08th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 36 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120045932 | CONNECTOR ISOLATOR SYSTEM - A connector isolator system, having a mounting plate with a contact surface and an opposing operational surface and an aperture extended therebetween; a plurality of backstops spaced a distance away from the operational surface of the mounting plate; a printed circuit board (PCB) or other connector carrier member that is movable out-of-plane between the backstop and the operational surface of the mounting plate, and a plurality of in-plane isolators mounted therein with an electrical connector mounted thereon in a position to pass through the aperture in the mounting plate; and one or more biasing members arranged for urging the connector carrier member toward the mounting plate and the electrical connector through the aperture therein. | 2012-02-23 |
20120045933 | COAXIAL CABLE CONNECTORS AND ASSOCIATED WASHERS - Coaxial cable connectors including washers are described herein. A coaxial cable connector configured in accordance with an embodiment of the present technology includes a conductive insert, a coupling nut, and a washer. The coupling nut can include a first end portion, a second end portion, and an inner surface defining a bore for receiving a corresponding coaxial cable connector. The conductive insert can include an annular flange at least partially surrounded by the bore. The washer can be positioned between the second end portion of the coupling nut and the annular flange, and can be configured to press against at least one of the annular flange and the second end portion of the coupling nut to restrict rotation between the coaxial cable connectors. | 2012-02-23 |
20120045934 | USB PLUG CABLE ASSEMBLY - A cable assembly ( | 2012-02-23 |
20120045935 | SHIELDED ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - An electrical connector includes a shielding cage, an insulative housing disposed within the shielding cage, at least two rows of terminals secured in the insulative housing and a metal sheet embedded in the insulative housing and disposed between the rows of terminals. An insulative housing defines a mating face and a mounting face perpendicular to the mating face. The metal sheet extends from the mating face to the mounting face and comprises at least one tail extending beyond the mounting face. | 2012-02-23 |
20120045936 | ACTIVE CONNECTOR - An active connector is provided that allows for simple designing of devices for high-speed wideband pulse signal transmission without specialized technical know-how in the use of connectors. A connector base has a first connection terminal and a second connection terminal, and houses a first matching circuit, a second matching circuit, and a buffer circuit. The first connection terminal and the second connection terminal can be used as an internal port electrically coupled to a device circuit and an external port electrically coupled to a transmission line, respectively. An input signal inputted into the first connection terminal is supplied to the first matching circuit. The second matching circuit supplies an output signal to the second connection terminal. A buffer circuit between the first matching circuit and the second matching circuit inhibits mutual influences between the input signal and the output signal. | 2012-02-23 |
20120045937 | Junction box with support device for plug connector - A junction box, in particular for solar modules, including a base that is parallel to a mounting surface at the module and an inner cavity formed by a housing and closed by a cover, wherein a solar module contact is connected in the inner cavity with a connecting conductor for putting out generated electricity, wherein the connecting conductor exiting the inner cavity is provided with a plug connector which includes a plug-in device supporting a connecting contact and a safety device maintaining a plug connection, wherein the plug connector is arranged in a support device at the junction box, wherein the support device includes a plug-in mechanism that is complementary to the plug-in device, and wherein the plug connector is arranged at the plug-in mechanism through its plug-in device. | 2012-02-23 |
20120045938 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH IMPEDANCE CORRECTION ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR THE MANUFACTURE THEREOF - The present invention relates to an electrical connector with an electrically insulating contact carrier and with at least one electrically conducting contact element which is held in the contact carrier. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a manufacturing method for manufacturing a connector of this type. Changes in dimension in the geometry of the contact carrier and also fluctuations in spacing and geometry in the enclosing shielding cause impedance inhomogeneities in the signal propagation direction that adversely influence the signal quality. Furthermore, it may be necessary to purposefully set the impedance so as to differ from the nominal impedance. An electrical connector is therefore proposed with an electrically insulating contact carrier ( | 2012-02-23 |
20120045939 | USB Power Adapter with Integrated Male and Female Connectors to Attach to a USB Cable to Provide Charge and Sync Functions - A USB power adapter includes a printed circuit board, a male USB connector coupled to the printed circuit board and configured to mate with a female USB connector of a first device; and a female USB connector coupled to the printed circuit board and configured to mate with a male USB connector of a cable which has a non-USB device connector on its other end for connection to a second device. Circuitry integrated on the printed circuit board electrically couples the male USB connector and the female USB connector. More specifically, the circuitry connects one or more pins of the male USB connector to one or more pins of the female USB connector whereupon the first device either supplies power to or synchronizes for data transfer with the second device when the first and second devices are connected via the power adapter and the USB cable. | 2012-02-23 |
20120045940 | TORSIONAL CONTACT DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ELECTRONICS MODULE - A torsional electrical contact includes a body comprising a helix including N helical turns around a longitudinal axis, wherein N≧1. The body further includes first and second opposite ends that are spaced longitudinally from each other. First and second contact arms extend outwardly away from the helix at the opposite first and second ends of the body, respectively. The first and second contact arms include respective distal ends defined by a part of the contact arm that is located a maximum orthogonal distance from the longitudinal axis. The first and second arms define a contact angle α measured between a first reference plane in which the longitudinal axis lies and that intersects the distal end of the first contact arm and a second reference plane in which the longitudinal axis lies and that intersects the distal end of the second contact arm. At least one of the first and second contact arms is selectively resiliently movable toward the other of the first and second contact arms to reduce the contact angle α. One or more contacts are installed in a module and/or connected to an electronic component. A module including first and second contacts can be configured in a first condition in which the contacts are connected directly to each other or a second condition in which the contacts are engaged with respective parts of a circuit board or other component inserted into the housing. | 2012-02-23 |
20120045941 | DUPLEX PROFILE CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY HAVING RETENTION MEANS FOR ASSEMBLING UPPER AND LOWER CONNECTORS THEREOF TOGETHER - A double-deck connector assembly comprises an unitary insulating housing defining upper and lower connection ports slightly offset from each other in a front-to-back direction thereof for respectively receiving upper and lower modules therein. The upper connection port has a pair of holding arms extending from two opposite ends thereof. The lower connection port has a pair of lower latching arms extending from two opposite ends thereof. The lower latching arms extend in a same direction with the holding arms and each has a sliding slot at an outside thereof. The sliding slots can match with the holding arms to assemble the upper and lower connection ports together. | 2012-02-23 |
