31st week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 48 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130196660 | METHOD FOR HANDOVER OF MOBILE TERMINAL - Disclosed herein is a method for handover of a mobile terminal. In the method, a group of mobile terminals for handover is formed by grouping a plurality of mobile terminals. A first terminal of the group scans a target base station. One or more other terminals of the group perform handover to the target base station using the scan information of the first terminal. | 2013-08-01 |
20130196661 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING DATA TRANSRECEIVING PATH IN RADIO ACCESS SYSTEM SUPPORTING MULTI-RAT - A method for transreceiving data disclosed in the present invention is a method for a terminal transreceiving between a first base station supporting a first radio access technology (RAT) and a second base station supporting a second RAT in a radio access system supporting Multi-RAT, and comprises the following steps: receiving access information for the second base station from the first base station; accessing the second base station based on access information of the second base station; transmitting to the first base station command information including an address on the second RAT, which is used for accessing the second base station; and transreceiving data having a first flow ID from the first base station through the first RAT, and transreceiving data having a second flow ID from the second base station through the second RAT. | 2013-08-01 |
20130196662 | MOBILE STATION AND METHOD - A mobile station includes a public land mobile network registration unit that registers public land mobile networks including a public land mobile network input by a manual operation, wherein the public land mobile network input by the manual operation is not detected, and a public land mobile network selecting unit that selects a public land mobile network specified by the manual operation, among the public land mobile networks registered in the public land mobile network registration unit, wherein the public land mobile networks registered in the public land mobile network registration unit include the public land mobile network which is not detected. | 2013-08-01 |
20130196663 | SYSTEM SELECTION IN MULTI-RAT USER EQUIPMENT - In certain wireless communication systems, requests for connecting to a radio access technology (RAT) may be ambiguous depending on the communication configuration. For example, in certain RAT priority lists an ambiguity may exist when determining whether a UE should prioritize connection to a TD-SCDMA or WCDMA network. To remove this ambiguity, an indicator may be set in the memory of the UE to indicate network priority in the event of ambiguity. Network prioritization may be based at least in part on the indicator. | 2013-08-01 |
20130196664 | USER EQUIPMENT AND METHOD FOR ADAPTIVE SELECTION OF HANDOVER PARAMETERS IN WIRELESS-ACCESS NETWORKS - Embodiments of user equipment (UE) and method for adaptively selecting an A3offset-TTT pair for handover in a wireless access network are generally described herein. In some embodiments, the UE may select an A3offset value based on target cell Reference Signal Received Power (RSRP) and select a time-to-trigger (TTT) based on serving cell RSRP. A measurement report may be transmitted to an eNodeB for handover when the target cell RSRP exceeds the serving cell RSRP by at least the A3offset value for the TTT. The A3offset value may be selected to be inversely related to the target cell RSRP and the TTT may be selected to be directly related to the serving cell RSRP. | 2013-08-01 |
20130196665 | Method of Handling Multicall Functionality and Related Communication Device - A method of handling multicall functionality for mobile device in a wireless communication system is disclosed. The method includes receiving an information element (IE) from a first network through a handover procedure, wherein the IE contains multicall capability of a core network; and initiating the multicall functionality according to the IE when handing over to the second network. | 2013-08-01 |
20130196666 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HANDOVER PREPARATION - The present invention discloses a method and an apparatus for handover preparation. The method includes: receiving, by a DeNB, a first handover request message sent by an RN; obtaining, by the DeNB, the first target cell identifier, and instructing a base station to which the first target cell belongs to perform handover preparation in the first target cell; receiving, by the DeNB, a second handover request message sent by the RN; and when a base station to which the second target cell belongs is different from the base station to which the first target cell belongs, instructing, by the DeNB, the base station to which the second target cell belongs to perform handover preparation in the second target cell. Embodiments of the present invention further disclose corresponding apparatuses. | 2013-08-01 |
20130196667 | HANDOVER METHOD AND SYSTEM IN RELAY NETWORK, RELAY NODE, CONTROL BASE STATION AND BASE STATION - Embodiments of the present invention provide a handover method and system in a relay network, a relay node, a control base station and a base station. The method includes: receiving, by a relay node, a first area identifier that identifies the relay node; sending a system information broadcast message carrying the first area identifier to a terminal in a coverage area; receiving a handover request message forwarded by a control base station; and performing, according to the handover request message, a control operation of accessing the relay node on the terminal. The first area identifier that identifies the relay node is allocated to the relay node, so that the terminal in the relay network can be normally handed over from the base station to the relay node. | 2013-08-01 |
20130196668 | METHOD AND EQUIPMENT FOR CONTROLLING MOBILE STATION TO SWITCH BETWEEN DIFFERENT WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS - The present invention relates to a method and an equipment for controlling the mobile station to switch between different wireless communication systems and belongs to the technical field of data transmission in the wireless communication systems. In order to resolve the problem that there are no means in the prior art to effectively control the mobile station to switch between different wireless communication systems at specified position, the present invention uses different network identifications to distinguish different wireless communication systems, and a set of wireless transceiver modules is mounted on the mobile station to associate with wireless communication system, and a set of independent receiving modules is mounted to receive the switch command from the ground sending device, the ground sending device sends the switch command when the mobile station passes the switching point; after receiving this switch command, the mobile station modifies its network identification according to the network identification comprised in the switch command for the target switching wireless communication system, and cuts off the link with the current wireless communication system and establishes the link with the target switching wireless communication system. This solution could realize the controlled switching for the mobile station between multiple overlapping wireless communication systems, and reduce the rate of wrong switching. | 2013-08-01 |
20130196669 | Radio Base Station, Radio Communication Terminal, Radio Communication System and Radio Communication Method - A radio base station | 2013-08-01 |
20130196670 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM WITH DEVICE HANDOVER AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF - A method of operation of a mobile communication system includes: receiving a base carrier frequency signal from a cell tower location; generating a power spectral density from the base carrier frequency signal; measuring a Rician K factor from the power spectral density; estimating a line-of-sight Doppler frequency based on the base carrier frequency signal; determining the cell tower location based on the Rician K factor; and activating a handover decision handler based on the cell tower location. | 2013-08-01 |
20130196671 | Method and Apparatus for Maintaining a Virtual Active Set Including a Closed Subscriber Group Cell - A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided that establishes a virtual active set including a first closed subscriber group (CSG) cell. At least one measured result of each of the first CSG cell and a second CSG cell is measured and the virtual active set is updated by replacing the first CSG cell with the second CSG cell in response to at least one measured result of the second CSG cell having a predefined relationship to the at least one measured result of the first CSG cell for a time to trigger. In regards to updating the virtual active set, the first CSG cell may be replaced with the second CSG cell in response to the at least one measured result of the second CSG cell having a predefined relationship to the at least one measured result of the first CSG cell by at least a predetermined amount for the time to trigger. | 2013-08-01 |
