02nd week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 45 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090011710 | Common data line signaling and method - A semiconductor device that includes transmitter circuits and receiver circuits that share a common data line and method is disclosed. Each transmitter circuit may include a frequency modulator that receives a stream of data and provides a frequency modulated data output at a predetermined carrier frequency. Each receiver may include a band pass filter that allows a corresponding frequency modulated data output from a corresponding transmitter circuit to pass through to a demodulator while essentially excluding the other frequency modulated data. In this way, a plurality of transmitter circuits can simultaneously transmit data with each one of the plurality of transmitter circuits transmitting data to a predetermined receiver circuit. | 2009-01-08 |
20090011711 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND TERMINAL - The present invention enables assignment to a terminal a sub-band having satisfactory communication quality. A reference-signal reception unit receives from a terminal a reference signal spreading over sub-bands. A communication-quality measurement unit measures the communication quality of each of the sub-bands on the basis of the reference signal. A sub-band assignment unit assigns one of the sub-bands to the terminal on the basis of the communication quality, for the terminal to perform wireless communication with the communication device. A reference-signal transmission unit transmits to the communication device a reference signal spreading over the sub-bands. A sub-band-assignment-information reception unit receives information on one of the sub-bands which is assigned to the terminal by the communication device on the basis of the reference signal. A data transmission unit transmits data to the communication device through the sub-band assigned to the terminal. | 2009-01-08 |
20090011712 | Method for wired connection measuring the standby time of a cdma mobile terminal - A method of wired connection measuring the standby time of a CDMA mobile terminal, connects the CDMA mobile terminal with network emulator, and places them in the network test environment, then measures the standby current, voltage and electric quantity at standby time of the mobile terminal, thereby calculates the standby time of the mobile terminal. This method needs low test environment, and testing is simple and rapidly. | 2009-01-08 |
20090011713 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISTANCE MEASUREMENT IN WIRELESS NETWORKS - Systems and methods for distance measurement in wireless networks are disclosed. A method for measuring distance between nodes or devices in a wireless network comprises estimating a distance between network devices based on a first distance measurement method, estimating the distance based on a second distance measurement method, and processing the first and second distance estimates to determine convergence and to generate an enhanced distance measurement. Additional distance estimates may be combined to further improve accuracy. Convergence information may be provided indicating whether two or more distance estimates converge. In some implementations, the first distance estimate may be generated by a transmission time estimation method, the second distance estimate may be generated by a received signal strength distance estimate, the two estimates may be combined by averaging to generate an enhanced distance estimate, and the difference between the estimates may be compared to a threshold to determine whether the estimates have sufficiently converged to within a desired convergence range. | 2009-01-08 |
20090011714 | Communication apparatus and method for controlling diversity reception - A communication apparatus is equipped with diversity reception function using a plurality of reception systems for receiving, from a transmission apparatus, information corresponding to reception quality. The reception quality is measured before switching between a first state in which the diversity reception function is active and a second state in which the diversity reception function is inactive. The measured value obtained by the measurement is changed in accordance with the state after the switching. The changed value is reported to the transmission apparatus as the reported value of the reception quality. | 2009-01-08 |
20090011715 | RADIO MEASUREMENT PROCEDURE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - There is provided a radio measurement procedure for station statistics measurements in wireless communication network. In the method, a requesting station transmits to a requested station a triggered station statistics measurements request message including a group identity field which indicates the requested statistics group and a triggered reporting field for station counter which is used to specify trigger conditions comprising reporting triggers and thresholds for the corresponding reporting triggers, wherein the group identity field is set to a predetermined value indicating one group between two groups of station counters, and wherein all subfields for specifying the reporting triggers regarding the other group between the two groups of station counters is set to 0. And the requesting station receives from the requested station a station statistics measurements report message when the trigger conditions specified in the triggered reporting field for station counter of the triggered station statistics measurements request message. | 2009-01-08 |
20090011716 | SIGNAL LOSS DETECTOR FOR HIGH-SPEED SERIAL INTERFACE OF A PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC DEVICE - A loss-of-signal detector includes digital and analog monitoring of incoming data. The incoming signal is compared digitally to at least one predetermined pattern that may indicate a loss of signal, and also is monitored by an analog detector that detects transitions in the data. If the digital comparison fails to match any of the at least one predetermined pattern, or if transitions are detected by the analog monitoring, even if the digital comparison produces a pattern match, then loss of signal is not indicated. | 2009-01-08 |
20090011717 | Mobile communication system and its signal transfer method - A mobile communication system and a signal transfer method, which use a signal having a preferred signal length from the implementation view point, are disclosed. The sending device sends a notify signal in which the time length is defined to be such a time that the number of samples when sampling at the sampling frequency becomes the product of the exponentiation of the predetermined number of prime numbers from the smaller number. The receiving device detects the notify signal by performing predetermined signal processing on the signal received from the sending device. | 2009-01-08 |
20090011718 | Maintaining Communication Between Mobile Terminal and Network in Mobile Communication System - Maintaining communication between a mobile terminal and a network in a mobile communication system is achieved by determining a transition to one of a synchronized state and an unsynchronized state with a network while maintaining an active state with the network, and transitions to one of the synchronized state and the unsynchronized state according to the determination. | 2009-01-08 |
20090011719 | Radio Communication System and Method - A two-way radio system and method in which a virtual channel code is selected for a particular group of radios. On transmit, the transmitting radio searches for a free radio channel and begins to transmit the voice audio as well as the chosen virtual channel code when a free channel is found. Meanwhile, receiving radios continuously scan through all 14 radio channels. When a carrier is detected in a given radio channel, the receiver checks to see if the virtual channel code on that channel matches the selected tone. If the tone matches, the squelch is opened otherwise the receiver continues to scan. | 2009-01-08 |
20090011720 | Bidirectional Frequency Converter and Radio Equipment Using Same - When a power supply switch is turned on and an RF signal and an LO signal are input to a bipolar transistor, a mixed signal of both signals is output as an IF signal. When the power supply switch is turned off, the bipolar transistor operates as two diodes connected between a base terminal and an emitter terminal and between the base terminal and a collector terminal. When the IF signal and the LO signal are input, the input signals are mixed with each other by the diodes and the RF signal is output. Accordingly, one frequency conversion has a plus conversion gain and when bidirectional frequency conversion is performed by the use of one frequency converter, an external circuit such as a signal path switching switch is not necessary. | 2009-01-08 |