20120045942 | Pluggable Cable Connector - A pair manager for use in securing a twin-axial cable to a printed circuit board is described. The pair manager comprises a generally block-shaped portion containing a pair of channels. The channels extend from the front face to the rear face of the block-shaped portion. An integral flange and a pair of integral fingers extend perpendicularly from the front face of the block-shaped portion. The flange extends generally from the center of the front face and the fingers extend from opposite edges of the front face. The fingers and flange function as a partial shield cavity around each pair of conductors. This design helps to maintain better impedance matching when connecting twin-axial cables to a printed circuit board. | 2012-02-23 |
20120045943 | ADAPTER ELEMENT FOR SERIAL DATA TRANSFER IN A VEHICLE - An adapter element for serial data transfer in a vehicle, the adapter element including a first housing part, which is designed electrically conductively and is connectable to a shield and a second housing part, which is designed electrically conductively and includes a contact element. The first housing part and the second housing part are disposed such that the second housing part is enclosed by the first housing part in a first region that extends along a longitudinal axis of the adapter element. The contact element is in electrical contact in the first region with the first housing part, and the contact element produces the electrical contact at least in part by the adapter element being configured such that accessibility to the contact element from a position exterior to the adapter element in a direction that is orthogonal to the longitudinal axis is ensured. In addition, the second housing part is surrounded on both sides of the first housing part by the first housing part inside a second region, which extends along the longitudinal axis. | 2012-02-23 |
20120045944 | ELECTRICAL PLUG-AND-SOCKET DEVICE - An electrical plug apparatus for establishing an electrical connection by mating with a mating plug apparatus includes a housing, an electrical feed line comprising an insulating sheath, and at least one electrical contact element comprising a first end and a second end. The first end is in contact with the electrical feed line. The second end leads in a plugging direction, and is mounted in the housing and configured so as to move perpendicular to the plugging direction under an effect of an electrical mating contact element of the mating plug apparatus bearing against the second end. The at least one electrical contact element comprises a material which allows an elastic deformation movement as an effect of the electrical mating plug element. | 2012-02-23 |
20120045945 | POWER CONNECTOR WITH IMPROVED LOCKING MEMBER EXPOSED TO THE EXTERIOR - A power connector includes an insulative housing, a power contact retained in the insulative housing, a locking member formed on the insulative housing and a key member. The key member includes a retaining portion fixed in the insulative housing and a protrusion extending along a lengthwise direction of the insulative housing. The locking member locks the key member in a mounting hole of the insulative housing. The locking member includes a locking arm. The locking arm is accessible from outside of the insulative housing to thereby release the key member from the insulative housing. | 2012-02-23 |
20120045946 | SOCKET CONNECTOR HAVING SUITABLE RECEIVING SOLDER LEAD FROM IC PACKAGE - An electrical socket used to connecting an IC package to a printed circuit board comprises an insulative housing ( | 2012-02-23 |
20120045947 | INPUT/OUTPUT MODULE BUS CONTACT SYSTEM AND METHOD - Present embodiments include an automation control system that includes an input/output device module with a device bus therein. The input/output module also includes a first bus contact on a first side of the input/output device module and communicatively coupled with a first end of the device bus, and a second bus contact on a second side of the input/output device module and communicatively coupled with a second end of the device bus. The second side generally faces an opposite direction from the first side and the input/output device module is configured to be coupled with additional input/output device modules positioned on the first and second sides of the input/output device module via the first and second bus contacts. Further, the first and second bus contacts are positioned on non-lateral surfaces of the input/output device module, the first and second contacts include spring-loaded connectors, the first and second contacts include two-prong or three-prong forks, or the input/output device module is a terminal block. | 2012-02-23 |
20120045948 | THERMAL EXPANSION COMPENSATOR HAVING AN ELASTIC CONDUCTIVE ELEMENT BONDED TO TWO FACING SURFACES - A thermal expansion compensator is provided and includes a first electrode structure having a first surface, a second electrode structure having a second surface facing the first surface and an elastic element bonded to the first and second surfaces and including a conductive element by which the first and second electrode structures electrically and/or thermally communicate, the conductive element having a length that is not substantially longer than a distance between the first and second surfaces. | 2012-02-23 |
20120045949 | ELECTRICAL CONTACT - The present invention is to provide an electrical contact, including first and second contact arms being spaced apart from each other in a vertical relation and having a contact portion, respectively, a soldering arm connected with the second contact arm, a driven arm connected with the first contact arm, and a support arm disposed between and connecting the first and second contact arms and the soldering and driven arms, wherein the contact portions of the first and second contact arms are disposed in different alignment with each other so as to clamp a flexible circuit board securely. | 2012-02-23 |
20120045950 | MULTIDIRECTIONAL PROPULSION SYSTEM FOR SHIPS, INCLUDING A MECHANICAL HYPOCYCLOID TRANSFORMER - The invention relates to a multidirectional propulsion system for ships, including a mechanical hypocycloid transformer, which comprises a drive system ( | 2012-02-23 |
20120045951 | STEERING APPARATUS FOR OUTBOARD MOTOR - A case of a helm device is provided with a steering shaft. A rotation of the steering shaft is detected by a helm sensor. A friction generating mechanism is disposed in the case. The friction generating mechanism includes a rotor disposed on the steering shaft, an inner disk configured to rotate together with the rotor, an outer disk opposed to the inner disk, an electromagnetic actuator, and an armature configured to be driven by the electromagnetic actuator. An assist spring is disposed in the case. The assist spring urges the armature in such a direction as to press the disks against each other. | 2012-02-23 |
20120045952 | Thermochromic textile material - A thermochromic textile material includes a top anti-UV (ultraviolet) layer; a membrane layer below the anti-UV layer; an intermediate layer assembly below the membrane layer; and a bottom layer of transparent mesh cloth. In one embodiment the intermediate layer assembly includes an upper adhesive and a lower thermochromic pigment layer. In another embodiment the intermediate layer assembly comprises an upper thermochromic pigment layer and a lower adhesive. | 2012-02-23 |
20120045953 | NON-BLACK RUBBER MEMBRANES - A roofing membrane comprising an olefinic rubber; and from about 20 to about 250 parts by weight of a silica filler per 100 parts by weight rubber; wherein the silica filler is chemically coupled to the olefinic rubber; and wherein the roofing membrane is non-black. | 2012-02-23 |
20120045954 | HIGHLY DURABLE SUPERHYDROPHOBIC. OLEOPHOBIC AND ANTI-ICING COATINGS AND METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR THEIR PREPARATION - Highly durable hydrophobic, oleophobic, and anti-icing coatings and methods of their preparation and use are described herein. | 2012-02-23 |
20120045955 | Resin Composition Eliminating Volatile Loss of Initiating Species for the Preparation of Printed Circuit Board Laminates - An enhanced prepreg for printed circuit board (PCB) laminates includes a substrate and a resin applied to the substrate. The resin includes a curable polymer and a polymerization initiator polymer having a backbone with a free radical initiator forming segment that breaks apart upon being subjected to heat to generate a plurality of non-volatile initiating species. This resin composition eliminates possible volatile loss of the free radical initiator during all processing steps in the preparation of PCB laminates. The resin may additionally include a cross-linking agent, flame retardant and viscosity modifiers. In one embodiment, a sheet of woven glass fibers is impregnated with the resin and subsequently dried or cured. The glass cloth substrate may include a silane coupling agent to couple the resin to the substrate. In another embodiment, resin coated copper (RCC) is prepared by applying the resin to copper and subsequently curing the resin. | 2012-02-23 |
