21st week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 43 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100130130 | MASTER-SLAVE BLUETOOTH MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND NETWORK DOMAIN LOGIN METHOD - A master-slave Bluetooth mobile communication system includes a host device and an extension device. The host device includes a call module, a first Bluetooth module and a first communication module. The extension device includes a second Bluetooth module and a second communication module. The first and second communication modules log in to a first and a second network domain respectively. The first and second Bluetooth modules provide an information channel between the host device and the extension device to transmit a data. The extension device informs the host device a login data of the second network domain. The host device communicates with a remote device through the first network domain or the information channel and the second network domain that the extension device logs into. Therefore, in a specific range, the host device uses functions of the extension device and a Bluetooth technology to log in to two network domains. | 2010-05-27 |
20100130131 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONNECTING WITH BLUETOOTH DEVICES IN A TERMINAL USING AUDIO CHANNEL - An apparatus and method for connecting with Bluetooth devices in a terminal using an audio channel are provided. The method includes distinguishing an audio Bluetooth hands-free device and a non-audio Bluetooth hands-free device, performing a connection with two Bluetooth hands-free devices by connecting with the non-audio Bluetooth hands-free device and the audio Bluetooth hands-free device in a regular sequence, upon a change of a control state of the terminal, transmitting state information to the two Bluetooth hands-free devices, and, upon call connection, sending a request for a connection of an audio channel to the audio Bluetooth hands-free device. | 2010-05-27 |
20100130132 | SHORT-RANGE COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND MOBILE TERMINAL, AND CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE SAME - A short-range communication device and mobile terminal, and a control method and system for the same are disclosed. The control method enables the user to control the mobile terminal through the short-range communication device having motion sensing capability. Hence, the user can conveniently control the operation of the mobile terminal through the short-range communication device. | 2010-05-27 |
20100130133 | ADAPTIVE SINR CONTROL - An adaptive SINR control process is triggered based on various quality measures associated with the received signal in a mobile device or on a geographic region in which a base station and an interferer are located. As part of the adaptive SINR control process the mobile device reduces the signal level of the received signal, which reduces both the signal strength of the desired signal and interfering signal. If the control process is triggered on the mobile device side, after detecting the presence of interference, the mobile device sends a request that the base station increases its transmit power of the desired signal to improve the receiving SINR in the mobile device. Alternatively, the mobile device may receive information from the base station causing the mobile device to reduce the signal level of the received signal based on quality indicators sent by the mobile device to the base station or based on geographic location of the base station. | 2010-05-27 |
20100130134 | NONLINEAR DISTORTION COMPENSATING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A nonlinear distortion compensating apparatus includes a distortion detector configured to detect nonlinear distortion by reproducing a reception signal and output information on the detected nonlinear distortion as control information to a distortion compensating unit which compensates for the nonlinear distortion and which is included in a transmitter. | 2010-05-27 |
20100130135 | DYNAMIC CHANNEL ESTIMATION BASED ON CHANNEL CONDITIONS - A dynamically adaptive channel estimation process is provided for use in a wireless communication device. At a first device, a wireless transmission is received from a second device. The transmission comprises a plurality of successive symbols each of which comprises a plurality of subcarriers. The first device is configured to compute channel characterizing information for a wireless channel between the first device and the second device based on the received values at subcarriers of the successive symbols. The first device is configured to select one of a plurality of channel estimation schemes based on the channel characterizing information, and to compute an estimate of channel information for the wireless channel using the selected one of the plurality of channel estimation schemes. | 2010-05-27 |
20100130136 | System and Method for Interpreting and Classifying Signals in Communications Systems - Methods and systems are provided for detecting changes in signaling in a telecommunication system and interpreting the meaning of the changed signal. Methods for detecting a change in a signal in a telecommunication system can include collecting signal information from a sample of telephone numbers, analyzing the signal information to determine whether numbers within the sample are assigned or unassigned, developing rules defining assigned and numbers, and updating the rules. Systems operable to achieve the methods may include call generators, signaling monitors, software employing a signal interpretation algorithm, and a server wherein the call generator is operable to connect to a telephone exchange, and wherein the system is operable to place calls and record signals and optionally audio messages for each call. | 2010-05-27 |
20100130137 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MULTIPLE CARRIER UTILIZATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS - Methods and apparatus for multiple carrier utilization in wireless communications are disclosed. These methods include multiple carrier activation/deactivation, multiple carrier discontinuous transmission (DTX) and discontinuous reception (DRX) activation/deactivation and operations, and multiple carrier acknowledgment/negative acknowledgement feedback. The methods include provisions for joint multiple carrier activation and deactivation and joint DTX and DRX activation and deactivation of multiple carriers. | 2010-05-27 |
20100130138 | Protocol adaptation layer for wireless communications - Protocol adaptation layer for wireless communications. Communication devices that include one or more radio modules operable in accordance with multiple communication protocols establish communications using one communication protocol and then switch to another communication protocol. This switching to another communication protocol may be performed based on a variety of factors including effectuating communications of higher throughput, supporting uni-directional communications vs. bi-directional communications, or any other desired factor. In some embodiments, various communication devices include two radio modules that are each implemented to operate in accordance with one particular communication protocol. Alternatively, a multi-protocol capable radio module may support and operate in accordance with more than one communication protocol. Examples of possible communication protocols include those compliant with Bluetooth, IEEE 802.11, and/or 802.15.3c. | 2010-05-27 |
20100130139 | Duty cycle adjustment for a local oscillator signal - A local oscillator (LO) module comprises a local oscillator and a feedback circuit. The local oscillator, biased at a supply voltage, generates a local oscillator signal having a duty cycle. The feedback circuit makes an absolute adjustment of the duty cycle of the local oscillator signal in response to a difference between a first voltage signal, representing a voltage level of the local oscillator signal, and a second voltage signal, representing a voltage level of a portion of the supply voltage corresponding to a desired duty cycle for the local oscillator signal. | 2010-05-27 |
20100130140 | PORTABLE WIRELESS DEVICE - A mobile wireless device enables effective use of space in a case while reducing degradation of ah antenna gain and maintaining communication quality even if a plurality of antennas having different frequency bands are arranged close to one another. A magnetic antenna has a first switch unit, a second switch unit, and a concentrated constant circuit which are added to a wiring pattern at the side near to a main antenna, so that a first path and a second path can be selected. Under a predetermined condition, a CPU controls the first switch and the second switch to electrically connect a terminal (A | 2010-05-27 |
20100130141 | Account Tracking System - The present invention is directed to a system and method for identifying and responding to missing or absent receivers. The invention includes determining, at a particular receiver that is a member of a group of receivers, that one member of the group is currently or was at a particular time missing, absent or otherwise unresponsive. Embodiments of the invention are directed to notifying a service provider of a receiver status or absence, which, in response, may take one of a number of predetermined actions. | 2010-05-27 |