20090011721 | Radio communication device - A radio communication device includes a spherical case, an outer case, and a liquid or gelled substance. The spherical case has a circuit portion for radio communication and a balance anchor located therein. The circuit portion includes a power supply device which has a solar cell and a secondary battery. The outer case has the spherical case located therein. The substance is contained between the spherical case and the outer case. At least a portion of the spherical case which is used as a light entering path, the outer case and the substance are transmissive to light in an optical wavelength range with which the solar cell can generate electricity. Friction between the spherical case and the substance is small so that the spherical case is rotatable within the outer case by the movement of the balance anchor by gravity. | 2009-01-08 |
20090011722 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR WIRELESSLY COMMUNICATING SIGNALS THAT INCLUDE EMBEDDED SYNCHRONIZATION/PILOT SEQUENCES - An embodiment for wirelessly communicating a signal includes a transmitter combining a plurality of phase shifted input data signals with a plurality of synchronization/pilot sequences to produce a plurality of combined signals, performing frequency domain-to-time domain transformations of the combined signals to produce a plurality of candidate signals, determining peak-to-average ratios for at least some of the plurality of candidate signals, identifying a selected signal from the plurality of candidate signals based on the peak-to-average ratios, and transmitting the selected signal over a wireless communication channel. An embodiment further includes a receiver receiving a channel-affected version of the transmitted, selected signal, determining an estimate of a selective mapping index, which identifies the synchronization/pilot sequence from the plurality of synchronization/pilot sequences, applying corrections to the received signal based on estimated channel perturbations to produce an equalized combined signal, and producing an output data symbol from the equalized combined signal. | 2009-01-08 |
20090011723 | Transmitting apparatus - A transmitting apparatus of the present invention includes an orthogonal modulator for generating a modulated signal by using an input signal; a polar-modulation-mode transmission circuit which includes a first power amplifier whose input terminal receives a phase component of the modulated signal generated by the orthogonal modulator and whose power supply terminal receives an amplitude component of the modulated signal generated by the orthogonal modulator, and which polar-modulates the modulated signal; an orthogonal-modulation-mode transmission circuit which includes a second power amplifier whose input terminal receives the modulated signal generated by the orthogonal modulator and whose power supply terminal receives a constant voltage, and which transmits the modulated signal; and a switch for connecting an output of the orthogonal modulator with an input of the polar-modulation-mode transmission circuit at the time of a high output, and for connecting the output of the orthogonal modulator and an input of the orthogonal-modulation-mode transmission circuit at the time of an low output. | 2009-01-08 |
20090011724 | A RADIO TELECOMMUNICATION TERMINAL AND A METHOD OF DECREASING PERTURBATIONS WITHIN THIS TERMINAL - The radio telecommunication terminal ( | 2009-01-08 |
20090011725 | RADIO RECEIVER AND RADIO TRANSMITTER - A radio receiver includes an aerial wire that receives a radio signal in which a transmission signal is superimposed on a carrier, a voltage-controlled oscillator that oscillates a local oscillation signal, a frequency multiplier, a demodulation circuit that demodulates the transmission signal on the basis of the radio signal and the local oscillation signal, and an oscillation frequency control circuit that repeatedly sweeps the frequency of the local oscillation signal over a frequency bandwidth that is equal to or greater than the width of a frequency drift in a carrier frequency from the aerial wire or over a frequency bandwidth that is equal to or greater than the width of a frequency drift in the local oscillation signal. | 2009-01-08 |
20090011726 | Communication Module and Method of Manufacturing the Same - A communication module is provided in which its characteristic of separation between its first and second tuner units is improved. The module is equipped with circuit board ( | 2009-01-08 |
20090011727 | WIRELESS TRANSMITTER - A wireless transmission device includes a RF power amplification section for amplifying a transmit RF signal and outputting the amplified signal to a transmission antenna, a detector section, and a control section. The RF power amplification section includes a plurality of stages of amplification, the transmit RF signal is input to an input of a first one of the plurality of stages of amplification, and an output of a last one of the plurality of stages of amplification is output to the transmission antenna. The detector section includes a plurality of detectors provided so as to correspond to the plurality of stages of amplification, each for detecting an input level of a corresponding one of the stages of amplification, and a synthesizer for synthesizing together detection outputs from the plurality of detectors. The control section controls, in a feedback control, an output level of the RF power amplification section based on an output level of the synthesizer. | 2009-01-08 |
20090011728 | DCDC converter unit, power amplifier, and base station using the same - A DCDC converter includes a signal splitting unit that splits an input signal into N signal components; N DCDC converter elements that process individually the N split signals; and an adder that adds outputs from the plural DCDC converter elements to generate output signals. Each of the DCDC converter elements has an operation band narrower than an applicable frequency band of the input signal, and selects a design parameter that allows a conversion efficiency of the DCDC converter elements to be optimized for any band of the applicable frequency bands. For example, the parameter of a PMOS transistor and a NMOS transistor, which configure an inverter is designed to optimize the efficiency at any of frequency bands. The frequency band of the input signal is split, and each of the split outputs is input to a DCDC converter element that has a corresponding frequency and high efficiency characteristic. | 2009-01-08 |
20090011729 | FM TRANSMITTER - An FM transmitter which can be easily connected to an existing computer or the like and does not need any troublesome operation is provided. An FM transmitter | 2009-01-08 |
20090011730 | Methods and Apparatus for Controlling Power in a Polar Modulation Transmitter - A power amplifier of a polar transmitter having separate amplitude and phase paths is configured so that its output power is controlled by power control circuitry disposed in both the amplitude and phase paths of the transmitter. Coarse power control is provided by coarse power control circuitry configured in the phase path. Fine power control is performed by digital power control circuitry configured in the amplitude path. The combined coarse power control circuitry in the phase path and digital power control circuitry in the amplitude path allows the output power of the power amplifier to be controlled at the accuracy and resolution required by wireless communications standards such as, for example, the W-CDMA standard. | 2009-01-08 |
20090011731 | DIVERSITY RECEIVER AND GAIN ADJUSTING METHOD THEREFOR - Reception levels are measured in respective branches to compare the results of the measurements with one another to select the result of the measurement of a maximum reception level which is the highest reception level. The gains of variable gain amplifiers ( | 2009-01-08 |
20090011732 | Tuning circuitry utilizing frequency translation of an impedance from a fixed-filter frequency response - A circuit and method for tracking a local oscillator signal frequency in an RF tuner, for tuning input RF signals. The RF tuner includes a frequency-dependent impedance generator that generates a frequency-dependent impedance at the input by rejecting unwanted input RF signals and shunt feeding back the desired signal to the input. The desired signal frequency is centered at the local oscillator signal frequency. The frequency-dependent impedance generator is used with an amplifier circuit to generate a tracking amplifier, the frequency-dependent amplifier gain of which tracks the local oscillator signal frequency. | 2009-01-08 |
20090011733 | Radio Communication Device - A PLL circuit ( | 2009-01-08 |
20090011734 | Power Detector Radio Frequency Multiplexer - Implementations related to systems and devices that make use of a power detector multiplexer are presented herein. | 2009-01-08 |
20090011735 | RF transmitter with stable on-chip PLL - A phase locked loop (PLL) a phase detector, a charge pump, a loop filter, a controlled oscillator, and a feedback divider. The phase detector is coupled to produce a difference signal based on a difference between phase of a reference oscillation and phase of a feedback oscillation. The charge pump is coupled to convert the difference signal into an up-signal or a down signal. The loop filter coupled to filter the up signal or the down signal to produce a control signal. The controlled oscillator is coupled to generate an output oscillation based on the control signal. The feedback divider is coupled to generate the feedback oscillation from the output oscillation based on a divider value. The loop filter includes a first resistor-capacitor circuit and a second resistor-capacitor circuit. The first resistor-capacitor circuit is calibrated using a first calibration technique and the second resistor-capacitor circuit is calibrated using a second calibration technique. | 2009-01-08 |
