47th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 47 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130310028 | SERVICE CONTROL APPARATUS, RELAY APPARATUS, FEMTOCELL BASE STATION, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD AND PROGRAM - In order to enable a communication system introduced with a femtocell base station using an IMS network, to perform PS service similar to that of the existing 3G network, a service control apparatus (SGSN functional unit), based on the UE's message transmitted to the femtocell base station (FAP), acquires UE's subscriber information for PS (Packet Switching) service, from a HLR and registers the subscriber information in a VLR that is present on the IMS network. Then, service control apparatus performs PS service based on the subscriber information registered in the VLR. | 2013-11-21 |
20130310029 | AVOID ACCIDENTAL ROAMING BY TRIGGERING A NETWORK RE-ATTACHMENT PROCEDURE - There is provided a method of initiating a network re-attachment procedure by a mobile device, the mobile device being attached to a network other than the home network of the mobile device, and wherein location information for the mobile device in said other network is stored in a visitor location register, VLR, in said other network, the method comprising transmitting a first signal between the home network and the mobile device, if the home network and/or the mobile device is aware that the mobile device is in a border cell of the visited network where there may or should be coverage from the home network. This first signal indicates that the network re-attachment procedure can be initiated, since it has been determined that the mobile device is in said border cell, the mobile device, when sending or receiving said first signal starts a timer. Subsequently, the home network transmits a second signal to the VLR of the visited network, which causes the location information relating to the mobile device to be deleted from the VLR. On expiry of a time period sufficient to allow the location imformation to be deleted from the VLR, the mobile device sends a service request to an MSC of the visited network and on rejection of the request to an MSC of the visited network and on rejection of the request (due to the fact that the mobile device is no longer known in the VLR), the mobile device initiates a network re-attachment (and hopefully registers with the home network). | 2013-11-21 |
20130310030 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR ACCESS NETWORK DISCOVERY AND SELECTION - Methods, systems, and computer readable media for access network discovery and selection are disclosed. According to one aspect, a system for access network discovery and selection includes an access network discovery and selection function (ANDSF) network element for identifying to a user equipment (UE) an access network through which the UE can connect to a core network, the ANDSF including an interface for communicating with nodes in a core network. The ANDSF is configured to receive information from a node in the core network and perform an access network discovery or selection operation based at least in part on the received information. | 2013-11-21 |
20130310031 | METHOD FOR SELECTING A NETWORK BY A TERMINAL AND DUAL-STANDBY TERMINAL - Embodiments provide a method for selecting a network by a terminal and a dual-standby terminal. The method includes: enabling, by a first network processing module, a circuit switched (CS) domain to preferably camp on a first network, and executing a CS domain service; enabling, by a second network processing module, a packet switched (PS) domain to preferably camp on a second network, and executing a PS domain service; wherein, signal quality of the first network is better than that of the second network, and a data transmission rate of the second network is higher than that of the first network; and closing the second network processing module when no PS domain service exists in a set duration. These embodiments help improve the service quality and reduce power consumption of the terminal. | 2013-11-21 |
20130310032 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SELECTING A BASE STATION TRANSCEIVER SYSTEM BASED ON SERVICE COMMUNICATION TYPE - Techniques for use in selecting a base station transceiver system for communication with a mobile station are described. The mobile station is connected to a first base station transceiver system, and scans to identify a second base station transceiver system for communication. The mobile station further identifies that the second base station transceiver system provides a predetermined communication service, and that the first base station transceiver system fails to provide the predetermined communication service. In response to identifying, the mobile station causes the second base station transceiver system to be selected for communication over the first base station transceiver system even if the signal quality of the second base station transceiver system is worse than that of the first base station transceiver system. Identifying whether the first and second base station transceiver system provide the predetermined communication service is based on parameters transmitted from the first and second base station transceiver systems. | 2013-11-21 |
20130310033 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING A TARGET CELL IN A CELLULAR NETWORK - A method for detecting a target cell by a mobile device, the method comprising storing traversed paths of the mobile device, the stored traversed paths each comprising information to identify cells in a sequence of cells traversed by the mobile device referenced to the target cell, compiling information identifying cells traversed by the device in real time to produce current path information, comparing the current path information to the stored traversed paths and inferring from the comparison a relative proximity of the mobile device to the target cell and adapting a search for the target cell based on the relative proximity. | 2013-11-21 |
20130310034 | Systems, Methods, and Computer Program Products for Managing Access to Femtocell Coverage - Systems, methods, and computer program products are for managing access to a femtocell coverage area. An exemplary method includes storing in a memory component a first identifier corresponding to a subscribed service of a communication device and a second identifier corresponding to a user of the communication device, and granting access to the femtocell coverage area using the second identifier. | 2013-11-21 |
20130310035 | Subscriber Identity Switch of a Communication Terminal - A method of switching subscriber identity between a first and second telecommunication stack of a multiple subscriber identity communication terminal is disclosed. The method comprises initiating a switch for a first subscriber identity from the first telecommunication stack to the second telecommunication stack and for a second subscriber identity from the second telecommunication stack to the first telecommunication stack. It is determined whether a value of at least one network related parameter associated with the first subscriber identity in the first telecommunication stack corresponds to a value of a corresponding at least one network related parameter associated with the first subscriber identity in the second telecommunication stack. Network registration of the first subscriber identity is performed only if the value of the at least one network related parameter associated with the first subscriber identity in the first telecommunication stack does not correspond to the value of a corresponding at least one network related parameter associated with the first subscriber identity in the second telecommunication stack. Corresponding computer program product, controller, arrangement, and multiple subscriber identity communication terminal are also disclosed. | 2013-11-21 |
20130310036 | SELECTING BETWEEN RADIO ACCESS TECHNOLOGIES - A mobile terminal comprising: transceiver apparatus for accessing a wireless network using an earlier and a later generation radio access technology, to establish a voice channel and packet data channel; and an inter radio access technology selector configured to monitor a condition for disabling the earlier generation access, being a condition other than coverage under the earlier generation technology falling below an acceptable lower level. The selector makes inter radio access technology decisions dynamically from the mobile terminal by updating registration with the network to indicate that the earlier generation technology is no longer supported. The selector thereby prevents the mobile terminal being subject to decisions from the network that would otherwise impose transfer to the earlier generation. At least some of the decisions made from the mobile terminal thus disable the earlier generation access whilst in presence of at least the lower level of coverage under the earlier generation. | 2013-11-21 |
20130310037 | CARRIER AGGREGATION CAPABLE MOBILE OPERATION OVER SINGLE FREQUENCY - A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for wireless communication are provided. The apparatus communicates with a primary serving cell via a first radio, detects a presence of a target cell, sends a first message to the primary serving cell indicating the detected presence of the target cell, receives a command from the primary serving cell to add the target cell as a secondary serving cell, and communicates with at least one of the primary serving cell or the target cell via a second radio to facilitate a handover to the target cell. The first radio and the second radio operate on a same frequency. A downlink control channel of the primary serving cell is not used to schedule a target cell downlink transmission. An uplink control channel to the primary serving cell is not used to provide an acknowledgment of the target cell downlink transmission. The uplink control channel to the primary serving cell is not used to provide channel side information for the target cell downlink transmission. | 2013-11-21 |
