49th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 53 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090298375 | METHOD OF FORMING SPACER - It is an object to enable sharp-cornered concave/convex portions to be easily formed when forming a spacer | 2009-12-03 |
20090298376 | METHOD FOR LED-MODULE ASSEMBLY - A method for LED-module assembly comprising the steps of providing a base portion with a base inner surface and a cover with a cover inner surface which together define a module interior, the cover having at least one opening therethrough; putting a sealing member into the module interior; positioning an LED lens into the cover opening; aligning an LED emitter and the LED lens within the module interior; sealing the module interior by securing the base portion with respect to the cover. The LED emitter is powered for imaging of the LED module to test light-output characteristics. A specific type of the LED lens is selected and its type and orientation are verified. The step of vacuum testing checks for water-air/tightness of the sealing of LED-module interior. A central database provides assembly and testing parameters to automated tool(s) performing each particular step. Each LED module includes a unique machine-identifiable module-marking with which the data related to each individual LED module is associated and stored in the central database. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298377 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - All lights generated in an organic compound layer are not taken out towards a TFT from a cathode as a transparent electrode. For instance, the light is emitted in a lateral direction (direction parallel to the substrate surface) but the light emitted in the lateral direction is not taken out resultantly, which leads to a loss. Therefore, a light emitting device structured so as to increase the amount of light taken out in a certain direction is provided as well as a method of manufacturing this light emitting device. As a result of etching treatment, an upper edge portion of an insulator ( | 2009-12-03 |
20090298378 | Method of providing wings for human arms and apparatus for use thereof - An over the elbow glove made up of fabric or other materials that creates a sleeve base using friction to keep it in place. Sewn into any seam of the glove/sleeve construction is fabric or other materials of any shape and proportion making a fabricated wing. The wearer's arm is used like a ballast to carry the wing. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298379 | TOY SNOWBOARD - A hand-driven toy is disclosed herein. The hand-driven toy includes a snowboard having an upper surface and a lower surface; a pair of bindings fixedly secured to the upper surface each of the pair of bindings defining a boot cavity; and a pair of boot members each being configured to be releasably secured to the boot cavity of one of pair of bindings, and each of the pair of boot members having a finger opening. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298380 | BACK ASSEMBLY FOR AN ANIMAL TO BEARING AT LEAST ONE DOLL - A back assembly for an animal to bear a doll comprises a first back sheet capable of covering upon a back of an animal; the first back sheet having an first upper combining portion at an upper side thereof; two rear connecting units at two rear ends of the first back sheet; two front straps at two front ends of the first back sheet; each front strap having a front connecting unit at a distal end of the front strap; the front connecting unit being combinable to a respective one of the rear connecting units; a doll having a lower combining portion at a lower side thereof; the lower combining portion being combinable to the first upper combining portion of the first back sheet. The doll is placed upon the first back sheet by the combination of the lower combining portion to the first upper combining portion. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298381 | Shadow Activity Book - Disclosed herein is a shadow activity book comprising a bound arrangement of pages that includes a cover and a plurality of pages. A novelty item is secured to a page and movable from a first position, in which the novelty item is positioned substantially within a perimeter of the bound arrangement, and a second position, in which the novelty item extends beyond the perimeter of the bound arrangement. The novelty item can be provided with opaque, transparent, and/or translucent sections, and a flashlight can be provided for projecting onto a wall a shadow image of the novelty item. In some aspects, the shadow image includes a design disposed on a transparent/translucent section of the novelty item. A writing instrument can be provided for disposing the design on the transparent/translucent section. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298382 | Polyhedral Toy - The present invention relates to a polyhedral toy from which fun with a sense of reality is experienced, and that prevents injury because of its lightweight. A polyhedral toy ( | 2009-12-03 |
20090298383 | Thin-walled blow-formed tossable bottle with reinforced intra-fin cavities - Disclosed herein are aerodynamic beverage bottles that incorporate fins or protrusions that are molded in to a bottle sidewall, having concavities or valleys between those fins or protrusions that are reinforced to be stiff and otherwise resisting deformation from, for example, pressures generated within the bottle. The sidewall in the region of the fins, protrusions, valleys or concavities may be thinner than other parts of the bottle; fins may be located on one end of a bottle which is thinner than the other end. Such a bottle may have a cylindrical section to which a label may be attached. Such a bottle may be blow-molded. Detailed information on various example embodiments of the inventions are provided in the Detailed Description below, and the inventions are defined by the appended claims. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298384 | Illuminated artificial eye structures for toys, mannequins and the like - Simulated eye structure for plush toys, dolls, mannequins or other simulated or fanciful inanimate articles, sculptures, figurines and the like including at least one receptacle housing for a light source such as a light emitting diode. The receptacle housing has an external surface constructed as a substantially translucent cover having generally opaque regions representing iris/pupil and/or eyelid areas. The receptacle housing is provided with circuitry including a switch which may be a pressure activated type providing power to the light source. A timing circuit may be reset for circuitry activation cycles. The fabrication of the simulated eye structures with covered housings results in an inanimate article with softly illuminated eyes with uses ranging from retail advertising displays to interactive nightlights safely enjoyed by children as nighttime companions. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298385 | STRUCTURE WITH CHANGEABLE EXTERIOR PANELS - There is provided a collapsible structure including a plurality of collapsible walls. A respective one of the plurality of walls is connected to at least one adjacent one of the plurality of walls. Each wall defines an internal wall face and an opposing external wall faces. The collapsible structure further includes a panel having a panel contact face and an opposing panel exposed face. The panel includes a display portion disposed on the panel exposed face. The panel is engageable to a respective one of the plurality of collapsible walls. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298386 | Reuseable adhesive bra cups - A reusable adhesive bra, comprising: a fabric bra having a pair of bra cups, each of the bra cups having a forwardly facing surface and a rearwardly facing surface; a pair of bra forms adapted to be matingly received in the pair of bra cups, each of the bra forms having a forwardly facing surface and rearwardly facing surface; each of the bra form forwardly facing surfaces adapted to be removably fastened to a respective one of the bra cup rearwardly facing surfaces of the fabric bra; each of the bra forms having a substantially centrally disposed hole therethrough; each of the bra form rearwardly facing surfaces having a reusable adhesive coating adapted to be removably fastened to a respective one of a user's breasts and having the substantially centrally disposed hole surrounding a respective one of the user's nipples, when the reusable adhesive bra is worn by the user. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298387 | POLISHING END POINT DETECTION METHOD - A method for detecting an end point of a polishing operation (e.g., a polishing stop point or a changing point of polishing conditions) of a film of a substrate is described. The method includes applying light to a surface of a substrate during polishing of the substrate; receiving reflected light from the surface of the substrate, monitoring a first characteristic value and a second characteristic value calculated from reflection intensities at different wavelengths; detecting a point when an extremal point of the first characteristic value and an extremal point of the second characteristic value appear within a predetermined time difference; after detecting the point, detecting a predetermined extremal point of the first characteristic value or the second characteristic value; and determining a polishing end point based on a point when the predetermined extremal point is detected. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298388 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CHEMICAL MECHANICAL POLISHING OF LARGE SIZE WAFER WITH CAPABILITY OF POLISHING INDIVIDUAL DIE - A novel polisher for chemical mechanical planarization process is described. The polisher design can have many variations. For process development and consumable evaluation, the CMP process can be performed on a single die or a section of the wafer. The size of testing wafer can be as small as 2″ and as large as 18″. Furthermore, several variations can characterize the slurry for their static etch rate, dynamic etch rate, material removal rate, and viscosity in a single experiment. For production level wafer processing, Chemical Mechanical Polishing of all dies on the wafer surface is achieved by using multi-armed polishing heads or a single polishing head with small piece of a pad at the bottom of the head. The within wafer uniformity can be easily controlled and the equipment can be easily scaled up or down. This inventive design may translate to significant cost reduction for wafer processing at production level as well as evaluation of consumables at research and development level. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298389 | SURFACE TREATING METHOD AND APPARATUS - A surface treating apparatus treats a substrate surface by rotating a cylindrical polishing member in a state where the polishing member makes contact with the substrate surface. A polishing liquid is supplied to a polishing liquid passage that is provided in a central portion of the polishing member, and the polishing liquid is supplied to the substrate surface by rotating the polishing member while filtering the polishing liquid by a foam member provided on an outer periphery of the polishing liquid passage. Aperture diameters of the foam member are larger on the side of the polishing liquid passage than on the outside of the polishing member. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298390 | Surface treated implantable articles and related methods - Surface treated implantable articles and related methods are disclosed. The surface treated implantable articles can be substantially flash-free, include one or more rounded edges, or include an enhanced optical clarity, one or all of which can be produced by polishing. The polishing can include causing the implantable articles to be repeatedly impacted with polishing media when the articles are swelled to an enlarged state. The polishing process can be particularly useful for smoothing lacrimal implants insertable in a lacrimal canaliculus. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298391 | METHOD OF POLISHING END FACE OF MULTI-FIBER OPTICAL CONNECTOR - To provide a method of polishing an end face of a multi-fiber optical connector capable of eliminating recesses produced in core parts of multi-mode optical fibers. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298392 | POLYMER MATERIAL, FOAM OBTAINED FROM SAME, AND POLISHING PAD USING THOSE - The subject is to provide a polymer material which enables to improve planarity and planarization efficiency of a polished surface and is useful as a polishing pad which generates only a few scratches. The said subject is solved by a polymer material having a tensile modulus at 50° C. after saturation swelling with 50° C. water of 130 to 800 MPa, a loss tangent at 50° C. of not more than 0.2, and a contact angle with water of not more than 80°. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298393 | SLURRY SUPPLYING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF POLISHING SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER UTILIZING SAME - A diluted slurry supplying apparatus utilized in a polishing apparatus for finishing a semiconductor wafer with a slurry containing colloidal silica and water-soluble polymer is provided. The polishing method comprises: a slurry supplier capable of supplying the slurry containing the colloidal silica and the water-soluble polymer; a diluent supplier capable of supplying a diluent containing an aggregation preventing agent to dilute the slurry; a mixer capable of receiving the slurry and the diluent having been supplied from the slurry supplier and the diluent supplier, respectively, the mixer forming a diluted slurry with a pH value of at least 9; and an ultrasonic vibrator capable of applying an ultrasonic vibration to the diluted slurry staying in the mixer or being fed out from the mixer. Here, the diluent supplying apparatus can change a dilution proportion of the diluted slurry. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298394 | METHOD OF POLISHING SILICON WAFER - A silicon wafer is polished by applying a polishing solution substantially containing no abrasive grain onto a surface of a polishing pad having a given fixed grain bonded abrasive and then relatively sliding the polishing pad to a silicon wafer to polish the surface of the silicon wafer, wherein a hydroplane layer is formed by the polishing solution supplied between the surface of the silicon wafer and the surface of the polishing pad and a thickness of the hydroplane layer is controlled to change a polishing state of the surface of the silicon wafer. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298395 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REDUCING REMOVAL FORCES FOR CMP PADS - An improvement in a polishing apparatus for planarizing substrates comprises a tenacious coating of a low-adhesion material to the platen surface. An expendable polishing pad is adhesively attached to the low-adhesion material, and may be removed for periodic replacement at much reduced expenditure of force. Polishing pads joined to low-adhesion materials such as polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) by conventional adhesives resist distortion during polishing but are readily removed for replacement. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298396 | METHOD OF GRINDING SEMICONDUCTOR WAFERS, GRINDING SURFACE PLATE, AND GRINDING DEVICE - A method of grinding semiconductor wafers including simultaneously grinding both surfaces of multiple semiconductor wafers by rotating the wafers between a pair of upper and lower rotating surface plates in a state where the wafers are held on a carrier so that centers of the wafers are positioned on a circumference of a single circle, wherein a ratio of an area of a circle passing through the centers of the wafers to an area of one of the wafers is greater than or equal to 1.33 but less than 2.0; surfaces of the fixed abrasive grains comprised in the surface plates are comprised of pellets disposed in a grid-like fashion, with the pellets provided in a center portion and pellets provided in a peripheral portion being larger in size than the pellets provided in an intermediate portion. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298397 | METHOD OF GRINDING SEMICONDUCTOR WAFERS AND DEVICE FOR GRINDING BOTH SURFACES OF SEMICONDUCTOR WAFERS - A method of grinding semiconductor wafers including simultaneously grinding both surfaces of multiple semiconductor wafers being ground by rotating the multiple semiconductor wafers between a pair of upper and lower rotating surface plates in a state where the multiple wafers are held on a carrier so that centers of the multiple wafers are positioned on a circumference of a single circle, wherein a ratio of an area of a circle passing through the centers of the multiple wafers to an area of one of the multiple wafers is greater than or equal to 1.33 but less than 2.0; a rotational speed of the multiple wafers falls within a range of 5 to 80 rpm; and the grinding of the multiple wafers with the rotating surface plates are conducted with fixed abrasive grains in the presence of an alkali solution. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298398 | Electric abrasive sharpener - An electric abrasive sharpener for sharpening edges having pairs of interlocking abrasive wheels formed with opposite abrasive helical threads. Each end of the threads respectively has lead-in section and lead-out section having chamfer edge portion to eliminate kickback. The abrasive wheels of the sharpener is driven by a single phase AC motor connected to a motor drive that steps down the rotational speed of the output shaft of the motor to rotate the abrasive wheels with increased torque. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298399 | SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER POLISHING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF POLISHING - A wafer polishing apparatus has a base and a turntable having a polishing pad thereon and mounted on the base for rotation of the turntable and polishing pad relative to the base about an axis perpendicular to the turntable and polishing pad. The polishing pad includes a work surface engageable with a front surface of a wafer for polishing the front surface of the wafer. A drive mechanism is mounted on the base for imparting rotational motion about an axis substantially parallel to the axis of the turntable. A polishing head is connected to the drive mechanism for driving rotation of the polishing head. The polishing head has a pressure plate adapted to hold the wafer for engaging the front surface of the wafer with the work surface of the polishing pad. The pressure plate has a generally planar position and is selectively movable from the planar position to a convex position and to a concave position. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298400 | Bowling Ball Surface Treatment Apparatus - A bowling ball surface treatment apparatus is designed to uniformly abrade and polish a bowling ball. The apparatus includes a housing and a ball movement guider provided inside the housing for guiding movement of a bowling ball and confining the bowling ball within a limited surface treatment area, and a surface treatment disc arranged below the ball movement guider for supporting, rotating and revolving the bowling ball. The surface treatment disc has a disc shaft and a surface treatment element for abrading or polishing the bowling ball. The apparatus further includes a disc rotating device for rotating the surface treatment disc about a disc center axis and a disc revolving device for rotatably holding the disc shaft of the surface treatment disc and for causing the surface treatment disc to make revolving movement around a sun axis offset from the disc center axis. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298401 | Two step abrasive sharpener - An abrasive sharpener having a housing supporting a pair of sharpening slots having abrasive elements mounted therein. The bottom of the housing is formed with an open V-shaped groove for supporting the housing on the edge of a table, bench and the like. The bottom further includes a pair of flat bottom surfaces separated by the V-shaped groove for supporting the housing on a flat surface. The V-shaped groove is opened ended and extends along an axis generally perpendicular to the direction that a knife edge and the like is pulled through either slot for sharpening. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298402 | Surface grinding machine - It has special application for preparing surfaces of two pieces of a composite material (fiber and resin) which have to be glued by means of an adhesive, establishing a perfect mutual contact between them. The preparation of the surface needs to be uniformed and without damaging the piece. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298403 | Dust box and electric tool with the dust box - A dust box includes: an attachment portion configured to be attached to a dust-discharging nozzle extending from a housing of an electric tool; and a dust-collecting portion connected to the attachment portion and configured to store dust particles to be discharged from the nozzle. The dust-collecting portion mainly consists of a box which is made of synthetic resin and configured to be detachably connected to the attachment portion, and a paper bag received in the box and configured to store the dust particles to be discharged from the nozzle. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298404 | Deboner - Device for filleting or deboning leg or wing parts of poultry, comprising a first holder having first holder means for positioning an end of a leg or wing part, and second holder means that cooperate with the first holder means, wherein the second holder means are movable with respect to the first holder means in axial direction of the leg or wing part. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298405 | LOW AIRFLOW EXHAUST CANOPY FOR BIOLOGICAL CABINETS - A canopy for a biological cabinet includes a plurality of openings, referred to as ports, covered by air dampers and designed to open and close as needed to reduce an overall volume of air required during normal operation. If the building exhaust system attempts to pull more air than is supplied by the cabinet, the intake dampers will open to allow room air in through the intake ports, thus helping the cabinet to maintain an acceptable level of intake airflow at its front access opening. If the building exhaust system does not pull a sufficient amount of air, the outlet damper will open and let the cabinet exhaust air escape through the outlet port, thus enabling the cabinet to maintain an acceptable level of intake airflow at its front access opening. The canopy may also include an internal air baffle that helps to capture the cabinet exhaust air and direct it out through the opening connected to the building exhaust duct. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298406 | ILLUMINATED VENT HOUSING - An illuminated vent for a fluid circulation system is disclosed. The vent may include a base, a louver configured to influence the direction of fluid passing through the vent, and one or more light sources coupled to the base and/or to the louver. Illumination provided by at least one of the light sources may be aesthetically pleasing and/or facilitate location of vent. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298407 | AIRCRAFT CABIN PRESSURE DESCENT DETECTION AND CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD - Methods and apparatus are provided controlling aircraft cabin pressure, and more specifically engine bleed air manifold pressure, during aircraft descent. An aircraft engine bleed air manifold control pressure setpoint is to either a descent pressure setpoint or a cruise pressure setpoint by determining a rotational speed of an aircraft engine component, determining a component speed setpoint value, and determining aircraft vertical speed. The engine bleed air manifold control pressure setpoint is set to the descent pressure setpoint if either the determined rotational speed of the aircraft engine component is below the component speed setpoint value or the aircraft vertical speed is less than a predetermined vertical speed value. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298408 | Enhanced Piccolo Ducting With Sidewall Air Outlets | 2009-12-03 |
20090298409 | VENTILATION VALVE ARRANGEMENT AND TRANSPORT CONTAINER WITH A VENTILATION VALVE ARRANGEMENT - The invention concerns a ventilation valve arrangement ( | 2009-12-03 |
20090298410 | Dual Air Duct for Front End of Vehicle - A dual air duct of a vehicle may include an upper duct that guides running wind flowing outside an intercooler through a radiator grill to upper portion of the intercooler and a lower duct that guides running wind flowing outside the intercooler through a hole of a bumper cover to lower portion of the intercooler. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298411 | Air Conditioning System for the Passenger Compartment of a Vehicle - An air conditioning system for a passenger compartment of a road vehicle; the air conditioning system has an elongated upper air inlet, which comes out through a top surface of a dashboard of the passenger compartment, close to a windscreen, extends substantially along the whole of the top surface of the dashboard, and is directed towards the passenger compartment to direct airflow tangent to the top surface of the dashboard and over the top surface. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298412 | Air duct outlets that produce self-oscillating air flow - An air duct outlet includes a housing having spaced-apart top and bottom walls, and spaced-apart first and second side walls extending between the top and bottom walls to define an air passageway having an inlet and outlet. The side walls diverge from the inlet to the outlet such that an air stream flowing through the air passageway oscillates in a sweeping motion as the air stream exits from the outlet. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298413 | Air Filter for a Ventilation System of a Motor Vehicle - An air filter for a ventilation system of a motor vehicle has a filter frame and a filter medium fastened in and surrounded by the filter frame. The air filter can be inserted along its two-dimensional extent into a receiving slot and is sealed, at least along the inserted regions of the filter frame, between the filter frame and walls of the insertion slot. To allow the filter to be installed in the ventilation system in as force-free and simple a manner as possible, the filter frame has, in the end side facing the insertion direction, at least one guide slot which is oriented in the insertion direction. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298414 | PRECISION APPARATUS HAVING A MOVABLE MEMBER, AN AIR SLIT AND A VACUUM DUCT - A precision apparatus has a movable member (A), moving in a bridge element ( | 2009-12-03 |
