02nd week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 39 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150011173 | DIGITAL RADIO SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A system, apparatus, method, and media directed to power control in the field of digital radio systems are provided. For example, an apparatus, method, or medium can be implemented to enter a radio into lower power mode, store radio programming with reduced functionality, and resume normal power mode. | 2015-01-08 |
20150011174 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD - A wireless base station apparatus includes a determination unit configured to make a determination as to whether an amount of power in the terminal device is to be reduced, and a control information transmission unit configured to transmit control information indicating power control to the terminal device, based on a determination result of the determination unit, and a terminal device includes at least one outlet unit configured to be able to supply power to an external device, a measurement unit configured to acquire the measurement value by measuring power in the terminal device, a measurement information transmission unit configured to transmit the measurement information indicating the measurement value to the wireless base station apparatus, a control information reception unit configured to receive the control information from the wireless base station apparatus, and a power supply control unit configured to control supply of power, based on the received control information. | 2015-01-08 |
20150011175 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EFFECTIVE IDENTIFICATION OF GEO-LOCATION IN MOBILE HETNET ENVIRONMENTS - This disclosure relates generally to location services, and more particularly to systems and methods for effective identification of geo-location in mobile HetNet environments. In one embodiment, a device geo-location method is disclosed, comprising: receiving one or more wireless signal strengths associated with connectivity of a user device to one or more wireless access points; calculating, via a processor, one or more distances of the user device from the one or more wireless access points using the one or more wireless signal strengths; triangulating a user device location coordinate using: a pre-determined wireless access point location coordinate associated with at least one of the one or more wireless access points; and the calculated one or more distances of the user device from the one or more wireless access points; and storing the user device location coordinate. | 2015-01-08 |
20150011176 | Multiple Location Retrieval Function (LRF) Network Having Location Continuity - An IMS emergency call is reliably handed off within the PS domain or from the PS domain to the CS domain, by providing continuous support of location of a user device on behalf of a PSAP. The invention provides for handover of an IMS emergency call with EPS/GPRS access in a multi-LRF environment. Emergency location services for CS based emergency and/or IMS based emergency location services are often provided by multiple emergency location service providers. The information element that is critical for supporting Location Continuity in Multi-LRF environment can be either the assigned ESQK or the Serving LRF address. ESQK is assigned by the Serving LRF during IMS emergency call setup, and is used to uniquely identify the emergency service provider that operates the serving LRF. A simpler implementation uses the Serving LRF's address to identify the Serving LRF during and after the handover (PS-PS or PS-CS). | 2015-01-08 |
20150011177 | Resource Consumption Estimation with Out of Norm Determination in Mobile Devices - A method estimates resource consumption between applications within and among a population of wireless mobile devices. Aggregating and analyzing samples for each member of the population of devices provides comparable individual results. Subsequently aggregating and analyzing only summary information for each member of the population of devices provides cluster, crowd, and global comparisons. An apparatus determines out of norm behavior of an individual within a crowd, or relative differences between two crowds. | 2015-01-08 |
20150011178 | TRAFFIC DISTANCE METHOD FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS - A method for determining a cell placement efficiency number for a wireless cell by computing a first radius R1, wherein the first radius R1 defines a first region that comprises a first threshold TH1 of the total cell traffic. A second radius R2 is computed, wherein the second radius R2 defines a second region that comprises a second threshold TH2 of the total cell traffic. A cell placement efficiency value is then computed using R1 and R2. | 2015-01-08 |
20150011179 | TETHERING DISTRIBUTION APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND CENTRAL MEDIATOR - Methods and apparatus are provided for controlling tethering distribution. At least one leecher to which data is to be tethered is detected. Usage of the data that is to be tethered to the at least one leecher is controlled by adjusting an amount of data that is to be tethered for each of the at least one leecher. | 2015-01-08 |
20150011180 | DATA TOLL SUBSIDY MANAGEMENT - A method includes receiving, from a user device associated with an end user, a request for content provided by a content provider. The method includes determining whether the requested content is to be provided on a data toll network, determining whether the requested content includes data toll free content in response to a determination that the requested content is to be provided on the data toll network, and applying graphic elements indicating data toll free status of data toll free sections of the requested content in response to a determination that the requested content includes data toll free content. The method further includes providing the requested content including the applied graphic elements to the user device, and billing data usage associated with providing the data toll free sections to the end user device to the content provider. | 2015-01-08 |
20150011181 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO SUPPORT MEDIATION OF OCS DIAMETER/RO REAUTHORIZATION ON GSM CAMEL NETWORKS - Embodiments of the present invention provide a system and method which overcome the limitations of CAMEL systems which do not natively support reauthorization functionality. The system and method provide a mediation mechanism by which an online charging systems that supports reauthorization functionality can run using the mediation mechanism over CAMEL system. The mediation mechanism provides a means for added user credits to be utilized and allows the user to continue with the activity in which the user was engaged. This is advantageous both to the user and the service provider. | 2015-01-08 |
20150011182 | SYSTEM, DEVICE, AND METHOD OF CELLULAR TRAFFIC MONITORING - A cellular traffic monitoring system includes: a traffic detection function (TDF) module to monitor cellular traffic associated with a cellular subscriber device, and to generate detection output which includes at least one of: a type of an application associated with the cellular traffic of the cellular subscriber device, and a type of the cellular traffic of the cellular subscriber device. The cellular traffic monitoring system further includes a policy charging and enforcement function (PCEF) module to enforce one or more charging rules to the cellular subscriber device, based on the detection output. | 2015-01-08 |
20150011183 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, USAGE CHARGE CALCULATION METHOD AND PROGRAM - Provided is an information processing device including a calculation unit which calculates a usage charge to be imposed by a first provider on a second provider which provides a radio communications service using a physical network possessed by the first provider. The calculation unit calculates the usage charge based on a value of a parameter depending on efficiency of use of radio resources in the radio communications service. | 2015-01-08 |
20150011184 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRACKING BILLING EVENTS IN A MOBILE WIRELESS NETWORK FOR A NETWORK OPERATOR - A system and method for tracking billing events in a mobile wireless network for a network operator is disclosed. The method can include, in one embodiment, capturing, by a server, event data associated with a mobile device. The event data specifies communication events at the mobile device and are captured are specific to a network operator which provides services to the mobile device. The method can further include, generating billing data for the mobile device using the event data and associated parameters, and providing, by the server, the billing data to the network operator providing services to the mobile device. | 2015-01-08 |
20150011185 | MOBILE APPLICATION USING FACILITATING DEDICATED COMMUNICATION BETWEEN SPECIFIC USERS - The present invention relates to a method and system for facilitating dedicated communication between specific users relating to a travel transaction, the system including a travel resource mobile application. The mobile application may be installed on a mobile device, wherein the user of the mobile application and other users are included in a group which participates in the travel transaction, and each such user is assigned a role. The mobile application may also provide travel information and secure communication to each user of the group of users, wherein the group of users may be restricted based on the travel transaction. The mobile application may retrieve user contact information from the mobile device to facilitate communication between the group of users while masking the contact information of each user. The mobile application may also determine a location of at least one user from a group of users. | 2015-01-08 |
