20th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 45 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090124230 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DECODING RDS/RBDS DATA - A method performed by a receiver is provided. The method includes generating an RDS/RBDS candidate codeword from a set of RDS/RBDS symbols where the RDS/RBDS candidate codeword has a subset of RDS/RBDS values that differs from corresponding subsets of RDS/RBDS values in all other possible RDS/RBDS codewords and determining whether the RDS/RBDS candidate codeword meets an acceptance criterion by comparing a first subset of reliability values determined from the set of RDS/RBDS symbols and having signs that differ from corresponding signs in the subset of RDS/RBDS values with a second subset of reliability values determined from the set of RDS/RBDS symbols and mutually exclusive with the first subset of the reliability values. A first number of values in the first and the second subsets of reliability values is less than a second number of values in the RDS/RBDS candidate codeword. | 2009-05-14 |
20090124231 | Self Defense Cell Phone With Projectiles - The present invention teaches an economical disposable emergency cellular telephone. A major object of this invention is a shocking self-defense capability. A further object is a cell phone which launches projectiles to deliver the shocking voltage. A further object of the invention is a new technique for having a large number of cellular phones share the same small group of access numbers and serial numbers in order to reduce the monthly charges to zero for the end consumer. This makes it more practical to use cellular phones for data transmission and monitoring applications. | 2009-05-14 |
20090124232 | Emergency warning by mobile telephone - Cell-phones with their control and voice bands and their wide spread presence plus the good coverage of the US by cell towers makes a pin-pointed alert broadcast to people end angered by severe weather possible, based on data-feeds from NOAA, or by other incidents. Alert-specific programs in audio, video and text are downloaded to subscriber cell-phones. Alert-specific code words trigger these programs in areas covered by selected cell towers. Persons of priority (P | 2009-05-14 |
20090124233 | Methods, Systems, And Computer Program Products For Controlling Data Transmission Based On Power Cost - Methods, systems, and computer program products are disclosed for controlling data transmission based on power cost. A power cost per unit data associated with successfully sending data from a sending device to a receiving device in a communications network is determined. The determined power cost per unit data is compared to a first threshold. Transmission of data from the sending device to the receiving device is delayed based on a determination that the power cost per unit data exceeds the first threshold. | 2009-05-14 |
20090124234 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SECURING TRANSACTIONS MADE THROUGH A MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A method for transmitting data between a mobile communication device and a server. The method includes running a mobile application on the mobile communication device. The mobile application is hosted on the mobile communication device through the server as a Software as a Service (SaaS). The method further includes transmitting data associated with the mobile application between the mobile communication device and the server, in which transmission of the data between the mobile communication device and the server is monitored through the server. | 2009-05-14 |
20090124235 | METHOD OF CONFIRMING AUTHORIZED MICROCELL BASE STATION USE - An exemplary method of confirming authorized use of a microcell base station includes determining that the microcell base station has made a connection with a mobile station. A determination is made whether the mobile station subsequently establishes a connection with a selected macrocell base station. Whether the mobile station successfully makes the connection with the selected macrocell base station is used as an indication of authorized use of the microcell base station. | 2009-05-14 |
20090124236 | Mobile terminal and protection method for the same - A mobile terminal and protection method for the same are disclosed. The mobile terminal includes: a wireless communication unit receiving first authentication information and identification information during an initial setting mode; a memory unit, having at least two authentication regions to register the received first authentication information and second authentication information derived from the first authentication information, and registering the received identification information; a comparator comparing, upon power on, the first and second authentication information to each other; and a control unit controlling an operation to perform communication using the identification information when the first and second authentication information match, and to set a lock function when the first and second authentication information do not match. Thus, when the mobile terminal is stolen, new identification information is not registered and existing identification information is not changed, contributing to solving the problem of lost or stolen mobile terminals. | 2009-05-14 |
20090124237 | PHONE TERMINAL, SERVER, AND TALKING SYSTEM HAVING PHONE TERMINALS AND THE SERVER - The present invention aims at providing a phone terminal over which the user who is attending the PoC talking can talk at a desired timing, a server, and a talking system having the phone terminals and the server. A talking system of the present invention is constructed such that a cellular phone A | 2009-05-14 |
20090124238 | TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES APPARATUS AND METHODS - A mobile communications system network ( | 2009-05-14 |
20090124239 | METHOD FOR DISPLAYING SPEED DIAL INFORMATION AND DEVICE USING THE METHOD - A method for displaying speed dial information is disclosed. A dialing signal is defined and stored in a memory of a mobile communication device. When the mobile communication device receives a trigger signal generated by pressing a button, it is determined whether the dialing signal is received. Contact information corresponding to the pressed button is displayed on a screen of the mobile communication device if the dialing signal is not received. | 2009-05-14 |
20090124240 | SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR CONNECTING TELEPHONE CALLS DIRECTLY ON THE BASIS OF A TEXT QUERY - A system and a method are provided for connecting telephone calls directly on the basis of a text query call from a user ( | 2009-05-14 |
20090124241 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR USER PROFILE MATCH INDICATION IN A MOBILE ENVIRONMENT - Methods and systems for determining a suitability for a mobile client to display information are disclosed. For example, a method for determining a suitability for a mobile client to receive a targeted content message includes generating user profile data by the mobile client, receiving a set of target profile data associated with the targeted content message, the set of target profile data being descriptive of the targeted content message, comparing the user profile data with the target set of profile data to produce a set of confidence-level data, a target set of profile data describing the content of a respective targeted-content message, and storing the targeted content message in the mobile client based upon the set of confidence-level data. | 2009-05-14 |
20090124242 | Mobile terminal and multimedia message processing method thereof - A mobile terminal and multimedia message processing method thereof is provided for efficiently processing a multimedia message composed of multiple pages. A multimedia message processing method of the present invention includes receiving a message arrival alert containing a preview page selected among multiple pages constituting a multimedia message; displaying the preview page; determining whether an event allowing or rejecting download of the remaining pages of the multimedia message is received; and rejecting, when an event for rejecting download of the remaining pages of the multimedia message is received, download of the remaining pages of the multimedia message. The multimedia message processing method of the present invention allows a user to determine whether to download the entire multimedia message after viewing a preview page carried by a message arrival alert, thereby avoiding download of unwanted multimedia message, resulting in reduction of data service cost and improvement of memory utilization. | 2009-05-14 |
20090124243 | Methods, Apparatuses, Computer Program Products, And Systems For Providing Proximity/Location-Based Ringing Tones - An apparatus for providing a proximity or location-based ringing tone may include a processor. The processor may be configured to receive an indication of a communication between a sender device and a recipient device along with location data indicating a location of the sender device, identify ringing tone settings based upon the location data, and announcing receipt of the indication of communication in accordance with the identified ring settings. Corresponding methods, systems, and computer program products are also provided. | 2009-05-14 |
