42nd week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 44 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110256839 | ADDITION CIRCUIT, POWER AMPLIFIER CIRCUIT USING SAME, AND TRANSMISSION DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE USING THE POWER AMPLIFIER CIRCUIT - Disclosed are an addition circuit that makes it possible to add two vector signals in a high-frequency region, a power amplifier circuit using the same, and a transmission device and communication device using the power amplifier circuit. Disclosed is an addition circuit, wherein first through fourth multipliers ( | 2011-10-20 |
20110256840 | SYNCHRONIZATION DEVICE, RECEPTION DEVICE, SYNCHRONIZATION METHOD, AND RECEPTION METHOD - A synchronization device including a plurality of counter sections each outputting a numerical signal indicating a counted number by detecting a clock, the synchronization device includes: a first counter section which outputs the numerical signal; a counter synchronization signal output section which outputs a counter synchronization signal indicating the same number as the number indicated by the numerical signal output by the first counter section; and a second counter section which outputs a numerical signal indicating the same number at the same timing as that of the first counter section based on the number indicated by the counter synchronization signal output by the counter synchronization signal output section. | 2011-10-20 |
20110256841 | Wireless communication apparatus having automatic antenna tuning function - A matching circuit, connected to a receiving antenna and to the input of a receiving circuit, incorporates a variable capacitor that is adjustable for tuning the resonance frequency of the antenna to a desired reception frequency. In an automatic tuning mode of operation, an oscillator signal of different frequency from the reception frequency is applied to induce resonance of the antenna and matching circuit, and the variable capacitor is adjusted until an output signal level from the receiving circuit attains a predetermined value which has been stored beforehand in a memory and which corresponds to a condition whereby the antenna resonance frequency corresponds to the reception frequency and impedance matching exists between the antenna and receiving circuit. | 2011-10-20 |
20110256842 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR BROADCASTING MESSAGES TO SELECTED GROUP(S) OF USERS - There is disclosed a method and apparatus for transmitting a message to at least one group of users selected from a population of the users. The method comprises the steps of assigning to each member of the one group a common characteristic or indication, collecting from each member of the population an address to which the message may be sent, selecting the common characteristic of a group of message recipients and determining therefrom the users of a particular group or groups based upon the selected common characteristic, whereby messages may be quickly and efficiently sent to all of the users of the selected group(s). | 2011-10-20 |
20110256843 | System and Method for Message-Based Access - A method and system for providing message-based access to services includes receiving a request message from a mobile subscriber relating to a service that is desired by the mobile subscriber, routing the request message for processing, performing one or more activities in accordance with the requested service, returning a response message to the mobile subscriber, and facilitating/enabling/etc. access to the requested service. | 2011-10-20 |
20110256844 | Cell Phone Based Sound Production - A cell phone based sound producing device is a sound producing device that takes advantage of the likelihood that a user is already carrying a cell phone and does not need to also carry an electronic sound producing device. Another advantage is that cell phones are designed to communicate across a communications network. As such, the cell phone based sound producing device can download sounds from a server, store them, and play them. Electronic payment systems for ring tones that are played on a cell phone already exist. These electronic payment systems can be adapted to payment for sound producing device modules and for sounds. Recovery information can be used to restore modules and sounds that are lost due to cell phone breakage or upgrades. | 2011-10-20 |
20110256845 | VERIFYING GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION OF WIDE AREA NETWORK USERS - A method for verifying a purported location of a wide area network user is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of receiving information from a user via a wide area network, including a purported geographical location of the network user. A first network address from which the information is received is recoded, and an access code is generated and recorded. The access code is broadcast in a defined region that includes the purported geographical location of the user. A user access code is then received via the wide area network from the user. The user access code is compared with the access code broadcast in a defined region, and the first network address is compared to a second network address from which the user access code is received. If the codes and addresses match, the geographical location of the user is considered verifies and the user may be validated. Various methods for broadcasting the access code and various systems for implementing the method are disclosed. | 2011-10-20 |
20110256846 | SYSTEMS AND METHOD FOR MEDIA TRANSFER - Components of a mobile traffic network and components in communication with the network cooperate to confirm whether a mobile station user or account owner has previously purchased media content for a particular mobile station. Media content that has already been purchased by a user can be downloaded by that user to a new mobile station after the initial mobile station is lost, damaged, or upgraded. | 2011-10-20 |
20110256847 | METHOD FOR MODIFYING THE OPERATING MODE OF A TECHNICAL COMMUNICATIONS GROUP PLATFORM (TCGPL) OF A TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK (TC NETWORK) - The invention relates to a method for modifying the operating mode of a technical communications group platform (TCGPL) of a telecommunications network (TC network) for at least one driving object | 2011-10-20 |
20110256848 | TOUCH-BASED MOBILE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING TOUCH LOCK FUNCTION OF THE MOBILE DEVICE - A touch-based mobile device and a method for performing a touch lock function of the mobile device are provided. In the method, the device displays a touch lock screen in which a cover layer is superimposed over a specific underlying screen and allows the underlying screen to be visible. When an input of a touch moving gesture is detected, the device moves the cover layer depending on the touch moving gesture, and determines whether a distance of the touch moving gesture reaches a predefined critical distance. If so, the device removes the cover layer from the touch lock screen and switches the touch lock state to a touch unlock state, thus allowing a user to more conveniently switch the touch lock state to the touch unlock state. | 2011-10-20 |
20110256849 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MOBILITY MANAGEMENT IN OVERLAID MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS - Communications of a mobile station with a satellite mobile communications system and a terrestrial mobile communications system are coordinated. The mobile station is registered with the terrestrial mobile communications system and, responsive to the registration of the mobile station with the terrestrial mobile communications system, the mobile station is concurrently registered with the satellite mobile communications system. The concurrent registration may include implicitly registering the mobile station with the satellite mobile communications system, e.g., by storing information identifying the mobile station may be stored in a location register of the satellite mobile communications system responsive to the registration of the mobile station with the terrestrial mobile communications system, and maintaining synchronization between the two registrations. Authentication tokens may be pre-generated for quick re-registration with a satellite mobile communications system. | 2011-10-20 |
20110256850 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR CREATION OF ASSOCIATION BETWEEN USER EQUIPMENT AND AN ACCESS POINT - Methods, apparatus, and computer program products for creating an association between a first user equipment and at least one access point assisted by a registration server in a telecommunication network are disclosed. The registration server responds to a first contact request carried out using a first association number for the access point, provided by the first user equipment, receives a first association request for the association with the access point, provided by the first user equipment, authorizes the first association request based on a first authorization information provided by the first user equipment; registers the association between the first user equipment and the access point responsive to authorization of the first association request. The first user equipment is associated with the access point and the association is administered by the registration server. | 2011-10-20 |
