22nd week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 50 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100136985 | MOBILE STATION, BASE STATION, AND AREA SHAPING METHOD PERFORMED BY SPECIFIED BASE STATION - A disclosed base station includes a communication unit configured to receive from a mobile station a first report signal including base station specification information specifying a base station, reception quality information indicating reception quality of a signal received from the specified base station, and change request information requesting to change communication quality between the mobile station and the specified base station; and an automatic area control unit configured to determine whether the base station is specified by the base station specification information, to obtain location information indicating the location of the mobile station if the base station is specified by the base station specification information, and to change at least one base station parameter based on the reception quality information and the location information to change the reception quality at the location of the mobile station. | 2010-06-03 |
20100136986 | Systems And Methods For Facilitating Instant Communications Over Distributed Cellular Networks - A wireless user device maintains wireless access via a public land mobile network and, while maintaining such wireless access, participates with one or more other devices in an instant communication session delivered via a carrier instant communications processing element of the public land mobile network. The session communications from the wireless user device are routed through a processing element of a private communication network for an assignment of a generic identifier to the session communications in place of a user identifier of the wireless user device, and then routed back to the public land mobile network to the carrier instant communications processing element for delivery to the one or more other devices in the instant communication session. | 2010-06-03 |
20100136987 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM WITH PROTOCOL ARCHITECTURE FOR IMPROVING LATENCY - The present invention relates to a wireless communication system having protocol architecture for reducing latency of a cellular system. In the protocol architecture of the wireless communication system in the cellular system, a physical layer supports wireless transmission of the cellular system and estimates a radio channel condition. A data link layer determines a data transmission mode based on a QoS of user data and the radio channel condition estimated by the physical layer and performs segmentation and assembly of the packet data, and a network layer establishes and releases a radio bearer for transmitting packet data transmitted from the data link layer and a control command. A control service access point is provided for control information transmission between the data link layer and the physical layer. | 2010-06-03 |
20100136988 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ESTABLISHING A CALL IN A DIGITAL RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A digital radio communication system ( | 2010-06-03 |
20100136989 | Method and Radio Base Station for Effective Spectrum Utilization - The present invention relates to radio communication in a cellular network and in particular to the sharing of a frequency spectrum with another network. The object is to enable robust communication in the shared band. The solution is to allocate a third band for communication in a cell. A L1/L2 control channel may be transmitted in the third band only, whereas data can be transmitted in the shared band. The L1/L2 control channel support the data communication in the shared band. The invention relates to a method and a radio base station. | 2010-06-03 |
20100136990 | Charging In Communication Networks - This invention relates to a method for supporting a communication session of an user equipment, by means of a communication system that includes at least one entity between the user equipment and a node with which the user equipment is arranged to establish a session, the method including the steps of establishing a session between the user equipment and the node via the at least one entity, putting the session on hold, reserving resources for the session while the session is on hold, and resuming the session and distributing charging information. | 2010-06-03 |
20100136991 | Method of Transmitting Down Link Data - In a cellular radio system data is transmitted to a Dual Carrier mobile station from two different cells during a data transfer. Hereby existing hardware in a GSM system can be utilized more efficiently. The data transmission from the two cells can be frame synchronized. Frame synchronization can for example be obtained by transmitting data from two cells located on the same radio base station site. | 2010-06-03 |
20100136992 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION METHOD, RADIO BASE STATION, MOBILE STATION, AND PROCESSOR - A mobile communication method according to the present invention includes the steps of: determining to change a reception cycle of a downlink data signal in the mobile station, from a continuous reception cycle to a discontinuous reception cycle; releasing the uplink dedicated resources being allocated to the mobile station (UE), in response to a result of the determination; and establishing uplink or downlink synchronization between the radio base station (eNB) and the mobile station (UE), and setting up the uplink dedicated resources, when transmission of an uplink data signal or a downlink data signal is to be resumed. | 2010-06-03 |
20100136993 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RELEASING RESERVED RESOURCES - The present invention relates to radio telecommunication, and discloses a method for releasing reserved resources. The method includes: utilizing the control signaling or control signaling format | 2010-06-03 |
20100136994 | CLUSTER-BASED COOPERATIVE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A cluster-based cooperative communication system and method is provided for mitigating inter-cell interference effectively. A cluster-based cooperative communication method of a mobile station includes receiving allocation of a resource of a weighted subband mapped to one of preset cooperative base station clusters, the selected cooperative base station cluster having a group including a serving base station of the mobile station and dominant interfering base stations found by channel estimation, and communicating with the serving base station in cooperation with the dominant interfering base stations. | 2010-06-03 |
20100136995 | METHOD FOR ENHANCING OF CONTROLLING RADIO RESOURCES, METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING STATUS REPORT, AND RECEIVER IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method for improving radio resources, a method for transmitting a status report, and a receiving apparatus (receiver) in a mobile communication system are disclosed. In transmitting a status report by a receiving side RLC, although data that has not been received (missing PDU) is discovered, the receiving side does not immediately request its retransmission but transmits the status report after the lapse of a certain time (namely, a time point at which a timer expires), to thus reduce radio resources consumed for transmission of the status report. | 2010-06-03 |
20100136996 | Apparatus and method for selecting frequency allocation of femto base station - A wireless communication network includes an apparatus and method for dynamically allocating frequencies of a femto Base Station (BS). An operation of the femto BS includes measuring received signal strength on system Frequency Allocations (FAs) of a plurality of macro BSs, determining maximum received signal strengths for the respective FAs, and determining an available FA set by using a result obtained from comparison between the maximum received signal strengths for the respective FAs with a first threshold. | 2010-06-03 |
20100136997 | PEER-TO-PEER COMMUNICATION USING A WIDE AREA NETWORK AIR INTERFACE - A method for peer-to-peer wireless communication by a first user equipment (UE) includes communicating with a second UE, and using a wireless area network air interface during the communication with the second UE. The communicating with the second UE comprises transmitting a downlink signal configured for downlink of the wireless area network air interface. | 2010-06-03 |