20090124244 | METHOD FOR BOOTING UP A MOBILE PHONE QUICKLY AND THE MOBILE PHONE THEREOF - A method for booting up a mobile phone quickly is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: driving hardware devices when the mobile phone is turned on; initializing application software installed in the mobile phone; loading data in the mobile phone from a storage to a memory; creating a table for each kind of data in the memory, and ordering data in each table according to a particular order condition; converting each table into a binary file, and storing the binary file in the storage; loading the binary file of each table directly from the storage to the memory when the mobile phone is turned on. A related quickly booting mobile phone is also disclosed. | 2009-05-14 |
20090124245 | SYSTEM INFORMATION UPDATES IN LTE - A method and apparatus for receiving system information updates includes a wireless transmit receive unit (WTRU) receiving a system frame number. The WTRU also receives system information messages in a modification period. The modification period has a boundary determined by the system frame number. The WTRU receives system information change notification after a first modification change boundary and determines that the system information is valid until a second modification change boundary. | 2009-05-14 |
20090124246 | USER EQUIPMENT, METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SIMULTANEOUS SESSION CONTROL - A user equipment (UE), method and system for processing session based communications, are discussed. According to an embodiment, the method includes receiving a message from a terminal that informs whether the terminal supports simultaneous PT (push-to) sessions; recognizing that the terminal supports simultaneous PT sessions according to the received message; and transporting data to one or more terminals through the server operating in B2BUA (Back-to-Back User Agent) mode, wherein a simultaneous PT session refers to a session where the server performs a PT session priority function or a PT session locking function. | 2009-05-14 |
20090124247 | DEMAND-BASED PROVISIONING FOR A MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE - In accordance with the teachings described herein, systems and methods are provided for providing demand-based provisioning for a mobile communication device. A provisioning server may be used to receive a provisioning update request from the mobile communication device and in response to the provisioning update request transmit a service update data message to the mobile communication device. The service update data message may include service information for the mobile communication device that is received by the provisioning server from at least one of a plurality of service providers. The mobile communication device may be operable to detect a triggering event and transmit the provisioning update request to the provisioning server in response to the triggering event. | 2009-05-14 |
20090124248 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, CORE NETWORK, RADIO NETWORK SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR SELECTING NETWORK FOR CONTAINING THE SYSTEM - Upon receipt of a location registration request from a mobile terminal, a core network registers the mobile terminal in a node decided according to a subscriber contract of the mobile terminal. Moreover, the core network transmits a temporary subscriber identifier for identification of containing in the node to the mobile terminal. A radio network relays a message signal between a mobile terminal and a core network. When a controller receives a message signal containing the temporary subscriber identifier from the mobile terminal, the controller identifies the node containing the mobile terminal according to the temporary subscriber identifier and transmits the message signal to the node. | 2009-05-14 |
20090124249 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR STATE/MODE TRANSITIONING - A method and network element to control use of a transition indication message by a user equipment, the method including an inhibit transition indication in a configuration message; and sending the configuration message with the inhibit transition indication to the user equipment. Also, a method and user equipment for sending a transition indication, the method setting a timer according to an inhibit transition indication received from a network element; detecting that a data transfer is complete; and sending the transition indication upon detecting that the timer is not running. | 2009-05-14 |
20090124250 | System and Method for Testing Mobile Telephone Devices using a Plurality of Communication Protocols - A system and method for testing a mobile telephone devices configured to communicate over a mobile telephone network is provided. In one embodiment, the method includes receiving a user selection of one of a plurality of communication tests, wherein each test comprises one or more tasks and each task is configured to communicate test payload via at least one of a plurality of different communication protocols. The method further includes communicating one or more tests payloads over the mobile telephone network with the mobile telephone device according to the one or more tasks of the selected test, and determining the results of the test. The results may include one or more of throughput, connectivity, error rate, loss of connectivity, latency, jitter, and others. The results may be stored on a computer along with data identifying the mobile telephone device and the location of the handset during the test. Example protocols include FTP, UDP, HTTP, Ping, and others. | 2009-05-14 |
20090124251 | Method of Assessing Compatibility Between Applications and Processor Devices - A method of assessing compatibility between at least one application and at least one processing device that host and/or executes and/or interacts with the application. A comparison is carried out between: (i) at least one profile from among the profiles associated with the devices, that respectively describe the functions supported by each device, and (ii) at least one profile from among the profiles associated with the applications that respectively describe the functions used by each application, in order to sutomatically establish an analysis of the functional compatibility between one or more applications and one or more devices. | 2009-05-14 |
20090124252 | METHOD OF USING SNR TO REDUCE FACTORY TEST TIME - The application relates to wireless networks and more particularly to a method of reducing factory test time of receiver sensitivity in a Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) wireless device. Under TIA/EIA/-98E, the radio frequency (RF) sensitivity of a CDMA wireless receiver is the minimum received power, measured at the mobile station antenna connector, at which the frame error rate (FER) does not exceed 0.5% with 95% confidence. In order to reduce the test time of FER test method, the relation between correlated energy (or Ec/Io) and FER is determined using simulated traffic and the correlated energy (or Ec/Io) measurement is then used as the test parameter on like models to achieve the same or superior test confidence with significantly reduced test time. | 2009-05-14 |
20090124253 | Methods And Apparatus For Facilitating The Determination Of GPS Location Information For A Mobile Station Without Disrupting Communications Of A Voice Call - Methods and apparatus for facilitating the determination of Global Positioning System (GPS) location information for a mobile station without disrupting communications of a voice call (e.g. a 911 emergency call). In one illustrative example, the mobile station causes GPS navigational-type data to be regularly or periodically received and stored in memory prior to the voice call. At some point in time, the mobile station receives a voice call request to initiate the voice call. In response, the mobile station derives GPS assistance data based on the GPS navigational-type data. The mobile station then causes a GPS fix to be performed using the GPS assistance data, to thereby obtain GPS measurement data. Thereafter, the mobile station causes the voice call to be established and maintained through the wireless network. | 2009-05-14 |
20090124254 | Method and devices for supporting a flexible handling of connections towards a dual mode mobile station - The invention relates to a method and devices for supporting the use of a dual mode mobile station in a cellular telecommunications network connected to a first cellular telecommunications access network and a second short range and/or high bandwidth access network. The node connecting the second access network and the core network imitates a node of the cellular telecommunications access network towards a core network and operates towards the second access network like a SIP proxy. | 2009-05-14 |