20090011736 | Switching Channel Pass Receive Filter - A switchable channel-pass filter may be used on the receiver path of a multichannel radio system. The channel-pass filter may have several filter elements that may be switched in and out of the circuit to narrowly filter the incoming signal outside of the channel spectrum, which may be significantly narrower than the normal spectrum of the radio. The switchable channel-pass filter may be downstream from at least one low noise amplifier and may operate within the intermediate frequency area of the receiver path. Common applications for the switchable channel-pass filter may be IEEE 802.11 and IEEE 802.16 radio systems. | 2009-01-08 |
20090011737 | Method for Charging Multimedia Message Service - The present invention discloses a method for charging Multimedia Message Service (MMS), where a corresponding relationship between a Mobile Station International ISDN Number (MSISDN) of a receiver and a Recipient Multimedia Message Service Center (Recipient-MMSC) that sends an MMS to the receiver is set in an adjacent Wireless Application Protocol Gateway (WAP-GW) which the receiver accesses. The method includes: upon the receipt of the MMS, the receiver sends an MMS receipt confirmation including the MSISDN of the receiver to the adjacent WAP-GW which the receiver accesses; the adjacent WAP-GW which the receiver accesses determines the Recipient-MMSC that corresponds to the MSISDN of the receiver contained in the confirmation according to the set corresponding relationship, and sends the confirmation to the Recipient-MMSC; and the Recipient-MMSC triggers the charging mechanism and takes the receipt of the confirmation as a charging point for charging. | 2009-01-08 |
20090011738 | Mobile communication apparatus - In order to provide a mobile communication apparatus that is capable of preventing a fraudulent access, via the mobile communication apparatus, to a data communication service intended for a mobile communication apparatus; a mobile communication apparatus | 2009-01-08 |
20090011739 | METHODS, APPARATUSES AND SOFTWARE FOR AUTHENTICATION OF DEVICES TEMPORARILY PROVIDED WITH A SIM TO STORE A CHALLENGE-RESPONSE - A process is provided in which a first device, e.g. a hub device ( | 2009-01-08 |
20090011740 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING TARGETED INFORMATION BASED ON A USER PROFILE IN A MOBILE ENVIRONMENT - A method for providing targeted content-messages on a wireless access terminal (W-AT) includes receiving metadata concerning a pool of content-messages from a remote apparatus, filtering the metadata based on a user profile on the W-AT to select at least one specific content-message, and receiving the at least one specific content-message from the pool of content-messages. | 2009-01-08 |
20090011741 | USER INTERFACE AND METHOD OF VIEWING UNIFIED COMMUNICATIONS EVENTS ON A MOBILE DEVICE - A user interface and method for viewing communications events on a mobile device includes a user interface, a communications event handler, and a communications event database is disclosed herein. The communications event handler interfaces with the database and the user interface to the provide a user of the mobile device with a communications event history associated with the correspondent of an incoming communications event. Additionally the communications event handler interfaces with the database and the user interface to the provide a user of the mobile device with a communications event history for a specified correspondent. | 2009-01-08 |
20090011742 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, ARRIVAL INQUIRY METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A portable mobile communication terminal having a mail function or a voice message service is provided with a function of automatically making inquiry per time interval set by a user oneself, in addition to checking the presence/absence of center storage data upon power-on or upon termination of a communication. With this function, even if the frequency in use of the mobile communication terminal is low, it is possible to reliably check the presence/absence of mail or voice message storage data. Further, in order to notify a user to the effect that the automatic inquiry is being set, there is provided a function of displaying to that effect on a standby screen. | 2009-01-08 |
20090011743 | MOBILE TRADING CARDS - A mobile device, system, and method are directed towards enabling users of a mobile device to exchange dynamic mobile trading cards. A first mobile device user may create an account with one or more profiles of sharable static and/or dynamic information. The first mobile device user may employ one of several available mechanisms, to communicate with a sharing service to identify a second mobile device user. The sharing service may then enable the second mobile device user to access and view the shared dynamic profile displayable within a multi-sided mobile trading card format. The shared profile may also be, downloadable into one or more applications onto the second mobile device user's mobile device. Changes to the shared profile by the first mobile device user may be viewed by the second mobile device user without the first mobile device user having to resend the profile to the second mobile device user. | 2009-01-08 |
20090011744 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DELIVERY OF TARGETED INFORMATION BASED ON A USER PROFILE IN A MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE - Methods and systems for receiving targeted content messages on a wireless access terminal (W-AT) are disclosed. For example, a particular method may include selecting at least one reception time based on a user profile and a targeted content message delivery schedule, and receiving a targeted content message at the selected reception time. | 2009-01-08 |
20090011745 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING SUBSCRIBER IDENTITY MODULE (SIM) APPLICATION TOOLKIT SERVICE IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - An apparatus and method for providing a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) Application Toolkit (SAT) service in a mobile communication system is provided. The mobile communication system includes a toolkit management server and a mobile communication terminal. The mobile communication terminal includes a SIM card having a connection command for the toolkit management server. | 2009-01-08 |
20090011746 | System and Method for Providing Feedback to Wireless Device Users - A user feedback generation and management capability, operating possibly within a Value-Added Service Provider, provides key feedback (e.g., information, updates, etc.) to a Mobile Subscriber (MS) during, for example, the MS′ receipt of rich content on the MS′ Wireless Device (WD). The feedback may be conveyed to a MS′ WD through, possibly inter alia, one or more Short Message Service messages. Such feedback may, possibly inter alia, provide details as to why certain content might not be received, suggest one or more alternative content delivery means, etc. and thus serve to obviate what would otherwise be (1) a frustrating, disappointing, etc. user experience for the MS and (2) increased customer service costs for the different content and service providers. | 2009-01-08 |
20090011747 | File Sharing with a Hostile System - A mobile device is provided. The mobile device comprises a storage device storing one or more files and a serial port for connecting the mobile device to a remote system. The mobile device further comprises a user interface allowing a user of the mobile device to select a file stored on the storage device such that when the mobile device is connected to the remote system via the serial port, the remote system can only access the selected file. | 2009-01-08 |
20090011748 | MOBILE TELEPHONE AND FILE SHARING METHOD THEREOF - The present invention aims at providing a cellular telephone apparatus capable of enhancing usefulness of file-sharing, as well as a file sharing method for use with the cellular telephone apparatus. | 2009-01-08 |
20090011749 | CALL REJECTING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME - A call rejecting system ( | 2009-01-08 |
20090011750 | E911 call blocking for non-initialized wireless telephones - Calls from a phone identified as being a source of harassing or other undesirable phone calls are blocked at a mobile positioning center (MPC). Upon request by the PSAP, a call record detail can be obtained from the MPC revealing a simulated “callback phone number” as well as a unique number identifier of the phone, such as an ESN or MEID. The MPC then intercepts all future incoming calls from phones with that unique identifier number and routes them to a recording that advises the harasser that the phone has been identified as a harasser and is now blocked. The recording can also advise the caller how to restore service. In a preferred embodiment, the MPC sets a timer to automatically restore service after a designated length of time. | 2009-01-08 |
