16th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 40 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130095746 | FAN ARRAY FAN SECTION IN AIR-HANDLING SYSTEMS - A fan array fan section in an air-handling system includes a plurality of fan units arranged in a fan array and positioned within an air-handling compartment. One preferred embodiment may include an array controller programmed to operate the plurality of fan units at peak efficiency. The plurality of fan units may be arranged in a true array configuration, a spaced pattern array configuration, a checker board array configuration, rows slightly offset array configuration, columns slightly offset array configuration, or a staggered array configuration. | 2013-04-18 |
20130095747 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR A REPEATER NETWORK THAT UTILIZES DISTRIBUTED TRANSCEIVERS WITH ARRAY PROCESSING - A device that comprises a plurality of distributed transceivers, a central processor and a network management engine may be configured to function as relay device, relaying an input data stream from a source device to at least one other device. The relaying may include configuring one or more of the plurality of distributed transceivers to particular mode of relay operation and receiving the input data stream from the source device via at least one of the configured one or more of the plurality of distributed transceivers. The relaying may also include transmitting at least one relay data stream corresponding to the input data stream to the at least one other device, via at least one of the configured one or more of the plurality of distributed transceivers. | 2013-04-18 |
20130095748 | System and Method for Modulation and Coding Scheme Adaptation and Power Control in a Relay Network - A method for determining a Modulation and Coding Scheme (MCS) and power control includes determining an error rate of a communication channel between the UA and at least one of the base station and the RN. When the error rate is below a first threshold, the method includes at least one of increasing the MCS, and reducing a transmission power of the UA. When the error rate is above a second threshold, the method includes at least one of decreasing the MCS, and increasing a transmission power of the UA. | 2013-04-18 |
20130095749 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING AND MEASURING UPLINK TRAFFIC IN SIGNAL REPEATING SYSTEMS - A signal repeating system for a wireless network includes an antenna configured for transceiving signals between a base station and a user equipment device. Repeating circuitry is coupled to the antenna and defines an uplink path for signals from the user equipment device to the base station and a downlink path for signals from the base station to the user equipment device. The repeating circuitry includes gain circuitry and gain control circuitry that is coupled to the gain circuitry. The gain control circuitry is operable for varying the gain of the repeating circuitry according to a waveform. Measurement circuitry measures the receive power in the uplink path over time from the user equipment device. Processing circuitry cross-correlates the inverted gain variation waveform with the measured receive power for determining the existence of traffic from user equipment devices in the uplink path. | 2013-04-18 |
20130095750 | MOBILE RELAY COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A mobile relay system for supporting communications between a fixed station and mobile terminals comprising a plurality of mobile relay stations that are associated with each other and provided on a moving platform, wherein each of the plurality of mobile relay stations is capable of facilitating communications with mobile terminals within communication range and at least one of the plurality of mobile relay stations is further capable of facilitating communications with a fixed station within communication g range of the at least one of the plurality of mobile relay stations. | 2013-04-18 |
20130095751 | Near Field Communication Security - In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a computing device, including at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the device to perform at least the following: receive near field communication device data related to a specific NFC device; generate a reputation query on the basis of the received NFC device data; send the generated reputation query to a service provider; receive reputation data, retrieved from a reputation database of NFC device reputation information, related to the specific NFC device from the service provider; and take further action on the basis of the received reputation relating to the specific NFC device. | 2013-04-18 |
20130095752 | SHAPED LOAD MODULATION IN A NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATIONS (NFC) DEVICE - A method and apparatus is disclosed to compensate for overshoot and/or undershoot in a transmission sequence by shaping the transmission sequence according to a shaping envelope to lengthen its rise time and/or fall time to provide a modified transmission sequence. The shaping envelope may represent a trigonometric function, a polynomial function, a piecewise function or any other function that lengthens the rise time and/or the fall time of the transmission sequence. The modified transmission sequence adjusts an impedance of an antenna to load modulate a carrier wave that is inductively coupled to it. | 2013-04-18 |
20130095753 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MANAGING PAIRING INFORMATION ASSOCIATED WITH PEER-TO-PEER DEVICE PAIRINGS - Systems and methods of managing pairing information associated with peer-to-peer device pairings are disclosed herein. The pairing information can include link keys or other configuration data associated with the peer-to-peer device pairing. The system can detect that a first electronic device has paired with a second electronic device via a peer-to-peer device pairing connection. The first electronic device can store pairing information associated with the peer-to-peer device pairing. The system can determine a first time associated with when the peer-to-peer device pairing terminates. For example, the system can determine that a peer-to-peer activity has terminated, that a timeout period has elapsed, or any other event indicative of a termination of a peer-to-peer device pairing. In response to the determination of the first time associated with when the peer-to-peer device pairing terminates, the system can delete the pairing information, thereby efficiently utilizing the storage medium of the first computing device. | 2013-04-18 |
20130095754 | System and Method for Providing Contactless Payment With a Near Field Communications Attachment - A system and method in accordance with exemplary embodiments may include an attachment with a near field communication antenna, a secure element, a plug capable of connecting the attachment to an audio jack on a mobile device. Further, a system and method in accordance with exemplary embodiments may include receiving a payment initiation instruction from a customer, using a near field communication antenna, sending payment information to a point of sale device, using one or more computer processors, encoding data related to the payment as audio data, and transmitting the data related to the payment through an audio jack. | 2013-04-18 |
20130095755 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING CONTACTLESS PAYMENT WITH A NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATIONS ATTACHMENT - A system and method in accordance with exemplary embodiments may include an attachment with a near field communication antenna, a secure element, a plug capable of connecting the attachment to an audio jack on a mobile device. Further, a system and method in accordance with exemplary embodiments may include receiving a payment initiation instruction from a customer, using a near field communication antenna, sending payment information to a point of sale device, using one or more computer processors, encoding data related to the payment as audio data, and transmitting the data related to the payment through an audio jack. | 2013-04-18 |
20130095756 | TECHNIQUES FOR USING SOFTWARE APPLICATION-RELATED METADATA IN NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION TRANSMISSIONS - A computer-implemented method includes determining, at a first mobile device associated with a first user, whether a second mobile device is within range for near field communication (NFC). When in range, the method includes receiving, at the first mobile device, first data and second data from the second mobile device via an NFC transmission, the first data being based on input from a second user associated with the second mobile device, the second data being metadata indicating a software application configured to process the first data. When the first mobile device does not have the software application indicated by the second data, the method includes retrieving, at the first mobile device, the software application via a network. The method also includes providing, at the first mobile device, the first data to the first user via the software application. | 2013-04-18 |
20130095757 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO CONTROL ACCESSORIES - Methods and apparatus to control accessories are disclosed. An example method includes establishing a first close-proximity communication connection via a first protocol by providing connection information via a second close-proximity communication connection via a second protocol, obtaining configuration information via the second close-proximity communication connection, and configuring a response to an event associated with the second close-proximity communication connection. | 2013-04-18 |