20130196672 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - An example system includes one or more handsets and a base unit including interface circuitry. The interface circuitry is configured for landline communication over a telephone network landline, wireless communication with one or more handsets and wireless communication with one or more cellular telephones, each of the one or more cellular telephones being adapted for communication over a cellular telephone network. The interface circuitry is further configured to allow the handsets to make or receive landline or cell phone calls. | 2013-08-01 |
20130196673 | MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE WITH WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK AND CELLULAR SCHEDULING AND RELATED METHODS - A mobile wireless communications may include a housing, a cellular transceiver carried by the housing and configured to operate based upon power levels, and a wireless local area network (WLAN) transceiver carried by the housing. The cellular transceiver may be configured to send timing information to the WLAN transceiver. The WLAN transceiver may be configured to schedule WLAN communications based upon the timing information and the selected power level of said cellular transceiver. | 2013-08-01 |
20130196674 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ENHANCED SCRAMBLING SEQUENCES - Methods and apparatus for identification of macro-cells and subordinate transmission nodes. In one embodiment, the methods and apparatus are configured for use within a long term evolution (LTE/LTE-A) network, and include a scrambling technique which can facilitate advanced capabilities in which the subordinate nodes possess unique cell identities from the macro-cell. The use of unique scrambling sequences allows subordinate node switching and other advanced multi-antenna techniques in heterogeneous networks. The disclosed methods and apparatus further allow for distinction and detection of signals transmitted from low-power RRHs, femto-cells, etc. and advantageously achieve greater interference randomization gain. | 2013-08-01 |
20130196675 | System and Method for Wireless Communications Measurements and CSI Feedback - Measurements and Channel State Information (CSI) feedback are configured using communications between a network and user equipment (UE). The communications includes a first signaling from a network component to the UE indicating one or more reference signal (RS) resource configurations, a second signaling indicating one or more interference measurement (IM) resource configurations, and a third signaling indicating a CSI report configuration, wherein the CSI report configuration indicates a subset of the one or more RS resource configurations and a subset of the one or more IM resource configurations. The UE establishes a RS based measurement according to the subset of the one or more RS resource configurations and an IM according to the subset of the one or more IM resource configurations. The UE then generates and sends to the network a CSI report in accordance with the CSI report configuration and using the RS based measurement and the IM. | 2013-08-01 |
20130196676 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF COMMUNICATIONS - Channel resource allocation is disclosed. Embodiments of channel resource allocation allocate channel resources to plural cells or cell sections according to a classification depending on distribution statistics. | 2013-08-01 |
20130196677 | Methods and Systems for Dynamic Spectrum Arbitrage - Methods and system are provided for managing and monitoring allocation of RF spectrum resources based on time, space and frequency. A network may be enabled to allocate excess spectrum resources for use by other network providers on a real-time basis. Allocated resources may be transferred from one provider with excess resources to another in need of additional resources based on contractual terms or on a real-time purchase negotiations and settlements. A network may be enabled to monitor the use of allocated resources on real-time basis and off-load or allow additional users depending on the spectrum resources availability. Public safety networks may be enabled to make spectrum resources available to general public by allocating spectrum resources and monitoring the use of those resources. During an emergency, when traffic increases on a public safety network, the public safety networks may off-load bandwidth traffic to make available necessary resources for public safety users. | 2013-08-01 |
20130196678 | SCHEDULING METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COORDINATED MULTIPOINT TRANSMISSION/RECEPTION - A scheduling system for coordinated user equipments (UEs) in a network including a plurality of communicating points which can communicate with each other, wherein the coordinated UEs are supported by a serving point and are coordinated with a neighbor point, is characterized in that the serving point and the neighbor point share information related to an available or desired amount of resources for coordinated UEs of the serving point; and the serving point adjusts at least one predetermined parameter related to the coordinated UEs based on the shared information so that the amount of resources for the coordinated UEs at the serving point approaches the available or desired amount of resources for the coordinated UEs at the neighbor point. | 2013-08-01 |
20130196679 | Common Control Channel Access - A Mobile Station, MS ( | 2013-08-01 |
20130196680 | Method and System for Femtocell Positioning - Method and system for femtocell positioning are disclosed. An apparatus includes one or more processors, a femtocell positioning module configured to determine position of a femtocell, and a memory configured to store position of the femtocell. The femtocell positioning module, working with the one or more processors, includes logic configured to identify one or more wireless terminals and receive location information from the one or more wireless terminals via a first communication channel and determine position of the femtocell in accordance with the location information from the one or more wireless terminals. The femtocell positioning module further includes logic configured to obtain multiple set of range measurements between the femtocell and the one or more wireless terminals, logic configured to determine position of the femtocell in accordance with the location information and the multiple set of range measurements between the femtocell and the one or more wireless terminals. | 2013-08-01 |
20130196681 | COMPENSATING FOR USER OCCLUSION IN WI-FI POSITIONING USING MOBILE DEVICE ORIENTATION - Techniques for determining the position of a mobile wireless device are provided. The techniques include a method for determining the position of a mobile wireless device that includes receiving signal characteristics of a signal received from the mobile wireless device at a wireless access point of a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN), determining an orientation of the mobile wireless device relative to the wireless access point, determining a compensation factor based on the orientation of the mobile wireless device relative to the wireless access point, and determining an estimated position of the mobile wireless device based at least in part on the compensation factor. The compensation factor compensates for the effect of user occlusion on at least one characteristic of the signal received from the mobile wireless device. | 2013-08-01 |
20130196682 | CHECKING A VALIDITY OF COVERAGE AREA POSITION INFORMATION - It is inter alia disclosed to identify coverage area position information to obtain identified coverage area position information. The identified coverage area position information comprises at least respective position information for one or more coverage areas associated with a device for which a position estimate is to be determined at least based on at least a part of the identified coverage area position information. The respective position information for the one or more coverage areas is stored in a database. The identifying is at least based on coverage area identification information determined by the device and comprising at least respective identification information for the one or more coverage areas. A validity of respective position information for at least one coverage area is checked. The respective position information for the at least one coverage area is stored in the database, and the checking is at least based on respective position information for at least one of the one or more coverage areas comprised in the identified coverage area position information. | 2013-08-01 |
20130196683 | METHOD FOR POSITIONING AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING THE SAME - Disclosed are a positioning method and an apparatus for performing the same. The positioning method includes performing positioning with respect to a node to be positioned based on signals transmitted from a plurality of transmission nodes, generating reliability information for each channel link between the plurality of transmission nodes and the node to be positioned, and again performing positioning with respect to the node to be positioned based on position information of the node to be positioned that is acquired by performing positioning and the reliability information when a predetermined positioning completion condition is not satisfied. Therefore, it is possible to improve positioning accuracy. | 2013-08-01 |
