03rd week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 27 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120014232 | DEVICE FOR ACCESSING ADDRESS INFORMATION IN AN OPTICAL DISC - An address-accessing device includes first and second information generators for producing first and second information according to the received address signals; a phase offset detector for producing a phase offset according to the first and second information; a reference signal generator for producing a reference signal according to the phase offset, the first information and the second information; and a decoder used to determine the structure type of an address-in-pregroove unit (ADIP) according to the reference value. This address-accessing device is capable of adjusting the decision level and the phase offset automatically to lower the error rate occurring in the address access procedure. | 2012-01-19 |
20120014233 | Methods, Systems, And Program Products For Controlling The Playback Of Music - Methods, systems, and program products for controlling the playback of music are disclosed. In an embodiment a method for controlling the playback of music includes the steps of: initiating the playback of a first music track; stopping the playback of the first music track; initiating the playback of alternative audio content; stopping the playback of the alternative content; and determining whether to initiate the playback of the first music track or to initiate the playback of a second music track. | 2012-01-19 |
20120014234 | DATA RECORDING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RE-VERIFYING CORRECTNESS OF RECORDED DATA ON OPTICAL STORAGE MEDIUM - An exemplary data recording method of an optical storage medium includes following steps: during a current recording operation for recording first data onto the optical storage medium, detecting if a fatal recording error occurs; and when the fatal recording error is detected, activating a current verifying operation to verify correctness of a recorded data section on the optical storage medium. The recorded data section is recorded onto the optical storage medium according to second data during a previous recording operation, and data recording of the second data has been verified during a previous verifying operation prior to the current recording operation. | 2012-01-19 |
20120014235 | DISK RECORDING DEVICE AND DIGITAL PHOTO FRAME USING THE SAME - A disk recording device includes a processor, and a storage device, a memory reader, a display, an encoder, a disk recorder, all electrically connected to the processor. The storage device is configured for storing a first file. The memory reader is configured for reading the first file. The processor is configured for transforming the first file into a second file of a specific format compatible with the encoder. The encoder is connected to the processor and used for encoding the second file into a third file, and sending the third file to the processor. The processor is also configured for transforming the third file into a disk storable formatted file. The disk recorder is configured for recording the disk storable formatted file in the disk. The present embodiment also relates to a digital photo frame using the disk recording device. | 2012-01-19 |
20120014236 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECORDING MANUFACTURER INFORMATION ON A RECORDING MEDIUM AND FOR DETERMINING WHETHER THE MANUFACTURER INFORMATION IS EFFECTIVE - A recording medium and a recording apparatus for storing manufacturer information for supporting specific functions for each manufacturer and a method therefor. A reproducing apparatus for reproducing manufacturer information for supporting specific functions and a method therefor is also provided. If a recording apparatus modifies the contents of the recording medium, then it should record its manufacturer's identification code. A recording apparatus/reproducing apparatus should check the identification code on the recording medium before using its own manufacture information item for some specific function. Also, it is possible to reduce the time required to determine whether the manufacturer information items are effective. | 2012-01-19 |
20120014237 | OPTICAL DISC DEVICE - A first signal is detected from the central part of a light beam returning from a super-resolution optical disc; a second signal is detected from a peripheral part in a direction corresponding to a track on the super-resolution optical disc; a gain adjustment unit is provided to adjust the amplitude of the first signal; a subtraction unit is provided to generate a third signal by subtracting, from the second signal, the first signal with the amplitude adjusted by the gain adjustment unit; and an unit is provided to generate a reproduced signal by combining the first signal and a signal obtained by delaying the third signal. | 2012-01-19 |
20120014238 | SPHERICAL ABERRATION COMPENSATION METHOD AND DEVICE OF OPTICAL DISC DRIVE - A spherical aberration compensation method is provided. A first thickness of a cover layer at a first radius position of an optical disc is measured. A second thickness of the cover layer at a second radius position of the optical disc is measured. A spherical aberration calibration is performed at a third radius position of the optical disc to obtain an optimal spherical aberration compensation value. According to the first and second radius positions, the first and second thicknesses, and the optimal spherical aberration compensation value at the third radius position, a spherical aberration compensation formula is acquired. Afterwards, an updated spherical aberration compensation value is calculated by the spherical aberration compensation formula according to a fourth radius position where an optical pickup head of the optical disc drive is located. The updated spherical aberration compensation value is inputted into a spherical aberration compensator of the optical disc drive. | 2012-01-19 |
20120014239 | OPTICAL DISK DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM - Provided is an optical disc device capable of correcting a value of a control parameter during an operation of reading information from an optical disc medium. The optical disc device for reading the information recorded on the optical disc medium under an operation condition corresponding to a value set with respect to a predetermined control parameter corrects the value of the predetermined control parameter by repeatedly executing, while an operation of reading the information from the optical disc medium is being performed, processing of: acquiring, with respect to two values of the predetermined control parameter, evaluation values indicating accuracy of the reading of the information from the optical disc medium, respectively; and updating the value of the predetermined control parameter based on the two acquired evaluation values. | 2012-01-19 |
20120014240 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECORDING MANUFACTURER INFORMATION ON A RECORDING MEDIUM AND FOR DETERMINING WHETHER THE MANUFACTURER INFORMATION IS EFFECTIVE - A recording medium and a recording apparatus for storing manufacturer information for supporting specific functions for each manufacturer and a method therefor. A reproducing apparatus for reproducing manufacturer information for supporting specific functions and a method therefor is also provided. If a recording apparatus modifies the contents of the recording medium, then it should record its manufacturer's identification code. A recording apparatus/reproducing apparatus should check the identification code on the recording medium before using its own manufacture information item for some specific function. Also, it is possible to reduce the time required to determine whether the manufacturer information items are effective. | 2012-01-19 |
20120014241 | APPARATUS FOR VIBRATION REDUCTION IN A HARD DISK DRIVE - An apparatus for vibration reduction in a hard disk drive, the hard disk drive comprising at least one hard disk and at least one actuator arm. The apparatus comprises a flow mitigating device disposed on the at least one actuator arm, the flow mitigating device comprising at least one surface being inclined with respect to a reference plane of the actuator arm to generate streamwise vortices for interacting with and weakening vortex structures generated at a trailing edge of the actuator arm during spinning of the hard disk. | 2012-01-19 |
20120014242 | METHOD OF ALLOCATING RESOURCES FOR TRANSMITTING UPLINK SIGNAL IN MIMO WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND APPARATUS THEREOF - A method of allocating resources for transmitting a signal in a Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) wireless communication system is disclosed. The method includes allocating one or more spatial resources of a plurality of spatial resources corresponding to first Single Carrier-Frequency Division Multiple Access (SC-FDMA) symbols to a first transport block, allocating one or more other spatial resources of the plurality of spatial resources corresponding to the first SC-FDMA symbols to a second transport block, and allocating spatial resources corresponding to second SC-FDMA symbols to the first transport block and the second transport block. | 2012-01-19 |
20120014243 | Allocation and Logical to Physical Mapping of Scheduling Request Indicator Channel in Wireless Networks - A method for allocating resources for a scheduling request indicator (SRI) is disclosed. An SRI cycle period for use by user equipment (UE) within a cell is transmitted from a NodeB in a cell to UE within the cell. The NodeB transmits a specific SRI subframe offset and an index value to the particular UE within the cell. The specific SRI subframe offset and the index value enable the UE to determine a unique combination of cyclic shift, RS orthogonal cover, data orthogonal cover, and resource block number for the UE to use as a unique physical resource for an SRI in the physical uplink control channel (PUCCH). | 2012-01-19 |