20150011186 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING SMS-BASED MALWARE - There are provided a method and apparatus for detecting and handling a malicious act that performs billing and takes a financial gain using a short message service (SMS) in real time. The apparatus includes an SMS collecting module configured to collect an SMS message sent from or received in a smartphone; an SMS parsing module configured to parse the collected SMS message; an SMS examining module configured to examine at least one field of the parsed SMS message and determine whether the SMS message is a malicious act-related message based on an access control list (ACL) and an SMS signature DB; and an installing app examining module configured to examine SMS message sending permission of an app to be installed in the smartphone and a priority of an SMS receiver process included in the app and determine whether the app has a possibility of being malware. | 2015-01-08 |
20150011187 | LOCATION BASED APPLICATIONS - A server provides location-based applications to an application of a mobile device based on a geographic location of the mobile device. The server receives an application definition and metadata comprising a geographic area associated with the application definition. The server generates a location-based application based on the application definition and metadata. The server identifies a geographic location of the mobile device and one or more location-based applications based on the geographic location of the mobile device. One or more location-based applications are provided within the application in the mobile device. | 2015-01-08 |
20150011188 | METHODS FOR BARRING MT CALLS AND APPARATUSES USING THE SAME - An embodiment of a method for call management, performed by a processing unit of a mobile device, is introduced. A telecommunications network is notified to block MT (mobile-terminated) calls through a base station after the mobile device has successfully associated with a WLAN (wireless local area network) AP (access point) deployed in a region in which noises should be avoided or limited, so as to avoid sounding a ringtone in response to a receipt of a paging reques | 2015-01-08 |
20150011189 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING MULTI-USER PERMISSIONS IN TERMINAL - An apparatus for controlling multi-user permissions in a terminal is provided. The apparatus includes a memory configured to store a permission setting value for a function based on subscription information of a main user, which is set in an account of each of at least one sub user, among the main user and the at least one sub user, who may use the terminal, and a controller configured to, if the terminal is logged in with an account of a specific sub user among the at least one sub user, perform a function based on the subscription information of the main user depending on the permission setting value which is set in the account of the specific sub user, with which the terminal is logged in. | 2015-01-08 |
20150011190 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANAGING APPLICATION IN WIRELESS TERMINAL - Provided is an apparatus and method for managing an application in a wireless terminal, in which data of an application is managed and displayed according to an 5 input type of a password for unlocking the wireless terminal, wherein the apparatus includes a memory for storing a plurality of passwords and a controller for classifying and managing data of each of a plurality of applications according to a password type. | 2015-01-08 |
20150011191 | Voicemail Archival and Forwarding Functionality for Communications Networks and Devices - A voicemail system includes a memory and a processor. The memory can store data relating to one or more users. An incoming communication can be handled by the voicemail system and provided with functionality based upon, for example, preferences of a user. The voicemail system can include functionality to allow a user to archive a voicemail message, to convert a voicemail message to a desired format, and/or to forward a voicemail message or converted voicemail message file to one or more designated destinations. The voicemail system can operate on a communications network, at a communications device, or both. Methods for archiving, converting, and/or forwarding voicemail messages are also disclosed. | 2015-01-08 |
20150011192 | METHOD OF PROCESSING TELEPHONE SIGNALS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOF - A method of processing telephone sound is disclosed. Before the telephone sound is transmitted, the frequencies of high frequency consonants are lowered. If the recipient has severe hearing impairment, the frequencies of the high frequency consonants are lowered again. | 2015-01-08 |
20150011193 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING CONTACT LIST IN PORTABLE TERMINAL - A method and an apparatus for processing a contact list in a portable terminal are provided. A method of processing contact information of a portable terminal includes analyzing a schedule by analyzing contact information included in schedule information, re-arranging a subscriber display point of the contact list according to contact information included in the schedule information and displaying the contact list, and forming a communication link with a subscriber selected in the contact list and executing a contact. A schedule check and management operation of the portable terminal can be conveniently processed by only executing the contact application in which subscriber information is displayed with a list. | 2015-01-08 |
20150011194 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR IMAGE OR AUDIO RECOGNITION PROCESSING - Many of the detailed technologies are useful in enabling a smart phone to respond to a user's environment, e.g., so it can serve as an intuitive hearing and seeing device. A few of the detailed arrangements involve optimizing division of shared processing tasks between the phone and remote devices; using a phone GPU for exhaustive speculative execution and machine vision purposes (including facial recognition); novel device architectures involving abstraction layers that facilitate substitution of different local and remote services; interactions with private networks as they relate to audio/image processing; adapting the orders in which operations are executed, and the types of data that are exchanged with remote servers, in accordance with current context; reconfiguring networks based on sensed social affiliations among users and in accordance with predictive models of user behavior; etc. A great variety of other features and arrangements are also detailed. | 2015-01-08 |
20150011195 | Automatic volume control based on context and location - The present disclosure involves a method of automatic volume adjustment based on context and location. A determination is made that a mobile computing device has been placed in a vehicle. The determination may be made by detecting that the mobile computing device has been plugged into a dock inside the vehicle, or by detecting that a movement speed of the mobile computing device is within a normal speed range of the vehicle. The mobile computing device has a programmable audio output volume. In response to the determination, the audio output volume of the mobile computing device is automatically increased to a predefined audio output volume. In some embodiments, the volume setting of the mobile computing device is recorded before the volume is automatically increased, and the mobile computing device restores the original volume setting after the mobile computing device is taken out of the vehicle. | 2015-01-08 |
20150011196 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR USE IN PROVIDING LOCATION PARAMETERS TO MOBILE APPLICATIONS - Techniques are provided that may be implemented in a mobile device to provide one or more location parameters to one or more mobile processes (e.g., applications) provided and/or otherwise supported, at least in part, by the mobile device. For example, a mobile device may be configured to monitor one or more processes hosted on a first processor, and initiate a communication on a bus connecting the first processor to a positioning engine external to the first processor to obtain at least one updated location parameter in response to detection of activity of at least one of the one or more processes. In certain instances, the updated location parameter(s) may have been previously determined by the positioning engine. | 2015-01-08 |