20090124255 | Communication Network System and Mobile Terminal - An identification-information extracting unit extracts first identification information of a location registration area of a wireless communication system. A storage unit stores correspondence information concerning a relationship between the first identification information and second identification information of a location registration area managed by a communication network system. A location-registration requesting unit transmits location-registration request information for requesting a location registering device to perform a new location registration when the second identification information is updated by a movement of a mobile terminal. | 2009-05-14 |
20090124256 | ADDRESS REGISTRATION CONTROL DEVICE - Disclosed is a technique of, in a case in which an MN (Mobile Node) has a plurality of interfaces, enabling the control to prevent an infinite transfer loop on the MN side while making use of the plurality of interfaces as simultaneously as possible. According to this technique, when each of the plurality of interfaces of the MN ( | 2009-05-14 |
20090124257 | SCHEDULED GRANT HANDLING - The present invention relates to a network node and a method in a radio communications network for providing a radio interface between the radio base station and a mobile terminal, provided to assign transmission rates to the mobile terminal to be used in an uplink packet data channel from the mobile terminal to the radio base station. A receiver is provided to receive at least a first rate request from the mobile terminal requesting increased transmission rate, a measurement device is provided to measure the utilised transmission rate for the packet data transmission from the mobile terminal to the radio base station, and a message transmitter is provided to send a new grant message to the mobile terminal repeating the first transmission rate, if the measured transmission rate is lower than a first specified fraction of the assigned first transmission rate. | 2009-05-14 |
20090124258 | HANDOVER CONTROL APPARATUS AND OPERATION METHOD OF HANDOVER CONTROL APPARATUS - A handover control apparatus and an operation method of a handover control apparatus are provided. The handover control apparatus includes an information identification unit which ascertains movement direction information of a terminal and location information of a plurality of neighboring RASs adjacent to the terminal and a scanning order determination unit which determines a scanning order for a handover with respect to the plurality of neighboring RASs using the movement direction information of the terminal and the location information of the plurality of neighboring RASs. | 2009-05-14 |
20090124259 | LAYER 2 TUNNELING OF DATA DURING HANDOVER IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Techniques for sending data during handover with Layer 2 tunneling are described. In one design, a user equipment (UE) sends first Layer 2 packets to a source base station prior to handover to a target base station. The UE sends at least one second Layer 2 packet to the target base station, which identifies the second Layer 2 packet(s) as being intended for the source base station and thus forwards the second Layer 2 packet(s) to the source base station via a Layer 2 tunnel. The UE sends third Layer 2 packets to the target base station after the handover. The target base station processes the third Layer 2 packets to obtain IP packets and sends the IP packets to a serving gateway after a trigger condition, which may be defined to achieve in-order delivery of IP packets from the source and target base stations to the serving gateway. | 2009-05-14 |
20090124260 | Method of providing session establishment information in multiple wireless communication systems - The present invention provides methods involving at least one mobile unit configured to receive wireless connectivity using first and second wireless communication systems that operate according to first and second radio interface technologies, respectively. The first and second radio interface technologies are different. The method may include determining, in response to the mobile unit handing off from the first to the second wireless communication system, session establishment information for the second wireless communication system based on session establishment information associated with the first wireless communication system. | 2009-05-14 |
20090124261 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND BASE STATION - In a mobile communication system that switches a base station, with which a mobile terminal communicates in a cell boundary, from a first base station to a second base station according to handover control, the mobile terminal notifies assignment information on a radio resource assigned by the first base station, to the second base station during handover period, and the second base station collects the assignment information, and assigns a radio resource to a mobile terminal existing in its own cell based on the collected radio resource assignment information, so that interference from the first base station is decreased. | 2009-05-14 |
20090124262 | EFFICIENT NEIGHBOR LIST CREATION FOR CELLULAR NETWORKS - A method of constructing a neighbor list for a plurality of sectors in a cellular communication environment sorts reference neighbor pairs in the network by number of occurrences based on data derived from one or more PSMM transmissions, analyzes pairs in the sorted list and determines for each pair whether a percentage of occurrence exceeds a first threshold and whether a measure of direct transition statistics exceeds a second threshold. If the percentage of occurrence exceeds a first threshold and the measure of direct transition statistics exceeds a second threshold, then if the reference's neighbor list and reciprocal neighbor list have fewer than a predetermined number of neighbors, the process adds neighbors to the reference's NL and reciprocal NL in order of occurrence percentage to create a final neighbor list. | 2009-05-14 |
20090124263 | Method of automatically establishing a telephone call connection on a cost-optimized basis - The invention relates to a method of automatically establishing a telephone communication connection between a mobile telecommunication device and a called party on a cost-optimized basis, comprising at least a cellular mobile network ( | 2009-05-14 |
20090124264 | METHOD AND MOBILE PHONE CAPABLE OF AUTOMATICALLY SWITCHING RADIO CHANNELS OF A FREQUENCY MODULATION RADIO - A mobile phone capable of switching radio channels of an FM radio is provided. The mobile phone includes antennas for receiving analog signals and wireless signals. The mobile phone includes a signal conversion module for converting the analog signals to digital signals, and a channel database for storing radio channel information corresponding to LAI information of different local areas. A communication protocol processing module of the mobile phone is configured for receiving the digital signals, and for reading the LAI information of a local area where the mobile phone is located. A FM management module of the mobile phone is configured for searching the channel database to retrieve available radio channel information in the local area, synchronously monitoring if the LAI information changes, and determining if the FM radio needs to switch from one radio channel to another radio channel. | 2009-05-14 |
20090124265 | ENHANCED PILOT SIGNAL - Briefly, in accordance with one embodiment, a method of transmitting signals is provided. Signal waveforms are transmitted from at least two respective sectors. The at least two respective sectors are from at least two different sets of a superset of sectors. The transmitted signal waveforms include signal waveforms at least nearly mutually orthogonal at least along a particular signal dimension. An advantage of such an embodiment, for example, is reduced signal interference. | 2009-05-14 |
20090124266 | Ranging in UMTS networks - A method and system for determining an approximate range from a location measurement unit to a mobile device. An uplink signal from the mobile device is received by the location measurement unit, and an uplink frame marker is determined from the uplink signal. A downlink signal is received at the location measurement unit from a base station serving the mobile device, and a downlink slot marker is determined from the downlink signal. A round trip propagation delay is determined based upon the uplink frame marker and the downlink slot marker, and an approximate range from the location measurement unit to the mobile device is determined as a function of the round trip propagation delay. | 2009-05-14 |
