41st week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 37 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120258695 | MOBILE ADVERTISING ON PERSONAL CELLULAR TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEVICES - Mobile advertising on personal cellular telecommunications devices includes an initial Level 0 Interactive Display Message (IDM) having a content precursor for requesting additional content with or without a visual advertising component. Level 0 IDMs may be displayed as part of a user initiated client application or automatically replacing an idle screen. Mobile advertising can optionally include one or more Level 1 Advertisement Display Messages (ADMs) including text, graphics, video, and the like. Level 1 ADMs may be interactive or not. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258696 | METHOD OF RECOMMENDING APPLICATION, MOBILE TERMINAL USING THE METHOD, AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM USING THE METHOD - A method of recommending an application, which is capable of selecting and recommending an application with a high possibility of use, the method including: receiving, in a server, frequencies of use of a plurality of applications that are classified according to a time when each application is executed or a location where each application is executed; selecting an application from among the plurality of applications based on time and location information of where a mobile terminal is located and the frequency of use of the application; and transmitting application recommendation information including the selected application from the server to the mobile terminal. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258697 | APPARATUSES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR INFORMATION QUERYING AND SERVING ON MOBILE DEVICES BASED ON AMBIENT CONDITIONS - Systems and methods for information querying and serving on mobile devices based on ambient conditions. Conditions include weather, traffic, market prices, news and events, and the like. Information providers use a code triggered information server to serve context, demographic, and behavior-targeted information to users via mobile devices. Users obtain information by scanning or observing codes or information. The scans, together with geographic, temporal, and user-specific information, are obtained by the server that receives, processes, and records the message. Based on these messages and a user profile—which may include updated user-specific behavior information, situational and ambient information, an accumulated history of scanned code messages, and integration with outside database information—the server selects information to serve to the users' mobile devices from an information base. Information may also be served to users based solely on the user profiles and ambient conditions based on the accumulated history of scanned codes. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258698 | ERROR CORRECTION FOR DTMF CORRUPTION ON UPLINK - Aspects relate to provision of enterprise call capabilities to mobile devices. For example, a mobile device can indicate, over a data channel, that a PBX is to make a call on its behalf to a called party. The PBX can call back the mobile device, call the called party, and bridge those call legs to establish the call. The mobile device can employ mechanisms that a particular incoming call is made by the PBX. These mechanisms can include using ANI information, sending, and receiving audible verification codes over the voice channel established after answering the incoming call. The verification codes can be selected based different behaviors of the mobile devices. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258699 | METHOD FOR OPERATING PORTABLE TERMINAL TO REDUCE POWER DURING SUPPORT OF COMMUNICATION SERVICE AND PORTABLE TERMINAL SUPPORTING THE SAME - A method for operating a portable terminal so as to reduce power consumption during the support of a communication service and a portable terminal supporting the same is provided. The method includes activating a Radio Frequency (RF) communication unit, downloading a part of data of predetermined contents through the RF communication unit, buffering the downloaded part of the data in a buffer so as to output the buffered downloaded part of the data, and executing an idle time for terminating or reducing a power supply of the RF communication unit when the downloading of the part of the data of the predetermined contents is completed. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258700 | SMART PHONE THAT INCLUDES A TOUCH SENSITIVE SCREEN AND A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION UNIT COMPATIBLE TO BLUETOOTH AND/OR IEEE802.11 STANDARDS FOR TRANSMITTING AUDIO CONTENT - Smart phones are herein disclosed and enabled. The smart phones include a graphical user interface, a touch sensitive screen, a digital camera, a wireless communication unit compatible with Bluetooth® and/or IEEE802.11 standards, and an Internet browsing application. The user may install additional applications to the smart phones. In one example, the smart phones may connect wirelessly to a Bluetooth® wireless audio output device. To setup wireless connection, the smart phone provides an interface over the touch sensitive screen to initiate wireless discovery, discovers one or more wireless devices for user selection, and locks a wireless communication connection between the smart phone and the selected wireless audio output device for wireless output of the audio content. A password or code may be required for connection. A security key may be stored in the smart phones to facilitate future connections. The smart phones also may support IEEE802.11 standards for direct wireless communication. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258701 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOCATING A MISPLACED MOBILE DEVICE - A system and method for activating a location feature for a misplaced mobile device. The method can include receiving an audio command and comparing the received audio command to one or more stored audio commands. In the event the received audio command matches a stored audio command, the method further activates a location feature. The location feature can include activating a ringer, activating a ring tone, causing vibrations, and flashing one or more light or any combination thereof. The ring tone can be a location ring tone. The location feature can be deactivated in response to a preset duration lapsing or receiving a termination command. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258702 | MOBILE TERMINAL, IN-VEHICLE APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND CONTROL METHOD FOR MOBILE TERMINAL - A mobile terminal for communicating with an in-vehicle apparatus includes: a mobile connection detection device for detecting connection between the mobile terminal and the in-vehicle apparatus; and a mobile control device for controlling a plurality of functions, each of which is executed by consuming electric power of the mobile terminal. When the mobile connection detection device detects the connection, the mobile control device suppresses or stops executing one of the functions in the mobile terminal. This enables to save power consumption of the mobile terminal without turning off the mobile terminal when it is brought into a vehicle compartment. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258703 | DETECTION OF POTENTIAL FOR NETWORK CONTROLLED D2D COMMUNICATION PRIOR TO ACTIVATION OF CELLULAR BEARERS - The invention allows detection and evaluation of device-to-device (D2) potential prior to the establishment of a cellular connection between communicating mobile devices. Cellular radio access network information of an originating mobile device is obtained from a received session establishment message of session initiation signaling of cellular data communication. The obtained cellular radio access network information of the originating mobile device is compared to acquired cellular radio access network information of a terminating mobile device. Based on the comparison, it is detected whether the proximity between the originating mobile device and the terminating mobile device suffices to allow local cellular device-to-device data communication between the originating mobile device and the terminating mobile device. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258704 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING ISR DEACTIVATION IN MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a mobile communications system, and particularly, to a method for determining whether to keep or deactivate an activated Idle mode Signaling Reduction (ISR) feature for a terminal in a mobile communications system. In case of the UE's intra-SGSN mobility and intra-MME mobility, when deciding, by a mobility management node, ISR activation for a UE in an IMS network environment where heterogeneous mobile communications networks (e.g., E-UTRAN and UTRAN/GERAN) interwork with each other, considered are not only whether the mobility management node can support an ISR feature, and whether the UE can use IMS voice, but also conditions (information) on whether each mobility management can support IMS voice over PS session. This may allow an incoming voice call to the UE from the IMS network to be delivered through a first trial, to a domain (PS domain or CS domain) selected with consideration of access network situations. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258705 | TELEMATICS SYSTEMS AND METHODS WITH MULTIPLE ANTENNAS - Vehicle telematics systems and methods for vehicle telematics systems are provided. The telematics system includes a first antenna, a second antenna, and a processing device. The first antenna is disposed at a first location on the vehicle. The second antenna is disposed at a second location on the vehicle. The second location is remote from the first location. The processing device is coupled to the first antenna and the second antenna. The processing device is configured to monitor a parameter that is indicative as to whether the first antenna is operational, communicate using the first antenna if the parameter indicates that the first antenna is operational, and communicate using the second antenna if the parameter indicates that the first antenna is not operational. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258706 | Apparatus, Method and Article of Manufacture - There is provided an apparatus including a receiver configured to receive a signal from a transmitting terminal via a direct device-to-device communication connection, and to receive a cellular reference signal from a cellular network; a processor configured to measure a time difference between the received signal and the cellular reference signal; and a transmitter configured to transmit the result of the measured time difference to the transmitting terminal for adjusting device-to-device transmission timing of the transmitting terminal. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258707 | MULTIPLE NETWORK MOBILE DEVICE CONNECTION MANAGEMENT - A mobile wireless device maintains registration on two parallel wireless communication networks that each use different wireless communication protocols. In response to a first connection request received from a first wireless network, the mobile wireless device tunes a single receiver contained therein from the first wireless network to a second wireless network. Subsequently in response to a second connection request received from the second wireless network, the mobile wireless device connects to the second wireless network. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258708 | Systems and Methods for Providing a Content Proxy in a Wireless Network - Systems and methods for providing a content proxy in a wireless network. A set of media is provided to an edge proxy server located at a wireless site using satellite communications and stored by the edge proxy server independent of a local mobile station request for media in the set of media. Mobile stations can access live streams of media selected from the set of media by wireless communications with a wireless node and as mobile station move from one wireless site to another, the live media stream can be provided uninterrupted to the mobile station. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258709 | WORLD MODE SCANNING CONTROL - A method and apparatus for world-mode devices capable of managing technology selection for multimode roaming between existing access technologies, as well as possible future access technologies, in a manner that eliminates wasteful scanning for non-existent systems and reduces roaming charges is disclosed. The method allows the device an opportunity to reacquire its home system before scanning for available roaming network resources in a prioritized manner that mitigates roaming costs, while conserving power and acquisition delays by eliminating scanning for non-existent system types. A minimum OOS duration is imposed on a home system before acquisition of a roaming partner to provide more time to re-acquire the home system. Preferred partner scanning and acquisition reduces roaming charges, while scanning for non existent systems is eliminated altogether. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258710 | WORLD MODE SCANNING CONTROL - A method and apparatus for world-mode devices capable of managing technology selection for multimode roaming between existing access technologies, as well as possible future access technologies, in a manner that eliminates wasteful scanning for non-existent systems and reduces roaming charges is disclosed. The method allows the device an opportunity to reacquire its home system before scanning for available roaming network resources in a prioritized manner that mitigates roaming costs, while conserving power and acquisition delays by eliminating scanning for non-existent system types. A minimum OOS duration is imposed on a home system before acquisition of a roaming partner to provide more time to re-acquire the home system. Preferred partner scanning and acquisition reduces roaming charges, while scanning for non existent systems is eliminated altogether. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258711 | FEMTO-BTS RF ACCESS MECHANISM - Femto cells that extend mobile network coverage into customer premises operate in a frequency band typically assigned to a macro network. To facilitate system discovery and registrations of mobile stations with femto cells, a carrier designates one the channels within the band as a primary channel for its femto cells. For example, neighbor list messages transmitted by macro network base stations can provide frequency and PN code information directing mobile stations to search the primary channel for a PN code of the femto cells. The mobile station preferred roaming list (PRL) may identify femto cells by SID/NID. The SID is that of the carrier's macro network, whereas the NID may be a NID of the macro network or one specifically assigned to femto cell operations. The PRL uses frequency acquisition information for the femto cells that is the same as or similar to that for one of the macro networks. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258712 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SHARED BINDING MAINTENANCE - The present disclosure provides a system and method for shared binding maintenance. In accordance with one example embodiment, there is provided a method for use on a network component for updating bindings, comprising: receiving a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) message concerning a particular Address-of-Record (AOR); and updating a list of one or more bindings for the particular AOR in a registration repository. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258713 | Multimode Base Station - A method of controlling admission of a user equipment to a cell of a multi-mode base station, being a base station arranged to operate as a plurality of cells, the plurality of cells comprising at least a first cell and a second cell, and the method comprising: determining information relating to the first cell, and controlling admission of a user equipment to the second cell in dependence on the information relating to the first cell. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258714 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING MOBILE HANDOVER - Methods and apparatus to manage mobile handover are disclosed. An example mobile station includes hardware and software stored on a tangible computer readable medium that, during operation, cause the mobile station to receive from a network controller a response to a network registration request, wherein the response includes an indicator to indicate a type of cell that may be reported by the mobile station during a handover procedure and send a handover message indicating cells permitted by the indicator. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258715 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING EFFICIENT VERTICAL HANDOFFS IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Systems and methods are provided for performing efficient vertical handoffs in a wireless user device are provided. The user device can comprise a mobile phone, computer table, handheld computer, or other computer system capable of connecting to more than one mobile wireless network that use different wireless communication protocols. Various efficient scanning methods are disclosed that are efficient in terms of battery usage, thermal performance, processing power, throughput performance, or a combination thereof. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258716 | METHOD FOR TRANSCEIVING SIGNAL IN MOBILE STATION IN MULTIPLE ANTENNA WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND APPARATUS THEREFOR - A mobile station provided with multiple antennas in a wireless communication system is disclosed. More specifically, the mobile station displays an overlap zone entry notification message received from a macro base station if the mobile station enters an overlap zone between the macro base station and a femto base station, and an user selects an antenna driving mode of the multiple antennas. And then, the mobile station transmit and receive signals to and from at least one of the macro base station and the femto base station in accordance with the selected antenna driving mode. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258717 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR HANDOVER IN CELLULAR WIRELESS USING ROUTE PROGRAMMING AND TRAINING PROCESSES - A method and system for managing handover where a database that receives location information about a moving object includes information regarding which base station is used in a current radio link connection and which base stations were used from historic radio link connections. Using the base station radio link history of the object and an electronic map, a processor selects which physical path the moving object is using. Upon matching the object's path with a history of path routes on the list, the processor will apply an optimized handoff sequence to the moving object. The optimized route can be derived from an algorithm that processes previous historical data from moving objects traveling on the same route. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258718 | Femtocell Base Station - There is provided a method of operating a femtocell base station comprising, following a hand-in or reselection of the femtocell base station by a mobile device, determining a reason for the hand-in or reselection by the mobile device and adjusting a maximum permitted transmission power of the femtocell base station according to the determined reason. A femtocell base station for use in a communication network is also provided that comprises a processor configured to perform the above method following hand-in or reselection of the femtocell base station. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258719 | RADIO BASE STATION AND CONNECTION ESTABLISHMENT CONTROL METHOD - An LTE base station ( | 2012-10-11 |