20130095758 | ADAPTIVE INDUCTIVE POWER SUPPLY WITH COMMUNICATION - An adaptive inductive ballast is provided with the capability to communicate with a remote device powered by the ballast. To improve the operation of the ballast, the ballast changes its operating characteristics based upon information received from the remote device. Further, the ballast may provide a path for the remote device to communicate with device other than the adaptive inductive ballast. | 2013-04-18 |
20130095759 | MONITORING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION IN A MONITORING DEVICE - In a monitoring device consisting of a reader and a data carrier, the reader ( | 2013-04-18 |
20130095760 | System and Methods for Avoiding Interference Between Communications in Different Frequency Bands - An electronic device may include wireless communications circuitry that communicates in multiple radio-frequency communications bands such as cellular or local area network bands. The radio-frequency communications bands may be divided into channels that are each associated with a frequency range within a corresponding radio-frequency communications band. The electronic device may identify whether frequency harmonics associated with communications in a first radio-frequency communications band interfere with communications in a second radio-frequency communications band. The electronic device may identify channels in the second radio-frequency communications band that are affected by the frequency harmonics of the communications in the first radio-frequency communications band and configure the wireless communications circuitry to avoid communicating in the identified channels. | 2013-04-18 |
20130095761 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SEAMLESS SWITCHING BETWEEN A PLURALITY OF WIRELESS CONNECTIONS FOR WIRELESS TRANSMISSIONS - A wireless communications system is provided with a first wireless communications module, a second wireless communications module, and a connection management module. The first wireless communications module operates in compliance with a first wireless communication protocol, and transmits data by wireless transceiving via a first wireless connection. The second wireless communications module operates in compliance with a second wireless communication protocol. The connection management module requests the second wireless communications module to establish a second wireless connection in response to a signal indicator of the first wireless connection having a value within a predetermined range, and transfers the data to the second wireless communications module to be transmitted via the second wireless connection. | 2013-04-18 |
20130095762 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - The present invention relates to a communication system and a communication method for simply and quickly starting communication. A cellular phone is loaded with a non-contact IC card that communicates with a reader/writer of a personal computer using an electromagnetic wave. When the non-contact IC card receives the electromagnetic wave emitted from the reader/writer with the cellular phone placed close to the personal computer, the cellular phone notifies the personal computer of a card ID set in the non-contact IC card. When the personal computer acquires Bluetooth device names of the cellular phone and PDA with intra-piconet synchronization established between the cellular phone and the PDA, the personal computer identifies the cellular phone as a communication partner based on the Bluetooth device names already notified of as the card ID. The present invention is applicable to an information processing apparatus such as a personal computer and a cellular phone. | 2013-04-18 |
20130095763 | COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM FOR AN AIRCRAFT - The invention relates to a communications system ( | 2013-04-18 |
20130095764 | CONTROLLING TRANSMISSION OF DATA - In an embodiment, a method of controlling transmission of data from a wireless device to a receiver connected via a communication channel includes an application executing on the wireless device providing an estimate of end-to-end bandwidth of the communication channel; supplying to the application from wireless access circuitry in the wireless device at least on communication-related parameter and modifying in the application the estimate of end-to-end bandwidth using the at least one communication-related parameter. | 2013-04-18 |
20130095765 | TUNING MATCHING CIRCUITS FOR TRANSMITTER AND RECEIVER BANDS AS A FUNCTION OF THE TRANSMITTER METRICS - A system can obtain an operational metric associated with the transceiver, determine a target figure of merit based on a compromise between a desired transmitter performance and a desired receiver, determine a current figure of merit based on the operational metric, and adjust the variable reactance component of the impedance matching circuit based on a comparison of the current figure of merit with the target figure of merit. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2013-04-18 |
20130095766 | RECEIVING APPARATUS - A receiving apparatus obtains identification information from a transmitting apparatus via a cable communication when the transmitting apparatus is connected with the receiving apparatus via the cable communication while the receiving apparatus is being connected with the transmitting apparatus via a radio communication. The receiving apparatus judges whether obtained identification information is the same as identification information of the transmitting apparatus which is connected with the receiving apparatus via the radio communication. When they are same, the receiving apparatus transmits an instruction to the transmitting apparatus to switch an output of contents data from the radio communication to the cable communication. When the transmitting apparatus receives the instruction, it switches the output of the contents data from the radio communication to the cable communication. The receiving apparatus switches an input of the contents data to the receiving apparatus from the radio communication to the cable communication. | 2013-04-18 |
20130095767 | RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD, RADIO COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, AND RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A first radio communication apparatus includes a controller and a transmitter. The controller determines timing capable of transmitting a control parameter used for a process for establishing connection to a second radio communication apparatus when the connection is not established between the first and second radio communication apparatus. The transmitter transmits a message including data different from the control parameter to the second radio communication apparatus at determined timing. The second radio communication apparatus includes a receiver and a data processing unit. The receiver receives from the first radio communication apparatus the message transmitted at timing at which the first radio communication apparatus is able to transmit the control parameter. The data processing unit extracts data included in the received message. | 2013-04-18 |
20130095768 | System and Method for Scanning Wireless Channels - System and method for active scanning of wireless channels is described. An example method may include transmitting, by a first wireless device, a request to enter a sleep mode and a sleep mode schedule to a second wireless device, the sleep mode schedule specifying a sleep period for the first wireless device going to sleep, and scanning one or more wireless channels, by the first wireless device after transmitting the sleep mode schedule and during the sleep period, to find a third wireless device for communication with the first wireless device. The method may also include communicating, by the first wireless device, during the sleep period, with the third wireless device. Such a scan may be a passive scan or an active scan. | 2013-04-18 |
20130095769 | SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING ANTENNA DIVERSITY IN A HOME AREA NETWORK - A system, in one embodiment, includes an energy services interface having first and second antennas configured to communicate with a home area network (HAN) to receive information related to energy, communication circuitry configured to communicate data using the first and second antennas, and control logic configured to assign the first HAN device to either the first or second antenna as a first assigned antenna based at least partially upon which of the first or second antennas receives a stronger signal when communicating with first HAN device. In addition, the energy services interface is configured to communicate with the first HAN device via the first assigned antenna based on an antenna diversity schedule. | 2013-04-18 |
20130095770 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR HIGH-THROUGHPUT AND LOW-POWER COMMUNICATION LINKS IN A DISTRIBUTED TRANSCEIVER NETWORK - A device comprises a plurality of distributed transceivers, a plurality of distributed beamformers, a baseband processor, and a network management engine. The distributed transceivers perform beamforming in a radio frequency band. The distributed beamformers, however, performs beamforming in an intermediate frequency band. Each of the distributed transceivers is coupled to a corresponding one of the distributed beamformers. Each transceiver-beamformer pair is coupled to the baseband processor utilizing a same communication medium such as a cable. For transmission, a data stream generated at baseband is converted to intermediate frequencies. With a low-power transmission, the distributed beamformers transmit the data stream wirelessly in the intermediate frequencies to a receiving device. With a normal-power transmission, the distributed transceivers transmit the data stream to the receiving device in the radio frequency band. The transceivers and the beamformers are turned OFF whenever not being used. A high-throughput communication link may be established through resource sharing. | 2013-04-18 |