20130196684 | GENERATING INDOOR RADIO MAP, LOCATING INDOOR TARGET - A method and system of generating an indoor radio map. In order to reduce the influence of multipath effect on indoor localization and improve the accuracy of indoor localization, a technique of processing data for indoor target locating and a technique of locating an indoor target based on the above technique is proposed. The method for generating an indoor radio map performs a smoothing process on the wireless signal strength measured in at least one position by a mobile node based on wireless signal strengths measured by the mobile node at adjacent positions, so as to reduce the influence of multipath effect. | 2013-08-01 |
20130196685 | WEB SERVER AND METHOD FOR HOSTING A WEB PAGE FOR PRESENTING LOCATION BASED USER QUALITY DATA RELATED TO A COMMUNICATION NETWORK - A computing device forms a predictive composite score by retrieving geographically based wireless networking performance data derived from at least one mobile device. At least some of the geographically based wireless networking performance data is temporally averaged and geostatistically combined to form the predictive composite score. The predictive composite score is a forecast of expected performance quality of a wireless communication network in a particular geographic region. | 2013-08-01 |
20130196686 | Selective Location Determination - Methods, program products, and systems for selective location determination are described. A mobile device can determine a location of the mobile device using various techniques. When there is a conflict between the locations determined using different techniques, the mobile device can select a most trustworthy location from the locations, and designate the most trustworthy location as a current location of the mobile device. The mobile device can determine a first location of the mobile device (e.g., a coarse location) using a cell identifier (cell ID) of a cellular network. The mobile device can determine a second location of the mobile device (e.g., a fine location) using one or more media access control (MAC) addresses of a WLAN. The first location and second location can be associated with confidence values that can indicate trustworthiness of the first location and second location. | 2013-08-01 |
20130196687 | COMMUNICATION TERMINAL - In a communication terminal | 2013-08-01 |
20130196688 | GPS ODOMETER - A system is provided that is configured to be transported, carried or worn by a user, such as a portable personal training device or sports watch. The system comprises means for determining the location of the user at a plurality of times during a journey from a first location to a second location, such as a GPS receiver. The system further comprises means for determining a motion state of the user at a plurality of times during the journey. The means can include an accelerometer, and can also utilise data obtained from a GPS receiver. The system further comprises means for determining the distance travelled by the user during at least a portion of the journey using the plurality of determined locations and the plurality of determined motion states, such that the system functions as an odometer. | 2013-08-01 |
20130196689 | Location Analytics Systems and Methods - Provided is a method for assessing effectiveness of a geographic location of interest. The method includes receiving a geographic location of interest, receiving access information including a location corresponding to a geographic location of a visitor at or near a time of the visitor accessing content associated with the geographic location of interest, determining, by a computer, an effectiveness of the geographic location of interest based at least in part on the proximity of the geographic location of the visitor to the geographic location of interest, and storing the effectiveness determined. | 2013-08-01 |
20130196690 | Location-Based Social Software for Mobile Devices - A method for communicating location information to a device includes receiving, at a computer system that implements a social networking service, location information that represents a geographic location of a device associated with a first user; associating, by the computer system, the received location information with a profile associated with the first user; and sending, from the computer system to a device associated with a second user, a message that is generated based at least in part on the location information.. | 2013-08-01 |
20130196691 | Method and Apparatus for Mobile Terminal User-Oriented Precise Location-Based Information Services - The present invention provides a precise location-based information service method and apparatus for mobile terminal browser users. The method includes: acquiring at least two types of positioning references based upon a positioning service request from a user; establishing correlation relationships among the positioning references based on the acquired positioning references; and performing integrated positioning and cross-validation on a precise location of the user based on the correlation relationships to determine final positioning service information. This invention can implement precise location-based services (LBS) and precise Point of Interest (POI) push service by analysis and extraction of the user's location information and behavioral data acquired and accumulated with the user's consent. This satisfies the needs of the mobile phone browser user for precise LBS and personalized nearby information service. | 2013-08-01 |
20130196692 | CONTEXT-BASED REVERSE GEOCODING - In general, in one aspect, a mobile device can perform reverse geocoding based on context, in addition to latitude and longitude coordinates. The reverse geocoding can be used to determine in which geofence among multiple geofences the mobile device is located. Thus, the mobile device can be associated with a street address, a postal code, a named land feature, or a commercial, cultural, or political entity associated with the geofence. The context can include a pattern of movement, as well as an accuracy of the latitude and longitude coordinates. Information in the context can be compared to selection criteria of the geofence. A geofence having selection criteria that match the context the best can be selected. | 2013-08-01 |
20130196693 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING NETWORK-ASSISTED PAGING OF LTE DEVICES VIA A COMMON ENTITY - A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for wireless communication are provided. In one configuration, the apparatus is a target UE. The target UE communicates an expression of the target UE to a serving entity, receives a page initiated from the serving entity for communicating with an initiator UE, and communicates securely with the initiator UE based at least on the page. In one configuration, the apparatus is a serving entity. The serving entity receives a first expression from a target UE, receives a second expression from an initiator UE, and sends a page to the target UE upon determining that the second expression matches the first expression. | 2013-08-01 |
20130196694 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING NETWORK-ASSISTED END-TO-END PAGING BETWEEN LTE DEVICES - A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for wireless communication are provided. The apparatus may be a target UE, an initiator UE, or an MME. In one configuration, the apparatus is an initiator UE. The initiator UE determines a network address of a target UE based on a target expression, sends a connection request including information associated with the initiator UE to the target UE at the determined network address, sends information associated with the target UE to an MME serving the initiator UE, and receives, from the MME serving the initiator UE, one or more parameters for communicating with the target UE. Further, the initiator UE communicates with the target UE based on the one or more parameters. | 2013-08-01 |
20130196695 | Method for Processing Paging and Mobile Switching Center - A method for processing paging and a mobile switching center are provided in embodiments of the present invention, where the method includes: buffering, by a mobile switching center when a mobile terminal is performing a first communication service, a paging message triggered by a second communication service for paging the mobile terminal; and sending, by the mobile switching center, the paging message to the mobile terminal after the mobile terminal ends the first communication service. | 2013-08-01 |
20130196696 | Message Processing - Processing an incoming request message and transmitting outgoing request messages to telephony devices located in various different geographic regions of a telephony system are provided. The telephony devices include at least one group of potential recipient telephony devices. A group of potential recipient devices include mobile telephony devices that can move between the various different geographic regions. An incoming request message comprising a telephony party identifier is received. The telephony party identifier is recognised as a telephony party identifier to be subject to location-based processing. A subgroup, including a plurality of potential recipient telephony devices currently within one or more target geographic regions associated with the recognised telephony party identifier, of the group of potential recipient telephony devices is determined. An outgoing request message is transmitted to each of a plurality of different telephony party identifiers, each being associated with a different potential recipient telephony device in the subgroup. | 2013-08-01 |