20090124267 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LOCATING A LOST AND/OR STOLEN PHONE BASED ON SUPL NETWORK INITIATED, TRIGGERED BY REVERSE-BILLED SMS - A user and/or owner of a mobile terminal may access a password protected application that is enabled to determine a location of the mobile terminal. In this regard, the mobile terminal may receive a reverse billed SMS message from a communication device hosting a web server application. The reverse billed SMS message comprising a request for mobile terminal location may be authenticated by the mobile terminal. The mobile terminal may be billed for the SMS message. A response from the mobile terminal may comprise its location. A navigation satellite system receiver such as GPS and/or GLONASS and/or an assisted navigation satellite system receiver may be utilized to determine the mobile terminal location. In addition, cell ID, location ID and/or network mobile report (NMR) information may be utilized to determine the mobile terminal location. | 2009-05-14 |
20090124268 | Systems and Methods for Advertising Through Text Messaging - Systems and methods are disclosed which relate to text messaging and advertising. Fonts and Emoticon sets are designed by advertisers to resemble a product, service, trademark, etc. These fonts and emoticon sets are then used in text messages by any and all text message users. The advertisers offer to pay a subsidiary amount for the text message as an incentive for users to use their fonts and emoticon sets. | 2009-05-14 |
20090124269 | Unsuccessful call alert - A method for a mobile phone to provide an unsuccessful call alert, including monitoring an outgoing call from a caller to a callee to determine if the callee is available, if the callee is not available, then automatically activating a message editor, automatically displaying a pre-defined call alert message, including an identifier of the caller and contact information for the caller, enabling the caller to edit the pre-defined call alert message, and sending the call alert message to the callee. A system is also described and claimed. | 2009-05-14 |
20090124270 | METHOD, SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR ANONYMOUSLY/PRIVATELY EXCHANGING TEXT MESSAGES - The present invention provides the ability to anonymously/privately send, receive or exchange text messages Registered users are given a unique code which is electronically linked to the user's mobile phone number and associated with a common short code of a provider of anonymous message exchange services. Registered users and or marketers may send SMS and MMS messages to other registered users that only display the sender's unique code as identification, thus allowing for anonymous mobile messaging between registered users. | 2009-05-14 |
20090124271 | MESSAGE INTERCEPT METHODS, SUCH AS FOR CUSTOMER SELF-SUPPORT ON A MOBILE DEVICE - A method for intercepting calls from a remote or mobile device for customer self-support detects when users or subscribers send messages, such as text messages. If the message contains an address that corresponds to a predetermined address (such as a customer support address), the phone may intercept the message and display a list of potential solutions to the subscriber's problems. Various other features and embodiments are disclosed. | 2009-05-14 |
20090124272 | FILTERING TRANSCRIPTIONS OF UTTERANCES - A method for facilitating mobile phone messaging, such as text messaging and instant messaging, includes receiving audio data communicated from the mobile communication device, the audio data representing an utterance that is intended to be at least a portion of the text of the message that is to be sent from the mobile phone to a recipient; transcribing the utterance to text based on the received audio data to generate a transcription; and applying a filter to the transcribed text to generate a filtered transcription, the text of which is intended to mimic language patterns of mobile device messaging that is performed manually by users. The method may also be applied to the audio data of a voicemail, with the filtered, transcribed text being communicated to a mobile phone as, for example, an SMS text message. | 2009-05-14 |
20090124273 | Method and Arrangement for Providing at Least One Piece of Information to a User Mobile Communication Device - There is disclosed a process for providing at least one information message to a mobile communication device, especially a cellular phone of a user, wherein at least one NFC information message is requested by the user from a server, is processed by the server and the requested NFC information is sent via a mobile radio network to the mobile communication device, especially a cellular phone, PDA or the like of the user and wherein the received NFC information message is processed by at least one application program in the mobile communication device and is stored in at least one NFC memory such that a NFC receiver is capable of contact-less recalling the NFC information message. Moreover, a means for implementing such process is disclosed. | 2009-05-14 |
20090124274 | TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM - In a telecommunications system such as a global mobile telephone network in which each subscriber unit includes a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM card), each SIM card has fixed memory locations, to which data can be addressed over the air. Some of the locations can not be overwritten from the subscriber unit but can be accessed therefrom on the entry of short simple codes, each associated with one of the locations. Further fixed memory locations can be read over the air only when the subscriber enters a personal identification number. Locking control files are used to control read/write access to the locations respectively. | 2009-05-14 |
20090124275 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR BANDWIDTH OPTIMIZATION IN A COMMUNICATION NETWORK - A method for the bandwidth optimization of at least one sector in a communication network is provided. The communication network comprises at least one mobile device ( | 2009-05-14 |
20090124276 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSMISSION POWER BALANCE ADJUSTMENT IN A MOBILE CELLULAR SYSTEM - A transmission power control system can establish synchronization by matching adjustment start timings while repeating adjustment periods even when start timings of transmission power balance adjustment are different due to fluctuation of transmission delay of control message from the control station to base station, and can increase circuit capacity by establishing balance of transmission powers between the base stations. In the transmission power control system the base station comprises control means for controlling initiation of a balance adjustment period for performing the balance adjustment from a frame number determined on the basis of frame number of the balance adjustment period. | 2009-05-14 |
20090124277 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSMISSION POWER BALANCE ADJUSTMENT IN A MOBILE CELLULAR SYSTEM - A transmission power control system can establish synchronization by matching adjustment start timings while repeating adjustment periods even when start timings of transmission power balance adjustment are different due to fluctuation of transmission delay of control message from the control station to base station, and can increase circuit capacity by establishing balance of transmission powers between the base stations. In the transmission power control system the base station comprises control means for controlling initiation of a balance adjustment period for performing the balance adjustment from a frame number determined on the basis of frame number of the balance adjustment period. | 2009-05-14 |
20090124278 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSMISSION POWER BALANCE ADJUSTMENT IN A MOBILE CELLULAR SYSTEM - A transmission power control system can establish synchronization by matching adjustment start timings while repeating adjustment periods even when start timings of transmission power balance adjustment are different due to fluctuation of transmission delay of control message from the control station to base station, and can increase circuit capacity by establishing balance of transmission powers between the base stations. In the transmission power control system the base station comprises control means for controlling initiation of a balance adjustment period for performing the balance adjustment from a frame number determined on the basis of frame number of the balance adjustment period. | 2009-05-14 |
20090124279 | Method and system for activating a backup radio frequency transmitter - A method and system for activating a backup radio frequency transmitter based upon a status of a primary radio frequency transmitter, the backup radio frequency transmitter being controllable by a backup control device. The method comprises providing a primary control device, receiving in the primary control device from the primary radio frequency transmitter status information relating to the primary radio frequency transmitter, generating a data message from the status information, and sending the data message information to the backup control device over an Internet Protocol based network for processing by the backup control device. The method may also include receiving the data message in the backup control device over the Internet Protocol based network, and activating the backup radio frequency transmitter using a control signal from the backup control device based upon the data message. | 2009-05-14 |
