52nd week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 45 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090318142 | GROUPING OF USER TERMINAL CELL ACCESS INFORMATION IN A SYSTEM INFORMATION BLOCK - Disclosed is a method for generating and transmitting system information in a mobile radio cell. In said method, system information is grouped into several information frames, information required for a mobile user device in order to verify if said mobile user device has access to the mobile radio cell being grouped into a single information frame, and the information frames are fed to the data securing layer by the network layer and are transmitted by means of the physical layer. | 2009-12-24 |
20090318143 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD OF MANAGING CHANNEL LIST THEREIN - A mobile terminal includes a wireless communication unit configured to scan at least one frequency band and a controller, wherein the controller is configured to generate a channel list comprising broadcast channels individually having signal strength that meets a reference value, each of the broadcast channels being assigned to the scanned at least one frequency band and update the channel list based upon a repeated scan of the at least one frequency band performed by the wireless communication unit. | 2009-12-24 |
20090318144 | CELLULAR COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREFOR - A cellular communication system comprises a first base station ( | 2009-12-24 |
20090318145 | PUSH MECHANISM FOR INFORMATION SERVICES IN IEEE 802.21 MEDIA INDEPENDENT HANDOVER - A push mechanism for IEEE 802.21 media independent handover (MIH) information services (IS) is provided to push information to MIH users. Alternatively, an indication may be provided that information is available, and a pull mechanism may then be implemented to retrieve the information. | 2009-12-24 |
20090318146 | SETTING INFORMATION REGISTRATION APPARATUS, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, SETTING INFORMATION REGISTRATION METHOD, AND SETTING INFORMATION REGISTRATION PROGRAM - The present invention provides a setting information registration apparatus that can prevent unnecessary setting information from being generated, when setting information needed at the time of performing wireless communication is generated. A setting information registration apparatus ( | 2009-12-24 |
20090318147 | METHOD AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM FOR STORING ADDRESS OF NETWORK ANCHOR POINT TO NETWORK SERVER - A method for storing an address of a network anchor point to a network server is provided The provided method includes the following steps: a terminal initiates an attach request or a bearer establishment request, and a network selects a network anchor point; and when the network anchor point assigns a first bearer context to the terminal, or a first connection is established between the network anchor point and the terminal, the network registers an address of the network anchor point to a network server. A method for deleting an address of a network anchor point from a network server is also provided, which includes the following steps: when a terminal or an entity in a network initiates a delete bearer request, the network instructs a network server to delete an address of a network anchor point that has been registered to the network server if the network anchor point no longer serves the terminal; and the network server deregisters the address of the network anchor point. A communication system is further provided. | 2009-12-24 |
20090318148 | Home Network Name Displaying Methods And Apparatus For Multiple Home Networks - In one illustrative example, a network name displaying method utilizes a home network list and a preferred network list. The home network list identifies a plurality of home networks, and the preferred network list identifies a plurality of non-home roaming networks. An identification of a selected wireless network is compared with a plurality of home network identifications corresponding to the plurality of home networks. A home network display name is displayed in response to identifying a match between the identification of the selected wireless network and any one of the home network identifications. On the other hand, an alternate display name corresponding to the non-home roaming network is displayed if there is no match between the identification of the selected wireless network and the home network identifications. | 2009-12-24 |
20090318149 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ESTABLISHING A SERVICE IN A FIRST FREQUENCY - The present invention relates to a method for establishing a service in a first frequency in a communication network, wherein the first frequency does not support the service or supports it in a limited way, the method comprises the following steps: determining the service to be established, re-selecting or redirecting to a second frequency that is suitable for the service, so as to carry out the service in the second frequency. The present invention also relates to user equipment and a network apparatus for establishing a service in a first frequency in a communication network, wherein the first frequency does not support the service or supports it in a limited way. According to the present invention, a non-MBMS service may be established in the MBMS dedicated frequency, so as to carry out the non-MBMS service in the normal frequency. | 2009-12-24 |
20090318150 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR HANDOVER IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - An apparatus and method for handover in a wireless communication system are provided. The method includes, upon handover execution, estimating a channel, controlling a transmission power of a Mobile Station (MS) depending on the channel estimation result, and transmitting a handover message using the controlled transmission power. | 2009-12-24 |
20090318151 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING HANDOVER IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL WITHOUT GPS - An apparatus and method for supporting a handover of a mobile terminal without a Global Positioning System (GPS) are provided. The method includes receiving a sub-cell IDentifier (ID) from a Base Station (BS) using Transmission Parameter Signaling (TPS), recognizing a location of the mobile terminal using the received sub-cell ID, and determining a candidate group of adjacent cells, to which the handover is possible, using the recognized location information of the mobile terminal. Accordingly, the mobile terminal may performs a handover within a short period of time, and a seamless service may be provided by avoiding a possibility that a service Further, in comparison with the conventional handover, power consumption may be reduced by decreasing a frequency search time of an adjacent cell during an off time. | 2009-12-24 |
20090318152 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRIORITIZING STATUS MESSAGES IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Systems and methodologies are described that facilitate scheduling for transmissions of status messages, such as Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) status messages or Radio Link Control (RLC) acknowledgement messages, in a wireless communication system. As described herein, at time periods at which transmission of status messages is desired, respective status signaling associated with a set of radio bearers, logical channels, or the like can be configured to be transmitted prior to conducting transmission(s) of data. By doing so, a receiving entity can obtain the status signaling at substantially the earliest possible opportunity, allowing the receiving entity to avoid unnecessary bandwidth and/or memory expenditure associated with re-transmissions of information. As further described herein, status information can be prioritized by the use of separate status bearers, respective indicators provided within information elements queued on respective radio bearers, a maintained list of respective radio bearers containing status information, and other similar mechanisms. | 2009-12-24 |
20090318153 | METHOD TO INCREASE THE PROBABILITY OF HANDOVER MESSAGE BEING RECEIVED BY RECEIVER - A method for wireless communications is provided. The method includes triggering a handover process across a wireless network and generating handover messages on more than a single communications process to facilitate receipt of the handover messages. The method can include increasing the power associated with a communications channel in order to facilitate receipt of the handover messages and can also include generating multiple messages that also are increased in power by the communications channel. | 2009-12-24 |
