07th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 42 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130040625 | NETWORK NODE CONTROL - Methods of controlling a network node, network nodes and a computer program product are disclosed. A method of controlling a network node, comprises the steps upon determining a proposed change to characteristics of said network node, providing a first indication of said proposed change to other network nodes within a predefined network node cluster of which said network node is a member; in the absence of a second indication from said other network nodes within said network node cluster rejecting said proposed change to said characteristics of said network node, making said proposed change to said characteristics of said network node. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040626 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING, DELIVERING, DISPLAYING AND INTERACTING WITH CONTEXTUAL APPLICATIONS FOR MOBILE DEVICES - It concerns a method for delivering temporarily a plurality of software applications each based on respective contextual data, to one or more wireless mobile end-user devices ( | 2013-02-14 |
20130040627 | Data Cut-over Method and Apparatus - The present invention discloses a data cut-over method and apparatus, wherein the method includes: obtaining a model mapping relationship between a source Operation Maintenance Module (OMM) and a target OMM of different system versions (S | 2013-02-14 |
20130040628 | CAPACITY MANAGEMENT OF AN ASYNCHRONOUS TRANSFER MODE INTERFACE IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION INFRASTRUCTURE - Methods and apparatus that effectively manage capacity of a wireless-based communication infrastructure are presented herein. An evaluation component can generate configuration data associated with a base station of a cellular wireless network. Further, a radio network controller component can determine capacity of a physical port coupled between a radio network controller and the base station. The radio network controller component can configure the radio network controller to utilize an increase in capacity of the physical port based on the determined capacity of the physical port. A base station component can configure the base station to utilize the increase in capacity of the physical port based on the configuration data generated by the evaluation component. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040629 | WEB-BASED PARENTAL CONTROLS FOR WIRELESS DEVICES - Methods, systems and devices to dynamically generate community based parental controls for cell devices based on most common parental control settings selected by members of the community. Communities may establish sponsored profiles on a parental control server that contains a community-based set of parental control settings. Parents may select a community based setting and modify each of the settings in accordance with the parents' personal preferences. The parental control server continually monitors the modifications to those settings and generates new community-based settings reflecting the most common modifications that may be selected by other parents. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040630 | Method, system and mobile terminal for configuring access point and application information - The disclosure discloses a method, a system and a mobile terminal for configuring access point and application information. The method includes: a sending-party mobile terminal sends a configuration short message containing the access point and application information in a current network to a receiving-party mobile terminal in the same network; the receiving-party mobile terminal receives the configuration short message sent by the sending-party mobile terminal, extracts the access point and application information from the configuration short message, and performs a local configuration according to the extracted access point and application information. By adopting the disclosure, the defects in the existing way of configuring the access point and application information can be complemented; and after the mobile terminal joins in the network, whether the Over-The-Air-Programming (OTAP) is supported by the server or not, it is possible to set the access point and application information required by the current network for the mobile terminal conveniently and quickly, so as to perform services such as the multimedia messaging service and the Internet accessing service normally. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040631 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A FUNCTION OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE THROUGH A NETWORK - The disclosure provides a system, method and device for controlling function on an electronic device. The method comprises: receiving a communication from a communication network at the first device, the communication addressed to an account accessed by the first device and providing a first request for a meeting, a start time for the meeting and a second request to control a function of the first device for the meeting; identifying a component on the first device associated with the function; and deactivating the component when the start time arrives on the first device. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040632 | SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN IN A PROPRIETARY AREA - Method for avoiding unauthorized images of a proprietor's information from being transmitted outside the proprietor's control. A photographic image captured with a camera incorporated upon the wireless handheld communication device is wirelessly transmitted to a proprietor's server. The image is stored on the server after capture and transmission, preferably while the device is still in the photography-restricted geographical area that is under the control of the proprietor of the server. Once at the server, the photographic image is analyzed to determine whether or not the image is authorized for dissemination outside the proprietor's control. Local storage of the photographic image can be prevented on the device which assures that the transmission and storage of the photographic image on the proprietor's server is exclusive. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040633 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR MANAGING ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN USERS IN MULTIPLE OVER-THE-TOP SERVICE PLATFORMS - According to one aspect, the subject matter described herein includes a method for managing associations between users in multiple over-the-top (OTT) service platforms. The method includes receiving a first message indicating an action associated with a first user in a first OTT service platform. The method also includes generating, based on the first message, a second message for performing a related action in a second OTT service platform. The method further includes communicating the second message to the second OTT service platform. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040634 | Method and Apparatus for Managing Access to User Equipment Event Information - A method of managing access to problem event information collected by a User Equipment (UE). In one novel aspect, access to the problem event information is determined by a public land mobile network (PLMN) list stored in the UE. The UE collects problem event information, stores a PLMN list, and sends an indication that problem event information is available to a Radio Access Network (RAN) controller. In response, the RAN controller sends a request indicator to the UE requesting the event information. The UE transmits the requested event information when the requesting PLMN is included in the PLMN list stored in the UE. In one embodiment, the event information includes Minimization Drive Test (MDT) measurement information. In another embodiment, the event information includes radio link failure information. The solution enables managing access to problem event information with maximum simplicity and minimum impact to existing systems. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040635 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING OUTPUT OF BASE STATION IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method for controlling an output of a small base station in a mobile communication system is provided. The method includes measuring Received Signal Strength Indication (RSSI) and receive sensitivity of at least one of a macro base station and a neighboring small base station, determining a service margin of the small base station, and determining transmission power based on the RSSI, the receive sensitivity and the service margin. The method may further include extracting the receive sensitivity of the neighboring small base station from the measured receive sensitivity, calculating the RSSI of the macro base station from total RSSIs based on a receive sensitivity ratio of the neighboring small base stations prior to determining the service margin. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040636 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING A MOBILE EQUIPMENT FLEET - A method is disclosed. The method includes receiving a message from a remote device. The message includes data. The method further includes analyzing the data using a set of rules. The analyzing includes performing a maintenance analysis by analyzing the data using a set of asset maintenance rules and a set of asset usage rules. Responsive to the analyzing the data using the set of rules, an alert is sent. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040637 | Location-aware multimodal communication system - A system and method for providing a multimodal list of transceiver devices to a remote terminal is disclosed. A positioning unit determines a location of a remote terminal. A processor identifies transceivers for communicating in at least a first communication mode and a second communication mode according to the location of the remote terminal. The processor retrieves information about the identified transceivers from a database and generates a multimodal list. The processor causes a transceiver to transmit the multimodal list of transceiver devices to the remote terminal using a communication mode of the remote terminal. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040638 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND DEVICE FOR HANDLING VOICE CALLS ON A DUAL-MODE WIRELESS MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE - To handle a communication session at a wireless mobile communications device, after receiving an indication of current signal strength of an access point for a wireless local area network (“WLAN”) a signal strength threshold associated with the access point is retrieved. If the communication session is currently carried by a cellular network and the current signal strength exceeds the signal strength threshold, the communication session is switched from the cellular network to the WLAN. A metric is then adjusted based on timing of the switch relative to any switch of the communication session from the WLAN to the cellular network over a preceding time window associated with the access point. Based on the metric, the signal strength threshold associated with the access point is selectively adjusted. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040639 | SYSTEM TO PROVIDE GSM OVER DISTRIBUTED MOBILE NETWORKS - A system provides GSM service over distributed mobile networks. A Network Area Controller (NAC) allows Global Titles (GT) and Mobile Station Roaming Numbers (MSRN) of the GSM network to be shared within a private GSM network. A processor within the Mobile Switching Center (MSC) of a mobile network transcodes voice data and maps the data to the proper bearer QoS to allow the use of Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) such as Iridium and Inmarsat. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040640 | Method for Small Cell Discovery in Heterogeneous Network - Methods for small cell discovery in heterogeneous networks are proposed for efficient cell search and better power saving. In one novel aspect, a user equipment (UE) measures small cells only when the UE enters into the vicinity of the small cells. For example, the UE detects the proximity of small cells and reports proximity indication information to the network. Based on the vicinity indication, the network provides suitable measurement configuration for small cells. In a second novel aspect, the UE performs guided search for small cell discovery. In a third novel aspect, the UE increases search rate for small cells when it is in the vicinity of small cells, and decreases search rate for small cells when it is not in the vicinity of small cells. The detection may be based on location information provided by the network or based on vicinity detection information autonomously stored by the UE. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040641 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING A TARGET CELL IN A CELLULAR NETWORK - A method for detecting a target cell by a mobile device, the method comprising storing traversed paths of the mobile device, the stored traversed paths each comprising information to identify cells in a sequence of cells traversed by the mobile device referenced to the target cell, compiling information identifying cells traversed by the device in real time to produce current path information, comparing the current path information to the stored traversed paths and inferring from the comparison a relative proximity of the mobile device to the target cell and adapting a search for the target cell based on the relative proximity. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040642 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF ALLOCATING NETWORK TEMPORARY IDENTITIES - The present invention discloses a method and system for allocating Network Temporary Identities. The method comprises: obtaining capability information of a Home NodeB; allocating information for performing identity allocation to the Home NodeB, according to the capability information; sending the allocated information for performing identity allocation to the Home NodeB, so that the Home NodeB implements network temporary identity allocation according to the information for performing identity allocation; wherein the different information for performing identity allocation corresponds to different Home NodeBs to implement the network temporary identity allocation. The technical solution disclosed by the present invention can reduce the implementation complexity of Home NodeB Gateway and the time delay. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040643 | Methods And Apparatus For Providing Manual Selection Of A Communication Network For A Mobile Station - Techniques in a mobile station for use in manually selecting a communication network are described. The mobile station receives a user input for initiating a procedure for manual network selection. The mobile station identifies a plurality of communication networks available for communications by receiving, from each available network, a Mobile Country Code (MCC) and a Mobile Network Code (MNC). The mobile station retrieves from a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) a plurality of network names identified by a plurality of address pointers corresponding to the identified available networks, where the plurality of address pointers are stored in a first file of the SIM and the plurality of network names are stored in a second file of the SIM. The mobile station then displays the plurality of network names for manual network selection. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040644 | MOVEMENT PREDICTING METHOD - A movement predicting method is disclosed. The method utilizes at least one phone communicating in and moving between neighboring cells of base stations to predict population movement in a prediction interval. Firstly, obtain the traffic volumes in the cells generated by the phone and the handover information generated by the phone moving between the cells in a day. Next, calculate the traffic volumes and the handover information to obtain a movement probability for the population moving between the cells and an average residence time that the population stays in the region of each cell in the different periods of the day. Finally, according to the data obtained, predict an appearance probability that the population appears in each region at the end point of the prediction interval. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040645 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION METHOD, RADIO ACCESS NETWORK APPARATUS AND MOBILE STATION - A mobile communication method according to the present invention includes the steps of: transmitting an “Extended Service Request” from a mobile station UE in Idle mode to a mobility management node MME via a radio base station eNodeB; transmitting an “Initial UE Context Setup Request” from the mobile station UE to the radio base station eNodeB, the “Initial UE Context Setup Request containing priority call information; and preferentially allocating resources to the E-RAB for the mobile station UE by the radio base station eNodeB based on the priority call information contained in the received “Initial UE Context Setup Request.” | 2013-02-14 |
20130040646 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND BASE STATION SUBSYSTEM FOR REALIZING HANDOVER IN LOCAL SWITCH - The present invention discloses a method for implementing a handover in a local switch, and the method includes: a core network transmitting indication information to a source base station subsystem during any terminal of communication parties which carries out a local switch is performing a base station subsystem handover, and the source base station subsystem determining whether to transmit user-plane speech data received from a media gateway to the terminal which has not performed the base station subsystem handover, or to transmit the user-plane speech data received from an internal link to the terminal which has not performed the base station subsystem handover, according to the indication information. The present invention also discloses a system for implementing a handover in a local switch as well as a base station subsystem. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040647 | POWER CONTROL AND HANDOFF WITH POWER CONTROL COMMANDS AND ERASURE INDICATIONS - Techniques for performing power control and handoff are described. In an aspect, power control (PC) is supported with multiple PC modes such as an up-down PC mode and an erasure-based PC mode. One PC mode may be selected for use. Signaling may be sent to indicate the selected PC mode. If the up-down PC mode is selected, then a base station estimates the received signal quality for a terminal and sends PC commands to direct the terminal to adjust its transmit power. If the erasure-based PC mode is selected, then the base station sends erasure indications that indicate whether codewords received from the terminal are erased or non-erased. For both PC modes, the terminal adjusts its transmit power based on the power control feedback (e.g., PC commands and/or erasure indications) to achieve a target level of performance (e.g., a target erasure rate for the codewords). The erasure indications may also be used for handoff. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040648 | IDENTIFYING LOCATIONS FOR SMALL CELLS - A device identifies mobile devices within a geographical area associated with a carrier network. The device further divides the geographical area into cells. The device also collects network statistics associated with the mobile devices. The device assigns values to the cells based on the network statistics, and identifies locations in which to place the small cells within the geographical area based on the values. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040649 | Mobile Device Location Estimation Using Operational Data of a Wireless Network - A method for location estimation of a mobile device using operational data of a wireless network includes creating a geospatial model of a wireless network. The geospatial model may include a geometry representative of coverage area of each antenna in the wireless network. The geometry may be created, by the modeling module, based on a tower data of the wireless network and an operational data from the wireless network. The geospatial model may further include range bands for each antenna, created based on the operational data. In addition, the method includes generating, by the modeling module, a geospatial model of geospatial features for an area of the wireless network. Further, the method includes determining, by a location module, the location of the mobile device in the wireless network based on the geospatial model of a wireless network, the geospatial model of geospatial features and real-time operational data. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040650 | CONTROL APPARATUS, MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, RADIO COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - A control apparatus (e.g., a radio base station) for controlling radio communication includes a communication unit for transferring data, an RLC processor for performing radio link control, an RLC parameter adaptive controller for setting a parameter to be used for the radio link control, a broadcast information generator for generating broadcast information including the parameter, and a pseudo incoming call controller for performing pseudo incoming call to a communication terminal (e.g., a mobile terminal) for a plurality of times after the broadcast information is broadcasted to the communication terminal through the communication unit, to measure a success rate of the pseudo incoming calls using responses to the pseudo incoming calls. The RLC parameter adaptive controller updates the parameter according to the success rate measured by the pseudo incoming call controller. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040651 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM NODE WITH IMPROVED INTERFERENCE SITUATION - A node in a wireless communication system comprising at least a first cell region and a second cell region, where cell borders delimit between different cell regions. The node comprises at least a first antenna function with a first antenna radiation lobe and a second antenna function with a second antenna radiation lobe, the radiation lobes being arranged to cover the first cell region at the same time. For each cell region, only one of the antenna radiation lobes is intended for communication at each cell border. Furthermore, the first antenna radiation lobe is arranged for signals at a first frequency band, and the second antenna radiation lobe is arranged for signals at least a second frequency band. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040652 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING STANDARD CANCELLATION SIGNALSTANDARD CANCELLATION SIGNAL - A method and an apparatus for generating a standard cancellation signal includes: setting weight values according to frequency points of a current cell and its neighboring cells; according to the frequency points of the current cell and neighboring cells and the weight values of the frequency points, performing Fourier transform to obtain a corresponding time-domain signal; and performing highest amplitude normalization on the time-domain signal and performing a cyclic shift to obtain a standard cancellation signal. The embodiments generate a standard cancellation signal according to frequency points of the current cell and its neighboring cells, so that the current cell and its neighboring cells share the peak clipping noise, and therefore helping improve the peak clipping performance of the current cell or reduce the EVM distortion. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040653 | Numerically Stable Computation of Heading Without a Reference Axis - Systems and methods are described for computing device motion direction and orientation. A system as described herein includes an orientation sensor configured to collect data relating to orientation of the mobile device; an orientation analysis module communicatively coupled to the orientation sensor and configured to determine a three-dimensional orientation of the mobile device relative to an Earth-based coordinate system based on the data collected by the orientation sensor; and a motion direction tracker module communicatively coupled to the orientation analysis module, configured to compute a first direction, that is a three-dimensional direction of motion of the mobile device relative to a coordinate system of the mobile device, and configured to compute a second direction, that is a direction of motion of the mobile device relative to the Earth-based coordinate system, based on the first direction using the three-dimensional orientation of the mobile device relative to the Earth-based coordinate system. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040654 | LOCATION-BASED AUTOMATED CHECK-IN TO A SOCIAL NETWORK RECOGNIZED LOCATION USING A TOKEN - A user with a user account on a social network uses an interface to communicate user identification information and the user's intent to participate in a social network application. The user also communicates an identifier associated with an entitlement token to the social network application. When a server receives, from a device at a fixed location, a message indicative of the user's presence at the fixed location as determined by the receipt of the identifier and a site specific identifier, the server generates and sends a communication sufficient to cause the social network to implement a behavior as if the user had generated a message to the social network from their mobile device. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040655 | MAINTENANCE OF MOBILE DEVICE RF BEAM - A mobile wireless communication device includes: a communication device housing; an antenna module configured to provide an antenna pattern having a directional beam to transmit electromagnetic energy of outgoing signals and to receive electromagnetic energy of incoming signals; a beam-altering module communicatively coupled to the antenna module and configured to alter a three-dimensional direction that the directional beam is pointing; and a three-dimensional orientation sensor module communicatively coupled to the beam-altering module and configured to provide at least one indication of three-dimensional orientation information associated with the communication device; where the beam-altering module is configured to receive the at least one indication of three-dimensional orientation information associated with the communication device and to use the at least one indication of three-dimensional orientation information associated with the communication device to alter the three-dimensional direction that the directional beam is pointing. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040656 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING RELATIVE DISPLACEMENT AND HEADING FOR NAVIGATION - A system and method for determining a location of a mobile object is provided. The system determines the location of the mobile object by determining distances between a plurality of sensors provided on a first and second movable parts of the mobile object. A stride length, heading, and separation distance between the first and second movable parts are computed based on the determined distances and the location of the mobile object is determined based on the computed stride length, heading, and separation distance. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040657 | ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT READING DEVICES - We describe an electronic document reading device comprising: a wireless remote content connection; a physical user interface for receiving device control commands from a user; non-volatile data storage; a non-volatile electrophoretic display screen; and a device controller. The controller has program code to: read an item of electronic document content from said non-volatile data store; wherein the item of electronic document content includes: i) electronic document content display data, ii) a location based permission control object configured to define allowed location-based display of the content display data on the electrophoretic display; determine a physical location of the reading device; and operate with the permission control object to determine whether display of the content display data is permitted at the physical location, wherein operating with the permission control object enables the item of electronic document content to control whether its own content is displayed on the non-volatile electrophoretic display screen. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040658 | MOBILE TERMINATED CONTROL METHOD AND RELATED NETWORK DEVICES - The invention provides for a method of controlling a mobile terminated procedure between a mobile terminal device and a network node device of a mobile radio communications network, and to a related terminal device, and particularly concerning a change in network node connection as part of a Circuit Switched Fallback procedure, and including the step of transmitting a connection-maintaining request such as a follow-on-request from the terminal device to the network node device during the mobile terminated procedure and seeking to maintain connectivity with the network node device so as to allow for a post location update procedure arriving from the network. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040659 | MANAGEMENT OF STORAGE OF MEASUREMENT DATA - A management of storage of measurement Data is provided. A method of managing storage of a set of measurement data comprises the steps of determining whether a value of at least one of said plurality of parameters has changed by more than a threshold amount from a value of the parameter in a previously stored set of measurement data and storing the set of measurement data, dependent upon the determination being affirmative. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040660 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ANALYTIC DATA GATHERING FROM IMAGE PROVIDERS AT AN EVENT OR GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION - The invention relates to a system and method of gathering and analyzing data from device operators aiming their image capture devices and thereby creating a line of sight to an object of interest, for example through the process of obtaining photographs, videos or other digital images of an event or geographical location, where the real-time or embedded location, compass heading, and time data from each of a plurality of image providers are communicated from the plurality of image-capture devices to one or more servers for statistical analysis of the proportionate amount of providers focusing on each image target or sub-target at the event or location. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040661 | PROVIDING SAFETY STATUS INFORMATION - A method begins by a processing module receiving a safety status request for a safety status level associated with a user device and determining whether to generate a safety status response. When generating a safety status response, the method continues with the processing module obtaining the safety status level associated with the user device and determining whether to include location information in the safety status response. When including the location information, the method continues with the processing module obtaining location coordinates corresponding to the user device, obtaining street address location information based on the location coordinates, generating the location information based on the location coordinates and the street address location information, generating the safety status response to include the safety status level and the location information, and outputting the safety status response to a requesting entity. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040662 | PORTABLE COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DISPLAY OF BLACK SCREEN CONTENT - A portable communication device having a processor, a battery with a battery sensor, a display screen and a proximity sensor. The processor receives a signal from the display screen indicating whether the display screen is in a disabled state. The processor also receives a signal from the battery sensor indicating the remaining charge of the battery and the processor compares the remaining charge of the battery to a low power threshold. The processor also receives a signal indicating whether the proximity sensor is uncovered. If the display screen is in a disabled state, the remaining charge exceeds the low power threshold and the proximity sensor is uncovered, the device displays content. In certain embodiments, the device transmits a signal identifying the location of the device. In response, the device receives content based on the location of the device and stores the content in memory, filling a queue. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040663 | Brand Mapping - A user uses a portable electronic device to select an image representative of a brand. In response to the user's selection of the image representative of the brand, the device automatically presents the user with an image of a map that indicates a current location of the device and shows one or more images representative of brand purchase sites where the selected brand may be accessed by the user. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040664 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND DEVICE FOR IMPLEMENTING POSITIONING MEASUREMENT - The present invention discloses a method, system and device for implementing positioning measurement. The method includes the steps of: determining a Timing Advance (TA) report format according to obtained information on whether a User Equipment (UE) can support the measurement of the receiving-transmitting (Rx-Tx) time difference and information on whether a base station (e.g. eNB) can support the measurement of the Rx-Tx time difference of the base station and the measurement of the Rx-Tx time difference of the UE in an Enhanced Cell Identity (E-CID) positioning process of the user equipment, and after the base station processes the E-CID positioning measurement, the positioning measurement result is returned to the Evolved Serving Mobile Location Center (E-SMLC) in the determined timing advance report format. The present invention can solve the problem in the prior art that the base station can not determine a specific timing advance report format to be used for returning a positioning measurement result to the E-SMLC. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040665 | AUTOMATIC POSITION INFORMATION TRANSMISSION SYSTEM AND METHOD USING WIRELESS DATA NETWORK - Disclosed are an automatic position information transmission system and a method using a wireless data network capable of improving convenience of search by registering icons associated with keywords on search screens of corresponding mobile phones and registering icons representing a search position range on the search screens while improving convenience of use by automatically transmitting position information regarding the corresponding mobile phones during a call attempt to a pre-authorized specific mobile phone through a wireless Internet network and automatically transmitting the position information regarding the corresponding mobile phones for each predetermined period or at the time of a call connection failure. The automatic position information transmission system and the method using the wireless data network can automatically transmit the moving routes or positions of children to the mobile phones of a parent as being previously set without performing the separate operations on the mobile phones. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040666 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SCHEDULING PAGING MONITORING INTERVALS IN A MULTIMODE MOBILE STATION - Certain aspects of the present disclosure present methods and apparatus for resolving conflict between paging intervals of two different networks. For certain aspects, a multimode mobile station (MS) may select a network for monitoring based on a predefined criterion. For an aspect, the multimode MS may select a network whose paging interval starts earlier or a network whose paging interval finishes earlier. The multimode MS may also select a network that has a higher signal quality, or higher radio access technology (RAT)-based priority. In another aspect, if the multimode MS uses multiple input multiple output (MIMO), the multimode MS may split its available resources (e.g., receive chains) to simultaneously monitor paging signals transmitted by both networks. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040667 | Direct Transition to CELL DCH - The present invention relates to methods and arrangements for reducing the time delay associated with the initialisation of a data transfer in a Universal Mobile Telecommunications Systems (UMTS) terrestrial radio access network (UTRAN). A Radio Network Controller (RNC) initiates a data transfer by transmitting a downlink paging message to a User Equipment (UE), wherein the UE is capable of being in the states URA PCH, CELL PCH or CELL DCH. The paging message comprises information for transferring the UE from the URA PCH or the CELL PCH state directly to the CELL DCH state by means of delay reducing information indicated in the paging message. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040668 | MOBILE APPLICATION FOR A PERSONAL ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A personal electronic device is disclosed herein. The personal electronic device includes a display. The personal electronic device also includes at least one of a physical and virtual keypad. The personal electronic device also includes internal memory. The personal electronic device also includes a first program saved on the internal memory. When running, the first program is operable to maintain a library of contacts. The display is operable to display one or more of the contacts of the library. The personal electronic device also includes a second program saved on the internal memory. When running, the second program is operable to maintain a library of notes. The second program is also operable to establish links between at least one of the notes and one of the contacts. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040669 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DELIVERING MESSAGES WHILE ROAMING - A method, system and computer program for exchanging a message between a first electronic device and a second electronic device, wherein the devices are communicatively coupled to a messaging server when the devices are in a first state; and are configured to receive a notification from a push notification server when the devices are in a second state. The method includes transmitting the message from the first electronic device to the messaging server; receiving information related to whether the message was received by the second electronic device; and transmitting a short message service (SMS) message containing the message to the second electronic device through a SMS server if the message was not received by the second electronic device within a prescribed time. Prior to transmitting the SMS message, a query may be displayed on the first electronic device to request whether the user intends to send an SMS message containing the message to the second electronic device. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040670 | INSTANT MESSAGING TO A MOBILE DEVICE - A wireless communications device logs on to an instant messaging service through a proxy server. Notification of an incoming instant message is provided to the wireless communications device by converting at least part of the instant message to Short Message Service (SMS) format or by transmitting a notice in SMS format that a message has been received. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040671 | ANTENNA TO TRANSCEIVER MAPPING OF A MULTIMODE WIRELESS DEVICE - Various arrangements for mapping antennas to transceivers are presented. A plurality of antennas may be present. Each antenna of the plurality of antennas may be configured to communicate using different radio technologies. A plurality of transceivers may be present. At least some of the transceivers of the plurality of transceivers may be configured to utilize different radio technologies. A selector circuit may be present that is configured, based on input from a processor, to map each antenna of the plurality of antennas with each transceiver of the plurality of transceivers. The processor may be configured to control which antennas of the plurality of antennas are mapped to which transceiver of the plurality of transceivers. Touch sensors may be used to determine which antenna or antennas are likely to serve as effective electromagnetic transducers. Signal-to-noise measurements may be used to determine when to modify an antenna mapping. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040672 | METHOD OF CONFIGURING MODULES FOR IDENTIFYING USERS OF A TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORK - A method of configuring modules for identifying users of a telecommunication network able to cover a service area cut into a plurality of geographical sub areas, each identification module including an identification code stored in the identification module, the identification code including: an operator identifier; a user identification number; the method including assigning at least one operator identifier to each geographical sub area, the operator identifiers of two contiguous geographical sub areas being different and at least two non-contiguous geographical sub areas having an identical operator identifier. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040673 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REFERENCE TIME ACQUISITION FOR POSITIONING REFERENCE SIGNALS IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK - A base station determines a muting configuration for reference signal (RS) transmission as a pattern defined by the combination of a muting sequence and a reference point. Muting occasions for a given wireless communication network cell may be differentiated from another cell by use of a different muting sequence, a different reference point, or both. Wireless communication apparatuses such as User Equipments (UEs) determine when the reference signals are muted in the cell based on the periodic muting sequence and the reference point received in assistance data transmitted by the base station. The network may alternatively utilize a common muting sequence with different reference points, a common reference point with different muting sequences, or different sequences and different reference points across multiple cells. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040674 | Method of Beacon Synchronization For Base Stations - The present invention discloses a method of beacon synchronization for base stations, which comprises the following steps: receiving or transmitting a beacon by a first base station or a second base station; scanning at least one channel by the second base station to search for a channel of the first base station; calculating a time difference between the beacon sent by the first base station and the beacon sent by the second base station; and adjusting a time of transmitting the beacon sent by the second base station to synchronize the beacon sent by the second base station with the beacon sent by the first base station. Wherein, a wireless signal of the second base station is interfered by the first base station. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040675 | CLOSED LOOP POWER CONTROL IN A HETEROGENEOUS NETWORK BY SELECTING AMONG SETS OF ACCUMULATIVE POWER STEP VALUES - A method is provided in a wireless device for controlling output transmission power from the wireless device. A set is selected among a plurality of sets of power step values, which reside in a memory of the wireless device, responsive to criteria defined in the wireless device. A power control command is received from a radio network node. One of the power step values of the selected set is selected responsive to the power control command. The output transmission power from the wireless device is controlled responsive to the selected power step value. Related methods in radio network nodes and apparatuses are disclosed. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040676 | APPARATUS FOR TRANSCEIVING A SIGNAL IN A DISTRIBUTED ANTENNA SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a signal-transceiving apparatus for a base station in a distributed antenna system (DAS), comprising: a transmitting module for transmitting a signal; an antenna module which includes a plurality of antennas, and in which a predetermined number of pilot patterns are used in accordance with the size of the coverage area, which is a signal-transmitting range for each of the plurality of antennas, and in accordance with the number of overlapping antenna coverage areas; and a processor which transmits, via the transmitting module, a signal to a terminal using a pilot pattern corresponding to a portion of the plurality of antennas. The same pilot pattern is used for the antennas, the antenna coverage areas of which do not overlap, from among the plurality of antennas. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040677 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ALLOCATING D2D ID OF USER TERMINAL IN AD-HOC NETWORK - An apparatus and a method for allocating a Device-to-Device (D2D) IDentity (ID) of a user terminal in an ad-hoc network are provided. The method includes determining that a first D2D ID allocated to the user terminal is duplicated with a second D2D ID allocated to at least one other terminal located within a predefined range from the user terminal, determining whether the user terminal is in communication, when the first D2D ID is duplicated with the second D2D ID, and changing the first D2D ID into a third D2D ID with reference to a D2D ID pool so that the first D2D ID is not duplicated with the second D2D ID, when the user terminal is not in communication. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040678 | M2M EQUIPMENT, BASE STATION, AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING SCHEDULING DELAY - Disclosed are M2M equipment and base station capable of adjusting load through a scheduling delay. M2M equipment according to the present invention may comprise a receiver which receives a first message including a scheduling delay indicator directing the M2M equipment to delay transmission of uplink data from a base station, and a processor for controlling transmission of the uplink data to be delayed in response to scheduling delay direction of the first message. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040679 | RADIO BASE STATION AND COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD - An LTE base station | 2013-02-14 |
20130040680 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ALLOCATING DEVICE IDENTIFIERS (STID) IN A WIRELESS ACCESS SYSTEM - The present description provides a method for allocating a device identifier through an initial network entry process with a base station in a wireless access system. The method comprises a step of transmitting control information, indicating a mobile station supporting Machine to Machine (M2M) communication, to a base station; and receiving a first message, comprising at least one of a first identifier indicative of a group to which devices belong and a second identifier indicative of each of the devices belonging to the group, from the base station. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040681 | SCHEDULING WITH QUALITY OF SERVICES, MULTIUSER DIVERSITY GAIN, AND FAIRNESS IN WIRELESS NETWORKS - Systems and methods for scheduling wireless communications of a base station with multiple user mobile stations involve grouping the user mobile stations in clusters based on a predetermined criterion, such as a QoS profile of a user mobile station. Each cluster is assigned with a cluster weight factor that defines a priority level of the cluster. For each user mobile station in each cluster, a priority index may be determined based on the cluster weight factor of a respective cluster, and throughput and fairness factors respectively selected to maximize throughput and provide fairness to user mobile stations. The user mobile stations may be served in an order based on their priority indexes. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040682 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR BEAM LOCKING IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - To retain a beam direction of beamforming in a wireless communication system, an apparatus for the beamforming includes a detector for measuring change of at least one of a movement and a motion of the apparatus; and a processor for determining a beam control parameter for aligning a beam direction with a counterpart apparatus by compensating for the change of the beam direction according to at least one of the movement and the motion. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040683 | Systems and Methods For Determining a Coupling Characteristic in a Radio Communications Network - A method is disclosed for using cell load coupling (CLC) to manage a radio communications network (RCN), comprising cells and radio network nodes associated with the cells. The method comprises determining a CLC characteristic between a first and second of the cells. The determining is based on a cell load contribution that is dependent on a measure of: a signal received by a receiving node of the first cell from a transmitting node of the first cell, a signal received by the receiving node from a transmitting node of the second cell, and traffic between the receiving node and the transmitting node of the first cell. One or more network management functions may be performed on the RCN based on the determined CLC characteristics. The method and/or the functions may be implemented by a computer program, a wireless communications device or a network node. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040684 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BEAM TRACKING IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method and an apparatus for tracking a beam in a wireless communication system are provided. In the method, a plurality of downlink reference signals are received from a base station and at least one downlink transmission beam pattern is determined. A plurality of uplink reference signals are transmitted to the base station, each includes identifier information corresponding to the determined at least one downlink transmission beam pattern. ACKnowledgement (ACK) information indicating that the base station has successfully received an identifier included in the identifier information corresponding to the determined at least one downlink transmission beam pattern from identifier information corresponding to an uplink transmission beam pattern and that the plurality of uplink reference signals from the base station is received. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040685 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING QUALITY OF SERVICE OF USER EQUIPMENT - The invention provides a method and apparatus for controlling, in a policy and charging rules function entity, quality of service of a user equipment. The method includes the steps of: obtaining charging-related information of the user equipment ( | 2013-02-14 |
