13th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 49 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140087609 | Marine Survival Pod - A floatation survival pod includes an elongate floatation body ( | 2014-03-27 |
20140087610 | INFLATABLE UNIT FOR A LIFE-SAVING EQUIPMENT - The present invention relates to an inflatable floatable unit ( | 2014-03-27 |
20140087611 | UNFOLDED LIFE JACKET - Disclosed in the present invention is an unfolded life jacket which comprises a fixed floating body provided with a notch through which a user's head passes; straps comprising interconnecting straps attached to the fixed floating body, the interconnecting straps being tied with intermeshing loop straps to hold the user's body; a movable floating body comprising a front movable floating block and a rear movable floating block, to which the fixed floating body is attached, respectively, a rope being attached to the front movable floating block and the rear movable floating block, the rope being tied with the intermeshing loop straps, an adhesion part limiting the front movable floating block and the rear movable floating block on the intermeshing loop straps. It helps the user to keep in a vertical state in water so as to stabilize the gravity center and keep the head out of the water surface. | 2014-03-27 |
20140087612 | PLASTISOL COMPOSITIONS INCLUDING ORGANOSILICON COMPOUND(S) - Plastisol compositions are provided including a polymeric resin in the form of particulates dispersed within a plasticizer and one or more hydrolyzable organosilicon compounds. A suitable solvent system can be utilized in the plastisol compositions. Also provided are inorganic fibers, and particularly reinforcing scrims, that are at least partially coated with a plastisol composition including one or more hydrolyzable organosilicon compounds. Cementitious boards reinforced with plastisol coated inorganic fibers, such as mesh scrims, are also provided. | 2014-03-27 |
20140087613 | STORAGE-STABLE POLYURETHANE PREPREGS AND MOULDINGS PRODUCED THEREFROM COMPOSED OF A POLYURETHANE COMPOSITION WITH LIQUID RESIN COMPONENTS - The invention relates to storage-stable polyurethane prepregs and mouldings produced therefrom composed of polyurethane compositions with liquid resin components, preferably liquid polyols. | 2014-03-27 |
20140087614 | THERMOSETTING RESIN COMPOSITION, PREPREG, LAMINATE, METAL FOIL-CLAD LAMINATE, AND CIRCUIT BOARD - Provided is a thermosetting resin composition that contains 40 to 80 parts by volume of an inorganic filler with respect to 100 parts by volume of thermosetting resin solids and the inorganic filler. The inorganic filler contains (A) at least one type of particles selected from among gibbsite-type aluminum hydroxide particles and magnesium hydroxide particles having an average particle size (D | 2014-03-27 |
20140087615 | COMPOSITE FABRIC WITH ADSORBENT POLYMER MATERIAL - In some aspects, the disclosure relates to composite fabric assembly comprising a fabric substrate including a surface and a layer adhered to or impregnated into the surface of the fabric substrate, the layer including polymer resin particles, wherein polymer resin particles are configured to adsorb at least one of an organic compound, inorganic compound, or chemicals. | 2014-03-27 |
20140087616 | Flexible Composite Systems - A system for providing improved flexible-composite materials, equipment, and manufacturing processes including improved flexible composite materials is disclosed. In various embodiments, a method of manufacturing a flexible laminate composite can comprise performing surface-energy modification on a low-surface-energy fabric, and coating the low-surface-energy fabric with an adhesive. The method can further include at least partially curing the adhesive to the low-surface-energy fabric. The at least partially curing may use at least one of heated rolls, ovens, vacuum ovens, using light, infrared, autoclaving, or ultraviolet curing. Moreover, the method can produce a flexible laminate composite that is fully or substantially impregnated with adhesive material. A flexible laminate composite can comprise a low-surface-energy fabric subjected to a surface-energy modification, and an adhesive material impregnated within the low-surface-energy fabric. The low-surface-energy fabric can be a polyethylene material, which may or may not be a woven fabric. | 2014-03-27 |
20140087617 | ALUMINUM POLY(ARYL ETHER KETONE) LAMINATE, METHODS OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF, AND ARTICLES COMPRISING THE SAME - A laminate having excellent bond strength, and comprising a tempered aluminum layer comprising aluminum in an amount of 95 to less than 99 wt %, and at least one of cobalt, copper, lithium, magnesium, manganese, nickel, platinum, and silicon in a total amount of at least 0.5 wt %; and a poly(aryl ether ketone) layer, wherein at least a portion layer and the poly(aryl ether ketone) layer are in direct contact. | 2014-03-27 |
20140087618 | Nonwoven Fabric, A Laminated Fabric, A Nonwoven Fabric Product, A Multicomponent Fibre, A Web, And A Method Of Producing The Nonwoven Fabric - A nonwoven fabric comprising a meltspun fibre of a lignin compound. Also claimed a laminated fabric comprising the nonwoven fabric, a nonwoven fabric product comprising the nonwoven fabric, a structured multicomponent fibre comprising a lignin compound, a web comprising a meltspun fibre of a lignin compound and a method of producing a nonwoven fabric by forming a web of meltspun fibre comprising a lignin compound and bonding at least a portion of the fibre in the web to form the nonwoven fabric. | 2014-03-27 |
20140087619 | PHOTOSENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION, PHOTOSENSITIVE ELEMENT USING SAME, METHOD FOR FORMING PARTITION WALL OF IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention provides a photosensitive resin composition which can form an excellently light-resistant partition wall of an image display device and has excellent patterning properties. One embodiment of the present invention is a photosensitive resin composition for forming a partition wall of an image display device, comprising: (A) a binder polymer; (B) a photopolymerizable compound; (C) a photopolymerization initiator; (D) an inorganic black pigment; (E) a surfactant; and (F) a mercapto group-containing compound, wherein the (B) photopolymerizable compound contains a photopolymerizable compound having at least one unsaturated group and an isocyanuric ring structure in a molecule. | 2014-03-27 |
20140087620 | APPARATUS FOR APPLYING CURING VOLTAGES TO LIQUID CRYSTAL SUBSTRATE - The present invention discloses an apparatus for applying curing voltages to a liquid crystal substrate. The apparatus includes a plurality of probes, a detecting unit, and an alarm unit. The probes are utilized to apply a voltage to the liquid crystal substrate. The detecting unit is electrically coupled to the probes for determining whether the curing voltages are within a threshold range. The alarm unit is electrically coupled to the detecting unit for giving an alarm prompt when the voltage is not within the threshold range, so as to remind a person without delay. Therefore, the curing voltage applying apparatus of the present invention is capable of increasing product yield, so as to reduce production costs. | 2014-03-27 |
20140087621 | Modular Track for Model Vehicles - Modular tracks for model vehicles are disclosed. In some embodiments, a track of the present disclosure includes a plurality of track sections, each track section including at least one upper and lower surface and at least one end. In some embodiments, a first track section of the plurality of track sections includes a female connector and a male connector located in a first track section end region and a second track section of the plurality of track sections includes a male connector and a female connector located in a second track end region. In some embodiments, the female connector of the first track section correspondingly interconnects with the male connector of the second track section and the female connector of the second track section correspondingly interconnects with the male connector of the first track section to interconnect the first track section and the second track section. | 2014-03-27 |
20140087622 | Floating Foam Whistling Toy - A floating foam whistling toy and method for use. A toy body composed of a resilient, lightweight closed-cell foam tube is provided. An internal resonator chamber, open at the top and bottom ends is provided within the toy body. A sound production apparatus is contained within the internal chamber. Air is blown into the open top end of the toy and through the sound production apparatus whereby a musical tone is produced. The specific tone produced can be varied by changing the size and shape of the internal resonator chamber. A fluid such as water can be incorporated into the resonator chamber to alter the effective size of the chamber, and thereby change the musical tone produced. | 2014-03-27 |