20120045956 | FABRICATED ARTICLES COMPRISING POLYOLEFINS - Fabricated articles are disclosed which comprise a polypropylene impact copolymer. The propylene impact copolymer composition comprises from 60 to 90 percent by weight of the impact copolymer composition of a matrix phase, which can be a homopolymer polypropylene or random polypropylene copolymer having from 0.1 to 7 mol percent of units derived from ethylene or C | 2012-02-23 |
20120045957 | FIBER COATED NONWOVEN LAMINATES AND METHODS AND LINES FOR MAKING THE SAME - Fiber coated nonwoven laminates and methods and lines for making the same are disclosed. The fiber coated nonwoven laminates can have a fiber web layer that can range from about 0.01 g/m | 2012-02-23 |
20120045958 | FILM FORMATION MASK - Provided is a film formation mask capable of preventing slit-like openings from being closed by vibrations so as to form a highly precise patterned film with stability. In a film formation mask formed by providing multiple slit-like openings in a metal foil, the shape of the opening of at least one end of the slit-like openings is asymmetrical with respect to a center line of the width direction of the slit-like openings. | 2012-02-23 |
20120045959 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - It is an object of the present invention to provide a display device that has a structure of an electrode where a residue of a transparent conductive film is not generated when a weak acid solution is used in etching, which is particularly appropriate for an electrode of a light-emitting element. | 2012-02-23 |
20120045960 | Toy Assembly With Blower And Color Changing Features - A toy assembly includes an air blower than can blow air and particles such as glitter. In one embodiment, the toy assembly includes a doll and an air blower that can blow air and glitter particles as well as change the color of the hair of the doll. | 2012-02-23 |
20120045961 | Flying Shark - A neutrally buoyant flying toy has a tail fin assembly and a movable weight element that are configured such that the toy moves forward and can be steered left and right by controlled motion of the tail fin, and such that the toy ascends or descends by controlled motion of the weight element. Most preferably, the toy is configured as a fish and is remote controlled. | 2012-02-23 |
20120045962 | USER ASSEMBLED MOTORIZED PUZZLE - One example embodiment includes a movable puzzle. The movable puzzle includes a puzzle, where the puzzle forms a three dimensional shape when completed. The movable puzzle also includes a motor, where the motor is configured to move the completed puzzle. | 2012-02-23 |
20120045963 | STRIKER FOR CALLING GAME AND METHOD - A striker for game calling including a body portion, a releasable locking device located at one end of the body portion, and a peg extending from the body portion and held to the body portion by the releasable locking device. | 2012-02-23 |
20120045964 | Toy workover rig - A toy workover rig modeling the kind used to service oil and gas wells. The workover rig includes a wheeled truck. An extensible mast is pivotally fastened to the truck. A remotely-controlled pivoting assembly is connected to the truck for selectively moving the mast from a horizontal, traveling position to a vertical, operating position. A remotely-controlled telescoping assembly is connected to the truck for selectively extending the mast from a retracted position to an extended position. A remotely-controlled hoisting assembly is connected to the truck for lifted selected objects within the mast. | 2012-02-23 |
20120045965 | Expandable Playset With Movable Platform And Doll Dressing Feature - A playset includes a housing defining a chamber, and first and second openings in communication with the chamber. A platform is coupled to the housing and movable in opposing first and second directions through the first opening, and in opposing third and fourth directions through the second opening. A doll is coupleable to the platform and rotatable about an axis between first and second positions relative to the platform. The doll is moved from the first position to the second position as the platform is moved in the second direction, and the doll is moved from the second position to the first position as the platform is moved in the third direction. | 2012-02-23 |
20120045966 | PADDED BREAST CUP FOR A BRASSIERE - There is provided a breast cup assembly for a bra. An outer panel has an outer fabric layer attached to a first foam layer. An inner panel has an inner fabric layer attached to a second foam layer. A pad is located between the inner panel and the outer panel. The inner panel has a surface area the majority of which is overlaid with the pad, and the outer panel and the inner panel are attached to each other about a periphery of each panel to retain the pad in its location. | 2012-02-23 |
20120045967 | ATHLETIC SUPPORT BRASSIERE - An athletic brassiere with breast band, having the general form of a brassiere, for use when engaging in vigorous physical exercise or activities, such as running, tennis, and the like. An embodiment comprises an inner liner and outer panel, an internal breast band sleeve, and a breast band slidably retained within the sleeve. The breast band has a fastener enabling the breast band length to be adjusted; the breast band is adjustable vertically and horizontally. Embodiments hold the breasts down with the breast band slidably retained within the garment, providing support and protecting the wearer from discomfort or injury from excessive upward and downward breast movement. The breast band alleviates upward and downward movement of the breasts and does not cinch, flatten or compress the wearer's breasts against the chest wall, nor lift and bold the breasts. The garment is attractive and can be worn alone or under another garment. | 2012-02-23 |
20120045968 | SUBSTRATE POLISHING METHOD AND DEVICE - A substrate polishing method includes starting to rotate a circular substrate and polishing an inner peripheral edge surface of a center circular hole formed in the circular substrate into a chamfered or rounded surface by pressing the inner peripheral edge surface against a bypass polishing part of a polishing tape that is conveyed intermittently or continuously and by oscillating the bypass polishing part of the polishing tape about a direction perpendicular to a direction that the center circular hole penetrates through the circular substrate. The polishing tape is guided so as to have an advancing portion advancing toward the circular substrate, a returning portion returning from the circular substrate, and a turning-back portion between the advancing portion and the returning portion guided along a side bypass. The bypass polishing part of the polishing tape is the turning-back portion of the polishing tape. | 2012-02-23 |
20120045969 | POLISHING AMORPHOUS/CRYSTALLINE GLASS - An apparatus and associated method for polishing a workpiece with a polishing slurry having ceria particulates and silica particulates. | 2012-02-23 |
20120045970 | OXIDIZING PARTICLES BASED SLURRY FOR NOBEL METAL INCLUDING RUTHENIUM CHEMICAL MECHANICAL PLANARIZATION - A method for chemical mechanical planarization of ruthenium is provided. A semiconductor substrate comprising ruthenium is contacted with a chemical mechanical polishing system comprising an oxidizing particle, an abrasive, a polishing pad and a liquid carrier. The pH of the polishing composition is about 8 to 12. A high ruthenium removal rate for the inventive slurry was observed. The disclosed oxidizing particle advantageously improves the polishing speed of ruthenium under low polishing pressure and decreases the scratches generated on low-k material. | 2012-02-23 |
20120045971 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING GLASS SUBSTRATE FOR MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIA - The invention provides a method of manufacturing a glass substrate for magnetic recording media. And the glass substrate has high surface smoothness and little waviness. In the primary, secondary and tertiary lapping process, diamond pads | 2012-02-23 |
20120045972 | A CERIUM-BASED PARTICLE COMPOSITION AND THE PREPARATION THEREOF - A cerium based particle composition comprises: 50-90% by weight of cerium oxide, and at least 10% by weight of lanthanum oxide. The method to prepare the particle composition comprises: one or more water soluble salts of transition metal elements and/or alkaline metal elements are mixed with CeLaCl | 2012-02-23 |
20120045973 | METHODS OF FABRICATING A HONEYCOMB EXTRUSION DIE FROM A DIE BODY - Methods for fabricating a honeycomb extrusion die from a die body include the step of machining extrusion slots with at least one grinding wheel to provide a honeycomb pattern of extrusion slots. In further examples, a plurality of the extrusion slots of the honeycomb pattern of extrusion slots can be machined with a wire electrical discharge machining process after machining the plurality of extrusion slots of the honeycomb pattern of extrusion slots with the grinding wheel. | 2012-02-23 |