20090011751 | Electronic device and processing program thereof - In a cellular phone | 2009-01-08 |
20090011752 | Methods And Apparatus For Providing Restrictions On Long Distance Calls From A Wireless Communication Device - Methods and apparatus for providing restrictions on long distance calls from wireless communication devices. The wireless devices are preferably combined voice and data communication devices. In one illustrative example, each wireless device receives and stores long distance call restriction information which is pushed from a private computer network through the wireless network. During typical operation, a wireless device determines whether call attempts from the wireless device are restricted by the long distance call restriction information. If a call attempt is restricted by the long distance call restriction information, the wireless device restricts the call attempt from the wireless device and provides for a call restriction alert indication (e.g. an alert tone or visual text). If a call attempt is not restricted by the long distance call restriction information, the wireless device allows the call attempt from the wireless device. Advantageously, control over long distance calls may be established on a per-user basis in the private home network. | 2009-01-08 |
20090011753 | Communication System Comprising a Master and a Slave Handheld Apparatuses - The invention relates to a communication system comprising:—a master handheld apparatus ( | 2009-01-08 |
20090011754 | System and Method for Real-Time AAL2 Channel Detection in UTRAN - A system and method for detecting channels in a network using messages passing through the network is provided. An embodiment comprises detecting AAL2 channels communicating between a Node B and an radio network controller and also between two radio network controllers. In the case of communication between a NodeB and a radio network controller, the AAL2 channels are detected by matching pairs of Random Access Channel (RACH) and Forward Access Channel (FACH) associated with a user equipment identity along with a Dedicated Channel (DCH) until the AAL2 channels present between the Node B and the RNC are determined to a desired level of confidence. In the case of communication between two radio network controllers, only the DCH channels need to be detected to completely detect the AAL2 channels. | 2009-01-08 |
20090011755 | Cellular System and Method - In a cellular wireless system with interference originating from other base stations, a system for reducing the interference comprises: a. in the SS, means for canceling the signals of one or more of k BSs; b. at each BS, repeatedly sending the same data k+1 times, coded with a biphase code and synchronized in time, to allow to constructively combine the transmissions from a desired BS while destructively combining the transmissions from the other BSs. A method for transmitting signals from a first base station (BS) to a subscriber station (SS), while reducing interference from adjacent BSs, comprising: A. Allowing no change over time, assuming the transfer function for relevant channels does not change; B. Keeping constant the data transmitted from relevant BSs, or transmitting the opposite/negative signals; C. Finding the data of each BS, by combining received signals. | 2009-01-08 |
20090011756 | Method for maintaining the continuing existence of NPD in IEEE 802.22.1 operation - Methods for maintaining continuing existence of a next-in-line protecting device in a beacon network including a primary protecting device (PPD), the next-in-line protecting device (NPD) and a plurality of secondary protecting devices (SPDs). In one method, a subset of the plurality of secondary protecting devices periodically transmit beacon messages to the primary protecting device. When the next-in-line protecting device disappears, the primary protecting device selects a secondary protecting device from among the secondary protecting devices that have transmitted the beacon messages within a certain period to be a new next-in-line protecting device. In another method, the plurality of secondary protecting devices continuously monitor an existence of the next-in-line protecting device. When the next-in-line protecting device disappears for a certain period of time, a subset of the plurality of secondary protecting devices may contend to be a new next-in-line protecting device. In still another method, the primary protecting device transmits a beacon message to the plurality of secondary protecting devices to indicate whether a next-in-line protecting device is required. When a next-in-line protecting device is required, a subset of the secondary protecting devices contend to be a new next-in-line protecting device. | 2009-01-08 |
20090011757 | PROCESSING QOFFSET PARAMETER - Systems, methodologies, and devices are described that employ indicators related to a parameter value(s) associated with a neighbor cell to facilitate communication by a mobile device in a network. The mobile device optionally can read a parameter value associated with a detected neighbor cell, and can provide, to the serving base station, signal strength information and indicator information that indicates whether, the mobile device read the parameter value. The serving base station can select a cell to which the mobile device is to be communicatively connected based in part on evaluating the received information. If a parameter value is not read by the mobile device, the serving base station can request the parameter value from a neighbor cell. The neighbor cell can provide a one-to-one indicator to indicate when a specified parameter value is to be applied with regard to a particular base station. | 2009-01-08 |
20090011758 | System Using International Roaming-Capable Mobile Communication Network - The present invention provides a system using an international roaming-capable mobile communication network in which a server controls the form in which a service is provided in accordance with the country of a service area in which a mobile station is located. The mobile station | 2009-01-08 |
20090011759 | FLEXIBLE NUMBERING IN MOBILE NETWORKS - In a mobile telecommunications network, a subscriber having a primary subscription on a home mobile network registers one or more flexible subscriber numbers on a secondary network that are associated with the primary subscription. A caller places a call to a subscriber through a serving network using the flexible subscriber number. The flexible subscriber number is translated into a primary MSISDN and the call is connected to the subscriber so that roaming charges to the subscriber are minimized. | 2009-01-08 |
20090011760 | User plane location based service using message tunneling to support roaming - An improved User Plane location based service (LBS) architecture and message flow, enabling seamless User Plane location based services even when a mobile or wireless device has roamed among different carrier networks. The present invention overcomes constraints inherent in the current protocol for roaming support defined by the Secure User Plane Location Service specification. A location system is enabled to automatically fall back to a message tunneling mechanism to ensure the security of a communication path between the location service system and the target wireless device, ensuring that the communication path is uninterrupted as the wireless device travels. | 2009-01-08 |
20090011761 | METHOD OF PERFORMING CELL SEARCH IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method of performing cell search includes receiving a primary synchronization signal (PSS) comprising a primary synchronization code (PSC), and receiving a secondary synchronization signal (SSS) comprising a first secondary synchronization code (SSC) and a second SSC. The first SSC and the second SSC are respectively scrambled by using a first scrambling code and a second scrambling code, and the first scrambling code and the second scrambling code are associated with the PSC. Detection performance on synchronization signals can be improved, and cell search can be performed more reliably. | 2009-01-08 |
20090011762 | METHOD OF PERFORMING CELL SEARCH IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method of performing cell search includes receiving a primary synchronization signal (PSS) comprising a primary synchronization code (PSC) and receiving a secondary synchronization signal (SSS) comprising a first secondary synchronization code (SSC) and a second SSC, wherein the SSS includes a first SSS and a second SSS, the first SSC and the second SSC are arranged in that order in the first SSS, and the second SSC and the first SSC are arranged in that order in the second SSS. Detection performance on synchronization signals can be improved, and cell search can be performed more reliably. | 2009-01-08 |
20090011763 | EMBEDDING USER EQUIPMENT INFORMATION WITHIN THIRD PART REGISTRATION MESSAGES - A method, information processing system, and wireless communications system for providing dynamic information associated with at least one of a wireless device and a network to at least one application server. The method includes receiving a registration message ( | 2009-01-08 |