20110256851 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING MESSAGE HISTORY DATA FOR A MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A method and apparatus for managing history data of messages received from and transmitted to other users by a user of a mobile communication device is provided. Message history data is extracted from received and transmitted messages and stored such that a user of the mobile communication device may easily input a conditional request to the device and view message history data associated with a specific other user or message history data identified by conditional data input to the device. | 2011-10-20 |
20110256852 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR STORAGE OF USER INFORMATION AND FOR VERIFYING USER IDENTITY - Systems and methods are provided for maintaining user profile information and allowing for biometric verification of the user's identity. The user stores or links to personal, financial, etc. information in a web page. The user can limit the types of information that is available to others. The information can be downloaded to a portable device. The information can be used for financial transactions, where the financial information is transmitted to a web site, an ATM, credit card machine, etc. for financial approval. The information can also be used to find other users with similar interest. The user stores selected characteristics that they would like to find in other users, which are compared with other user's profiles. Matching users are aided in locating one another, where they may then prove their identity to each other by biometrically verifying that they are the owner of the user profile. | 2011-10-20 |
20110256853 | WIFI AND GSM LANDMARKS AND NEIGHBORHOODS FOR LOCATION BASED SERVICES - A system for capturing and delivering location-based information and services captures wireless landmark information sent by mobile devices to build a map of locations based on the relationship between wireless landmarks that are visible to the mobile device at the same time. A wireless landmark may be a cellular telephone base site or local network (WiFi/Bluetooth) access point. The mobile device may capture a location signature using identifiers for all wireless local area networks in range as well as one or more cellular telephone transmitters. A location service resolves the location signature into a relative location that an application service may use to record incoming information or to send location-specific information such as traveler comments, reviews, or advertisements. The distance between two mobile devices may be calculated using weighted edge values, representing a number of ‘hops’ between location signatures. | 2011-10-20 |
20110256854 | Cellular Communications System For Providing Non-Real Time Subscription Data And Related Methods - A cellular communications system may include a plurality of mobile cellular communications devices each associated with a respective user, and at least one cellular base station for wirelessly communicating with the mobile cellular communications devices. The at least one cellular base station may have a capacity associated therewith. The system may also include a central station for determining available capacity of the at least one cellular base station based upon active wireless communications with the mobile cellular communications devices. Moreover, the system may also include a subscription server for cooperating with the central station to provide non-real time subscription data to users on respective mobile cellular communications devices via the at least one cellular base station when the determined available capacity thereof is greater than a threshold. | 2011-10-20 |
20110256855 | Method for base station to obtain radio capability information of user equipment in long term evolution system - A method for a base station to obtain radio capability information of a User Equipment (UE) in long term evolution system comprises that: a mobility management entity sends an initial context setup request message to the base station, and the base station determines whether the received initial context setup request message contains an Information Element (IE) of forbidden inter radio access technologies; when contains, the base station writes the radio access technology types which are not included in the IE of forbidden inter radio access technologies into a query message, and sends the query message to the UE; otherwise, the base station writes all radio access technologies supported by protocol into a query message and sends the query message to the UE; after receiving the query message, the UE sends the UE radio capability information of radio access technologies supported by the UE itself to the base station. The above method avoids the blindness of writing query message for the base station, which reduces the overhead of the air interface, thereby shortens the connection delay of the UE in the long term evolution system. | 2011-10-20 |
20110256856 | UE Detach - The present invention relates to a method for closing all network connections to a detached user equipment. The local mobility anchor (LMA) receives and reads a control message saying that the user equipment is detached and all the network connections must be closed. The LMA performs the instructions in the control message, i.e. closes all the network connections to the user equipment. After the instructions have been executed, the LMA sends an acknowledgement back to indicate which actions have been performed. Thus, the closing of all network connections is done using only one message exchange and thereby saving signalling in the Core Network. | 2011-10-20 |
20110256857 | Systems and Methods for Improving Antenna Isolation Using Signal Cancellation - Interference compensation circuits can isolate a victim antenna from an aggressor antenna, which causes the antennas to appear as being spaced further apart. The interference compensation circuit can obtain samples of signals generated by a transmitter for transmission by the aggressor antenna and process the samples to generate an interference compensation signal. The generated interference compensation signal can be applied to a signal path between the victim antenna and a receiver to suppress, cancel, or otherwise compensate for interference imposed on the victim antenna by the signals transmitted from the aggressor antenna. The interference compensation signal is generated by adjusting at least one of amplitude, phase, and delay of the samples to emulate the interference imposed on the victim antenna. | 2011-10-20 |
20110256858 | Method of Handling System Information Reception and Related Communication Device - A method of handling system information reception for a mobile device capable of receiving and transmitting on a plurality of component carriers in a wireless communication system is disclosed. The method comprises receiving system information of a secondary component carrier of the plurality of component carriers via a first dedicated signaling, and maintaining the system information of the secondary component carrier valid until an update of the system information of the secondary component carrier is received via a second dedicated signaling. | 2011-10-20 |
20110256859 | WIRELESS STATION APPARATUS, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD - A wireless station apparatus is proposed that solves the problem of deterioration of communication quality. An arrival direction detection unit ( | 2011-10-20 |
20110256860 | WIRELESS BASE STATION, TERMINAL, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS METHOD - A wireless base station includes a communicator that performs wireless communication with a subordinate terminal, using any one among various types of wireless channels; and a processor to control the wireless base station in accordance with a process including: analyzing a utilization state of the wireless channel used by the terminal; and controlling information delivered to the terminal, according to the analyzing results. | 2011-10-20 |
20110256861 | RADIO LINK MONITORING (RLM) AND REFERENCE SIGNAL RECEIVED POWER (RSRP) MEASUREMENT FOR HETEROGENEOUS NETWORKS - A method for communicating in an advanced long term evolution (LTE-A) network using common reference signal (CRS) resources associated with different interference levels due to resource partitioning is disclosed. Signals are received from an eNodeB indicating a subset of CRS resources for radio link monitoring (RLM) and/or reference signal received power (RSRP) measuring. The subset of CRS resources includes the CRS resources expected to have lower interference from the interfering eNodeBs. RLM and/or RSRP measurements are performed based on the indicated subset. | 2011-10-20 |
