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| 20080219223 | COMMUNICATION NETWORK UNIT AND METHOD FOR EXCHANGING CAPABILITY INFORMATION - A communication network unit having a memory for storing, for each communication terminal of a plurality of first communication terminals which are each associated with a same user identification, information about communication capabilities of the respective communication terminals a determining unit for determining which communication capabilities can be used for communicating with the user identified by the user identification based on the information about the communication capabilities of the first communication terminals, and a signaling unit for signaling to a second communication terminal which communication capabilities can be used for communicating with the user identified by the user identification. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20080246651 | DISTANCE MEASUREMENT IN A RADIO COMMUNICATION ARRANGEMENT - A radio communication arrangement including a plurality of transceivers and a distance measurement managing circuit. The distance measurement managing circuit is situated in a communication layer higher than the physical layer, is coupled with the plurality of transceivers, and controls the plurality of transceivers for measuring the distances of the respective plurality of transceivers to a specified position. The distance measurement managing circuit also receives and processes distance measurement values determined by the plurality of transceivers. | 10-09-2008 |
| 20080279158 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE, METHOD FOR ESTABLISHING A COMMUNICATION CONNECTION AND METHOD FOR USING A COMMUNICATION CONNECTION - A communication device including a communication connection establishing circuit configured to establish an ad hoc network communication connection between the communication device, a second communication device and a third communication device, a generating circuit configured to generate encryption parameters to be used by the second communication device and the third communication device for encrypting and decrypting data transmitted between the second communication device and the third communication device via the communication connection when the first communication device has left the communication connection, a signaling circuit configured to signal the encryption parameters to the second communication device and the third communication device, and a disconnection circuit configured to remove the communication device from the communication connection. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20080294340 | GENERIC OBJECT EXCHANGE PROFILE MESSAGE - In a method for generating a generic object exchange profile message, navigation data is inserted into the generic object exchange profile message. | 11-27-2008 |
| 20080311921 | COMMUNICATION RESOURCE SIGNALING - A method for communication resource signaling including determining whether an event has taken place which indicates that communication resources being allocated to a communication terminal for a communication service are currently not needed by the communication terminal for the communication service; and sending a signaling message, if the event has taken place, to the communication terminal indicating that the communication resources continute to be allocated to the communication terminal for the communication service or that the communication resources are no longer allocated to the communication terminal for the communication service. | 12-18-2008 |
| 20090111383 | METHODS FOR SIGNALING AND DETERMINING THE TIME OF THE BEGINNING OF A MEASUREMENT TIME INTERVAL, COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION NETWORK ELEMENT - A method for determining a time of a beginning of a measurement time interval for carrying out a radio measurement, the method including receiving a message via a radio communication channel and determining the time of the beginning of the measurement time interval based on a time of the transmission of the message. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090137235 | METHOD FOR SETTING DATA TRANSMISSION PARAMETERS AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A method for setting data transmission parameters of a first communication connection comprising determining information about data transmission parameters of at least one established second communication connection and setting the data transmission parameters of the first communication connection taking into account the information about the data transmission parameters of the at least one second communication connection. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090176522 | Method for carrying out a survey of a plurality of participant communication devices, and corresponding communication drives - A method for carrying out a survey of a plurality of participant communication devices, and corresponding communication devices. In order to carry out a survey of a plurality of participant communication devices, each of these communication devices is successively assigned an exclusive transmission right to transmit at least one useful message during an authorization period, on the basis of a specific request signal, while the other participant communication devices are only assigned a reception right to receive at least one useful message. The communication device authorized to transmit determines a time window for each participant communication device to respond to the survey, within which the respective participant communication device can transmit its response signal in that it sends at least once its own specific request signal as response signal in order to request the exclusive transmission right. | 07-09-2009 |