20090124280 | CELLULAR PHONE, AND CODEC CIRCUIT AND RECEIVING CALL SOUND VOLUME AUTOMATIC ADJUSTMENT METHOD FOR USE IN CELLULAR PHONE - Provided is a cellular phone enabling improvement of the level of a sense of hearing of a pseudo noise which is generated when there exists no voice signal. In the cellular phone, frame type information included in a baseband signal “in” is identified by the frame type identification unit | 2009-05-14 |
20090124281 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF OUTGOING AND INCOMING CALLS - In an information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, a Bluetooth module establishes a communication with an external device via the short distance communication. In a case where an incoming call signal is received from another information processing apparatus connected via a network, a control unit determines whether a connection is established with an external device based on the predetermined profile used at the time of the wireless communication. When determined that the connection is not established with the external device based on the predetermined profile used for a wireless communication performed by a communication unit, a connection request based on a predetermined profile is generated. While following a response from the external device to the connection request, via the communication unit, a communication is established with the external device based on the predetermined profile used at the time of the wireless communication. | 2009-05-14 |
20090124282 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR HUMAN BODY COMMUNICATION IN A MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - An apparatus and method for human body communication in a mobile communication system are provided. A portable terminal includes a human body communication module and a controller. The human body communication module performs human body communication. The controller performs a process to perform connection with an external device through the human body communication and then perform an operation executable through the human body communication. | 2009-05-14 |
20090124283 | RECEIVING AND SENDING METHOD OF MOBILE TV PHONE AND MOBILE TV PHONE TERMINAL - A unit for realizing a TV phone by using an image and a character message by a relatively simple method in a manner mode is provided. In the manner mode of one mobile TV phone terminal, a control unit for controlling the operation of the one mobile TV phone terminal prohibits the sound input via a microphone of the one mobile TV phone terminal and the sound output via a speaker and operates an SMS function with a TV phone function. A line between the one mobile TV phone terminal and another one is connected, an SMS message is created by operating a key input unit of the one mobile TV phone terminal, and a send key is pressed. Then, the message data is sent to the other mobile TV phone terminal via one base station, an SMS server, and another base station. A display unit of the other mobile TV phone terminal displays the message together with the image sent via a TV phone exchange. | 2009-05-14 |
20090124284 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING SEAMLESS BROADBAND INTERNET ACCESS TO WEB APPLICATIONS - A WiFi communication framework that is particularly suitable for mobile devices. The framework provides comprehensive tools for establishing seamless Internet access for web applications on mobile handheld devices. In addition, it can provide user location to enable applications requiring such information. The framework may be implemented as a client on the handheld device. The broadband radio on the device is generally kept off. When the user activates an application requiring broadband service, communication protocol is established, causing the client to turn the broadband radio on and to establish connection to an available WiFi access point. | 2009-05-14 |
20090124285 | GATEWAY RELAYING COMMUNICATION BETWEEN A RADIO INTELLIGENT TERMINAL AND A SERVER - In a communication system for establishing the communication between a radio intelligent terminal and a server via gateways, it is necessary to notify a non-communicating and a disconnecting radio intelligent terminal of an address of an exchange-destination gateway at the time of changing from a gateway to be used at all time to an exchange-destination gateway for some reason. To achieve the above object, a communication system comprises address notifying means for notifying the radio intelligent terminal of the address of the exchange-destination gateway according to a gateway exchange instruction inputted by an operation. The address notice is sent to the non-communicating terminal at the time of inputting the gateway exchange instruction, and is sent to the disconnecting terminal when it can start the communication. | 2009-05-14 |
20090124286 | PORTABLE HANDS-FREE DEVICE WITH SENSOR - A method may include detecting a stimulus based on a sensor of a peripheral device, determining an operative state of a main device, determining whether the operative state of the main device should be adjusted based on the stimulus, and adjusting at least one of the operative state of the main device or the peripheral device if the stimulus indicates a use of the peripheral device by a user. | 2009-05-14 |
20090124287 | Retrospective Implementation of Sim Capabilities In a Security Module - The invention relates to a method for subsequently implementing a SIM functionality, with the help of which a mobile telephone ( | 2009-05-14 |
20090124288 | INTEGRAL COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An integral communication device and method for controlling the integral communication device are provided for expanding the communication capability of a mobile terminal. An integral communication device of the present invention includes a plurality of communication modules that operate with different communication standards, a connector having terminals for electrical connection to a mobile terminal, a switch for switching the terminals of the connector between the communication modules, and a device controller for controlling the switch to establish electric links to the communication modules individually. | 2009-05-14 |
20090124289 | Audio apparatus and external adapter used for the audio apparatus - An audio apparatus includes: an audio device arranged to supply an audio signal to a speaker to play an audio; an external adapter connected to the audio device; and a mobile phone device detachably mounted to the external adapter, in which the audio device plays, via the external adapter, an audio signal from the mobile phone device, and the external adapter includes a control unit and in conjunction with mounting and detachment of the mobile phone device with respect to the external adapter, the control unit changes a state of the audio device. | 2009-05-14 |
20090124290 | Antenna Selection for SDMA Transmissions in OFDMA Networks - A method for selects antennas in a spatial division multiple access (SDMA) wireless network that includes a base station and a set of mobile stations, in which the set of mobile stations includes one or more designated mobile stations, and in which each designated mobile station has a set of multiple antennas. Channel state information (CSI) is acquired for a channel between each mobile station in the set of mobile stations and the base station, and in which the CSI for each designated mobile station is acquired for different subsets of the set of multiple antennas at each designated mobile station. For each designated mobile station, a globally optimal subset of the set of antennas is selected based on the CSI acquired from all the mobile stations. | 2009-05-14 |
20090124291 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SPEED DIALING BY MOBILE COUNTRY CODE/MOBILE NETWORK CODE IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method and apparatus for speed dialing in a mobile communication system are provided. In the method, a speed dial code is input and transmitted to a SIM card. A dialing number corresponding to the speed dial code is detected from the SIM card. The detected dialing number is transmitted to a User Equipment (UE) through a mechanism of Call Control by SIM. | 2009-05-14 |
20090124292 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - An information processing apparatus includes a first casing and a second casing hinge-connected to the first casing via a hinge part. A sub display provided to the second casing is exposed to the outside when the first casing and the second casing are in a closed state, and displays a plurality of input numeral keys in a first display area when the first and second casings are in the closed state. A control unit accepts an input of any input numeral key from among the plurality of the input numeral keys displayed in the first display area and decides the input of the accepted input numeral key. While following pressing of an outgoing call key provided to the second casing, an outgoing call is performed to another information processing apparatus identified by a combination of the decided numerals based on the input numeral keys whose inputs have been decided. | 2009-05-14 |
