47th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 44 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110287734 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, LOCATED AREA MANAGEMENT DEVICE, COMMUNICATION CONTROL DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - A communication control device | 2011-11-24 |
20110287735 | Method and device for receiving emergency broadcasting messages - The present invention discloses a method for receiving emergency broadcasting messages. The method comprises that: when the terminal acquires periodically from the information header of the multimedia broadcasting service information that there is a new emergency broadcasting message needed to be received, it parses the emergency broadcasting message from the multimedia broadcasting control information; alternatively, under the scene that the terminal receives the multimedia broadcasting service information, when the terminal acquires from the information header of the service information that there is a new emergency broadcasting message queue needed to be received, it parses the emergency broadcasting message from the multimedia broadcasting control information. The present invention discloses a communication mobile terminal for receiving emergency broadcasting messages. The present invention enables the terminal to open the logic channels periodically to receive all emergency broadcasting messages punctually and effectively prevents the high power consumption and resource wasting in the course of reception. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287736 | METHODS FOR IN-BAND SIGNALING THROUGH ENHANCED VARIABLE-RATE CODECS - Improvements are disclosed for in-band signaling, i.e., transmission of data in a voice channel of a digital wireless network during a voice call session. A family of narrow-band signaling methods, some employing tapered waveforms, is disclosed to successfully pass data-carrying signals through the low-bit rate modes of the EVRC-B vocoder commonly used in CDMA wireless channels. These features can be used in cell phones or other wireless communication devices, including automotive applications. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287737 | DEFAULT CIVIC ADDRESS LOCATIONS FOR MOBILE E9-1-1 CALLS - A device obtains a geographic position of a mobile telephone. The device retrieves geographic locations associated with multiple different civic addresses from memory, and determines if the geographic position is within a certain proximity of one of the geographic locations. The device retrieves a civic address of the multiple different civic addresses, that is associated with the one of the geographic locations, from the memory for use in identifying the civic address at which the mobile telephone is located. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287738 | Method and Apparatus for Measurement of Active User Devices per Quality-of-Service Class Indicator - Methods, apparatus, and systems for measuring, on a per-QoS-class basis, the average number of user devices active on the uplink of a wireless communication system are disclosed. In an exemplary method, a number of mobile terminals with buffered data for transmission to a base station is estimated based on received buffer status reports. An estimated quantity of active mobile terminals is calculated, based on the received buffer status reports and a number of mobile terminals for which a semi-persistent scheduling grant has been granted. In some embodiments, the estimated quantity of active mobile terminals is estimated on a per-traffic-class basis, in which case the technique includes calculating first and second estimated quantities, corresponding to mobile terminals having active data bearers for first and second traffic classes, respectively, based on the received buffer status reports and the number of mobile terminals for which a semi-persistent scheduling grant has been granted. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287739 | MANAGING AUTOMATIC LOG IN TO INTERNET TARGET RESOURCES - A system and a method for managing automatic log in to Internet target resources are disclosed. The system comprises a mobile phone with a storing device to store private identities and a computer with a client browser and a browser plug-in. The browser plug-in is configured to, upon receiving information containing a login form from a target resource being accessed: request a user identifier; and send an identity request to an identification server. Furthermore, the identification server is configured to obtain a phone number associated to the user identifier and send an identity message to the phone. The phone is provided with a client application which looks up the private identities associated to the target resource and sends the selected private identity to the identification server and then to the client browser to log in to the target resource using the selected private identity. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287740 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ASSOCIATING IDENTITY MODULES AND TERMINAL EQUIPMENT - The present invention provides method, apparatus and computer program product for facilitating verification of an identity module, such as associated with a UICC, operatively coupled to a terminal equipment, such as a machine-type communication device. Upon determining that the identity module is in a bonded state, one or more bonding identifiers are read from the identity module and compared with at least a predetermined portion of the terminal equipment identifier, such as an IMEI, stored in the terminal equipment. If at least one of the bonding identifiers corresponds with at least a predetermined portion of the terminal equipment identifier, the identity module and/or the terminal equipment are shifted into predetermined operating conditions. A bonding process may also be performed, whereby the identity module acquires the terminal equipment identifier of currently associated terminal equipment and stores a bonding identifier in identity module memory based thereon. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287741 | SECURE APPLICATION CONTROL IN MOBILE TERMINAL USING BIOMETRIC SENSOR - An exemplary mobile terminal having a biometric input device, according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a biometric input device, configured to receive biometric input related to at least one physical attribute of a user and to authorize performance of an instruction by a processor based on the biometric input related to the at least one physical attribute. The mobile terminal also includes the processor, operatively coupled to the biometric input device and configured to receive the instruction from the biometric input device and to execute the instruction based on authorization by the biometric input device. The mobile terminal also includes a transceiver, operatively coupled to the processor, configured to send and receive at least one of a voice call and data. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287742 | AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM, SMALL BASE STATION, AND AUTHENTICATION METHOD - The present invention relates to an authentication system, a small base station, and an authentication method which allow a server side to authenticate whether an installation position of a small base station is valid or not. In a packet to be sent as an authentication request from the femto base station | 2011-11-24 |
20110287743 | Method, system and user equipment for establishing association between a service network element and an MME - The present invention provides a method, system and UE for establishing association between a service network element and an MME, in order to solve the technical problem of establishing association between the service network element and the MME. The technical solution of the present invention is as follows: the service network element receives a message sent by the UE including an information parameter of the MME which is currently serving the UE, and acquires the information parameter of the MME from the message; the service network element sends a message including an information parameter of the service network element to the MME; and the MME acquires the information parameter of the service network element from the message. The present invention realizes the requirement of establishing association between the service network element and the MME without modifying and upgrading network elements related to the PCC architecture for implementing the function, reduces the operating cost and risk of the existing network, and favours the prompt application of the EPS network. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287744 | System And Method Of Authenticating Login Credentials In A Wireless Communication System - A technique in a wireless mobile device for use in enabling service sessions with a host service via a wireless network is described. The device receives a host login credential from the host service, and saves it in memory. The device detects a logoff trigger for logging off from an enabled service session with the host service. In response to detecting the logoff trigger, the device performing the following actions. The device prompts with, in a display, an entry screen having a field for entry of a device login credential for use in logging on to a subsequent service session with the host service. The device receives, via a user I/O subsystem, the device login credential in response to the prompting, and saves it in memory. After receiving and saving the device login credential, the device logs off from the enabled service session with the host service. After the logging off from the enabled service session, the device detects a login trigger for logging on to the subsequent service session with the host service. In response to detecting the login trigger, the device authenticates the saved device login credential with the saved host login credential. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287745 | ENHANCED COMMUNICATIONS LOG FOR A MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE - A set of context incidents can be logged for a mobile communication device. Communication incidents to and from the mobile communication device can also be logged. The context data can be associated with the communication incidents. One or more of the context incidents can be associated with a set of different ones of the communication incidents. A call log window can be displayed upon a screen of the mobile communication device. The call log window can include a listing showing at least a portion of the communication incidents and an associated context incident. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287746 | INTELLIGENT CALL NOTIFICATION IN A COMMUNICATION NETWORK - Notification of missed voice calls directed to non-responsive called party devices in a communication network is provided. An incoming call directed to a called party device, when the called party device is in a non-responsive state, are received at a messaging platform. Call data associated with the call is stored at the messaging platform. The stored call data is utilized to generate a notification of the call. The notification of the call is sent from the messaging platform to the called party device or another device associated with the called party. The notification may include an identification of the calling party and a date and time when the call was made. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287747 | REMOTE OPERATION SYSTEM AND METHOD AND REMOTE CONTROL DEVICE - To provide a remote operation method which is safe and simple for the user who does not have the enough operation knowledge on a control object apparatus installed within a house through an interactive interface. An in-house apparatus control unit has a function of sending or receiving an electronic mail to or from a portable telephone terminal and a function of making the other data communication, in which the user of the portable telephone terminal is authenticated safely according to the sender portable telephone number of the electronic mail or the ID of the sender terminal of data communication, and further an apparatus within the house is controlled by automatically judging the control contents to be requested from the contents of exchange of information with the user in an interactive form using an electronic mail or an application mounted on the portable telephone terminal. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287748 | Consent, Signature and Recording Retention in a Certified Communications System - System has consent, signature, recording and retention functions. Near post-sessional data acquisition gathers nominal comm device information from participants. Active online phones are sent a SMS with the recorded event ID, a hyperlink and password for system access. Otherwise, data is acquired for another text message enabled phone or user email. If disconnected, the user is called for additional data. A contractual relationship is established with these functions. With an ACK-consent upon system access, an ACK-consent by the parties, a RECORD ON command, and a recorded intent-to-contract, the system creates an enforceable contract by storing the ACKs and recorded session. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287749 | REMOTE BABYSITTING MONITOR - The invention herein disclosed provides means and methods for monitoring the condition of infants, young children, the elderly and the incapacitated from a remote location simply and efficiently and can be regarded as a remote babysitting system. A system for monitoring remote locations comprising a telephonic device adapted to pick up the line automatically when called by a celler, said telephonic device being acoustically coupled to its surroundings, wherein said caller may listen to said surroundings from a remote location is herein described. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287750 | LINK SERVER AND PROGRAM THEREOF, WEBSITE BROWSING SYSTEM, WEBSITE BROWSING METHOD, AND WEBSITE BROWSING PROGRAM - In response to a browsing request of a website from a mobile phone, a link server acquires content information from the web server. Based on the content information, a plurality of page images generated by making a picture of the web page, pseudo UIF display data corresponding to UIF included in the web page, URL information indicating URL address of a top page of the website to be browsed, and a control code for providing the mobile phone with various functions related to the website browsing are combined, and thereby generating a website browsing application. The link server delivers the generated website browsing application to the mobile phone. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287751 | VOICE DIRECTED SYSTEM AND METHOD CONFIGURED FOR ASSURED MESSAGING TO MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS - A communications system transmits messages via a wireless network to multiple users nearly simultaneously in real-time. Each user has a terminal that receives a message and plays the message for the user. The terminal may also wait for the user to verbally acknowledge the arrival of the message before continuing with its normally executing application. The sender of the message may track, for each intended recipient, the delivery of the message, the accessing of the message by the user, and the acknowledgement by the user that the message was understood. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287752 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO MAKE OPEN MARKET HANDSETS (C.S0023-D OR C.S0065-B COMPLAINT) BACKWARD COMPATIBLE WITH OLD RUIM CARDS - A method and apparatus for enabling backward compatibility in open market handsets (OMH) is provided. The method may include determining a type of an identity module based on one or more internal parameters of the identity module, and obtaining one or more credentials based at least in part on the determined the type identity module. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287753 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE OPERATION OF THE MOBILE TERMINAL - A mobile terminal and a method for controlling the operation of the mobile terminal are provided. In a mobile terminal including a first processor and a second processor, the first processor controls execution of a first operation and displays a screen corresponding to the execution of the first operation on a display module. When a predetermined user command is input, the first processor is deactivated and the second processor performs a control operation for continuously executing the first operation with reference to operation information associated with the first operation and displays a screen corresponding to the continuous execution of the first operation on the display module. The first processor or the second processor is selectively activated according to a user command such that the user can use a phone mode suitable for the environment in which the mobile terminal is used. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287754 | Cell Phone with Automatic Dialing Lockout - A cell phone prevents inadvertent dialing or answering of the cell phone by detecting a low light condition consistent with the phone being in a pocket, purse or the like. The ability to use the phone unencumbered in low light situations is provided by using the low-light detection not to disable the phone but to cause a user prompt that requests a user decision on rejecting the phone activity. The user input is tailored to a particular predetermined button for either condition to ensure the results of this prompt are unlikely to be satisfied by an accidental keypress. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287755 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR POWER SAVING OF CSG FEMTO BASE STATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Provided are a method and an apparatus for power saving of a CSG femto base station in a wireless communication system. A method of controlling a femto base station according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes: a macro base station to which the femto base station belongs to verify whether or not terminals registered in the femto base station exist in a service coverage of the macro base station, verifying an operation mode of the femto base station if at least one of the registered terminals exists in the service coverage of the macro base station on the basis of the verification result; and allowing the macro base station to direct the switching to an active mode to the femto base station when the femto base station operates in a sleep mode on the basis of the verification result. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287756 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR POWER SAVING OF FEMTO BASE STATION USING ANR FUNCTION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Provided are a method and an apparatus for power saving of a femto base station operating as a CSG cell in a wireless communication system. A femto base station according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes: a reception unit receiving signals from adjacent second femto base stations; a transmission unit transmitting signals to second femto base stations, and a control unit controlling to be transitioned to an active mode when a mode transition command is received from at least one second femto base station while operating in a sleep mode, in a wireless communication system constituted by a plurality of femto base stations using automatic neighbor relation (ANR). | 2011-11-24 |