| 20090305671 | Network access control methods and apparatus - Methods and apparatus that provide user access control within wireless networks such as those having both fixed and portable nodes. In one embodiment, the network comprises a 3G cellular network or Interworking WLAN (iWLAN), and the portable nodes comprise Home Node B (HNB) base stations. The HNB is configured to authenticate new users, and provide network access while still maintaining user privacy. The portable nodes also may operate in a number of different operating modes which provide different functional control over user access. In one variant, an easy-to-use owner-assigned ID based access control mechanism with a reliable unambiguous user ID is utilized. Methods for providing access control across differing network architectures and protocols, such the aforementioned iWLAN, and business methods, are also described. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20090325634 | RADIO COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING RESOURCE ALLOCATIONS - In an embodiment, a radio communication device is provided. The radio communication device may include a radio communication device control message generation circuit configured to generate a radio communication device control message including allocation information to control a radio resource allocation for radio communication devices of at least two groups of radio communication devices, the radio resource allocation being provided by another radio communication device. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20100002582 | Apparatus and methods for managing access and update requests in a wireless network - Methods and apparatus that enable a wireless network to detect and manage impending congestion events caused by a plurality of mobile devices attempting to access the network in a brief space of time. In one embodiment, the network comprises a 3g (UMTS) cellular network, and includes a congestion management and avoidance entity that preemptively triggers a collision mode upon detecting an impending congestion event. This mode advantageously reduces processing burden on the base station by causing the mobile devices (UEs) to halt current access attempts, and invoke a multiple access scheme (e.g., wait a random amount of time before attempting further access attempts). The comparatively early detection and avoidance of collisions reduces the mobile device's power consumption, while addressing congestion events early in the wireless communication process so as to maintain optimal network conditions. | 01-07-2010 |
| 20100027787 | GENERATING A TRAFFIC ENCRYPTION KEY - Apparatus and method for generating a traffic encryption key includes generating a traffic encryption key for encrypting data transmitted as part of a service, the traffic encryption key having a validity equal to a traffic encryption key validity time period; checking whether a period for the service is longer than the traffic encryption key validity time period; and if the period of the service is longer than the traffic encryption key validity time period, ascertaining a residual period which indicates by what period the service is longer than the traffic encryption key validity time period of the traffic encryption key; generating a residual traffic encryption key which is used for encrypting data transmitted as part of a service; ascertaining a residual traffic encryption key validity time period which indicates for how long the residual traffic encryption key is valid; and associating the residual traffic encryption key validity time period with the residual traffic encryption key. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100057485 | Methods and apparatus for machine-to-machine based communication service classes - Methods and apparatus enabling a wireless network to provide differentiated services to a machine-to-machine (M2M) client. In one embodiment, the wireless network comprises a UMTS network, and the Home Location Register (HLR) entity identifies subscriptions as machine-to-machine (M2M) enabled devices based on flags or other descriptors associated with each M2M device, and imposes one or more rule sets (e.g., service restrictions) based on this identification. The classification of M2M devices within the HLR may optionally include additional capability or profile data for the M2M device (e.g. static, low mobility, low data activity, etc.). Various other network entities may use the M2M identification to modify the delivered data service, so as to optimize network resources. Furthermore, monitoring of M2M client behavior can be used to detect and notify the network operator of abnormal, fraudulent, or malicious activity. Business methods utilizing the aforementioned methods and apparatus are also disclosed. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100113053 | METHOD OF ACCESSING A PHYSICAL RANDOM ACCESS CHANNEL, METHOD OF SIGNALLING ACCESS INFORMATION FOR ACCESSING A PHYSICAL RANDOM ACCESS CHANNEL, MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL AND BASE STATION - A method of accessing a physical random access channel, a method of signaling access information for accessing a physical random access channel, a mobile communication terminal and a base station are provided. The method of accessing a physical random access channel comprises selecting a plurality of transmission time intervals from transmission time intervals being allowed for accessing a physical random access channel, randomly selecting one transmission time interval of the plurality of transmission time intervals, and accessing the physical random access channel in the randomly selected transmission time interval. A mobile communication terminal is configured to carry out the method. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100184454 | MOBILE RADIO COMMUNICATION DEVICES AND METHODS FOR OPERATING THE SAME - In an embodiment, a mobile radio communication device is provided. The mobile radio communication device may include a mobile radio communication protocol circuit configured to provide a home base station function for a mobile radio communication with another mobile radio communication device, and a memory configured to store a home base station group data structure, wherein the home base station group data structure for each communication device associated with the home base station group comprises a home base station group member identifier to identify a mobile radio communication device as a member of the home base station group. | 07-22-2010 |