20100130142 | WIRELESS TRANSCEIVER WITHIN AN ELECTRICAL RECEPTACLE SYSTEM - An electrical receptacle assembly having a housing that includes a wireless transceiver electrically coupled to one or more antennas that can be integrated into the receptacle housing itself or in the receptacle's faceplate. The one or more antennas can be one or more dipoles or a single loop antenna. The housing also houses a power converter that derives its power directly from the line connection to the outlet. A junction box includes an integrated antenna reflector for improved radio direction and propagation relative to the antenna(s). Or, an antenna reflector insert is placed within the junction box behind the electrical receptacle assembly. The electrical receptacle assembly further includes a temperature sensor, a PLC module, or a current/voltage sensor and communicates associated data via its wireless transceiver. A status indicator is disposed on the front of the housing. A reset switch on housing resets the electronics to a default state. | 2010-05-27 |
20100130143 | PHASE-TO-FREQUENCY CONVERSION FOR POLAR TRANSMITTERS - The present invention relates to a polar transmission method and a polar transmitter for transmitting phase and amplitude components derived from in-phase (I) and quadrature-phase (Q) components of an input signal. A first conversion is provided for converting the in-phase (I) and quadrature-phase (Q) components into the phase and amplitude components at a first sampling rate. Additionally, a second conversion is provided for converting the phase component into a frequency component, wherein the second conversion comprises a rate conversion for converting the first sampling rate into a lower second sampling rate at which the frequency component is provided. Thereby, the second sampling rate can be used as a lower update rate in a digitally controlled oscillator in order to save power or because of speed limitations, while the surplus phase samples obtain due to the higher first sampling rate enable better approximation of the phase component after the digitally controlled oscillator. This better approximation accounts for a cleaner spectrum around the synthesized channel. | 2010-05-27 |
20100130144 | TECHNIQUES FOR IMPROVING TRANSMITTER PERFORMANCE - Exemplary embodiment are directed to preserving transmitter linearity in RF transceivers while reducing RX band noise for use with low-power voltage supplies. In one aspect, a programmable attenuation element may be provided on-chip at the output of a driver amplifier, prior to a matching network. In another aspect, the programmable attenuation element may include a plurality of switchable capacitors. | 2010-05-27 |
20100130145 | AMPLIFICATION SYSTEM FOR INTERFERENCE SUPPRESSION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS - An amplification system including a high gain amplifier, filter module and low gain amplifier. The high gain amplifier for receiving an input RF signal and processing the input RF signal to produce a first amplified signal while the high gain amplifier is operating near its saturation point. The filter module having at least one band pass filter to receive the first amplified signal and process the first amplified signal to remove unwanted characteristics of the first amplified signal to produce a processed first amplified signal. The low gain amplifier receiving the processed first amplified signal and processing the processed first amplified signal to produce a second amplified signal that has an increase in signal strength over the processed first amplified signal while the low gain amplifier is operating near its saturation point. | 2010-05-27 |
20100130146 | DOWN CONVERSION FILTER AND COMMUNICATION RECEIVING APPARATUS - A down-conversion filter is provided, using first and second input terminals to receive signals that are differentially outputted by a preceding circuit, and using an output terminal to output a down-converted and filtered signal. An output capacitor is coupled to the output terminal. A first switched-capacitor network is arranged between the first input terminal and the output terminal. A second switched-capacitor network is arranged between the second input terminal and the output terminal. Each switched-capacitor network has capacitors, charging switches and charge-summing switches. The charging switches are designed to alternatively couple the capacitors to the first (or second) input terminal. The charge-summing switches are designed to couple the capacitors to the output terminal. | 2010-05-27 |
20100130147 | RADIO COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND SIGNAL SWITCHING METHOD - A radio communication system for conducting the radio communication with a terminal device includes a first radio communication apparatus for processing a first signal; a second radio communication apparatus for processing a second signal, and to combine the first signal and the second signal; a common amplifier for amplifying the first and second signals from the second radio communication apparatus, transmitting the amplified signals to the terminal device, amplifying first and second signals received from the terminal device, and outputting the amplified signals to the second radio communication apparatus, the second radio communication apparatus separating the amplified first and second signals; and a switching apparatus coupled to the first radio communication apparatus, the second radio communication apparatuses and the common amplifier to disconnect the first or second radio communication apparatus when a fault occurs in the first or second radio communication apparatus, respectively. | 2010-05-27 |
20100130148 | TUNER MODULE - A tuner module includes a filter that reduces the signal level outside the frequency band of a selected channel in an input RF signal of terrestrial television broadcasting, a local oscillation circuit that oscillates a local oscillation signal, a mixing circuit that mixes the RF signal in which the signal level outside the frequency band of the selected channel is reduced by the filter and the local oscillation signal oscillated by the local oscillation circuit to downconvert the RF signal to an intermediate frequency signal, and a control circuit that controls the local oscillation frequency of the local oscillation signal oscillated by the local oscillation circuit. The control circuit adjusts the local oscillation frequency to a value that suppresses an effect of a disturbance wave from other channels within a frequency band of the intermediate frequency signal of the selected channel. | 2010-05-27 |
20100130149 | INTEGRATED SQUELCH CIRCUIT WITH PROGRAMMABLE ENGAGEMENT THRESHOLD - A method, system, and apparatus for squelching a signal in telecommunications systems. The apparatus includes a filter, two power detectors, a divider, two comparators, a logic gate, and a gain control block. The apparatus receives an input signal, and the power of the signal is detected. The input signal is also filtered to pass only the noise portion of the signal, and the power of the filtered signal is detected. A ratio between the filtered signal power and the input signal power is determined. A first comparator receives the filtered signal power and a second comparator receives the ratio of the filtered signal power and the input signal power. The logic gate receives the outputs from the first and second comparators. The gain control block receives as inputs the logic gate's output and the input signal to the apparatus. The gain control block may attenuate the input signal based on the logic gate's output. The gain control block generates the output signal of the apparatus. | 2010-05-27 |
20100130150 | SWITCHED BEAM ANTENNA WITH DIGITALLY CONTROLLED WEIGHTED RADIO FREQUENCY COMBINING - A wireless communication system, wherein a sub-set of radio frequency signals received from corresponding antenna elements is selected and combined into a single radio frequency signal, the single radio frequency signal being processed and demodulated in a single processing chain, includes a radio frequency phasing network for co-phasing the selected radio frequency signals before combining and a processor for controlling combining and phasing in order to obtain a single radio frequency signal having a radio performance indicator which satisfies predetermined conditions. | 2010-05-27 |
20100130151 | CHANNEL CHARACTERISTIC ANALYZING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A channel characteristic analyzing apparatus that can ensure modeling of a more adequate propagation path by processing position parameters needed in a two-wave model which is used as a line-of-sight propagation path model in a stochastic manner is provided. The channel characteristic analyzing apparatus for analyzing the propagation channel characteristics of a reception apparatus | 2010-05-27 |
20100130152 | AUTOMATIC BANDWIDTH CONTROL WITH HIGH-DEVIATION DETECTION - A signal processing system and methods for controlling a bandwidth of the signal processing system are disclosed. One method includes the steps of detecting a presence of an adjacent signal on at one adjacent channel relative to a desired channel, detecting a modulation characteristic of the desired channel, measuring a signal strength on the at least one adjacent channel, measuring a signal strength on the desired channel, and adjusting a bandwidth filter applied to the desired channel in response to the measurements and detection steps. | 2010-05-27 |
20100130153 | Low-Cost Receiver Using Automatic Gain Control - A receiver ( | 2010-05-27 |
20100130154 | AMPLIFICATION SYSTEM FOR INTERFERENCE SUPPRESSION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS - An amplification system including a high gain amplifier, filter module and low gain amplifier. The high gain amplifier for receiving an input RF signal and processing the input RF signal to produce a first amplified signal while the high gain amplifier is operating near its saturation point. The filter module having at least one band pass filter to receive the first amplified signal and process the first amplified signal to remove unwanted characteristics of the first amplified signal to produce a processed first amplified signal. The low gain amplifier receiving the processed first amplified signal and processing the processed first amplified signal to produce a second amplified signal that has an increase in signal strength over the processed first amplified signal while the low gain amplifier is operating near its saturation point. | 2010-05-27 |