20130310038 | METHOD FOR UPDATING LOCATION INFORMATION OF USER EQUIPMENT - Methods and apparatus are provided for path switching between an evolved Node B (eNB) and a Mobile Management Entity (MME). The eNB transmits a Path Switch Request message informing that a User Equipment (UE) has changed cells, to the MME. The Path Switch Request message includes an eNB UE S1AP ID, a Tracking Area Identifier (TAI), and cell Identifier (ID). The eNB UE S1AP ID uniquely identifies UE association over an S1 interface within the eNB. The eNB receives a Path Switch Request Acknowledge message including an MME UE S1AP ID and the eNB UE S1AP ID, from the MME. The MME UE S1AP ID uniquely identifies UE association over an S1 interface within the MME. The TAI corresponds to a cell in which the UE is located. | 2013-11-21 |
20130310039 | Method and Arrangement for Real-Time Difference Determination for Mobile Terminal Positioning - A method disclosed herein provides a real time difference determination for a mobile terminal in a telecommunication system comprising a plurality of eNodeBs. The method includes determining a first timing advance value representative of a first geographical distance measure between the mobile terminal and a first serving eNodeB before handover to a second serving eNode B, determining a second timing advance value representative of a second geographical distance measure between the mobile terminal and the second eNodeB after the handover, determining TOA measure between the mobile terminal and at least two of the eNodeBs, and signaling representations of the determined first and second geographical distance measures and the determined TOA measures for the mobile terminal to at least the second eNodeB with a respective unique identification parameter of the at least two eNodeBs. The determination of the real time differences is enabled based on at least the signaled representations. | 2013-11-21 |
20130310040 | METHOD FOR REDUCING POWER CONSUMPTION OF BASE STATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method for performing a handover by a User Equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system is provided. The method includes detecting signaling from at least one of active lower base stations, transmitting, to an upper base station as a serving base station, a Radio Resource Control (RRC) measurement report including information on the detected signaling, and performing the handover to a target active lower base station. The target active lower base station is a base station that remains active among the active lower base stations and the UE, the active lower base stations are included in the cell coverage of the upper base station. The upper base station has cell coverage including cell coverage of the active lower base stations. | 2013-11-21 |
20130310041 | HANDOVER METHOD, BASE STATION AND SYSTEM - The present invention provides a handover method, a base station and a system. The handoff method comprises: a low-power base station monitors an uplink signal which is sent by a user equipment served by a neighbor base station, and obtains signal measurement information of the uplink signal and characteristic information of the uplink signal; the low-power base station sends the signal measurement information of the uplink signal and the characteristic information of the uplink signal to at least one macro base station which covers the low-power base station, so that the macro base station, according to the signal measurement information, determines whether the user equipment to which the characteristic information corresponds is unloaded to the low-power base station. | 2013-11-21 |
20130310042 | METHOD, SYSTEM, AND DEVICE FOR USER DETACHMENT WHEN A HANDOVER OR CHANGE OCCURS IN HETEROGENEOUS NETWORK - A method for user detachment when a handover or change occurs in a heterogeneous network is provided. The method includes: a user equipment (UE) is handed over or switched from a source network to a target network; a network element on a network side determines whether to detach the UE from the source network, and if yes, the network element on the network side detaches the UE from the source network. A system and a device for user detachment when a handover or change occurs in a heterogeneous network, and another method for user detachment when a handover or change occurs in a heterogeneous network are also provided. | 2013-11-21 |
20130310043 | METHOD FOR PERFORMING A HANDOVER OF A MOBILE DEVICE - The invention relates to a method for performing a handover of a mobile device from a source cell to a target cell in a cellular wireless telecommunication network, the method comprising the following steps: configuring the mobile device to transmit a first handover trigger signal to the source cell, when a difference between a signal strength of the target cell and a signal strength of the source cell as measured by the mobile device is above a first threshold ( | 2013-11-21 |
20130310044 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING NEIGHBOUR RELATIONS - A method of managing neighbour relations between cells in a cellular communication system comprising the steps of: receiving requests ( | 2013-11-21 |
20130310045 | SYSTEMS, APPARATUS, AND METHODS FOR ARBITRATION OF ANTENNA SWITCH CONFIGURATION AMONG DIFFERENT CLIENTS - This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatus for antenna selection for different radio access technologies. An apparatus can include a plurality of antennas and a plurality of radio access technology modules each configured to communicate according to a different radio access technology. The apparatus further includes a controller configured to switch communication circuits of each of the radio access technology modules to communicate via a corresponding one or more of the plurality of antennas. The apparatus further includes a switching manager configured to manage a plurality of switch configurations each defining a mapping between each of the radio access technology modules and the antennas. The switching manager is further configured to store a switch configuration used for a first radio access technology module and cause the controller to maintain the switch configuration in place in response to a network handover. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also claimed and described. | 2013-11-21 |
20130310046 | Self-Organized Decentralized Mobility Robustness Optimization - There is provided a control apparatus for controlling a first cell of a cellular communication network, the control apparatus including a control unit configured for receiving handover related data related to a handover from the first cell to a second cell and a third cell, wherein the control unit is further configured for determining a ranking data for the second cell and the third cell, the ranking data being dependent on the handover related data, and wherein the control unit is further configured for setting at least one operating parameter of the control apparatus depending on the handover related data and the ranking data. Further, the control unit may be configured for determining ranking data for the first cell and a fourth cell, and for determining a value for at least one operating parameter of a control apparatus which controls the second cell. | 2013-11-21 |
20130310047 | COMMUNICATION CONTROLLER AND COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD | 2013-11-21 |
20130310048 | CELL ACTIVATION AND DEACTIVATION IN HETEROGENEOUS NETWORKS - An algorithm which considers the individual power consumption profiles for different types of base stations in a heterogeneous cellular network, and determines which base stations can be switched OFF in line with the traffic demand. The algorithm predicts ( | 2013-11-21 |
20130310049 | Mobile and Landline Call Switching - Systems and methods for transitioning calls are presented. In one example, data is received associated with a connected wireless mobile phone call. The data may include identification data of a far end call participant. A user selection is received to initiate an outgoing call to the far end participant. The outgoing call is initiated over a wired connection to the far end participant. | 2013-11-21 |
20130310050 | METHOD AND MOBILE TERMINAL FOR ESTABLISHING CALLS IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK - The invention relates to a cellular communication network serving mobile terminals or devices and, more precisely to a method regarding how to place calls, voice or video, between User Equipments [UE] using Circuit Switch [CS]. | 2013-11-21 |
20130310051 | COMMUNICATIONS BASE STATION WITH DECISION FUNCTION FOR DISTRIBUTING TRAFFIC ACROSS MULTIPLE BACKHAULS - A communication station, such as a base station or access point, has multiple backhaul options and distributes backhaul data between the available backhaul options. The communication station includes a transceiver for transmitting and receiving data with user equipments, multiple backhaul interface modules, and a backhaul distribution module arranged for monitoring demand for backhaul bandwidth and distributing data over the backhauls based on the demand for backhaul bandwidth. Additional modules for user data and control plane processing may be included with the user/control distinction used in distributing data over the backhauls. The backhaul options may include a preferred backhaul and an alternate backhaul. Distributing data over the backhauls may be based, for example, on applications associated with the data, financial cost, delay, robustness, computational resources, and/or additional security associated with using a particular backhaul. | 2013-11-21 |
