05th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 48 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140030984 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR GALVANIC ISOLATION OF GATE-CONTROLLED DEVICES - In one aspect, a method of galvanic isolation for a gate-controlled device is described. One embodiment of the method comprises receiving, by a gate-controlled device, wireless receive signals, wherein said wireless receive signals are received by a wireless receiver associated with the gate-controlled device. | 2014-01-30 |
20140030985 | DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD OF TRANSFERRING A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SESSION BETWEEN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION FREQUENCY BANDS - Some demonstrative embodiments include coordinating a session transfer between first and second multi-band wireless communication devices capable of communicating over at least first and second wireless communication frequency bands, wherein at least one device uses the same medium access control (MAC) address in both the first and second wireless corm frequency bands. An information element may be used to convey information between the devices to assist in the transfer. | 2014-01-30 |
20140030986 | METHOD, CIRCUIT AND CONTACTLESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE WITH ACTIVATED EMITTING - An activated contactless communication circuit includes a device for receiving and transmitting a data-carrying electromagnetic field; a first circuit resonating with a first antenna for receiving data; and a second circuit resonating with a second antenna for transmitting data, the first and second resonating circuits being separate from each other. The transmission is carried out at a frequency phase-synchronized with the frequency of the electromagnetic field for reception. | 2014-01-30 |
20140030987 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR TUNING A COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A system that incorporates teachings of the subject disclosure may include, for example, method for initiating a mode of operation of a communication device, measuring a signal to determine an adverse operational effect on the communication device, determining a tuning state from the signal to compensate for the adverse operational effect, tuning a circuit of the communication device having a variable reactance according to the tuning state, storing the tuning state in a memory of the communication device, and tuning the circuit according to the tuning state retrieved from the memory responsive to detecting a reoccurrence of the mode of operation of the communication device. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2014-01-30 |
20140030988 | SECOND-ORDER INTERMODULATION DISTORTION CALIBRATION APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD - A second-order intermodulation distortion calibration apparatus is provided. The calibration apparatus is applied to a radio-frequency (RF) transceiver, which includes a transmitter for providing an RF signal, and a receiver that is at the same time a target to be calibrated. The calibration apparatus includes a calibrator. The calibrator utilizes a logic circuit in the transmitter to generate two modulation signals having different frequencies, and utilizes two transmission paths to up-convert and combine the two modulation signals to an RF transmission signal. The calibrator further channels the RF transmission signal to the receiver to accordingly adjust second-order non-linear behaviors of the receiver and to detect a signal strength of a second-order crossover component caused by the receiver due to the second-order non-linearity. After the calibration process, the calibrator provides a control signal to minimize the signal strength of the second-order crossover component. | 2014-01-30 |
20140030989 | MULTI-ELEMENT OMNI-DIRECTIONAL ANTENNA - An antenna circuit board assembly comprises a substrate having a ground plane comprised of a conductive material; a first antenna element mounted to the substrate and coupled to the ground plane; a second antenna element mounted to the substrate and coupled to the ground plane; a third antenna element mounted to the substrate and coupled to the ground plane; and a plurality of features etched into the ground plane, each of the plurality of features having a respective length and a respective width. The respective length and the respective width of each of the plurality of features are selected to increase isolation between the first, second, and third antenna elements. | 2014-01-30 |
20140030990 | Methods and Circuits for Detuning a Filter and Matching Network at the Output of a Power Amplifier - In transmitter modules or power amplifier (PA) modules there is at least a possible path for a second and even a third harmonic of a low band to crossover unfiltered into the high band path and reach the antenna and hence cross band isolation is necessary. Forward isolation is necessary in order to limit the input crossing over the PAs into the antenna port. According to the methods and the circuits such cross band isolation and forward isolation is improved by detuning the filter and matching network at the output of the PA. The circuit comprises a trap at the harmonic frequencies of the low band thereby at least reducing the impacts of the cross band and forward isolation. | 2014-01-30 |
20140030991 | LOW POWER LOCAL OSCILLATOR SIGNAL GENERATION - A method and apparatus for providing an oscillating signal within a transmitter/receiver circuit is described. The transmitter/receiver circuit may include an oscillator that generates an oscillating signal that may be provided to a low power, low gain mixer of the transmitter/receiver circuit along a shorter circuit path that includes low power circuitry, such as low power buffers and low power frequency dividers. The oscillating signal may also be provided to a high power, high gain mixer along a longer circuit path that includes high power circuitry, such as high power buffers and high power frequency dividers. Specifically, the low power circuitry is adapted to consume less power in an ON state than the high power circuitry in an ON state, and the shorter circuit path has a shorter electrical path length than the longer circuit path. | 2014-01-30 |
20140030992 | MIXER CIRCUIT - A mixer circuit ( | 2014-01-30 |
20140030993 | DEVICES FOR AUTOMATIC ADJUSTMENT OF GAIN AND ATTENUATION FACTORS - A device for the automatic adjustment of a gain and/or attenuation factor of several amplification or attenuation elements connected in a cascade comprises respectively a detector for measuring a signal level of a signal disposed at the input of the respective amplification or attenuation element and respectively a downstream control unit for determining the gain and/or attenuation factor respectively associated with each amplification or attenuation element. The control unit is a forward control unit for determining the gain and/or attenuation factor respectively associated with each amplification or attenuation element dependent upon the measured signal level of the signal disposed at the input of each amplification or attenuation element. | 2014-01-30 |
20140030994 | ANALOG SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE FOR PHASED ARRAY ANTENNAS - A signal processing device includes a device package, processing circuitry and biasing circuitry. The processing circuitry is packaged in the device package and is operative to receive one or more Radio Frequency (RF) input signals from one or more antenna elements via one or more pre-amplifiers that are separate from the device, and to process the RF input signals so as to produce an RF output signal. The biasing circuitry is packaged in the device package and is operative to produce one or more biasing signals for biasing the pre-amplifiers. | 2014-01-30 |
20140030995 | Analog/Digital Co-Design Methodology to Achieve High Linearity and Low Power Dissipation in a Radio Frequency (RF) Receiver - Receiver design techniques are provided that are capable of producing relatively efficient, linear radio frequency (RF) receivers. During a design process, components of an analog receiver chain and digital nonlinearity compensation techniques are considered together to achieve reduced power consumption in the receiver. | 2014-01-30 |
20140030996 | LINEARITY IN PASSIVE MIXER CIRCUITS - A circuit used in a mixer configured to receive a signal made up of a relatively small modulation signal and a relatively large carrier signal is described. The mixer includes multiple switches. A balancing circuit configured to receive a supply voltage and a clocking signal is provided, and the balancing circuit provides a control signal to a switch in the mixer. The balancing circuit includes a capacitor configured to receive and selectively dissipate charge as a gate voltage along a gate path. The control signal causes switching of the switch in the mixer at times in accordance with the clocking signal according to a voltage difference value between a source voltage and the gate voltage, wherein the voltage difference value between the source voltage and the gate voltage is approximately a predetermined voltage value greater than a turn on voltage level of the switch. | 2014-01-30 |
20140030997 | Frequency Translation Filter Apparatus and Method - A frequency translation filter | 2014-01-30 |