20100130155 | Low-Cost Receiver Using Tracking Bandpass Filter and Lowpass Filter - A receiver ( | 2010-05-27 |
20100130156 | OFFSET DIRECT CONVERSION RECEIVER - An offset direct conversion receiver apparatus and corresponding receiving method are provided. A received wireless signal is directly downconverted and demodulated to a baseband offset frequency that is offset from zero frequency to produce an in-phase (I) baseband offset signal centered at the baseband offset frequency and a quadrature-phase (Q) baseband offset signal centered at the baseband offset frequency. The I baseband offset signal and Q baseband offset signal are bandpass filtered to produce an I bandpass signal and a Q bandpass signal, respectively. The I bandpass signal and the Q bandpass signal are downconverted from the baseband offset frequency to zero frequency to produce an I baseband receive signal and a Q baseband receive signal. A technique and logic are also provided to select the best baseband offset frequency used in an offset direct conversion receiver. | 2010-05-27 |
20100130157 | RF ISOLATION OF LOW COST SWITCH USING SHUNT DIODE - The method and apparatus according to the present invention teaches a way to employ a pair of inexpensive switch IC's by improving isolation using a tuned diode shunt on the potential leakage path that exists between the two inputs when the IRD is in the legacy LNB Mode. In particular, the present invention teaches a method and apparatus of providing a signal path between a first input and a second signal processor. The second signal processor can further be coupled to a second input. When the second processor is coupled to the second input, the signal path is decoupled from the second processor and coupled to ground using a pin diode. | 2010-05-27 |
20100130158 | Low-Cost Receiver Using Tracking Filter - A receiver ( | 2010-05-27 |
20100130159 | METHOD OF SENDING AND RECEIVING CALL WITH SPECIFIC REQUEST - A specific code indicative of a specific request is used to provide a communication device with an ability to send specific calls, such as emergency calls and silent calls, and the ability to distinguish the specific calls from the received calls. A method of sending a call includes generating a specific code indicative of a specific request, adding the specific code to a call, and then sending the call to a receiver for notifying the receiver of the specific request. A method of receiving a call includes determining whether a received call comprises a specific code indicative of a specific request, and generating an indication in response to the specific request when the received call is determined to comprise the specific code. | 2010-05-27 |
20100130160 | VEHICLE EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR UTILIZING THE VEHICLE EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A vehicle emergency communication device and a method of utilizing the device are provided. The device includes a portable housing having a first diagnostic link connector, a microprocessor, and an RF transmitter disposed therein. The first diagnostic link connector is configured to be removably connected to a vehicle communication bus, and is further configured to receive a signal indicating deployment of a vehicle airbag from the vehicle communication bus. The microprocessor is configured to induce the RF transmitter to transmit an RF signal having an emergency call message therein in response to receiving the signal from the first diagnostic link connector. The emergency call message has data for inducing a cellular phone receiving the RF signal to further communicate with an emergency call center computer. | 2010-05-27 |
20100130161 | AUTOMATED VOICE EMERGENCY CALL - A data channel for the transmission of voice from a subscriber and of additional data characterizing the cause of an accident is used for an emergency call from a vehicle. These characterizing data are likewise transmitted in the form of voice. The data transmission is effected sequentially in this case. | 2010-05-27 |
20100130162 | ROUTING SYSTEM THAT ENABLES CHARGING FOR APPLICATION-TO-APPLICATION ROUTING OF MESSAGES FORMATTED IN A MOBILE PHONE MESSAGING STANDARD - A message routing system that enables charging for messages that are formatted in a mobile phone messaging standard and routed between software applications. The mobile phone messaging standard may be, for example, the Short Message Service standard or the Multimedia Messaging Service standard. The routing system receives a message from a mobile device or from an application server. The routing system screens the message to determine whether the message should be delivered to a recipient. If the message passes the screening check, the routing system routes the message for delivery to a recipient mobile device or application server. The system may receive and route the message over any type of network, whether wired or wireless. In accordance with configurable business rules, the routing system generates a charging data record associated with the message to allow the message sender and/or message recipient to be billed for the message. | 2010-05-27 |
20100130163 | AUTOMATED BILLING AND DISTRIBUTION PLATFORM FOR APPLICATION PROVIDERS - Integrating a network-enabled application with a platform having a plurality of users and a plurality of communication channels with a respective plurality of wireless network carriers, including receiving a request from a third-party provider to integrate a network-enabled application with the platform, receiving a set of registration data corresponding to the network-enabled application from the third-party provider, the set of registration data including a link to an application location for accessing the network-enabled application, receiving a set of pricing structure data corresponding to the network-enabled application from the third-party provider, updating a system database in the platform to include the set of registration data and the pricing structure data corresponding to the network-enabled application, and enabling the network-enabled application to be accessible to the plurality of users via a networked interface operated by the platform. | 2010-05-27 |
20100130164 | Customer Identification and Authentication Procedure for Online Internet Payments using Mobile Phone - This invention shows a mobile terminal device ( | 2010-05-27 |
20100130165 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTITY PROTECTION USING MOBILE DEVICE SIGNALING NETWORK DERIVED LOCATION PATTERN RECOGNITION - A system and method for recognizing patterns in wireless device locations using wireless device location data derived from a communications signaling network is provided. By using wireless network supported signaling operations and messages, location data concerning the whereabouts of wireless devices, and hence wireless device users, may be obtained. The location data derived from the communications signaling network may be statistically analyzed to reveal potential geographic patterns that may indicate meaningful behaviors of the purported users of the wireless devices. | 2010-05-27 |
20100130166 | SLIM AUTHENTICATION TAG - Authenticating a communication device utilizing a slim tag comprising fewer elements than an ordinary authentication tag. The slim authentication tag utilizes at least one of the components of its host communication device in order to establish a communication session with a second communication device. The second communication device may communicate with an authentication server for authenticating the host communication device. | 2010-05-27 |
20100130167 | Communication Method And Infrastructure Supporting Device Security And Tracking Of Mobile And Portable Multimedia Devices - From a laptop and a client server interface, a subscriber securely initiates tracking and/or disabling of a communication device by a server. The subscriber receives location and/or usage reports for the communication device. The subscriber is provided with the capability to modify a profile, device status and/or transfer ownership of the device via a client server interface. Based on the profile, detection of a particular event triggers tracking and/or disabling of the device by the server. The communication device registers with the server utilizing its unique device ID and/or the subscriber identity information when accessing the internet. The server is enabled to communicate a status and/or a request for tracking information, to the communication device. The server is also enabled to receive tracking and/or location information and communicates it to the subscriber's laptop. | 2010-05-27 |
20100130168 | Prevention of a Bidding-Down Attack in a Communication System - A communication system includes at least a mobile station, a base station, a gateway and a server, with the base station being configured for wireless communication with the mobile station, and the gateway being configured for connection between the base station and the server. The server stores information indicative of at least one established security capability of the mobile station, and sends at least a portion of that information to the gateway, possibly in conjunction with an authentication process for the mobile station. The gateway uses the information received from the server to verify that one or more security capabilities negotiated between the mobile station and the base station are consistent with the established security capability or capabilities of the mobile station. This can advantageously allow the gateway to prevent a bidding-down attack in which an attacker impersonates the mobile station to negotiate an inferior security capability with the base station. | 2010-05-27 |