20090318154 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR BACKGROUND SCANNING IN OFDMA MOBILE STATIONS - Certain embodiments provide techniques for background scanning in a wireless communication device receiving signals from multiple base stations using a background scanning processor separate from a receive processor. The techniques generally include buffering raw signal data from multiple base stations, forwarding the raw signal data to a receive baseband processor for decoding data from a first one of the base stations that is currently designated as a serving base station with an active connection to the wireless communications device, forwarding the raw signal data to a background scanning processor, separate from the receive baseband processor, and generating channel characteristics corresponding to the multiple base stations with the background scanning processor without interrupting the exchange of data with the first base station designated as the serving base station. | 2009-12-24 |
20090318155 | BASE STATION APPARATUS, MOBILE STATION AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION CONTROLLING METHOD - A wireless base station includes a candidate-cell obtaining unit that obtains a plurality of wireless communication route candidates usable for wireless communication of a mobile station with wireless base stations; a candidate-cell extracting unit that determines whether a wireless communication route candidate via which wireless communication can be performed is included in a plurality of wireless communication route candidates managed by the wireless base station itself from among the obtained wireless communication route candidates; a self-station determining unit; and a handover preparing unit that, when wireless communication can be performed via at least any of the wireless communication route candidates managed by the wireless base station itself according to the result of determination, notifies a wireless base station with which the mobile station is in wireless communication that wireless communication can be performed with the mobile station. | 2009-12-24 |
20090318156 | Base Station Apparatus and Mobile Communication System - Disclosed is a handover method in radio communication. A base station apparatus monitors the receiving state of a terminal, detects, based upon the receiving state, whether the terminal is one in which there is a possibility that loss of a call or a decline in quality will occur or one in which loss of a call or a decline in quality has occurred, and hands over the terminal to another base station apparatus having a carrier frequency different from that of the present base station apparatus. | 2009-12-24 |
20090318157 | RECEPTION DEVICE, TRANSMISSION DEVICE, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - It is possible to provide a transmission device, a reception device, and a communication method which can improve a throughput in a MIMO system performing a precoding process. Each of beams formed by the transmission device are one-to-one correlated to an arrangement position of the uplink control channel so that the arrangement position of the uplink control channel is different in a block for each of beams. The reception device which has selected different beams arranges the uplink control channel at the arrangement position in the block corresponding to the selected beam and transmits the uplink control channel to the transmission device. | 2009-12-24 |
20090318158 | BASE STATION DEVICE, MOBILE STATION DEVICE, CONTROL INFORMATION TRANSMISSION METHOD, CONTROL INFORMATION RECEPTION METHOD AND PROGRAM - In a radio system which allocates resources using as units resource blocks which are formed by frequency components and time components, control information for mobile station devices, and identification information which is used to identify a format for a control information transmission channel which transmits the control information is transmitted from the base station device to the mobile station devices by means of the control information transmission channel. | 2009-12-24 |
20090318159 | SIGNALING CONNECTION ADMISSION CONTROL IN A WIRELESS NETWORK - A method for admission control of control plane signaling requests includes receiving a signaling request. Upon receipt of the signaling connection request, a first determination is performed to determine whether to provide admission to common resources. When the first determination is negative, a second determination is performed to determine whether to provide admission to dedicated resources. When the second determination is negative, the signaling request is rejected. When the second determination is positive, the request is admitted to dedicated resources. When the first determination is positive, a third determination is performed to determine whether the quality of the signaling request is high or low. If the quality of the request is high, the signaling request is admitted to common resources. When the quality is low, a fourth determination is performed to determine whether to provide admission to dedicated resources. If the fourth determination is positive, the request is admitted to dedicated resources. If the fourth determination is negative, the request is admitted to common resources. | 2009-12-24 |
20090318160 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BALANCING LOAD ACROSS ACCESS DEVICES IN A WIRELESS NETWORK - Apparatus and methods are provided for balancing a load across access devices in a wireless network. A method comprises receiving an association request at a first access device of a plurality of access devices, and determining, in response to the association request, if the first access device is the least-loaded access device among the plurality of access devices. The method further comprises granting the association request if the first access device is the least-loaded access device. If the first access device is not the least-loaded access device, the method may further comprise denying the association request. | 2009-12-24 |
20090318161 | LOAD MANAGEMENT FOR A MOBILITY MANAGEMENT ENTITY OF A CELLULAR COMUNICATION SYSTEM - A cellular communication system comprises a Mobile Management Entity, MME, | 2009-12-24 |
20090318162 | BOOSTING A SIGNAL-TO-INTERFERENCE RATIO OF A MOBILE STATION - In a cell of a cellular wireless communication system, the SIR of at least one user in a sector of the cell is altered by temporarily reducing transmissions on a forward link in at least one other sector of the cell or a sector in another cell in accordance with a pattern. | 2009-12-24 |
20090318163 | TECHNIQUES FOR TRACKING DESTINATIONS ON A MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICE - Various embodiments of systems and techniques for tracking destinations on a mobile computing device are described. In one or more embodiments, the mobile computing device may comprise or implement hardware and/or software configured to determine arrival at a destination and what is situated at the destination. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 2009-12-24 |
20090318164 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GNSS-ASSISTED CALL SIGNALING AND MULTIMEDIA SERVER ASSIGNMENT - Aspects of a method and system for GNSS-assisted Call Signaling and Multimedia server assignment may include determining a location of an IP endpoint device and a location of each of a plurality of proxy servers and/or media servers, wherein at least the location of the IP endpoint device may be determined via a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS). A proxy server and/or media server may be assigned to be a serving server from the plurality of proxy servers and/or media server, for one or more multimedia services for an IP endpoint device, wherein the assigning may be based on at least the determined location of the IP endpoint device and the locations of the plurality of proxy servers and/or media servers. The GNSS may be the Global Positioning System (GPS), for example. The IP endpoint device may be a mobile device and/or a fixed device, for example. | 2009-12-24 |
20090318165 | Apparatus for transmitting media using social intimacy and method thereof - Disclosed is an apparatus and method for transmitting media data using social intimacy. The apparatus and method can calculate a social intimacy level for a plurality of previously stored terminal information, request at least one terminal of transmitting terminal information according to a media transmission request, and when receiving the requested terminal information from at least one terminal, transmit the media data to a terminal where the terminal information equals the received terminal information among terminal information having higher social intimacy, thereby sharing the media data with people forming a higher social intimacy with a user. | 2009-12-24 |