20120045974 | METHOD OF PRODUCING SUBSTRATE FOR MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIA - There is provided a method of producing a substrate for magnetic recording media which is capable of efficiently removing alumina abrasive grains in the latter polishing step that have been stuck in the former polishing step during polishing of the substrate for magnetic recording media in which a NiP plating film has been formed on the surface of an Al alloy substrate,
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20120045975 | LENS-PROCESSING DEVICE - A lens processing device ( | 2012-02-23 |
20120045976 | HANDHELD ELECTRIC MACHINE TOOL - A handheld electric machine tool is described including a housing with a grip area, a tool area for a tool that is drivable in a linear and/or oscillating manner, an operating part on the housing for activation of the tool and/or the electric machine tool by the user, a drive unit disposed in the housing for producing a working motion of the tool, an electronic unit disposed in the housing for acting upon the drive unit with at least control and/or regulating signals, an operating voltage unit for supplying an electrical DC voltage, the drive unit including at least one excitation actuator having a volume of excitation-active material, which excitation actuator when in operation is electrically supplied by the operating voltage unit, is controlled or regulated by the electronic unit. The electronic unit may be configured to operate the at least one excitation actuator in a resonant frequency. | 2012-02-23 |
20120045977 | Flexible Grinding Product and Method of Producing the Same - The present invention relates to a flexible grinding product and a method of producing the same. Such a grinding product comprises a flexible underlay ( | 2012-02-23 |
20120045978 | GRINDING WORKPIECE - A grinding workpiece comprises a main body having a joint surface with a predetermined area. A containing chamber with a predetermined depth is inwardly extended from a central position of the joint surface, and an opening is formed on the joint surface. A grinding material is disposed to a portion corresponding to the joint surface of the periphery of the opening. | 2012-02-23 |
20120045979 | Tool for Shelling Prawn or like Crustaceans - A tool for shelling crustaceans (C), in particular prawns, imperial prawns and the like. The tool ( | 2012-02-23 |
20120045980 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED CUTTING OF THE WINGS FROM POULTRY BODIES - An apparatus and method for automated cutting of the wings from poultry bodies are disclosed. The apparatus has transport units that are arranged on each side of the conveying means, each of which includes a guide rail and a conveying chain. The transport units are arranged symmetrically to the conveying means and diverge in the direction of transport T in such a way that the two wings of a poultry body are moved increasingly away from the poultry body during transport along the separating device. The cutting blades of the third pair of separating elements form a cutting station without a counter-support and each has a cutting edge which performs partial cuts leaving the end pieces of the wings on the poultry body. The lateral guide rails behind the separating device each have a recess to increase the vertical distance between the guide rail and the conveying chain. | 2012-02-23 |
20120045981 | Nail salon workstation - A manicure table having a technician side, an opposing client side and a table top work surface, together with an exhaust motor vacuum, a hose or pipe conduit running upwardly along the table from the vacuum toward the work surface and a controllable source of illumination at an end of the conduit adjacent to the work surface for exhausting harmful dust and noxious chemical odors generated at the work station area without shadowing the nails or nail tips being worked upon from ceiling lighting overlying the hose or pipe conduits providing the exhaust function. | 2012-02-23 |
20120045982 | CONTAINER DATA CENTER - A container data center includes a container, a partition member received in the container, and a number of non-powered turbines installed on the top wall of the container. The container includes a top wall, a bottom wall opposite to the top wall, and a sidewall connected between the top wall and the bottom wall. The sidewall defines a number of vents. The partition member includes a first partition plate adjacent to the top wall of the container and a second partition plate extending down from sides of the first partition plate to connect to the bottom wall of the container. An air channel is formed between the partition member and the container. The cool air outside the container can flow into the air channel through the number of vents, and the hot air of the air channel flows out of the container through the number of non-powered turbines. | 2012-02-23 |
20120045983 | Solar Powered Active Roof Ridge Vent - A solar powered roof ridge vent apparatus is provided for actively conducting warm air from an attic space of a home or building to the ambient environment. The roof ridge vent apparatus includes a series of electrically powered axial fans fastened to openings formed in a laterally flexible main panel which is installed at the ridge opening of a roof on a home or building. The laterally flexible main panel seals to the roofline. The series of fans are protected from the elements by a shroud. The shroud is fastened to the laterally flexible main panel and forms a cavity surrounding the fans in which the fan drawn air is first introduced prior to passing through a vent to the ambient environment. The fans are powered using electricity generated by a solar panel, which is mounted to the main panel. A thermostat is employed to deactivate the electrical fans at lower ambient temperatures when attic ventilation is undesirable. The apparatus can be installed as a single unit to the exterior of the home. | 2012-02-23 |
20120045984 | METHOD OF JAMMING - A jamming system includes at least three jamming units. Each jamming unit is separately positionable and pointable. Each jamming unit covers different frequency bands. A method of using the jamming system includes moving a first jamming unit relative to a second jamming unit, and yawing a first jamming unit relative to an orientation of a third jamming unit. | 2012-02-23 |
20120045985 | CONTENT REPRODUCING METHOD AND APPARATUS - A content reproducing method and a content reproducing apparatus capable of continuously reproducing content by searching for an apparatus having optimal capabilities for reproducing the content, when a plurality of content reproducing apparatuses with similar functions are located within a short range of each other. | 2012-02-23 |
20120045986 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, RELAY STATION, RECEIVER STATION, AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD - A relay station that includes a receiver that receives, from a transmitter station, a signal in which known data used for propagation path estimation is assigned to a first region determined by a combination of a frequency domain and a time domain and predetermined data is assigned to a second region that is different from the first region. The relay station also includes a processor that performs processing for generating a signal in which the known data is assigned to the second region in the signal received by the receiver, and a transmitter that transmits the signal generated by the processor. | 2012-02-23 |
20120045987 | SIGNAL RESTORING APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF - Provided are a signal restoring apparatus that can restore a reception signal of a counterpart terminal and increase frequency band efficiency by estimating its own transmission signal from a reception signal transmitted from a counterpart terminal through a satellite communication device and removing the estimated transmission signal, and a method thereof. The signal restoring apparatus according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes: a transmitter transmitting a transmission signal to a satellite communication device; a band spread signal generator transmitting a band spread signal to the satellite communication device; a signal estimator estimating the transmission signal included in a reception signal transmitted from a counterpart terminal through the satellite communication device on the basis of the transmission signal and the band spread signal; and a signal remover removing the estimated transmission signal from the reception signal. | 2012-02-23 |
