25th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 55 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130157666 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL APPARATUS, AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - An ETWSP receiving unit receives a primary message by use of an LTE network. An ETWSS receiving unit receives a secondary message by use of the LTE network. A 3G processing unit communicates by use of a 3G network. A CSFB control unit receives an instruction to switch to communication using the 3G network if connecting to the LTE network, switches connections from the LTE network to the 3G network if not having received the primary message, and holds the switching of the connection from the LTE network to the 3G network if having received the primary message and not having received the secondary message. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157667 | TRANSMISSION DEVICE, RECEPTION DEVICE, RELAY DEVICE, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, TRANSMISSION METHOD, RECEPTION METHOD, RELAY METHOD, COMMUNICATION METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM, AND SEMICONDUCTOR CHIP - [Object] To estimate a channel with high accuracy by a receiver without an increase in scale or an increase in power consumption of a device because of use of complicated calculation, even when a transmission device or a relay device uses different frequencies. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157668 | SUBSCRIBER DATABASE FOR SERVICES AT THE EDGE OF A MOBILE DATA NETWORK - Mobile network services are performed at the edge of a mobile data network in a way that is transparent to most of the existing equipment in the mobile data network. The mobile data network includes a radio access network and a core network. A service mechanism in the radio access network breaks out data coming from a basestation, and performs one or more mobile network services at the edge of the mobile data network based on the broken out data. A subscriber database is dynamically built to support authorization, authentication and accounting for the services performed at the edge of the mobile data network for the broken out data. The core network thus has a subscriber database that is used for non-broken out data, while a separate subscriber database that is not in the core network is used for broken out data. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157669 | Resource Utilization in Wireless Networks - Downlink common control information communicated in a first network (such as a macro network or a small cell) between a first/macro access node and a user equipment UE is mapped to an uplink resource. The first/macro access node and UE then tune to the mapped uplink resource to send or receive dedicated control information about the UE concerning a second network (an underlay network such as a femto CSG or D2D network). In one embodiment the DCI may be within a downlink assignment indicated by P-RNTI, RA-RNTI, or SI-RNTI; and the mapping uses a control channel element which carries the P-RNTI or the RA-RNTI or the SI-RNTI. In another the mapped uplink resource is a format | 2013-06-20 |
20130157670 | Device-To-Device Discovery In Cellular Communications - The specification and drawings present a new method, apparatus and software related product (e.g., a computer readable memory) for implementing a cellular oriented mechanism such as Random Access (RA) mechanism to support device-to-device (D2D) discovery procedure and D2D connection setup for a direct D2D communication of cellular devices such as UEs, e.g., in LTE wireless systems. The network can provide D2D uplink resource(s) to UEs for setting the D2D communication based on a RACH preamble (e.g., mapped according to a predefined procedure from the discovery signal) received by the network from the UE. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157671 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMPUTING A SCHEDULED LOAD IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS - Methods and apparatuses are provided for adjusting a scheduled load for one or more user equipment (UE) in a wireless network. A comparison of each of one or more control parameters related to signals received from one or more UEs to a corresponding threshold can be determined. The control parameters can correspond to an in-cell load, rise-over-thermal, etc. The scheduled load of a base station can be adjusted based in part on the comparison. This adjustment can include adjusting the scheduled load by a step-size increase value or step-size decrease value, which can be computed based in part on a target tail probability for the one or more control parameters. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157672 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION APPARATUSES, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, FEMTOCELLS AND METHODS FOR RESOURCE ALLOCATION USING THE SAME - A method for resource allocation for use in a wireless communication system including at least one first femtocell and one neighboring second femtocell is provided. At least one first mobile communications device camps on the first femtocell. The method includes the steps of determining a first group corresponding to the first femtocell and the second group corresponding to the second femtocell according to at least one signal-to-interference ratio (SIR) of the first and second femtocells measured by the first mobile communications device and a threshold, wherein the first mobile communications device is included in the first group and the second group simultaneously, and the first and second groups forms an allocation group when the measured SIR of the first and second femtocells is less than the threshold, and sequentially performing a resource-allocation procedure on each group of the allocation group according to a specific allocation order. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157673 | NETWORK OPERATOR-NEUTRAL PROVISIONING OF MOBILE DEVICES - Techniques are disclosed for provisioning mobile devices in a network operator-neutral manner in communication networks. For example, a method comprises a mobile device that is operator neutral attaching to a first operator network, and the operator neutral mobile device establishing a provisioning bearer in the first operator network. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157674 | BANDWIDTH EXTENSION USAGE OPTIMIZATION - An apparatus, method, system and computer program product is configured for optimizing usage of bandwidth extension. Codecs to be used in a communication connection between communication network nodes are negotiated. The negotiating includes indicating a capability of a communication network node to expand bandwidth by indicating support of the communication network node for a wideband codec towards another communication network node; and indicating a lack of codec transparency for the wideband codec at the communication network node. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157675 | BASE STATION DEVICE, METHOD THEREOF, AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM THEREOF - A base station device, a method thereof and a communication system thereof are disclosed. The base station comprises: a covariance matrix obtaining unit that forms a covariance matrix of an interference vector and a noise vector from received signals from multiple user equipments; a ratio calculation and comparison unit that calculates a relative ratio between the interference and the noise in the received signals based on the covariance matrix and compares the ratio with a predetermined threshold; an adjusting unit that reduces values of non-diagonal elements in the covariance matrix when the ratio is less than the predetermined threshold; an equalizer unit that performs equalization based on the covariance matrix by utilizing an Interference Rejection Combining algorithm when the ratio is greater than or equal to the predetermined threshold, and equalizes the received signals based on the adjusted covariance matrix by utilizing a Minimum Mean Square Error algorithm when the ratio is less than the predetermined threshold. By using the uniform receiver architecture, the advantages of the two algorithms are achieved in a simple structure, and further, its performance is superior to a MMSE receiver and an IRC receiver. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157676 | CONTROL METHOD FOR DEVICE-TO-DEVICE COMMUNICATION - Provided is a control method for device-to-device (D2D) communication. A base station measures a load of a cell, receives location information about each piece of user equipment (UE) from a plurality of pieces of UE, selects any one of an overlay-based resource allocation method and an underlay-based resource allocation method on the basis of the measured cell load and the location information about the respective pieces of UE, allocates resources for D2D communication on the basis of the selected resource allocation method, and controls power according to the locations of the pieces of UE and a density of pieces of cellular communication UE. Accordingly, it is possible to improve resource use efficiency and efficiently remove interference. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157677 | Energy-saving control method and system for wireless network - The disclosure provides an energy-saving control method for a wireless network, which includes: a network manager sets energy-saving control parameters and sends the parameters to a network element participating in energy-saving control; after receiving the energy-saving control parameters, the network element compares a cell performance index value of a base station controlled by the network element itself with a cell performance index threshold value contained in the energy-saving control parameters periodically, and reports a message to the network manager when the cell performance index value of the base station exceeds the cell performance index threshold value; after receiving the message, the network manager constitutes an energy-saving strategy and notifies the network element to perform energy-saving operation. The disclosure also provides an energy-saving control system for a wireless network. The method and system of the disclosure can rapidly respond to the load change of the base station, thereby effectively realizing energy-saving management of is the entire wireless network. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157678 | SCHEDULING IN CONSIDERATION OF TERMINAL GROUPS IN A MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Specifically, according to one embodiment of the present invention, a method for operating a base station that assigns frequency resources to terminals in a wireless communication system is provided. The method comprises the steps of calculating a first metric using information relating to the transmission rate of each terminal; calculating a second metric using information relating to a proportion of a group to which each of the terminals belongs; determining a terminal to which a frequency resource is assigned on the basis of the calculated first and second metrics; assigning the resource to the determined terminal; and updating the information relating to the transmission rate for each terminal and the information relating to proportion of a group. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157679 | Quality of Service Management in Radio Network - A method, apparatus, and computer program for controlling device-to-device connections and associated quality-of-service parameters are presented. The quality-of-service parameters of an end-to-end connection through a plurality of different radio access networks are aligned in connection with changing a communication mode to a direct device-to-device connection. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157680 | RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, RADIO RESOURCE DETERMINATION METHOD THEREFOR, COMMUNICATION MANAGEMENT DEVICE, AND CONTROL METHOD AND CONTROL PROGRAM FOR COMMUNICATION MANAGEMENT DEVICE - In order to effectively determine an optimized radio resource, a radio communication system ( | 2013-06-20 |