20090318166 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING TIMING FOR INITIAL RANGING OF USER EQUIPMENT USING RANGING OF ADJACENT PIECES OF USER EQUIPMENT IN MULTI-HOP MOBILE RELAY SYSTEM - Provided is a method and apparatus for determining timing for initial ranging of user equipment by using ranging of adjacent pieces of user equipment in a multi-hop mobile relay (MMR) system, and more particularly, a method and apparatus for determining timing for initial ranging of user equipment in which a power value and a timing value for periodic ranging of adjacent pieces of user equipment are measured so as to minimize an uplink timing error of abase station. In the MMR system, user equipment transmits an initial ranging code to the base station with irregular timing while not knowing an exact start point of an uplink of the base station. In particular, if the user equipment attempts the initial ranging at the same time as when adjacent pieces of user equipment attempt the periodic ranging and the handover ranging, an error occurs between transmission timing of the initial ranging and uplink timing, thereby acting as an inter-symbol interference (ISI) and inter-channel interference (ICI) of different ranging. As a result, the initial ranging acts as an interference signal in a ranging process of adjacent pieces of user equipment. However, the apparatus and method can minimize a timing error of the initial ranging code of user equipment by avoiding the initial ranging acting as the interference signal. | 2009-12-24 |
20090318167 | LOCATION SPECIFIC SEARCH FOR REGIONAL SATELLITE VEHICLES - A position location system, method, and apparatus are disclosed. A wireless device receives a first signal and obtains an identifier indicative of a first location from the first signal. The first signal can be received from a cellular base station and the first identifier can be a mobile country code. The wireless device uses the identifier to determine the availability of signals from a regional satellite system at the first location. If signals from the regional satellite system are available at the first location, the wireless device retrieves information associated with one or more satellite vehicles in the regional satellite system. The information can include pseudo-random number codes and a Doppler search range corresponding to the first location. The wireless device receives a second signal and processes the second signal to obtain first satellite signal information. The wireless device determines its position at least partially based on the first satellite signal information. | 2009-12-24 |
20090318168 | DATA SYNCHRONIZATION FOR DEVICES SUPPORTING DIRECTION-BASED SERVICES - With the addition of directional information and gesture based input in a location based services environment, a variety of service(s) can be provided on top of user identification or interaction with specific object(s) of interest. For instance, | 2009-12-24 |
20090318169 | DISABLING WIRELESS TELEPHONE USE WHILE IN VEHICLE - A method includes determining that a wireless telephone is in a moving vehicle using, e.g., speed as calculated by the telephone using GPS signals or co-location of the telephone with a vehicle as might be determined by receiving the vehicle's position via Bluetooth. Use of the telephone is selectively denied if it is determined that the telephone is in a vehicle. | 2009-12-24 |
20090318170 | METHOD OF TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING PAGING MESSAGES IN WIRELSS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method of transmitting and receiving paging messages in a wireless communication system is disclosed. The method of transmitting paging messages in a wireless communication system comprises transmitting paging messages to a plurality of user equipments from a network of the wireless communication system, wherein the network transmits the paging messages to different user equipments, which are in different connection states, through different channels. | 2009-12-24 |
20090318171 | Application Discovery on Mobile Devices - Methods and systems for application discovery on mobile devices are provided. A subscriber identity module (SIM) card associated with a mobile device sends information to a network server, which determines an identifier (e.g., a phone number) associated with the SIM card. Using the identifier, the network server provides application information to the mobile device. The application information, which may include the application itself, is then used to install the application on the mobile device. | 2009-12-24 |
20090318172 | USER INTERFACE FOR CONFIGURING SERVICE ACCOUNT-SPECIFIC USER NOTIFICATIONS FOR INBOUND ELECTRONIC MESSAGES - To facilitate configuration of a communication device capable of receiving electronic messages via a plurality of service accounts, a user interface element is displayed. The user interface element represents an electronic message received via a service account of the plurality of service accounts or a field of the electronic message, such as a field containing a service account identifier. Upon user selection of the user interface element and one of a plurality of user notifications, the electronic device is configured to provide the selected user notification upon receipt of an electronic message via that service account. | 2009-12-24 |
20090318173 | Telephone Control Service - A telephone control service is described. In embodiment(s), a request to interface with a content distributor can be received from a mobile phone, and the content distributor can correlate the mobile phone with a television client device that receives television media content from the content distributor. The content distributor can communicate an instruction to configure a client device feature according to the request from the mobile phone. In other embodiment(s), a request for a video clip can be received from the mobile phone, and the content distributor can obtain and communicate the video clip to be rendered on the mobile phone. In other embodiment(s), a request to interface with the content distributor as a diagnostic aid can be received from the mobile phone. The content distributor can execute diagnostic instructions according to the request to identify system problems, and communicate the system problems to the mobile phone as diagnostic feedback. | 2009-12-24 |
20090318174 | Intelligent short message delivery system and method - An intelligent short message system can provide an integrated home location register and short message service center (HLR/SMSC). Upon receiving an indication from a mobile switching center (MSC) that an SMS message could not be delivered to a destination device, the integrated HLR/SMSC prevents further retries from being attempted until the destination device becomes available again. | 2009-12-24 |
20090318175 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A TRANSMIT TIMING FOR COMMUNICATION IN A RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method for determining a transmission timing is provided. The method includes steps of, at a first point in time, determining a first transmission timing for transmissions from a user entity to a first radio transceiver, and determining a representation of a first position of the user entity in relation to the first radio transceiver and at least a second and a third radio transceiver. The method further includes, at a second point in time, subsequent to the first point in time, determining a representation of a second position of the user entity in relation to the first, second and third radio transceivers, and adjusting the transmission timing based on a difference of the first position and the second position. | 2009-12-24 |
20090318176 | Mobile Communication System, Mobile Terminal, Base Station, Radio Network Controller, Information Rate Control Method Therefor and Program Therefor. - A method according to the present invention comprises determining an available information rate for communication, via a first base station, between a plurality of terminals and a second base station based on link capacity information for wireless communication between the first base station and the second base station, and controlling each of information rates for the communication between the plurality of terminals and the second base station based on the available information rate. Here, the plurality of terminals and the first base station being in a mobile object, the second base station being outside the mobile object. | 2009-12-24 |
20090318177 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LTE SYSTEM INFORMATION UPDATE IN CONNECTED MODE - A method and apparatus for a wireless transmit receive unit (WTRU) to receive system information updates. This includes the WTRU aligning a discontinuous reception (DRX) on-duration with a system information update cycle such that the system information update cycle is a multiple of a DRX cycle. | 2009-12-24 |