20100136998 | ADAPTIVE SEMI-STATIC INTERFERENCE AVOIDANCE IN CELLULAR NETWORKS - Techniques for the reuse of airlink resources in a cellular network are disclosed. A base station controller may gather information about load levels at adjacent sectors of the cellular network. The base station controller may generate and distribute a reuse reference to base stations serving mobile devices in the adjacent sectors. Alternatively, the base station controller may provide the load level information to base stations serving the adjacent sectors and the base stations may determine a sector reuse pattern. The reuse reference or reuse pattern may be adapted to sector load conditions and may designate any combination of carriers, time slots, and power levels for data transmission in a sector. The base stations may schedule data transmission to mobile devices in their respective sectors according to the reuse reference or reuse pattern. The base stations may modify their resource usage in response to changes in sector load. | 2010-06-03 |
20100136999 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING POSITION OF TERMINAL - An apparatus for determining a position of a terminal calculates distances between a terminal and a plurality of base stations by using time information acquired by a reference station among the plurality of base stations through unidirectional communication between the terminal and the base stations and between the base stations, and determines a position of the terminal by using the calculated distances. | 2010-06-03 |
20100137000 | MOBILE TERMINALS SEARCHING SYSTEM AND METHOD EMPLOYING THE SAME - An exemplary mobile terminal searching system includes a base station, a locating terminal, and target terminal. The base station includes a controlling unit, a signal communicating unit, a storage unit, and a positioning unit. The locating terminal is configured for setting searched phone numbers and sending the searched phone numbers to the base station via the signal communicating unit. The signal storage unit is configured for storing the searched phone numbers controlled by the controlling unit. The positioning unit is configured for determining the position information of the target terminal, and the position information is sent to the locating terminal via the signal communicating unit. | 2010-06-03 |
20100137001 | TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING TERMINAL POSITION - The present invention relates to a terminal and a terminal location providing method. The terminal for selectively accessing a plurality of base stations supporting different communication systems includes a first network interface card that is turned on when the terminal is turned on, a second network interface card that is turned on or activated when receiving the terminal's location information request, a power controller for controlling power of the first and second network interface cards, and a processor for receiving the terminal's location information request and controlling the power of the first and second network interface cards through the power controller. | 2010-06-03 |
20100137002 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR PROVIDING GEO-LOCATION PROXIMITY UPDATES TO A PRESENCE SYSTEM - The subject matter described herein relates to methods, systems, and computer readable media for providing geo-location proximity updates to a presence system. One method includes intercepting a mobility management message associated with a mobile subscriber, wherein the mobility management message includes one or more network specific identifiers (NSIDs). A geo-location proximity descriptor is determined based on the one or more NSIDs. The geo-location proximity descriptor is communicated to a presence system. | 2010-06-03 |
20100137003 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TARGET LOCATION PROFILING - Methods and systems for profiling the locations of users of wireless communication terminals. A profiling engine may accept data points regarding a given target. Each data point may indicate a location of the target at a certain measurement time. The profiling engine may accumulate the data points relative to a periodic time scale having a pre-specified time period. The accumulation process produces a location profile of the target. The location profile may convey information regarding the tracked targets. For example, the profiling engine may use the location profile to improve the location accuracy of a target terminal that is idle for long period of time, to detect deviations from the characteristic location pattern of a target, to detect that a certain sensitive location is being visited regularly by a given target, and/or to identify connections among different targets by detecting similarities or correlations between their location profiles. | 2010-06-03 |
20100137004 | LOCATION AND AVAILABILITY DRIVEN (LAD) SERVICES PLATFORM FOR WIRELESS TERMINAL DEVICES - Method and system for performing electronic commerce over a data network via a local application of a user's wireless device and a LAD engine. Accordingly, the user registers to the system for the wireless device and downloads the local application into the wireless device. Then the user activates the local application and provides an address upon request from the local application. The local application provides the user with a menu of available items/services which are relevant to the address and the user selects entries on the menu, for reaching sub-levels of the menu that include lists specific merchants and selects a specific merchant and desired items/services provided by this specific merchant. The user submits an order of the desired items/services by the local application to the system, which stores the order in a database and relays the order from the system to the merchant by the server. The user is billed and the merchant fills an order, for supplying the desired items/services to the address. | 2010-06-03 |
20100137005 | METHOD FOR POSITIONING PORTABLE COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A method for positioning a portable communication device is provided. First, the signal intensities of a plurality of base stations near the portable communication device receiving radio waves from the base stations are detected, and coordinates of the base stations are found in order to calculate a position coordinate of the portable communication device through the coordinates and the signal intensities of the base stations. Then, the values of a plurality of environmental features between at least one of the base stations and the portable communication device are obtained from a geographic information system (GIS) according to at least one coordinate of the base stations and the position coordinate of the portable communication device. After that, the signal intensities of the base stations are modified by substituting the values of the environmental features into a path loss model. Finally, the position coordinate of the portable communication device is recalculated according to the modified signal intensities of the base stations thereby enhancing the positioning accuracy substantially. | 2010-06-03 |
20100137006 | COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE WITH VEHICLE INTERFACE AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A communication device includes a wireless telephony transceiver for communicating first data with a wireless telephony network. A millimeter wave transceiver communicates second data with a vehicle via a millimeter wave communication path. A processing module executes a plurality of applications including a wireless telephony application that is based on the communication of the first data, and a vehicle interface application that is based on the second data. | 2010-06-03 |
20100137007 | Mobile Station And Wireless Base Station Side Device In Wireless Communication System - In a system in which a reception (paging) cycle is defined by the number of frames, even if the length of the frames is changed, the power consumption of a mobile station (MS) and a delay in the response at the time of incoming are maintained by changing the paging cycle so that the paging cycles become equal in a time unit. The mobile station for receiving the signal from a wireless base station for each cycle defined by the number of frames to detect an incoming notification has a measurement unit for detecting a change in the frame length of the received frames, a cycle changing unit for, if the change is detected, increasing or decreasing the number of frames which defines the cycle, and an incoming notification monitoring unit for receiving the signal from the wireless base station in accordance with the cycle changed by the cycle changing unit. | 2010-06-03 |