20120258720 | ACTIVE HAND-IN FOR MULTI-FEMTO DEPLOYMENTS - A method for enabling an active hand-in from a macro base station network to a femtocell network includes servicing an active hand-in of a mobile entity from a macro base station to a femtocell network, using a first femtocell of the femtocell network. The active hand-in includes a hard handoff of the mobile entity from the macro base station with soft handoff of the mobile entity enabled between the first femtocell and one or more neighboring femtocells in the femtocell network. The hard handoff with soft handoff enabled may be implemented using novel procedures implemented by one or more entities of a wireless communications network including the femtocells and macro base station. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258721 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPERATING COMPONENT CARRIERS IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for operating component carriers in a wireless communication system. The method for operating component carriers according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises the following steps: determining whether or not to reconfigure component carriers of user equipment, and transmitting, to the user equipment, a reconfiguration message containing information on uplink component carriers to be allocated to a cell; allocating a resource in the cell as an uplink component carrier resource; and receiving, from the user equipment, a message containing the result of the allocation of the uplink component carriers via the allocated uplink component carriers. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258722 | Resource Allocation Method and Device for Foreground Switch of J2ME Application - A resource allocation method and a resource allocation device for foreground switch of a J2ME (Java 2 Micro Edition) application are provided in the present invention. A JAVA application program receives a first message from a JAVA virtual machine when switching to background from foreground, wherein the first message carries information indicating that the JAVA application program needs to release partial resources; and the JAVA application program returns a first response message to the JAVA virtual machine so as to realize release of the resources, wherein the first response message carries information of resources to be released and/or information of resources to be reserved for restoring to an executing state. The user experience can be improved and the normal use of local applications can be ensured according to the technical solution provided by the present invention. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258723 | APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING SIGNALS IN MULTI-NODE SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - In a multi-node system including a user equipment and a plurality of nodes connected to each other, a plurality of the nodes includes a 1 | 2012-10-11 |
20120258724 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REMOVING INTER-HETEROGENEOUS CELL INTERFERENCE - Disclosed are a method and apparatus for removing inter-heterogeneous cell interference. A terminal apparatus for removing inter-heterogeneous cell interference comprises: a receiver which receives, from a first base station which is a serving base station, a signal for instructing that a request for interference coordination information required for inter-heterogeneous cell interference coordination be made to a second base station which is heterogeneous to the first base station; a transmitter which transmits, to the second base station, a predetermined physical random access channel (PRACH) preamble which notifies said request through a PRACH; a receiver which receives the interference coordination information from the second base station; and a transmitter which transmits the received interference coordination information to the first base station. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258725 | OTA INITIATION METHOD FOR TELEMATICS SYSTEM IN 2G GSM/3G WCDMA NETWORK - The described method and system provide for over-the-air configuration of a telematics-equipped vehicle by wireless carriers and telematics service providers (TSPs). Regardless of whether a telematics-equipped vehicle has been provisioned for cellular service or not, the TSP and wireless carrier may control undesirable location updating from the vehicle, for example, by setting certain triggers or conditions upon the telematics unit before processing location updates provided by the telematics unit. These triggers or conditions may also be programmed into the telematics unit, whether through an OTA configuration session, or pre-loaded during manufacture. The TSP or wireless carrier may conduct OTA configuration sessions with the telematics unit to provision the telematics unit for cellular service, or provide the telematics unit with software or firmware updates. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258726 | Methods And Apparatus For Use In Establishing A Data Session Via An Ad Hoc Wireless Network For A Scheduled Meeting - In one illustrative example, data for an appointment is saved in memory. The data include start data corresponding to a start date and time of the appointment, an identifier or address of at least one other mobile device, and at least one of a session ID or key. When a current date and time matches the start date and time, the mobile device grants permission to share, with another mobile device, location information indicating a location of the mobile device. The mobile device also receives location information indicating a location of the other mobile device. When the location information indicates that the locations are within a predetermined range of each other, the mobile device connects in an ad hoc wireless network with the other mobile device with use of the session ID or key, for the communication of one or more files in a secure data session. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258727 | Mechanism for Content Management in Wireless Mobile Networks - Techniques for content management in wireless mobile networks are provided. In one aspect, a method of managing content stored on a plurality of mobile nodes in a mobile ad hoc network (MANET) is provided. The method includes the following step. The content is bound to one or more geographical locations such that, at any given time, the content is stored on at least one of the nodes at the geographical location. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258728 | Cell Phone Interactive Device - A cell phone interaction device which communicates with a cell phone. The cell phone interaction device allows a user to locate a misplaced cell phone by signaling the cell phone to produce an audible, physical, or visual signal that aids the user in locating the misplaced cell phone. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258729 | Enhanced Angle-of-Arrival Positioning - The position of a mobile device served in a cell of a serving node of a wireless communication network is estimated by estimating an angle-of-arrival (AoA) between the mobile device and the serving node based on a precoding matrix indicator (PMI) determined for the serving node in a downlink direction or for the mobile device in an uplink direction. Also estimated is the AoA between the mobile device and a non-serving neighbor node of the wireless communication network based on a PMI determined for the neighbor node in the downlink direction or for the mobile device in the uplink direction. The downlink and/or uplink AoA estimation can be further enhanced by employing interference cancellation in the mobile device and in the radio node, respectively. The position of the mobile device is estimated based on the estimated AoAs. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258730 | ESTIMATING ACCESS TERMINAL LOCATION BASED ON BEACON SIGNALS FROM FEMTO CELLS - A location of an access terminal is estimated based on signals received by the access terminal. The manner in which a femto cell transmits signals and/or the manner in which the access terminal monitors for signals may be controlled in some cases to facilitate the reception of signals at the access terminal during a location determination operation. In some embodiments, the number of femto cells for which the access terminal monitors for signals may be controlled by controlling the manner in which the access terminal maintains its active set. In some embodiments, in the event a given femto cell is interfering with the ability of an access terminal to receive signals from other femto cells, that femto cell may be instructed to temporarily stop transmissions (e.g., on the traffic channel and/or a beacon channel). | 2012-10-11 |