20110256862 | DESCRIPTION METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING EXCHANGES OF INFORMATION ON ACKNOWLEDGEMENT IN ASYNCHRONOUS COMMUNICATION BETWEEN TERMINAL AND NETWORK - In a method for optimizing exchanges of acknowledgement signals between a mobile equipment in asynchronous communication with a plurality of base stations of a cellular telecommunication network, the terminal sends data to the base stations and each base station is likely to return to the terminal a positive acknowledgement ACK or negative acknowledgement NACK. The method includes the steps of: synchronizing the mobile equipment with the network; and estimating quality of downlink communication between each base station and the mobile equipment on at least one standardized channel, such that if at least one base station returns an acknowledgement to the mobile equipment, the mobile equipment only requests a NACK from the base stations whilst the data is continuously being transmitted, and if all the base stations return a NACK to the mobile equipment, the mobile equipment only requests an ACK from the base stations during the current communication. | 2011-10-20 |
20110256863 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WIRELESS RADIO FREQUENCY TEST SIGNAL GENERATION - Generating a radio frequency test signal for a mobile wireless communication device from a set of scanned radio frequency data that represents a plurality of radio frequency channels over a sequence of time intervals. A segment of the set of scanned radio frequency data over a time interval is classified into one of several radio frequency environments. A subset of the segment of scanned radio frequency data is selected based on the classified radio frequency environment. A segment of the radio frequency test signal is generated using the selected subset of scanned radio frequency data. The steps of classifying, selecting and generating are repeated for each time interval in the sequence of time intervals. Classifying the segment of scanned radio frequency data into a radio frequency environment includes comparing a set of statistics extracted from the segment of scanned radio frequency data to pre-defined classification ranges. | 2011-10-20 |
20110256864 | COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method of operation of a mobile network ( | 2011-10-20 |
20110256865 | User Equipment Adjustment of Uplink Satellite Communications - User equipment of a communication system in one aspect obtains data indicative of the position of a satellite, and obtains data indicative of the position of the user equipment. The user equipment computes a delay measure based on the data indicative of the position of the satellite and the data indicative of the position of the user equipment, and adjusts the timing of a communication transmitted from the user equipment to the satellite based on the delay measure. In an illustrative embodiment, the user equipment receives data indicative of position and velocity of the satellite, and adjusts both timing and frequency of the communication based on the position and velocity data. The timing and frequency adjusted communication may then be transmitted to the satellite over a unicast uplink channel. | 2011-10-20 |
20110256866 | METHOD OF AND EQUIPMENT FOR SUBSCRIBER MOBILITY REGISTRATION UPDATE IN A HOME LOCATION REGISTER OF A MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK - A method of and equipment for subscriber mobility registration update in a Home Location Register, HLR, of a Global System for Mobile communications, GSM, or a Universal Mobile Telecommunications System, UMTS, mobile telecommunications network. The HLR receives and stores subscriber mobility registration information from at least one Mobile Switching Centre, MSC, of the telecommunications network. The HLR instructs an MSC to forward intermediate subscriber mobility registration update messages to the HLR for specific mobility events of a subscriber. The HLR receives an intermediate subscriber mobility registration update message of the MSC when such a specific mobility event occurs, and the subscriber mobility registration in the HLR is updated on the basis of a received intermediate subscriber mobility registration update message by the HLR. The method is especially applicable for IP Multimedia Subsystem Centralised Services, ICS. | 2011-10-20 |
20110256867 | Method, User Equipment, and System for Network Selection - A method, user equipment (UE) and system relates to communications technologies, and in particular, to a network selection technology for a UE on a mobile communication network. The method includes obtaining a public land mobile network and closed subscriber group identity (PLMN/CSG ID) combination parameter of a network that covers a current location; querying an allowed CSG list according to the PLMN/CSG ID combination parameter; and selecting a network according to a query result. | 2011-10-20 |
20110256868 | BASE STATION DEVICE, MOBILE STATION DEVICE, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - A communication system which performs communication between a base station device configuring at least one cell and a mobile station device, wherein: the base station device includes: a synchronization signal generation unit which generates a synchronization signal corresponding to a cell identity for identifying a cell; and a transmission unit which generates a first transmission signal including the synchronization signal using a first parameter obtained from the cell identity, generates a second transmission signal excluding the synchronization signal using a second parameter obtained from a virtual cell identity different from the cell identity, transmits the first transmission signal using a first frequency band, and transmits the second transmission signal via a second frequency band different from the first frequency band. The mobile station device includes: a reception unit which receives a first reception signal including the synchronization signal using the first parameter obtained from the cell identity via the first frequency band and receives a second reception signal using the second parameter obtained from the virtual cell identity via the second frequency band. | 2011-10-20 |
20110256869 | PEER-TO-PEER ASSISTED NETWORK SEARCH - Methods, program products, and systems of peer-to-peer assisted network searching are disclosed. In general, in one aspect, a first mobile device can request cellular connectivity configuration information from one or more second mobile devices over a personal area network. The first mobile device can receive the cellular connectivity configuration information from the one or more second mobile devices. From the received cellular connectivity configuration information, the first mobile device can identify a cellular connectivity configuration that is compatible with the first mobile device. The first mobile device can select a cellular network to connect to using the identified cellular connectivity configuration. | 2011-10-20 |
20110256870 | Method and System of Handover Based on Channel Quality and Loading - A base station may decide to initiate a handover of a communication with a mobile station from a first wireless link to a new wireless link and identify one or more wireless links for the handover. For each identified wireless link, the base station may then determine a channel-quality metric, a wireless-link loading metric, and perhaps a coverage-area loading metric. In turn, the base station may then select the new wireless link based on the channel-quality metric and one or both of the wireless-link loading metric and the coverage-area loading metric. For example, the base station may apply a linear function that includes as variables the channel-quality metric and the wireless-link loading metric, and the base station may select the identified wireless link that best satisfies this function. The base station may then facilitate the handover of the communication from the first wireless link to the selected new wireless link. | 2011-10-20 |
20110256871 | Mobility Influenced by Radio Uplink Failure - An intelligent subscriber and method of the subscriber roaming between base stations is presented. An unexpected uplink, such as a request to initiate communication, a SMS communication or request to change talkgroup, is transmitted to a base station. When a predetermined number of such uplinks remain unacknowledged by the base station, the subscriber determines that terminal failure of the base station has occurred. An ordered list of available base stations able to serve the subscriber is maintained in subscriber memory. The ordering is based on service level and within each service level by radio measurements. The list is manipulated such that the service level of the original base station is minimized A new base station is selected using the manipulated ordered list. The service level of the original base station is then restored. A communication is sent to an external host to record information about the terminal failure. | 2011-10-20 |
20110256872 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR A HANDOVER IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - An apparatus and a method for a handover in a mobile communication system are provided. A method for an operation of a gateway in a mobile communication system includes receiving a message informing of a handover of a User Equipment (UE) from a Base Station (BS), determining whether the handover could be terminated at the gateway, and if it is determined the handover could be terminated at the gateway, performing the handover with the handover being terminated at the gateway. | 2011-10-20 |