20120014244 | BASE STATION, MOBILE STATION, PILOT TRANSMISSION METHOD, AND CHANNEL ESTIMATION METHOD - Disclosed are a base station, a mobile station, a pilot transmission method, and a channel estimation method, whereby excellent zone interference blocking characteristics can be obtained and high channel estimation precision is ensured even on a propagation path with low frequency correlation similar to when transmitting on an SFN of an MBS. A pilot symbol generating unit ( | 2012-01-19 |
20120014245 | METHOD OF TRANSMITTING MESSAGE RELIABLY IN POWER SAVING CLASS MODE - Various methods and apparatuses for reliably transmitting or receiving messages and data in a Power Saving Class (PSC) mode, which are applicable to a wireless access system, are disclosed. In addition, various methods and apparatuses for retransmitting a management message (e.g., a control message) in the PSC mode are disclosed. Accordingly, the messages and data can be transmitted using a Hybrid Automatic Repeat reQuest (HARQ) scheme. | 2012-01-19 |
20120014246 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SETTING UP PATH THROUGH AUTONOMOUS DISTRIBUTED CONTROL, AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A path setup method that makes it possible to avoid a failure in path setup even if a state when setting up a path is that a communication device existing in the path is incapable of communication, as well as a communication device using the method, are provided. According to a method for setting up a path through autonomous distributed control in a network in which a plurality of communication devices (NE | 2012-01-19 |
20120014247 | INTERFACE MONITORING FOR LINK AGGREGATION - The present invention provides network interface monitoring and management that may be employed with link aggregation technologies. Multiple network interfaces may be aggregated into a single bond and data may be transferred to and from a backbone network via this aggregated bond. A link aggregation monitor employs a heartbeat generator, sniffer and data store to keep track of health and availability of network interfaces. The heartbeat generator sends heartbeats to the network interfaces, which pass the heartbeats around in a token ring configuration. If a network interface fails or otherwise goes offline, detection of this condition causes the monitor and heartbeat generator to prepare new or modified heartbeats so that data may be efficiently and accurately routed around the token ring and health of all remaining alive interfaces can be monitored properly. If a network interface re-enters or is added to the aggregate bond, new/modified heartbeats are then employed. | 2012-01-19 |
20120014248 | ADMISSION CONTROL - The present invention relates to a network node and a method in a network node for admission control of broadcast transmission sessions. The method comprises receiving a broadcast transmission session start request for a first broadcast transmission session, obtaining at least a first traffic statistics parameter related to said first broadcast transmission session, obtaining the available bit rate for the broadcast transmission area, and obtaining a re-synchronisation parameter indicating the time between re-synchronisation of transmissions for said broadcast transmission session. The method also calculates a first expected bit error rate based on said at least first traffic statistics parameter, said available bit rate and said re-synchronisation parameter, and admits said first broadcast transmission session if said first expected bit error rate is less than a first bit error rate threshold. | 2012-01-19 |
20120014249 | System and Method for Routing Internet Traffic Over Internet Links - An apparatus and method for routing IP traffic in real time from at least one network user to a plurality of Internet links. Embodiments include assigning different ranks to different Internet links based on network monitoring. In one embodiment, a system for routing internet traffic includes a route optimizer to generate routing instructions using a ranked list of the Internet links, based on financial costs of routing over the internet links and traffic condition information associated with the links. In another embodiment, a method to generate a routing instruction includes (i) determining a delay for the Internet links which is an amount of time between when a packet is sent over the internet link and when it arrives at the destination, and (ii) generating a ranked list of internet links using financial costs of routing data packets and the delay associated with the links. | 2012-01-19 |
20120014250 | DISTRIBUTED MEANS OF ORGANIZING AN ARBITRARILY LARGE NUMBER OF COMPUTERS - A technique for organizing a plurality of computers such that message broadcast, content searching, and computer identification of the entire collection or a subset of the entire collection may be performed quickly without the use of a controlling computer. The technique describes the creation, operation, and maintenance of a connection scheme by which each computer in the collection appears to be the top level of a hierarchical array. The maintenance of this hierarchical connection scheme allows one to many communications throughout the collection of computers to scale geometrically rather than linearly. | 2012-01-19 |
20120014251 | LOAD ESTIMATION - An OFDM based communications system is provided, in which a scheduler is configured to estimate the load of existing bearers and the load increase that will arise from a new requested bearer if that bearer is accepted. Several techniques are described for estimating these loads and their advantages and disadvantages are also discussed. Estimators are also provided that can estimate the loads from a previous estimate and current load conditions. | 2012-01-19 |
20120014252 | Methods And Apparatus For Use In Communicating Data Packets Within A Data Packet Window Having A Size That Is Set Based On Quality Of Service (QOS) Parameters - Methods and apparatus for use in communicating data packets to communication devices are described. A communication device receives one or more Quality of Service (QoS) parameters of a data communication session established between it and a wireless communication network. The one or more QoS parameters may be or include a bandwidth parameter. The communication device sends the bandwidth parameter or a value derived therefrom to a host system via the wireless communication network. The communication device then receives, from the host system via the wireless communication network, data packets via the data communication session. The data packets are communicated within a data packet window having a size that is set as a function of the bandwidth parameter. If another data communication session is established, the communication device sends an updated bandwidth parameter to the host system for receiving data packets within a data packet window having an updated size that is set in accordance with the function. | 2012-01-19 |
20120014253 | MITIGATING THE EFFECTS OF CONGESTED INTERFACES ON A FABRIC - Techniques are provided for mitigating the effects of slow or no drain devices on a fabric. One or more of the described embodiments can be used alone or in combination to address problems associated with inter-switch link blocking and to address the situation where flows which are not associated with slow/no drain devices suffer the negative impacts of slow or no drain devices on a fabric. | 2012-01-19 |
20120014254 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CREATING MULTIPLE TRANSPORTATION STREAMS OF STREAMING MEDIA NETWORK TEST TRAFFIC IN PACKET-BASED NETWORKS - A packetized streaming media delivery network carries many “streams” of differing media content. They often are from multiple sources and of different media types. The invention consists of a scalable hardware and/or software computing element resolving the network traffic into its individual streams for focused, simultaneous, and continuous real-time monitoring and analysis. The monitoring and analysis consists of delay factor and media loss rate which measure the cumulative jitter of the streaming media within the delivery network and the condition of the media payload. These measurements form a powerful picture of network problem awareness and resolution. The delay factor objectively indicates the contribution of the network devices in the streams' path, allowing for both problem prediction and indication. In one example, tapping a packetized network at various locations allows for correlation of the same-stream performance at various network points to pinpoint the source(s) of the impairment(s). | 2012-01-19 |
20120014255 | Method for Temporal Admission Control in a Digital Video Network - It is presented a method for bandwidth allocation in a band-width allocation server of a digital video network comprising a restricted channel being a link between a subscriber location and an access node. The method comprises: receiving a bandwidth reservation request to reserve bandwidth on the restricted channel, the bandwidth reservation request comprising a reservation start time; obtaining any existing bandwidth reservations for bandwidth on the restricted channel at least partly covered by the duration of the reservation request, the duration being delimited by the reservation start time; determining whether a bandwidth limit is exceeded by a combination of the bandwidth reservation request and the any existing bandwidth reservations, at any time covered by the bandwidth reservation request; when it is determined that the combination is under the bandwidth limit, handling an acceptance by sending a reservation accept response and storing a reservation corresponding to the bandwidth reservation request; and when it is determined that the combination exceeds the bandwidth limit, handling a rejection by sending a reservation reject response. A corresponding apparatus is also presented. | 2012-01-19 |
