories and other relevant criteria. The System User can manage the type of message delivered based upon the time of day and day of the week. Such options provide the content creator with granular management of its content based upon the defined regions established by the content creator and/or content distributor. | 2012-09-06 |
20120225673 | Dead Zone for Wireless Communication Device - I have invented a communication system illustratively comprising: a wireless communication device; a network for controlling wireless communication over said network, said network tracking a location of said wireless communication device based on location data pertaining to said wireless communication device, said network comprising a no communication zone register including a database of predetermined zones in which predetermined communication by, to, or by and to said wireless communication device is to be disabled; wherein when said wireless communication device is in one of said predetermined zones in which communication by, to, or by and to wireless communication device is not permitted, said network disables said predetermined communication by, to, or by and to said wireless communication device. The “dead zones” where the wireless device may be disabled illustratively may include a speeding zone, a hospital zone, a movie theater zone, a church zone, and a performing arts theater zone or be based upon the law of a state on the use of said wireless communication device in a moving vehicle. The device may include GPS acquisition circuitry and the system may use assisted GPS for use in calculating the location of the wireless communication device. On disablement a message may display on the wireless communication device that the wireless communication device is in a “dead zone”. While in the “dead zone”, my invention allows for disablement of voice communication, text messages, emails, and/or data communication. Disablement may occur by service disablement or disablement of the password or keyboard entry feature of the wireless device. “Dead zones” may be determined by default or subscription. My inventive device and method for dead zoning a wireless communication device are also disclosed. | 2012-09-06 |
20120225674 | MEASUREMENT SYSTEM, MOVING-OBJECT-MOUNTED TERMINAL AND DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a measurement system includes a wireless relay device, a moving-object-mounted terminal and a data processor. The wireless relay device forms a wireless area for performing wireless communication. The moving-object-mounted terminal is mounted to a moving object within the wireless area. The moving-object-mounted terminal includes a Global Positioning System (GPS) unit and a wireless unit. The GPS unit acquires positional data of the moving object and time data indicating the time when the positional data has been acquired by GPS. The wireless unit converts the positional data and the time data into a wireless signal, and transmits the wireless signal to the wireless relay device. The data processor receives the wireless signal from the moving-object-mounted terminal via the wireless relay device, and calculates time required for the moving object to move a predetermined distance within the wireless area based on the positional data and the time data. | 2012-09-06 |
20120225675 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION METHOD, MOBILE MANAGEMENT NODE, AND MOBILE STATION - The mobile communication method according to the present invention includes: a step of acquiring and storing, by a mobile management node MME, Cell-ID for identifying a cell in which a mobile station UE exists, in an MM process; a step of transmitting, by the mobile management node MME, a positioning process signal “Location Request” including the stored Cell-ID to a positioning calculation node E-SMLC, in an LCS process; and a step of performing, by the positioning calculation node E-SMLC, a positioning process of the mobile station UE, using the Cell-ID included in the received positioning process signal “Location Request”, in the LCS process. | 2012-09-06 |
20120225676 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PROCESSING RECEIVED SIGNALS FOR LOCATING - Example embodiments are directed to various aspects of processing received signals for determining a location of a source of the signals. An example method may include generating signal timing information, and determining times for a plurality of window periods for the signal of interest based on the signal timing information. The example method may also include retrieving, from a memory device that stores the signal stream, symbols of the signal of interest based on the window periods, and formatting the symbols of the signal of interest in preparation for determining a location of a source of the signal of interest. Additional and alternative methods and apparatuses are also provided. | 2012-09-06 |
20120225677 | SYNCHRONIZING MOBILE AND VEHICLE DEVICES - Location information is received at a mobile device from the memory of a vehicle device. The mobile device is updated based on the location information. Sensor data is received from at least one sensor measuring movement of the mobile device, and an estimated location of the mobile device is calculated based at least in part on the location information and the sensor data. | 2012-09-06 |
20120225678 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTING WIRELESS AP MAP - An apparatus and a method for constructing a wireless AP map are disclosed. An embodiment of the invention provides a method for constructing a wireless AP map at a server connected over a network with a user terminal that includes: receiving wireless signal information collected from each of a plurality of user terminals, where the wireless signal information includes a signal strength of each of a plurality of wireless AP's received by each user terminal; estimating a distance of each of the plurality of wireless AP's by using the wireless signal information; and constructing a wireless AP map by using the estimated distances. Thus, a wireless AP map can be constructed using wireless signal information collected at typical user terminals located within a particular area, without requiring a trained person to recognize the wireless AP positions within the particular area. | 2012-09-06 |
20120225679 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR DYNAMICALLY LEARNING DIAMETER BINDING INFORMATION - Methods, systems, and computer readable media for dynamically learning Diameter binding information are disclosed. According to one method, the method comprises receiving one or more response messages associated with the one or more Diameter signaling messages, determining, based on information contained in the one or more response messages, whether at least one of the one or more network service nodes was able to successfully process the one or more Diameter signaling messages, and generating, in response to determining that at least one of the one or more network service nodes was able to successfully process at least one of the one or more Diameter request messages, a Diameter binding record that associates the identification information and the at least one of the one or more network service nodes. | 2012-09-06 |
20120225680 | INTERFERENCE COORDINATING METHOD AND CLUSTER, AND METHOD FOR REGISTERING NEW CLUSTER IN HETEROGENEOUS NETWORK - The present invention relates to a heterogeneous network in which a variety of types of micro or local base stations coexist along with a macro base station. | 2012-09-06 |