20090318178 | TRANSMITTER FOR COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM - An rf signal transmitter for transmitting rf signals through a plurality of antennas is described, which comprises: a transmit section adapted to selectively set, with respect to an input signal, the initial phase of an output to at least one of said antennas depending on a time or frequency region used for communication and to provide delay to the output on an antenna-by-antenna basis and on the basis of a transmission timing or a transmission frequency; and a quality information receive section for receiving quality information from destination station, i.e., a wireless terminal unit, said quality information concerning the rf signal transmitted from said transmit section and received at said destination station. | 2009-12-24 |
20090318179 | TRANSMITTED POWER CONTROL METHOD AND MOBILE TERMINAL DEVICE - A control section 100 measures a DPCH_RSCP and a DPCH-ISCP of every path, and calculates a DPCH_RSCP and a DPCH-ISCP for every wireless link. The control section 100 then calculates a DPCH_SIR for every wireless link, and calculates a difference in the DPCH_SIR between wireless links. In the case where the calculated difference in the DPCH_SIR is smaller than a preset threshold value of the DPCH_SIR difference, received TPC data are discarded, and the control section 100 does not execute transmitted power control based on the TPC data. On the other hand, in the case where the calculated difference in the DPCH_SIR is larger than the preset threshold value of the difference in the DPCH_SIR, the control section 100 carries out the transmitted power control based on the TPC data with the wireless link whose DPCH_SIR is larger. | 2009-12-24 |
20090318180 | Method of transmitting power headroom reporting in wireless communication system - Disclosed is related to a method of effectively transmitting a power headroom report (PHR) from the terminal to the base station in an evolved universal mobile telecommunications system (E-UMTS) evolved from universal mobile telecommunications system (UMTS) or a long term evolution (LTE) system, and more particularly, to a method of providing the power headroom report after determinations of whether the power headroom reporting is triggered and whether allocated uplink resource(s) accommodate a medium access control (MAC) control element. | 2009-12-24 |
20090318181 | PICOCELL POWER CONTROL - A method is provided of controlling transmission power of a picocell base station. The method comprises the steps of the picocell base station: transmitting a signal at a first power; receiving a report from a mobile terminal that the signal is received within a predetermined quality range; dependent upon receiving said report instructing the mobile terminal to report as to the number of neighboring macrocells detected by the mobile terminal; and controlling the transmission power of a further signal dependent upon said number. | 2009-12-24 |
20090318182 | BASE STATION AND MOBILE COMMUNICATION METHOD - A femto base station according to the present invention includes: a downlink perch channel signal transmission power controller unit configured to change a transmission power of a downlink perch channel signal when a first condition is satisfied; and an uplink reception sensitivity controller unit configured to change an uplink reception sensitivity when a second condition is satisfied after the first condition is satisfied. | 2009-12-24 |
20090318183 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR DOWNLINK MU-MIMO POWER SETTINGS AND CONTROL - A set of J predetermined power level offsets that scale transmission power per user are stored in a local computer-readable memory. A set of N users to which are allocated overlapping downlink frequency resources are selected. From the stored set is then selected a power level offset. An indication of the selected power level offset is signaled to at least one of the N users; and the at least one of the N users are also sent a multiplexed transmission using the selected power level offset. N is an integer at least equal to two, J is an integer at least equal to two, and at least one member of the set is other than 1/n in which n is any positive integer less than N | 2009-12-24 |
20090318184 | Terminal device and method - A disclosed terminal device includes a detecting unit configured to detect whether the terminal device is held by a user; a judging unit configured to determine whether a predetermined condition is satisfied in the case where the terminal device is detected to be held; and an output unit configured to make a predetermined output in the case where the predetermined condition is determined to be satisfied. | 2009-12-24 |
20090318185 | Wafer mobile phone platform system - The wafer mobile phone platform system provides a minimalist mobile telephone that can be used alone as a wireless communication device or utilized to transfer its mobile telephone functions from one peripheral device to another. A transceiver unit having telephone circuitry and componentry is mounted on a mobile phone wafer having a battery, memory storage device, display screen and an on/off switch. A short range radio frequency device, such as a Bluetooth or Wi-Fi enabled module, provides short range communication to an earpiece, headset, or other peripheral devices. The wafer can have an antenna, headphone jack and be adapted for use with wired communication devices, such as USB, serial, parallel or firewire cables. The wafer can be used with a vehicle stereo, a health monitoring device to monitor health statistics of the user or a console having a telephone to combine the functions of the wafer with the peripheral device. | 2009-12-24 |
20090318186 | Add-on for a communicating terminal comprising imaging means and assembly comprising the add-on and the communicating terminal - An accessory for a portable communicating terminal (T) fitted out with means (C) for processing and acquiring images through at least one optical system (O), an accessory comprising:
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20090318187 | PORTABLE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, FUNCTION MENU DISPLAY METHOD AND PROGRAM TO BE USED IN PORTABLE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL - The present invention provides a portable communication terminal that allows users to use only basic functions without having to peruse an instruction manual. | 2009-12-24 |
20090318188 | Capacitor - An apparatus including a housing; an anode extending into the housing; a cathode extending into the housing spaced from the anode; and a closure in an aperture of the housing. The closure includes electrically conductive material. The anode and cathode extend through the closure. The closure electrically connects the cathode to the housing. | 2009-12-24 |
20090318189 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ARTICLE AND PROXIMITY LOCATION - A system and method which enable an airline passenger who is traveling with articles, such as baggage and the like, to easily locate them upon arrival to the airport luggage retrieval point, even among a mass of look-alike baggage articles around it. According to an embodiment of the invention a luggage location unit is described, having a transmitter for transmitting an identifying code, a sensor to sense cargo compartment environment and an indicator unit having a receiver for receiving the identifying code and for indicating that the luggage article is in proximity with the indicator unit. The system may be activated automatically by a light sensor. The system and method according to the invention may be used for other uses such as for locating a vehicle in a parking lot or for keeping a child in a close distance form an adult. | 2009-12-24 |
20090318190 | MOBILE TERMINAL, IC CARD MODULE, METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR INFORMATION PROCESSING - A mobile terminal device a use thereof by a third person is prevented is provided. The mobile terminal device includes: a terminal storage section | 2009-12-24 |
20090318191 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CUSTOMISING A RADIO COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, CORRESPONDING RADIO COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, SIM CARD, SERVER, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT AND STORAGE MEANS - A method is provided for customizing a radio communication terminal possessing an operating mode requiring first customization data so as to allow a first radio communication link with a radio communication network. The method includes the following steps: placing the terminal in an actual usage condition, not including the first customization data; transmitting the first customization data from a customization device to the radio communication terminal, via a second link distinct from the first link. | 2009-12-24 |
20090318192 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REPUBLISHING MOBILE CONTENT - A system and method is provided for republishing content for a wireless device. In the wireless device, this may comprise: receiving a content manifest associated with a new content, the content manifest providing information about the new content; identifying any changes to existing content stored in the device, based on the information in the content manifest; retrieving updates in the new content corresponding to the changes; and storing the updates. | 2009-12-24 |