20120014256 | Locating Signatures in Packets - A system and method for locating signatures in packets is disclosed. The method may include receiving a packet over the network and searching the packet for a signature at locations specified in a location cache. When the signature is found at a stored location specified in the location cache, pertinent data located after the signature is obtained and network testing processing is performed. When the signature is not found at any stored location specified in the location cache, the packet is searched for the signature. When the signature is found, the location at which the signature is found is added to the location cache. Pertinent data located after the signature is obtained and network testing processing is performed. The method may be performed by a network testing system and by a computing device having a virtual machine. | 2012-01-19 |
20120014257 | COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM - A mobile communications system is proposed in which mobile communications devices are arranged to transmit signals to and to receive signals from a base station using one or a subset of available sub-bands, with the base station being configured to move the mobile communications devices between the sub-bands. An anchor sub-band is also provided on which idle mobile communications devices camp until they are moved to one or more other sub-bands in addition to or instead of the anchor sub-band. | 2012-01-19 |
20120014258 | EFFECTIVE TIMING MEASUREMENTS BY A MULTI-MODE DEVICE - Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to a technique for effective measurement in a second Radio Access Technology (e.g., TD-SCDMA) while receiving service in a first Radio Access Technology (e.g., GSM). | 2012-01-19 |
20120014259 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A communication system includes a transmission device configured to transmit a packet and a reception device configured to receive the packet. The reception device is equipped with a behavior information acquisition unit, a model specification information acquisition unit, and a model specification information transmission unit. The behavior information acquisition unit acquires behavior information representing the behavior of a packet before the packet reaches the reception device from the transmission device. The model specification information acquisition unit acquires model specification information for specifying a mathematical model representing the behaviors of a plurality of packets based on the acquired behavior information. The model specification information transmission unit transmits the acquired model specification information to the transmission device. The transmission device is equipped with a model specification information reception unit. The model specification information reception unit receives model specification information. | 2012-01-19 |
20120014260 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE IN COMMUNICATION NETWORK AND COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD - A communication control method and a communication device are provided by which the communication quality of an upper layer can be ensured at a lower layer. The communication device that is connected to another communication device to constitute a network, includes a upper-layer quality detection section ( | 2012-01-19 |
20120014261 | Monitoring A Flow Set To Detect Faults - In certain embodiments, monitoring a flow set to detect faults includes identifying, by a first maintenance end point, a flow set comprising flows that utilize a paths from the first maintenance end point through one or more intermediate nodes to a second maintenance end point. Continuity check messages are generated. Each continuity check message is formatted as a data packet that an intermediate node forwards. Each continuity check message comprises a header comprising a maintenance indicator. The continuity check messages are transmitted on the flows to allow the second maintenance end point to monitor the paths. | 2012-01-19 |
20120014262 | Automated Network Condition Identification - Performance data relating to each of multiple network devices distributed in a geographic region is analyzed. That data can include values for various parameters measured automatically by routine polling of subscriber devices and/or network elements serving those subscriber devices. Measured parameter values can then be stored in a database and made available, together with information about subscriber device locations, to one or more analysis servers that analyze different portions of the network. As part of that analysis, groups of devices experiencing performance problems are identified based on device location. Information about those groups is then communicated and can be made available for, e.g., monitoring by service personnel. | 2012-01-19 |
20120014263 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF SNOOPING CONNECTIVITY FAULT MESSAGES TO CONFIGURE MAINTENANCE END POINT FOR ALARM SUPPRESSION MESSAGES - According to one embodiment, a method may include a given maintenance end point receiving connectivity fault management (CFM) messages (e.g., CCMs) at the provisioned maintenance level of the maintenance end point. Additionally the method may also include snooping CFM messages at maintenance levels higher the provisioned maintenance level of the given maintenance end point and storing the configuration information necessary for transmitting alarm indication suppression message from the lowest higher-level CFM message snooped across the maintenance end point. The method may further include a timeout of the stored information if transmission of the higher-level CFM messages cease. The method may include snooping these higher-level CFM messages in either direction and also include the ability to display the higher-level CFM information to an operator through a user-interface. | 2012-01-19 |
20120014264 | HANDOVER METHOD AND USER EQUIPMENT - Disclosed is method and user equipment for performing a handover between a MBSFN area and a non-MBSFN area in a communication network. The communication network comprises a first cell constituting a MBSFN area, a second cell not constituting the MBSFN area, and a reserved cell between the first cell and the second cell being subordinate to the MBSFN area, reserved cell indication information being broadcast in the reserved cell, the method comprises steps of: receiving the reserved cell indication information to learn that a user equipment is located in the reserved cell; measuring in the reserved cell, for a preset service, a first signal strength based on MBMS transmission and a second signal strength based on single-cell transmission; and selecting the first cell or the second cell as a target cell during a period in which a difference between the first signal strength and the second signal strength is lower than a preset threshold. When the user equipment moves between different communication areas, the method of the present invention can provide continuous MBMS service for the user. | 2012-01-19 |
20120014265 | DATA PACKET ROUTING - According to one example of the present invention, there is provided a method of routing data packets to a plurality of packet processors in a computer network. The method comprising obtaining workload data from the packet processors, determining a workload distribution across the packet processors, and updating a balancing table used by a switching element in the network based on the determined workload. | 2012-01-19 |
20120014266 | MANAGING A CONVERGED DEVICE THAT IS CAPABLE OF COMMUNICATING WITH A PLURALITY OF CONNECTIONS - Various embodiments pertain to managing a converged electronic device | 2012-01-19 |
20120014267 | Evaluating and Reporting Measurements for H(E)NB Outbound Mobility and Inter-H(E)NB Mobility in Connected Mode - Systems, methods, and instrumentalities are disclosed that may provide for a WTRU to perform measurements in order to avoid radio link failure that may occur because the WTRU's neighboring cells are, or include, CSG cells. For example, thresholds may be implemented to compensate for the presence of CSG cells, a WTRU may make adjustments when performing measurements, etc. | 2012-01-19 |
20120014268 | MULTIPLEXING AND FEEDBACK SUPPORT FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS - A control scheme using packet headers allows GSM EDGE Radio Access Network (GERAN) systems to increase spectral efficiency through multiplexing techniques, such as superposition coding, multi-user packet transmission, joint detection, and/or joint decoding. A fast feedback scheme for GERAN allows Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) frames to be transmitted over GERAN air interfaces without excessive feedback latency. As a result, Hybrid Automatic Repeat-reQuest (H-ARM) acknowledgements may be timely provided for end-to-end VoIP calls that traverse GERAN air interfaces. Additionally, Incremental Redundancy H-ARQ and link quality feedback latencies are decreased. | 2012-01-19 |
20120014269 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CONTENTION-BASED UPLINK ACCESS IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS - Methods and apparatus for contention-based access in a wireless communication system are disclosed. A base station may determine a contention-based resource allocation comprising a subset of available system resources. Information related to the contention-based resources may be sent to a user device. In addition, state information may be provided to the UE. The UE may generate and send a contention-based uplink transmission consistent with the allocated resources and state information. | 2012-01-19 |