20150011197 | SELF-OPTIMIZING WIRELESS NETWORK - Optimizing a plurality cell sites or sectors in a wireless network including receiving network data regarding a plurality of cell sites or sectors; determining a critical zone in which communication is degrade; determining best neighbor cell sites or sectors among the neighbor cell sites or sectors associated with the critical cell sites or sectors; determining if the critical cell sites or sectors in the critical zone have available resources for achieving a desired improvement in communications; determining if the best neighbor cell sites or sectors have available resources for achieving the desired improvement in communications; and altering wireless network parameters of the critical cell sites or sectors, or the best neighbor cells sites or sectors for achieving the desired improvement in communications. Altering wireless network parameters of the critical cell sites or sectors, or the best neighbor cell sites or sectors is performed continuously until the desired improvement in communications in the wireless network is achieved. | 2015-01-08 |
20150011198 | ANTENNA TILT OPTIMIZATION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK - Optimization of a wireless communications network may be accomplished by evaluating relationships between a source cell and a plurality of target cells, determining an optimization value based on the evaluated relationships, and adjusting an antenna parameter of the source cell based on the optimization value. | 2015-01-08 |
20150011199 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHODOF CONTROLLING THE SAME - An electronic device with watch phone functionality and a method of controlling the same are provided. Upon receiving predetermined input on the display of the watch phone, the electronic device transmits a control signal for creating a wireless link to a mobile terminal which will connect with the watch phone, and transmits location information on the mobile terminal and a captured image of the surroundings to the watch phone. Accordingly, the user can locate the mobile terminal more easily using the watch phone. | 2015-01-08 |
20150011200 | OTA File Upload Servers - Devices and methods are disclosed which relate to gathering a plurality of data from a SIM card on a wireless communications device and recording the plurality of data onto a database where the plurality of data can be viewed at a later time. A network device requests a plurality of data from a SIM card on a wireless communications device. An OTA platform receives the request and gathers the plurality of data from the SIM card. The OTA platform, which normally sends the plurality of data back to the network device, sends the plurality of data to a file upload server instead. The file upload server records the plurality of data to a database where the plurality of data can be viewed by the network device. In certain examples, the file upload server sends a notification to the network device that the plurality of data is ready for viewing. | 2015-01-08 |
20150011201 | Universal Near Field Self-Configuring Femtocell - Embodiments of the present invention include a method for configuring a femtocell. In one embodiment, the method includes identifying a cellular device within near-field communication range of the femtocell. The method identifies a carrier network associated with the cellular device and automatically configures the femtocell to operate on the carrier network associated with the cellular device. | 2015-01-08 |
20150011202 | Method and Terminal for Loading Operator Configuration Information - The present invention discloses a method and a terminal for loading operator configuration information. The method includes obtaining network identification information of a terminal. The network identification information includes a mobile country code and a mobile network code. Secondary network identification information of the terminal is obtained when it is determined that the terminal corresponds to at least two groups of operator configuration information according to the network identification information. The secondary network identification information includes a group identifier GID. The operator configuration information corresponding to the terminal is obtained and loaded according to the secondary network identification information. | 2015-01-08 |
20150011203 | Mobile Device Safe Driving - In embodiments of mobile device safe driving, a mobile device can display a device lock screen on an integrated display device, and transition from the device lock screen to display a driving mode lock screen. The transition to display the driving mode lock screen occurs without receiving a PIN code entered on the device lock screen. The mobile device implements a safe driving service that is implemented to activate a safe driving mode of the mobile device, and disable features of the mobile device while the safe driving mode is activated. | 2015-01-08 |
20150011204 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE MOBILE TERMINAL - A mobile terminal including a wireless communication unit configured to perform wireless communication; a display unit configured to display information; and a controller that executes an agent to extract and record information about a usage pattern of a user, and displays an icon corresponding to the executed agent differently based on a number of times information related to the executed agent is extracted. | 2015-01-08 |
20150011205 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, MOBILITY MANAGEMENT ENTITY, BASE STATION, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - Upon detecting an opportunity to release E-RABs related to mobile stations, a mobility management entity transmits a single E-RAB release information message that collectively specifies E-RABs to be released to a base station communicating with the mobile stations. Subsequently, upon receiving the E-RAB release information message, the base station transmits a single E-RAB release information acknowledge message to the mobility management entity. Upon receiving the E-RAB release information acknowledge message, the mobility management entity updates information related to the E-RABs so that the information indicates release of the E-RABs. | 2015-01-08 |
20150011206 | DEVICE FOR MONITORING A DISTRIBUTION POINT - A device for monitoring a distribution point in telecommunication networks, comprises a control unit, a battery, a communications unit, and at least one sensor. The communications unit is enabled to dispatch and receive symbol sequences via a mobile phoning network. The control unit and the communications unit are programmed to be, in a normal state, in a sleep mode. The control unit is further programmed to autonomously initiate, for an event detected by the at least one sensor, an alert of the communications unit, wherein the communications unit then proactively dispatches an alarm message via the mobile phoning network. The device is further programmed so that the communications unit is alerted at predetermined times, dispatches a status report and remains active for a predetermined time period to the purpose of receiving a programming message transmitted to the device via the mobile phoning network. | 2015-01-08 |
20150011207 | METHOD AND RELATED MOBILE DEVICE FOR SEARCHING FOR A MOBILE NETWORK - Instead of performing a complete frequency scan and a subsequent cell scan on detected candidate frequencies, according to the method for searching for a PLMN as disclosed herein, the frequency scan is interrupted for performing an immediate cell scan based on inspection results for a specific candidate frequency obtained during the frequency scan. During the cell scan, the bandwidth among other parameters of the cell may be detected. Based on the detected bandwidth, certain candidate frequencies falling into the detected bandwidth can be skipped when resuming the frequency scan. | 2015-01-08 |
20150011208 | REMOTE CONTROL APPLICATION FOR WIRELESS BOOSTER - A remote control application for remotely a wireless signal booster is located on a remote device, such as a mobile telephone, tablet or computer. The remote control application utilizes a short-range communication interface, such as Bluetooth. This interface allows the user to autonomously register and remotely monitor the performance of the booster and can typically be used to configure, control, enable, shut down, and perform other operations related to the booster, such providing customer support, product registration, and other types of support for the booster operation. The system is most effective when the external device is a mobile device receiving telecommunication service through the repeater. In this case, the mobile device simultaneously displays two signal strength indicators, one for signals received by the mobile device itself and the other for signals received by the tower-side antenna of the wireless repeater. | 2015-01-08 |
20150011209 | REGISTRATION OF NODES AT REMOTE SITES - Systems and methods for providing registration at a remote site that may include, for example, a monitoring module that may communicate with a remote site. A registration protocol may be used by the monitoring module and the remote site in generating the messages communicated during the registration process. The monitoring module may gather and generate various identification information to be included in the registration protocol messages. The registration information provided by the monitoring module maybe stored at the remote site in a database server having a database. A confirmation message may be communicated from the remote site to the monitoring module that may either acknowledge successful registration or report that an error occurred during the registration process. | 2015-01-08 |