20110287757 | REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD - A remote control system and method for controlling and interacting with a variety of devices and systems is disclosed. The system comprises at least one command server which is operable to receive control commands from a handheld communications device and to generate and transmit command signals in response to the received control commands, the transmitted command signals interacting with one or more devices controlled by the system. In one embodiment, the handheld communications device is operable to exchange data with an account server that maintains data and configuration information for the system and the devices to be controlled by it over a first communications modality. The handheld communications device transfers control commands and other data with the command server via a second communications modality and the handheld communications device can transfer data between the account server and the command server as needed. The system can support multiple devices to be controlled, multiple command servers, which can each be associated with one or more devices to be controlled, and multiple handheld communications devices. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287758 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION METHOD, MOBILE STATION, AND NETWORK DEVICE - A mobile communication method according to the present invention includes a step of a radio network controller of a first communication scheme transmitting an instruction signal to a mobile station UE in a case where a radio access capability of the mobile station UE is contained in the received connection setup request signal, the instruction signal instructing the mobile station UE to make an attempt to set up a connection in a cell of a second communication scheme, and a step of the mobile station UE setting up the connection in the cell of the second communication scheme in response to the received instruction signal, wherein in the mobile station UE transmits a connection setup request signal not containing the radio access capability of the mobile station UE, in a case where the mobile station UE detects the predetermined trigger but the attempt to setup the connection in the cell of the second communication scheme has been made a predetermined number of times or more within a predetermined period of time. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287759 | METHOD FOR OPERATING SERVICE UNAVAILABLE MODE OF FEMTO BASE STATION - The present invention relates to a broadband wireless access system, and more particularly, to a method for efficiently operating a service unavailable mode of Femto base station. The method for operating a service unavailable mode of Femto base station in the broadband wireless access system according to one embodiment of the present invention, comprises the steps of: determining whether the preset condition for the operation of a service unavailable mode is satisfied; and broadcasting service unavailable mode information for indicating the state of service unavailable mode of the Femto base station in accordance with the result of determination on the preset condition. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287760 | MOBILE STATION, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, INAPPROPRIATE CELL ID DETECTION METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A method of detecting an inappropriate cell ID in an environment in which synchronization using reference signals is not ensured in adjacent cells, without employing a method of using a report from an adjacent base station. A mobile station (UE) stores occurrence of an event in which synchronization using a reference signal has been lost with a cell being in a state of call connection, synchronization has been achieved again with a cell having a same cell ID as the cell with which the synchronization has been lost, and then the call connection has been released. The mobile station (UE) notifies occurrence of the event to a base station together with the cell ID when a call connection is subsequently made. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287761 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FILTERING CELLULAR TELEPHONE MESSAGES - Systems and methods for filtering cellular messages to prevent receipt of certain messages are described. In one aspect, a computing device detects an incoming cellular telephone message for delivery to a receiver. The device filters the message by determining source identification information for the incoming cellular telephone message. The device compares this information to source identification entries in an acceptable senders list. The acceptable senders list includes source identification information corresponding to previous incoming and outgoing voice contacts by the receiver. If the source identification information for the incoming cellular telephone message is not found in the source identification entries in the acceptable senders list, the device deletes the cellular telephone message from a memory to prevent receipt of the message by the receiver. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287762 | Enabling Improvement in Cellular Network Coverage - A method that has cellphones report to the cellular network signal strength and location information when the signal strength falls below a chosen threshold. Each cellphone maintains a log file of entries, each of which specifies a location and a signal strength (that is below the chosen threshold) and on a regular basis sends the information in the log file to the cellular network's provider. The provider uses the information sent by the cellphones to identify geographic regions where signal conditions are poor, and that enables the provider to upgrade its network. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287763 | TELEPHONE RECEIVING SYSTEM AND METHOD, AND TELEPHONE DEVICE - A telephone device includes a telephone device includes a dialing operation receiving unit that receives a dialing operation, a creating unit that creates condition data that indicates a condition of a function of the telephone device when a telephone number that received by the dialing operation receiving unit is matched with a specified number; and a sending unit that sends the created condition data to a desired destination. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287764 | HOME LOCATION REGISTER QUERY REDUCTION APPARATUS AND METHODS - Methods and apparatus for reducing the traffic volume associated with home location register queries used to determine a subscriber's location in a wireless telecommunications network or in an IP multimedia subsystem network. A query reduction mechanism (QRM) is in communication with a short message service center (SMSC) and with a home location register (HLR) to provide a destination location to send an incoming message. The SMSC sends a lookup query to the QRM and the QRM sends a location response back to the SMSC. The destination location and the message are then sent to the mobile switching center for transmission of the message to the destination mobile device. The QRM includes a route cache with location information, route caching logic, and a passive monitor to receive subscriber location updates. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287765 | OPERATION OF MACHINE-TYPE COMMUNICATION DEVICES - The invention relates to operating a Machine-Type Communication (MTC) device for communication with a cellular radio network. A transmission is made from the MTC device to the cellular radio network to register the MTC device with the cellular radio network. The transmission includes a message from the MTC device to the cellular radio network, identifying the MTC device as an MTC device to the cellular radio network. Also, the MTC device has an associated HPLMN. An instruction is received at the MTC device from the network not to make a transmission from the MTC device for accessing the network. The instruction specifies a criteria for the MTC device's HPLMN or preferred list of networks. The MTC Device compares the criteria with the HPLMN associated with the MTC device and avoids making a transmission to access the network for a period of time based on the result comparing step. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287766 | AUTOMATIC NETWORK SELECTION METHODS AND APPARATUS USING A STEERED PLMN - Methods and apparatus for automatically selecting a wireless communication network by user equipment using a “steered” PLMN are disclosed. A home network identification, a list of prioritized roaming network identifications, and a steered network identification are stored in memory (e.g. a SIM or USIM) of the user equipment. In an automatic network selection procedure, a scanning operation is performed to receive one or more network identifications corresponding to one or more available wireless communication networks in a coverage area. The user equipment attempts to select a wireless communication network in the coverage area by comparing the received network identifications from the scanning operation with the steered network identification. If a match between a received network identification and the steered network identification is identified, a wireless communication network corresponding to the received network identification that matches the steered network identification is selected and registered with by the user equipment. This procedure is performed in lieu of use of the list of prioritized roaming network identifications of the user equipment. By setting the steered network identification via an over-the-air programming procedure when necessary (e.g. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287767 | Method and system for implementing measurement - The present invention discloses a method and system for implementing measurement. The method comprises: a report status of a measurement task is detected, a User Equipment (UE) no longer measures the current measurement task if the report status is that the current measurement task has been finished or will not continue being reported, or the User Equipment (UE) continues measuring the current measurement task if the report status is that the current measurement task is not finished or will continue being reported. By adopting the present invention, the UE is free from unnecessary measurements when the reporting of the measurement task is not needed, which relieves the measurement burden of the UE. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287768 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, MOBILE STATION, BASE STATION, AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD - One object of the present invention is to improve stability of wireless communication, regardless of a movement speed of a mobile station by estimating a movement speed of a mobile station using a signal prepared in advance for a used standard and selecting an appropriate base station. In the wireless communication system | 2011-11-24 |