20120014270 | Frame signal generating method and frame signal generating device - A method for generating a frame signal includes monitoring a first frame signal and obtaining a first parameter based on the monitoring result; setting a second parameter based on the type of the first frame signal; when the first frame signal is being input, generating a second frame signal with a bit rate different from that of the first frame signal by determining data and stuff byte positions based on the first parameter and performing frame processing on data and stuff bytes corresponding to the first frame signal based on the determined data and stuff byte positions; and when the first frame signal is not being input, generating the second frame signal by determining the data and stuff byte positions based on the second parameter and performing the frame processing on data and stuff bytes corresponding to a maintenance signal based on the determined data and stuff byte positions. | 2012-01-19 |
20120014271 | Efficient Use of a Communications Network - A duration of time a communications device is connected to a first network is monitored. A signal of a second network is detected. Next, it is determined whether a predetermined amount of time has elapsed such that the communications device makes efficient use of the first network, and in response to a determination that the predetermined amount of time has elapsed, a connection of the communications device to the second network is initiated. | 2012-01-19 |
20120014272 | Communication Control Server, Base Station, Terminal and Coordinated Service System and Method - A communication control server of the present invention comprises: a network interface; a memory unit in which a cluster information table and a channel state information table are stored; a channel state information recovery unit acquiring a feedback message of a user equipment within a cluster from a base station via a network interface, wherein the cluster information table holds a joint codebook shared by the base stations within the cluster, wherein the joint codebook holds an identifier for determining channel state information and a distribution of the channel state information, and wherein the feedback message includes an identifier corresponding to the channel state information of the user equipment. | 2012-01-19 |
20120014273 | An Apparatus and Method for Voice Call Continuity - A mobile device having an operating system which includes a communications framework having a voice call continuity convergence layer. The status of the circuit switched and packet switched parts of the network are reported to the convergence layer which decides which part of the network to connect to based on network status and pre-stored profiles. | 2012-01-19 |
20120014274 | BASE STATION, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING BASE STATION, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, CONTROL PROGRAM, AND MOBILE STATION - [Problem] The number of the base stations that are activated uselessly cannot be sufficiently reduced even in a light traffic state. As a result, interference between adjacent cells and power consumption cannot be sufficiently reduced. | 2012-01-19 |
20120014275 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING CODEC MODE IN ALL-IP NETWORK AND TERMINAL USING THE SAME - A method of controlling the codec mode of a convergence internet protocol (IP) network and a terminal using the method are provided. The terminal may include a variable bit-rate/mode codec controller including a channel status measurement and management (CSMM) unit which measures the status of a wireless channel and provides the results of the measuring of the wireless channel status as channel quality information, and which measures the transfer performance of a received packet and provides the results of the measuring of the packet transfer performance as packet measurement parameter information, and a service quality control (SQC) unit which measures the quality of a multimedia service based on the channel quality information and the packet measurement parameter information, provides the results of the measuring of the multimedia service quality as service quality information and determines a codec mode of the terminal or a counterpart terminal communicating with the all-IP terminal based on the service quality information. Therefore, it is possible to improve the quality of multimedia services. | 2012-01-19 |
20120014276 | METHOD FOR RELIABLE DETECTION OF THE STATUS OF AN RTP PACKET STREAM - In a method for determining the status of a real-time transfer protocol (RTP) packet stream, several steps are performed. A time period elapsed since reception of the last RTP packet is determined, the content of the last received RTP packet is determined, and the status of the RTP packet stream based on the elapsed time period and the content of the last received RTP packet is categorized. The method is advantageous in that the risk of false detection of dead RTP packet streams is reduced. | 2012-01-19 |
20120014277 | NETWORK MONITORING SYSTEM - A deployed communications network, providing voice, video and data, has millions of devices on the network including customer premises equipment (CPE), such as set top boxes and residential gateways. The present invention relates to the use of scaling techniques for minimizing the cost of hardware yet provide a monitoring solution for large networks. CPE's are grouped into groups according to geographical location and/or quality of operation, and the frequency and order of data collection is based on a hierarchical, round-robin structure of the CPE groups and the status of each CPE. | 2012-01-19 |
20120014278 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING SYSTEM NODE POSITIONS - Various methods for determining a configuration of a communications system are provided, including methods for determining system node positions. One example method includes generating a node attribute information segment, and adding the node attribute information segment to an attribute information message at a position within the attribute information message indicative of a position of a node within a series string of communications connections. Some of the methods may be implemented within the context of an asset locating system that analyzes the timing of wireless signals to determine a location of the source of the signal. Related systems and apparatuses are also provided. | 2012-01-19 |
20120014279 | WIRELESS TRANSMISSION APPARATUS AND PRECODING METHOD - A wireless transmission apparatus able to reliably increase outage capacity according to the state of a propagation path. This apparatus is a wireless transmission apparatus ( | 2012-01-19 |
20120014280 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MULTI-CARRIER COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS WITH ADAPTIVE TRANSMISSION AND FEEDBACK - An arrangement is disclosed where in a multi-carrier communication system, the modulation scheme, coding attributes, training pilots, and signal power may be adjusted to adapt to channel conditions in order to maximize the overall system capacity and spectral efficiency without wasting radio resources or compromising error probability performance, etc. | 2012-01-19 |
20120014281 | METHOD OF MAINTAINING A QUALITY OF SERVICE (QOS) IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a wireless communication system and user equipment providing wireless communication services, and a method of transmitting and receiving data between a terminal and a base station in an evolved Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) that has evolved from a Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) or a Long Term Evolution (LTE) system, and more particularly, to a method of maintaining a Quality of Service (QoS) in an optimized manner, such that the effective data transmission can be performed with a good quality of service data. | 2012-01-19 |
20120014282 | IDENTIFYING FLOWS BASED ON BEHAVIOR CHARACTERISTICS AND APPLYING USER-DEFINED ACTIONS - A mechanism is disclosed for identifying, classifying, and controlling flows in a network. In one implementation, a separate set of behavioral statistics is maintained for each flow. These behavioral statistics are updated as packets belonging to a flow are processed. Whenever a packet belonging to a flow is processed, a set of policies that the flow's behavioral statistics satisfy is determined. For each policy that the flow's behavioral statistics satisfy, actions that are associated with that policy are applied relative to the packet. The actions may be designed to cause a router to handle, in a user-specified manner, packets that are likely to represent a particular kind of traffic. Thus, different flows, such as VoIP, gaming, streaming, and P2P flows, which are associated with different behavioral statistics, may be handled in ways applicable for the specific application traffic type. | 2012-01-19 |
20120014283 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OPERABLE TO ENABLE SHORTEST CONNECTION ROUTE - The present invention relates to a system operable to enable shortest connection roué for a mobile means of a subscriber, when the mobile means has roamed between a home network comprised in the system, and a foreign network comprised in the system. When the mobile means requests connection to Internet, a serving means comprised in the foreign network is operable to communicate with, and to receive information regarding the connection route from, a Home Location Register comprised in the home network. The serving means is operable to route a packet to a gateway means comprised in the foreign network. The gateway means is in turn operable to allocate an IP address for the mobile means and to function as an access point to Internet. | 2012-01-19 |
