| 47th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 45 |
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| 20120295573 | PRIORITY CONNECTION METHOD FOR A DESIGNATED RECEIVER OF AN EMERGENCY PHONE CALL, AND SYSTEM FOR SAME - A method and system for preferentially connecting a designated receiver of an emergency phone call are provided., An emergency phone call to a predetermined service organization is made when a specific pattern is input or a specific button is pressed. A service organization receives the emergency phone call, recognizes a user as a ward by determining customer information according to the user's calling ID (CID), and simultaneously requests a phone call connection to a plurality of guardians of the ward according to the user's customer information. When a specific guardian of the plurality of guardians receives a phone call, a phone call between the ward and the specific guardian is connected by using a communication repeater of the service organization. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120295574 | Battery Management System And Method - A battery-management method is performed by a battery-operated device. The method includes allocating a first portion of a battery capacity to a first function and a second portion of the battery capacity to a second function. The method further includes simultaneously displaying a first indicator relating to the first portion of the battery capacity and a second indicator relating to the second portion of the battery capacity. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120295575 | INTELLIGENT EMERGENCY SIGNAL TRANSMISSION SYSTEM USING MOBILE PHONE AND METHOD THEREOF - An intelligent emergency signal transmission system using a mobile phone and a method thereof are disclosed. According to the intelligent emergency signal transmission system using a mobile phone and the method thereof, even though the user does not separately perform a key operation, the information indicating that the user is in the emergency situation can be transmitted to the mobile phone of the third party by determining whether a pre-registered voice is input. In addition, a call connection with mobile phones to a plurality of third parties registered with the mobile phone of the user can be automatically performed to transmit the emergency signals. Therefore, the third parties can rapidly recognize the emergency situation of the user. In addition, the help request signal can be rapidly transmitted to the third party positioned near the user who is in the emergency situation so that the emergency situation can be effectively overcome. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120295576 | ENHANCED TELEMATIC EMERGENCY RESPONSE - An enhanced emergency notification system comprising a vehicle location device located in a vehicle, an emergency notification device located in the vehicle, a receiving/transmitting device, and an emergency responder receiving device. The vehicle location device is configured to provide data regarding a current location of the vehicle. The emergency notification device is configured to send a first signal upon a specified event, wherein the first signal includes information on the location of the vehicle obtained from the vehicle location device. The receiving/transmitting device is configured to directly receive the first signal from the emergency notification device and transmit a second signal within a range, wherein the second signal includes at least the same information as the first signal. The emergency responder receiving device is configured to directly receive the second signal from the receiving/transmitting device when within the range. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120295577 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HANDLING EMERGENCY CALLS - A method and apparatus for providing location information for subscribers connected to a packet-switched mobile access network in connection with emergency calls made over a multimedia service network. An emergency request is received at the multimedia service network from a subscriber containing the calling number of the subscriber. In response thereto, a media gateway control function in the multimedia service network sends a location query including said calling number to a mobile positioning centre in the mobile access network, which then can retrieve location information for the subscriber. After receiving location information from the mobile positioning centre, the media gateway control function selects an emergency centre and sends a location indication for the subscriber thereto in a circuit-switched control message for initiating an emergency call, according to prevailing standards. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120295578 | AUTOMATIC REMOTE COMMUNICATION USING NETWORK TELEPHONY - The present invention is a method and apparatus to provide remote communication using network telephony. In a transmitter, an activation message is decoded to generate an activation command. The activation message is sent from an activator via a communication medium in response to a telephony call. An information message is transmitted, responsive to the activation command, to a receiver using a communication protocol. In a receiver, an activation message is decoded to generate an activation command. The activation message is sent in response to a telephone call. An information message is received, responsive to the activation command. The information message is sent from a transmitter according to a communication protocol via a communication medium. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120295579 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE - According to an aspect, a communication system includes a mobile communication device and a communication device. The mobile communication device includes: a position information acquiring unit configured to acquire its own position information; and a communication unit configured to transmit the position information and an emergency signal. The communication device is configured to display, when detecting that the emergency signal and the position information of the mobile communication device are transmitted from the mobile communication device, the position information of the mobile communication device and its own position information on a display unit. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120295580 | Systems and Methods to Detect Fraudulent Payment Requests - Systems and methods are provided to facilitate fraud detection in payments made via mobile communications. In one aspect, a system includes a data storage facility configured to store payment transaction records associated with phone numbers; and an interchange that includes a common format processor and a plurality of converters configured to interface with a plurality of controllers of mobile communications in transmitting premium messages to the phone numbers to collect funds for making payments on behalf of users of the phone numbers. The system includes a fraud detection engine configured to use the payment transaction records to detect a potentially fraudulent activity in payments requested via a phone number and configured to communicate with a server of a telecommunication carrier of the phone number to further process the activity based on an indication of abnormality in the telecommunication usage pattern of a mobile phone at the phone number. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120295581 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR COLLECTING INFORMATION ABOUT PORTABLE DEVICE USAGE - An example method of collecting information about usage of a mobile device involves monitoring first usage of the mobile device associated with accessing, via the mobile device, a first internet website of a communication service carrier providing a service subscription for the mobile device. The example method also involves monitoring second usage of the mobile device associated with accessing, via the mobile device, a second internet website not of the communication service carrier. The monitoring of the first and second usage is performed on the mobile device. First and second usage information about the first and second usage is collected. The first usage information indicates that the first internet website is an internet portal of the communication service carrier. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120295582 | RESTRICTION OF SERVICES FOR COMMUNICATION TERMINALS TO DIRECTED NUMBERS - A network node of a cost charging system authorizes communication services provided to communication terminals in a telecommunications system. The network node receives a communication service request from a communications terminal. The network node determines that a subscriber account associated with the communications terminal has entered a limited service mode. The network node responds to the receipt of the communication service request and to the determination by authorizing the requested communication service in a restricted direct access mode for the subscriber account based on the requested communication service being directed to a telephone number that is among at least one subscriber defined telephone number in the subscriber account. Related methods, home location registers, and systems are disclosed. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120295583 | MOBILE BILLING METHOD AND SYSTEM USING ARS - Disclosed herein is a mobile billing method using an automatic response service (ARS) including (a) receiving an ARS connection number, a payer's number and a mobile terminal number from an ARS server, (b) identifying a franchisee server based on the ARS connection number and requesting billing information based on the payer's number from the franchisee server, (c) transmitting the billing information to the ARS server and receiving a request for authentication and billing from the ARS server, and (d) requesting authentication and billing approval from a billing server, receiving a result of the authentication and billing approval from the billing server and transmitting the result of the authentication and billing approval to the ARS server. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120295584 | MOBILE BILLING METHOD AND SYSTEM USING ARS - Disclosed herein is a mobile billing method using an automatic response service (ARS) through call transfer including (a) receiving a call signal from a mobile terminal to a franchisee server to set a call to the franchisee server, (b) receiving a request for call transfer from a billing relay server receiving the request for the call transfer from the franchisee server, performing the call transfer and transmitting an ARS announcement to the mobile terminal, (c) receiving a request for billing from the mobile terminal and requesting authentication and billing from the billing relay server, and (d) receiving a result of the authentication and billing approval from the billing relay server and performing call transfer between the mobile terminal and the franchisee server. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120295585 | Prioritisation of Charging in an IMS Network - One aspect provides a method of storing charging data in an IMS network. A message is received at a network entity. A charging priority value of the message relating to charging data associated with the message id identified. The charging priority value is included in a charging request message and the charging request message is forwarded to a charging control system. Other aspects provide IMS network entities configured to implement the method. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120295586 | METHOD FOR MANAGING INFORMATION IN A TELEPHONE AND TELEPHONE FOR MANAGING INFORMATION - Mobile telephone manages stored telephone data and includes a memory that stores telephone data related to at least one of incoming telephone calls to and outgoing telephone calls from mobile telephone, a personal access code entry device that enables a user of mobile telephone to enter a personal access code, a first list containing public telephone data stored in memory before personal access code is entered. Public telephone data in first list is accessible by all users during operation of mobile telephone, a second list containing private telephone data stored in memory after personal access code is entered. Private telephone data in second list is accessible by user only after entry of personal access code. A device provided for at least one of blocking and rejecting an incoming telephone call when telephone number for incoming call is stored in second list and personal access code has not been entered. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120295587 | TRUSTED MOBILE DEVICE BASED SECURITY - A method for performing user security operations using a mobile communications device includes, storing at least one security credential for a user in the mobile communications device, receiving a request from a client computer to perform an action requiring the stored at least one security credential, wherein the request includes information regarding a service application for which the action is requested, determining a response to the request based upon at least one user configured personal security preference at the mobile communications device, and transmitting the determined response to the client computer. Corresponding system and computer program products are also described. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120295588 | MOBILE DEVICE AND NFC SERVICE PROTECTION METHOD OF THE MOBILE DEVICE - In a near-field communication (NFC) service protection method of the mobile device, the mobile device includes an NFC controller, one or more security elements, a global positioning system (GPS) and a storage system. The method sets a security code for an NFC service of each of the security elements according to the geographic location of the mobile device as acquired by the GPS, and stores a security protection of the NFC service corresponding to each of the NFC services into the storage system. After an NFC service is selected from one of the security elements, and the NFC service is performed by executing an NFC application corresponding to the NFC service through the NFC controller. In addition, the method deletes the security code of the NFC service to disable the security protection of the NFC service when the NFC service needs to disable the security protection. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120295589 | BIO SIGNAL BASED MOBILE DEVICE APPLICATIONS - Techniques for providing bio signal based mobile device applications are disclosed. In some embodiments, a system for bio signal based mobile device applications includes a bio signal sensor (e.g., biosensor) or multiple biosensors (e.g., multiple biosensors for EEG detection, or multiple biosensors that can each detect different types of bio signals), a bio signal processing unit, the mobile device, and a software application(s) that utilize the bio signal information for various applications (e.g., practical applications, entertainment applications, social networking applications, and/or other applications). | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120295590 | Advanced social networking - A networking system which employs a central computer and at least one cellular telephone. The system allows the central computer to, in response to an inquiry from a remote user, to place the inquiry accessible to other users and to communicate an alert message to another remote user via a cellular telephone associated this user. Due to these contacts, the central computer receives a response from the user of the cellular telephone. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120295591 | Cellphone changing an electronic display that contains a barcode - A cellphone with a camera takes a photo of a barcode in a screen that can show different images. The barcode is decoded into a URL, and the cellphone uses wireless Internet access to visit the website of the URL. The website then makes a different image, that also has a barcode of a URL, and sends it to the screen for display. This can increase the interactivity of the screen and its value to advertisers. Several users with cellphones might simultaneously interact with the screen in this manner. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120295592 | Vehicle Component Identification and Configuration Registry Reporting System - A method and system for utilizing a telematics unit on a telematics-equipped vehicle as a register for ECU Critical Information (ECI) associated with the ECUs in the vehicle, which may include their serial numbers, configurations, software images, and other data includes the telematics unit querying ECUs within the telematics-equipped vehicle such as, for example, when the vehicle is started. The ECUs may then provide the telematics unit with the ECI associated with each ECU. The ECI may be encrypted, and the telematics unit may provide each module that it queries with a nonce used in the encryption process. The telematics unit may then decrypt the ECI received from each of the ECUs and compare the received ECI to previously stored ECI. If the received ECI is different from the previously stored ECI, the telematics unit may send the new ECI to a TSP call center. Both the telematics unit and the call center may replace the previously stored ECI with the new ECI and may maintain records of previously stored ECI and updates to the ECI. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120295593 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PLAYING A MEDIA FILE AND TARGETED ADVERTISEMENTS UPON RECEIPT OF A PHONE CALL - A method and system for playing media files and advertisements upon the receipt of incoming calls is disclosed. In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, a user may selected specific media files, for instance video files, to play when the user's cellular telephone receives an incoming call whether that call be an audio call, video call, or VoIP call. The user may select specific media files to play when an incoming call is received by the user's cellular telephone. The present invention allows a user to edit a media file starting point to define the point at which the media file will begin to play upon receipt of an incoming call. The present invention also enables a user to download media files in any format directly to the users cellular telephone from an external source such as the internet, a computer, or any other source of digital media, and to create media files using the video or audio recording capabilities of the user's cellular telephone. The present invention also enables the user to utilize 3-Dimensional (“3D”) video media files. The media files may be shuffled to randomize the selection of the media file to play upon receipt of an incoming call. Furthermore, location-based advertisements, which may be further selected using criteria such as age of user, gender of the user, the time of day, the preferences of the user, and the like may be displayed on the cellular telephone screen upon the receipt, during, or directly after an incoming call is received by the cellular telephone. The system of the invention, in alternate embodiments, also utilizes NFC links to display advertisements. The system of the invention may gather information about the cellular telephone user from device text, stored files, email communication, Short Message System (SMS) communication, or other text and information entered into or received by the cellular telephone. In this manner the preferences of the cellular telephone user may be ascertained by the method and system of the invention, and these user preferences may be utilized to select specific advertisements to display at specific times on the cellular telephone display. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120295594 | PERFORMANCE CENTER MOBILE SUPERVISOR APPLICATION - Methods and systems for supporting the remote monitoring and control of automatic call distribution systems are provided. In particular, an application for execution on a mobile device is provided. The application presents ACD system status information to a supervisor of the ACD system. The application additionally accepts control input from the supervisor, and can pass that control input to the ACD system server for action. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120295595 | Integrated Alcohol Detection And Mobile Communication Apparatus And Method - The alcohol level of a first user is measured. The sensed alcohol level is transmitted to a mobile device. At the mobile device, first options associated with the sensed alcohol level of the first user are presented to a second user and changes in the blood alcohol level of the first user are detected. Second options are presented to the second user in response to detecting the changes. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120295596 | MANAGING, DIRECTING, AND QUEUING COMMUNICATION EVENTS USING IMAGE TECHNOLOGY - Embodiments of a system and method are disclosed for initiating a call-back sequence using image technology. Embodiments include capturing an image using an image sensor, sending the captured image to a communication system, searching a database of images for persons corresponding to the captured image, sending a request in a data format to the communication system for a connection with the persons, receiving an identification of active queues, displaying an indication of the active queues on a display screen using a session queuing component, obtaining a user selection of a queue as a selected queue using the session queuing component, sending a request to the communication system in a data format for expected wait time, receiving the expected wait time from the communication system, and sending a confirmation to the communication system in a data format for a call-back. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120295597 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING CONTEXT-BASED MOVIE INFORMATION - Systems and methods are provided for generating context-based movie information. For example, a movie application on an electronic device can obtain show times of a movie from multiple movie theaters. In some embodiments, the movie application can combine one or more show times into a single time slot in order to condense the number of show times that are displayed. Furthermore, the movie application can provide slot labels corresponding to each time slot based on one or more context-sensitive factors (e.g., current time of day, current location, one or more upcoming calendar events, and the like). As a result, the movie application can provide a user with a condensed view of the most accessible show times based on current context. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120295598 | APPARATUS FOR VIEWING OF CONTENT CONTAINED THEREIN ON A NEARBY DISPLAY SCREEN - An apparatus is provided for viewing content on a display screen. The apparatus includes a portable device adapted to allow viewing of content on a nearby display screen which is not physically connected to the portable device. The portable device includes a memory that stores the content, or a portion thereof, and an electronic address of the content; a display screen which displays the content, or a portion thereof; a button which facilitates communication of the content between the portable device and a local control device connected to the nearby display screen; and a wireless transmitter that communicates the electronic address of the content from the portable device to the local control device via a signal sent by the wireless transmitter upon selection of the button. The local control device retrieves the content from a remote location and provides the content to the nearby display screen for display thereon. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120295599 | CALL SETUP METHOD FOR MOBILE VIRTUAL PRIVATE NETWORK AND ACCESS POINT APPARATUS THEREOF - A call setup method is provided for a MVPN which includes at least one access point apparatus, at least one database, and a plurality of users. The database records a private extension number, a user phone number, and a user identity module of each user and a link address of the corresponding access point apparatus. The access point apparatus corresponding to a MO user receives a call setup request message for setting up a call with a MT user from the MO user. The access point apparatus corresponding to the MO user determines whether the link address of the access point apparatus corresponding to the MT user is valid according to the database. If the link address of the access point apparatus corresponding to the MT user is valid, the MO user and the MT user set up the call through the access point apparatuses corresponding to the link addresses. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120295600 | METHOD TO DETECT CALLS ON AN AMR-WB CAPABLE NETWORK - Embodiments of the present invention include methods and arrangements to detect an end-to-end call on a AMR-WB capable network involving at least one monitored identity. According to an embodiment of the invention, call events related to the at least one monitored identity through at least one intercepting control element in a telecommunication network is monitored. A start notification message by the at least one intercepting control element is delivered whenever an AMR-WB codec is chosen in the telecommunication network as a selected codec for an end-to-end call between the at least one monitored identity and another identity, | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120295601 | System and Method for Providing a Mobile Phone Directory Service - A method and system for registering a mobile phone number with an operator registration service. The method comprising receiving an electronic message including a unique subscriber name provided by a mobile phone subscriber and extracting the unique subscriber name from the electronic message and a mobile phone number associated with the electronic message corresponding to the mobile phone subscriber. A name-number pair is generated with the extracted unique subscriber name and the mobile phone number. The name-number pair is indexed in a searchable directory database where it may be retrieved in response to receiving a call request message from a calling party, the call request message including the unique subscriber name and an origination phone number. The method further comprising establishing a call between the origination phone number and the mobile phone number. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120295602 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING CALLED PARTY DATA TO A SUBSCRIBER OF A CALL FORWARDING SYSTEM VIA AT LEAST ONE MOBILE NETWORK - A method and apparatus for providing called party data to a subscriber of a call forwarding system via at least one mobile network. In one embodiment, the method includes processing an incoming call to a subscriber device of a call forwarding system, identifying a calling number and a called number of the incoming call, wherein the called number corresponds with a call forwarding number of the subscriber device, accessing called party data that is associated with the called number, and communicating the called party data to the subscriber device. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120295603 | Accessing a Base Station - Method, base station and computer program product for controlling access to the base station, the base station being arranged to serve a zone, the zone comprising a first cell implementing an access mode as one of an open access mode, a hybrid access mode, and a closed access mode. Operating conditions of the zone served by the base station are determined and then the access mode of the first cell is controlled based on the determined operating conditions of the zone served by the base station. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120295604 | Receiver of a Mobile Communication Device - A mobile communication device receiver for receiving a communication signal of a base station via a carrier includes a filter, a scanner and a first controller. The scanner is configured to scan a frequency range in order to determine a spectral distribution of interference within and/or adjacent to the carrier. The first controller is configured to adapt a passband characteristic of the filter based on the spectral distribution. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120295605 | INTERFERENCE REDUCTION FOR A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK - An apparatus, method and program reduce interference in interfered cell sites of a wireless communications network. A cell site is a region in which wireless communications are provided to mobile devices, and the interfered cell sites being cell sites where mobile devices are subject to interference signals from at least one interfering transmitter. A transmitter is selected from a list of interfering transmitters in need of adjustment and corresponding antennas. A critical zone is determined with respect to the selected transmitter. Parameters of the selected transmitter and the corresponding antenna are altered and performance of the wireless network in the critical zone around the problem transmitter and interference in the cell sites interfered by the problem transmitter are monitored. Altering of the parameters of the transmitter and the corresponding antenna is performed continuously until a desired interference reduction is achieved in the cell sites interfered by the selected transmitter. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120295606 | Measurement reporting of Inter-Rat Cells of More than One Rat in Geran - Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for measurement reporting In one aspect there is provided a method. The method may include receiving, at a user equipment from a base station, a first message providing one or more parameters for measurement reporting, selecting one or more first cells from among a plurality of cells, wherein the selecting is based on at least one comparison value determined based on at least one reporting threshold defined for at least one of a plurality of radio access technologies being used by at least one of the plurality of cells, wherein the at least one reporting threshold is further defined based on at least one measurement quantity used for the at least one of a plurality of radio access technologies, and sending, by the user equipment to the base station, one or more measurement results for the selected one or more first cells, the one or more measurement results included m the measurement report message, when the measurement report message lacks capacity to report valid measurement results for each of the plurality of cells, wherein the one or more results are included based on the at least one comparison value including the at least one reporting threshold. Related apparatus, systems, methods, and articles are also described. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120295607 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ESTABLISHING A SERVICE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN A MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND A MOBILE DATA SERVER FOR CONNECTING TO A WIRELESS NETWORK - A method and system for establishing a service relationship between a mobile communication device and a mobile data server for connecting to a wireless network are disclosed. In accordance with one embodiment, an Internet browser receives a request to establish a service relationship between a mobile communication device and a mobile data server. A device identifier and device capability data is received from the mobile communication device. Service data for the mobile communication device is received from a mobile data administration server in accordance with the device identifier and device capability data, which is then stored in a memory of the mobile communication device. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120295608 | INTERFERER DETECTION AND INTERFERENCE REDUCTION FOR A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK - An apparatus, system, method and program detect and reduce interference in cell sites of a wireless communications network. A cell site from the cell sites of the wireless communications network is selected and signal code power measurements from mobile devices in the cell site are received so that the sources of signals being transmitted to the mobile devices can be determined. Interfering sources are determined based on the signal code power measurements and the active set of sources for the mobile devices. The signal code power measurements are summed and ranked, and interfering transmitters associated with the ranked signal code power measurements for the interfering sources are determined. The same procedure is repeated for all cell sites of the wireless communications network, and the transmitter that is an interfering source for the highest number of cell sites is selected as a problem (interfering) transmitter. The parameters of the problem transmitter and the corresponding antenna are altered and performance of the wireless network in a critical zone around the problem transmitter and interference in the cell sites interfered by the problem transmitter are monitored. Altering of the parameters of the problem transmitter and the corresponding antenna is performed continuously until a desired interference reduction is achieved in the cell sites interfered by the problem transmitter. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120295609 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR UNDERPERFORMING CELL DETECTION AND RECOVERY IN A WIRELESS NETWORK - In some embodiments, an apparatus includes a monitor module, a detector module and an adjustment module. The monitor module is configured to receive a set of indicators from a wireless network. The detector module is configured to detect an underperformance condition during a time period and within a first cell of the wireless network based on the set of indicators. The adjustment module is configured to iteratively adjust a parameter associated with a second cell of the wireless network to produce an adjusted parameter. The adjustment module is configured to send the adjusted parameter to the wireless network to improve performance of the wireless network. The adjustment module is configured to restore, after the time period, the parameter associated with the second cell to a value equal to a value for the parameter prior to the time period, and send that value of the parameter to the wireless network. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120295610 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR MEASURING AGGREGATED CARRIER CELL - A method for measuring an aggregated carrier cell includes: obtaining, by a user equipment, measurement configuration information of an aggregated carrier cell, where the measurement configuration information includes signal estimation value information and a corresponding measurement period thereof; obtaining, by the user equipment, a measurement period of a non-active component carrier according to a signal estimation value of the non-active component carrier in the aggregated carrier cell and the measurement configuration information; and measuring the non-active component carrier according to the measurement period. With the method of the present invention, the user equipment can measure different component carriers in an aggregated carrier cell in different periods. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120295611 | COMPENSATING FOR COVERAGE HOLES IN A CELLULAR RADIO SYSTEM - In a method and a device for automated compensation for a cell/sector outage parameters of uplink power control are adjusted in order to tradeoff coverage versus quality. The uplink power control parameters can be continuously optimized in response to traffic and network characteristics thereby providing for an optimized performance degradation in cells surrounding the coverage hole. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120295612 | MOBILE STATION, BASE STATION, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - A mobile station capable of communication through a plurality of radio interfaces differing in at least one among radio scheme and frequency band, includes a determining unit that determines execution of concurrent communication based on a communication state of the mobile station, the concurrent communication concurrently using the radio interfaces for communication; and a communicating unit that performs the concurrent communication based on a determination result obtained by the determining unit. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120295613 | Radio Communication Device and Radio Communication Method - When communication quality exceeds the first threshold, the radio communication terminal | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120295614 | MODULAR CELL PHONE FOR LAPTOP COMPUTERS - A communication system including a wireless communicator including a baseband modem for connecting to the Internet via a cellular network, and a connector for physically connecting the wireless communicator to a laptop computer port, and a laptop computer including a wireless modem for communicating in a wireless mode with the wireless communicator, a port for physically connecting the wireless communicator to the laptop computer and for communicating in a wired mode with the wireless communicator, and a connection wedge, wherein the laptop computer connects to the Internet via a link between the laptop computer and the wireless communicator, and wherein the connection wedge selectively uses the wired mode or the wireless mode for the link according to whether or not the wireless communicator is physically connected to the laptop computer, respectively. A method is also described and claimed. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120295615 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR JOINT PASSIVE INTERCEPTION OF SATELLITE AND CELLULAR COMMUNICATION - Methods and systems for communication interception that apply joint processing to signals and information obtained from a satellite communication network and from a cellular communication network. A processing unit processes intercepted signals from the satellite and cellular networks using shared hardware. The processing unit extracts information related to target users from communication sessions conducted by the target users in the satellite and cellular networks. The processing unit may store this information in a single data structure, and in particular correlate information pertaining to the same target user in the two networks. The processing unit may correlate the different identifiers used by the target user in the different networks, and use this correlation to enhance the tracking of this user. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120295616 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING CELL SELECTION TO HOME CELL OR PRIVATE NETWORK IN A MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - An apparatus and method for performing cell selection to a Home cell or a Private network in a mobile communication system are provided, in which a User Equipment (UE) determines a candidate cell by measuring a serving cell and neighbor cells, receives an indicator indicating a Home cell or a Private network in system information from the candidate cell, determines whether the candidate cell is included in a Home cell or Private network list set in the UE, and selects the candidate cell if the candidate cell is included in the Home cell or Private network list. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120295617 | SELECTIVELY EXTENDING A WAITING PERIOD BEFORE AN ORIGINATING USER EQUIPMENT FAILS A CALL BASED ON NETWORK INFORMATION OF ONE OR MORE TARGET USER EQUIPMENTS - In an embodiment, network information associated with a plurality of user equipments (UEs) is determined by an application server. For example, the network information can include information indicative of whether the respective UEs are connected to fast-response networks or slow-response networks. The application server receives a request from an originating UE to initiate a communication session to at least one target UE among the plurality of UEs. The application server selectively requests the originating UE to extend a wait timer based at least in part upon the determined network information for the at least one target UE, wherein expiration of the wait timer prompts the originating UE to fail the communication session. The originating UE receives the extension request from the application server and extends the wait timer such that call failure due to wait timer expiration is delayed and/or avoided. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120295618 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING PROVISIONING OF A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE - Methods and apparatus for controlling provisioning of a wireless communication device in a cellular network may include maintaining, at a network component, a provisioning status database comprising status information corresponding to provisioning in a home location register of one or more wireless communication devices for one or more cellular networks. In addition, the methods and apparatus may include initiating provisioning or de-provisioning of a wireless communication device for a cellular network in the home location register in response to a triggering event. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120295619 | Selecting a Cell Associated with a Radio Access Technology - Embodiments herein include a method in a base station serving a cell for assisting a user equipment to select a cell. The method comprises the step of sending a message comprising a reference to a service class and a priority level associated with a radio access technology used by the cell that the base station serves. Embodiments herein also include a corresponding arrangement in a base station. Embodiments herein further include a method in a core network node for configuring service classes in a network. The method comprises associating a radio access technology with a service class and a priority level. The method further comprises sending to a base station a reference to the service class and the priority level associated with the radio access technology used by the base station. Embodiments herein finally include a corresponding arrangement in a core network node. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120295620 | ADVANCED LEGACY MOBILE STATION DOMAIN (ALMSD) INTERSYSTEM HANDOFF WITHOUT ANCHOR NETWORK BEARER SUPPORT - A method for intersystem handoff of a Mobile Station (MS) from an Anchor Mobile Switching Center emulation (MSCe) to a Target MSCe that both support Advanced Legacy Mobile Station Domain (ALMSD), wherein the MS is in communication with a B-Party. The Anchor MSCe sends a handoff request to the Target MSCe to allocate resources for a connection between the MS and an identified Target BS and to establishes bearer resources in a Target Media Gateway (MGW) and in the Target BS to support a voice bearer path between the Target BS and the B-Party. The Anchor MSCe instructs the MS when to move to the Target BS and upon a successful connection to the Target BS, the Anchor MSCe establishes a voice bearer path between the Target BS and the B-Party without maintaining any anchor network bearer resources. The Anchor MSCe completes the handoff by releasing resources in the Anchor BS. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120295621 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION METHOD AND EXCHANGE - The present invention includes the steps of: receiving, from a mobile terminal (UE) having moved from a management area of an exchange (SGSN # | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120295622 | USING MOBILITY STATISTICS TO ENHANCE TELECOMMUNICATIONS HANDOVER - A method of operating a communications network ( | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120295623 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR POSITIONING A NODE IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM USING DIFFERENT RAN/RATS - A method in a positioning node ( | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120295624 | OFFLOADING METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ENHANCING MOBILITY - The present invention provides an offloading method and device for enhancing mobility, used for solving the technical problem of poor mobility in the current offloading and network construction solution. The present invention discloses that: a Network Address Translating (NAT) gateway is deployed in an upper layer of a Femto Node B; a dedicated tunnel for transmitting the offloading data between the Femto Node B and the NAT gateway is established; the NAT translation of the offloading data message is performed by the NAT gateway and the offloading data is forwarded through the dedicated tunnel according to a continuation relationship; when a User Equipment (UE) performs a handover across two Femto Node B's due to mobility, it is only necessary to modify the continuation relationship of the UE, without disconnecting and reconnecting the link of the offloading data stream, thereby improving the system's mobility. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120295625 | HANDOVER PREPROCESSING SYSTEM, MOBILE TERMINAL, BASE STATION - A technology is disclosed that provides a handover preprocessing system and the like, the handover preprocessing system capable of eliminating waste of resources used as a result of notification being reissued of a CSG cell for which access is not granted. According to the technology, the handover preprocessing system is configured by: a base station | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120295626 | RADIO RELAY STATION AND CONTROL METHOD - A relay node ( | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120295627 | CALL SETUP METHOD FOR MOBILE VIRTUAL PRIVATE NETWORK AND ACCESS POINT APPARATUS THEREOF - A call setup method is provided for a MVPN which includes at least one access point apparatus, at least one database, and a plurality of users. The database records a private extension number, a user phone number, and a user identity module of each user and a link address of the corresponding access point apparatus. The access point apparatus corresponding to a MO user receives a call setup request message for setting up a call with a MT user from the MO user. The access point apparatus corresponding to the MO user determines whether the link address of the access point apparatus corresponding to the MT user is valid according to the database. If the link address of the access point apparatus corresponding to the MT user is valid, the MO user and the MT user set up the call through the access point apparatuses corresponding to the link addresses. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120295628 | Mobile Terminal Device And Control Method Thereof - A cellular telephone device includes: an external connection unit that communicates with a PC; a wireless communication unit that wirelessly communicates with a base station; and a control unit that controls the external connection unit to send data received by the wireless communication unit to the PC or controls the wireless communication unit to send data received by the external connection unit to the base station, in which the control unit controls the wireless communication unit to send information relating to resource assignment corresponding to a data transfer rate of the external connection unit to the base station. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120295629 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MITIGATING INTERFERENCE IN HIERARCHICAL CELL STRUCTURE - A method for mitigating interference at a small base station in a hierarchical cell structure is provided. In the method, the small base station checks a sub-frame allocated to macro user equipment by using a downlink signal received from a macro base station when an interference candidate user equipment list is received. The interference candidate user equipment list contains information on the macro user equipment adjacent to a femto cell controlled by the small base station. Then the small base station allocates other sub-frame to femto user equipment located in the femto cell by avoiding the sub-frame allocated to the macro user equipment. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120295630 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRANSFERRING RADIO ACCESS TECHNOLOGY/FREQUENCY OF SELECTION PRIORITY - An informing method and equipment for index parameter of access type/frequency of selection priority are provided. Said method includes that a Mobility Management Entity (MME) receives the voice capabilities and settings reported by User Equipment (UE) ( | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120295631 | Method of Bringing a Wireless Telecommunication Cell Into DTX Mode - In a method and system for automatically bringing a cell into DTX mode, a time period is introduced during which the outcome of bringing a cell into DTX mode is observed. The cell can return to a transmission mode if the outcome is non-satisfactory as determined by some criteria. Hereby an improved automated DTX method can be implemented which helps save energy in a cellular radio system. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120295632 | INDOOR MAP DISTRIBUTION - A device may send registration information for a location dependent application that is associated with an area to a location dependent application information server device. The device may receive, from a user device that is within the area, a request for the location dependent application. In addition, the device may determine whether the location dependent application or an update for the location dependent application is to be uploaded to the user device, and upload the location dependent application or the update for the location dependent application to the user device when it is determined that the location dependent application or the update for the location dependent application is to be uploaded to the user device. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120295633 | USING USER'S SOCIAL CONNECTION AND INFORMATION IN WEB SEARCHING - The present disclosure relates to web searching, and more particularly to using a user's information, such as the user's geographic location, and social connections, such as geographic location of one or more friends of the user, in web searching, e.g., such as in filtering and/or ranking search results, identifying relevant queries, and/or identifying content, such as news items, for presentation on a web page presented to the user. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120295634 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A mobile terminal and controlling method thereof are disclosed, by which a preset function is executed at a location of the mobile terminal in case that the mobile terminal initiates a battery charging using a wireless charging power generated from an external wireless charging medium. The present invention includes initiating a charging of a battery of a terminal by receiving a wireless charging power generated from an external wireless charging medium, if the charging of the battery is initiated, obtaining a current location of the terminal, searching a memory of the terminal for a function preset to the obtained location of the terminal, and controlling an operation of the found function. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120295635 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM THEREOF - There is provided an information processing apparatus including an information acquirer configured to acquire information transmitted from an access point, a movement determiner configured to determine whether or not the information processing apparatus is moving, and a registration deletion determiner configured to determine, based on the acquired information and a result determined by the movement determiner, whether to register or delete information of an location of the access point. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120295636 | LOCATION-TRANSMITTING DEVICE FOR DETERMINING LOCATION OF A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A location-transmitting device autonomously transmits a signal containing location data for the location-transmitting device to any nearby wireless communication device. The wireless communication device may then transmit said location data to a third party, such as an E-911 dispatch center or a provider of a commercial location-based service. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120295637 | Collaborative Location/Orientation Estimation - It is inter alia disclosed to estimate at least one of a location and an orientation of a first-type device ( | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120295638 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE, AND SERVER FOR COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - According to an aspect, communication system includes a server and a first mobile communication device. The server is configured to transmit, when acquiring a search request of a mobile communication device, search information related to the search request to the first mobile communication device. The first mobile communication device includes: a first communication unit for communicating with the server, a second communication unit for communicating with a mobile communication device by short-range wireless communication to acquire device information related to the mobile communication device including at least identification information thereof, and a storage unit for storing the device information, and configured to transmit, when receiving the search information, the device information related to a target of the search request to the server. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120295639 | DISCOVERING NEARBY PLACES BASED ON AUTOMATIC QUERY - Architecture that enables a user to define areas of interest in advance, and while in motion (e.g., driving, walking, riding, etc.), the architecture automatically notifies the user and/or user device based on notification criteria such as when the user (user device) is near a specific point of interest which matches a category of points of interest (e.g., museum, restaurants, concerts, police radar, etc.), is heading in the direction of the point of interest, anticipates time of arrival to the point of interest, etc. The architecture enables the discovery of points of interest that did not exist when the user defined the location query for the category of points of interest. Moreover, points of interest that change in location and/or time can also be discovered. Implicit location queries can be processed based on a product of interest or service of interest as well. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120295640 | User Behavior Model for Contextual Personalized Recommendation - A user behavior model provides personalized recommendations based in part on time and location, particularly to users of mobile devices. Entity types are ranked according to relevance to the user. Example entity types are restaurant, hotel, etc. The relevance may be based on reference to a large-scale database containing queries from other users. Additionally, entities within each entity type may be ranked based on relevance to the user and the time and location context. A user interface may display a ranked list of entity types, such as restaurant, hotel, etc., wherein each entity type is represented by a highest-ranked entity with the entity type. Thus, the user interface may display a highest-ranked restaurant, a highest-ranked hotel, etc. Upon user selection of one such entity type the user interface is replaced with a second user interface, for example showing a ranked hierarchy of restaurants, headed by the highest-ranked restaurant. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120295641 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND LOCATION DETERMINATION METHOD - A detection unit detects an error of second location information by designating first location information periodically or aperiodically acquired on the basis of information from an artificial satellite, designating the second location information periodically or aperiodically acquired on the basis of information from a base station serving as a connection target, and comparing the second location information to the first or second location information acquired at a timing before an acquisition time of the second location information on a time axis. A determination unit determines a current location based on the first or second location information, and determines the current location based on other location information specified by a base station related to the second location information when the first location information has not been acquired at a timing of the determination and the error of the second location information acquired at the timing of the determination has been detected. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120295642 | POSITIONING TIME INTERVAL CONTROL DEVICE AND POSITIONING TIME INTERVAL CONTROL METHOD - A positioning time interval control device for controlling a time interval for measuring a position includes an obtaining unit configured to obtain a movement state and a movement speed of a mobile terminal, and a positioning time interval setting unit configured to set the time interval for measuring the position of the mobile terminal and a time interval for outputting position information derived from the measurement based on the movement state and the movement speed of the mobile terminal obtained by the obtaining unit. The positioning time interval setting unit changes the time intervals when the movement state and/or the movement speed of the mobile terminal is changed. At the time interval set by the positioning time interval setting unit, the mobile terminal obtains the position information of the mobile terminal and outputs the position information. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120295643 | Method, An Apparatus and a Network Node for Selective Paging of User Equipments in Cellular Mobile Networks - The present invention relates to the field of selective paging in cellular mobile networks, in particular to a method, an apparatus, and a network node for use in selectively paging a user equipment (UE) in a plurality of cells in which the UE is estimated to be located. Accordingly, a method in a network node in a wireless communication network for use in paging a UE in a plurality of cells is provided. The method comprises: determining, for the plurality of cells, the number of observations that is made of the UE in each of a number of sets of cells among said plurality of cells; determining a paging sequence for the UE in the plurality of cells based on said determined number of observations in each of said sets of cells; and enabling paging of the UE in the plurality of cells according to the determined paging sequence. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120295644 | DYNAMICALLY CONFIGURABLE AUDIENCE RESPONSE SYSTEM - A dynamically configurable audience response system includes multiple handsets communicatively coupled to a wireless aggregation point. Each handset includes at least one dynamically configurable operating parameter, such as a handset ID that identifies that handset, one or more parameters defining a communication channel that the handset can use to communicate with the wireless aggregation point, and/or one or more parameters defining various keys that the handset can use to establish a communication link with the wireless aggregation point. In some embodiments, the operating parameters associated with the handsets may be defined dynamically via the wireless aggregation point and without any user interaction with the handset. Additionally, or alternatively, in some embodiments, in order to define, or redefine, the operating parameters associated with the handsets, the dynamically configurable audience response system may include a handset configuration station, via which the operating parameters of the handsets may be defined. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120295645 | DELAYED AND TIME-SPACE BOUND NOTIFICATIONS - Architecture that enables alerts and notifications to have priorities and time/space durations. Non-critical alerts can be displayed in a non-obtrusive manner and alert/notifications coalesced. Alerts/notifications can be assigned priorities, thereby enabling the alerts/notifications to be non-intrusive to the user. Methods include detecting when the user is using a mobile phone (or other suitable device) and then sending the alert/notification in response to the detected use based on threshold criteria relative to an accumulated sum of alerts/notifications, and an importance level (e.g., of each). Additionally, alert/notification priority can be changed (e.g. elevated, lowered) according to time (when) and space (where), thereby enabling the user to be intrusively notified based on the level, even if not previously signaled. Time and space bounds (criteria) can be assigned to alerts/notifications for merger/grouping and/or set to be auto-dismissed if no longer applicable. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120295646 | Integration of Cellular Phone Detection and Reporting into a Prison Telephone System - The present subject matter is directed to an apparatus and methodology for monitoring for the occurrence of use of unauthorized telecommunications equipment within a designated area. The present subject matter has particular utility to the corrections environment in that it discloses a methodology for detecting and reporting the unauthorized operation of cellular telephones within a corrections facility. The present technology may be used advantageously in combination with inmate telephone systems to transmit information to appropriate personnel in the form of email messages and/or voice communications by way of telephone local or corrections facility external telephone lines. The present technology also provides for recordation and storage of time, date and location information for detected events. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120295647 | METHOD, SERVER, AND TERMINAL FOR DISPLAYING SHORT MESSAGE ICON - The present disclosure provides a method, server, and terminal for dynamically modifying a short message icon. The method includes: receiving a first short message sent to a recipient user terminal, where the first short message carries sender information and recipient information of the short message; selecting, according to the sender information and recipient information of the first short message, a short message icon identifier to be displayed by the recipient user terminal; and sending a second short message to the recipient user terminal, where the second short message carries the selected short message icon identifier so that the recipient user terminal displays, according to the selected short message icon identifier, a short message icon corresponding to the selected short message icon identifier. The present disclosure enables more convenient and flexible displaying of a short message icon. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120295648 | Disabling Access Point Notifications - Disabling wireless access point notifications is described. In some implementations, wireless access point notifications on a mobile device can be disabled when movement of the mobile device is detected. In some implementations, wireless access point notifications on a mobile device can be re-enabled when the mobile device detects that the mobile device has been stationary for a specified period of time following movement of the mobile device. In some implementations, wireless access point notifications can be disabled on a per access point basis. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120295649 | DISTRIBUTED BLIND SOURCE SEPARATION - Systems and methods for using distributed processing in conjunction with blind source separation techniques for signal processing and acquisition in sensor network environments are provided. In the distributed blind source separation framework, sensors each perform some processing of sensor signals rather than transmitting such signals over long distances, and/or outside of the sensor network, to be processed at a central location. Sensors attempt to own a source signal, and a source signal can only be owned by one active sensor. Sensors that own a source signal broadcast the source signal directly or indirectly so that it is perceived by users. Sensors receive information from other sensors in their sensor neighborhood, including the observed signals of the other sensors and the estimated source signals of the sources owned by the other sensors. This allows all owning sensors to extract the respective source signals associated with the sources they own and all redundant sensors to check if there are any non-owned source signals present. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120295650 | RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, RADIO TERMINAL, RADIO NETWORK, RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD AND PROGRAM - A wireless communication system comprises: a setting notifying means for notifying, to a radio terminal, setting information related to at least one of the radio terminal's collection of measurement information and the radio terminal's reporting of the measurement information to a radio network; a status notifying means for notifying, to the radio network, a status related to at least one of the radio terminal's collection of the measurement information and the radio terminal's reporting of the measurement information; and a re-establishing means for receiving the status and determining whether to re-establish the setting information. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120295651 | ADAPTIVE ARRAY BASE STATION AND COMMUNICATION METHOD FOR ADAPTIVE ARRAY BASE STATION - To transmit at least a part of control information by adaptive array control, an adaptive array base station ( | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120295652 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REQUESTING UPLINK RADIO RESOURCES - An example apparatus is provided that may provide for transmission of a first scheduling request and increment an alert counter upon transmitting the request. The apparatus may then determine if uplink resources have been received and, if not, provide for transmission of a second scheduling request. The apparatus may increment the alert counter in response to transmitting the second scheduling request. The apparatus may also provide for transmission of an indication that the alert counter has reached an alert counter threshold, in response to which, the apparatus may receive dummy uplink resources that may cause the alert counter to reset. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120295653 | BASE STATION APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - A base station apparatus includes a primary transceiver and a processing unit for controlling the primary transceiver to communicate with the related communication apparatuses during a full scan period. The full scan period includes at least one sub-scan period, during one sub-scan period, the processing unit performs a primary communication test between the primary transceiver and each of the related communication apparatuses, judges whether the primary communication test has failed, and determines the corresponding communication apparatus as a failed communication apparatus if the primary communication test has failed. The processing unit further performs a secondary communication test between the primary transceiver and each failed communication apparatus in the previous sub-scan period during a next sub-scan period. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120295654 | MEASUREMENTS AND INFORMATION GATHERING IN A WIRELESS NETWORK ENVIRONMENT - Disclosed are methods, apparatus, computer readable media and other implementations, including a method for communicating network information. The method includes transmitting a request message from a mobile device to an access point, and receiving, at the mobile device, a reply message transmitted from the access point in response to receiving the request message, the reply message including data representative of a transmitted signal power level at the access point of the reply message. The method further includes determining, based on the received reply message including the data representative of the transmitted signal power level at the access point, a received signal power level at the mobile device of the reply message, and a round trip time from a first time instance when the request message was transmitted from the mobile device to a second time instance when the reply message was received at the mobile device. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120295655 | MOBILE DEVICE, METHOD AND MACHINE-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM FOR ADJUSTING RADIO POWER - A mobile device camping on a radio access network is provided. The mobile device includes an antenna, a radio frequency module, a detector and a processor. The RF module transmits a data packet to the radio access network via the antenna according to a radio power. The detector detects a distance between the mobile device and a user, and generates a detection signal according to the distance between the mobile device and the user. The processor controls the antenna and the RF module to transmit a first power level of the radio power to the radio access network according to the detection signal, so as to obtain a second power level from the radio access network, wherein the processor adjusts the radio power according to the second power level. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120295656 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING POWER IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A base station in a wireless communication system and a method for controlling power by the same are provided. The method includes receiving channel state information from a mobile terminal, calculating information regarding a Modulation order Product code Rate (MPR) of the mobile terminal using the channel state information, and controlling transmission power for the mobile terminal according to the information regarding the MPR. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120295657 | BASE STATION, COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD, AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A base station includes an obtaining unit and an instructing unit. The obtaining unit obtains, from another base station that communicates with a mobile device, a propagation delay amount between the other base station and the mobile device. When a propagation delay amount between the base station and the mobile device which is based on the propagation delay amount obtained by the obtaining unit is present within a predetermined range from a boundary of a detecting window that is used in detecting a preamble sequence transmitted from the mobile device, the instructing unit instructs the mobile device to stop the transmission of the preamble sequence corresponding to another detecting window that lies adjacent across the boundary. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120295658 | SINGLE CHIP MULTIMODE BASEBAND PROCESSING CIRCUITRY WITH A SHARED RADIO INTERFACE - A multimode communication integrated circuit comprising baseband processing circuitry with a shared radio interface. Various aspects of the present invention may comprise a processor module adapted to perform various processing (e.g., baseband processing) in support of multimode communications. A first radio module may be communicatively coupled to the processor module through a common communication interface. A second radio module may also be communicatively coupled to the processor module through the common communication interface. The common communication interface may, for example, be adapted to communicate information over a communication bus that is shared between the processor module and a plurality of radio modules (e.g., the first and second radio modules). | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120295659 | MOBILE TERMINAL - A mobile terminal is provided including: a fixed network access control module for connecting the terminal with an analog user line and notifying the central processor that the mobile terminal is connected with the fixed telephone network in the situation where the analog user line is connected to the analog user line interface; a dual-tone multi-frequency processing module for identifying a selecting signal from analog user line and sending it to central processor; a call processing module for extracting a voice signal on the analog user line, sending it to an audio output device, and sending a voice signal from user to the analog user line; a mobile communication module for achieving communication between the mobile terminal and the exterior; and the central processor for processing the signaling from dual-tone multi-frequency processing module and sending the signaling to be transmitted via network to the dual-tone multi-frequency processing module. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120295660 | INFORMATION EXCHANGING APPARATUS - An information exchanging apparatus capable of exchanging information with a plurality of outside apparatuses has: a first wireless communicator including a telephone transmitter and telephone receiver for wireless telephone communication with one of the outside apparatuses; a second wireless communicator other than the first wireless communicator; a transmitter arranged to transmit original information to the plurality of outside apparatuses through the second wireless communicator; a processor arranged to process response information from the plurality of outside apparatuses to be received through the second wireless communicator in response to the original information; and a distributor arranged to distribute result information from the processor to the plurality of outside apparatuses through the second wireless communicator. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120295661 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device is provided comprising a camera obtaining an image, and a controller that performs a control operation based on a gesture recognized from the obtained image, wherein the controller performs a predetermined function of an application being executed when a predetermined gesture of a user is recognized, wherein the user does not have a control right and the predetermined gesture corresponds to the predetermined function. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120295662 | Universal Remote - A universal remote control system and method for employing a centralized database for programming the universal remote control (URC) to control the operation of appliance(s). The appliance(s) may or may not be made by different manufactures. The centralized database is accessible via the Internet and includes many different appliances made by many different manufacturers. The user may access a web site of the centralized database and manually enter electronic appliances identifying data that the URC is desired to operate, then the centralized database sends the appropriate command code data to the URC either directly or temporarily downloads them into a computer to be later loaded into the URC. The centralized database includes command codes for appliances such as TV sets, DVDs, CD systems, alarm clocks, and VCRs, music synthesizers, toys, stereo systems, ovens, washing machines, timers, power strips, and the like. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120295663 | CALIBRATION APPARATUS AND SYSTEM OF PORTABLE TERMINAL - A calibration apparatus of a portable terminal capable of performing calibration without disassembling a case of the portable terminal without a cable insertion hole in the case, and a system thereof are provided. The calibration system includes a calibration jig, including a cable coupler in which a Radio Frequency (RF) cable is inserted, for insertion in a user identification card slot unit of the portable terminal which connects a wireless path between an RF communication unit of the portable terminal and the calibration jig, and blocks a second wireless path between the RF communication unit and an antenna, a measuring device for connecting with the calibration jig through the RF cable, and for exchanging a wireless signal with the RF communication unit through the first wireless path, and a computer for connecting with the measuring device and the portable terminal, and for controlling a calibration procedure of the portable terminal. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120295664 | WIRELESS ACCESS POINT - A wireless access point may be in the form of a femtocell basestation in a cellular network. In order to establish a connection into the cellular network, an identity token is required for authorisation. A remote service, accessible over a Wide Area Network such as the interne, can register with the access point. When a connected user attempts to connect to the remote service, information derived from the identity token is inserted into the data traffic. Where the identity token identifies the access point, the remote service can return location-specific information. Where the identity token identifies the connected user, the remote service can return subscriber-specific information. The access point can insert information derived directly from the identity token, or it can use the identity token to access a service identity registry, and can then insert the service identity into the data traffic. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120295665 | PROXIMITY AND AMBIENT LIGHT SENSOR WITH IMPROVED SMUDGE REJECTION - An integrated proximity and ambient light sensor assembly includes an emitter of an IR proximity signal, and a detector configured to detect the IR proximity signal from the emitter when the apparatus is sensing proximity, and to detect ambient light when the apparatus is sensing ambient light. The assembly includes an IR cut filter that has a film disposed over the detector that rejects IR light but passes visible light to the detector, and an opening in the film centered over a midpoint of the detector that passes IR and visible light to the detector. The opening allows IR light to reach the detector from within a narrow angle, but absorbs undesirable emitted IR light that is reflected by oily build-up or “smudge” left on a cover of the device. The film allows visible light to pass for a wider angle to better determine average ambient light. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120295666 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE, IMPEDANCE ADJUSTMENT METHOD, CASING POSITION DETECTION METHOD AND INFORMATION DISPLAY METHOD - A wireless communication device ( | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120295667 | CRADLE FOR MOBILE PHONES - A cradle for a mobile phone includes a rear bearing surface; left and right side walls; two guide rails being located on the front side of the left and right side walls and protruding laterally from the side walls; a bottom part comprising a connector element for mechanically and electrically engaging a bottom connector of the mobile phone, the rear bearing surface, said side walls and the guide rails define left and right slots extending parallel to the side walls for receiving left and right side sections of a mobile phone; guiding a phone being inserted into the cradle to the bottom part; and retaining a mobile phone received against forces acting in a direction substantially perpendicular to the slots; how to lock the connector element onto a bottom connector of a mobile phone received in the cradle for retaining the mobile phone inside the cradle is shown. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120295668 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND MOBILE TELEPHONE - Provided is a technology capable of inhibiting a shield film formed over a surface of a sealing body from peeling from the surface of the sealing body, and inhibiting a part of the shield film from bulging from the surface of the sealing body. The present invention is characterized in that a peeling-prevention-mark formation region is provided so as to surround a product-identification-mark formation region, and a plurality of peeling prevention marks are formed in the peeling-prevention-mark formation region. That is, the present invention is characterized in that the region of the surface region of the sealing body which is different from the product-identification-mark formation region is defined as the peeling-prevention-mark formation region, and the peeling prevention marks are formed in the peeling-prevention-mark formation region. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120295669 | VOLTAGE INDICATING CIRCUIT FOR MOBILE PHONE BATTERY - The present invention discloses voltage indicating circuit for mobile phone battery, comprising: a battery, a mobile phone baseband module and a battery voltage detection module, wherein power input terminals of the mobile phone baseband module and battery voltage detection module are coupled with an anode of the battery, and a detection signal output terminal of the battery voltage detection module is coupled with a communication terminal of the mobile phone baseband module; the battery voltage detection module detects an output voltage of the anode of the battery and outputs a mobile phone battery voltage detection signal to the mobile phone baseband module through the detection signal output terminal; and the mobile phone baseband module receives the mobile phone battery voltage detection signal through the communication terminal and indicates a voltage of the battery according to the mobile phone battery voltage detection signal. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120295670 | 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. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120295671 | SOLAR POWERED WIRELESS SPEAKERPHONE WITH POWER STORAGE FOR CHARGING EXTERNAL DEVICES - A portable device includes a wireless communications module configured to communicate with a communication device, a rechargeable energy storage device coupled to the wireless communications module, a solar power cell coupled to the rechargeable energy storage device configured to charge the rechargeable energy storage device and a port coupled to the rechargeable energy storage device configured to provide energy to charge an external device via the port. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120295672 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - The present invention relates to a mobile terminal and control method thereof capable of managing power consumption. The mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a battery unit configured to supply power to an electronic element mounted on a terminal body, a measurement unit configured to measure a battery remaining amount for the battery unit, and a controller configured to set a battery assigned amount for the battery unit to a designated contact address, and implement a limited mode according to a result of comparing the battery remaining amount with the battery to assigned amount, and limit a function based on information on the contact addresses other than the designated contact address when the limited mode is implemented. | 2012-11-22 |