20130095771 | ANTENNA CIRCUIT, COMMUNICATION DEVICE, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - An antenna circuit which includes, a resonant circuit which is configured by at least first and second capacitors, and antenna coils; a transmitter-receiver circuit which has a transmission terminal and a reception terminal; and an adjustment circuit which adjusts an impedance between the resonant circuit and the transmitter-receiver circuit, in which a combination of capacitances of the first and second capacitors is set in a predetermined range of a composite capacitance of the first and second capacitors, and a signal from a terminal which is provided between the first and second capacitors is input to the reception terminal. | 2013-04-18 |
20130095772 | COMPUTING DEVICE WITH CONFIGURABLE ANTENNA - A computing device with a configurable antenna. The antenna is configured through a switching circuit operating under software control. Operating characteristics of the antenna are configured based on connections between conducting segments established by the switching circuit, allowing the nominal frequency, bandwidth or other characteristics of the antenna to be configured. Because the switching is software controlled, the configurable antenna may be integrated with a software defined radio. The radio and antenna can be reconfigured to support communication according to different wireless technologies at different times or to interleave packets according to different wireless technologies to support concurrent sessions using different wireless technologies. | 2013-04-18 |
20130095773 | Cell phone with light emitter and light receiver - A cell phone having not only radio frequency (RF) emitter and RF receiver but also having light emitter and light receiver works together with an earphone having not only speaker and microphone but also having light emitter and light receiver. User will talk or listen with the earphone and cell phone will connect the system to the wireless communication network using RF signal. Communication between cell phone and earphone is carried out using light-wave in free space. By using light-wave based earphone to communicate with cell phone; users becomes less exposed to RF radiations. | 2013-04-18 |
20130095774 | METHOD FOR SELECTING STATE OF A RECONFIGURABLE ANTENNA IN A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM VIA MACHINE LEARNING - A method for selecting the state of a reconfigurable antenna installed at either the receiver or transmitter of a communication system is provided. The proposed method uses online learning algorithm based on the theory of multi-armed bandit to perform antenna state selection. The selection technique utilizes the Post-Processing Signal-to-Noise Ratio (PPSNR) as a reward metric and maximizes the long-term average reward over time. The performance of the learning based selection technique is empirically evaluated using wireless channel data. The data is collected in an indoor environment using a 2×2 MIMO OFDM system employing highly directional metamaterial Reconfigurable Leaky Wave Antennas. the learning based selection technique shows performance improvements in terms of average PPSNR and regret over conventional heuristic policies. | 2013-04-18 |
20130095775 | FRONT END MODULE AND WIRELESS SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - There are provided a front end module increasing power efficiency used at the time of transmitting and receiving a signal and a wireless signal processing apparatus having the same. The front end module includes: a matching unit matching impedance of a signal path of a signal transmitted and received through an antenna in accordance with a control signal; a signal processing unit receiving power to perform sinal processing on the signal transmitted and received through the antenna; and a controlling unit comparing a current level used by the signal processing unit so as to perform signal processing on the transmitted and received signal with a power level of the signal transmitted and received through the antenna to thereby control impedance matching of the matching unit in accordance with a result of the comparison. | 2013-04-18 |
20130095776 | CANCELLATION OF SPECTRAL IMAGES IN COMMUNICATION DEVICES - Digital-to-analog conversion in a communication device typically results in superimposed spectral images in the frequency spectrum of the analog waveform. These superimposed spectral images can distort the analog waveform and potentially violate the spectral mask and the constraints on out-of-band emissions set by the FCC. The communication device can be configured to implement a spectral image cancellation unit with feed-forward architecture to minimize the spectral images in the frequency spectrum of the analog waveform. The spectral image cancellation unit can generate a spectral image error signal comprising the spectral images at one or more spectral image frequencies. The spectral image cancellation unit can then subtract the spectral image error signal from the analog waveform to reduce spectral image components of the analog waveform and to yield an output signal for transmission. | 2013-04-18 |
20130095777 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR POWER CONTROL - Various embodiments include a method for controlling power in a transmitter, the method comprising measuring an indication of an output power of the transmitter, comparing a first value corresponding to the indication of the output power to a second value corresponding to a desired output power; and adjusting a bias of at least one component in the transmitter in order to bring the output power closer to the desired output power. Embodiments also include various methods, systems and apparatus. | 2013-04-18 |
20130095778 | Simplified High Frequency Tuner and Tuning Method - A disclosed method tunes a signal from a channelized spectrum having a predetermined channel spacing. A signal of interest having a predetermined maximum bandwidth is mixed with a local oscillator signal, which has a frequency that is an integer multiple of the channel spacing or one-half of a channel spacing displaced from an integer multiple of the channel spacing. The local oscillator signal is selected to frequency translate the signal of interest to within a near-baseband passband whose lower edge is spaced from DC by at least about the maximum bandwidth of the signal of interest. Problems associated with 1/f noise, DC offsets, and self-mixing products are avoided or substantially diminished. Other methods and systems are also disclosed. | 2013-04-18 |
20130095779 | FILTER CIRCUIT AND RECEIVING DEVICE - To implement a filter circuit with low noise and a low cutoff frequency in a smaller area, a filter circuit has a first circuit which receives an input signal supplied to an input terminal, amplifies the signal, and outputs the amplified signal to an output terminal, a first differential amplification circuit for receiving the output signal of the first circuit through a first capacitance element, a first resistance element for forming a negative feedback path between the input and output of the first differential amplification circuit, and a second resistance element for forming a negative feedback path between the output of the first differential amplification circuit and the input of the first circuit. | 2013-04-18 |
20130095780 | TRANSPONDER WITH RECEIVING MEANS HAVING A LOW ELECTRICAL CONSUMPTION IN A LISTENING MODE - The transponder comprises an antenna and a receiver circuit ( | 2013-04-18 |
20130095781 | Method to Support Emergency Call Through Mesh Network - A method is provided for managing an emergency call in a mesh network. The method comprises a mesh station receiving an emergency indicator indicating that a call is an emergency call. | 2013-04-18 |
20130095782 | Realizing Method of Emergency Call Registration - A realizing method of emergency registration is disclosed. When the user equipment in the visited network initiates an emergency registration request, the method comprises the following steps: after P-CSCF of the visited network receives the emergency registration request sent from the user equipment, it forwards the message to S-CSCF of the home network. The S-CSCF sets the emergency registration expiration time according to the setting policy for emergency registration expiration time, includes it into the emergency registration response sent to the P-CSCF which retrieves the emergency registration expiration time from the emergency registration response and sends the message to the user equipment, which in turn retrieves the emergency registration expiration time from the emergency registration response. The factors of the setting policy for the emergency registration expiration time comprise: a type of the emergency call, the location information of the visited network and the location information of the user equipment. | 2013-04-18 |
20130095783 | TRANSFER OF EMERGENCY SERVICES SESSION BETWEEN DISPARATE SUBSYSTEMS - Methods and nodes for coordinating communication sessions are described herein. A method includes providing, by a control system, a signaling anchor point at a domain transfer function in a visited multimedia subsystem for an access signaling leg and a remote access signaling leg for a communication session between a user element and a public service access point and coordinating call signaling for the communication session via the access signaling leg and the remote signaling leg. | 2013-04-18 |