20090011764 | Mobile communications system and mobile radio terminal - Mobile station notifies base station of identification information of base stations searched by searching as a search list, and the base station notifies the mobile station of base stations which are not regarded as prestored neighbor base stations and base stations which are in an unusable base station list, of the base stations in the notified search list, as an NG list. If necessity of handover is increased, the mobile station receiving the notification executes handover to base stations (for example, base station) in the search list other than the base stations included in the NG list. | 2009-01-08 |
20090011765 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, ITS SCRAMBLE CODE ASSIGNING METHOD, MOBILE STATION, AND BASE STATION - An object of the present invention is to reduce the amount of calculation performed in a mobile station and amount of information exchanged between a base station and mobile station in a mobile communication system where the base station autonomously assigns a scramble code. In the mobile communication system, the base station starts communication by using a predetermined initialization scramble code used only at its activation time. The mobile station positioned in a cell determines whether the scramble code identified upon cell search time is the initialization scramble code. Only when the scramble code is the initialization scramble code, the mobile station determines a candidate scramble code, determines whether the candidate scramble code is usable in communication, and notifies the base station of the control information including the determination result. Based on the control information, the base station determines a service scramble code to be used, from the candidate scramble codes, and applies the service scramble code to start communication. | 2009-01-08 |
20090011766 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND MOBILE STATION PERFORMING DIVERSITY HANDOVER - A mobile station for communicating with base stations simultaneously in diversity handover. The mobile station monitors radio condition quality corresponding to a plurality of branches, selects one or more addition branch candidates based on the monitored radio condition quality. The mobile station arranges the addition branch candidates in order of the monitored radio condition quality; notifies a center of information on said plurality of branches including said addition branch candidates, the addition branch candidates being notified in the arranged order. Alternatively, the mobile station obtains a relative value of each of the addition branch candidates indicative of order of precedence to be used for the diversity handover based on the monitored radio condition quality of said addition branch candidates; and notifies a center of information on said plurality of branches including said addition branch candidates and their relative values. | 2009-01-08 |
20090011767 | CONSTRAINED HOPPING OF DL REFERENCE SIGNALS - Systems and methodologies are described that facilitate employing constrained frequency hopping of downlink reference signals. Constrained frequency hopping of reference signals provides a sufficiently large set of frequency hopping patterns while enhancing channel estimation. Respective subsets of resource elements can be selected to carry reference signals from a plurality of antennas for a first subframe of a sequence. Further, respective subsets of resource elements used to carry reference signals from the plurality of antennas for a second subframe can be constrained based upon the respective subsets for the first subframe. Moreover, the first subframe frame and the second subframe (and similarly any additional subframes in the sequence) can be transmitted. An access terminal receiving the sequence of subframes can combine reference signals sent from common antennas at common frequency locations in the plurality of subframes and perform channel estimation as a function of the combined reference signals. | 2009-01-08 |
20090011768 | RADIO MEASUREMENT PROCEDURE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - There is provided a radio measurement procedure for station statistics measurements in wireless communication network. In the method a requesting station transmits to a requested station a triggered station statistics measurements request message including a group identity field which indicates the requested QoS statistics group and a triggered reporting field for QoS station counters which is used to specify trigger conditions comprising reporting triggers and QoS statistics thresholds for the corresponding reporting triggers. And the requesting station receives from the requested station a QoS station statistics measurements report message when the trigger conditions specified in the triggered reporting field for QoS station counters of the triggered station statistics measurements request message. | 2009-01-08 |
20090011769 | Transmitting Information in Mobile Communications System - Transmitting information using a preamble of a Random Access Channel (RACH) in an Evolved Universal mobile Telecommunications System (E-UMTS) is provided. A preamble transmission is used to inform a base station of specific information when a terminal uses a RACH and the base station efficiently allocates radio resources for data transmission to the terminal according to the specific information. Delay time before the terminal transmits data is reduced and unnecessary consumption of radio resources is minimized. | 2009-01-08 |
20090011770 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING RESOURCES FOR PEER TO PEER COMMUNICATION IN COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method and apparatus for allocating frequency resources for peer to peer (P2P) communication between terminals without a base station are provided. The method determines resources used for a direct communication between two terminals in a communication system. The method includes determining uplink frequency resources of a cellular communication system for use in the direct communication between the two terminals, determining a primary maximum transmission power to minimize interference caused by the direct communication on the cellular communication system and performing the direct communication between the two terminals by using the uplink frequency resources and a transmission power less than the determined primary maximum transmission power. | 2009-01-08 |
20090011771 | TRANSMISSION POWER CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A transmission power control apparatus is adapted to control a reference value for controlling a transmission power of a mobile terminal equipment based on a reception quality of a plurality of radio access bearers at a base station apparatus, with respect to a physical channel to which the plurality of radio access bearers are mapped, when making a radio connection between the mobile terminal equipment and the base station apparatus in a mobile communication system. The transmission power control apparatus includes a judging part configured to judge whether or not a radio access bearer that is a monitoring target of the reception quality is an audio transmission radio access bearer in a silent state, based on multiplexed information; and a switching part configured to switch the radio access bearer that is the monitoring target of the reception quality to a radio access bearer other than the audio transmission radio access bearer in the silent state, if the judging part judges that the radio access bearer than is the monitoring target of the reception quality is the audio transmission radio access bearer in the silent state. The reference value for controlling the transmission power of the mobile terminal equipment is controlled based on a reception quality of the radio access bearer other than the audio transmission radio access bearer in the silent state. | 2009-01-08 |
20090011772 | MOBILE TERMINAL APPARATUS, METHOD, AND SERVER FOR SHARING CONTENTS - A mobile terminal apparatus and method for sharing contents are provided. The mobile terminal apparatus includes a storage unit storing location information on an area; a location determination unit for determining a location of the mobile terminal apparatus; a network unit forming a network with one or more other mobile terminal apparatuses in the area; a control unit checking whether the mobile terminal apparatus has entered the area, based on the location information on the area and the determined location; and a screen configuration unit configuring a screen for providing information indicating locations of the one or more other mobile terminal apparatuses; wherein the control unit controls the network unit whereby the network unit obtains contents contained in one of the one or more other mobile terminal apparatuses, wherein the one mobile terminal apparatus is selected based on the information displayed on the screen and indicating the locations of the one or more other mobile terminal apparatuses. According to the apparatus and method, it is possible for users to share and watch user-created private media in real-time using bidirectional networking. Therefore, efficiency of media usage is increased. | 2009-01-08 |