20140087623 | WATER TOY - The present invention provides a water toy with which infants can enjoy themselves by watching the toy acting as it were a human being swims. This water toy has a head portion, a torso portion, left and right arm portions, and left and right leg portions to thereby be copied from a human figure. The right arm portion and the left arm portion are provided individually at ends of the rotational shaft provided inside the torso portion. The right leg portion is interlocked with the rotation of the right arm portion, and the left leg portion is interlocked with the rotation of the left arm portion. The right arm portion is connected to the right leg portion, and the left arm portion is connected to the left leg portion. A power spring rotating the rotational shaft is incorporated, whereby the water toy can float on the surface of water. | 2014-03-27 |
20140087624 | GARMENT HAVING CUP PART | 2014-03-27 |
20140087625 | APPARATUS FOR NURSING AND/OR HANDS-FREE PUMPING WITH ADJUSTABLE CROSSOVER COVER PANELS - Provided herein is an apparatus to be worn by a lactating individual or nursing woman or mother for breastfeeding and/or hands-free pumping. The apparatus comprises a bra panel comprising multiple underlying pumping panels, wherein the bra panel is attached via a detachable connection to an elastic shoulder strap of the apparatus; whereby detaching the bra panel at the detachable connection thereby exposes a breast for breastfeeding. The apparatus additionally comprises an outermost crossover cover panel attached via a panel connector to a bottom elastic band of the apparatus; whereby disconnecting the crossover cover panel at the panel connector exposes the multiple underlying pumping panels for hands-free pumping. In another embodiment, disconnecting the crossover cover panel at the panel connector exposes a nursing panel. Advantageously, the apparatus disclosed herein is designed with the adjustable outermost crossover cover panels for accommodating fluctuations in breast size and as a convenient and functional reminder to alternate breasts when pumping and/or nursing. | 2014-03-27 |
20140087626 | BRASSIERE - An improvement in a brassiere is described providing a backside having an “X” interconnection with a stabilizing “X” connector which improves the comfort of the wearer. | 2014-03-27 |
20140087627 | METHOD OF DETECTING ABNORMALITY IN POLISHING OF A SUBSTRATE AND POLISHING APPARATUS - A method of detecting an abnormality in polishing of a substrate is provided. The method includes: rotating the substrate; pressing a polishing tool against an edge portion of the substrate to polish the edge portion; measuring a position of the polishing tool relative to a surface of the substrate; determining an amount of polishing of the substrate from the position of the polishing tool; calculating a polishing rate from the amount of polishing of the substrate; and judging that an abnormality in polishing of the edge portion of the substrate has occurred if the polishing rate is out of a predetermined range. | 2014-03-27 |
20140087628 | METHOD FOR MEASURING MATERIAL REMOVAL DURING SURFACE FINISHING ON CURVED SURFACES - The described embodiment relates generally to the development of a finishing process for a device housing. The device housing can be formed of a thermoplastic, or a metal such as aluminum or stainless steel. A method and an apparatus are described for accurately measuring the amount of material removed during a finishing process. More particularly embodiments described within this application disclose a method of accurately measuring material removal during a finishing process across a curved or spline shaped surface by drilling an array of pockets along a surface of the device housing, where the drilled pockets can be used to measure material removal rates with a high degree of accuracy. | 2014-03-27 |
20140087629 | PRESSURE REGULATOR, POLISHING APPARATUS HAVING THE PRESSURE REGULATOR, AND POLISHING METHOD - A pressure regulator includes: a pressure-regulating valve configured to regulate pressure of a fluid supplied from a fluid supply source; a first pressure sensor configured to measure the pressure regulated by the pressure-regulating valve; a second pressure sensor located downstream of the first pressure sensor; a PID controller configured to produce a correction pressure command value for eliminating a difference between a pressure command value and a pressure value of the fluid measured by the second pressure sensor; and a regulator controller configured to control operation of the pressure-regulating valve so as to eliminate a difference between the correction pressure command value and a pressure value of the fluid measured by the first pressure sensor. | 2014-03-27 |
20140087630 | Automatic grinding machine for end mills for wood, programmable with optical reading of the geometric characteristics and computerized shapening - An automatic grinding machine for end mills for wood, programmable with optical reading of geometric features and for computerized sharpening, has a compact structure, which includes a computerized control panel actuating various assemblies adapted for automated sharpening. A first optical reading assembly has an arm for automatic movement from an inactive position to a position suited for detecting the geometric features of the end mill. A second assembly for holding the end mill is configured to move on command forward and backward and/or simultaneously rotate the mill about its own axis. A third assembly for supporting a cup grinding wheel is mounted on the vertical frame, which rests on a rotatable circular and horizontal base. The grinding wheel can move above and below, longitudinally along the mill and/or in front of it, on the right and left side to sharpen end mills for wood with a left-handed or right-handed helix. | 2014-03-27 |
20140087631 | CONTROL VALVES FOR WATERJET SYSTEMS AND RELATED DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS - Waterjet systems including control valves and associated devices, systems, and methods are disclosed. A waterjet system configured in accordance with a particular embodiment includes a fluid source, a jet outlet, and a fluid conveyance extending from the fluid source to the jet outlet. The system further includes a control valve positioned along the fluid conveyance downstream from the fluid source and upstream from the jet outlet. The fluid conveyance has a first portion upstream from the control valve and a second portion downstream from the control valve. The control valve is configured to controllably reduce a pressure of fluid within the second portion of the fluid conveyance relative to a pressure of fluid within the first portion of the fluid conveyance. The first portion of the fluid conveyance is configured to accommodate movement of the jet outlet relative to the fluid source. | 2014-03-27 |
20140087632 | MACHINING OF AN ARTICLE - A method of forming a profile of a leading edge on an aerofoil having a leading edge extending along an axis and providing a fluid jet that has a Gaussian energy distribution profile. The jet is traversed along a path that substantially follows the axis, the maximum energy of the fluid jet being directed to a location offset from the axis. | 2014-03-27 |
20140087633 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS RELATED TO ABLATION DURING MANUFACTURE OF RADIO-FREQUENCY MODULES - Disclosed are systems and methods related to removal of materials by techniques such as ablation during manufacture of radio-frequency (RF) modules. Such modules can be manufactured in an array on a panel, and an overmold structure can be formed on the panel. In some situations, it can be desirable to remove a portion of an upper surface of the overmold to, for example, better expose upper portions of shielding wirebonds. In some embodiments, an ablation system can include a blasting apparatus configured to provide a stream of ablating particles to a blasting region. A first transport section that moves a panel through the blasting region can be separate from a second transport section that feeds or removes the panel to or from the first transport section. Such a configuration can substantially isolate the second transport section from the stream of ablating particles. | 2014-03-27 |
20140087634 | SHOT BLASTING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A shot blasting system includes an automatic warehouse, a shot blasting equipment, and a traverser. The automatic warehouse is configured to receive and dispatch a pallet with a workpiece housed therein by using a stacker crane. The shot blasting equipment is to perform shot blasting on the workpiece. The traverser is configured to convey the pallet between the automatic warehouse and the shot blasting equipment. | 2014-03-27 |
20140087635 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ABRASIVE WATER JET MACHINING - To provide an abrasive water jet machining apparatus in which the machining accuracy and machining efficiency is improved by improving the flowability of an abrasive through a nozzle. An abrasive water jet machining apparatus performs machining by directing an abrasive water jet at a workpiece, the abrasive water jet being composed of a mixture of a high-pressure processing fluid with an abrasive. The machining apparatus includes: a nozzle that directs the abrasive water jet; a high-pressure water supply device that supplies the processing fluid to the nozzle; and an abrasive supply device that supplies the abrasive to the processing fluid. The abrasive is composed of a coated abrasive, the coated abrasive being produced by coating a surface of an abrasive material composed of abrasive grains with a water-repellent material or flow promoting material. The abrasive supply device | 2014-03-27 |
