20th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 31 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110116523 | METHOD OF BEAM FORMATTING SE-DFB LASER ARRAY - The present invention provides a method of fabricating a beam formatting diode laser using a surface-emitting distributed feedback (SE-DFB) laser array (SELA), instead of edge-emitting diodes that provides a brighter diode and results in simple and few optical components to reduce the complexity and cost of solid-state laser pump modules and direct-diode applications. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116524 | SEMICONDUCTOR LASER DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SEMICONDUCTOR LASER - A semiconductor laser device includes: a semiconductor laser having a reflector region, a gain region for laser oscillation and a plurality of refraction index controllers, the reflector region having a plurality of segments in which a diffraction region and a space region are coupled to each other, the plurality of segments being separated into a plurality of segment groups having a same optical length, the plurality of refractive index controllers being provided according to each segment group and controlling an equivalent refraction index of each segment group; a wavelength controller controlling an oscillation wavelength of the semiconductor laser by controlling the plurality of the refraction index controllers as at least one of control parameters; and a dither controller inputting a dither signal into only one of the segment groups having the most segments from one of the refractive index controllers according to the segment group. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116525 | SIDE LIGHT EMITTING TYPE SEMICONDUCTOR LASER DIODE HAVING DIELECTRIC LAYER FORMED ON ACTIVE LAYER - Provided is a side light emitting type semiconductor laser diode in which a dielectric layer is formed on an active layer. The side light emitting type semiconductor laser diode includes an n-clad layer, an n-light guide layer, an active layer and a p-light guide layer sequentially formed on a substrate, and a dielectric layer with a ridge structure formed on the p-light guide layer. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116526 | SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL DEVICE - By forming upper-bank patterns made of Au with a thickness of 1.5 μm or larger on bank portions, a solder material on a submount and a surface of a conductive layer in an upper part of a ridge portion of a laser chip are separated so as not to be in contact with each other, thereby preventing the stress generated in a bonding portion when bonding the laser chip and the submount from being applied to the ridge portion. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116527 | SELF-CALIBRATING, WIDE-RANGE TEMPERATURE SENSOR - A self-calibrating, wide-range temperature sensor includes a current reference, impervious to process and voltage, with the current reference mirrored into two oppositely-sized bipolar transistors or diodes. Duplicate current sources are used with a ratio of geometries between them, such that the larger current biases the smaller bipolar transistor (less cross-sectional area) and the smaller current source biases the larger bipolar transistor (higher cross-sectional area). The current source in conjunction with the differential temperature sensing provides inherent calibration without drift while the differential sensing, from the ratio of geometries in the current paths also increases sensitivity. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116528 | Thermal test apparatus and method - Thermal test apparatus comprising a specimen supported by a fixture, a thermal shroud comprising a flexible insulating fabric forming an enclosure around at least a portion of the specimen, and a temperature controlled air supply connected to an opening formed in the enclosure for delivering a supply of temperature controlled air into the enclosure. Also, a method of conducting a thermal test. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116529 | LABEL FOR INDICATING THE HISTORY OF HIGH-TEMPERTURE EXPOSURE - A label for indicating a history of high-temperature exposure includes an internal substance and an external substance surrounding the internal substance. The internal substance and the external substance may be separated into respective frozen solid bodies at low temperatures, the internal and external substances having colors that are different from each other, and at least one of the internal substance and the external substance may convert to a liquid phase and the internal and external substances may be naturally mixed when the substances are exposed to high temperatures higher than the low temperatures for a predetermined amount time, and indicate the history of high temperature exposure without being restored to the initial forms of their frozen solid bodies even when refrozen or re-cold stored. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116530 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING HARQ FEEDBACK IN A MULTI-CARRIER WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method and apparatus provide hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) feedback corresponding to the status of multiple downlink carriers, with or without MIMO being configured. Here, for at least some configurations, with respect to the selection of HARQ feedback symbols, the downlink carriers are grouped into groups of one or two carriers such that HARQ feedback symbol code books that were previously implemented in conventional HSDPA or DC-HSDPA systems may be utilized. That is, after encoding a data stream, HARQ feedback symbols selected from a plurality of code books configured for groups of one or two of the downlink carriers are utilized to modulate an uplink channel. The modulation or channelization may be accomplished with dual channelization codes or a single channelization code with a reduced spreading factor to insert two symbols into a single time slot. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116531 | REMOVAL OF MULTIPLICATIVE ERRORS IN FREQUENCY DOMAIN CHANNEL ESTIMATION FOR WIRELESS REPEATERS - A method for estimating a feedback channel for a wireless repeater uses frequency domain channel estimation and uses a signal indicative of the amplified signal as a pilot signal. The channel estimation method generates a time domain feedback channel estimate from the frequency domain channel estimation and scales the time domain feedback channel estimate using scaling factors. In one embodiment, the scaling factors are function of a tap index and the block size of the frequency domain channel estimation. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116532 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LATENCY-AWARE SCHEDULING USING INTERFERENCE CANCELLATION - In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus comprising transceiver circuitry configured to obtain a data unit received over an air interface, the air interface comprising first and second radio resources, logic circuitry configured to determine whether the data unit was received over the first radio resources or the second radio resources and responsive to a determination that the data unit was received over the first radio resources, process the data unit without interference cancellation and responsive to a determination that the data unit was received over the second radio resources, process the data unit using interference cancellation. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116533 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING CHANNEL ESTIMATION NOISE IN A WIRELESS TRANSCEIVER - Apparatus and methods for use in a wireless communication system are disclosed for reducing channel estimation noise in a device such as a wireless transceiver. A disclosed apparatus includes a processor that determines a channel activity portion and a noise portion of a channel estimation. The processor also determines a threshold noise level based on channel estimate values in the noise portion of the channel estimation. The processor compares channel estimate energy values in the channel estimation to the threshold noise level and sets each of the channel estimate energy values being less than the threshold noise level to a predetermined value such as zero in order to reduce or eliminate the noise. Similar methods are also disclosed. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116534 | DETECTION OF START FRAME DELIMITERS IN A WIRELESS DIGITAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Forward error correction is used in conjunction with detection of a start frame delimiter (SFD) to provide flexibility and to reduce missed instances of an SFD. Candidate SFDs in an incoming signal are identified using a lower-than-normal detection threshold, and corresponding markers are stored in a buffer. For each stored marker, a physical layer header following the candidate SFD is decoded with error-correction techniques, to determine whether uncorrectable errors exist. If so, the candidate is discarded and the next candidate is evaluated. If no uncorrectable errors exist, the candidate is declared a valid SFD, and the remaining signal is decoded. Dual detection thresholds can be employed in networks that permit both error-encoded and non-coded packets. A technique for selecting SFD patterns that facilitate higher performance is also disclosed. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116535 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING THE AVERAGE-TO-MINIMUM MAGNITUDE RATIO OF COMMUNICATIONS SIGNALS IN COMMUNICATIONS TRANSMITTERS - A communications transmitter configured to reduce the average-to-minimum magnitude ratio (AMR) of a communications signal includes a symbol mapper, a pulse-shaping filter, an AMR reduction circuit, and a modulator. The symbol mapper operates to generate a sequence of symbols from a binary-source data stream containing a message to be transmitted, and the pulse-shaping filter generates a baseband signal based on the sequence of symbols. The AMR reduction circuit is configured to compare a magnitude of a local minimum of samples of the baseband signal to various magnitude threshold levels, and to modify the baseband signal in one of two manners depending on the relationship of the magnitude of the local minimum and the various threshold levels. Finally, the modulator operates to modulate a carrier signal based on the modulation information contained in the modified baseband signal. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116536 | NARROW-BAND INTERFERENCE DETECTOR, SIGNAL RECEIVER EMPLOYING NARROW-BAND INTERFERENCE DETECTOR AND CONTROLLING DEMODULATOR PARAMETER SETTING ACCORDING TO NARROW-BAND INTERFERENCE DETECTION RESULT, AND RELATED METHODS THEREOF - A signal receiver includes a demodulator, a narrow-band interference detector, and a control module, where the demodulator is for performing signal demodulation upon a received communication signal, the narrow-band interference detector is for performing narrow-band interference detection and accordingly generating a detection result, and the control module is for controlling an operation of the demodulator according to the detection result. In addition, a narrow-band interference detector includes an input port and a processing circuit, where the input port is coupled to an equalizer included in a signal receiver for receiving a signal generated from the equalizer, and the processing circuit is coupled to the input port for performing a narrow-band interference detection according to the signal generated from the equalizer, and accordingly generating a detection result. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116537 | SIGNAL DISCRIMINATING METHOD OF ELINT RECEIVER - Provided is a signal discriminating method of an electronic intelligence receiver. The method includes: detecting a start time and an end time of modulation on pulse (MOP) due to a direct path signal and a multi path signal from a received signal; and extracting at least one of signal strength, frequency, and phase by using in-phase component and quadrature component of the signal in a time from a start time of the signal to a start time of the MOP. As a result, the present invention can prevent faulty discrimination or no discrimination of a signal due to a multi path signal and an unintended MOP to extract signal parameters. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116538 | VIDEO TRANSMISSION METHOD AND SYSTEM - A video transmission method is used with a video data providing device, a first video management device and a second video management device. Firstly, a video coding format supportable by the first video management device is retrieved by the video data providing device. Then, a video image is converted into video data by the video data providing device according to the video coding format, and the video data are transmitted to the second video management device. Afterwards, the video data are transmitted from the second video management device to the first video management device, and the video data are decoded by the first video management device according to the video coding format so as to acquire the video image. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116539 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VIDEO DECODING WITH REDUCED COMPLEXITY INVERSE TRANSFORM - A method of reducing processing of fast inverse transform of an input transform block by a video decoder includes determining whether a block type is one of zero, DC, left, and top. If not, the inverse transform is performed and a residual video block is provided as residual information. When the block type is zero, inverse transform is bypassed. When the block type is DC, reduced complexity inverse transform of a DC coefficient is performing and a single residual coefficient is provided as residual information. When the block type is left, reduced complexity inverse transform of a left column of the input transform block is performed and a single column of residual coefficients is provided as residual information. When the block type is top, reduced complexity inverse transform of a top row is performed and a single row of residual coefficients is provided as residual information. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116540 | Multimedia Content Handling in a Home-Network System - A method of handling multimedia digital content in a network that interconnects diverse electronic devices is provided. Multimedia digital content with associated metadata is acquired by a device on the network from a source, and characteristics of a target device on which the multimedia digital content is to be played are obtained. At least one or both of the metadata of the multimedia digital content and the characteristics of the target device are analyzed for determining rules or parameters for encoding the source multimedia digital content. After the analyzing and determining steps, the source multimedia digital content is encoded with the determined rules or parameters and the encoded multimedia digital content is transmitted to the target device. Accordingly, the encoding step produces a content adaptation that is specifically optimized for playback on the target device. A Media Interoperability Unit (MIU) and a Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) system are also provided. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116541 | DIGITAL TELEVISION TRANSMITTING SYSTEM AND RECEIVING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROCESSING BROADCAST DATA - A digital television receiving system includes a first known data detector, a second known data detector, and a selector. The first known data detector detects a location of a first known data sequence in a broadcast signal by calculating a first correlation value between the broadcast signal and a first reference known data sequence. Similarly, the second known data detector detects a location of a second known data sequence in the broadcast signal by calculating a second correlation value between the broadcast signal and a second reference known data sequence. The selector selects the location information detected by one of the first and second known data detectors with a greater correlation value. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116542 | SYMBOL PLANE ENCODING/DECODING WITH DYNAMIC CALCULATION OF PROBABILITY TABLES - The invention relates to an arithmetic encoding by bit planes (MSB, . . . , LSB), that comprises using tables of probability to have a 0 or 1 bit for encoding each bit plane. According to an embodiment of the invention, the probability tables are calculated dynamically for each signal frame based on a probability density model (Mod) corresponding to the distribution (H) of the signal (X) on each frame. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116543 | BLOCK TRANSFORM AND QUANTIZATION FOR IMAGE AND VIDEO CODING - An improved method and block transform for image or video encoding and decoding, wherein transformation and inverse transformation matrixes are defined such that computational complexity is significantly reduced when encoding and decoding. For example, in the two-dimensional inverse transformation of de-quantized transform coefficients into output pixel information during decoding, only four additions plus one shift operation are needed, per co-efficient transformation, all in sixteen-bit arithmetic. Transformations provide correct results because quantization during encoding and de-quantization (sixteen bit) during decoding, via the use of one of three tables selected based on each coefficient's position, have parameter values that already compensate for factors of other transformation multiplications, except for those of a power of two, (e.g., two or one-half), which are performed by a shift operation during the transformation and inverse transformation processes. Computational complexity is significantly reduced with respect to other known transforms without adversely impacting compression or quality. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116544 | METHODS OF INTRA PREDICTION, VIDEO ENCODER, AND VIDEO DECODER THEREOF - A method of intra prediction includes the steps of: receiving a video input having a plurality of blocks; encoding and reconstructing the plurality of blocks one by one; after encoding and reconstructing a designated block of the plurality of blocks to generate a designated reconstructed block, performing a deblocking operation upon the designated reconstructed block so as to generate a reference block with at least one sample being deblocked; and performing an intra prediction operation upon a current block by using samples of the reference block generated by the deblocking operation. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116545 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR IN-LOOP VIDEO DEBLOCKING - A video encoder sends at least some information regarding boundary strength to the decoder along with the bitstream of encoded video. The decoder is configured to use the received boundary strength information from the encoder to reduce the number of computations necessary for the decoder to determine the boundary strength details required for performing deblocking when decoding the bitstream. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116546 | SINGLE PASS ADAPTIVE INTERPOLATION FILTER - A method for performing single-pass adaptive interpolation filtering in order to code a bitstream includes: receiving the video frames; selecting an interpolation filter from a competitive filter set; performing motion prediction on a current frame of the video frame utilizing the interpolation filter; encoding the current frame into the bitstream; and updating the competitive filter set. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116547 | Image Interpolation Processing Apparatus and Method Thereof - An image interpolation processing apparatus includes a motion vector generating module, for generating a first reference motion vector and a second reference motion vector for an interpolated block of an interpolated frame according to the interpolated block and a plurality of blocks adjacent to the interpolated block; a blurred block processing module, for determining an area property of the interpolation block being one of an image covered area, an image uncovered area and a non-blurred area according to the first reference motion vector and the second reference motion vector, and a representative motion vector of the interpolated block being one of the first reference motion vector and the second reference motion vector; and a frame interpolation module, for generating an image content of the interpolated block according to the representative motion vector and the area property. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116548 | IMAGE DECODING APPARATUS, INTEGRATED CIRCUIT, IMAGE DECODING METHOD, AND IMAGE DECODING SYSTEM - The transfer unit ( | 2011-05-19 |
20110116549 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR REDUCING BLOCKING ARTIFACTS WITH REDUCED COMPLEXITY FOR SPATIALLY-SCALABLE VIDEO CODING - A method for characterizing of a block boundary between neighboring blocks when at least one of said neighboring blocks is encoded using inter-layer texture prediction (I_BL) including characterizing the block boundary with a first boundary strength indicator when a luma sample from one of the neighboring blocks is encoded using an intra-prediction mode other than the I_BL characterizing the block boundary with a second boundary strength indicator when no luma sample from the neighboring blocks has intra-prediction mode encoding other than the I_BL, and any of the neighboring blocks and blocks from which the neighboring blocks are predicted have non-zero transform coefficients or characterizing the block boundary with a third boundary strength indicator when no luma sample from the neighboring blocks is encoded using an intra-prediction mode other than the I_BL and all of the neighboring blocks and blocks from which the neighboring blocks are predicted have no transform coefficients. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116550 | VIDEO DECODING APPARATUS AND METHOD BASED ON A DATA AND FUNCTION SPLITTING SCHEME - A video decoding apparatus and method based on a data and function splitting scheme are disclosed. The video decoding apparatus based on a data and function splitting scheme includes a variable length decoding unit performing variable length decoding and parsing on a bit stream to acquire residual data and a decoding parameter, and splitting the residual data and the decoding parameter by row; and N (N is a natural number of 2 or larger) number of clusters splitting dequantization and inverse discrete cosine transform (IDCT), motion vector prediction, intra prediction and motion compensation, video restoration, and deblocking function into M number of functions, acquiring the residual data, the decoding parameter, and macroblock (MB) processing information of an upper cluster by column, and splitting the information acquired by column into M number of functions to process the same. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116551 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING COMPRESSION ENCODED SIGNALS - Apparatus and methods for processing compression encoded signals are provided. In some embodiments, a signal processing method is provided that includes receiving a subband of a compression encoded signal at a subband processor, generating envelope information regarding the subband of the compression encoded signal to provide changes in the dynamic range of the compression encoded signal for fixed-point digital signal processing, processing the compression encoded signal with a fixed-point companding digital signal processor using the envelope information, and producing a processed compression encoded signal at the output of the subband processor. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116552 | CONTENT RECEPTION APPARATUS AND CONTENT RECEPTION APPARATUS CONTROL METHOD - A content reception apparatus includes a decoding unit configured to decode coded video data including a plurality of layers and generate video data of each layer, an acquisition unit configured to acquire content information associated with the video data of each layer, an extraction unit configured to compare content information corresponding to each of the plurality of layers and extract content information different from each of the plurality of layers as content difference information, and a control unit configured to generate a content information display screen that displays the content information associated with video data of each layer decoded by the decoding unit on a display unit. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116553 | Image processing device and image processing method - An image processing device includes a main decoding unit that decodes chroma key of main data of input image data, a sub-decoding unit that decodes chroma key of sub-data, a pre-image combining unit that combines the decoded image data before image quality adjustment, an image quality adjusting unit that performs image quality adjustment of image data output from the main decoding unit or composite image data output from the pre-image combining unit, an image combining unit that combines image data after the image quality adjustment and image data output from the sub-decoding unit, and a path control unit that controls a data path so as to perform the image quality adjustment after combining the data when a probability that chroma key is contained in the input image data is high and to perform the image quality adjustment only on the decoded main data when the probability is low. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116554 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENCODING AND DECODING - A method and an apparatus for encoding and decoding video data are disclosed. A decoding apparatus in accordance with the present invention can include: a tool box unit configured to store a plurality of functional units; a decoder description analyzing unit configured to extract functional unit identification (FUID) from an inputted decoder description; a decoder forming unit configured to form a reconfigured decoder by loading and connecting pertinent functional units from the tool box based on the decoder description; and a decoding solution configured to decode input data by using the reconfigured decoder. The tool box unit can include a plurality of tool boxes in which the functional units are distinguished and stored according to their types. With the present invention, it is possible to reconfigure a decoder in various forms by use of the decoder description. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116555 | POWER LINE COMMUNICATION METHODS AND DEVICES - A power line communication method for realizing data communication between at least one first or sending power line communication partner device and at least one second or receiving power line communication partner device. The method checks transmission conditions of a plurality of possible communication channels, thereby generating transmission condition data descriptive for the communication conditions of the respective possible communication channels. Additionally, communication conditions of the plurality of possible communication channels are selected as actual communication conditions based on the transmission condition data. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116556 | HIGH POWER RADIO DEVICE COMMUNICATION PARAMETER CONFIGURATION AND METHODS USING LIMITED CONFIGURATION POWER - Radio devices such as long range radio devices configurable with a limited, configuration only power that is insufficient for normal operation of the radio are disclosed. Portable, limited power supplies allow effective configuration of radio devices at remote locations in the field. Methods of configuring radio devices are likewise disclosed. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116557 | DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS - A universal asynchronous receiver-transmitter module that includes a sampling controller that assigns a variable number of active edges in a clock signal to respective bits in a serial data signal. A serial data reception path derives a bit from the serial data signal on the basis of the variable number of active edges that the sampling controller has assigned to the bit. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116558 | WIRELESS TRANSMISSION APPARATUS USING CARTESIAN LOOP - In one embodiment, a wireless transmission apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus includes a generator unit, an amplitude adjuster unit, a phase adjuster unit, and a setting unit. The generator unit generates an amplitude control signal that minimizes an amplitude difference and a phase control signal that minimizes a phase difference in a state in which a power is set during an OFF period of a switch. The amplitude adjuster unit adjusts an amplitude of a feedback RF signal according to the amplitude control signal during an ON period of the switch. The phase adjuster unit adjusts a phase of a local signal according to the phase control signal during the ON period. The setting unit sets, for a Cartesian loop, a first loop gain when the switch is OFF, and a second loop gain higher than the first loop gain when the switch is turned from OFF to ON. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116559 | Sensor Interface with Mobile Terminal Satellite Modem and Global Location System - A system and method for implementing a low-power local-area network for use with a mobile terminal satellite modem. This low-power local-area network enables sensors on an asset to transmit sensor data to a mobile terminal affixed on the asset. The mobile terminal reports the sensor data along with asset position information to a centralized facility via a communications satellite. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116560 | OFDM SPACE-TIME OR SPACE-FREQUENCY BLOCK CODE TRANSMITTER - A transmitter for transmitting OFDM signals includes a space-time or space-frequency encoder to generate coded OFDM symbols by arranging a sequence of OFDM symbols or variants thereof in a predetermined space-time or space-frequency block matrix or a portion thereof. The transmitter also includes a frequency selector to select a particular OFDM carrier frequency out of a number of available OFDM carrier frequencies, and a signal generator to generate OFDM signals by applying the selected OFDM carrier frequency to the coded OFDM symbols. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116561 | MONITORING AND CORRECTING TIMING ERRORS IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION - Providing for improved tracking and correction of timing in wireless communications is disclosed herein. By way of example, a first algorithm can be employed to track timing of a wireless signal, based on one dimension of the signal. Additionally, a second algorithm based on a different dimension of the signal can be employed to verify the timing and reduce errors in timing analysis. Various signal dimensions can be employed for the analysis, including cyclic prefix, frequency, channel impulse response, or the like, or a combination thereof. Additionally, different channels of the wireless signal can also be analyzed by the first algorithm and the second algorithm. Furthermore, the second algorithm can be selected to reduce deficiencies identified in the first algorithm, to improve overall timing analysis, reduce undetected timing errors or false errors, and improve timing correction. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116562 | Digital Communications Receiver and Method of Estimating Residual Carrier Frequency Offset In A Received Signal - A residual carrier frequency offset of a signal received by a receiver, which has a local frequency oscillator that generates a carrier frequency different from a carrier frequency generated by a local frequency oscillator at a transmitter that transmitted the received signal is estimated using first and second channel impulse responses derived from first and second portions of the received signal, an estimated phase difference between the first and second channel impulse responses, and an estimate of the residual carrier frequency offset computed using the estimated phase differences. The residual carrier frequency offset is estimated after most of the carrier frequency offset has been removed from the received signal using conventional means. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116563 | MIMO DESIGN WITH CODEBOOK RESTRICTIONS - A method of wireless communication includes utilizing a first outer loop for single-stream transmissions when a requested PCI by a UE is within a first set. The utilizing the first outer loop includes utilizing a first outer loop margin to adjust a size of a transport block by a first backoff margin when the UE requests a PCI within the first set. The method further includes utilizing a second outer loop for single-stream transmissions when the requested PCI by the UE is within a second set different from the first set. The utilizing the second outer loop includes utilizing a second outer loop margin to adjust the size of the transport block by a second backoff margin when the UE requests a PCI within the second set. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116564 | TRANSMITTING SPREAD SIGNAL IN COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - The present invention provides for spreading a first signal using a plurality of spreading codes, multiplexing the first spread signal by code division multiplexing, transmitting the first multiplexed signal via a plurality of neighboring frequency resources of an OFDM symbol of a first antenna set, spreading a second signal using a plurality of spreading codes, multiplexing the second spread signal by code division multiplexing, transmitting the second multiplexed signal via a plurality of neighboring frequency resources of the OFDM symbol of the first antenna set, transmitting the first multiplexed signal via a plurality of neighboring frequency resources of an OFDM symbol of a second antenna set, and transmitting the second multiplexed signal via a plurality of neighboring frequency resources of the OFDM symbol of the second antenna set, wherein the first multiplexed signal is transmitted on frequency resources that neighbor frequency resources that the second multiplexed signal is transmitted on. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116565 | Method and Apparatus for Preamble Training with Shortened Long Training Field in a Multiple Antenna Communication System - Methods and apparatus are provided for communicating data in a multiple antenna communication system having N transmit antennas. According to one aspect of the invention, a header format includes a legacy preamble having at least one legacy long training field and an extended portion having at least N additional long training fields on each of the N transmit antennas, wherein one or more of the at least N additional long training fields are comprised of only one Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) symbol. The extended portion optionally comprises one or more repeated OFDM symbols for frequency offset estimation. In one implementation, the extended portion comprises a first high throughput long training field comprised of two repeated OFDM symbols and N−1 high throughput long training fields comprised of only one OFDM symbol. In another variation, the extended portion comprises N high throughput long training fields comprised of only one OFDM symbol. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116566 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, TRANSMITTER AND RECEIVER - According to the present invention, a transmitter includes: multiple antennas 15-1, 15-2; a DFT unit 04 configured to transform a time domain signal into a frequency domain signal; a cluster mapping unit 05 configured to divide the frequency domain signal into clusters and to assign the clusters to frequencies on the basis of cluster assignment information; an IDFT unit 06 configured to transform a mapped frequency domain signal into a time domain signal; and cyclic delay setting units 11-1, 11-2 configured to set, for the respective multiple antennas, a cyclic delay amount to the IDFT-transformed time domain signal. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116567 | MULTIPLE TRANSMISSION APPARATUS WITH REDUCED COUPLING - The present invention relates to a transmission apparatus having at least two transmission branches for transmitting respective transmission signals at substantially same frequencies, and to a method of controlling such a transmission apparatus. A first oscillator circuit ( | 2011-05-19 |