20090011773 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOCATING A WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK - A system and method for finding a wireless local area network, WLAN, when a mobile terminal is connected to a cellular network. A position associated with each WLAN operating within the coverage area of the cellular network is stored in a database. At predefined intervals or conditions, the system determines a current position of the mobile terminal, and determines whether the current position of the mobile terminal is close enough to a stored WLAN position for the mobile terminal to connect to the WLAN corresponding to the stored WLAN position. If so, a notification is sent to the mobile terminal indicating that the mobile terminal is within range of the identified WLAN. The mobile terminal then scans for the identified WLAN. | 2009-01-08 |
20090011774 | Method and apparatus for estimating geo-location of terminal wireless communication system - A method and apparatus for estimating a geo-location of a terminal in a wireless communication system are provided. In a method of operating a terminal for providing geo-location information in a cognitive ratio (CR) system, the method includes obtaining first ranging information and transmitting a first ranging code to a base station (BS) in a network entry process; receiving an allocated second ranging resource from the BS; and transmitting a second ranging code. | 2009-01-08 |
20090011775 | Supporting a Positioning of a Mobile Terminal - A positioning of a mobile terminal is of a type, which comprises evaluating measurements on received signals by a plurality of mobile terminals | 2009-01-08 |
20090011776 | DATA OUTPUT SYSTEM, OUTPUT CONTROL TERMINAL, PROGRAM TO BE APPLIED TO OUTPUT CONTROL TERMINAL, AND DATA OUTPUT METHOD - The invention provides a data output system which can control a printer in accordance with the position of a user without providing a mobile terminal and the printer with special devices, which can reduce the processing load on the mobile terminal, which can ensure the convenience of the user when using the printer, and which avoids inconvenience as a result of incorrect settings by the user. The invention can include a print control terminal that obtains mobile terminal position information from a relay station. When the distance between the mobile terminal position specified by the obtained mobile terminal position information and the printer position specified by printer position information from a storage device is less than a predetermined value, a print command and corresponding print data are transmitted to a printer PR in response to a request from a mobile terminal. | 2009-01-08 |
20090011777 | Method and apparatus for warning a mobile user approaching a boundary of an area of interest - A mobile wireless system ( | 2009-01-08 |
20090011778 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING COMMUNICATION MODE IN A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method and system for determining a communication mode in a communication system are provided. The system and method include determining whether a first MS and a second MS are located within a preset area where P2P communications are available, estimating a first expected performance that can be achieved when the first and second MSs operate in a cellular communication mode, estimating a second expected performance that can be achieved when the first and second MSs operate in a P2P communication mode if the first and second MSs are located within the predetermined area, and selecting one of the cellular communication mode and the P2P communication mode as a communication mode between the first and second MSs by comparing the first expected performance with the second expected performance. | 2009-01-08 |
20090011779 | Mobile Location - A method and system for calculating the location of a mobile radio terminal in a radio communications network. The method provides for the collection of measurements of radio signal parameters at the mobile radio terminal which are then processed and transmitted to a network processor for calculating the location of the mobile radio terminal. The collected measurements may be filtered and subsets of the measurements may also be selected according to their suitability for particular applications. | 2009-01-08 |
20090011780 | Methods and Systems of Creating and Managing Addresses Corresponding to Disparate Communication Channels and Sending Messages to and Receiving Replies from Such Addresses - The invention includes systems and methods for creating and managing lists of addresses (mobile phone numbers, email addresses, and so on) corresponding to disparate communication channels and sending messages to addresses or groups of addresses that may correspond to disparate communication channels, and receiving replies via one or more of these communication channels. In particular, the invention relates to systems and methods for creating and managing lists of addresses where some of the addresses may be mobile phone numbers and other addresses may correspond to other communication channels including email and systems and methods of determining the gateway or domain if an incomplete address, determining the MIME type for the content of the message, determining the wrapper for the content of the message, sending the message to one or more addresses or a group of addresses, and receiving replies via one or more of these communication channels. | 2009-01-08 |
20090011781 | System and method for distributing advertisements to third-party SMS content providers - Methods, apparatuses and systems enabling delivery of advertising to third-party short message service (SMS) content providers. An SMS content provider sends a request to an ad server for an advertisement to append to an outgoing mobile terminated message. The ad server retrieves an advertisement from the ad database that meets available character constraints as well as targeting parameters based on user area code, time, content-channel, and content of the message. If targeting parameters are satisfied, the ad server sends advertisement to SMS content provider to append to outgoing message. The ad server sends receipt of delivery to reporting database. The present invention provides methods, apparatuses and systems for third-party SMS content providers to retrieve advertisements for delivery to their mobile users, track retrieval of advertisements, and receive compensation in exchange for advertisement distribution. The present invention provides methods, apparatuses and systems for advertisers to create text-based advertisements, set targeting parameters, and view ad delivery reports across all third-party SMS content affiliates. | 2009-01-08 |
20090011782 | CLOCK SYNCHRONIZATION OVER A SHARED MEDIUM - Communicating among stations in a network includes providing repeated beacon transmissions from at least some of the stations including a first station. The first station is assigned to a first level. Any stations that can reliably receive transmissions from the first station are assigned to a second level. Any stations not assigned to any of the preceding levels that can reliably receive transmissions from the preceding level are assigned to each of one or more higher levels. Timing information at each station in a given level is synchronized according to transmissions received from at least one station in the preceding level. | 2009-01-08 |
20090011783 | USER EQUIPMENT CAPABILITY HANDLING IN LONG-TERM EVOLUTION SYSTEMS - Systems, methodologies, and devices are described that facilitate management of user equipment (UE) capability information in a network to facilitate improved connection and communications associated with a mobile device. A core network can include a capability management component that can control UE capability information received during an initial connection of the mobile device to the network, where the UE capability information comprises UE dynamic capability and UE semi-static capability. The UE dynamic capability and semi-static capability can be identified from the received capability information and stored and managed respectively. When the initial connection is released, the dynamic capability information is deleted while the semi-static capability information can be retained in the core network. During a subsequent connection of the mobile device to the network, the stored semi-static capability can be retrieved and utilized to facilitate efficiently selecting a desired dynamic capability for the subsequent connection and communication. | 2009-01-08 |
20090011784 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING TRANSMISSION INFORMATION OF BROADCAST MESSAGE CONSTITUTED BY RELAY STATION (RS) IN MULTIHOP RELAY BROADBAND WIRELESS ACCESS (BWA) COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - An apparatus and a method for processing transmission information of a broadcast message constituted by a Relay Station (RS) in a multihop relay Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) communication system are provided. A communication method of the RS includes composing a message to be sent to a Mobile Station (MS); transmitting a scheduling request message which includes information required to schedule the composed message, to a Base Station (BS); and receiving an allocation message which includes information to transmit the composed message, from the BS in response to the scheduling request message. | 2009-01-08 |