20090318193 | Method and Apparatus for Provisioning of Information in a Cellular Communication Network - A network management system for managing communications in a cellular communication network comprising an access point operably coupled to an access controller. The network management system comprises an access controller configuration logic module arranged to configure the access controller with configuration information. The network management system further comprises an access point configuration logic module arranged to configure the access point with configuration information comprising, at least in part, configuration information intended for the access controller. | 2009-12-24 |
20090318194 | Methods and Devices of a Communication Device and a Digital Picture Frame - Disclosed are devices and methods of a mobile communication device including receiving data related to an image exhibited on a display device of a digital frame and processing the received data to access at least one communication initiation address. The communication device and the digital frame may establish communication in any number of manners. For example, the communication device may be in the proximity of the digital frame or may touch the frame itself, for example on a touch screen of the digital frame. In any event, the digital frame may include a transceiver to transmit data to the communication device so that at least in part based on data of the digital frame the communication device may automatically or semi-automatically initiate a communication to a communication address associated with the data. Accordingly, a user's desire to place a call telephone based on viewing a photo may be simply initiated. | 2009-12-24 |
20090318195 | Mobile Terminal Device - A mobile terminal device comprise a first housing | 2009-12-24 |
20090318196 | MOBILE APPARATUS - There is provided a mobile apparatus including: an input module including operating keys; a storage module configured to store a correspondence between a combination of a first operation and a second operation and a corresponding character, the second operation being an operation subsequent to the first operation, the first operation being an operation at a first operating key from among the operating keys, the second operation being an operation at a second operating key from among the operating keys; an extraction module configured to extract the character based on the first and the second operating keys referring to the correspondence; and a display module including a first display area; wherein the display module is configured to display the character extracted by the extraction module in the first display area. | 2009-12-24 |
20090318197 | PHONE LOCATOR - A method for locating a misplaced mobile phone, including receiving, by a mobile phone, a transmitted message, identifying, by the mobile phone, the transmitted message as being an alert request, and in response to the identifying, generating, by the mobile phone, an alert. A mobile phone is also described and claimed. | 2009-12-24 |
20090318198 | MOBILE PERSONAL AUDIO DEVICE - A mobile personal audio device including a case maintaining a power source, first and second speakers, a microcontroller, and first and second stem assemblies. The stem assemblies extend from opposite sides of the case, respectively, and each include a tube having a first end adjacent and open to a corresponding one of the speakers and terminating at a second end. The stem assemblies are configured such that the tube is positionable in a user-selected extended state in which the second end of the tube is displaced from the case, and a collapsed state in which the second end is in close proximity to the case. In the extended state, the case is locatable at the back of the user's neck, with the tubes extending along opposite sides of the user's head. The microcontroller operates the speakers to generate audio sounds waves that are delivered to the user's ears. | 2009-12-24 |
20090318199 | MOBILE EQUIPMENT AUTONOMOUS QUICK RELEASE DETECTION - An apparatus detects, over multiple transfers, an amount of data transferred to/from a network per transfer and/or an amount of time elapsed between transfers; and based at least on the detecting, the apparatus decides whether to trigger an early release from the network in order to at least reduce power consumption in the apparatus, where the decision is made in consideration of at least one configuration aspect of the network. In specific embodiments, the decision is made in consideration of availability and/or suitability of the power saving feature and configuration support in the network, which may be re-detected periodically; re-detection occurs after cell mobility, and/or network access element mobility and/or network control element mobility. An amount of useful data transfer per length of each connection for recent transfers can trigger the decision. Deactivating an early release may be based only on an amount of time that elapses between the transfers. | 2009-12-24 |
20090318200 | MOBILE PHONE - A mobile phone includes a protractor and a ruler. | 2009-12-24 |
20090318201 | Earpiece Cable Control - In an apparatus for controlling an earpiece cable, the apparatus has a housing of the earpiece cable. The housing has a first curve, such as a roller, for guiding the earpiece cable and a second curve for guiding the earpiece cable. Furthermore the housing has a handle for moving the curves so that when the earpiece cable is pulled out of the housing the curves are arranged to approach each other and when the earpiece cable is pulled back into the housing the curves are arranged to distance themselves from each other. | 2009-12-24 |
20090318202 | HEARING DEVICE - A wireless headset with an integral display is provided, the headset capable of communicating via a wireless network to a cellular telephone, cellular telephone adaptor, land-line telephone, land-line telephone adaptor, computer, personal digital assistant, or other device capable of communicating via the wireless network. The wireless headset of the invention includes an input transducer (e.g., a microphone), an output transducer (e.g., a speaker), a wireless networking subsystem and a controller/controller interface. The headset may also include means for attaching the headset to the user in order to allow hands-free operation. The integral display, fabricated using any of a variety of suitable technologies, allows headset and system information to be displayed (e.g., battery levels, signal levels, call status, caller identification, incoming call alert, current time, current date, elapsed use time, etc.). The integral display can also be used to aid headset/system configuration (e.g., headset volume, voice dialing, ring mode, roaming mode, etc.). The integral display can also provide added functionality to the headset (e.g., phone lists, text messages, calendar functions, appointment and/or task lists, etc.). | 2009-12-24 |
20090318203 | CRESCENT HINGE - A portable electronic device includes a base or first member, a flip or second member, and a hinge mechanism pivotally connecting the second member to the first member for pivotal movement between a closed position and an open position. The hinge mechanism includes a first semi-annular elongated recess and a semi-annular elongated concave member with a semi-annular elongated concave surface, the semi-annular elongated rotation member being pivotally and slidably disposed within the first semi-annular elongated recess, and the semi-annular elongated concave surface of the semi-annular elongated rotation member being exposed when the first member and the second member are in the closed position and being not exposed when the first member and the second member are in the open position. | 2009-12-24 |
20090318204 | SEAL ASSEMBLIES FOR GRAIN SEPARATORS - The invention provides for a seal assembly for a grain separator. The grain separator may include a housing, a rotatable grain separation cylinder within the housing, the cylinder having an end surface, a grain inlet having an inlet spout extending through the end surface for conveying grain into the cylinder in a feed zone, an auxiliary end piece or seal cone functionally connected to the end surface of the cylinder. The auxiliary end piece may have an annular external surface spaced laterally from the feed zone, and a seal interfacing with the annular external surface, thereby defining a seal zone spaced laterally from the feed zone. Such grain separators have increased capacity compared to separators with traditional seal assemblies. | 2009-12-24 |