20140087636 | GRINDING METHOD OF HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE - There is disclosed a grinding method of a honeycomb structure, wherein a grind processing member having an outer peripheral surface, a first grinding wheel tapered surface and a second grinding wheel tapered surface and rotating around a central axis grinds a joined honeycomb segment assembly rotating around a central axis, and the above respective surfaces of the grind processing member form a first ground region, a second ground region, a center ground surface, a first tapered surface and a second tapered surface, to prepare the honeycomb structure including a cylindrical honeycomb base material, and a ring-like bulge portion “which surrounds an outer periphery of the honeycomb base material, protrudes from the outer periphery of the honeycomb base material toward the outside in a flange manner, and has the first tapered surface, the second tapered surface and the center ground surface.” | 2014-03-27 |
20140087637 | Abrasive Waterjet Cutting System For Subsea Operations - An abrasive entrainment waterjet cutting system capable of cutting objects located underwater, particularly in deep subsea environments, wherein the abrasive system is comprised of an abrasive component suspended in a hydrophobic matrix component. | 2014-03-27 |
20140087638 | CENTERING PLATE FOR CENTRIFUGAL BLASTING WHEEL - A method and apparatus for inserting blades into a centrifugal blasting wheel to install blades without injury to fingers or hands. The apparatus uses a rotatable blade retainer with a blade guide slot that allows each blade to be installed through the blade guide slot while other installed blades are supported by the outer surface of the rotatable blade retainer. Once all blades are safely installed, the center section of the centering plate is inserted to cover the rotatable blade retainer. | 2014-03-27 |
20140087639 | RAZOR SHARPENING SYSTEM - A self sharpening razor system includes a razor having a handle and a safety housing with a blade extendably received within the safety housing. An integrated sharpening system incorporates an armature receiving the razor and movable between a first position for attachment and extraction of the razor and a second position for sharpening of the blade. A sharpening mandrel is provided with sharpening surfaces for sharpening first and second sides of the blade. The sharpening mandrel is rotatable from to engage the first sharpening surface and second sharpening surface. The sharpening mandrel is laterally oscillated for sharpening of the blade. In alternative embodiments, sharpening is accomplished with reciprocating honing plates with available stropping wheels or integrated honing and stropping wheels with exposure adjustability and sharpness adjustability via honing time variance. A controller is provided for positioning of the armature and sharpening mandrel. | 2014-03-27 |
20140087640 | SUPERHARD CONSTRUCTIONS AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME - A superhard construction comprises a substrate and an ultra hard material layer formed over the substrate. One of the interface surface of the substrate or the interface surface of the ultra hard material layer comprises a plurality of spaced-apart projections arranged to project from the interface surface, the interface surface between the spaced-apart projections being uneven. A further superhard construction comprises a plurality of projections arranged to project from the interface surface which abut one or more adjacent projections along an edge thereof on the surface from which the projections project, and extend over all or a majority of the interface surface. One or more of the surfaces of all or a majority of the projections extend in one or more planes which are not substantially parallel to the plane of the exposed outer surface of the ultra hard material layer and/or in one or more planes which are not substantially parallel to a plane through which the central longitudinal axis of the substrate extends. | 2014-03-27 |
20140087641 | SHRIMP DEHEADING APPARATUS AND METHODS - Apparatus and methods for deheading shrimp using the Venturi Effect. A shrimp-laden fluid is pumped through a conduit system and lined with one or more venturi tubes. The acceleration of the fluid through the venturis detaches the heads from the shrimp. The cross-sectional areas of the venturis each have a major axis and a shorter minor axis. The major axis is long enough to receive the majority of or all the length of a shrimp and minimize hard collisions with the entrance to the venturi that could damage the shrimp. | 2014-03-27 |
20140087642 | Schrimp Peeling Machine And Method And Application - A shrimp peeling machine ( | 2014-03-27 |
20140087643 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TREATING LIVE CARGO SUCH AS POULTRY WITH GAS - Animals such as poultry are stunned while still caged and on a vehicle or stationary platform prior to processing the animal by isolating the atmosphere surrounding the animal, adjusting the composition of the isolated atmosphere by introducing a gaseous mixture that brings the animal to the desired state, and evacuating or exhausting the gaseous mixture. | 2014-03-27 |
20140087644 | AIR-CONDITIONER FOR VEHICLE - In a vehicle air conditioner, even in a case where an air outlet mode is set in which an air outlet switching damper opens a defroster opening so as to blow air from the defroster opening toward an inner surface of a window glass of a vehicle, the air outlet switching damper is controlled to close the defroster opening when a target air temperature TAO is lower than an outside air temperature TAM. Thus, the vehicle air conditioner prevents a fogging of an outer surface of the window glass without decreasing a temperature comfort in a vehicle compartment. | 2014-03-27 |
20140087645 | VEHICLE HAVING A TEXTILE CHANNEL - A vehicle includes a body, an inner cover disposed in the body and a textile channel conducting conditioned air, extending between the body and the inner cover and being made of a textile fabric. In order to provide such a vehicle having a textile channel that is easy to install, the textile channel is provided on the body and held against the inner cover by a hook and loop fastener. | 2014-03-27 |
20140087646 | VEHICULAR AIR CONDITIONING APPARATUS - A vehicle air conditioning apparatus includes a case having a defrosting air outlet, a face air outlet and a foot air outlet, a mixing zone provided on a downstream side of a cold air flow path and a warm air flow path within the case and in which cold air and warm air are merged, and a face air outlet door which opens and closes the face air outlet. The face air outlet has a constantly open portion not closed by the face air outlet door. In the mixing zone, there is provided an air guide which has a warm air leading path guiding part of the warm air toward the defrosting air outlet preferentially. The air guide includes a guide wall forming the warm air leading path and having a warm air outlet which causes part of the warm air to flow toward the constantly open portion. | 2014-03-27 |
20140087647 | Windscreen Air Distribution System - Vehicle cab windscreen air distribution system for a windscreen ( | 2014-03-27 |
20140087648 | VEHICLE AIR CONDITIONING APPARATUS - A vehicle air conditioning apparatus includes a housing having an air flow path therein. An air guide member is provided within a mixing zone where a first air flow flowing in from a first opening provided on the air flow path within the housing and a second air flow flowing in from a second opening are mixed, and guides the first air flow and the second air flow. A slide damper adjusts an opening degree of the first opening. The air guide member has a rectifying unit rectifying the first air flow to the mixing zone, and a deflecting unit arranged closer to the second opening than the rectifying unit and deflecting a flow direction of the first air flow from a direction of the second opening. The apparatus can suppress generation of noise at the mixing zone arranged with the air guide member including the rectifying unit. | 2014-03-27 |
20140087649 | Cleanroom and Cleaning Apparatus - The present invention discloses a cleanroom for storing glass substrates. The cleanroom includes an outlet disposed on a bottom of the cleanroom. A cleaning unit is arranged on a ceiling of the cleanroom and which provides a cleaned, ionized air flow so as to eliminate a static electricity and airborne particles accumulated over a surface of a glass substrate. In addition, the present invention further provides a cleaning unit. An ionized airflow is generated so as to remove the airborne particles and static electricity accumulated over the glass substrate. It features an excellent performance, and therefore increases the yield of the product. | 2014-03-27 |
20140087650 | Cleanroom - The present invention provides a cleanroom for storing glass substrates, and which comprises an exhaust is disposed on a bottom floor of the cleanroom. A first filtering device is arranged on a ceiling of the cleanroom to provide purified airflow to the cleanroom. A second filtering device is arranged on the bottom floor of the cleanroom jointly to create a vertical airflow with the first filtering device so as to reduce the turbulence within the cleanroom. The present invention can readily resolve the prior art issue in which the airborne particles stirred by turbulence within the cleanroom cannot be effectively eliminated. | 2014-03-27 |