20110287769 | RADIO ROUTING AGENT, CALL PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD OF TERMINAL - When a call is attempted from a terminal that can transmit/receive data by connecting to different plurality of networks, a radio routing agent that is positioned at a core network selects an optimum wireless route from a plurality of wireless routes and provides the optimum wireless route based on an entire radio resource and a route state. Therefore, when a normal response is received by attempting a call to a call receiving terminal through the optimum wireless route that is selected by the radio routing agent, a call processing apparatus transmits the optimum wireless route to a terminal in which a call is attempted through a base station. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287770 | Methods of determining coverage areas - A method of determining coverage areas in a communication system includes determining, by a controller, a plurality of base stations in the communication system and determining, by the controller, a Voronoi region for each of the plurality of base stations. The Voronoi region corresponds to the coverage area for the base station. Each location in the Voronoi region is closest to the base station than any other base station of the plurality of base stations. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287771 | BASE STATION AND RADIO PARAMETER-ADJUSTMENT METHOD - A base station forming a cell based on a value of a radio parameter includes a reception unit configured to receive a signal transmitted from a mobile terminal communicating with the base station, and a processor configured to adjust a value of a radio parameter of the base station based on first and second reception qualities of the mobile terminal, where the first reception quality is a value of a reception quality of a transmission signal of the base station and the second reception quality is a value of a reception quality of a transmission signal of another base station. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287772 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF OPERATING FEMTO BASE STATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method and apparatus of operating a femto base station in a wireless communication system is provided. A first announcement message indicating service interruption is transmitted. A second announcement message indicating service recovery is transmitted. The second announcement message is transmitted to a user equipment or a macro base station having a wider cell area than the femto base station. Reliability of a communication service can be maintained for a user equipment even if a service of a femto base station is temporarily interrupted. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287773 | Method, Apparatus and System for Key Derivation - A method, an apparatus and a system for key derivation are disclosed. The method includes the following steps: a target base station) receives multiple keys derived by a source base station, where the keys correspond to cells under control of the target base station; the target base station selects a key corresponding to the target cell after knowing a target cell that a user equipment (UE) wants to access. An apparatus for key derivation and a communications system are also provided. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287774 | Method, System and Terminal for State Transition - The present invention relates to a method, system and UE for state transition. The method includes: after a transition from the CELL-PCH state to the CELL-FACH state, a UB receives the scheduling control channel continuously, or receives simultaneously the scheduling control channel according to the receiving time corresponding to the DRX mechanism when the UE is in the CELL-FACH state and the receiving time corresponding to the DRX mechanism when the UE is in the CELL-PCH state; after obtaining an indication of normal reception, the UE receives the scheduling control channel according to the receiving time corresponding to the DRX mechanism when the UE is in the CELL-FACH state; the radio network controller has be informed that the has transited from the CELL-PCH state to the CELL-FACH state simultaneously When the UE obtains the indication of normal reception, so as to avoid data loss in a certain period after the state transition of the UE. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287775 | METHOD FOR INTERFERENCE MITIGATION FOR FEMTOCELL BASE STATIONS OF A WIMAX NETWORK - A method for interference mitigation for femtocell base stations of a WiMAX network, wherein the femtocell base station is located within the transmission range of at least one macrocell base station and/or at least one other femtocell base station, is characterized in that the femtocell base station performs downlink measurements to detect neighboring macrocell and/or femtocell base stations and reports results of the downlink measurements to at least one higher layer network controller, wherein the network controller allocates transmission parameters to the WiMAX femtocell base stations on the basis of at least the reported measurement results and the current resource occupation in the network. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287776 | DETERMINATION OF USER EQUIPMENT ANTENNA CAPABILITY - The present invention provides a method of determining capability of a UE, the method comprising: receiving an indication from a UE during a random access procedure, the indication enabling antennae capability of the UE to be determined; processing the indication in order to determine the number of antennae of the UE; and allocating resources to the UE according the antennae capability of the UE. The invention further relates to a user equipment and a network entity operable to implement such a method. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287777 | RESOURCE MANAGEMENT METHOD, NETWORK DEVICE, USER EQUIPMENT, AND SYSTEM - In the field of communications, a resource management method, a network device, a User Equipment (UE), and a system are provided. The method includes the following steps: the network side set information about a set of virtual cells; and sends the set information about the set of virtual cells to a UE. The network device includes a first setting unit and a sender unit. The UE includes a receiver unit and a processor unit. The system includes a network device. The technical solution brings the following beneficial effects: a set of virtual cells is introduced so that high-level resources are shared efficiently. Compared with the existing multi-cell setting method, information about multiple cells does not need to be set additionally, so that the resource management at the time when a UE communicates with multiple cells is greatly simplified. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287778 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ESTIMATION OF MOBILE STATION VELOCITY IN A CELLULAR SYSTEM BASED ON GEOGRAPHICAL DATA - A system and method for estimating velocity of a mobile station in a wireless communication system using time-frequency signal processing and a geographical database. The geographical database is used for prediction of ray trajectory and ray power to provide an estimate of propagation delay associated with database points. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287779 | System and Method for Location Assurance of A Mobile Device - A system and method for determining whether an estimated location of a wireless device includes one or more forged location measurements. A first estimated location of the wireless device using a first set of location measurements is determined, and a second estimated location of the wireless device using a second set of location measurements is determined. The first estimated location may be compared to the second estimated location. One of the determined locations may then be identified as having one or more forged location measurements if the comparison between the first estimated location and second estimated location is greater than a predetermined threshold. The second set of location measurements may be produced using a location technology different than the location technology used to produce the first set of location measurements. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287780 | COLLAR TRACKING SYSTEM - The present invention is a collar tracking system that includes a RFID system with a modem, an electric fence with a plurality of boundaries that is in communication with the RFID system and a plurality of power modes, a plurality of electronic circuitry that includes a battery, an open charging electrode, a smart protection circuitry to prevent a short to the battery and an antenna. The collar tracking system also includes a GSM system that is in communication with the electric fence and the RFID system, a collar with a RFID receiver and a GMS receiver that is in communication with the RFID system and the GMS system and overall system software that controls the RFID system, the electric fence, the electric circuitry, the GMS system, the RFID receiver and the GMS receiver. The collar tracking system can also utilize a GPS system to replace the RFID system. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287781 | Lawful Identification of Unknown Terminals - The present invention relates to methods and arrangements to establish an identity of a target T. The method comprises the following steps:—Collecting geographical location points A, B, C, D indicating presence of the target.