20140030998 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMBINING SIGNALS FROM MULTIPLE ACTIVE WIRELESS RECEIVERS - Systems and methods for combining signals from multiple active wireless receivers are discussed herein. An exemplary system comprises a first downconverter, a phase comparator, a phase adjuster, and a second downconverter. The first downconverter may be configured to downconvert a received signal from a first antenna to an intermediate frequency to create an intermediate frequency signal. The phase comparator may be configured to mix the received signal and a downconverted signal to create a mixed signal, compare a phase of the mixed signal to a predetermined phase, and generate a phase control signal based on the comparison, the downconverted signal being associated with the received signal from the first antenna. The phase adjuster may be configured to alter the phase of the intermediate frequency signal based on the phase control signal. The second downconverter may be configured to downconvert the phase-shifted intermediate frequency signal to create an output signal. | 2014-01-30 |
20140030999 | RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, RADIO BASE STATION, RADIO TERMINAL, AND COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD - A radio communication system includes a first radio base station corresponding to a first radio communication scheme and a second radio base station corresponding to a second radio communication scheme. The first radio base station transmits a first switching request notification for requesting switching of a connection to the second radio base station to a radio terminal connected to the first radio base station when emergency information associated with an emergency situation from an upper network has been received. The radio terminal transmits, to the second radio base station, a connection request notification for requesting a connection to the second radio base station when the first switching request notification has been received. | 2014-01-30 |
20140031000 | METHOD FOR EMERGENCY SIGNALING VIA MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEVICE - Emergency call placement methods and apparatus for a mobile telecommunications device in a wireless network are disclosed. The method includes detecting a initiation interaction from a user during a ready mode of the mobile telecommunications device, determining the state of allowed communication based on predetermined user preferences, initiating an alert mode, signaling a remote emergency services call center, determining the position of the mobile telecommunications device, sending the position of the mobile telecommunications device to the emergency services call center. The initiation interaction can be, for example, a predetermined number of taps of a touch screen. This method allows the security center to use a location methodology to locate the user in response to the emergency call. The described mobile telecommunications device is configured to implement the disclosed method, optionally via a downloadable application. | 2014-01-30 |
20140031001 | Headset Computer With Handsfree Emergency Response - Operating conditions for a headset computer are used to detect a situation where an emergency response mode should be activated. In emergency response mode, the headset computer may then broadcast location, live (real time) audio and video/data streams, and record other information concerning a possible theft and/or other situation of interest to law enforcement and/or security services. | 2014-01-30 |
20140031002 | EMERGENCY BEACONS - A portable battery-powered communications device is configured to operate in a bidirectional communications mode in which voice and/or data is communicated in a bidirectional manner using a bi-directional communications protocol; and to operate in an emergency beacon mode. When the device is in the emergency beacon mode the device is configured periodically to transmit an emergency positioning message at maximum power using the bi-directional communications protocol, transmission of the emergency positioning message defining a beacon transmit period; optionally, to listen for transmissions using the bi-directional communications protocol in a beacon response period immediately following the beacon transmit period; and to refrain from powering transmit and receive circuitry of the device other than during the beacon transmit period and the beacon response period. | 2014-01-30 |
20140031003 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING EMERGENCY CALLING - Embodiments of the present invention are directed to handling of emergency calls originating from mobile devices. Embodiments of the present invention may include features implemented on the mobile device and/or on elements of the carrier's network to provide enhanced location determination and routing of the emergency call. These features and functions may take advantage of various sources of location information and provide enhanced routing and other functions based on this information. Embodiments may provide enhanced workflows or other functions associated with the handling of the emergency call. For example, modes of communications available to the mobile device may be selected and utilized instead of or in addition to a voice call in various situations. In other examples, various workflows or other processes may be kicked off upon the initiation of an emergency call from the mobile device to, for example, provide notifications to various other parties. | 2014-01-30 |
20140031004 | METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAMS AND A USE FOR AUTOMATIC IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF LAND USES - A method, computer programs and a use for automatic identification and classification of land uses. The method including a computing mechanism running in a computer device receiving as inputs, a geographical region R, a plurality of base stations giving coverage to the geographical region R and a call records generated by individuals using the base stations, and performing automatically the identification and classification of land uses by making use of information extracted during a given time period from the call records. The programs include code adapted to perform the approximation of each coverage region when the program is run on a computer, and to perform a comparison when the program is run on a computer. | 2014-01-30 |
20140031005 | AUTOMATED VEHICLE INTRUSION DEVICE - A method of identifying abnormal activity within a communication system between one or more vehicles and a wireless carrier system. The method may include receiving a first record from a wireless carrier system or a call center. It may further include automatically receiving a second record from a data logger via a vehicle telematics unit. The second record may be a data upload record and includes information pertaining to a wireless connection that includes an event type (mode) and a call type (mode). The event type may indicate whether the wireless connection was SMS, circuit switched, or packet switched. The call type may indicate a transaction during the wireless connection. The method may include determining the occurrence of an abnormal activity based on the first record and the second record. And the method may also include providing a report. | 2014-01-30 |
20140031006 | Insight Based Orchestration of Network Optimization in Communication Networks - Methods, apparatus, and program products are disclosed. Network information is accessed that corresponds to network elements in one or more wireless networks. Each of the one or more networks has an ability to serve multiple user equipment. Customer data is accessed that corresponds to the multiple user equipment in the networks. One or more optimization insights are generated using the network information and the customer data. The one or more generated optimization insights are utilized as one or more inputs to one or more pre-defined business policy-based workflows for a purpose of determining one or set of optimization functions. Execution of one or more selected optimization functions is orchestrated and the optimization function(s) are supplied with one or more of the generated optimization insights. The execution of the selected optimization function(s) cause triggering of action(s) defined to influence a selected one of the networks to provide an intended result. | 2014-01-30 |
20140031007 | Resource Measurement and Reporting Method in Long Term Evolution System - A method for measuring and reporting resource in a long term evolution system comprises: a source base station encapsulating a resource status request message and sending the message to a target base station; after receiving the resource status request message, the target base station processing the message, and sending a resource status success response to the source base station if the processing is successful, or else sending a resource status failure response if the processing is failed; the source base station encapsulating at least a message type ( | 2014-01-30 |
20140031008 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF SECURE MESSAGE PROCESSING - A system and method for handling message indicator processing on a wireless mobile communications device. Message state data is stored in a cache for use in generating message indicators. | 2014-01-30 |
20140031009 | FRAUD PREVENTION TECHNIQUES - System, apparatus, computer program products and methods for preventing fraud attacks (e.g., on a virtual PBX service provider) are disclosed. In some implementations, a set of fraud evaluation processes are performed, an overall fraud evaluation score is incremented as each of the set of fraud evaluation processes are performed and a step result is obtained. A user request (e.g., account activation) can be denied or accepted based on the overall fraud evaluation score. In some implementations, the set of fraud evaluation processes can include one or more of: an internal fraud evaluation process, a process for checking multiple trial accounts associated with a common account parameter, a process for geolocation verification of multiple account parameters, a process for device type verification for a contact phone number, a process for credit card verification, and a process for placing a contact number verification call. | 2014-01-30 |
