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20110248738 | TESTING APPARATUS FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES - A wafer processing apparatus used for the testing of electronic devices comprises first and second clampers movably mounted on a shaft, each clamper being configured for holding a wafer carrier on which a wafer is mounted. Clamping fingers on each of the first and second clampers are operative to clamp onto the wafer carrier to hold the wafer carriers, and the clampers are operative to move the wafer carriers reciprocally between a loading position and a wafer processing location for processing the wafers. | 10-13-2011 |
20130207684 | APPARATUS FOR CONDUCTING AUTOMATED MAINTENANCE OF A TEST CONTACTOR MODULE - An apparatus for maintaining a conductivity of electrical contacts of a test contactor for testing electronic devices comprises a rotary turret disk having a plurality of test stands operative to hold respective electronic devices, the electronic devices being rotatable by the rotary turret disk to a position of the test contactor to be contacted by the electrical contacts during testing. At least one contactor maintenance stand comprising a maintenance component is located between adjacent test stands on the rotary turret disk, wherein the electrical contacts of the test contactor are adapted to engage the maintenance component so as to automatically clean the electrical contacts and/or verify the conductivity thereof. | 08-15-2013 |
20140041996 | TRANSFER APPARATUS FOR TRANSFERRING ELECTRONIC DEVICES - A transfer apparatus has a conveying track for electronic devices in a row, two vacuum passages to create vacuum forces to hold electronic devices against the conveying track at first and second positions respectively preventing overlapping of electronic devices; and sensors arranged with respect to the conveying track, the first sensor detects presence or absence of the leading electronic device at the first position for removal of the leading electronic device from the conveying track, and the second sensor detects presence or absence of the leading electronic device at a sensor position between the first and second positions as the leading electronic device is conveyed along the conveying track from the second to the first vacuum passage. | 02-13-2014 |
20150331012 | SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE TESTING APPARATUS - A semiconductor package testing apparatus comprises a package holder for holding a semiconductor package and which is positionable together with the semiconductor package at a test contactor station. There are probe pins located at the test contactor station for contacting a bottom surface of the semiconductor package and which are configured to apply an upwards force on the semiconductor package during testing of the semiconductor package. A restraining mechanism that is movable from a first position remote from the package holder and a second position over the package holder is configured to restrict lifting of the semiconductor package by the probe pins during testing of the semiconductor package when the restraining mechanism is at its second position. | 11-19-2015 |
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20100131393 | MANAGING SERVICE SUBSCRIPTIONS IN A NETWORK - A computer-implemented method may include associating a first bundle with a subscriber on a first subscription date, the first bundle defining a pre-paid service, a first renewal date, and a first renewal price. The method may include associating a second bundle with the subscriber on a second date different than the first subscription date and different than the first renewal date, the second bundle defining a feature, not defined in the first bundle, of the prepaid service and a second renewal price, the second bundle having the first renewal date. The method may also include renewing the first bundle and the second bundle on the first renewal date if a balance of an account associated with the subscriber is greater than or equal to the first renewal fee plus the second renewal fee. | 05-27-2010 |
20120157047 | SELF-SUBSCRIPTION AND SELF-REACTIVATION TO A NETWORK - A method including receiving a network access request that includes an international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI) stored by a smart card associated with a user device; determining whether self-subscription to a service plan or reactivation of a suspended service plan is permitted based on self-activation data, wherein the self-activation data includes a mapping between IMSIs and data that indicates a granting or a denying of network access; selecting network access rights based on the self-activation data when it is determined that self-subscription to the service plan or reactivation of the suspended service plan is permitted; generating a temporary user profile based on the selected network access rights; and providing limited network access to the user device, wherein the limited network access permits a user to self-subscribe to the service plan or reactivate the suspended service plan. | 06-21-2012 |
20120191536 | RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON REAL-TIME USAGE INFORMATION - A method including receiving a request for a service or an application from a user device associated with a customer; determining a type of service or a type of application; providing the service or the application; performing real-time tracking of the customer's usage of the service or the application based on the type of service or the type of application; generating one or more recommendations pertaining to the service or the application based on the real-time tracking; and sending the one or more recommendations to the customer via the user device. | 07-26-2012 |
20130157700 | NON-ACCESS STRATUM (NAS) TRANSPARENT MESSAGING - A device receives, from an application server, a message destined for a user equipment, and reformats the message into a non-access stratum (NAS) transparent message. The device also provides, to a home subscriber server, a query for an identification of a mobility management entity serving the user equipment, and receives, from the home subscriber server, the identification of the mobility management entity serving the user equipment. The device further provides the NAS transparent message to the identified mobility management entity, where the mobility management entity forwards the NAS transparent message to the user equipment. | 06-20-2013 |
20130231080 | METHOD AND SYSTEM TO PROVIDE NETWORK STATUS INFORMATION TO A DEVICE - Network status information is provided to a mobile device. The data usage of the mobile device is tracked. A data usage criterion is determined from an account for the mobile device. The account information is stored on at least one server. The data usage is compared with the data usage criterion. Based on the comparison, it is determined whether the data usage meets the data usage criterion. Upon determining that the data usage meets the data usage criterion, a notification message is sent to the mobile device in real time through an information element field within an existing message in a bearer channel of the wireless packet data communication network. The notification message may instruct the mobile device to prevent generation and/or transmission of automatic network access requests while allowing user-initiated network access requests. | 09-05-2013 |