20130310052 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR SUPPORTING BACKHAUL SELECTION - Methods and devices are disclosed for backhaul selection in a wireless communication network. A first radio base station has access to a first backhaul path through an out-of-band interface and to a second backhaul path, via a second radio base station, through an in-band interface. According to a method, a network entity sends, to the second radio base station, a request for available capacity on the second backhaul path for backhauling of the first radio base station. The second radio base station derives a total available capacity from an estimate of available capacity for backhauling on a backhaul path from the second radio base station to a core network and from an estimate of available capacity for backhauling on the in-band interface and signals the total available capacity to the network entity. The network entity selects backhaul path based on the received information on the total available capacity. | 2013-11-21 |
20130310053 | CREATING GEOFENCE ASSISTANCE INFORMATION - Example methods, apparatuses, or articles of manufacture are disclosed herein that may be utilized, in whole or in part, to facilitate or support one or more operations or techniques for creating geofence assistance information, such as for use in or with a mobile communication device. Briefly, in accordance with at least one implementation, a method may include determining a geofence boundary; and identifying transmission cells forming a loop of contiguous cell coverage areas approximating the geofence boundary. In some instances, a loop of contiguous cell coverage areas approximating a geofence boundary may comprise a loop of contiguous cell coverage areas approximating a perimeter of the geofence boundary, for example. | 2013-11-21 |
20130310054 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING INTER-CLUSTER INTERFERENCE IN A MULTI CELL NETWORK - An apparatus and method for controlling an inter-cluster interference in a multi cell network are provided. The method includes collecting cluster information in order to cluster base stations into at least one cluster; clustering the base stations into at least one cluster by using at least one of a dynamic clustering method and a hierarchical clustering method, based on the cluster information, determining a cluster boundary base station, which satisfies a predetermined condition, among base stations in a cluster, and controlling the inter-cluster interference. | 2013-11-21 |
20130310055 | LIMITING FAILURE RATE BY SERVING THROUGH MULTIPLE CHANNELS - Systems, methods, and devices use a wireless device's capability to transmit and/or receive data over multiple communication pathways to improve data transmission quality. In the various embodiments, the same continuous data stream may be transmitted and/or received via different communication pathways. Different communication pathways may be established using different antennas of a wireless device, different wireless networks, different wireless communications protocols, and/or additional wireless devices. The continuous data stream may be transmitted and/or received via different communication pathways in a manner that enables the continuous data stream to be reconstructed from one or more of the different communication pathways. Additional communication pathways may be established based on user input indicating a voice call is high priority and/or approving the expenditure of additional resources. | 2013-11-21 |
20130310056 | INTER-CARRIER DIFFERENTIATION USING ALLOCATION AND RETENTION PRIORITY IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method and system for allocating services to a first subscriber of a first home service provider when the first subscriber is visiting a network associated with a visited service provider. A node of the visited network receives a request from the visiting first subscriber to receive a first service from the visited network. In response to the request, the visited network determines whether there are sufficient available resources of a first set of resources to provide the requested first service. When the available resources are insufficient to provide the requested service, then at least one pre-existing service supported by the first set of resources is preempted so that sufficient resources from the first set of resources are made available to provide the requested service, and the requested service is provided to the visiting first subscriber. | 2013-11-21 |
20130310057 | Fast Communication Recovery in Dual Network Radio Resource Management - Various embodiments are disclosed of a method and apparatus for fast communication recovery in wireless mobile devices arranged to perform dual network radio resource management. In one embodiment, a wireless mobile device includes a transceiver configured to communicate with each of first and second networks. After establishing and maintaining a link with the first network, the wireless mobile device may tune a transceiver to the second network to monitor for traffic, subsequently tuning back to the first network. After turning the transceiver back to the first network, the wireless mobile device may perform one or more attempts to restore the link to the first network. The number of attempts to restore the link is dependent upon an amount of time the transceiver is tuned to the second network. | 2013-11-21 |
20130310058 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTERFERENCE MITIGATION IN HETEROGENEOUS NETWORKS - Disclosed systems and methods mitigate interference in heterogeneous networks. Embodiments include adaptive or selective inter-cell interference coordination, adaptive multi-user zero forcing, adaptive power, and/or combinations of the foregoing. Techniques may be used to favor one group of users (e.g., femto users or macro users) over another. Certain embodiments focus quality of service (QoS) improvements on a first group of users, while using constraint processes to provide a threshold QoS for a second group of users. | 2013-11-21 |
20130310059 | Soft Cell Inter-Layer Interference Handling - In a heterogeneous cell deployment a mobile terminal may need to receive control data transmissions from a macro node at the same time as a pico node is transmitting user data for the mobile terminal, using the same frequency or set of frequencies. This can result in a problematic interference situation. According to several embodiments of the present invention, at least one of two general approaches is used to mitigate the interference situation described above. In a first approach, the pico node's transmission power is reduced in some time intervals, thereby reducing the interference to a level where reception from the macro node is possible. In a second approach, which may be combined with the first approach in some cases, the data transmitted from the macro node is provided by the pico node, either alone or in combination with the macro node. | 2013-11-21 |
20130310060 | FRACTIONAL FREQUENCY REUSE IN HETEROGENEOUS NETWORKS - A base station node (BS) of a heterogeneous radio access network comprises a terminal locator ( | 2013-11-21 |
20130310061 | COMMUNICATION CONTROL APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD, PROGRAM, AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - There is provided a communication control apparatus including an information acquisition unit that acquires information about channels, among frequency channels assigned to a primary system, available to a secondary system, a generation unit that generates a list of channels, among the channels available, recommended for a secondary usage node operating the secondary system, and a notification unit that notifies the secondary usage node of the list generated by the generation unit to allow the secondary usage node to select a channel for secondary usage. | 2013-11-21 |
20130310062 | SENSING AIDING METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COGNITIVE RADIO - The disclosure discloses a sensing aiding method for cognitive radio. The method includes the following steps. a high level node transmits configuration information to a base station; the base station combines with a subordinate node of the base station to perform frequency spectrum sensing measurement, in which the subordinate node has sensing capability, and feeds back a result of the sensing measurement to the high level node; and the high level node formulates a corresponding WS allocation policy according to the received result of the sensing measurement. The disclosure also discloses a system. By the method and the system of the disclosure, the high level node transmits the configuration information to the base station; the base station performs the spectrum sensing measurement in combination with the subordinate node having the sensing capability of the base station in a designated frequency band and feeds the result of the sensing measurement back to the high level node; and the high level node formulates the corresponding WS allocation policy according to the result of the sensing measurement. Available white band resources are acquired; the probability of base station configuration failure is reduced, and the overhead caused by configuration failures is reduced. | 2013-11-21 |