20140087651 | RELAY-BASED COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELECTING COMMUNICATION PATH - The present invention relates to a system and method for determining the optimal number of hops when transmitting information over a relay network. To this end, the present invention provides a method for determining a communication path through which at least one of a source node, a destination node, and at least one relay node between the source node and the destination node transmits information between the source node and the destination node in a relay network, the method comprising determining the optimal number of hops taking into account an interference signal and a noise signal in each relay node existing on a plurality of communication paths connectable between the source node and the destination node; and determining one communication path satisfying the determined optimal number of hops from among the plurality of communication paths. | 2014-03-27 |
20140087652 | ADAPTIVE SATELLITE POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM FOR OVERCOMING RADIO INTERFERENCE IN THE MULTI-BEAM SATELLITE SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - Disclosed are a satellite power transmission system and a communication method. The satellite power transmission system includes: a reference value determining unit determining reference values of signal to interference ratios for each beam coverage of a multi-beam satellite network system; an interference amount determining unit determining an interference amount for each beam coverage of the multi-beam satellite network system; a signal power determining unit determining signal power corresponding to each beam coverage based on the reference value determined by the reference value determining unit and the interference amount determined by the interference amount determining unit; and a signal power allocating unit allocating the signal power determined by the signal power determining unit to each beam to communicate with each earth station. | 2014-03-27 |
20140087653 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANAGING SATELLITE SERVICE RESOURCE - An apparatus and method for managing a satellite service resource is provided. The method may include measuring, using a communication system monitoring unit, at least one satellite service signal being received for at least one satellite service, calculating, using a service resource management unit, an optimum frequency and an optimum output power for the at least one satellite service through analysis of a satellite service resource, allocating the calculated frequency and the calculated output power to the at least one satellite service, and transmitting the allocated information to the communication system monitoring unit, and comparing, using the communication system monitoring unit, the measured information to the allocated information, and transmitting a result of the comparison to the service resource management unit. | 2014-03-27 |
20140087654 | LOCATION AWARE FILE SHARING BETWEEN NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION ENABLED DEVICES - Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are provided for connecting, selecting, and/or transferring data files among near field communication (NFC) enabled devices. An initial communication link may be established. A subsequent communication link may be established through an exchange of data communicated over the initial communication link. A data file may be provided facilitating a retrieval and rendering of a first device icon and a second device icon. The first device icon and the second device icon are utilized to transfer one or more selected files over the subsequent communication link. | 2014-03-27 |
20140087655 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING WHETHER A COMPANION COMMUNICATION DEVICE IS BEYOND A PROXIMITY OF A PRIMARY COMMUNICATION DEVICE - Systems and methods for determining whether a companion communication device is beyond a proximity of a primary communication device are provided. In some aspects, a system includes an analysis module configured to determine whether a wireless transaction between the primary communication device and the companion communication device is at a conclusion. The system also includes a communications module configured to emit a sensing signal based on the determination of whether the transaction is at the conclusion. The sensing signal is insufficient to elicit a response from the companion communication device. The system also includes a detection module configured to detect a present parameter associated with the emitted sensing signal. The analysis module is configured to determine a parameter change between the present parameter and a reference parameter, and to determine whether the companion communication device is beyond the proximity of the primary communication device based on the parameter change. | 2014-03-27 |
20140087656 | Providing A Locking Technique For Electronic Displays - In one embodiment, the present invention includes a method for receiving in a persistent electronic display an authentication code from an end user, determining whether the received authentication code corresponds to a stored authentication code, and displaying a selected image on the persistent electronic display if the received authentication code corresponds to the stored authentication code, and otherwise displaying an obscured image on the persistent electronic display. This obscured image may be in an unreadable format in which information of the selected image is unreadable but a type of document represented by the selected image is determinable. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 2014-03-27 |
20140087657 | Remote Antenna Driver for Reducing Unwanted Electromagnetic Emissions and/or Distortion Within a Near Field Communication (NFC) Capable Device - A near field communication (NFC) device is disclosed which includes a NFC core communicatively coupled to an antenna module. The NFC core provides low power communication signals that traverse a sizable distance to an antenna module. The low power communication signals emit substantially less electromagnetic radiation when compared to high power communication signals that conventionally traverse this sizable distance. As a result, unwanted electromagnetic emissions and/or distortion impressed upon signals within other nearby electronic circuits are lessened. After the low power communication signals reach the antenna module, the antenna module converts the low power communication signals into high power communication signals for transmission to another NFC capable device. Additionally, the antenna module converts communications from this NFC capable device that are modulated onto the high power communication signals to provide the low power communication signals for the NFC core. | 2014-03-27 |
20140087658 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A communication device applied in the field of electronic device technique is disclosed. In the communication device of embodiments of the invention, when a new communication function is added, the communication antenna may be arranged on the surface of the touch-display screen of the communication device or is embedded inside the touch-display screen; or an electrode included in the touch-display screen of the communication device is reused as the communication antenna and the communication function and the electrode function is coordinated by a control circuit; furthermore, a communication processing function circuit corresponding to the communication antenna is configured flexibly in conjunction with other processors of the communication device. Therefore the volume of the communication device is not increased when a new communication function is added to the communication device. | 2014-03-27 |
20140087659 | Transmitter with Improved Sensitivity and Shielding - A magnetic field transmitter, especially a transmitter used in conjunction with wireless communications earplugs. In one embodiment, a plate of magnetic material is used behind a coil of electrical conductor to improve the efficiency of the transmitter and to provide electrical and magnetic shielding. The specific dimensions and characteristics of the preferred embodiment of the transmitter described herein provide for efficient wireless communications. | 2014-03-27 |
20140087660 | MOBILE TERMINAL, HOME APPLIANCE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME - A mobile terminal, a home appliance and a method for operating the same are disclosed. The mobile terminal includes a display configured to display a predetermined screen, a near field communication (NFC) module configured to transmit or receive information related to the screen to or from a home appliance by tagging to the home appliance, and a controller configured to control display of the information received from the home appliance on the display. Accordingly, it is possible to transmit information between the home appliance and the mobile terminal via NFC. | 2014-03-27 |
