17th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 41 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110098004 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND QUANTIZATION METHOD - Provided is a wireless communication device which can improve the notification accuracy of the channel state information (CSI) without straining the feedback circuit. In this device, a channel estimator ( | 2011-04-28 |
20110098005 | Method and Apparatus Relating to Spectrum Sensing - The invention presents methods and corresponding device relating to cooperative spectrum sensing. First a candidate set of sensors that can participate in an occasion of cooperative spectrum sensing is obtained. A cost formula for calculating a cost associated with using sensors from the candidate set in the cooperative spectrum sensing is then defined ( | 2011-04-28 |
20110098006 | TRANSMITTER CIRCUIT AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE USING THE SAME - A transmitter circuit of the present invention includes: a signal generator | 2011-04-28 |
20110098007 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR TUNING FILTERS - Systems and methods according to the present invention address this need and others by providing filter tuning methods and apparatuses which directly measure filter attenuation by transmitting signaling tones through the filter(s). The measured attenuation is compared with the desired frequency response of the filter. The result of the comparison is used to tune the filter(s). | 2011-04-28 |
20110098008 | Method and system for FM tuner ground isolation when using ground signal line as FM antenna - Methods and systems are disclosed that utilize FM tuner ground isolation when using a ground signal line as an FM antenna for an FM tuner integrated circuit (IC) within a portable electronic system. The ground isolation can be implemented, for example, using one or more isolation elements, such as ferrite beads, coupled between the FM tuner ground and the device ground. The ferrite beads can also be coupled between other pins for the FM tuner and the device circuitry. A car lighter adapter (CLA) coupled to the device circuitry can be configured to provide a ground signal line for use as an antenna for the FM tuner IC. Further, signal lines on a printed circuit board (PCB) can also provide a ground signal line for use as an antenna for the FM tuner IC. The device can also be as a personal navigation device. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098009 | Transceiver System and Method of Using Same - A transceiver is provided for wireless communication. The transceiver can include a bias source, a transformer including a primary side and a secondary side, and a switching device. During a receive mode, the primary side of the transformer is configured to receive a first signal from a first port. During a transmission mode, the primary side is configured to transmit a second signal from a second port. The switching device is configured to couple the first port to the bias source during transmission of the second signal and to couple the second port to the bias source during receipt of the first signal. The bias source can be, for example, ground. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098010 | RADIO TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, RADIO COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, AND RADIO TRANSMISSION METHOD - A radio transmission system includes: antenna pairs, each antenna pair being a combination of a transmitting antenna and a receiving antenna in one-to-one correspondence. A radio signal from the transmitting antenna in one of the antenna pairs reaches the receiving antenna of the one antenna pair as a desired wave directly, and a radio signal from the transmitting antenna of another antenna pair different from the one antenna pair reaches the receiving antenna of the one antenna pair as an unnecessary wave directly. A transfer characteristic correction section which performs a correction operation based on the transfer characteristic of a transmission space between the transmitting antenna and the receiving antenna for a transmission-target signal corresponding to the transmitting antenna, and a modulation functional section which modulates a carrier signal with a corrected signal after having been corrected by the transfer characteristic correction section and transmits the modulated carrier signal from the corresponding transmitting antenna, are provided in correspondence with each antenna pair. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098011 | MULTIMODE POWER AMPLIFIER WITH PREDISTORTION - A device may include an envelope detector to generate an envelope signal from the input signal, a drain bias controller to adjust a drain bias of the amplifier based on the envelope signal, a gate bias controller to adjust a gate bias of the amplifier based on the envelope signal, a predistortion controller to predistort the input signal based on the envelope signal, based on the adjusted drain bias, and based on the adjusted gate bias, and to output the predistorted signal, and an amplifier to receive the predistorted signal and to generate an amplified output signal from the predistorted signal. The device may be selectable to operate in a linear mode or a nonlinear mode. The nonlinear mode may be selected by applying a large gate offset bias. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098012 | Transmitter with Self-Test Capability - A radio transmitter includes a transmitter circuit having a transmission output and being configured to generate at the transmission output a signal for transmission; a reference voltage circuit configured to generate a substantially temperature-invariant reference voltage; a reference signal circuit having a reference output and being configured to receive the substantially temperature-invariant voltage generated by the reference voltage circuit and to generate at the reference output an oscillating reference signal of an amplitude that is derived from the temperature-invariant reference voltage; an amplitude sensor having an input and being configured for sensing the amplitude of a signal at the input and generating a sensed amplitude signal indicative of the sensed amplitude; and control apparatus configured to control the radio transmitter to operate in each of: a) a first mode in which it causes the input of the amplitude sensor to be coupled to the reference output; and b) a second mode in which it causes the input of the amplitude sensor to be coupled to the transmission output. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098013 | High-frequency amplifier and radio communication apparatus - A high-frequency amplifier includes: an amplification section having a function to convert an input signal from a voltage signal into a current signal and output the current signal; output terminals; and a load circuit which is connected to the output node of the amplification section and outputs the current signal output by the amplification section to the output terminals as a voltage signal. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098014 | DYNAMIC SPUR AVOIDANCE FOR HIGH SPEED RECEIVERS - A system and method for implementing dynamic spur avoidance in a high speed receiver environment is provided. For a plurality of radio frequency (RF) input signal ranges, a range of intermediate frequency (IF) signals and a noise floor for each IF signal is determined. An identification of spurs that will affect the noise floor is also determined from a look up table for each range of the RF inputs. A frequency plan that sets local oscillator and constituent oscillator signals is selected such that the IF signals generated from the RF input will avoid lower order spurious responses of the identified spurs within the IF signal range. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098015 | Synchronization system and method for achieving low power battery operation of a vehicle locating unit in a stolen vehicle recovery system which receives periodic transmissions - Synchronization for achieving low power battery operation of a vehicle locating unit in a stolen vehicle recovery system whose radio receiver receives periodic transmissions, includes receiving periodic transmissions; turning on a radio receiver for a limited time to detect an expected message; if an expected message is not found, turning off the receiver and turning it on again after a time asynchronous with the transmission period; and after finding an expected message, waiting for the period of the transmissions less the length of an expected message and then looking for a synchronization symbol in the expected message and synchronizing subsequent actuation of the receiver using that synchronization symbol. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098016 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EMERGENCY CALL PLACEMENT - A vehicle communication system includes a computer processor in communication with persistent and non-persistent memory, at least a portion of one memory storing vehicle emergency event data. The system also includes a local wireless transceiver in communication with the computer processor and configured to communicate wirelessly with a cellular telephone located in proximity to the vehicle. Upon detection of an emergency event, the computer processor may initiate a connection to an emergency communication system. The processor may also send spoken communication to the emergency communication system and present a plurality of spoken options to an emergency operator. The processor may detect the selection of an option, and, in response to the selection of an option, output the vehicle emergency event data corresponding to the selected option. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098017 | Method And System For Emergency Notification - Method and apparatus for notifying an emergency responder of a vehicle emergency. Communication is established with a cellular telephone located within the vehicle. The communication link is monitored and the vehicle occupant is notified of link loss. The apparatus monitors vehicle safety systems for detection of an emergency condition. Upon detection, the occupant is notified that an emergency call will be made. If no cancellation is received, vehicle location information is obtained from a global position system, synthesized into voice signals, and communicated to an emergency responder using the cellular telephone. A plurality of occupant and vehicle emergency information may also be provided. Emergency responders may be provided with a touch tone menu to select among the available information. Vehicle and occupant information may be communicated to the apparatus from external sources, such as a web server database via cellular telephone connection, or removable memory. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098018 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO MANAGE AND CONTROL WIRELESS SERVICE USAGE - A method and system for monitoring wireless service utilization is described. The teachings comprise: providing a logical database comprising service usage records providing triggers for a wireless service consumed by a wireless device; providing a contact address associated with the wireless device; after an interval, determining if the utilization consumed to-date for a current billing period by the wireless device activates one of the triggers, wherein the interval is at least an order of magnitude less than a billing period; generating a message corresponding to the activated trigger, with the message including values determined during the determining step; and sending the message to the contact address. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098019 | Mobile Terminal Device - A method for touch panel operation is disclosed. A touch is detected on a first touch panel, and reception of input from the first touch panel is prevented based on a predetermined deactivating operation. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098020 | Telecommunications Network and Method for Time-Based Network Access - The invention relates to a telecommunications network configured for providing access to a plurality of terminals is proposed and a method therefore. Each terminal comprises a unique identifier for accessing the telecommunications network. The telecommunications network comprises a register, an access request receiver and an access module. The register is configured for storing the unique identifier of at least one terminal in combination with at least one grant access time interval, or an equivalent thereof, during which access for the terminal is permitted. The access request receiver is configured for receiving the access request and the unique identifier for accessing the telecommunications network from the terminal. The access module is configured for denying access for the terminal if the access request is received outside the time interval, or the equivalent thereof. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098021 | Dynamically Organizing Visual Voicemail - Visual voicemail is dynamically organized according to detected criteria. Voicemail may be automatically associated with a category, priority, or other attribute. The attributes may be assigned based on user-configured associations with particular senders, the detection of user-defined words or phrases within the voicemail, or on other attributes such as the voicemail sender's relative location to the voicemail recipient. Voicemail may be visually identified as being associated with one or more attributes, and may be organized and presented to a user based on the associated attributes. Actions may be performed and the voicemail may be manipulated based on the attributes. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098022 | Integrating Multimedia and Voicemail - Integrated multimedia voicemail systems and methods allow the creation of voicemail with associated multimedia content. A user can compose a voicemail and select or create multimedia content to be associated with the voicemail. A user can associate files, webpage addresses, applications, and user-created content with a voicemail. A user may operate an interface on a user device to select content and instruct a voicemail system to associate such content with a voicemail. The voicemail with integrated multimedia content may be an originating voicemail or a voicemail in response to another voicemail. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098023 | System and Method for Enabling a Mobile Communication Device to Operate as a Financial Presentation Device - A provisioning system for enabling a mobile communication device to operate as a financial presentation device (FPD) which is presentable to providers of goods or service is provided. The provisioning system relies on a transaction processing system that normally routes authorization requests from merchants to issuers of FPDs for purposes of authorizing FPD transactions. The transaction processing system already stores security keys of all issuers in order to validate transaction data being sent from the merchants. The provisioning system monitors authorization requests being routed through the transaction processing system and retrieves an authorization request of a financial transaction that was initiated with a particular FPD. The provisioning system then transmits the FPD data contained in the retrieved authorization request and the security key stored in the transaction processing system to a secure memory element of the mobile communication device so as to enable the mobile communication device to operate as a FPD. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098024 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL AND METHOD OF AUTOMATICALLY EXECUTING AN APPLICATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CHANGE OF AN AXIS OF A DISPLAY IN THE MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL - A method of automatically executing an application in accordance with the change of an axis of a display in a mobile communication terminal is provided, which includes sensing the change of the axis of the display by using an axis sensor mounted on the display, taking a picture so that a direction indicated by the display can be taken by using a camera mounted on the mobile communication terminal if the display is in a horizontal viewing mode as the result of sensing, performing a face recognition by analyzing an image of the taken picture, and determining whether to execute the application in accordance with the result of face recognition. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098025 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSFERRING DIGITAL CONTENT FROM A COMPUTER TO A MOBILE DEVICE - A system for synchronizing digital content stored on a user's mobile device with digital content stored on the user's computer is disclosed. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098026 | FOOD TRACKING SYSTEM WITH MOBILE PHONE UPLINK - A tracking system for food products includes labeled food product packages and labeled containers for transporting the labeled packages to harvest sites. A data-clearing center receives mobile phone communications from the harvest sites for uploading the container codes. Ancillary information collected from the mobile phone communications including the time, date, location, and phone identification is associated with the container codes for linking the labeled food product packages to details of their harvest. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098027 | System and method for spectrum split for 1X and HRPD operations of femtocell - A femtocell management system can configure a femtocell base station in a wireless communications network. The femtocell management system determines a list of carriers available per a technology type, without operator action, on per county basis using the county carrier information, Macro database information and resource configuration table. The femtocell management system transmits the list of carriers available per a technology type to the femtocell base station and list of common carriers used by Macro base stations on a county level. The femtocell base station can receive this information and can select an operation carrier from the list of carriers available per a technology type on a county level. The femtocell base station also can use the list of carriers to determine locally available carriers. If no available carriers exist, the femtocell base station can select an operation carrier based on common carriers used by Overlay Macro base stations. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098028 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR UPDATING A MOBILE DIALING NUMBER OF A TELEMATICS-EQUIPPED MOBILE VEHICLE - A method and system for updating a mobile dialing number of a telematics-equipped mobile vehicle is disclosed herein. The method involves generating, via a processor operatively associated with an automated system at a call center, a mobile dialing number update trigger in response to an event. The call center is in selective and operative communication with an activated telematics unit having a first mobile dialing number. The method further includes recognizing the mobile dialing number update trigger via the automated system; and in response to the recognizing initiating a mobile dialing number update routine via the automated system. The automated system then selectively automatically updates the first mobile dialing number with a second mobile dialing number in response to the mobile dialing number update routine. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098029 | SENSOR-BASED MOBILE SEARCH, RELATED METHODS AND SYSTEMS - A smart phone senses audio, imagery, and/or other stimulus from a user's environment, and acts autonomously to fulfill inferred or anticipated user desires. In one aspect, the detailed technology concerns phone-based cognition of a scene viewed by the phone's camera. The image processing tasks applied to the scene can be selected from among various alternatives by reference to resource costs, resource constraints, other stimulus information (e.g., audio), task substitutability, etc. The phone can apply more or less resources to an image processing task depending on how successfully the task is proceeding, or based on the user's apparent interest in the task. In some arrangements, data may be referred to the cloud for analysis, or for gleaning. Cognition, and identification of appropriate device response(s), can be aided by collateral information, such as context. A great number of other features and arrangements are also detailed. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098030 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACTIVATING SERVICES - An approach is provided for activating a service for a mobile device. A message is received from a mobile device specifying a unique hardware identifier associated with the mobile device for activating a service for the mobile device. Creation of a provisional account is caused, at least in part, to be created to activate the service based on the unique hardware identifier without user information. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098031 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REDUCED LATENCY TRACKING AREA SELECTION - Some embodiments provide methods for selecting tracking areas, including: receiving a plurality of messages from a plurality of base transceiver stations, each message including a list of tracking areas handled by the base transceiver station from which the message is received; performing domain name system queries for the tracking areas to retrieve information identifying serving gateways serving the tracking areas; based on the information identifying serving gateways, storing, in a local memory, a list of tracking area identities handled by each identified serving gateway; receiving a message from user equipment indicating a first tracking area; selecting at least one tracking area handled by a serving gateway serving the first tracking area based on the list of tracking areas handled by each identified serving gateway stored in the memory; and sending a tracking area identity list to the user equipment based on the selected at least one tracking area. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098032 | Mobile Communication Method, Storage Medium for Storing Thereof and Mobile Communication System - A mobile communication method includes the following steps: several first base stations and at least one second base station are provided. Wherein, each of the first base stations can cover a smaller area than the second base station can. A registration signal is received from a mobile communication device. If the registration signal is received through one of the first base stations, service is provided to the mobile communication device through the first base station receiving the registration signal, and a first base station list, which includes information of the first base stations, is transmitted to the mobile communication device. The mobile communication device measures signal strength of the first base stations according to the first base station list. The mobile communication device transmits another registration signal to the first base station with the strongest measured signal strength. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098033 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DYNAMICALLY PROCESSING AN ELECTROMAGNETIC BEAM - A method and apparatus for processing a terahertz frequency electromagnetic beam are disclosed. For example, the method receives the terahertz frequency electromagnetic beam via a metamaterial having a plurality of addressable magnetic elements, where a resonant frequency of each of the plurality of addressable magnetic elements is capable of being programmably changed via an adjustment, and activates selectively a subset of the plurality of addressable magnetic elements to manipulate the terahertz frequency electromagnetic beam. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098034 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION METHOD AND RADIO BASE STATION - A mobile communication method includes the steps of: transmitting, from a radio base station (eNB) to a mobile station (UE), a measurement rule designation command which designates addition or deletion of a measurement rule; transmitting, from the radio base station (eNB) to the mobile station (UE), a measurement object designation command, which designates addition or deletion of a measurement object, independently from the measurement rule designation command; and transmitting, from the radio base station (eNB) to the mobile station (UE), a mapping designation command which designates associating of the measurement object with the measurement rule. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098035 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR AUTOMATIC TUNING OF THE RACH CONFIGURATION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK - The present invention relates to a method and a communication network node for automatically tuning a PRACH configuration parameter in a communication network system comprising radio base stations each serving at least one cell and with which user equipments are communicating on uplink and downlink channels. The PRACH configuration parameter is used for defining the division of uplink resource blocks between PRACH and PUSCH. Load statistics on RACH and PUSCH are collected used for determining a number of RACH opportunities required per time unit. Then a new PRACH configuration parameter having said required number of RACH opportunities per time unit is selected which is replacing the old PRACH configuration parameter. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098036 | MANAGEMENT METHOD FOR RADIO RESOURCES IN A RADIO TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEM - The invention relates to a management method for radio resources in a radio telecommunication system, in which a first radio telecommunication system has a first decentralized functional unit for managing radio resources, and a second radio telecommunication system has a second decentralized functional unit for managing radio resources. The first and the second decentralized function unit signal information with respect to a work load of the radio resources to a central functional unit for common radio resource management. The central functional unit evaluates this information and signals information with respect to load targets to at least one of the decentralized functional units, said information being taken into consideration by the decentralized functional unit in an intersystem handover. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098037 | Systems and Methods of Detection of Transmission Facilities - A method of detecting a transmitting device within an obstruction rich environment is disclosed. The method may involve detecting the transmitting device with a wireless transmission detection facility; communicating signal information relating to the detected transmitting device from the wireless transmission detection facility to a central unit; determining the location of the transmitting device; displaying information of the detection and location of the transmitting device through a user interface; and providing an action facility for causing actions related to the detected transmitting device. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098038 | Method for Providing Triggered Location Information of a Target Terminal - A method for providing triggered location information of a target terminal is provided. The method includes transmitting by a previous H-SLP a report message informing that a target terminal is in a roaming state during the triggered location service to an H-SLP of the target terminal or the target terminal. The H-SLP of the target terminal selects a new V-SLP based on a location identifier (LID) received from the target terminal, and the H-SLP provides the V-SLP with an ID of the target terminal, a positioning method of the target terminal (SET CAPABILITY), and the LID as the information on the network in which the target terminal currently exists. The newly selected V-SLP determines the positioning method and protocol used for the positioning with the target terminal by using the SET CAPABILITY, the newly selected V-SLP transmits its own IP address and the newly determined positioning method and protocol (POSMETHOD) to the H-SLP. The H-SLP transmits the IP address of the newly selected H-SLP and the new POSMETHOD to the target terminal, the target terminal transmits a positioning inducing message to the new V-SLP and calculates a location value by using the determined POSMETHOD, in such a manner that the triggered location service is maintained even though the target terminal is in a roaming state during the service by performing the step of selecting the H-SLP for calculating the location value of the target terminal without interruption. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098039 | HOME PLMN SEARCH METHOD OF MOBILE TERMINAL - A Home Public Land Mobile Network (Home PLMN) search method of a mobile terminal is disclosed. The method includes determining whether an input continued for a preset period of time from a user is generated on a specified item located in a predetermined area of an idle screen, comparing a PLMN service area in which the mobile terminal is located with a Home PLMN of the mobile terminal when the input is generated as a result of the determination, and searching for the Home PLMN when the PLMN service area is not identical to the Home PLMN, and registering the searched Home PLMN so as to match the searched Home PLMN with an input of the specified item, and initializing a timer set for a Home PLMN search. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098040 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION METHOD THEREOF - A wireless communication device and method includes selecting a group of neighboring base stations having a relatively stronger signal intensity among the neighboring base stations as servo base stations, and periodically detecting the signal intensities of the servo base stations and the candidate base station. Differences between the signal intensities of two selected neighboring base stations for each cycle of a continuous cycles are accumulated, where when the accumulated value exceeds a threshold value in a each cycle, the group of servo base stations are updated and weakest servo base stations with the strongest candidate base station in that cycle are replaced. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098041 | RADIO CONTROLLER, MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND BASE STATION, MOBILE COMMUNICATION METHOD - A radio controller performs call connection when a connection request is sent from a UE that exists in a macrocell accommodated by a macrocell base station. Thereafter, when the radio controller receives the connection request from the UE that exists in the macrocell accommodated by the macrocell base station, the radio controller searches for a femtocell that is adjacent to or overlaps the macrocell in which the UE exists and a femto base station that accommodates the femtocell. The radio controller instructs the searched femto base station to resume. The radio controller then instructs the UE to be handed over to the femtocell. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098042 | Apparatus and Method for Deriving Idle Mode Parameters for Cell Selection/Reselection - An apparatus, system and method for deriving idle mode parameters for cell selection/reselection in a communication system. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a measurement manager configured to provide an event sequence estimating communication channel performance between a user equipment operable in an active mode emulating an idle mode and at least one of a serving base station and a target base station. The apparatus also includes a cell selection/reselection subsystem configured to select/reselect the target base station for the user equipment operable in the idle mode employing an idle mode parameter derived from a plurality of event sequences at the serving base station. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098043 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUSES FOR FACILITATING DEVICE-TO-DEVICE CONNECTION ESTABLISHMENT - Methods, apparatuses, and systems are provided for facilitating device-to-device connection establishment. A method may include directing broadcast of an indication of a device-to-device registration area identification in each of one or more cells forming a device-to-device registration area identified by the device-to-device registration area identification. The method may further include directing receipt of a device-to-device registration request originated by a first terminal apparatus in response to the broadcast indication. The first terminal apparatus may be located within the registration area. The method may additionally include registering the first terminal apparatus based at least in part upon the device-to-device registration request. Corresponding apparatuses and systems are also provided. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098044 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION METHOD AND NETWORK APPARATUS - A mobile communication method for allowing an access-permitted mobile station to access a specific radio base station, the mobile communication method includes the step of when an access-unpermitted mobile station not registered as a mobile station permitted to access the specific radio base station performs a first predetermined communication in a predetermined area, registering the access-unpermitted mobile station as the mobile station allowed to access the specific radio base station. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098045 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT IN A COMMUNICATION NETWORK SYSTEM - A method of signalling a set cell identities in a cellular radio system from a transmitter to a receiver is provided. The method includes coding of a sequence of cell identities using a range indicator. The coded sequence is then signalling using the coded sequence. The range indicator can be an range indicator or an explicit range indicator. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098046 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CELL SELECTION/RESELECTION OF A MOBILE TERIMINAL FROM A LEGACY NETWORK TO AN ADVANCED NETWORK - Methods and apparatus are provided for performing a cell selection by a multi-mode terminal from a legacy network (2G, 3G) to a advanced network (4G). The terminal performs the cell selection upon the existence of a Base Station (BS) on the advanced network system. The terminal does not attempt to perform the cell selection when the LTE BS does not exist. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098047 | METHOD FOR EFFICIENTLY INCREASING HAND-OFF AND ACCESS RELIABILITY - A method, a network base station, and a user communication device for transmitting control data are disclosed. A processor | 2011-04-28 |
20110098048 | Method, System and Device for Reporting User Location Information - A method for reporting location information of user is disclosed in the present invention, which is configured for achieving the report of a location information of User Equipment (UE) during the procedure that UE is handed over to another serving cell, and includes the following steps: a source evolved Node Base (eNB) initiates a handover procedure; during the handover procedure, the source eNB sends the location reporting information to a target eNB, the target eNB acquires the location information of UE based on the location reporting information and reports it to a Mobility Management Entity (MME) corresponding to the target eNB. According to the present invention, it is possible for the source eNB to notify the target eNB based on a handover request of UE that the target eNB should report the location information after the UE is handed over to another serving cell, so that the target eNB can report the location information of UE to MME during the handover procedure of the serving cells. The present invention simplifies the signalling flow and is simple to be implemented. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098049 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR PROVIDING FOREIGN ROUTING ADDRESS INFORMATION TO A TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK GATEWAY - The subject matter described herein includes methods, systems, and computer readable media for providing foreign routing address information to a telecommunications network gateway. According to one aspect, the method includes, at a call signaling message routing node in a first telecommunications network, intercepting a call setup message that includes a called party number identifier and is directed towards a network gateway connected to at least one foreign telecommunications network. The method also includes accessing a foreign routing information database using an ENUM formatted query message to obtain foreign routing address information associated with the at least one foreign telecommunications network, modifying the call setup message to include the address information, and routing the modified call setup message towards the network gateway. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098050 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SELECTING SERVING GATEWAYS TO SERVICE USER EQUIPMENT - Some embodiments provide methods for selecting a serving gateway, including: receiving a message from a base transceiver station including a list of tracking areas handled by the base transceiver station; performing a domain name system query for at least one tracking area to retrieve and store in a local memory information identifying a serving gateway serving the at least one tracking area; receiving an attach request from the base transceiver station identifying the user equipment and a tracking area from which the user equipment is connected to the network; searching the information identifying a serving gateway serving the at least one tracking area stored in the local memory to identify a serving gateway to service the user equipment based on the tracking area from which the user equipment is connected to the network; and sending a message identifying the identified serving gateway to the base transceiver station. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098051 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CLASSIFYING USER EQUIPMENT AND SELECTING TRACKING AREAS - Some embodiments disclose methods for classifying user equipment in a network, comprising: recording a first number of times a tracking area identity has changed for a user equipment device during a period of time based on messages exchanged between the user equipment device and a mobility management entity; recording a second number of times the user equipment device is paged during a second period of time; classifying the user equipment device into one of at least three categories based on the first and second recorded numbers; generating a tracking area identity list for the user equipment based device on its category; and sending the generated tracking area identity list to the user equipment device. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098052 | RADIO RESOURCE GROUP SELECTION METHOD FOR A RADIO RESOURCE MANAGEMENT - Disclosed is the radio (wireless) communication system providing a radio communication service and the terminal, and more particularly, to a method of managing radio resource(s) using a group selection indicator so as to effectively utilize the radio resource(s) in an Evolved Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (E-UMTS) evolved from the Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) or a Long Term Evolution (LTE) system. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098053 | HANDLING IDENTIFIERS FOR ENHANCED DEDICATED CHANNELS IN CELL FORWARD ACCESS CHANNEL STATES | 2011-04-28 |