20110256873 | MAINTAINING CURRENT CELL LOCATION INFORMATION IN A CELLULAR ACCESS NETWORK - A system, method, and User Equipment, UE, for providing a current LTE cell location to a Generic Radio Access Network Controller, GANG, based on different triggers depending on the UE state. The GANC ensures that the correct GANG is serving the UE, and also maps the LTE cell location to an associated GAN Cell Global Identifier, GAN-CGI. The GANG provides the GAN-CGI to a Mobile Switching Center, MSC, or other serving core network node to support location-based services and other mobile originated or mobile terminated calls and transactions. | 2011-10-20 |
20110256874 | HANDOFF METHOD BETWEEN DIFFERENT SYSTEMS AND WIRELESS TERMINAL - A method of performing a handoff between a plurality of wireless systems having different service areas and a wireless communication terminal are provided. A means for selecting one of the wireless systems to be connected according to the average moving speed of the wireless terminal is provided. When the average moving speed is changed across a certain threshold, the wireless terminal starts selecting one of the wireless systems as a handoff destination. Upon selection of the handoff destination, the current throughput is compared with the estimated throughput of the handoff destination. When an improvement in the throughput can be expected, the wireless terminal performs the handoff. The wireless terminal incorporates a plurality of control devices to select the handoff destination while communicating with the current wireless system. | 2011-10-20 |
20110256875 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING LOCATION SERVICES VIA A HOME NODE B (HNB) - Techniques for supporting location services for a home Node B (HNB) and its user equipments (UEs) are disclosed. In an aspect, location services may be supported for a UE by having an HNB inter-work between user plane and control plane location solutions. In one design, the HNB receives a request for a location service for the UE and communicates (i) with a location server via the user plane location solution and (ii) with the UE via the control plane location solution to support the location service for the UE. The HNB inter-works between the user plane and control plane location solutions. In another aspect, a location server may be used to support assisted GNSS (A-GNSS) for HNBs and UEs. In one design, an HNB exchanges PCAP messages with the location server via an HNB GW and exchanges RRC messages with a UE to support a location service for the UE. | 2011-10-20 |
20110256876 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REDUCING RESOURCE CONSUMPTION IN MOBILE TERMINAL - An apparatus and a method for reducing unnecessary resource consumption in a mobile terminal are provided. The method includes determining, when a first timer expires, whether the periodic location update procedure can be performed, when the periodic location update procedure cannot be performed, starting a second timer, and, when the second timer expires, performing an International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) attach procedure. | 2011-10-20 |
20110256877 | Method and Arrangement to Control a Repeater in a Wireless Communication System - An object of the present invention is to provide a mechanism for controlling a repeater that is less costly and more flexible. The objective is achieved by a method in a control unit ( | 2011-10-20 |
20110256878 | Method and Apparatus for Adjusting Bandwidth Allocations in a Wireless Network - In accordance with particular embodiments, a method includes providing one or more network tuning constants associated with one or more base stations of a wireless network. The network tuning constants are configured to adjust an equilibrium point of a first bandwidth allocation among the one or more base stations. The method also includes receiving one or more signal performance values from each of the one or more base stations in the wireless network. The method further includes determining whether at least one of the one or more network tuning constants needs to be adjusted. The method additionally includes, upon determining that at least one of the one or more network tuning constants needs to be adjusted, adjusting the one or more network tuning constants based at least in part on the one or more signal performance values. | 2011-10-20 |
20110256879 | METHOD OF ALLOCATING RADIO RESOURCES IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method of allocating radio resources in a wireless communication system is disclosed. A method of allocating radio resources from a network of a wireless communication system in accordance with a plurality of scheduling modes comprises transmitting first scheduling information to a user equipment to allocate radio resources to the user equipment in accordance with a first scheduling mode, the first scheduling information including a first user equipment identifier, and transmitting second scheduling information to the user equipment to allocate radio resources to the user equipment in accordance with a second scheduling mode, the second scheduling information including a second user equipment identifier. | 2011-10-20 |
20110256880 | Cellular network load balancing - A method and system are disclosed for operation of a cellular network comprising a first base station, a second base station and a mobile station being served by the first base station. Load information is received from the second base station at the mobile station, the load information indicating a load placed on the resources of the second base station and a load indication based on the received load information is communicated from the mobile station to the first base station. The first base station may be a macrocell base station and the second base station may be a non-planned or femtocell base station. | 2011-10-20 |
20110256881 | CONTEXT-BASED REVERSE GEOCODING - In general, in one aspect, a mobile device can perform reverse geocoding based on context, in addition to latitude and longitude coordinates. The reverse geocoding can be used to determine in which geofence among multiple geofences the mobile device is located. Thus, the mobile device can be associated with a street address, a postal code, a named land feature, or a commercial, cultural, or political entity associated with the geofence. The context can include a pattern of movement, as well as an accuracy of the latitude and longitude coordinates. Information in the context can be compared to selection criteria of the geofence. A geofence having selection criteria that match the context the best can be selected. | 2011-10-20 |
20110256882 | Multi-Path Mitigation in Rangefinding and Tracking Objects Using Reduced Attenuation RF Technology - A method and system for identification, tracking and locating in wireless communications and wireless networks. The method and system use reference and/or pilot signals that are present in wireless communications and wireless networks. The method and system can also use RTT, TOA and time-stamping measurements/techniques to determine one or more reference signals traveling time between the Base Station (eNB) or its functional equivalent and mobile device (UE) and or network device. The method and system includes multi-path mitigations processor and multi-path mitigations techniques and algorithms which improve the track-locate accuracy. The method and system allow achieving increased accuracy by using multi-path mitigations processor and multi-path mitigations techniques and algorithms. The techniques of Digital Signal Processing and Software-Defined Radio are used. | 2011-10-20 |
20110256883 | METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING PAGING MESSAGES - The present invention relates to a communication method for an idle mode terminal in a wireless access system to which a femtocell is applied. The method for receiving paging messages at a terminal in a femtocell environment according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises the steps of: receiving a deregistration command message containing first paging information of a first cell region from a first base station; setting a first timer for carrying out a location update with the first base station; moving from the first cell region to a second cell region; setting a second timer for delaying the location update for a predetermined time period; and receiving a paging message in the second cell region. | 2011-10-20 |
20110256884 | Controlling Radio Emission from a Mobile Terminal in a Critical Area - Methods and arrangements ( | 2011-10-20 |
20110256885 | LOCATION ACQUIRING SYSTEM AND LOCATION INFORMATION ACQUIRING METHOD - There are provided a location acquiring system that allows acquiring of location information that keeps track of the movement of a mobile communication terminal to be searched for, with the transmission and reception of signals for acquiring the location information being suppressed, and a location information acquiring method. A session establishment unit | 2011-10-20 |
20110256886 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING AUTOMATIC LOCATION-BASED IMAGING USING MOBILE AND STATIONARY CAMERAS - An approach is provided for automatic location-based imaging. User positional information is determined based on a mobile device associated with a user. The user positional information is correlated with camera positional information of a camera configured to capture one or more images of the user. The one or more images are retrieved from the camera based on the correlation. | 2011-10-20 |