20130095784 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENABLING SHARED MOBILE DATA USAGE - Disclosed is a system and method for enabling personalized shared mobile phone usage when accessing data services within a wireless telecommunications network, including an illustrative example application of the invention as it relates to mobile subscribers who cannot afford a mobile phone handset in emerging markets. For instance, a prepaid wireless subscriber can have a personal phone number associated with their own billing account, which can be used to access data services on a wireless network without needing to purchase any hardware, such as a mobile handset or SIM card. Thus, the subscriber may access his account and use data services through a borrowed handset. | 2013-04-18 |
20130095785 | ENTERPRISE MOBILE APPLICATION STORE - A mobile enterprise application store includes downloadable mobile applications and catalogs of the mobile applications. Different sets of applications may be offered to visitors depending on whether they have an account with a particular wireless mobile communication carrier. Different versions of the mobile applications may be stored and provided for visitors that use different carriers, devices, and/or operating systems. Offering or downloading of certain applications may be limited to only those visitors having consent from an enterprise administrator. The store may automatically request this consent and process the response. The mobile application store may only be accessible to employees, agents, representatives, and/or consultants of the enterprise. The store may offer split billing such that charges for some applications are made to the account of the visitor, while charges for other applications are made to the enterprise. | 2013-04-18 |
20130095786 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR SIGNAL SHARING - Among other things, there is disclosed systems, methods and apparatus for sharing and/or expanding the reach of wireless communications signals. For example, where a first communication device is unable to obtain a sufficient communication signal from a transmission source, and a second communication device can obtain a sufficient signal, the second device may be used as a relay between the transmission source and the first device. | 2013-04-18 |
20130095787 | DATA TRANSPORT BUNDLE - A data transport bundle is presented that is a package of wireless data transport created by a mobile communication network provider. The data transport bundle is available for sale by the mobile communication network provider to enterprises that wish to use wireless data transport. The data transport bundle may include the duration, number of allowed transactions, size associated with each allowed transaction and a price associated with the data transport bundle. The mobile communication network provider may configure the data transport bundle so that it may be partitioned into multiple smaller data transport bundles. In addition, the components of the data transport bundle, such as the duration, number of allowed transactions, and size associated with each allowed transaction may be adjustable to satisfy services for which the enterprise purchases the data transport. | 2013-04-18 |
20130095788 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, CONTRACT INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, TERMINAL CONTROL METHOD, AND CONTRACT INFORMATION TRANSMISSION METHOD - Billing information based on a prepaid billing system is provided appropriately even when two or more communication sessions cannot be established simultaneously through a packet-switched network. A mobile communication terminal includes a packet communication unit performing mobile communication based on the prepaid billing system through the packet-switched network, an acquisition unit acquiring billing information of the mobile communication terminal from a contract information management server that manages billing information based on the prepaid billing system, through a circuit-switched network, and an output unit outputting the billing information acquired by the acquisition unit. The contract information management system includes a contract information management server including a detection unit detecting communication in the packet-switched network by the mobile communication terminal. When performing detection by the detection unit, the contract information management system transmits the billing information to the mobile communication terminal through the circuit-switched network. | 2013-04-18 |
20130095789 | ACCESS POINT - Methods of operation of an access point are disclosed. These methods may involve authenticating a user equipment device in the access point. Access points configured for operating in accordance with the methods are also disclosed. Additionally, methods of operation of user equipment devices, and user equipment devices themselves configured for operating, in conjunction with the access points are disclosed. Still further, core network nodes configured to operate with the access points are disclosed. | 2013-04-18 |
20130095790 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING DEVICE - A method and an apparatus for controlling a device are provided. Information regarding a second external device, which was received by a first external device, is received from the first external device. The second external device is authenticated based on the information regarding the second external device. Position information regarding the second external device is detected. Control information regarding the first external device is transmitted to the first external device. The control information is based on the position information. | 2013-04-18 |
20130095791 | 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. | 2013-04-18 |
20130095792 | WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK, AND A METHOD OF AUTHENTICATING A MESSAGE - A method is provided of authenticating a message from a femtocell base station in a wireless telecommunications network comprising a security gateway and a femto-gateway. The method comprising the steps of: checking by the security gateway that a source IP address in the message from the femtocell base station accords with that expected from that femtocell base station, and checking by the femto-gateway that the source IP address in the message accords with that expected from that femtocell base station by inspecting a database relating a femtocell base station identifier to source IP address data. | 2013-04-18 |
20130095793 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR DETECTING AND MITIGATING ADDRESS SPOOFING IN MESSAGING SERVICE TRANSACTIONS - Systems, methods, and computer readable media for detecting and mitigating address spoofing in messaging service transactions are disclosed. A messaging service firewall (MSF) separate from a short message service center (SMSC) receives a mobility management reply message (MMR) that is sent by a mobile location register element in response to an associated mobility management query (MMQ) and that includes a serving switch identifier. The MSF allocates a global title address (GTA) from a pool of GTAs and stores a correlation between the allocated GTA and the originating SMSC. The MSF replaces the serving switch identifier in the MMR with the allocated GTA and routes the modified MMR. The MSF then receives a messaging service message (MSM) that is addressed to the allocated GTA and that includes the purported originating SMSC. If the purported originating SMSC does not match the SMSC to which the GTA is correlated, the MSM is discarded. | 2013-04-18 |
20130095794 | REAL-TIME MANAGEMENT OF A WIRELESS DEVICE OPERATION ON MULTIPLE NETWORKS - A wireless device is configured to operate on a variety of service providers' wireless communication networks based on various defined rules. A SIM may store or encode information and algorithms proprietary to two or more service providers. A wireless communication device with a configuration profile selected based on a particular selection of a wireless network may be remotely configured based on one or more selection criteria or defined rules. A SIM may generate a response to authentication requests using the appropriate authentication information and algorithms stored on the SIM. A wireless communication device may self-select a service provider wireless communication network and self configure with a corresponding configuration profile. Configuration or selection may be based on a defined relationship between an application and a particular device provider. | 2013-04-18 |
20130095795 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOE SUPPORTING MULTIPLE IMSIS - Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method, an apparatus, and a system for supporting multiple IMSIs. The method includes: receiving a response message that is returned by a server in response to an IMSI update request message and transmitted by a user terminal; and executing an IMSI update operation for a smart card according to information carried in the response message, where the smart card is a smart card supporting multiple IMSIs, and the IMSI update operation for the smart card includes: an operation of adding an IMSI in the smart card or an operation of deleting an IMSI from the smart card. The foregoing technical solution may dynamically update an IMSI in the smart card, thereby avoiding a phenomenon that one user must occupy multiple IMSIs all along, improving a utilization ratio of IMSIs, and saving IMSI resources. | 2013-04-18 |