20130196697 | MOBILE MESSAGING HUB ENABLING ENTERPRISE OFFICE TELEPHONE NUMBERS - A messaging hub provides communication services for user devices associated with an enterprise office telephone number. The messaging hub establishes a secure connection between the messaging hub local SMSC/MMSC and a data adapter of a unified communications service, provision the enterprise office telephone number for use in a global SMS/MMS network and delivers messages addressed to the enterprise office telephone number to selected user devices. | 2013-08-01 |
20130196698 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AN SOAP MESSAGE IN A MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for transmitting SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol) message, and the method for transmitting/receiving a Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) message includes sharing, at an operator server, a method index table including information for use in compressing a SOAP message to be transmitted to a wireless device or recovering the SOAP message from the compressed-SOAP message with a conversion gateway and the wireless device; converting, at the conversion gateway when the operator server requests for transmission of the SOAP message to the wireless device, the SOAP message to the compressed-SOAP message using the method index table and transmitting the compressed-SOAP message to the wireless device; and converting, at the conversion gateway when the wireless device requests for transmission of the compressed-SOAP message to the operator server, the compressed-SOAP message to the SOAP message using the method index table and transmitting the SOAP message to the operator server. The present invention is capable of SOAP-based message transmission/reception in an environment where the IP service is not supported. | 2013-08-01 |
20130196699 | COORDINATED MULTIPOINT CONFIGURATION BASED ON CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION REFERENCE SIGNALS - Embodiments of the present disclosure describe devices, methods, computer-readable media and systems configurations for configuring coordinated multipoint (CoMP) for network devices. In various embodiments, configuration of the CoMP may be based on channel state information reference signals. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed. | 2013-08-01 |
20130196700 | Non-Orthogonal Transmit Mode - A first user equipment UE operating in a first/strong transmission mode determines that a second UE is operating in a second/weak mode and is allocated a same radio resource as the first UE. The first UE determines a transport format for transmissions to the second UE and uses that to decode and cancel a transmission received on the radio resource which is directed to the second UE, mitigating interference with a further transmission directed to the first UE. Various examples are given of specific resource allocation signaling used to determine that the second UE is operating in the second mode and is allocated the same radio resource, such as implicitly by a specific downlink control indication format or an explicit indication in a resource allocation directed to the first UE. The first UE can determine the transport format of the second UE from network signaling. | 2013-08-01 |
20130196701 | Downlink Inter-Cell Interference Cancellation with Cell Aggregation Coordinated Multi-Point - A method includes receiving at a user equipment from a network access node a temporary identifier associated with an interference cancellation group to which the user equipment is assigned; decoding a control channel using the temporary identifier to determine a downlink resource allocation for the user equipment and to determine a downlink resource allocation for at least one other user equipment assigned to the same interference cancellation group; and receiving a downlink signal in accordance with the determined downlink resource allocation for the user equipment while canceling interference from the downlink signal that is associated with the at least one other user equipment by using the determined downlink resource allocation for the at least one other user equipment. Apparatus for performing the method are also disclosed. | 2013-08-01 |
20130196702 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A wireless communication device may establish a first type of connection by using a first wireless channel and establish a second type of connection by using a second wireless channel. In a specific situation where one connection of the first type of connection with the first device and the second type of connection with the second device is to be established, while the other connection has been established, the wireless communication device may form a multiple connection state where both the first and second types of connections are established in a first case where values of the first and second wireless channels are identical, and form a single connection state where one of the first and second types of connections is established in a second case where the values of the first and second wireless channels are not identical. | 2013-08-01 |
20130196703 | SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATION HUB FOR A PLURALITY OF MEDICAL DEVICES AND METHOD THEREFORE - System, hub and method having medical devices configured to transmit communications containing information affecting priority of transmission of data from an associated one of the medical devices, a destination node and a communication hub. The communication hub is configured to receive the communications from the medical devices, determine a priority of transmission of the data from the communications based, at least in part, on the information affecting priority, and transmit the data from one of the medical devices by way of a network to the destination node in an order based, at least in part, on the priority of transmission. | 2013-08-01 |
20130196704 | IDENTIFIERS FOR MTC GROUP IN 3GPP SYSTEMS - Machine-Type-Communication-type (MTC-type) devices of an MTC Group are uniquely identified across all types of wireless networks by a system and method in which a receiver is capable of receiving a signal from at least one node of a wireless network. The signal contains MTC Group ID information that corresponds to an MTC Feature that provides at least one system optimization for the wireless device. The received MTC Group ID is then processed to determine whether the MTC received Group ID corresponds to an MTC Feature to which a wireless device is a member. The MTC Group ID information contained in the received signal comprises part of a Mobile Subscription Identification (MSIN) field of an International Mobile Subscriber Identify (IMSI), additional digits added to an IMSI, of part of a separate MTC Group message. | 2013-08-01 |
20130196705 | COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - Provided is a communication terminal that prevents a listener from missing a conversation during a group call and enables the listener to identify a speaker. Mobile telephones of users B and C receive, from a mobile telephone of a user A who is a speaker, DTMF information having a value of “1” and identifying the user A, and audio data of the user A; output an identification tone indicated by the DTMF information, and audio of the user A; and store the DTMF information and a flag indicating “other”. When a speaker is switched to the user B, the mobile telephone of the user B generates audio data of the user B, selects DTMF information having a value of “2” as information identifying the user B; and transmits the selected DTMF information and the audio data of the user B to the mobile telephones of the users A and C. | 2013-08-01 |
20130196706 | WiFi INTERWORKING SOLUTIONS FOR PUSH-TO-TALK-OVER-CELLULAR (PoC) - WiFi interworking solutions for Push-To-Talk over Cellular (PoC) in the Open Mobile Alliance (OMA) Standard. | 2013-08-01 |
20130196707 | User Equipment, Network Node and Methods Therein - Embodiments herein relate to a method, in a user equipment ( | 2013-08-01 |
20130196708 | Propagation of Leveled Key to Neighborhood Network Devices - The present disclosure discloses a network device and/or method for pro-active propagation of second level security keys (e.g., PMK-R1) to a wireless client's neighboring wireless network devices. The wireless network device derives a first level security key (e.g., PMK-R0) and one or more second level security keys (e.g., PMK-R1) during an initial mobility domain association initiated by the wireless client. Then, the wireless network device determines a subset of wireless network devices in the neighborhood of the wireless client to which it may pro-actively propagate one or more second level security keys corresponding to the wireless client prior to the wireless client initiating a Fast BSS Transition (FT) to any network device in the subset. This would reduce the duration of time that data connectivity is lost between the wireless client and the network during the FT process. | 2013-08-01 |
20130196709 | MOBILE TERMINAL, CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF AND RECORDING MEDIUM THEREOF - A mobile terminal and controlling method thereof are disclosed, by which an operable time of the mobile terminal can be increased in a manner of raising CPU power efficiency of the mobile terminal. The present invention includes a plurality of cores,