20100137008 | MOBILE STATION AND APPLICATION SERVER FOR PROVIDING A SERVICE TO THE MOBILE STATION AND OPERATION METHODS FOR THE SAME - A mobile station, application server and wireless communication system are disclosed to provide for improved service related information distribution. The application server provides a service to a group of mobile stations, wherein the mobile stations comprise applications associated with the service. A communicating unit of the application server communicates with an application active on a mobile station and a determining unit determines another mobile station with an inactive application and the address of the other mobile station is provided to the mobile station. The mobile station comprises a communication section to receive the address of the other mobile station and comprises an SMS mailer causing an SMS message to be addressed to the other mobile station to start on the other mobile station the inactive application. | 2010-06-03 |
20100137009 | TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING OF SMS MESSAGES USING MOBILE TERMINAL - A mobile terminal according to the present invention includes an input unit for receiving data required to transmit a short message service (SMS) message and a controller for coding user data recorded in the SMS message in conformity with a text coding standard adopted by a second country according to the data when the SMS message is not transmitted to a network of a first country to which the mobile terminal is currently connected and is delivered to a network of the second country. | 2010-06-03 |
20100137010 | IMPLICIT GROUP FORMATION AROUND FEED CONTENT FOR MOBILE DEVICES - A unique system and method that facilitates group-based mobile communication around external feed content is provided. The system and method involve adding external feed content to content generated within a group. Both types of content can be viewed on the mobile devices of the group. Updates to the feed content can be obtained and communicated to the group. When multiple feeds are subscribed to by a group, one or more group members can display such feed content in a selective manner. For example, splinter groups can be formed off of the original group for members who wish to receive a subset of feeds (feed content) to assist them in focusing on a topic of interest. Group members can also employ display filters to restrict feed content displayed on their mobile devices. Users can also search for available feeds and form new groups around such content or join an existing group. | 2010-06-03 |
20100137011 | Method, apparatus, and system for sending a status report - A method, an apparatus, and a system for sending a status report are disclosed according to the present invention. The method includes receiving a short message sent by a sender; assigning a first ID to the short message; incorporating the first ID in the short message and sending the short message; receiving a first status report carrying a second ID and the first ID and generating a second status report based on the first ID; sending the second status report to the sender. For the short message which has not been delivered successfully by the Short Message Service Router (SMS Router) for the first time, the SMS Router may replace the second ID in the first status report with the first ID based on the relationship between the first ID and the second ID to obtain a second status report and send the second status report to a sender. | 2010-06-03 |
20100137012 | Method for Installing a Radio System in a Building - A radio system is installed in a building, wherein each terminal (T) communicates with neighbouring terminals and can transmit telegrams. The terminals (T) are contained in devices or installed as separate mobile terminals. A routing table is created, in which each acceptable route from a source (Q) to a destination (Z) is entered. Connection from source to destination is evaluated with consideration of the number of hops from terminal to terminal within a route, and of the availability of unique individual sections (SES) that cannot be replaced by a parallel path. | 2010-06-03 |
20100137013 | DISCONTINUOUS RECEPTION IN A MOBILE RADIO COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK - The invention provides for a method of controlling discontinuous reception between a mobile radio communications network device and a mobile radio communications device within a mobile radio communications network and including the step of controlling magnitude of the discontinuous reception period in a manner responsive to the velocity of movement of the mobile radio communications device within the network such that a decrease in velocity can lead to an increase in the discontinuous reception period employed by the devices. | 2010-06-03 |
20100137014 | METHOD TO IMPROVE DIVERSITY GAIN IN A COOPERATIVE SPECTRUM SENSING NETWORK - A cooperative sensing technique ( | 2010-06-03 |
20100137015 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DUAL/MULTI-WATCH FOR GROUP PTT SERVICES - A communication system ( | 2010-06-03 |
20100137016 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE OPERATION OF A BASE STATION OF A WIRELESS CELLULAR TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORK - A method for controlling operation of a first base station of a wireless cellular telecommunication network including plural base stations and a server. The first base station sets transmission power of signals transferred by the first base station at a first transmission power value, detects a predetermined signal transferred by a mobile terminal, and if a predetermined signal is detected: establishes a communication link with the server, obtains from the server information identifying each second base station that manages a cell that is neighbour of the cell managed by the first base station and that is transferring signals at a second transmission power higher than the first transmission power value, establishes a communication link with each second base station, and sets the transmission power of the signals transferred by the first base station at a second transmission power value higher than the first transmission power. | 2010-06-03 |
20100137017 | UPLINK POWER CONTROL FOR DISTRIBUTED WIRELESS COMMUNICATION - A method and apparatus for power control for distributed wireless communication is disclosed including one or more power control loops associated with a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU). Each power control loop may include open loop power control or closed loop power control. A multi-phase power control method is also disclosed with each phase representing a different time interval and a WTRU sends transmissions at different power levels to different set of node-Bs or relay stations during different phases to optimize communications. | 2010-06-03 |
20100137018 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING POWER OF UPLINK PHYSICAL CHANNEL - A method for controlling power of an uplink physical channel includes: computing a relative gain factor in a compressed mode; correcting the relative gain factor to obtain a corrected relative gain factor; generating a gain factor in the compressed mode according to the corrected relative gain factor; controlling power of the uplink physical channel according to the gain factor in the compressed mode generated. In embodiments of the present invention, after being computed, the relative gain factor in the compressed mode is corrected, then the gain factor in the compressed mode is generated according to the corrected relative gain factor. Thus, an accurate gain factor may be acquired for controlling the power of the uplink physical channel. | 2010-06-03 |
20100137019 | Reduction in interference between components - An apparatus is disclosed comprising a transducer, which transducer comprises at least one electrical connection point configured to enable an external electrical connection of the transducer. The transducer further comprises at least one decoupling coil configured to electrically decouple the transducer from the at least one electrical connection point at a frequency above an operating frequency of the transducer. Moreover, a method for assembling the described apparatus is disclosed. | 2010-06-03 |
20100137020 | COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE WITH MILLIMETER WAVE REMOTE CONTROL AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A communication device includes a wireless telephony transceiver for communicating first data with a wireless telephony network. One or more interface devices generate user data based on an action of a user. A processing module generates second data, based on the user data and based on first remote control configuration data corresponding to a first external device. A millimeter wave transceiver communicates the second data with the first external device via a millimeter wave communication path. | 2010-06-03 |