20090318205 | TWO-PLAYER GAME OF SKILL WHERE EACH PLAYER TRIES TO PRESS WHILE THE OTHER PLAYER IS PRESSING - A two-Player game comprising the steps of first determining whether or not a Player is Pressing his or her Actuator, and if so, changing the state of the Indicator(s) to show the first Player is Pressing. Second determining whether or not the opposing Player presses while the first Player is pressing, and, if so, awarding a point to the opposing Player and adding it to Memory. Third, after a point is scored, comparing the scoring Player's cumulative score stored in Memory with a predetermined number of points necessary to win. If the scoring Player has not reached the predetermined number of points necessary to win, Indicating a point scored and resuming the game. If the scoring Player has reached the predetermined number of points necessary to win, Indicating that the scoring Player has won. | 2009-12-24 |
20090318206 | TWO-PLAYER GAME OF SKILL WHERE EACH PLAYER TRIES TO BE THE FIRST TO PRESS FOLLOWING A VISUAL SIGNAL - A two-player game where each player tries to be the first to press an actuator following a visual signal which randomly appears for a random amount of time, and the player who is the first to press while the visual signal is visible scores a point, and the first player to reach a predetermined number of points wins the game, and said game also awards a point to the opposite player when one player presses at a time when the visual signal is not visible. | 2009-12-24 |
20090318207 | GAME MACHINE - A medal as the first game medium and a ball as the second game medium are supplied to a play field section based on the player's operation, a basic game is executed in association with the operation of the medal, and while a dividend depending on the game result of the basic game is imparted to the player, a chance for obtaining dividend is imparted to the player, when the ball is ejected from the play field section due to the operation of the ball linked with the operation of medal, the number of the balls as the game media existing in the game field section is detected, and a privilege tied to delivery of dividend is imparted depending on a decrease of the number of the balls. | 2009-12-24 |
20090318208 | ELECTRONIC BASKETBALL GAME - An electronic basketball skill monitoring and developing system and method, particularly suited for children and young adults that would make solo and group participation more interesting and enjoyable and includes an electronic basketball game system using a basketball having a controller including a registration subsystem, an indicator subsystem, and a timing subsystem, the controller responsive to a physical impact on the registration subsystem to generate an activity signal, the timing system, responsive to the activity system and to the timing signal, that records a number of the physical impacts on the registration subsystem in one or more activity periods; and a plurality of markers, one for each of a plurality of basketball shot locations referenced by the indicator subsystem. | 2009-12-24 |
20090318209 | System for online debate with entertainment and complex problem-solving purpose - A computer-implemented method, apparatus and system for facilitating problem-solving of a client entity's real-life problem via an interactive game apparatus for game play by human users in a distributed computing environment, the game apparatus comprising a database of topics for selection by users for online chat or debate in real time, the client entity providing at least one topic in the database of topics, the topic provided by the client entity comprising a metaphorical relationship with the client entity's problem, the database of topics further comprising at least one comment originated by a user during a chat or debate and challenged by another user in real time, data from game play compiled for use by the client. | 2009-12-24 |
20090318211 | Lottery System and Method Using a Settlement Data - Provided are a lottery system and method based on the sequence number of payment. The system and method discount a payment amount of a prize winner by an amount that is computed by aggregating certain rates of sales of non-winners by means of giving a sequence number of amount payment for each payment amount group at the time of making card payment or cash payment, and also discount the payment amount depending on the sequence numbering result for each winning probability by allowing customers to select the winning probabilities. | 2009-12-24 |
20090318212 | LOTTERY GAME MULTIPLIER - A process provides a lottery game. The process provides a prize category in the lottery game such that a player having a winning lottery ticket wins a prize associated with the prize category. In addition, the process provides a first multiplier category and a second multiplier category such that: (i) the first multiplier category is associated with a first multiplier that multiplies the prize, (ii) the second multiplier category is associated with a second multiplier that multiplies the prize, and (iii) the second multiplier is greater than the first multiplier. The process also performs a drawing of a set of winning lottery numbers. Further, the process performs a drawing of a multiplier. The multiplier is drawn from a set of multiplier indicators that includes a predetermined quantity of first multiplier indicators corresponding to the first multiplier and a predetermined quantity of second multiplier indicators corresponding to the second multiplier. | 2009-12-24 |
20090318213 | CONFIGURATION FOR MULTIPLIER GAME - A process is provided. The process provides, with a ticket printer, a plurality of lottery tickets such that each lottery ticket indicates a first lottery game and a second lottery game. The process also provides a first lottery game match prize category in the first lottery game such that a player having a lottery ticket with a match in the first lottery game wins a first lottery game prize. Further, the process provides a second lottery game match prize category in the second lottery game such that a player having a lottery ticket with a match in the second lottery game wins a prize. In addition, the process provides a first multiplier category and a second multiplier category in the second lottery game, without being utilized in the first lottery game. | 2009-12-24 |
20090318214 | SINGULAR WAGERING APPARATUS FOR GAMING DEVICE - Embodiments of the present invention are directed to single button wagering on a gaming device. A one-touch button on the gaming device is used both to place a wager and to initiate a gaming session. The wager can be a pre-set amount or an amount that is determined based the individual player, the amount of credits on the gaming device, and other conditions. | 2009-12-24 |
20090318215 | GAMING DEVICE WITH UNLOCKABLE FEATURES - Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a gaming device with unlockable features. The unlockable features can change default settings in the game environment of the gaming device and provide game mode changes, vanity features, and external features to the player. The unlockable game environment features can be different sound schemes, different static images, flashing images, and animations. The unlockable features can be triggered based on various player statistics and can be managed in a player account. The player can manage the unlockable features interactively on the gaming device. | 2009-12-24 |
20090318216 | Game System, Server, Gaming Machine - A new gaming environment is provided. When a start button is pressed or a payout process is executed, difference value information is sent to a server. When the server receives the difference value information, it is determined whether or not the winning probability of bonus is changed in the gaming machine which sends the difference value information. If it is determined that the winning probability of bonus is changed, a new winning probability is determined and the determined winning probability is sent to the gaming machine which sends the difference value information. When the gaming machine receives the new winning probability of the bonus, the winning probability is renewed to the received winning probability. It is determined whether or not bonus is won based on the renewed winning probability. If it is determined that the bonus is won, a predetermined number of gaming media is provided. | 2009-12-24 |
20090318217 | GAMING DEVICE WITH DURATIONAL GAME ELEMENTS - Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a gaming device with durational game elements. The durational game elements can change default settings in the game environment of the gaming device for a specified duration. The duration can be based on a period of time, a number of wins or losses, or a number of games played. | 2009-12-24 |