20090298415 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR POWER REDUCTION IN A TRANSCEIVER - An integrated circuit for achieving power reduction in a transceiver may include a jammer detector that determines an interference level corresponding to a received signal, and a transmit power detector that determines a required transmit power level for a transmitted signal. The integrated circuit may also include at least one of the following: a process monitor that determines process corners of components within the receiver and/or the transmitter, and a temperature monitor that determines a temperature of the receiver and/or the transmitter. The integrated circuit may also include a state machine. The state machine may transition the receiver from a high linearity mode to a low linearity mode if a set of operating conditions is satisfied. Similarly, the state machine may transition the transmitter from a high power mode to a low power mode if a set of operating conditions is satisfied. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298416 | Satellite Architecture - A method is presented for transmitting data in a satellite system having multiple spot beams comprising (1) sending a broadband signal in a forward direction from a gateway terminal to a communications satellite for relay to at least one subscriber terminal, (2) receiving the broadband signal at the communications satellite, wherein the communications satellite comprises a bent pipe repeater having a plurality of satellite-based transmission amplifiers, (3) using one of the plurality of satellite-based transmission amplifiers to amplify the broadband signal and no other broadband signal from the gateway terminal, to produce an amplified broadband signal, (4) sending the amplified broadband signal as one of a plurality of service spot beams to the at least one subscriber terminal, and (5) receiving and retrieving data from the amplified broadband signal at the at least one subscriber terminal. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298417 | AUDIO TRANSMISSION METHOD AND SYSTEM - An audio transmission method and system. The method includes detecting by a computing system, a wireless device belonging to a user. The computing system enables a connection between the wireless device and the computing system. The computing system receives from the wireless device, a request for receiving an audio broadcast. The computing system transmits to the wireless device, a language list comprising different languages for the audio broadcast. The computing system receives from the wireless device, a selection for a first language from the language list. The computing system transmits a message indicating the selection to the wireless device. The computing system requests the audio broadcast. The computing system receives the audio broadcast. The computing system transmits the audio broadcast comprising the first language to the wireless device. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298418 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVING PERFORMANCE AND USER EXPERIENCE OF A MOBILE BROADCAST RECEIVER - Various techniques for receiving broadcast at a mobile broadcast receiver are described. In an aspect, the broadcast receiver provides user notification and/or automatically launches an application based on user preferences. In another aspect, the broadcast receiver improves channel switching time by predicting future channel selection based on real-time monitoring of user inputs. In another aspect, the broadcast receiver supports drag-and-drop user interface. In another aspect, the broadcast receiver provides additional information associated with a selected broadcast stream. In another aspect, the broadcast receiver processes a broadcast stream and sends output data to an external device for further processing and/or display. In another aspect, the broadcast receiver simultaneously displays live content and stored content. In another aspect, the broadcast receiver simultaneously receives multiple broadcast streams for displayed on one or more display units. In another aspect, the broadcast receiver collects user statistics and sends the statistics to a network entity. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298419 | USER EXCHANGE OF CONTENT VIA WIRELESS TRANSMISSION | 2009-12-03 |
20090298420 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR TIME SYNCHRONIZATION OF WIRELESS AUDIO DATA STREAMS - A wireless audio data distribution system streams audio data from an audio source device to a plurality of speaker devices across a wireless communication network. The speaker devices synchronize the start of their decoding of received audio data and compensate for relative skew over time of internal clocks in response to occurrence of timing events that are defined relative to signaling from the wireless communication network. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298421 | MULTIBEAM REFECT ARRAY - The invention discloses a repeater antenna for use in point-to-point applications in telecommunications systems in the microwave range, intended for connecting transmissions from a first radio unit at a first site to a second radio unit at a second site. The repeater antenna is essentially plane, and is designed as a traveling wave antenna with at least a first and a second antenna beam, so that the first beam can be used for transmissions to and from said first radio unit, and the second beam can be used for transmissions to and from said second radio unit. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298422 | Calibration Using Noise Power - A method calibrates a spread spectrum receiver having a received signal strength below a noise floor. The method includes estimating an input noise power, and measuring a noise power output from the receiver. The method also includes comparing the estimated input noise power with the measured output noise power to determine at least one calibration value. The method further includes calibrating the receiver based upon the at least one calibration value. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298423 | Piggy-Back Satellite Payload - A method is presented for utilizing excess satellite bus power comprising (1) sending a broadband signal in at least one feeder beam in a forward direction from a gateway terminal to a bent pipe repeater satellite for relay to at least one subscriber terminal, wherein the satellite is operable to provide a total amount of bus power, wherein an existing payload consumes an occupied portion of the total bus power, wherein an additional payload consumes a remaining portion of the total bus power and comprises a plurality of satellite-based transmission amplifiers, (2) receiving the broadband signal and amplifying the broadband signal using one of the plurality of satellite-based transmission amplifiers, (3) sending the amplified broadband signal, as one of a plurality of service spot beams, to the at least one subscriber terminal, and (4) receiving and retrieving data from the amplified broadband signal at the at least one subscriber terminal. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298424 | BEAMFORMING METHOD FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING THE SAME - An improvement in a method of transmit beamforming between a transmitter ( | 2009-12-03 |
20090298425 | Communication System for Data Interchange Between Electrical Installation Engineering Appliances - To provide a communication system for data interchange between electrical appliances in electrical installation engineering which is distinguished by a simple topology and low installation complexity, provision is made for quasi-stationary electrical fields with a high-frequency AC current to be used to achieve signal coupling to electrically conductive element which are present in the installation arrangement for the purpose of capacitive near-field communication. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298426 | Method and system for facilitating scheduling using a mobile device - A method and system for facilitating scheduling using a mobile device and near field communication (NFC) allows a user of a mobile device integrated with an NFC unit while in the vicinity of a shared resource that is presently unavailable or a residence of a social contact who is presently not home to review a schedule for the shared resource or social contact, and in the case of a shared resource reserve the shared resource at a later time. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298427 | System And Method For Processing Transactions Without Providing Account Information To A Payee - Processing financial transactions. without providing information associated with a financial account of a purchaser to the payee of the transaction. A financial institution (card issuer) holding the account can provide a financial account, such as a credit or debit card account to the purchaser (card holder). The card holder can set up a payment option corresponding to this account at a mobile gateway computing system. Instead of presenting the card to a merchant, the card holder can access a payment application executing on a mobile device to select the payment option and extract transaction information from a merchant point of sale. This transaction information can be transmitted to the mobile gateway computing system along with payment option information. The mobile gateway computing system can add account information for the payment option and send the information to the card issuer for approval. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298428 | METHOD OF CONNECTING MULTIPLE BLUETOOTH PROFILES AND BLUETOOTH APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A method of connecting multiple Bluetooth profiles and a Bluetooth apparatus using the same. The method of connecting Bluetooth profiles includes connecting at least one of multiple Bluetooth profiles, and then connecting the remaining ones(s) of the multiple Bluetooth profiles. Accordingly, an application as desired by a user can be performed more conveniently and more simply. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298429 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - A wireless communication apparatus includes: a communication module configured to perform close proximity wireless communication with an external device; a communication detector configured to detect whether the close proximity wireless communication is established by the communication module; an orientation detector configured to detect an orientation of the apparatus; and a processor configured to perform processing cooperatively with the communication module while the close proximity wireless communication is established based on the orientation detected by the orientation detector. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298430 | Directional communication systems - A wireless communication system based on a directional speaker is disclosed. The system can include an interface unit and a base unit. The audio signals from the speaker can be generated by transforming ultrasonic signals in air. This allows the production of directional audio signals even when the aperture of the speaker has dimensions in the order of a few centimeters. The audio signals from the speaker can be heard hands-free. Further, privacy protection is enhanced. In one embodiment, the interface unit can be attached or integrated to a piece of clothing at the shoulder of the user, with the audio signals from the speaker directed towards one of the user's ears. The wireless communication system can be applied to a number of different areas, including a communication device, such as a cell phone; a hearing aid; an entertainment system; and a computation system, such as a personal digital assistant or a computer. The wireless communication system can be personalized to the hearing characteristics of the user, or to the ambient noise level of the environment. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298431 | LOW LATENCY, HIGH QUALITY LINK FOR AUDIO TRANSMISSION - The invention relates to a method of transmitting audio data between a transmitter and a receiver. The invention further relates to a listening system. The object of the present invention is to provide a scheme for creating a low latency audio transmission link. This is achieved in that the method comprises in the transmitter: a) sampling an incoming audio signal to provide a stream of digitized audio samples; b) coding the stream of audio samples according to an audio codec providing a stream of coded samples; c) transmitting the stream of coded samples over a synchronous wireless transmission link; in the receiver: d) receiving the stream of coded samples; e) decoding the stream of coded samples according to said audio codec to a stream of digitized audio samples. Advantages of the present invention include a minimization of transmission delay while maintaining a relatively high audio quality. The invention may e.g. be used for wireless audio transmission from an audio source to a listening device, e.g. a hearing instrument, e.g. from an audio source, such as a TV-set, to an intermediate device between the audio source and the listening device. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298432 | RADIO COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM - A base station is operable in a local area communication radio network within the coverage of a wide area communication radio network. The base station comprises a code generator configured to generate an acquisition code, and a modulator configured to modulate the acquisition code onto an acquisition signal to be broadcast by the base station. The acquisition signal is broadcast over a listening channel of the wide area communication radio network. The acquisition code associated with the local area communication radio network is different from all acquisition codes used by the wide area communication radio network. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298433 | Systems and Methods of RF Power Transmission, Modulation, and Amplification - Embodiments of the present invention reduce or eliminate the need for fixed frequency high Q band filtering for both full duplex (FDD) and half duplex (TDD) systems. Transceiver architectures according to embodiments of the present invention can be designed to have a single input/output for both FDD and TDD based standards. Further, according to embodiments, because the duplexer and/or SAW power losses are lowered or removed altogether, the system power output requirements can be met more easily and with higher efficiency. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298434 | INTERMEDIATE FREQUENCY SIGNAL LOSS COMPENSATION CIRCUIT - An exemplary intermediate frequency (IF) signal loss compensation circuit for an outdoor unit of a communication system includes a sending circuit, a detection circuit, a receiving circuit, and a control circuit. The detection circuit detects in substantially real-time the loss of signal transmitted via a cable from the indoor to the outdoor unit, and transmits loss signal to the control circuit. The control circuit compares the loss signal with a pre-stored signal to determine the loss and then, the control circuit gives loss signals of the sending circuit a variable gain compensation according to the loss. The control circuit also gives loss signals of the receiving circuit a variable gain compensation in advance. The IF signal loss compensation circuit can detect the IF signal loss in substantially real-time, giving the IF signal a variable gain compensation for the loss. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298435 | TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, RECEPTION APPARATUS, TRANSMISSION SYSTEM WHICH COMBINES THESE, AND TRANSMISSION AND RECEPTION METHOD THEREOF - A transmission apparatus, a reception apparatus, a transmission system which combines these, and a transmission and reception method thereof are provided. The transmission apparatus includes a first transmission unit which transmits data via a channel in a first band, a second transmission unit which transmits data via a channel in a second band, and a transmission control unit which controls the first transmission unit to stop transmitting the data via the channel in the first band if interference is sensed in the channel in the first band. Accordingly, data can be provided without data interruption in a wireless environment where there is interference. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298436 | Processing of a radio-communication frame in a system comprising at least three radio transmitter/receiver devices - The invention relates to a method of implementing operations involving the processing a radio-communication frame (CMF) in a system comprising at least three radio transmitter/receiver devices ( | 2009-12-03 |
20090298437 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SEARCHING FOR SIGNALS IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Techniques to search for signals while in an out-of-service state are described. In an aspect, a network entity may collect information for wireless devices within a designated area, determine at least one search parameter (e.g., a scan rate) based on the collected information, and provide the search parameter(s) to wireless devices within the designated area. The wireless devices may perform searches for signals in accordance with the search parameter(s) when they are out of service. In another aspect, a wireless device may collect information related to out-of-service events encountered by the wireless device, send the collected information to the network entity, receive the search parameter(s) from the network entity, and perform searches in accordance with the search parameter(s) when out of service. In yet another aspect, the wireless device may determine the search parameter(s) based on the collected information. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298438 | TRANSMISSION DELAY ANALYZING APPARATUS, MEDIUM RECORDING TRANSMISSION DELAY ANALYZING PROGRAM, AND TRANSMISSION DELAY ANALYZING METHOD - A transmission delay analyzing apparatus includes: a first acquisition section that acquires a noise waveform from among waveforms which propagate in a first transmission line and acquired by a receiving circuit; | 2009-12-03 |