20140087661 | HOME APPLIANCE USING TERMINAL AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - A home appliance using a mobile terminal is provided. The home appliance includes an input unit through which certain commands are input; a control unit controlling an operation of a driving unit of the home appliance according to the input through the input unit; and a near field communication (NFC) module connected to the mobile terminal to be able to communicate, wherein the NFC module comprises a memory unit that stores production information or state information on the home appliance, and if the NFC module is tagged to the mobile terminal, the NFC module transmits information from the memory unit to the mobile terminal. | 2014-03-27 |
20140087662 | COMMUNICATING WITH NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION DEVICE IN STOPPED STATE - An embodiment provides a method, including: initiating communication between a first communication device with a first near field communication device and a second communication device with a second near field communication device, wherein said second near field communication device is in a stopped state comprising; receiving a request from said first communication device at said second communication device; after receiving the request, shifting said second near field communication device to an operational state; receiving other information from said first near field communication device at said second near field communication device; ending communication between said first near field communication and said second near field communication device; and shifting said second near field communication device to a stopped state. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 2014-03-27 |
20140087663 | TRANSMISSION POWER MODULATION TO FACILITATE IN-DEVICE COEXISTENCE BETWEEN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES - A method of modulating transmission power to facilitate in-device coexistence between wireless communication technologies is provided. The method can include determining a scheduled time period during which data is received by a device via a first wireless communication technology. The method can further include reducing a transmission power of a transmission from the device via a second wireless communication technology to a threshold level prior to the scheduled time period and controlling the transmission power so that the transmission power does not exceed the threshold level during the scheduled time period. The method can additionally include, subsequent to the time period, increasing the transmission power to a level exceeding the threshold level. | 2014-03-27 |
20140087664 | INCREASING POWER AMPLIFIER LINEARITY TO FACILITATE IN-DEVICE COEXISTENCE BETWEEN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES - A method of increasing power amplifier linearity to facilitate in-device coexistence between wireless communication technologies is provided. The method can include determining a scheduled time period during which data is received by a device via a first wireless communication technology. The method can further include adjusting an operational parameter of a power amplifier applied to a transmission from the device via a second wireless communication technology to increase a linearity of the power amplifier during the scheduled time period. | 2014-03-27 |
20140087665 | Method for Bluetooth Accessory Pairing with Bluetooth Device, and Bluetooth Accessory - The disclosure relates to a method for a Bluetooth accessory pairing with a Bluetooth device, and a Bluetooth accessory, in both of which the Bluetooth accessory can check a pairing list stored in a Bluetooth device; when the pairing list is not empty, the Bluetooth accessory searches for a preset number of Bluetooth devices from the pairing list according to connection priorities of Bluetooth devices and establishes connections with the preset number of Bluetooth devices searched out. The disclosure takes the number of times of connections between the Bluetooth device and the Bluetooth accessory as the connection priority, and implements the establishment of a connection between the Bluetooth accessory and the Bluetooth device according to the connection priority, in this way, the Bluetooth accessory can automatically pair with a plurality of Bluetooth devices. In addition, during the search process of the Bluetooth accessory, the Bluetooth accessory can terminate the search at any time according to an external instruction from a user and enter a discoverable mode, so as to pair and establish a connection with a device other than the devices in the pairing list; therefore, the flexibility of pairing is greatly improved, the delay of pairing is reduced and the user experience is improved. | 2014-03-27 |
20140087666 | BLUETOOTH EARPHONE - A Bluetooth earphone comprises a main module, an ear hanger, a flexible connection unit, and an earpiece speaker. The main module is used for transmitting and receiving Bluetooth signals. The ear hanger is formed by a curved extension of the main module. The earpiece speaker is connected to the ear hanger by the flexible connection unit. | 2014-03-27 |
20140087667 | SYSTEM FOR ALLOWING CO-EXISTENCE OF TRANSCEIVERS - A system may be provided and may include a first transmitter; a first antenna, coupled to the first transmitter; wherein the first transmitter is arranged to transmit via the first antenna first radio frequency (RF) signals; a first receiver; a second antenna, coupled to the first receiver; the second antenna differs from the first antenna; an RF acquisition module that is arranged to acquire second RF signals that are representative of the first RF signals; and an RF suppression module, arranged to receive the second RF signals and to generate RF suppression signals for suppressing an effect of a transmission of the first RF signals on the first receiver, and to provide the RF suppression signals to the first receiver. | 2014-03-27 |
20140087668 | Methods and Apparatus for Performing Coexistence Testing for Multi-Antenna Electronic Devices - Radio frequency test systems for characterizing antenna performance in various radio coexistence scenarios are provided. In one suitable arrangement, a test system may be used to perform passive radio coexistence characterization. During passive radio coexistence characterization, at least one signal generator may be used to feed aggressor signals directly to antennas within an electronic device under test (DUT). The aggressor signals may generate undesired interference signals in a victim frequency band, which can then be received and analyzed using a spectrum analyzer. During active radio coexistence characterization, at least one radio communications emulator may be used to communicate with a DUT via a first test antenna. While the DUT is communicating with the at least one radio communications emulator, test signals may also be conveyed between DUT | 2014-03-27 |
20140087669 | MIXER WITH CALIBRATION CIRCUIT AND CALIBRATION METHOD THEREOF - A mixer with calibration circuit includes a first gm stage unit, a second gm stage unit, a first detecting unit, a second detecting unit, a comparison block, a control unit and a compensator. The first detecting unit and the second detecting unit are respectively connected to different gm stage unit, and the comparison block compares voltage signals of the first detecting unit and the second detecting unit. The control unit adjusts a current signal of the comparison block according to the comparative result of voltage signals of the first detecting unit and the second detecting unit. Further, the compensator adjusts the first gm stage unit and the second gm stage unit according to the current signal. Thereafter, the improvement of the LO leakage of the mixer can be achieved. | 2014-03-27 |
20140087670 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL - The present disclosure discloses a mobile communication terminal comprising: a first antenna, being configured to receive a radio frequency (RF) signal from the outside; a wireless transceiver, being configured to obtain the RF signal and amplifies a down-converted signal in the RF signal into a baseband signal; a baseband processor, being configured to obtain the baseband signal from the wireless transceiver and demodulate the baseband signal to generate a to-be-transmitted signal; the wireless transceiver is further configured to convert the to-be-transmitted signal into an RF signal and output the RF signal from the signal transmitting port; and a second antenna, being configured to obtain the to-be-transmitted RF signal and transmit the to-be-transmitted RF signal. With the above technical solution, the present disclosure solves the problem of insertion loss caused by using a duplexer, thereby lowering the noise level in the transmitting path within the receiving frequency band. | 2014-03-27 |
20140087671 | Radio Frequency Front End Module Circuit Incorporating An Efficient High Linearity Power Amplifier - A novel and useful radio frequency (RF) front end module (FEM) circuit that provides high linearity and power efficiency and meets the requirements of modern wireless communication standards such as 802.11 WLAN, 3G and 4G cellular standards, Bluetooth, ZigBee, etc. The configuration of the FEM circuit permits the use of common, relatively low cost semiconductor fabrication techniques such as standard CMOS processes. The FEM circuit includes a power amplifier made up of one or more sub-amplifiers having high and low power circuits and whose outputs are combined to yield the total desired power gain. An integrated multi-tap transformer having primary and secondary windings arranged in a novel configuration provide efficient power combining and transfer to the antenna of the power generated by the individual sub-amplifiers. | 2014-03-27 |