20140031010 | CONNECTING A PERSONAL MOBILE DEVICE TO A VEHICLE COMMUNICATION UNIT - A method and apparatus for connecting a personal mobile device to a vehicle communication unit. The method involves automatically detecting the presence of a personal mobile device located at a vehicle, obtaining permission to connect the personal mobile device, and automatically connecting the personal mobile device to the vehicle communication unit. The method and apparatus can be used, for example, during an initial connection of a personal mobile device to a vehicle communication unit or each time a new mobile device is present in the vehicle. | 2014-01-30 |
20140031011 | LOCATION AWARE AUTHENTICATION TECHNIQUES - Location aware authentication techniques are provided. A user pre-registers a mobile device and a geographical location with a location-based authentication service. When the user attempts to access a target resource from the mobile device, a current location for the mobile device is resolved and communicated to the location-based authentication service. If the mobile device is within a geographical range of the pre-registered geographical location, then the mobile device is automatically authenticated for access to the target resource via the location-based authentication service. | 2014-01-30 |
20140031012 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING SIM PROFILE IN EUICC ENVIRONMENT AND DEVICES THEREFOR - There are provided a method of providing a SIM profile, and an eUICC device. The method of providing the SIM profile includes downloading a SIM profile application selected by a user who uses the eUICC device from an app store, executing and installing the SIM profile application in the eUICC device, accessing of the eUICC device having the SIM profile application installed therein to an operator server, and authenticating the eUICC device based on SIM profile information corresponding to the SIM profile application. The eUICC device includes a network connection unit configured to access the app store via a local network, a SIM profile storage configured to store the SIM profile application, and an authentication requesting unit configured to access the operator server based on the SIM profile information. | 2014-01-30 |
20140031013 | CELLULAR DEVICE SECURITY APPARATUS AND METHOD - A cellular communication device has one or more access modes which allow reading and writing of data, for example to change its settings, for example passwords and even the entire operating system and also permitting access to personal information such as the user's telephone book. To prevent cloning and like illegal access activity, the device is configured by restricting access to such data access modes using a device unique security setting. The setting may be a password, preferably a one-time password, or it may be a unique or dynamic or one time configuration of the codes for the read and write instructions of the data mode. There is also disclosed a server, which manages the security settings such that data mode operates during an active connection between the device and the server, and a secure communication protocol for communicating between the server and the cellular device. | 2014-01-30 |
20140031014 | System and Method for Enhanced Message Notification - Enhanced message notification is provided by an enhanced notification function element and a subscriber preference profile database. The enhanced notification function element queries the subscriber preference profile database to obtain subscriber communication terminal capabilities information, which it uses to select a message notification technology. The enhanced notification function element may then format an enhanced notification that is delivered to a communication terminal through a delivery system architecture appropriate for the selected message notification technology. The enhanced notification may contain: a message type indicator; an identifier of the party leaving the message; a date and time that the message was deposited; multimedia objects; and other enhanced information. The enhanced notification function element may also query a terminal roaming status database in order to determine if the enhanced message should be sent when the terminal is roaming. The enhanced notification function element ma also provide content adaptation for the enhanced notification. | 2014-01-30 |
20140031015 | REMOTE MESSAGING FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND ACCESSORY - Message notifications to an accessory from a mobile communication device are provided according to some embodiments of the invention. When a message such as a text message, email, and/or voicemail is received at a mobile communication device, the mobile communication device can notify an attached accessory that a message has been received. In response, the accessory can request the full message, media associated with the message, an attachment to the message, and/or an audio/video stream of the message for presentation to a user. | 2014-01-30 |
20140031016 | Selective Alert Processing - A computer-implemented method includes receiving, at a vehicle computing system, a notification that an incoming communication is being sent to a wireless device in communication with the vehicle computing system. The method also includes determining that a do not disturb function is active in the vehicle computing system and blocking a notification to a driver regarding the incoming communication. Finally, this method includes sending a command from the vehicle computing system to the wireless device to silence any notification that the wireless device provides in conjunction with the incoming communication. | 2014-01-30 |
20140031017 | WIRELESS DEVICE AND METHODS FOR USE IN A PAGING NETWORK - A wireless device includes a user interface that generates a pairing signal in response to an indication from a user to pair the wireless device to at least one remote device and generates a first location request signal in response to a second indication from a user to locate the at least one remote device. A short-range wireless transceiver communicates RF signals to pair the wireless device to the at least one remote device and that transmits a first RF paging signal to the at least one remote device in response to the location request signal. | 2014-01-30 |
20140031018 | ONE-BUTTON FORMATION OF A PROXIMITY BASED INSTANT TEMPORARY SOCIAL NETWORK ON MOBILE DEVICES - A method and apparatus for creating and managing proximity based instant temporary social networks with group communication is provided. With the press of a single button, an instant social network is established with users within a specific proximity based on latitude and longitude location and audio fingerprint detection as determined by the users mobile device. Once the group has formed, group communications are offered as a means to facilitate keeping the group together while achieving a goal, such as a group destination. | 2014-01-30 |
20140031019 | RESERVED VIRTUAL RADIO CONFERENCE CALLING - Disclosed is a two-way radio frequency (RF) communications system including a first device that receives, from a first subscriber unit, a virtual radio conferencing call (VRC) request identifying a plurality of other subscriber units to be partied to the VRC call and a conference time period during which to conduct the VRC call. The device reserves RF resources at one or more corresponding radio sites associated with the subscriber units partied to the VRC call for the conference time period. At a beginning of the conference time period, the device causes a virtual radio conference call start message to be transmitted to the subscriber units partied to the call instructing the subscriber units to join the VRC call via the reserved RF resources at their respective radio sites. | 2014-01-30 |
20140031020 | HOME PHONE SYSTEM, HOME PHONE, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - The disclosure includes a home phone system, a home phone, and a communication method for the home phone. The system includes a home phone connected with a wired telephone communication system. The method includes: establishing a wireless network associated with a predefined privilege coverage area, setting at least one ID code in the coverage area, and endowing each ID card with one ID code; detecting an incoming call of a calling party via the wired telephone communication system and converting analog signals of the incoming call into digital signals; sending the digital signals to each mobile phone inserted into the ID card; and converting audio signals received from the mobile phone into analog signals, and transmitting the analog signals to the wired telephone communication system and establishing a call link. | 2014-01-30 |
20140031021 | System and Method for Controlling Mobile Device Operation - Implementations herein include receiving a first signal from a first mobile computing device, the first signal indicative of a first state change and receiving a second signal from a second mobile computing device, the second signal indicative of a second state change. The method may also include determining that the first state change and the second state change are related, and that the first mobile computing device and the second mobile computing device are currently located at a common geographic location. The method may further include determining that a third mobile computing device is currently located at the common geographic location. The method may also include transmitting to the third mobile computing device, a third signal indicative of a recommended state change, the recommended state change being based on the first state change at the first mobile computing device and the second state change at the second mobile computing device. | 2014-01-30 |
