26th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 53 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110159755 | AID SYSTEM, IN PARTICULAR FOR USE IN ICE RESCUE - An aid system includes a base element, an expandable tube arrangement including at least one tube portion to form a tube run extending between a base portion assigned to the base element and a head portion at a free end of the tube run, and a pressurized fluid system that fills the tube portion with pressurized fluid, wherein (i) the tube portion is guided between a tube store and the head portion by a tube guiding device with a tube guiding opening constricting a cross section of the tube portion, and (ii) at least one pressurized fluid inlet leading into the interior of the tube portion in the region of the head portion. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159756 | POOL FLOAT - A floating bed includes a body having four edges, including an upper edge, a lower edge, and two side edges. The body is optionally made from foam materials or foam rubber materials, such as polyethylene (PE) or ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA). The body has first and second surfaces that include a plurality of transverse concave and convex ridges that are optionally evenly distributed. Each concave ridge on the first surface optionally corresponds to a convex ridge on the second surface, and each convex ridge on the first surface optionally corresponds to a concave ridge on the second surface. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159757 | Custom-Moldable Composite Material - A custom-moldable ultraviolet (UV) light curable composite material includes a piece of woven fabric having opposite first and second surfaces, a plurality of spaced wires woven into the piece of woven fabric in a crisscross pattern, an ultraviolet light curable resin permeating the fabric and wires, and dry, moldable, protective film layers that are removably attached to the opposite first and second surfaces of the piece of woven fabric. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159758 | MOLDED AUXETIC MESH - An article that comprises an auxetic mesh | 2011-06-30 |
20110159759 | Puncture Resistant Fabric - The present invention is generally directed to a nonwoven fabric having a plurality of coated fibers, the coating including silane and dialdehyde, and, in certain embodiments, further including particles. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159760 | Armor material and method for producing it - The invention is based on the object of providing armoring that is lightweight and exhibits a denser microstructure that is improved as against ceramic composite materials. To this end, armoring against high dynamic impulsive loads is provided that comprises a composite material having at least two phases, the first phase forming a matrix for the second phase, and the first phase being a glass or a glass ceramic, and the second phase being embedded and distributed in the form of particles and/or fibers in the matrix formed by the material of the first phase. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159761 | COPPER CLAD LAMINATE AND IMPREGNATION LIQUID FOR MAKING THE SAME - A copper clad laminate includes a glass fiber substrate and at least a copper foil on the glass fiber substrate. The glass fiber substrate is made by impregnating glass fiber fabrics in an impregnation liquid to form prepregs, and then the prepregs are laid up with a copper foil to form the copper clad laminate by a hot press molding. The impregnation liquid includes resin and a filler in a range between 5 PHR and 80 PHR, wherein the filler includes silica and at least a metallic oxide, of which a metallic atom is selected from the groups IIA or IIIA elements in the periodic table, to form a composite material with an amorphous network structure that the copper clad laminate will have a suitable hardness and a coefficient of thermal expansion. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159762 | PAPER MACHINE CLOTHING WITH MONOFILAMENTS HAVING CARBON NANOTUBES - A PMC fabric yarn for use in a PMC fabric. The PMC fabric yarn has a composition which is a mixture of between 90% and 99.8% PET, with a remainder of said composition being between 0.2% and 10% CNT. The composition of the yarns has a relative elongation at 15.75 cN/tex which is between approximately 5% and 20% less than the PET, and an abrasion resistance which is between approximately 50% and 500% greater than the PET. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159763 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF COMPOSITE SHEETS - The invention concerns a method for making composite plates which consists in driving along a specific direction a bundle of parallel yarns; associating with this yarn a yarn layer transversely oriented relative to said specific direction, the bundle of yarn and/or yarn layer comprising at least an organic material and at least a reinforcing material, and the assembly comprising at least 10 wt. % of organic material; heating the assembly moving in the specific direction, and fixing it, by heating and/or pressure, then by cooling, so as to form a composite strip; collecting the strips in the form of one or several composite plates. The invention also concerns a device for implementing the method and the resulting product. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159764 | METHODS OF IMPARTING CONDUCTIVITY TO MATERIALS USED IN COMPOSITE ARTICLE FABRICATION & MATERIALS THEREOF - Embodiments of the invention are directed to metal- or metal alloy-coated sheet materials (hereinafter, “metal-coated sheet material”) including, but not limited to, fabrics and veils which have a metal content of between one (1) and fifty (50) grams per square meter (gsm). The metal-coated sheet materials may be used as-is or in conjunction with prepregs, adhesives or surfacing films to provide lightning strike protection (LSP) and/or bulk conductivity, among other benefits, to the resultant composite article. In one embodiment, the metal-coated sheet material is impregnated with a resin. According to embodiments of the invention, a metal is applied to one or two sides of the fabric or veil by a physical vapor deposition coating process. The resultant metal-coated fabric or veil may be used as a carrier in surfacing films to impart surface conductivity; may be used as a carrier in adhesives to form conductive adhesive-bonded joints; may be interleaved (one or more metal-coated veils) between layers of prepreg to impart surface and/or bulk conductivity as well as toughness; or may be used to fabricate composite articles. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159765 | SHEET OF MICROFIBER ASSEMBLY, AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING THE SAME - The present invention aims to provide a sheet of microfiber assembly having a high filtering performance suitable as an oil-mist filter. A sheet of microfiber assembly | 2011-06-30 |
20110159766 | HEAVY METAL-FREE AND ANAEROBICALLY COMPOSTABLE VINYL HALIDE COMPOSITIONS, ARTICLES AND LANDFILL BIODEGRADATION - Heavy metal-free compostable polymers, composites and articles anaerobically biodegrade in landfills in a relatively short time. Heavy metal-free composite polymeric articles and sheets such as indoor or outdoor signs, billboards, banners, images, protective barriers, backdrops and wall coverings have very useful service durations and yet are landfill biodegradable. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159767 | NONWOVEN FABRIC, FELT AND PRODUCTION PROCESSES THEREFOR - A nonwoven fabric which contains pitch-based carbon fibers having a high elongation and a high elastic modulus which are not attained in the prior art and is obtained by improving the tensile elongation of carbon fibers derived from mesophase pitch, a felt obtained from the nonwoven fabric, and production processes therefore. The nonwoven fabric contains pitch-based carbon fibers, wherein the pitch-based carbon fibers have (i) an average fiber diameter (D | 2011-06-30 |
20110159768 | CARBOXYLATED LIGNIN BASED BINDERS - The present invention provides binder compositions comprising an ethylenically unsaturated carboxy acid grafted lignin or lignosulfonate component, and an oxazoline-functional group containing polymer or resin component, the two components in a solids weight ratio of from 50:50 to 98:2. As formulated, the compositions may comprise from 40 to 98 wt. % of the acid grafted lignosulfonate, preferably, 50 wt. % or more. Preferably, the binder composition further comprises one or more in situ acid generator compound to insure more rapid cure on heating or pressing. The binder enables the provision of low cost composite materials comprising a majority component derived from natural materials, and having a reasonable wet strength. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159769 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF A FLAT PANEL DISPLAY DEVICE - Disclosed is a manufacturing method for a spacer in a flat panel display device. The method comprises forming a color filter substrate including: defining pixel areas on a transparent substrate; forming black matrixes surrounding the pixel areas; forming a first color filter in a first area, and a first pigment layer having a first width on a spacer area in the black matrixes by depositing and patterning a first pigment on the substrate; forming a second color filter in a second area, and a second pigment layer having a second width on the spacer area in the black matrixes by depositing and patterning a second pigment on the substrate; and forming a third color filter in a third area, and a third pigment layer having a third width on the spacer area in the black matrixes by depositing and patterning a third pigment on the substrate. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159770 | Method of Producing Liquid Crystal Display Device Including Forming an Align Mark in an Insulating Mother Substrate - A method of producing a liquid crystal display in which elements can be precisely aligned includes: providing an insulating mother substrate; forming an align mark within the insulating mother substrate by irradiating laser light, which has a wavelength less than 355 nm and having an insulating mother substrate absorbance of 10% or greater for the laser light; forming a plurality of elements with reference to the align mark on the insulating mother substrate; and forming a plurality of insulating unit substrates by cutting the insulating mother substrate. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159771 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - It is an object of the present invention to provide a peeling method that causes no damage to a layer to be peeled and to allow not only a layer to be peeled with a small surface area but also a layer to be peeled with a large surface area to be peeled entirely. Further, it is also an object of the present invention to bond a layer to be peeled to various base materials to provide a lighter semiconductor device and a manufacturing method thereof. Particularly, it is an object to bond various elements typified by a TFT, (a thin film diode, a photoelectric conversion element comprising a PIN junction of silicon, or a silicon resistance element) to a flexible film to provide a lighter semiconductor device and a manufacturing method thereof. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159772 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL - The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a plasma display panel having a front plate provided with a front substrate, a display electrode formed on the front substrate, a dielectric layer covering the display electrode, and a protective layer covering the dielectric layer. In the method above, after the protective layer has been formed, the front plate is processed in a moisture-free atmosphere for only a period where the front plate has a temperature of 400° C. or lower. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159773 | Method of encapsulating organic light emitting display device - In a method of encapsulating an organic light emitting display device, when a lower substrate and a encapsulating substrate are encapsulated, the encapsulating process can be simplified since a sealant coating process can be performed without a mask aligning process, thereby reducing manufacturing cost. The method comprises the steps of: preparing an encapsulating substrate for encapsulating a lower substrate on which a display unit, which includes the organic light emitting display device, is formed; forming a black mask on a region of the encapsulating substrate, which is not a sealant region, corresponding to outer regions of the display unit; and forming a sealant on the sealant region. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159774 | SHADOW MASK AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - A shadow mask includes a frame, at least a support structure and at least a mask. The frame substantially defines a central opening region. The support structure is substantially disposed in the central opening region, and the support structure is connected to the frame in a movable manner. The mask is substantially disposed in the central opening region, and supported by the support structure. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159775 | Musical toy for a baby bottle - A soft toy made from an elastic rubber and having the shape of a small animal or character appealing to a baby, where the soft toy includes a flexible loop that can secure the soft toy to a middle section of a baby bottle without covering up most of the bottle so that the amount of liquid within the bottle can be observed yet the soft toy is large enough to appeal to a baby. The soft toy includes a small opening for insertion of a pacifier and a push button that when activated will play a sound such as a melody appealing to a baby. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159776 | Velocity Feedback Control System for a Rotor of a Toy Helicopter - There is provided a method and apparatus for controlling a toy helicopter in flight. The toy helicopter is powered by a first rotor and a second rotor. A target speed ratio is determined for the speed of the first rotor and the speed of the second rotor. The speed of the rotors is adjusted incrementally until the target ratio is achieved | 2011-06-30 |
20110159777 | Doll with flexible arms and legs - A doll includes a body which is formed by two body cases and two flexible members are clamped by the two body cases. A flexible neck is connected to the top of the body and a head is connected to the flexible neck. Two arms are respectively connected to two arm ends of the two flexible members and each arm is composed of two arm cases. Two hands are pivotably connected to the two arms. The doll can be assembled quickly and firmly without using any nail. The arms, legs and head can be moved naturally to increase the value of the doll. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159778 | SYSTEMS FOR PREVENTING OVERINFLATION OF INNER TUBES AND CHILDREN'S RIDE-ON VEHICLES INCLUDING THE SAME - A system for preventing overinflation of an inner tube is disclosed. In some embodiments, the system may include a wheel; and a tube-bursting region of the wheel, wherein the tube-bursting region is configured to facilitate bursting of an associated inner tube when the associated inner tube is pressurized above a predetermined maximum pressure. A tire system also is disclosed. In some embodiments, the system may include a wheel; and a tube-bursting region of the wheel, wherein the tube-bursting region is configured to facilitate bursting of an associated inner tube when the associated inner tube is pressurized above a predetermined maximum pressure. A children's ride-on vehicle also is disclosed. In some embodiments, the vehicle may include a wheel; and a tube-bursting region of the wheel, wherein the tube-bursting region is configured to facilitate bursting of an associated inner tube when the associated inner tube is pressurized above a predetermined maximum pressure. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159779 | WATER SHOOTING TOY WITH HIGH CAPACITY - The water shooting toy is composed of an outer sleeve, an inner sleeve and a pushing rod. The outer sleeve is a hollow cylinder with an open end and a closed end with an aperture. The inner sleeve is a hollow cylinder with an open end and is slidably accommodated within the outer cylinder. The open end of the inner sleeve is in the outer sleeve. The pushing rod includes a rod penetrating a closed end of the inner sleeve, a piston at inner end of the rod and a grip at an outer end of the rod. When the grip is pushed or pulled, the piston axially slides in the inner sleeve and the inner sleeve also slides in the outer sleeve to generate a change of water capacity formed by the two sleeves | 2011-06-30 |
20110159780 | BRASSIERE CUP SUPPORT - A brassiere cup support in accordance with the present invention supports and squeezes a person's breast comfortably. The brassiere cup support comprises a cover and a curved support. The cover corresponds to a bottom edge of a brassiere cup, is a tube, and comprises a lower lip and an upper lip. The curved support is mounted in the cover. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159781 | CURVED TAPE AND WOMEN'S CLOTHING WITH CUP EMPLOYING CURVED TAPE - Provided are a curved tape capable of maintaining a curved shape without use of a wire, and cup-possessing women's clothing employing the curved tape. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159782 | SUBSTRATE POLISHING APPARATUS, SUBSTRATE POLISHING METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR REGULATING TEMPERATURE OF POLISHING SURFACE OF POLISHING PAD USED IN POLISHING APPARATUS - An apparatus for polishing a substrate is provided. The apparatus includes: a rotatable polishing table supporting a polishing pad; a substrate holder configured to hold a substrate and press the substrate against a polishing surface of the polishing pad on the rotating polishing table so as to polish the substrate; a pad-temperature detector configured to measure a temperature of the polishing surface of the polishing pad; a pad-temperature regulator configured to contact the polishing surface to regulate the temperature of the polishing surface; and a temperature controller configured to control the temperature of the polishing surface by controlling the pad-temperature regulator based on information on the temperature of the polishing surface detected by the pad-temperature detector. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159783 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR POLISHING A SUBSTRATE - A polishing method is used for polishing a substrate such as a semiconductor wafer to a flat mirror finish. A method of polishing a substrate by a polishing apparatus includes a polishing table ( | 2011-06-30 |