20090318218 | Wagering Game With Bonus Game Having Enhanced Player-Selection Features - A system and method for conducting a wagering game includes a feature having a plurality of selectable elements associated with respective outcomes. The feature further includes a path having a plurality of spaces. The plurality of spaces is associated with respective special rules. Each respective special rule is capable of being active or inactive. One embodiment of a method includes (a) successively selecting different ones of the plurality of selectable elements; (b) for each selected element, identifying a space of the plurality of spaces to be associated with the selected element; and (c) modifying the outcome associated with each selected outcome with the special rule associated with the identified space if the special rule for the identified space is active. | 2009-12-24 |
20090318219 | Systems and Methods for Peer-to-Peer Gaming - A system and method for peer-to-peer gaming is described. One embodiment includes a system for peer-to-peer gaming, the system comprising an at least one gaming client, wherein the at least one gaming client is configured to accept a selection of an at least one gaming option from a player, and allow the player to play a game based on the selection of the at least one gaming option; an administration server, wherein the administration server is configured to receive the selection of the at least one gaming option from the at least one gaming client, and initiate the game for the player based on the selection of the at least one gaming option; and an at least one gaming server, wherein the at least one gaming sever is configured to run the game and transmit data about the game to the administration server. | 2009-12-24 |
20090318220 | Devices, Systems, and Methods For Accessing a Line of Credit Associated With a Player Wagering Account - A method of dynamically adjusting a player's line of credit associated with a wagering activity includes the acts of establishing a line of credit for a player and monitoring at least one factor associated with a player's wagering activity. The method further includes the acts of calculating a credit factor related to the monitored at least one factor and applying the credit factor to a player's line of credit to adjust a player's line of credit one of upwardly and downwardly responsive to the monitored at least one factor. | 2009-12-24 |
20090318221 | SECURE TRANSFER OF ONLINE PRIVILEGES INCLUDING NON-FINANCIAL OPTIONS - A method of transferring online privileges, comprising: receiving a request for a payment including one or more non-financial items; debiting the one or more non-financial items from a second account; and crediting the one or more non-financial items to a first account, wherein the first account and the second account are accounts residing in a points server. | 2009-12-24 |
20090318222 | Gaming Machine Allowing Player to Select Dealer And Control Method Thereof - A gaming machine of the present invention displays a dealer image selected from a plurality of types of dealer images to a display, and offers a profit (e.g. a game support advantageous for the player) in accordance with the dealer image to a station where an additional BET has been placed. Then, the gaming machine calculates and compares a total number of BETs in each station over a unit number of games, and accepts a selection of a dealer image at the station where the total number of BETs is the largest. | 2009-12-24 |
20090318223 | ARRANGEMENT FOR AUDIO OR VIDEO ENHANCEMENT DURING VIDEO GAME SEQUENCES - An arrangement is provided which enhances video or audio effects, or both, in response to a notable event that occurs in video game to make the game experience for players more dramatic. Data about action events occurring in the video game may be used to determine if an action event corresponds to a notable event. If so, the data is used to generate and render at least one audio or video effect, or both, corresponding to the notable event. In various illustrative examples, the received data may correspond to an intensity of the action, a success of a subject player character, or the proximity to death of the subject player character. In addition to analyzing such parametric data, the notable event may be defined as one that corresponds to a predetermined action, such as a subject player character attacking another character or vice-versa, a subject player character entering a dungeon for instance, or a subject player character changing levels or zones. | 2009-12-24 |
20090318224 | ENTERTAINMENT DEVICE AND METHOD - An entertainment device comprises a display generator arranged to generate for display a representation of an on-line virtual environment corresponding to a first instance of a plurality of substantially similar on-line virtual environments and to generate for display within the representation of the on-line virtual environment an avatar controlled by the user of the entertainment device and one or more software-controlled avatars; a data communications arrangement operable to transmit an alert signal in response to a predetermined action of the user of the entertainment device within the first instance of the on-line virtual environment, said signal serving to request interaction with a human operator, the data communications arrangement being further operable to receive a notification signal; the display generator being arranged to respond to the notification signal by changing the mode of a software controlled avatar to represent an additional user of another entertainment device in data communication with the entertainment device, wherein the additional user is an operator whose entertainment device has been switched to the same first instance of the on-line virtual environment as that of the entertainment device in response to the transmitted alert signal; and the data communications arrangement being arranged to exchange information between the user of the entertainment device and the operator within the same first instance of the on-line virtual environment via their respective avatars. | 2009-12-24 |
20090318225 | MUSIC PRODUCTION APPARATUS AND METHOD OF PRODUCING MUSIC BY COMBINING PLURAL MUSIC ELEMENTS - A music production apparatus includes a melody data storage operative to store music data for a plurality of melody elements forming music, a condition storage operative to store a condition for combining melody elements and a condition related to an attribute applicable when playing the melody element, an element selector operative to determine, at a predetermined point of time, whether a melody element should be allocated to a track where no melody elements are allocated, and to select, when it is determined that a melody element should be allocated to the track, a melody element that should be allocated to the track by referring to the condition for combining melody elements stored in the condition storage, an attribute determination unit operative to determine an attribute applicable when playing the selected melody element, and a sound production unit operative to read music data for the selected melody element from the melody data storage, to apply the attribute determined by the attribute determination unit, and to produce a sound signal that should be output to a speaker, using the music data for the melody element allocated to the track. | 2009-12-24 |
20090318226 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR UTILIZING A GAMING INSTRUMENT CONTROLLER - Methods and systems for utilizing a gaming instrument controller are described. In one embodiment, a musical interaction recording of a song may be accessed. The musical interaction recording may include a backing audible portion of the song and a user reproduction indication associated with the song. The user reproduction indication may be presented in synchronization with the song. A plurality of musical note selections may be received from a gaming instrument controller based on the presenting of the user reproduction indication. A plurality of musical notes for the song may be generated based on the receiving of the plurality of musical note selections. The backing audible portion and the plurality of musical notes may be reproduced. | 2009-12-24 |
20090318227 | GAME CONTROLLER CASE AND SOUND OUTPUT CONTROL METHOD - A game controller case includes a holding section and a contact section that are formed integrally, the holding section removably holding a game controller that includes an acceleration sensor and a communication section that transmits an acceleration detected by the acceleration sensor to a game device main body. A player performs a beating operation on an article with the contact section as if to operate a stick used to play a percussion instrument. An impact that has occurred when the player has performed the beating operation is transferred to the holding section through a transfer section, transferred to the game controller, and detected by the acceleration sensor. | 2009-12-24 |