20140031022 | Using Access Technology and Location Information to Smartly Initiate Bearer Independent Protocol Sessions - A user identity module (UIM) is incorporated in user equipment such as a mobile phone or mobile device. The UIM is configured to provision itself while roaming away from a home network as follows. The UIM may: send to the UE a request for information identifying a current radio access technology (RAT) that the UE is camped on; receive the current RAT information from the UE; send to the UE a request for network location information, where the network location information identifies a network in which the UE is currently camped; receive the network location information from the UE; generate an access point name (APN) using the current RAT information and the network location information; and open a channel through the network to a remote agent (e.g., a provisioning server) using the access point name. | 2014-01-30 |
20140031023 | Communication Device for a Vehicle - A communication device for a vehicle has a programmable memory circuit into which access data of a service provider is programmed for the purpose of establishing communication via one of the communication channels provided by the service provider. The communication device has a transmission and/or receiving device to transmit and receive data via the communication channel. Access data of the service provider intended to be programmed into the programmable memory circuit is received by the transmission and/or receiving device, and made available by the same for the purpose of being programmed into the programmable memory circuit. | 2014-01-30 |
20140031024 | Method and system for providing controllable trusted service manager - Techniques for realizing or providing controllable trusted service management are disclosed. The techniques are related to empowering a service provider with application provisioning and applet and secure element (SE) management capabilities. A service management module, herein referred to as Controllable TSM or CTSM, is provided to a service provider to provision certain applications distributed through the service provider. A system or platform contemplated in this invention allows a service provider to operate under a supplementary security domain (SSD) installed by an SE issuer or an updated SSD key set exclusively known to the service provider. Such a platform is designed to support embedded SE (eSE) and can be extended to support UICC-based SE. With the CTSM, a service provider can use the SSD to personalize applets installed on each SE securely and independently. | 2014-01-30 |
20140031025 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR SECURITY CONFIGURATION COORDINATION DURING A CELL UPDATE PROCEDURE - A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for maintaining synchronization with respect to the security configurations of the network and a mobile terminal, even during a cell update procedure. A method may include causing a cell update message to be provided during performance of a cell update procedure and including, with the cell update message, a security configuration information element indicating that a mobile terminal has applied an updated security configuration in an instance in which the mobile terminal has applied the updated security configuration. The method may also include, with the cell update message, the information element indicating that the mobile terminal has reverted to a prior security configuration in an instance in which the mobile terminal has reverted to a prior security configuration. | 2014-01-30 |
20140031026 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PERFORMING A CLEANING PROCESS ON A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Methods and devices for performing a cleaning process on portable electronic devices are described. The method includes monitoring a system reaction to one or more instructions; determining that the system reaction does not satisfy predefined criteria; and, in response to determine that the system reaction does not satisfy the predefined criteria, performing a cleaning process on the portable electronic device. | 2014-01-30 |
20140031027 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACCOMMODATING DISCONTINUOUS RECEPTION IN A HANDOVER DETERMINATION - A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided that continue to obtain the power saving advantages provided by discontinuous reception, while obtaining the measurement samples that are desired during a sampling time period, such as during a time to trigger period, to determine of handover is appropriate. In the context of a method, a measurement sample is caused to be obtained during a discontinuous reception monitoring period. The method may determine that a sampling time period has been commenced based upon a measurement sample. During the sampling time period, one or more additional measurement samples are to be obtained. The method may also determine that the additional measurement samples will not be obtained prior to commencement of the sleep period between monitoring periods and, as a result, cause one or more additional measurement samples to be obtained at respective times that would otherwise have been in the sleep period. | 2014-01-30 |
20140031028 | PROXIMITY SERVICE DISCOVERY USING A LICENSED FREQUENCY SPECTRUM - Methods, systems, and devices provide improved proximity services. In one aspect, a base station includes an information generating module and an information transmission module. The information generating module generates control information for causing a mobile device to initiate a discovery signal transmission procedure. The discovery signal transmission procedure allows the mobile device to be discovered. The information transmission module transmits the control information to the mobile device. In another aspect, a mobile device includes an information receiving module, a control module, and a signal transmission module. The information receiving module receives control information. The control module initiates a discovery signal transmission procedure for proximity services responsive to the information receiving module receiving the control information. The discovery signal transmission procedure includes generating a discovery signal allowing the mobile device to be discovered. The signal transmission module broadcasts the discovery signal. | 2014-01-30 |
20140031029 | METHODS, SYSTEMS AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR DISTRIBUTING POLICY RULES TO THE MOBILE EDGE - Methods, systems, and computer readable media for distributing policy rules from a data content network to user equipment in a mobile network are disclosed. In one example, the method includes obtaining, by a mobile offload gateway (MOG) located in a core data content network, at least one mobile policy rule associated with a mobile subscriber. The method further includes transmitting, from the MOG, the at least one mobile policy rule to a user equipment (UE) located outside of the core data content network, wherein the UE is associated with the mobile subscriber and configuring the UE to function in accordance to the at least one mobile policy rule. | 2014-01-30 |
20140031030 | IDENTIFYING COVERAGE HOLES USING INTER-RAT HANDOVER MEASUREMENTS - Embodiments of systems and techniques for identifying coverage holes in a radio access technology (RAT) are described. In some embodiments, a network management (NM) apparatus may receive a first report, including one or more measurements taken by a first user equipment (UE), in response to an event related to a handover of the first UE between a first radio access technology (RAT) and a second RAT different from the first RAT. The NM apparatus may receive a second report including one or more measurements taken by a second UE in response to an event related to a handover of the second UE between the first RAT and a third RAT different from the first RAT. The NM apparatus may identify a hole in a coverage area of the first RAT based at least in part on the first and second reports. Other embodiments may be described and claimed. | 2014-01-30 |
20140031031 | ADAPTIVE CONTROL CHANNEL - A wireless network may implement a reduced bandwidth for control information transmitted and/or received on the wireless network. The reduced bandwidth may be used to avoid interference that may be detected from an in-band or adjacent channel. The reduced bandwidth may be used for transmission and/or reception of control information on a cellular or Wi-Fi channel. An eNB or an access point (AP) may signal to a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) information associated with the reduced control channel, such as the power and/or the location of the channel in a frequency band. The control channel may be shifted to avoid a change in interference. | 2014-01-30 |
20140031032 | MOBILE PHONE INTERCONNECT TO TELEPHONE - An interface for connects a mobile phone and a plain old telephone service (POTS) phone. The interface detects a ring tone from a speaker output of the mobile phone and in response places a POTS ring signal on a ring line of the POTS phone. Upon a change in state of a hook signal, a hook state detector places a predetermined signal on a microphone input of the mobile phone. | 2014-01-30 |
20140031033 | ENHANCEMENT TO PLMN SELECTION PROCESS WHILE ROAMING - A method and apparatus for a mobile wireless device configured to adaptively scan for a preferred wireless network while roaming is described. In one embodiment, at least a portion of a database including characteristic information regarding wireless networks can be stored within the mobile wireless device. Network characteristic information can include mobile country codes, mobile network codes, location area codes and cell-IDs. When the mobile wireless device is connected to a network that is not a preferred network, the mobile wireless device can use the database information in conjunction with characteristics from a connected wireless network to determine when to scan for the preferred wireless network. | 2014-01-30 |
20140031034 | Method of Selecting A Network by a Mobile Apparatus - A method is provided for selecting an available network ( | 2014-01-30 |