20100130169 | MOBILE DEVICE COMMUNICATIONS ROUTING - A variety of methods, systems, devices and arrangements are implemented for communications using a mobile communications device. In connection with various embodiments, one such method relates to routing calls specifying an endpoint device, from a mobile communications device to the endpoint device, using a call forwarding/routing service provider that establishes a connection with the endpoint device. The established connection may include, for example, a Voice-over-Internet Protocol (VoIP) connection. In some implementations, the authentication server is contacted (e.g., via the Internet) to authenticate the call to be made via the call forwarding/routing service provider. | 2010-05-27 |
20100130170 | FEMTOCELL LOCAL BREAKOUT MANAGEMENT SERVICES - A system and methodology that provides management services during local breakout at a femto access point (FAP) is provided. In particular, the FAP facilitates policy management and employs a policy component to perform an analysis and enforce a set of policies for dynamically selecting an optimal route for traffic received at the FAP based on a decision-making process. Typically, the set of policies can specify different routes based on various factors, such as, but not limited to, type of traffic, current and/or future network resource availability, current time, day and/or date, location of the FAP, location of a UE sending/receiving the traffic, a lowest cost route, and/or route based on cost-benefit, etc. Further, a monitoring component is employed to observe the route employed by that traffic, which can be utilized by various services, such as, billing, Quality of Service, security management, address management, failure management and/or provisioning. | 2010-05-27 |
20100130171 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO PERFORM SECURE REGISTRATION OF FEMTO ACCESS POINTS - Methods, apparatus, and systems to perform secure registration of a femto access point for trusted access to an operator-controlled network element. Method steps include establishing a security association for at least one said femto access point, making a request using the security association to an operator-controlled network element, which requests a secure registration credential from an authorizing component. The operator-controlled network element constructs a secure registration credential and sends the secure registration credential to the requesting femto access point, thus authorizing trusted access by the requesting femto access point to access operator-controlled network elements. Embodiments include establishing a security association via an IPsec security association received from a security gateway which is within an operator-controlled domain and using an operator-controlled database of IPsec inner addresses. In some embodiments the femto access point conducts message exchanges using one or more IMS protocols and components, including call session control function elements, which elements in turn may authorize a femto access point within the IMS domain, may or access non-IMS network elements for authorization. | 2010-05-27 |
20100130172 | FRAUD PREVENTION TECHNIQUES - System, apparatus, computer program products and methods for preventing fraud attacks (e.g., on a virtual PBX service provider) are disclosed. In some implementations, a set of fraud evaluation processes are performed, an overall fraud evaluation score is incremented as each of the set of fraud evaluation processes are performed and a step result is obtained. A user request (e.g., account activation) can be denied or accepted based on the overall fraud evaluation score. In some implementations, the set of fraud evaluation processes can include one or more of: an internal fraud evaluation process, a process for checking multiple trial accounts associated with a common account parameter, a process for geolocation verification of multiple account parameters, a process for device type verification for a contact phone number, a process for credit card verification, and a process for placing a contact number verification call. | 2010-05-27 |
20100130173 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING LOCATION INFORMATION WITH VOICEMAIL MESSAGES - Embodiments of the present invention include a method for providing a user with a location of a caller associated with a voicemail message. In one embodiment, the method includes identifying the caller associated with the voicemail message. The method determines the location of the caller and associates the location with the voicemail message left by the caller. The method provides the location of the caller associated with the voicemail message to the recipient of the voicemail message. | 2010-05-27 |
20100130174 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CUSTOMIZING A DELIVERY STATUS NOTIFICATION - A method for customizing a delivery status notification from a recipient to a sender, comprising associating at least one sender device with a notification message; and upon receipt of a message from the sender device delivering the message to a recipient device and returning the notification message to the sender device. | 2010-05-27 |
20100130175 | Intelligent Handling of Message Refusal - An apparatus for intelligently responding when a user refuses an incoming message at a telecommunications terminal is disclosed. In the illustrative embodiments, the apparatus comprises a processor that prompts the user to optionally specify (i) one or more acceptable alternative message delivery mechanisms (e.g., email, text chat, etc.), and/or (ii) one or more alternative devices (e.g., pager, PDA, etc.) when a user refuses an incoming message. For example, a user in a noisy environment who refuses a voice telephone call might specify the following as alternative delivery mechanisms and devices: short message service (SMS) on the user's pager, text chat on the same device as the first message, and email on the user's personal digital assistant (PDA). | 2010-05-27 |
20100130176 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IDENTIFICATION USING A PORTABLE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE OF A PERSON - A method for identification using a portable wireless communication device of a person, the method comprising: activating ( | 2010-05-27 |
20100130177 | Methods and Apparatuses for Providing Carrier Selection on Display Capable Devices - Systems and methods for providing carrier selection functionality for communications devices are disclosed. A bidding server can include a memory and a processor, and can interface with a network node and a device. The network node can include a proposal generator, a network monitor, and/or another network node. A proposal generator can include a processor and a memory, and can interface with a network monitor, a bidding server, a device, and/or other network nodes. When carrier selection functionality is requested, the requested communication details can be passed to a bidding server and/or a proposal generator. Rules, preferences, and/or network status can be evaluated to determine a proposal from one or more carriers and/or networks. The proposals can be passed to a bidding server and/or the device, displayed, a selection can be made by the device and/or a user. The device can be connected via the selected service. | 2010-05-27 |
20100130178 | Enabling Remote And Anonymous Control Of Mobile And Portable Multimedia Devices For Security, Tracking And Recovery - Aspects of the invention comprise a remote tracking and control server operable to transparently activate control of resources and to monitor operations on a target handheld communication device utilizing code installed on the handheld device. The resources may comprise a camera, microphone, GPS receiver, input device, display, speaker, wireless and/or wire-line transmitter and/or receiver. The monitoring and/or controlling activity is protected from interruption. The handheld device may be accessed by a securely stored unique identifier. Access to the controlling function and/or the resources by a user of the handheld device may be restricted. Monitored information is stored on the handheld device and communicated to the tracking server. The control server may receive monitored information from the handheld device whenever the device is coupled to a communication network. Monitoring may be initiated based on detected motion, sound, user input, video and/or touch. | 2010-05-27 |
20100130179 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ADVERTISEMENT DATA OR OTHER CONTENT - A method includes providing advertisement data to a mobile device, receiving an input associated with the mobile device based on the advertisement data, and providing a credit based on the input. The input may be based on at least one of a location of the mobile device, a messaging communication initiated using the mobile device, an entry in an information management application, and a transaction executed using the mobile device. | 2010-05-27 |
20100130180 | Method of updating user presence information in mobile instant messaging and mobile terminal using the same - A mobile terminal is capable of updating user presence information in mobile instant messaging. The mobile terminal and associated method facilitate updating user presence information in multiple sessions of mobile instant messaging. The method includes: joining multiple IM communities; issuing a command for presence information update in relation to one of the multiple IM communities; and sending a request for presence information update to IM servers of two or more IM communities including the IM community indicated by the issued update command, among the multiple IM communities. | 2010-05-27 |