20120014284 | VIRTUALIZED SHARED PROTECTION CAPACITY - The present disclosure relates a network, a network element, a system, and a method providing an efficient allocation of protection capacity for network connections and/or services. These may be for services within a given Virtual Private Network (VPN) or Virtual Machine (VM) instance flow. Network ingress/egress ports are designed to be VM instance aware while transit ports may or may not be depending on network element capability or configuration. A centralized policy management and a distributed control plane are used to discover and allocate resources to and among the VPNs or VM instances. Algorithms for efficient allocation and release of protection capacity may be coordinated between the centralized policy management and the distributed control plane. Additional coupling of attributes such as latency may provide more sophisticated path selection algorithms including efficient sharing of protection capacity. | 2012-01-19 |
20120014285 | SELF-CONFIGURING, SELF-OPTIMIZING WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK SYSTEM - A system and associated method provides for a wireless local area network (WLAN) that permits mobile units to communicate with an external, wired network. Nodes in the WLAN include multiple components, such as a base module, antenna module, and one or more wireless modules. Indeed, this system can employ two or more wireless modules that employ different short-range wireless protocols, such as IEEE 802.11-type and Bluetooth protocols. The nodes may perform self-discovery to determine modules within the node and associated functionality, as well as identify neighboring nodes to thereby establish a mesh-type network. Nodes can be configured to provide connectivity to the wired network, while others (access points) communicate wirelessly with mobile devices. The nodes may then be interconnected wirelessly, or via wires. | 2012-01-19 |
20120014286 | Configuration method and configuration device for the backhaul link in a long term evolution system - The present invention provides a configuration method for a backhaul link in a Long Term Evolution (LTE) system, and the method includes: when a network side configures a relay subframe, configuring the relay subframe to be a Multicast Broadcast Single Frequency Network (MBSFN) subframe on a downlink access link, configuring a relay subframe to be a unicast subframe or non-MBSFN subframe on a downlink backhaul link. And meanwhile, the present invention provides a configuration device for the backhaul link in the LTE system, which includes: a configuration unit for configuring a relay subframe to be a unicast subframe or non-MBSFN subframe on a downlink backhaul link when a relay subframe is configured by the network side and configured to be an MBSFN subframe on a downlink access link. The present invention improves the communication efficiency of the backhaul link and the access flexibility of UE in the cell covered by the base station. | 2012-01-19 |
20120014287 | METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING GROUP DELETION INFORMATION - A method for transmitting and receiving group configuration information on a user equipment is disclosed. The user equipment receives information on group deletion of the user equipment from a base station. The user equipment transmits an acknowledgement (ACK) signal about the received information on the group deletion to the base station. In this case, the information on the group deletion is configured as a separate extended header type or a type that an extended header is piggybacked on a specific downlink packet to be transmitted to the user equipment. Preferably, the user equipment decodes the received information on the group deletion of the user equipment. The user equipment successfully decodes the information on the group deletion and is then able to transmit the acknowledgement (ACK) signal about the received information on the group deletion to the base station. | 2012-01-19 |
20120014288 | Method for Configuration of a Wireless Network - The invention relates to method for configuring a first wireless network that includes at least one access point. In order to optimize the configuration of the first wireless network, the method comprises a step of configuring at least one parameter of the at least one access point of the first wireless network on the basis of at least a portion of the linking balance of a second wireless network including at least two nodes, the nodes being positioned in a predetermined physical space. | 2012-01-19 |
20120014289 | Distributed Transforms for Efficient Data Gathering in Sensor Networks - Devices, systems, and techniques for data collecting network such as wireless sensors are disclosed. A described technique includes detecting one or more remote nodes included in the wireless sensor network using a local power level that controls a radio range of the local node. The technique includes transmitting a local outdegree. The local outdegree can be based on a quantity of the one or more remote nodes. The technique includes receiving one or more remote outdegrees from the one or more remote nodes. The technique includes determining a local node type of the local node based on detecting a node type of the one or more remote nodes, using the one or more remote outdegrees, and using the local outdegree. The technique includes adjusting characteristics, including an energy usage characteristic and a data compression characteristic, of the wireless sensor network by selectively modifying the local power level and selectively changing the local node type. | 2012-01-19 |
20120014290 | Computer-Implemented Method For Compensating Ancillary Use Of A Remotely Accessible Network Device - A computer-implemented method for compensating ancillary use of a wireless service device for excess transmission bandwidth is provided. Wireless service devices are discovered. Each wireless service device is interoperable on a wireless service network operated by a service provider. For each wireless service device, a primary function performable by a subscriber through the wireless service network and an ancillary function performable by a third party through the wireless service network based on availability of capacity for excess transmission bandwidth are determined. The wireless service devices include an available capacity to perform the ancillary function over the service network is identified. The ancillary function is performed over the excess transmission bandwidth using the identified wireless service devices through combination, modification and integration of data from the two or more other such identified wireless service devices. Participants of the ancillary function in exchange for the performance of the ancillary function are compensated. | 2012-01-19 |
20120014291 | COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK - A node for a communications network, the node comprising a plurality of ports and a processor. The processor configured to determine that a first status change signal, indicative of a topology status change in the network, has been received, and the processor configured to decide from at least an origin of the first status change signal to output a second status change signal to only a subset of possible destination nodes. | 2012-01-19 |
20120014292 | Access Management System and Access Management Method - An access management system includes a Web page providing unit transmitting a Web page to a user terminal, a contact accepting unit receiving information purporting a request for the contact from the user terminal, a contact information generating unit setting information of the Web page browsed by the user as access information, a contact number issuing unit issuing a phone number for contact which is associated with the access information, a first talk control unit making a call to a phone of the user, a second talk control unit making the call to a phone of a call recipient which is associated with the access information a connection control unit connecting the call of the phone of the user to the call of the phone of the call recipient, and an access information providing unit transmitting the access information to a terminal provided at the call recipient. | 2012-01-19 |
20120014293 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF ESTABLISHING USER GROUPS IN AN INTERNET PROTOCOL ENVIRONMENT - A IP telephony service allows customers to form user groups. A user group is established by collecting a plurality of identifiers that are associated with members of a group, and associating the member identifiers with a group identifier. The member identifiers could be telephone numbers of telephony devices for each of the members, or device IDs of IP telephony devices for members of the group. The group identifier could be any type of identifier, and in some instances, the group identifier could be a telephone number. | 2012-01-19 |
20120014294 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TERMINATING COMMUNICATION REQUESTS IN AN INTERNET PROTOCOL ENVIRONMENT - A IP telephony service allows customers to form user groups. Each user group can include multiple members, each of whom have their own telephony device. A group identifier is assigned to each user group. When an incoming communication directed to the user group identifier is received by the service, the service obtains handling instructions for the user group that specify how the incoming communication is to be terminated to the members of the user group. The service then terminates the incoming communication to one or more members of the user group based on those handling instructions. | 2012-01-19 |