20140045474 | SELF-ACTIVATION THROUGH A NON-ACTIVATED DEVICE - A method of permitting self-activation of a mobile device is presented. The device is able to be activated without accessing the Internet or relying on a customer service representative when a device with a SIM card is initially powered on. A device client resident on the mobile device detects that the SIM card is self-activation capable, and then provides a customized interface to walk the user through a self-activation process. The interface provides various features associated with the communication functionality of the device, whether or not the functionality is dependent on the make and model of the mobile device. | 02-13-2014 |
20140189790 | PROVIDING MULTIPLE APN CONNECTIONS SUPPORT IN A BROWSER - At a web browser application installed on a device a first Uniform Resource Locator (URL) is received. The web browser application determines a first Access Point Name (APN) network identifier associated with the first URL and establishes a first data connection based on the first APN network identifier between the device and a network. At the web browser application installed on the device a second URL is received. The web browser application determines a second Access Point Name (APN) network identifier associated with the second URL and establishes a second data connection based on the second APN network identifier between the device and a network. | 07-03-2014 |
20140335815 | POLICY DECISIONS BASED ON SUBSCRIBER SPENDING LIMITS - A policy and charging rules function node of a network may receive from the network an indication of an element of user equipment connecting to the network, query a subscription profile repository to receive a subscriber profile associated with the user equipment, the subscriber profile including indicators used in the selection of subscriber policies associated with the subscriber, and create a spending limit session based on the subscriber profile without waiting to receive a request from the user equipment for data services. The node may receive the request for data services from the element of user equipment, identify the spending limit session specifically corresponding to the user equipment, and respond to the request according to spending limit rules of the spending limit session associated with the element of user equipment. The node may also respond to the request according to default spending limit rules without waiting for creation of the spending limit session. | 11-13-2014 |
20150055446 | INTELLIGENT POLICY AND CHARGING RULE FUNCTION (PCRF) RESTORATION - A first device associated with an evolved packet core network receives a first update request from a second device associated with the evolved packet core network. The first update request is associated with a communication session previously provided between the first device and the second device, and the first update request is generated based on a voice/video request. The first device generates an update answer in response to the first update request, where the update answer includes a code requesting that the communication session be restored between the first device and the second device. The first device receives, based on the code, a second update request from the second device, where the second update request includes session information associated with the communication session. The first device restores, based on the session information, the communication session between the first device and the second device to create a restored communication session. | 02-26-2015 |
20150188877 | APN-BASED DNS QUERY RESOLUTION IN WIRELESS DATA NETWORKS - Systems and methods for APN-based DNS query resolution for wireless data networks are disclosed. Some implementations include receiving a domain name system (DNS) query for a domain name from a device having a source IP address, the DNS query being associated with an access point name, determining whether the source IP address is within a predetermined IP address range, upon determining the source IP address is within the predetermined IP address range, updating the DNS query to include an updated domain name unique to the predetermined IP address range, forwarding the updated DNS query to a DNS server for resolution, receiving an IP address corresponding to the updated DNS query from the DNS server, the IP address being different from an IP address associated with the DNS query, and providing the device with the IP address corresponding to the updated DNS query. | 07-02-2015 |
20150195690 | NON-ACCESS STRATUM (NAS) TRANSPARENT MESSAGING - A device receives, from an application server, a message destined for a user equipment, and reformats the message into a non-access stratum (NAS) transparent message. The device also provides, to a home subscriber server, a query for an identification of a mobility management entity serving the user equipment, and receives, from the home subscriber server, the identification of the mobility management entity serving the user equipment. The device further provides the NAS transparent message to the identified mobility management entity, where the mobility management entity forwards the NAS transparent message to the user equipment. | 07-09-2015 |
20150312101 | GEO-REDUNDANT PCRF MRA WITH MPE ALLOCATION VIA IMSI HASHING AND IP INDEXED TABLE - A system includes a wireless access network, a gateway that controls communications between the wireless access network and a packet data network, and a policy-charging-and-rule-function (PCRF). The PCRF includes a routing agent in communication with the gateway and a group of multi-media processing engines (MPEs) that are associated with the routing agent. The routing agent receives from the gateway a request to establish a session for a piece of user equipment, and selects one of the MPEs to handle the session based on an IMSI of the piece of user equipment. The routing agent maintains a table indexed by IP address, and makes an entry therein that points to the selected MPE. | 10-29-2015 |
20150356534 | CONTENT PROVIDER CHARGED GATEWAY - Systems and methods for providing content provider charged web content to a mobile device are disclosed. A mobile routing server receives a request for a mobile device to access web content associated with a content provider. The mobile routing server determines whether the request is associated with a provider-charged gateway. If the request is associated with the provider-charged gateway, the mobile routing server provides access to the web content via the provider-charged gateway and signals a billing server to charge an account associated with the content provider for data charges associated with the access to the web content. If the request is not associated with the provider-charged gateway, the mobile routing server provides access to the web content via a regular Internet gateway and signals the billing server to charge an account associated with the mobile device for the data charges associated with the access to the web content. | 12-10-2015 |