20120225681 | Method of Providing a Vehicle with Communication Service and Micro Base Station Applied to Vehicle - A method of providing services to a vehicle and a micro base station applicable to a vehicle. The micro base station is disposed on the vehicle and is connected to the core network and the mobile communication device, either with different or the same wireless communication techniques. The mobile communication device is then enabled to communicate with the core network according to a connection relation between the first wireless communication technique and the core network. With the micro base station and the method of providing services to the vehicle, chances of performing a handshaking process between the communication device installed on the vehicle and the core network base station are greatly reduced, and the stability of signals received by the mobile communication device is highly improved. Therefore, the communication quality between the mobile communication device and the core network is enhanced. | 2012-09-06 |
20120225682 | BASE STATION DEVICE, MOBILE TERMINAL, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD - A base station device characterized by including: a transmission portion that broadcast-transmits identification information indicating a first cell to a mobile terminal in an idle mode under control of the base station device; and a reception portion that receives information indicating a destination cell that the mobile terminal in the idle mode transmits when moving between cells; wherein when the base station device is a base station device forming a second cell adjacent to the first cell, the reception unit receives information indicating the second cell from the mobile terminal in the idle mode which has received the identification information indicating the first cell transmitted from another base station device forming the first cell, and receives information indicating the first cell from the mobile terminal in the idle mode which has received the identification information indicating the first cell transmitted from the base station device. | 2012-09-06 |
20120225683 | CHANNEL SELECTION IN A WIRELESS NETWORK - Systems and methods are described for managing channel selection among a plurality of mesh points in a wireless network. In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a first announcement that includes channel exclusion information from a first mesh point; managing a distributed channel exclusion list based on the announcement; and generating a second announcement to the first mesh point based on the channel exclusion list. | 2012-09-06 |
20120225684 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENABLING A MOBILE CONTENT PLAYER TO INTERFACE WITH MULTIPLE CONTENT SERVERS - A push content delivery system and method are provided for delivering push content to a wireless device. A plurality of content servers are configurable to deliver push content to the wireless device, each of the content servers having a processor connected to a memory. A plurality of mobile connectors are coupled to one or more of the respective content servers for delivering the push content to the wireless device. Each of the plurality of content servers has one or more modules stored in the memory. The modules are configured to cause the content server to send an invitation to the wireless device to receive push content from the content server, the invitation including information relating to the push content being offered to the wireless device and a version of a mobile content player needed for viewing the push content. | 2012-09-06 |
20120225685 | WIRELESS GROUND SUPPORT SYSTEMS - A wireless intercom has a releasably coupled wired interface to an external aircraft communications socket and the wireless intercom is coupled to the aircraft proximate the socket, preferably in a custom bag hung by a releasable mechanical coupling to the aircraft. The wireless intercom provides signal communication and management between a ground crew tug driver headset and the pilot via the socket and, in various embodiments, to a trainer headset and/or to one or more wing walker headsets. If the wireless intercom loses communications with the tug operator headset during ground operations, an alarm is sent to the pilot via the socket. The wireless intercom, in alternate embodiments, enforces a priority scheme for calls going to one or more of the headsets. The wireless intercom and headsets are powered by rechargeable batteries. Each embodiment includes a customized weather-resistant case for holding at least the other elements of that embodiment. | 2012-09-06 |
20120225686 | Push-to-talk optimization - A push to talk message protocol operating on a communication network between an originating and terminating communication device operates to transmit compressed message formats to initiate the push to talk message protocol. Four compressed session protocol message formats are used in the preferred embodiment. A compressed originating session initiation invite message is transmitted from the originating mobile station. A compressed terminating session initiation invite message is received by the terminating mobile station. A compressed session initiation protocol ping message is transmitted from the originating mobile station and received by the terminating mobile station. A compressed 200 OK session initiation protocol message is transmitted from the terminating mobile station and received by the originating mobile station. Finally, the originating mobile decompresses the 200 OK session initiation protocol message. These compressed messages are used to initiate the push to talk communication session. | 2012-09-06 |
20120225687 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR POWER AUTOSCALING IN A RESOURCE-CONSTRAINED NETWORK - An electronic device may adaptively manage power consumption associated with transmission and/or reception of signals by the electronic device, wherein the adaptive power management may comprise adjusting transmit power and/or one or more power-related thresholds used during transmission or reception operations in the electronic device. Adjustments to the transmit power and/or the one or more power-related thresholds may be determined based on comparison between power measurement associated with signals received by said electronic device with original transmit power for the signals. The reception power measurement may be determined based on detected received signal strength indication (RSSI). The original transmit power may be determined based on signal transmission information embedded in at least one frame carried via said signals. The original transmission power may be embedded as an equivalent isotropic radiated power (EIRP) value. | 2012-09-06 |
20120225688 | RADIO BASE STATION AND COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD - A second radio base station ( | 2012-09-06 |
20120225689 | Cordless Telephone With Digital Audio Player Capability - A cordless telephone which allows a user to play MP3 digital audio bit stream music, using the remote handset of a cordless telephone to control the functions of the MP3 player. The cordless telephone remains usable as a typical cordless telephone with all the features and conveniences of a cordless telephone including, but not limited to, connection of a telephone call between a calling party and a called party, caller ID information, voice messaging features, etc. MP3 digital audio bit stream music may be downloaded from a remote source through, e.g., the Internet and a PC. | 2012-09-06 |
20120225690 | PUSH-BUTTON TRIGGER MANAGER FOR U/SIM TOOLKIT APPLICATIONS - Push-button trigger manager ( | 2012-09-06 |