20120258731 | Method and System for Locating a Mobile Asset - An improved system and method for creating and accessing a centralized database containing an assorted variety of information related to a debtor such as physical addresses of the debtor or his friends, associates and relatives, as well as information related to a mobile asset, such as physical description information, collectively referred to as “identifying information.” Methods are also disclosed for lenders and others to send identifying information to the centralized database, and for users such as skip tracers to be able to download and use the information located in the database for asset recovery purposes. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258732 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING DIFFERENTIAL LOCATION-BASED SERVICE USING ACCESS POINT - A location detecting method and an apparatus for providing a differential location-based service to detect a location of a communication terminal using an access point for a wireless local area network service is provided. The method includes storing location coordinates of access points, receiving service grade information and information related to nearby access points from the communication terminal, selecting a predetermined number of nearby access points based on the received service grade information and information of nearby access points, obtaining a location coordinate of each of the selected nearby access points, and calculating a centric coordinate using the obtained location coordinates of at least two of the selected access points, and determining the calculated centric coordinate as the detected location of the communication terminal. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258733 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING NETWORK-BASED MEASUREMENTS FOR USER EQUIPMENT-BASED POSITIONING - The subject matter disclosed herein relates in one particular implementation to a method, apparatus, and/or system for acquiring one or more network-based measurements at a location server from a radio access network serving a user equipment (UE). A first message may be transmitted to the UE from the location server, where the first message comprises at least one of the one or more network-based measurements. A location of the UE is capable of being determined by the UE-based at least in part on the one or more network-based measurements. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258734 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - A mobile terminal receives information adapted to the current location of the mobile terminal via a mobile communication network from an information service providing communication apparatus that sends information adapted to current locations of mobile terminals to mobile terminals. The mobile terminal repeats identifying the location of the mobile terminal, and calculates a linear movement distance of the mobile terminal between a past location of the mobile terminal and the current location of the mobile terminal. The mobile terminal transmits a signal indicating the current location if the linear movement distance is greater than a threshold, but does not transmit the signal indicating the current location if the linear movement distance is less than the threshold. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258735 | SOCIAL NETWORK GEOGRAPHIC FILTER - A method and system for defining a geographic target area for filtering communications or messages based on geographic criteria. The target area can relate to the user's common shopping area or a maximum distance he or she is willing to travel for a given event or a given time. A trip planner is also disclosed that allows a user to specify a planned trip and that alerts other users along a path of the trip. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258736 | METHOD, SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM FOR PROVIDING LOCATION-BASED LISTING SERVICES - The present invention relates to a computer-implemented method, system and computer readable medium for providing context-based listing services. The method comprises registering at least one first service provider with an second service provider wherein registering comprises that the first service provider provides the information via a communication network to the second service provider and it validates the information. Validating comprises identify the location of the first service provider and/or request to at least one predefined user located nearby the location of the first service provider. At least one user requests the second service provider for the information via the communication network. At least one user retrieves the information and provides ranking to category of services so as to update the information in the second service provider. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258737 | Method and system for providing assistance resource progress information along a route - A user, either in a vehicle with a telematics device, at a home having a computer device, using a handheld wireless device, or other type of communication device, can request services such as to repair a flat tire, unlock a locked door, repair cable television service, etc. using the communication device. The user's communication device sends a request message over the communication network to a second server. The second server creates a request for service record and forwards the message to a first server that determines a resource to dispatch to the user's location. The first server sends resource information, including location information, to the user's device, and either the device, or a device coupled to the user's communication device, displays the current location of the service resource on a map as the resource makes its way toward the user's location. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258738 | Discovering an Event Using a Personal Preference List and Presenting Matching Events to a User on a Display - A user profile is used to assist a user in identifying events of interest and to provide context to users regarding events that matches user preferences. The user profile may be based on behaviors exhibited on a mobile device, on input by the user or on data on the mobile device. The user profile is analyzed to provide notification of events of interest to the user based upon the analysis of the user profile. The user profile may include anything that contributes to a state on the device. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258739 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING SITE-SPECIFIC OPERATIONS - A method and apparatus for controlling a site-specific activity at a plurality of remote locations, for example, the inspection of geographically remote equipment or the gathering of data for a census. A mobile operator transports a portable tool to a plurality of locations where a site-specific activity is to be conducted. The portable tool includes a location detection device. Processing of data using the portable tool is enabled only when the portable tool is located proximate a designated site, as determined by the location detection device. In various embodiments, the enabled site-specific activity may include data recordation, data transmission, data reception, data processing, and/or the display of a data entry form. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258740 | Access Control According to a Policy Defined for a Group of Associated Electronic Devices Comprising a Cellular Modem - Access control according to a policy defined for a plurality of electronic devices comprising a cellular modem and associated with the same user If an end user has two electronic devices, such as a fire alarm or an electricity meter, which both have a cellular modem and are allowed to operate in parallel under the same subscription, the end user can abuse this subscription by lending or selling one of the devices to another person. This abuse can be prevented by the present invention in that the network access is controlled according to a policy defined for the plurality of electronic devices operating under the same subscription. In particular, the policy defines a threshold distance between a primary electronic device and each additional electronic device belonging to said plurality of electronic devices operating under the same subscription which specifies the maximum distance from the primary electronic device which still allows to gain access to the network. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258741 | Apparatus and Method for Using a Wireless Mobile Handset Application to Locate Beacons - An apparatus and method for adding functionality to wireless mobile handsets, mobile phones, smart phones and other portable wireless devices which allows the devices to report the direction and distance of a wireless beacon that is attached to objects in need of being tracked or found. An external protective case is coupled to an existing mobile handset which comprises a plurality of directional antennas and associated RF circuitry. The electronics of the case are coupled to the electronics of the handset and with assistance of downloaded software of an associated application program, the handset may used to track or find one more beacons that have been previously paired with it. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258742 | Techniques for Unified Messaging - Techniques involving unified messaging and other functionality are described. In one or more implementations, the techniques describe receiving a message at a web service from a messaging client and identifying a communication device that includes telephone functionality and is configured to format the message as a short messaging service (SMS) message. The SMS message may be identified by a phone number associated with the communication device. The message may then be sent to the communication device for automatic transmission of the SMS message by the communication device over a phone network. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258743 | FEMTOCELL BASE STATION, GATEWAY SYSTEM, MAP-GW APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A femtocell base station (FAP) converts, when information concerning a SMS is received from UE (User Equipment), the received information concerning the SMS into a SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) message including the received information concerning the SMS and transmits the converted SIP message to the core network side. The femtocell base station converts, when a SIP message including information concerning the SMS is received from the core network side, the information concerning the SMS included in the received SIP message into a message that can be recognized by the UE and transmits the converted information concerning the SMS to the UE. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258744 | Mobile Terminal and Method and System for Establishing IP Connection between Mobile Terminals - A method and system for establishing an Internet Protocol (IP) connection between mobile terminals and a mobile terminal for establishing an IP connection are disclosed. The method includes: a request terminal sending a request short message to a called terminal; the called terminal getting the program name by parse, searching out a corresponding end-to-end program in an end-to-end program list and displays it to a user after the request short message is detected and the user chooses to receive the short message; the end-to-end program of the called terminal sending a network connection request after the user starts the end-to-end program and inputs the IP address of the short message text; the end-to-end program of the request terminal performing an IP-based data interaction with the called terminal when the network connection request is monitored. This technical solution can establish an end-to-end IP connection between two mobile terminals rapidly and conveniently. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258745 | COMMUNICATION NETWORK TERMINAL SUPPORTING A PLURALITY OF APPLICATIONS - A method includes transferring data between a mobile station for communicating over a mobile communications network and a server in the Internet having a connection to the mobile communications network. The transfer of data includes providing at least a portion of a page on the Internet in the form of code, the code including a telephone number of the mobile station as hidden information, receiving the code in the mobile station in a first user message where the first user message is a short message service message, and interpreting the code in the mobile station to cause the mobile station to display information corresponding to the page on the Internet on the mobile station, wherein the information to be displayed on the mobile station does not include the hidden information. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258746 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ADJUSTING RISE-OVER-THERMAL THRESHOLD - Methods and apparatuses are provided that include adaptively configuring a rise-over-thermal (RoT) threshold at a base station to improve communications with one or more devices while mitigating interference to one or more other base stations. A potential device pathloss to the macrocell can be computed based on a measured pathloss thereto applied with a coverage area of the low power base station to emulate a worst-case device, one or more received measurement reports, and/or the like. The RoT threshold can be computed based at least in part on the pathloss and/or a maximum interference level at the macrocell. In addition, the RoT threshold can be adapted based on a reverse link attenuation level. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258747 | SERVER CLUSTER AND METHOD FOR PUSH NOTIFICATION SERVICE - A server cluster and method for providing a push notification service are provided. The method includes searching for, by a management server cluster, a first push server corresponding to predetermined search criteria from among a plurality of push servers upon receiving a request to connect with a push server from a mobile terminal; providing, by the management server cluster, connection information regarding the found first push server to the mobile terminal; and delivering, by the first push server, upon generation of a notification event after connecting with the mobile terminal, event information corresponding to the push notification event to the connected mobile terminal. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258748 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING AND TRANSMITTING SENSOR DATA - Systems and methods for continuous measurement of an analyte in a host are provided. The system generally includes a continuous analyte sensor configured to continuously measure a concentration of analyte in a host and a sensor electronics module physically connected to the continuous analyte sensor during sensor use, wherein the sensor electronics module is further configured to directly wirelessly communicate sensor information to one or more display devices. Establishment of communication between devices can involve using a unique identifier associated with the sensor electronics module to authenticate communication. Times tracked at the sensor electronics module and the display module can be at different resolutions, and the different resolutions can be translated to facilitate communication. In addition, the frequency of establishing communication channels between the sensor electronics module and the display devices can vary depending upon whether reference calibration information is being updated. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258749 | Management of Radio Frequencies in a Wireless or Hybrid Mesh Network - In a wireless or hybrid mesh communication system, radio frequencies are managed by assigning an in-use frequency channel to each local family of nodes, distributing spare frequency channel(s) among the local families of nodes, and changing the in-use frequency channel of at least one selected local family of nodes to a new frequency channel selected among its spare frequency channel(s), if any, or among the spare frequency channel(s) of another local family of nodes if said at least one selected local family of nodes has no spare frequency channel(s), and/or as the in-use frequency channel of another local family of nodes if none of said local families of nodes has spare frequency channel(s). | 2012-10-11 |
20120258750 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EFFECTIVELY CONTROLLING CELL RESELECTION PRIORITY OF USER EQUIPMENT IN CSG CELL - A method by which a User Equipment (UE) controls a cell reselection priority in a Closed Subscriber Group (CSG) cell and an apparatus thereof are provided. The method of reselecting a cell by a UE in a mobile communication system includes receiving priority information about a cell reselection priority by frequencies transmitted from the mobile communication system, performing a cell reselection process according to the received priority information, determining whether a CSG cell to which the UE is allowed to connect is reselected, and assigning a highest cell reselection priority to a frequency for the CSG cell in reselecting the CSG cell. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258751 | NETWORK SYSTEM FOR AUDIO EQUIPMENT, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - Wireless microphone systems are used, for example, in theater, stage performances, television, broadcast radio or in concerts to amplify voices or instruments for a large audience. Due to the plurality of actors or musicians, a corresponding number of audio channels is required to transmit the audio information. 20 to 50 audio channels can thus be required in a parallel mode even in common applications. The invention relates to a network system ( | 2012-10-11 |
20120258752 | BASE STATION SYNCHRONISATION - A method for determining data enabling a plurality of secondary base stations to time their transmissions to a mobile station within a timing range. The mobile station obtains time delays of transmissions from each of the secondary base stations in reaching the mobile station, and determines time delay differences between the time delays and a reference time delay associated with a primary base station. The mobile station transmits the time delay differences to the plurality of secondary base stations. Each secondary base station receives the difference between its own transmission time delay and the reference time delay, compares the difference with a time range, and corrects the timing of its transmissions if the difference is outside of the time range. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258753 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING SPECTRUM ALLOCATION - Disclosed are techniques for managing situations where spectrum use by one party is preempted by spectrum needs of another party. A revocation may be sent from a spectrum management system to secondary radio systems that are impacted by the presence of priority radio system. Remedial action may be taken if an acknowledgement of the revocation message is not received from a secondary radio system. Also, the secondary radio systems may transmit keep-alive messages to monitor operation of the communication pathway for the revocation messages. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258754 | TECHNIQUES FOR ACHIEVING HIGH AVERAGE SPECTRUM EFFICIENCY IN A WIRELESS SYSTEM - Techniques for achieving high average spectrum efficiency in a wireless system are disclosed. In one particular embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a method of communicating with a wireless station comprising defining a plurality of beams to be generated by a beam-forming device, defining a set of beam groups wherein each beam group is a different subset of beams of the plurality of beams; repeatedly cycling through the set of beam groups by sequentially generating each group of beams among the set of beam groups; identifying a beam group among the set of beam groups which yields a best communication link with a wireless station; and scheduling communications with the wireless station to occur via the identified beam group when the identified beam group is being generated. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258755 | Control of Cell Search Procedure - A method, an apparatus and a computer program product for controlling cell search procedure, including a user equipment determining a change of position in relation to a serving cell; determining the quality of signal received from the serving cell; and stopping the cell search procedure if the change of position is smaller than a first value and the loss of signal quality is lower than a second value. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258756 | POWER EFFICIENT WIRELESS RF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN A BASE STATION AND A MEDICAL DEVICE - Specific embodiments of the present invention are for use by a base station (BS) that enables power efficient wireless radio frequency (RF) communication between the BS and a medical device (MD), which may or may not be an implantable medical device (IMD). In an embodiment, once a communication session is established between the BS and the MD, the BS selectively turns a drop link mode on and off. The drop link mode is a communication mode that while turned on (i.e., enabled) reduces and preferably minimizes the length of time that an RF link is maintained between the BS and the MD. In accordance with an embodiment, at any given time during a communication session the drop link mode is either turned on (i.e., enabled) or turned off (i.e., disabled). | 2012-10-11 |