20140031035 | Subscriber Identification Management Broker for Fixed/Mobile Networks - The present invention relates to a method for managing the automatic provision of a subscriber network identifier from a central network server to a subscribed communication device, the method comprising receiving notification at the central server relating to a change in the current location for the subscribed device, and determining from the notification whether a new subscriber network identifier is to be provisioned from the central server. The method further comprises selecting a subscriber network identifier on the basis of the current location, if the determining step has determined that a new subscriber network identifier is to be provisioned, and outputting the selected subscriber network identifier for transmission to the subscribed device. The present invention also relates to managing the automatic connection of a subscribed communication device to a network, where a preferred network and preferred subscriber network identifier may be used. | 2014-01-30 |
20140031036 | Method and Apparatus for Avoiding In-Device Coexistence Interference - A method, system and device are provided for avoiding in-device coexistence interference between different radio technologies deployed in adjacent bands on the same device by controlling and separating the LTE signaling and the non-LTE signaling using dedicated time intervals to separate LTE signaling from non-LTE signaling. In addition, coexistence mode handover procedures are provided which use threshold-based triggering events to avoid coexistence interference and to prevent ping-pong effects by establishing a “keeping time” parameter so that a non-interfering network node does not switch back to an interfering network node after handoff. Coexistence interference is also avoided by providing a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) mechanism which accounts for coexistence interference by providing a fixed or variable on-interval parameter and an activity parameter indicating whether non-LTE activity is present to maximize a time interval for non-LTE devices without interference from LTE activity on the same device. | 2014-01-30 |
20140031037 | CELL SELECTION BASED ON FAVORABLE ULDL CONFIGURATION IN LTE/TDD NETWORKS - Cell selection procedures performed in a wireless network are disclosed that include determining a uplink/downlink (ULDL) preference of a User Equipment (UE) in communication with a first evolved Node B (eNB) having a first ULDL configuration and a second eNB having a second ULDL configuration. The UE compares the first and second ULDL configurations to the ULDL preference. The UE selects the first eNB based on the first ULDL configuration matching the ULDL preference. In alternative aspects, a first eNB having a first ULDL configuration and in communication with a UE receives the ULDL preference of the UE. The first eNB compares the first ULDL configuration and a second ULDL configuration of a second eNB in communication with the UE to the ULDL preference. The first eNB selects the second eNB based on the second ULDL configuration matching the ULDL preference. | 2014-01-30 |
20140031038 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DEVICE HANDOVER - Disclosed in the present invention are a method and an apparatus for device handover, which belongs to the mobile communication field. The method comprises the following steps: obtaining a Multimedia. Broadcast Multicast Service (MBMS) service configuration information of neighbor cells; selecting a target cell for a user equipment according to the MBMS service configuration information of the neighbor cells and the MBMS service reception information of the user equipment; handing over the user equipment to the target cell. The apparatus comprises: an acquiring module, for obtaining the Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service (MBMS) service configuration information of the neighbor cells; a selecting module, for selecting a target cell for a user equipment according to the MBMS service configuration information of the neighbor cells and the MBMS service reception information of the user equipment; a handover module, for handing over the user equipment to the target cell. With the implementation of the technical solution that the MBMS service configuration information of the neighbor cells is obtained, the target cell for the user equipment is selected according to the MBMS service configuration information and the MBMS service reception information of the user equipment, and the user equipment is handed over to the target cell, the present invention enables the user equipment to switch to an appropriate target cell. | 2014-01-30 |
20140031039 | METHOD FOR COMMUNICATION BASED ON MOBILITY EVALUATION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR THE SAME - A method for communication based on mobility evaluation in a wireless communication system is provided. The method includes: receiving evaluation basis information from a network, the evaluation basis information basis information comprising an offset value for mobility evaluation and a domain condition; determining whether the domain condition is satisfied; performing the mobility evaluation for at least one neighbor cell based on the offset value, if the domain condition is satisfied; and selecting a cell among the at least one neighbor cell as a mobility target cell, if a result of the mobility evaluation satisfies a predetermined criterion. | 2014-01-30 |
20140031040 | METHOD OF SUPPORTING SIGNAL TRANSMISSION AND RECEPTION USING AT LEAST TWO RADIO ACCESS TECHNOLOGIES AND APPARATUS THEREFOR - A method of supporting signal transmission/reception using at least two RATs and apparatus therefor are disclosed. The present invention includes, receiving, at the user equipment concurrently connected a first base station of a first communication network supportive of a first RAT and a second serving base station of a second communication network supportive of a second RAT, a setup message indicating a handover from the second serving base station to a second target base station from a first base station, terminating a connection to the second serving base station, and establishing a connection to the second target base station. Before the connection to the second serving base station is terminated, data for a specific traffic type is transceived via the second serving base station. After the connection to the second target base station is established, the data for the specific traffic type is transceived via the second target base station. Data except the specific traffic type is transceived via the first base station. | 2014-01-30 |
20140031041 | METHOD FOR PERFORMING MOBILITY IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR THE SAME - A method for performing mobility by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system is provided. The method includes: receiving a report configuration from a serving cell, the report configuration including detection basis information; detecting whether a cell is present based on the detection basis information; transmitting, by the UE, a detection report reporting the detected cell is present to the serving cell; receiving a measurement configuration used for measuring the detected cell from the serving cell; measuring the cell based on the measurement configuration; and performing mobility with the cell. | 2014-01-30 |
20140031042 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING A FREQUENCY BAND OF OPERATION OF A BASE STATION - The present disclosure relates to controlling a frequency band of operation of one or more base stations in a cellular communication network based on associated parameters of air interfaces of the one or more base stations. In one embodiment, a control element of the cellular communication network obtains parameters for an air interface of a base station. In addition, in some embodiments, the control element obtains one or more parameters for air interfaces of one or more additional base stations. Using the one or more parameters, the control element obtains a decision to switch a frequency band of operation of the base station from a first frequency band to a second frequency band. In response, the control element sends a command to the base station to switch the frequency band of operation of the base station from the first frequency band to the second frequency band. | 2014-01-30 |
20140031043 | Method and Apparatus - A method comprises includes receiving information indicating a user equipment is to be handed over from a source base station and scheduling transmission of a control channel for said user equipment in dependence on identity information associated with said user equipment. | 2014-01-30 |
20140031044 | HANDOVER MANAGER COMPONENT - In one implementation of an apparatus, a handover manager component for a communication network is configured to determine a target network element for a handover for a mobile device. The determination is made through employment of an anticipated path of the mobile device and a local geographical profile. | 2014-01-30 |
20140031045 | ASSIGNMENT OF HIERARCHICAL CELL STRUCTURES EMPLOYING GEOLOCATION TECHNIQUES - Distance is employed to facilitate sector selection and re-selection in a network during handoff. A system receives measurement information for a mobile device. The measurement information includes information indicative of a geographical location of the mobile device. The system determines information indicative of a geographical location of a cell site to which the mobile device is assigned. The system then selects a sector of the cell site with which to associate the mobile device. The selection of the sector is based, at least, on a distance determined between the mobile device and the cell site. In various embodiments, the distance information is determined based on the latitude and longitude of the mobile device. In various embodiments, the morphology of the terrain for the area in which the mobile device is located is factored into the determination of the sector. | 2014-01-30 |