20110116568 | BLOCK-CODED GROUP MODULATION METHOD AND TRANSMITTER/RECEIVER USING THE SAME - A block-coded group modulation method includes generating a symbol by grouping at least one bit of a data bit stream into one group, classifying the symbol into an n number of sections, and generating an n number of initial information bits. Next, the method includes setting up the size of a pulse corresponding to signal energy transmitted through each of the n sections, generating an additional information bit on the basis of the number of cases according to the sequence of the energy sizes, and generating final information bits by inserting the additional information bit into the initial information bits. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116569 | WIRELESS DATA COMMUNICATION METHODS AND APPARATUS - A data communication system has a station that includes multiple antenna elements. The station communicates to the antenna elements by way of digital data channels. Each antenna is connected to an RF module that receives data by way of a corresponding digital data channel, encodes and transmits the data. Adaptive beamforming may be performed for interference mitigation. Embodiments use the strength of pilot signals and/or error vector magnitudes as cost functions for an adaptive beamforming alogorithm such as optimum combining. Unused sub-carriers may be applied to provide in-band communication to facilitate channel switching, data reallocation and other interference mitigation strategies. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116570 | METHOD OF TRANSMITTING SIGNAL AND METHOD OF RECEIVING SIGNAL - In a multicell communication system, a terminal that belongs to a second cell using the same subcarrier as a terminal that belongs to a first cell changes a pilot in an allocated basic resource block. Then, a base station that manages the first cell can estimate a channel of an interference signal transmitted from a second cell from a reception signal even though the reception signal includes an interference signal from the terminal that belongs to the second cell at the time of receiving a signal transmitted from the terminal that belongs to the first cell. Further, the base station that manages the first cell may reduce an interference signal from a reception signal by using a channel estimation value. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116571 | OFDM/DMT/DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM INCLUDING PARTIAL SEQUENCE SYMBOL PROCESSING - A method of managing a signal over a symbol period includes supplying samples of the signal at beginning and end portions of the symbol period. The method further includes suppressing the supply of samples of the signal at a middle portion of the symbol period. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116572 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING REFERENCE SIGNAL IN MULTIPLE ANTENNA SYSTEM - A method and an apparatus for transmitting a reference signal in a multiple antenna system are provided. The method includes transmitting a common reference signal through N antennas (N2011-05-19 | |
20110116573 | Methods and Systems for Adaptive Communication - One embodiment of the present invention relates to a method of transferring data in a communication system. In the method, an initial impulse noise protection value is determined. A number of redundancy bits is added to blocks of data to form codewords as a function of the initial impulse noise protection value, where the impulse noise protection value corresponds to a number of consecutive symbols that can be corrected. The number of symbols that can be correctly transmitted is changed by changing only the number of redundancy bits added to each block of data. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116574 | Trellis coded modulation with periodically-reduced signal constellations - An family of improved trellis coded signaling schemes is provided that by vary the signal constellation to a smaller constellation periodically according to a pre-selected pattern. A set of specific embodiments involving periodically-reduced 4-PAM/2-PAM trellis coded schemes are disclosed that change their signal constellations periodically from 4-PAM to 2-PAM during selected intervals to improve performance. Similar periodically QAM and higher-dimensional coding schemes are also disclosed. Simplified receiver and decoder structures to decode the periodically-reduced trellis codes are also presented. The present invention allows embodiments to be produced that reduce coding complexity, reduce decoding complexity, and simplify symbol timing recovery and equalization. The cost is a moderate increase in the path memory length of the decoder. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116575 | TRANSMIT DIVERSITY METHOD APPLIED TO A TRANSMITTING SYSTEM AND TRANSMITTING SYSTEM HAVING MULTI-TRANSMISSION PATHS THEREOF - A transmit diversity method applied to a transmitting system includes the steps of: receiving a serial stream, and transforming the serial stream into a plurality of parallel streams, wherein each parallel stream is carried by a corresponding sub-carrier; and in light of each sub-carrier, selecting a single transmission path from at least two transmission paths of the transmitting system so as to transmit the parallel stream carried by the sub-carrier. The transmit diversity method further includes the step of: dividing the plurality of parallel streams carried by the sub-carries into M groups, wherein the parallel streams belonging to the same group are transmitted via selecting the same transmission path. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116576 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING AND RECEIVING MODULATED RADIO WAVES - A transmitter includes an oscillator that generates a clock signal and a mapping unit that maps received data-bits to symbols and designates each of the symbols as three or more signal coding levels, where each of the signal coding levels are represented by a plurality of digital codes. The three or more signal coding levels representing each symbol are DC balanced and include a plurality of peak amplitudes. The transmitter further includes a digital to analog convertor that converts the plurality of digital codes to a corresponding plurality of analog amplitude levels at a rate determined by the clock signal, whereby the analog amplitude levels generate a signal coding level. A filter then smoothes the plurality of analog amplitude levels and generates a modulated carrier wave that is coded by the symbols. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116577 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION UNIT AND METHOD FOR RECEIVING A SIGNAL - A semiconductor device comprising receiver circuitry arranged to receive a dual carrier RF signal comprising a first wanted component and a second wanted component. The receiver circuitry is arranged to down convert the received dual carrier RF signal to create a Very Low Intermediate Frequency, VLIF signal whereby the first wanted component of the received dual carrier signal is subsequently located at a positive VLIF offset with respect to DC, zero hertz, and the second wanted component of the received dual carrier signal is subsequently located at a negative VLIF offset with respect to DC. The semiconductor device further comprises a signal processing logic module arranged to receive the VLIF signal and to separate the first and second wanted components of the received signal. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116578 | Mobile Communication System with Integrated GPS Receiver - A receiver includes a mixer, a poly phase filter, a channel select filter, an analog-to-digital converter and a HI/LO side reject selection unit. The mixer downconverts a signal to generate an in-phase signal and a quadrature signal. The poly phase filter for generates differential IF signals based on the in-phase signal and the quadrature signal. The channel select filter filters out unwanted channel signals from the differential IF signals. The analog-to-digital converter converts the filtered signal into a digital output signal. The HI/LO side reject selection unit is coupled between the mixer and the poly phase filter and capable of rejecting image signals while the mixer is at a high side frequency or at a low side frequency. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116579 | Method and System for Utilizing Tone Grouping With Givens Rotations to Reduce Overhead Associated With Explicit Feedback Information - Aspects of a method and system for utilizing tone grouping with Givens rotations to reduce overhead associated with explicit feedback information are presented. In one aspect of the invention, Givens matrices may be utilized to reduce a quantity of information communicated in explicit feedback information via an uplink RF channel. The explicit feedback information may include specifications for a feedback beamforming matrix that may be utilized when transmitting signals via a corresponding downlink RF channel. The feedback beamforming matrix may represent a rotated version of an un-rotated matrix. The Givens matrices may be utilized to apply one or more Givens rotations to un-rotated matrix. The rotated matrix may reduce the quantity of information communicated in the explicit feedback information. The quantity of information communicated in the explicit feedback information may be further reduced by utilizing tone grouping. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116580 | DATA TRANSLATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A data translation system ( | 2011-05-19 |