20130095796 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DELIVERING SMS (SHORT MESSAGE SERVICE) MESSAGES IN A MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method and system for delivering data are provided. The method includes sending, by a User Equipment (UE), to an evolved Node-B (eNB) a service request message for requesting data when setting up Radio Resource Control (RRC) connection using a RRC connection complete message, sending, by the eNB, the received service request message to a Mobile Management Entity (MME) using an initial UE message, sending, by the MME, an ‘initial context setup for signaling’ message that does not include information about data bearers, to the eNB, upon receiving the initial context setup message, setting up, by the eNB, Access Stratum (AS) security with the originating UE and performing, by the originating UE, Non Access Stratum (NAS) security with the MME, and upon completion of the NAS security process with the MME, transmitting, by the originating UE, the data to the MME using an uplink NAS transport message. | 2013-04-18 |
20130095797 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INTERFACING WITH A CELL-PHONE NETWORK - A smart card for use with a mobile communication device adapted to communicate over a cell-phone network, the smart card comprising: at least one communication port for communicating with a transceiver via a communication channel that is not a cell-phone channel; and a processor configured to receive from the transceiver an IMSI from a SIM having an authentication key, and an authentication response generated by the SIM responsive to the SIM's authentication key and a challenge by a cell-phone network, and to transmit the received IMSI and authentication response to the mobile communication device for transmission to the cell-phone network via a cell-phone communication channel provided by the cell-phone network. | 2013-04-18 |
20130095798 | TELEPHONE CALL SCREENING AND ROUTING DEVICE AND RELATED METHOD - A method for screening and routing incoming telephone calls includes extracting caller identification information from an incoming telephone call, providing a plurality of tables including a primary ring table, a secondary ring table, a voicemail table, a block call table, and a forward call table, and determining which one of the plurality of tables includes the caller identification information. The method further includes sending the incoming telephone call directly to voicemail without having a ring tone if the voicemail table includes the caller identification information, blocking the incoming telephone call if the block call table includes the caller identification information, and forwarding the incoming telephone call if the forward call table includes the caller identification information. | 2013-04-18 |
20130095799 | Voicemail System with Quality Assurance - In one embodiment, a method for ensuring quality of a media message is provided. The method includes receiving information for a media message. At least a portion of the media is analyzed to determine a media quality for the media message. The method then determines if the media quality is acceptable. If the media quality is not acceptable, then an alert may be sent regarding the media quality of the media message. For example, a caller may be prompted to re-record a media message. | 2013-04-18 |
20130095800 | VISITOR DETECTOR - A method for a user, with a mobile communication device, to receive and display, in the mobile communication device, owner information coupled to a second user, having a second mobile communication device, at said user. The method comprising receiving, in the communication device, a local connectivity ID broadcasted from said second communication device, transmitting said received local connectivity ID from said communication device to an ID server, receiving, in the communication device, an owner ID from said ID server, wherein said owner ID is coupled to said second user, transmitting said received owner ID from said communication device to an public profile service server, receiving, in the communication device, owner information from said public profile service server, wherein said owner information is coupled to said second user and displaying said received owner information coupled to said second user on a display in said communication device. | 2013-04-18 |
20130095801 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING ELECTRONIC GROUPS - A method is provide that comprises detecting an incoming or outgoing call; and sending data to a paired device for displaying a plurality of elements associated with the call in a user interface on the paired device prior to connecting the call, the plurality of elements having been obtained from a plurality of sources accessible to the mobile device. Another method is provided, which comprises receiving data from the mobile device for displaying a plurality of elements associated with the call in a user interface on a paired device prior to connecting the call, the plurality of elements having been obtained from a plurality of sources accessible to the mobile device; and displaying the plurality of elements in a user interface on the paired device using the data received from the mobile device. | 2013-04-18 |
20130095802 | HOST MOBILE TERMINAL, LOCKING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR UNLOCKING LOCKING MECHANISM - An unlocking method enabling a locking mechanism to be unlocked, includes the following step of: detecting whether an authentication instruction from a host mobile terminal is received. First, transmitting a location search instruction to a caller mobile terminal when the authentication instruction is received. Next, receiving a location of the caller mobile terminal generated in response to the location search instruction from the caller mobile terminal. Then, determining whether the caller mobile terminal is within a predetermined distance based on the location. Finally, unlocking the locking mechanism when the caller mobile terminal is within the predetermined distance. | 2013-04-18 |
20130095803 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FILTERING CELLULAR TELEPHONE MESSAGES - Systems and methods for filtering cellular messages to prevent receipt of certain messages are described. In one aspect, a computing device detects an incoming cellular telephone message for delivery to a receiver. The device filters the message by determining source identification information for the incoming cellular telephone message. The device compares this information to source identification entries in an acceptable senders list. The acceptable senders list includes source identification information corresponding to previous incoming and outgoing voice contacts by the receiver. If the source identification information for the incoming cellular telephone message is not found in the source identification entries in the acceptable senders list, the device deletes the cellular telephone message from a memory to prevent receipt of the message by the receiver. | 2013-04-18 |
20130095804 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING INCOMING AND OUTGOING CALL INFORMATION IN A MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL - An apparatus and method for providing incoming and outgoing call information in a mobile communication terminal. A display unit displays detailed incoming/outgoing call information integrated for a particular phone number. A memory stores an incoming/outgoing call list according to an incoming/outgoing event. A controller controls an operation for adding the detailed incoming/outgoing call information to an associated phone number item of the incoming/outgoing call list when the incoming/outgoing call event occurs, and controls an operation for displaying the detailed incoming/outgoing call information integrated for the particular phone number selected from among phone numbers of the incoming/outgoing call list. The detailed incoming/outgoing call information mapped to the same phone number can be viewed at one time by integrating and providing the incoming/outgoing call information. | 2013-04-18 |
20130095805 | Automatically Monitoring for Voice Input Based on Context - In one implementation, a computer-implemented method includes detecting a current context associated with a mobile computing device and determining, based on the current context, whether to switch the mobile computing device from a current mode of operation to a second mode of operation during which the mobile computing device monitors ambient sounds for voice input that indicates a request to perform an operation. The method can further include, in response to determining whether to switch to the second mode of operation, activating one or more microphones and a speech analysis subsystem associated with the mobile computing device so that the mobile computing device receives a stream of audio data. The method can also include providing output on the mobile computing device that is responsive to voice input that is detected in the stream of audio data and that indicates a request to perform an operation. | 2013-04-18 |
20130095806 | METHOD FOR RETRIEVING CONTENT BY A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE HAVING FIRST AND SECOD RADIO ACCESS INTERFACES, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - In a wireless communication device having a first and a second radio access interface for respectively communicating with a first and a second access network, a method for retrieving content comprises receiving a request for retrieval of content from a remote server and retrieving a first part of the requested content over a first radio access technology connection. When the retrieval of the first part is determined not to meet a required QoS threshold, the second radio access interface is activated. A next part of the requested content to be retrieved is divided into a first portion for retrieval over the first radio access technology connection and a second portion for retrieval over a second radio access technology connection such that retrieval of the first and second portions are estimated to meet the required QoS threshold, and are retrieved over the first and second radio access technology connections, respectively. | 2013-04-18 |