20140031046 | TRANSMISSION METHOD AND MOBILE STATION TO CARRY OUT THE METHOD - A method, in a cellular radio-communication system comprising a core network and an access network, the access network comprising base stations for providing wireless links to at least one mobile station, the mobile station being capable of operating in a first transmission mode in which beamforming transmit diversity is not used and in a second transmission mode in which beamforming transmit diversity is used. The method comprises switching from the second transmission mode to the first transmission mode upon determining that at least one predetermined criterion related to the mobile station operation in soft handover is satisfied. | 2014-01-30 |
20140031047 | CELL PLANNING METHOD FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS - A method for estimating how best to position a new cell within an existing overloaded cell that is running out of capacity in a wireless network so as to optimize the offloading of capacity from the overloaded cell includes: filtering call records to keep calls made during a selected capacity planning interval calls and performing one or more of sending data to the overloaded cell and receiving data from the overloaded cell; geo-locating the sending and receiving calls; calculating one or more resource utilization values for one or more geo-located sending and receiving calls; and determining coordinates for an optimum new cell location so as to optimize the offloading of capacity from the existing overloaded cell. | 2014-01-30 |
20140031048 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COORDINATING THE COVERAGE AND CAPACITY OF A WIRELESS BASE STATION - A communications base station is installed at a selected new location and the base station, prior to going “on line” monitors the wireless traffic from other base stations within interference range of the new base station's coverage area. The new base station also monitors the wireless traffic between mobile devices within its coverage area and these other base stations. Based upon these monitored conditions, as well as other known conditions, the new base station then determines the transmitting parameter configuration it should imply in order to achieve a desired optimization between capacity and coverage area. After the new base station is on line, a central control can monitor the entire network to determine if any additional changes are necessary and if so the new transceiver, or any other transceiver, can be instructed to monitor itself with respect to interference and to take corrective action to improve overall network coverage and capacity. | 2014-01-30 |
20140031049 | Cloud-based Radio Access Network for Small Cells - A wireless communications system is disclosed. The system comprises a baseband processing unit (BBU) pool including one or more baseband processing units (BBUs), and a plurality of remote radio heads (RRHs) connected to the BBU pool through a front-haul network, wherein the wireless communications system has a plurality of sectors, each of which includes one or more small cells, each of which is deployed by one of the plurality of RRHs, wherein a BBUs is mapped to two or more RRHs in a sector in a one-to-many configuration, and a BBU is mapped to a single RRH in a sector in a one-to-one configuration, and wherein a combination of the one-to-one configuration and the one-to-many configuration is applied to each sector. Other systems, apparatuses, and methods also are disclosed. | 2014-01-30 |
20140031050 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK WITH NOISE METRIC BASED OPTIMIZATION FOR CELLULAR CAPACITY IMPROVEMENT - A radio resource management, RRM, apparatus for at least one wireless communication network macrocell is provided. The macrocell includes at least a first coverage region and second coverage region. The RRM apparatus includes a processor that is configured to determine at least one scheduling block, SB, for use by at least one user device. The determination of the at least one SB is based at least in part on a first noise metric when the at least one user device is located within the first coverage region. The determination of the at least one SB is based at least in part on a second noise metric different from the first noise metric when the at least one user device is located within the second coverage region. | 2014-01-30 |
20140031051 | DYNAMIC ADAPTATION OF COMMUNICATION PARAMETERS FOR COMMUNICATION BETWEEN A BASE STATION AND A TERMINAL IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK - A system for dynamic adaptation of communication parameters for communication between a base station and terminals in a wireless telecommunications network includes one or more transmitters configured for transmission of signals in the network using a broadcast channel between the base station and the terminals, a machine-readable storage medium having stored therein data associated with communication parameters of the wireless telecommunications network, and a base station controller operatively connected to the one or more transmitters and the machine-readable storage medium and configured to cause the one or more transmitters to transmit adaptation signals from the base station to the terminals using the broadcast channel between the base station and the terminals, wherein the data is configured to cause the terminals to adapt the communication parameters and to begin network search and attach procedures for communication with the base station utilizing the adapted communication parameters. | 2014-01-30 |
20140031052 | METHOD IN A BASE STATION FOR ALLOCATING COMMUNICATION RESOURCES TO A USER EQUIPMENT, BASE STATION, COMPUTER PROGRAM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - The invention relates to a method | 2014-01-30 |
20140031053 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PLANNING RADIO FREQUENCY SPECTRUM IN A FIXED WIRELESS NETWORK - A method and apparatus for selecting a bandwidth option for a cell in a network are disclosed. For example, the method obtains, for the cell, network traffic data for a geographical area for mobility traffic and fixed wireless traffic, a physical characteristic of an antenna in the geographical area, and a type of connectivity at a customer premise, determines a busy time data traffic from the network traffic data for both the fixed wireless traffic and the mobility traffic, determines, for the cell, a cell range from the physical characteristic of the antenna and the type of connectivity at the customer premise, selects a bandwidth option from a plurality of bandwidth options, and determines an average throughput in accordance with the bandwidth option that is selected and the cell range, wherein the average throughput comprises a throughput for serving both the mobility traffic and the fixed wireless traffic. | 2014-01-30 |
20140031054 | Methods and Apparatus of Spectrum Sharing for Cellular-Controlled Offloading Using Unlicensed Band - There are provided measures for spectrum sharing for cellular-controlled offloading using an unlicensed band. Such measures exemplarily comprise initiating an offloading of traffic from a cellular link on a cellular band to an unlicensed link on an unlicensed band, wherein the unlicensed link is synchronized with the cellular link, and sensing a channel on the unlicensed band in a symbol-synchronized sensing duration of at least one symbol length at the beginning of a predetermined subframe of the unlicensed band. | 2014-01-30 |
20140031055 | WIRELESS NETWORK COVERAGE ESTIMATION USING DOWN-SAMPLED CROWD-SOURCED DATA - A method of estimating wireless network coverage includes receiving location data from a plurality of mobile devices located within range of an antenna in a wireless network. The location data is mapped onto a grid of districts and down-sampled for respective districts of the grid. An approximate coverage region of the antenna is calculated based at least in part on the down-sampled location data. | 2014-01-30 |
20140031056 | Method and Node for Intelligent Paging Based on User Location Intelligence - A node of a wireless telecommunications network having a UE includes a network interface unit which receives and records each instance of a wireless protocol message, from the UE, to form a connection in the network or to update the network of its location, including time, date, and one or more sectors of the UE when the UE attempt is made: The node includes a Location Intelligence Database (LIDB), in which the recorded UE location information for the message from the UE over time is stored. The node includes a Location Intelligence Processor or LIP, which aggregates the information stored in the LIDB to form a pattern of UE location information by time, date, and sector within the wireless network. | 2014-01-30 |
20140031057 | MOBILE DEVICE LOCATION AUTHENTICATION - An authentication server and corresponding method to authenticate a location of a mobile device at a location system are disclosed. The authentication server includes a data transfer controller to initiate data transfer between the mobile device and the authentication server in response to an indication of communicative coupling of the mobile device to a network via a small cell associated with the location system. The authentication server also includes a network activity monitor to access a location server associated with the location system in response to the indication of the communicative coupling and to monitor an indication of network activity associated with the small cell provided by the location server to authenticate the location of the mobile device at the location system. | 2014-01-30 |
20140031058 | Wireless Transmitter Identity or Positioning Information Partitioning - Examples disclosed herein may relate to partitioning identity or position information for a plurality of wireless transmitters positioned within a geographical region into a plurality of sub-partitions. | 2014-01-30 |
