Patent application number | Description | Published |
20110287752 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO MAKE OPEN MARKET HANDSETS (C.S0023-D OR C.S0065-B COMPLAINT) BACKWARD COMPATIBLE WITH OLD RUIM CARDS - A method and apparatus for enabling backward compatibility in open market handsets (OMH) is provided. The method may include determining a type of an identity module based on one or more internal parameters of the identity module, and obtaining one or more credentials based at least in part on the determined the type identity module. | 11-24-2011 |
20110314037 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING OPERATOR SPECIFIC PROFILES IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS - Methods and apparatuses are provided that facilitate providing one or more profiles to an application executing on a device. The application can request one or more profiles, which can relate to an application type. The application type can be specified in the profile request, determined based on a profile indicated in the profile request, etc. Where the application type corresponds to an operator-specific application type, one or more operator identifiers in the profile request can be verified with one or more other operator identifiers in an identity module of the device. Where the operator identifiers match, the requested profile can be provided to the application. Where the operator identifiers do not match, an invalid profile, error code, etc. can be provided to the application. In this regard, operators can control utilization of specific profiles that can be defined by the operator. | 12-22-2011 |
20120059918 | LOCATION BASED SERVICE DATA CONNECTION SUPPORT ACROSS MULTIPLE PROFILES - In a wireless data packet network, a single mobile device is provisioned to support a plurality of user profiles including a service or application that can be associated to multiple profiles. Arbitration for requests for a data connection can be made based upon priority, with applications having the same priority allowed to share the data connection. In some instances, the profile used to establish the data connection does not support the application that can be associated to multiple profiles, such as Location Based Services (LBS). To minimize subsequent rejections of requests for a data connection by the LBS, capability scans or updates determine what services are supported by the currently active profiles. | 03-08-2012 |
20120076289 | PROVIDING AN OPTION TO SUBSTITUTE A LOCAL RINGBACK TONE AT A CALLING PARTY DEVICE - A method for playing a local ringback tone is disclosed. A second party device is called from a calling party device. An alert message indicating that the calling party device is to play a network ringback tone is received. It is determined whether to play a pre-stored local ringback tone instead of the network ringback tone. The local ringback tone or the network ringback tone is played based on the determination. At any time before call connection or call release, the local ringback tone and the network ringback tone are switched between based on user input. | 03-29-2012 |
20120124229 | METHODS AND APPARATUS OF INTEGRATING DEVICE POLICY AND NETWORK POLICY FOR ARBITRATION OF PACKET DATA APPLICATIONS - An apparatus or method integrates device policy and network policy in order to arbitrate a priority between packet data applications or services for a data connection. In response to a request, a data connection to a wireless network is established for a first application of a first type of application or service if no data session is in progress or if a second application of a second type of application or service can share an existing data session. A hybrid arbitrator performs hybrid arbitration between the first application and the second application in response to determining that the first type and the second type cannot share the existing data session, either based upon a network policy that specifies a difference in priority between the first type and the second type, or based upon a device policy if the network policy does not specify a difference in priority. | 05-17-2012 |
20120185577 | MANAGEMENT OF NETWORK ACCESS REQUESTS - Methods, systems, and devices are described for intercepting requests from applications installed on a mobile device. The requests are system calls that establish communication channels for the mobile device. The requests are captured and held from reaching TCP/IP stack of an operating system executing on the mobile device. An intercepted request is aggregated with other intercepted requests. The aggregated requests are bundled together and released to the operating system upon the detection of a triggering event. The capture, holding, and aggregation of requests from applications occur when the mobile device is in a background mode. | 07-19-2012 |
20130023275 | MOBILE DEVICE TUNE AWAY PERIODS - A particular method includes receiving first data via a first network at a device that is configured to receive the first data via the first network based on a first wireless communication subscription and is configured to receive second data via a second network based on a second wireless communication subscription. The method also includes while receiving the first data, determining that a tuneaway period associated with the second network has passed, where the tuneaway period is longer than a discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle length associated with the second network. The method further includes tuning a receiver of the device to a paging channel of the second network in response to passing of the tuneaway period. | 01-24-2013 |
20130229960 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR FACILITATING TRANSMITTER CIRCUIT POWER REGULATION - Access terminals are adapted to facilitate power regulation of a transmitter circuit by employing a transmitter power timer. An access terminal may identify expiration of a predetermined period of time without any data to be sent. The access terminal may subsequently power down the transmitter circuit in response to the expiration of the predetermined period of time. Methods for facilitating power regulation of a transmitter circuit include initiating a transmitter power timer after a data transmission, and powering off the transmitter circuit when the transmitter power timer expires without data to be transmitted. The transmitter power timer can be adapted to facilitate guarantee frames for smart blanking, and can operate independent of a dormancy timer. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also included. | 09-05-2013 |