20090298439 | COGNITIVE RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM RECOGNIZING INTERFERENCE BASED ON KNOWN SIGNAL - A cognitive radio (CR) communication apparatus and method is provided. A cognitive radio (CR) communication apparatus includes a signal receiving unit which receives signals from a primary user of a primary system and a secondary transmitter of a secondary system, the received signals including an element associated with at least one known signal of the secondary transmitter, and a determination unit which determines whether a signal of the primary user exists from among the received signals based on the element associated with the at least one known signal. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298440 | SYSTEM FOR CALIBRATING WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS DEVICES - A wireless electronic device such as a portable electronic device may contain a baseband module. Power amplifier circuitry in the device may amplify radio-frequency signals for transmission. During calibration measurements, a computer directs the baseband module to generate control signals that adjust the gain of the power amplifier circuitry. The computer may also direct the baseband module to generate a series of modulated or unmodulated test tones at one or more communications channel frequencies. A power sensor may be connected to the output of the power amplifier circuitry using a transmission line path. The computer and power sensor may be used in making power measurements on radio-frequency signals at the output of the power amplifier while power amplifier gain and test tone frequency adjustments are being made. Power amplifier calibration data may be produced and stored in the electronic device based on the power measurements. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298441 | WIRELESS TRANSCEIVER CHIP AND CALIBRATION METHOD THEREOF - A wireless transceiver chip and calibration method thereof are disclosed. The wireless transceiver chip comprises at least one receiver, at least one transmitter, and at least one switch. The switch is connected to the receiver and the transmitter respectively for being applied to switch between the receiver and the transmitter. Practically, the switch is provided within the wireless transceiver chip, such that the pin count of the wireless transceiver chip can be reduced. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298442 | TRANSMITTER CONTROLLED COMMUNICATION LINKS - A wireless communication system is disclosed herein. The wireless communication system may include transmitter units and a receiver. In one embodiment, each transmitter has an address and logic programmed to perform the steps of receiving a user selection and, responsive to the receiving, repeatedly transmitting a wireless selection signal until a wireless acknowledgment signal is received. The wireless selection signal may include the address and the user selection. The receiver may include means to receive a wireless selection signal and logic programmed to transmit a wireless acknowledgment signal in response to the receipt of each wireless selection signal. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298443 | HIGH-ISOLATION TRANSMIT/RECEIVE SWITCH ON CMOS FOR MILLIMETER-WAVE APPLICATIONS - A CMOS monolithic transmit/receive switch comprises a single pole double throw switch (SPDT) module operable to selectively connect an antenna port to either a transmit port or to a receive port. A transmit matching network comprising a first transmission line matches the impedance of the transmit port of the SPDT module to a transmit impedance, and a first shunt transistor is operable to selectively ground a transmitter end of the first transmission line. A receive matching network comprising a second transmission line matches the impedance of the receive port of the SPDT module to a receive impedance, and a second shunt transistor is operable to selectively ground a receiver end of the second transmission line. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298444 | Communication Apparatus, Server Apparatus, and Communication Control Method - A communication apparatus capable of reporting that there is group communication for which start notice has been received, but no response has been sent and facilitating checking of whether the group communication is in progress and its communication control method are provided. When a communication unit ( | 2009-12-03 |
20090298445 | System and Method for Transmitting Signals To An Appliance - A transmitter apparatus effective for activating a remotely situated appliance includes a radio frequency (RF) transmitter. The RF transmitter is configured to be mounted to a structural element of a building and configured to receive an actuation by a user to wirelessly transmit a signal. An antenna is coupled to the RF transmission circuitry and is arranged and configured to transmit the signal to a remotely situated appliance. The antenna is disposed within an opening in the structural element of the building and is of dimensions so as to extend at least partially through the opening. The antenna transmits the signal to the appliance without significant interference or absorption from the structural element of the building. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298446 | DISTORTION COMPENSATING APPARATUS, WIRELESS COMMUNICATING APPARATUS, AND DISTORTION COMPENSATING METHOD - A distortion compensating apparatus includes following units. An information measuring unit measures a distortion component and an electric power component based on a radiation signal. A compensation coefficient calculating unit calculates a compensation coefficient based on the distortion component and the electric power component. A signal transmitting unit outputs a signal corrected by the compensation coefficient as a transmission signal. A signal converting unit converts the transmission signal into a high frequency signal. An amplitude separating unit amplifies the high frequency signal and separates a portion thereof as a signal to be fed back. A feeding-back unit processes the portion and outputs the result as a feedback signal to the information measuring unit. An electric power information extracting unit outputs a portion of the high frequency signal as the radiation signal, extracts electric power information from the radiation signal, and directly outputs the electric power information to the information measuring unit. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298447 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING TRANSMIT POWER IN HUMAN BODY COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - An apparatus and method for controlling Transmit (Tx) power when a portable terminal performs human body communication with a counterpart portable device are provided. The apparatus includes a voltage manager for determining whether the Tx power needs to be changed based on an output voltage that is based on a current that varies according to a distance between an electrode of a portable terminal and an electrode of a counterpart portable terminal, and changes the Tx power according to a result of the determination. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298448 | STRATEGY FOR USING THE ENVELOPE INFORMATION WITHIN A CLOSED LOOP POWER CONTROL SYSTEM - A power control system includes a reference path filter used to suppress high frequencies in an input signal and generate a filtered envelope signal, a reference path amplifier to scale the filtered input signal based on a gain signal and generate a reference signal, a signal path amplifier to amplify an RF modulated signal and generate a signal path output signal scaled by a gain of an actuator signal, and a power detector to detect a power associated with the signal path output signal. The system includes an ADC to receive, pre-filter and convert the detected envelope signal into a measurement signal, and a comparator block to receive the reference signal and the measurement signal, and generate an error signal based on the difference, and a controller to generate the actuator signal for controlling the gain of the signal path amplifier based on the error signal. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298449 | System and Method for Transmitting Signals To An Appliance - A transmitter apparatus is provided that includes an actuator and a transmitter with a housing around an antenna and wireless transmission circuitry. The actuator is mounted to a structural element of a building and is at least partially exposed and accessible to a user. The housing is coupled to the actuator and is arranged and configured to extend at least partially into an opening in the structural element of the building. The housing generally surrounds transmission circuitry and an antenna. The transmission circuitry is arranged and configured to receive the actuations from the actuator and responsively transmit radio frequency (RF) signals to a remotely situated appliance via the antenna. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298450 | System and Method for Transmitting Signals to an Appliance - A transmitter apparatus is provided that includes an actuator and a transmitter with a housing around an antenna and wireless transmission circuitry. The actuator is mounted to a structural element of a building and is at least partially exposed and accessible to a user. The housing is coupled to the actuator and is arranged and configured to extend at least partially into an opening in the structural element of the building. The housing generally surrounds transmission circuitry and an antenna. The transmission circuitry is arranged and configured to receive the actuations from the actuator and responsively transmit radio frequency (RF) signals to a remotely situated appliance via the antenna. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298451 | RECONFIGURABLE AIRCRAFT COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM WITH INTEGRATED AVIONICS COMMUNICATION ROUTER AND AUDIO MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS - A reconfigurable radio communication subsystem is provided comprising a first radio communication unit communicatively coupled to a first antenna and a second antenna, and a second radio communication unit communicatively coupled to a third antenna and the first or second antenna. The first, second, and third antennas are operable in a first frequency band. The subsystem includes a first antenna subsystem coupled to the first radio communication unit and a fourth antenna operable in a second frequency band, and a second antenna subsystem coupled to the second radio communication unit and the fourth antenna. The first and second radio communication units include reconfigurable voice/data functions operating in the first frequency band, voice/data functions operating in the second frequency band, and a radio communications system management function. Cross-connecting buses couple the first radio communication unit and the second radio communication unit. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298452 | METHOD FOR SCANNING FREQUENCY, RECEIVER, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - A receiver according to the present invention has a reception unit which receives reception signals; a storage unit which stores a band table, in which a plurality of frequency bands serving as scanning targets are registered so that the frequency bands correspond to band identifiers, respectively, and a link table, in which any number of the band identifiers registered in the band table are registered so that the band identifiers correspond to a link identifier; a control unit which, when the link identifier is specified, refers to the band table and the link table, obtains the frequency bands corresponding to the link identifier, carries out scanning within the frequency band for each of the frequency bands, and sequentially sets reception frequencies of the reception signals; and a frequency synthesizer. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298453 | Combining multiple frequency modulation (FM) signals in a receiver - In one embodiment, the present invention provide a method for detecting signal quality metrics of a constant modulo (CM) signal received in two different signal paths, and combining the signal from the two signal paths based at least in part on the detected first and second signal quality metrics. Such method may be implemented in a radio receiver such as an automobile receiver. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298454 | RECEIVER - By A/D converting a signal output from a mixer ( | 2009-12-03 |
20090298455 | LOW NOISE RECEIVING APPARATUS - A low noise receiving apparatus includes an amplifier which inputs an input signal, an output matching circuit which is connected between the amplifier and an output terminal which matches an impedance of an output side of the amplifier, a bypass circuit which bypasses the amplifier and is connected to an output side of the output matching circuit, and a switching circuit having one end connected between the amplifier and the output matching circuit and the other end connected to an alternating current ground which switches whether or not to connect an output of the amplifier to the alternating current ground. In a bypass mode, the switching circuit connects the output of the amplifier to the alternating current ground in order to have a lower impedance viewed from the output terminal of the output matching circuit than in an amplification mode. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298456 | RADIO WAVE RECEPTION DEVICE, RADIO WAVE CLOCK - A received low-frequency standard radio wave, which is an amplitude modulation signal, is converted to an intermediate frequency signal Sa, and is output to a detection circuit and an AGC circuit. The detection circuit and AGC circuit generates an RF control signal Sf | 2009-12-03 |
20090298457 | OUTPUT DRIVER CALIBRATION - A method of calibrating an output driver circuit includes providing a comparator to compare drive signals to a reference signal. The reference signal is adjusted to compensate an offset voltage of the comparator. A first drive signal is compared to the adjusted reference signal by the comparator. The first drive signal is adjusted to match the adjusted reference signal, thereby calibrating a first impedance of the output driver circuit. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298458 | Updating a Request Related to an IMS Emergency Session - A network component is provided that includes a processor configured to inspect requests sent to the network component to determine if the requests are related to emergencies. If one of the requests is determined to relate to an emergency, the processor is further configured, based on configurations and regulator policies, to update the request. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298459 | Apparatus and Method for Handling Out of Service Emergency Calls in Wireless Telecommunications System User Equipment - Apparatus and a method for handling out of service emergency calls in a wireless telecommunications system user equipment (UE) are disclosed. When an emergency call is initiated on a UE when the UE is in an out of service area, the UE in response to the initiating of an emergency call initiates a search for an acceptable cell rather than continuing with a search for suitable cells. The UE checks whether an acceptable cell is found. If an acceptable cell is found then the emergency call is connected. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298460 | Emergency Notification Paging System - A communication network uses a broadcast network and a plurality of receivers with a common device identifier. When a message is sent over the broadcast network it is received simultaneously by each receiver, allowing fast, uniform information transmission. An embodiment of a receiver has an audible alert as well as a text display. One embodiment of the receiver has no power switch so the device cannot be turned off but has a battery life of one year or more. When deployed in a geographically dispersed area, such as a college campus, airport, or seaport, messages sent via the communication network allows an authorized party to issue almost instantaneous updates on critical events, such as a terrorist strike or natural disaster. To encourage use, the receivers may be suitable for use as a key fob and may be color coded, for example, using a university's own color scheme. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298461 | Dynamic Telephone Directory for Wireless Handsets - Systems and methods deliver a dynamic telephone directory to wireless handsets of emergency services personnel for responding to an incident. When an incident occurs, wireless handsets of emergency services personnel near the incident are identified. An incident-specific telephone directory is generated using information stored in a database of emergency response personnel including wireless handsets of emergency services personnel within an incident response area plus personnel outside the area with responsibilities for managing or assisting in the incident response. The incident-specific telephone directory is then delivered to wireless handsets of emergency services personnel. The database of emergency services personnel and the incident-specific telephone directory may be organized by name, roles and responsibilities, agency, geography, incident type, and response plan. Wireless handsets within an incident response area may be those wireless handsets accessing a private network provided for emergency communications or by wireless handsets reporting their location to a central server. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298462 | Method and Device for Determining Rating Data for Service Usage in an Electronic Communication network - A charging device and method determines rating data for charging of services in an electronic communications network. A modifier operator ( | 2009-12-03 |