20130157681 | METHOD OF MAKING A COEXISTENCE DECISION ON DISTRIBUTED TOPOLOGY - Disclosed is a radio technology independent method for coexistence among dissimilar or independently operated TV Band Device (TVBD) networks and dissimilar TV Band Devices. A resource allocation method on distributed topology is disclosed, which comprises steps of receiving at least one available resource; performing a neighbor set calculation based on the received at least one available resource; calculating the resource according to the neighbor set calculation, where the calculated resource is negotiated among a plurality of coexistence manager (CM) entities and the resource is allocated to at least one device after the negotiation by the coexistence manager (CM) entities. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157682 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LOCATION DETERMINATION AND NAVIGATION USING TEXTUAL INFORMATION - Methods and systems for location determination and navigation using textual information may comprise capturing images of sources of textual information in the vicinity of a wireless communication device (WCD). Text may be extracted from the sources and a position of the WDC may be determined based on a comparison of the extracted text a stored database of textual information. An orientation of the text may be sensed and may be utilized with the extracted text and determined distances from the sources for the position determining. Locations of the sources and/or the captured images may be stored in the database. An instruction to capture images in a different orientation may be received when the positioning does not meet an accuracy requirement. A distance from the sources of textual information may be determined based on known optical properties of a camera in the WCD, such as focal length and/or and focus setting. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157683 | INDOOR LOCALIZATION USING COMMERCIAL FREQUENCY-MODULATED SIGNALS - A commercial frequency-modulated (FM) radio signal indoor localization system and method for finding a location of a mobile embedded device (such as a smartphone) within a building. Indoor localization is performed by receiving commercial FM radio signals on the device, analyzing the signals using signal quality metrics, and generating signal quality vectors for each signal and signal quality metric used for the signal. The signal quality metric can be any physical signal quality indicator. The signal quality vectors are added to obtain a current location fingerprint. The current location fingerprint is compared to fingerprints stored in a fingerprint database. The location associated with the stored fingerprint that is the closest match to the current fingerprint location is designated as the current location in the building of the mobile embedded device. Locally generated radio signals can be used in conjunction with the commercial FM radio signals to improve localization accuracy. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157684 | CROWD DETECTION AND GUIDANCE ON MOBILE DEVICES - Systems and methods to detect an overcrowded area and to provide guidance to people in and in the vicinity of the overcrowded area are provided. A census module is configured to determine a number of mobile client machines located in a defined geographical area. A capacity module is configured to determine that a capacity assigned to the defined geographical area is exceeded. The capacity is a number of people that is used to provide an indication that the defined geographical area is overcrowded. The determination is based on the number of mobile client machines located in the defined geographical area. An exit module is configured to assign an exit route to an exit of the defined geographical area to a client machine of the mobile client machines within the defined geographical area. A navigation module is configured to transmit instructions comprising the exit route to the client machine. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157685 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INCREASING ACCURACY OF WI-FI BASED REAL-TIME LOCATION SYSTEM (RTLS) DEVICES - A method and system for increasing accuracy of Wi-Fi based Real-Time Location System (RTLS) devices is disclosed. The method comprising determining whether a mobile device is in a dampening state and determining a Wi-Fi dampening factor if the mobile device is in the dampening state. The dampening factor is applied to a plurality of Wi-Fi signal strength readings to correct inaccurate readings caused by the dampened state. The system comprises a sensor module for determining whether a mobile device is in a dampening state, and a dampening factor calculator for determining a dampening factor, when the mobile device is in the dampening state. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157686 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND TRACKING METHOD - The disclosure provides an electronic device and a tracking method adapted for the apparatus. The device predefines a time period according to the requirement of a user and an alarm or information receiving party with which the device can communicate. If the device remains stationary during the time period, the device acquires a current location thereof and sends the location to the receiving party using another phone number, or an e-mail address. Therefore, the user associated with the receiving party can track and know the location of the device in real time. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157687 | WIRELESS NETWORK SYSTEM AND WIRELESS TERMINAL CONNECTING METHOD - A wireless network system includes wireless base stations, wireless terminals and a server. Each wireless terminal includes a terminal communications circuit configured to connect the terminal itself to each wireless base station, to get a first piece of information about a communication condition of ongoing communication between itself and each wireless base station, to connect the terminal itself to another wireless terminal, to get a second piece of information about a communication condition of ongoing communication between the two wireless terminals, and to send the first and second pieces of information to the server. The server includes: a server communications circuit configured to get the first and second pieces of information from the terminal communications circuit of each wireless terminal; and a processing circuit configured to locate the wireless terminals by reference to the first and second pieces of information and to output information about their locations. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157688 | MOBILE PHONE NETWORK MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS - A system and methods for maintaining or optimising a mobile phone network by spatially correlating geolocated radio access network (RAN) performance measurement data and geolocated subscriber account data, which in embodiments provides additional technical information on the RAN performance. These data are integrated in a spatial data structure and provided with a spatial querying and data correlation system for identifying, and addressing problem areas of the RAN. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157689 | TERMINAL-COUNT ESTIMATION DEVICE AND TERMINAL-COUNT ESTIMATION METHOD - A number-of-terminals estimation device includes: a location data acquisition unit to acquire location data which are a collection of multiple pieces of location information including location registration information; a first presence count estimation unit to estimate a first presence count to be the number of terminals in observation area during observation period, based on the location data; a signal removal unit to extract location data in accordance with a type of location data from the location data; a second presence count estimation unit to estimate a second presence count to be the number of terminals in observation area during observation period, based on extracted location data; and a third presence count estimation unit to estimate a third presence count to be the number of terminals in observation area during observation period, based on one or both of first and second presence counts. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157690 | METHOD AND DEVICES FOR INTERFACING A PLURALITY OF MOBILE ELEMENTS WITH A COMPUTER SYSTEM IN REAL TIME - The subject of the invention is in particular the real-time interfacing of a plurality of mobile elements with a computing system. After having selected at least one location module integrated into a mobile element, the at least one location module is activated sequentially. At least one signal is then received from the at least one activated location module and at least one item of information relating to the position of the mobile element including the at least one activated location module is calculated in real time on the basis of the at least one signal received. A single location module may be activated at a given instant. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157691 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CREATING AND MANAGING A PERSONALIZED WEB INTERFACE FOR MONITORING LOCATION INFORMATION ON INDIVIDUALS AND OBJECTS USING TRACKING DEVICES - A personalized format webpage is generated to monitor location information. A graphical mapping module is disclosed to provide mapping tiles from multiple mapping service providers in response to user request for location information of a tracking device associated with an object or an individual. A wizard menu enables the user to reorient an initial request for mapping tiles in a different layout or view format without requiring additional access to a mapping service provider website. Alert messages associated with the tracking device are generated in accordance with selected alert zones. Dashboard management tools may be included or associated with a software file readily accessible and functionally equipped to interpret user requests for mapping reorientation and zoom capabilities. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157692 | MEDIA DISTRIBUTION VIA A SCALABLE AD HOC GEOGRAPHIC PROTOCOL - Media is distributed via a scalable ad hoc geographic routing/broadcast protocol. Media can be transmitted from a mobile device to a cluster of mobile devices that are geographically located in a particular region. Devices that are located between the source and the intended target can act as routers with the ability to forward data packets toward the intended destination. In essence, a geocast network cloud is established, allowing any device within the cloud to communicate with any other device in the cloud. Devices in the network can constantly change position and the transmission path through the network can be constantly changing. The geocast protocol adapts to the changing conditions. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157693 | AD-HOC USER AND DEVICE ENGAGEMENT PLATFORM - A local engagement system is described herein that leverages devices people commonly carry with them to dynamically engage them based on their locations and/or activities. One goal of the above referenced system is to leverage the power of the various devices present while providing the audience with a chance to better engage and participate with each other. A side benefit is additional opportunities to market products and services in new and exciting ways. The system includes a presentation component at the event or venue that links to existing systems, a web interface, and optional individual client applications for the devices. Thus, the local engagement system provides a highly engaging experience to people that might otherwise be idle and provides an enhanced opportunity for advertisers or educators to reach the people and give them something entertaining to do. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157694 | Personalized Location Information for Mobile Devices - Providing location information on a mobile device includes receiving signals from external devices. Each signal includes information that specifies a geographic location for the external device that has provided the signal. A geographic location for the mobile device is calculated by using the information contained in each of the received signals. A representation of the geographic location of the mobile device is generated. The representation of the geographic location is included within an electronic message that provides information describing a user of the mobile device to other users of an electronic communications system. The electronic message is transmitted to another device to provide an indication of the geographic location for the user to one of the other users of the electronic communications system. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157695 | SIGNAL TRANSMITTING METHOD AND BASE STATION DEVICE - The present invention provides a signal transmitting method and a base station device. The signal transmitting method is applied to a base station device including a time domain exchanging module and a baseband processing unit, where the time domain exchanging module is connected to the baseband processing unit. The method includes: receiving, by the time domain exchanging module, a first time domain signal transmitted by a user equipment through a radio frequency channel of a serving cell of the user equipment, and receiving a second time domain signal transmitted by the user equipment through a radio frequency channel of a coordinating cell of the user equipment; and transmitting the first time domain signal and the second time domain signal to the baseband processing unit, which is corresponding to the serving cell of the user equipment. Through the present invention, CoMP data exchange can be implemented in an LTE-A system. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157696 | Method of Displaying Contact Information - A method of displaying contact method on a mobile device includes storing a plurality of contact records on a mobile device. At least one record contains information corresponding to the geographic location of at least one of the contacts. The geographic location of the mobile device is determined and compared with the geographic location of the contacts stored on the mobile device. The contacts are arranged based on the geographic proximity of the contact to the mobile device. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157697 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING A POSITION OF MOBILE TERMINAL - A method and apparatus for displaying a location of a portable terminal of another subscriber's by the calling party's portable terminal. This display occurs during a call without switching displayed screen windows or applications. The method includes a first portable terminal performing a call mode; driving a camera upon receiving location information of the other subscriber's terminal in the call mode to display an image photographed by the camera; and analyzing location information detected by a location detection unit and the received location information of a second portable terminal of another subscriber to calculate a distance between two terminals and displaying a location of the other subscriber's terminal on the displayed image when a direction of the calling party's terminal detected by a direction detection unit aligns with a direction of the other subscriber's terminal. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157698 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION METHOD, PROGRAM AND INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM - Provided is a communication system for allowing a user to feel the presence of other users existing in the same daily living area without using short-distance wireless communication. The system includes a position coordinate receiving section ( | 2013-06-20 |
20130157699 | Messaging Object Generation for Synchronous Conversation Threads - In particular embodiments, a messaging device or server may be operable to receive a message including a thread identifier or a list of conversation participants; if the message includes a thread identifier, then append the message to a locally-stored conversation thread possessing the same thread identifier; if the message includes a list of participants, then: search a plurality of locally-stored conversation threads for a conversation threads having participants matching the list of participants; and in response to a match, append the message to the matching thread; in response to failing to find a match, generate an offline identifier for the message and storing the message locally. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157700 | NON-ACCESS STRATUM (NAS) TRANSPARENT MESSAGING - A device receives, from an application server, a message destined for a user equipment, and reformats the message into a non-access stratum (NAS) transparent message. The device also provides, to a home subscriber server, a query for an identification of a mobility management entity serving the user equipment, and receives, from the home subscriber server, the identification of the mobility management entity serving the user equipment. The device further provides the NAS transparent message to the identified mobility management entity, where the mobility management entity forwards the NAS transparent message to the user equipment. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157701 | System and Method for Managing Messages In Conversational-Type Messaging Applications - A system and method are provided for managing messages in conversational-type messaging applications. To provide continuity across all conversations with a particular recipient, an existing or not-yet-created 1:1 conversation can be populated with 1:Many messages that include the same recipient in the list of addressees. In this way, any 1:1 chat or conversation with a particular recipient will contain all correspondences with that recipient, regardless of whether the message was sent or received in a 1:1 or 1:Many context. As such, the user has access to all information that has been exchanged with that recipient in one messaging screen to avoid the need to traverse multiple messaging screens to obtain the context or information related to the recipient that the user requires. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157702 | STATES FOR BREAKOUT APPLIANCE IN A MOBILE DATA NETWORK - Mobile network services are performed in a mobile data network in a way that is transparent to most of the existing equipment in the mobile data network. The mobile data network includes a radio access network and a core network. A breakout appliance in the radio access network breaks out data coming from a basestation, and performs one or more mobile network services at the edge of the mobile data network based on the broken out data. The breakout appliance includes multiple states that support manufacturing, testing, production, tamper detection and end of life, and the functions of the breakout appliance vary according to its state. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157703 | ROBUST WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM FOR NODES LOCATED IN VEHICLES - A communication method for a wireless communication network in a vehicle is disclosed where the network includes a plurality of sensor nodes and a receiving node. The method includes wirelessly transmitting first sensor data from a first sensor node and second sensor data from a second sensor node using first and second frequency channels, and receiving the first and second sensor data at the receiving node. The method can include rearranging the order of transmitting sensor data, and aggregating sensor data at the sensor nodes. The method can include testing the quality of the wireless links; and using the links with the best quality whether indirect or direct links. The receiving node can simultaneously receive data from more than one node using different frequencies. The nodes can transmit data in parallel using different frequencies. The network can include helper nodes. The wireless communication network can be designed as a tree. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157704 | MOBILE STATION APPARATUS AND SIGNAL DETECTION AND CHANNEL ESTIMATION METHOD - To cancel interference from the other cells and improve throughput characteristics without needing complicated processing, provided are a reception section that receives a reception signal including signal components from a plurality of base station apparatuses (BSs), and a signal detection and channel estimation section ( | 2013-06-20 |