20110116581 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, RECEPTION DEVICE, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - A reception device, which communicates with a transmission device having multiple transmission antennas, includes: at least one reception antenna which receives multiple transmission signals that are transmitted from the multiple transmission antennas by the transmission device; a Fourier transform unit which transforms the signals received by the reception antenna from a time domain into a frequency domain; a propagation channel estimating unit which calculates propagation channel estimation values by estimating propagation channels between the multiple transmission antennas and the reception antenna; and a signal detecting unit which detects the multiple transmission signals by dividing multipaths from the signals that are transformed into the frequency domain by the Fourier transform unit. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116582 | DIGITAL AUTOMATIC GAIN CONTROL - An automatic gain control (“AGC”) system. The system includes a first multiplier, an envelope detector, a summation module, a filter module, a convergence module, and a feedback module. The convergence module includes a convergence control module and a second multiplier. The feedback module includes an accumulator, a scalar multiplier module, and a third multiplier. The system is configured to adjust or modify its convergence speed according to the state of convergence of the AGC system, and the convergence speed of the AGC system is substantially independent of a signal level of the received signal. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116583 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENCODING AND DECODING INFORMATION SIGNALS USING A PRIORI INFORMATION - A system and method for coding and decoding an information signal sent through a communication system. The system includes: an encoder for encoding the information signal without adding additional information and for sending an encoded information signal; and a soft bit decoder including a-priori information related to the communication system for receiving the encoded information signal and decoding the encoded information signal using the a-priori information. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116584 | Fault-Aware Matched Filter and Optical Flow - In one embodiment, a fault-aware matched filter augments the output of a component matched filter to provide both fault-aware matched filter output and a measure of confidence in the accuracy of the fault-aware matched filter output. In another embodiment, an optical flow engine derives, from a plurality of images, both optical flow output and a measure of confidence in the optical flow output. The measure of confidence may be derived using a fault-aware matched filter. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116585 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ADAPTIVE NOISE AND/OR SIGNAL FILTERING IN AN HSDPA CHANNEL QUALITY INDICATOR (CQI) SELECTION - Methods and systems for processing signals in a wireless communication system are disclosed. Aspects of the method may include estimating at a receiver, a rate at which a communication channel changes. A length of a filter used to average a noise power estimate and/or a signal power estimate may be adaptively changed based on the estimation of the rate at which the communication channel changes. The communication channel may comprise a common pilot channel (CPICH). At least a portion of a wireless signal received via the communication channel may be descrambled at the receiver to generate a plurality of descrambled bits. At least a portion of the plurality of descrambled bits may be accumulated to generate at least one in-phase (I) component and at least one quadrature (Q) component. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116586 | Transmitting Apparatus Operative at a Plurality of Different Bands and Associated Method - A transmitting apparatus operative at a plurality of different bands includes at least a modulator, an intermediate frequency (IF) filter, and an offset phase-locked-loop (OPLL). Regardless at which one of the frequency bands the transmitting apparatus operates, a divisor of at least one frequency divider included within the OPLL is fixed, and a signal, which is outputted by a controllable oscillator and received by an offset mixer included within the OPLL, corresponds to a substantially fixed frequency. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116587 | PHASE LOCKED LOOP AND SATELLITE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL USING THE SAME - A phase locked loop includes: a loop filter; a voltage controlled oscillating unit configured to output a frequency varying according to an output voltage of the loop filter; a frequency down-converting unit configured to down-convert an output frequency of the voltage controlled oscillating unit according to a band of the output frequency of the voltage controlled oscillating unit; and a frequency divider configured to divide a frequency down-converted by the frequency down-converting unit. The output frequency of the voltage controlled oscillating unit varies according to the output voltage of the loop filter and a control signal compensating the frequency down-converted by the frequency down-converting unit. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116588 | Method for Securing and Confining the Gasket Plane of a Vessel of a Nuclear Reactor and a Gasket for Applying this Method - A method including placing around the shoulder of the lid a ring-shaped gasket formed by a metal strip maintained on the vertical wall of the shoulder by self-maintaining members firmly attached to the strip, placing the lid bearing the ring-shaped gasket above the vessel by positioning it at a determined height, carrying out a cleanliness inspection of the gasket plane, lowering and laying the lid on the vessel so that the end side edges of the strip will come into contact with a horizontal wall of the lid and of the vessel flange respectively and attaching this lid on the vessel. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116589 | WATER BASED DISPERSIONS OF BORON OR BORON COMPOUNDS FOR USE IN COATING BORON LINED NEUTRON DETECTORS - A method for providing a boron-lined neutron detector. The method includes providing a boron-containing material and providing water. The method includes mixing the boron-containing material into the water to create a water-based liquid mixture and providing a substrate of a cathode of the neutron detector. The method includes applying the water-based liquid mixture to the substrate of the cathode and removing water from the water-based liquid applied to the substrate to leave a boron-containing layer upon the substrate that is sensitive to neutron impingement. The step of providing a boron-containing material may be to provide the material to include B-10. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116590 | Device And Method For The Automated Decontamination Of A Nuclear Fuel Rod - A method for the surface tribological decontamination of nuclear fuel rods automates surface wiping by one or more bands of fabric. The band is distant from the axis of the rod, the rod is placed facing the band, and then the band is tensioned around the surface of the rod and moved. The rod may be immobile, moved in pure translation along its axis or with a wide-step helical movement. Preferably, the decontamination is carried by two bands simultaneously, so as to cover the total surface in one pass of the rod. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116591 | LIQUID COOLED NUCLEAR REACTOR WITH ANNULAR STEAM GENERATOR - A nuclear reactor in which a primary coolant is contained, the primary coolant moves upwardly from the core by an operation thereof. An annular steam generator is arranged in an upper side of the core into which the upwardly moving primary coolant flows and transfers heat in the primary coolant into water therein to generate a steam. A passage structure defines a coolant passage for the primary coolant to an outside of the core. The heat-transferred primary coolant in the annular steam generator flows downwardly in the coolant passage so as to flow into the core, thereby moving upwardly. A reactor vessel is arranged to surround the coolant passage so as to contain the core, the annular steam generator and the passage means therein. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116592 | SHIFT REGISTER WITH LOW POWER CONSUMPTION - A shift register comprising a plurality of shift register stages {S | 2011-05-19 |