20120045988 | DMM wireless adapter - The present invention is an adapter for providing wireless communication between a digital multimeter (DMM) and a computer. The adapter has a processor as well as a transmitter operable for transmitting signals to the (DMM) from the processor. The adapter also includes a receiver operable for receiving signals from the DMM, the processor is able to receive the signals from the receiver. The adapter of the present invention also includes at least one radio transmitter operable for providing wireless communication between the processor and the computer. The data measurements obtained through communication with the DMM via the receiver and transmitter are transferred wirelessly to the adapter. The data measurements obtained by the adapter are then transferred wirelessly from the adapter to the computer through the radio transmitter. The radio transmitter is operable to communicate wirelessly with the computer in one or more communication protocols, such as Zigbee and WiFi. | 2012-02-23 |
20120045989 | DEVICE DISCOVERY IN NEAR-FIELD COMMUNICATION - Example method, apparatus, and computer program product embodiments are disclosed to improve device discovery in near-field communication. Example embodiments of the invention include a wireless host device coupled to a near-field communication (NFC) controller via an NFC controller interface (NCI), the NFC controller capable of exchanging NFC radio frequency (RF) signals with other NFC controllers or with NFC tags, according to an embodiment of the present invention. In example embodiments of an NFC discovery RF signal sequence may be exchanged between two NFC controllers, each sequence of RF signals comprising a plurality of discovery periods including a poll interval, a listen interval, and an idle interval. Several methods are disclosed to improve the probability of detection of another NFC device by modifying the format of the discovery period. | 2012-02-23 |
20120045990 | Intelligent Audio Routing for Incoming Calls - A user's wireless communication device communicates cellular signals with a remote party over a wireless communications network and short-range wireless signals with a headset worn by the user. Upon receiving an incoming call, a controller in the user's device determines whether a microphone integrated with the user's device, or a microphone integrated with the headset, is closest to the user's mouth. Based on that determination, the controller routes the incoming audio signals to whichever speaker is associated with the microphone that is closest to the user's mouth. | 2012-02-23 |
20120045991 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, X-RAY SENSOR, AND PROGRAM STORAGE MEDIUM - A wireless communication apparatus includes an X-ray sensor that transmits X-ray image data, a wireless access point that receives the X-ray image data from the X-ray sensor by wireless communication, and an entry apparatus that communicates with the X-ray sensor by short-range communication. A wireless setting apparatus sets wireless communication parameters for starting the wireless communication between the X-ray sensor and the wireless access point to the wireless access point and sets the same wireless communication parameters as those set to the wireless access point to the X-ray sensor by performing short-range wireless communication from the entry device. | 2012-02-23 |
20120045992 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SHARING DATA IN PORTABLE TERMINAL - Provided is an apparatus and method for sharing data in a portable terminal. The apparatus includes a first Bluetooth module, a second Bluetooth module, and a sharing managing unit. The first Bluetooth module is configured to set a first communication area to which the portable terminal belongs, and the second Bluetooth module is configured to set a second communication area adjacent to the first communication area. The sharing managing unit is configured to control the first Bluetooth module and the second Bluetooth module to share data including Bluetooth Ids of other terminals of the first communication area and data of the second communication area for a subsequent display. | 2012-02-23 |
20120045993 | Apparatus for discovering devices in a wireless network - A Bluetooth-enabled computing device includes a user interface for displaying a prompt to specify a descriptive identifier for a network device prior to performance of a Bluetooth Device Discovery Routine, the descriptive identifier being different from Bluetooth Device Discovery Routine Identifiers. A system memory has entries including descriptive identifiers, each descriptive identifier corresponding to a network device pre-configured with a connection profile. A connection manager determines if a specified descriptive identifier is a match to any entry in the system memory and to implements a connection to a network device corresponding to a matching entry. Otherwise the connection manager performs a discovery routine to locate and establish a connection to at least one available network device corresponding to the specified descriptive identifier. A Bluetooth compatible wireless transceiver is operable to transmit and receive signals associated with the connection to the network device and the discovery routine. | 2012-02-23 |
20120045994 | BLUETOOTH COMMUNICATION METHOD AND SYSTEM - A Bluetooth communication method and system for enabling one Bluetooth device to rapidly connect to another Bluetooth device using an audio signal, and also enabling them to transmit data to each other are provided. The system includes first and second Bluetooth devices. The first Bluetooth device transforms authentication information required to establish a Bluetooth communication connection into an audio signal, and broadcasts the audio signal. The second Bluetooth device receives the audio signal and extracts the authentication information from the received audio signal. The second Bluetooth device establishes a Bluetooth communication channel with the first Bluetooth device, using the extracted authentication information. | 2012-02-23 |
20120045995 | INTERFERENCE SUPPRESSION WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND INTERFERENCE SUPPRESSION WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE - An interference suppression wireless communication device to be used in an interference suppression wireless communication system, includes: a variance acquirer configured to acquire a variance of channel estimation errors associated with a channel for a transmission signal of the interference suppression wireless communication device, a variance of channel estimation errors associated with a channel for an interference signal, and a variance of noise included in the transmission signal when the transmission signal is received; and a coefficient calculator configured to calculate, based on the variances acquired by the variance acquirer, a coefficient by which the interference signal to be subtracted from the transmission signal is multiplied. | 2012-02-23 |
20120045996 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A communication system including a first station having at least two first narrow beam antennas and a second station having at least two second narrow beam antennas. The first and second stations establish a first communication path for wireless communication via a pair of first and second narrow beam antennas. When communication via the first communication path is disturbed by obstacles, the first and second stations automatically establish at least one alternative communication path, which is spatially different from the first communication path, for wireless communication using the at least two first narrow beam antennas and the at least two second narrow beam antennas. | 2012-02-23 |
20120045997 | Radio Frequency Transceiver - A radio frequency transceiver includes a mixer circuit configured to convert an intermediate frequency signal into a radio frequency signal, a driver amplifier circuit configured to amplify the radio frequency signal from the mixer circuit, a temperature sensing circuit configured for sensing ambient temperature, and an attenuation circuit connected with the temperature sensing circuit, configured to decreasingly attenuate the radio frequency signal from the driver amplifier circuit as the ambient temperature increases. | 2012-02-23 |