20130157705 | SIGNAL TRANSMISSION METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRANSMITTING SIGNAL BY USING INTERFERENCE CONTROL METHOD AND/OR TRANSMISSION POWER CONTROL METHOD - Provided are a signal transmission method and a network apparatus to control interference in a radio communication network. A terminal may transmit to the network apparatus, signal quality information associated with a radio channel formed between the terminal and a corresponding base station. The corresponding base station may output a signal received by the plurality of terminals, based on the signal quality information. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157706 | METHOD OF MAKING A COEXISTENCE DECISION ON HYBRID TOPOLOGY - Disclosed is a radio technology independent method for coexistence among dissimilar or independently operated TV Band Device (TVBD) networks and dissimilar TV Band Devices. A resource allocation method on Hybrid topology is disclosed, which comprises steps of receiving at least one available resource; performing a neighbor set calculation based on the received at least one available resource; calculating the resource according to the neighbor set calculation; receiving at least one channel list set from each of the coexistence manager (CM) entity; determining whether there is any conflict channel list set among the received channel list set, and either transmitting a confirmation message or a channel list set changing request message to CM entity based on the determination result. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157707 | BASE STATION AND NON-REAL TIME DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD THEREOF - A base station and a non-real time data transmission method thereof are provided. The base station connects to a mobile apparatus via a network, and exchanges data with the mobile apparatus during a data transmission interval. The base station records a sleep cycle interval which comprises a sleep interval and a listening interval. The base station determines a sleep ratio relation, a transmission efficiency relation and a packet delay relation according to the sleep interval, listening interval and data transmission interval. The base station determines a sleep interval value based on the sleep ratio relation, transmission efficiency relation and packet delay relation so that the base station exchanges the non-real time data with the mobile apparatus, while saving energy and transmitting data efficiently. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157708 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SELECTING ONE OF A PLURALITY OF NETWORKS FOR AN APPLICATION SERVICE BASED UPON PERFORMANCE METRICS FOR THE APPLICATION SERVICE - A communication device performs a method for selecting a network for an application service based upon system performance. The method includes obtaining multiple sets of performance metrics. Each of the multiple sets of performance metrics comprises at least one performance metric for a same application service. The method further includes evaluating the multiple sets of performance metrics to select one of the corresponding networks to access the application service on the selected network. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157709 | DOWNLINK POWER CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS OF OFDM SYSTEM - A downlink power control method and apparatus for improving downlink power efficiency gain in an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) system is provided. The downlink power control method includes transmitting a downlink data channel at a normal subframe according to first downlink power information for the normal subframe, and transmitting the downlink data channel at an Almost Blank Subframe (ABS) according to second downlink power information for the ABS, wherein the first downlink power information for the normal subframe and the second downlink power information for the ABS differ from each other. The downlink power control method and apparatus is capable of regulating inter-cell interference variation between contiguous symbols at a predetermined level in a subframe at a terminal of a neighbor cell and making it possible to schedule the UE receiving the low power data channel using the power ratio of the feedbacks from the UE. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157710 | Methods Providing Multipoint Communications Based on Sector Loads And Related Network Nodes - A method providing communications for a wireless terminal in a wireless communication network may include providing communications for the wireless terminal from a first antenna array for a first base station sector. Responsive to receiving an entry notification that the wireless terminal has entered a border area between the first base station sector and a second base station sector, a load in the second base station sector may be compared with a load threshold. Responsive to the load in the second base station sector being less than the load threshold, multipoint communications may be provided for the wireless terminal through the first antenna array for the first base station sector and through a second antenna array for the second base station sector. Responsive to the load in the second base station sector being greater than the load threshold, multipoint communications may be blocked for the wireless terminal. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157711 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SELECTING COMMUNICATION NETWORK - Disclosed herein is an apparatus and method for selecting a communication network. The apparatus for selecting a communication network includes an information management unit for generating context-aware profile information based on communication situations of an area in which a vehicle is located and information which is set by a driver, and a communication network selection unit for selecting an optimal communication network in the area in which the vehicle is located, based on the context-aware profile information. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157712 | METHOD OF MANAGING MOBILITY USING COORDINATED MULTIPLE POINT COMMUNICATION - Provided is a method of managing mobility of a user equipment. The method includes: establishing by a first base station a communication with the user equipment; transmitting by the first base station a Coordinated Multiple Point (CoMP) addition request to a second base station; establishing by the first and second base stations a CoMP communication with the user equipment according to the CoMP addition request; transmitting by the first base station an anchor cell change request to the second base station; and operating the second base station as an anchor cell of the CoMP communication according to the anchor cell switch request. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157713 | CAP-LAMP AND COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT SYSTEM - An underground radio communications and personnel tracking system uses a cap-lamp worn by a miner when underground in a mine. A cap-lamp transceiver provides voice and text communication on ultra-low frequency (ULF) to ultra-high frequency (UHF) carrier frequencies and modulation adapted by programming of a software defined radio to making selective and agile radio contacts via through-the-earth, conductor/lifeline, coal seam, tunnel, and ionosphere/earth-surface waveguides for transmission of electromagnetic waves. These waveguides comprise layered earth coal and mineral deposits, and manmade mining complex infrastructures which serendipitously form efficient waveguides. Ultra-Low Frequency F1/F1 repeaters are placed underground in the mine, and providing for extended range of communication of the cap-lamp transceiver with radios and tracking devices above ground of the mine. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157714 | ANSWERING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY HANGING UP OR PUTTING THROUGH INCOMING CALLS - An answering system including a first mobile phone, the first mobile phone includes a communication unit for communicating with a second mobile phone, a position sensor, a microphone, and a processor. The position sensor detects whether the first mobile phone is flat or tilted (balanced state or unbalanced state). The microphone detects vocal commands given to the first mobile phone. The processor acknowledges any incoming call when the first mobile phone is positioned in an unbalanced state and a conversation is detected in a preset time, and hangs up a call received previously when no command or conversation is detected in the preset time and the first mobile phone is positioned in a balanced state. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157715 | MOBILE PHONE FOR AUTHENTICATING SIM CARD AND METHOD THEREOF - The present invention provides a mobile phone for authenticating Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) card and a SIM card authentication method adapted for the mobile phone. Once a SIM card is inserted into the mobile phone, the mobile phone acquires a phone number associated with the inserted SIM card and identifies whether the acquired phone number has been stored in the non-erasable programmable memory of the mobile phone. If yes, the user is legal and can use the mobile phone, if no, then the user is illegal and cannot use the mobile phone. Therefore, the mobile phone protects and hides stored information from the user. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157716 | DOUBLE NUMBER SERVICE - Embodiments disclosed herein describe a double number service configured to allow a mobile or landline subscriber to receive an additional telephone number that is configured to make and receive communications such as telephone calls and text messages. Telecommunications systems and methods disclosed herein are configured to utilize a virtual phone number or double numbers, which a user may subscribe to, to publish and/or communicate to other users. The user may also subscribe to multiple virtual numbers, and use the virtual numbers on a single device. Accordingly, an end user may receive communications to an assigned number from a telecommunications service provider and the virtual or double number on the same telecommunications device. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157717 | Wireless communications circuitry with a triplexer for separating radio-frequency signals in adjacent frequency bands - A wireless electronic device may be used to communicate using multiple wireless standards in adjacent frequency bands. The wireless standards may include Wi-Fi® and cellular standards such as Long Term Evolution (LTE). The wireless electronic device may be provided with wireless communications circuitry that handles Wi-Fi® and cellular signals in adjacent frequency bands such as the Wi-Fi® 2.4 GHz frequency band and LTE bands 38 and 40. The wireless communications circuitry may include a triplexer interposed between transceiver circuitry and an antenna. The triplexer may be used to handle radio-frequency signals in adjacent frequency bands by separating the radio-frequency signals into signals associated with each frequency band. The triplexer may include filters that each pass signals in a respective one of the frequency bands between the transceiver circuitry and the antenna. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157718 | SITUATIONALLY AWARE PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A portable electronic device, a method and a non-transitory computer-readable media are provided for enabling a device to determine if it is lost or stolen. The device includes a processing unit and a memory, at least two sensors connected to the processing unit, a data acquisition module for polling at least one of the sensors and storing the related information that it polls in the memory, a pattern-seeking module for processing the information to determine a threshold, and a comparator for comparing the information to the threshold. When the device has reached the threshold, it changes to an active state where it can do various tasks. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157719 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND TRANSMISSION PROCESSING METHOD THEREOF - The present disclosure provides a mobile terminal and a transmission processing method thereof. The mobile terminal includes: a casing; a motion sensing unit provided within the casing and configured to gather motion data of the mobile terminal; a judging unit connected to the motion sensing unit and configured to judge whether the mobile terminal is performing a predetermined motion based on the motion data gathered by the motion sensing unit; a generating unit connected to the judging unit and configured to generate an operation instruction when the judging unit judges that the mobile terminal is performing the predetermined motion; and a transmitting unit connected to the generating unit and configured to transmit the operation instruction to another terminal. The another terminal performs a vibration operation in response to the operation instruction. With the embodiments of the present invention, an improved efficiency of user input can be achieved. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157720 | TOWER MOUNT AMPLIFIER AND A METHOD OF USING THEREOF - The subject matter discloses a tower mount amplifier device (TMA device), comprising a reception circulator for receiving a reception signal transmitted from an antenna to a base station and a low noise amplifier unit for amplifying the reception signal. The TMA device also comprises a band pass filter for filtering the reception signal amplified by the low noise amplifier unit and a transmission circulator for transmitting the reception signal filtered by the band pass filter to the base station. In some cases, the tower mount amplifier further comprises a switch for switching the signal from the reception circulator directly to the transmission circulator, wherein the switch operates according to a functionality of the low noise amplifier unit. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157721 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE RELATIVE POSITION OF DEVICES - The present invention relates to a method and arrangement for positioning at least two devices, a first and a second device relative each other. The method comprises: transmitting a number of magnetic pulses with the first device, detecting said pulses with the second device, based on said detected pulses generating a number of virtual planes, and determining a crossing line between said planes corresponding to a direction between said devices. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157722 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A mobile terminal including a first wireless communication module; a second wireless communication module; a display unit configured to display an activated screen of a specific application when the specific application is activated; a memory configured to store a control value indicating which specific wireless communication module among the first and second wireless communication modules is to be used when the specific application is activated; and a controller configured to receive an activation signal indicating an activation of the specific application, automatically activate the specific wireless communication module designated by the control value stored in the memory when the specific application is activated, and deactivate the specific wireless communication module, when the specific application is deactivated. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157723 | Method of Displaying Contact Information - A method of displaying contact information on a communication device includes storing a plurality of contacts and corresponding statistical information pertaining to communications on a communication device. Input is received relating to the statistical information. The contacts are displayed based on the input and the statistical information. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157724 | FOLDER TYPE MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND THE HINGE APPARATUS INSTALLED THERETO - A folder type mobile communication system and a hinge apparatus installed thereto are provided. The mobile communication system includes a folder part including a display module, a main part including a main module electrically grounding the display module, and a hinge module, installed to the folder part and pivotally coupled to the main part, for rotating the folder part towards or away from the main part and electrically grounding the display module via the main module. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157725 | INFORMATION INPUT DEVICE, INFORMATION INPUT METHOD, INFORMATION INPUT CONTROL PROGRAM, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The present invention provides an information input device, in which information is inputted by easy operations, even if a display unit size is limited. An information input device of the present invention has: a display unit displaying a plurality of figures; a detecting unit arranged in front of the display unit or behind the display unit, and detecting whether a physical contact from an outside exists or not and a contacted position at which the physical contact exists; and a control unit deciding a figure displayed on the display unit and a position at which the figure is displayed, and inputting information based on a signal from the detecting unit, and when the detecting unit detects the physical contact exists, the control unit determines a first figure displayed at a nearest position to the contacted position in the plurality of figures based on the contacted position and decides a second figure displayed at a position surrounding the contacted position based on a kind of the first figure. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157726 | MOBILE INFORMATION DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - Provided is a mobile information device which can prevent erroneous inputs in situations where conventional mobile information devices cannot prevent erroneous inputs. Two proximity sensors | 2013-06-20 |
20130157727 | CHARACTER INPUT DEVICE, CHARACTER INPUT METHOD, AND CHARACTER INPUT PROGRAM - According to an aspect, a character input device includes: a display unit; a touch sensor for detecting a contact with a surface thereof; a character recognition processing unit for performing a first character recognition process for recognizing a character used for a first function and a second character recognition process for recognizing a character used for a second function, on the basis of a locus connecting positions where the contact is detected by the touch sensor; and an input control unit for displaying, on the display unit, a first input screen for the first function onto which the character recognized by the first character recognition process is input and/or a second input screen for the second function onto which the character recognized by the second character recognition process is input. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157728 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A PORTABLE APPARATUS USED IN A TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORK, AND ASSOCIATED PORTABLE APPARATUS - A method for controlling a portable apparatus used in a telecommunication network includes: detecting whether a user makes a phone call through the portable apparatus; and when it is detected that the user makes the phone call through the portable apparatus, preventing the portable apparatus from playing back an audio indication, where the audio indication is transmitted from a service provider within the telecommunication network before a person answers the phone call. An associated portable apparatus operating according to the method includes a wireless communication module and a control circuit. The wireless communication module is arranged to perform wireless communication, and the portable apparatus provides the user with a service of establishing a phone call connection by utilizing the wireless communication module. When it is detected that the user makes the phone call through the portable apparatus, the control circuit prevents the portable apparatus from playing back the audio indication. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157729 | ENERGY HARVESTING COMPUTER DEVICE IN ASSOCIATION WITH A COMMUNICATION DEVICE CONFIGURED WITH APPARATUS FOR BOOSTING SIGNAL RECEPTION - Disclosed embodiments comprise an energy harvesting computer device in association with a communication device comprising interactive user interface operatively configured with CMOS multiple antennas on chip for boosting signal receptions and for providing faster data transmission speed. Disclosed embodiment encompasses three modes of communications—the Cell phone, wireless Internet applications, and Global communication and media information. Embodiments provide communication apparatus operable to enhance mobile communication efficiency with touch sensitive display comprising energy harvesting platform in communication with a charging circuit board configured with memories, processors, sensors, and modules. Embodiments further provide a gaming device, a wireless media device configured with touch pads comprising sensors being embedded in silicon substrate and fused in nano-fiber/microfiber material having excellent electrical characteristics. Certain embodiments provide communication apparatus configured for voice enabled applications comprising human voice auditory operable to convert text into voice auditory and/or voice auditory into text applications. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157730 | Protective Phone Case - A protective phone case for a cellular phone having a back surface with an external surface supporting a reflective material such as a mirror, the back surface further including a notch shaped cut-out forming and providing access to an opening for receiving credit cards or other flat elongate objects between the back surface of the cellular phone and an internal surface of the protective phone case. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157731 | Method for Measuring Air Efficiency and Efficacy in a Combine Harvester - The airflow through a harvesting machine is adjusted by calculating a G-factor at a first point on an upper chaffer to determine if it is greater than 1+n, where n represents a desired factor. A blower is adjusted to reduce an airstream if the G-factor is greater than 1+n. A MOG factor is calculated if the G-factor is less than 1+n. The blower is adjusted to increase the airstream if the MOG-factor is less than 1+x, where x represents a desired factor. A MOG-factor is calculated at a second point if the MOG-factor at said the point is greater than 1+x and the blower is adjusted to reduce the airstream if the MOG-factor at the second point is greater than 1+y, where y represents a desired factor or adjusted to increase the airstream if the MOG-factor at the second point is less than 1+y. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157732 | Cascade Pan - A cascade pan may be disclosed. The cascade pan may comprise a surface located proximate a fan having an exhaust. The surface may comprise an upper portion arranged above a lower portion. The surface may define a plurality of openings and may be arranged to receive a portion of air exiting the exhaust. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157733 | GAMING MACHINES HAVING NORMAL AND HOT MODES - Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide an electronic gaming machine having a default mode in which the electronic gaming machine provides a default average expected payback percentage for each play of a wagering game, and a different second hot mode in which the electronic gaming machine provides an increased average expected payback percentage for each play that wagering game. In The electronic gaming machine is in the default mode for certain periods of play, and is in the hot mode for certain periods of play when, in certain embodiments, a random determination is made that the hot mode will be employed. In various embodiments, players are not informed that the electronic gaming machine is in the hot mode. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157734 | ELECTRONIC GAMING BASED ON INTERMEDIATE POINTS IN AN EVENT - Systems and methods related to gaming based on the results at intervals of a race. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157735 | WAGERING ON EVENT OUTCOMES DURING THE EVENT - Methods and systems are provided for managing a wagering system. In one exemplary embodiment, state information of a live event such as a sports game may be received in real time. During the event, a plurality of possible future states of the event and their associated probabilities (and odds) may be determined based on the state information, historical information, and current in-game information. A betting market is created for betting on the possible future states at determined odds. The betting market is closed, and winning and losing bets are resolved based on updated state information. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157736 | Systems and Methods for Playing and Managing Virtual Activities Via User Devices - Generally, systems and methods for playing and managing electronic games via a mobile device. According to one aspect, users can be located at geographically distributed activity centers (e.g., bowling alleys, golf courses, etc.). Further aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to engaging in challenges with other mobile device users via a mobile software application, wherein the challenges are based on live, in-person activities. Specifically, a user of an embodiment of the present system is able to link scores, statistics, and other information corresponding to an in-person activity (or game) to a virtual environment, thus enabling the user to “play” against another user (often in a separate geographical location) based on the other user's actual, in-person activity. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157737 | Online Political Prediction Game - This is a method and system for a computerized online apparatus allowing users to engage in political prediction games based on contemporary American elections at the presidential, congressional, state, and local level, assigning points based on the results from the actual political election contests, the user's predictive accuracy relative to the actual outcomes and results of those aforementioned elections, and by comparing the user's predictive success relative to other users. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157738 | GAMING SYSTEM, GAMING DEVICE, AND METHOD PROVIDING A CARD GAME HAVING A DISCARDED CARD RE-INSERTION FEATURE - Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a gaming system, gaming device, and method providing a card game having a discarded card re-insertion feature. Upon receiving a primary wager, the gaming system provides a play of a card game in which the gaming system enables the player to select one or more cards in a player's hand to discard and in which, if the gaming system discards any of the cards in the player's hand, the gaming system replaces at least one of the discarded cards with a replacement card. The gaming system enables the player to place an optional secondary wager to cause the gaming system to activate the discarded card re-insertion feature. If the discarded card re-insertion feature is active, the gaming system enables the player to cause zero or at least one of any discarded cards to be re-inserted into the player's hand. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157740 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AN EXTENDED CHESS GAME - A chess-type game played on a game board of ten columns and eight rows, or ten columns and ten rows. The game is played with traditional chess game pieces plus additional wizard game pieces. During a turn the wizard game pieces can be moved one space away in any direction, or alternately can be exchanged with any other game piece on the board belonging to the same set. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157741 | SYMBOL COLLECTION DURING REEL SPIN - A method for conducting a wagering game via a gaming terminal includes receiving, via an input device, a wager to play the wagering game. An array of symbol positions arranged in a plurality of columns is displayed, on one or more display devices. At least a portion of a plurality of symbols is visually moved with respect to the array of symbol positions on the one or more display devices. One or more of the plurality of the symbols are special symbols. In response to one or more of the special symbols being visually moved on the one or more display devices, the visually moved special symbols are caused to be visually collected in a symbol collection area adjacent to the array of symbol positions on the one or more display devices. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157742 | WAGERING GAMES WITH REEL ARRAY INTERACTING WITH SIMULATED OBJECTS MOVING RELATIVE TO THE REEL ARRAY - Gaming devices, gaming systems, methods of conducting a wagering game, and computer programs for executing a wagering game are presented herein. A gaming system for conducting a wagering game is disclosed which includes a memory device that stores instructions which, when executed by a processor, causes the gaming system to: display a symbol array at a first position of a three-dimensional (3D) space; display a 3D object at a second position of the 3D space, the 3D object having two or more surfaces each lying in a respective plane of the 3D space and each having a respective symbol modifier; display the 3D object and/or symbol array moving towards each other; display, in the symbol array, symbols indicative of a wagering-game outcome; and, in response to the 3D object engaging the array, modify each of the symbol-array symbols by the symbol modifier of the 3D object which engages that symbol. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157743 | GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROVIDING AN ELECTRONIC GAME - A gaming system and a method provide primary and secondary games to players using a plurality of linked gaming machines. Each gaming machine includes a display. For each gaming machine, an associated player is allowed to make a wager on a primary game, an outcome of the primary game is randomly selected, and if the outcome of the primary game is a winning outcome, awarding the associated player a primary award as a function of the outcome, the wager made by the player, and a predetermined paytable. If a triggering conditioning occurred in one of the primary games and a secondary game is initiated. The secondary game is a video slot game including a plurality of video reels. Each video reel is displayed on a respective display of one of the gaming machines. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157744 | GAMING DEVICE HAVING A DESIGNATED ACTIVATOR SYMBOL THEREIN AND METHODS THEREOF - Embodiments of the present invention relate to a slot machine gaming device providing players additional opportunities to obtain awards in a game. In one embodiment, a game comprises: a plurality of reels, each of the reels including a plurality of symbol positions; a first plurality of symbols at the plurality of symbol positions on the reel, the first plurality of symbols comprising at least one predetermined activator symbol; a second plurality of symbols activated by the activator symbol, the second plurality of symbols replacing a subset of the first plurality of symbols, the second plurality of symbols comprising a plurality of replicator symbols, wherein each replicator symbol includes at least two of the same symbols at one of the symbol positions; at least one predetermined winning symbol combination of a plurality of winning symbol combinations; and an award associated with the predetermined winning symbol combination. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157745 | GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF GAMING - A gaming system is provided including a game controller arranged to control play of a game, and a display arranged to display a representation of play of the game. The game controller is arranged to select a plurality of symbols from a set of symbols for play of the game, and to control the display to display a plurality of the selected symbols. The game controller is arranged to control the appearance of at least one of the symbols of the set of symbols so that the appearance of the at least one of the symbols is indicative of a probability of winning a prize based on the at least one of the symbols. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157746 | GAMING APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method of gaming comprises displaying play of a wager game having a plurality of stages with progression through the stages being dependent on a predefined gameplay criterion. Each of the stages is associated with a feature event that is awardable to the player in response to a trigger event being detected. In response to determining that a trigger for a particular stage has occurred, the feature event associated with the particular stage as well as the feature event(s) associated with any preceding stages are awarded to the player. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157747 | PRESENTING AND CONTROLLING WAGERING GAME PLAY - Some examples described include a system to perform operations that include detecting a request to present a wagering game via a browser application and providing wagering game content for the wagering game, wherein a wagering game toolbar of the browser application is configured to present the wagering game content. In some examples, the operations further include providing a wagering game result for the wagering game, wherein the wagering game toolbar is configured to present the wagering game result. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157748 | HORSE-RACING SIMULATION WAGERING GAME - Systems and methods for providing a wagering game which involve providing a plurality of game pieces, intermediate game events, and intermediate game event modifiers for each of the game pieces, wherein each intermediate game event modifier is associated with a distinct intermediate game event; receiving one or more wagers relating to a final game outcome; randomly generating a value for each of the distinct intermediate game events; determining an intermediate game event result for each game piece, wherein the intermediate game event result includes the randomly generated value as modified by the intermediate game event modifier for the distinct intermediate game event; determining a final game outcome for each game piece, wherein the final game outcome is the total of each of the distinct intermediate game event results; and resolving the one or more wagers received based on the final game outcome. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157749 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A LOTTERY AND AUCTION BASED TOURNAMENT ENTRY EXCHANGE PLATFORM - Entries in one or more sports competitions are determined and distributed to a plurality of users. The entries may be traded among the users. The one or more sports competitions have one or more stages. In some implementations relating to a first sports competition, the entries include entries in which each of the entries corresponds to a respective team of a set of teams participating in the first sports competition. In some implementations relating to a second sports competition, the entries include entries in which each of the entries corresponds to a respective individual of a set of individuals participating in the second sports competition. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157750 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SPREAD BETTING ON A PARTICIPANT IN A GROUP OF EVENTS - A method of managing bets includes receiving a first bet at a first quote, the first bet having an associated first unit stake, the first quote corresponding with the total number of units potentially earned by a participant in a plurality of events. Results of each of the plurality of events are received, which may include the positioning of the particular participant in each of the plurality of events. The total number of units earned by the participant in the plurality of events may be determined based at least in part on the results of each of the plurality of events. An amount of a payout for the first bet may be determined based at least in part on the first unit stake, the first quote, and the total number of units earned by the participant in the plurality of events. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157751 | GAMING DEVICES AND GAMING SYSTEMS WITH MULTIPLE DISPLAY DEVICE ARRANGEMENT - Gaming systems, gaming terminals, and multi-display arrangements for a wagering game terminal are presented herein. A gaming system for conducting a wagering game is disclosed which includes at least one input device, at least one processor, first and second electronic display devices, and an electronic display-transition device. The first and second electronic display devices are mounted in side-by-side, non-coplanar relationship and spaced a gap apart from each other. Each of the display devices is configured to dynamically display aspects of the wagering game. The electronic display-transition device extends across the gap from the first electronic display device to the second electronic display device. The electronic display-transition device is also configured to dynamically display aspects of the wagering game. The electronic display-transition device can have a curvilinear cross-sectional profile and/or a flexible display screen. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157752 | Methods of Playing Wagering Games and Related Apparatuses - Methods of administering wagering games may comprise receiving a first wager from each player. Cards comprising a partial hand, which may be three player cards available to respective players individually, may be dealt to each player. An election to fold or a second wager, which may be between one and four times an amount of the ante wager, at the player's option, to continue participation in the wagering game may be received from each player. Additional cards, which may be two community cards available to all players, may be dealt to complete the hand, which may be a five-card poker hand, of each player. The first and second wagers may be resolved and a payout may be paid on each of the first and second wagers to each player holding a complete hand of a predetermined rank, which may be a pair of jacks, or higher. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157753 | GAMING SYSTEM, GAMING DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING BENEFIT IN A FUTURE PLAY OF A WAGERING GAME - On embodiment of the gaming system: receives a base wager from a player for a play of a wagering game; enables the player to select to cause a modifier to be applied to the play of the wagering game or the modifier to not be applied to the play of the wagering game; displays an outcome of the play of the wagering game; if the outcome is a losing outcome and if the player caused the modifier to be applied to the play of the wagering game, reset the modifier; if the outcome is the losing outcome and if the player caused the modifier to not be applied to the play of the wagering game, increase the modifier; if the outcome is a winning outcome and the player caused the modifier to not be applied to the play of the wagering game, provide a first award to player based on the winning outcome and the base wager, and reset the modifier; and if the outcome is a winning outcome and the player caused the modifier to be applied to the play of the wagering game provide a second different award to the player based on the winning outcome, the base wager, and the modifier, and reset the modifier. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157754 | GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD WHICH ENABLES MULTIPLE PLAYERS TO SIMULTANEOUSLY PLAY MULTIPLE INDIVIDUAL GAMES OR GROUP GAMES ON A CENTRAL DISPLAY - The present disclosure provides a gaming system including a central controller, a central display which includes a plurality of display segments and a plurality player stations. The display segments are configured to each separately display one of a plurality of games, to co-act to display a plurality of games, or to co-act to display one game. Each player station is configured to enable a player to play one or more of the games displayed by the display segments. The gaming system enables a plurality of players to play a group game on the central display, a plurality of players to simultaneously play multiple group games on the central display, and a plurality of players to each simultaneously play multiple individual games on the central display. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157755 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BETTING ON A PARTICIPANT IN A GROUP OF EVENTS - A method of managing bets includes receiving first types of bets and second types of bets. Each first type of bet comprises a bet that the number of units earned by a participant in a plurality of events will fall within a first range of numbers. Each second type of bet comprises a bet that the number of units earned by the participant over a course of a plurality of events will fall within a second range of numbers. The total number of units earned by the participant is determined based on the positioning of the participant in each event. The method includes determining whether the first or second type of bets are winning bets. A betting pool is determined based on the total amounts associated with the first and second types of bets. A payout is determined based on the betting pool and the total amounts of the winning bets. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157756 | Gaming Machine With Modified Prize Feature - A gaming system is provided having a display and a game controller. The system implements a game wherein random events are caused to be displayed on the display and, if a predefined winning event results, the system awards a prize. A feature game of the gaming system includes a series of prize outcomes and a series of intervening games, which provide a player with a chance of advancing to a subsequent prize outcome in the event of a winning outcome in an intervening game. A monitoring means may be provided for monitoring and indicating the number of non-winning game outcomes and triggering a penalty event in the event of the non-winning outcomes exceeding a threshold number. In another aspect, a prize outcome of a feature is a progressive prize and a progressive prize modifier for modifying the progressive prize before awarding the prize. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157757 | WAGERING GAME METHOD, GAMING MACHINE, GAMING SYSTEM, AND PROGRAM PRODUCT PROVIDING PROGRESSIVE PRIZE CONTROL - A progressive gaming method may be conducted in a distributed fashion without a progressive controller. In such a method game play inputs are received through a respective player input system of each of two or more gaming machines. Each game play input defines a wager for a respective play of a wagering game. A progressive contribution value for each respective wager is calculated and a local progressive register value is incremented by that calculated amount. Calculating the progressive contribution value and incrementing the local progressive register value may each be performed at the gaming machine at which the respective wager is defined, and these calculated progressive contribution values are then communicated to each other gaming machine of the two or more gaming machines. Each gaming machine maintains a total progressive value based on the locally calculated progressive contribution values and the values communicated from other gaming machines. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157758 | WAGERING GAME DEVICE WITH A MULTIPLE-PROGRESSIVE WHEEL GAME - A method and gaming machine are disclosed for operating a game with a primary and embedded game. An embedded game is disclosed as a bonus game with one embodiment animating miniature reels inside the primary game symbol. Each embedded slot game may have its own progressive, or may be tied into the progress associated with the primary game. Each embedded slot game will have its own paytable, and may be a miniature version of a well-recognized full-sized slot game. Also disclosed are a wagering game, a gaming machine and a networked gaming system and associated methods including a multiple-progressive wheel game. A player may win all of a set of wheel-based progressive award during play of a single game. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157759 | GAMING MACHINE HAVING A SIMULATED MUSICAL INTERFACE - A simulated musical interface associated with a gaming machine enhances player excitement and interaction with the gaming machine. In one embodiment, the simulated musical interface is associated with a game in which the player uses the interface to play a simulated instrument on a gaming machine to affect, or apparently affect, the outcome of the game. As the player plays the simulated instrument via the simulated musical interface, indicia or graphical representations may be generated for a game of chance on a display associated with the gaming machine. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157760 | Colour barcodes and cellphone - A two dimensional barcode with default background and foreground colours uses other foreground colours, to make separate means of encoding data, used by decoding hardware and software, or by an observer's perception. The new colours show text or graphics. A barcode on a dynamic display shows a progress indicator for an operation started by a user who imaged the barcode with her phone. Or it shows the number of votes for users who picked it with their phones. The barcode could show scrolling text. A barcode on a computer screen simulates a pushbutton; pressed when the user takes a photo of it with a cellphone. Suppose a barcode has a symbol drawn on its foreground rectangles, and the barcode encodes a URL. The URL is crafted to maximise the number of foreground rectangles that the symbol intersects, helping a human interpolate the symbol from fragments. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157761 | SYSTEM AMD METHOD FOR A SONG SPECIFIC KEYBOARD - A melody based game system includes a controller, a computing unit, and a display. The controller has a limited number of programmable real keys configured to be manipulated by a player for playing one or more song segments and thereby providing game input. Each of the song segments includes one or more pitches and one or more of the programmable real keys are programmed to generate the one or more pitches comprised within each of the song segments, respectively. The computing unit communicates with the controller and includes a music application. The display is connected to the computing unit and is configured to display prompts for manipulating the one or more programmed real keys in coordination with playing of the one or more pitches of each of the song segments. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157762 | GAME DEVICE, METHOD OF CONTROLLING A GAME DEVICE, AND INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM - A current value guide unit of a game device shows a user a current value of one game parameter indicating a current state of an operation subject. An action control unit causes the operation subject to perform an action in response to an operation performed by the user. A game parameter changing unit causes the one game parameter to change in a case where the operation subject moves, a case where the operation subject attacks an enemy, and a case where the operation subject receives damage due to an attack from the enemy. A determination unit determines whether or not the current value of the one game parameter is within a predetermined range. An inhibition unit inhibits the operation subject from performing an action when it is determined that the current value of the one game parameter is within the predetermined range. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157763 | GAME CONTROLLER - An apparatus generally directed to controlling a video game. The apparatus preferably includes a tablet computer, an electronic game communicating with the tablet computer, and an input device for controlling movement of a virtual object provided by the electronic game. Preferably, the input device includes a pair of opposing side structures adjacent opposing sides of plurality of sides of the tablet computer. The input device further preferably includes a plurality of input switches, wherein said input switches are adjacent each of the at least two opposing sides of the plurality of sides of the tablet computer, and a bridge structure disposed between the pair of sides to form a three sided structure. The third structure mitigates inadvertent removal of the tablet computer from the three sided structure when the tablet computer is fully nested within the three sided structure. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157764 | Game Controller - A game controller comprises a top casing, a bottom casing, a circuitry board, and a plurality of rechargeable batteries. The top casing comprises different type of control components, at least two speakers and a plurality of solar panel. The bottom casing comprises a locking mechanism, plurality of trigger buttons, headphone jack and a USB port. A handheld device can be inserted into the present invention and secured from the locking mechanism. The handheld device can be connected to the present invention wirelessly with a control application or a USB data cable can be used. The different type of control buttons and the trigger buttons controls the input commands of the present invention. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157765 | Component for Reducing Instability in an Interactive and Participatory System - A support system for the prediction of occurrence zones of random phenomena, based on a new model named “instable sets” is disclosed. The calculation or construction of subsets of weak instabilities allows delimiting a small zone, in which random events appear with a high probability. The system implements a process of characterizing instable sets or subsets of lottery combinations so as to enable an approach of efficient and at the same time participatory gaming. In particular, the system supports configuring options of the game by means of a novel process that make the emission of reusable prognosis for multiple users in an interactive mode possible. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157767 | FLOATING SUB TOOL - An axially-floating sub tool for axial load compensation in conjunction with a top drive comprises cylindrical upper and lower members, with the upper member being coaxially disposed within a cylindrical housing. The upper member has an upper section slidably disposed within an opening in the upper end of the housing, plus a middle section that slidably and sealingly engages the housing bore. The lower-member bore has a splined upper interval, and a coaxial stinger extending upward from an annular shoulder medially located in the lower-member bore. The lower member is connected to the lower end of the housing with the stinger slidingly and sealingly disposed within the upper-member bore, and with the lower-member splines slidingly engaging the upper-member splines, thus defining upper, middle, and lower annular chambers, with the middle and lower chambers in fluid communication, and with a regulator/check valve regulating pressure in the middle and lower chambers. | 2013-06-20 |