20090298463 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SEARCHING FOR MOST ECONOMICAL CALL MODE - A system for searching for a most economical call mode includes a mobile phone, a network, and a user terminal. The mobile phone includes a dialing module, an information acquisition module, a calculation controlling module, an instant messaging module, and a database storing a plurality of calling fee standards. The user terminal is capable of communicating with the mobile phone through the network. The user terminal includes a first call terminal and a second call terminal. An instant messaging software is embedded in the second call terminal. The information acquisition module is started up, and the instant messaging module determines if the second call terminal is on-line. If the second call terminal is on-line, the calculation controlling module is started up to calculate the most economical call mode via searching in the database, and suggests selecting the most economical call mode to establish a communication. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298464 | MOBILE CELLULAR DEVICE USING ACCESS NUMBERS - A first access number stored on the removable computer chip module is retrieved by a mobile cellular device. The first access number to a cellular network is transmitted by the mobile cellular device using spread spectrum communications. The mobile cellular device receives a second access number in response to the cellular network allowing the mobile cellular device access. The mobile cellular device transmits the second access number to the cellular network using spread spectrum communications for subsequent access to the cellular network. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298465 | LEGACY COOPERATION DEVICE AND PROCESSING METHOD - A legacy cooperation device and processing method for a mobile communication system to be cooperated in an open mobile business supporting system is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes i) setting up a plurality of biz objects that perform a determination process based on a service process and a result thereof of a legacy system of a mobile communication system, ii) providing an API (application program interface) for each of the setup biz objects, iii) receiving a result of performing a predetermined biz object from a legacy system through the provided API and iv) requesting a service process to a corresponding legacy system according to the requested biz object, receiving a result of performing the service process, and returning the received result to the legacy system that requests the service process. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298466 | CHARGING METHOD, DEVICE AND SYSTEM - A charging method, device, and system are disclosed. The charging method includes: receiving a message carrying a charging group ID, and sending a charging request message carrying the charging group ID to a charging node corresponding to the charging group ID for charging according to a corresponding relationship of the charging group ID and the charging node. According to embodiments of the present invention, correct charging for services and merging of fees are realized and meanwhile requirements for real-time charging and separation of public accounts and private accounts are met. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298467 | ENABLING & CHARGING NON-SIM DEVICES FOR BROADBAND (WIMAX, 3G, GPRS) SERVICES THRU NEARBY SIM DEVICES - Embodiments relate to a method of access to wireless networks and/or network services, such as WiMAX, from a first wireless-enabled device, by sharing the credential of a second wireless-enabled device. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298468 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DELETING DATA IN A COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A method and system for deleting data in a communication device sets a secure command in a predetermined communication device, determines if the predetermined communication device has been lost and/or stolen, invokes the secure command to delete data in the predetermined communication device if the predetermined communication device has been lost and/or stolen. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298469 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR REMOTE-CONTROLLING THEREOF - A mobile terminal may be remote controlled by setting a condition for the mobile terminal to enter a remote-control mode, receiving a call connection request, and entering the remote-control mode when the call connection request is received at the mobile terminal and the call connection request corresponds to the set condition. A function control signal may be received by the mobile terminal while the mobile terminal is in the entered remote-control mode, and a remote-control function may be performed that corresponds to the received function control signal. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298470 | ADMINISTRATION OF ACCESS LISTS FOR FEMTOCELL SERVICE - System(s) and method(s) are provided for a femtocell account management service and access thereto. The account service management can be accessed through a broadband network and comprises two operational layers deployed within respective demarcation zones. A first layer includes a web tier that provides landing webpage and a legacy account manager that enables account management for mobility subscribers. A second layer includes an application layer associated with femtocell service, an application layer for legacy accounts, and a middleware component that provides functional connectivity application layers and backend service component. Account management service allows secure login to femtocell account and redirection amongst femtocell and legacy service components, and enables manipulation of access list(s) that regulate access to femto service. Manipulation of access list(s) includes addition, deletion, and edition of entries, which include unique identifier(s) for mobile devices and related control flags. A femtocell database retains account profile(s) that include access list(s). Access list(s) and updates thereof can be supplied to macrocell network. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298471 | METHOD, SYSTEM, AND APPARATUS FOR PREVENTING BIDDING DOWN ATTACKS DURING MOTION OF USER EQUIPMENT - A method for preventing bidding down attacks during motion of a User Equipment (UE) is provided. The method includes the UE sends a Tracking Area Update (TAU) Request message to a new MME, the TAU Request carries UE's security capabilities, the UE receives UE's security capabilities sent by the MME, and the UE checks whether the received UE's security capabilities are consistent with the stored UE's security capabilities. A system, an MME, and a UE for preventing bidding down attacks during motion of the UE are also provided. When the UE performs security capability negotiation with the MME, the UE can check whether the received security capabilities are consistent with the stored security capabilities, and determine whether a bidding down attack exists, and therefore may prevent bidding down attacks. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298472 | BASE STATION AND MOBILE STATION - There is provided a technique for conveying a message in houses of general household or small offices with use of a mobile station (portable terminal device) and a femtocell (a base station and a mobile station serving as message processing apparatuses). A base station (FAP) of a mobile communication system comprises a memory unit ( | 2009-12-03 |
20090298473 | OPEN INTERFACE DEVICE AND METHOD - An open interface device and method is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes i) receiving a standard application program interface (API) input for performing a biz template from a CP/SP, ii) generating a session key of the biz template, iii) performing an authentication process for a biz template requested by the CP/SP, iv) transforming the received standard API input from the CP/SP to a biz template performing request message by analyzing the received standard API input and transmitting the biz template performing request message to the business logic processing unit, v) receiving the biz template performing result message from the business logic processing unit and transforming the received biz template performing result message to a message format to transmit to the CP/SP and vi) transferring the biz template performing result message to the CP/SP. | 2009-12-03 |
20090298474 | TECHNIQUES TO MANAGE VEHICLE COMMUNICATIONS - Techniques to manage vehicle communications are described. A mobile computing device may include a communication module operative to establish a first communication channel with a message server, and a second communication channel with a vehicle system, a message application module communicatively coupled to the communication module, the message application module operative to receive a user message over the first communication channel, and send an event message over the second communication channel, and a vehicle message application module communicatively coupled to the message application module, the vehicle message application module operative to receive a read control directive over the second communication channel, convert text information from the user message to mail audio information, and send the mail audio information over the second communication channel. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 2009-12-03 |