20110098054 | SOUNDING REFERENCE SIGNAL FOR COORDINATED MULTI-POINT OPERATION - Systems and methodologies are described that facilitate configuring a sounding reference signal transmission in a wireless communication environment. A UE can employ coordinated multi-point transmission and/or reception such that multiple cells collaborate to transmit data to the UE and/or receive data from the UE. To support the coordinated multi-point transmission and/or reception, the UE can transmit a sounding reference signal that is configured to enable reliable reception of the sounding reference signal by members of a cooperating set. In addition, configuration of the sounding reference signal can be coordinated to enable more efficient transmission and utilization of the sounding reference signal. Configuration of the sounding reference signal can be based upon information exchanged between the multiple cells. Moreover, the multiple cells can coordinate to set and control a transmit power of the sounding reference signal. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098055 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM FOR INTER-CELL COORDINATION - System and methods for intercell coordination are provided. The system includes a macro terminal and a macro base station that allocate a radio resource for a sounding signal and determine a pattern of a sounding signal, in advance. The macro base station provides a femto base station included in the system with information about the pattern of the sounding signal, and the information about the radio resource of the sounding signal. The femto base station may receive the sounding signal from the macro terminal based on the information, and thus, the femto base station may determine whether the macro terminal exists and may determine a channel between the macro terminal and the femto base station. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098056 | INTUITIVE COMPUTING METHODS AND SYSTEMS - A smart phone senses audio, imagery, and/or other stimulus from a user's environment, and acts autonomously to fulfill inferred or anticipated user desires. In one aspect, the detailed technology concerns phone-based cognition of a scene viewed by the phone's camera. The image processing tasks applied to the scene can be selected from among various alternatives by reference to resource costs, resource constraints, other stimulus information (e.g., audio), task substitutability, etc. The phone can apply more or less resources to an image processing task depending on how successfully the task is proceeding, or based on the user's apparent interest in the task. In some arrangements, data may be referred to the cloud for analysis, or for gleaning. Cognition, and identification of appropriate device response(s), can be aided by collateral information, such as context. A great number of other features and arrangements are also detailed. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098057 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING POSITIONING FOR TERMINALS IN A WIRELESS NETWORK - Techniques for supporting positioning for terminals in a wireless network are described. In an aspect, positioning may be supported by a location server that can reside in different entities. In one design, the location server may obtain positioning information (e.g., measurements) for a target device via a common positioning protocol. The location server may use the common positioning protocol regardless of where it resides and may communicate with other entities via this protocol. The location server may determine location information (e.g., a location estimate) for the target device based on the positioning information. In another aspect, positioning may be supported by transporting multiple positioning messages together. In yet another aspect, positioning may be supported by transporting a positioning message containing multiple parts defined by different organizations. In yet another aspect, positioning may be supported with shared measurement data units and/or shared assistance data units that may be applicable for different positioning methods. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098058 | Security Tracking Device - A tracking device has an on-board power source, a central processing unit, a cellular telephony transmitter and receiver, a speaker and a microphone, a bus system interconnecting electronic elements, and software or firmware executing at least periodically from a machine-readable physical medium providing a range of functions for the device. The device maintains a sleep mode until activated by an internal timing function, once activated turns on the receiver and listens for radio signals, finding particular signals, consults memory associations with one or more of those signals, and determines to activate transmission only under certain preprogrammed conditions depended on signals found and identified. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098059 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT TO MONITOR DISTANCES AMONG A GROUP OF ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION DEVICES - A method and service-related nodes for providing a deferred distance notification for at least two user devices. A Location-based gateway receives a request for a deferred distance notification for user devices, and sends a request to a Location enabler for the location of the user devices. The gateway receives location data from the Location enabler, and monitors the fulfillment of user device distance-related event criteria. When a user device distance-related event criterion is fulfilled, the gateway triggers the deferred distance notification, and sends the notification of the user device distance event to an application node. The application node sends a location request after which the Application node receives the notification. Distance notification can thus be provided to a user requesting a location-deferred service, such that the location of entire groups of users can be revealed to the requesting party. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098060 | WIRELESS DIRECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A wireless direction system provides service information. A comparison module logs onto a data server via a base station by wireless internet access, and outputs service information corresponding to location coordinates of a portable device in response to the data server storing the service information. A service information processing module receives the service information and provides it to users. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098061 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND SCHEDULE NOTIFYING METHOD THEREOF - A mobile terminal and a schedule notifying method of the mobile terminal are disclosed. The mobile terminal includes: a wireless communication unit configured to perform radio communication with a location-based service (LBS) providing server; a controller configured to select a participant in a schedule creation mode, discriminately display whether or not the selected participant uses the LBS, registers schedule to a scheduler when creating of the schedule is completed, and acquire location information of the participant using the LBS when an alarm time of the registered schedule arrives; and an output unit configured to output a schedule notification signal and location information of the participant. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098062 | MOTION ADAPTIVE WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK, WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE AND INTEGRATED CIRCUITS FOR USE THEREWITH - A circuit includes an on-chip gyrating circuit that generates a motion parameter based on motion of the circuit. A global positioning system (GPS) receiver receives a GPS signal and that generates GPS position data based on the GPS signal. A processing module processes the motion parameter to produce motion data, generates position information based on at least one of the GPS position data and the motion data, converts outbound data into an outbound symbol stream, and converts an inbound symbol stream into inbound data. A wireless local area network (WLAN) transceiver section generates an outbound RF signal from the outbound symbol stream, and converts an inbound RF signal into the inbound symbol stream. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098063 | METHOD TO DELIVER SMS MESSAGES IN LONG TERM EVOLUTION (LTE) EVOLVED PACKET CORE (EPC) - A system and methodology that facilitates Short Message Service (SMS) delivery in a Long Term Evolution (LTE) environment is provided. In particular, an interface is provided, which enables a Mobility Management Entity (MME) to communicate directly with a Short Message Service Center (SMSC) to facilitate delivery of SMS in an evolved packet core (EPC). In one aspect, the interface can be most any SS7-based interface, such as a Gd interface. In another aspect, the interface can be an IP based (e.g., SS7 over IP) interface. Accordingly, the MME can utilize the interface to establish direct communication with the SMSC, without employing intermediate network elements (e.g., mobile switching centers). | 2011-04-28 |
20110098064 | Providing Contact Data in a Wireless Telecommunication System - Providing contact data in a wireless telecommunication system comprises receiving a contact data record from a first mobile device and storing the contact data record in a contact database remote from the mobile device. A selection can be received remotely for the contact data record from a second mobile device. The contact data record can be transmitted to the second mobile device for storage in its memory. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098065 | SHORT MESSAGE SERVICE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, SHORT MESSAGE FORWARDING DEVICE, SHORT MESSAGE FORWARDING MANNER DEFINITION INFORMATION SUPPLY DEVICE, AND SHORT MESSAGE FORWARDING METHOD - A short message with a destination of a single terminal device that has been defined by a user on the transmitting side, from among multiple terminal devices used by an identical user on the receiving side, is forwarded to and received by another predetermined terminal device that has been defined as a destination. Communication relay equipment included between multiple networks operated by network operators is provided with functions of temporarily storing a short message and storing information that defines a short message forwarding manner. In transmitting the short message, even if the original destination is not capable of receiving the message, the short message is transmitted to another destination based upon the information that defines the short message forwarding manner. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098066 | CHARGING FOR SHORT MESSAGE DELIVERY - A short message service (SMS) node detects that at least one request to deliver a plurality of short messages (SM) originates from a single user. Information (MSISDN, ISMI) related to recipients of the plurality of short messages is combined in a signaling message, and the signaling message is transmitted to a charging function (OFCS, OCS). | 2011-04-28 |