20140087672 | CMOS Based RF Antenna Switch - A novel and useful radio frequency (RF) front end module (FEM) circuit that provides high linearity and power efficiency and meets the requirements of modern wireless communication standards such as 802.11 WLAN, 3G and 4G cellular standards, Bluetooth, ZigBee, etc. The configuration of the FEM circuit permits the use of common, relatively low cost semiconductor fabrication techniques such as standard CMOS processes. The FEM circuit includes a power amplifier made up of one or more sub-amplifiers having high and low power circuits and whose outputs are combined to yield the total desired power gain. An integrated multi-tap transformer having primary and secondary windings arranged in a novel configuration provide efficient power combining and transfer to the antenna of the power generated by the individual sub-amplifiers. | 2014-03-27 |
20140087673 | CMOS Based TX/RX Switch - A novel and useful radio frequency (RF) front end module (FEM) circuit that provides high linearity and power efficiency and meets the requirements of modern wireless communication standards such as 802.11 WLAN, 3G and 4G cellular standards, Bluetooth, ZigBee, etc. The configuration of the FEM circuit permits the use of common, relatively low cost semiconductor fabrication techniques such as standard CMOS processes. The FEM circuit includes a power amplifier made up of one or more sub-amplifiers having high and low power circuits and whose outputs are combined to yield the total desired power gain. An integrated multi-tap transformer having primary and secondary windings arranged in a novel configuration provide efficient power combining and transfer to the antenna of the power generated by the individual sub-amplifiers. | 2014-03-27 |
20140087674 | MOBILE DEVICE - A mobile device having a periphery and including a substrate, a feeding line, and a resonance element is provided. The substrate has a ground plane and the feeding line is disposed on the substrate. The resonance element is formed on at least a portion of the periphery. The resonance element is electrically connected to the feeding line and the ground plane respectively via a first feeding point and a first ground point, so as to form a first excitation path. The resonance element receives and transmits a first radio frequency signal and a second radio frequency signal via the first excitation path. | 2014-03-27 |
20140087675 | HEAD-WORN DEVICE WITH FLIGHT MODE - A head-worn device includes: a transceiver for wireless interconnection of the head-worn device with another device; and a housing for accommodation of parts of the head-worn device, the housing having a battery compartment for accommodation of a battery for power supply of the head-worn device, and a battery cover for closing the battery compartment; and a controller that is configured to disable the transceiver in response to repeated opening and closing operations of the battery cover, while the parts of the head-worn device are operational. | 2014-03-27 |
20140087676 | On-Chip Distributed Power Amplifier and On-Chip or In-Package Antenna for Performing Chip-To-Chip and Other Communications - A transmitter front-end for wireless chip-to-chip communication, and potentially for other, longer range (e.g., several meters or several tens of meters) device-to-device communication, is disclosed. The transmitter front-end includes a distributed power amplifier capable of providing an output signal with sufficient power for wireless transmission by an on-chip or on-package antenna to another nearby IC chip or device located several meters or several tens of meters away. The distributed power amplifier can be fully integrated (i.e., without using external components, such as bond wire inductors) on a monolithic silicon substrate using, for example, a complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) process. | 2014-03-27 |
20140087677 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING POWER IN TRANSMITTING DEVICE - A power control method for controlling a bias voltage of a power amplifier in a transmitting device having the power amplifier is provided. The power control method includes estimating a Peak-to-Average Power Ratio (PAPR) during signal transmission using basis information that is configured for communication in the transmitting device and controlling a bias voltage of the power amplifier based on the estimated PAPR. | 2014-03-27 |
20140087678 | APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR RECEIVING WIRELESS SIGNAL WITH ANTI-JAMMING - The apparatus for receiving a wireless signal with anti-jamming includes: a wireless signal receiving unit receiving a wireless signal and including at least one antenna; and a jamming signal blocking unit disposed in front of the wireless signal receiving unit to block a jamming signal input from at least one direction and having a size or an interval from the wireless signal receiving unit determined according to at least one of an antenna pattern of the wireless signal receiving unit, a direction in which the jamming signal is input, and a level of the jamming signal. According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to smoothly receive a targeted signal while blocking the jamming signal under the environment in which a general signal and the jamming signal coexist. | 2014-03-27 |
20140087679 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION PROGRAM - A wireless communication device includes a demodulation unit which demodulates a predetermined reception frequency, an S/N improvement processing unit which performs an S/N improvement process on a demodulated signal output from the demodulation unit, a first filter which performs an adaptive operation with respect to a frequency having a largest amplitude in a signal output from the S/N improvement processing unit, and outputs a filter coefficient updated by the adaptive operation, a controller which calculates the frequency of the largest amplitude defined by the filter coefficient output from the first filter, and controls the demodulation unit to update the reception frequency so as to reduce a difference between the frequency having the largest amplitude and a predetermined frequency, and a second filter which limits a range of a frequency bandwidth of the demodulated signal based on the frequency having the largest amplitude. | 2014-03-27 |
20140087680 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENHANCING EMERGENCY CALLING WITH MOBILE DEVICES - An approach is provided for leveraging mobile devices to enhance emergency calling. The connectivity processor determines a request to initiate at least one call from at least one device. Next, the connectivity processor determines one or more devices with connectivity to the at least one device. Then, the connectivity processor determines at least one main devices from among the at least one device and the one or more other devices to initiate the at least one call based, at least in part, on operational status information, device capability information, resource availability information, or a combination thereof. | 2014-03-27 |
20140087681 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACTIVE DEFENSE AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE - A method and an apparatus comprise establishing a communications link with a mobile computing device. A user's intent to initiate a deterrent on an individual is recognized. An image capture device to capture at least one image in response to the user's intent to initiate a deterrent is activated. At least the image is transferred, via the communications link, to the mobile computing device in which the mobile computing device establishes a connection to at least an emergency unit and at least transmits the image and information regarding the user to the emergency unit. A releasing of the deterrent in response to the user's intent to initiate a deterrent is recognized. Broadcasting an audible alert in response to the user's intent to initiate a deterrent. | 2014-03-27 |
20140087682 | SHORT MESSAGE SENDING METHOD FOR MULTI-MODE TERMINAL AND MULTI-MODE TERMINAL - The disclosure provides a method for sending short message in multi-mode terminal and multi-mode terminal. The method includes: judging, by a multi-mode terminal, whether a type of a short message to be sent is emergency; if so, the multi-mode terminal counting the number of short messages in sending queues in each mode, and sending the short message to be sent in a mode with the least number of short messages among the modes. In the disclosure, by selecting a send mode based on the number of the short messages to be sent in each mode, the problem of delayed or failed sending of emergency short messages is solved, further the sending flow of the short messages is optimized, and the user experience is improved. | 2014-03-27 |