20150011210 | SUPPORT OF MOBILE-TERMINATED SERVICE DELIVERY OVER A MULTI-RAT AND/OR MULTI-DOMAIN MOBILE NETWORK - Embodiments of the present invention include a method for support of mobile-terminated service delivery over a multi-Radio Access Technology RAT and/or multi-domain mobile network wherein an User Equipment UE can be registered with multiple serving Core Network CN nodes, said method using information, referred to as termination selection information, including indication of a preferred serving CN node and/or preferred domain for mobile-terminated service delivery attempt towards said UE, said preferred serving CN node and/or said preferred domain determined as the serving CN node and/or domain most probably currently able to reach the UE, based on information referred to as termination selection support information retrieved from said multiple serving CN nodes, said method using, for said determination of the serving CN node and/or domain most probably currently able to reach the UE, termination selection support information including information on UE probability of camping per RAT. | 2015-01-08 |
20150011211 | Mitigation of Radio Interference and Thermal Issues Using Radio Access Technology Selection - A wireless UE device uses a method of radio technology and channel selection for transferring device traffic that includes detecting, at a wireless user equipment device, a condition related to at least one of temperature and radio interference and responsive to the detecting, determining to associate a data application on the wireless UE device with a radio access technology (RAT). | 2015-01-08 |
20150011212 | MANAGING BANDWIDTH AND CONNECTION COSTS FOR MOBILE DEVICES - One particular example implementation of an apparatus includes logic, the logic at least partially comprising hardware logic to: determine a location of a mobile device along a route from a first location to a second location, where a plurality of wireless networks are available along the route and automatically switch from a first connection between the mobile device and a first wireless network to a second connection between the mobile device and a second wireless network. | 2015-01-08 |
20150011213 | SELECTIVE SYSTEM INFORMATION READING - A method for selectively reading system information is provided. The method can include a wireless communication device reading system information broadcast by a first cell in a cell group. The read system information can include cell group information identifying the first cell as a member of the cell group and indicating membership of the cell group. The method can further include the wireless communication device moving to a second cell; determining based on the cell group information that the second cell is a member of the cell group; and in response to determining that the second cell is also a member of the cell group, reading only a portion of system information broadcast by the second cell. The read portion of system information can include the system information broadcast by the second cell that is different from the system information broadcast by the first cell. | 2015-01-08 |
20150011214 | CIRCUIT SWITCHED FALLBACK METHOD AND USER EQUIPMENT - Embodiments of the present invention provide a circuit switched fallback method and a user equipment. The method includes: sending a request message to an LTE network, where the request message is used for requesting a CS voice service from the LTE network, so that the LTE network sends a CS voice service fallback response message to a user equipment, where the CS voice service fallback response message is used for instructing the user equipment to perform CSFB from the LTE network to a GSM network; after the CS voice service fallback response message sent by the LTE network is received, acquiring a system message of a target cell in the GSM network; and camping on the target cell according to the system message and initiating a CS registration process according to the system message, to perform the CS voice service. | 2015-01-08 |
20150011215 | TERMINAL APPARATUS, BASE-STATION APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING TRANSMISSION OF TERMINAL APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING TRANSMISSION OF BASE-STATION APPARATUS, INTEGRATED CIRCUIT INSTALLED IN TERMINAL APPARATUS, AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT INSTALLED IN BASE-STAITON APPARATUS - Provided is a terminal apparatus ( | 2015-01-08 |
20150011216 | METHOD FOR RE-SELECTING CELL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND APPARATUS THEREFOR - Provided is a method for re-selecting a cell by a terminal in a wireless communication system. The method comprises: determining whether conditions for suspending application of autonomous priority handling are satisfied, the autonomous priority handling applying a priority order of a terminal which is different from a frequency priority order configured from a network for a particular frequency; if conditions for suspension are satisfied, re-selecting a cell by applying the configured priority order from the network to the particular frequency; determining whether start conditions for applying the autonomous priority order are satisfied; and if the start conditions are satisfied, re-selecting a cell by applying the priority order of the terminal for the particular frequency. | 2015-01-08 |
20150011217 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Appropriate performance is required for “Inter-Frequency Measurement” in accordance with the conditions of a cell to be subjected to “Inter-Frequency Measurement”. A mobile communication system according to the present invention is configured to separately specify the performance required for “Inter-Frequency Measurement” to be used in “Inter-frequency Handover” control between macrocells #11 and #12 and the performance required for “Inter-frequency Handover” to the cell #11B which is not set as an Scell within the coverage area of the macrocell #11. | 2015-01-08 |
20150011218 | HOME BASE STATION MANAGEMENT USING EXTENDED CLOSED SUBSCRIBER GROUP ACCESS - The application relates to managing interference at the user equipment caused by femtocell base stations, such as home base stations, home E-UTRAN Node B base stations, and the like, configured with closed subscriber groups by allowing the user equipment to access a femtocell base station which would normally not allow access to the user equipment because the user equipment is not a member of the CSG being served by the femtocell base station. When a user equipment is within range of HeNB serving a CSG cell to which the user equipment is allowed access, referred to as the “allowed HeNB”, the user equipment may encounter severe interference from another, adjacent HeNB serving another CSG cell, which the user equipment may not be allowed access to, referred to as the “not allowed HeNB”, and which may have a stronger signal in terms of power than the HeNB including the CSG to which access is allowed. Rather than to allow the user equipment ( | 2015-01-08 |
20150011219 | Controlling Radio Measurements of a User Equipment within a Cellular Network System - It is described a method for controlling radio measurements of a user equipment within a cellular network system, wherein the user equipment is served by a cell of a first cell type characteristic, the cell being assigned to a base station, wherein the cellular network system includes the cell and at least one further cell of a second cell type characteristic. The method includes providing, by the base station, a radio measurement configuration to the user equipment, wherein the radio measurement configuration is indicative for parameters to be applied by the user equipment for radio measurements, the radio measurement configuration includes different parameters being assigned to different cell type characteristics, and controlling the radio measurements of the user equipment based on the provided radio measurement configuration. | 2015-01-08 |
20150011220 | Apparatus, Method and System for Integrating Mobile and Satellite Phone Service - A communications system which allows for the integration of mobile and satellite communication networks, which includes an interface device configured to bi-directionally communicate with a mobile device (preferably wirelessly), that includes a satellite antenna on the communications device and a voice/data modem configured to bi-directionally communicate with a satellite network via the antenna. | 2015-01-08 |
20150011221 | Optimizing a serving gateway location in a home evolved node a with local IP access - A system and method are provided for enabling a mobile device to establish a local IP access on a packet data network connection on a femto cellular access network. A local server gateway and a macro server gateway are coupled to the femto cellular access network. A mobility management entity is coupled to the femto cellular access network, the local server gateway and the macro server gateway. The mobility management entity obtains a status mode of the mobile device and a location of the mobile device transmitted on the femto cellular access network. The mobility management entity selects one of the local server gateway and the macro server gateway based on the status mode of the mobile device and the location of the mobile device. | 2015-01-08 |