20110256887 | Mid-Call Synchronization for U-TDOA and AOA Location in UMTS - In a wireless location system, a method for determining frame and slot timing information for use in receiving an uplink signal from a user equipment (UE) device assigned to an uplink Dedicated Physical Control Channel (DPCCH) includes receiving signals in the uplink DPCCH at a location measurement unit (LMU) of the WLS. The method also includes detecting a predefined bit pattern known to be present in a plurality of predefined slots of the uplink DPCCH. Next, the frame and slot timing information are determined for the uplink DPCCH based on the detected bit pattern. Finally, the frame and slot timing information is used for collecting uplink signals from the UE for use in location processing. | 2011-10-20 |
20110256888 | Message over Cell phone System - A social networking technique and site that sends information based on current time and on interests. An embodiment sends information by text messages. | 2011-10-20 |
20110256889 | MOBILE PHONE AGGREGATION SYSTEM - An aggregation machine including: a smart phone including a display, and networking hardware connecting the smart phone to the Internet, the smart phone programmed so that the aggregation machine connects to a plurality of servers via the Internet, and then authenticates itself with each of the plurality of servers, and then retrieves information from each of the plurality of servers, and then parses the information from each of the plurality of servers so as to produce an aggregation of the parsed information, and then renders the aggregation as output via the display. | 2011-10-20 |
20110256890 | Femto base stations and methods for operating the same - Femto base stations and methods described herein suppress the need for an external GPS antenna and cable, while still providing a network service provider with the ability to obtain the desired GPS location coordinates and the user with the flexibility of placing the femto cell at the location of their choice within a home regardless of GPS signal strength. | 2011-10-20 |
20110256891 | POWER SAVINGS THROUGH COOPERATIVE OPERATION OF MULTIRADIO DEVICES - Page monitoring in a proxy relationship is optimized through creation of a new page occasion (PO) or paging frame (PF). The new PO/PF includes pages for each client-proxy relationship. Once the new PO/PF is communicated to the proxy, the proxy monitors for the pages of each client by monitoring a single PO/PF. Depending on the embodiment implemented, the network will either continue to also transmit pages during original PO or cease such transmission. On detection of a failed link between the proxy and client, the client may begin to monitor the original pages in such networks, or will begin monitoring using the new PO/PF until the network notifies the client that the state has changed. | 2011-10-20 |
20110256892 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR TRANSMITTING SIGNAL - The present invention relates to communication technologies, and discloses a method, an apparatus, and a system for transmitting a signal to ensure normal communication between the calling party and the called party. The method includes: A first node sends Global Text Telephone (GTT) signal encoded in a Cellular Text Telephone Modem (CTM) format to a second node after the first node receives the GTT signal and if transmission between the first node and the second node is based on an Internet Protocol (IP) network. The present invention is primarily applicable to the GTT service. | 2011-10-20 |
20110256893 | ADAPTIVE TRANSMISSION SELECTION - A controlling station ( | 2011-10-20 |
20110256894 | USER EQUIPMENT AND SERVER SYSTEM FOR UPDATING DATA RELATING TO FIXED WIRELESS NODES - A User Equipment (UE) for use in a wireless network including a first radio access network supporting a first radio access technology and a server system including a stored database of wireless nodes, the stored database identifying fixed wireless nodes that are geographically dispersed and that broadcast a signal including identification data. The UE includes a transceiver for communicating using the first radio access technology, a position determination unit for determining a geographical location, and a controller for accessing data derived from the stored database, monitoring broadcast signals received using the first radio access technology, upon receipt of an update request from the server system, deriving identification data and signal strength data of the fixed wireless nodes from the received broadcast signals, generating update data from the identification data, signal strength data, and geographical location data relating to the UE, and transmitting the update data to the server system. | 2011-10-20 |
20110256895 | APPARATUS FOR FACILITATING PERIPHERAL DEVICE SELECTION - Apparatus for enabling the connection of an electronic device to a particular peripheral device, wherein the apparatus is configured to
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20110256896 | Signaling Identification of Machine to Machine Devices and Services - Certain aspects of the present disclosure propose methods for identifying machine to machine (M2M) devices and services. Each device may indicate its M2M functionality either for each of the services performed by the device or for all of its services to a core network. The core network may report the M2M functionality of the device to other nodes in the network that may be involved with the M2M functionality of the device. | 2011-10-20 |
20110256897 | BASE STATION APPARATUS, USER EQUIPMENT AND PRECODING METHOD - The present invention provides a base station apparatus capable of preventing degrading of throughput performance even when feedback information amount on precoding in uplink MIMO transmission is reduced. This base station ( | 2011-10-20 |
20110256898 | TRANSMITTING APPARATUS, RECEIVING APPARATUS, AND PAGING INFORMATION RECEPTION METHOD - A disclosed transmitting apparatus includes a paging indicator information generating unit generating paging indicator information including a group ID of users who are to receive a paging channel and information indicating a radio resource in which the paging channel is transmitted; and a multiplexing unit multiplexing the paging indicator information. | 2011-10-20 |
20110256899 | Autonomous Electromagnetic Emissions Reduction For Sensitivity Improvement - Techniques are described to improve the electrical characterization of ICs and PCBs in a manner that ultimately contributes to network optimization by improving sensitivity without increasing power consumption. Knowledge generated by, for example, emissions and susceptibility profiles, is used to dynamically optimize sensitivity for a device, such as a handset, to take into account its operating environment in a network. In an exemplary embodiment, the handset takes advantage of a priori computed and/or measured electromagnetic interference profiles (such as noise profiles) to reduce or minimize interference among components in the device. In one scenario, using the knowledge of which components are interference aggressors, and which are victims of the potential interference scenarios, device operational states are adaptively configured. | 2011-10-20 |
20110256900 | DATA ARRIVAL CONTROL SERVER AND DATA ARRIVAL CONTROL METHOD - There are provided a data arrival control server and a data arrival control method, whereby in a case where an identical user uses plural communication terminals, even if a data-receiving terminal is powered off, it is made possible to know with another communication terminal that there is a data arrival at the data-receiving terminal. A data arrival notification unit | 2011-10-20 |
20110256901 | POWER CONTROL IN A COORDINATED MULTIPOINT SYSTEM - A Coordinated Multipoint (CoMP) controller advantageously reduces the transmit powers of transmissions coordinated across a plurality of sub-cells within a CoMP cell. The CoMP controller determines serving sub-cell path gains and interfering sub-cell path gains for a set of mobile terminals to be served by distinct sub-cells. The CoMP controller then evaluates an objective function that expresses an aggregate throughput of concurrent transmissions to be sent to or received from the set of mobile terminals as a function of the serving sub-cell path gains, the interfering sub-cell path gains, and the individual transmit powers of those transmissions, to determine the combination of individual transmit powers that maximizes the aggregate throughput while meeting minimum quality of service requirements for the mobile terminals. The combination of individual transmit powers will necessarily require less power than if the concurrent transmissions were each sent at maximum transmit power. | 2011-10-20 |
20110256902 | OPEN LOOP POWER OFFSET UPDATE - Provided is an feedback mechanism to correct power control information in a broadcast signal that is determined to be incorrect by one or more devices that receive and rely on the broadcast information. A device that receives the incorrect broadcast information can determine a correction and to the information and provide a recommendation to tilt source of the broadcast information. The source can selectively determine whether to modify the broadcast information based on the recommendation from one or more devices. If the broadcast information is modified, subsequent devices that receive the broadcast information are provided with the modified information. If further changes are needed, the subsequent devices can provide further recommended changes. | 2011-10-20 |