20140087683 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF TEMPORARY LOCAL TRANSMISSION FOR DISASTER INFORMATION DELIVERY - Disclosed is a method of receiving, by a terminal, an additional network service provided through a temporary base station disposed temporarily or locally in order to transfer disaster information, including: receiving information on the additional network through an existing network service provided by a base station; verifying whether the terminal is handed over to the additional network based on the information on the additional network; and receiving the additional network service through the additional network. According to the present invention, even when a communication service disability occurs due to a flood of telephone traffic in an area where a disaster situation or an event occurs, a communication service can be provided through the additional network in terms of the communication service and a broadcasting channel that provides information specific to the disaster situation or event can be temporarily or locally additionally provided. | 2014-03-27 |
20140087684 | Online System and Method for a Secure Identification Database - A method and system are provided for storing and communicating a personal notification and information in the event of an emergency. An individual a personal identification item (such as a bracelet or an identification card) is kept on the individual's person and includes information for sending an emergency alert to a host computer system via a mobile user computer device. The individual is prompted to provide personal information for storage by the host computer system, which includes medical information associated with the individual and emergency contact information for one or more contact persons. The host computer system receives an emergency alert from the user computer device, and in response uses the emergency contact information to automatically communicate information relating to the emergency alert to the one or more contact persons such as by emails and texts messages. The emergency alert can be a missing person alert or an accident alert. | 2014-03-27 |
20140087685 | More efficient display and control for wearable sports instrumentation - Technology for supporting personal sports performance moves from laboratory to field use only as and if instrumentation is designed both to meet its specific function(s) and to least hinder the athlete's performance. Even a standard wristwatch degrades an athlete's optimal motions when an athlete reads it while training or competing. This invention details a casing and strap (more specifically said casing's and strap's interacting shapes' and attachments' form, lie, and linkage), and controls, for a display for monitoring/sensory and/or feedback/reporting sports instrumentation, which meet both the sports instrumentation's and athlete's functional needs, as the casing and strap place the display and control diagonally across yet flush with the athlete's forearm. | 2014-03-27 |
20140087686 | Integrated Service Provision System Using Smart Terminals In Hotel - The present invention is directed to an integrated service provision system using smart terminals in a hotel, including a plurality of smart terminals configured to be installed in respective hotel rooms, to each include a docking station and a smart pad, to be connected over an intranet and a wired/wireless network and provide hotel services in response to requests from the guests, to wirelessly control room conveniences, that are connected over a network, to enable reservations for performances, and ordering and payment for goods to be made via an Internet, to receive guidance on an escape route from disaster control means in real time when a disaster occurs by enabling locations of the smart terminals to be determined through connection to an access point and pairing with a Bluetooth receiver. | 2014-03-27 |
20140087687 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COLLECTING AND PRESENTING HISTORICAL COMMUNICATION DATA FOR A MOBILE DEVICE - Among other disclosures, a method may include collecting historical communication data and personal data relating to a portion of a plurality of communications, a sender of one or more of the communications or one or more recipients of the communications. The method may include depositing the collected data into a repository of historical communication data and personal data. The method may include presenting one or more items in the repository on a mobile device, in response to user behavior. | 2014-03-27 |
20140087688 | System and Method for Corporate Mobile Subscription Management - This invention relates generally to a system and method to provide mobile subscription service management for medium and large corporations, allowing continuing backend total cost optimization. It determines a minutes pool collectively shared by a group of users, with an equitable cost allocation scheme which assures individual cost saving relative to the least cost stand-alone plan. The system provides real-time active mobile devices usage alert management, expense monitoring, report generation, individual internal cost center based billing and hierarchical data access through a web-based portal. The system is built on a Uniform Database, pulling information from Monthly Statements, Call Detail Records (CDRs), invoices, plan features and data usage summaries across diverse vendor platforms. The system covers all mobile communication devices, including but not limited to all smart phones (Blackberries, Androids, Windows and i-Phones herein), encompassing various protocols (CDMA, GSM or dual mode) and transmission media (WiFi and cellular network). | 2014-03-27 |
20140087689 | SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR TRACKING AND EXCHANGING CONSUMER PURCHASES FOR COMMUNICATION SERVICES - Some embodiments provide a novel system and process for tracking purchases of a consumer in exchange for communication service. In some embodiments, the communication service comprises a cell phone service plan. In some embodiments, the communication service comprises a reduced-price service plan. In some embodiments, the reduced-price service plan is a free service plan. | 2014-03-27 |
20140087690 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO RESTRICT PAYMENT TRANSACTIONS - Systems and methods are provided to selectively restrict payment transactions. In one aspect, a system includes: a data storage facility to store restriction data in association with a phone number; and an interchange coupled with the data storage facility. The interchange includes a common format processor and a plurality of converters to interface with mobile controllers. The converters are configured to communicate with the controllers in different formats and to communicate with the common format processor in a common format. In response to a payment request identifying the phone number and a merchant, the common format processor determines whether to reject the payment request based at least in part on the restriction data and the identity of the merchant. If the request is not rejected, the common format processor uses one of the converters to communicate with a telephonic apparatus at the phone number to confirm the payment request. | 2014-03-27 |
20140087691 | KEY DERIVATION - To facilitate a change in network authentication key (Ki) for use by a smart card (SIM) during authentication on a cellular telecommunications network, there is provided a smart card management scheme that combines key derivation with over the air (OTA) provisioning. This scheme ensures both that the Ki is never transmitted OTA and that the Ki is stored in two locations only: on the SIM and at an authentication centre (AuC). | 2014-03-27 |
20140087692 | CONTROLLED RECORDED 3-WAY CALLING - Agencies issue recording devices to personnel for administrating and monitoring controlled calls during the course of their duties. To provide flexible capabilities to agencies, a virtual number is provisioned and configured to enable an operator to administrate controlled calls without dedicated recording devices. Using the virtual number, the operator may setup a controlled call between a victim and a baddie. The victim is contacted via the virtual number by the operator and optionally informed about the controlled call process. In turn, the baddie is contacted using number information of the victim's phone and connected with the victim. Call audio between the victim and baddie is transmitted to the operator. When necessary, the operator may terminate the call remotely from the telephonic device the operator used to setup the call. | 2014-03-27 |
20140087693 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING A CLONED BASE STATION - Communications are established with a first base station and the communications include first validation information associated with the first base station. Second validation information is obtained and the second validation information is stored in a data structure. The second validation information is associated with a second and valid base station. The first validation information is compared to the second validation information stored in the data structure and it is determined whether the first base station is valid based upon the comparison. When the comparing indicates that the first base station is not valid, a warning is initiated to a user. | 2014-03-27 |
