| 14th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 41 |
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| 20140094144 | FIXED PERIOD WIRELESS ACCESS - Various arrangements for temporarily enabling the wireless device for use on a wireless network are presented. A computer system may store a plurality of international mobile subscriber identities (IMSIs) and, associated with each IMSI of the plurality of IMSIs, an indication of a period of time of a predefined length. An authentication request indicating an IMSI of the plurality of IMSIs may be received from a wireless device, wherein the wireless device has not previously been authenticated in association with the IMSI. The IMSI may be authenticated for use on the wireless network. After authorizing the IMSI for use on the wireless network device, the period of time of the predefined length associated with the IMSI may be determined to have expired. In response to determining the period of time of the predefined length associated with the IMSI has expired, the IMSI may be deauthorized for use on the wireless network. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140094145 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION METHOD AND MOBILE MANAGEMENT NODE - In an attach process executed as a relay node RN, the wasteful use of a resource is avoided. A mobile communication method according to the present invention includes a step of transmitting, by a radio base station DeNB, “(S1) Initial UE message” indicating the attach process executed as the relay node RN to a mobile management node MME in response to “Attach Request (RN)” received from the relay node RN having a secure channel established between the relay node RN and USIM-RN, a step of starting, by the mobile management node MME, “EPS-AKA” between the relay node RN and the USIM-RN in response to the “(S1) Initial UE message”, and a step of failing in the “EPS-AKA” when it is determined that the USIM-RN cannot be used for the attach process executed as the relay node RN. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140094146 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING A HANDOVER IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Methods and apparatuses for verifying HeNB. A method reduces and/or avoids affecting the operator's network due to the attack from HeNB, and ensures the safety of the users who have accessed the network. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140094147 | AUTHENTICATION IN SECURE USER PLANE LOCATION (SUPL) SYSTEMS - A particular method includes generating, at a secure user plane location (SUPL) server, a message to be sent to a mobile device, the message including: a server certificate including an identifier of the SUPL server and a public key of the SUPL server; and a request for a device certificate of the mobile device. The method also includes receiving a reply from the mobile device that includes a device certificate of the mobile device; and authenticating the mobile device as associated with a SUPL user based on the device certificate. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140094148 | Cognitive Radio System And Cognitive Radio Carrier Device - A system including a processor; a memory configured to store information on a pool of virtual subscriber identification modules (SIMs), each of the virtual SIMs having an associated International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI); and a transmitter configured to provide a mobile device with a virtual SIM from the pool of virtual SIMs on an as-needed basis to ensure connectivity. The pool of virtual SIMs includes SIMS for one or more regions based at least in part on a subscriber base. A method includes transmitting a request to a server, receiving a virtual SIM in response to the request; and generating instructions to configure at least one communications parameter of a mobile device based on the received virtual subscriber identification module (SIM). | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140094149 | FEMTO CELL DEVICES - A femto cell device comprises: a receiver for receiving transmissions from a user terminal in an active call with a macro cellular network node; an analyzer for determining a radio frequency (RF) signature characterizing the transmissions received from the user terminal; an authorizer arranged to use the RF signature to determine if the user terminal is authorized to use the femto cell device; and a communicator for informing the core network that the femto cell device is a valid candidate handover target for the user terminal when the user terminal is determined by the authorizer to be authorized to use the femto cell device. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140094150 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND CONFIGURING METHOD THEREOF - The present disclosure discloses a wireless communication apparatus and a configuring method thereof The configuring method comprises: verifying an account which is logging-in; reading configuration information corresponding to the account after the account has passed the verification, wherein the configuration information is preset by a special-authority account; using the configuration information to configure the wireless communication apparatus. In this way, the present disclosure can use the configuration information customized for the account to configure the wireless communication apparatus automatically, so time for changing configuration items after a user logs in is saved and the user experience is improved. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140094151 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING AUDIO PLAYBACK ON PORTABLE DEVICES WITH VEHICLE EQUIPMENT - Systems and methods are provided for playing media assets in a vehicle. A signal indicating the existence of a voice call is detected in a vehicle. It is determined whether a portable device inside the vehicle is outputting audio to a first audio device. If a portable device is outputting audio to a first audio device, the audio level of the output audio component is compared with an audio level threshold to determine whether the output of the audio component to the first audio device interferes with audio output of the call. If the output audio component is determined to interfere with the audio output of the call, the audio component output through the first audio device is repressed. If the output audio component is determined to not interfere with the audio output of the call, the audio component is output through the first audio device without interruption. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140094152 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FACILITATING AUDIO ACCESS TO RADIO STATIONS - Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for facilitating audio access to radio stations via a call-to-listen application on a device. A server can provide a listing of radio stations via an application on a user device, such as a smartphone, receive a selection of a radio station by a user and obtain a phone number associated with the selection. The server utilizes a phone dialer on the device to dial the phone number and is presented with received audio from a radio station associated with the phone number via the device. In one embodiment, a least expensive transmission mode is determined based on a data plan balance and a voice plan balance, and the audio is presented via the determined least expensive transmission mode. In another embodiment, the phone number dialed is determined by user location. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140094153 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF INTERACTING WITH A BROADCASTER VIA AN APPLICATION - Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for facilitating audio access to radio stations via a call-to-listen application on a device. A server can provide a listing of radio stations via an application on a user device, such as a smartphone, receive a selection of a radio station by a user and obtain a phone number associated with the selection. The server utilizes a phone dialer on the device to dial the phone number and is presented with received audio from a radio station associated with the phone number via the device. In one embodiment, a least expensive transmission mode is determined based on a data plan balance and a voice plan balance, and the audio is presented via the determined least expensive transmission mode. In another embodiment, the phone number dialed is determined by user location. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140094154 | MOVEMENT DETECTION SYSTEM FOR A PORTABLE DEVICE SUCH AS A PORTABLE PHONE - An unintentional dialing event is detected by characterizing some action of a portable phone, e.g., its movement or its surroundings. The action can be characterized by a sensor, and that sensor can be for example an accelerometer, a camera in the phone, or a microphone in the phone, or some other way. The movement can be characterized to see if it is synchronous with entries on the keyboard, which would likely represent the unintentional dialing event or “but dialing”. The environment can also be characterized other ways, for example by using a microphone in the phone to text sound profiles or to detect sounds in sync with the entries, or can be characterized using a camera in the phone to detect a light profile. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140094155 | ACTIVATING AN APPLICATION - The application discloses a method for establishing a connection between a first communication device capable of receiving an activating message and a mobile communication device, the method comprising:
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| 20140094156 | METHOD AND APPARATUS RELATING TO A MOOD STATE OF A USER - Apparatus configured to:
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| 20140094157 | Method and System for Automatically Controlling the Insertion of Control Word in CPRI Daisy Chain Configuration - A method and apparatus automatically controls the insertion of information flow data over a shared CPRI link ( | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140094158 | TERMINAL APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CHANGING SETTING THEREOF - A terminal apparatus includes a memory and a processor. The memory stores group information in association with identification information for identifying respective nearby apparatuses within a certain range from the terminal apparatus. The group information indicates first groups to which the respective nearby apparatuses belong. The processor receives first identification information of respective first nearby apparatuses in a certain period of time. The processor identifies, based on the group information, second groups to which the first nearby apparatuses identified by respective pieces of the received first identification information belong. The processor determines a setting description for the terminal apparatus in accordance with the identified second groups. The processor changes setting of the terminal apparatus in accordance with the determined setting description. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140094159 | Controlling Mobile Device Communications On a Roaming Network Based on Device State - A device that determines an aspect of a service policy based on a state of the device, and applies the service policy. The state is based on a user interaction, or a lack of user interaction, with the device. The service policy applies a first control to a first activity over a roaming network and a second control to the first activity over a home network, wherein the first control controls the first activity differently than the second control controls the first activity. The first activity is caused by a first software component on the device and comprises a first set of prospective or successful communications over an available wireless network. The aspect of the service policy controls the first activity differently from a second activity over a roaming network, where the second activity is associated with a second software component on the device. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140094160 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SHARING DEVICE CAPABILITIES OF UNIVERSAL PLUG AND PLAY (UPNP) DEVICES WITH A SERVICE NETWORK ENTITY - Methods and apparatus are provided for sharing device capabilities of Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) devices with a service provider entity. Device capabilities of one or more UPnP devices in a UPnP home network environment are obtained. The device capabilities are aggregated. The aggregated device capabilities are mapped in a user agent profile. The user agent profile including the device capabilities is communicated to the service provider entity so that the service provider entity delivers telephony services to the one or more UPnP devices according to respective device capabilities. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140094161 | WIRELESS TERMINAL DEVICE, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND CONTROL METHOD - A CPU of a multi-mode wireless terminal capable of performing wireless communication using a plurality of communication systems including the LTE system determines whether an SMS with a command instructing to perform OTA setting is received from a network. When the SMS is received, the CPU performs the OTA data communication using communication by the LTE system by priority. When OTA data is received through the communication by the LTE system, the CPU stores the OTA data in a UICC. The CPU further executes a processing operation based on the OTA data stored in the UICC in response to a refresh instruction. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140094162 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR WIRELESS SIGNAL MEASUREMENT AND REPORTING FOR DEVICE-TO-DEVICE COMMUNICATION - Methods, systems, and devices for configuration and reporting of proximity detection measurements are disclosed herein. User equipment (UE) is configured to receive and store a PD-RS list from an evolved universal terrestrial radio access network (E-UTRAN) node B (eNB). The PD-RS list includes a radio resource configuration for at least a first proximity discovery reference signal (PD-RS). The UE is configured to measure at least the first PD-RS to determine a signal parameter for the first PD-RS. The UE reports the signal parameter for the first PD-RS to the eNB. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140094163 | Method and Apparatus for Pre-Loading Information Over a Communication Network - Data is downloaded to a wireless device before needed by the user. The data may be downloaded before needed, for example while connected to a high-bandwidth network, slowly over a bandwidth constrained network, during a time when the network is not busy, or when the network operator has reduced tariff for data usage. The data may be downloaded contiguously or may updated over a period of time. At a later point in time, the previously downloaded data is used to provide information to the user without requiring contemporaneous information transmission on the wireless network. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140094164 | ITERATIVE COORDINATED BEAMFORMING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Methods in a multiple-cell cellular network that implements iterative coordinated beamforming (I-CBF) algorithms with limited cooperation from adjacent nodes (base stations and/or mobile stations) may jointly determine transmit beamforming vectors and receive combining vectors to increase sum throughput. The transmit beamforming vectors and receive combining vectors can be determined based on a performance metric, such as by maximizing SINR (signal-to-interference-and-noise ratio) for each mobile station in the network, maximizing SLNR (signal-to-leakage-and-noise ratio) for each base station in the network, or minimizing SMSE (sum mean square error). The algorithms may be performed to update vectors synchronously. In other cases, the algorithms may be performed to update vectors asynchronously. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140094165 | Method and Arrangement Related to Interference Between Systems - Methods and arrangements for use in a respective node and mobile terminal in a first system associated with a first frequency band for radio communication, for supporting avoiding or reducing interference in a second frequency band associated with a second system, which second frequency band is adjacent to the first frequency band. The method for use in the node comprises detecting activity of the second system in the second frequency band and adjusting the bandwidth used by the node for communication, based on characteristics of the detected current activity of the second system in the second frequency band, such that interference to the second frequency band, from radio communication associated with the node, is adapted to the second system activity in said second frequency band. The method further comprises providing information of said adjustment to at least one mobile terminal. Further, information of said adjustment could be provided to neighboring nodes. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140094166 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR PROVIDING SERVICES TO A DUAL MODE GPRS/WLAN OR UMTS/WLAN WTRU - Methods and network nodes are described. A network node receives an attach request message from a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) via a cellular radio access network (RAN). The attach request message includes a mobile station (MS) radio access capability information element (IE), and the MS radio access capability IE includes a field that indicates whether the WTRU is capable of receiving services from a core network via a non-cellular wireless access network. The network node provides services from the core network to the WTRU. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140094167 | SMART SEARCHING OF WIRELESS DEVICES USING DEVICE LOCATION INFORMATION - Particular embodiments described herein provide for an apparatus, such as a wireless electronic device, that includes a memory element configured to store electronic code, a processor operable to execute instructions associated with the electronic code, and at least one module. The at least one module is configured to receive first location information identifying a first location associated with an electronic device. The at least one module is further configured to receive first connection location information indicative of a second location of the electronic device at a time of connection with a first wireless device. The at least one module is further configured to evaluate for a presence of the first wireless device when the first location is within a predetermined distance of the second location. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140094168 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, MOBILE STATION, BASE STATION, AND MEASUREMENT METHOD - A mobile communication system including a base station which sets a plurality of cells and a mobile station is provided. In the mobile communication system, the base station notifies the mobile station in communication through a first cell among the plurality of cells, of the identification information of at least one cell among the plurality of cells, which can be used for communication with the mobile station and instructs the mobile station to measure a reception state of radio signals. The mobile station detects, in response to the instruction from the base station, a cell for transmitting radio signals which the mobile station is able to receive, and when identification information of the detected cell matches any of the identification information of the at least one cell, the mobile station notifies the base station of the identification information of the detected cell. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140094169 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - A communication device and method provide a way for multiple transmitting base stations that share a same cell ID to transmit a predetermined signal to a user equipment that allows the user equipment to subsequently communicate with the most effective subset of said multiple transmitting base stations for that particular user equipment. The user equipment receives the predetermined signal from all of the base stations, and then provides feedback regarding the quality of signal reception. Based on the feedback, a message format is created that informs the user equipment which base stations are included in a subset of base stations that will be used to communicate with the user equipment. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140094170 | SYSTEM FOR ALLOWING REGISTRATION OF DECT DEVICES - A system may be provided and may include a trusted DECT device; and a DECT base station; wherein the trusted DECT device is arranged to send, to the DECT base station, registration allowable DECT device credentials; wherein the DECT base station is arranged to: receive from a requesting DECT device a request for registration of the requesting DECT device to the DECT base station; wherein the request comprises requesting DECT device credentials; register the requesting DECT device to the DECT base station if the requesting DECT device credentials match the registration allowable DECT device credentials; and prevent a registration of the requesting DECT device to the DECT base station if the requesting DECT device credentials differ from the registration allowable DECT device credentials. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140094171 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, TRACKING ERROR MANAGEMENT DEVICE, AND MOBILITY MANAGEMENT DEVICE - A paging signal is transmitted to plural base stations which are prioritized with the use of communication results between a wireless communication terminal and the base stations to provide means for suppressing a control signal traffic, and a bandwidth used for a control signal can be effectively used. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140094172 | PERFORMANCE MONITORING-BASED NETWORK RESOURCE MANAGEMENT WITH MOBILITY SUPPORT - A device receives, from a mobile device, a registration request when the mobile device moves to a new service area of a network, where the registration request includes a resource management (RM) extension and a performance monitoring (PM) extension. The device also inspects quality of service requirements of the registration request, identifies performance aspects of the registration request to be verified, and inspects performance monitoring information associated with the registration request to identify a performance monitoring test needed to make a resource management decision. The device further executes the performance monitoring test, collects results of the execution of the performance monitoring test, analyzes the collected results of the performance monitoring test, determines whether intervention related to network topology and configuration is possible, and accepts or rejects the registration request based on the analysis of the collected results of the performance monitoring test. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140094173 | REGISTRATION AND ACCESS CONTROL IN FEMTO CELL DEPLOYMENTS - Systems and methodologies are described that facilitate distributing and/or utilizing a Closed Subscriber Group (CSG) Identifier (ID) that identifies a CSG corresponding to a base station and a CSG indication that distinguishes between the base station permitting access to members of the CSG and permitting access to members and non-members of the CSG. For instance, the CSG ID can uniquely identify the CSG corresponding to the base station. A mobile device can receive the CSG ID and the CSG indication from the base station. Further, the received CSG ID can be compared to CSG IDs included in an allowed CSG list to recognize whether the mobile device is a member or a non-member of the CSG. Moreover, a preference for selecting the base station as compared to a disparate base station can be generated as a function of the received CSG ID and CSG indication. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140094174 | CONTROLLING HANDOVER OF A MOBILE STATION FROM E-UTRAN TO UTRAN/GERAN CIRCUIT SWITCHED IN A MULTI-OPERATOR CORE NETWORK - A method by a target UTRAN or target GERAN operating in CS domain to control handover of a MS from a source RAN. The method includes receiving a handover request message from a MSC server as a result of handover triggered by the source RAN. The handover request message identifies a selected PLMN identity (ID) that will serve the MS after handover. A corresponding PLMN ID index is generated that indicates an association between the selected PLMN ID and one of a plurality of PLMN IDs of a set transmitted as system information on a Broadcast Control Channel (BCCH) by the target UTRAN or target GERAN. A handover response containing the PLMN ID index is communicated toward the MSC server for subsequent forwarding to the MS by the source RAN. Related mobile stations and methods are disclosed. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140094175 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IN-DEVICE COEXISTENCE (IDC) INDICATION - This disclosure relates to methods and apparatuses for In-Device Coexistence (IDC) indication. Among other things, the present disclosure presents a method performed by a user equipment (UE). The UE is configured to send | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140094176 | HANDOVER RELATION IDENTIFICATION UTILIZING NETWORK EVENTS - Aspects relate to automatically establishing neighbor relations for adjacent sectors based on one or more network events. The neighbor relations can be established between sectors that can be identified as inter-frequency neighbors or intra-frequency neighbors. In an aspect, the network events can be active call data events received from one or more mobile devices. The active call data events can be radio access bearer establishments and internal system releases. In another aspect, the network events can be idle call data events received from one or more mobile devices. If a first event ended on a first sector and a second event started on a second sector before expiration of an interval that started when the first event ended, the first sector and second sector can be defined as neighbors. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140094177 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD - A wireless communication apparatus including: a storage unit that stores timer values for a search of each of a plurality of wireless access networks, wherein each of the timer values is set according to communication characteristics of an application and a use priority of a wireless access network, and each of the timer values is associated with the application and the wireless access network; a timer unit that activates, when communication by an application is started, a timer at a timer value associated with the application and a wireless access network selected as a standby; and a selection unit that newly selects, when a wireless access network with a higher use priority than the wireless access network selected as the standby is detected by a search on expiration of the timer during the communication, the wireless access network with the higher use priority as a standby network. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140094178 | PROACTIVE, LOCATION-BASED TRIGGER FOR HANDOVER AND REDIRECTION PROCEDURES - The exemplary embodiment uses geographical location information to trigger handover and redirection procedures. This process involves defining a network geographical grid and building an associated database of captured data from the user equipment, such as calculated KPI statistics per geographical location, and then using historical KPI statistics as the trigger for mobility and redirection decisions. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140094179 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, DATA RELAY APPARATUS, BASE STATION, MOBILE TERMINAL, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - When transmitting data from a data relay apparatus to a mobile station through a plurality of base stations, the plurality of base stations add sequence numbers to the data and transmits the data with the sequence number. The data relay apparatus transfers a first data and second data to the mobile station through different base stations among the plurality of base stations, in which the data relay apparatus transfers the first data received before the second data to one base station and transfers the second data while adding thereto information indicating the reception order of the first and second data. Each of the plurality of base stations, when the data transferred from the data relay apparatus contains the information added thereto, adds the sequence number to the data based on the information and transmits the data with the sequence numbers to the mobile station. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140094180 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DEVICE-TO-DEVICE COMMUNICATION ROUTE ESTABLISHMENT IN A MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - The invention concerns a method and an apparatus for device-to-device communication route establishment within a mobile communication system. In the method a mobile node determines that a remote node is within radio coverage of the mobile node. The mobile node determines a need to transmit a data message to a destination node. The mobile node transmits a request message to the base station. In reply the mobile node receives a message including a route to the destination node. The route includes at least an identifier of the remote node. The mobile node obtains a radio resource for radio communication between the mobile node and the remote node from the base station. Thereupon, the mobile node transmits the data message to the remote node using the radio resource obtained. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140094181 | Enhanced Metrics Exchange for a Wireless Network - Apparatus, methods, computer program products, and software for reducing interference occurring when a capacity booster cell has a coverage area within the overlapping coverage areas of more than one coverage cell are disclosed. Essentially, weights are assigned, either by individual capacity booster cells or by zone controllers with which a plurality of capacity booster cells communicate, to coverage cells. The interfering coverage cells are ranked in accordance with the assigned weights, and the metrics to be reported to each of the interfering coverage cells are adjusted in view of the assigned weights. The adjusted metrics are then reported to each of the interfering coverage cells to influence the ABS muting pattern subsequently used by each of said interfering coverage cells. The technique of taking measurements to provide a rank-ordered list may be applied to other situations, such as loading, the utilization of various data and control channels, the mobility of the users, the throughput or spectral efficiency, the amount of spectrum available at the different cells, or even the relative number of antennas available at the different cells. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140094182 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - A communications apparatus and method provide logic for establishing communications sessions in accordance with one or more connection rights. In one implementation, a communications apparatus may include a control circuit configured to establish, through an information processing apparatus, a communications session with an additional communications apparatus associated with one or more first connection rights. The established communications session may be associated with one or more second connection rights that differ from the first connection rights, and the control circuit may be further configured to generate an instruction to transmit data in accordance with the second connection rights. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140094183 | RESOURCE ALLOCATION FOR D2D COMMUNICATION - There is provided a mechanism for allocating communication resources of a cellular communication network to a D2D communication. After an eNB has configured a number of resource pools indicating a set of resources usable in the D2D communication, D2D clusters which share a same resource pool are enabled to obtain resources for their respective D2D communication. By detecting the current resource utilization state in the allocated resource pool by measurement on the UE side, it is decided whether suitable resources are available or not. An overload situation is signalled to the eNB if no suitable resource can be detected. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140094184 | Antenna Receiving Mode Configuration Processing Method, Base Station Controller and Base Station - Embodiments of the present invention disclose an antenna receiving mode configuration processing method, a base station controller, and a base station. When a user applies to a base station for establishing or adding radio links, an antenna receiving mode of the user is determined according to resource allocation information of the user. User admission processing is performed according to a channel element consumption rule that corresponds to the antenna receiving mode of the user. The base station controller includes a mode determining module and an admission processing module. The base station includes a configuring module, a monitoring module, and an adjusting module. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140094185 | SELECTIVE JOINDER OF USER EQUIPMENT WITH WIRELESS CELL - Embodiments are described herein for selective joinder, by a user equipment (“UE”), to a wireless cell of a plurality of wireless cells. In various embodiments, this may include transitioning, by the UE, from an idle mode to a connected mode, and contemporaneously with the transition of the UE from the idle mode to the connected mode, measuring, by the UE, signals of a first plurality of cells. In various embodiments, the UE may identify, from within the first plurality of cells, a second plurality of cells having measured signals that satisfy a channel condition criterion and frequency priorities that satisfy a priority criterion. In various embodiments, the UE may be configured to select and join a cell of the second plurality of cells, randomly or based on respective loads of the second plurality of cells. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140094186 | POWER CONSUMPTION MANAGEMENT IN A RADIO ACCESS NETWORK - A method for managing power consumption of a radio access network. The method includes: defining a cluster including at least two radio resource units of the radio access network; defining a parameter indicative of a performance of the cluster and of a power consumption of the cluster, the parameter being expressed as a function of traffic throughputs carried by the radio resource units of the cluster; calculating optimum traffic throughputs as values of the traffic throughputs carried by the radio resource units of the cluster which optimize the parameter; and distributing traffic amongst the radio resource units of the cluster such that the radio resource units of the cluster carry the calculated optimum traffic throughputs. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140094187 | LOCATION ESTIMATION BASED UPON AMBIENT IDENTIFIABLE WIRELESS SIGNAL SOURCES - Described herein are technologies related to estimating location of a mobile device especially while the device is traveling a known and mapped route. That is, the described technologies estimate a user's location when they are traversing a commonly traveled route. More particularly, the described technologies are especially suited to estimating geo-location of a user. This Abstract is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140094188 | Enhanced Measurement Gap Configuration Support for Positioning - A base station is configured to serve a wireless device in a serving cell on a serving frequency. The base station obtains information that indicates one or more non-serving frequencies on which the device is to perform one or more positioning measurements. These positioning measurements are to be used for determining the device's geographic position. For at least one non-serving frequency indicated by the information, the base station configures a measurement gap during which the device is to perform a corresponding positioning measurement. Specifically, the base station configures such measurement gap to occur during a period of time in which a neighboring cell transmits a positioning reference signal over that non-serving frequency. A positioning reference signal is specifically designed to be a signal on which a device performs positioning measurements. Thus, by aligning the measurement gap with a positioning reference signal, the positioning measurements will prove more reliable and accurate. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140094189 | METHODS AND ARRANGEMENTS TO COMMUNICATE ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION FOR LOCALIZATION - Embodiments may comprise logic to adaptively prepare and transmit environmental information based upon an estimated current location and, in some embodiments, context of a device and to adaptively cache the environmental information to reduce or optimize environmental information communicated from an information server to the device. Some embodiments comprise an information server to receive a request for environmental information comprising an estimated current location for the device. In many embodiments, the information server may determine a prior set of environmental information conveyed to the device and determine, in response to receiving the estimated current location, the current set of environmental information based upon the estimated current location. In many embodiments, the current set of environmental information may encompass environmental information near the estimated current location of the device but not to encompass environmental information that was included in a prior set of environmental information transmitted to the device. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140094190 | Method And Apparatus For Reducing Transmission Of Location Information - Provided is a method and apparatus for reducing transmission of location information when tracking the geographic location of one or more mobile devices. A mobile device generates location information using GPS technology and provides the location information to a communication device on an ongoing basis. In a first embodiment, if the location information of the mobile device is not needed, then the communication device transmits a message indicating that the location information of the mobile device is not needed. Upon receiving the message, the mobile device stops providing location information to the communication device on the ongoing basis. This can reduce the amount of information that gets transferred over the air between users sharing their location information. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140094191 | METHOD FOR FEEDING BACK LOCATION AND WEATHER INFORMATION BY A MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL AND MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL - A method for feeding back location and weather information by a mobile communication terminal is disclosed, including: obtaining location and weather information of a local machine; sending the obtained location and weather information to a feedback terminal which is preset in the local machine and requires for feedback of the location and weather information of the local machine. Both the local machine and the feedback terminal may be mobile communication terminals. Through the method, the location and weather information of the local machine can be fed back to the feedback terminal. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140094192 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING TIMELY THERAPUTIC INVERVENTIONS BASED ON BOTH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE LOCATION-BASED MESSAGING - A system and method for retrieving both public and private location-based messages. The system and method utilize location-based services and processing to determine when the mobile device has arrived at, is in the vicinity of, is dwelling at, and has left a particular location and then can deliver private messages based upon this information and other user specified criteria. Additionally upon arrival at new location, the mobile device will query a server to determine if there is any category specific public information related to this new location. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140094193 | NUMBER IDENTIFICATION AND TAGGING - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for number identification and tagging. One of the methods includes identifying a content item to be provided to a mobile device. The method includes identifying a location of the mobile device. The method includes identifying at least one calling format based on the location. The method includes identify a calling number included in the content item based on the at least one calling format. The method includes generating an altered version of the content item to tag the calling number. The method also includes provide the altered version to the mobile device. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140094194 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING LOCATION SERVICES - A computer-implemented method including executing instructions stored on a computer-readable medium is provided. The method includes receiving a request for location services from a user, the request including one or more request parameters. The method also includes formatting the request as a single uniform resource locator (URL) string including the one or more request parameters and transmitting the formatted request to a first of a plurality of geolocation service providers. The method also includes receiving from the first of a plurality of geolocation service providers one or more geographic coordinates related to the request and the one or more request parameters. The method includes outputting the one or more geographic coordinates to the user. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140094195 | TERMINAL LOCATION OBTAINING METHOD, DEVICE, AND SYSTEM - This provides a terminal location obtaining method, device, and system. The method includes: a first terminal transmitting a location-obtaining request to a second terminal; the second terminal starting a positioning function to obtain the current location information of the second terminal, and transmitting the obtained location information of the second terminal to the first terminal; the first terminal using the location information of the second terminal as the location information of the first terminal, and performing a location-based application operation based on the location information. This can obtain relatively accurate location information of a terminal when the terminal is incapable of determining its own location when location determination is needed. This can also transmit the location information to a corresponding application server to avoid inaccuracy issues with determining a location based on the IP address of a terminal. This can facilitate an accurate location-based push message service. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140094196 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING TEXT BEACONS - Techniques for providing and using a text beacon are disclosed. In one particular embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a method comprising the steps of receiving a communication from an initiating client device to initiate a beacon, the communication designating at least one recipient for the beacon and at least one trigger condition for the beacon; sending a communication to a recipient client device associated with the at least one designated recipient, the communication designating the initiating client device; receiving a request for location information associated with the beacon; determining that the request for location information matches the at least one trigger condition for the beacon; and responding to the request for location information by sending position information, based at least on determining that the request matches the trigger conditions for the beacon. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140094197 | SPEED AND TOPOLOGY RELEVANT DYNAMIC GEO SEARCH - A geographic searching system and method for a mobile terminal provides for accessible search results based on spatial characteristics of the mobile terminal. A displacement distance is established for a look-ahead search region, and the look-ahead search region is defined using a location-determination module of the mobile terminal and based on the spatial characteristics of the mobile terminal Relevant points of interest within the look-ahead search region are identified. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140094198 | LOW ENERGY SHORT RANGE COMMUNICATION FUNCTION OPERATION METHOD AND APPARATUS OF MOBILE TERMINAL - The mobile terminal supporting low energy short range communication function includes a low energy short range communication unit; a switching unit configured to receive low energy communication data from the low energy short range communication unit and outputs the low energy communication data; a first processor configured to receive the low energy communication data received from the low energy short range communication unit via the switching unit; and a second processor configured to receive the low energy communication data received from the low energy short range communication unit via the switching unit, wherein the second processor is configured to receive operation state information from the first processor; and control, when the operation state information is received, the switching unit to relay the low energy communication data to one of the first and second processors based on the operation state information. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140094199 | TECHNIQUES FOR FASTER TIME-TO-FIRST-FIX - Example methods, apparatuses, or articles of manufacture are disclosed herein that may be utilized, in whole or in part, to facilitate or support one or more operations or techniques for a relatively faster time-to-first-fix, such as for use in or with a mobile communication device. Briefly, in accordance with at least one implementation, a method may include transmitting a first message to a mobile device, the first message comprising abbreviated positioning assistance data; receiving a second message from the mobile device, the second message comprising an indication of a coarse location of the mobile device; and transmitting a third message to the mobile device, the third message comprising a detailed tiled radio heat map obtained based, at least in part, on the received indication of the coarse location of the mobile device. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140094200 | ROTATION-TOLERANT DEVICES AND SCHEMES FOR PEDESTRIAN-DEAD-RECKONING (PDR) LOCATION DETERMINATION - Devices, systems, and methods are directed to the determination of current location information of a wireless communication device. Such devices, systems, and methods include a plurality of sensor elements configured to provide orientation parameter information, velocity and/or acceleration parameter information, and directional heading parameter information; a camera mechanism configured to capture images at predetermined intervals of a user's body as the user handles the wireless communication device; orientation logic configured to determine orientation change information attributable to the user's handling, based on the captured images, and provide orientation correction information; and location estimation logic configured to provide current location information based on previous location information, the velocity and/or acceleration parameter information, the directional heading parameter information and/or the orientation parameter information, and the orientation correction information. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140094201 | Method And Apparatus For Paging Policy Adaptation In A Wireless Network - Various methods and devices are provided to address the need to mitigate the effects of an overload and/or prevent an overload from cascading. In one method, devices are paged ( | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140094202 | MISSED CALL ALARMING METHOD AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE WITH MISSED CALL ALARMING FUNCTION - A missed call alarming method includes steps of accumulating a number of missed calls; determining whether the number of missed calls is larger than a missed call threshold; and adjusting a ring volume to maximum level and sending an alarm ring out by the ring volume when the number of missed calls is larger than the missed call threshold. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140094203 | SENDING A VIDEO RINGTONE - A method for sending a video ringtone. The method includes: sending a call from a first communication device to a second communication device, wherein the call communicates a selectable video as a ringtone at the second communication device. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140094204 | Uplink Power Control for Machine Type Communication Devices - An access node is configured to adapt uplink power control procedures based on the device attributes of a wireless device. The device attributes may, for example be the mobility, energy profile, or characteristic traffic pattern of the wireless device. The adaptive uplink power control procedure may be used to minimize or reduce power consumption, to improve resource utilization efficiency, or to reduce interference levels. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140094205 | METHOD FOR MANAGING POTENTIALLY DISRUPTIVE NODES IN A MOBILE AD-HOC NETWORK - A method for managing node communications in a mobile ad-hoc network is provided where at least a node in the said network performs the following steps: identifying if it is a Potentially Disruptive Node (PDN) or a non-PDN node, a PDN node being a node that has a number of connected 1-hop neighbour nodes greater than a predetermined value K; when the node is identified as a PDN node, selecting a subset of its 1-hop neighbour nodes, the selected nodes being the only 1-hop neighbour nodes that are allowed to communicate directly with the PDN node, the selected nodes being called Bridge Nodes (BN), non-BN nodes being called Regular Nodes (RN), the said RN nodes being able to communicate with PDN nodes via the selected BN nodes. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140094206 | Radio Network Controller and Radio Network Controller Assembly - It is presented a radio network controller assembly for controlling base stations. The radio network controller assembly comprises: a plurality of unit radio network controllers, wherein each unit radio network controller comprises: a set of external interfaces configured for interaction with a core network, base stations and other radio network controllers; and a set of internal interfaces, distinct from the set of external interfaces, configured at least for interaction with peer unit radio network controllers belonging to the radio network controller assembly. The radio network assembly further comprises a database arranged to store configuration data comprising mappings of each base station to one of the plurality of unit radio network controllers. The radio network controller assembly is arranged to use the set of external interfaces for communication with the plurality of base stations, the core network and other radio network controllers external to the radio network controller assembly. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140094207 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD OF COMMUNICATING FILTER INFORMATION - Some demonstrative embodiments include devices, systems and/or methods of communicating filter information. For example, a device may include a wireless communication unit to perform the functionality of a first station (STA) to communicate with a second STA, the wireless communication unit is to communicate filter information including Transmit (Tx) filter information, the Tx filter information representing one or more Tx filter parameters of one or more Tx filters utilized by at least one STA selected from the group consisting of the first STA and the second STA. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140094208 | Method and Apparatus for Determining Optimized Wireless Link Selection for a Mobile Device Along a Predicted Path - An information handling system includes a storage device for storing a spatial-temporal radio frequency profile for indicating signal quality for wireless links available at the location. The information handling system further includes an application processor that selects a predicted future path for a mobile information handling system during a future time interval. The application processor determines predicts radio quality of wireless links over the predicted future path selected for the system based on measured radio quality of service parameters for locations. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140094209 | Communication Apparatus - A communication apparatus includes: a processor execute receiving identification information of a first device of the slave station devices from the first device through the master station device; transmitting, in a specific case where the master station device is disconnected from the first wireless network and a specific instruction to perform communication of target data with the first device is provided, transmits a first type command to the first device by using the identification information, the first type command being a command for establishing a state where a transmission source device and a transmission destination device belong to a same wireless network; establishing, when the first type command is transmitted to the first device, a specific state, and performing, when the specific state has been established, communication of the target data with the first device by using the second wireless network. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140094210 | CONTROLLING THE TRANSFER OF TELEMATICS DATA USING SESSION RELATED SIGNALING - Methods, systems, and devices are described for communicating telematics data and metadata. A first device transmits a first signaling message to a second device over a communication session signaling protocol. The first signaling message includes at least a first set of session information related to a communication session between the first device and the second device and a first set of telematics data for the first device. The first device receives a second signaling message from the second device over the communication session signaling protocol. The second signaling message includes metadata based on a content of the first set of telematics data transmitted in the first signaling message. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140094211 | Communication Apparatus - A communication apparatus includes: a processor; and memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to execute: receiving identification information of a first device of the slave station devices from the first device through the master station device; transmitting, in a specific case where the master station device is disconnected from the first wireless network, a first type command to the first device by using the identification information of the first device, wherein the first type command is a command for establishing a state where a transmission source device and a transmission destination device thereof belong to a same wireless network; and establishing, when the first type command is transmitted to the first device, a first state where the communication apparatus and the first device belong to a second wireless network different from the first wireless network. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140094212 | METHOD OF DEVICE TO DEVICE DISCOVERY AND APPARATUS THEREOF - There are provided a method of a device-to-device (D2D) discovery and an apparatus thereof. The method of the device-to-device discovery performed in a terminal may includes registering a discovery service of the terminal using service information on a service provided from an user; transmitting a discovery transmission activation request to a network in which the terminal is located; receiving a response in response to the discovery transmission activation request from the network; and transmitting a discovery message when the response is an approval message. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140094213 | Transmission Power Control for Signals Used by User Equipment Terminals for Device-to-Device Services - Methods, systems, and devices provide improved power control for signals used for device-to-device services. In one aspect, a user equipment (“UE”) terminal controls the transmission power of signals used for device-to-device (“D2D”) services based on power control parameters provided by a base station. The UE terminal includes a first power control module for controlling a first transmission power to be applied to signals used for communication with a base station. The UE terminal also includes a second power control module for controlling a second transmission power to be applied to signals used for D2D services. The first and second transmission powers can be determined based on at least one power control parameter received from the base station. The UE terminal also includes a signal transceiver module for transmitting signals used for uplink/downlink communications using the first transmission power and transmitting signals used for D2D services using the second transmission power. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140094214 | ADAPTING OUTPUT POWER OF A RADIO TRANSMITTER - Methods and apparatus are disclosed for improving radio transmissions between a mobile device located inside an enclosed structure and an outside radio network. A relay or repeater is used to relay transmissions back and forth between the inside mobile device and the outside radio network. The transmission power of the relay/repeater used to transmit signals to the mobile device and that of the mobile device used to communicate with the relay/repeater can be dynamically adjusted in accordance with the penetration loss of the enclosed structure. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140094215 | Method and Apparatus for Power Cutback in a Simultaneous Dual Frequency Band Call - A method and apparatus can cut back power in a simultaneous dual frequency band call. The method may operate a dual frequency band transmit device. The method may include determining if a transmit frequency in a first frequency band from the device combined with a transmit frequency in a second frequency band from the device causes receiver desensitization at the device. The method may include determining if the transmit power in the first frequency band is above a threshold power. The method may include reducing maximum transmit power in the second frequency band by an amount proportional to transmit power in the first frequency band and transmit signal bandwidth in the second frequency band in only the portion of the second frequency band where a resultant frequency component can cause desensitization. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140094216 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING UPLINK TRANSMISSION POWER AND USER EQUIPMENT - The present invention provides a method and apparatus for determining uplink transmission power, and a method and apparatus for uplink power control. The base station of the present invention provides user equipment (UE) with UE specific weights for downlink path loss for uplink power control when the UE simultaneously transmits signals using a plurality of nodes. The UE then determines uplink transmission power by applying the UE-specific weights to the downlink path loss. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140094217 | MOBILE DEVICE TO BASE STATION REASSIGNMENT - Techniques are presented herein for load balancing of mobile devices among a plurality of bases stations. Specifically, it is determined via a processor whether to reassign a mobile device from a first base station to a second base station, wherein the second base station is one of a plurality of base stations whose operational performance may be impacted by reassigning the mobile device to the second base station. The expected performance that would result if the mobile device is assigned to the second base station is evaluated for each base station in the plurality. The mobile device is reassigned to the second base station in response to the expected performance of each of the plurality of base stations meeting operational performance requirements. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140094218 | CLOCK DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - An integrated circuit has a clock subsystem, and a circuit. The clock subsystem is configured to provide a reference clock signal to a first module and a second module. The circuit is configured to distribute information describing characteristics of the reference clock signal to the second module. The information distributed with the circuit enables the second module to adapt the reference clock signal based on the information. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140094219 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL DEVICE EQUIPPED WITH REPLACEABLE COMMUNICATION MODULE AND BACK COVER THEREOF - A mobile communication terminal device equipped with a replaceable communication module and a back cover thereof are provided. The mobile communication terminal device includes: a host processor configured to control and operate the mobile communication terminal device; a baseband processing unit configured to process a mobile communication protocol; and a radio frequency (RF) signal processing unit configured to wirelessly communicate with a mobile communication network, wherein the host processor, the baseband processing unit and the RF signal processing unit are further configured to be implemented as modules that are attachable to or detachable from a printed circuit board (PCB) of the mobile communication terminal device. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140094220 | CAMERA APPARATUS - A wireless communication device ( | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140094221 | ATTACHABLE ASSEMBLY - An attachable assembly for smart phone that has at least one contact site disposed thereon is disclosed. The attachable assembly comprises a mount unit and an extension device. The mount unit is fixed at one edge of the smart phone, and has at least one locking slot disposed thereon; the extension device electrically contacts the contact site and has at least one locking member selectively engaged to the locking slot. Wherein, the extension device has a rotative axis so that the extension device is rotated and fitted with the mount unit. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140094222 | CIRCUIT STRUCTURE - A circuit structure is utilized in circuit connection in a hand-held mobile communication device. The circuit structure is enabled to interconnect electrically a SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) card with a microSD (Secure Digital) memory card installed in the hand-held mobile communication device to enhance transmission of signal and data therebetween. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140094223 | EPITAXIAL BUFFER LAYERS FOR GROUP III-N TRANSISTORS ON SILICON SUBSTRATES - Embodiments include epitaxial semiconductor stacks for reduced defect densities in III-N device layers grown over non-III-N substrates, such as silicon substrates. In embodiments, a metamorphic buffer includes an Al | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140094224 | SCREEN BRIGHTNESS CONTROL FOR MOBILE DEVICE - A method, system, and device for controlling screen brightness of a mobile terminal are disclosed. In one embodiment, a mobile terminal comprises a display unit, a sensing unit, and a controller configured to maintain a brightness of the display unit at a reduced level of screen brightness during a non-active state of the mobile terminal, and restore the brightness of the display unit to a normal level of screen brightness after a short timeout subsequent to a detection of an event configured to activate the mobile terminal via the sensing unit. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140094225 | MOBILE DEVICE DISPLAY MANAGEMENT - The display of a mobile device is managed during a voice communication session using a proximity sensor and an accelerometer. In one example, the display of a mobile device is turned off during a phone call on the mobile device when a proximity sensor detects an object is proximate the device and an accelerometer determines the device is in a first orientation. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140094226 | Location-Based Display Characteristics in a User Interface - Location-based display characteristics in a user interface are described. In an implementation, a determination is made by mobile communications device that icon is to be displayed at a particular location in the user interface. A display characteristic is applied by the mobile communications device that is defined for the particular location such that a display of the icon is changed. The icon is displayed having an applied display characteristic on the display device of the mobile communications device at the particular location in the user interface. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140094227 | PROTECTIVE FRAME FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE - The invention relates to a protective frame for a mobile communication device having a power charging port. The protective frame has a retractable frame body, including a main frame body; a sliding element for reciprocatingly sliding along a direction with respect to the main frame body between a retracted protection position where the mobile communication device is fixedly framed by the retractable frame body and a stretched auxiliary power supply position; and a fastening element for fixing the sliding element with respect to the main frame body at the retracted protection position and the stretched auxiliary power supply position. The protective frame also includes an auxiliary battery adapted for being detachably installed in the retractable frame body and electrically connected to the power charging port of the mobile communication device, when the sliding element are fixed with respect to the main frame body at the stretched auxiliary power supply position. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140094228 | VEHICLE HANDS FREE TELEPHONE SYSTEM WITH ACTIVE NOISE CANCELLATION - A vehicle telephone device for mounting in a vehicle and for use with a vehicle audio system, a microphone mounted in the vehicle, and a mobile phone is disclosed. The vehicle telephone device includes a housing and a telephone module within the housing and configured to use the mobile phone, the microphone, and the vehicle audio system to provide an in-vehicle telephone feature. The vehicle telephone device further includes an active noise cancellation module within the housing and is configured to use the vehicle audio system to cancel noise in the vehicle. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140094229 | MOBILE RADIO TERMINAL - An attitude detector installed in a cabinet detects the current attitude of the cabinet. Control circuitry suppresses radiated output power of a wireless transceiver in accordance with the current attitude of the cabinet, which is detected by the attitude detection unit. The attitude detection unit obtains two angles φ and θ based on x-axis, y-axis, and z-axis outputs of a three-axis acceleration sensor, for example. The control circuitry determines the necessity or lack thereof of the suppression of the radiated output power in accordance with a combination of the angle values. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140094230 | PORTABLE COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND ANTENNA SWITCHING METHOD - There is provided a portable communication apparatus which includes a main antenna including a first element and a second element to be capable of being resonant at a first and a third frequencies, respectively, the third frequency being one between the first frequency and a second frequency higher than the first frequency, a switch provided between the main antenna and a high-frequency circuit, a capacitor disposed in parallel to the switch, the capacitor being connected between the main antenna and the high-frequency circuit, and a control circuit configured to control the switch to turn on and off such that when the switch is in an ON state, the first element is resonant at the first frequency, while when the switch is in an OFF state, the main antenna is coupled to the high-frequency circuit via the capacitor, and the second element is resonant at the second frequency. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140094231 | STANDARD AND METHOD FOR QUICK DRAW CONTEST SIMULATION - A system and method for a quick draw contest simulation involves two players using weapons to fire non-lethal projectiles or infrared signals at each other. Optional draw sensors, such as pressure sensors, contact sensors or switches, may be used to determine draw times based on when the players touch their weapons or remove them from their holstered positions. Firing sensors, such as motion detectors, pressure sensors, or infrared receivers, are used to determine firing times when the weapons are fired and optionally, also whether the projectiles or infrared signals hit the opposing players. The firing sensors and optional draw sensors communicate with a processor which executes program instructions stored on a memory component to determine a contest winner based on firing times and whether the opposing player was hit. The processor also causes an output device to indicate the contest winner and performance metrics of the players. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140094232 | USER DEVICE POSITION INDICATION FOR SECURITY AND DISTRIBUTED RACE CHALLENGES - A mobile computing device includes a processor configured to receive position information from a position sensor and a display controlled by the processor. The device also includes a storage medium accessible to the processor and bearing instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to receive user input to challenge a friend's mobile device to an exercise, upload the challenge to a server, and receive a signal from the server indicating the challenge is accepted. The instructions cause the processor to upload to the server position information at a predetermined start time and receive from the server map information presenting a position of the mobile device and a position of the friend's mobile device. Further, the instructions cause the processor to receive updates of the map information including updates of the position of the mobile device and the position of the friend's mobile device periodically during the exercise. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140094233 | GAMING METHOD INCLUDING RANDOMIZED POSSIBILITIES - A method of playing a card game includes randomly dealing one or more cards from a standard card deck to at least one player. The card game allows for the at least one player to receive an additional card from the standard deck, and to place a first wager on the outcome of the card game. The first wager is associated with a first payout amount if the at least one player wins the card game. The method further includes selecting a subset of cards, that have not been dealt to the at least one player, from the standard card deck. The method includes adjusting the payout amount based on the subset of cards selected, and displaying the subset of cards to the at least one player. The method includes randomly selecting a card from the subset of cards, the randomly selected card dealt to the at least one player. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140094234 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING REMOTE WAGERING GAMES IN A LIVE TABLE GAME SYSTEM - Systems and methods for conducting multiple remote wagering games in a live table game system or similar system wherein the gaming symbols which are randomly generated as a result of a live table game are used to resolve the live table game and simulate play and resolve wagering outcomes of one or more remote wagering games which differ from the live table game. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140094235 | Method and Device for Conducting a Card Game - Game wagers are received on a hand. At least two hands are dealt and completed according to an underlying game of baccarat or baccarat variation. A bonus wager is received. After the hands are completed, a determination is made whether an end-bonus condition is met. If not, a determination is made whether a bonus-eligible sum has been obtained in a designated hand. Bonus-eligible hand sums may include designated hand sums in a player hand, a banker hand, a player hand or banker hand, and/or a player hand and banker hand. Bonus-eligible hand sums may also be hand sums closer to a target value in a designated hand. When bonus-eligible sums have been obtained in a threshold quantity of bonus triggering games, without obtaining an end-bonus condition, an award is issued on the bonus wager. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140094236 | Method and Device for Conducting a Card Game - Game wagers are received without designating the hand used to resolve the game wager. At least two hands are dealt. A portion of the playing cards among those dealt to the hands are exposed. The exposed playing cards may come entirely from one hand or may come from multiple hands. After exposing a portion of the cards, a designation wager is received along with a designation of one of the hands for resolution of the designation wager and game wager. Hands are completed according to the rules of baccarat or a baccarat variation. After the hands are completed, a determination is made whether the designated hand is a winning hand and wagers are resolved. Optionally, designation wagers are paid and game wagers are returned when the designated hand is a winning hand. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140094238 | Card Game - A card game is described in which two hands of cards are dealt, and players are invited to wager on whether one hand or the other will win, or whether the hands will tie. The hands may initially be formed from two cards each, and further cards may be added to the hands on the basis of a predetermined dealing tableau. Determination of the winner may be on the basis of a modified blackjack scoring system which provides for a winner even if both hands have totals over 21. In an alternative embodiment, the initial hands are formed from five cards each and the winning hand is determined by determining ascribing a rank value to the five-card combination and determining that the winning hand is the hand with the higher rank value. In some embodiments, the rank value may represent the highest-ranking poker hand which can be formed from the cards of each hand, and the winner will be the hand from which the higher-ranking poker hand can be formed. Rank values may be ascribed to 5-card combinations on the basis of other criteria or characteristics of the five-card combination. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140094241 | WAGERING GAME WITH PROGRESSIVE JACKPOT AWARD DRIVEN BY SOCIAL COMMUNICATIONS - Systems and methods include one or more processing devices configured to provide or send displayable content over a network to a client. The displayable content provides a wagering game system. The wagering game system includes a progressive wagering game that awards one or more progressive jackpot awards to a player. In response to social communications by the player over the network, the wagering game system provides a reward to the player, where the reward relates to the progressive wagering game or the one or more progressive jackpot awards. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140094242 | Smart-Device Spinner Toy - A spinner toy that can hold a cellular telephone, particularly those telephones known as “smartphones”. The toy can take any shape, color or configuration, but has a cavity on its upper surface that can receive a smartphone usually laid flat with the screen facing upward. The bottom of the toy has a protruding area that acts as a pivot so that the toy can be spun on a surface. An optional application can run in the smartphone that uses the accelerometer(s), compass and the like to sense the direction the front of the toy is pointing when it stops spinning or how long it spun or how fast. Various games or activities can be programmed to request the person being pointed at to perform some activity. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140094243 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONDUCTING GAMES OF CHANCE WITH ENHANCED PAYOUTS AND BONUS ROUNDS - A system and a method of conducting games of chance with enhanced payouts based on a cash in or initial investment amount are described. In response to a player's initial investment or cash in amount, a payout schedule is selected. The larger the initial investment the better the selected payout schedule for the player. Live games of chance, games of chance facilitated by electronic gaming machines or devices and server-based games may utilize the method shown here. Players may also receive enhanced awards such as enhanced player points based on the amount of the initial investment, or based on other parameters and factors. Awards and bonuses may also be provided to players who exhaust an initial investment exceeding a threshold amount. Different variations of the game and winning are also explained in details. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140094244 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR DISPLAYING HISTORICAL ROULETTE INFORMATION - Methods and apparatuses for displaying information relating to a roulette game. A roulette game display comprises at least one of a hot bet field, a number frequency field, and an even-money bet road chart. The hot bet field displays a message including information relating to a highest ranking event stored in an event history. The number frequency field includes an arrangement of indicator spaces configured for marking to show recent results of a plurality of roulette wheel spins. The even-money bet road chart includes a grid for displaying a plurality of recently winning even-money bets. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140094245 | MULTI-ACTION SWITCH FOR A GAMING DEVICE - A gaming machine that includes a multi-action switch that is held in an initial position when the multi-action switch is not being pressed, and a position detection device for detecting whether the multi-action switch is in the initial position, a second position, or a third position. The gaming machine further includes a controller for controlling operations of the gaming machine in accordance with the position of the multi-action switch, such that the gaming machine carries out a first operation when the position detecting device detects that the multi-action switch has reached the second position, and a second operation when the position detecting device detects that the multi-action switch has reached the third position. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140094246 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL AUDITORIUM WAGERING SYSTEM - A gaming system provides a wagering venue for multiple wagering positions. A processor executes code to simulate a physical random gaming event outcome using a random number generator. Memory stores three-dimensional video displayable image data of a device for the physical random gaming event outcome. A three-dimensional video display system has a three-dimensional image display field. At least two player input terminals and seating for the player input terminals within the at least 30 degree field of view. The processor i) identifies a wager from a specific player input terminal, ii) initiates generation of an event outcome in a random event outcome game, iii) generates an event outcome simulating a physical random event generating outcome; iv) selects image data from the memory of a three-dimensional event outcome in which the generated simulated physical random event outcome is shown; v) displays the selected image data; and resolves the wager based upon the generated event outcome. | 2014-04-03 |