20110256903 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND MOBILE DEVICE FOR DISPLAYING WIRELESS MODE INDICATORS - Embodiments relate to a mobile device comprising: a processor; a display responsive to the processor; a plurality of wireless communication subsystems responsive to the processor; and a memory. The memory is accessible to the processor and stores program code executable by the processor for executing a user interface application. The user interface application is configured to determine a first connection status of the mobile device with respect to a cellular network and a second connection status with respect to a wireless local area network (WLAN). The user interface application, when executed by the processor, is further configured to cause the display to display a selected combination of icons in three display fields in a banner area of the display. The combination of icons is selected from a plurality of icon combinations based on the determined first connection status and the second connection status. | 2011-10-20 |
20110256904 | Remote vehicle start system with advance dynamic scheduling system - A system and method is described for a vehicle remote starter with an advanced dynamic scheduling system. The system and method utilizes a cellular telephone, interfacing with standard scheduling software, and capable of communicating with the Internet to gather real time data and communicating through a wireless telecommunication network with a vehicle to send vehicle remote start and other commands; an electronic scheduling system utilized within or accessible by the cellular telephone; a cellular telephone based and/or vehicle based GPS location module for determining the location of the vehicle and the cellular telephone at any particular point in time; a set of coded instructions that actively queries the Internet for real time data and that queries the electronic scheduling system to determine the time and location of a scheduled meeting, evaluating various vehicle operational parameters, the distance of the cellular phone from a vehicle, various environmental parameters, the distance from a vehicle to meeting location, the travel time required to timely travel and attend the scheduled meeting, and either prompting the user to actively send a remote start command signal to the vehicle or automatically sending the remote start command signal. | 2011-10-20 |
20110256905 | Computing device with removable processing unit - A computing device comprises a plurality of user interface elements, a first communications link software module, and a removable processing unit comprising at least a processor module, a data storage module, and a second communications link software module. According to the embodiment, the first communications link software module and the second communications link software module are adapted to exchange digital information between the user interface elements and the removable processing unit, and when the first and second communications link software modules are exchanging digital information, user actions taken via the plurality of user interface elements are carried out by software operating on the removable processing unit. | 2011-10-20 |
20110256906 | Locking of Communication Device - A communication system for implementing locking of a device ( | 2011-10-20 |
20110256907 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A mobile terminal and controlling method thereof are disclosed, by which group communications of various types with a conversation group can be performed in various ways can be performed in a manner of forming the group of conversation with at least two counterpart terminals using an image including at least two character pictures. The method includes displaying an image including at least two character pictures on a display unit of the mobile terminal, if the at least two character pictures in the image are selected, searching a memory of the mobile terminal for contact information respectively related to the selected character pictures, forming a conversation group with the searched contact information, and performing group communication with the conversation group. | 2011-10-20 |
20110256908 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE, COMMUNICATION HISTORY DISPLAY METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM RECORDED WITH COMMUNICATION HISTORY DISPLAY PROGRAM - In order to facilitate an operation of registering a telephone number from history information into a group, a mobile phone includes a flash memory for storing a phone book, a history storing portion which stores history information including telephone numbers of past communication partners, a history displaying portion which displays history information, a selecting portion which selects, as a process target, one of a plurality of pieces of the history information being displayed, and a display switching portion which, when the phone book includes a first telephone number and a second telephone number, switches a display to either the first telephone number or the second telephone number in response to an input of an operation of switching a display. When the process target is changed, the display switching portion displays one of the first communication identification information and the second communication identification information, included in the history information newly selected as the process target, that is the same as the one that had been displayed when the history information was previously selected as the process target. | 2011-10-20 |
20110256909 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED FANTASY DRAFTING - A system and method for automated fantasy drafting are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method comprises receiving one or more user-defined rules with respect to a list of players, wherein each player on the list is associated with one or more characteristics from a set of predefined characteristics and wherein at least one of the user-defined rules specifies a particular characteristic and selecting a player from the list of players satisfying the one or more user-defined rules. | 2011-10-20 |
20110256910 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMICALLY VALUATING PLAYERS DURING A FANTASY DRAFT - A system and method for dynamically valuating players during a fantasy draft are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method comprises storing, in an electronic device, a list of players, each player associated with a base value, receiving one or more player selections, and determining one or more adjusted values for a respective one or more particular players based at least in part on the base values of the particular players and the player selections. | 2011-10-20 |
20110256911 | PROVIDING HIGHLIGHTS OF IDENTITIES FROM A FANTASY TEAM - One aspect of the disclosure allows fantasy-sports league participants to receive video highlights of the players on their fantasy-league team. In at least one implementation, presenting player highlights includes receiving a request from a participant in a fantasy-sports league. The request is for player highlights related to a participant-specified team roster. In response to receiving the request, an identity of at least one player on the participant-specified team roster is accessed electronically. At least one video source having content relating to the identified player is accessed. Specific content within the video source that relates to the identified player is determined, and the specific content is presented to the participant. | 2011-10-20 |
20110256912 | POWER PLAY GAME MECHANICS - Method, article and apparatus for executing computer games, and in particular, computer-based racing games. In a racing game, a player may be allowed to earn one or more game play options which may be exercised during the race. The game play options, when exercised, may modify the predefined race path to create an advantage for the player or a disadvantage to the competitors. | 2011-10-20 |
20110256913 | Player Made Tournament Application and Method - Some embodiments of invention provide a method for creating a player made tournament. The method can comprise displaying a tournament creation page including a plurality of variables and at least one option for each of the plurality of variables. Some embodiments further provide receiving the at least one option for each of the plurality of variables. In some embodiments, operational parameters of the player made tournament can substantially comprise the at least one option for each of the plurality of variables received. Some further embodiments provide processing the operational parameters to create a player made tournament, and then displaying the player made tournament on a tournament main page. | 2011-10-20 |
20110256914 | Interactive games with prediction and plan with assisted learning method - A method for engaging a player or a pair of players in a motion related game including the steps of attaching plural geometrical colored elements onto selected portions of the player(s) garments and processing a video stream of each of the players to separately identify the positions, velocities an accelerations of the colored elements. The method further comprises generation of a combatant competitor image and moving the image in a manor to overcome the player. In a further approach, two players are recorded and their video images are presented one screens frontal to the other of the players. The same colored elements are used to enable controller calculations of fighting proficiency of the players and enable assisted learning. | 2011-10-20 |