20110098067 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, BASE STATION AND INTERFERENCE REMOVAL METHOD - A base station of the present invention includes: first and second antenna elements that have polarization characteristics orthogonal to each other; a first converter that converts a received signal of the first antenna element into a baseband signal; a first multiplier that weights the baseband signal converted by the first converter by multiplying a first weight coefficient; a second converter that converts a received signal of the second antenna element into a baseband signal; a second multiplier that weights the baseband signal converted by the second converter by multiplying a second weight coefficient; an adder that adds the baseband signals weighted by the first and second multipliers and outputs the sum; and, a signal processor that calculates the first and second coefficients by MMSE such that the combined polarization of the received signals of the first and second antenna elements will be orthogonal to the polarization of an interference signal. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098068 | Mobile Electronic Device, Cradle, Method for Operating a Mobile Electronic Device, and Communication System - A method for operating a mobile electronic device is disclosed. The mobile electronic device communicates through a power-line carrier communication network, if the mobile electronic device is charging at a charging cradle. The mobile electronic device communicates through a base station, if the mobile electronic device is not charging at the charging cradle. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098069 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STATE SYNCHRONIZATION BETWEEN A BASE STATION AND A MOBILE STATION IN A MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A system and method for state synchronization between a base station and a mobile station in a mobile communication system. A count value indicative of a state change of the base station is received. The received current count value is compared with a previous count value previously received and stored. If the current count value is different from the previous count value, the mobile station performs a network entry procedure with the base station. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098070 | METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING PHYSICAL LAYER ID INFORMATION - A method for transmitting IDs of cells of a specific type as physical cell ID information in addition to existing cell ID information is disclosed. For transmission of the physical cell ID information, the number of cell IDs used in transmitting the existing cell ID information on a synchronization channel is increased or a part of existing cell IDs are reserved for transmitting the additional specific-cell ID information. If the number of cell IDs is to be increased, the number of cell ID groups related to a secondary synchronization channel is increased in a manner that removes ambiguity and collision, a cell ID related to a primary synchronization channel is added, which satisfies conjugate symmetry, information is transmitted based on a transmission timing relationship between a primary synchronization code and a secondary synchronization code, or a scrambling scheme is modified. When a part of the existing cell IDs are reserved, conjugate symmetry is also considered in relation to a primary synchronization channel and ambiguity and collision are also considered in relation to a secondary synchronization channel. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098071 | Method for Releasing Resources Allocated by Persistent Scheduling - A method for releasing resources allocated by persistent scheduling is described. A base station (BS) inserts a persistent allocation release indication message into a control channel, wherein the persistent allocation release indication message includes at least one resource index indicating persistent allocation resources to a mobile station (MS), broadcasts the control channel, and releases the persistent allocation resources corresponding to the resource index. Since a release message for persistent allocation, a channel quality indicator channel, feedback polling allocation, etc. is inserted for transmission into a control channel which can be received by all MSs, overhead which occurs during resource release can be minimized irrespective of transmission rates varying with MSs. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098072 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR COOPERATIVE TRANSMISSION/RECEPTION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - For cooperative transmission in a broadband wireless communication system, an apparatus and operating method of a Base Station (BS) in a broadband wireless communication system are provided. The method includes receiving a cooperative transmission REQuest (REQ) message which includes at least one of information designating a cooperative Mobile Station (MS), a pilot pattern of the cooperative MS, a variable determining a permutation pattern, and an orthogonal code of the cooperative MS, from a control station, allocating a resource of a predefined Coordinated MultiPoint transmit/receive (CoMP) zone occupying part of a frame, to at least one cooperative MS designated by the cooperative transmission REQ message, and communicating with the at least one cooperative MS according a cooperative transmission scheme using the resource of the CoMP zone. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098073 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECOVERING ESTIMATED VELOCITY OF MOBILE STATION IN COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method and apparatus for recovering an estimated velocity of a mobile station in a communication system are provided. The apparatus includes a searcher for determining a Doppler shift value representing the estimated velocity of the mobile station by using a channel impulse response of a preamble signal received at a regular interval of time, a detector for determining a reference Doppler value for compensating the Doppler shift value by using correlation ratios between channel values of symbols to which data for the mobile station are allocated according to subcarriers in a data allocation field of a frame including the preamble signal, and a compensator for determining a compensated Doppler shift value by using the reference Doppler value to compensate the Doppler shift value for a folding value, wherein the folding value represents a difference between the estimated velocity and a true velocity of the mobile station. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098074 | METHOD FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION BETWEEN USER EQUIPMENT AND BASE STATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM SUPPORTING FIRST USER EQUIPMENT THAT USES SINGLE FREQUENCY BAND AND SECOND USER EQUIPMENT THAT USES PLURALITY OF FREQUENCY BANDS - A method for wireless communication between user equipments (UEs) and a base station in a wireless communication system that supports a first UE using a single band and a second UE using multiple bands is provided. In the method, UE receives, from the base station, resource allocation information including information regarding a downlink component carrier (CC) and an uplink CC allocated to the UE, receives the allocated downlink CC, and transmits the allocated uplink CC by applying a cell ID thereto. The allocated downlink CC is one of downlink CCs to which different cell IDs are applied, pairs of CCs are predefined by associating uplink CCs respectively with downlink CCs in order to support the first UE. When the allocated downlink and uplink CCs do not belong to the pairs of CCs, the applied cell ID is a cell ID of a downlink CC that is paired with the allocated uplink CC in the predefined pairs of CCs. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098075 | MOBILE RADIO COMMUNICATION DEVICES HAVING A TRUSTED PROCESSING ENVIRONMENT AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING A COMPUTER PROGRAM THEREIN - In an embodiment, a mobile radio communication device is provided. The mobile radio communication device may include a mobile radio communication protocol circuit configured to provide a mobile radio base station function for a mobile radio communication with another mobile radio communication device, a network control interface circuit configured to receive communication control signals from a mobile radio network circuit being controlled by a mobile radio network operator to control the mobile radio communication protocol circuit, and a trusted processing circuit configured to process a computer program in a trusted processing environment to provide a trusted processing result, wherein the trusted processing circuit is outside of the mobile radio network operator's domain. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098076 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING UPLINK POWER IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method and apparatus for controlling uplink power in a wireless communication system are disclosed. The uplink power controlling method includes receiving target Signal-to-Interference plus Noise Ratio (SINR) parameters and an uplink noise and interference level from a base station, determining an uplink power based on a target SINR and an estimated average power level of noise and interference of a user equipment, the target SINR being determined using the target SINR parameters and the estimated average power level of noise and interference of the user equipment being calculated using the uplink noise and interference level, and receiving at least one of selectively transmitted first and second offsets from the base station and adjusting the uplink power based on the received at least one of the first and second offsets. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098077 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR POWER CONTROL DURING DTX OPERATION - Techniques for performing power control during discontinuous transmission (DTX) operation are described. A UE transmits on the uplink during a transmission burst and receives TPC commands generated by a Node B based on the uplink transmission. The UE may receive two TPC commands at the end of the transmission burst that are not applied during the transmission burst. The UE saves and applies these two TPC commands in the next transmission burst. In one design, the UE applies each saved TPC command in one slot of the next transmission burst. In another design, the UE combines the two saved TPC commands and applies the combined value in the first two slots of the next transmission burst. In yet another design, the UE selects one of the saved TPC commands and applies the selected TPC command in the first two slots of the next transmission burst. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098078 | Apparatus and method for processing schedule-related event in wireless terminal - An apparatus and a method are provided for processing schedule-related events by performing an avatar agent function. In the apparatus and method, a character agent function is added to a wireless terminal. When an event is generated in the wireless terminal, the generation and processing of the event is expressed by means of a corresponding avatar UI. Accordingly, when schedule-related events are generated, it is possible to express the events through the character agent function. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098079 | Data Acquisition Module and Cable Connector - Networks of data acquisition modules may include wireless and cabled networks. The data acquisition modules may include no antennas, one antenna, or two antennas. The antennas may be removable from a port on the data acquisition node allowing a common module design between the wireless and cabled networks. A rigid shell with arms may be constructed to house the antennas and a cable connector. The rigid shell may protect the antennas during transport, installation, and use of the data acquisition modules. For example, when driving a module into the ground, the rigid shell may prevent damage to the antennas. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098080 | DUAL MODE COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A dual-mode communication module detects a generic access network (GAN) signal generated by a GAN and communicates with the GAN. The dual-mode communication module measures quality of the GAN signal and enables either a GSM communication module or a GAN communication module of the device according to the quality of the GAN signal. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098081 | Mobile Terminal Device for Receiving Packet-Oriented Radio Signals - The present disclosure relates to a mobile terminal device for a mobile telecommunication system. The device comprises means for receiving a telephone call, means for receiving packet-oriented radio signals, and means for selecting at least one transmission service which is transmitted using the packet-oriented radio signals. The mobile terminal device is adapted to receive a signal regarding a time slot from the network of the mobile telecommunication system, the time slot being determined in accordance with the selected transmission service. During the at least one time slot the reception of the packet-oriented radio signal is suspended in order to receive a radio paging signal which signals a telephone call addressed to the mobile transmission device so that the mobile terminal device remains accessible to telephone calls during reception of the packet-oriented radio signals. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098082 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SINGLE WEIGHT ANTENNA SYSTEM FOR HSDPA - In a RF communications system, aspects for single weight antenna system for HSDPA may comprise receiving HSDPA signals via a plurality of receive antennas and individually adjusting a phase of a portion of the received HSDPA signals via a single weight. The phase adjusted portion of the received HSDPA signals may be combined with at least one of the received HSDPA signals to generate combined HSDPA signals. At least one control signal may control the adjusting of the phase of the received HSDPA signals. Discrete phases may be communicated to adjust the phase of the portion of the received HSDPA signals, where the plurality of the discrete phases may range from zero radians to substantially 2π radians. Phase shift channel estimates may be generated during the identified time to determine the discrete phase. A desired phase may be generated from the phase shift channel estimates, and the single weight may be generated from the desired phase. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098083 | Large, Ultra-Thin And Ultra-Light Connectable Display For A Computing Device - Methods and apparatus to create and display screen stereoscopic and panoramic images are disclosed. Methods and apparatus are provided to generate multiple images that are combined into a stereoscopic or a panoramic image. An image may be a static image. It may also be a video image. A controller provides correct camera settings for different conditions. An image processor creates a stereoscopic or a panoramic image from the correct settings provided by the controller. A plurality of lens/sensor units is placed on a carrier. Lens/sensor units are rotationally aligned. A controller rotationally aligns images of lens/sensor units that are rotationally misaligned. The camera is enabled to communicate via a wired or via a wireless connection, with a separate, mobile, ultrathin, ultralight, display with a large display screen not smaller than 25 by 20 cm in a first embodiment of the present invention and not smaller than 20 by 15 cm in a second embodiment of the present invention to provide color images including video images in real-time. A compact controllable platform to hold and rotate a device with a lens/sensor unit is also provided. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098084 | MOBILE PHONE WITH RETRACTABLE STYLUS - A mobile phone includes: a phone body having a stylus holder; a retractable stylus slidably mounted in the holder, the stylus being slidable between a retracted position and an extended writing position, the stylus having a nib including an inkjet printhead; an ink cartridge, housed in the phone body, for supplying ink to the inkjet printhead of the stylus; and a flexible conduit linking the cartridge to the stylus. The flexible conduit is configured for carrying data, power and ink. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098085 | MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE ACCESSORY IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM, AN IMPROVED ACCESSORY FOR USE WITH A MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE, AND A METHOD OF IDENTIFYING SAME - An identification system includes a mobile communications device and an accessory having a connection plug with a conical tip. An insulating ring extends about the conical tip portion to define a tip detection contact. The device includes a tip detection pin positioned adjacent to an interior end portion of a connection socket on the device. The tip detection pin engages the tip detection contact to enable identification of the accessory by the mobile communications device. An improved accessory is for use with a mobile communications device. A method identifies an accessory which has its connection plug inserted into a socket on a mobile communications device | 2011-04-28 |
20110098086 | Mobile Phone and Incoming Alerting System - To provide a technique for informing the user of the incoming to a mobile phone through an external device such as a television, making use of an interface standardly equipped in the external device even when the power of the external device is off. The mobile phone includes a signal producing section for producing an incoming information signal containing information for informing the user of the incoming to the mobile phone in conformity to the HDMI standards when at least one of voice communication and data communication is received; and an HDMI communication section for outputting the incoming information signal to the external device to communicate with the external device capable of performing signal transmission conformed to the HDMI standards through a signal transmission medium conformed to the HDMI standards. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098087 | Mobile Computing Device Dock - In general, the subject matter described in this specification can be embodied in a system. The system includes a mobile telephone that includes a housing that defines a longitudinal axis that is oriented between a proximal end and a distal end. The mobile telephone includes one or more electrical connections located at the proximal end. The system includes a docking body that defines a recess that is shaped to correspond to at least a portion of the mobile telephone housing. The docking body includes one or more electrical connections for mating with the one or more mobile telephone electrical connections when the mobile telephone is docked. The mobile telephone electrical connections and the docking body electrical connections are shaped so as to provide no substantial lateral resistance to motion of the mobile telephone when the mobile telephone is docked. Lateral resistance is force that is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098088 | MULTIMEDIA DATA COMMUNICATION METHOD AND SYSTEM - A multimedia processing system is provided for communicating among a baseband module, an image sensor module, and at least one display module in a mobile phone. The system comprises: a serial baseband interface that transmits and receives processing data from the baseband module; an image sensor interface that transmits and receives image data from the image sensor module; a display interface that transmits and receives display data from the display module, wherein the display interface comprises a display write enable output, a display read enable output, and a display transceiver means to transmit and receive the display data; and at least one register that includes a clock phase control bit, a clock polarity control bit for assisting the serial baseband interface to accommodate different interface standards, and a burst read mode control bit for bursting the serial baseband interface to read sequential processing data from a multimedia module or from the baseband module. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098089 | MOBILE TERMINAL DEVICE - A mobile terminal device of the invention is a mobile terminal device capable of placing and receiving calls by first identification information, and of placing and receiving calls by second identification information, and is characterized by having a mode changing section that changes a mode among a first mode, a second mode and a common mode, and an outgoing call control section which places a call by the first identification information in the first mode, places a call by the second identification information in the second mode, and places a call by either the first identification information or the second identification information in the common mode. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098090 | BIOLOGICAL PROTECTION DEVICE AGAINST THE ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES EMITTED BY A MOBILE TELEPHONE - The present invention concerns the field of individual biological protection devices against emissions of electromagnetic pollution, more particularly a biological protection device against the electromagnetic waves emitted by a mobile telephone. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098091 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A CELLULAR TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A PERSONAL CELLULAR TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEVICE - For use in a cellular telecommunications network including a plurality of individually addressable Base Transceiver Stations (BTSs) providing bidirectional signal coverage over a predefined geographical area, capable of transmitting Point-To-MultiPoint (PTMP) messages over a Point-To-MultiPoint Service (PTMPS) functionality, and capable of transmitting Point-To-Point (PTP) messages, streaming of a substantially continuous stream of mostly different content, at least some interactive display messages on at least one personal cellular telecommunications device prior to their automatic discarding irrespective of their having been displayed or not. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098092 | VIDEO GAME WITH REPRESENTATIVE PHYSICAL OBJECT RELATED CONTENT - A video game includes a reader that senses the identity of various game objects. Each game object includes an identification device such as an RFID tag. The game objects may be in a form of characters or items, for example structures or articles. Each of the game objects is associated with a animate game character or an inanimate item, for example a structure or article manipulable by an animate game character, in the video game. Game play proceeds depending on what game object is placed on the reader. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098093 | AMUSEMENT DEVICES INCLUDING SIMULATED COURT GAMES OR ATHLETIC EVENTS - Some embodiments include a fantasy sports game. In some embodiments, an expected performance value may be determined. In some embodiments, a same player may appear multiple times in a team. Various other embodiments are described. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098094 | ELECTRONIC SCORING SYSTEM, METHOD AND ARMOR FOR USE IN MARTIAL ARTS - An electronic scoring system for use in a variety of martial arts (including traditional styles of martial arts, mixed martial arts, weapons based martial arts or the fighting arts generally). The scoring system allows an objective determination of the force, location and effectiveness of forces applied during competition, without the need for electric weaponry. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098095 | DIGITAL RANDOM OUTCOME INTERACTIVE DISPLAY - A digital random outcome interactive display (“droid”) is provided. In one implementation, an example droid consists of a visual display accessory for a gaming environment, such as for conventional and electronic game tables in a casino. The droid can provide a random outcome for each round of a game being played. The random outcome may be displayed as virtual dice, coins, tiles, dominos, playing cards, numbered balls, spinner, roulette wheel, or combinations of such virtual game pieces. Droid devices may optionally be networked with each other to manage a progressive jackpot across multiple games and players, communicate identity of a winning player to multiple locations, broadcast an image, message, camera feed, video, sound, or television feed to multiple game locations, or administer side betting rounds and bonus rounds across multiple game locations. Droids networked with each other and a server may also provide interactive menus for services, food and drink, shopping, and Internet. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098096 | Method of Lottery Wagering on Real-World Events - A method for lottery wagering on real-world events. One method according to an embodiment of the present invention includes selecting a set of variables, each variable representing a time-varying value capable of having a fixed value at a specified time. For each variable, the method includes selecting a range of values for the fixed value of the variable at the specified time, dividing the range of values into a set of n increments, randomly assigning a lottery number from a set of lottery numbers, 1 to n, to each increment, selecting a winning lottery number from the set of lottery numbers based on correlating the fixed value of the variable at the specified time with the increment associated with the winning lottery number; and determining a set of winning lottery numbers from the winning lottery numbers selected for each variable. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098098 | MULTIPLE SIMULTANEOUS SYMBOLS - An example method of gaming includes determining a presence of a multiple element symbol in a player combination of symbols to be generated and displayed to a player at a gaming display. The method also includes randomly generating a first element of the multiple element symbol. The method further includes randomly generating a second element of the multiple element symbol, wherein the second element is different from the first element. Additionally, the method includes determining one or more game outcomes in the player combination of symbols, wherein each element of the multiple element symbol is evaluated for contribution to a winning pattern in the player combination of symbols enabling a plurality of different winning patterns including the multiple element symbol. The method includes outputting the player combination of symbols and an indication of the one or more game outcomes to the gaming display for player view. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098099 | VIDEO SLOT MACHINE OVERLAY - Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a video overlay screen. Windows within the screen are generally transparent or translucent, while other non-window portions of the screen are generally translucent or opaque. Combining the overlay screen with a typical video display gives a modified appearance to the screen that some players find attractive. In some instances the video display screen may be programmed to show a video depiction of a mechanical reel that, when combined with the overlay screen appears as if the game contains actual mechanical reels. In other embodiments the overlay screen may include a touchscreen. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098100 | SLOT MACHINE WITH MECHANICAL REELS AND VIDEO DISPLAY - A gaming system is disclosed. The gaming system has a mechanical reel and an electronic display. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098101 | Wagering Game For Awarding Positional Game Modifiers In A Plurality Of Plays - A method for conducting a wagering game includes awarding a plurality of positional game modifiers and a plurality of plays of the wagering game. Each play includes a set of assignable positions such that a plurality of sets of assignable positions occur over the plurality of plays, at least some of the assignable positions bearing symbols. The plurality of positional game modifiers are randomly assigned to positions in the plurality of sets of assignable positions. The plurality of plays are displayed on a display device. A processor is used to determine an outcome of each of the plays taking into account any of the positional game modifiers assigned to the positions in the set of assignable positions of each play. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098102 | Wagering Game For Awarding Attributes In A Plurality Of Plays - A method for conducting a computer-implemented wagering game includes using a processor to execute a plurality of plays of the wagering game, each play having an expected value. A plurality of randomly selected symbols, which are associated with each play, are displayed on a display. The processor is used to randomly assign a plurality of attributes across the plurality of plays. Each attribute increases an expected value of the play to which the attribute is assigned, from a first value to a second value. The first value is in the absence of the attribute and the second value is in the presence of the attribute. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098103 | GAMING MACHINE AND GAME CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, CAPABLE OF EXECUTING COMMON GAME CORRESPONDING TO THE NUMBER OF EXECUTED BASE GAMES - A function of a common game which is capable of achieving high entertainability is provided. In a case where the number of times of base game executed at any of a plurality of game terminals reaches a predetermined number of trigger games, a craps game is executed at a game terminal meeting a game running condition with a predetermined timing. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098104 | DISTRIBUTED PROMOTIONAL COUPON SYSTEM FOR A GAMING ENVIRONMENT - Methods and apparatuses for a distributed promotional coupon system for use within a casino which has cash-less gaming machines involving a plurality of game installed cash-out Voucher Printers networked to a central server. A central coupon server harnesses the processing power of the plurality of printers, tasking each one to analyze the player activity of the game into which it is installed. Handshaking and signaling between the server and the plurality of printers ensure that the server was system master, approving the issuance of all coupons. One advantage of the system is the simplification of the server whose real-time processing requirements become more of data routing than analysis. | 2011-04-28 |