20100137021 | System, Method and Devices for Communications via a Mesh Network - System, devices and methods for receiving an encoded voice communication from a mobile device, determining whether the encoded voice communication is destined for the device that received the encoded voice communication and, when the encoded voice communication is determined to be destined for another device, transmitting the encoded voice communication to a further device without sending an acknowledgement to the mobile device that sent the encoded voice communication. | 2010-06-03 |
20100137022 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - The invention discloses a mobile communication apparatus. The mobile communication apparatus includes a sensing module, a determining module, and a switching module. The sensing module senses a rotational parameter of the mobile communication apparatus. The determining module is electrically connected to the sensing module for determining whether the rotational parameter reaches a threshold. The switching module is electrically connected to the determining module for switching the mobile communication apparatus to a first communication mode or maintaining the mobile communication apparatus in the first communication mode when determining that the rotational parameter reaches the threshold. | 2010-06-03 |
20100137023 | Mobile Communication Terminal and Control Method Thereof - A mobile communication terminal in accordance with the present invention includes a first wireless communication unit | 2010-06-03 |
20100137024 | Multi-Mode Radio Frequency Communications - A transceiver circuit includes an input to receive an RF mode control signal, multiple ports, and path circuitry disposed between the multiple ports. The path circuitry can be configured to create different low impedance conductive paths between the multiple ports depending on a state of the RF mode control signal. For example, depending on a mode as specified by the RF mode control signal, the transceiver circuit and corresponding path circuitry enables a half-duplex mode and a full-duplex mode. | 2010-06-03 |
20100137025 | DISTRIBUTED COEXISTENCE SYSTEM FOR INTERFERENCE MITIGATION IN A SINGLE CHIP RADIO OR MULTI-RADIO COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A novel and useful apparatus for and method of distributed coexistence for mitigating interference in a single chip radio and/or a multi-radio (i.e. multi-transceiver) communications device. The invention enables coexistence ‘friendly’ radio IPs having frequency agility in that they are capable of shifting their clock frequencies thereby avoiding frequency bands of potential victim radios. Frequency agility on the aggressor radio side (rather than by mitigating the effect of interference on the victim radio side) prevents harmonics from the aggressor's clock scheme from falling in the operating frequency band of the victim radio, and in turn causing degradation to its performance. Each aggressor radio, based on information received from other radios, configures the root clock frequency of its RX and/or TX chain clock generation circuits. | 2010-06-03 |
20100137026 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING DISPLAY THEREOF - A mobile terminal includes a projector module configured to project an image onto an external surface to display the image on the external surface and a controller configured to adjust at least one of an area or a position of the displayed image. | 2010-06-03 |
20100137027 | CONTROL OF INPUT/OUTPUT THROUGH TOUCH - A mobile terminal including a speaker configured to output sound data, a microphone configured to receive voice data, a sensing unit configured to sense a touching operation of at least one of 1) the speaker or the microphone and 2) a neighborhood area of the speaker or the microphone, and a controller configured to control a volume of the speaker or the microphone based on the sensed touching operation of said at least one of 1) the speaker or the microphone and 2) the neighborhood area of the speaker or the microphone. | 2010-06-03 |
20100137028 | ENHANCED INTERFACE FOR MOBILE PHONE - A docking station may provide an enhanced user interface for mobile communication devices. In one particular implementation, a device may include a base unit configured to provide connections to one or more user interface devices and an interface for connecting to a mobile phone, where the base unit connects the mobile phone to the one or more user interface devices to provide an enhanced interface for the mobile phone. | 2010-06-03 |
20100137029 | MULTI-STANDBY TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR REPRODUCING MOBILE BROADCASTING THEREOF - A mobile broadcast reproducing method and a multi-standby terminal permit a terminal to receive broadcasts from different broadcast networks having different standards and even different broadcasting frequencies. The multi-standby terminal communicates with a variety of communication networks preferably includes a plurality of authentication processors and reproduces broadcast signals according to a variety of broadcast communication standards using the authentication processors. The terminal can also compare the a received signal strength indication (RSSI) of different networks and permit the user the option of selecting one of them based on this comparison, or can automatically select the broadcast having stronger RSSI signal. | 2010-06-03 |
20100137030 | FILTERING A LIST OF AUDIBLE ITEMS - Disclosed is a technique for presenting audible items to a user in a manner that allows the user to easily distinguish them and to select from among them. A number of audible items are rendered simultaneously to the user. To prevent the sounds from blending together into a sonic mishmash, some of the items are “conditioned” while they are being rendered. For example, one audible item might be rendered more quietly than another, or one item can be moved up in register compared with another. Some embodiments combine audible conditioning with visual avatars portrayed on, for example, a display screen of a user device. During the rendering, each audible item is paired with an avatar, the pairing based on some suitable criterion, such as a type of conditioning applied to the audible item. Audible spatial placement is mimicked by visual placement of the avatars on the user's display screen. | 2010-06-03 |
20100137031 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME - A method of controlling a portable electronic device that has a touch screen display includes providing a graphical user interface on a touch screen display, detecting a touch event at a first location on the touch screen display, providing a navigation indicator in the graphical user interface in response to detecting the touch event at the first location, and in response to detecting movement of the touch event from the first location to a second location while touch contact is maintained on the touch screen display, changing the position of the navigation indicator in the graphical user interface by a distance that is greater than a distance of movement of the touch event on the touch screen display, a direction of change of position of the navigation indicator is based on a direction of movement of the touch event on the touch screen display. | 2010-06-03 |
20100137032 | COMMUNICATION TERMINAL DEVICE - A mobile phone ( | 2010-06-03 |
20100137033 | Illuminated Touch Sensitive Surface Module - An illuminated touch sensitive surface module includes a sensor, an illuminated device and a controller. The sensor senses position information of hovering or touching objects, the illuminated device includes illuminated modes and one or more light guide films with characters, symbols or patterns, and the controller connects to the sensor and the illuminated device for controlling the illuminated modes of the illuminated device and the illumination of the light sources according to the position information. | 2010-06-03 |
20100137034 | MOBILE PHONE AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING MEASUREMENT UNIT CONVERSION TOOL THEREOF - A mobile phone and a method for displaying measurement unit conversion tool thereof are provided. The method for displaying measurement unit conversion tool of the mobile phone includes the following steps. Firstly, a global positioning system (GPS) signal is captured. Next, a classification of measurement unit is obtained by analyzing the GPS signal. Then, at least a particular measurement unit is obtained according to the classification of measurement unit. Lastly, the particular measurement unit is displayed on the unit conversion tool. | 2010-06-03 |