20130095807 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING A DISTRIBUTED MOBILE CALL CENTER FOR A SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT - A method and system for distributing a service center call. The method and system include hosting an electronic database of information regarding service agent availability, providing a user interface for allowing a service agent to update the database regarding the availability of the service agent to receive service calls, and receiving a customer service call request. To route the customer service call request, the method and system determines the location of a customer originating the customer service call request, determines availability of at least one service agent within a predetermined location threshold of the location of the customer, and routing the customer service call request to the local service agent or to a service agent outside of the predetermined location threshold of the location of the customer if there are no available service agents within the predetermined location threshold of the location of the customer. | 2013-04-18 |
20130095808 | Obviating Mobile Airtime Minutes For Business Telephone Calls - Systems and methods are described that provide a phantom mobile telephone number that is assigned by the mobile telephone service provider, for business customers and/or customers subscribing to the service. Upon receipt of the phantom mobile telephone number at the mobile service provider's internal call routing system, the call is associated with a preexisting landline number assigned to a business. The mobile telephone call is forwarded to the preexisting landline telephone number and is not charged airtime minutes. | 2013-04-18 |
20130095809 | PROVISIONING A TELEPHONY NETWORK IN RESPONSE TO AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE ATTACHING TO THE NETWORK - A technique includes, in response to an electronic device attaching to a telephony network, selecting a telephony number from a plurality of available telephony numbers to assign to the electronic device for a given session in which the electronic device is attached to the telephony network and provisioning the telephony network based at least in part on the assigned telephony number. | 2013-04-18 |
20130095810 | System and Method for Providing Contactless Payment with a Near Field Communications Attachment - A system and method in accordance with exemplary embodiments may include an attachment with a near field communication antenna, a secure element, a plug capable of connecting the attachment to an audio jack on a mobile device. Further, a system and method in accordance with exemplary embodiments may include receiving a payment initiation instruction from a customer, using a near field communication antenna, sending payment information to a point of sale device, using one or more computer processors, encoding data related to the payment as audio data, and transmitting the data related to the payment through an audio jack. | 2013-04-18 |
20130095811 | RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, RADIO BASE STATION, AND COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD - Disclosed is a radio communication system which has: a radio base station (eNB# | 2013-04-18 |
20130095812 | SUPPORTED FEATURE OVERRIDE - Various exemplary embodiments relate to a method and related network node including one or more of the following: receiving, at the network device, a message; determining, in response to receiving the message, that a set of supported features should be transmitted to a partner device; determining, based on the partner device, whether a default set of features should be overridden; if the default set of supported features should be overridden, transmitting an alternative set of features to the partner device; and if the default set of supported features should not be overridden, transmitting a standard set of features based on the default set of features to the partner device. | 2013-04-18 |
20130095813 | Remote Activation Of Video Share On Mobile Devices - A method for initiating a video share service of a mobile device based on commands from a remote source. The method includes receiving a request from the remote source to initiate the video share service, authenticating the sender of the request, receiving a command to start the video share service; and transmitting the output of the service. There is also a system configured for receiving a request from a first mobile device to initiate a service from a second mobile device, for authentication of the request, for commanding the second mobile device to start a service under control of the first mobile device, and for delivery of the output of the service. | 2013-04-18 |
20130095814 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR MULTI-TASKING IN A CLIENTLESS MOBILE PHONE - A system for multi-tasking access to applications by a clientless mobile phone. The system includes at least a clientless mobile interaction (CMI) application server communicatively connected to a network; at least one application server communicatively connected to a network, the at least one application server having at least a first application executable on the clientless mobile phone and a second application executable on the clientless mobile phone; and a presentation layer gateway communicatively connected to the network, wherein the CMI application server enables the clientless mobile phone communicatively connected to the presentation layer gateway by at least a presentation layer protocol to access the first application and the second application executed on the CMI application server while presenting a menu on the clientless mobile phone for seamless switching between the first application and the second application executed on the CMI application server. | 2013-04-18 |
20130095815 | PACKET GATEWAY INTEGRATED WITH CONTENT MANAGEMENT FOR 3G AND 4G MOBILE NETWORKS - Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for a packet gateway integrated with content management for 3G and 4G mobile networks. A network server includes a processor, a memory, a packet gateway module integrated with a content management module, the content management module including mobile subscriber information, and communication links to one or more of a mobile network operator's Online Charging System (OCS), an Offline Charging Subsystem (OFCS) and Policy Control and Charging Function (PCRF). | 2013-04-18 |
20130095816 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING A NUMBER OF MIMO LAYERS - The embodiments herein relate to a method in a base station for communicating with a user equipment in the communication network. The base station is configured to communicate with the user equipment according to a selectable of at least two user equipment categories. Based on information about a selected user equipment category, the base station determines a first number of maximum transmission layers supported by the base station. The base station communicates with the user equipment according to up to the determined first number of maximum transmission layers and according to the selected user equipment category. | 2013-04-18 |
20130095817 | CELLULAR TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM NETWORK ELEMENT - A network element ( | 2013-04-18 |
20130095818 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LTE RADIO LINK FAILURE DETERMINIATION IN DRX MODE - A method and apparatus for detecting radio link failure (RLF) in a wireless transmit receive unit (WTRU) includes the WTRU performing a series of radio link measurements during a discontinuous reception (DRX) on-duration, comparing each of the series of radio link measurements to a threshold, and determining that the series of radio link measurements indicates an out-of-synch condition. | 2013-04-18 |
20130095819 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING NEIGHBORING CELL MEASUREMENTS IN WIRELESS NETWORKS - Methods and apparatuses are provided that include selecting measurement types for measuring neighboring cells based in part on a change in device location. Where a change in location is relatively small, a device can perform less precise more efficient measurements of the neighboring cells to conserve power and/or processing time than where the change in location is larger. The neighboring cells can operate on a difference frequency than a serving cell; thus, measuring the neighboring cells using more precise measurements can utilize radio frequency (RF) calibration over the different frequency. Where a change in device location is below a threshold, however, less precise measurements that do not use RF calibration can be utilized to measure the neighboring cells. | 2013-04-18 |
20130095820 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TERMINAL AND CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME - A 3G wireless control unit, a WiFi wireless control unit, and a WiMAX wireless control unit each select one data communication method from data communication methods that each supports, and any one supporting the selected data communication method performs communication using the selected data communication method. A 3G non-coverage area search processing unit, a WiFi non-coverage area search processing unit, and a WiMAX non-coverage area search processing unit each detect a base station supporting a data communication method that each supports. A search control unit controls the frequency of execution of a base-station detecting process performed by the WiMAX non-coverage area search processing unit on the basis of respective communication states and predetermined priorities of data communication methods. | 2013-04-18 |