20120045998 | TESTING SYSTEM AND MEASURING METHOD THEREOF FOR MEASURING WIRELESS NETWORK SIGNAL - A testing system and measuring method thereof for measuring wireless network signal are provided. The testing system comprises a control switch, a first base station emulator and a signal measurer. The first base station emulator and the signal measurer connect to the control switch respectively. A device under test (DUT) connects with the testing system via the control switch. The first base station emulator transmits a first channel setting signal to the DUT via the control switch so that the DUT can communicate with the testing system via a first channel. The first base station emulator transmits a plurality of first testing messages to the DUT via the control switch so that the DUT can transmit a plurality of first response messages back according to the first testing messages. The control switch further receives the first response messages from the DUT and then transmits them to the first base station emulator and to the signal measurer at the same time. The first base station emulator calculates a first bit error rate and the signal measurer determines a first signal quality of the DUT both according to the first response messages. | 2012-02-23 |
20120045999 | ADAPTIVE ARRAY ANTENNA DEVICE AND ANTENNA CONTROL METHOD - An adaptive array antenna device ( | 2012-02-23 |
20120046000 | Arbitration Between Multiple Wireless Protocols in a Wireless Device - Arbitration between two wireless protocols in a wireless device. The wireless device may include first wireless protocol circuitry, configured to receive and process first signals according to a first wireless protocol and second wireless protocol circuitry, configured to receive and process second signals according to a second wireless protocol. The wireless device may also include coexistence circuitry. The coexistence circuitry may be configured to receive a request from the first wireless protocol circuitry to perform transmission or reception and arbitrate the requested transmission or reception between the first wireless protocol circuitry and the second wireless protocol circuitry. The decision may be based on current or future priority information, current configuration, or other factors. The coexistence circuitry (or other circuitry) may be configured to determine position of switches controlling antennas or transmission using shared or unshared antennas (or chains). The two wireless protocols may be WLAN and Bluetooth. | 2012-02-23 |
20120046001 | ANTENNA EQUIPMENT - An antenna equipment includes an array antenna including a plurality of antenna elements configured to be grouped into at least one group according to each of N communication types, where N is an integer greater than or equal to 2, a selecting part selecting one of the N communication types, a transmitting part modulating outgoing data to generate an outgoing signal for antenna element or antenna elements belonging to each group for the selected communication type, and a receiving part demodulating an incoming signal from antenna element or antenna elements belonging to each group for the selected communication type to generate incoming data. | 2012-02-23 |
20120046002 | ANTENNAS FOR HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICES WITH CONDUCTIVE BEZELS - A handheld electronic device may be provided that contains wireless communications circuitry. The handheld electronic device may have a housing and a display. The display may be attached to the housing using a conductive bezel. The handheld electronic device may have one or more antennas for supporting wireless communications. A ground plane in the handheld electronic device may serve as ground for one or more of the antennas. The ground plane and bezel may define an opening. A rectangular slot antenna or other suitable slot antenna may be formed from or within the opening. One or more antenna resonating elements may be formed above the slot. An electrical switch that bridges the slot may be used to modify the perimeter of the slot so as to tune the communications bands of the handheld electronic device. | 2012-02-23 |
20120046003 | MULTI-STANDARD WIRELESS TERMINALS INCLUDING SMART ANTENNA SYSTEMS FOR MULTIPLE INPUT MULTIPLE OUTPUT COMMUNICATIONS - A wireless communication device includes a transceiver configured for communication using multiple radio access technologies. An antenna array is coupled to the transceiver, and includes a first antenna element and a second antenna element. A control circuit is operable to detect an available one of the radio access technologies based on a wireless signal received at the antenna array, and is operable to automatically alter a configuration of the antenna array by switching the first and/or second antenna elements between active and inactive states responsive to detection of the available one of the radio access technologies. Related methods of operation are also discussed. | 2012-02-23 |
20120046004 | High performance transmitter preamplification chain with calibration feedback - According to one embodiment, an improved preamplification chain for implementation in a transmitter comprises a frequency conversion stage for up-converting a baseband signal to a transmit signal, a variable gain control power amplifier driver for preamplifying the transmit signal, and a differential feedback calibration stage receiving first and second differential outputs of a current steering unit of the power amplifier driver and providing calibration feedback to a baseband signal generator of the transmitter. In one embodiment, the frequency conversion stage includes an adjustable low-pass filter for filtering the baseband signal, a passive mixer for up-converting the baseband signal to the transmit signal, and a clock conversion unit configured to convert a fifty percent (50%) duty cycle clock input to a twenty-five percent (25%) duty cycle clock output for driving the passive mixer. | 2012-02-23 |
20120046005 | System and Method for Duty Cycle Control of a Crystal Oscillator - In accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure, an oscillator may include a crystal resonator and a squaring circuit coupled to the crystal resonator and configured to convert a sinusoidal signal produced by the crystal resonator to a square-wave signal, the squaring circuit comprising a bias circuit configured to transmit a selected bias voltage for the squaring circuit, the selected bias voltage selected from a plurality of potential bias voltages. In accordance with this and other embodiments of the present disclosure, an oscillator may include a crystal resonator, an inverter coupled in parallel with the crystal resonator, and a programmable voltage regulator coupled to the inverter. The programmable voltage regulator may be configured to supply a first supply voltage to the inverter during a startup duration of the oscillator, and supply a second supply voltage to the inverter after the startup duration, wherein the second supply voltage is lesser than the first supply voltage. | 2012-02-23 |
20120046006 | Selecting And Routing Sub-Signals From A Common Signal Path - According to certain embodiments, a system comprises a main transmission line, one or more piezoelectric filters coupled to the main transmission line, and one or more sub-signal transmission lines coupled to the one or more piezoelectric filters. The main transmission line communicates a main signal from an antenna to a main receiver. Each piezoelectric filter selects a sub-signal of a specific center frequency. Each sub-signal transmission line communicates a sub-signal to a sub-signal receiver. | 2012-02-23 |
20120046007 | Rotating Harmonic Rejection Mixer - In one embodiment, the present invention includes a mixer circuit to receive and generate a mixed signal from a radio frequency (RF) signal and a master clock signal, a switch stage coupled to an output of the mixer circuit to rotatingly switch the mixed signal to multiple gain stages coupled to the switch stage, and a combiner to combine an output of the gain stages. | 2012-02-23 |
20120046008 | Translational Switching System and Signal Distribution System Employing Same - A frequency translation system includes first and second translational switches, and a signal bus coupled therebetween. The first translational switch includes one or more inputs configured to receive a respective one or more first input signals, a first plurality of outputs, and a second plurality of outputs. The second translational switch includes one or more inputs configured to receive a respective one or more second input signals, a first output, and a second output. The signal bus, coupled between the first and second translational switches, includes (i) a first bus line coupled to a first one of the first plurality of outputs of the first translational switch, and to the first output of the second translational switch, and (ii) a second bus line coupled to a first one of the second plurality of outputs of the first translational switch, and to the second output of the second translational switch. | 2012-02-23 |
20120046009 | Personal Emergency System for a Mobile Communication Device - The occurrence of an accident is determined with the aid of a motion sensor disposed in an accessory (e.g. headset) of a mobile communication device. The accessory includes a body sensor to detect that the accessory is being worn, and a body movement sensor to detect body movements. An accident is inferred from a violent body movement while the accessory is being worn. In response to the violent body movement, an emergency message is generated and sent to a predetermined destination address. | 2012-02-23 |