20110256915 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NON-SEQUENTIAL AUTOMATED FANTASY DRAFTING - A system and method for non-sequential automated fantasy drafting are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method comprises storing a ranked list of players, each player associated with one or more characteristics from a predefined set of characteristics, defining one or more rules which specify the maximum number of active players having each of the characteristics and a maximum number of players having of each of the characteristics, storing a roster of previously selected players having the maximum number of active players for a particular characteristic and less than the maximum number of players for the particular characteristic, and automatically selecting, in an electronic device, based on the stored roster, a player for the roster from the ranked list of players satisfying the one or more rules such that a player is selected with a lower rank than a player with the particular characteristic. | 2011-10-20 |
20110256916 | GAMING METHOD FOR PLAYING A CARD GAME, AND GAMING APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING THE SAME - A gaming method for playing a card game includes the steps of: allowing a player to place a main bet and an optional side bet; dealing a virtual playing card to a player area and a dealer area; allowing the player to input a guess command or a stand command; when the player inputted the guess command, dealing another virtual playing card to the player area, and determining whether a relation between face values of a current virtual playing card and a latest previous virtual playing card that was dealt to the player area conforms with the guess command; dealing at least one virtual playing card to the dealer area when the player finished playing the card game; and resolving the side bet based upon a total number of the virtual playing cards dealt to the dealer area. | 2011-10-20 |
20110256917 | GAMING SYSTEM SERVER - An example gaming system server is arranged to receive terminal data from a player operable terminal and determine whether the terminal data includes at least one of game play data and lottery data. The server includes a game module which operates in response to a determination that the terminal data includes game play data to generate server game data based on the game play data for transmission to the player operable terminal; a lottery module which operates in response to a determination that the terminal data includes lottery data to generate a lottery entry; and a communication module arranged to communicate the lottery entry to an independent lottery system in a form compatible with the lottery system, receive a receipt from the lottery system for the lottery entry, and associate the receipt with the terminal. | 2011-10-20 |
20110256918 | GAMING METHOD FOR PLAYING A SLOT GAME, AND GAMING APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING THE GAMING METHOD - A gaming method for playing a slot game includes the steps of: a) randomly generating a first game symbol combination, a second game symbol combination, and a middle game symbol combination; b) determining whether at least one of the first and second game symbol combinations conforms with a predetermined winning condition; and c) when it is determined that at least one of the first and second game symbol combinations conforms with the predetermined winning condition, c1) determining whether one of the first and second game symbol combinations that conforms with the predetermined winning condition is associated with a bonus game symbol in the middle game symbol combination, and c2) when the determination made in sub-step c1) is affirmative, granting a bonus award according to the bonus game symbol and the predetermined winning condition. | 2011-10-20 |
20110256919 | GAMING DEVICE FOR DETERMINING A RE-DRAWING GROUP FOR FOLLOWING GAMES - To display a plurality of symbols in a plurality of display regions, upon starting a game, and in a case where trigger symbols are stop displayed in any of the plurality of display regions, to draw for specific display regions where trigger symbols are displayed, from a plurality of types of symbols so that the symbols are displayed having a predetermined relationship among the symbols in at least game units, and at the same time, to draw for general display regions that have symbols other than the trigger symbol displayed, from a plurality of types of symbols so that arbitrary symbols are independently displayed. | 2011-10-20 |
20110256920 | GAMING DEVICE HAVING SEQUENTIAL ACTIVATIONS OF A GAME AND REPLAY OF PREVIOUS ACTIVATIONS OF THE GAME - A gaming device including a plurality of reels with a plurality of symbols on each of the reels. At least one and preferably a plurality of the symbols on the primary reels are designated as tracking or back symbols. A tracking symbol is a symbol that, when generated on a reel, causes the gaming device to flag the outcome of the current and all tracking spins in a memory storage device. A back symbol is a symbol that, when generated on a reel, causes the gaming device to retrieve the flagged outcomes of each flagged spin and to re-display the outcomes in a sequential manner and to provide the awards associated with the outcomes to the player. An additional embodiment of the invention automatically flags all spins of the gaming device for retrieval and display upon the generation of a back or bonus symbol. The gaming device determines if an award is associated with one or more of the symbols generated on the reels and provides any determined award to the player. | 2011-10-20 |
20110256921 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTERACTIVE 3D GAMING - Embodiments include a method of displaying a gaming outcome in a gaming machine. The method includes displaying an image having two or more picks to a player, wherein at least one pick is hidden; receiving an indication of the pick selected by the player; modifying the image to reflect the pick selected by the player; and revealing one or more hidden picks. | 2011-10-20 |
20110256922 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WAGERING BASED ON THE MOVEMENT OF FINANCIAL MARKETS - A system for wagering comprises a memory and a processor. The memory stores a bet regarding a plurality of outcomes associated with financial market indicators. The bet comprises a first bet component indicating whether a value of a first financial market indicator will go up or go down in a first predetermined period of time, and a second bet component indicating whether a value of a second financial market indicator will go up or go down in a second predetermined period of time. The processor is coupled to the memory and is operable to determine an outcome of the first bet component, the second bet component, and the overall bet. | 2011-10-20 |
20110256923 | APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING A NEGATIVE CREDIT BALANCE OF A GAMING DEVICE - Apparatus, systems and methods for a gaming device operable to support a negative credit balance. For example, in some embodiments, a gaming device may be configured to: (i) determine a current credit balance, (ii) determine a wager amount, (iii) determine whether the wager amount would result in a negative balance of credits, (iv) determine if it is permissible to allow a negative balance of credits, and if so (v) adjust a current balance such that is equal to the negative balance, and (vi) display an indication of the negative credit balance. | 2011-10-20 |
20110256924 | SELF-SERVICE STATIONS FOR UTILIZING NON-NEGOTIABLE CREDITS EARNED FROM A GAME OF CHANCE - Entertainment credits from a game of chance can be identified. The entertainment credits can be associated with an entity with which a user has previously interacted. The previous interactions can earning the entertainment credits, which are non-negotiable credits. Responsive to a user request, a conversion agency can convert a quantity of the entertainment credits to a quantity of negotiable funds, wherein the conversion agency is not directly associated with the entity. The user can be permitted to access the quantity of negotiable funds within a vendor kiosk physically proximate and distinctly independent of the entity, wherein the quantity of negotiable funds are able to be applied to user specified purchases within the kiosk, wherein the vendor does not honor the non-negotiable credits. | 2011-10-20 |
20110256925 | Detection of Improper Bets in Real-Time Wagering Systems - Methods, systems, and software for accepting bets on contests, such as sporting events, with wagering terms that change in real-time with the progress of the contests are disclosed. The disclosed methods, systems, and software may include security features that check the time at which bets are placed to ensure that they are not being placed in the interval between when an event occurred in the contest and when the wagering terms were changed to reflect that the event occurred. | 2011-10-20 |