20090011785 | OPEN LOOP POWER OFFSET UPDATE - Provided is an feedback mechanism to correct power control information in a broadcast signal that is determined to be incorrect by one or more devices that receive and rely on the broadcast information. A device that receives the incorrect broadcast information can determine a correction and to the information and provide a recommendation to the source of the broadcast information. The source can selectively determine whether to modify the broadcast information based on the recommendation from one or more devices. If the broadcast information is modified, subsequent devices that receive the broadcast information are provided with the modified information. If further changes are needed, the subsequent devices can provide further recommended changes. | 2009-01-08 |
20090011786 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING POWER FOR TRANSMISSION OF A PREAMBLE IN A MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method and an apparatus for controlling power for transmission of a preamble for acquisition of a channel are provided. The method for controlling power for transmission of a preamble includes calculating an initial preamble transmission power using an initial power calculated using information broadcast through a forward common channel and a stored difference value, transmitting the preamble through a backward common channel with the initial preamble transmission power and replacing the stored difference by a difference obtained by subtracting the initial power from the initial preamble transmission power and storing the obtained difference instead of the stored difference, when an acknowledge to the preamble is received. | 2009-01-08 |
20090011787 | TRANSMITTER AND TRANSMISSION METHOD - A transmitter performs a test to determine antennas which are possible to output transmission signals each satisfying a predetermined reception quality out of among a plurality of antennas. The transmitter recognizes candidates of amplifiers connected to the antennas determined by the test from among a plurality of amplifiers amplifying transmission signals by amplification characteristics having different saturated output powers, respectively. The transmitter sets higher ranks to candidates having amplification characteristic of lower saturated output powers, and selects a specified number of amplifiers from among the candidates given the higher ranks. The transmitter performs a transmission processing on the transmission signals using the selected specified number of amplifiers and the antennas connected to the specified number of amplifiers, respectively. | 2009-01-08 |
20090011788 | Method and apparatus for jointly controlling transmit power in cognitive radio communication system - Provided is an apparatus and method for controlling power in a cognitive radio wireless communication system, the method comprising: performing channel scheduling and the first power control for at least one terminal; checking whether the at least one terminal exist within constraint area, and determining whether the at least one terminal within constraint area cause interference to incumbent system; and performing the secondary power control so that an allocating power may be less than the maximum tolerable interference. | 2009-01-08 |
20090011789 | Multiple basestation communication system having adaptive antennas - A communication system has a first plurality of wireless basestations having adaptive antennas with a plurality of main array antenna elements for generating a plurality of communication beams. The system further includes a gateway station coupled to the first plurality of wireless basestations. The gateway station forms a plurality of beams commands by communicating plurality of a control signals to the first plurality of wireless basestations to form the communication beams. A second plurality of wireless base stations having a second plurality of adaptive antennas with a second plurality of main array antenna elements for generating a plurality of communication beams to communicate with said mobile user. A gateway station coupled to said first plurality of wireless base stations and said second plurality of wireless base stations through a plurality of multiple dynamic links, said gateway station forming a plurality of beams with a plurality of data packets by communicating plurality of a control signals to the base station to form the communication beams using at least one link from a first base station and a second link through a second of the base station. | 2009-01-08 |
20090011790 | Apparatus and method for managing connection identification in a communication system - A method and apparatus for transmitting/receiving a connection identification (CID) in a communication system is provided. Upon detecting a need for its handover, a mobile station (MS) transmits a handover request message to a first base station (BS) in communication with the MS. Upon receiving the handover request message, the first BS transmits at least one CID for connection setup to a second BS to which the MS will perform handover, to the MS along with a handover response message in response to the handover request message. The MS receives the CID through the handover response message. | 2009-01-08 |
20090011791 | Mobile Telephone and Application Program - A controller ( | 2009-01-08 |
20090011792 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING BROADCAST SERVICES THROUGH A CELLULAR AND/OR WIRELESS NETWORK TO A PLURALITY OF MOBILE DEVICES VIA SERVICE PROVIDER INTEGRATION - A system for controlling signal processing in a multi-network device is disclosed and may include one or more circuits that enable receiving of a digital video broadcast signal. The one or more circuits may enable processing a channel of the digital video broadcast signal according to a first selection. At least one channel of the digital video broadcast signal may include broadcast multimedia content. The one or more circuits may enable receiving a cellular communication signal and processing the cellular communication signal according to a second selection. The broadcast multimedia content may include Internet content. The one or more circuits may enable storing at least a portion of the received digital video broadcast signal and at least a portion of the received cellular communication signal in a commonly accessible memory. | 2009-01-08 |
20090011793 | Flash Memory Cell Phone With Integrated Male And Female Connectors - The invention is a cell phone ( | 2009-01-08 |
20090011794 | INTERFACE METHOD AND APPPARATUS FOR A MOBILE TERMINAL - A data-processing/interface method and apparatus in a mobile terminal that is connected to an external audio visual (AV) device using a standard interface, such as Universal Serial Bus (USB). The method includes determining whether an external AV device is connected according to a predetermined interface standard in an external device connection mode, decoding a multimedia file stored in a storage medium and transmitting the decoded multimedia signal to the external AV device according to the predetermined interface standard, and in an external device non-connection mode decoding a multimedia file stored in the storage medium and performing a digital-to-analog conversion of the decoded multimedia signal. | 2009-01-08 |
20090011795 | RADIO COMMUNICATION BASE STATION DEVICE, RADIO COMMUNICATION TERMINAL DEVICE, AND RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Provided are a radio communication base station device, a radio communication terminal device, and a radio communication system capable of reducing the processing load of a base station and an access gateway in a cell reselection process. When desynchronization between a terminal ( | 2009-01-08 |
20090011796 | MOBILE HANDSET SECURITY SYSTEM - A system and method if provided for controlling an electronic device, the system comprising means associated with a master electronic device for storing at least one identifier associated with a slave electronic capable of being linked to the master device and means for controlling the operation of one of the electronic devices in dependence on detection of the master device and at least one slave device being linked when operation of that device is to take place. The system is advantageously used for a mobile telephone handset security system. | 2009-01-08 |
20090011797 | Walkie-talkie with screen to show a list of other walkie-talkies within communication range - A device, method, and computer program product for identifying and communicating with digital communication devices within a communication range that includes a transmitter configured to transmit a control signal and a voice signal, a receiver configured to receive the control signal and the voice signal, a user interface unit having a display area, and a computational unit configured to control the transmitter to periodically transmit identifying information as the control signal. The control signal is received as remote identifying information by the other digital communication devices within the communication range. The remote identifying information is displayed on the display area of each of the digital communication devices receiving the control signal. | 2009-01-08 |