20130310063 | DATA TRANSFER BETWEEN DEVICES - A method of implementing data transfer from a mobile device is described. The method comprises: (i) receiving positional information from the mobile device; (ii) receiving directional information from the mobile device; and (iii) receiving data from the mobile device. The method further comprises: (iv) ascertaining a receiving device based on the received directional information; and (v) providing the data received from the mobile device to the ascertained receiving device. | 2013-11-21 |
20130310064 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SELECTING AND PROVIDING A RELEVANT SUBSET OF WI-FI LOCATION INFORMATION TO A MOBILE CLIENT DEVICE SO THE CLIENT DEVICE MAY ESTIMATE ITS POSITION WITH EFFICIENT UTILIZATION OF RESOURCES - A method of providing a relevant subset of information to a client device is based in part on scanning for Wi-Fi access points within range of the client device, using a Wi-Fi database that covers a large target region to retrieve information about these access points, using this information to estimate the position of the mobile client device, selecting a limited region in the vicinity of the estimated location of the client device, and providing information about Wi-Fi access points within this limited region to the client. For efficient transfer and maintenance of data, the target region may be divided into a hierarchy of fixed geographical tiles. | 2013-11-21 |
20130310065 | LOCATION ESTIMATION OF A MOBILE DEVICE IN A UMTS NETWORK - The present disclosure provides devices, systems, and methods to utilize relative timing offset information reported by one or more mobile devices. When coupled with AGPS information reported by one or more mobile devices, the offset information is be used to calibrate calculations and subsequently to locate all 3G mobiles with GPS-like accuracy, whether or not a GPS receiver is available on said mobile device being located. A determination of a propagation delay between one or more cell sites and a mobile device is reported to a network and used to calibrate unknown information such as a timing offset, to improve the accuracy of a detected location. The relative timing offset can be applied to determine a location for all other mobile devices within the area served by the known base station. The present disclosure utilizes this method in conjunction with information crowd-sourced from a plurality of mobile devices. | 2013-11-21 |
20130310066 | POSITIONING ACCURACY ESTIMATION - A method for fingerprinting positioning decision support includes obtaining a geographic distribution probability of positions of measurement. A first collection of simulated measurements according to a signal model is generated, wherein each simulated measurement is associated with a respective pixel. The signal model is based on base stations located in the area. Fingerprinting positioning reference data is computed from the first collection and positions of the selected pixels. A second collection of simulated measurements is generated, which is statistically independent to the first collection. These simulated measurements are associated with a respective intended position within the area. Fingerprinting positioning is performed by the second collection utilizing the computed fingerprinting positioning reference data. An estimated accuracy of the fingerprinting positioning is calculated using a comparison between the intended position and the estimated position. This is made to evaluate positioning capabilities of fingerprinting positioning based on the measurement strategy. | 2013-11-21 |
20130310067 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND WIRELESS POSITIONING SYSTEM - In a wireless communication apparatus, data transmitted from at least one wireless transmitter is received by direct wireless communication, and its wireless reception condition is detected. Relation reference information setting two or more relations between the wireless reception condition on a reception of transmitted data and location information of the transmitter is stored. Relative distance information of a relative distance between the transmitter and the apparatus is measured. Relation information indicating a relation between the wireless reception conditions and the relative distance information is generated. A relation between the location information and the relative distance information is determined by comparing the relation reference information and the relation information. A current location of the apparatus is determined on the basis of the relation between the location information and the relative distance information and a current wireless reception condition. | 2013-11-21 |
20130310068 | RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE AWARENESS ASSISTANCE DATA - Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer-readable media for providing radio frequency interference (RFI) awareness assistance data to global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receivers are described. In some embodiments, a first method includes receiving at a location server RFI situational information. The first method further includes maintaining at least one time and location dependent database of an RFI situation. The first method further includes sending at least one assistance data message to at least one receiver including the RFI situational information. In another embodiment, a second method includes receiving RFI awareness assistance data from a location server. The second method further includes adapting a position location measurement according to the received RFI awareness assistance data. The second method further includes calculating a location of the receiver based at least in part on the adapted position location measurement. | 2013-11-21 |
20130310069 | UTILIZING MAGNETIC FIELD BASED NAVIGATION - There is provided a solution comprising detecting that a positioning device is within a predetermined control area associated with a building, acquiring a first sequence of magnetic field measurements carried out by the positioning device, wherein the first sequence represents at least one of the magnitude and the direction of Earth's magnetic field; determining that an operational environment of the positioning de-vice has changed between an indoor environment and an outdoor environment when a at least one predetermined criterion with respect to the first sequence is met; and causing actuation of a predetermined software function in or with respect to the positioning device when the operational environment of the positioning device has changed. | 2013-11-21 |
20130310070 | Advanced Triggers for Location-Based Service Applications in a Wireless Location System - Methods and systems are employed by a wireless location system (WLS) for locating a wireless device operating in a geographic area served by a wireless communications system. An exemplary method includes monitoring a set of signaling links of the wireless communications system, and detecting at least one predefined signaling transaction occurring on at least one of the predefined signaling links. Then, in response to the detection of the at least one predefined network transaction, at least one predefined location service is triggered. | 2013-11-21 |
20130310071 | POSITION DETERMINATION USING HORIZONTAL ANGLES - An access terminal of a wireless communication system includes a transceiver configured to receive wirelessly multiple reference keypoints and a geographical location of each respective reference keypoint, each geographical location being a location near an estimated position of the access terminal; at least one camera communicatively coupled to the transceiver and configured to capture an image; and a processor communicatively coupled to the at least one camera and configured to calculate a refined position of the access terminal, that is more accurate than the estimated position, using first and second horizontal angles between the geographical locations of respective first and second pairs of reference keypoints determined as each corresponding to a respective image keypoint identified within the image captured by the at least one camera. | 2013-11-21 |
20130310072 | System and Method for Conveying Location Information Via A Plurality of Information-sharing Environments - An improved system and method for defining an event based upon an object location and a user-defined zone and managing the conveyance of object location event information among computing devices where object location events are defined in terms of a condition based upon a relationship between user-defined zone information and object location information. One or more location information sources are associated with an object to provide the object location information. One or more user-defined zones are defined on a map and one or more object location events are defined. The occurrence of an object location event produces object location event information that is conveyed to users based on user identification codes. Accessibility to object location information, zone information, and object location event information is based upon an object location information access code, a zone information access code, and an object location event information access code, respectively. | 2013-11-21 |
20130310073 | Method for Localizing the Position of a Wireless Device in an Environment Comprising a Wireless Network Having at Least One Access Point - A method for localizing the position of a wireless device ( | 2013-11-21 |
20130310074 | Method for Estimating the Distance of a Receiver from a Radio Transmitter, Relative Methods for Calculating the Position of a Mobile Terminal, Mobile Terminal and Localization Device - A method for estimating the distance (d) of a receiver ( | 2013-11-21 |