20110116593 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BEAM FOCUSING AND CONTROL IN AN INDIRECTLY HEATED CATHODE - An indirectly heated cathode assembly is presented. The indirectly heated cathode assembly includes at least one electron source for generating a first electron beam, an emitter for producing a second electron beam when heated by the first electron beam and a focusing electrode for controlling, and directing the first electron beam towards the emitter. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116594 | X-RAY CT APPARATUS - Smoothing processing appropriate for a subject is performed and a CT image in which artifacts are reduced is acquired. At least a part of the X-ray detecting data | 2011-05-19 |
20110116595 | Method and Apparatus for Detecting Low and High X-Ray Flux - A method and apparatus for detecting low and high x-ray densities is provided for use in CT imaging. Two photodetectors, one having a relatively low dynamic range and the other having a relatively high dynamic range, are coupled to the same transducer. The first photodetector may be, for example, a SiPM which is passively quenched. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116596 | Method and Apparatus for Sorting Materials According to Relative Composition - Disclosed herein is a metal sorting device including an X-ray tube, a dual energy detector array, a microprocessor, and an air ejector array. The device senses the presence of samples in the x-ray sensing region and initiates identifying and sorting the samples. After identifying and classifying the category of a sample, at a specific time, the device activates an array of air ejectors located at specific positions in order to place the sample in the proper collection bin. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116597 | Cargo Scanning System - The present invention is directed to a portable inspection system for generating an image representation of target objects using a radiation source. A detector array having a first configuration and a second configuration is connected to a housing and at least one source of radiation. The radiation source is capable of being transported to a site by a vehicle and of being positioned separate from the housing. The radiation source is housed in a radiation source box and movable within the radiation source box using an actuator. The actuator is operably connected to the radiation source and provides a translational energy that moves the radiation source between an operational position and a stowed position. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116598 | INTERVENTIONAL IMAGING AND DATA PROCESSING - An imaging system includes a radiation source ( | 2011-05-19 |
20110116599 | Scanning Systems - The invention provides a method and system for scanning an object comprising providing a first detector region having a thickness of at least 2 mm and a second detector region having a thickness of at least 5 mm wherein the second detector region is arranged to receive radiation that has passed through the first detector region. The method comprises irradiating the object with radiation having a peak energy of at least 1 MeV, and detecting the first profile radiation after it has interacted with or passed through the object in order to provide information relating to the object. Detecting the first profile radiation comprises detecting the first profile radiation at the first detector region, receiving the first profile radiation that has passed through the first detector region at the second detector region, and detecting the first profile radiation at the second detector region. The scanning method further comprises irradiating the object with radiation having a second energy profile, relatively lower than the first energy profile, and having a peak energy of at least 0.5 MeV, detecting the second profile radiation after it has interacted with or passed through the object in order to provide information relating to the object. Detecting the second profile radiation comprises detecting the second profile radiation at the first detector region, receiving the second profile radiation that has passed through the first detector region at the second detector region, and detecting the second profile radiation at the second detector region. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116600 | Scanning Systems - The invention provides methods, systems and detector arrangements for scanning an object moving in a first direction that includes the steps of irradiating the object with radiation having a peak energy of at least 900 keV, providing a first detector region having a thickness of at least 2 mm and a second detector region having a thickness of at least 5 mm where the second detector region is arranged to receive radiation that has passed through the first detector region, and detecting the radiation after it has interacted with or passed through the object in order to provide information relating to the object. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116601 | X-RAY DETECTION DEVICE FOR C-ARM TRACKER AND METHOD - A detection device for detecting X rays and signaling the detection to a computer-assisted surgery processor system comprises an X ray detector unit having an X ray detector adapted to be positioned within a radiation field. The X ray detector emits a detection signal upon being excited by an X ray of a given intensity. A transmitter outputs the detection signal in radio frequency. A receiver receives the detection signal in radio frequency and forwards the detection signal to a computer-assisted surgery processor system to signal the detection of the X ray. A method is provided as well. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116602 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An image display apparatus includes a first radiographic image acquirer for acquiring a first radiographic image captured in the scout image capturing process, a second radiographic image acquirer for acquiring a plurality of second radiographic images captured in the stereographic image capturing process, a first display controller for displaying the first radiographic image on a display unit, and a second display controller for displaying the second radiographic images on the display unit and, in case that the biopsy region is selected in the displayed first radiographic image, displaying, in the second radiographic images, respective guide lines passing through positions in the second radiographic images which correspond to the position of the biopsy region selected in the first radiographic image and extending parallel to or substantially parallel to a prescribed direction. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116603 | MICROMINIATURE X-RAY TUBE WITH TRIODE STRUCTURE USING A NANO EMITTER - A microminiature X-ray tube with a triode structure using a nano emitter is provided, which can increase a field emission region as much as possible by means of nano emitters fine-patterned in a cathode to not only increase an emission current per unit area as much as possible but secure high electrical characteristics, reliability, and structural stability by means of a cover and a bonding material. In addition, gate holes having a macro structure can be formed in the gate to promote electron beam focusing by means of the gate without using a separate focusing electrode and to prevent a leakage current from occurring on the gate. Further, an auxiliary electrode can be formed on a top or an inner surface of a cover applied for structural stability to further promote the electron beam focusing and to control the output amounts per individual X-ray tubes output according to current switching to be equal to each other. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116604 | Plasma-based generation of X-radiation with a sheet-shaped target material - Methods for the plasma-based generation of X-radiation are described with the steps: provision of a target material ( | 2011-05-19 |
20110116605 | Method and Apparatus for Inspection of Materials - A method of and apparatus for obtaining radiation transmission data and especially an image of an object in such manner that allows some data about relative proportions of constituent materials to be derived is described. A radiation source and a radiation detector system able to resolve transmitted intensity across a plurality of frequencies within the spectrum of the source are used to produce transmitted intensity data for each such frequency. Measured data is compared numerically to a mass attenuation data library storing mass attenuation data, individually or collectively, for a small number of expected constituent component materials to fit each intensity data item to the relationship given by the exponential attenuation law: I/I | 2011-05-19 |