20130095821 | COOPERATIVE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN TERMINALS IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM SUPPORTING MULTI-RADIO ACCESS TECHNOLOGY - Disclosed is a method for executing communication in a wireless communication system supporting multi-radio access technology, through cooperation between a first terminal requesting terminal cooperation and a second terminal accepting terminal cooperation. The method comprises: a step for the first terminal to transmit to a base station resource allocation request information on the uplink transmission of the second terminal; a step for the second terminal to receive from the base station a first uplink grant (UL grant) as a response to the resource allocation request information; a step for the first terminal to transmit data to the second terminal; and a step for the second terminal to transmit to the base station the data received from the first terminal using the resource allocated by the first UL grant. | 2013-04-18 |
20130095822 | DYNAMIC RADIO CAPABILITIES BASED UPON AVAILABLE TRANSPORT BANDWIDTH - A monitor and control unit is described herein which is associated with a land-based controller (e.g. base station controller) and one or more satellites, where the monitor and control unit is arranged to dynamically configure mobile-based controllers (e.g., radio base stations) located on mobile vessels (e.g., transport vessels, cruise liners) to provide bandwidth (voice and data capabilities) based at least on the number of mobile vessels being served by each of the satellites. | 2013-04-18 |
20130095823 | METHOD OF MANAGING INBOUND COMMUNICATIONS BASED ON THE CURRENT LOCATION OF A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE - A method of managing inbound communications received by a roaming wireless communications device entails enabling a user of the roaming wireless communications device to activate an inbound communications filter having filter criteria based on a current location of the user and a current location of a sender of an inbound communication. Once the wireless device has determined whether the inbound communication satisfies the filter criteria, the wireless device notifies the user that the inbound communication has been received provided that the inbound communication satisfies the filter criteria. | 2013-04-18 |
20130095824 | INTEGRATION OF ROAMING AND NON-ROAMING MESSAGE PROCESSING - Various exemplary embodiments relate to a method and related network node including one or more of the following: receiving a message at the network device from a partner device; translating the message to generate a translated message formed according to a non-roaming protocol; processing the translated message to generate a response message; translating the response message to generate a translated response message formed according to a roaming protocol; transmitting the response message by the network device to the partner device. | 2013-04-18 |
20130095825 | ORGANIZATION OF ROAMING PARTNER REALMS INTO PRIMARY AND SECONDARY - Various exemplary embodiments relate to a method performed by a policy and charging rules node (PCRN) of communicating with a roaming partner. The method may include: defining a roaming partner profile including a network identifier and a primary realm; receiving a session establishment request at the PCRN; extracting a subscription identifier from the session establishment request; determining an active roaming partner by comparing the subscription identifier to the network identifier; and establishing an S9 session with the primary realm of the active roaming partner. Another method may include: defining a roaming partner profile including a primary realm and at least one secondary realm; receiving an S9 session establishment request; extracting an origin realm from the S9 session establishment request; determining an active roaming partner by comparing the origin realm to the primary realm and the secondary realms of the roaming partner profile; and responding to the S9 session establishment request. | 2013-04-18 |
20130095826 | PCRN ROAMING AGREEMENT - Various exemplary embodiments relate to a method performed by a policy and charging rules node (PCRN) for managing a session for a roaming subscriber. The method may include: defining a roaming agreement associated with at least one roaming partner and including at least one limitation; receiving a session establishment request; extracting a subscription identifier; determining an active roaming partner by comparing the subscription identifier to the roaming partner profile; selecting the roaming agreement including the active roaming partner; and enforcing the at least one limitation when processing the session establishment request. The PCRN may include: a roaming agreement storage; a first interface configured to receive a session establishment request for a roaming subscriber; a roaming manager configured to identify a roaming partner associated with the roaming subscriber and a roaming agreement associated with the roaming partner; and a second interface configured to communicate session information with a roaming partner PCRN. | 2013-04-18 |
20130095827 | ROAMING SESSION TERMINATION TRIGGERED BY ROAMING AGREEMENT/PARTNER DELETION - Various exemplary embodiments relate to a method performed by a policy and charging rules node (PCRN) for processing a change in a status of a roaming partner, the method including: receiving, at the PCRN, a message indicating a change in a status of the roaming partner; identifying roaming subscriber sessions associated with the roaming partner; determining home based roaming subscriber sessions among the identified subscriber sessions; marking the determined home based roaming subscriber sessions for termination; and sending a termination message to a policy and charging enforcement node for the determined home based roaming subscriber sessions. | 2013-04-18 |
20130095828 | Advanced Roaming Controls in Home Location Register - In a wireless telecommunication system, Home Location Register logic generates a subscriber roaming profile for use by a Visitor Location Register by retrieving a subscriber's provisioned profile, retrieving a rule set associated with the subscriber, and applying the rule set to the set of provisioned service features indicated in the provisioned profile to generate a modified profile. The rules can be responsive to one or more of: the identity of the visited network, subscriber preferences, and provisioned features. The rules can be in the form of tables stored in the Home Location Register. | 2013-04-18 |
20130095829 | IDLE MODE OPERATION IN HETEROGENEOUS NETWORKS - An idle mode UE can RACH to a cell different from the cell paging the UE. The UE can be allocated additional time to respond to all cells in the neighborhood to identify the cell in which to RACH. Interference cancellation can occur at different rates based on whether the UE is in connected mode or idle mode. The time to respond to the page can be a function of a paging cycle. Additionally, a variable bias may promote early handoff to lower power cells and late handoff to high power cells. | 2013-04-18 |
20130095830 | WIRELESS ACCESS PROTOCOL AND PORTABLE TERMINAL DEVICE - As a result of ISR being enabled between a portable terminal device and a network which are capable of communicating by using the communication protocols of a plurality of wireless access technologies, the portable terminal device performs position registration processing between the plurality of wireless access technologies and the portable terminal device each time a fixed period of time elapses, and the portable terminal device is able to move between the plurality of wireless access technologies that have already been registered, without conducting new position registration processing. At this time, if there is a possibility of there being a difference in ISR states (activated or not activated) between the portable terminal device and the network, the portable terminal device ignores any instructions issued by the network for ISR to be enabled in the portable terminal device. | 2013-04-18 |
20130095831 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND DEVICES FOR DETERMINING A CLOSEST BASE STATION TO A MULTI-MODE MOBILE DEVICE - Embodiments provide methods, systems, and/or devices to identify and/or determine a closest base station to a multi-mode mobile device among the multiple wireless communications technologies, such as different Radio Access Technologies (RATs). Having identified a closest base station to the multi-mode mobile device among the multiple wireless communications technologies, the mobile device's location may be estimated using location information regarding the closest identified base station. In some cases, a handover or other procedure may be performed with respect to the mobile device and the closest identified base station. The multiple wireless communications technologies may include, but are not limited to, WiMAX, CDMA 1x, LTE, and/or EVDO. | 2013-04-18 |
20130095832 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING CELLS IN AN IDLE OR SLEEP MODE - Methods and apparatuses are provided for communicating with multiple base stations in idle or sleep mode communications. During such modes, antennas or related resources of a device can be assigned for receiving signals from a source base station, such as paging or similar signals, or for measuring other base stations. The resource assignment can be determined based on the mode or a related time interval, one or more additional factors, such as a signal quality at the source base station, and/or the like. | 2013-04-18 |