20100130181 | Apparatus and method for controlling locking function using direction sensor in portable terminal - A mobile terminal includes an apparatus for controlling a locking function using a direction sensor. The apparatus includes an input element that receives a locking signal. The apparatus can detect direction information of the portable terminal, and set the lock of the portable terminal by storing the input locking signal and the detected direction information in a memory, or unset the lock of the portable terminal by comparing the input locking signal and the detected direction information with locking signal and direction information pre-stored in the memory. Accordingly, even if the locking signal is exposed, the locking signal is not authenticated if a terminal direction value is not correct, thereby maintaining security of the locking signal in a further improved manner without having to add another complex functions. | 2010-05-27 |
20100130182 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATED DETECTION OF MOBILE PHONE USAGE - A method and apparatus for automated detection of mobile phone usage by drivers of vehicles includes at least one mobile phone signal receiving device, at least one image capturing device, at least one infrared illuminator and at least one computer. The mobile phone signal receiving device is operative to detect a mobile phone signal transmitted from a vehicle. The at least one image capturing device is operative to capture infrared light reflected off of the driver of the vehicle. The at least one computer is operative to store, in a storage device, information associated with at least one of the mobile phone signals transmitted from the vehicle and the at least one image of the vehicle. The information stored in the storage device may be used to determine if a person associated with the vehicle should be prosecuted for illegal use of a mobile phone while driving the vehicle. | 2010-05-27 |
20100130183 | METHOD OF OPERATING A MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A method of operating a mobile electronic device, a mobile electronic device, as well as a method of operating a server and a sever are disclosed. The mobile electronic device comprises a receiver unit, a processing unit, a memory and an input unit. The memory stores a plurality of data objects which may be selected by a user of the mobile electronic device. | 2010-05-27 |
20100130184 | HAND-HELD DEVICE FOR ADAPTING A NOTICING TIME BASED ON WEATHER FORECAST AND METHOD THEREOF - A hand-held device for adapting a time at which to give notice to a user based on a weather forecast and a method thereof are provided, which includes a forecast receiving module connected to a weather forecast station for periodically obtaining the weather forecast, a time adapting module for adapting the noticing time, a parameter setting module for inputting a location weather-type and noticing time adaptation parameter, the location weather-type and noticing time adaptation parameter including a location and adaptation settings corresponding to the location, wherein each of the adaptation settings specifies how to adapt the noticing time according to a weather type, and a matching module for matching the weather forecast in the adaptation settings of the weather-type and noticing time adaptation parameter. The time adapting module is used for adapting the noticing time according to at least one of the adaptation settings corresponding to the weather forecast. | 2010-05-27 |
20100130185 | DISCLOSURE OF COMMUNICATION INFORMATION - A user can have a contract with a mobile communication provider such that a limited number of communication minutes can be used overall or a limited number of minutes can be used with other providers. When incoming call identification information is disclosed, additional information can be presented relating to the contract, such as what provider the incoming call uses and how many free minutes the user has with an incoming provider. The user, in determining if the incoming communication should be engaged, can employ the additional information and make an appropriate decision. | 2010-05-27 |
20100130186 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIRECTORY ASSISTANCE INCLUDING SMS SUPPORTED PRIVACY FEATURES - A method for providing communications between a requester and a desired party including receiving a request from a requester for information related to a desired party and retrieving at least one connection information related to the desired party. At least one connection message is sent to the desired party including at least one identifying information about the requester nd further offering the desired party at least one option for reply to be selected among of plurality of available predefined options. A reply is received from the desired party indicating an instruction for handling the request from the requester. | 2010-05-27 |
20100130187 | BASE-STATION CONFIGURATION CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD - Provided are a base-station configuration control apparatus, system and method. The base-station configuration control apparatus includes a user interface and a CPU. The user interface receives a user's request to selection of a standard protocol. The CPU receives one or more programs based on a selected standard protocol from a storage, which is connected to an external bus, to download the received programs to a function block through a host interface, based on a SDR technology. | 2010-05-27 |
20100130188 | SYSTEM FOR THE REMOTE CONTROL OF CONTROL UNITS, EVEN BATTERY POWERED CONTROL UNITS, FOR IRRIGATION DEVICES - A system for the remote control of a plurality of control units (A | 2010-05-27 |
20100130189 | EFFICIENT BLOCK ERROR RATE EVALUATION IN A FEMTO CELL NETWORK - System(s) and method(s) are provided to evaluate uplink or downlink block error rate (BLER) performance in a femto cell network. Data on uplink or downlink communication of data blocks for a set of femto access points (APs) is aggregated, wherein the selected is a fraction of a larger set of provisioned femto access points. The set of femto APs can be selected based at least in part on various criteria which can ensure that operation of the selected set of femto APs is a statistically meaningful representation of operation of the larger set of femto APs. Composite alarm thresholds facilitate triggering alarm(s) when a predetermined portion of the aggregated data reveal a BLER failure condition. Composite thresholds can be generated through analysis of aggregated uplink/downlink (UL/DL) BLER data for a set of femto APs. | 2010-05-27 |
20100130190 | Method for Controlling the Synchronization in a Communication System Covering at Least One Cell for Wireless Communication With a Line-Limited or Across-Line Wireless Direct Communication Possibility Between Mobile Parts That is Synchronized with a Base Station - In order to prevent in a communication system covering at least one cell for wireless communication, the system having a line-limited or across-line wireless direct communication possibility between mobile phones that is synchronized with a base station, that mobile parts attempt to synchronize in the communication system with a continuous broadcast downlink service provided by a hybrid mobile part, it is proposed to mark the continuous broadcast downlink service of the hybrid mobile part, which assumes the role of a radio fixed part, so that mobile parts, which want to synchronize with a true radio fixed part, can detect that the service provided by the hybrid mobile part is not permanently available, or even incomplete. | 2010-05-27 |
20100130191 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING INFORMATION TRACE AND CORE NETWORK ELEMENT - A method for controlling information tracking, wherein MSISDN number information is converted to IMSI and/or IMEI number information automatically in the net element of core network, therefore when user requires to conduct information tracking, just MSISDN is needed. Moreover, while conducting the information tracking, do not need to record and convert the information based on MSISDN in advance. | 2010-05-27 |
20100130192 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING INFORMATION ASSOCIATED WITH A CELLULAR DEVICE ON A USER SPECIFIED DISPLAY UNIT - Embodiments of the present invention include a method for displaying information associated with a cellular device on a display unit. In one embodiment, the method includes monitoring for a signal transmitted by a cellular device. In response to detecting the signal from the cellular device, the method determines an identity and a call status of the cellular device from data associated with the signal. The method transmits the identity and the call status of the cellular device to a user specified device to display the identity and the call status on the display unit associated with the user specified device. | 2010-05-27 |
20100130193 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF USING A RELAY STATION TO ASSIST PROCESSING OF REQUESTS FROM USER ENDS - A method of uses a relay station to assist processing of requests from user ends. The relay station acquires and monitors channel resource information received from a base station. Upon receiving a request from the UEs via the channel resource, the relay station sends the request received to the base station if it detects no response from the base station to the request. An apparatus uses a relay station to assist processing of requests from UEs. A channel resource acquisition unit acquires channel resource information from the base station. A user monitoring unit monitors the channel resource acquired by the channel resource acquisition unit and for receiving requests sent from the UEs. A base station monitoring unit monitors response from the base station to the requests upon receiving the requests sent from the UEs. A transmitting unit sends the request to the base station when no response from the base station to the request is detected. | 2010-05-27 |