20120258757 | CELL ACCESS CONTROL METHOD AND USER EQUIPMENT - A cell access control method and a user terminal are provided, the method includes: obtaining, by a user equipment (UE), cell access information through a pilot channel and/or a synchronization channel; determining a current cell is a macro base station cell or an HNB cell according to the cell access information; determining, when the current cell is an HNB cell, whether the UE is allowed to access the HNB cell according to HNB information of the cell access information, if the UE is allowed to access the HNB cell, performing the access processing, if the UE is not allowed to access the HNB, abandoning the access. A UE is provided accordingly. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258758 | ENHANCING A PUSH-TO-TALK COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A peer-to-peer communication system ( | 2012-10-11 |
20120258759 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ADJUSTING WLAN RADIO RECEIVER GAIN IN A WIRELESS DEVICE - A method for adjusting a gain level for a receiver of a first radio simultaneously operational with a transmitter of a second radio, comprising: determining a signal-to-noise ratio (“SNR”) value for signals received by the receiver from an access point (“AP”); and, when the first radio is associated with the AP and the transmitter is not transmitting, if the SNR value exceeds a SNR threshold, reducing the gain level for the receiver from an initial level and initiating transmission from the transmitter, otherwise maintaining the gain level for the receiver at the initial level and initiating transmission from the transmitter; wherein the SNR threshold is a SNR value above which beacon signals from the AP can be successfully received by the receiver. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258760 | Transmission Power Control Method - The present invention discloses a transmission power control method for a communication system comprising a transmitter and a plurality of receivers. The transmitter is coupled to the plurality of receivers via a plurality of corresponding outgoing links. The transmission power control method comprising steps of each of the plurality of receivers performing channel estimation for each of the plurality of corresponding outgoing links, and replying a first suggested transmission power back-off level to the transmitter; and the transmitter determining a new transmission power back-off level after collecting a plurality of first suggested transmission power back-off levels from the plurality of receivers. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258761 | Dynamic Transmission Power Control Method - The present invention discloses a dynamic transmission power control method for a transmitter of a communication system which comprises the transmitter and a plurality of receivers. The transmitter is coupled to the plurality of receivers via a plurality of corresponding outgoing links. The transmission power control method comprising collecting a plurality of suggested transmission power back-off levels for the plurality of outgoing links to the plurality of receivers and/or and a plurality of channel characteristics corresponding to the plurality of outgoing links from the plurality of receivers; and determining an allowable transmission power back-off level for a desirable receiver among the plurality of receivers according to the plurality of suggested transmission power back-off levels and the plurality of channel characteristics. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258762 | TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, MOBILE STATION APPARATUS CONTROL PROGRAM, AND BASE STATION APPARATUS CONTROL PROGRAM - A mobile station apparatus includes a plurality of PAs (Power Amplifiers) and a plurality of antennas and transmission performances thereof is to be improved when transmission signals having peak powers different from one another are transmitted through the use of the respective antennas. A transmission apparatus includes a plurality of PAs and a plurality of antennas and transmits a signal having a high peak power, by means of determining a transmission signal to be transmitted through the use of each of the PAs based on the capability of each of the PAs, converting the transmission signal into a frequency signal by time-frequency conversion, dividing the frequency signal into a plurality of clusters, and allocating the clusters to bands non-contiguously. Furthermore, the transmission apparatus transmits a signal having a low peak power by means of allocating the frequency signal to continuous bands. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258763 | Correction of Estimated SIR Used for Transmit Power Control - The present invention provides a method which performs an estimation of a SIR as basis for transmit power control. The SIR estimation is performed for a radio signal (u) which is transmitted from a transmitter ( | 2012-10-11 |
20120258764 | RADIO BASE STATION, AND COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD - A radio base station ( | 2012-10-11 |
20120258765 | USER INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION SYSTEM AND USER INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION METHOD - A base station outputs annunciation information which corresponds to a plurality of radio cells established by a 3G public base station and an LTE public base station and which is different from annunciation information output from the 3G public base station and the LTE public base station into a target region X and forms a radio cell. A mobile station that enters the radio cell receives the annunciation information of the radio cell and executes a position registration process. An information administration device can thereby find the mobile station based on the position registration process even in the environment where a plurality of radio cells to which different frequencies are assigned are established geographically overlapping with one another. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258766 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING INTER-PLMN HANDOVER TO CSG CELL - A method and apparatus for controlling inter-PLMN handover based on CSG lists of equivalent PLMNs is provided. A method for receiving subscriber information of a terminal at a Mobility Management Entity (MME) includes transmitting an update location request message for the terminal to a Home Subscriber Server (HSS), and receiving an update location acknowledgement message with the subscriber information of the terminal from the HSS, wherein the update location request message comprises a list of equivalent Public Land Mobile Networks (PLMNs) among which the MME supports inter-PLMN handover of the terminal. The method and apparatus for controlling inter-plan handover to a CSG cell according to the present invention is characterized in that a control apparatus of a core network acquires the allowed CSG lists for determining a User Equipments (UEs) capability of access to a CSG cell and determines whether to permit inter-PLMN handover based on the allowed CSG lists. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258767 | METHOD FOR GUARANTEEING ESTABLISHMENT OF LOCAL IP ACCESS CORRECTLY - A method for guaranteeing correct establishment of Local IP Access service includes: obtaining the service type of a user equipment (UE) and the equipment capability type of a base station. The method also includes determining whether the UE and the base station are consistent. The method also includes, in response to determining that the UE and the base station are consistent, establishing LIPA service for the UE. The method also includes, in response to determining that the UE and the base station are inconsistent, deciding whether to establish LIPA service for the UE according to the preserved strategy. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258768 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION METHOD AND RADIO BASE STATION - A radio base station managing a handover source cell decides a method for achieving a handover in consideration of CSG-ID and Access Mode of a handover destination cell. A mobile communication method comprises: a step of notifying, by a radio base station HeNB# | 2012-10-11 |
20120258769 | VOICE INPUT SYSTEM AND INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM STORAGE VOICE INPUT PROGRAM - A voice input system ( | 2012-10-11 |