20100137035 | OPERATION MODE SWITCHING METHOD FOR COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, MOBILE TERMINAL AND DISPLAY SWITCHING METHOD THEREFOR - A mobile terminal and an operation mode switching method for a mobile terminal communication system are provided, the mobile terminal comprising at least a communication processor, wherein an operation mode in which the communication processor performs only a communication function is defined as a communication mode and an operation mode in which the communication processor performs both the communication function and an application function is defined as an application mode, the method comprising the following steps of acquiring, in the application mode, switching trigger information; and controlling the communication processor to switch from the application mode to the communication mode based on the switching trigger information. Also, in the communication mode, the system can also acquire switching information and switch from the communication mode to the application mode. The switching approach according to the present invention enables the communication processor to operate in the communication mode for performing the communication function only. Thus, the application function of the communication processor is not required to be started at all times, such that the occupation for the system resources as well as the system power consumption can be reduced. | 2010-06-03 |
20100137036 | COMMUNITY NETWORKING USING NETWORKED AUDIO DEVICES - A computing system for gathering media status information and other information about contacts in a user's contact list includes a server, a user device, and one or more contacts (or contact devices). The user device communicates with the server and requests media status information regarding the contacts. Media status information may include information about the media content currently (or most recently) accessed by the contacts. The server receives the request from the user device, collects the information and sends it to the user device. The server may else send connection information to the user device. The user device receives the information and displays it to the user. The user device may include a message service such that messages can be sent to and received from the contacts. Also, the user may request particular media content accessed by the contacts. | 2010-06-03 |
20100137037 | VEHICLE IMMERSIVE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A vehicle communication system facilitates hands-free interaction with a mobile device in a vehicle or elsewhere. Users interact with the system by speaking to it. The system processes text and processes commands. The system supports Bluetooth wireless technology for hands-free use. The system handles telephone calls, email, and SMS text messages. The user can customize the device via a user profile stored on an Internet web server. | 2010-06-03 |
20100137038 | Interchangeable Docking Cradle - In one embodiment, a headset charging base includes a power source interface, a docking cradle interface configured to interface with one of a plurality of interchangeable docking cradles having different form factors for receiving different headsets, and a housing enclosing an electrical connection between the power source interface and the docking cradle interface. A headset charging system including such a charging base, a method of use, and a method of packaging a headset system are also disclosed. | 2010-06-03 |
20100137039 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH DETACHABLE KEYPAD MODULE - A portable electronic device includes a first housing, a keypad module, and a decorative bar assembled in the first housing and resisting the keypad module. The first housing includes a first sidewall having a protruding portion; and a second sidewall opposite to the first sidewall, and defining a receiving slot. The keypad module includes a first end defining at least one sliding slot, and a second end opposite to the first end, and having a rib positioned thereon. The protruding portion is slidably latched in the sliding slot, the rib is slidably assembled in the receiving slot. | 2010-06-03 |
20100137040 | MOBILE TERMINAL APPARATUS - A mobile terminal apparatus including a movable housing and a stationary housing which are connected in a foldable manner by a hinge connecting member includes a movable rear casing disposed in the movable housing. The movable rear casing includes a front panel and an upper plate member and the upper plate member is secured to the front panel. Further, the mobile terminal includes a plate member disposed within the movable rear casing. The plate member includes a main plate portion and a protruding plate portion. The protruding plate portion protruded from a part of the main plate portion, wherein the protruding plate portion continues to a peripheral portion of the hinge connecting member and is disposed in the upper plate member. | 2010-06-03 |
20100137041 | SLIDING ROTATING APPARATUS - Disclosed is a pivot apparatus having a pivot member adapted so that, when pivoted to the service angle, it slides to the service position while interlocking with the pivot movement and is set in the service condition. To this end, a link interlocks the pivot movement based on the pivot structure with the sliding movement based on the siding structure. Particularly, the sliding structure is applied to the coupling between the support and sliding members, and the pivot structure is applied to the sliding and pivot members to pivotably couple them to each other. The link connects the support and sliding members so that, as the pivot member pivots relative to the sliding member by means of the user's pivot force, the sliding member slides to the desired direction and distance from the support member while interlocking with the pivot movement. As a result, the pivot member slides while interlocking with the pivot movement. | 2010-06-03 |
20100137042 | MOBILE TERMINAL - A mobile terminal comprises a front case and a rear case which are fastened with a printed circuit board (PCB) and an antenna connected with the PCB interposed therebetween; a battery protection cover opening and closing a battery receiving space provided on the rear case; and a conductive coupling element formed on one of the rear case and the battery protection cover such that the conductive coupling element is overlapped with at least one of one edge and the other edge of the antenna | 2010-06-03 |
20100137043 | PORTABLE TERMINAL DEVICE - Disclosed herein is a portable terminal device including an antenna, a casing, and an operation unit. The casing at least part of which is formed from a metallic material is disposed so that the antenna is exposed. The operation unit is formed from a resin material and mounted to the casing so as to cover the exposed antenna. | 2010-06-03 |
20100137044 | Articulated Combine With Unloading and Rear Bogey Steering Architecture - Disclosed is an articulated harvester composed of a forward bogey having an operator's cab, an engine, a grain harvesting assembly, a grain transfer assembly, but being devoid of an on-board grain bin. A rearward bogey is attached by a joint to the forward bogey and has a powered wheel assembly, an on-board grain bin for receiving grain from the forward bogey grain transfer assembly, and a grain off-loading assembly. The disclosed improvement includes the rearward bogey having a powered wheel assembly of a powered stiff axle wheel assembly pivotable for steering the articulated harvester when the joint has articulated by a defined number of degrees. The joint may be connected to the rearward bogey powered stiff axle wheel assembly by a beam that has a second joint disposed ahead of the stiff axle and actuatable to crab the articulated harvester for grain unloading. | 2010-06-03 |
20100137045 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INCREASED REALISM IN VIDEO GAMES - A system and method for updating parameters of a video game is provided. As events occur in the real world that may influence a game attribute, a parameter is recorded on a server. A video game player may connect to the server and download the parameter. The parameter is stored by the video game and changes an attribute of the video game. Thus, for example, the new performance characteristics of the rising star may be recorded on the server as improved performance parameters. When these parameters are downloaded by the video game player, the video game incorporates the star-like qualities of the rising star. | 2010-06-03 |