20120014295 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM STORING INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - A mobile phone apparatus ( | 2012-01-19 |
20120014296 | METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING DATA IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a method for transmitting and receiving data in a wireless communication system. The method of transmitting data in a wireless communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention supports time division duplex (TDD), and a base station transmits data to a terminal through a first sub-frame of a first frame and receives a confirmatory response to the data through a second sub-frame of a second frame. The second frame is determined according to hybrid automatic retransmit request (HARQ) processing latency which is the minimal required time from the reception of the data to the transmission of the confirmatory response by the first frame and the terminal. The second sub-frame is determined according to both the first sub-frame and the numbers of the downlink and uplink sub-frames of the first frame, wherein the downlink and uplink sub-frames are respectively used in the HARQ operation. | 2012-01-19 |
20120014297 | Elastic Multiplexing for Shared Control Channels - A method and apparatus are disclosed for performing elastic multiplexing for shared control channels in a wireless device in a wireless communication system. The present work includes, but is not limited to, phase feedback for closed-loop transmit diversity (CL-TD) in mobile wireless communication systems. The method enhances system performance with control channel scheduling flexibility around resource conflicts such as blocking and preemption. The present work discloses an elastic multiplexing processor that is cable of carrying out the elastic multiplexing process. | 2012-01-19 |
20120014298 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ALLOCATING PACKETS TO A PLURALITY OF CARRIER WAVES - Packets are transmitted from an apparatus to another apparatus via a plurality of carrier waves. The apparatus calculates, for each of the plurality of carrier waves, a tolerance parameter indicating a tolerable margin of the current line-quality value for causing a change of a modulation method to be used, based on a line-quality value received from the another apparatus, and allocates packets to the plurality of carrier waves based on a service-quality level assigned to each of the packets and the tolerance parameter calculated for each of the plurality of carrier waves, such that a first packet having the service-quality level equal to or higher than a second packet is allocated, on a priority basis, to a first carrier wave having the tolerance parameter equal to or larger than a second carrier wave to which the second packet is allocated. | 2012-01-19 |
20120014299 | ACCESS POINT AND METHOD FOR CONNECTING WIRELESS COMMUNICATION - An access point and a method for connecting wireless communication thereof are provided. The method includes, if a connecting device is connected to the access point, registering information of the connecting device, if the connecting device transmits a first signal in response to a beacon message of the access point after having been disconnected from the access point and connected to a host device, determining whether the connecting device is already registered using the first signal, and, if it is determined that the connecting device is already registered, connecting to the host device via the wireless communication connection. | 2012-01-19 |
20120014300 | DIGITAL BROADCASTING SYSTEM AND DATA PROCESSING METHOD IN THE DIGITAL BROADCASTING SYSTEM - A digital broadcasting system and a data processing method are disclosed. In an aspect of the present invention, the present invention provides a data processing method including receiving a broadcast signal in which main service data and mobile service data are multiplexed, demodulating the received broadcast signal, outputting demodulation time information of a specific position of a broadcast signal frame, and acquiring reference time information contained in the mobile service data frame, setting the reference time information to a system time clock at a specific time based on the demodulation time information and decoding the mobile service data according to the system time clock. | 2012-01-19 |
20120014301 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRIGGERING DORMANT STATE IN A MOBILE STATION IN A UMTS/LTE NETWORK - A wireless communication network is provided. The network includes a plurality of mobile stations and at least one radio network controller (RNC) in communication with at least one of the mobile stations. The RNC is configured to receive a PDP context message from a first one of the mobile stations, the PDP context message having a traffic class associated with an idle connection. The RNC is also configured, in response to receiving the PDP context message, to send a connection release message to the first mobile station. The connection release message directs the first mobile station to move to a dormant state. | 2012-01-19 |
20120014302 | METHOD OF PERFORMING ACTIONS RELATED TO HANDOVER BY A MOBILE STATION THAT IS IN POWER SAVING MODE IN A WIRELESS MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method of performing actions related to handover by a mobile station (MS) in a wireless mobile communication system is disclosed. More specifically, the MS receives information from a base station (BS), wherein the information includes at least one action for performing handover and at least one condition corresponding to the at least one action. Furthermore, the MS transmits a request message to perform the at least one action based on the received information from the BS and receives a response message in response to the request message. Lastly, the MS performs the at least one action according to the received response message. | 2012-01-19 |
20120014303 | METHOD OF PERFORMING ACTIONS RELATED TO HANDOVER BY A MOBILE STATION THAT IS IN POWER SAVING MODE IN A WIRELESS MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method of performing actions related to handover by a mobile station (MS) in a wireless mobile communication system is disclosed. More specifically, the MS receives information from a base station (BS), wherein the information includes at least one action for performing handover and at least one condition corresponding to the at least one action. Furthermore, the MS transmits a request message to perform the at least one action based on the received information from the BS and receives a response message in response to the request message. Lastly, the MS performs the at least one action according to the received response message. | 2012-01-19 |
20120014304 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR THE CONTROL OF DISCONTINUOUS RECEPTION IN A WIRELESS NETWORK - Methods and apparatus for controlling discontinuous reception on a mobile device and in particular to control a short discontinuous reception timer in response to receipt of a medium access control control element. The methods and apparatus include stopping, restarting or maintaining the short discontinuous reception timer. Methods and apparatus for limiting or stopping a retransmission timer by providing user equipment with a maximum retry value for transmissions, by providing a maximum redundant version value, or by providing a medium access control control element to stop or prevent the start of a retransmission timer. | 2012-01-19 |
20120014305 | POWER SAVE MECHANISM FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICES - Method, apparatus, and computer program product embodiments are disclosed to enable power save modes of operation between mobile wireless devices for direct data transfer in an infrastructure BSS. An example embodiment inserts in a message that is transmitted by the transmitting mobile wireless device, a specified time when a next active direct data transfer period will start so that the devices can remain in power save mode in a direct data transfer link until that time. Then, when the next active direct data transfer period is about to start, the receiving device sends a trigger signal based on the specified time, the trigger signal indicating that the next period is about to start. This confirms to the transmitting device that the receiving device has awakened, so that the transmitting device may start transmitting the data to the receiving device via the direct data transfer link. | 2012-01-19 |
20120014306 | Methods and Arrangements in a Telecommunication System - The present invention relates to methods and arrangements in a multi-carrier system. It also assumes independent DRX (Discontinuous reception) functionality on respective component carriers and the possibility for one carrier, e.g. the anchor carrier to initiate a change of DRX state for another component carrier. The basic concept of the present invention is to introduce a new “dormant” state in the DRX logic, whereby the dormant state can be used for non-anchor carrier components. The dormant DRX state implies that a carrier of a UE having this state is not required to monitor system signaling. In embodiments of the present invention this new state is introduced for a particular component carrier (e.g. non-anchor component carrier) for a UE operating in a multi-carrier system, and how to perform the transitions to and from the dormant DRX state implicitly, e.g. based on configured timer(s) for the component carrier or explicit signaling in a different (e.g. anchor) component carriers. | 2012-01-19 |
20120014307 | Generation of MBSFN-DOB Synchronization Codes - Physical downlink channels PPHY | 2012-01-19 |