20100130194 | Self-Configurable Wireless Network With Cooperative Interference Measurements by Base Stations - Self-configurable wireless network with cooperative interference measurements by base stations. A mini-cell system comprises a plurality of mini-cells. Each mini-cell comprises a communications system for establishing communications with and among remote devices and a signal collection system that provides connectivity to a signal collection network. The signal collection system comprises a scanner and a signal analyzer. The communications system and the signal collection system communicate with a local network controller via the signal collection network to report information about the mini-cell and signals that are received at the mini-cell location. The local network controller may process information received from the mini-cell about its configuration and its own signal and information received from the signal collection system to determine whether to reconfigure the network to mitigate interference and to optimize the mini-cell system. | 2010-05-27 |
20100130195 | TEST APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TESTING INTEROPERABILITY OF WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICES - A test apparatus and method are provided for testing interoperability of a first device to communicate with a second device via wireless communication. The test apparatus includes a wireless interface configured to interface via wireless communication with devices. The test apparatus also includes a processor, memory and logic stored in memory and executed by the processor. The logic causes the test apparatus to sequence through a plurality of wireless communication actions to communicate with a first device, monitor behavior of the first device during the actions, and store characteristics of the monitored behavior in memory so that the test apparatus may be used to emulate the first device when wirelessly communicating with a second device. | 2010-05-27 |
20100130196 | USER ACTIVITY TRACKING ON PERSONAL CELLULAR TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEVICES - User activity tracking on personal cellular telecommunications devices including a User Interaction Software Module (UISM) for data handling of display message information and user interaction information regarding user interaction with display messages. The UISMs enable handset side or network side determining user impressions of instantaneously displayed display messages. The UISMs include onboard instruction sets including destination dependent data handling instructions for user click information. Onboard instruction sets can operate in conjunction with display component embedded instruction sets regarding data logging and data reporting of display message information and/or user impression information and/or user click information. | 2010-05-27 |
20100130197 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING HOME CELL SELECTION FOR A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND RELATED DEVICE - A method for saving power of a user equipment corresponding to home cell selection for a wireless communication system is disclosed. The user equipment includes a whitelist capable of providing a list of accessible home cells. The method includes clearing the whitelist of the user equipment when the user equipment roams to a visited network. | 2010-05-27 |
20100130198 | Remote processing of multiple acoustic signals - Systems and methods for remote digital signal processing of multiple signals are disclosed. The system generally includes a mobile communication device with a first microphone for receiving a first acoustic signal and a second microphone for receiving a second acoustic signal. The first acoustic signal and the second acoustic signal are transmitted to a processing station for processing using a wireless protocol. | 2010-05-27 |
20100130199 | HANDOVER TO AN UNLICENSED MOBILE NETWORK - A cellular radio telecommunication handover system and method for enabling the handover of a mobile telecommunications device between a licensed (cellular) network and an unlicensed mobile network comprising a plurality of low power access points having all of them the same common cell identity (GGI) is disclosed. The mobile telecommunications device establishes a handover between one access point of the licensed network and another access point of the unlicensed network by communication of handover resources therebetween. | 2010-05-27 |
20100130200 | PROCEDURE FOR TRANSFER AND HANDLING OF NETWORK-CONTROLLED FUNCTIONAL DATA BETWEEN A CLIENT AND A SERVER - The invention relates to a procedure for transmission of control data between a terminal for telecommunication via a telecommunication network and a server connected with the telecommunication network for control of a service administered by the telecommunication network, in which the telecommunication network provides a special function to a data object, whereby one data base each is assigned to the terminal and the server, in which the telecommunication network makes a special function available to a data object, whereby one data base each is assigned to the terminal and the server, and whereby the transmission occurs by a parameter value for activation, deactivation or change of the service being assigned at first to at least one control parameter assigned to the data object, and the data object together with the control parameter is stored in one of the two data bases, whereby this data base is then synchronized with the other data base. | 2010-05-27 |
20100130201 | CELL SEARCH METHOD AND APPARATUS IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A cell search method and apparatus in an asynchronous wireless communication system for outputting a cell search result by comparing energy ratios of detected candidate cells with a reference threshold ratio are provided. The method includes determining energy values of correlations between different phases of signals received from neighbor cells, detecting at least one candidate cell in descending order of energy values, and outputting cell search results by determining an energy ratio of the at least one candidate cell and comparing the energy ratio with a reference threshold ratio. | 2010-05-27 |
20100130202 | METHOD AND USER EQUIPMENT FOR MEASURING CELLS AND READING CONTROL CHANNELS - A method for measuring cells includes: scanning a frequency point; judging whether the signal level of the scanned frequency point meets a pre-configured measurement condition; if the signal level of the scanned frequency point meets the pre-configured measurement condition, identifying a cell corresponding to the frequency point, and measuring the signal level of the cell. With the technical solution of the invention, the number of cells measured by the UE may be limited, which prevents the UE from measuring too many cells. | 2010-05-27 |
20100130203 | Method For Exchanging Cell Information Between Networks - A controller, such as a base station or radio network controller, for a local cellular network or network segment comprising one or more local cells being served by at least one transceiver, the controller communicating with the local cell or cells and comprising controlling means for controlling said local cell or cells and register means for register and share information about the local cell or cells and their relationships and also register and share information about one or more external cells within at least one external cellular network or network segment and their relationships with the local cell or cells. The controller in particular comprises communication means for communicating directly with one or more neighbouring controllers for the external cellular network or network segment, for sharing of the registered information about cells and their relationships. The present invention also relates to a method for said controller and a cellular network including said controller. | 2010-05-27 |
20100130204 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, MOBILE COMMUNICATION METHOD, MOBILE STATION, AND EXCHANGE - An object of the present invention is to avoid congestion, by restricting only processing which causes the congestion without affecting processing which essentially should not be restricted. In a mobile communication system according to the present invention, an exchange MSC/SGSN includes: a congestion factor detector configured to detect a congestion occurrence factor in the switching exchange MSC/SGSN, and a restriction indication transmitter configured to transmit, a restriction indication, to a radio network controller, based on the detected congestion occurrence factor, the restriction indication instructing a processing type that should be restricted in the switching exchange MSC/SGSN congestion occurrence factor. The radio network controller RNC is provided with a broadcast information transmitter configured to transmit broadcast information including the received restriction indication to a mobile station UE. | 2010-05-27 |
20100130205 | Method and apparatus for RRC connection reestablishment in wireless communication system - A method of reestablishing a RRC connection by the mobile terminal in a RRC_CONNECTED state is disclosed, where the method includes selecting a target cell based on cell quality values measured by using signals from a candidate cell set, determining a cell type of the target cell, and transmitting a RRC connection reestablishment request message to the target cell, when the target cell is a first type cell providing with both a emergency service and a normal service. | 2010-05-27 |