20100137046 | Game System - In a game system ( | 2010-06-03 |
20100137047 | COMMUNITY GAMING SYSTEM WITH HYBRID COMMUNITY AND INDIVIDUAL OUTCOMES AND AWARDS - A method for conducting a community wagering game on one or more gaming devices comprises receiving a first wager from a first player and determining a first modifier associated with the first player based upon play of a first base game. The method further comprises triggering and displaying a community gaming event comprising a competition and determining a finishing order of a plurality of participants in the competition, the plurality of participants including at least first and second participants. The method further comprises associating the first player with the first participant, determining a first prize value for the first participant, the first prize value based upon the finishing order, and awarding the first player a first award comprising the first prize value as modified by the first modifier. | 2010-06-03 |
20100137048 | System and method for providing an edutainment interface for musical instruments - There is provided a system and method for a musical edutainment interface on a display for playing an electronic musical instrument having frets and strings. The system comprises a processor configured to be placed in communication with the display and the electronic musical instrument and a memory including a musical edutainment software, wherein the processor is configured to execute the musical edutainment software to present, on the display, the musical edutainment interface showing an edutainment musical performance to be followed by a user of the electronic musical instrument, to animate game objects falling vertically to indicate a timing of the edutainment musical performance, to place the game objects within fret areas to demonstrate a corresponding fretting configuration on the frets of the electronic musical instrument, and to align the game objects with a plurality of string lines to demonstrate a strumming of corresponding strings on the electronic musical instrument. | 2010-06-03 |
20100137049 | INTERACTIVE GUITAR GAME DESIGNED FOR LEARNING TO PLAY THE GUITAR - An interactive game designed for learning to play a guitar. A guitar may be connected to a computer or other platform, capable of loading music and displaying notes and chords and other feedback and visual learning aids on a display screen, allowing a user to read music and play along. The goal of the software or interactive game engine is for players to learn how to play a guitar. Users may operate the game in a number of modes with different goals, playing mini-games throughout the levels of the game. The game provides feedback and statistics to help users learn how to play the guitar. | 2010-06-03 |
20100137050 | VIDEO GAME PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT OF PROCESSING VIDEO GAME - A video game, in which a player character operated by a player fights against an enemy character and one character wins by lowering a life parameter for the other character by means of an attack to a battle impossible value at which the other character cannot fight, is controlled. First and second courage points are respectively applied to the player character and the enemy character in accordance with battle content. When a predetermined operation is received from the player, it is determined whether or not each of accumulated values of the first and second courage points is a predetermined value or more. Special fighting between the player character and the enemy character is controlled in the case where it is determined that both the accumulated values are the predetermined value or more. The special fighting is different from a battle for lowering the life parameter. | 2010-06-03 |
20100137051 | APPARATUS FOR A CARD GAME WITH CERTAIN FIXED ACTIONS - Some embodiments include a card game in which a set of rules for the card game require a player of the game to perform an action in a particular set of circumstances. For example, in a poker game, rules of the poker game may require a human player to bet in a particular set of circumstances. | 2010-06-03 |
20100137052 | TOURNAMENT GAMING SYSTEM - A gaming system ( | 2010-06-03 |
20100137053 | MOBILE SCRATCH OFF ADVERTISING SYSTEM - Embodiments of the disclosure may provide a method, system, and computer program configured to display advertising to mobile user. The method may include uploading logon information from a mobile device to a server, wherein the logon information contains at least a geographical location identifier, downloading a current electronic scratch off game to the mobile device from the central server, wherein the current electronic scratch off game corresponds to the geographical location identifier, displaying a foreground image to a user of the mobile device, and receiving a wiping input from the user of the mobile device on a touch screen of the mobile device. The method may further include removing a portion of the foreground image corresponding to the wiping input, displaying background image in areas corresponding to the wiping input, displaying a win or loss indicator, and using the win indicator at a retail sponsor advertising location to obtain a prize or item of value. | 2010-06-03 |
20100137054 | Gaming Machine Accepting Bet Applicable To A Series Of Games And Control Method Thereof - A gaming machine of the present invention includes: a memory; an input device capable of placing a BET on a predetermined number or less of numerals out of plural numerals; and a controller programmed to execute the processing of: (B) storing BET-numeral information showing the numeral having the BET placed thereon, into the memory; (C) repeatedly executing processing of determining a specific number of numerals out of the plural numerals, for plural games, after having accepted the BET; (D) storing a piece of specific-numeral information showing the determined specific number of numerals, into the memory, every time determining the specific number of numerals in processing (C); and (E) offering a payout, based on the number of numerals overlapping between the numerals shown by the BET-numeral information stored into the memory in processing (B) and the numerals shown by every piece of specific-numeral information stored into the memory in processing (D). | 2010-06-03 |
20100137055 | Wagering Game With Single-Symbol Reel For Enhancing Winning Combinations - A system and method for conducting a wagering game providing an opportunity to earn an increased award is disclosed. A randomly selected outcome from a plurality of possible outcomes is displayed. The plurality of possible outcomes each including a plurality of symbols arranged in an array. An additional symbol is displayed separate from the array. If the displayed randomly selected/outcome includes a winning symbol combination resulting in a first award, a determination is made whether the displayed additional symbol can be combined with the winning symbol combination to yield a second award being larger than the first award. The first award is provided if the additional symbol cannot be combined with the winning symbol combination to yield the second award. The larger second award is provided if the additional symbol can be combined with the winning symbol combination to yield the second award. | 2010-06-03 |
20100137056 | GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD PROVIDING ADJUSTABLE ODDS FOR TRIGGERING A GROUP BONUS EVENT - The gaming system and method disclosed herein provides that the probability that a group bonus event will be triggered for a plurality of gaming devices in the gaming system is independent of the number of players that are currently playing such gaming devices. The gaming system and method disclosed herein further provides that different players that are wagering different amounts at different rates are provided different quantities of evaluation points such that if a group bonus event is triggered, different players are provided different group bonus event awards proportional to each individual player's wagering activity. | 2010-06-03 |
20100137057 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR A FANTASY SPORTS DRAFT GAME - A fantasy sports game provides for a league of fantasy teams, each managed and owned by a fantasy game player. Teams are filled through a player draft of active players followed by ranking each drafted fantasy team utilizing current season player statistics in multiple predefined categories. The rankings in the various categories are totaled to determine team, and thus fantasy game player, rankings. The player statistics utilized are current as of the previous night during regular season play, and as of the end of the season between seasons of play. The draft may be an online web application or utilize live video conferencing. | 2010-06-03 |