20150011222 | FACILITATION OF SELF-ADJUSTING NETWORK UPLINK NOISE BALANCING - Compensation is provided for foreign interference within a cell. Uplink (UL) noise on an UL channel to a first base station (BS) device is detected. Whether the UL noise includes interference is determined. Interference can include any device other than a mobile device configured to communicate with a BS device associated with a cell. The first service area of the BS device can be modified, e.g., scaled based on determining that the UL noise includes interference. Scaling can include reducing the first service area to a second service area that does not include an imbalance region in the first service area caused by the foreign interference. Scaling can be effected by reducing the amount of downlink power from the first BS device, or by adjusting a re-selection parameter associated with reducing the range of the BS device. | 2015-01-08 |
20150011223 | Control Channel Transmission Method and Equipment - A control channel transmission method and a piece of equipment, where the method includes configuring, by a communications system, at least two control channels for a user equipment, where at least one of the control channels is a cell-specific control channel and at least one of the control channels is a user equipment-specific control channel; using, by the communications system, the cell-specific control channel and/or user equipment-specific control channel to send information about control over the user equipment. In the embodiments of the present invention, a communications system configures at least two control channels for a user equipment (UE). The communications system may use, in a process of reconfiguring a control channel, another control channel to send information about control over the UE to ensure that communication is not interrupted during cell handover of the UE. | 2015-01-08 |
20150011224 | METHOD AND SYSTEM TO TRIGGER UE HANDOVER IN A RADIO COMMUNICATION NETWORK - The embodiments herein provide a method and system to trigger UE handover in a radio communication network including a serving base station and a plurality of candidate base stations. The serving base station shares uplink transmission information associated with the UE with the candidate base stations. A candidate base station detects the presence of the UE located in radio coverage of the candidate base station by obtaining information from the uplink transmission of the UE. Further, the candidate base station computes a second parameter and sends to the serving base station. The serving base station determines to trigger handover procedure when the second parameter meets handover criteria. Further, the serving base station sends handover command to the UE after determining that the second parameter meets handover criteria. | 2015-01-08 |
20150011225 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SELECTING CELL OF TERMINAL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method and an apparatus for selecting a cell of a terminal in a wireless communication system are provided. The method includes detecting, by the terminal, an end of a call, performing, when an end of the call is detected, a cell search based on a cell used during the call, the cell search being performed among at least one cell having been used before the call by the terminal and a cell used just before forming the call, and determining a cell to which the cell selection is performed, based on a result of the cell search and the cell used just before forming the call. | 2015-01-08 |
20150011226 | AUTONOMOUS INFRASTRUCTURE WIRELESS NETWORKS - Systems, methods and computer readable media for deploying a cellular wireless communication network. The method consists of: providing one or more micro base stations; autonomously deploying the micro base stations using a network access point linked to a cellular wireless communication network; and enabling configuration of the micro base stations to execute network operation commands from a network controller associated with the wireless communication network. A wireless network is also provided which is configurable to link a cellular wireless network through a high data transmission connection so as to define at least one access point between the micro base station and the wireless network. The network includes a wireless interface and receives operation commands from a network controller for configuration of micro base stations, to support the linking of cellular wireless terminals to the wireless network via the wireless interface by operation of the micro base station. | 2015-01-08 |
20150011227 | ANTENNA TILT OPTIMIZATION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK - Optimization of a wireless communications network may be accomplished by collecting information for a plurality of target cells neighboring a source cell, calculating a tilt score based on the collected information, and adjusting an antenna of the source cell based on the tilt score. | 2015-01-08 |
20150011228 | FEMTO BASE STATIONS AND METHODS FOR OPERATING THE SAME - Femto base stations and methods described herein suppress the need for an external GPS antenna and cable, while still providing a network service provider with the ability to obtain the desired GPS location coordinates and the user with the flexibility of placing the femto cell at the location of their choice within a home regardless of GPS signal strength. | 2015-01-08 |
20150011229 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, TRANSMISSION POWER CONTROL APPARATUS, BASE STATION APPARATUS, PARAMETER PROVIDING APPARATUS, AND TRANSMISSION POWER CONTROL METHOD - A wireless communication system includes a first base station ( | 2015-01-08 |
20150011230 | METHOD FOR COMMUNICATION BASED ON COORDINATOR IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR THE SAME - Disclosed are a coordinator based device-to-device communication method and an apparatus for the same. The communication method may comprise transmitting a synchronization signal and system information to a plurality of terminals; configuring wireless links with the plurality of terminals based on a random access procedure; receiving a scheduling message for a D2D communication from a first terminal among the plurality of terminals; allocating, to the first terminal, a transmission resource to be used for the first terminal to transmit data based on the scheduling request message; and allocating, to a second terminal performing the D2D communication with the first terminal among the plurality of terminals, a reception resource to be used for the second terminal to receive the data transmitted from the first terminal. | 2015-01-08 |
20150011231 | APPLICATION-BASED WIRELESS DEVICE INITIATED RADIO RESOURCE MANAGEMENT - A method and apparatus for radio resource management in a wireless device is provided. A type of data connection to be established between the wireless device and a network is determined. A radio resource capability mode for the data connection based on resource requirements of the determined type of data connection is dynamically determined wherein the radio resource capability mode is selected from a plurality of radio resource capability modes operable by the wireless device within wireless technologies supported by the network. The determined radio resource capability mode is conveyed to the network during connection establishment between the wireless device and the network, wherein the radio resource capability mode is used by the network to determine radio resources to be allocated to the wireless device for the connection. | 2015-01-08 |
20150011232 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LOAD BALANCING IN CELLULAR COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS - The present invention generally relates to cellular communication systems. More specifically, the present invention relates to load balancing in cellular communication systems. A method for load balancing in a cellular communication system comprise: receiving forward link load conditions in an area covered by a first sector and at least one second sector adjacent to the first sector, wherein the first and the second sectors belong to different cells; if it is determined that a distribution of the forward link load conditions deviates from a predetermined equilibrium, adjusting coverages of the first and the second sectors to make the distribution move toward the predetermined equilibrium. | 2015-01-08 |
20150011233 | METHODS AND APPARATUS ENABLING INFORMATION EXCHANGE BETWEEN NETWORK NODES - A method that may be performed by a first, second and third node for handling information related to a guard band used or required in a radio spectrum used by the second node. The first, second and third nodes are comprised in a wireless communications network. The method in the first node comprises obtaining information from the second node. The information is related to the guard band used by the second node. The method further comprises adapting one or more procedures related to the radio operation within the wireless communications network, based on the obtained guard band information. The method in the second node comprises sending information related to the guard band to the first node. The method in the third node comprises requesting the first node to obtain information related to the guard band from the second node. | 2015-01-08 |