20100130206 | HANDOVER TECHNIQUE FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS ENABLED DEVICES - A method of triggering a network handover controlled by a communications device in a communications system comprising a plurality of networks with which the communications device can perform a handover operation to, the method comprising the steps of: determining a signal characteristic of each available candidate network in said communications system; forecasting a future value of said signal characteristic; determining a future handover margin for said signal characteristic of the network connection established by said communications device; determining if another available candidate network signal characteristic exceeds said handover margin at a future time, and if so, performing a handover operation to said other available candidate network, wherein said future handover margin for said signal characteristic is varied dynamically in dependence on said forecasted signal characteristic. | 2010-05-27 |
20100130207 | METHOD OF HANDLING HANDOVER SECURITY CONFIGURATION AND RELATED COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A method of handling handover security configuration for a mobile device of a wireless communication system includes performing an inter-radio access technology, hereinafter called RAT, handover procedure from a serving network including a service domain to a target network including a plurality of service domains when receiving a handover command, wherein the mobile device includes security configuration corresponding to the service domain of the serving network and security configuration corresponding to the plurality of service domains of the target network, and updating the security configuration corresponding to at least one of the plurality of service domains according to the handover command no later than the time a connection with the target network is successfully established during the inter-RAT handover procedure. | 2010-05-27 |
20100130208 | Method For Handover In Wireless Communication System, Wireless Base Station, And Wireless Terminal - A first wireless base station sends a second wireless base station first forward order information provided to the first data destined for a wireless terminal; and the second wireless base station sends the wireless terminal the first data forwarded from the first wireless base station and provides second forward order information obtained through adding an offset value to the first forward order information to second data which the second wireless station has received from the upper apparatus and which is destined for the wireless terminal. | 2010-05-27 |
20100130209 | Methods for facilitating user control of handoffs - To address the need to have new techniques that are able to improve handoff decision-making, the network may employ a method such as that depicted in diagram | 2010-05-27 |
20100130210 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION - Systems and methods for performing a handoff of an access terminal from a macro node to a femto node are disclosed. In one embodiment, a femto convergence server may select a target femto node based on, at least in part, signal strengths of the reverse links between femto nodes with a specific identifier and an access terminal, and the transmit pilot powers of the femto nodes. | 2010-05-27 |
20100130211 | HANDOVER DETERMINATION APPARATUS AND METHOD IN OVERLAY WIRELESS NETWORK ENVIRONMENT - A handover determination apparatus and method in an overlay wireless network environment is provided. A handover situation is detected with consideration of a user environment including user requirements and service efficiency, as well as received signal strength of a wireless network, and an unnecessary handover due to a temporary condition change is prevented by use of a dwell timer. Accordingly, a seamless optimized wireless network service can be provided to a user regardless of a location of the user. | 2010-05-27 |
20100130212 | Femto Cell Handover In Wireless Communications - Techniques, apparatuses, and systems can include determining one or more handover base station candidates for a specific mobile station associated with a serving base station based at least on respective one or more proximities of the one or more handover base station candidates to the serving base station and one or more base station access privileges associated with the mobile station. | 2010-05-27 |
20100130213 | Call Management For Location-Aware Mobile Devices - A positioning system (e.g., GPS) integrated in, or coupled to, a mobile device determines the position of the mobile device. An availability status manager (ASM) in a vPBX acquires the position of the mobile device. The ASM can contain rules on how to route or otherwise control incoming phone calls based on availability status of one or more mobile devices in the vPBX network. When a call is received by the vPBX, the ASM determines the availability status of the receiving mobile device based on the geographic location of the receiving mobile device. The ASM then routes the call to the receiving mobile device, to another mobile device, or to a landline based on the availability status of the receiving mobile device and the availability status based rules. | 2010-05-27 |
20100130214 | DRX CONFIGURATION - A system is proposed to provide DRX/DTX configuration for mixed real time and non-real time transmission scenarios in a mobile telecommunications environment, particularly applicable to 3GPP networks. The proposed DRX/DTX configuration involves maintaining the DRX/DTX interval the same between the switching of real time VoIP data from an active period to a silence period. The proposed DRX/DTX configuration schedules transmission and/or reception times for a mobile device so that packets for non-real time services are transmitted/received immediately after packets for real time services. | 2010-05-27 |
20100130215 | Method of determining an access mode of cell in a wireless communication system - The present invention relates to a wireless communication system and UE providing wireless communication services, and a method of determining the operation mode of a base station, that is, the connection mode (access mode) of a cell, based on which UE's connection is allowed by a base station in an evolved Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) that has evolved from a Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) or a Long Term Evolution (LTE) system, and it may be an object of the present invention to provide a process of determining the connection mode of a cell by checking the existence of a subscriber group identity if it is determined that the connection mode of a cell is not allowed for one or more UEs belonging to a particular subscriber group. | 2010-05-27 |
20100130216 | RECEPTION CYCLE CONTROL METHOD, RADIO BASE STATION, AND MOBILE STATION - A radio base station (eNB) is configured to start the transmitting-side timer and a Polling timer which is set to expire earlier than the transmitting-side, upon transmission of a last piece of downlink data accumulated in a transmission buffer to the mobile station. When the Polling timer expires, the radio base station (eNB) notifies the mobile station (UE) of the expiration, and restarts the transmitting-side timer, and the mobile station (UE) restarts a receiving-side timer in response to the notification. | 2010-05-27 |
20100130217 | METHOD OF TRANSMITTING RADIO ACCESS CAPABILITY IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM AND RELATED COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A method of transmitting radio access capability for a mobile device in a first wireless communication system includes including capability information of the mobile device, corresponding to a second wireless communication system, in a radio resource message, and sending the radio resource message to a network of the second wireless communication system. | 2010-05-27 |
20100130218 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING AGGREGATION OF MULTIPLE COMPONENT CARRIERS - A method and apparatus for supporting aggregation of multiple component carriers are disclosed. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) in an idle state performs a cell search to detect a downlink anchor carrier and camps on the downlink anchor carrier. The downlink anchor carrier is a component carrier and may be assigned for synchronization and idle mode operations for the WTRU. The WTRU via the downlink anchor carrier receives a broadcast channel for a broadcast message, a paging channel for a paging message, and a control channel for control information necessary while in the idle state. The WTRU receives data via an aggregated carrier having at least two component carriers including a data carrier. The data carrier being a component carrier assigned for data transfer to the WTRU in a connected state. | 2010-05-27 |
20100130219 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR UTILIZING A PLURALITY OF UPLINK CARRIERS AND A PLURALITY OF DOWNLINK CARRIERS - A method and apparatus for utilizing a plurality of uplink carriers and downlink carriers are disclosed. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) activates a primary uplink carrier and a primary downlink carrier and activates or deactivates a secondary uplink carrier based on a signal from a network or upon detection of a pre-configured condition. The WTRU may deactivate the secondary uplink carrier based on inactivity of the E-DCH transmission, a buffer status, a channel condition, or power constraints. When the secondary uplink carrier is activated, dedicated physical control channel (DPCCH) transmission may be initiated predetermined time periods prior to initiating E-DCH transmissions. The initial DPCCH transmission power may be set based on a DPCCH transmission power on the primary uplink carrier or to a value signaled by a network. A default grant value may be used for initial E-DCH transmission upon activation of the secondary uplink carrier. | 2010-05-27 |