20100137058 | WAGERING GAME MACHINE PROVIDING A WRITE ONCE RUN ANYWHERE ENVIRONMENT - Systems and methods include determining a hardware configuration in accordance with the detection of the presence or absence of hardware modules on a wagering game machine. Various services are selected base on the hardware configuration, where the service selected provides an interface to a wagering game. The services provide an abstraction of various functions provided by various hardware platforms upon which the wagering game may execute, and take into account differences in the platforms. | 2010-06-03 |
20100137059 | Gaming machine metering and accounting system - A gaming system includes multiple gaming machines. The gaming machines are configured to issue value tickets, such upon cash-out. The tickets may be presented at the same gaming machine that issued the ticket or at other of the gaming machines. In particular, each gaming machine generates its own tickets, including associated ticket records. The ticket records generated at each gaming machine, however, are transmitted to other gaming machines so that when a ticket is presented at any of the gaming machines, any of the gaming machines can directly validate the ticket and credit the associated value. | 2010-06-03 |
20100137060 | Method and system for changing the appearance of gaming machines as part of optimizing the number of gaming machines presenting particular games - A method of optimizing a number of gaming machines comprises providing a first number of gaming machines having a first appearance and configured to present at least one first game. Game play is monitored at the gaming machines and if the game play reaches a threshold level, a number of the gaming machines are changed to have a second appearance and configured to present at least one second game. Preferably, the appearance of the gaming machines is modified by changing certain door/frame coverings and/or the number or arrangement of visible components, permitting the gaming machine itself to be reused. | 2010-06-03 |
20100137061 | GAMING APPARATUS AND SYSTEMS - Gaming apparatus ( | 2010-06-03 |
20100137062 | UNIVERSAL OVERLAY GAMES IN AN ELECTRONIC GAMING ENVIRONMENT - A system is disclosed herein for displaying winning and non-winning game results in a traditional gaming environment. The system uses an overlay game to present an entertaining display to a player upon the occurrence of a win or trigger event. An overlay game has limited capabilities and additionally is engineered to be usable on a variety of gaming machines. To be usable on a variety of gaming machines, the overlay game is intentionally kept simple; in one case, it comprises a visual display that is shown to a player upon the occurrence of a trigger event. In another embodiment, it requires a simple button press to start the overlay game. The overlay games are downloaded on an as-needed basis, run on the gaming machine, and then discarded. | 2010-06-03 |
20100137063 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - A player can change the direction of the right hand of a character object, or extend and retract the right arm of the character object, by changing the direction of the core unit | 2010-06-03 |
20100137064 | Sigils for Use with Apparel - Apparel is disclosed that can be worn to assist an interactive game in tracking the movement of the wearer. More particularly, the apparel may include one or more tracking marks formed of designs, patterns, or reflective materials that can be easily tracked by an interactive game employing one or more cameras or other detectors for detecting a change in position of an object. The apparel may take the form of, for example, hats, shirts, jackets, pants, gloves, and shoes. By providing tracking marks on apparel, rather than using a special-purpose device that must be separately worn, a player may enjoy a more natural feel when playing the interactive game. Further, the player need not don any special equipment to play the game. Instead, a user can wear the apparel for everyday purposes, and then simply begin playing the game wearing the apparel without having to put on any additional equipment. The apparel may use reflective materials, and the interactive game can employ a camera and a light source configuration where the camera is located within the observation angle of a player employing retroreflective materials reflecting light from the light source. | 2010-06-03 |
20100137065 | Process Varying Device and Method - In accordance with an embodiment of the invention, a human interface device communicable with a computing device and method therefor for varying a process selectably performable by the computing device is disclosed. The human interface device comprises a positionally variable controller of the human interface device actuable and positionable by a user of the human interface device. The human interface device also has a communication interface for communicating with the computing device for varying intensity level of an intensity-variable property of the process selectably performable by the computing device in response to the actuation and position of the positionally variable controller. More specifically, the process is selectably performable by the computing device is selectable by at least one process selection key actuable by the user of the human interface device. | 2010-06-03 |
20100137066 | Simulation game system - A simulation game system for playing interactive games is disclosed to include a game console, a game apparatus body made from an inflatable air cushion material and having a manipulation structure operable by a user to produce a control signal and to transmit the produced control signal to the game console, and a control module, which is mounted in an accommodation chamber in the game apparatus body, having a motion sensor and buttons operable by a user to produce control signals that are transmitted to the game console for decode, analysis and calculation for enabling the operation status to be displayed on a display screen. The simulation game system is a simple, light weight, human-body friendly design that facilitates player's manipulation during the game, enabling the player to simulate the reality. | 2010-06-03 |
20100137067 | GAME SYSTEM - The present invention provides a game system in which a virtual player is set in consideration of information on a place where a player plays a game. Each of game machines | 2010-06-03 |
20100137068 | WATERSLIDE WITH THREE-DIMENSIONAL VISUAL EFFECTS - Described herein is a waterslide that includes a sliding surface having a sliding path, and at least one object in the sliding path that includes a stereoscopic image thereon. The stereoscopic image appears three-dimensional when viewed by a user through a pair of three dimensional goggles. | 2010-06-03 |
20100137069 | Wind tunnel for training parachutists - A wind tunnel is provided usable for training of sportsmen-parachutists and entertainment purposes. The tunnel comprises a channel, including sequentially arranged and interconnected components: an input confusor, a first working zone, an intermediate confusor, and a second working zone. The working zones are shaped as diffusers, having different longitudinal flow speed gradients, so that the working zone having the lesser longitudinal speed gradient is shorter, whereas the working zone having the greater longitudinal speed gradient is longer. A honeycomb is arranged between the working zones. The entrances and exits of the working zones are equipped with safety nets. The structural design of the tunnel makes it possible to simultaneously train parachutists for team acrobatics and artistic types of parachuting under conditions, maximally adapted to a given type of training, thereby improving a training quality and substantially increasing the tunnel's cost effectiveness. | 2010-06-03 |
20100137070 | Prop Rod For Golf Club - A stand assembly for a golf club includes a plunge rod positionable within the club shaft and club head and displaceable between a retracted position and an extended position. In the extended position, at least a portion of the plunge rod is extended to an exterior of the golf club. A lock is disposed in a position to be engageable with the plunge rod in both the retracted position and the extended position. The lock selectively secures the plunge rod in at least the retracted position and the extended position. | 2010-06-03 |