20150011234 | FREQUENCY SPECTRUM ALLOCATION METHOD, DEVICE AND SYSTEM - A spectrum allocation method, device and system are provided, which are capable of improving the flexibility and applicability of the frequency spectrum allocation system. The spectrum allocation method includes: a proxy server obtains a frequency spectrum allocation policy thereof; the proxy server obtains the frequency spectrum resources of the area managed by the proxy server from the frequency spectrum resources of the area managed by the database; the proxy server receives a frequency spectrum resource request transmitted by an access device; and according to the frequency spectrum allocation policy, the proxy server allocates at least one segment of the frequency spectrum resources for the access device from the frequency spectrum resources of the area managed by the proxy server; and the proxy server transmits to the access device the frequency spectrum resource information including the at least one segment of frequency spectrum resource. | 2015-01-08 |
20150011235 | MOBILE DEVICE TRAJECTORY ESTIMATION - Disclosed is a novel system and method for utilizing information gathered at a based station for tracking a trajectory of a mobile device. Three types of information may be used including radio-layer information, ID information, session based information, or a combination thereof. The information is gathered at cellular base-stations to localize a mobile device. Cell towers have wide penetration and extensive coverage, and base-stations/mobile-devices have access to a lot of information. In one example, a method for tracking mobile device locations at a based station begins with accessing a list of mobile device information previously collected from mobile devices communicatively coupled over the wireless communications network to the base station. Currently active mobile device information measured by the network elements is accessed. A trajectory of the mobile device communicatively coupled to the base station is estimated by mapping the list of information previously collected with the currently active mobile device information. | 2015-01-08 |
20150011236 | Wireless Device, Measuring Node, Network Node, Methods Therin, Computer Program, and Computer-Readable Storage Medium - Embodiments herein relate to a method in a wireless device ( | 2015-01-08 |
20150011237 | GEO-FENCE ENTRY AND EXIT NOTIFICATION SYSTEM - A method is provided for determining when a mobile communications device has crossed a geo-fence. The method comprises (a) providing a mobile communications device ( | 2015-01-08 |
20150011238 | Unilateral Geolocation for Mobile Terminals - Systems and methods for enabling accurate unilateral geolocation in a user equipment (UE) are provided. In one embodiment, the UE utilizes network attachments steps to determine an estimate of a propagation time difference between two base stations. The UE then estimates a transmit time difference between the two base stations using the estimate of the propagation time difference and Observed Time Difference of Arrival (OTDOA) assistance data received from the network. The UE computes its position based on the transmit time difference and OTDOA measurements. In another embodiment, the UE uses measurements from multiple receive antenna elements to measure an Angle Difference of Arrival (ADO) between multiple base stations and a reference base station, and computes its position based on the ADOA measurements. | 2015-01-08 |
20150011239 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING LOCATION INFORMATION OF UE DURING MDT PROCEDURE - Disclosed are a method and device for determining user equipment (UE) positioning information during a minimum drive test (MDT) process to ensure that during the MDT realization process, the acquisition of the UE position information is not limited by the positioning capabilities of a network positioning server or the UE, that is, a network side can determine the UE position information required by the MDT without the positioning support function of the positioning server and the UE. The method of the present invention for determining the user equipment (UE) positioning information during a minimum drive test (MDT) process comprises: selecting a UE in a connected state, and determining an MDT measurement result corresponding to the UE (S101); determining the UE positioning information, and adding the UE positioning information to the MDT measurement result corresponding to the UE (S102). | 2015-01-08 |
20150011240 | NETWORK POSITIONING METHOD AND RELATED EQUIPMENT - Embodiments of the present invention discloses a network positioning method and related equipments, the method includes: receiving, by a user equipment (UE), positioning signals of at least three positioning nodes, where the at least three positioning nodes include at least one auxiliary UE, where the auxiliary UE is located within an end-to-end communication range of the UE, and valid position information of the auxiliary UE exists currently; measuring the positioning signals of the at least three positioning nodes, and acquiring a measurement result which comprises time difference of receiving the positioning signals of the at least three positioning nodes by the UE; calculating, a current position of the UE according to the measurement result and the valid position information of the at least three positioning nodes. The technical solution provided by the present invention can effectively enhance the network positioning precision. | 2015-01-08 |
20150011241 | Statistics for Continuous Location Tracking - In one embodiment, one or more computing devices receive, from one or more mobile devices respectively associated with one or more users, one or more sets of data, wherein each set of data comprises: a user identifier indicating to which user the set of data corresponds; a location where the corresponding user was at; and a time when the corresponding user was at the location. The computing devices store the one or more sets of data; and extract one or more statistics from the one or more sets of data that represent behavioral pattern of at least one of the one or more users. | 2015-01-08 |
20150011242 | Predicting Routes Using Wireless Networks - The disclosed implementations provide a system and method of predicting routes for mobile devices using wireless networks, including generating and sending content to a mobile device that is travelling on a predetermined route (e.g., a bus route determined by a transportation agency). The mobile device can scan for a wireless network that is installed on a vehicle travelling on a predetermined route. The system can predict which predetermined route the mobile device is travelling on by accessing a database that associates wireless networks with transportation vehicles. The system can confirm whether the mobile device is travelling on a predetermined route based on the device's sensor measurements, timestamps collected over a period of time and the identity of the wireless network that is connected to the device. The system can send content to the mobile device based on the mobile device's location and predicted future locations along the predetermined route. | 2015-01-08 |
20150011243 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTHORIZED LOCATION MONITORING - Techniques for location tracking, location utilization, and dissemination and management of location information are disclosed. As a location monitoring system, one embodiment includes at least a plurality of mobile computing devices supported by a wireless network, and a computing device coupled to a wired network (e.g., the Internet) that couples to the wireless network. Each of the mobile computing devices is associated with and proximate to an object whose location is being monitored. The computing device stores the locations of each of the mobile computing devices or the objects proximate thereto, and enables only authorized users to obtain access the locations via the wired network. | 2015-01-08 |
20150011244 | Personal Location Code Broker - Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for identifying a request to locate a user. The request identifies a network operator-independent personal location code (PLC) for the user. Identifying a first device associated with the user based on the PLC. The first device is associated with a first network operator. And obtaining the current location of the first device from the associated first network operator. | 2015-01-08 |
20150011245 | Dynamic Configuration of Mobile Station Location Services - On startup, a mobile station application will determine the current carrier network and submit a query to an application server that will return the correct location server configuration for the specified network. This information will be used on the mobile station to dynamically configure the device through the available GPS chipset API. | 2015-01-08 |
20150011246 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LABELING CROWD SOURCED DATA - Methods, systems, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for labeling crowd sourced data are presented. In some embodiments, a method for labeling crowd sourced data may include: receiving an atmospheric pressure signal from a mobile device associated with a venue, the mobile device comprising an atmospheric pressure sensor; clustering a plurality of atmospheric pressure signals from a plurality of mobile devices associated with the venue into a plurality of clusters; assigning a label to each of the plurality of clusters; receiving signal measurements from one or more of the plurality of mobile devices; and applying the label to the signal measurement. | 2015-01-08 |