20130095833 | DEACTIVATING PACKET DATA PROTOCOL CONTEXT - A method is provided of deactivating PDP Context upon transfer of a connection with a user terminal between a femtocell base station and a macrocell base station, the method comprising: the femto base station receiving a message including a first identifier of a PDP Context, altering the identifier of a PDP Context to a second identifier, and forwarding the altered message to the core network, the core network receiving a message including an identifier determines that the received identifier does not match the identifier that it expects and so deactivates the PDP Context. | 2013-04-18 |
20130095834 | METHOD FOR RE-BALANCING LOAD, METHOD FOR MIGRATING LOAD, DEVICE AND SYSTEM USING THE SAME - The embodiment of the invention discloses a method for re-balancing a load, a method for migrating a load, a device and a system using the same. The method for re-balancing a load comprises: determining a type of a UE after receiving an access request from the UE by a first network device; determining whether the UE is to be migrated according to the type of the UE; and if yes, migrating the UE to a second network device whose type corresponds to the type of the UE. According to the embodiments of the present disclosure, the CN nodes may be balanced according to the type of the UE. | 2013-04-18 |
20130095835 | Method for Determining a Base Station to Hand Over a Cellular Device To - Embodiments of this disclosure include methods in which a core network controller determines which femtocell base station to handover a cellular device to. Methods include comparing a cell parameter difference provided by a base station with a cell parameter difference provided by the cellular device. The cell parameter difference provided by the base station is the cell parameter difference between the base station and each neighboring base station. The cell parameter difference provided by the cellular device is the cell parameter difference between the base station through which the cellular device is currently associated with to the core network and each neighboring base station. The core network controller compares the cell parameter difference provided by the cellular device with the cell parameter difference provided by the base station. The core network hands the cellular device to the base station when the cell parameter difference provided by each are substantially equivalent. | 2013-04-18 |
20130095836 | Green Femtocells and Methods of Implementing the Same - A femtocell for conserving power, which includes a transmitter module configured to be inactive for periods of call inactivity and data inactivity within a corresponding femtocell geographic coverage area, and includes a monitoring device configured to monitor the femtocell geographic coverage area, and further includes a controller module configured to cause a call handover to the femtocell when a cellular handset device is functioning and is located within the femtocell geographic coverage area. The femtocell also being configured to communicate with one or more macrocell base stations, each having a corresponding macrocell, which are configured to facilitate communication between the cellular handset device and a wireless network. | 2013-04-18 |
20130095837 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MACHINE TYPE COMMUNICATION MONITORING PROCESSING - The present invention discloses a method and device for machine type communication (MTC) monitoring process, and includes: an MTC determines the first location which an MTC device (MD) is allowed to be at and the event report needing to be performed when the MD is not at the first location; the MTC server sends the information of the first location and the information of the event report to the MD; the MD receives the information of the first location and the information of the event report sent from the MTC server; and after detecting that the MD is not at the first location according to the information of the first information, the MD reports the event report to the MTC server. The present invention enhances the monitoring process with finer-granularity and can reduce the interfaces and operations between other network nodes and a Home Subscriber Server (HSS)/Home Location Register (HLR), and maintains the stability of HSS/HLR. | 2013-04-18 |
20130095838 | MOBILE STATION APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, BASE STATION APPARATUS, CELL RESELECTION METHOD, CONTROL PROGRAM OF MOBILE STATION APPARATUS, AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - Efficient cell reselection taking the continuity of MBMS service into consideration is enabled. A communication system includes a base station apparatus managing a cell capable of providing a multimedia broadcast multicast service, and a mobile station apparatus belonging to a group of access-restricted cells, and the mobile station apparatus selects the access-restricted cell from the serving cell capable of providing the multimedia broadcast multicast service. The base station apparatus periodically transmits multimedia broadcast multicast service information to the mobile station apparatus (S | 2013-04-18 |
20130095839 | HIGH SPEED HANDOVERS IN A WIRELESS NETWORK - In one aspect, a wireless network management component can manage values for the generation of time to trigger parameters to handover requests between small cells and macro cells in a wireless network. In another aspect, a wireless management component can process various information to manage when handovers between small cells and macro cells should be disabled. In still another aspect, a wireless management component can process user equipment speed information and other network information to determine whether user equipment in communication with small cells should initiate a handover to macro cells. | 2013-04-18 |
20130095840 | ENHANCEMENT OF DEDICATED RANGING IN RESPONSE TO PAGE MESSAGES FOR A MOBILE STATION - Certain embodiments of the present disclosure present methods and apparatuses for enhancing the dedicated ranging procedure. Certain embodiments improve probability of correct reception of a ranging code from a mobile station by accumulating two or more copies of the ranging code received from the MS on two or more different frames in a transmit opportunity. Certain aspects improve probability of correct reception of the ranging code by modifying timing of uplink transmission. | 2013-04-18 |
20130095841 | AUTOMATIC GAIN CONTROL - In one example, a Bluetooth enabled navigation device pairs with a mobile phone and then sends a plurality of tuning transmissions, each at a different transmission power gain amount, to a remote server using the mobile phone. These tuning transmissions are encoded using frequency tones that synthesize speech for transmission through the mobile phone and a voice channel of its wireless telecommunications network. The navigation device then tunes transmit power settings according to a received response to the tuning transmissions and uses the tuned transmit power settings for subsequent transmission to the remote server using this particular mobile phone. | 2013-04-18 |
20130095842 | METHOD AND EQUIPMENT FOR SAVING ENERGY - The present invention discloses a method and equipment for saving energy. The method comprises the following steps: the first network node acquires load information of the second network node next to the first and modifies energy saving state according to its own load information and that of said second network node; said first and second network nodes send information on indication for saving energy state to the adjacent third network node and inform the information of modifying energy saving state to said third network node based on said information on indication for saving energy state. Embodiments of the present invention optimize resource utilization rate of the whole network. | 2013-04-18 |
20130095843 | Methods and Systems for Dynamic Spectrum Arbitrage - Methods and system are provided for managing and monitoring allocation of RF spectrum resources based on time, space and frequency. A network may be enabled to allocate excess spectrum resources for use by other network providers on a real-time basis. Allocated resources may be transferred from one provider with excess resources to another in need of additional resources based on contractual terms or on a real-time purchase negotiations and settlements. A network may be enabled to monitor the use of allocated resources on real-time basis and off-load or allow additional users depending on the spectrum resources availability. Public safety networks may be enabled to make spectrum resources available to general public by allocating spectrum resources and monitoring the use of those resources. During an emergency, when traffic increases on a public safety network, the public safety networks may off-load bandwidth traffic to make available necessary resources for public safety users. | 2013-04-18 |
20130095844 | METHOD FOR MANAGING A WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORK - The invention relates to a method for managing cells ( | 2013-04-18 |
20130095845 | APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING A MOBILE STATION TO COMMUNICATE WITH TWO OR MORE NETWORKS IN A MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - An apparatus for supporting a mobile station (MS) to perform a communication using a plurality of networks in a mobile communication system and method thereof are disclosed. According to the present invention, a serving base station (BS) of the MS receives information on at least one heterogeneous network from a BS of each of the at least one heterogeneous network. The serving BS of the MS selects at least one of a heterogeneous network to be allocated to the MS and a channel of the heterogeneous network based on the received information on the at least one heterogeneous network. And, the serving BS of the MS transmits an information on the selected heterogeneous network to the MS. | 2013-04-18 |