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20130196710 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH MULTIPLE ANTENNA DIVERSITY AND RELATED METHODS - An electronic device may include a mobile wireless communications device having a first housing, a spatial diversity wireless transceiver carried by the first housing, and a first antenna carried by the first housing and coupled to the spatial diversity wireless transceiver. The electronic device may include an external antenna device having a second housing, and a second antenna carried thereby and configured to be coupled to the spatial diversity wireless transceiver. The spatial diversity wireless transceiver may be configured to selectively operate one of the first antenna and the second antenna to provide spatial diversity. | 2013-08-01 |
20130196711 | MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE INCLUDING PARALLEL NFC LOOP ANTENNAS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - A mobile wireless communications device includes a portable housing, an NFC transceiver carried by the portable housing, and an antenna assembly coupled to the NFC transceiver and comprising a plurality of loop antennas connected in parallel, and progressively increasing in size from an innermost loop antenna to an outermost loop antenna. | 2013-08-01 |
20130196712 | SMART MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A smart mobile communication device comprises a casing, a touch screen and two sensors. The casing has a front surface and at least two opposite holding surfaces. The front surface is disposed between the at least two opposite holding surfaces. The touch screen is disposed on the front surface to be used as a main operation interface of the smart mobile communication device. The two sensors are disposed on the at least two opposite holding surfaces respectively to be used as secondary operation interfaces of the smart mobile communication device. Accordingly, the convenience for operating the smart mobile communication device can be enhanced. | 2013-08-01 |
20130196713 | BASE STATION AND METHOD FOR DETECTING DISPLACEMENT OF BASE STATION - A wireless base station includes a storage unit and a processor. The processor transmits to a first wireless terminal a first request for transmitting a first response including first identifiers used to identify a first base stations. The first wireless terminal is capable of receiving a signal from each of the first base stations. The processor receives the first response from the first wireless terminal. The processor stores the first response in the storage unit. The processor transmits to a second wireless terminal a second request for transmitting a second response including second identifiers used to identify second base stations. The second wireless terminal is capable of receiving a signal from each of the second base stations. The processor receives the second response from the second wireless terminal. The processor determines whether the wireless base station has been displaced based on the first identifiers and the second identifiers. | 2013-08-01 |
20130196714 | POWER AMPLIFIER, ASYMMETRIC DOHERTY POWER AMPLIFIER DEVICE AND BASE STATION - The embodiments of the present invention have disclosed a power amplifier, an asymmetric Doherty power amplifier device and a base station. In the embodiments of the present invention, different radio frequency power amplifier channels are integrated within a component to form a power amplifier, thus reducing the discreteness between the different radio frequency power amplifier channels in such a way that a test and a selection are performed during production, and avoiding the occurrence of a situation that performance can not be controlled as the component discreteness between the different radio frequency power amplifier channels can be only found during application in the prior art. Since the power amplifier is a single component, a lower discreteness can be guaranteed during application, which is helpful to improve the performance of the ADPA circuit. | 2013-08-01 |
20130196715 | ADJUSTED NOISE SUPPRESSION AND VOICE ACTIVITY DETECTION - Dual microphones can be used to improve noise suppression by better distinguishing between speech and background noise. If the user does not hold the handset according to a prescribed orientation, however, the dual microphone noise suppression can actually do a worse job than a single microphone noise suppression algorithm because of mistakes made distinguishing between speech and noise. Here it is proposed to use an accelerometer to determine the orientation of the phone and use this orientation information in the noise suppression algorithm. Also when a person speaks, the vibrations when the device is held against the head can be used to detect speech. | 2013-08-01 |
20130196716 | COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE AND METHOD HAVING NON-TOUCH BASED INPUT SCREEN - A communications device includes a housing and a wireless transceiver and processor carried by the housing and operative with each other. An input screen is carried by the housing and comprises a plurality of spaced transceivers positioned at the input screen and connected to the processor and each configured to transmit a millimeter wave RF signal and receive reflected signals from an object positioned close to the input screen. The processor is configured to determine the location of the object relative to the input screen based on the reflected signals received at each transceiver. | 2013-08-01 |
20130196717 | Information Processing Method, and Terminal Device - Embodiments of the present invention provide an information processing method and a terminal device. The terminal device in the embodiments of the present invention displays generated contact identifiers on a screen of the terminal device in the form of matrix arrangement and further obtains a target contact identifier selected by a user of the terminal device from the displayed contact identifiers. In this way, the terminal device can perform, according to the target contact identifier, a service operation that is corresponding to the target contact identifier, which can avoid a problem that in the prior art, the number of contact identifiers displayed on each page is limited because the terminal device adopts the form of a single column to display a contact identifier of each contact on the screen, thereby effectively improving display efficiency and a screen utilization rate. | 2013-08-01 |
20130196718 | PORTABLE TERMINAL DEVICE - A portable terminal device includes a display module which can be set to be in a see-through state that a user can see-through a scenery behind, a display control module which controls the display module, a storage module which stores a destination position, a position obtaining module which obtains a current position, and a comparison module which compares the destination position and the current position. Then, the display control module displays information showing the destination position on the display module according to a comparison result of the comparison module, and sets a display area other than information showing the destination position on the display module to be in the see-through state. | 2013-08-01 |
20130196719 | MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE INCLUDING SENSING TRANSISTOR AND HYSTERETIC COMPARATOR AND RELATED METHODS - A mobile wireless communications device may include a portable housing, and a supply modulator carried by the portable housing. The supply modulator may include an output node, a linear amplifier coupled to the output node, and a switching amplifier also coupled to the output node. The switching amplifier may include at least one sensing transistor configured to sense current output from the linear amplifier and generate a drive voltage, and a hysteretic comparator coupled to the at least one sensing transistor and configured to be driven by the drive voltage. The mobile wireless communications device may also include a radio frequency (RF) power amplifier coupled to the output node of the supply modulator, and a wireless transceiver carried by the portable housing and coupled to the RF power amplifier. | 2013-08-01 |
20130196720 | MOBILE BATTERY PARTITIONING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A device is configured to receive a request for two or more battery partitions; create the two or more battery partitions according to the received request, where each of the two or more battery partitions relate to a respective function of the device; calculate usage of the two or more battery partitions; present information regarding the usage of the two or more battery partitions; receive a request to change an allotment of at least one of the two or more battery partitions; and re-partition two or more battery partitions according to the received request to change of the allotment of the at least one of the two or more battery partitions. Additionally, the device can be configured to charge one or more battery partitions in an order of priority, re-assign one or more battery partitions to a different area, and provide notifications of usage. | 2013-08-01 |
20130196721 | WIRELESS HEADSET - A wireless headset can include a headset frame, a wireless transceiver, and an in-ear speaker. The wireless transceiver can be coupled to the headset frame and can be configured to communicate with a base station. The in-ear speaker can be coupled to the wireless transceiver for converting electrical signals into sound waves. | 2013-08-01 |