20130310075 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ESTIMATING LOCATION OF USER EQUIPMENT IN WIRELESS NETWORK - A positioning method of estimating a location of a user equipment (UE) in a wireless network is disclosed. The positioning method includes performing positioning using a global positioning system (GPS)-based signal, checking whether the UE is located indoors based on received signal intensity of the GPS-based signal, and changing a positioning method using the GPS-based signal to a positioning method using a local area network (LAN)-based signal when it is determined that the UE is located indoors, and performing a positioning using the changed positioning method using the LAN-based signal. | 2013-11-21 |
20130310076 | Anonymous Positioning of a Wireless Unit for Data Network Location-Based Services - This invention concerns a process and a system for providing location information for a wireless unit in a wireless network to a location-based service provider, using a data network. In particular, the location information is provided to the location-based service provider without necessarily providing the identity of wireless unit, e.g., a subscriber's wireless identification number, to the service provider. In this regard, a subscriber's identification number may be hidden from the positioning service provider via a process in which an alias is used instead of the subscriber's normal identity. The subscriber's number may further be concealed from the service provider via a process wherein encrypted information is used instead of the subscriber's normal identity. | 2013-11-21 |
20130310077 | Methods and Arrangements in a Cellular Radio Communication System - A user equipment ( | 2013-11-21 |
20130310078 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ASSOCIATING CONTEXT INFORMATION WITH DEFINED LOCATION DATA - An approach for enabling contextual categories to be associated and scored in connection with a defined geographic region is described. An affinity determination platform identifies an anomaly in a score associated with at least one contextual category of a defined geographic region based on information related to the points-of-interest. The affinity determination platform generates an updated score to associate with the at least one contextual category based on the analysis of verification information related to the defined geographical region and associates the updated score with the contextual category. | 2013-11-21 |
20130310079 | INFORMATION-PROCESSING DEVICE, SERVER DEVICE, INFORMATION-PROCESSING METHOD, COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - An exemplary information-processing device includes: a terminal position-acquiring unit configured to acquire a position of a portable terminal used by a user; a specified position-acquiring unit configured to acquire a position specified by the user; an event-generating unit configured to generate an event at a generation position, the position acquired by the specified position-acquiring unit being regarded as the generation position; and a transmitting unit configured to transmit information relating to the event to the portable terminal when the position acquired by the terminal position-acquiring unit and the generation position come to be in a predetermined positional relationship. | 2013-11-21 |
20130310080 | OUTDOOR POSITION ESTIMATION OF A MOBILE DEVICE WITHIN A VICINITY OF ONE OR MORE INDOOR ENVIRONMENTS - Various methods, apparatuses and/or articles of manufacture are provided which may be implemented via one or more electronic devices to communicate navigation assistance data for at least one transmitting device that, while operatively provisioned for use in an indoor environment, may prove useful in estimating a position of a mobile device located in an adjacent outdoor environment. | 2013-11-21 |
20130310081 | INDOOR POSITIONING SERVICE SYSTEM USINGBEACON NODES - An indoor positioning service system using beacon nodes includes beacon nodes, an indoor location information provision server, an indoor/outdoor continuous location information server, an indoor space information server, and an integrated service provision server. The beacon nodes are installed and periodically transmit sensing data. The location information provision server detects locations and provides location information. The continuous location information server continuously detects a location of a smart phone user and continuously provides location information thereof. The indoor space information server provides requested information of the building among stored 3-Dimension (3D) information of indoor space information of the building. The integrated service provision server provides information about a requested service, based on the provided information. | 2013-11-21 |
20130310082 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - There is provided an information processing apparatus including a positional relationship information acquirer that acquires information indicating a position relationship between a first user and a second user, a nearness determiner that determines whether or not the first user and the second user are near each other, on the basis of the information indicating the position relationship, and a contact manager that sorts, on the basis of a result of the determination, a contact list which is provided to the first user and which includes contact information for the second user. | 2013-11-21 |
20130310083 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING BANDWIDTH BY MANAGING SELECTED INTERNET ACCESS BY DEVICES IN A WI-FI LINKED AUDIENCE - A central controller associated with a performance interacts with portable interactive devices such as smartphones in a venue to provide a shared user experience. The controller may be linked to portable interactive devices by a Wi-Fi link in the venue. Additionally, the controller may need to interface with the outside world via the Internet to add information to the experience. In order to prevent excessive bandwidth demands on the Internet connection, a URL filter is coupled to block all requests for connection to the Internet except those required for running the interactive system or device and transferring information. The filter permits access to a limited number of specific URLs for selected social networks, e.g., Facebook®. Permitted data is throttled to a low data rate so that it is acquired over time. It is unnecessary to gather the data in real time. Consequently, bandwidth requirements are minimized. | 2013-11-21 |
20130310084 | Computer-Implemented System And Method For Triggering Events Based On User Location With Respect To Zones Of Influence - A computer-implemented system and method for triggering events based on user location with respect to zones of influence is described. One or more zones of influence each having a plurality of points of geolocational data are defined. One or more user events are associated with each of the zones of influence. A location of a wireless device is identified based on geolocational data obtained by the wireless device. The geolocational data of the wireless device is compared with the geolocational data for one or more of the zones of influence. The user events associated with one such zone of influence are triggered when the geolocational data of the wireless device correlates with at least one of the points of geolocational data for that zone of influence. | 2013-11-21 |
20130310085 | Duplicative Transmission of Page Records in a Page Message - Disclosed herein are methods and systems that may take advantage of unused space in general page messages (GPMs) by including multiple instances of a given page in the same GPM, in an effort to improve the chances that the intended mobile station receives the page. An exemplary paging method involves: (a) before a transmission of a general page message (GPM) that is formatted to include up to a maximum number of page records, making a determination that less than the maximum number of page records are scheduled to be included in the GPM; (b) in response to the determination, selecting, from the page records that are scheduled to be included in the GPM, at least one page record for which to include two or more instances in the GPM; and (c) transmitting the GPM, wherein two or more instances of the at least one selected page record are included in the transmission of the GPM. | 2013-11-21 |
20130310086 | GROUP CALL METHOD, DEVICE AND TERMINAL - The present invention discloses a group call method, device and terminal, belonging to the field of communications technologies. The method includes: calculating, according to the load of a RAN device, the number of subgroups in a group maintained by the RAN device; and send a paging message carrying relevant information of the number of the subgroups, so that a terminal receiving the paging message determines, according to relevant information of the number of the subgroups, whether to respond to the paging message. The device is a RAN device or a CN device. The terminal includes a receiving module and a processing module. In the present invention, the number of paging groups and an in-group terminal being paged are determined dynamically without requiring a core network to maintain subgroup information, thereby greatly saving subgroup maintaining resources as well as signaling and processing resources. | 2013-11-21 |