—Interrogating at least one mobile network to fetch lists of identities of users located in defined areas C1-C3, each area covering a collected geographical location point.—Crosschecking between the fetched lists.—Identifying a single identity that is common to the fetched lists. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287782 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OBTAINING EMERGENCY CALLER LOCATION - A method and system for determining if a phone has changed locations includes a subscriber phone equipment coupled to a phone system through a subscriber access line. The subscriber phone equipment includes a location test module and a datastore. The location test module includes a first subscriber access line identity for the subscriber access line. The datastore includes a first subscriber location for the first subscriber access line identity. The location test module obtains a second subscriber access line identity for the subscriber access line, obtains a second subscriber location for the second subscriber access line identity, and compares the first subscriber location and the second subscriber location. If the first subscriber location does not match the second subscriber location, then the subscriber phone equipment has changed locations. If the first subscriber location matches the second subscriber location, then the subscriber phone equipment has not changed locations. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287783 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING POSITIONING ERROR WITHIN A WLAN-BASED POITIONING SYSTEM - The invention features a method of estimating an expected error of a position estimate for use in a WLAN positioning system that estimates the position of a WLAN-enabled device. The WLAN-enabled device receives signals transmitted by a WLAN access point in range of the WLAN-enabled device. The method estimates the position of the WLAN-enabled device based on the received signals from the WLAN access point in range of the WLAN enabled device. The method also estimates an expected error of the position estimate based on characteristics of the WLAN access point in range of the WLAN enabled device, wherein the expected error predicts a relative accuracy of the position estimate. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287784 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MOBILE STATION LOCATION - A system and method for locating mobile stations in a wireless communication system such as a cellular system based on at least one received wireless signal and a database of geographical information. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287785 | METHOD, DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR OBTAINING USER EQUIPMENT LOCATION INFORMATION - The invention provides a method, device, and system for obtaining user equipment (UE) location information. The method includes: an interworking entity (IWF) receives UE location information reported by a mobility management entity (MME); the IWF determines trusted UE location information according to the UE location information reported by the MME; and the IWF interacts with a UE or a mobile switching center (MSC) according to the trusted UE location information. With the method, device, and system, it is ensured that the MSC can obtain trusted and accurate UE location information in a circuit switched over packet switched (CSoPS) architecture. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287786 | Mobile coaching distribution system - A mobile coaching distribution system that sends various types of persuasive Content that many include, but not be limited to, advice, reminders and interventions relating to healthcare, physical and mental wellness, treatment adherence, professional development or personal development, over a cellular network. There are three components of mobile coaching: time and place and frequency. The mobile coaching distribution system enables a subscriber to control the location at which the content is received. The user may specify up to a certain number (say 10) of different geolocations. The geolocations are specified by opening an application in the provided mobile client and pushing a button. Through either data or SMS connection the longitude and latitude of the location are uploaded into a server. The server recognizes the phone number or IMEI of the phone and stores the location into a subscriber-specific location database. The subscriber can go on a website and modify or augment the database of locations that he has entered through the application. The content that can be delivered may include audio, SMS, data or pictures. The content, the frequency and timing of its delivery and the radius around the pre-selected locations can be determined either by the subscriber to the service, or by a website administrator for the service provider. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287787 | LOCATION-BASED SERVICE BASED ON ACCESS POINT IDENTIFIERS - An access point transmits cell information via a physical layer channel. In some cases, the cell information sent on the physical layer channel comprises a physical layer identifier. For example, a physical layer channel may be modulated based on a cell identifier and/or a closed subscriber group identifier associated with the access point. Through the use of this cell information, an access point may be quickly identified for mobility and/or interference management operations. In addition, this cell information may be used for finger-printing operations. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287788 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING MOBILE DEVICE SERVICES USING SMS COMMUNICATIONS - An enhanced services platform has an interface for receiving a communication from a user requesting a desired data. An automated response module parses the communication and retrieves the desired data. The enhanced services platform arranges the desired data into a response message that is sent to the user, where the response message includes an embedded code corresponding to a link allowing the user to re-contact the enhanced services platform. An operator assistance module receives communications from the user initiated via the link to provide further assistance regarding the user's request. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287789 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECOGNITION OF DEVICES - The present invention aims to provide a technical solution for recognizing a target device from a plurality of devices as follows: sending a first and second wireless signal to a plurality of devices and determining the target device according to the signal strength differences between the first and second signal strengths. By using the technical solutions of the present invention, the “near-far-effect” caused by a single antenna can be overcome, and different offsets in the measured received signal strengths caused by the diversity of the receiving antennas can also be eliminated, and thus the accuracy of recognition is improved efficiently. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287790 | Mobile Communication Device, Network Node, Communication System and Method for Distributed Cooperative Multi-Antenna Communication - Network node for a distributed cooperative multi-antenna communication, including at least two sending and receiving units, wherein the network node is adapted to receive an indication of a protocol descriptor from a mobile communication device and wherein the network node is communicatively couplable with at least one further network node. Furthermore, the network node may be adapted to provide and/or receive an indication of a protocol descriptor and/or a channel access method to/from the at least one further network node. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287791 | Wireless Communication System and Communication Control Method - It is provided a wireless communication system comprising base stations that communicate with a terminal. Each of the base station has antennas. Each of the base stations transmits a first reference signal unique to each of the antennas which does not overlap with another antenna among the base stations at least in a vicinity thereof. The terminal receives the first reference signal and estimates a received power of the first reference signal for each of the antennas, selects antennas suitable for communication from among the antennas based on a result of estimating the received power, and transmits a result of selecting the antennas to the each of the base stations. The each of the base stations refers the result of selecting the antennas transmitted from the terminal, assigns the selected antennas belonging to different cells to the terminal, and notifies the terminal of a result of assigning the antennas. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287792 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FACILITATING A LAYERED CELL SEARCH FOR LONG TERM EVOLUTION SYSTEMS - A method for ranking signals isolates and cancels neighboring cells using layering. Received signals from various cells are grouped into layers, with each layer comprised of received signals which are comparable within a particular metric (such as signal strength). The signals within a particular layer may also be ranked according to a desired metric. At the beginning of a cancellation cycle the UE may perform the layering and ranking. Once the layering and ranking has been performed the UE may continue to use the layering and ranking for later rounds of cancellation, freeing up processing resources that would otherwise be dedicated to repeated ranking of received signals. After a period of time, the cancellation cycle may repeat and the layering and ranking may be performed again. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287793 | PROVIDING CONFIGURATION INFORMATION FOR BROADCAST CONTROL OF ACCESS TERMINAL RADIO EVENT HANDLING - Radio event handling at access terminals is controlled at a granularity other than access terminal-level granularity through the use of broadcast control values. For example, a network entity such as an access point may broadcast control values to control radio event handling (e.g., radio event logging and/or reporting) at access terminals in the vicinity of the access point. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287794 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING COMMUNICATION OFFLOADING TO UNLICENSED BANDS - An apparatus for providing network assisted local communication offloading to unlicensed bands may include at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code. The at least one memory and the computer program code may be configured, with the processor, to cause the apparatus to perform at least receiving, via signaling associated with licensed band resources, information indicative of unlicensed band resources available in a particular area, and providing resource availability data, via signaling associated with the licensed band resources, to one or more devices within the particular area. The resource availability data may enable unlicensed band resource usage by at least one of the one or more devices. A corresponding method and computer program product are also provided. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287795 | Communications System Density and Range Improvement by Signal-Strength-Directed Channel Class Selection with Weighting for Minimum Capacity Consumption - Methods and apparatuses for optimized channel selection are disclosed. In one example, a channel quality is measured of each channel of an available number of channels on which a mobile communication device can transmit and receive. A subset of the available number of channels is allocated to a long range channel class responsive to the channel quality. An RSSI of the mobile communication device is monitored and correlated to a mobile communication device proximity to a base station. A channel is selected from the long range channel class if the mobile communication device proximity is greater than a predetermined proximity. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287796 | Methods and Apparatus for Enabling a Channel Access Protocol for Directional Mac - A method and apparatus for providing a channel access protocol for use in a directional communication network is provided. The method may comprise transmitting channel access information to a plurality of apparatuses, receiving a first directional beam from a second apparatus of the plurality of apparatuses, wherein the first directional beam is determined by the second apparatus based on the received channel access information, determining a second directional beam based on the first directional beam, transmitting a channel reservation to the second apparatus using the second directional beam and establishing a communication session with the second apparatus based on the channel reservation. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287797 | WIRELESS TRANSMITTER AND REFERENCE SIGNAL TRANSMISSION METHOD - Disclosed are a wireless transmitter and a reference signal transmission method that improve channel estimation accuracy. In a terminal ( | 2011-11-24 |
20110287798 | Base Station and Wireless Communication System - It is provided a wireless communication system comprising base stations that transmit data to a terminal with cooperation by the base stations. The terminal communicates with the base stations. The terminal periodically transmits, to one of the base stations, information necessary for data transmission from a single base station out of the base stations. Each of the base stations determines whether the terminal needs data transmission through a cooperation among the base stations, and transmits a cooperation information transmission instruction to the terminal, which includes information necessary to execute the data transmission in order to cooperate among the base stations in the case where it is determined that the terminal needs the data transmission through the cooperation among the base stations. The terminal transmits the cooperation information to the base stations in a case of receiving the cooperation information transmission instruction. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287799 | COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS - A method and system that allows a mobile station of a communications system to request and be granted a fraction (a sub-set) of the overall frequency bandwidth of a communications channel for its transmissions. Thus, for example, in a TETRA system, a mobile station can, instead of having to request and be granted the full frequency bandwidth of an, e.g., 150 kHz QAM channel, request and be granted only a portion or fraction of the 150 kHz bandwidth of the channel, such as a 25 kHz portion of it. This allows the requested and allocated transmission resources to be more readily optimised to the amount of data that a mobile station wishes to transmit. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287800 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION METHOD, MOBILE STATION, AND NETWORK DEVICE - A mobile communication method according to the present invention includes a step of a mobile station UE transmitting a connection setup request signal containing a radio access capability of the mobile station eNB to a radio network controller RNC of a UMTS scheme, upon detecting a predetermined trigger while camping on in a cell of the first communication scheme, a step of the radio network controller RNC of the UMTS scheme transmitting an instruction signal for instructing setup of a connection in a cell of an LTE scheme to the mobile station UE, in a case where the radio access capability of the mobile station UE is contained in the received connection setup request signal, and a step of the mobile station UE setting up the connection in the cell of the LTE scheme in response to the received instruction signal. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287801 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONSTRUCTION OF RADIO ENVIRONMENT MODEL - A system and method for constructing a signal propagation model in a wireless communication system such as a cellular system based on at least one received wireless signal correlated to a geographic location. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287802 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DYNAMIC WHITESPACE SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT - Systems and methods for dynamic white space management are described. First, local handling of channel queries, in which a channel query by a white space device (WSD) is handled by a local dynamic spectrum management (DSM) server, if the DSM server has all the information necessary for providing a response to the channel query. Second, a search extension, in which a WSDB passes part of a search for available channels to a local DSM server. Third, assisting of an available channel calculation, in which a DSM server provides spectrum sensing information to WSDBs to improve the available channel calculation within the WSDBs. And fourth, dynamic bandwidth management to meet the coexistence requirements. In addition, the content of the messages and procedures that enable the above value-adding functions and interactions with the WSDB systems are described. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287803 | Wirless security messaging model - Reducing power consumption and interference in wireless communication is provided. For example, in one embodiment, a method is provided that listens for radio frequency (“RF”) activity on a receiver utilizing a first receiver antenna. When no RF activity is detected the receiver is switched “on” and a command is transmitted. If a reply to the transmission is not received the receiver is turned “off.” After an expiration of time, the receiver is again switched “on” and another command is transmitted on a second antenna coupled to the receiver. Thereafter, if a reply is not received the receiver is again turned “off.” Embodiments of the invention also include other methods, computer-readable mediums, apparatuses, and systems that contain features similar to the features in the above described method. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287804 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SIGNAL TRANSMISSION POWER AND DEVICE FOR SAME - The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. More particularly, the present invention relates to a signal transmission method in which a terminal transmits a signal in a wireless communication system, said method comprising the steps of: checking the maximum transmission power (P_CC_MAX) for each component carrier of a plurality of component carriers, as well as the maximum transmission power (P_UE_MAX) of the terminal; calculating the transmission power for each channel to be simultaneously transmitted to a base station through one or more component carriers; independently adjusting the transmission power for each of the channels so as not to exceed the maximum transmission power (P_CC_MAX) and the maximum transmission power (P_UE_MAX); and transmitting a signal to the base station through the plurality of channels for which the transmission power is adjusted. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287805 | TELECOMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS THEREOF - The invention relates to a telecommunication method in a base station of a mobile communication system, the mobile communication system comprising a plurality of base stations, a communication link being established between the base station and a user equipment, the method comprising the following steps performed by the base station: selecting one of the plurality of base stations as a target base station for a handover of the user equipment; transmitting a handover request to the target base station; receiving a handover request acknowledgement from the target base station, the handover request acknowledgment being indicative of at least one physical resource of the target base station; and transmitting a handover command to the user equipment via the communication link using the at least one physical resource. The handover command being descriptive of information required for accessing the target base station. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287806 | MOTION-BASED TUNE COMPOSITION ON A MOBILE DEVICE - A wireless handset that senses motion and converts the sensed motion into an audio signal is described. The wireless handset includes a processor, an accelerometer operatively coupled to the processor, and a speaker operatively coupled to the processor. As the device is moved, the accelerometer produces a signal representing the movement of the device. The processor converts the accelerometer signal into an audio signal. The audio signal is emitted by the speaker. Thus, as a user moves the wireless handset through space, the user can hear the audio signal, and becomes aware of the correlation between the motion of the wireless handset and the sounds emitted from the speaker. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287807 | COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS OF DUAL STANDBY MODE TERMINAL - A communication method and apparatus of a dual standby mode mobile terminal for improving the emission performance are provided. The mobile terminal includes a master switch for connecting a master antenna to a master Radio Frequency (RF) unit for communication with a first network, a slave switch for connecting a slave antenna to a slave RF unit for communication with a second network, a slave control unit for controlling communication with the second network and for detecting attachment of a slave Subscriber Identity Module (SIM), and a master control unit for controlling communication with the first network, for detecting attachment of a master SIM, and for controlling the master and slave switches to establish/release either the connection between the master antenna and the master RF unit or the connection between the slave antenna and the slave RF unit. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287808 | MODULAR MOBILE ACCESSORY FOR MOBILE DEVICE - Accessories for mobile devices. Embodiments include an external protective case and/or holster for mobile electronic devices, where the external protective case/holster incorporates a battery pack, a payment processing device, television signal receiver, and/or a modular multi-input/output device. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287809 | MOBILE PHONE FOR PRINTING AND INTERACTING WITH WEBPAGES - A mobile telecommunications device for printing a webpage and retrieving content via a printed webpage. The device includes a media feed for receiving an encoded print medium; a printer positioned in the media feed path; an optical encoder for reading a linear pattern on the print medium during printing; a processor configured for determining a print media identifier by decoding the read linear pattern; a transceiver for communicating the print media identifier to a computer system; and a sensor module for sensing a two-dimensional pattern on the print medium. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287810 | Mobile Contact Notes - Systems and methods for managing contact information on mobile devices is provided. When a telephone call is initiated or received, a contact record associated with the call is accessed to determine if it includes notes to be displayed during the call. If there are notes to be displayed, they are displayed for the user during the call. Notes may include display tags indicating they should be displayed as well as action tags specifying actions to take for calls with the contact. An option to dismiss the note(s) can be provided, as well as an option to edit the note. When calls complete, the system provides options to the user to create and save a new note for the contact record. In some embodiments, the system provides options for the user to record audio from telephone conversations. The recording is translated to text and optionally stored in a contact record. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287811 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AN AUGMENTED REALITY X-RAY - An approach is provided for generating an augmented reality X-Ray composite image. A visual saliency is determined of one or more features of a first image, a second image, or a combination thereof. The one or more features of the first image occlude, at least in part, one or more features of the second image. The first image and the second image are composited based, at least in part, on the visual saliency. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287812 | MOBILE TERMINAL - A mobile terminal is disclosed, by which a user is facilitated to carry and use a terminal in a simple and easy way. The present invention includes a display unit, a window provided over the display unit, the window made of an optically transmittive material, and at least one metal frame attached to an edge of a backside of the window. Accordingly, the present invention sufficiently secures bending rigidity in a vertical length direction of a window, reinforcing a locking power between the window and a case, and enhancing the beauty of an exterior by removing a gap between the window and the case. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287813 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL AND METHOD OF CONNECTING CALL THEREOF - A mobile communication terminal including a wireless communication unit configured to receive a call; a touch screen display configured to display indication information that the call is being received and to display a first soft touch item and a second soft touch item on the touch screen display when the call is being received; and a control unit configured to connect the call being received if the first soft touch item is selected, and to control the touch screen display to continue to display the indication information indicating that the call is being received if the second soft touch item is selected. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287814 | METHOD AND MOBILE DEVICE FOR FACILITATING CONTACT FROM WITHIN A TELEPHONE APPLICATION - The described embodiments involve use of a mobile communication device in the context of facilitating contact from within a telephone application. The described embodiments are primarily concerned with enabling quick and efficient access to contact methods other than by telephone from within the telephone application. This is done by generating a contact list, which may have one or more contacts, using an integrated dialing field provided by the telephone application and then displaying all available contact types or methods available for contacting a particular contact selected from the list. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287815 | ROTATING MECHANISM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING SAME - A rotating mechanism comprises a retaining plate having a cut-out defined therethrough, the cut-out is curved; a rotating plate being capable of rotating in a plane parallel to the plane of the retaining plate by a shaft extending through the retaining plate and the rotating plate; a pin rotatably affixed to the rotating plate and slidably engaging with the cut-out to guide rotating movement of the rotating plate when the rotating plate rotates around the shaft in a plane parallel to the plane of the retaining plate. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287816 | ROTATING MECHANISM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING SAME - A rotating mechanism, comprises a retaining plate having a cut-out defined therethrough, the cut-out being curved; a rotating plate being capable of rotating in a plane parallel to the plane of the retaining plate by a shaft; a pin slidably engaging with the cut-out and retained on the rotating plate; and a guiding assembly is coupled between the rotating plate and the retaining plate to guide the rotating plate to rotate relative to the retaining plate. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287817 | ROTATING MECHANISM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING SAME - A rotating mechanism comprises a retaining plate, a rotating plate, a rotation enabling member and a biasing member. The rotation enabling member comprising a rail, a track, a guiding post and a guiding groove. The biasing member comprising a first biasing member end and a second biasing member end. The first biasing member end is retained on the retaining plate and the second biasing member end is retained on the rail. When the rotating plate rotates from a first state to an intermediate state, the biasing member is compressed by the rail to exert a force on the rotating plate and the retaining plate causing the rotating plate to automatically rotate toward an third state once the rotating plate passes the intermediate state. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287818 | Mobile communication handset - An antenna module ( | 2011-11-24 |