20150011247 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF TRANSMITTING DATA BETWEEN MOBILE DEVICES - It is an object of the subject matter to disclose a method performed on two or more mobile devices comprising: detecting a movement on a sending mobile device, said sending mobile device is one of the two or more mobile devices, said movement is performed on the sending mobile device; comparing the movement performed on the sending mobile device with a positioning map, wherein the positioning map comprises relative locations of the two or more mobile devices; determining a relative location of the target mobile device on the positioning map; transmitting the data from the sending mobile device to the target mobile device. | 2015-01-08 |
20150011248 | MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH AN ADAPTIVELY RESPONSIVE FLEXIBLE DISPLAY - A mobile electronic device having a flexible display device is disclosed. A request to retrieve information from a server over a wireless network is triggered based on flexing the flexible display device and other gestures. | 2015-01-08 |
20150011249 | MOBILE DEVICE LOCATION DETERMINATION USING WI-FI SIGNALS - A location of a mobile device is determined using Wi-Fi signals. The location of a moving mobile device may be initially determined using a satellite navigation system. When the speed at which the mobile deice is moving falls below a threshold, a determination is made as to whether Wi-Fi signals are receivable at the mobile device. If Wi-Fi is receivable, Wi-Fi signals are used to determine the location of the mobile device rather than the satellite navigation system. The Wi-Fi signals are continuously or repeatedly used to identify the location of the mobile device until the speed at which the mobile device is moving surpasses the threshold or until Wi-Fi signals are no longer receivable at the mobile device. Since Wi-Fi sensors of mobile devices consume less power than satellite navigation sensors, the power consumption of the mobile device is reduced when mobile device location is determined using Wi-Fi signals. | 2015-01-08 |
20150011250 | Method and System for Implementing Packet Switch Domain Short Message Service, and User Equipment - A method for implementing a Packet Switched domain (PS) short message service (SMS) includes: after receiving request message containing an SMS-only indication transmitted by a user equipment, a mobility management entity enquiring subscription information of the user equipment from a home subscriber server, and receiving the subscription information of the user equipment returned by the home subscriber server; and when the mobility management entity supports the PS SMS and the subscription information supports the PS SMS, the mobility management entity transmitting request acceptance message to the user equipment, receiving and transmitting an SMS between the mobility management entity and the user equipment through a Packet Switched domain. Embodiments of the present document further provide a system for implementing a PS SMS and a user equipment. By means of the scheme of the present document, the PS SMS can be implemented in an EPS system. | 2015-01-08 |
20150011251 | Method For Transmitting Voice Audio Captions Transcribed Into Text Over SMS Texting - A method for transmitting text captions to a mobile device. The text captions are derived from audio and video calls or broadcasts, and may be for deaf or hearing impaired users, or others requiring voice-to-text captions on mobile devices. The invention provides for the audio or video voice information to be transcribed into text and delivered via SMS-texting (Short Message Service) without the need for an IP connection. The receiving caller may see and read the text transcriptions and/or translations of the audio without having an IP connection. Since an IP connection is not always available or reliable on mobile devices, the ability to deliver the text captions via SMS-texting allows the users to operate at virtually anytime, anywhere, and without the necessity of adding a costly data plan to their mobile service. | 2015-01-08 |
20150011252 | MOBILE STATION AND RADIO BASE STATION - To suppress increase in the amount of signals due to repetition of transition to a “Preservation state” and return to an “Active state,” a mobile station UE according to the present invention includes: a receiving unit | 2015-01-08 |
20150011253 | POWER SAVINGS AND INTERFERENCE REDUCTION FOR MULTIMODE DEVICES - Power savings and interference reduction for multimode devices (e.g., base stations and relay nodes) is disclosed. In some embodiments, power savings and interference reduction for multimode devices includes selecting a power state of the multimode device selected from a plurality of power states, in which the multimode device is in a first power state (e.g., an active or serving power state), and in which the selected power state is a second power state (e.g., a reduced power state), and transitioning the multimode device from the first power state to the second power state. | 2015-01-08 |
20150011254 | CONTROLLING ACCESS POINT TRANSMIT POWER BASED ON EVENT-TRIGGERED ACCESS TERMINAL MESSAGING - Transmit power for an access point is controlled based on measurement reports received by the access point from one or more access terminals that are not currently being served by the access point. In some aspects, transmit power is controlled based on the number of received messages that correspond to a particular event. In some aspects, transmit power is controlled based on the contents of the received messages. For example, the access point may use signal strength information included in the messages to determine a level of transmit power that mitigates interference at a defined subset of reporting access terminals. | 2015-01-08 |
20150011255 | Method of Giving the User Information and Portable Device - The invention relates to a method of giving the user information on the operation of a portable device, and a portable device. In the method, an event that concerns the operation of the device and interests the user is detected ( | 2015-01-08 |
20150011256 | HIGH-FREQUENCY SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - A high-frequency signal processing apparatus and a wireless communication apparatus can achieve a decrease in power consumption. For example, when an indicated power level to a high-frequency power amplifier is equal to or greater than a second reference value, envelope tracking is performed by causing a source voltage control circuit to control a high-speed DCDC converter using a detection result of an envelope detecting circuit and causing a bias control circuit to indicate a fixed bias value. The source voltage control circuit and the bias control circuit indicate a source voltage and a bias value decreasing in proportion to a decrease in the indicated power level when the indicated power level is in a range of the second reference value to the first reference value, and indicate a fixed source voltage and a fixed bias value when the indicated power level is less than the first reference value. | 2015-01-08 |
20150011257 | Smartphone Handle - The invention relates to a smartphone, and more particularly, relates to user more conveniently and firmly hold a smartphone and more quickly to respond to take a picture and shoot a video. | 2015-01-08 |
20150011258 | IMAGING COVER FOR A MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A method and apparatus for obtaining an image at a mobile communication device is disclosed. The apparatus includes a cover for the mobile communication device. The cover includes an imaging device and a communication module configured to wirelessly communicate content from the imaging device to the mobile communication device. The cover includes a solid member and a flexible member configured to bend relative to the solid member to support the cover at a support structure. The cover may be placed at a location remote from the mobile communication device, obtain the image at the remote location and communicate the image to the mobile communication device using a wireless communication link. | 2015-01-08 |
20150011259 | REMOTE DISPLAY FOR COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE - Provided in one aspect are headphones. The headphones, in accordance with this disclosure, include one or more electro-acoustic transducers operable to convert electrical signals into sounds. The headphones, in this aspect, further include a display in communication with the one or more electro-acoustic transducers. The display, in this aspect, is operable to receive one or more images from an associated electronic device. | 2015-01-08 |
20150011260 | MOBILE DEVICE TRAJECTORY ESTIMATION - Disclosed is a novel system and method for utilizing information gathered at a based station for tracking a trajectory of a mobile device. Three types of information may be used including radio-layer information, ID information, session based information, or a combination thereof. The information is gathered at cellular base-stations to localize a mobile device. Cell towers have wide penetration and extensive coverage, and base-stations/mobile-devices have access to a lot of information. In one example, a method for tracking mobile device locations at a based station begins with accessing a list of mobile device information previously collected from mobile devices communicatively coupled over the wireless communications network to the base station. Currently active mobile device information measured by the network elements is accessed. A trajectory of the mobile device communicatively coupled to the base station is estimated by mapping the list of information previously collected with the currently active mobile device information. | 2015-01-08 |
