38th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 54 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130244587 | TERMINAL APPARATUS, BASE-STATION APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - A base-station apparatus ( | 2013-09-19 |
20130244588 | METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING AIRCRAFT FLIGHT DATA - A method of transmitting aircraft flight data for an aircraft from the aircraft to a destination server via a wireless communication link with the method including determining an operational status of the aircraft, determining flight data to be transmitted, and transmitting the determined flight data to be transmitted to the destination server. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244589 | Apparatus for Wirelessly Transmitting Information, Communication Terminal for Wirelessly Transmitting Information and Impedance Matching Method - An apparatus for wirelessly transmitting information includes a transmitting/receiving unit and an antenna unit An electrical signal path is between the transmitting/receiving unit and the antenna unit. A front-end module contains at least one duplexer and is electrically connected into the signal path between the transmitting/receiving unit and the antenna unit. A detector unit is used for detecting signals proportional to radio-frequency signals propagating in the signal path. The detector unit is electrically coupled to the signal path between the transmitting/receiving unit and the front-end module. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244590 | Apparatus and methods for mitigating protocol-induced back-offs in a communication network - Methods and apparatus for mitigating data server time-outs in e.g., a hybrid wireless network. In one exemplary embodiment, a client device operating in a hybrid network environment utilizes its knowledge about tune-away periods so as to minimally affect data network operation. For example, during periods of data downlink activity, the client device induces some delay in the acknowledgement packets sent back towards the network prior to entering into a tune away period. These delayed acknowledgement packets result in an increased retransmission time out period value thereby reducing the probability of encountering a data server time-out. Alternative embodiments are also discussed which preoccupy the network apparatus during these tune away periods so as to also mitigate time-outs during these periods. These mitigation algorithms are useful in both downlink and uplink data transmissions. Apparatus for implementing these methodologies are also disclosed. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244591 | LIMITED Q FACTOR TUNABLE FRONT END USING TUNABLE CIRCUITS AND MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEM (MEMS) - A wireless device is described. The wireless device includes a tunable front end module. The tunable front end module includes a Tx microelectromechanical system bandpass filter. The tunable front end module also includes a first Rx microelectromechanical system bandpass filter. The wireless device also includes a power amplifier. The wireless device further includes a low noise amplifier. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244592 | RADIO FREQUENCY ARCHITECTURE FOR SPECTRUM ACCESS NETWORKS - Radio frequency (RF) architectures for spectrum access networks are provided. Embodiments of the invention generally provide a radio frequency (RF) architecture for customer premise equipment (CPE) for use in, for example, IEEE 802.22 wireless regional area networks (WRANs). In some embodiments, the CPE RF architecture includes two receive chains with a directional antenna and an omni-directional antenna, respectively. The CPE RF architecture facilitates opportunistic out-of-band spectrum sensing and WRAN signal receiving that are performed in parallel with data transmission. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244593 | Agile and Adaptive Transmitter-Receiver Isolation - The disclosed invention relates to a transceiver system having one or more receive antennas that receive a first radio frequency (RF) signal and a plurality of transmit antennas that wirelessly transmit a second RF signal. A local channel determination unit provides data corresponding to the environment of local communication channels (i.e., the communication channels between the transmit antennas and the receive antennas) to a beamforming element, which enables beamforming functionality within the transmit and/or receive antennas (e.g., by using analog or digital weights to vary the radiation pattern generated by the transmit antennas) so as to attenuate RF signals extending between the transmit antennas and the receive antennas. By attenuating signals extending between the transmit and the receive antennas, a high degree of isolation is achieved between transmission and reception paths | 2013-09-19 |
20130244594 | Agile and Adaptive Wideband MIMO Antenna Isolation - The disclosed invention relates to a MIMO (multiple input, multiple output) wideband transceiver. In some cases, the MIMO wideband transceiver comprises a signal processor that outputs or receives a plurality of distinguishable data streams. A first data stream is provided to a first antenna port connected to a plurality of wideband antennas, while a second data stream is provided to a second antenna port connected to a wideband antenna. A spatial filter element configured to assign antenna weights to the plurality of wideband antennas, which cause the wideband antennas to operate in a manner that attenuates wireless signals, at a frequency range at which the wideband transmit wideband radiate, in the direction of the wideband antenna without attenuating the wireless signals in other directions. By attenuating signals extending between the plurality of wideband antennas and the wideband antenna, wideband decoupling between first and second antenna ports is achieved. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244595 | RF SWITCH IMPLEMENTATION IN CMOS PROCESS - A dual pole dual through switch for switching between at least four states. The switch comprises four transistors such as N-channel Metal Oxide Semiconductor transistors, such that at each state at most one transistor is in “on” state, and the others are in “off” state. Each transistor has its own control circuit, which provides zero or negative voltage to the drain of the transistor, positive voltage to the source of the transistor, and control alternating voltage to the gate of the transistor. The switch can be used on-chip for devices. Such devices may include a base station or a handset of a cordless phone. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244596 | DATA COMMUNICATION TERMINAL APPARATUS - A data communication terminal apparatus is disclosed that includes a printed circuit board, a ground plane formed in the printed circuit board, a connector disposed on an end portion of the printed circuit board, and an antenna configured to have a feeding portion at one end and another end, the other end being connected to the ground plane via a capacitor between the feeding portion and the connector, the antenna forming a loop with the ground plane. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244597 | RADIO TRANSMISSION DEVICE - A radio transmission device may comprise a stop condition assessment module and a stop reason reporting module. The stop condition assessment module may be configured to, in response to an occurrence of a transmission stop condition, determine at least a type of the transmission stop condition. The stop reason reporting module may be configured to send information relating to the transmission stop condition to an upper layer processing module. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244598 | MODULAR FREQUENCY DIVIDER AND MIXER CONFIGURATION - A transmitter including a first mixer, a first frequency divider to divide a frequency of an input signal to generate a first signal, and a plurality of second frequency dividers to divide the frequency to respectively generate a plurality of second signals, and a control module. In response to the transmitter being turned on, the control module turns on the first frequency divider, turns off the plurality of second frequency dividers, and drives the first mixer with the first signal. Subsequently, in response to determining that a transmit power of the transmitter is to be increased, the control module sequentially turns on and connects each of the plurality of second frequency dividers in parallel to the first frequency divider. Upon a second frequency divider being connected to the first frequency divider, the control module also drives the first mixer using the second signal generated by that second frequency divider. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244599 | TRANSMITTER - Embodiments provide a transmitter and a method for transmitting data via a combination of a first signal modulated at a first carrier frequency, and a second signal modulated at a second carrier frequency, different to the first carrier frequency. In one embodiment the transmitter includes a local oscillator and is configured to adaptively configure the local oscillator to operate at a first local oscillator frequency and an alternative local oscillator frequency, different to the first frequency, in dependence on a required signal strength of the first signal relative to a required signal strength of the second signal. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244600 | Integrating Components In A Radio Tuner Integrated Circuit (IC) For A Tracking Filter - In one embodiment, the present invention includes a method for configuring a single chip radio tuner having a configurable front end, which may be adapted within an integrated circuit (IC). The method may include setting a controller of the tuner with configuration information for a radio in which the tuner is located. Then, control signals responsive to the configuration information can be sent to the configurable front end to configure the tuner. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244601 | RADIO FREQUENCY (RF) RECEIVER WITH DYNAMIC FREQUENCY PLANNING AND METHOD THEREFOR - A radio frequency (RF) receiver comprises an analog receiver, a digital signal processor, a clock synthesizer, and a microcontroller. The analog receiver has an input for receiving an RF input signal, and an output for providing a digital intermediate frequency (IF) signal. The digital signal processor has a first input for receiving the digital IF signal, a second input for receiving a clock signal, and a signal output for providing an IF output signal. The clock synthesizer has an input for receiving a clock control signal, and an output for providing the clock signal. The a microcontroller has an input for receiving a channel selection signal, wherein the microcontroller provides the clock control signal to control a frequency of the clock signal dynamically in response to a channel selection input to place a sub-harmonic at a tolerable frequency of a selected channel. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244602 | MULTISTAGE RECEIVER SYSTEM - A receiver system with controllable attenuators and a component with a limited input range, arranged to receive as its input signal the output signal from the attenuators. The receiver system also comprises a compensation circuit which varies the level of the output signal of the component and a control loop which monitors the component and controls at least one attenuator to be active or inactive so that the level of the signal to the component is within the input range, and controls the compensation circuit to keep the output signal of the component constant. The control of the compensation circuit and attenuators between the component and said at least one attenuator is carried out in synchronicity with the propagation of the received signal through the attenuator chain from said at least one attenuator. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244603 | Method and Device for Noise Floor Estimation | 2013-09-19 |
20130244604 | BOOSTED, DEDICATED REFERENCE SIGNAL - A device includes a receiver, a determiner, and a demodulator. The receiver is configured to receive from a base station a reference signal having a power level such that a sum of the power level and a processing gain of a channel estimator of the device corresponds to a predetermined demodulation penalty for the device. The determiner is configured to determine the power level. The demodulator is configured to demodulate a data signal received from the base station based on the power level and a channel estimate generated based on the reference signal. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244605 | CONTROL OF MISO NODE - Multiple-Input-Single-Output (MISO) devices and associated VPA control algorithms are provided herein. For example, a method includes receiving a plurality of control signals. The method also generates a plurality of substantially constant envelope signals from the plurality of control signals and a reference signal. The method combines the plurality of substantially constant envelope signals at a multiple input single output (MISO) node to generate a desired waveform. Further, the method controls the desired waveform at the MISO node based on a signal constellation corresponding to the plurality of control signals. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244606 | SIGNAL CONVERTING APPARATUS AND RECEIVING APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING CONCURRENT DUAL BANDS IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A receiving apparatus in a wireless communication system includes: an antenna configured to receive a wireless frequency signal including a first frequency band signal and a second frequency band signal; a low noise amplifier (LNA) configured to amplify the wireless frequency signal, output the first frequency band signal as a differential phase signal, and output the second frequency band signal as a common phase signal; a differentiator configured to pass only the differential phase signal between the signals outputted from the LNA; and a combiner configured to pass only the common phase signal between the signals outputted from the LNA. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244607 | DUAL RECEIVE FILTER - A stage is provided for a receiver of a wireless device. The stage comprises a matching network that separates amplified signals of interest received from an amplifier from amplified unwanted signals received from the amplifier in conjunction with additional downstream filters. The stage also comprises a signal path that comprises components for receiving and processing the amplified signals of interest, and a shunt path that comprises components for adjusting reflected energy sent back to the amplifier for limiting the output swing of the amplifier in a frequency band corresponding to the amplified unwanted signals. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244608 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ENABLING INCOMING PAGES FOLLOWING AN EMERGENCY CALL MADE IN AIRPLANE MODE - Embodiments of the present invention provide devices, methods, and systems for use in emergency call situation. For example, in one embodiment, a mobile wireless device transmits a registration message upon an end of an emergency callback mode, which takes place after an emergency call made while the mobile device is in airplane mode, to ensure that the network is aware of the active status of the mobile device. This way, the user of the mobile device can receive all incoming calls after the cessation of the emergency callback mode, relieving the user of the inconvenience of being unaware of their inability to receive incoming calls. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also claimed and described. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244609 | E-911 Information Auto-Population for Wi-Fi Calling - Techniques for auto-populating emergency geo-location address information are described. Instances of geo-location address information may be acquired from a variety of different sources. The instances of geo-location address information may be prioritized based at least in part on each one's respective source. A candidate geo-location address may be determined and may be used to auto-populate emergency address information. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244610 | Methods And Apparatus For Limiting Communication Capabilities In Mobile Communication Devices - Methods for use in a mobile device configured to communicate in a wireless network is described. The mobile device detects whether a a temperature condition exists. When the temperature condition exists, the mobile device presents a visual indication which indicates that the mobile device is in an emergency communication state. The mobile device further operates to prohibit user-initiated communication requests for non-emergency telephone calls via the wireless network, but allows a user-initiated communication request for an emergency telephone call via the wireless network. When the temperature condition fails to exist, the mobile device operates to allow user-initiated communication requests for emergency and non-emergency telephone calls via the wireless network. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244611 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A CELLULAR COMMUNICATION NETWORKS ORIGINATED 911 CALL EMERGENCY RESPONSE SYSTEM - A cellular communication network has a mobile switching center (MSC) that maintains a GPS location data of a mobile handset referenced by a mobile identification number (MIN) and an electronic serial number (ESN) in addition to a geographic cell number in an HLR database for handsets operating in the network. The GPS location data of the handset may be used for efficient paging to a specific cell to route incoming calls to the handset, route emergency responder calls with the physical location of the handset and to program the handset with the handset transmission strength to the nearest cell tower In lieu of using triangulation algorithm. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244612 | CACHE HITS VIA A USERS SPEED, DIRECTION OF MOVEMENT, LOCATION, AND BAND WITHIN A CELLULAR NETWORK - A method, system, and computer program product for caching data in a cellular network is provided. Information from a cellular network regarding location, speed, direction of travel, and bandwidth for a user can be used to determine how much data should be cached for the user. More specifically, the time period for how long a user will be in a cell of a cellular network can be calculated using information received from the cellular network. The calculated time period can be used to calculate how much data will be used by a user for the calculated time period with only the amount of data needed for the time period being cached. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244613 | Mobile Device Security System and Method - A mobile device including a user interface, a plurality of software modules receiving a plurality of device activity data concerning one or more activities of the mobile device, software executing on the mobile device for presenting, via the user interface, a prompt for first device activity data indicative of a past activity of the mobile device, software executing on the mobile device for receiving a response to the prompt via the user interface, and software executing on the mobile device for verifying the accuracy of the response and unlocking the mobile device if the response corresponds to the first device activity data. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244614 | EMBODIMENTS OF A SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SECURELY MANAGING MULTIPLE USER HANDLES ACROSS MULTIPLE DATA PROCESSING DEVICES - A system and method for are described for securely linking a phone number and user identification code in a directory database. A computer-implemented method comprising: receiving a first request from a first user device to register with a first service, the request identifying a phone number of the user device and including a fingerprint code uniquely identifying the first user device; registering the phone number in a directory service; receiving a second request from the first user device to register with a second service, the request including a user identification code which is not a phone number and the fingerprint code; registering the user identification code in the directory service; detecting that the first request and second request are from the same mobile device using the fingerprint code; and responsively linking the phone number and the user identification code in the directory database. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244615 | MOBILE DEVICE AUTHENTICATION - A mobile device has an authentication module that detects a proximity-based authentication component and unlocks sensitive areas of the mobile device when the proximity-based authentication component is within a desired proximity of the mobile device. If the proximity-based authentication component is not within the desired proximity of the mobile device, the mobile device automatically locks the secured areas of the mobile device. The proximity-based authentication component is separate from the mobile device in that it is not inserted or slid within the mobile device, or in any way attached to the mobile device, in order to be used. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244616 | AUTHENTICATION OF MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE COMMUNICATING THROUGH WI-FI CONNECTION - A wireless mobile communication device may be configured to include its Mobile Device Number (MDN) and its Mobile Equipment Identification (MEID) with each outgoing communication request when communicating over the internet through a Wi-Fi connection. A server may be configured to authenticate each request by comparing the MEID and MDN which are received from the wireless mobile communication device with MEID and MDN pairs which are stored in an equipment registration database. The wireless mobile communication device may also be configured to communicate at different times through a different type of internet connection, such as through a cellular telecommunication system. During this mode of communication, the IP address and the MDN of the mobile communication device may instead be used for authentication purposes by the server. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244617 | Vehicular Multimode Cellular/PCS Phone - A vehicular multimode cellular/PCS phone including a chipset located in the vehicle for communicating with at least one of a plurality of wireless service provider networks; an multimode antenna in communication with the chipset for communicating with a wireless base antenna of at least one of the plurality of wireless service provider networks; at least one medium port for receiving a removable medium, the removable medium containing at least one of access numbers, access codes, and access authentication numbers of at least one of the plurality of wireless service provider networks. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244618 | Systems And Methods For Audio Reminder Messages - Systems and methods use mobile telephones as input devices for recording audio messages on a server. A user inputs a first feature code into the mobile telephone and the feature code is sent to a mobile switching center (MSC). The MSC maps the feature code to a server and forwards the feature code and a user identification to the server. Once the mobile telephone is connected to the server, the user can record his audio message. The user can later retrieve the recorded audio message by inputting a second feature code into the mobile telephone. The second feature code is also assigned to the server. The recorded message is played after the mobile telephone is connected to the server. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244619 | INTELLIGENT TEXT MESSAGE TO SPEECH SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VISUAL VOICEMAIL - A visual voicemail system can convert visual voicemail message content to an alternate format based on the location of the recipient device, whether and how the recipient device is in motion, a priority of the message content, user preferences, or other criteria. Alternately, a recipient wireless device may also convert content to an alternate format based on the similar criteria. Content may be presented automatically to a user on recipient device based on such criteria. Content may be converted from audio to text, text to audio, or from any format to any other format. Location, motion data, user preferences, etc. may be obtained from a location based service system, a recipient wireless device, or any other source. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244620 | ALERT SIGNAL CONTROL USING RECEIVER VELOCITY - An electronic communication system provides text or voice messages to remote receiving devices, such as cell phones or PDA's. The remote receiving devices are equipped with velocity sensors, or position sensors from which velocity may be inferred. The remote receiving devices periodically report a velocity or current position to an alert signal control node of the communication system. The alert signal control node determines a most recent-determinable velocity for each receiving device before transmitting a message alert signal. If the velocity exceeds a predetermined threshold, the alert signal may be delayed until the velocity drops below the threshold. The system may be operated as a safety measure to prevent reception of distracting alert signals while driving, thereby silencing messaging devices at appropriate times. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244621 | MOBILE SERVICE DISTRIBUTION AND PROVISIONING ARCHITECTURE - Various subscriber acquisition tools for mobile and other services are described. Members' mobile devices include a user interface with a selectable option that causes the display of transaction screens for provision of the new service for a prospective member. The transaction screens are interactive to receive prospective member information for provision of the new service. Member information that is associated with the mobile device is also transmitted to the transaction service. The member information is usable by the transaction service to correlate the provision of the service for the prospective member to an existing member service. Also described are social networking tools for new member acquisition. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244622 | Method and System for Transferring Mobile Device Contact Information - A system and method for providing and updating contact information for device users are provided. The system includes a first device having a first contact application and a second device having a second contact application. Contact information for the first device can be updated on the second device by providing the contact information from the first contact application and writing the information on the second device using the second contact application. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244623 | Updating Contact Information In A Mobile Communications Device - Updating contact information in a mobile communications device, including: identifying, by the mobile communications device, call information associated with an inbound call; identifying, by the mobile communications device, contact information stored in the mobile communications device that is associated with the call information; determining, by the mobile communications device, whether the contact information stored in the mobile communications device includes information contained in the call information; and responsive to determining that the contact information stored in the mobile communications device does not include information contained in the call information, updating, by the mobile communications device, the contact information stored in the mobile communications device in dependence upon the call information. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244624 | SELECTIVE DISTRIBUTION OF LOCATION BASED SERVICE CONTENT TO MOBILE DEVICES - Methods, apparatuses and/or articles of manufacture are provided that selectively distribute location based service content for use by mobile devices with regard to certain indoor environment(s). In one example implementation, one or more computing devices generate data files that collectively represent an initial content for use by a mobile device with regard to an indoor environment, wherein at least one of the data files is generated based, at least in part, on one or more distribution schemes relating to the indoor environment. The one or more computing devices selectively initiates transmission of an indication to one or more mobile devices identifying that a shared data file corresponding to a seeded data file may be obtained from a first mobile device. The first mobile device and/or one or more of the other mobile devices may be identified based, at least in part, on the one or more distribution schemes. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244625 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING FOR ENABLING USE OF AN APPLICATION BASED ON A DETERMINED OPERATING CONDITION AND SAFETY RATING - An apparatus, method, and computer program product are described that provide for an apparatus that can determine the operating condition of a device and a safety rating of an application executed by the device based on the operating condition that is determined. The apparatus may then cause a liability waiver regarding use of the application to be presented to the user for consideration and acceptance based on the safety rating that is determined. If the user accepts the liability waiver, the apparatus may further provide for the storage of an indication of acceptance of the liability waiver and, in turn, enable use of the application. In cases in which the user does not agree to the liability waiver, however, the apparatus may disable at least a portion of the functionality of the application and/or the device. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244626 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICES - A method, improved communication device, and application program product enhances and expands the features and functionality of wireless communication devices and mobile computing devices. The embodiments provide the following functionality: (1) Simultaneous texting during ongoing voice communication, providing a text waiting mode for both single number mobile communication devices and multiple number mobile communication devices; (2) Dynamic area code determination and automatic pre-pending of area codes when a requested voice or text communication is initiated without the area code while the mobile communication device is outside of its home-base area code toll area; (3) Enhanced editing functionality for applications on mobile computing devices; (4) Automatic toggle from manual texting mode to voice-to-text based communication mode on detection of high velocity movement of the mobile communication device. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244627 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING PHONE BOOK SERVICE AND ASSOCIATED ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOF - A method for providing a phone book service and an electronic device thereof are provided. In the method, an attempted call to a specific phone number is detected. Whether the specific phone number invalid is determined. When the specific phone number is invalid, information associated with the specific phone number is deleted. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244628 | PERSONALIZED ELECTRONIC ADDRESS BOOK - In some embodiments of the present disclosure the location of a mobile device can be used to manage a user's electronic address book and connect a user to various members of a directory. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244629 | WIRELESS SERVICE PLATFORMS - Embodiments of the disclosed invention include an apparatus, method, and computer program product for performing automated events using a multi-wireless detection device service platform. For example, in one embodiment, a method for performing automated events in an office environment is disclosed. The method may include logging, by the office management system, a user onto a network data processing system located within an office within the office environment using an account associated with the user in response to receiving a notification message from a wireless detection device. In one embodiment, the communication between the wireless detection device and the office management system to log the user onto the network data processing system located within the office is performed in response to a user-initiated request that indicates that the wireless device is within the office. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244630 | ENHANCED CALL RECEPTION AND PRIVACY - An audio interface adapted to reduce a subscriber voice may receive a subscriber voice and a background noise. The subscriber voice may then be compared to the to the background noise. If the received subscriber voice is louder than the received background noise, the audio interface may output a message to the cellular telephone subscriber indicating the subscriber may reduce his speaking volume. Additionally, an audio interface may process a voice waveform that corresponds to the subscriber voice and a background waveform that corresponds to the background noise to generate a substantially opposite voice waveform and a substantially opposite background waveform respectively. The substantially opposite voice waveform and background waveform may be substantially out of phase from the voice waveform and background waveform respectively and output via one or more output ports of the audio interface. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244631 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING A SHORTENED NOTIFICATION OF AN INCOMING CALL - Systems and methods for call management in a telecommunication network are described herein. An incoming call is received by a mobile device. A user of the mobile device is a subscriber of a provider of the telecommunication network. It is determined that a Do Not Disturb feature is activated. A notification of the incoming call is generated with a shortened duration. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244632 | MOBILE DEVICE APPLICATIONS FOR COMPUTER-TELEPHONY SYSTEMS - On a mobile telecommunications device, computer-executable code executes to facilitate interactions between the user of the mobile telecommunications device and a call center or other computer-telephony integration equipment. The computer-executable code includes instructions that request at least one operation to be performed at a call center, where the call center includes a call center controller, an interactive voice response system component, and at least one agent. At least in part, a wireless network transmits the request from the mobile telecommunications device to the call center controller. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244633 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING NOTIFICATIONS - A personal hub for managing notifications across mobile devices and for separating the notification from the content. By separately managing the manner of notification provided to the user from its associated content, the personal hub may give a user more control over a number of mobile devices by allowing the user to escalate or dismiss different notifications across one or more mobile devices. Notifications may be managed based on device settings, priority settings, privilege settings, urgency flags, and/or other factors. In an embodiment, the user may receive an unobtrusive user-perceptible notification of an incoming communication from a personal hub that is less obtrusive than notifications which may be generated by the mobile device receiving the incoming communication. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244634 | MOBILE INTEGRATION PLATFORM (MIP) INTEGRATED HANDSET APPLICATION PROXY (HAP) - Systems, software and methods are disclosed for using a mobile phone ( | 2013-09-19 |
20130244635 | AUTOMATIC IN-VEHICLE MOBILE DEVICE DETECTION - A system and method for automatically configuring a communications system between a local mode in which a local communications device (such as an in-vehicle device or “land-line phone”) is active and a remote mode in which a mobile communications device is active and coupled to the communications system. One example of the method includes searching for a Bluetooth™ enabled device, selecting the remote mode of operation responsive to detection of the Bluetooth™ enabled device, and selecting the local mode of operation responsive to failure to detect the Bluetooth™ enabled device. In one example, selecting the local mode of operation includes activating the local communications device, and selecting the remote mode of operation includes activating local Bluetooth™ systems to connect the Bluetooth™ enabled device to the communications system. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244636 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING CALL DROP RATE - Methods and apparatus for reducing voice call drop rate. Existing devices do not account for the added burden of background services on voice calls. Specifically, multi-RAB scenarios (e.g., a voice call and background services) can experience significant reduction in call quality. Accordingly, in one exemplary embodiment, background services that are not time-critical and/or application-critical can be suspended while a voice call is in progress. By suspending background traffic during a call, the device can avoid unnecessary multi-RAB voice call operation, which significantly improves overall network operation and user experience. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244637 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, AND TERMINAL APPARATUS - The present disclosure provides an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, an information processing program, and a terminal apparatus for offering information in more quantity and in further detail than before by having a plurality of devices linked with one another. The information processing apparatus includes a first device and a second device interconnected with each other. Application information about an application executing on the first device is acquired through a communication block included in the second device. Display on a display block included in the second device is controlled based on the application information. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244638 | System and Method for Processing MEID Data - A system, method, computer readable medium, and computer program for processing wireless communication device identification numbers such as MEID numbers | 2013-09-19 |
20130244639 | WIRELESS BASE STATION, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM STORING DEVICE - A wireless communication system includes a wireless base station FAP | 2013-09-19 |