| 20100272059 | MOBILE RADIO COMMUNICATION DEVICES AND MOBILE RADIO BASE STATION DEVICES - In various embodiments, a mobile radio communication device is provided. The mobile radio communication device may include a mobile radio communication protocol circuit configured to provide a home base station function for a mobile radio communication with a mobile radio communication terminal device, and a mobile radio resources allocation and reservation circuit configured to allocate and reserve mobile radio resources to a home base station for mobile radio user data transmission between the mobile radio communication device and the mobile radio communication terminal device. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20100273468 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CONFIGURATION OF FEMTOCELLS IN A WIRELESS NETWORK - Methods and apparatus that enable and optimize the simultaneous operation of several wireless femtocells having overlapping coverage areas. In one embodiment of the invention, a resource allocation (e.g., time-frequency grid for an OFDM or TDMA based wireless network) governs the simultaneous operation of several femtocells with overlapping coverage areas by specifying uses for resources. A resource allocation unit (RAU) entity is disclosed for managing and modifying resource allocations for femtocells. The community of femtocells can flexibly share resources according to the time-frequency grid, thereby maximizing spectral efficiency without requiring substantial network overhead. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20100284337 | AD-HOC COMMUNICATION RADIO MODULE, AD-HOC COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN AD-HOC COMMUNICATION RADIO MODULE - An ad-hoc communication radio module is provided, which may include at least one of an ad-hoc communication reception circuit; and an ad-hoc communication transmission circuit; and an ad-hoc communication-protocol-stack-external control interface for the ad-hoc communication-protocol-stack-external control of the ad-hoc communication reception circuit or of the ad-hoe communication transmission circuit. | 11-11-2010 |
| 20100323714 | MOBILE RADIO COMMUNICATION DEVICES AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING MOBILE RADIO COMMUNICATION DEVICES - In an embodiment, a mobile radio communication device is provided. The mobile radio communication device may include a mobile radio communication protocol circuit configured to provide a mobile radio base station function for a mobile radio communication with another mobile radio communication device; a network control interface circuit configured to receive time dependent or location dependent operation control signals from a network device containing data that enables determination of at least one of at least one piece of location-related information and at least one piece of time-related information; a localization circuit configured to determine at least one of at least one piece of time-related information and at least one piece of location-related information of the mobile radio communication device based on the operation control signals received by the network control interface circuit; and an execution circuit configured to execute a pre-defined action to control the mobile radio communication protocol circuit based on the at least one piece of time-related information or the at least one piece of location-related information determined by the localization circuit. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20110002314 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR OPTIMIZATION OF FEMTOCELL NETWORK MANAGEMENT - Methods and apparatus that reduce network management overhead required for the operation of wireless femtocells. In one aspect of the invention, a central network entity governs the simultaneous operation of several femtocells by specifying modes of operation, and operational parameters for one or more of the femtocells. In one embodiment, at least one of the specified modes of operation directs a femtocell to operate in a substantially autonomous manner within the network-defined operational parameters. The network-defined constraints are provided to the femtocell for example, responsive to a successful registration attempt. | 01-06-2011 |
| 20110087887 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DIGITAL ATTESTATION - Methods and apparatus for providing proof of multiple entities being co-located at a specific time and location. An attestor transmits an attestation message via short range communication; the attestation message includes a time stamp, a location stamp, and a verifiable digital signature. An attestee that stores the attestation message can produce the attestation message at a later time to any interested party, as proof of co-location with the attestor at the specified time and location. In one exemplary embodiment, the methods and apparatus are substantially “open” for public implementation. Such public implementation enables attestors and attestees without prior affiliation, to provide attestation. Furthermore, the device-agnostic methods and apparatus can provide attestation capabilities even in previously deployed systems and devices. | 04-14-2011 |
| 20110098075 | MOBILE RADIO COMMUNICATION DEVICES HAVING A TRUSTED PROCESSING ENVIRONMENT AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING A COMPUTER PROGRAM THEREIN - In an embodiment, a mobile radio communication device is provided. The mobile radio communication device may include a mobile radio communication protocol circuit configured to provide a mobile radio base station function for a mobile radio communication with another mobile radio communication device, a network control interface circuit configured to receive communication control signals from a mobile radio network circuit being controlled by a mobile radio network operator to control the mobile radio communication protocol circuit, and a trusted processing circuit configured to process a computer program in a trusted processing environment to provide a trusted processing result, wherein the trusted processing circuit is outside of the mobile radio network operator's domain. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110143713 | CONTACT INFORMATION MANAGEMENT METHODS AND APPARATUS - Methods and apparatus for controlled and/or secure distribution of contact information. In one embodiment, transfers of contact information must be authorized by the affected party. The party distributing the contact data, the party receiving the contact data, and the party described by the contact data initiate a secure dialog to exchange contact data. Various embodiments also enable piecemeal authorization and transfer of contact information, allowing the affected party to control the portion of contact data transferred, as well as apply specific rule sets or templates. In one variant, the authorization and transfer process is optimized to reduce the number of transaction steps. Additionally, solutions for distributing contact information among larger groups of participants are also disclosed. | 06-16-2011 |