20090011798 | MOBILE PHONE - Herein disclosed is a mobile phone capable of receiving TV broadcasting, including a first housing having a display unit on a front face thereof and a sub-display unit on a back face thereof, and a second housing having an operation unit on a surface thereof, the first housing and the second housing being coupled via a biaxial hinge, and mobile phone can be off-hooked for starting the phone communication merely by detection of a change in housing form upon detection of an incoming call, from a TV viewing form in a portrait or landscape orientation in a folded state, a TV viewing form in the landscape orientation with the first housing being inclined by 90 degrees, a TV viewing form in a control information display mode, and a TV viewing form in the phone communication mode. | 2009-01-08 |
20090011799 | Hands-Free System and Method for Retrieving and Processing Phonebook Information from a Wireless Phone in a Vehicle - A method is provided for creating a phonebook for a hands-free telephone system in a vehicle using phonebook entries retrieved from a remote phonebook of a mobile phone over a wireless communication link between a control module of the hands-free telephone system and the mobile phone. The method includes receiving a remote phonebook from the mobile phone, the remote phonebook including a plurality of entries, each entry including text data and numeric data, identifying the text data in each entry, generating an acoustic baseform for each entry based on the text data for each entry, storing the acoustic baseform for each entry in a baseform list, and storing the plurality of entries in a mobile phonebook associated with the baseform list. | 2009-01-08 |
20090011800 | SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE AND HANDS-FREE CALL DEVICE - A signal processing device includes: a speaker amplifier for amplifying a reception voice; a reception voice attenuator for attenuating the reception voice inputted to the speaker amplifier during a voice transmission mode; a reception voice detection circuit for detecting the reception voice outputted from the speaker amplifier; a microphone amplifier for amplifying a transmission voice inputted to a microphone; a transmission voice attenuator for attenuating the transmission voice outputted by the microphone amplifier during a voice reception mode; a transmission voice detection circuit for detecting the transmission voice outputted by the microphone amplifier; and a discriminator for discriminating the mode to be operated among the voice transmission mode and the voice reception mode on the basis of detection outputs from the reception voice detection circuit and the transmission voice detection circuit. | 2009-01-08 |
20090011801 | Method for Power-Saving Operation of Communication Terminals in a Communication System - The invention proposes a method for power-saving operation of communication terminals in a communication system, particularly in a wireless communication system, where a central station in the communication system takes a user input as a basis for prompting a change in an operating state of the communication terminals in the communication system which is characterized by the power consumption. Preferably, the method is used in wireless conference systems, with the communication terminal being in the form of a participant unit and/or chairman unit. | 2009-01-08 |
20090011802 | Hinged Portable Radio Communication Equipment With a Double Action Hinge - A portable radio communication equipment includes an upper cover part, a lower cover part, a first set of elongate arms having first ends and second ends, said first ends being connected to said upper part by a first set of joints and said second ends being connected to said lower part by a second set of joints. The equipment may include a second set of arms having first ends and second ends, said first ends being connected to said upper part by a third set of joints, and said second ends being connected to said lower part by a fourth set of joints, wherein said joints provide at least three axes of rotation between said arms and said cover parts. | 2009-01-08 |
20090011803 | Method and Systems for Qualifying Glass Windows Using a Thermal Shock - Methods and apparatus for testing the actual glass parts that are to be used in electronic devices are disclosed. According to one aspect of the present invention, method for qualifying a glass part includes obtaining the glass part, and applying at least one thermal shock to the glass part. Once the thermal shock is applied, it is determined if the glass part qualifies for use in a device, e.g., a portable electronic device. If it is determined that the glass part qualifies for use in the device, the glass part is identified as qualifying for use in the device. | 2009-01-08 |
20090011804 | MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE WITH REDUCED INTERFERING ENERGY INTO AUDIO CIRCUIT AND RELATED METHODS - A mobile wireless communications device includes a housing and circuit board carried by the housing. RF circuitry and a processor are operative with each other and carried by the circuit board. A receiver speaker and microphone are carried by the housing. Audio circuitry is carried by the circuit board and operative with the RF circuitry and processor. A microphone audio switch and receiver speaker audio switch are carried by the circuit board and are connected with audio connection lines that interconnect the processor. A filter is operative with the audio connection lines and operatively connected to at least one of the microphone audio switch or receiver speaker audio switch to reduce conducted and radiated interfering RF energy from coupling into the audio circuitry. | 2009-01-08 |
20090011805 | Distributed Mode Speaker for Mobile Devices - A mobile communication device includes first and second housing sections movably connected so as to move relative to one another between open and closed positions. The first and second housing sections each include protected surfaces that overlap when the first and second housing sections are in the open position. A distributed mode speaker is disposed on one of the protected surfaces to protect the distributed mode speaker from damage. | 2009-01-08 |
20090011806 | ANTENNA SPACER FOR A HANDHELD COMMUNICATION DEVICE - The invention provides a portable communication device and enclosure therefor where separation of its antenna from the user's head is facilitated. The device comprises: a case; a speaker port; an antenna located in the bottom of the case; and a spacer located on the front of the case for resting against a cheek of a user of the device. When the device is held against the head of a user of the device with the spacer resting against a cheek of the user, the spacer biases the bottom of the device away from the user's head. The spacer may be located at a distance from the speaker port on the front of the case to comply with a Cellular Telephone Information Association (CTIA) test plan for Mobile Station Over the Air Performance. | 2009-01-08 |
20090011807 | HARVESTED CROP PROCESSING UNIT WITH NUMBER OF CIRCULATION CIRCUITS DEPENDING ON THROUGHPUT - A harvested crop processing unit with a rotor and a rotor housing enclosing the rotor, that includes a cover element under which a first group of helically shaped guide rails and a second group of helically shaped guide rails are attached, where the guide rails of the two groups follow each other alternately and are provided with a leading end and a trailing end in the direction of rotation of the rotor and the guide rails of the first group are arranged offset to the rear of the guide rails of the second group in the direction of rotation of the rotor. The trailing ends of the guide rail of the first group are directed at the leading end of the guide rails of the second group following in the axial direction of the rotor housing. | 2009-01-08 |
20090011808 | Storage medium storing game program, and game apparatus - An input of an aiming point coordinate indicating a position of an aiming point is accepted from an input device, and it is determined whether or not the aiming point overlaps with an object based on the aiming point coordinate. When it is determined that the aiming point overlaps with the object, a target time for which the object overlapped by the aiming point becomes a target of shooting is set such that the target time is correlated with the object. Further, a shooting operation is accepted, and when the shooting operation is accepted within the target time after the target time is set for the object, shooting at the object for which the target time has been set is performed irrespective of the position of the aiming point, and the target time is reset for the object. | 2009-01-08 |
20090011809 | Virtual Creature Character Fostering Apparatus - A virtual creature character fostering apparatus, which allows a user to feel that the user is really involved in birth of a virtual creature character, is provided. The virtual creature character fostering apparatus includes a temperature sensor | 2009-01-08 |