20090124293 | METHOD FOR DISPLAYING DIALING INFORMATION AND MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE USING THE METHOD - A method for displaying dialing information is disclosed. A touch panel of a mobile communication device comprises a first display area and a second display area. When a trigger signal generated by pressing a virtual button of a virtual keypad of the mobile communication device is received, it is determined whether the trigger signal corresponds to a dialing operation. If the trigger signal corresponds to the dialing operation, a first contact information corresponding to a pattern of the pressed virtual button is displayed in the second display area, and the pattern is overlapping displayed on a specified portion of the second display area. | 2009-05-14 |
20090124294 | PORTABLE TERMINAL - Disclosed is a portable terminal capable of enhancing compatibility with a hearing aid. The portable terminal comprises a terminal case having a sound hole thereon; a receiver installed inside the sound hole; and a reflection unit disposed between the terminal case and the receiver, for reflecting an electromagnetic wave radiated from an interior or a surface of the terminal case so as to minimize leakage of the electromagnetic wave to outside of the terminal case. | 2009-05-14 |
20090124295 | Broadcasting Receiver and Information Recording Medium - When an instruction to change the display size of the content of a 1-segment broadcast received by a television broadcast communication unit is given while the content is being displayed on a display screen, and if it is possible to receive the content of a 12-segment broadcast continuously to the content of the 1-segment broadcast, a CPU switches to receiving the 12-segment broadcast and displays the broadcast content in the standard display size (second display size) of the 12-segment broadcast. If it is not possible to receive the 12-segment broadcast continuously to the 1-segment broadcast, the CPU displays the content of the 1-segment broadcast by changing it to the second display size. | 2009-05-14 |
20090124296 | MOBILE TERMINAL APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ALERT OPERATION THEREOF - There are provided a portable terminal device capable of preventing influence on the surroundings and leakage of personal information without impairing convenience and its incoming call notifying operation controlling method. A portable terminal device ( | 2009-05-14 |
20090124297 | MOBILE PHONE AND COMMUNICATION METHOD OF THE SAME - A mobile phone is designed for sending predetermined messages to the owner's relatives and friends according to phone numbers recorded therein after the mobile phone is stolen. The mobile phone includes a memory, a communication module, and a microprocessor. The memory is for storing phone numbers and predetermined messages. The communication module is for sending information wirelessly. The microprocessor is for reading the phones numbers and sending the predetermined messages according to the phone numbers when the mobile phone is stolen. A communication method used by the mobile phone is also provided. | 2009-05-14 |
20090124298 | MOBILE PHONE TERMINAL AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Disclosed is a mobile phone terminal with a battery pack containing a retraceable battery as power supply, and transmitting and receiving radio-signals to and from a mobile phone system base transceiver station. The mobile phone terminal includes a data communication terminal communicating data with the battery pack, an intermittent receiving processor periodically carrying out intermittent receiving processing via the base transceiver station when the mobile phone terminal is in a standby operation, and a battery status determining unit transmitting, while the intermittent receiving processor is carrying out intermittent receiving processing, an activating signal to the battery pack via the data communication terminal and reading battery status data from the activated battery pack. | 2009-05-14 |
20090124299 | MOBILE PHONE TERMINAL AND CHARGING SYSTEM - Disclosed is a mobile terminal incorporating a battery pack utilized as power supply. The mobile terminal includes a positive terminal connected to a battery pack positive electrode, a negative terminal connected to a battery pack negative electrode, a data communication terminal communicating with a circuit in the battery pack, a charge control unit controlling charging of the battery pack via the positive terminal, and a reference voltage output unit outputting reference voltage. The terminal further includes a dividing resistor and a thermistor connected in series between the reference voltage output unit and the negative terminal, a temperature detector detecting temperature, and stopping charging of the battery pack based on the detected temperature, and a switching device controlling the voltage at the predetermined portion. The terminal still further includes a control unit communicating with the circuit in the battery pack via the data communication terminal, and changing the voltage at the predetermined portion when notified abnormality from the battery pack. | 2009-05-14 |
20090124300 | Mobile terminal and method of transmitting and receiving signal thereof - Provided are a mobile terminal and a method of transmitting and receiving signals in the mobile terminal. The method selects a modulation method and an antenna mode for optimizing energy consumption when signals are transmitted and received in consideration of a network operation mode, a channel environment, Quality of Service (QoS), and the like, and transmits and receives signals using the modulation method and antenna mode. | 2009-05-14 |
20090124301 | DIRECT LINK SET-UP POWER SAVE DELIVERY - Systems and methodologies are described that enable power save mechanisms to be utilized with active direct transfers. Mobile stations in a wireless communication network can establish direct links between each other to obviate a need to transfer data via an access point. While direct links are active, the mobile stations coordinate or otherwise notify each other about power management modes to effectuate power save delivery of data via direct links. In accordance with a scheduled mechanism, mobile stations coupled via a direct link enter an active mode at a previously negotiated scheduled time after which time data transfer can occur. According to an unscheduled mechanism, one mobile station can remain awake while other enters a power save mode. The sleeping station can awaken and transmit a trigger frame to notify its peer that it is available for data transfers. | 2009-05-14 |
20090124302 | WIRELESS READER TAGS (WRTs) WITH SENSOR COMPONENTS IN ASSET MONITORING AND TRACKING SYSTEMS - A wireless transceiver includes: (a) a low power radio frequency (LPRF) communications component capable of powering down to conserve energy and capable of powering up in response to an electronic signal, the LPRF communications component including a transmitter and a first receiver; and (b) a second receiver that is configured to screen a radio frequency broadcast and provide, on the basis of specific data identified therein, the electronic signal to the LPRF communications component in order to power up the LPRF communications component. The second receiver is adapted to draw less current than the LPRF communications component while awaiting receipt of and listening for a radio frequency broadcast. | 2009-05-14 |
20090124303 | WIRELESS READER TAGS (WRTs) WITH SENSOR COMPONENTS IN ASSET MONITORING AND TRACKING SYSTEMS - A wireless transceiver includes: (a) a low power radio frequency (LPRF) communications component capable of powering down to conserve energy and capable of powering up in response to an electronic signal, the LPRF communications component including a transmitter and a first receiver; and (b) a second receiver that is configured to screen a radio frequency broadcast and provide, on the basis of specific data identified therein, the electronic signal to the LPRF communications component in order to power up the LPRF communications component. The second receiver is adapted to draw less current than the LPRF communications component while awaiting receipt of and listening for a radio frequency broadcast. | 2009-05-14 |