20110287819 | TILT-TYPE SLIDING MODULE FOR MOBILE PHONE AND TERMINAL HOLDER USING THE SAME - Provided are a tilt-type sliding module for a mobile phone and a terminal holder using the tilt-type sliding module, which enable a display unit of the mobile phone to perform a planar sliding motion and at the same time, to perform a tilt motion for inclining upwardly, thereby providing optimal convenience according to a user's purpose. The tilt-type sliding module allows a stable tilt motion of the display unit of the mobile phone by means of: a control bracket for controlling a rotation motion of a tilt rotation portion formed on each of both ends of a frame and a rotation motion and a lock motion of the tilt rotation portion by being fixedly coupled to an intermediate member of the mobile phone; a stopper shaft; and a spring ball. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287820 | DETECTION, SELECTION AND PROVISION OF EXTERNAL ANTENNAS FOR A MOBILE DEVICE - A mobile device can detect, select and use an external antenna supported by an attached accessory device. The mobile device queries the accessory device whether it supports an external antenna and receives an indication of whether the accessory device supports external antennas. The indication can comprise a list of accessory device pins operatively coupled to supported external antennas. The mobile device selects an external antenna for use by the mobile device. The selection can comprise selecting a mobile device pin operatively coupled to the selected external antenna. The selected mobile device pin can be a predetermined pin or a pin that is both operatively coupled to a supported external antenna and configured to operate as an external antenna pin. The mobile device can use the selected external antenna. The mobile device can switch between an internal antenna and an external antenna operatively coupled to a selected mobile device pin. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287821 | SERVER BASED GAMING SYSTEM HAVING SYSTEM TRIGGERED LOYALTY AWARD SEQUENCES - A gaming system including a central server linked to a plurality of gaming tables. In one embodiment, the gaming system provides players with one or more loyalty incentives, such as one or more loyalty awards, utilizing one or more loyalty incentive award sequences. In one embodiment, the gaming system determines a loyalty award to provide to a player and then determines an appropriate loyalty award sequence to utilize to provide the player the determined loyalty award, wherein the loyalty award sequence is determined based on the individual gaming table at which that the player is currently playing. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287822 | GAMING SYSTEM, GAMING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OFFERING A GUARANTEED WIN - A method in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention is provided, the method comprising the steps of generating a first outcome of a game of chance, determining a target outcome, receiving a first wager, generating a second outcome based on the first outcome, and repeating the step of generating the second outcome until the second outcome matches the target outcome, before receiving any second wager. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287823 | CONTROLLING BINGO GAME INTERACTIVITY - A wagering game system and its operations are described herein. In some embodiments, the operations can include providing gaming content for use during a bingo game, where the gaming content includes a representation of a bingo game card that includes card identifiers, arranged in a distinct pattern, which are usable during the bingo game to track game identifiers, with equivalent values, when drawn during the bingo game. The operations can further include selecting a card identifier, in response to user input, which indicates a user prediction that a corresponding game identifier, with an equivalent value, will be drawn during the bingo game. The operations can further include placing a bet for a secondary wagering game on the selecting of the card identifier, detecting a draw of the corresponding game identifier during the bingo game, and using the draw of the game identifier as an outcome for the bet. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287824 | SLOT MACHINE GAME FOR TWO PLAYERS - Disclosed are two-player games, gaming machines, gaming systems and methods including one or more shared feature games. Each player has a respective base game, game board and a token movable on his game board in response to his base game outcomes. Certain combinations of token positions on the two game boards may trigger play of one or more feature games shared by the players. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287825 | METHOD OF GAMING, A GAMING SYSTEM AND A GAME CONTROLLER - A method of gaming, game controller and gaming system are provided, wherein a symbol set is populated based on game outcomes generated for one or more of a group of gaming machines being played by players, and a bonus game outcome generated by selecting a set of symbols from the populated symbol set. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287826 | GAMING MACHINE AND GAME CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, WHICH ALLOW SYMBOL SCROLL TO BE MANUALLY STOPPED METHOD THEREOF - A gaming machine, includes: a symbol display device capable of scrolling a plurality of symbols on the reels; an input device which enables a player operation to input an instruction; a controller programmed to execute the processes of rearranging symbols by scrolling them in the symbol display device, and stopping the scroll thereafter, running a unit game which awards a payout to the player when symbols rearranged form a winning combination, and when a predetermined condition is met, enabling in a subsequent unit game the scroll of symbols to be stopped in response to a stop operation input through the input device. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287827 | GAMING SYSTEM, GAMING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OFFERING A GUARANTEED WIN - A method in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention is provided, the method comprising the steps of generating a first outcome of a game of chance, determining a target outcome, receiving a first wager, generating a second outcome based on the first outcome, and repeating the step of generating the second outcome until the second outcome matches the target outcome, before receiving any second wager. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287828 | CONFIGURING AND CONTROLLING WAGERING GAME COMPATIBILITY - A wagering game system is herein. In embodiments, the system's operations can include presenting a primary wagering game and receiving a request to present a secondary game in connection with the primary wagering game. The primary wagering game and the secondary game can be separate applications that require interactivity with each other (e.g., provide required functionality and communicate shared data, etc.). The operations can further include determining that an API provides the required interactivity, so that the secondary game can function in conjunction with the primary wagering game (e.g., can successfully plug-in to the primary wagering game). The operations can further determine optional and non-optional requirements and determine compatibilities based on the optional and non-optional requirements. Further, the operations can add functionality to the primary wagering game, the secondary game, or the API, to enable compatibility. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287829 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING OFF-SITE ONLINE BASED GAMING - A system and method for allowing wagers to be made on a game and awarding a payout as a function of an outcome of the game is provided. The game may played by a game server, located at a gaming facility, which is located at a predefined geographic location. A remote device may be provided at a location outside of the predefined geographic location. An agent, in communication with the game server and the remote device, may receive instructions from a patron via the remote device to place a wager on a game and for instructing the server to place the wager in response to receiving the instructions from the patron. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287830 | GAMING SYSTEM, GAMING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OFFERING A GUARANTEED WIN - A method in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention is provided, the method comprising the steps of generating a first outcome of a game of chance, determining a target outcome, receiving a first wager, generating a second outcome based on the first outcome, and repeating the step of generating the second outcome until the second outcome matches the target outcome, before receiving any second wager. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287831 | GAMING DEVICE HAVING CHANGED OR GENERATED PLAYER STIMULI - A gaming system which maintains a count of the consecutive plays of a game. The system produces a same player stimuli for a designated quantity of the consecutive plays, and the system produces a different player stimuli for one or more of the plays which occur after the designated quantity is reached. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287832 | GAMING SYSTEM HAVING AWARDS PROVIDED BASED ON RATE OF PLAY - Gaming systems and methods for operating a gaming system are provided. The gaming system includes a controller operable with a plurality of gaming devices. Based at least in part on wagering activity, the controller determines a ranking for a plurality of gaming devices in the gaming system. The controller determines a plurality of the ranked gaming devices that are eligible for a designated award and, for each of the plurality of eligible gaming devices, determines a probability of being selected to win the designated award. The controller selects at least one of the eligible gaming devices based part on the determined probability for said at least one eligible gaming device, and causes the at least one selected gaming device to provide the designated award. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287833 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING A GAME SERIES COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF INDIVIDUALLY SELECTABLE WAGERING GAMES - A wagering method is provided that allows players or gaming establishments to specify conditions which when satisfied, reconfigure the gaming device to change game play from a first game to a second game. The condition may depend upon the value of a parameter—generally related to game play—to determine if the condition is valid and triggers the reconfiguration. The second game may be selected from a game on the same gaming device, from a game on a different gaming device, or a game played by a specific player. | 2011-11-24 |