20120014308 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO SUPPORT RECONFIGURATION IN SELF ORGANIZED WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS AND NETWORKS - Prior to a change in a configuration, such as a change to the carrier frequency, bandwidth, base station type, and so forth of the base station, the base station can inform a subscriber station to prepare for the reconfiguration by sending a message to the subscriber station. The message informs the subscriber station regarding the change in configuration and a timing regarding the change. The base station can command the subscriber station to handover to the serving base station with the new configuration or the subscriber station can choose to handover to the serving base station with the new configuration. The subscriber station can perform network reentry to the serving base station with the new configuration at the time of or after the new configuration is effective. A communication context between the stations can be maintained and the network reentry can be optimized by omitting one or more operation procedures. | 2012-01-19 |
20120014309 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, WIRELESS NETWORK SYSTEM, DATA TRANSFER METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM | 2012-01-19 |
20120014310 | METHODS OF BROADCASTING TO TERMINALS IN A WIRELESS NETWORK - A method of broadcasting a file to terminals in a wireless network, such as a mobile radio network. The file is divided into a set of blocks which are to be transmitted to the terminals. An interval for response by the terminals is calculated depending on the number of active terminals which require the blocks. Messages containing the blocks and the response interval are then broadcast over the network. Responses indicating missing or imperfect blocks are received from the terminals. These steps are repeated until all of the terminals have received a complete set of blocks or have become inactive. Shorter response intervals are calculated as the number of active terminals is reduced. | 2012-01-19 |
20120014311 | SIGNALING AND MANAGEMENT OF BROADCAST-MULTICAST WAVEFORM EMBEDDED IN A UNICAST WAVEFORM - Embodiments describe overlaying a broadcast multicast channel on top of a unicast network. Messages can be generated by protocols in a broadcast/multicast (BCMC) stack and tunneled through an IRTP of a serving access node. These messages can be transmitted on a BCMC channel and/or a unicast channel. Other messages can be generated by protocols in a unicast stack and tunneled to a B-IRTP of a BCMC Access node and transmitted on a BCMC channel to an access terminal. | 2012-01-19 |
20120014312 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING PROPAGATION DELAY IN A COMP TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - The present invention proposed a method and a device for controlling propagation delay in a base station of a wireless communication system based on COMP transmission. To be specific, w hen sending downlink data to a mobile station, the base station processes part of data of one or more other unsynchronized base stations and sends the processed part of data to the mobile station at one or more specific time slots simultaneously. By applying the solution of the present invention, because data, corresponding to the length of the out-of-synchronization information, of an unsynchronized base station is sent to the mobile station at a specific time slot by a synchronized base station or other unsynchronized base stations, DL data that is sent to the mobile station by the unsynchronized base station all falls within the detection window of the mobile station, such that the resulted problem of the decreased performance of a receiver due to the propagation delay is solved. | 2012-01-19 |
20120014313 | OPPORTUNISTIC USE OF WIRELESS NETWORK STATIONS AS REPEATERS - Implementation of opportunistic use of stations in a wireless network as repeaters is described. In one implementation, a station detects the existence of rate anomaly in a wireless network. In response to the rate anomaly, the station may transform into a software repeater for certain other neighboring stations. The repeater function allows for the relaying of packets sent by these neighboring stations to the access point and vice versa. The other neighboring stations, owing to their relative proximity to the repeater station, transmit data at a higher rate to the repeater station. Thus, the removal of the slower stations reduces clogging of the access point and increases the overall data rate within the wireless network. Further, a zero-overhead network coding protocol may be implemented in conjunction with the repeater function to increase capacity of the wireless network. | 2012-01-19 |
20120014314 | METHOD FOR REALIZING DATA FORWARDING, NETWORK SYSTEM, AND DEVICE - A method for realizing data forwarding, a network system, and a related device are provided. The method includes: receiving data sent from an external device; and judging whether the data is from or to a backhaul terminal, and directly forwarding the data if the data is from or to the backhaul terminal. A Base Station (BS) device includes: a receiving module, configured to receive data sent from an external device; a backhaul judging module, configured to judge whether the data is from or to a backhaul terminal; and a sending module, configured to directly forward the data after the backhaul judging module judges that the data is from or to the backhaul terminal. A backhaul terminal and a network system are further correspondingly provided. Accordingly, transmission bandwidth is saved through the provided technical solutions. | 2012-01-19 |
20120014315 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR IMPLEMENTING SYNCHRONOUS UPLINK HARQ PROCESS IN MULTIPLE BS COORDINATED RECEIVING NETWORKS - The invention provides methods for implementing synchronous uplink HARQ process in multiple BS coordinated receiving network. According to one embodiment, for synchronous uplink HARQ process with a relatively short response time limit, the service BS provides a receiving response in accordance with the response time limit, and formally instructs the terminal to retransmit or start a new transmission after the merging is completed. According to another embodiment, the synchronous uplink HARQ process has a response time limit matching the delay of multiple BS Coordinated network, and thus the service BS can transmit receiving response or control signaling on PDCCH after the mergence is completed. Thereby, the synchronous uplink HARQ process in multiple BS Coordinated networks of LTE and LTEA can be implemented. | 2012-01-19 |
20120014316 | Radio Network Controller With IP Mapping Table - Devices, systems, and methods are disclosed for seamlessly routing data to mobile devices that undergo handovers from one access point to another. A controller, such as a RNC or BSC, includes logic to map the locations of mobile devices that are connected to various access points on one or more networks. The access points include base stations, Node Bs, wireless LAN, etc., and incorporate or are coupled to network agents. The network agent reports the location of the mobile device to the controller via a plurality of means such as over an IP network, a powerline network, or a satellite network. Using the database, or IP mapping table, having the most current locations of all the mobile devices under its domain or area, the controller can route data packets to the mobile devices using the most effective routing paths. | 2012-01-19 |
20120014317 | Radio Access Network Node With IP Interface - Devices, systems, and methods are disclosed to directly connect a node of a Radio Access Network (RAN) with an Internet Protocol (IP) network. The node is provided with an interface to a broadband local loop network. Access to the local loop network or last mile enables the node to communicate directly with an IP network, including an IP Multimedia System (IMS) core. The node need not access a packet-switched core network via a controller. Embodiments include a Node B with an IP interface in a UMTS system and a Base Transceiver Station (BTS) with an IP interface in a GSM system. | 2012-01-19 |
20120014318 | MULTIPLEXING DEMODULATION REFERENCE SIGNALS IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS - Methods and apparatuses are provided for determining cyclic shift (CS) values and/or orthogonal cover codes (OCC) for a plurality of demodulation reference signals (DM-RS) transmitted over multiple layers in multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) communications. A CS index can be received from a base station in downlink control information (DCI) or similar signaling. Based at least in part on the CS index, CS values for the plurality of DM-RSs can be determined. In addition, OCC can be explicitly signaled or similarly determined from the CS index and/or a configured CS value received from a higher layer. In addition, controlling assignment of CS indices and/or OCC can facilitate providing orthogonality for communications from paired devices in multiuser MIMO. | 2012-01-19 |
20120014319 | GSM controlled wireless mesh system - This invention discloses a GSM controlled mesh wireless system, apparatus and data routing method which can facilitate the low latency, high reliability and security enabled data transmission system. Unlike prior arts, the invented system make use of AP reported information, centrally determine the transmission path based on service requirements, and control the AP configuration change in real or near real time through in band 802.11 messages or WAN air interface, e.g. GSM messages. Those APs not participating in the transmission route will be optionally turned off or transmission power reduced. | 2012-01-19 |