20130310087 | MOBILE DEVICE MESSAGE SCHEDULER FOR REDUCING CONGESTION - A method, device and system are provided for scheduling the delivery of messages from a wireless device in order to reduce congestion on the wireless network used by the wireless device. A message scheduler application operating on the wireless device intercepts messages being sent from at least one application running on the wireless device to a device layer for transmission, where intercepted messages are collected and held in a message queue for later transmission. The message scheduler monitors operation of the wireless device to detect the establishment of a communication connection, such as a voice call or packet data session, and causes the messages in the message queue to be transmitted from the wireless device utilizing logical channels assigned to the wireless device when setting up the communication connection that are different from the traffic channel assigned for the communication connection to transmit voice or data content. | 2013-11-21 |
20130310088 | SHORT MESSAGE SERVICE MOBILE ORIGINATED/MOBILE TERMINATED WITHOUT MOBILE STATION INTERNATIONAL SUBSCRIBER DIRECTORY NUMBER (MSISDN) IN INTERNET PROTOCOL MULTIMEDIA SUBSYSTEM (IMS) WITH INTER-PUBLIC LAND MOBILE NETWORK (PLMN) HANDLING - Methods and apparatuses for SMS delivery between user equipment without MSISDN is provided. One method includes sending a SIP message, which may include an SMS payload, to the IMS network where the destination UE is homed, and determining whether the destination UE is IMS registered. If the destination UE is not IMS registered, then the SIP message may be routed to a default gateway which will attempt to deliver the SIP message by querying the serving MSC/SGSN information from the HSS. The method may include receiving an indication that the destination UE is unavailable and receiving the IMSI or correlation ID of the destination UE. The method may further include submitting the SMS to SMSC-A with the IMSI (or correlation ID) of the destination UE. If, however, it is determined that the destination UE is IMS registered and the SIP message was delivered to the destination UE, then the method may include receiving an acknowledgement that delivery was successful. | 2013-11-21 |
20130310089 | VOICE TEXTING OVER SMS - A social messaging hub provides communication services including voice text messaging for a data enabled device having Internet network access capabilities. A user is given a registered phone number and unique IP addressable identification which serve as a source and destination identifier of the associated data enabled device. Voice text messages are processed, stored and delivered as SMS messages using resources on the social messaging hub and the global SMS infrastructure. Voice text messages may be sent to both subscriber and non-subscriber devices connected to the global SMS infrastructure. | 2013-11-21 |
20130310090 | Method and Apparatus for Reduction of Intermodulation Products - Interference to a received signal is reduced in a wireless network, the interference comprising intermodulation products of at least a first signal and a second signal. Delayed interference signals comprising simulated intermodulation products are generated on the basis of the first signal and the second signal using a range of differing delay values and each of the delayed interference signals is correlated with the received signal to produce data representing a correlation for each delayed interference signal. At least one delay value is selected in dependence on a the data representative of the correlations and an interference signal comprising simulated intermodulation products generated from the first signal and the second signal using the at least one delay value is combined with the received signal. | 2013-11-21 |
20130310091 | Outer Loop Link Adaptation for Device Resumption - Outer loop link adaptation for device resumption. A user equipment (UE) and base station (BS) may be in communication in a first network (e.g., an LTE network). Communication between the UE and the BS may be interrupted, e.g., due to a long fading environment, the UE tuning away to a second network (e.g., a CDMA network). Accordingly, the measured error rate may increase dramatically. After resumption from the interruption, a negative offset may be applied to a reported SINR value from the UE due to the previous increase in error rate. Upon improvement in the error rate, a larger, positive offset adjustment may be added to the negative offset, allowing the estimated SINR to return to reported SINR more quickly. Additionally, the error rate estimation may be adjusted to converge to a more recently measured more quickly by decreasing a feedback filter coefficient. | 2013-11-21 |
20130310092 | Outer Loop Link Adaptation for Device Resumption - Outer loop link adaptation for device resumption. A user equipment (UE) and base station (BS) may be in communication in a first network (e.g., an LTE network). Communication between the UE and the BS may be interrupted, e.g., due to a long fading environment, the UE tuning away to a second network (e.g., a CDMA network). Accordingly, the measured error rate may increase dramatically. After resumption from the interruption, a negative offset may be applied to a reported SINR value from the UE due to the previous increase in error rate. Upon improvement in the error rate, a larger, positive offset adjustment may be added to the negative offset, allowing the estimated SINR to return to reported SINR more quickly. Additionally, the error rate estimation may be adjusted to converge to a more recently measured more quickly by decreasing a feedback filter coefficient. | 2013-11-21 |
20130310093 | NON-PARAMETRIC POWER SPECTRAL DENSITY (PSD) MAP CONSTRUCTION - This disclosure describes techniques for constructing power spectral density (PSD) maps representative of the distribution of radio frequency (RF) power as a function of both frequency and space (geographic location). For example, the disclosure describes techniques for construction PSD maps using non-parametric basis pursuit form of signal expansion. | 2013-11-21 |
20130310094 | NETWORK STATION POWER ADJUSTMENT APPARATUS AND POWER ADJUSTMENT METHOD THEREOF - A network station power adjustment apparatus and a power adjustment method thereof are provided. The network station power adjustment apparatus connects to a base station. The base station connects to a mobile station. The network station power adjustment apparatus determines a synchronization time transformation function according to the connection status between the base station and the mobile station, and further transforms a Signal-Noise ratio between the base station and the mobile station into a synchronization time correspondingly. When the network station power adjustment apparatus determines that the synchronization time is greater than a threshold, the network station power adjustment apparatus transmits a power adjustment signal to the base station so that the base station lowers a base station down-link synchronization channel transmitting power accordingly. | 2013-11-21 |
20130310095 | Method of Determining an Optimal Configuration for Rehoming Base Stations - A method of iteratively determining an optimal configuration for rehoming a plurality of base stations among a plurality of RNCs is disclosed. In a first iteration, a proposed rehoming configuration and an associated performance metric indicative are determined. The performance metric is indicative of a load imbalance of the proposed rehoming configuration, a quantity of inter-RNC handovers that would be exhibited by the proposed rehoming configuration, or both. A plurality of additional rehoming configurations are iteratively determined by: selecting one of a simulated annealing algorithm, an intensification algorithm, or a diversification algorithm responsive to a type of algorithm used in the preceding iteration, the performance metric of one or more preceding iterations, or both; and performing the selected algorithm to identify an additional rehoming configuration. Responsive to a completion event, a determined rehoming solution having a performance metric exhibiting a greatest improvement is outputted. | 2013-11-21 |
20130310096 | COMMUNICATION NETWORK DEVICES, BASE STATION AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE - According to one aspect of this disclosure, a communication network device is provided comprising a first determiner configured to determine a plurality of wireless communication devices requiring a communication connection to a base station; a second determiner configured to determine, for each wireless communication device of the plurality of wireless communication devices, a time to establish the communication connection requested by each wireless communication device and a transmitter configured to transmit, to each wireless communication device of the plurality of wireless communication devices, an indication of the time to establish the communication connection requested by each wireless communication device. | 2013-11-21 |
20130310097 | MULTIUSER SCHEDULING FOR RADIO RESOURCE ALLOCATION - Terminals in a wireless communication system are scheduled according to a metric based on average power data received from a plurality of terminals at a plurality of base stations. An acceptable metric lies below a threshold value determined by the particular user's quality of service requirement. Groups of terminals are scheduled for simultaneous transmission in respective intervals of time or frequency. An equation for the metric {tilde over (K)} | 2013-11-21 |
20130310098 | System and Method for Adaptive Downlink CoMP Operation - A uniform feedback format mandates that mandates that DPS CSI, JT CSI, and CQI are reported irrespective of which transmission scheme was previously used to perform transmissions. The DPS CSI, JT CSI, and CQI are then used to select a transmission scheme from a group of candidate transmission schemes. The selected transmission scheme can be a CoMP transmission scheme. | 2013-11-21 |