20130196722 | MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE HAVING FREQUENCY SELECTIVE GROUNDING AND RELATED METHOD - A mobile wireless communications device includes a portable housing having a metallic front housing forming a peripheral sidewall as a metallic ring. A circuit board is carried by the portable housing and forms a chassis ground plane. A wireless communications circuit is carried by a circuit board. An antenna circuit is carried by a circuit board and connected to the wireless communications circuit. A frequency selective grounding circuit is positioned at a selected grounding location at the chassis ground plane and metallic front housing and forms a harmonic trap that responds to a specific range of frequencies. | 2013-08-01 |
20130196723 | Method and a System for Controlling and Tracking Radiation Emitted From Mobile Phones - A mobile handset configured to estimate the radiation absorbed per mass of tissue of a user, and to perform an action in case the absorbed radiation exceeds a predefined threshold. The absorbed radiation may be estimated during a call. Additionally or alternatively, a prediction of the absorbed radiation level may be estimated and given to the user while the handset is not engaged in a call. various data items such as received power per time, estimated absorbed radiation and location may be transmitted to a server. A server application may use these data items to create regional maps of a cellular network coverage and quality by accumulating multiple inputs from a plurality of individual mobile handsets. | 2013-08-01 |
20130196724 | TRANSLATING GRAIN BIN EXTENSIONS FOR AGRICULTURAL HARVESTING MACHINE - A grain bin located atop a harvester includes upstanding walls having a substantially continuous upper edge defining an opening. A grain bin extension is deployable between extended and refracted positions to expand the capacity of the grain bin. The extension includes extension panels and a cap overlaying the opening. The cap is supported by a cap frame that is also deployable between extended and refracted positions. An extension deployment apparatus raises and lowers the extension panels. Extension deployment mechanisms located at opposing corners of the grain bin control the deployment of adjacent extension panels. Each extension deployment mechanism has a first rack and a trunion to drive extension panels in a vertical direction and pivot the panels in an outward direction and a second rack mounted to the trunion to drive the cap frame in a vertical direction, and a dive gear between the first and second racks. | 2013-08-01 |
20130196725 | Grain Tank Cover for a Combine Harvester - A cover for the grain tank of a combine harvester is disclosed that, when raised, is capable of acting as a tank extension to increase the storage capacity of the grain tank. The cover comprises side panels ( | 2013-08-01 |
20130196727 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PLAYING A VIRTUAL GAME BY SENSING PHYSICAL MOVEMENTS - A wireless input device for playing an interactive motion-sensitive game using a wireless-compatible game console in which a virtual play environment is represented through one or more computer-animated visual, aural or tactile effects is provided wherein game play is conducted by moving, shaking, twisting, waving or pointing the input device in a particular manner. The input device can include motion-sensitive circuitry and/or command circuitry for generating control signals and/or an effects generator and associated control circuitry to enable the input device to selectively generate at least one visual, aural or tactile effect comprising sound, lighting or vibration. The input device can include a wireless transceiver for providing two-way wireless communication with the wireless-compatible game console. An optional lighting element emits a light signal or pattern that can be sensed by an external sensor or camera to interpret one or more movements or gestures made using the input device. | 2013-08-01 |
20130196728 | GAME SYSTEM - An object of the present invention is to provide a game system in which when data is transmitted to a game apparatus of a receiver side, the influence which the transmitted data has on a game progressing in the game apparatus of the receiver side is diversified and the interest of the game is increased. | 2013-08-01 |
20130196730 | System and Method for Connecting Gaming Devices to a Network for Remote Play - A gaming system receives information over a network from a user of a remote player device for the gaming system. The gaming system includes a central gaming controller and a random number generator for a gambling game. The information includes a password and an age. The gaming system authenticates the user using the password and determines that the user is of age to gamble on the gambling game using the age, based on data stored in a database for the gaming system. The gaming system accepts a wager from the user over the network and executes a play of the gambling game. Then the gaming system causes a result for the play to be displayed on the remote player device. | 2013-08-01 |
20130196731 | NETWORK BASED CARD GAME OF SKILL - A card game of skill is a network based board game played through an interface with two or more players. The card game of skill may have the same basic rules with regards to winning hands and community cards as Texas Hold'em. Each player in has two hole cards for each hand. Rather than being dealt at random from a deck, the hole cards for each player are selected by the player from a set cards assigned to the player. A master dealer deck may also be maintained during game play and is used to provide community cards. When each player selects their hold cards, the selected hole cards are removed from a master dealer deck. Hence, cards selected by a player as hole cards will not appear as the community cards provided by a dealer for all players to see and use as part of their hand. | 2013-08-01 |
20130196732 | CONTENT GIVING CONTROL METHOD - A given content list stores information about a content that has been given to a player. When a prize content selected by a lottery has been registered in the given content list, it is determined that the prize content satisfies a duplication condition, and an alternative content is selected from an alternative content list, and given to the player instead of the prize content selected by the lottery. An alternative content notification screen that notifies the player that the alternative content has been given to the player is displayed. | 2013-08-01 |
20130196733 | Systems and Methods for Integrated Game Play Through the Use of Proximity-Based Communication on Smart Phones and Hand Held Devices - A user device in a system for selling gaming products receives a game play request from a user. The user device detects being tapped to an external proximity-based communication enabled device using a communication interface that communicates over a proximity-based communication connection. Upon detecting that the user device has been tapped to the external proximity-based communication enabled device, the user device sends a gaming request associated with the game play request over a wireless network. The proximity-based communication protocols ensure that the gaming transaction occurs in a geographical location that is within the jurisdiction of the appropriate gaming authority. | 2013-08-01 |
20130196734 | Systems and Methods for Providing Lottery Game Play Through an Unmanned Terminal - A game play system comprises a banking system that includes at least one terminal configured for financial transactions and an acquirer transaction server coupled with the terminal, the acquirer transaction server configured to provide game plays to a user through the terminal. The game play system further comprises a game play authority in communication with the acquirer transaction server, the game play authority configured to receive game play requests from the acquirer transaction server and game play information from one or more authorities associated with various game plays. | 2013-08-01 |
20130196735 | GAME APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONDUCTING A GAME - Various embodiments of a game apparatus are described that include a digital memory storage apparatus configured to store a plurality of musical recordings, wherein each musical recording includes a portion of a recording of a song wherein such song includes an identifiable and publicly-known title, a sound generation apparatus for broadcasting at least a portion of the plurality of musical recordings as mechanical waves, a controller controlling the broadcasting of the at least a portion of the plurality of musical recordings as mechanical waves, and a plurality of playing cards for game participants, each playing card including a matrix of song titles, each playing card including a different selection and orientation of the song titles, where the song titles included on the whole of the plurality of playing cards are the same as the publicly-known titles of the professional released recordings of songs defining the plurality of musical recordings. | 2013-08-01 |