20090318228 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF INTERACTION WITH A DATA PROCESSOR - A method of interaction with a data processor such as a games machine comprises the steps of capturing a wide angle image of an environment, obtaining image features from the wide angle image, and then interpreting these image features as inputs to software running on the games machine. The step of obtaining image features from the wide angle image further comprises the step of mapping one or more regions of the wide-angle image to corresponding one or more flat image planes, and obtaining image features from one or more of said planes of the mapped wide-angle image. Advantageously, the planes can be arranged to reflect the topology of a room or the positioning of players, and allow a consistent representation of image features and consequently of input motion to a process such as a game, without position dependent distortions of the features inherent in the wide angle image. | 2009-12-24 |
20090318229 | CAPACITIVE TOUCHPAD AND TOY INCORPORATING THE SAME - Capacitive touchpad assemblies, toys including capacitive touchpad assemblies and integral card readers, and methods for detecting contact with a capacitive touch surface are provided. A capacitive touch surface may have a capacity that varies depending on whether it is being contacted by an object such as a human finger. A voltage of the capacitive touch surface may be altered during each of a predetermined number of recurring time intervals. The capacitance of the capacitive touch surface will determine the amount of time required to alter its voltage to a threshold voltage within each time interval. The sum amount of time required for the voltage of the capacitive touch surface to reach the threshold voltage in a predetermined number of time intervals may be used to determine whether the capacitive touch surface is being touched. | 2009-12-24 |
20090318230 | Game System, Server, Gaming Machine - A new gaming environment is provided. When the start button of a gaming machine is pressed, start information is sent to a server. When the server receives the start information, it is determined whether or not the winning probability of bonus is changed in the gaming machine which sends the start information. If it is determined that the winning probability of bonus is changed, a new winning probability of bonus is determined, and setting information including the new winning probability of bonus is sent to the gaming machine which sends the start information. When the gaming machine receives the setting information, the winning probability of bonus is renewed based on the setting information. It is determined whether or not bonus is won based on the renewed winning probability of bonus. If it is determined that the bonus is won, a predetermined number of gaming media is provided. | 2009-12-24 |
20090318231 | Method and System for Networked Bingo - Methods and systems for facilitating networked bingo matches are presented. Bingo cards may be generated by distributing symbols from a set of symbols into grid positions on each card. One or more patterns of marked positions on a bingo card may be pre-defined. An example embodiment includes the ability for a client devices to join a networked bingo game, each being associated with one or more potentially different special symbols. When a client device achieves a pre-defined pattern of marked positions on one or more of the client device's cards where one of the client device's special symbols is used to complete the pre-defined pattern(s), the client device may be awarded a prize. | 2009-12-24 |
20090318232 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING LOAD IN A COMMUNICATION NETWORK - The invention discloses a method and system for controlling load in a communication network having one or more communication devices. The method includes monitoring at least one communication resource parameters in the communication network. Further, the method includes changing difficulty level within a gaming application when one of the at least one communication resource parameters reaches a pre-determined threshold. One or more communication devices are involved in the gaming application. | 2009-12-24 |
20090318233 | Game System, Server, Gaming Machine - A new gaming environment is provided. A server obtains a payout rate from each of gaming machines, determines winning probability of bonus in each of the gaming machines based on the obtained payout rate, and sends the determined winning probability of bonus to each gaming machine. Also, a gaming machine determines whether or not the bonus is won based on the received winning probability. If the bonus is won, a predetermined number of gaming medium is provided. | 2009-12-24 |
20090318234 | METHOD OF CONDUCTING A TRADE OF VIRTUAL ITEMS IN A VIRTUAL WORLD - Conducting a trade of virtual items between a first virtual character and a second virtual character in a virtual environment is provided. Displaying a trade icon within the virtual environment such that a first user controlling the first virtual character can interact with the trade icon to initiate the trade. At least a portion of the inventory of the first virtual character is presented to the second user and at least a portion of the inventory of the second virtual character is presented to the first user. Further, a selection by the first user of at least one virtual item from the inventory of the second virtual character is communicated to the second user; and a selection by the second user of at least one virtual item from the inventory of the first virtual character is communicated to the first user. | 2009-12-24 |
20090318235 | GAME SYSTEM, GAME TERMINAL THEREFOR, AND SERVER DEVICE THEREFOR - The present invention provides a game system | 2009-12-24 |
20090318236 | GAMING SYSTEM - A gaming system is disclosed which includes a plurality of gaming devices, each gaming device being arranged to implement a game. The gaming system includes a communications network arranged to connect the gaming devices in networked relationship, and a parameter repository arranged to store gaming device parameters. The gaming system is arranged to facilitate access to the parameter repository and modification of the gaming device parameters from a gaming device. | 2009-12-24 |
20090318237 | Methodology Of Co-Interference Reduction Through Cable Separation And Shielding Within A Gaming Machine - According to one aspect of the present invention, a gaming machine for conducting a wagering game comprises a gaming cabinet having a first member and a second member. The first member is located physically separate from the second member. The gaming machine further comprises a plurality of high-voltage wires generally located within the first member. The gaming machine additionally includes a plurality of low-voltage wires generally located within the second member. The first member and the second member shielding the respective. plurality of high-voltage wires and low-voltage wires to reduce electrical interference between the plurality of high-voltage wires and the plurality of low-voltage wires. | 2009-12-24 |
20090318238 | Multi-rotational crankshaft arrangement - A control mechanism for moving at least two components of a gas turbine engine, the control mechanism comprises first and second crankshafts and a torsion bar connected to both crankshafts, each crankshaft is connected to a different component, the crankshafts engage one another via one-way abutment means and the torsion bar is pre-twisted so that up to a predetermined rotational extent the two crankshafts rotate together and beyond that extent only the first crankshaft rotates, thereby one of the two components moves more than the other component. | 2009-12-24 |
20090318239 | Coupling For Limiting The Torque - A torque limiting coupling ( | 2009-12-24 |
20090318240 | GOLF TRAINING AIDS - A putting training aid comprises a short-putt module, a long-putt module, and a third putting module. The short-putt module includes a telescoping cylindrical shaft that is attached to the user's putter. When used, the short-putt module forces the user to keep the short-putt stroke straight. The long-putt module includes an arcuate guide to which a putter may be attached, thereby requiring the user to use an arcuate stroke for a long putt. The third putting module includes use of a mounting assembly that connects a putter to a horizontal bar. This embodiment allows movement of the putter along a generally defined arc that allows a slight transverse or perpendicular movement of the putter during the stroke. | 2009-12-24 |
20090318241 | GRIP HOOK GOLF BALL RETRIEVER - A retrieval apparatus for retrieving golf balls is disclosed. The retrieval apparatus may be attached to a golf club handle and may include a flexible collar disposed for attachment around the golf club handle. The retrieval apparatus may also include a pair of tines projecting distally from a neck portion and the collar wherein the neck portion bridges the collar to the pair of tines and, wherein the tines define a substantially circular forked carrier for holding the golf ball. The tines may also include a sloped surface on each of the tines disposed to lift the golf ball and guide the golf ball into the forked carrier. | 2009-12-24 |
20090318242 | GOLF CLUB - A golf club | 2009-12-24 |