20120046010 | NETWORK-BASED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GLOBAL ROAMING - A system and method of mobile communication roaming where a subscriber's home network and a roaming network used by the subscriber do not have a roaming agreement. The roaming network sends a “Send Authentication/Parameters” request to the home network via an intelligent roaming system on or attached to the backbone. The home network sends an authentication response to the “Send Authentication/Parameters” request from the home network to the roaming network via the backbone and intelligent roaming system. The roaming network sends a “Update Location” request from the roaming network to the intelligent roaming system. The visitor locator register (VLR) address in the “Update Location” request is replaced with the VLR address of the intelligent roaming system to create a modified update request. The modified update request is sent from the intelligent roaming system to the home network. The home network sends an update response to the modified update request to the roaming network via the backbone and intelligent roaming system. | 2012-02-23 |
20120046011 | System and Method for Providing Prepaid Billing For Instant Messaging Users - A system and method for providing prepaid billing for users of an instant messaging system. A method includes determining whether a prepaid account balance associated with an IM client request satisfies a pre-determined criteria, establishing a regular IM session if the prepaid account satisfies the criteria, and establishing a limited IM session if the prepaid account does not satisfy the criteria. The system includes a prepaid account screener operable to determine whether a prepaid account balance satisfies the criteria, establish a regular IM session if the prepaid account satisfies the criteria, and establish a limited IM session if the prepaid account does not satisfy the criteria. | 2012-02-23 |
20120046012 | Mobile Device Having Increased Security That Is Less Obtrusive - Disclosed is an apparatus and method for a mobile device to provide increased security that is less obtrusive. A mobile device includes a display device, a user interface, and a processor. The processor may be configured to execute instructions to: implement a monitoring function to monitor the operation of the mobile device and to implement a plurality of monitor functions; and implement an authentication process to compare the plurality of monitor functions to a time period to determine an authentication value, wherein if the authentication value exceeds a threshold, a lock screen is implemented on the display device, and a user is required to enter a valid passcode through the user interface for authentication. Each monitor function may be associated with a pre-determined weight such that different monitor functions are given different priorities. | 2012-02-23 |
20120046013 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MULTI-NETWORK TELEPHONE CALLING - Methods and systems are provided to connect telephone calls, such as international phone calls, using data and telephone networks of a mobile communication device such as a cellular phone. A routing engine determines from the available communications interfaces (e.g., a cellular voice interface, a cellular data interface, and non-cellular data interfaces such as WiFi and WiMax) and from a set of user preferences what type of routing should be used for an outbound call. For example, call routing can be performed using VoIP calls over non-cellular networks, VoIP calls over cellular data networks, voice calls using substitute number termination, voice calls using calling card routing, voice calls using bridge-based calling and conventional cellular voice calls. | 2012-02-23 |
20120046014 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING LOCATION SERVICES VIA A GENERIC LOCATION SESSION - Techniques for supporting location services are disclosed. In an aspect, a generic location session between a terminal and a location server may be established for a particular duration or until the generic location session is terminated by a trigger condition. Parameters related to the generic location session may be exchanged between the terminal and the location server during session establishment. Thereafter, the terminal and the location server may engage in one or more positioning activities at any time during the generic location session. Each positioning activity may be of any type supported by the terminal and the location server. The generic location session can be initiated by either the terminal or the location server. In one design, one entity (e.g., the location server) may initiate the generic location session, and the other entity (e.g., the terminal) may send an end message to terminate the generic location session. | 2012-02-23 |
20120046015 | BATTERY PACK AUTHENTICATION FOR A MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE - Various embodiments are described herein for a mobile communication device that authenticates a smart battery prior to use. The mobile device includes a main processor and a device memory. The device memory stores first and second portions of security information used for authentication. The smart battery includes a battery processor and a battery memory. The battery memory stores a third portion of security information used for authentication. The main processor sends an authentication request including the first portion of security information to the battery processor, and the battery processor generates a response based on the first and third portions of security information and sends the generated response to the main processor. The smart battery is authenticated if the generated response matches the second portion of security information. | 2012-02-23 |
20120046016 | POSITION AND VELOCITY-BASED MOBILE DEVICE MANAGEMENT - A set of one or more positional control parameters includes at least one of a geographic limit, a velocity limit, and a direction of travel limit. A control list identifies at least one feature in a mobile device. The at least one feature may be associated with at least one of the positional control parameters. | 2012-02-23 |
20120046017 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREVENTION OF INDIRECT USER TRACKING THROUGH AGGREGATE PROFILE DATA - Systems and methods are provided for preventing indirect user tracking in a mobile aggregate profiling system. In general, access to aggregate profile data for groups of users is controlled in a mobile aggregate profiling system based on rate of change values for one or more characteristics, such as population, of the groups of users. | 2012-02-23 |
20120046018 | Entertainment Venue Search Systems and Methods - Systems and methods for identifying and/or searching for entertainment venues are provided. According to an illustrative embodiment, a method for identifying an entertainment venue includes receiving a location of a user, receiving a user-selected date and time, and receiving a user-selected set of entertainment venue attributes. The method also includes comparing the location, the user-selected date and time, and the user-selected set of entertainment venue attributes with entertainment venue attributes for a plurality of entertainment venues to determine a set of customized entertainment venues. The method also includes presenting the set of customized entertainment venues to the user. | 2012-02-23 |
20120046019 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM FOR RESTRICTING MOBILE DEVICE SERVICES - In a mobile communications network one or more altered service zones may be defined. When a location aware mobile device enters an altered service zone, an application executing in the mobile device can alter the services of the device that are available to users. In one example, text or other screen-intensive services of a mobile device may be restricted or altered to voice based services as a user of the device drives through a school zone. | 2012-02-23 |
20120046020 | System and Method for Deactivating Mobile Communication Devices within a Vehicle - A system and method of deactivating complete functionality of mobile communication devices while in a moving automobile. The system comprises a series of integrated chips that communicate vehicle status to a universal cell phone mount, which communicates to corresponding cell phones within the vehicle. While the vehicle is in a state of motion or when the transmission is not in ‘Park’, all mobile communication functions are prohibited except that phone placed in the universal mount, which allows hands free and voice entry command via the vehicle sound system. The goal is to reduce the use of cell phones and other mobile devices while operating a motor vehicle, improving roadway safety for all drivers. | 2012-02-23 |