20130242828 | OPTIMIZED WAKEUP FOR COMMUNICATION DEVICES - Devices, systems, articles of manufacture, and methods for optimized wake-up are described. According to some embodiments, page messages are received at a page message receiving sub-slot. The page messages can be received by a communication device's communication interface, processes by a communication device's processor, and stored in a communication device's memory. Upon receiving page messages, a wake-up record is updated. A communication device can enter sleep mode based in part on reception of the page messages. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also claimed and described. | 09-19-2013 |
20130258925 | HIGH-SPEED DATA CHANNEL AVAILABILITY - Apparatus and methods for optimizing data transmission include receiving an indicator indicating the availability of a first communication channel, the first communication channel having a higher data rate than a second communication channel. Aspects can include determining whether the first communication channel is available to transmit data based on the indicator, and transmitting the data via the first communication channel, upon determining that the first communication channel is available. Additionally, aspects include entering a sleep state, upon determining that the first communication channel is not available, and determining whether the first communication channel has become available during a subsequent awake period. Entering a sleep state and determining whether the first communication channel has become available during a subsequent awake period may occur until the first communication channel becomes available or until an expiration of a timer. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also claimed and described. | 10-03-2013 |
20130337809 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR PARALLEL PAGE DECODING FROM NEIGHBORING CELLS - Various features and aspects of the present disclosure are adapted to facilitate improved reception of page messages at an access terminal operable in a wireless communication system. When the access terminal is in a region where two or more cells overlap, if the access terminal is moving away from the coverage area of an active cell and moving towards the coverage area of a neighbor cell, the access terminal may miss an incoming page message transmitted from its serving cell. Thus, the access terminal may dedicate fingers of a rake receiver to listen to paging information transmitted from one or more neighbor cells, decoding this information if a page decoding operation corresponding to the active cell fails. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also claimed and described. | 12-19-2013 |
20140031037 | CELL SELECTION BASED ON FAVORABLE ULDL CONFIGURATION IN LTE/TDD NETWORKS - Cell selection procedures performed in a wireless network are disclosed that include determining a uplink/downlink (ULDL) preference of a User Equipment (UE) in communication with a first evolved Node B (eNB) having a first ULDL configuration and a second eNB having a second ULDL configuration. The UE compares the first and second ULDL configurations to the ULDL preference. The UE selects the first eNB based on the first ULDL configuration matching the ULDL preference. In alternative aspects, a first eNB having a first ULDL configuration and in communication with a UE receives the ULDL preference of the UE. The first eNB compares the first ULDL configuration and a second ULDL configuration of a second eNB in communication with the UE to the ULDL preference. The first eNB selects the second eNB based on the second ULDL configuration matching the ULDL preference. | 01-30-2014 |
20140198693 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING REACQUISITION PROCEDURES - Access terminals are adapted to facilitate reacquisition procedures for a slotted idle mode. According to one example, an access terminal can operate in a slotted idle mode. The access terminal can then determine one or more optimized parameters for reacquisition procedures. In one example, the access terminal can determine an optimized length of time for reacquisition periods by incrementally reducing the length of time for reacquisition periods until an optimized length of time is obtained. In another example, the access terminal can determine an optimized number of pseudorandom noise (PN) signals and PN positions to be stored during each awake state of the slotted idle mode by incrementally reducing the number of PN signals and PN positions that are stored until an optimized number of stored PN signals and PN positions is obtained. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also included. | 07-17-2014 |
20140247729 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR UTILIZING THE SMART BLANKING FEATURE OF THERMAL MITIGATION - Methods and apparatus for wireless communication via a communication device (e.g, via a 1X Advanced enabled mobile device) are discussed. Embodiments can include calculating that a temperature associated with the mobile device has exceeded a thermal threshold. Aspects of the methods and apparatus include transmitting a guarantee frame, from each set of frames to be transmitted, when the temperature associated with a mobile device has exceeded the thermal threshold. Aspects of the methods and apparatus include determining that the temperature associated with a mobile device has fallen below the thermal threshold. Aspects of the methods and apparatus also include reactivating normal transmissions upon determining that the temperature associated with the mobile device has fallen below the thermal threshold. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also claimed and described. | 09-04-2014 |