20100130220 | WIRELESS TIMING AND POWER CONTROL - The use of multiple states of mobile communication device operation to allow a single base station to support a relatively large number of mobile nodes is described. The various states require different amounts of communications resources, e.g., bandwidth. Four supported states of operation are an on-state, a hold-state, a sleep-state, and an access-state. Each mobile node in the on-state is allocated communication resources to perform transmission power control signaling, transmission timing control signaling and to transmit data as part of a data uplink communications operation. Each mobile node in the hold-state is allocated communication resources to perform transmission timing control signaling and is provided a dedicated uplink for requesting a state transition and a shared resource for transmitting acknowledgements. In the sleep state a mobile node is allocated minimal resources and does not conduct power control signaling or timing control signaling. Data may be received in the on and hold states. | 2010-05-27 |
20100130221 | TERMINAL APPARATUS, BASE STATION APPARATUS, AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A terminal apparatus includes: a channel estimating unit that receives signals of pilot channels which are allocated to respective base station antennas and are orthogonal to each other and estimates channels with the respective base station antennas based on the signals of the pilot channels; an antenna selecting/phase amount calculating unit that performs selection of a base station antenna or calculation of phase rotation amounts of the base station antennas based on a result of channel estimation by the channel estimating unit; and a transmission unit that transmits an identification of the base station antenna selected by the antenna selecting/phase amount calculating unit or the phase rotation amounts calculated by the antenna selecting/phase amount calculating unit. | 2010-05-27 |
20100130222 | FEMTOCELL BASE STATION, AND A METHOD OF RADIO COMMUNICATION IN A NETWORK COMPRISING A FEMTOCELL BASE STATION - A method is provided of radio communication in a radio communications network comprising a macrocell base station and a femtocell base station. The method comprises the femtocell base station: transmitting in a first radio frequency band that is allocated to the macrocell, and detecting that a user terminal that is connected to the macrocell base station is in the femtocell. In response to said detecting the user terminal as being in the femtocell, the femtocell base station ceases to use that frequency band at least in the region in which the user terminal is located so as to avoid unacceptable interference to the user terminal. | 2010-05-27 |
20100130223 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SCHEDULING RESOURCES AND AVOIDING INTERFERENCE IN A MULTI-CELLULAR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Resources in a multi-cellular wireless communication system are scheduled. A beam pattern associated with at least one mobile terminal located within one of the cells is identified and assigned to a slot, providing at least one stream to said at least one mobile terminal. At least one other mobile terminal located within said cell having the same beam pattern associated therewith as that of said identified beam pattern to be served during said slot is scheduled. The assigned beam pattern in said cell is communicated to at least one interfering cell. | 2010-05-27 |
20100130224 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF WIRELESS COMMUNICATION - A method in which communication quality of a base station is accumulated according to type of an application and when a communication terminal device switches a base station, an optimal base station for each application is selected is provided. A wireless communication device of the present invention is provided with priority notifying means storing priority information of communication conducted by the local device and notifying it to the other wireless communication devices so that the priority can be notified to the outside. A priority information collecting means collects the priority information notified by the other devices, and a priority information comparing means compares the priority information of the local device with the collected priority information. Wireless communication control means is provided so that as the result of comparison, if the priority of the other devices is higher than the priority of the local device, the wireless communication means is controlled. | 2010-05-27 |
20100130225 | System and method for multiple range estimation location - A system and method of determining the location of a mobile station by determining the time of transmission of a signal by a mobile station and determining range rings at a plurality of reference stations receiving the transmitted signal, where the range rings represent the distance f the mobile station from the plurality of reference stations. | 2010-05-27 |
20100130226 | Determination of event of interest - A method includes receiving first media data from a plurality of persons; identifying first media data generated within a window of time at a certain location and associating the identified first media data with an occurrence of a first event; determining which persons of the plurality of persons were present at the occurrence of the first event; and storing information related to the first event in association with information identifying those persons determined to be present at the occurrence of the first event. The method further includes, in response to receiving further media data from a plurality of persons, determining if the further media data was generated within a window of time at a certain location; determining based at least in part of the stored information if the certain location associated with the further media data is the same as the certain location associated with the first media data, and if at least some of the persons from which the further media data is received are the same as the persons from which the first media data was received and, if so, declaring that a second event is occurring that is related to the first event; and sending a notification of the occurrence of the second event to those persons who were determined to be present at the occurrence of the first event and who are determined to not currently be present at the occurrence of the second event. | 2010-05-27 |
20100130227 | TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION OF POSITION- AND/OR NETWORK-RELATED INFORMATION FROM ACCESS NETWORKS - The present invention relates to a method, subscriber database, network element, an interface, and a computer program product for distributing position- or network-related information from an access network to a core network, wherein a first interface between the access network and the subscriber database is associated with a second interface between the core network and the subscriber database in a manner so that, in response to at least one predetermined notification indicating a registration or change of position and signaled to the subscriber database via the first interface, the position- or network-related information is selectively signaled via the second interface to a network element of the core network in a server assignment answer or in a push profile request. Thereby, position or location information of a subscriber or user in an access network is directly or automatically availability in the core network. | 2010-05-27 |
20100130228 | BRIDGE LINE APPEARANCE FOR LOCATION-AWARE MOBILE DEVICES - A vPBX server manages calls in a bridged line appearance (BLA) group. A BLA group can include extensions for location-aware mobile devices. The vPBX server contains location based forwarding rules that can be applied together with BLA redirection rules in managing incoming calls. A single extension can appear as a user interface element (e.g., an icon or button) on multiple mobile devices. Using the user interface element, a primary user can view a secondary user's status, including the secondary user's location information. The vPBX server allows the primary user to redirect the incoming calls to devices in accordance with the forwarding rules and the redirection rules. | 2010-05-27 |
20100130229 | WIRELESS-BASED POSITIONING ADJUSTMENTS USING A MOTION SENSOR - Apparatuses and methods for adjusting wireless-derived positions of a mobile station using a motion sensor are presented. One method includes estimating a position of a mobile station based upon wireless signal measurements and measuring a movement of the mobile station using a relative motion sensor. The method further includes detecting a displacement of the mobile station based upon the measured movement, determining that the displacement is below a threshold and then adjusting the estimated position of the mobile station using information from the relative motion sensor. An apparatus includes a wireless transceiver, a relative motion sensor, a processor coupled to the wireless transceiver and the relative motion sensor, and a memory coupled to the processor. The memory stores executable instructions and data for causing the processor to execute methods for adjusting wireless-derived positions using a motion sensor. | 2010-05-27 |