20130244640 | MULTIPLE TIME ADVANCE FOR RADIO ACCESS NETWORKS - In an example embodiment, a system may include a mobile terminal. The mobile terminal may be configured to receive a first signal including a first time advance value. The first signal may be transmitted by a first base station. The mobile terminal may be further configured to receive a second signal. The second signal may be transmitted by a second base station. The mobile base station may be further configured to determine a difference in propagation delay between the first and second signals. The mobile terminal may be further configured to determine a second time advance value by correlating the first time advance value with the difference in propagation delay. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244641 | ACCESS POINT COMMUNICATION BASED ON TRANSMISSION OF PHYSICAL LAYER IDENTIFIERS ACCORDING TO AT LEAST ONE TIME OFFSET - Information is communicated between access points to cause a recipient access point to invoke an action. In some aspects, a mapping is defined between: 1) sets of physical layer identifiers and/or associated time offsets; and 2) different types of information. The mapping information is provided to access points in a wireless communication system such that an access point can use this scheme to communicate specified types of information to another access point. Based on the mapping, an access point that receives a set of physical layer identifiers from another access point is able to determine the type of information being communicated. The recipient access point may then invoke a specific action based on the type of information that was communicated. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244642 | METHOD FOR BLIND ESTIMATION OF A SCRAMBLING CODE FOR A CDMA 2000 UPLINK - A method for estimating a scrambling code used on the uplink of a CDMA 2000 system. The received signal is firstly sampled at twice the chip frequency of the spreading code, and then filtered with a filter adapted to the spreading code and to pulse shaping. Differential processing of the successive samples is applied on the signal thus filtered and the differential values thus obtained are decoded using iterative belief propagation decoding. The decoded values are then used to determine the content of the shift register of the scrambling code generator at a given instant. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244643 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, METHOD OF DETECTING HOLE AREA, BASE STATION APPARATUS, AND MOBILE STATION APPARATUS - A method of detecting a hole area to be generated in a cover area of a communication system which includes a plurality of base station apparatuses and mobile station apparatuses, includes: measuring received powers from the plurality of base station apparatuses at the mobile station apparatuses, and, based on the received power from the other base station apparatus among a plurality of base station apparatuses other than the base station apparatus which covers a cell in which the mobile station apparatuses are positioned, detecting a hole area to be generated when a signal output from the base station apparatus is stopped. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244644 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR CELL OUTAGE COMPENSATION IN A COMMUNICATION NETWORK SYSTEM - The present invention relates to an arrangement, a communication network node and method for cell outage compensation in a communication network system comprising a plurality of communication network nodes ( | 2013-09-19 |
20130244645 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SPEEDING CALL ORIGINATIONS TO A VARIETY OF DEVICES USING INTELLIGENT PREDICTIVE TECHNIQUES FOR HALF-CALL ROUTING - A mobile application gateway configured to interconnect mobile communication devices on a cellular network with an enterprise network is provided. The mobile application gateway includes a voice and data signaling gateway configured to provide routing functionalities, service functionalities and admission control. A gateway GPRS support node (GGSN) is configured to establish a secure data session between one or more of the mobile communication devices and the enterprise network by establishing a GPRS tunneling protocol (GTP) tunnel between a carrier-hosted serving GPRS support node (SGSN) and the GGSN. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244646 | MODIFICATION OF INFORMATION IN A COMMUNICATION NETWORK - A method for modifying information stored in a mobile communication network includes steps of receiving, in a network element, a request for an operation in the mobile communication network relating to a user equipment; deriving information on the first register on the basis of the request; determining information on a second register for the user equipment in the network element; comparing information on the first register derived on the basis of the request with information on the second register determined for the user equipment in the network element; and if the outcome of the comparison indicates a mismatch between the information on the first and second registers, the second register is requested to initiate the modification of information in a third register. A network element implementing at least part of the steps of the method is also described. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244647 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF MEASURING AND RESELECTING CELLS - Methods and apparatus of monitoring cells in a wireless communication system may include determining existence of a condition for performing a cell search on a frequency. In addition, the methods and apparatus may include calculating an undetected energy-related value for a hypothetical undetected cell based on a measured energy-related value of each detected cell on the frequency in response to determining the condition for performing the cell search. The methods and apparatus may further include determining whether to perform the cell search based on the undetected energy-related value and a reselection criteria. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244648 | ACCESS POINT COMMUNICATION BASED ON TRANSMISSION OF MULTIPLE PHYSICAL LAYER IDENTIFIERS - Information is communicated between access points to cause a recipient access point to invoke an action. In some aspects, a mapping is defined between: 1) sets of physical layer identifiers and/or associated time offsets; and 2) different types of information. The mapping information is provided to access points in a wireless communication system such that an access point can use this scheme to communicate specified types of information to another access point. Based on the mapping, an access point that receives a set of physical layer identifiers from another access point is able to determine the type of information being communicated. The recipient access point may then invoke a specific action based on the type of information that was communicated. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244649 | Method of Transferring Short Message Service - A method of transferring a short message service (SMS) to a communication device in a wireless communication system comprises a network of the wireless communication system not activating an idle-mode signaling reduction (ISR) mode for the communication device when the network applies only PS domain registration for the SMS for the communication device. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244650 | NOTIFICATIONS BASED ON DEVICE PRESENCE - An architecture is provided that can facilitate and/or transmit notifications based upon device presence techniques in connection with a wireless communications network. For example, when certain mobile devices register with a particular network entity (e.g., a femtocell) that services a particular target location (e.g., place of residence), then such registration can be leveraged to indicate presence at the target location. Accordingly, notifications can be delivered to custodian devices that indicate the presence information if certain predetermined conditions or criteria are satisfied. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244651 | METHOD FOR PARTITIONING CELL IDENTITIES ACCORDING TO CELL TYPE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND AN APPARATUS THEREFOR - A method of transmitting a cell type information, which is transmitted by a base station in a wireless communication system, is disclosed. The present invention includes broadcasting a boundary point information (Z) between a cell identity of a public ABS (advanced base station) and a cell identity of a private ABS via an S-SFH SP3 (secondary-super frame header subpacket3). In this case, the boundary point information (Z) is a range information of cell identity partitions partitioned by granularity of 10 sequences or 20 sequences per segment and a total number of the cell identity partitions is 16. Further, the range information of cell identity partitions includes information that all cell identities are cell identities of the private ABS or information that all cell identities are cell identities of the public ABS except for cell identities of a macro ABS. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244652 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISTRIBUTING RANDOM ACCESS IN A WIRELESS ACCESS SYSTEM - The present description relates to a method in which a terminal performs network reentry procedures in an idle mode in a wireless access system, wherein the method comprises the following steps: receiving, from a base station, control information indicating an initial ranging back-off window size for machine-to-machine (M2M) terminals during a paging listening period; determining an initial ranging back-off window size for initial ranging using the received control information; and performing initial ranging procedures with the base station based on the determined initial ranging back-off window size. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244653 | ACCESS POINT SYNCHRONIZATION WITH COOPERATIVE MOBILE DEVICES - A mobile device provides first information to an access point over an out-of-band wireless link. The access point uses the first information to coarsely synchronize with a macrocell base station. The access point transmits a low power pilot signal that is formed using a pseudo-random noise (PN) sequence. The mobile device uses the out-of-band wireless link to provide second information to the access point that indicates a PN phase of the pilot signal with respect to a reference time point. The access point uses the second information to finely synchronize with the macrocell base station. The mobile device communicates with a mobile operator core network through the access point using an in-band wireless link to the access point. The mobile device compensates for propagation delay when obtaining time information. The mobile device provides additional information to the access point, which the access point uses to adjust for continued clock drift. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244654 | HANDOFF DETERMINATION IN A HETEROGENEOUS NETWORK - Provided is coordinating user equipment handover in a heterogeneous network cell that includes a plurality of overlaying cell layers. An access controller of a network core receives a first parameter relating to signal quality for the user equipment with a serving cell of a cell layer of the plurality of overlaying cell layers, and receives a second parameter based upon a velocity estimation of user equipment within the heterogeneous network cell. When the first parameter indicates a cell boundary, the access controller forms a handoff decision to a cell base station of a cell layer of the plurality of overlaying cell layers based upon the second parameter, and initiates a handoff to the cell base station based upon the handoff decision. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244655 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR FACILITATING FAST CELL RESELECTION AT CALL RELEASE - Access terminals are adapted to receive cell selection instructions directing the access terminal to connect to a target cell from a serving cell upon a channel release. The access terminal may determine whether one or more signal parameters of the target cell are above respective threshold values. If the one or more signal parameters are above the respective threshold values, the access terminal connects to the target cell. If one or more signal parameters are not above the respective threshold values, the access terminal continues with the serving cell. Wireless network devices send a channel release message at the end of an active call. The channel release message can include a cell selection instruction directing the access terminal to connect to a target cell upon channel release. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also claimed and described. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244656 | RF CHAIN USAGE IN A DUAL NETWORK ARCHITECTURE - An apparatus and method for using a radio frequency (RF chain) in a dual-network architecture are disclosed herein. An evolved node B (eNodeB) receives RF chain sharing information from user equipment (UE) associated with the eNodeB. The RF chain sharing information comprises indication of a non-usable frequency band or indication of which frequency band is supported for each of a first network and a second network that an RF chain is switchable between. The RF chain is included in the UE and at least a frequency band is shared between the first and second networks. The eNodeB transmits radio resource control (RRC) connection reconfiguration signaling to the UE to release a secondary cell (SCell) or perform inter-frequency handover of a primary cell (PCell) in response to the RF chain sharing information. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244657 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF INTER-RADIO ACCESS TECHNOLOGY MEASUREMENT SCHEDULING - Apparatus and method for wireless communication in a wireless communication network includes operating a wireless device on a first wireless communication technology. Aspects also include detecting a cell of a second wireless communication technology and determining the detected cell of the second wireless communication technology satisfies a first reselection criterion based on a first measurement. Still further the aspects includes expediting a determination of whether to perform cell reselection to the second wireless communication technology based on the detected cell of the second wireless communication technology satisfying the first reselection criterion. Additionally, aspects include determining to reselect to the detected cell of the second wireless communication technology when the at least one new measurement satisfies a second reselection criterion for the reselection time period. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244658 | HANDOVER MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, BASE STATION, AND HANDOVER MANAGEMENT METHOD - In femtocell operation, when a wireless communication terminal whose ID is not registered (ID unregistered terminal) has entered a femtocell's area, the disclosed invention prevents interference between the femtocell and the ID unregistered terminal and interference between the ID unregistered terminal and an ID registered radio communication terminal and prevents a decrease in the throughput of the femtocell and these terminals. In a radio coverage area formed by a radio base station, if a drop of received power from a radio communication terminal occurs and the frequency of reporting the ID of the base station now communicating with the terminal has become less than a given value, it is decided that the terminal is located indoors. For the terminal, if its handover to a femtocell was found to be rejected by MME, the terminal is temporarily permitted to be handed over to a femtocell. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244659 | RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, BASE STATION AND RELAY STATION - A radio communication system includes a first base station that includes a control part that sets an interface between the first base station and a second base station, the second base station having information to be used for adjusting between a protocol that is set between a host station and the first base station and a protocol that is set between the first base station and a relay station, and a communication module that carries out communication between the first base station and the host station through the interface that is set by the control part; and the relay station that carries out radio communication with the first base station and includes a control part that sets a protocol between the relay station and the second base station through an interface that is set between the relay station and the second base station. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244660 | MITIGATING PAGING COLLISION FOR DUAL-CAMPED SINGLE RADIO RECEIVERS - Aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication and to handling paging cycle overlaps by a dual camped UE. According to an aspect, a UE may detect a paging occasion of a cell in the first RAT and a paging occasion of a cell in a second RAT, and camp on a third RAT upon determining that the paging occasions overlap. Prior to camping on the third RAT, according to aspects, the UE may perform a cell reselection in the first RAT after determining that the paging occasions of the first and second RATs overlap, detect a paging occasion of the reselected cell in the first RAT, and camp on the third RAT when the paging occasion of the reselected cell in the first RAT and the paging occasion of the second RAT overlap. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244661 | METHOD FOR DEVICE TO DEVICE COMMUNICATION AND CONTROL NODE USING THE SAME - The present disclosure proposes a method for device to device (D2D) communication. The method includes the step of receiving from the first device a first callee identification (ID) as the first device is handed over to the control node, searching for the second device having a second callee ID in response to receiving from the first device the first callee ID, determining that the second device has been found includes when the first callee ID is identical to the second callee ID, and arranging for the D2D communication between the first device and the second device in response to the second device is found when a first condition is fulfilled, wherein the first condition is fulfilled at least includes the second device has been found when the first callee ID is identical to the second callee ID. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244662 | Configuration of HS-DSCH Serving Cell Change Improvements - The present solution relates to a method in a user equipment for configuring a cell change procedure to be used for handover in a wireless communication network. The user equipment is situated in a serving cell and comprises an active set of cells. The active set of cells comprises a list of cells to which the user equipment can move from the serving cell. The user equipment sends a request to a network controller comprised in the wireless communication network to add at least one further cell to the active set. The user equipment then receives the requested active set update from the network controller. The received active set update comprises the at least one further cell to be added to the active set and a list of cells to which a modified cell change procedure shall be used for handover. A neighbour cell which is stronger than a current serving cell is detected. This detected stronger neighbour cell is matching with the received list of modified cell change procedure cells, and the modified cell change procedure for the handover to the stronger neighbour cell is applied if the stronger neighbour cell is found matching a cell on the list. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244663 | VIRTUAL NEIGHBOR OBJECTS FOR MANAGING IDLE MODE MOBILITY IN A WIRELESS NETWORK - Idle mode reselection is presented herein. A virtual neighbor component can create at least one virtual neighbor object and associate the at least one virtual neighbor object with wireless access points. Further, a reselection component can facilitate idle mode reselection between a base station and a wireless access point of the wireless access points based on the at least one virtual neighbor object. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244664 | MOBILITY PARAMETER ADJUSTMENT AND MOBILITY STATE ESTIMATION IN HETEROGENEOUS NETWORKS - Systems and methods for mobility parameter adjustment and mobility state estimation in heterogeneous networks are provided. The mobility parameters may be adjusted based on the cell change types associated with the mobility procedure. The mobility procedure may be a cell handover procedure or a cell reselection procedure. The cell change type may be dependent on the transmission power level of the UE's serving cell and neighboring cells. In some implementations, the UE may provide a speed information to the serving cell such that the serving eNB may prioritize or optimize the mobility procedure for the UE. The UE may also estimate its mobility state by counting the number of cell changes within certain period of time and applying scaling factors to the number of cell changes based on the associated cell change types. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244665 | Dynamic RxDiv for Idle Mode in a User Equipment - A method of evaluating a reception quality of a receiver includes determining a reception quality of the receiver using a measurement from a single active antenna of the receiver if the receiver is in the idle mode. The method further includes activating receiver diversity by activating at least a second antenna of the receiver in the idle mode if the measurement from the single active antenna of the receiver is below a first predetermined reception quality threshold. A receiver includes receiver chains configured to interface with respective antennas, and a reception quality estimation unit configured to determine a reception quality of a single active receive chain when the receive is in an idle mode. The receiver further includes a diversity controller configured to selectively activate at least a second receive chain in the idle mode based on the determined reception quality from the reception quality estimation unit. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244666 | Power Savings in a Mobile Communications Device Through Dynamic Control of Processed Bandwidth - User equipment (UE) in a cellular communication system is capable of both high data rate uses such as streaming video and low data rate uses such as voice. UE in accordance with the disclosure camps on to a cell with a narrow bandwidth downlink when its data rate requirements are low, rather than a cell with a wide bandwidth download. Since the computational burden of processing the narrow bandwidth downlink signals is less than that for processing the wide bandwidth downlink signals, a power reduction in the UE is realized from the reduced computational load. A normal handover between cells with wide and narrow bandwidth downlinks can be used. Alternatively, a single cell can dynamically change its downlink bandwidth resulting in a reduced computational load and reduced power consumption in the UE. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244667 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION METHOD, FEMTOCELL RADIO BASE STATION, AND NETWORK APPARATUS - The disclosed mobile communication method is a mobile communication method in a mobile communication system, wherein at least a part of a macro-cell (#A), with which first broadcast information is transmitted at a first frequency, and a femto cell (#a), in which second broadcast information is transmitted at a second frequency, overlap geographically. The method has step in which a wireless base station (#a) for a femto cell that manages the femto cell (#a) detects the first broadcast information, step in which the wireless base station (#a) for a femto cell transmits guiding broadcast information at a first frequency in response to detection of the first broadcast information, and step (C) in which a mobile station (UE # | 2013-09-19 |
20130244668 | METHOD OF COORDINATING CONCURRENT SECTOR OPTIMIZATIONS IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Embodiments of the claimed subject matter provide a method and apparatus for coordinating concurrent sector optimizations in a wireless communication system. One exemplary embodiment of the method includes determining neighbor relationships between sectors and constructing a precedence graph using the neighbor relationships to link neighboring sectors by a plurality of directed arcs to indicate relative precedence of the neighboring sectors. The exemplary embodiment the method also includes iteratively allocating one or more antenna resources of each of the sectors by selecting a subset of the sectors as master sectors, concurrently optimizing allocation of the antenna resource for each master sector and its associated slave sectors, and reversing precedence indicated by the directed arcs linked to each master sector following optimization of the allocation of the antenna resource(s). | 2013-09-19 |
20130244669 | CONFIGURATION CONTROL FOR SMALL-AREA CELL WIRELESS NETWORK - Disclosed are methods, systems, apparatus, devices, products, and other implementations, including a method that includes identifying at least one neighbor small-area cell of a first small-area cell, exchanging information between the first small-area cell and the identified at least one neighbor small-area cell, the information including neighbor information for the first small-area cell and for the at least one neighbor small-area cell, and automatically configuring the first small-area cell and the at least one neighbor small-area cell for communication with a user equipment based, at least in part, on the information exchanged between the first and the at least one neighbor small-area cells. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244670 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A CORE NETWORK CONFIGURATION OF A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - An apparatus for determining a core network configuration of a wireless communication system comprises cluster determiner. A core network of a wireless communication system has a plurality of base stations, a plurality of wireline links between the base stations and at least one control unit for controlling a cluster of base stations of the plurality of base stations. The cluster determiner determines as the core network configuration at least one cluster of base stations linked by wireline links and controlled by a same control unit based on a predefined basic network configuration, so that latencies between each base station of the cluster and the control unit of the cluster are below a maximal allowable latency. The predefined basic network configuration represents information about all base stations of a core network to be configured and about possible wireline links between the base stations. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244671 | Minimum Cost Networks With Redundant Points Of Presence - Methods, systems, and products determine minimum cost networks. A k-fold coverage formulation is applied to potential network elements having cost and coverage parameters. Iterative heuristics are used to find an optimal solution to the k-set coverage formulation. The approximate solutions to the k-set coverage formulation are then used to select at least some of the potential network elements for use in a minimum cost network. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244672 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATION METHOD THEREOF - The communication system comprises a base station (BS), a femtocell and a core network. The femtocell deployed within the signal coverage of the BS establishes a first wired connection with an internet service provider (ISP) network and a first wireless connection with a user equipment (UE). The core network establishes a second wired connection with the ISP network and a third wired connection with the BS. The core network is configured to determine that a voice data transmission service is about to be provided to the UE, and transmit a first radio access bearer (RAB) setup request message to the BS to enable the BS to establish a second wireless connection with the femtocell according to the first RAB setup request message so that the UE performs a voice data transmission with the core network via the first wireless connection, the second wireless connection and the third wired connection. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244673 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF SIMULTANEOUSLY MONITORING GSM CHANNELS - Methods and apparatuses of simultaneously monitoring GSM channels are provided. One feature pertains to a method of monitoring radio channels in a wireless communication device that includes associating with a serving base station by establishing, at least periodically, a communication link with the serving base station. A method can also include receiving a signal having a bandwidth using a first receiver, where the signal includes a plurality of channels each associated with a first technology type network, and the plurality of channels includes a first channel associated with the serving base station and at least a second channel associated with a non-serving base station. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also claimed and described. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244674 | MOBILE TERMINAL, RADIO BASE STATION, CONTROL METHOD FOR A MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR A RADIO BASE STATION - A mobile terminal in accordance with one of the 3GPP (Third Generation Partnership Project) standards is provided including a receiver that receives an incoming message comprising a predetermined information element from a base station. The mobile terminal also includes a memory that stores a value of the predetermined information element as a received element value. The mobile station also includes a controller that stores the received element value in place of a previously stored element value corresponding to a previously received information element. The mobile station also includes a transmitter that transmits, to the base station, an outgoing message comprising identification information identifying the incoming message received by the receiver. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244675 | METHODS FOR SUPPORTING MULTIPLE OPERATORS IN A WIRELESS BASESTATION - Methods for a wireless Base Station (BS) capable of simultaneously providing service to subscribers of multiple Operators. Depending upon the particular deployment requirements or equipment capabilities, each Operator may be operating on the same or different frequencies (in which different frequencies may be adjacent, closely separated, or widely separated). The wireless BS will distinguish and logically separate and route the traffic between each subscriber device and its relevant Operator's Core Network, potentially supporting different logical or even different physical interfaces between the wireless BS and each Operator. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244676 | METHODS, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAMS FOR CONFIGURING USER EQUIPMENT - Examples are described relating to methods, apparatus and computer programs for configuring a user equipment in a cellular wireless network. Certain exemplary methods involve receiving ( | 2013-09-19 |
20130244677 | MOBILE RADIO DEVICE AND DETERMINING METHOD - A mobile radio device capable of receiving a radio signal whose frequency band switches, includes a setting unit that when the frequency band of the radio signal is a first frequency band, sets a first threshold corresponding to the first frequency band, and that when the frequency band switches from the first frequency band to a second frequency band different from the first frequency band, sets for a given period, a third threshold that is between the first threshold and a second threshold corresponding to the second frequency band and subsequently sets the second threshold; and a determining unit that determines a travel speed of the mobile radio device, based on a comparison of a moving average obtained by temporally accumulating variations of estimates of propagation characteristics of the radio signal and averaging the accumulated variations by a moving average method using a threshold set by the setting unit. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244678 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR FACILITATING INTER-CELL INTERFERENCE COORDINATION VIA OVER THE AIR LOAD INDICATOR AND RELATIVE NARROWBAND TRANSMIT POWER - Systems and methods for facilitating inter-cell interference coordination using resource partitioning are described. A UE may receive or determine information related to received interference and/or future scheduling. The information may be communicated to a serving base station, which may use the information to allocate uplink or downlink resources between cells. The uplink and/or downlink resource may be partitioned in subbands to mitigate interference from adjacent network nodes. The eNBs may communicate, such as directly, via a backhaul connection, and/or between UEs to configure interference coordination and signaling. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244679 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION METHOD, BASE STATION DEVICE, AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A first terminal device transmits a first preamble signal representing a first value to the base station. A second terminal device transmits a second preamble signal representing a second value to the base station. The base station identifies the first and second value when the base station has received the first and second preamble signal. The base station compares a threshold with the first value, and compares the threshold with the second value. The base station gives priority to establishment of a connection with the first terminal device over establishment of a connection with the second terminal device when the first value is greater than the threshold and the second value is equal to or smaller than the threshold. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244680 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MITIGATING INTERFERENCE IN HIERARCHICAL CELL STRUCTURE - A method for mitigating interference at a small base station in a hierarchical cell structure is provided. In the method, the small base station checks a sub-frame allocated to macro user equipment by using a downlink signal received from a macro base station when an interference candidate user equipment list is received. The interference candidate user equipment list contains information on the macro user equipment adjacent to a femto cell controlled by the small base station. Then the small base station allocates other sub-frame to femto user equipment located in the femto cell by avoiding the sub-frame allocated to the macro user equipment. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244681 | BASE STATION AND METHOD - A base station that performs radio communication with a mobile station includes an index calculation unit that calculates an index representing interference in a frequency band, wherein the frequency band is to be utilized by a different base station; a frequency band selection unit that selects the frequency band based on the index calculated by the index calculation unit, wherein, in the frequency band, the interference is less than or equal to a predetermined threshold value; and a communication unit that performs the radio communication with the mobile station in the frequency band selected by the frequency band selection unit. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244682 | DYNAMIC MULTIPLE INPUT AND MULTIPLE OUTPUT CELL CLUSTER - The invention relates to a method of grouping a first plurality of cells contained in a subset of cells of a wireless telecommunication network ( | 2013-09-19 |
20130244683 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, TRANSMISSION CHANNEL SELECTION METHOD, AND TRANSMISSION CHANNEL SELECTION PROGRAM - A transmission channel selection method includes: collects information for calculating evaluation values of each of a plurality of transmission channels, and calculates separate evaluation values of the transmission channels individually with respect to each of a plurality of mobile stations; reduces the number of candidates for the transmission channels with respect to the plurality of mobile stations using the separate evaluation values; collects information for jointly calculating evaluation values of the transmission channels with respect to at least one of the plurality of mobile stations, and calculates the joint-separate evaluation values; and selects the communication paths of the plurality of mobile stations using the separate evaluation values and the joint-separate evaluation values. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244684 | PERMISSIONS BASED ON WIRELESS NETWORK DATA - Aspects of the present disclosure relate generally to using position information to grant access. More specifically, wireless network access point data may be used to identify the location of a mobile device in an indoor space. If the identified location is associated with permission information, this information may be used by a permission device to grant or deny the user of the client device some right. For example, the permission information may be used to unlock a door, lock or unlock a feature on the mobile device, delay some action, etc. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244685 | SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING EXTENSIBLE LOCATION-BASED SERVICES - A system for providing location-based services to a mobile device regularly determines the location of the mobile device. Using the device location, the system queries a database of virtual geographic regions to determine if the location of the mobile device falls within one or more of the virtual geographic regions. The virtual geographic regions correspond to service entities that have purchased, rented, leased, or otherwise acquired the virtual geographic regions. If the mobile device is within a virtual geographic region, the system notifies the mobile device. A location-based services application installed on the mobile device launches an applet for the entity that acquired the virtual geographic region within which the mobile device is located. When the mobile device is located within overlapping virtual geographic regions, the system generates a prioritization scheme that defines which of the corresponding service entities should be displayed on the mobile device, and in what order. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244686 | EFFICIENT POWER USAGE IN POSITION TRACKING OPERATIONS - Techniques and tools for reducing power consumption of computing devices (e.g., mobile devices such as mobile phones and tablet computers) that perform position tracking operations are described. In described examples, a low-power processor calculates (e.g., in real time) position information (e.g., GPS position fixes) based on information received from a positioning system (e.g., GPS) and stores the position information for later use in a buffer associated with the low-power processor (e.g., in storage on the low-power processor). Described examples allow position information to be calculated in real time and stored while the device is in a low-power state, and can be used with location-based applications that do not require position information to be delivered to the application in real time. | 2013-09-19 |