20130040686 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SHARING MEDIA IN A GROUP COMMUNICATION AMONG WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICES - A system, method, and wireless communication device for sharing media in a group communication among a plurality of wireless communications devices, such as among a Push-to-Talk (PTT) group. A wireless communication device that is a member of the communication group can send group-directed media, such as graphics, multimedia and applications, to other members of the communication group, either during a ongoing PTT communication, or independently there from. In one embodiment, a communication computer device stores information on communication groups on the wireless communication network that includes the member wireless communication devices of one or more communication groups, and receives group-directed media from a sending wireless communication device sends the group-directed media either directly to the other member wireless communication devices of the communication group or stores the group-directed media such that the other member devices can access and download the group-directed media. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040687 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SHARING MEDIA IN A GROUP COMMUNICATION AMONG WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICES - A system, method, and wireless communication device for sharing media in a group communication among a plurality of wireless communications devices, such as among a Push-to-Talk (PTT) group. A wireless communication device that is a member of the communication group can send group-directed media, such as graphics, multimedia and applications, to other members of the communication group, either during a ongoing PTT communication, or independently there from. In one embodiment, a communication computer device stores information on communication groups on the wireless communication network that includes the member wireless communication devices of one or more communication groups, and receives group-directed media from a sending wireless communication device sends the group-directed media either directly to the other member wireless communication devices of the communication group or stores the group-directed media such that the other member devices can access and download the group-directed media. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040688 | WIRELESS BASE STATION, TRANSMISSION POWER CONTROL METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - Provided is a wireless base station including a power measurement unit for measuring a power of a reference signal for synchronization at a downlink adjacent frequency; a base station type acquisition unit for acquiring a type of a base station that transmits the signal at the downlink adjacent frequency; and a power setting unit for setting a maximum transmission power based on a measurement value of the power measured by the power measurement unit and the type of the base station acquired by the base station type acquisition unit. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040689 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING TRANSMISSION POWER - Disclosed is a wireless communication device that can suppress an increase in power consumption of a terminal while preventing the degradation of SINR measurement precision resulting from TPC errors in a base station. A terminal ( | 2013-02-14 |
20130040690 | SMALL BASE STATION AND UPLINK POWER CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - There is disclosed a small base station and a method for measuring information on a wireless environment around a small base station to control uplink transmission power of the small base station. A neighboring environment measuring unit measures information on a neighboring wireless environment of a base station through an uplink or a downlink. A power control parameter calculating unit calculates a power control parameter by using the information on the neighboring wireless environment. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040691 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, BASE STATION, MOBILE STATION, AND RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD - Two or more base stations among a plurality of base stations transmit data of the same content at the same timing. A base station notifies a mobile station of two or more base stations which transmit the data of the same content among the plurality of base stations. The mobile station transmits information indicating reception conditions in the mobile station of radio signals from the base stations notified of, to the base station. According to the information indicating the reception conditions, the base station instructs the mobile station to receive the data of the same content from the base stations. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040692 | Method of Heterogeneous Network Mobility - Methods for enhanced heterogeneous network mobility are proposed. In a first novel aspect, the cell size of a target cell is considered when determining the TTT value. In one embodiment, pico-specific Time-to-Trigger (TTT) value is configured. When the target cell to be measured is a picocell, pico-specific TTT value is applied. In a second novel aspect, precise mobility state estimation (MSE) is achieved by considering the effect of cell size. In one embodiment, when counting cell changes, a cell change to/from a small cell would be counted to lesser extent than a cell change between large cells. UE uses effective parameters for measurement evaluation, by applying better speed state estimation with speed scaling and by applying parameter differentiation that can be dependent on cell size. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040693 | Apparatuses and methods for handovers between heterogeneous networks - A mobile communication device is provided with a plurality of processing logic units. A first processing logic unit is configured to connect the mobile communication device to a first wireless network for wireless transceiving via a first link. A second processing logic unit is configured to determine whether a second link to a second wireless network is available in response to detecting a low performance condition of the first link. Particularly, the first wireless network and the second wireless network are heterogeneous networks. A third processing logic unit is configured to hand over the mobile communication device from the first wireless network to the second wireless network in response to a transceiving rate of the second link being greater than a first value. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040694 | REMOVAL OF USER IDENTIFIED NOISE - Methods, systems and devices enabling a party to a telephone conversation to identify sounds for active filtering so that the identified sound can be actively filtered and/or amplified. Cell phones are provided with a button that allows users to identify sounds for filtering by pressing the button or virtual key when the sound is heard. Sounds recorded in response to such user inputs are processed to identify filtering criteria, such as frequencies and amplitude. The identified filtering criteria are then used to actively filter or enhance sounds. The methods and systems enable user to identify specific sounds for filtering so only those sounds deemed annoying are suppressed while permitting other sounds (e.g., voice) to be heard. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040695 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRESERVING INPUT IMPEDANCE OF A CURRENT-MODE CIRCUIT - In accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure, a circuit comprises an input node configured to receive a current-mode input signal and an input stage that includes an input device communicatively coupled to the input node. The input device is configured to receive the input signal at the input node. The circuit additionally comprises bias circuitry communicatively coupled to the input stage and configured to provide a bias current for the input device. The bias circuitry is also configured to remove at least a portion of the bias current from the input signal through a feedback loop associated with the input node such that the input signal is received by the input device with at least a portion of the bias current removed. The circuit further comprises an output stage communicatively coupled to the input stage and configured to output a current-mode output signal based on the input signal. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040696 | SINGLE USER INPUT MECHANISM FOR CONTROLLING ELECTRONIC DEVICE OPERATIONS - A unique input mechanism for controlling several operations of an electronic device is provided. Using the unique input mechanism, which may be the single input mechanism for providing user inputs to the electronic device, a user may provide different inputs or combinations of inputs to control different operations based on the current mode or capacity of the electronic device. For example, a single, short click of a button may control a media operation (e.g., play/pause) in a media mode, and the same input may control a telephony operation (e.g., initiate/terminate call) in a telephony mode. In some embodiments, different inputs may be associated with different types of operations. The unique input mechanism may include, for example, a button, a switch, a key, or an actuator. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040697 | MULTI-MODE MOBILE DEVICE BASED RADIO ACCESS TECHNOLOGY SELECTION METHOD FOR IDLE MODE OPERATIONS - A method at a mobile device, and the mobile device, the method selecting a subset of radio access technologies available to the mobile device over which a predetermined set of services on the mobile device is available; and deactivating monitoring, or reducing a monitoring frequency, of at least one radio access technology not within the selected subset of radio access technologies. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040698 | MOBILE STATION AND RADIO CONTROLLER - One aspect of the present invention relates to a mobile station having abilities of communicating with a first network and a second network wherein the first network and the second network use mutually different radio access technologies including a receiving unit configured to receive broadcast information of the second network from the first network, a storage unit configured to store the received broadcast information of the second network and a pre-redirection information setting unit configured to, when the broadcast information of the second network is stored in the storage unit, set pre-redirection information included in a radio connection request message to a predefined value. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040699 | COMMUNICATIONS TERMINAL, CONNECTION DESTINATION DISPLAY METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - In a communications terminal, a wireless portion receives, from each PLMN, notification information including a name that specifies the PLMN and communication speed information that indicates communication speed for that PLMN. A generation portion generates a list of names included in each of the notification information received by the wireless portion, in order of communication speed shown in the communication speed information associated with the relevant name. A display portion displays the list generated by the generation portion. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040700 | IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE AND IMAGE CAPTURE METHOD - An image capture apparatus configured to assist the user to obtain at least one image including a first image. The image capture apparatus comprises at least one processor configured to produce a first superimposed image by superimposing first navigation information with the first image at least in part by using first composition data associated with the first image and reference composition data associated with a reference image, and at least one display configured to display the first superimposed image. The first composition data comprises shooting angle information and/or angle-of-view information of the image capture apparatus when the image capture apparatus obtained the first image. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040701 | PORTABLE COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A portable communication device for multimedia applications including upper and lower parts connected by a joint element for moving the parts relative to each other between closed and various open positions. The upper part includes a display which is on the outside of the closed device. The joint element enables pivoting the upper part along a horizontal axis disposed below the plane of the display in a position that is shifted parallel outward or inward relative to the upper part as well as rotational motion of the parts relative to each other about a rotational axis which is tilted relative to the plane of the display, the motion being made when the rotational axis comes to a position perpendicular to the horizontal axis as a result of the pivoting motion. Optimum display and keypad size for PC use, slimmer design, and additional space for multimedia components are attained. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040702 | SD SWITCH BOX IN A CELLULAR HANDSET - An SD switch box embedded within a cellular handset, including circuitry for switching access to NAND storage that is embedded within the cellular handset, between a consumer electronic device that is external to and connected to the cellular handset, and between a base band modem that is embedded within the cellular handset, so as to enable shared use of the NAND memory by the consumer electronic device and by the base band modem, thereby enabling the cellular handset to be operational for cellular communication via its internal base band modem while its internal NAND memory is accessible to the external consumer electronics device. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040703 | Device Assisted Ambient Services - Various embodiments are disclosed for a services policy communication system and method. In some embodiments, a communications device implements a service profile for assisting control of the communications device use of a service on a network, in which the service profile includes service policy settings, and the service profile is associated with an ambient service plan that provides for initial access to the service with limited service capabilities prior to activation of a new service plan; and monitors use of the service based on the service profile. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040704 | Method and Apparatus for Presenting a User Interface - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, utilizing a first communication device for identifying a user interface adaptation according to operating characteristics of a second display of a second communication device, identifying first and second user interface portions according to the user interface adaptation, presenting the first user interface portion at a first display of the first communication device, transmitting the second user interface portion to the second communication device for presentation at the second display of the second communication device, and enabling user interface navigation that includes the first and second user interface portions as a single user interface based on user inputs received at the first communication device. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040705 | Method of Precoding with a Codebook for a Wireless System - A quantized multi-rank beamforming scheme for multiple-antenna systems such as a multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) wireless downlink. User equipment (UE) estimates downlink channel and transmit power and determines rank and power allocations. A quantized beamforming matrix is then determined by the UE using successive beamforming. The UE also determines channel quality indices (CQI) which it feeds-back to the wireless downlink base station along with the index of the quantized beamforming matrix. The base station uses the CQI information to select a UE for scheduling of downlink transmission and the quantized beamforming matrix index received from the selected UE to beamform the downlink transmission to the UE. Base station overhead and is minimized while providing near-optimal performance given the constraints of a limited feed-back channel and computational complexity of the UE. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040706 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL HAVING A DIRECT DIAL FUNCTION USING CALL HISTORY AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING THE FUNCTION - A mobile communication terminal call history displays call distinguishing icons representing the types of calls performed with counterparts. The call types include sent and received voice calls, video calls, and messages. If a user selects one call distinguishing icon displayed on a mobile communication terminal's display unit, a voice call or a video call is sent to the counterpart or a screen on which a message can be written to the counterpart is displayed, according to the call type of the selected call distinguishing icon. The user can directly select a counterpart and the call type to be sent to the counterpart by selecting one of the call distinguishing icons displayed on the display unit. A desired call distinguishing icon can be selected by entering a command on a touch screen, a keypad, or by voice command. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040707 | SOLAR CELL PHONE - A solar cell phone includes a housing having a keypad, a display screen, other electronic components and a rechargeable battery. A diode switch within the housing is electrically connected to the rechargeable battery. A plurality of solar panels are mounted to the housing and electrically connected to the diode switch. The diode switch will allow the solar panels to supply electrical power to the rechargeable battery. An auxiliary battery within the housing receives electrical power from the solar panels. The auxiliary battery will store the electrical power to recharge the rechargeable battery when the diode switch is in a non-operative position, so that the rechargeable battery will continue to operate the keypad, the display screen and the other electronic components within the housing. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040708 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A COLOR DISPLAY OF A MOBILE DEVICE - A method for operating a color display of a mobile device is provided. According to the method, a usage condition of the mobile device is detected and based on the detected usage condition a color scheme of information displayed on the color display is automatically adapted. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040709 | Devices, Systems and Methods for Identification Through a Mobile Device - Devices, systems and methods are disclosed which relate to a smart cover for a mobile communications device. The smart cover includes a housing plate, a secure element coupled to the housing plate, a transceiver in communication with the secure element, and an antenna coupled to the transceiver. The transceiver and the antenna are coupled to the housing plate as well. The housing plate couples to the mobile communications device to provide protection for electronics in the mobile communications device, to make the mobile communications device more aesthetically pleasing, etc. A user having a mobile communications device with a smart cover may enter secure areas, pay funds from an account, or anything else requiring positive identification. The user holds the mobile communications device up to a smart cover reader. The smart cover reader communicates with the smart to cover to identify the user. The user may allow others to use the smart cover by decoupling the smart cover from the user's mobile communications device and coupling it to the other's mobile communications device. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040710 | MOBILE DEVICE DISPLAY MANAGEMENT - The display of a mobile device is managed during a voice communication session using a proximity sensor and an accelerometer. In one example, the display of a mobile device is turned off during a phone call on the mobile device when a proximity sensor detects an object is proximate the device and an accelerometer determines the device is in a first orientation. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040711 | MOBILE TERMINAL - An input unit for an electronic device comprising a body, a first switch adjacent a first location of the body, a second switch adjacent a second location of the body, and a third switch adjacent a third location of the body. When the body moves in a first direction to a first position, the third switch generates a signal to activate a first operational mode and the first and second switches generate signals to perform first and second functions when the body moves in a second direction different from the first direction. When the body moves in the first direction to a second position, the third switch generates a signal to activate a second operational mode and the first and second switches generate signals to perform third and fourth functions when the body moves in the second direction. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040712 | WIRELESS TERMINAL - A wireless terminal includes a first hinge and a second hinge, each of which connects the first housing and the second housing rotatably connected to the first housing. A metal plate is arranged within the first housing, and a circuit board that is arranged within the second housing. The first hinge and the second hinge are arranged with a given gap therebetween. The first hinge is electrically connected to a first radio unit arranged on the circuit board. The second hinge is electrically connected to a second radio unit which is arranged on the circuit board and which is different from the first radio unit. A gap between the first hinge and the metal plate is smaller than a gap between the second hinge and the metal plate. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040713 | HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A handheld electronic device including a first body, a second body, a fixing frame, a first sliding frame, and a second sliding frame is provided. Through the designs of the first sliding frame, the second sliding frame, and the fixing frame, the handheld electronic device has two sliding routes and accordingly can achieve two expanded states, wherein the two expanded states respectively expose two portions of the second body. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040714 | VIRTUAL ACTIVITIES THAT INCORPORATE A PHYSICAL ACTIVITY - A virtual activity is facilitated by receiving collected data related to a non-virtual, real-world physical activity performed by a user, evaluating the collected data to determine what benefit the user has earned by performing physical activity, and providing a benefit to the user that enables the user to virtually build or reconstruct something in a virtual world. In some embodiments, the user is enabled to virtually reconstruct a real-world location at which the physical activity was performed by unlocking a feature of that location within the virtual world. In other embodiments, the user is enabled to virtually build a fictional location by unlocking the ability to add a feature to that location within the virtual world. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040715 | ENTERTAINMENT PROCESS BASED ON COMPETITION GAMES WITH MULTIPLE CHOICES - Entertainment system based on multiple choice competition games, characterized in that it comprises at least one terminal including connection means to a dedicated remote server ( | 2013-02-14 |
20130040716 | Methods and Devices for Multi-State Card Games with Card Replacement - Players in a multi-state card game, such as blackjack or baccarat, are presented with opportunities to exchange their cards for new cards when the card game is in one or more particular states. These opportunities may include offers to redeal the player's hand of cards or redeal the player's opponent's hand of cards. Additionally, when the player is dealt a new card to be added to the player's hand, the player may be offered options to discard the new card, replace the new card with another new card, or to redeal the player's hand and/or the opponent's hand. In this way, the player may be able to improve his or her position in the card game. At the same time, the game provider may charge the player for acceptance of these offers, thus improving the profit margin of the game provider. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040718 | HANDSET WITH SPIN INPUT - The handset include a case configured such that when the handset is placed face-up on a substantially horizontal surface a user can spin the spin the handset on the surface and the handset will continue to spin after the user has released the handset. The handset also includes electronics in the case. The electronics are configured to execute one or more functions in response to the spinning of the handset on the surface. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040719 | GAMING MACHINE AND GAME CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - Game qualification time may be set to allow participation in a common game from a basic game. This game qualification time is awarded in accordance with a bet amount stored in a RAM | 2013-02-14 |
20130040720 | Roulette Wheel System - A roulette wheel generates a first random number every game determined by the pocket into which a roulette ball falls. A second random number is generated every game from the motion of the ball, the wheel, or other factors. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040721 | GAMING DEVICE HAVING SEQUENTIAL ACTIVATIONS OF A GAME AND REPLAY OF PREVIOUS ACTIVATIONS OF THE GAME - A gaming device including a plurality of reels with a plurality of symbols on each of the reels. At least one of the symbols on the primary reels are designated as tracking or back symbols. A tracking symbol is a symbol that, when generated on a reel, causes the gaming device to flag the outcome of the current and all tracking spins. A back symbol is a symbol that, when generated on a reel, causes the gaming device to retrieve the flagged outcomes of each flagged spin and to re-display the outcomes in a sequential manner and to provide the awards associated with the outcomes to the player. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040722 | GAMING SYSTEM, GAMING DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A CASCADING STYLE MATCHING GAME - A gaming system selects and displays one of a plurality of symbol blocks in each of a plurality of block positions, wherein each of the selected blocks includes at least one partial symbol. Each partial symbol has at least one complementary partial symbol which, when arranged in a designated spatial relationship with one another, form a complete matching symbol. If any of the partial symbols on the selected blocks create a complete matching symbol, the gaming system provides at least one award to the player. Each matching block which includes any portion of a complete matching symbol is then removed, creating an empty block position. The gaming system then fills the empty block position by either shifting a displayed block into the empty block position or by selecting a new block. The gaming system repeats this process until no complete matching symbols are formed. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040723 | GAMING TERMINAL AND METHOD OF PROVIDING NOTIFICATION - A gaming terminal includes: a terminal image display panel; a lever-type operation device configured to receive an operation of a player; a support mechanism which rotatably supports the operation device at one end portion of the operation device and includes a restriction member configured to restrict inclination of the operation device, the restriction member being positioned so that the operation device abuts the restriction member when the operation device is inclined at a first angle; an inclination detecting mechanism which detects an angle of inclination of the operation device; and a controller which causes the terminal image display panel to output a predetermined sound and/or to give a visual indication to give a warning to the player when the angle of inclination of the operation device detected by the inclination detecting mechanism is greater than a second angle which is equal to or greater than the first angle. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040724 | METHOD OF GAMING, A GAMING SYSTEM AND A GAME CONTROLLER - A method of gaming comprising: selecting a set of symbols for display to a player in a set of display positions corresponding to respective ones of a plurality of reels; determining a game round outcome based on the selected symbols; determining that a feature game round should occur; and determining a feature game round outcome by determining an optimal winning combination of symbols from a feature subset of the set of symbols comprising more symbols than the number of reels. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040725 | GAMING SYSTEM HAVING GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR CONFIGURATION OF WAGERING GAMES - An operator control interface for configuration of wagering games comprises a control screen for displaying a plurality of available primary wagering games and a plurality of available supplemental features and at least one input device for receiving configuration inputs. At least one controller is operative to (i) in response to a first configuration input received via the at least one input device, add a selected primary wagering game to a first wagering game configuration, (ii) in response to a second configuration input received via the at least one input device, add a selected supplemental feature to the first wagering game configuration, and (iii) cause the control screen to display the first wagering game configuration and an overall payback percentage of the first wagering game configuration. | 2013-02-14 |