20130196736 | PLAY FIELD REEL GLASS ENHANCEMENT - Techniques for providing a play field reel glass enhancement on a gaming machine with mechanical spinning reels. A plurality of mechanical spinning reels are configured to indicate a gaming outcome for a wager game played on the gaming machine by a player. A light board located in front of the plurality of mechanical spinning reels lights up individual or groups of the light emitting elements. A graphic element on a reel glass is placed in front of the light board, creating the play field reel glass enhancement that is backlit by the light board to indicate gaming information to a player. A touch screen may be communicatively coupled with the reel glass to receive game input from the player, thereby making the play field reel glass enhancement interactive. | 2013-08-01 |
20130196737 | GAMING MACHINE CONDUCTING INDICATION EFFECT - A gaming machine executes a process of randomly determining symbols to be rearranged on a reel unit. The gaming machine executes a process of determining a combination formed by the symbols. The gaming machine executes a process of selecting from a plurality of choices an indication effect which is executed before the rearrangement of the symbols on the reel unit, based on the determined combination. The gaming machine executes a process of executing the selected indication effect by a notification device. | 2013-08-01 |
20130196738 | GAMING MACHINE CONDUCTING INDICATION EFFECT - A gaming machine stores a plurality of notification patterns of the backlight unit displayable at least in the symbol rearrangement regions of the reel unit including the regions where the symbols are rearranged, a notification pattern being assigned to each of the notification patterns. The gaming machine randomly determines the symbols to be rearranged on the reel unit. The gaming machine determines a combination formed by the determined symbols. The gaming machine selects a notification pattern based on the determined combination. The gaming machine executes a selected notification pattern by the backlight unit, at a notification timing which is before the rearrangement of the symbols on the reel unit. | 2013-08-01 |
20130196739 | GAMING MACHINE CONDUCTING INDICATION EFFECT - Based on the timings to start movement and rearrangement, a gaming machine stores notification sound patterns each associated with the type of notification sound output by a speaker which is capable of outputting notification sound with plural notification patterns and a notification timing. The gaming machine randomly determines the symbols to be rearranged on the reel unit. The gaming machine determines a combination formed by the determined symbols. Based on the determined combination, the gaming machine selects one of the notification sound patterns. The gaming machine outputs notification sound with the selected notification sound pattern. | 2013-08-01 |
20130196740 | GAMING METHOD AND DEVICE INVOLVING PROGRESSIVE WAGERS - A method of gaming is disclosed wherein progressive award values may be increased in response to certain pre-established game outcomes, wager amounts or random events. The increased progressive award values may be based on a primary game or secondary game outcome. Another innovation is the resetting of progressive awards upon completion of a bonus event whether or not award actually won in said bonus event. Player tracking systems permit progressive award values to be linked to a particular player such that the progressive award values remain personal to the player. Re-setting increased progressive award values is also disclosed. | 2013-08-01 |
20130196741 | GAMING MACHINE CONDUCTING INDICATION EFFECT - A gaming machine randomly determines symbols to be rearranged on a reel unit in a game in a normal mode, based on a predetermined probability. The gaming machine determines whether the determined symbols include a chance symbol. When it is determined that the symbols include a chance symbol, the gaming machine randomly determines an expecting degree and conducts the shifting to a chance mode. In the game in the chance mode, the gaming machine randomly determines the symbols to be rearranged on the reel unit based on the probability corresponding to the determined expecting degree. When the game is run for a predetermined number of times, the gaming machine ends the chance mode. | 2013-08-01 |
20130196742 | GAMING MACHINE CONDUCTING INDICATION EFFECT - A gaming machine stores movement patterns of the scroll of the reel unit that has a plurality of paylines and displays a game result by scrolling arranged symbols in a predetermined direction and then rearranging the symbols in a matrix manner. The gaming machine randomly determines the symbols to be rearranged on the reel unit. The gaming machine determines a combination formed by the determined symbols. The gaming machine | 2013-08-01 |
20130196743 | Wagering Game System with Pausing Feature - A gaming system includes one or more controllers and one or more memory devices storing instructions that, when executed by at least one of the one or more controllers, cause the gaming system to initiate a wagering game to be played via a gaming machine and in response to a pause event, temporarily pause the wagering game-in-progress, prior to revealing a final outcome of the wagering game. While the game-in-progress is paused, the one or more controllers allow the gaming machine to participate in a community event along with a plurality of other gaming machines and in response to an end-pause event associated with the community event, reinstate the paused game-in-progress at the gaming machine. | 2013-08-01 |
20130196744 | ADAPTER FOR LOYALTY PROGRAM POINTS - An adapter for wagering game systems designed to communicate using a first protocol is provided that communicates with systems designed to communicate using a second protocol different from the first protocol. The adapter may provide a translation service that translates from the first protocol to the second protocol and vice-versa. Additionally, the adapter may provide a transaction clearing house service. The translation and transaction clearing house services provided by the adapter can be used to access disparate systems using disparate protocols. For example, a wagering game system that is designed to communicate with other wagering game systems using a first protocol can use the adapter to access loyalty points systems and other systems that are designed to use a second communications protocol. | 2013-08-01 |
20130196745 | GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING THE AVERAGE EXPECTED PAYBACK ASSOCIATED WITH A PLAY OF A WAGERING GAME - A gaming system and method which provides a player with a higher average expected payback for making a gaming system wager on a gaming system wagering event in addition to making a primary game wager on a primary game. If the player places the gaming system wager on the gaming system wagering event, the player obtains the chance to win a gaming system award in addition to the player's chance of winning an award based on the outcome of the primary game, wherein the gaming system award is based, at least in part, on the primary game outcome. By placing a gaming system wager on the gaming system wagering event, the overall average expected payback associated with the play of the game increases, without changing the average expected payback of the primary game. | 2013-08-01 |
20130196746 | GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A SELECTION GAME - A game for a gaming machine having a plurality of different items to be selected by a player, each item having a value in an amount preset for a given bonus round, and a respective initial quantity in a preset amount. The player selects an item, such as one of many items for purchase in a store, and the value for that item is registered, along with subtraction of a unit from the quantity of that item. Provided that the quantity for that item selected is not then zero, the player continues to select another item, with registration of the value for that item and subtraction until an item is selected thereby having a zero quantity. | 2013-08-01 |
20130196747 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ACQUIRING VALUE FROM A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR USE IN PLAYING A GAME OF CHANCE - A system, apparatus, and method for electronically transferring value using a portable electronic device. In one embodiment, a method for transferring funds to or from play a portable electronic device to facilitate playing a game of chance on a portable electronic device. | 2013-08-01 |
20130196748 | GAMING DEVICE PROVIDING AN AWARD BASED ON A COUNT OF OUTCOMES WHICH MEETS A CONDITION - Methods and apparatus for providing an award based on a multiplicity of game outcomes. In one implementation the invention provides a method for providing a game. The method includes placing a bet by a player, playing of a game to produce a game outcome, evaluating a primary game outcome, paying a direct award if the primary outcome merits it, advancing a bonus accumulator if the primary outcome merits it, and if the bonus accumulator has advanced sufficiently, paying a bonus award to the player and clearing the bonus accumulator. | 2013-08-01 |