20150011261 | BASE STATION ANTENNA APPARATUS AND APPARATUS FOR COLLECTING ENGINEERING PARAMETER OF BASE STATION ANTENNA - Embodiments of the present invention provide a base station antenna apparatus and an apparatus for collecting an engineering parameter of a base station antenna. A device for testing an antenna engineering parameter is integrated with a base station antenna, so as to improve collection efficiency, accuracy, and timeliness of an engineering parameter of a base station antenna. A base station antenna apparatus includes a base station antenna, an apparatus for collecting an engineering parameter of a base station antenna, and a base station antenna housing, where the apparatus for collecting an engineering parameter of a base station antenna is configured to collect, save, and manage the engineering parameter of the base station antenna; the base station antenna and the apparatus for collecting an engineering parameter of a base station antenna are connected and located in the base station antenna housing. | 2015-01-08 |
20150011262 | Mobile, Handheld Wireless Communication Device, Smartphone, With Improved Functionality - A folding, handheld wireless communication device that is designed to be carried in a hip pocket like a wallet. The advent of curved touch-sensitive glass will facilitate the design of wireless devices that conform to the user's body. Wallets have much greater interior volume and surface area than today's smartphones, which are plagued by design compromises that result from the need to tightly pack components into small spaces. The advantages of this novel design include ruggedness, better antennae, a full QWERTY keyboard with a complete set of symbols, a large and removable/replaceable battery, a larger and more-functional display, better speakers and sound, and space to accommodate extra features such as earbuds and their wires. | 2015-01-08 |
20150011263 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND OPERATION METHOD THEREFOR - Mobile terminal ( | 2015-01-08 |
20150011264 | MOBILE DEVICE - Mobile devices such as mobile phones typically have two speakers, one for use in a hand-set mode and one for use in a hands-free mode. A mobile device ( | 2015-01-08 |
20150011265 | Support Apparatus for Mobile Device - An adjustable head and shoulder support apparatus for use with a mobile phone includes a mobile device case having opposing top and bottom ends and configured to hold the mobile phone, the case including a rear face. The apparatus includes a support arm having a first end pivotally coupled to the rear face proximate the top end and a second end opposed from the first end. The support arm is pivotally movable between a stowed configuration adjacent the rear face and an extended configuration displaced from the rear face. The rear face of the case defines a recess that includes an upper portion having a generally circular configuration and a lower portion in communication with the upper portion. The support arm is nested in the lower portion of the recess at the stowed configuration and is displaced from the lower portion of the recess at the extended configuration. | 2015-01-08 |
20150011266 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE WITH ECHO SUPPRESSION - The application relates to a communication device, e.g. a speakerphone, comprising a microphone signal path, MSP, and a loudspeaker signal path, SSP, the microphone signal path comprising a microphone unit, an MSP-filter, and a transmitter unit operationally connected to each other and configured to transmit a processed signal originating from an input sound picked up by the microphone, the loudspeaker signal path comprising a receiver unit, an SSP-filter, and a loudspeaker unit operationally connected to each other and configured to provide an acoustic sound signal originating from a signal received by the receiver unit. The communication device comprises a control unit for dynamically controlling the filtering characteristics of the MSP and SSP-filters based on one or more control input signals. This has the advantage of providing a simple and flexible scheme for decreasing echo in a communication device, while ensuring an acceptable sound quality in the transmitted signal. | 2015-01-08 |
20150011267 | SECURING ACCESSORY ADAPTED TO MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A securing accessory being adapted to a mobile electronic device is provided. The securing accessory includes a base pedestal and a supporting brace connected to the base pedestal. The supporting brace is attachable and detachable to the mobile electronic device and comprises a pair of arms which is able to grab onto the mobile electronic device and to provide frontal and/or lateral alignment for adequate securement. The pair of arms is spring-loaded for further providing mechanical force that compresses frontally and/or laterally to a direction of accessory insertion when mating the accessory with the mobile electronic device. By employing the pair of spring-loaded arms, the present invention is extraordinarily advantageous of being adapted to different mobile electronic devices having different thickness and meanwhile maintaining adequate securement and convenience in use while implementation. | 2015-01-08 |
20150011268 | FEATURE PACK FOR INTERFACING WITH DEVICES - A feature pack coupled to and interface with a cellular phone is able to relieve the cellular phone from performing tasks that drain the battery of the cell phone thus preserving the power of the battery of the cellular phone. The feature pack has its own battery separate and apart from the battery of the cellular phone and processes signals received from the cellular phone. The feature pack also provides power to various tools mounted onto surfaces of the feature pack. | 2015-01-08 |
20150011269 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A portable electronic device includes a main body and a stand member. A sliding slot is defined in the rear side of the main body. The stand member includes two ends slidably received in the sliding slot. When the stand member is in a natural state, the stand member is fully received in the sliding slot. When the two ends of the stand member are slid to a first open position, the stand member is in a first curved state, and the stand member at a first display angle supports the main body. When the two ends of the stand member are slid to a second open position, the stand member is in a second curved state different from the first curved state, and the stand member at a second display angle different from the first display angle supports the main body. | 2015-01-08 |
20150011270 | METHOD OF DEPOSITING A METAL LAYER ON AN ELECTRICALLY NON-CONDUCTIVE PLASTIC MEMBER, AND HOUSING FOR A MOBILE DEVICE - A method of depositing a metal layer on an electrically non-conductive plastic member includes: mixing a plastic material and a laser-sensitive additive to form a mixture, followed by injection molding the mixture to form an electrically non-conductive plastic member; irradiating a part of a surface of the electrically non-conductive plastic member with laser to engrave the electrically non-conductive plastic member so as to form a roughened region; forming an activating layer on the roughened region; and forming a metal layer on the activating layer on the roughened region of the electrically non-conductive plastic member. This method is suitable for making a housing for a mobile device. | 2015-01-08 |
20150011271 | HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE, SUPPORT ASSEMBLY, AND SUPPORT ASSEMBLY FABRICATING METHOD - The present invention provides a support assembly mounted between a rear cover and a screen of a handheld electronic device to support and fasten a component of the handheld electronic device. The support assembly includes an appearance part and an internal structure support part, where the appearance part and the internal structure support part are fabricated through integral molding of an amorphous alloy; the internal structure support part is formed by extending the top or the middle of the appearance part inwards; and an average thickness of the internal structure support part is less than 2 mm. The present invention simplifies a process of assembling the handheld electronic device. The present invention further provides a support assembly fabricating method and a handheld electronic device. | 2015-01-08 |
20150011272 | FOLDABLE CURVED WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE FOR INSERTION INTO HIP POCKET - A mobile communication device which comprises a first member with first surface having a first curvature and a second surface having a second curvature; a second member having first surface with a third curvature and a second surface with a fourth curvature. A hinge pivotally connects the first and second members with one another such that they are movable between opened and closed configurations. The first and the second curvatures of the first member combine with one another and form a combined average curvature for the first member and the third and the fourth curvatures of the second member combine with one another and form a combined average curvature for the second member. The combined average curvature for the first member and the combined average curvature for the second member combine with one another to form a combined average curvature for the communication device which is 8 feet or less. | 2015-01-08 |