20090124304 | WIRELESS READER TAGS (WRTs) WITH SENSOR COMPONENTS IN ASSET MONITORING AND TRACKING SYSTEMS - A wireless transceiver includes: (a) a low power radio frequency (LPRF) communications component capable of powering down to conserve energy and capable of powering up in response to an electronic signal, the LPRF communications component including a transmitter and a first receiver; and (b) a second receiver that is configured to screen a radio frequency broadcast and provide, on the basis of specific data identified therein, the electronic signal to the LPRF communications component in order to power up the LPRF communications component. The second receiver is adapted to draw less current than the LPRF communications component while awaiting receipt of and listening for a radio frequency broadcast. | 2009-05-14 |
20090124305 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - An information processing apparatus includes an external fit frame having a concave part for battery pack storage, a card storage slot provided on a plane surface formed from one side wall of the external fit frame in an external direction for inserting and removing an IC card, and a wing shaped locking member supported on a back side of the plane surface for IC card locking, in which while the battery pack is mounted to the storage concave part, one end part of a wing part of the locking member abuts to be engaged in one end edge of the battery pack via a first opening part provided on the one side wall, and a locking protrusion formed at another end part of the locking member protrudes from a second opening part provided to the plane surface in a periphery of the one side wall to lock the IC card. | 2009-05-14 |
20090124306 | PORTABLE TERMINAL - A portable terminal is capable of enhancing a Hearing Aid Compatibility (HAC) rating by having an arrangement to shift a peak region of an electromagnetic field occurring at the time of a wireless communication in a call mode, to a position far from a measuring region. | 2009-05-14 |
20090124307 | FOLDABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A foldable electronic device ( | 2009-05-14 |
20090124308 | CASING AND PORTABLE TERMINAL HAVING THE SAME - A casing for a portable terminal is provided. The casing includes a first portion configured to replace a rear cover of a portable terminal so as to provide an exterior surface of the portable terminal, a second portion connected to the first portion, and an electronic component located at the second portion, the electronic component being connectable to the portable terminal to provide at least one function associated with the portable terminal. | 2009-05-14 |
20090124309 | HARVESTING CORN COBS - A cart is towed behind a combine harvester for collecting corn cobs and includes a conveyer belt feeding into a system for separating cobs from residue to be discharged and a tank for receiving and transporting the cobs. An unload auger is provided from the tank to one side of the cart while the cart moves forward. Power for driving the cart is obtained from a chopper drive of the combine harvester. The separating arrangement includes a suction fan or a single blower fan or a series of blower fans for blowing air through material from a conveyor and into a spreading guide which disperses the residue. The cobs are conveyed using a series of augers where the auger to flight distance is at least 2 inches and particularly a pair of augers feed the cobs through a front wall of the tank so as to push cobs upwardly into the tank. | 2009-05-14 |
20090124310 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR CONDUCTING A GAME HAVING A SIMULATED STOCK MARKET FEATURE - A gaming machine with a simulated stock market feature that provides for player selection of a simulated stock pick from among two or more options. In response to receiving an indication of a player stock pick, the game displays a first-period bonus result showing a first-period simulated stock performance of the player stock pick relative to non-selected stock picks. The game displays a mid-bonus game pick screen allowing the player to switch their stock after the initial period. The game displays a final-period bonus result showing a final-period simulated stock performance, and awards a bonus prize related to the stock performance. A preferred game simulates four time periods of stock performance, corresponding to four quarters. After all but the last period, the user may change their stock pick. One embodiment provides a graphic sequence simulating stock performance modification, or “Jacking-Up the Stock Price.” | 2009-05-14 |
20090124311 | METHOD FOR PLAYING A GAME - The method is for solving a digital crossword puzzle. A first time is allocated to the first player and a second time to the second player. The first player activates a first timer to solve a first question of the crossword puzzle. The first player correctly adds a first word to the crossword puzzle. The puzzle confirms ( | 2009-05-14 |
20090124312 | Three-Card Baccarat Card Game - There is disclosed a method of playing a modified baccarat card game involving a dealer and a banker, who may be the same person or may be one or more computing devices, and at least one player. At least one player may make a wager on PLAYER, BANKER, or TIE. Three or more cards may be dealt to each of a PLAYER hand and a BANKER hand, one of the BANKER cards being dealt face down. The PLAYER hand may or may not receive a hit card depending on the value of the modulo ten sum of the original three or more cards dealt to the PLAYER hand and, in some circumstances, elections by each player individually. | 2009-05-14 |
20090124313 | GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING MULTIPLE BLACKJACK HANDS - A gaming system having a multiple hand Blackjack game is provided. The Blackjack game includes four cards initial dealt to the player and four cards initially dealt to the dealer. First, the gaming system sets the four dealer cards to form a first two-card dealer hand and a second two-card dealer hand, according to a set of predetermined rules. Similarly, the player sets the four player cards to form a first two-card player hand and a second two-Card player hand. The gaming system reveals an upward in the first dealer hand and then enables the player to modify the first player according to predetermined Blackjack rules. The gaming device modified the first dealer hand according to predetermined Blackjack rules. If the first player hand beats the first dealer hand, the player wins an award. The gaming device resolved the second player and dealer hands in a similar fashion. | 2009-05-14 |
20090124316 | GAMING SYSTEM, GAMING DEVICE, AND METHOD PROVIDING A CARD GAME WITH PAYOUTS BASED ON ODDS OF ACHIEVING CERTAIN EVENTS - A gaming device includes a poker game where two cards are dealt face-up to at least one player and to a dealer. The gaming device enables the player to place an optional wager based on the initially dealt two card hand. A pay out for the optional wager is determined based on the probability that the final player hand will outrank the final dealer hand. The pay out is inversely proportional to the probability that the player will win. Therefore, if the player has a high probability of winning, the associated pay out will be relatively small. Also, if the player has a low probability of winning, the associated pay out will be relatively small. The gaming device enables the player to place multiple wager after each of a plurality of community cards are dealt, where the associated pay out changes according to a revised probability of winning. | 2009-05-14 |
20090124318 | PROPOSITION WAGERING CARD GAME AND METHOD OF PLAY - A new card game and method of play is provided. The card game includes a means for making at least one proposition related to the value of a single card to be revealed from a 36-card deck of cards and a means for representing the deck of thirty-six cards. The deck of thirty-six cards includes (a) one card of a first value, (b) two cards of a second value, (c) three cards of a third value, (d) four cards of a fourth value, (e) five cards of a fifth value, (f) six cards of a sixth value, (g) five cards of a seventh value, (h) four cards of an eighth value, (i) three cards of a ninth value, (j) two cards of a tenth value, and (k) one card of an eleventh value. | 2009-05-14 |
20090124320 | GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING TEAM PLAY - A gaming system where in one embodiment, as players play the primary games of the gaming devices, players are enabled to join one of a plurality of teams associated with a secondary team game. Each of the teams includes a plurality of players. The gaming system periodically monitors at least one factor or parameter of each player's gaming activity to determine a score for that player. In one embodiment, the scores for each of the players on each team are accumulated to determine that team's cumulative score. If a team's cumulative score reaches a winning value, the gaming system provides a prize to one or more of the players on that team. The gaming system enables players to switch from one team to another in attempt to be on a particular team when that team's cumulative score reaches a winning value. | 2009-05-14 |
20090124321 | System and methods for dealing a video card - A physical device that triggers a deal of a video card is described. The physical device triggers the deal when a subject moves an object of the subject on the physical device. | 2009-05-14 |