20130196749 | GAMING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING PLAYER SELECTION OF MODIFIERS TO GAME COMPONENTS - In one embodiment, the gaming device and method disclosed herein provides a player one or more modifiers to apply to different components or characteristics of a game. In one such embodiment, the gaming device enables a player to selectively apply or associate a plurality of modifiers to a single game component or apply the plurality of modifiers across the plurality of game components. For each game component with at least one applied modifier, the gaming device disclosed herein modifies said game component based on each applied modifier. The gaming device generates any awards based on any modified game components and any unmodified game components and provides any generated awards to the player. | 2013-08-01 |
20130196750 | TRANSFERRING AWARDS VIA OPTICAL MACHINE READABLE DATA REPRESENTATION IMAGES - Club cards and tickets can be eliminated by providing an application that allows a player's mobile phone to process an image of an optical machine-readable representation of data. At the end of a wagering session on a WGM, the WGM can display a barcode representing a player's winnings, an achievement, game status, etc. The player takes a picture of the barcode with his or her mobile phone. The application on the phone processes the barcode image and automatically updates an account of the player in accordance with the data represented or carried by the barcode. For instance, the mobile phone sends a request to a wagering account server to electronically deposit the winnings, as represented by the barcode, in a wagering account associated with the player's club profile. | 2013-08-01 |
20130196751 | LOTTERY-LIKE GAME WHERE THE WINNING NUMBER DEPENDS ON THE PLAYERS' CHOICES - A lottery-like game played by a plurality of players, where each player chooses a whole number within some specified range. The winner(s) are determined by a simple rule that depends on the particular choices the players make. The game can be played by a small group in proximity, or by a large group over the internet. | 2013-08-01 |
20130196752 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACCUMULATING A JACKPOT AMOUNT - The preferred method of accumulating a jackpot amount includes the step | 2013-08-01 |
20130196753 | EVENT WAGERING WITH GROUP AND/OR IN RUN OPTIONS - Some embodiments may relate to wagering one or more events. Such events may include sporting events. For example, one or more races may be wagered upon. In some embodiments, one or more wager may include an in running or in game wager. In some embodiments, one or more wagers may include a wager on a group of participants. Various apparatus and methods are described. | 2013-08-01 |
20130196754 | METHOD AND COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING GAMING INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION - A method and computerized system for providing gaming instructions and information is comprised of at least an information database, a processor executing machine readable instructions, and a user interface. The database initially comprises information about racers such as thoroughbreds, trotters, and greyhounds, and the races in which they are matched. The processor and user interface can receive input from a user which may be added to the database. The user provides a user profile and preferred categories for selecting racers. The categories may be statistical or lucky categories and the lucky categories may require additional selection by the user. The system scores the racers based on the selected categories and generates suggested wagers and instructions for placing the wagers. The suggested wagers generated vary by user profile such as beginner, intermediate, or advanced, and user betting style preference. | 2013-08-01 |
20130196755 | MOBILE DEVICE TO SECURITY EVENT ASSOCIATION IN GAMING ENVIRONMENTS - A system that tracks information related to security events in a gaming environment includes a plurality of gaming machines, a database storing data regarding security events, and a security event tracking server in communication with the gaming machines and database. Each gaming machine can have an electronic tracking device adapted to detect wirelessly identifying information from portable electronic devices proximate the gaming machine with respect to the occurrence of a security event at or near the gaming machine. The server includes a processor configured to receive information regarding security events and mobile device identifying information, associate the security events with the identifying information, and store the associated security events and identifying information to the database. Mobile device identifying information can be detected passively without any affirmative input by any user of the mobile devices. Patterns of repeated mobile device detections associated with multiple security events can be determined. | 2013-08-01 |
20130196757 | MULTIPLAYER GAMING WITH HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY - A system and related methods for inviting a potential player to participate in a multiplayer game via a user head-mounted display device are provided. In one example, a potential player invitation program receives user voice data and determines that the user voice data is an invitation to participate in a multiplayer game. The program receives eye-tracking information, depth information, facial recognition information, potential player head-mounted display device information, and/or potential player voice data. The program associates the invitation with the potential player using the eye-tracking information, the depth information, the facial recognition information, the potential player head-mounted display device information, and/or the potential player voice data. The program matches a potential player account with the potential player. The program receives an acceptance response from the potential player, and joins the potential player account with a user account in participating in the multiplayer game. | 2013-08-01 |
20130196758 | Gaming Machine Transitions - A graphics system for changing images on a gaming machine display, having a transition library of transition types, a graphics engine and a control means. The graphics engine applies a selected transition type from the transition library to at least one of at least two images for determining the way in which a substitution of one of the images by the other of the images occurs and initialises transition data for effecting an incremental substitution of the one image by the other image. The control means modifies the transition data such that, when the selected transition type is being effected, an incremental substitution of at least a part of the one image by the other image occurs serially until the one image has been substituted by the other image on the gaming machine display. | 2013-08-01 |
20130196759 | SAFETY SCHEME FOR GESTURE-BASED GAME SYSTEM - Technologies are generally described for a safety scheme for a gesture-based game. In some examples, a method performed under control of a gesture-based game system may include determining whether an obstacle exists within a playing space associated with a game being currently played on the gesture-based game system, and generating in a display area associated with the game a barrier image associated with the obstacle. | 2013-08-01 |
20130196760 | GAMING BROWSER MANAGER CLIENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A window manager server is able to initialize and configure one or more windows on a gaming device display screen. The window manager has the ability to configure specific URLs for each window, configure and Z-order depth for each window, set window size and position, and call functions on the pages. A client side application on a gaming device is capable of creating multiple windows on an electronic gaming device and responding to said server configuration or window message commands. | 2013-08-01 |
20130196761 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR GAMING - Methods and apparatus for gaming according to various aspects of the present invention may be implemented in conjunction with a multiplayer game. The game system may prompt a player of the multiplayer game to create a content stream bragging about an achieved score or motivating another player to play the game. The game system may record the content stream and make the recorded content stream accessible to one or more other players of the game. The game system may make the recorded content stream accessible to others through email or through a website, such as a social networking website. | 2013-08-01 |
20130196762 | ASYNCHRONOUS PERSISTENT GROUP BONUS GAME - An asynchronous persistent group bonus game system, method and apparatus may have a plurality of gaming machines including a first processor and a bonus server having a second processor. The first processor may be configured to: determine when a bonus game session event is triggered, transmit a bonus game session request to the second processor, and receive an end session notification from the second processor. The second processor may be configured to execute and maintain the always-on asynchronous persistent group bonus game, receive a bonus game session request from at least one of the plurality of gaming machines, instantiate a bonus game session inside the continuous asynchronous persistent group bonus game for the at least one gaming machine, determine when an end session trigger has been triggered for the bonus game session, and transmit an end session notification to the at least one gaming machine if it is determined that the end session condition has been triggered. | 2013-08-01 |