20130310099 | System and Method for Synchronized and Coordinated Beam Switching and Scheduling in a Wireless Communications System - A system and method for synchronized and coordinated beam switching and scheduling in a wireless communications system is provided. A method for controller operation includes determining a beam cycle pattern, sharing the beam cycle pattern with neighboring controllers, receiving beam information from a communications device, generating scheduling information from the beam cycle pattern and beam cycle patterns from other controllers, receiving a transmission intended for the communications device, and causing the transmission to be transmitted to the communications device. The beam cycle pattern includes a list of beam patterns transmitted by the controller, and the transmission is transmitted using the scheduling information and the received beam information. | 2013-11-21 |
20130310100 | CHANNEL ESTIMATION METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COOPERATIVE COMMUNICATION IN A CELLULAR MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A channel estimation method and apparatus are provided for a terminal in a cellular mobile communication system including a plurality of base stations. The method includes maintaining a maximum number of CSI processes supported by the UE; receiving CSI process report information; determining a number of CSI to be updated based on the maximum number of CSI processes supported by the UE; generating at least one CSI report based on the determined number of CSI to be updated; and transmitting the at least one CIS report to an evolved Node B (eNB). | 2013-11-21 |
20130310101 | ENHANCED PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A communication system ( | 2013-11-21 |
20130310102 | METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING UPLINK POWER-CONTROL PARAMETERS IN LTE - One embodiment of the present invention provides a system for setting uplink power-control parameters for a cell within a wireless network. During operation, the system receives parameters associated with uplink power for a plurality of user devices within the cell over a predetermined time interval, and averages the received parameters over the user devices and the predetermined time interval to obtain an averaged parameter. The system then determines a set of power-control parameters for the cell based on the averaged parameter, and sends the set of power-control parameters to the user devices to allow the user devices to control transmission power using the set of power-control parameters. | 2013-11-21 |
20130310103 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING TRANSMIT POWER CONTROL FOR DEVICES ENGAGED IN D2D COMMUNICATIONS - A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for wireless communication are provided for using power control to reduce potential interference to a macro eNB by a UE engaged in D2D communications. An eNB may be operable to generate a fractional power control parameter based on a macro eNB power saturation value and broadcast the factional power control parameter. A UE may be equipped to receive the factional power control parameter and determine whether the fractional power control parameter plus a path loss value between the UE and the macro eNB is less than a maximum power used for the D2D communications. The UE may reduce the maximum transmit power used for D2D communications when the fractional power control parameter plus a path loss value between the UE and the macro eNB is less than a maximum power used for the D2D communications. | 2013-11-21 |
20130310104 | POWER CONTROL IN COGNITIVE RADIO SYSTEMS BASED ON SPECTRUM SENSING SIDE INFORMATION - For cognitive radio systems, the transmit power of a cognitive radio device is controlled so that the cognitive, unlicensed radio device does not interfere with the use of a shared spectrum by a primary, licensed device. Controlling the transmit power includes determining a distance, or a function of the distance, between a primary transmitter of the primary device and the cognitive radio device based on sensing information from a spectrum sensing process. The maximum transmit power of the cognitive radio device is then dynamically controlled based on the distance, or the function of the distance, while considering a worst case scenario of an underlying cognitive radio model, to guarantee a quality of service requirement of the primary device. | 2013-11-21 |
20130310105 | MOBILE STATION AND METHOD FOR USE IN RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - One aspect of the present invention relates to a mobile station having a SAR backoff function including a SAR signaling receiving unit configured to receive a SAR signaling from a base station, the SAR signaling indicating that a SAR backoff is available, and a maximum transmit power determination unit configured to determine maximum transmit power of the mobile station depending on whether the SAR signaling receiving unit has received the SAR signaling, wherein in response to receiving the SAR signaling at the SAR signaling receiving unit, the maximum transmit power determination unit applies a power reduction factor associated with the SAR backoff to determine the maximum transmit power. | 2013-11-21 |
20130310106 | PROXIMITY DETECTION DEVICE AND MOBILE TERMINAL - A proximity detection device includes: a mobile terminal antenna body and a mobile terminal side metal strip, configured to detect capacitance of a space between the mobile terminal antenna body and the mobile terminal side metal strip; and a capacitance detection sensor circuit, electrically coupled to the mobile terminal antenna body and the mobile terminal side metal strip, and configured to determine whether a person is approaching according to the capacitance detected by the mobile terminal antenna body and the mobile terminal side metal strip, and output an indication signal when it is determined that a person is approaching, so as to indicate that a person is approaching. | 2013-11-21 |
20130310107 | AUTOMATIC DETECTION OF MOBILE PHONE ANTENNAS - A method and device is provided that determines whether an antenna is electrically connected to its respective coupling device. The first side of the device includes coupling device, a mechanical switch, and an application processor. The second side includes an antenna contact that that is creates an electrical connection with a coupling device on the first side when the first side is securely attached to the second side. The mechanical switch is configured to be in an “open” state when the antenna contact does not make an electrical connection with the coupling device. Each mechanical switch is configured to be in a “closed” state when the antenna contact does make an electrical connection with its coupling device. The application processor determines the state of each mechanical switch. When any switch is an “open” state, it provides a notification on an interface of the mobile device. | 2013-11-21 |
20130310108 | MULTI-MODEM COMMUNICATION USING VIRTUAL IDENTITY MODULES - Communication apparatus ( | 2013-11-21 |
20130310109 | ANTENNA SWITCHING DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS - This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatus for antenna switching. In one embodiment, a wireless communication apparatus is provided. The wireless communication apparatus includes a plurality of antennas including a first antenna and a second antenna. The wireless communication apparatus further includes at least one receive circuit including a first receive circuit. The wireless communication apparatus further includes a controller configured to selectively switch the first receive circuit from receiving wireless communications via the first antenna to receive wireless communications via the second antenna if one or more performance characteristics of the first antenna are below a threshold in one or more measurement cycles, the one or more measurement cycles including a wake-up cycle outside of a predetermined wake-up cycle. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also claimed and described. | 2013-11-21 |
20130310110 | MOBILE DEVICE FUNCTION SELECTION USING POSITION IN RELATION TO A USER - Various arrangements for selecting a function to be executed on a mobile device are presented. A processor may receive proximity data that indicates the mobile device is proximate to a user. The processor may receive acceleration data that indicates a direction of acceleration. In response to receiving the proximity data indicating that the mobile device is proximate to the user, the processor may identify a position of the mobile device in relation to the user using the acceleration data. In response to identifying the position of the mobile device in relation to the user using the acceleration data, the processor may select a function to be executed. | 2013-11-21 |
20130310111 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING OPERATION OF THE SAME - This patent relates to a mobile terminal and a method of controlling an operation of the same. The method of controlling an operation of a mobile terminal includes displaying a file list and scroll arrows for scrolling the file list on a touch screen. When the scroll arrow is touched and entered, the file list is scrolled at a scroll speed previously set in response to a time when the scroll arrow is touched and entered. A vibration signal to identify at least one of a scroll speed and a current scrolling position of the file list is provided. Accordingly, when a file list is scrolled, a scroll speed or a current scrolling position can be easily identified by a tactile sense. | 2013-11-21 |