20090124322 | Wagering Game and Method Having A Multi-Progressive Feature - Disclosed are games, gaming machines, gaming systems and methods including a multi-progressive feature. During play of a feature game, tallies are kept of the appearance of various symbols. One or more progressive awards may be paid based on the tallies. | 2009-05-14 |
20090124323 | Roulette game using cards as an indication of game outcome - A method and system for providing an electronic wagering game that simulates the game play of roulette. The system comprises a dealer control terminal for managing the wagering game, a display in communication with the dealer control device for presenting a virtual and animated display of a traditional roulette wagering layout, a plurality of player terminals configured for wagering on the wagering game, and a game outcome determining device. The outcome determining device is preferably a card handling and/or shuffling device which is used in conjunction with cards having indicia corresponding to the numbers and colors present on a standard casino roulette wheel. The preferred method includes the steps of receiving wagers according to conventional roulette rules, randomly shuffling cards using the shuffling device, dealing one randomly shuffled card from the card handling device, inputting the indicia on the one dealt card into the game to resolve all wagers, and actuating an animated presentation designed to display events leading to a virtual roulette conclusion substantially similar to the indicia on the one dealt card. | 2009-05-14 |
20090124324 | HIGH VOLUME ELECTRONIC LOTTERY TICKET DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - A game server communicates game record groups to a site controller associated with a gaming site, and the site controller stores the game record groups in associated data storage. The site controller selects one of the stored game record groups in response to a game availability request associated with a respective game presentation, and communicates the selected game record group from the site controller to a player station services controller associated with the gaming site. The player station services controller stores that respective game record group in its associated data storage device and communicates data from a respective game record to a player station in response to a game play request from the player station, thereby allowing the player station to present a player with a lottery game result for the game play request. | 2009-05-14 |
20090124325 | GAMING SYSTEM, GAMING DEVICE, AND GAMING METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING SYMBOLS BETWEEN LINKED REELS IN MULTIPLE REEL SETS - The gaming device disclosed herein includes a plurality of matrices of symbol positions. At least a first reel in a first reel set or matrix is associated with or linked to at least a first reel in a second reel set or matrix and at least a second reel in the first reel set not associated with or linked to any reel in any second reel set. In a play of the game, symbols are independently generated for each reel set and the symbols displayed for each reel set are independently evaluated to provide any awards for any winning symbol combinations. After the evaluation, the gaming device removes zero, one, or more symbols from reels in the reel sets. If any empty symbol positions are formed on the first reel in the second reel set, the gaming device shifts or transfers one or more symbols from the first reel of the first reel set to the linked first reel of the second reel set to occupy the one or more empty symbol positions. The gaming device generates symbols to fill the empty symbol positions in the reel sets and the symbols displayed for each reel set are independently evaluated to provide any awards for any winning symbol combinations. | 2009-05-14 |
20090124326 | GAMING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A FREE SPIN GAME WITH PAYLINE MULTIPLIERS - A gaming device provides a free spins game wherein a plurality of modifiers are each associated with one of a plurality of paylines. During the free spins game, each modifier modifies awards won on the particular payline with which it is associated. In one embodiment, the payline multipliers increase in each of the free spins depending on whether a given payline scores a win or not in the free spin. | 2009-05-14 |
20090124327 | GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD PROVIDING A MULTIPLE-PLAYER BONUS REDEMPTION GAME - A gaming system and method including a plurality of gaming devices that may participate in a shared secondary or bonus game and a controller operable to communicate with said plurality of gaming devices. At least one of the plurality of gaming devices is programmed to generate and accumulate collectors upon an occurrence of a first triggering event. Upon an occurrence of a second triggering event at one of the gaming devices, the controller enables a player of said gaming device to redeem a quantity of accumulated collectors in a bonus event. The controller also enables the player to invite other gaming devices from the plurality of gaming devices to redeem accumulated collectors and participate in said bonus event. The odds of each player earning a higher-valued total award in the bonus event increases with the total number of accumulated collectors redeemed in the bonus event. | 2009-05-14 |
20090124328 | Slot Machine Game with Award Based on Another Machine - A slot machine method, apparatus, and computer readable storage to implement a side wager for a slot machine which allows a player on a first machine to win bonus awards when a player on other (participating) machines wins a jackpot. The side wager activates the ability to win a bonus for a predetermined period of time or a predetermined number of spins on the other machines, or some other limiting factor. | 2009-05-14 |
20090124329 | System and/or methods for interpreting and/or re-presenting content in a gaming environment - Certain exemplary embodiments described herein relate to gaming machines and/or table games having programmed logic circuitry for interpreting existing content in the gaming environment and re-presenting it to a player via a new, though familiar, user interface, while also allowing further content to be displayed to the player. This advantageously enables the patron experience to be changed through a richer interface to the gaming environment, while also reducing the need to perform major replacement services by re-presenting existing, and integrating new, components and features. | 2009-05-14 |
20090124330 | Video wagering machine including a bonus round termination enhancement - A method and system are provided for providing a bonus round responsive to a bonus trigger in a wagering game. The method includes providing at least one bonus spin. The method includes awarding a prize associated with a bonus spin result. The method includes, responsive to a termination trigger occurring, awarding a termination bonus and terminating the bonus round. | 2009-05-14 |
20090124331 | Gaming machine with plural gaming styles - The present invention relates to a gaming machine having of a display screen, a plurality of grids displayed on the display screen, one or more pay-lines equipped on the plurality of grids, a symbol equipped in each of the grids, and a payout for paying back awards according to results of play, wherein a plurality of symbols change in case that the symbols are in a winning condition, and the changed symbols are compared with one or more symbols existing around the changed symbols on the one or more pay-lines to change again. | 2009-05-14 |
20090124332 | GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD HAVING CONFIGURABLE BONUS GAME TRIGGERING OUTCOMES - A gaming system and method which provides for one or more gaming device triggered bonus games to be skipped or otherwise not provided to the players at the gaming devices which triggered such bonus games. The average expected payouts of skipped gaming device triggered bonus games are contributed to a bonus accumulation pool or fund. The accumulation pool is subsequently utilized to provide one or more gaming system triggered bonuses to one or more players at one or more of the gaming devices in the gaming system. | 2009-05-14 |
20090124333 | GAMING MACHINE AND METHOD WITH A RANDOMLY-SELECTED FEATURE GAME - Wagering games, gaming machines, networked gaming systems and associated methods are disclosed that include a randomly selected feature game. One disclosed aspect provides for a wagering game including a primary game and a plurality of feature games. One or more of the plurality of feature games is selected for play upon a triggering event associated with the primary game. In another disclosed aspect, the wagering game may also include at least two types of progressives including wide-area progressives, casino-wide progressives, bank progressives and stand-alone progressives. Another disclosed aspect provides a pay table, wherein the pay table changes dynamically according to the size of a wager. | 2009-05-14 |