20140087694 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONNECTION CONTROL FOR WIRELESS MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICES - Systems and methods of connection control for wireless mobile communication devices enabled for communication via a plurality of communication connections are provided. Connection control information associates software applications with communication connections. When a connection request specifying a requested connection is received from a software application, it is determined whether the requested connection is permitted by the connection control information. Where the requested connection is permitted by the connection control information, the requested connection is opened. If the requested connection is a first connection opened by the software application, then the software application is associated with the requested connection in the connection control information. | 2014-03-27 |
20140087695 | Sensor Data Distribution System - A network node ( | 2014-03-27 |
20140087696 | SECURED ELEMENT FOR PERFORMING A USER AUTHENTICATION AND USER AUTHENTICATION METHOD - The invention relates to a secured element ( | 2014-03-27 |
20140087697 | Mobile Device Communication System - Representative implementations of devices and techniques provide a system for communicating with a plurality of mobile devices from a single mobile device. Source information may be stored from an incoming message to one or more groups. An outgoing message may be associated to each of the groups, and may be automatically sent to one or more of the groups based on user-defined rules. | 2014-03-27 |
20140087698 | SELECTIVE GENERATION OF CONVERSATIONS FROM INDIVIDUALLY RECORDED COMMUNICATIONS - In one embodiment, a method includes recording a communication at a mobile device, wherein the recorded communication is a user's portion of a conversation between the user and at least one other participant, transmitting the recorded communication to a network device, transmitting a request for the conversation to the network device, and receiving the conversation generated from the recorded communication and at least one other recorded communication from the other participant. An apparatus is also disclosed. | 2014-03-27 |
20140087699 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EXCHANGING CONTENT AMONG COMMUNICATION - A method for exchanging content among communication entities over a communication network includes: checking for a trigger command along with the saved content in a memory of a first entity ( | 2014-03-27 |
20140087700 | SENDING USER DEVICE STATUS INFORMATION - A network device receives a message that identifies a relationship between a first user device and a second user device, the relationship permitting status information of the first user device to be sent to the second user device when the first user device is communicating with a third user device. The network device receives the status information relating to a communication involving the first user device. The network device determines to send the status information to the second user device, based on the information identifying the relationship stored by the network device; and the network device sends the status information for presentation on the second user device. | 2014-03-27 |
20140087701 | STORAGE MEDIUM STORING ADDRESS-INFORMATION DISPLAY PROGRAM AND COMMUNICATION CONTROLLING DEVICE - A storage medium stores an address-information display program including a set of program instructions executable on an information processing device configured to communicate with a communication counterpart through a communication device having at least one communication function. The information processing device stores address information of the communication counterpart. The set of program instructions includes: an address-information determining process of determining, out of the address information, usable address information that is usable with the at least one communication function of the communication device; and a displaying process of displaying the usable address information on a display of the information processing device in a distinguishable manner. | 2014-03-27 |
20140087702 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINATION AND DISPLAY OF "IN-NETWORK CALLER" NOTIFICATION ON A MOBILE DEVICE - System and method for determining whether an incoming call originates from inside or outside of a mobile carriers network and indicates the result to the subscriber. An example system performs a GTT (global title translation) on an incoming number to determine the hosting carrier of any mobile phone number. When the result matches the subscriber's carrier, the mobile device then indicates to the subscriber (i.e. mobile device) that the call is an “in network call.” Results of the comparison are stored and used for later incoming calls. The stored results are refreshed every time or periodically. | 2014-03-27 |
20140087703 | REMOTE CONTROL METHOD AND REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM - A remote control method is provided. The method is adapted to a first terminal apparatus, and the first terminal apparatus corresponds to a first phone number. The remote control method includes the following steps. A second terminal apparatus is connected to a telecommunication server, wherein the telecommunication server corresponds to a telecommunication service provider who provides the first phone number a telecommunication service. A call diversion service is activated on the telecommunication server through the second terminal apparatus in order to divert a telecommunication signal which is to be forwarded to the first phone number to a second phone number. | 2014-03-27 |
20140087704 | BLOCKING INCOMING COMMUNICATION INTERRUPTIONS - Embodiments of the present invention provide a system, method, and program product for blocking an alert of an incoming communication external to an in-progress conference call which includes telecommunication devices connected to a communications network. A telecommunication device determines that the device is party to a conference call. The telecommunication device receives an incoming communication external to the conference call while it is party to the conference call. The telecommunication device blocks an alert of the incoming communication, so as to avoid interruption of the conference call. The telecommunication device determines that the conference call has concluded and the telecommunication device presents the blocked alert. | 2014-03-27 |
20140087705 | TRANSFER OF COMMUNICATION FROM ONE DEVICE TO ANOTHER - Embodiments of apparatus, computer-implemented methods, systems, and computer-readable media are described herein for wirelessly transferring communication roles between devices, using technology such as near field communications (“NFC”), optical communication (e.g., barcodes), BlueTooth and so forth. In various embodiments, a first device may transfer, from the first device to a second device using near field communication, data used by the first device to communicate with a third device, to cause the second device to initiate communication with the third device based on the data. Likewise, in various embodiments, a first device may receive, from a second device using NFC, data used by the second device to communicate with a third device, and to initiate communication with the third device based on the received data. | 2014-03-27 |
20140087706 | MESSAGE TRANSMITTED AUTOMATICALLY IN RESPONSE TO IMMINENT POWER SOURCE DEPLETION OF MOBILE STATION - Described herein are a method, apparatus and computer program to automatically inform a second party to a call that a first party to the call has or will disconnect due to a power source, such as a battery, of a terminal used by the first party becoming depleted. The second party can be informed by the generation and transmission of any suitable type of message, including a SMS message, a MMS message and a IMS message. | 2014-03-27 |
20140087707 | Method and Device for Indoor Position Resolution - The present invention relates to a system and method for managing energy consumption in a multi-sensor user-carried device during indoor navigation. In an embodiment of the invention, the device calculates a motion mode, a location mode, or an operational mode, each of which is used to modify sensor behavior, e.g., sampling rate, and/or CPU load, e.g., filtering and modeling complexity. The motion mode describes the manner in which the user is moving (standing still, walking, passive transport for example), the location mode describes a feature of the user's location (near level change or intersection for example), and the operational mode describes the manner in which the user is interacting with the device (holding and monitoring, holding and not monitoring, not holding for example). | 2014-03-27 |
20140087708 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATIC MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS RESTRICTION - Methods and related systems monitor a mobile communications device to determine if it is in a moving vehicle. If the device is determined to be in a moving vehicle, a database is accessed. The database contains information on locally imposed restrictions on usage of mobile communications devices while driving. The obtained information is used to impose appropriate communication restrictions on the mobile device. As long as the mobile communications device continues to be in the moving vehicle, its geographical location is monitored and, if it is determined that the device has entered a new geographical location, the database is again accessed and the restrictions are modified accordingly. | 2014-03-27 |