20120258770 | PROXIMITY PURCHASE RINGTONES - A method and wireless device for conduction transactions at a point-of-sale terminal using the wireless device is disclosed and may include initiating a transaction with the point-of-sale terminal via a wireless link, receiving at least one price from the point-of-sale terminal, determining whether the at least one price satisfies a price warning condition, and transmitting a signal if the at least one price satisfies the price warning condition. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258771 | ANTENNA APPARATUS AND DUAL-MODE INTELLIGENT TERMINAL - The disclosure discloses an antenna apparatus, which comprises: a CELL/GPS antenna, located at a short side of a mainboard of a dual-mode intelligent terminal and configured to receive or transmit EV-DO signals, to receive GPS signals, and to transmit the received signals to a CELL/GPS dual-frequency device; the CELL/GPS dual-frequency device, configured to transmit the received EV-DO and GPS signals to an EV-DO module and a GPS module respectively; a GSM antenna, located at the other short side of the mainboard of the dual-mode intelligent terminal, connected with a GSM module, and configured to receive or transmit GSM signals; and a WIFI/BT antenna, located at a long side of the mainboard of the dual-mode intelligent terminal, connected with a WIFI module and a BT module, and configured to receive or transmit WIFI signals or BT signals. The disclosure also discloses a dual-mode intelligent terminal. The application of the apparatus and dual-mode intelligent terminal of the disclosure can avoid interference among antennae while implementing the placement of the antennae. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258772 | MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE WITH PROXIMITY BASED TRANSMITTED POWER CONTROL AND RELATED METHODS - A mobile wireless communications device may include a portable housing, at least one antenna carried by the portable housing, and at least one capacitive proximity sensor carried by the portable housing and configured to sense proximity of a human user adjacent thereto. The mobile wireless communications device may also include a wireless transmitter carried by the portable housing and coupled to the at least one antenna, and a controller carried by the portable housing and coupled to the wireless transmitter and the at least one capacitive proximity sensor. The controller may be configured to cooperate with the wireless transmitter to adjust transmitted power output from the at least one antenna based upon the at least one capacitive proximity sensor. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258773 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING ACCESS TO INTERNAL COMPONENT - Systems, methods, and devices are disclosed for applying concealment of components of an electronic device. In one embodiment, an electronic device may include a component that is disposed behind a window configured to selectively become transparent or opaque, such as a polymer-dispersed liquid crystal (PLDC) window. The component includes an image capture device, a strobe flash, a biometric sensor, a light sensor, a proximity sensor, or a solar panel, or a combination thereof. Additionally, the electronic device includes data processing circuitry configured to determine when an event requesting that the component be exposed occurs. Furthermore, the electronic device includes a window controller that may control the window to become transparent, to expose the component upon the occurrence of the event requesting that the component be exposed. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258774 | CELL PHONE STAND - The present invention is a cell phone stand to secure a cell phone or a camera with video recording capability that includes a plurality of support legs with a plurality of front support legs, a plurality of side support legs and a plurality of back support legs, a cell phone base plate or a camera base plate with a raised perimeter to secure the cell phone or camera that is supported by the support legs. There is also a plurality of rotator cuffs disposed around the base plate to rotate the front support legs and the back support legs under the base plate, a built-in light and one or more batteries housed in a battery casing to provide electric power to the built-in light. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258775 | CUSTOM CONFIGURABLE INPUT AND OUTPUT SYSTEM FOR MOBILE DEVICES - A keyboard apparatus for information entry with means for dynamically configuring a legend on a key of the keyboard apparatus. The keyboard apparatus includes means for detecting a selection of the key, and means for associating the selection of the key with the legend on the key. The legend is displayed on a LCD device forming a part of the key or is displayed on a LCD device forming a keyboard. Alternatively, the key may be selected by using a touch sensitive LCD display. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258776 | Methods and Systems for Content Processing - Disclosed are technologies are useful in enabling a smart phone to respond to a user's environment, e.g., so it can serve as an intuitive hearing and seeing device. Some of the detailed arrangements involve using radio base station SDR equipment (e.g., at a cell tower) to perform image recognition operations for phones; forecasting service needs from remote processors delegating a remote execution task to a service provider chosen in a competitive process; using nearby processors, e.g., in an automobile, another phone, or set-top box, for remote execution tasks; phones with separable camera and/or illumination components; phone camera illumination using different colors of light; using search tree methods with image frames captured at different focuses; using a phone's microprojector to aid in object identification; correcting lens aberrations by texture mapping captured imagery onto a corrective polygon surface using a phone GPU; etc. A great variety of other features are also detailed. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258777 | Systems and Apparatuses for a Secure Mobile Cloud Framework for Mobile Computing and Communication - Systems and apparatuses for a secure mobile cloud framework (referred to as MobiCloud) for mobile computing and communication are disclosed. Embodiments of MobiCloud transfer each mobile node from a traditional strictly layer-structured communication node into a service node (SN). Each SN may be used as a service provider or a service broker according its capability. Each SN may be incorporated as a virtualized component of the MobiCloud. In some embodiments, MobiCloud mirrors an SN to one or multiple virtual images in the Cloud for addressing communication and computation deficiencies of mobile devices. Virtual images can create a visualized MANET routing and communication layer that can maximally assist the mobile nodes to enable pervasive computing services for each mobile device owner. A secure data processing framework is disclosed for the MobiCloud. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258778 | USER INTERFACE - An electronic device comprising: a display; a housing enclosing the display and defining an exterior surface region adjacent to the display, the exterior surface region having a plurality of surface zones indicated thereon, the surface zones being capable of being written on by a user to save a written marking thereon; a memory; and user input apparatus; the device having: a first mode in which the device performs a function in respect of a subject entity and in which in response to operation of the user input apparatus to indicate one of the zones the device stores the entity in the memory in association with that zone; and a second mode in which in response to selection of a zone by means of the user input apparatus the device performs a function in respect of an entity stored in association with the selected zone. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258779 | Holder For Mobile Telecommunications Device - A holder for a mobile telecommunications device designed to reduce distraction to the driver that securely encloses and envelopes the mobile telephone in a sound, vibration, and shock dampening material. The mobile telecommunications device is enclosed within a foam-lined container, thereby muffling sounds and vibrations emitted by the mobile telephone and reducing distractions to a driver. The holder provides a protective storage receptacle for the mobile telephone in the passenger compartment of a vehicle and decreases distractions to a driver of the vehicle from the mobile telecommunications device while maintaining the mobile telecommunications device in a functioning state and in a convenient and readily accessible location in the vehicle. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258780 | GAMING DEVICE, GAME CONTROL METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A gaming device includes a release pattern prediction section which determines a prediction release pattern for the release pattern of the flying object to be released by the first personified character by selecting one of the plurality of release patterns stored in the release pattern storing section based on a selecting operation by a user operating the second personified character; and a difficulty adjustment section, which compares the release pattern determined with the prediction release pattern, and reduces the difficulty for the second character to hit back the flying object released by the first character when the release pattern determined and the prediction release pattern match. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258781 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR FACILITATING MULTI-ROUND LOTTERY PLAY - Systems, methods and apparatus are provided for facilitating play of multi-round lottery games. In one embodiment, a player may be allowed to change one or more of various aspects of a wager in a multi-round lottery game. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258783 | WAGERING GAME WITH GAME ENHANCEMENT FEATURE - A gaming system includes at least one memory device that stores instructions that cause a processor to operate with a display device an input device to display a wagering game having a basic game and a bonus game having a first end-game outcome, trigger a first instance of the bonus game during play of the basic game, provide a first number of award opportunities during play of the first instance of the bonus game, complete the first instance of the bonus game in response to the first end-game outcome, store any remaining award opportunities in the at least one memory device in response to the first end-game outcome being achieved with at least one award opportunity remaining, trigger a second instance of the bonus game during play of the basic game, and provide any stored remaining award opportunities during play of the second instance of the bonus game. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258784 | SYSTEM FOR COMPUTERIZED REEL-BASED GAMING AND A METHOD OF OPERATING THEREOF - There is provided a computerized reel-based gaming system configured to return at least part of a player's credits back to the player when at least one pre-defined combination of symbols has not been winning after a certain number N of spins of the reels. The method of operating the gaming system comprises: a) responsive to a spin of the reels, automated obtaining a result of matching between the spin output corresponding to a cash-back combination and a winning cash-back combination, thus, in case of a mismatch, giving rise to a non-winning event; b) automated assessing a number of consecutive non-winning events with respect to the cash-back combination; and c) automated initiating a cash-back award once the number of consecutive non-winning events reaches a cash-back triggering number corresponding to the cash-back combination. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258785 | GAMING MACHINE - The present invention is a gaming machine including a display, which shows a plurality of cells indicating a plurality of symbols, and a controller, which selects a cell in a cell-selecting stage provided between a primary game and a secondary game on the display, controls the plurality of symbols in the secondary game and gives a predetermined function to the selected cell in the secondary game and where the selected cells or columns can change position on display during game play but the quantity of selected cells remain fixed for all free spin games of a secondary game. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258786 | APPLYING GRAPHICAL CHARACTERISTICS TO GRAPHICAL OBJECTS IN A WAGERING GAME MACHINE - Systems and methods for providing programs on wagering game machine peripherals are described. The programs may be shader programs for execution by one or more programmable shaders on a graphics processing unit. The programs may provide a graphical result, e.g. an output on a display, or may provide a non-graphical result of a computation to a general purpose processor on the wagering game machine. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258787 | GAMING MACHINE WITH ENHANCED FEATURE INDICATOR - A gaming machine | 2012-10-11 |
20120258788 | NETWORK DART GAME SYSTEM FOR COMPETITION PARTICIPATION AND METHOD THEREOF - An apparatus and method for an electronic dart game using an internet communication network, which notifies users of various competitions and provides a method of participating in the various competitions using a plurality of electronic dart game apparatuses connected to an internet communication network without a separate homepage. A method of participating in a competition using a plurality of dart game apparatuses connected with a server through a network including inputting information on players who desire to participate in a competition and information on a competition in which players desire to participate, by using a dart game apparatus; transmitting information including player information and competition information to the server by the dart game apparatus; processing payment by registering that a competition entry fee corresponding to the competition information is paid, by the server; and registering a player as a player participating in the competition, by the server. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258789 | AMUSEMENT POD ENTERTAINMENT CENTER - An amusement center has at least one game cell. The game cell has a first video game console system including at least one controller; a first projection screen; a first video game; and a first decor themed to correspond to the subject matter of the first video game. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258790 | ENHANCEMENTS OFFERING PERCEIVED VALUE FOR COMMUNITY WAGERING GAME - A gaming system and a method for conducting a wagering game includes a first gaming terminal and a second gaming terminal. The gaming system includes at least two input devices, at least two display devices and at least one processor. At least one memory device stores a plurality of instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to operate with the at least two display devices and the at least two input devices. The processor operates to display primary wagering games to the first and second gaming terminals in response to receiving one or more wagers at the respective gaming terminals. A first perceived-value enhancement is displayed to the first gaming terminal. The first perceived-value enhancement is active for a first limited period of time and is capable of enhancing a subsequent bonus event. A bonus event is triggered and provided to at least one of the first and second gaming terminals. An enhanced bonus event is provided to the first gaming terminal in response to the bonus event triggered for the first gaming terminal while the first perceived-value enhancement is active. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258791 | GAMING DEVICE WITH ATTACHED AUDIO-CAPABLE CHAIR - A gaming system includes a chair communicably coupled to a gaming device. The chair includes an audio playback device operable to receive audio playback commands. The audio playback commands may be received from a gaming device physically attached to the chair, a remote gaming device, or from a network interface communicably coupling the chair to a gaming establishment audio system, a player tracking system, or other gaming establishment system. Additionally, the chair may include an audio data storage device. Audio data from the storage device may be played through speakers on the chair, audio output devices on a gaming device, or audio output devices on a peripheral attached to the gaming device such as a top box or signage peripheral. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258792 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISSEMINATING INFORMATION IN A GAMING ENVIRONMENT - Certain embodiments provide systems and methods for awarding jackpots and disseminating information regarding jackpot awards in a gaming environment. Certain embodiments provide a method for announcing jackpot awards including detecting a jackpot awarded at a gaming terminal in the gaming system, determining satisfaction of an announcement criterion by the jackpot, and transmitting, upon satisfaction of the announcement criterion, a jackpot announcement to a group of one or more players satisfying an eligibility criterion. The jackpot announcement may include, for example, an opportunity to win an additional jackpot and/or an award of an additional jackpot. In certain embodiments, the announcement criterion identifies a jackpot sufficient to trigger a jackpot announcement and opportunity for an additional jackpot award. In certain embodiments, the eligibility criterion identifies one or more groups of one or more players who qualify for an opportunity for an additional jackpot. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258793 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SECONDARY PROMOTION GAMING IN A GAMING SYSTEM - Game play in a network of play devices. A network is connected between play devices and a server. The server includes a data structure storing (i) player data, (ii) secondary game trigger data, and (iii) winning outcome data. The server and/or play devices (i) sense data related to a trigger, (ii) display a secondary game having first odds, (iii) display a secondary game having greater second odds in accord with a second trigger condition, (iv) display an outcome for the secondary game, and (v) issue an award. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258794 | Computer Game Creation System, Computer Game Support System and Method - A computer game support system, game design method and system is disclosed. A plot element data repository encodes an abstract representation of computer game plot elements. A gaming environment is provided to one or more clients in dependence on the abstract representation. Plot element data encodes blocks for forming the abstract representation of computer game plot elements, said blocks being interlinkable, each block representing a computer game element or an attribute of a computer game element, links between blocks defining relationships between said represented computer game elements or attributes. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258795 | Player controls - The patent involves the use of a portable device with a universal serial bus connector and memory which can store the unique biometrics of its registered owner for the purposes of identification; record the biometrics of any person attempting to use the device; confirm whether the user is the registered owner of the device; control access to electronic devices; monitor and record the operational activity of its user; store pre-defined value, duration and budgetary constraints; compare activity to pre-defined values, durations and budgetary constraints; store monetary value; visually indicate when operative; be electronically locked and de-activated; and connect and communicate directly or remotely to other electronic devices. | 2012-10-11 |