20130310112 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A mobile terminal including a wireless communication unit configured to receive charging standby information for a plurality of wireless chargers, respectively; a display unit configured to display a plurality of display objects corresponding to the plurality of wireless chargers, respectively; and a controller configured to select at least one of the plurality of wireless chargers based on the received charging standby information, and distinctively display a display object corresponding to the selected wireless charger to distinguish the display object from the other objects. | 2013-11-21 |
20130310113 | Cheek stabilizer for audio headset - Cheek stabilizers for audio headsets are disclosed. The audio headset generally include a headset body having first and second regions for positioning near a user's ear and toward the user's mouth, respectively, and a stabilizer extending from the second region of the headset body, the stabilizer being configured to position the second region at a distance away from the user's cheek. The stabilizer may facilitate positioning any metal contacts on the headset body away from the user. The stabilizer may be inverted U-shaped to form a channel over the metal contact or may be configured as one or more ribs disposed adjacent to the metal contact. The stabilizer may also facilitate in positioning a microphone port away from the user's cheek. Where the headset is used with an earpiece worn in the ear, the stabilizer may facilitate maintaining the earpiece within the user's ear. | 2013-11-21 |
20130310114 | AMPLIFIER AND MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE - An amplifier includes a first lower active sub cell and a second lower active sub cell, each comprising an input terminal and an output terminal, wherein the input terminals of the lower active sub cells are connected to the amplifier input and the output terminals of the lower active sub cells are not shorted. Furthermore, the amplifier includes a first upper active sub cell and a second upper active sub cell, each including a biasing terminal, wherein the input terminals and the output terminals of the upper active sub cells are coupled between the output terminals of the lower active sub cells and the amplifier output. The amplifier includes a bias controller configured to provide a first biasing signal to the first upper active sub cell and a second biasing signal to the second upper active sub cell based on an output power of the output signal. | 2013-11-21 |
20130310115 | Power Management Unit Including a Signal Protection Circuit - The present application discloses various implementations of a power management unit (PMU) suitable for use in a mobile device. In one exemplary implementation, such a PMU includes a gain control block configured to control an oscillator coupled to the PMU. The gain control block is further configured to control a clock output stage of the PMU. The PMU also includes a signal protection circuit coupled to an input of the gain control block. The signal protection circuit is configured to preserve clock signals produced by the clock output stage during a transition to a standby mode. | 2013-11-21 |
20130310116 | POWER CONSUMPTION MANAGEMENT IN A MIMO TRANSCEIVER AND METHOD FOR USE THEREWITH - A mobile communication device includes a first wireless transceiver that receives a first inbound RF signal and that transmits a first outbound RF signal based on a first power supply signal. A second wireless transceiver receives a second inbound RF signal and that transmits a second outbound RF signal based on a second power supply signal. A processing module generates at least one power mode signal based on first transmit power control data received via the first inbound RF signal. A power management circuit adjusts a first power consumption parameter of the first power supply signal and a second power consumption parameter of the second power supply signal based on the at least one power mode signal. | 2013-11-21 |
20130310117 | MOBILE TERMINAL, POWER TRANSFER SYSTEM AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - A mobile terminal may include a plurality of antennas to receive radio waves, a receiver circuit to receive power of the radio waves received by the plurality of antennas using a diversity technique, and a charging unit to charge a rechargeable battery coupled to the mobile terminal by the power of the radio waves received by the receiver circuit. | 2013-11-21 |
20130310118 | System and Method for Display Timeout on Mobile Communication Devices - A mobile communication device includes executable instructions for carrying out a method including setting a time duration for an application, receiving a first input, receiving a second input, determining the elapsed time between the first and second inputs, modifying the time duration based upon the elapsed time, and dimming a screen of the mobile device when the elapsed time exceeds the time duration. | 2013-11-21 |
20130310119 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE - The invention relates to a wireless communication device having an upper part | 2013-11-21 |
20130310120 | INTAKE FEEDER SYSTEM FOR A COMBINE HARVESTER - A stone separator is described for mounting between a crop elevator and the mouth of a threshing mechanism disposed longitudinally in a combine harvester. The stone separator includes a rotary feed beater and a sump disposed beneath the feed beater. The feed beater serves to advance crop raised by the elevator along a crop flow path towards the mouth of the threshing mechanism and to propel stones in the crop into the sump. A duct is provided in parallel with the crop flow path for connecting a space above the rotary feed beater to the mouth of the threshing mechanism. | 2013-11-21 |
20130310121 | Education Through Employment of Gaming - A calculation engine of an apparatus in an example is employable for interactive simulation gaming. | 2013-11-21 |
20130310122 | Composition production with audience participation - Methods are provided for enabling audience members at a live or substantially live performance to interact with performers and participate in the performance. | 2013-11-21 |
20130310123 | LIGHT GUN AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING SHOT POSITION - In a method for determining a shot position of a light gun on a display screen, a current image is captured by an image capturing device of the light gun. The method detects a screen area in the current image, calculates coordinates of an aimed point of the light gun on the display screen when the screen area has been detected, and transmits the coordinates of the aimed point of the light gun to a host computer so that a shot result of the light gun is displayed on the display screen by the host computer according to the coordinates of the aimed point of the light gun on the display screen. | 2013-11-21 |
20130310124 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FACILITATING PLAYING AN ELECTRONIC GAME - A method and apparatus facilitates playing an electronic game using a group of game devices. A sequence of musical melody notes are generated forming a melody after all players have previously received on their game devices a recognition sequence of certain musical notes which form a portion of the musical melody notes. Stop signals on one or more of the game devices are then generated. Incrementally quantifying reaction time signals are generated relative to the playing of the last musical note corresponding to the recognition sequence for each game device. A score for each game device may be generated for each round in response to the reaction time signal. | 2013-11-21 |
20130310125 | Methods and Apparatus for Facilitating a Game Comprising Placement of Elements in a Predetermined Relationship - In accordance with at least some embodiments, provided are methods, systems and articles of manufacture for facilitating an electronic game comprising a game interface having multiple element positions onto which one or more players places a plurality of game elements in a given move, each game element having a respective numeral indicated thereon or being blank. An acceptable move for the game may comprise (i) placement of a plurality of the game elements in a predetermined positional relationship; and (ii) the numerals of the game elements satisfying a predetermined mathematical relationship (e.g., a (modulo 10) addition or a (modulo 10) difference). A score for an acceptable move may be determined based on the respective numerals of the placed game elements. | 2013-11-21 |
20130310127 | SYSTEMS, APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR ENHANCING GAMING EXPERIENCES - Systems, apparatuses and methods for enhancing winning result opportunities in gaming activities. Embodiments involve identifying award-enhancing opportunities using dice during a current game to determine award-enhancing opportunities for subsequent games based on the dice results. Award-enhancing opportunities may continue over multiple games until a terminating condition is activated, or single bonus rolls of dice may be used to determine multipliers or other modifiers to enhance awards only in a single subsequent game. The award-enhancing opportunities may be triggered by a mystery or random selection process, or may be based on at least a portion of the outcome of the current game. | 2013-11-21 |
20130310128 | INTERACTIVE GAME TO RECOGNIZE EMPLOYEES FOR GOOD PERFORMANCE - To recognize superior performance, an employee is nominated to participate in a web-hosted “closed” game in which the employee spins a game wheel listing prizes, and based on the spin and predetermined prize probabilities, wins a guaranteed prize. The prize can then be automatically sent to the employee. | 2013-11-21 |