20120014320 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MULTIPLEXING ACKNOWLEDGEMENT SIGNALS AND SOUNDING REFERENCE SIGNALS - A base station includes a transmit path circuitry that determines a PUCCH format 3 index and transmits an uplink grant to a subscriber station, the uplink grant including an indication of the PUCCH format 3 index. The base station also includes a receive path circuitry that receives a PUCCH format 3 signal in a subframe from the subscriber station. The receive path circuitry also receives a first demodulation reference signal for the PUCCH format signal in the first slot of the subframe, where the first demodulation reference signal is determined based at least partly upon a first demodulation reference signal cyclic shift number. The receive path circuitry also receives a second demodulation reference signal for the PUCCH format 3 signal in the second slot of the subframe, where the second demodulation reference signal is determined based at least partly upon a second demodulation reference signal cyclic shift number. | 2012-01-19 |
20120014321 | MESSAGING ACTIVITY FEED - The present invention provides a method for providing mobile originated and/or mobile terminated user data to a public IP network includes transferring the user data from the first party to the mobile radio network instance. A copy of the user data is generated by the mobile radio network instance and the user data is transmitted from the mobile radio network instance to the second party. The copied user data is transmitted from the mobile radio network instance to the user data collector. A data entry is stored in the user data collector, wherein the content of the data entry is related to the copied user data. In an initialization step at least one of the first party and the second party initializes the use of the user data collector such that, for user data to be transmitted after the completion of the initialization step, the copy of the user data is generated and transmitted from the mobile radio network instance to the user data collector. | 2012-01-19 |
20120014322 | BROADCASTING SIGNAL RECEIVER AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING BROADCASTING SIGNAL - A broadcasting signal receiver and a method for transmitting/receiving a broadcasting signal are disclosed. An identifier of a cell is set in the broadcasting signal and, if the cell is changed, channel information of the changed cell can be obtained from program table information having the channel information of the cell. Accordingly, the broadcasting signal receiver can continuously output a program although the cell is changed. | 2012-01-19 |
20120014323 | SYSTEM WITH WIRELESS NETWORK DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING WIRELESS NETWORK PROFILE - A system with a wireless network device is provided. The system includes a wireless network device and an electrical device. A storage unit of the electrical device stores a wireless network profile. A second processing unit of the electrical device detects if the wireless network device is connected to the electrical device. When the wireless network device is connected to the electrical device, the second processing unit of the electrical device transmits the wireless network profile to the wireless network device. When the wireless network device obtains the wireless network profile, a first processing unit of the wireless network device drives a first wireless network unit of the wireless network device to transmit data wirelessly according to the wireless network profile. A method for processing a wireless network profile is also disclosed. | 2012-01-19 |
20120014324 | VOICE SERVICE IN EVOLVED PACKET SYSTEM - Methods and apparatus to manage voice service in evolved packet systems are disclosed. An example method in a User Equipment (UE) includes receiving a Non Access Stratum (NAS) protocol response message with a first indicator, the first indicator provided by lower layers of the UE to upper layers of the UE, responsive to the first indicator, initiating an IMS registration if the UE is not already registered with the IMS, and responsive to the UE having registered with the IP Multimedia (IM) Core Network (CN) Subsystem (IMS), determining availability of voice services over the IP Multimedia (IM) Core Network (CN) Subsystem (IMS). | 2012-01-19 |
20120014325 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR STATE/MODE TRANSITIONING - A user equipment implements a method of processing indication messages, such as SCRI (signalling connection release indication) messages. The user equipment (UE) maintains a count of how many indication messages with a cause set have been sent by the UE while in at least one radio resource control (RRC) state. Various conditions are provided for resetting the count. These include receiving packet switched (PS) data by the UE and transmitting packet switched (PS) data. | 2012-01-19 |
20120014326 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR STATE/MODE TRANSITIONING - A user equipment implements a method of processing indication messages, such as SCRI (signaling connection release indication) messages. If upper layers indicate that there is no more packet switched data for a prolonged period, then if a count of how many indication messages have been triggered in at least one RRC (radio resource control) state is less than a maximum number, the UE increments the count, and a cause is set in the indication message, and the indication message is sent. | 2012-01-19 |
20120014327 | Policy-Based Data Routing for a Multi-Mode Device - Communication devices capable of at least two communication modes (e.g. WLAN, WMAN and WWAN and/or wired modes) can be configured to optimize communications using a policy-based mechanism to configure connections and routes. A rules engine evaluates its policies on a state change (e.g. network availability, time of day, etc.) to configure a routing table and, together with communication APIs, provides an appropriate connection to an application for its respective communications. Policies may be responsive to various factors such as Radio Access Technology (high/low bandwidth), cost, presence, time of day, location, application type and quality of service (QoS) requirements among others to optimize communications. | 2012-01-19 |
20120014328 | HARQ in Spatial Multiplexing MIMO System - A method and apparatus for signaling scheduling information in a spatial multiplexing wireless communications system, as well as corresponding methods and apparatus for processing such signaling information, are disclosed. Signaling scheduling information includes scheduling first and second transport blocks for simultaneous transmission during a first transmission interval on first and second data substreams, respectively, and assigning a single re-transmission process identifier for the first transmission interval and transmitting first scheduling information for the first transmission interval. The first scheduling information includes the re-transmission process identifier and first disambiguation data. Additionally, at least one of the first and second transport blocks is scheduled for re-transmission during a second transmission interval. Second scheduling information for the second transmission interval is also transmitted; the second scheduling information including the re-transmission process identifier and second disambiguation data. | 2012-01-19 |
20120014329 | METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING ACK/NACK SIGNAL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM APPLIED CARRIER AGGREGATION AND APPARATUS THEREFOR - A method for transmitting ACK/NACK signal in a wireless communication system applied carrier aggregation is disclosed herein. More specifically, the method includes receiving multiple transmission blocks respectively through multiple downlink component carriers from a base station, determining ACK/NACK responses corresponding to each of the multiple transmission blocks by decoding the multiple transmission blocks, mapping the ACK/NACK responses to a ACK/NACK state information, and transmitting the ACK/NACK state information through a single uplink component carrier, wherein ACK information included in the ACK/NACK state information indicates a number of ACK response among the ACK/NACK responses. | 2012-01-19 |
20120014330 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RESOURCE ALLOCATION WITH CARRIER EXTENSION - Techniques for supporting communication with carrier extension are described. In one design, a base carrier and at least one segment available to a user equipment (UE) for communication may be determined. At least one operating parameter for the UE may be determined based on a composite bandwidth of the base carrier and the at least one segment. The UE may communicate based on the at least one operating parameter, which may include a resource block group (RBG) size and/or a bitmap used for resource allocation on the downlink, a gap used for resource allocation with frequency hopping on the downlink, a number of hopping bits used for resource allocation with frequency hopping on the uplink, a subband size and/or a number of bandwidth parts used for channel quality indicator (CQI) reporting, a sounding reference signal (SRS) bandwidth and/or a SRS configuration for SRS transmission on the uplink, and/or other operating parameters. | 2012-01-19 |
20120014331 | RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD, RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, BASE STATION, AND MOBILE STATION - A radio communication method is provided for reducing the overhead of radio resources (transmission power, transmission time, frequency band) caused by the transmission of a control signal to a mobile station in a poor propagation environment and thus enabling an improvement of throughput of the entire system. A base station ( | 2012-01-19 |