20120046021 | DYNAMICALLY CONFIGURABLE IP BASED WIRELESS DEVICE AND WIRELESS NETWORKS - A wireless communication and control system including a wireless device. There is a central server for storing communication protocols and control protocols and communicating the communication protocols and selectively communicating the control protocols between the wireless device and the central server. A communication protocol configures the system for communication and control protocols configure the system as one of a selection of intelligent appliance controllers. Alternately the control protocols configure the system as one of a selection of Internet terminals. The wireless device is any hand-held communication device, such as a hand-held computing device, wireless telephone, or cellular phone. | 2012-02-23 |
20120046022 | Systems, methods, and computer program products for providing device updates to a mobile device operating in a wireless telecommunications network - Systems, methods, and computer program products are for generating a file including a set of instructions for handling a device update for the mobile device and a uniform resource locator (URL) of a server configured to host the device update and handle the device update in accordance with the instructions for handling the device update, and sending the file to the mobile device, whereat the file is redirected by the mobile device to the server based upon the URL included in the file. | 2012-02-23 |
20120046023 | LOCATION MECHANISM FOR MOBILE DEVICE - A location mechanism for a mobile device, in which an electronic communication including a code is received at the mobile device and the code is parsed from within the received electronic communication. The code parsed from within the electronic communication is used to determine whether to classify the received electronic communication as a coded electronic communication, and the received electronic communication is classified as a coded electronic communication based on results of the determination. In response to classification of the electronic communication as a coded electronic communication, a process is initiated that facilitates location of the mobile device. For instance, volume control settings at the mobile device may be overridden and an audible alert at the device may be invoked, and/or a response electronic communication that includes location information indicative of a current location of the communication device may be generated and sent. | 2012-02-23 |
20120046024 | SECOND PARTY CONTROL OVER MOBILE DEVICE USAGE - A mechanism is provided whereby a parent, or other second party, can monitor and/or control a child's or other first party's wireless device usage. An interface can allow the parent to set rules for the child's usage, and can specify that the parent should receive messages when a call is made to or from the child's wireless device. In addition to call information, the message may prompt the parent for approval of the call connection. Thus, a parent can decide whether a call that is incoming from or outgoing to a third party should be permitted. | 2012-02-23 |
20120046025 | PROXIMITY AGENT BASED OUT OF BAND COMMUNICATION FOR FEMTOCELL OPERATION - Out of band (OOB) communication facilitates femtocell operation. One or more proximity agent provides out of band communication with nodes (e.g., mobile client devices) to provide assistance in or otherwise facilitate femtocell discovery, reselection, and/or interference mitigation. Out of band communication techniques provide for low power discovery, association, and communication as compared to corresponding femtocell or cellular network communication techniques. An OOB proximity agent is provided in association with a femtocell to provide transmit power level control with respect to the femtocell. In operation, if a client device searches for and finds an OOB proximity agent, it will find a femtocell, thereby avoiding a need to aggressively search for femtocells. | 2012-02-23 |
20120046026 | CONTROLLING ACCESS POINT TRANSMIT POWER BASED ON EVENT-TRIGGERED ACCESS TERMINAL MESSAGING - Transmit power for an access point is controlled based on measurement reports received by the access point from one or more access terminals that are not currently being served by the access point. In some aspects, transmit power is controlled based on the number of received messages that correspond to a particular event. In some aspects, transmit power is controlled based on the contents of the received messages. For example, the access point may use signal strength information included in the messages to determine a level of transmit power that mitigates interference at a defined subset of reporting access terminals. | 2012-02-23 |
20120046027 | METHOD FOR COMMUNICATION IN A MOBILE NETWORK - The present invention relates to a method for communicating between a primary station and at least one secondary station, comprising configuring a secondary station being in a first state to search at least one of a plurality of search spaces having a first structure, said first structure consisting of at least a first number of resource sets having a first size, where at least one resource set might be used to transmit a message to the considered secondary station, changing the search space structure to a second structure different from the first structure when the secondary station enters into a second state. | 2012-02-23 |
20120046028 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING INTER-CELL INTERFERENCE BETWEEN FEMTOCELLS AND MACROCELLS - An apparatus and method for controlling inter-cell interference comprising detecting and measuring uplink interference; and reporting the level of the uplink interference to an inter cell interference coordination (ICIC) server using a backhaul link. In one example, it may include receiving a measured uplink interference level through a first backhaul link; determining a transmit power level based on the measured uplink interference level; and sending through a second backhaul link the transmit power level for reconfiguring either a user equipment or a femtocell eNodeB. From the downlink perspective, it includes measuring a downlink interference; and reporting the level of the downlink interference to an ICIC server using a backhaul link. In one example, it may include receiving a measured downlink interference through a first backhaul link; determining a transmit power level based on the measured downlink interference; and sending a message comprising the transmit power level to a femtocell eNodeB using a second backhaul link. | 2012-02-23 |
20120046029 | METHOD FOR PERFORMING CONFIGURABLE ACTIONS BASED UPON MOBILE DEVICE DETECTION - A method for performing configurable actions based upon the detection of one or more mobile devices includes receiving from a detection point an identifier for each of one or more mobile devices detected within a detection perimeter associated with the detection point. The identifiers are then filtered to determine a change in status for each of the one or more mobile devices. An action is then performed based upon at least one of the determined changes in status for each of the one or more mobile devices. | 2012-02-23 |
20120046030 | Method and Node for Reduced Transmission Activity Pattern Configuration - The present invention relates to a method in a network node of a wireless communication system, for configuring a pattern for a reduced transmission activity. The pattern may e.g. be a positioning reference signal muting pattern used for improving PRS reception quality of a UE. The method comprises obtaining ( | 2012-02-23 |
20120046031 | Call-Handling for an Off-Premises, Telecommunications Terminal with an Installed Subscriber Identity Module - Apparatus and method are disclosed that enable an organization's enterprise-wide network to accommodate roaming wireless terminals that are affiliated with the local enterprise networks within the enterprise-wide network. An embodiment of a system is capable of handling a wireless terminal, such as a cellular telephone, that is able to use different SIM cards in different geographic regions or service-provider networks. A mobility client that is part of the wireless terminal registers when it detects that a new SIM card has been installed at the wireless terminal, whereby the client provides the subscriber-specific information that the wireless terminal reads from the SIM card. The mobility client identifies itself to the server by a user identifier, such as the station extension with which the terminal is affiliated back at the home local enterprise network. Upon successful registration, the client receives an access number suitable for its current location. | 2012-02-23 |