20100137071 | RELATIVE POSITION BETWEEN CENTER OF GRAVITY AND HIT CENTER IN A GOLF CLUB - A golf club head is provided with a center of gravity positioned within a partial ellipsoid defined in an impact reference frame that has its origin at the hit center of the face of the golf club head. The majority of the partial ellipsoid is located toward the golfer from the hit center and all of the partial ellipsoid is below the hit center in the impact reference frame. | 2010-06-03 |
20100137072 | GOLF CLUB HEAD - A golf club head | 2010-06-03 |
20100137073 | High Moment of Inertia Wood-Type Golf Clubs and Golf Club Heads - Wood-type golf club heads include: (a) a club head body including heel, toe, crown, sole, and weighted rear portions; and (b) a variable thickness ball striking face. The club head body parts and weighted portion(s) may be arranged such that the club head has a moment of inertia about a vertical axis passing through the club head center of gravity of at least 5000 g-cm | 2010-06-03 |
20100137074 | IRON-TYPE GOLF CLUBS - An iron-type golf club includes a conventional-weight section, a lightweight section and a heavyweight section. The conventional-weight section includes the hitting face and at least a portion of the hosel. The heavyweight section, made of a denser material than the conventional-weight section, includes the sole and an optional back flange. The lightweight section, made of a material less dense than either of the other sections, includes a core to which the other two sections are secured, such as by co-molding the core to the other two sections. In the co-molding context, the components need not be constrained by their respective weight and density, but could be classified more generically as having a pre-formed component and a molding component irrespective of the densities of the components. | 2010-06-03 |
20100137075 | GOLF BALLS HAVING A LOW MODULUS HNP LAYER AND A HIGH MODULUS HNP LAYER - The present invention is directed to golf balls comprising a dual-layer core and a cover. The core comprises a center having a center hardness of 50 Shore C or greater and formed from a low modulus HNP composition, and an outer core layer having a surface hardness of 75 Shore C or greater and formed from a high modulus HNP composition. Low modulus HNP compositions of the present invention have a modulus of from 1,000 psi to 50,000 psi. High modulus HNP compositions of the present invention have a modulus of from 25,000 psi to 150,000 psi. The modulus of the highly neutralized copolymer of the low modulus HNP is at least 10% less than the modulus of the highly neutralized copolymer of the high modulus HNP composition. The cover comprises an inner cover layer formed from a thermoplastic composition and an outer cover layer formed from a polyurethane or polyurea composition. | 2010-06-03 |
20100137076 | GOLF BALL | 2010-06-03 |
20100137077 | GOLF BALL POSITION MARKING DEVICE AND METHOD OF USE - A golf ball position marking device enables a user to reliably and unobtrusively mark the position of a golf ball on a putting green. The golf ball position marking device comprises a putting green contact surface, a marker material dispensing port, a marker material dispensing actuator and a marker material reservoir. The putting green contact surface is sized and shaped to permit stable positioning of the golf ball position marking device on a putting green in close proximity to a golf ball on the putting green thereby providing oriented alignment of the golf ball position marking device with the golf ball on the putting green. Activation of the marker material dispensing actuator results in the dispensing of a marker material from the marker material reservoir onto the putting green at a predetermined vector position relative to the point where the golf ball contacts the putting green. | 2010-06-03 |
20100137078 | Retention of Weighting on an Athletic Striker - Apparatus to add weight to an athletic ball striking bat, having a taper along the bat length, comprising in combination a sleeve sized to extend about the bat at the taper location, the sleeve having associated retention means to engage the bat at a zone along said taper to resist lengthwise removal of the sleeve off the bat during bat swinging, a weight or weights carried by the sleeve. | 2010-06-03 |
20100137079 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SPORTS SKILL TRAINING - A device for use by a player to improve his handling of an object on a surface, comprising at least one camera positioned such that the field of view of the at least one camera may capture an image of the surface and the object; a processor providing an image processing algorithm adapted to receive data relating to an image of the surface and the object, and to calculate therefrom image data relating to the position of the object on the surface; at least one monitor for viewing an image positioned in front of the player and adapted to receive data relating to the position of the object on the surface; means for transmitting data relating to the image of a playing surface and the object to the processor and means for transmitting image data relating to the position of the object on the surface from the processor to the monitor. | 2010-06-03 |
20100137080 | GAME ANIMAL ESCAPE IMPEDANCE DEVICE - A projectile-based system for impeding the escape of a game animal, whereby the projectile is an arrow or a crossbow bolt, the system comprising an environmental engagement device, a retention device, and a tether, with the environmental engagement device suitably adapted to pass through the game animal and thereafter to engage with the environment, the retention device suitably adapted to engage with the game animal and become secured thereto, and the tether suitably adapted to attach the environmental engagement device to the retention device, the tether being suitably adapted to withstand without breaking the forces applied by the game animal to the tether in the course of attempting an escape, thereby retaining the game animal to the environmental engagement device, whereby the engagement of the environmental engagement device with the environment substantially impedes the escape of the game animal. | 2010-06-03 |
20100137081 | BALL - A ball includes a ball body having a spherical surface, and at least one projection extending from the surface of the ball body. The projection extends in such a manner that the projection forcibly separates a laminar boundary layer generated on the surface of the ball body, and transitions the laminar boundary layer to a turbulent boundary layer. | 2010-06-03 |
20100137082 | DERAILLEUR HANGER WITH INSERTION AID - The invention relates to a derailleur hanger for a bicycle having an insertion aid for inserting the wheel hub between the dropouts of a fork or frame. A derailleur hanger ( | 2010-06-03 |
20100137083 | VEHICLE MACHINE CONTROLLED BELT TENSION SYSTEM AND METHOD TO CONTROL BELT TENSION - A vehicle machine with a belt system and a belt. The belt system includes a tensioner with a tensioner moving member which is movably supported on a tensioner stationary member; a tensioner pulley which is rotatably supported on the tensioner moving member and around which at least a portion of the belt is engaged. The belt system includes a bias member, the bias member biasing the tensioner moving member with the tensioner pulley pressing the belt. The belt system includes a controllable electrical current supply and an electromagnetic brake lock, the electromagnetic brake lock including a brake lock electromagnetic coil and a brake lock magnetic target, the electromagnetic brake lock disposed between the tensioner moving member and the tensioner stationary member wherein a controlled current supplied from the controllable electrical current supply to the brake lock electromagnetic coil inhibits the tensioner moving member from moving relative to the tensioner stationary member. | 2010-06-03 |
20100137084 | Wear Compensated Tensioner - A tensioner for tensioning flexible drives employs an extruded shaft which can provide a relatively complex cross sectional shape to provide anti-rotation features to inhibit rotation of a pivot bushing located on the shaft. The pivot bushing has a frustoconical outer shape, as does the pivot surface of the hub of the tensioner arm which pivots on the pivot bushing. A dampening spring urges the pivot bushing towards the tensioner arm's pivot surface, providing for wear compensation and for dampening. The degree of dampening which is generated between the pivot bushing and the tensioner hub can be selected in a variety of manners: by varying the spring force; by changing the effective contact surface area between the pivot bushing and pivot surface; and/or by changing the coefficient of friction between the pivot bushing and the pivot surface. | 2010-06-03 |