20140031059 | MOBILE DEVICE POSITIONING IN DYNAMIC GROUPINGS OF COMMUNICATION DEVICES - A location aware intelligent transportation system determines ranges between a plurality of communication devices, including at least one mobile communication device. A method includes receiving receive messages transmitted from a plurality of other communication devices. Each receive message includes a transmit count stamp corresponding to a remote counter value. The mobile communication device generates a receive count stamp for each receive message. The method includes dynamically associating and disassociating the mobile communication device with a plurality of sub-groups of the plurality of other communication devices. The associating and disassociating are based at least in part on receiving receive messages from a predetermined number of other communication devices for each sub-group. For each sub-group currently associated with the mobile communication device, the method includes generating range estimates between the mobile communication device and the other communication devices in the particular sub-group. The range estimates are based on a combination of the transmit count stamps and the receive count stamps. | 2014-01-30 |
20140031060 | Creating Context Slices of a Storyline from Mobile Device Data - Embodiments create and label context slices from observation data that together define a storyline of a user's movements. A context is a (possibly partial) specification of what a user was doing in the dimensions of time, place, and activity. Contexts can vary in their specificity, their semantic content, and their likelihood. A storyline is composed of a time-ordered sequence of contexts that partition a given span of time. A storyline is created through a process of data collection, slicing and labeling. Raw context data can be collected from a variety of observation sources with various error characteristics. Slicing refines the chaotic collection of contexts produced by data collection into a single consistent storyline composed of a sequence of contexts representing homogeneous time intervals. Labeling adds more specific and semantically meaningful data (e.g., geography, venue, activity) to the storyline produced by slicing. | 2014-01-30 |
20140031061 | Systems And Methods For Monitoring Device And Vehicle - Methods and systems for monitoring a device and a vehicle associated with the device are provided. An example method can comprise monitoring a behavior of a first device in a vehicle, collecting the data associated with the behavior of the first device, and transmitting the data to a second device remote from the vehicle. In an aspect, the first and second device can be a mobile device such as a cell phone, smart phone, PDA, tablet, computer or the like. As an example, the behavior of the device can comprise at least one of a speed, an acceleration, a location, and an orientation, a user authentication, a type of use, and a time of use, whether the device is actively used while device is moving, etc. | 2014-01-30 |
20140031062 | WIRELESS CLIENT POSITION ESTIMATING SYSTEM AND METHOD - The present invention comprises a system and method for determining an estimated position of a wireless mobile client device operating in a communications environment covered by a wireless local area network. The received signal strength of the wireless mobile client device is measured by one or more access points serving devices in the communications environment. In a preferred embodiment, the error between the received signal strength measured by the access points and the expected received signal strength at a plurality of locations in the communications environment is calculated. The location of the device is determined from the error. | 2014-01-30 |
20140031063 | METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING PARAMETER UPDATE INFORMATION, AND APPARATUS FOR SAME - Disclosed are a method for transmitting and receiving parameter update information and an apparatus for same. A machine to machine (M2M) device for receiving parameter update information according to the present invention comprises: a receiver for receiving, from a base station (BS), a first message containing information indicating that the M2M device belonging to a specific M2M group should perform a location update; and a transmitter for transmitting a second message for location update to the base station. The receiver further receives, from the base station (BS), a third esage as a response to the second message, wherein the third message may further include information on a new M2M group identifier for the M2M device that belongs to the specific M2M group. Here, the first message may be a paging message, the second message may be a ranging request message, and the third message may be a ranging response message. | 2014-01-30 |
20140031064 | Method and System for Automatically Identifying Wireless Signal Quality of a Region - A method for automatically identifying wireless signal quality of a region includes receiving signal quality information associated with wireless signals received by each of a plurality of mobile endpoints and receiving location information identifying locations of each of the plurality of mobile endpoints. The method also includes, based on the received signal quality information and the received location information, identifying a first region of an area, the first region having a first signal quality. | 2014-01-30 |
20140031065 | PROVIDING TIME ZONE INFORMATION TO WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICES - A method for determining current local time for a wireless communication device is provided. The method can include a wireless communication device receiving a message sent by a network entity. The message can include location information indicative of a location associated with a time zone in which a serving cell for the wireless communication device is located. The method can further include the wireless communication device extracting the location information from the message; using the location information to determine the time zone; and determining a current local time based on the time zone. | 2014-01-30 |
20140031066 | DETERMINING THE LAST LOCATION OF LOST AND STOLEN PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES WHEN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS ACCESS TO THE LOST OR STOLEN DEVICES IS LOST OR INTERMITTENT - The last known location of a lost or stolen device can be determined based on the device's last communication with a data network. A portable device can be set up to communicate its location to or through a server to a second client after the portable device after at least one of the portable device obtains a wireless connection to a data network and registers a most recent location with the server. A device location based on data network router IP address or GPS. A location can be stored until a subsequent location and/or wireless connection is obtained. The server can be programmed to send at least one of “lost” message, ringtone, lock code and wipe command to a lost or stolen portable device. The server or lost device can be programmed to provide map location information to the second client for last known location of the lost portable device. | 2014-01-30 |
20140031067 | LOCATION DETECTION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS - Location detection of a mobile device is achieved by initiating an API call at an application program. The API call directs an operating system of the mobile device to initiate a scan of wireless access points within wireless communication range of the mobile device. The scanning performed by the mobile device is detected by the network via one or more of the wireless access points. A location of the mobile device is estimated by the network based on detection of the mobile device via the one or more wireless access points. Location-based services are provided to the mobile device by the network based on the estimated location of the mobile device. The location-based services may be transmitted to the mobile device via a different wireless access point and/or wireless communication protocol than used during scanning and/or detection of the mobile device. | 2014-01-30 |
20140031068 | REGIONAL INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION SERVER, MOBILE TERMINAL, REGIONAL INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, REGIONAL INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION METHOD, AND REGIONAL INFORMATION DISPLAY METHOD - A regional information distribution server for distributing regional information to a mobile terminal includes a posted message obtaining unit configured to obtain posted messages related to a region from a server for storing posted messages; location information receiving unit configured to receive location information of the mobile terminal from the mobile terminal; an associated posted message obtaining unit configured to obtain a posted message associated with the location information of the mobile terminal from the posted messages obtained by the posted message obtaining unit; and an associated posted message distributing unit configured to distribute the posted message obtained by the associated posted message obtaining unit to the mobile terminal. | 2014-01-30 |
20140031069 | NODE AND METHOD FOR PRIORITY OF APPLICATION BASED HANDLING OF A PAGING REQUEST - Example embodiments presented herein are directed towards a device, mobility management node and/or a serving gateway, and corresponding methods there, for providing application, service or priority based paging. According to some of the example embodiments, the decision whether or not to issue or accept a paging request may be made based on a priority, application or service (or type of service) associated with the paging request. | 2014-01-30 |