20110159784 | ABRASIVE ARTICLE WITH ARRAY OF GIMBALLED ABRASIVE MEMBERS AND METHOD OF USE - An abrasive article with an array of independently gimballed abrasive members that are capable of selectively engaging with nanometer-scale and/or micrometer-scale height variations and micrometer-scale and/or millimeter-scale wavelengths of waviness, on the surfaces of substrates. Each abrasive member maintains a fluid bearing (air is the typical fluid) with the substrate. The spacing and pitch of the abrasive members can be adjusted to follow the topography of the substrate to remove a generally uniform layer of material; to engage with the peaks on the substrate to remove target wavelengths of waviness; and/or to remove debris and contamination from the surface of the substrate. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159785 | PREPARATION OF SYNTHETIC QUARTZ GLASS SUBSTRATES - A synthetic quartz glass substrate is prepared by (1) polishing a synthetic quartz glass substrate with a polishing slurry comprising colloidal particles, an ionic organic compound having an electric charge of the same type as the colloidal particles, and water, and (2) immersing the polished substrate in an acidic or basic solution for etching the substrate surface to a depth of 0.001-1 nm. The method produces a synthetic quartz glass substrate while preventing formation of defects of a size that is detectable by the high-sensitivity defect inspection tool, and providing the substrate with a satisfactory surface roughness. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159786 | Polishing Pad with Porous Elements and Method of Making and Using the Same - The disclosure is directed to polishing pads with porous polishing elements, and to methods of making and using such pads in a polishing process. In one exemplary embodiment, the polishing pad includes a multiplicity of polishing elements, at least some of which are porous, each polishing element affixed to a support layer so as to restrict lateral movement of the polishing elements with respect to one or more of the other polishing elements, but remaining moveable in an axis normal to a polishing surface of the polishing elements. In certain embodiments, the polishing pad may include a guide plate positioned to arrange and optionally affix the plurality of polishing elements on the support layer, and additionally, a polishing composition distribution layer. In some embodiments, the pores are distributed throughout substantially the entire porous polishing element. In other embodiments, the pores are distributed substantially at the polishing surface of the elements. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159787 | GEAR GRINDING MACHINE AND METHOD OF DRESSING A GRINDING TOOL - A gear grinding machine, whose tool spindle ( | 2011-06-30 |
20110159788 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING PULLEY FOR BELT-TYPE CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION - A method includes a grinding step of forming the shape of a contact surface, a grooving step of roughening the shaped contact surface to form grooves therein, and a contact surface lapping step of lapping the contact surface having the grooves with a lapping film to form oil grooves for holding a lubricant oil. The surface roughness of the contact surface is such that the maximum height roughness Rz is 4 μm or less, the mean length RSm of the roughness profile elements is 30 to 60 μm, the skewness Rsk of the roughness profile is −2.7 to −0.6 (no unit), the reduced peak height Rpk is 0.09 μm or less, and the reduced valley depth Rvk is 0.4 to 1.3 μm. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159789 | POWER SANDER HAVING A SANDING PLATE LOCKING MECHANISM - A sander according to the present application provides a sander with a rotatable plate which can be locked by hand. Specifically, the sander of the present application has a main body and a sanding head mounted below the main body. The main body has a housing, a motor and a coupling mechanism contained in the housing. The sanding head has a sanding plate rotatably connected to the base plate and the base plate and/or the sanding plate may be connected to the coupling mechanism. The base plate may also have a locking means to lock the sanding plate. The sanding head of the present application may also have a rotatable sanding plate to allow for more efficient use of the sanding paper and a locking means that can be used to lock the sanding plate to provide simpler, easier and more reliable manual locking. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159790 | SPEED SAND 90 - Speed Sand 90 is a device designed to quickly and efficiently create accurate ninety-degree angles while sanding new drywall. It may comprise two main parts: a replacement pad and a tool portion (a perpendicularly-angled mounting beam and manipulator securer). The replacement pad may be a ninety-degree sponge with two aggregated. The tool portion of the device may comprise plastic or other suitable durable material. A universal ball joint, designed to accept any standard corner flushing handle, can be located at the center-back portion of the tool. The replacement pad may attach to the perpendicularly-angled mounting beam with adhesive material. An attachable manipulator pole may also be used with the drywall corner sanding assembly to reach high vertical positions. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159791 | Blade Sharpening Assembly - A blade sharpening assembly generally consisting of a base member; a clamping member disposed on the base member, cooperable therewith for releasably securing a blade thereon with a cutting edge thereof protruding therefrom; a guide post mountable on the base member; a carrier member mounted on the guide post, displaceable along a length thereof, including means for releasably securing the carrier member at selected positions along the length of the guide post; and a tool for sharpening a blade secured between the base and clamping members, including a handle section, an elongated section engageable with a support surface of the carrier member and a honing section engageable with a cutting edge of a blade secured between the base and clamping members when the elongated section engages the support surface of the carrier member. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159792 | MULTI-FUNCTIONAL GRINDING APPARATUS - A multi-functional grinding apparatus includes a fixed barrel, a moving barrel, a cutting device, a grinding plate, and an actuator. The fixed barrel defines a chamber therein and includes a number of inner side surfaces, the inner side surfaces are substantially parallel to a central axis of the fixed barrel. Each of the inner side surfaces defines a holding groove therein for holding a workpiece. The moving barrel is received in the chamber and includes a first side surface and a second side surface, the first side surface and second side surface are substantially parallel to the central axis. The cutting device is fixed on the first side surface. The grinding plate is fixed on the second side surface. The actuator is configured for driving the moving barrel to move towards a workpiece, and rotating the moving barrel. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159793 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING POLISHING PAD HAVING DETECTION WINDOW AND POLISHING PAD HAVING DETECTION WINDOW - A polishing pad having a detection window and a method of manufacturing the polishing pad are provided. A dummy detection window is pre-disposed in a mold. A polishing layer precursor is filled into the mold, and then a solidifying process is performed to form a polishing layer, wherein the polishing layer and the dummy detection window are separable completely. The polishing layer and the dummy detection window are separated from each other so as to form a detection opening in the polishing layer. The detection opening can alternatively be formed in a mold having a protrusion structure to replace the dummy detection window. A detection window precursor is filled into the detection opening, and then a solidifying process is performed to form a detection window. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159794 | ABRASIVE ARTICLE WITH OPEN STRUCTURE - An abrasive article includes a fabric comprising a front face and a back face. The front face is formed of first knitted yarns. Each yarn of the first knitted yarns includes a plurality of filaments. A plurality of threads intertwines with the first knitted yarns and extending between the front face and the back face. The plurality of threads defines a hollow space between the front face and the back face. The abrasive article also includes abrasive grains adhered to the front face of the fabric. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159795 | Outdoor Electronic Equipment Enclosures and Related Methods - An electronic equipment enclosure for outdoor deployment includes a housing defining an interior and having an intake port, an exhaust port, an airflow path extending from the intake port to the exhaust port, and an equipment bay for receiving the electronic equipment. The equipment bay is positioned in the airflow path. The equipment enclosure further includes an intake fan for creating positive pressure within the interior of the housing and a pressure-activated damper having an open position for allowing air to exit the enclosure through the exhaust port in response to positive pressure within the interior of the housing and a closed position for preventing external air and/or water from entering the enclosure through the exhaust port when the intake fan is not operating. Other example equipment enclosures and methods are also disclosed. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159796 | DISPLACEMENT VENTILATION SYSTEMS FOR ENCLOSED SPACES - A displacement ventilation system includes a vertical duct located inside an enclosed space and extending between a floor and a ceiling of the enclosed space, an air inlet coupled with the vertical duct for drawing air into the displacement ventilation system, and an elongated diffuser extending adjacent the floor for diffusing at least some of the outside air over the floor of the enclosed spaced. The displacement ventilation system desirably includes a return air duct extending adjacent the ceiling and being coupled with the vertical duct for removing return air from the enclosed space and advancing the return air toward the vertical duct, a heat exchanger for transferring thermal energy between the return air and the outside air, and a heat pump for changing a temperature level of the outside air or the return air passing through the heat pump. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159797 | Quiet System Cooling Using Coupled Optimization Between Integrated Micro Porous Absorbers And Rotors - Micro porous absorber structures that be tuned to attenuate noise at the blade pass frequency (BPF) of a cooling fan. The absorber may comprises a panel covered with micro-porous openings with an air gap under the panel. The size of the air gap may be adjusted dynamically to optimize noise attenuation for a fan operating at different speeds. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159798 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR SHIELDING A ROOM - A control device that shields a room from incoming signals includes an interference device which is adapted for querying an interference signal for rendering a signal that enters a room unrecognisable by superposition with the interference signal. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159799 | Multicast Transmission Within a Hybrid Direct and Cellular Communication System - In one, non-limiting exemplary embodiment, a method includes: sending a multicast transmission from a source device to a base station in a wireless communication system, where the multicast transmission is for a plurality of receiving devices including a local receiving device, where the source device and the local receiving device are members of a local cluster that is at least partially located in a cell serviced by the base station; receiving, by the source device, a transmission of feedback information as it is transmitted from the local receiving device to the base station; and in response to the source device determining that the feedback information includes an indication that the local receiving device did not correctly receive the multicast transmission, sending a retransmission of the multicast transmission from the source device directly to the local receiving device. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159800 | DATABASE CONSTRUCTION SYSTEM AND BROADCAST RECEIVING SYSTEM - A database construction system constructs a database storing broadcast channels which are receivable in each area. A receiving unit receives probe information from a plurality of broadcast receiving apparatuses, the probe information including reception intensity of each of the broadcast channels and positions of the broadcast receiving apparatuses. An information storage unit stores the probe information received by the receiving unit. An extracting unit extracts the probe information with the same broadcast channel as that of new probe information, which is the probe information newly received by the receiving unit, among the probe information transmitted from a transmission area of the new probe information, from the information storage unit. A determining unit determines whether the new probe information is valid on the basis of the reception intensity included in the probe information extracted by the extracting unit and the reception intensity included in the new probe information. A database update unit updates the database using the new probe information that is determined to be valid by the determining unit. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159801 | DISTRIBUTED SIMULTANEOUS TRANSMIT AND RELAY SYSTEM - Briefly, in accordance with one or more embodiments, a distributed simultaneous transmit and receive system implements relaying without incurring the additional overhead associated with relaying and without requiring additional isolation techniques to isolate the transmit and receive circuits of the relay stations. During a first transmission resource, a base station transmits to a first relay station while a second relay station transmits to one or more mobile stations associated with the second relay station. During a second transmission resource, the base station transmits to the second relay station while the first relay station transmits to one or more mobile stations associated with the first relay station. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159802 | RADIO BASE STATION, RADIO TERMINAL DEVICE, RADIO RELAY STATION DEVICE, TRANSMISSION POWER CONTROL METHOD, RADIO COMMUNICATION RELAY METHOD, AND RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A different resource is allocated to each of a terminal and a relay station as a resource for the communication with a base station. A radio base station device ( | 2011-06-30 |
20110159803 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - This invention provides a communication system, a communication apparatus, a control method of the communication apparatus, and a computer-readable storage medium, which enable to increase the reliability of relay transmission and suppress redundant transmission. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159804 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR IDENTIFYING SIGNAL DEGRADATION IN A RECEIVER - Described herein are systems, methods and apparatus for identifying signal degradation in a receiver. A process for identifying signal degradation includes determining a first signal strength of a signal received by the receiving device at a first time and determining a second signal strength of the received signal at a second time. The process further includes calculating a signal strength difference between the first signal strength and the second signal strength and determining whether the signal strength difference is greater than a first decision value. The process further includes outputting for presentation a message responsive to determining that the signal strength difference is greater than the first decision value, the message indicating to a user the degradation of the signal. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159805 | Communication System - The present application relates to a wireless communication system and related methods and apparatuses for transmitting a signal from a source apparatus to a destination apparatus, via at least one intermediate apparatus. In particular, the present invention relates to techniques which seek to improve the throughput of data in multi-hop communication systems. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159806 | WIRELESS DATA TRANSPORT APPARATUS AND WIRELESS DATA TRANSPORT SYSTEM - A wireless communication system includes a wireless communication apparatus (fixed terminal) resided in a fixed station side providing a wireless antenna, a wireless communication unit, a server processing unit, a task list, a data communication unit, a buffer management unit and a buffer, and a wireless data transport apparatus (mobile terminal) resided in a mobile station side providing the wireless antenna, the wireless communication unit, a server determination unit, a task list I/O unit, the task list, a client processing unit and the buffer, thereby, the mobile terminal receives the task list from the fixed terminal to communicate data with another fixed terminal and transports not only the data but also a data acknowledgement, and the fixed terminal creates the acknowledgement to use the acknowledgement to thereby control a creation and deletion of bulk data appropriately. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159807 | ACTIVE ANTENNA SYSTEM FOR A MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK AS WELL AS A METHOD FOR RELAYING A PLURALITY OF RADIO SIGNALS THROUGH THE ACTIVE ANTENNA SYSTEM - An active antenna system and a method for relaying radio signal in the mobile communications network is disclosed. The active antenna system comprises a plurality of antenna elements for relaying radio signals at a first frequency band. The antenna elements are connected to a plurality of signal paths. A plurality of signal inputs for inputting radio signals at a second frequency band is connected to the signal paths. A plurality of first mixers in the signal paths converts the frequency of the radio signals between the first frequency band and the second frequency band. A single first local oscillator is connected to the first mixers through a first oscillator signal path and supplies first oscillator signals to the first mixers and at least one dispersion element is connected to at least one of the signal paths. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159808 | ACTIVE ANTENNA ARRAY AND METHOD FOR RELAYING FIRST AND SECOND PROTOCOL RADIO SIGNALS IN A MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK - The present disclosure teaches an active antenna array for a mobile communications network. The active antenna array comprises a plurality of antenna elements, at least one first splitter, at least one amplifier and at least one first coupler. The first splitter forwards at least one of at least one individual first protocol receive signal and at least one individual second protocol receive signal in a receive direction from an individual one of the plurality of antenna elements. The at least one amplifier amplifies at least one of the individual first protocol receive signal and the individual second protocol receive signal. The at least one first coupler is located in the receive direction downstream of the at least one amplifier and is adapted to forward the at least one individual second protocol receive signal to a second protocol receiver. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159809 | ACTIVE ANTENNA ARRAY WITH A SINGLE COMMON CLOCK AND A METHOD FOR RELAYING A PLURALITY OF RADIO SIGNALS - An active antenna system for a mobile communications network and a method for relaying radio signal in the mobile communications network is disclosed. The active antenna system comprises a plurality of antenna elements for relaying radio signals at a first frequency band. The plurality of antenna elements is connected to a plurality of signal paths. A plurality of signal inputs for inputting radio signals at a second frequency band is connected to the plurality of signal paths. A plurality of first mixers in the plurality of the signal paths converts the frequency of the radio signals between the first frequency band and the second frequency band. A plurality of first local oscillators is connected to the plurality of first mixers and a single reference oscillator can be connected through a plurality of first dispersion elements to different ones of the plurality of local oscillators through a plurality of first oscillator signal paths and to a digital signal processor. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159810 | ACTIVE ANTENNA ARRAY FOR A MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK WITH MULTIPLE AMPLIFIERS USING SEPARATE POLARISATIONS FOR TRANSMISSION AND A COMBINATION OF POLARISATIONS FOR RECEPTION OF SEPARATE PROTOCOL SIGNALS - The present disclosure teaches an active antenna array for a mobile communications network. The active antenna array comprises a plurality of first polarisation antenna elements and a plurality of second polarisation antenna elements. The plurality of first polarisation antenna elements is connected to a first protocol signal generator. The plurality of first polarisation antenna elements are adapted to radiate an individual first protocol transmit signal. An individual one of the plurality of second polarisation antenna element is connected to an individual one of a plurality of second protocol signal generators. The plurality of second polarisation antenna elements is adapted to radiate an individual second protocol transmit signal. An individual one of the plurality of first polarisation antenna elements and the individual one of the plurality of second polarisation antenna elements are adapted to receive both, an individual first protocol receive signal and an individual second protocol receive signal. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159811 | White Wireless Network - Aspects of the present invention provide a multi-band hybrid Gigabit wireless communication system which is enabled by a number of different complementary access technologies to realize ubiquitous hyper-connectivity, true broadband, seamless operation and low power consumption. The system is capable of serving fixed, nomadic and mobile scenarios. The multi-band wireless system is a low power wireless system which operates in different frequency bands covering the spectrum from radio wave to optical wave by making use of both regulated bandwidths and unregulated bandwidths. Using low power distributed antenna and low power indoor and outdoor antennas enables the use of unregulated bandwidths as well as regulated bandwidths as the low power nature of the signals reduces the possibility of interference with the regulated use of the signals. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159812 | RESONANCE POWER GENERATOR AND RESONANCE POWER RECEIVER - Disclosed is a resonate power generator and a resonate power receiver. The resonate power generator may include a modulator to control modulation of transmission data transmitted to a target resonator, and to control transmission of the modulated transmission data to a power carrier signal of a source resonator, a demodulator to demodulate received data received from the target resonator, and a coupling unit to couple the modulator, the demodulator, and the source resonator. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159813 | Wireless Device Pairing and Grouping Methods - Methods for pairing devices to a group are disclosed. The methods include initiating a plurality of wireless device for communication with a base computing system. Then, receiving signals indicative of setting of each of the plurality of wireless devices in pairing mode. The method then detects a physical tap between two or more of the plurality of wireless devices. The physical tap setting a pairing of the wireless devices to a group for communication with the base computing system. The devices in the group being managed in a database to associate capabilities of the wireless devices to components of a multimedia feed being used by the group. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159814 | Wireless Device Multimedia Feed Switching - Methods for enabling group switching of paired wireless devices are disclosed. The method includes receiving signals indicative of setting of each of a plurality of wireless devices in pairing mode. Then, detecting a physical contact between two or more of the plurality of wireless devices. The physical contact setting a pairing of the wireless devices to a group for communication with the base computing system, and enabling the group to participate in interaction with a first multimedia feed. The method further includes detecting switch signal from one of the wireless devices of the group. The switch signal discontinuing the first multimedia feed and enabling interaction with a second multimedia feed, such that each of the wireless devices of the group switch together as a group from the first multimedia feed to the second multimedia feed. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159815 | Wireless Device - The present invention discloses a wireless device, which includes a substrate and an antenna. The antenna includes a printed antenna element and a 3-dimensional antenna element. The printed antenna element is printed on the substrate, while the 3-dimensional antenna element is disposed on the substrate and coupled to the printed antenna element. The printed antenna element and the 3-dimensional antenna element jointly have a physical length of a desired frequency | 2011-06-30 |
20110159816 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM - The present invention relates to a communication system, a communication device, a communication method, and a program, which make it possible to achieve a reduction in communication time. When performing communication in passive mode, the initiator transmits a polling request frame where a first value is set in time slot information, and when performing communication in simple mode, the initiator transmits a polling request frame where a second value different from the first value is set in time slot information. When the time slot information included in the polling request frame from the initiator has the first value, the target transmits a polling response frame including an ID for identifying the target at the timing of a time slot determined by a random number, and when the time slot information has the second value, the target transmits a polling response frame including real data at the timing of a time slot set in advance. The present invention can be applied to, for example, an IC card system that performs near field communication. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159817 | Method and system for managing communications between sensor devices included in a tyre and a sensor coordinator device - A communication method between a sensor device associated with a vehicle tyre and a coordinator device on the vehicle body, includes: wirelessly transmitting data from the sensor device to the coordinator device with ultra wide band signals; at the coordinator device, wirelessly receiving the data transmitted by the sensor device by performing an energy detection of the signals received; wirelessly transmitting data from the coordinator device to the sensor device with narrowband radio signals; and at the sensor device, wirelessly receiving the data transmitted by the coordinator device by performing an envelope detection of the received signals. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159818 | System and Method of Automatically Connecting a Mobile Communication Device to A Network Using a Communications Resource Database - A system, method, and computer program product of automatically connecting a mobile communication device to a communication network using a network resource classification database includes detecting a communication network access point using the mobile communication device and reporting network attributes associated with the access point to a resource classification server. The server analyzes and stores the network attributes, determines auxiliary data related to the access point, and uses a rules database to determine a category identifier associated with the access point. The server creates a resource classification characterizing the access point based upon the network attributes, auxiliary data, and category identifier and the network attributes, auxiliary data, and/or category identifier data of other access points. The mobile communication device queries the server, receives a resource classification, and connects to an access point based upon the received resource classification. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159819 | MULTIPLE CLOCK SIGNAL GENERATION FROM A COMMON OSCILLATOR - A system and method of providing a clock signal to a navigation satellite receiver in a device is disclosed. A clock signal generated by a voltage controlled temperature compensated crystal oscillator (VCTCXO) in a cellular engine of the same device is appropriated to clock a numerically controlled oscillator (NCO) programmed to generate an adjusted clock signal suitable for use in receiving signals from navigation satellites and to heterodyne them down to baseband or an intermediate frequency for processing. Preferably, if the cellular engine has an automatic frequency control (AFC) module for adjusting the voltage control input to the VCTCXO to compensate for a change in the operating environment of the cellular engine, the AFC module modifies the control word in the NCO to counteract such adjustment so that the adjusted clock signal provided to the navigation satellite receiver is not unduly impacted. The use of the NCO ensures that the adjusted clock signal remains phase continuous throughout any such adjustments, so that positional lock of the navigation satellite receiver should not be lost. The sharing of the VCTCXO by the cellular engine and the navigation satellite receiver results in component cost and board space savings, economy in power consumption and reduced engineering effort in routing clock signals throughout the circuit board. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159820 | ABSOLUTE CONTROL OF VIRTUAL SWITCHES - A telecommunications device for a telecommunications network comprises a controller configured to enable or disable said telecommunications device to reception and/or transmission of telecommunications data. The controller is further configured to generate a plurality of keep-alive signals for the telecommunications device. The telecommunications device is disabled to reception or transmission of said telecommunications data if no keep-alive signal is received by the telecommunications device after a predetermined time. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159821 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPROVING WIRELESS LINK ROBUSTNESS USING SPATIAL DIVERSITY - A system and method for using spatial diversity for improving link quality, particularly wireless link communication. A plurality of propagation paths are used simultaneously for a wireless link, and a plurality of strong propagation paths are selected from among available propagation paths. Propagation path measurements are made to determine strong signal propagation paths. An array antenna at a transmitter and at a receiver are controlled to communicate over a plurality of simultaneous signal propagation paths. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159822 | SEMICONDUCTOR SWITCH AND WIRELESS DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a semiconductor switch includes a voltage generator, a voltage controller, a driver, and a switch unit. The voltage generator generates a negative first potential. The voltage controller controls the first potential according to a terminal switch signal input from an outside. The driver is input the terminal switch signal, and outputs at least one selected from the first potential and the second potential based on the terminal switch signal. The second potential is a power supply voltage or is higher than the power supply voltage. The switch unit is provided on an SOT substrate, switches a connection between an anntena terminal and any one of high frequency terminals based on the output of the driver. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159823 | RF Front-end Circuit and Wireless Communication Device Using the Same - The present invention discloses an RF front-end circuit for a wireless communication device, which includes an RF terminal coupled to an antenna of the wireless communication device, for receiving or transmitting wireless signals; and a switch for connecting a plurality of processing modules to the RF terminal according to operations of the wireless communication device. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159824 | ACTIVE ANTENNA ARRAY FOR A MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK EMPLOYING A FIRST CONDUCTIVE LAYER AND A SECOND CONDUCTIVE LAYER - The present disclosure relates to an active antenna array for a mobile communications network. The active antenna array comprises a plurality of antenna elements, at least one first conductive sheet and at least one second conductive sheet. The plurality of antenna elements terminates at least one relay path. The at least one first conductive sheet comprises at least a portion of the at least one relay path. The at least one second conductive sheet comprises at least one DC voltage path and is at least partially disposed over the first conductive sheet. The present disclosure teaches an implementation of the active antenna array using a (single) multilayer printed circuit board (PCB). | 2011-06-30 |
20110159825 | SIGNAL TRANSMISSION APPARATUS AND METHOD USING EIGEN ANTENNA TECHNIQUE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Disclosed are a signal transmission apparatus and method using a eigen antenna technique in a wireless communication system. The signal transmission apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention relates to a signal transmission apparatus using a eigen antenna technique in a wireless communication system furnished with a plurality (N) of antennae, comprising: an antenna correlation estimate part that estimates correlation information among the antennae based on a signal received in a reverse channel; a group separation part that separates the plurality of antennae into antenna groups corresponding to the number (M) of transmission signals based on the estimated correlation information among the antennae and provides the information on the separated antenna groups; a gain adjustment part that adjusts the gain of each group antenna included in the antenna group based on the separated antenna group information; and a signal transmission part that transmits the pertinent signal via the antenna group for which the gain of the individual group antenna has been adjusted. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159826 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION UNIT, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND POWER CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - A wireless communication unit comprises a transmitter comprising a power amplifier, an inner feedback power control loop having a power control logic module comprising loop priming logic module operably coupled to the power amplifier, and a switchable outer digital loop comprising switchable logic module. The loop priming logic module is arranged to set a power reference value for controlling the power amplifier prior to a ramping operation of the power amplifier and the switchable logic module switching the switchable outer digital loop on or off, thereby restricting adverse transient behaviour of the power amplifier. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159827 | Monitoring Channels - A transmitter of a cognitive radio comprises a selector for selecting from a memory a channel which is determined free, for a power measurement. A power meter measures the received power from the selected channel. Detection selector compares the measured power and a power of the same channel saved in the memory and selects the channel for detection if the power in the channel is within a predetermined range from the power saved in the memory. A detector performs detection of the channel as a response to the selection for detection. A channel selector selects the channel for communication if the channel is detected unoccupied on the basis of detection. The transmitter communicates in the channel as a response to the selection for communication. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159828 | Configurable Radio Front End - In one embodiment, the present invention includes a single chip radio tuner, which may be adapted within an integrated circuit (IC). The tuner may be provided with a configurable front end to receive and process a radio frequency (RF) signal via a signal path. This configurable front end may be differently controlled depending on a particular radio implementation in which the tuner is adapted. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159829 | Integrating Components In A Radio Tuner Integrated Circuit (IC) For A Tracking Filter - In one embodiment, the present invention includes a method for configuring a single chip radio tuner having a configurable front end, which may be adapted within an integrated circuit (IC). The method may include setting a controller of the tuner with configuration information for a radio in which the tuner is located. Then, control signals responsive to the configuration information can be sent to the configurable front end to configure the tuner. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159830 | RECEIVER - A receiver ( | 2011-06-30 |
20110159831 | CHANNEL ESTIMATION FOR COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS WITH MULTIPLE TRANSMIT ANTENNAS - According to an embodiment, a receiver, system and method for channel estimation in a communications system utilizing multiple transmit antennas are provided. The receiver comprises an antenna node operable to receive a signal that includes a superposition of at least a first signal corresponding to a first sequence and a second signal corresponding to a second sequence; and a channel estimator, coupled to the antenna node, operable to correlate the received signal with at least one of the first and second sequences, to determine at least one boundary between at least two waveforms resulting from the correlation, and to calculate using the boundary and the at least two waveforms a first channel response corresponding to the first signal and a second channel response corresponding the second signal. Channel estimates are determined based on determined boundaries and may be smoothed by a Savitzky-Golay filter in the frequency domain. The variance of additive white Gaussian noise (AWGN) may also be estimated. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159832 | ANTENNA DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE - An antenna device includes: a substrate; a radiating electrode formed on the substrate, a ground electrode formed on the substrate and disposed opposite the radiating electrode, a feed line as a distributed constant transmission line connected via a feed point to the radiating electrode, at least one impedance matching element for impedance-matching the radiating electrode at a prescribed signal frequency by being connected in parallel with the radiating electrode to the feed line at a position a prescribed distance away from the feed point, and a switch, interposed between the at least one impedance matching element and the feed line, for connecting or disconnecting the at least one impedance matching element to or from the feed line in accordance with a prescribed control signal. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159833 | ACTIVE ANTENNA ARRAY FOR A MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK WITH A PLURALITY OF GAIN SWITCHES AND A METHOD FOR ADJUSTING A SIGNAL LEVEL OF INDIVIDUAL RADIO SIGNALS - An active antenna array for a mobile communications network and a method for receiving radio signals is disclosed. The active antenna array has a plurality of antenna elements for relaying radio signals, a plurality of first amplifiers for amplifying a plurality of individual receive signals a plurality of first analogue-to-digital converters and a plurality of first gain switches located between one of the plurality of first analogue-to-digital converters and the plurality of first amplifiers. A digital signal processor is connected to outputs of the plurality of first analogue-to-digital converters and has a common gain switch control line connected to at least two of the plurality of first switches for controlling the gain of the first gain switches. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159834 | BROADBAND INPUT FREQUENCY ADAPTIVE TECHNIQUE FOR FILTER TUNING AND QUADRATURE GENERATION - A method for tuning a filter is provided. The amplitude of a first signal (I | 2011-06-30 |
20110159835 | CRYSTAL-LESS CLOCK GENERATION FOR RADIO FREQUENCY RECEIVERS - Systems and methods of clock generation for radio frequency receiver. In radio frequency receiver, the system requires accurate local oscillating (LO) signal and system clocks for proper operation and to ensure high quality performance. In order to achieve accurate LO frequency and system clock, a crystal or and accurate reference clock is provide to the clock generation circuit. How a low-cost receiver, it is desirable to eliminate the requirement for a crystal or an accurate reference clock. The present invention discloses systems and methods to utilize a pilot signal embedded in the transmitted signal. The pilot signal usually has very accurate frequency which is particular true for broadcast system such as FM broadcast. In various embodiments of the present invention, the systems and methods measure the relation between the frequency of the pilot signal and the current clock generated. The measured result is compared with a know relation corresponding to the frequency of the pilot signal and the target clock signal and the result is used to adjust the clock generation circuit. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159836 | INFORMATION PROVIDING SYSTEM - An information providing system is provided. An in-vehicle apparatus is provided in a vehicle. The in-vehicle apparatus receives a broadcasting, An information providing apparatus transmits area information related to a broadcast channel that is receivable in a traveling area of the vehicle to the in-vehicle apparatus. A storage unit stores the area information for each traveling area. A receiving unit receives probe information including a predetermined reference position or a position of the vehicle from the in-vehicle apparatus. A deciding unit decides a reference area set including a plurality of traveling areas which are within a predetermined distance from the reference position included in the received probe information for each vehicle. An accumulating unit accumulates the received probe information. A determining unit determines a traveling record of the vehicle in each traveling area on the basis of the accumulated probe information. An update unit updates the reference area set on the basis of the traveling record. A transmitting unit transmits the area information corresponding to the reference area set before the update to the in-vehicle apparatus corresponding to the reference area set when the update unit has not yet performed the update, and transmits the area information corresponding to the reference area set after the update to the in-vehicle apparatus corresponding to the reference area set when the update unit has performed the update. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159837 | System And Method For The Definition And Scope Of Commercial Mobile Alerts - An emergency alert gateway configured for receiving an emergency alert message wherein the alert message includes a text message and one of an audio message, a video message, an audio-video message and a multi-media message; storing an audio, video or multimedia portion of the alert message to form a first stored portion and for determining a subscriber base to receive the alert message. There is a database in communication with the alert gateway and an emergency alert server configured to broadcast the alert message to the subscriber base, and if the first stored portion of the alert message is not available, then broadcasting only the text message as the alert message. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159838 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION METHOD, RADIO CONTROLLER, NETWORK DEVICE, RADIO BASE STATION AND CONCENTRATOR - A mobile communication method according to the present invention includes step A of transmitting, by a mobile station | 2011-06-30 |
20110159839 | EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A mobile terminal configured for use in a mobile telecommunications network, the mobile terminal having an emergency notification facility and an identifier, the identifier usable by the network to recognise the mobile terminal as having the emergency notification facility and to change a system access priority for the terminal, where required. Preferably, the terminal also includes a sensing means configured to determine when the mobile terminal is in motion and/or associated with a vehicle and notify the network of such, in order to allow the network to change the system access priority based upon whether or not the terminal is in motion and/or associated with a vehicle. In this regard, mobile terminals with an emergency notification facility, particularly when moving or in a vehicle, are given a higher priority so that an emergency call can be quickly dispatched in the event of an accident. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159840 | CHARGING FOR ROAMING USERS IN IMS NETWORKS - Communication networks and methods are disclosed for sharing charging information between a home IMS network and a visited IMS network. If a signaling message for a session is received in the visited IMS network, the visited IMS network assigns a visited charging identifier (e.g., ICID), and shares the visited charging identifier with the home IMS network through signaling messages. Similarly, the home IMS network assigns a home charging identifier, and shares the home charging identifier with the visited IMS network through signaling messages. When CDRs are generated in the home IMS network and the visited IMS network, the networks include the home charging identifier and the visited charging identifier in the CDRs so that billing systems may more easily correlate the CDRs from the different IMS networks. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159841 | SYSTEMS, APPARATUS AND METHODS TO FACILITATE HANDOVER SECURITY - Systems, methods and apparatus for facilitating handover security are provided. In some embodiments, the method can include deriving a key value for handover from a GERAN/UTRAN system to an E-UTRAN system using a first input value. The method can also include deriving a key value for a connection establishment using a second input value, wherein the first input value is different from the second input value and is different from input values derived subsequent to the second input value, and wherein the first input value, the second input value and the input values derived subsequent to the second input value are configured to be input to a same key derivation function configured to output a key for use between a network entity and user equipment. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159842 | Motion-Based Disabling of Messaging On A Wireless Communications Device By Differentiating A Driver From A Passenger - When a wireless communications device is traveling at a speed exceeding a lower threshold but less than an upper threshold, the device is presumed to be traveling in a motor vehicle. In order to inhibit operation of the wireless communication device by a driver without restricting operation by a passenger, access to certain device functions or applications such as e-mail, text messaging, etc. are limited by challenging the user of the device to respond to an ergonomic challenge that requires two-handed user input. Only if two-handed input is received will the wireless communications device grant access to e-mail or instant messaging. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159843 | System and Method for Direct Device Activation - Described herein are systems and methods for single-step direct activation of telecommunication services for a mobile device. One embodiment of the disclosure of this application is related to a system comprising a transceiver receiving product information from a mobile device and receiving service plan information from the mobile device, and a server verifying availability of service for the mobile device based on at least one of the product information and the service plan information, and activating telecommunication service with the mobile device. The received product information including an international mobile equipment identity (“IMEI”) number received from an IMEI trigger event and an international mobile subscriber identity (“IMSI”) number received from a pre-provisioned subscriber identity module (“SIM”) component. The server accesses a national SIM manager (“NSM”) database, wherein the NSM includes pre-populated pairing of IMSI numbers with corresponding integrated circuit card identification (“ICCID”) numbers, and the server further retrieves a corresponding ICCID number for the IMSI of the mobile device and including the corresponding ICCID number with the product information. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159844 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USER INTERACTION WHILE DEVICE IS LOCKED - A method, apparatus, user interface and computer program product for detecting an invalid passcode state of a device when the device is in a locked state, prompting a communication from the device to a trusted contact while the device is in the locked state, the trusted contact being designated by the device, and transmitting the communication to the trusted contact with a lost passcode request while the device is in the locked state. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159845 | AUTOMATED LOCATING OF A MOBILE STATION WITHOUT AN ALERT AT THE MOBILE STATION - A mobile station is configured to respond to a mobile messaging service message bearing a predetermined code to determine its location and send location information back to the requestor in a response message. Typically, the mobile station received such a message from another mobile station. However, the mobile station does not display the received message or generate any alert regarding the received message, which might otherwise inform someone with or near that mobile station of the location related messaging. For example, if a mobile station is lost or stolen, the user can borrow another person's mobile device and send out a message with the code to the missing mobile station phone, to obtain information as to the location of the user's missing mobile station. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159846 | AUTHENTICATION APPARATUS - Multi-factor authentication apparatus pre-loads a first factor, for example a passcode, to user equipment such as a mobile telephone. The user subsequently initiates access to a protected product or service, triggering the apparatus to run a multi-factor authentication process, via an access device such as a computer connected to the Internet. The user enters the pre-loaded first factor, together with another factor such as a UserID and PIN. The pre-loading avoids vulnerability to communications problems at the time the user initiates access. Pre-loading is done every time an access session terminates for the user, either successful or failed and a user profile data store is used to manage passcodes in a manner that allows incorrectly entered first factors to be retried when delivery to user equipment is not possible. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159847 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING CONTROL OF PUSH-TO-TALK COMMUNICATION - A method for providing control of push-to-talk communication of a plurality of wireless communication devices within a wireless communication system includes operating each of the plurality of wireless communication devices to: receive a load level indication broadcast from a base station, compare the received load level indication with an access privilege associated with each of one or more applications to determine whether initiation of each of the one or more applications is allowed, and disable at least one of the one or more applications when the compare step indicates initiation of the application is not allowed. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159848 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PROVISIONING DEVICES WITH SECRETS - A method for provisioning a mobile device with a secret to be used as a basis for generating One-Time passwords includes receiving a first request using a first communications method. The first request includes a mobile device identifier. The method also includes sending a credential message using a second communications method. The credential message includes an authentication credential. The method also includes receiving a second request using a third communications method different from the second communications method. The second request includes information based upon the authentication credential sent by the provisioning service. The method also includes sending the secret if the authentication credential in the credential message corresponds to the information based upon the authentication credential in the second request. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159849 | Method, Device, and Mobile Terminal for Controlling Locking and Unlocking - A method, a device, and a mobile terminal for controlling locking and unlocking are provided. The method includes the following steps. An acceleration sensor is adopted to detect a location state of a mobile terminal. A stabilization timer is started and a stabilization timing value of the stabilization timer is monitored when the mobile terminal is in an unlocked or a locked state. The stabilization timing value is reset to restart timing when it is monitored that the location state of the mobile terminal is unstable. The mobile terminal is controlled to enter a stable and unlocked state when it is monitored that the stabilization timing value reaches a stabilization timing threshold. Through the technical solutions, it is determined whether the mobile terminal enters the stable and unlocked state according to the location state of the mobile terminal in the locked or unlocked state. In this manner, the mobile terminal may not be locked in the stable state, and the afterward operations may be facilitated, thereby increasing usability of the mobile terminal and improving user's experience. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159850 | AUTHENTICATION AND HUMAN RECOGNITION TRANSACTION USING A MOBILE DEVICE WITH AN ACCELEROMETER - Methods, devices, and systems are presented for screen locking or delaying the screen locking of mobile devices, such as smart phones, based on whether the gait of the current user match that of its true, authorized owner. A user's gait can be measured using accelerometers embedded in the device. Other movements, such as where a user normally goes to work, can be measured using GPS or other positional location data and used to lock or delay locking of the screen. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159851 | Instructional Ring Tone - The described method and system selectively provide an instructional ring tone, configurable for both message content and frequency of playback, to aid a user in answering an incoming call via a hands free telecommunications device. The instructional ring in one aspect contains a message instructing a user as to a method of answering an incoming call. This message may be set to play the first time that an incoming call is encountered, and it may be set, e.g., by a service provider advisor, to play for a certain interval, i.e., a defined number of received calls. In this manner, the initially untrained user may become trained as to proper system operation. According to another aspect, the described system and method also improve the ease of use and operation of redundant controls for HFC or hand-held cell phone operation. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159852 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CORDLESS PHONE AND OTHER TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES - Systems, methods and apparatus are provided that combine a software application framework within a variety of consumer communication devices to provide enhanced functionality. The enhanced functionality devices can then be controlled and integrated into an Internet based application and delivery service, connected by various networking technologies including, e.g., broadband communication systems. Centralized and distributed services allow a user to modify a variety of parameters that will ultimately control how information is delivered. The solution can also be controlled by service providers as a method for integrating their existing application infrastructure and potentially new applications within an overall broadband communication service. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159853 | DIRECTORY ASSISTANCE INFORMATION VIA EXECUTABLE SCRIPT - A device provides a directory assistance request to a directory assistance server, and receives, from the directory assistance server, a script that includes auto-dial instructions and contact list instructions. The device executes the auto-dial instructions of the script to cause the device to automatically dial a telephone number requested by the directory assistance request, and executes the contact list instructions of the script to cause the device to selectively provide contact information, requested by the directory assistance request, in a contact list associated with the device. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159854 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO PROVIDE COMMUNICATION HISTORY FOR COMMUNICATION DEVICES - According to some embodiments, a remote server may receive, from a first communication device associated with a first user, information about a first communication event between the first user and another party. The remote server may store the information about the first communication event. The remote server may also receive, from a second communication device associated with a second user, a request associated with the other party. Responsive to the request, the remote server may retrieve and transmit information about the first communication event to the second communication device. | 2011-06-30 |