20110256926 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VALUATING A PLAYER IN A FANTASY DRAFT BASED ON USER-DEFINED LEAGUE RULES - A system and method for valuating a player in a fantasy draft based on user-defined league rules are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method comprises storing a list of players, each player associated with a base value, receiving one or more user-defined rules for the draft, and determining adjusted values for each of the list of players based at least in part on base values of the players and the user-defined rules. | 2011-10-20 |
20110256927 | PROJECTION OF INTERACTIVE GAME ENVIRONMENT - The projection of an interactive game environment image on one or more surfaces. The interactive game environment image may be a three dimensional image, or may be two dimensional. Data is received that represents virtual objects that are spatially positioned in virtual space. An image is then projected on the substantially horizontal surface that includes a visual representation of all or a portion of the virtual space including one or more of the virtual objects. The system may then detect user interaction with the projected visualized representation of the virtual space, and in response thereto, change the projected visualized representation. | 2011-10-20 |
20110256928 | COMPUTER GAME INTERFACE - A computer game interface is disclosed, having controller inputs configured to receive an input signal from a user interface controller and to enable the user to control a user controllable element of a game on a computer. The computer game interface also has a controller output that sends an output signal to the computer, the output signal having information to control the user controllable element of the game. Another element of the computer game interface is a switching module in communication with the controller inputs and the controller output. The switching module selects an input signal from the input signals received by the controller inputs and communicates the input signal to the controller output. An additional element of the computer game interface is a timer controlling the switching module to switch the input signal communicated to the controller output based on a time period. | 2011-10-20 |
20110256929 | Simulating Musical Instruments - The invention provides a realistic drum experience in a video game. It operates in the context of a video game platform in communication with a display and a drum controller having at least one cymbal and at least one drum pad. It involves determining if a cue to be displayed on the display in a particular sub-lane should be a cue indicating a cymbal input or a cue indicating a pad input. Then, the cue is displayed in the particular sub-lane, indicating the cymbal input or pad input (dependent on the previous determination). Then, input is received from the player via the drum controller; and the input is given a first score if the input was a cymbal input associated with the particular sub-lane and the input is given a second score if the input was an input other than a cymbal input associated with the particular sub-lane. | 2011-10-20 |
20110256930 | DIRECTIONAL GAME CONTROLLER - The invention has for object a game controller having an actuator ( | 2011-10-20 |
20110256931 | PLAYER CONTRIBUTED DYNAMIC NETWORK GAMES - A method and system for providing an interactive and player contributed network game having real life emulations where a number of players are in operable communication with a system network via player terminals through internet or mobile phone. The actual players are able to contribute and improve the game by providing databases having a number of classes, objects, methods, attributes and/or actions selectable by a player in accordance with his envisaged role in the game, enabling a player to create and introduce a class, an object, a method and/or an attribute that is different from the initial form of the databases, assessing and storing the newly introduced aspects into the databases, and allowing access for other players into this new input of the player, and adapting the system action simulator to produce subsequent system actions having effect on other players based on the new aspects made by the player. | 2011-10-20 |
20110256932 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING BOT SCUM IN MASSIVE MULTIPLAYER ONLINE ROLE PLAYING GAME - Provided are a method and system for detecting a bot in a Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game (MMORPG) online and in real time. By analyzing a communication pattern between a client and a server, the bot is detected based on parameters such as data length, inter-arrival time and data length auto correlation. Tests using respective parameters are combined to construct a global decision scheme, and thus more accurate detection results can be obtained. An integrated anti-bot defense system can be built by combining other tests such as a Turing test. | 2011-10-20 |
20110256933 | INTERNET BASED COMMUNITY GAME - A game is created by a group connected by a network where the members contribute trivia questions and answers with corresponding images for the game through the use of an online database. The game content can be edited before it is finalized. The game may be virtual or tangible. The game may have sponsorship. The sponsors' trivia information is incorporated into and played as part of the game. The game may also be used as a promotional fundraising product. | 2011-10-20 |
20110256934 | System and Method of Using Existing Cabling While Achieving Ethernet Network Capabilities and Speed - A communication network and method of conversion provides an Ethernet and a first protocol to a gaming area. The network includes a server area Ethernet; a gaming area Ethernet; a long cable; a first converter connected to an end of the long cable and arranged to communicate with a second converter using a first protocol over the long cable, and connected to the server area Ethernet; the second converter connected to the long cable and arranged to communicate with the first converter using the first protocol, and connected to the gaming area Ethernet; a controller board of a gaming device located in the gaming area, communicating via the first and second converter using a second protocol with a game controller computer located in the server area Ethernet; and a game board of the gaming device, and communicating via the first and second converter using Ethernet with a server. | 2011-10-20 |
20110256935 | USE OF DYNAMIC BOUNDED REGIONS TO IMPROVE THE SCALABILITY OF DECENTRALISED ONLINE ENVIRONMENTS - In a decentralised multi-user online virtual environment, object responsibility is efficiently allocated to a controlling peer. The virtual environment is divided into a plurality of cells, and control of each cell is allocated to a responsible peer. Each responsible peer participates in a distributed hash table (DHT) to effect integration of the cells to effect the virtual environment. When a communications and processing load on the responsible peer controlling a cell exceeds a threshold, a second peer creates and takes control responsibility for an object comprising a bounded interest management region covering a region of load. Within the bounded interest management region, objects are removed or de-associated from the associated cell and instead associated with the bounded interest management region. | 2011-10-20 |
20110256936 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FACILITATING PLAY OF A VIDEO GAME VIA A WEB SITE - A method and system for operating a video game or video game tournament (e.g., via a Web site) is disclosed. In accordance with the method and system a bonus is provided to a player playing the video game or participating in the video game tournament. In some embodiments a bonus is provided to the player if a rating associated with the player is worse than a threshold rating. In some embodiments a bonus is provided to the player if the occurrence of at least one predetermined condition is identified. Such a condition may be, for example, a condition that indicates the player will soon cease playing the video game or participating in the tournament. | 2011-10-20 |
20110256937 | Video Game that Generates Characters From Other Characters - A video game permits player characters to form relationships, including parent-child relationships. In addition, death and reincarnation of player characters can be employed as features of the video game. | 2011-10-20 |
20110256938 | Universal joint - A universal joint composed of a swivel member, a driven socket, and at least one mediator. The swivel member includes a swivel body and a first driving portion. The driven socket includes a concavity, a second driving portion, and an annular recess formed at the concavity. A retaining ring is mounted in the annular recess. The swivel body is received in the concavity. The swivel body includes at least one cavity formed on a surface thereof. The driven socket includes at least one recession, which can correspond to the at least one cavity when the swivel body is located in the concavity. The at least one mediator interacts with the recession and the cavity and is located between the swivel body and the driven socket. Therefore, the operation of the universal joint can be smooth. | 2011-10-20 |