20140031070 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING MESSAGE ROUTING - A system and method for transmitting telephony messages that includes transmitting a first outgoing telephony message through a first channel using a first routing option selected from a plurality of routing options; receiving a message delivery report through at least a second channel; updating message routing data in response to the message delivery report; selecting a second routing option for at least a second outgoing message, the second routing option selected from the plurality of routing options prioritized by the updated message routing data; and transmitting a second outgoing telephony message through the first channel using the selected second routing option. | 2014-01-30 |
20140031071 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COMBINING TEXT AND VOICE MESSAGES IN A COMMUNICATIONS DIALOGUE - A method for delivering messages in a telecommunications network where the first text-form message of the session N is delivered to the user of the service such that the sender address (the A number) is converted to correspond to the session number N and the session stage J, in stages 2-n of the session N, a text-form message is received from the user of the message service at the sender address defined in the message in the previous stage, and the session proceeds according to the contents of the message such that the sender address (the A number) is converted to correspond to the session number N and the new session stage J, and the next text-form message of session N is sent to the user of the message service. | 2014-01-30 |
20140031072 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND DEVICES FOR REDUCING IMPACT OF FADING DIPS ON RADIO CHANNELS - The impact of a fading dip in a radio channel on the communication between a first and a second antenna may be reduced by receiving a sounding signal at the first antenna or the second antenna over the radio channel and measuring the frequency response of the radio channel using this sound signal that was received. The radio frequency signal that is used to communicate between the first antenna and the second antenna is adjusted in response to the frequency response that was measured in order to reduce an impact of the fading dip in the radio channel on the radio frequency signal during operation. Related systems, methods, and devices are disclosed. | 2014-01-30 |
20140031073 | Systems, methods, and machine-readable media providing location-enabled group management - A computer-executed method for managing a group of entities includes receiving an indication from a first user indicating a desire to add members to the group based on proximity to a target, such as a point of interest (POI) or a location of a person. The method also includes sending an invitation to a prospective group member based on a location of the prospective group member during a time window associated with the target. In response to the invitation, an indication is received from the prospective group member as to whether the prospective group member desires to join the group. | 2014-01-30 |
20140031074 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An information processing apparatus and method provide logic for processing information. In one implementation, an information processing apparatus may include a receiving unit configured to receive, from a first communications device, a first request to join a group of second communications devices. In such implementations, the first request includes first information identifying the group, and the group is associated with at least one connection right. The information processing apparatus may further includes control unit configured to associate the first communications device with the group, based at least the received information. | 2014-01-30 |
20140031075 | Multiple Network Mode Selection Devices - Systems and methods for multiple network mode selection devices in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed. In one embodiment of the invention, a multiple network mode selection device includes a processor, a radio module connected to the processor, and network determination process storage connected to the processor and configured to store one or more network determination processes, wherein the processor is configured to connect to a first network using the radio module, execute a network determination process selected from the one or more network determination process, reprogram the radio module in response to the executed network determination process, and connect to a second network using the radio module, where the second network is separate from the first network. | 2014-01-30 |
20140031076 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DETERMINING AN OSCILLATOR GAIN - A method includes generating a first signal based on a difference between a first frequency of a first voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) and a second frequency of a second VCO. The method further includes determining a gain of the first VCO at least partially based on the first signal. | 2014-01-30 |
20140031077 | DEVICE, METHOD, AND MEDIUM FOR OPTIMIZING SIMULTANEOUS LONG TERM EVOLUTION (LTE) SIGNALS AND SIGNALS IN THE INDUSTRIAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND MEDICAL (ISM) RADIO BAND - A wireless communication device includes a processing unit with first chip and second chip that operates in parallel with the first chip. The first chip transmits/receives data according to LTE. The second chip transmits/receives data over a WLAN. The processing unit determines access points (AP) through which data can be transmitted/received by the second chip over the WLAN; and identifies an optimal AP, based on factors including a determination, for each AP, of whether transmission/reception of data by the first chip according to the LTE standard, simultaneous to transmission/reception of data over the WLAN by the second chip, would decrease the overall throughput of the first and second chips. When the second chip is previously connected to the WLAN through any AP other than the optimal AP, the second chip is disconnected from the other AP, and it is connected to the WLAN through the optimal AP. | 2014-01-30 |
20140031078 | Communication Device - A first communication device is configured to: transmit first wireless settings for joining to a first type of wireless network to a second communication device in a first case where the second communication device can join the first type of wireless network in a specific mode for performing direct wireless communication with the first communication device; transmit second wireless settings for joining to a second type of wireless network to the second communication device in a second case where the second communication device cannot join the first type of wireless network in the specific mode; perform direct wireless communication with the second communication device using the first type of wireless network in the first case; and perform wireless communication of the target data with the second communication device through a specific relaying device using the second type of wireless network in the second case. | 2014-01-30 |
20140031079 | PORTABLE TERMINAL DEVICE, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - A portable terminal device ( | 2014-01-30 |
20140031080 | Cell Phone or mobile phone with built-in pager or paging system. - My invention is mobile communication device that combines pager or paging device and mobile or cellular phone into one device that is capable of receiving paging messages as well as cellular or mobile phone calls. This new device will enable businesses and individuals to use only one device for paging and voice communications instead of carrying one device for paging and another for mobile voice calls. In other words, instead of carrying pager and cell phone, this invention allows you to combine both and carry one device that can perform the functions of pager and cellular/mobile phone. | 2014-01-30 |
20140031081 | CONFIGURABLE MODULAR MULTI-FUNCTION COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A configurable modular communication device ( | 2014-01-30 |
20140031082 | Responsive Units - An electronic communication unit such as a mobile phone comprises a processor for operating said unit; and an ambient air quality monitoring sensor; characterised in that said processor is configured to operate said unit in a first mode of operation during which a) monitoring of said air quality occurs and a level of air quality is assessed against pre-determined levels; and b) ordinary communication routines are activated provided an acceptable category of pre-determined levels is identified; and in a second mode of operation during which a) monitoring of said air quality occurs and a level of air quality is assessed against pre-determined levels; and b) an alarm routine is launched interrupting the ordinary communication routines once a level of ambient air quality is assessed to warrant the user's attention. | 2014-01-30 |
20140031083 | METHOD FOR SWITCHING BETWEEN A FIRST AND A SECOND LOGICAL UICCS COMPRISED IN A SAME PHYSICAL UICC - A method for switching between first and second logical U ICCs in the same physical U ICC. Each logical UICC has an area for storing overlapped volatile data and an area for storing overlapped persistent data. The physical UICC also has an OS area. When a switch order is received to switch from the first logical UICC to the second logical U ICC. Overlapped volatile data from the OS area is backed up to the area for storing overlapped volatile data of the first logical U ICC. Overlapped persistent data from the OS area is backed up to the area for storing overlapped persistent data of the first logical U ICC. Volatile data from the area for storing overlapped volatile data from the second logical UICC is restored to the OS area. Persistent data from the area for storing overlapped persistent data from the second logical UICC is restored to the OS area. | 2014-01-30 |