20110116606 | MEDICAL IMAGING SYSTEM FOR ACCURATE MEASUREMENT EVALUATION OF CHANGES - A system and method for nodule boundary visualization superimposed on a scan image, including generating phantom image measurements of at least one synthetic calibration object in relation to a body to calibrate a scanner; acquiring a first image of a nodule on the calibrated scanner; computing and marking a boundary on the image; displaying the first image with the boundary superimposed over the first image; presenting the initial boundary to a user for modification where the user can add one or more modification points to the image to create a modified boundary that is encompassed by the one or more modification points; once the user has marked the one or more modification points on the image, computing an updated boundary that adapts to include the new points. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116607 | Detecting Foreign Voltage Faults in Telephone Customer Premise Equipment - In general, in one aspect, the disclosure describes a digital network to telephone interface device having a controller capable of detecting foreign voltage faults without interrupting telephone service. Upon detection of a foreign voltage fault the controller can deactivate the telephone service and initiate a test sequence to confirm the foreign voltage fault. If the fault is confirmed the telephone service remains deactivated and an operator of the digital network is notified. The device will improve the quality of service and save the cost of sending some one to investigate the fault. The operator can take proactive action once the device provides fault analysis and information remotely. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116608 | METHOD OF PROVIDING TWO-WAY COMMUNICATION BETWEEN A DEAF PERSON AND A HEARING PERSON - A method of two-way communications between a deaf or hearing impaired person and a hearing person. Each person has a device ( | 2011-05-19 |
20110116609 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR NAVIGATION OF A DIALOGUE SYSTEM - In one embodiment, the present disclosure is a method and apparatus for navigation of a dialogue system. In one embodiment, a method for facilitating navigation of a menu of a dialogue system includes encoding data including information for navigating the menu in a machine-readable data structure and outputting the machine-readable data structure. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116610 | User Profile Based Speech To Text Conversion For Visual Voice Mail - Messages in a message system are converted from one format to another format in accordance with preferred message formats and/or conditions. Message formats can include text messages, multimedia messages, visual voicemail messages, and/or other audio/visual messages. Based on conditions such as recipient device location or velocity and a preferred message format a message can be converted into an appropriate transmission format and transmitted and/or communicated to the recipient in its appropriate format (e.g., text, multimedia, audio, etc. . . .). | 2011-05-19 |
20110116611 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING ON-LINE BILLS FOR USE IN COMMUNICATION SERVICES - A method is provided for operating a communications system that provides a service, where a plurality of parties may be associated with members of an account with the system to receive the service. The method includes receiving a call from one of a plurality of members of an account, the call including a request for a service, where a common bill is provided for services rendered to the members of the account. An identifier to be used to identify the one party from among the plurality of members is received from the one party among the plurality of members. The common bill is provided for services rendered to the plurality of members of the account to a communications device via a network. In the common bill an indicator is provided of the one party requesting the service in association with a respective entry for the requested service. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116612 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING CALLER INFORMATION - A caller information providing system includes a caller device, a database and a receiver device, each of which is in communication with the network. The caller device has an identification code. According to the identification code, caller information of the caller device is provided by the database. The caller information of the caller device provided by the database is acquired through the network, and revealed by the receiver device. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116613 | AUTOMATIC NUMBER REFORMATTING - A method of handling communications may include receiving a communication having a telephone number having a country/region code associated therewith. It may be determined whether at least a portion of the received telephone number matches a telephone number associated with an address book contact. The country/region code may be stored with the address book contact when at least a portion of the received telephone number matches the telephone number associated with the address book contact. A user request to transmit a communication to the address book contact may be received. The communication may be transmitted to the address book contact using the stored country/region code. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116614 | Method and System for Conditionally Invoking an Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystem Service - A system includes an event notification system coupled to a communication network element and to a subscription database. In response to a subscribe message for a party received from the communication network element, the event notification system determines at least one service from a plurality of services for the party from the subscription database, sends a service subscribe message to a device associated with a service for each service of the at least one service, determines a notification value for the party based on service pushed values received in response to each sent service subscribe message, and sends the notification value to the communication network element. The notification value is used by the communication network element to determine whether to invoke an internet protocol multimedia subsystem service for an incoming call to a communication address associated with the party. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116615 | Device and method for recognizing wanted and/or unwanted telephone calls of a telephone user as a function of the user's behavior - The present invention relates to a device ( | 2011-05-19 |
20110116616 | COMMUNICATION MANAGEMENT FEATURE - A method for screening incoming communications includes the steps of receiving an incoming communication intended for a communication device or a recipient and identifying a sender of the communication and a communication type, which can includes an email. The method also includes the steps of identifying screening settings based on the sender and the communication type and determining whether the communication is allowed in accordance with the identified settings. Further, the method includes the steps of notifying a recipient of the communication, if the communication is allowed. In addition, the method includes the step of processing the communication without notifying a recipient, if the communication is not allowed. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116617 | ENHANCED CONTACT CENTER ARCHITECTURE TO SUPPORT AGENT RESOURCE OPTIMIZATION - Routing communications at a communications center includes servicing a first communication concurrently with receiving a second communication, at the communications center. It is determined, using a tangible first processor, whether a sender of the first communication and a sender of the second communication are associated with a common account. The second communication is routed to an agent based on the determining. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116618 | System and Methods for Selecting a Dialing Strategy for Placing an Outbound Call - A dialing strategy determination engine (DSDE) for selecting a dialing strategy for placing an outbound call has determination software executing on a computerized server from a machine-readable medium, access to stored dialing strategies, contact data, and a rules set, and a port for receiving a request for dialing strategy from an outbound dialer. The determination software, upon receiving a request for a dialing strategy associated with a contact identification, consults the rule set and the contact data, selects a dialing strategy based on the rules and the data, and returns the selected strategy to the outbound dialer. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116619 | Route select service - Methods and devices for providing an improved call setup in a telephony network are provided. In at least one embodiment, a telephony terminal sends a call route select request to a call route select server. The call route select server determines a preferred call route from the telephony terminal to the called destination and sends a call route select response to the telephony terminal. The call route select response comprises information on how to setup the call. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116620 | DISTRIBUTED SOUND ENHANCEMENT - Sound quality is enhanced in a sound system including handsets and headsets. Handset sound enhancing algorithms are implemented in a handset. The handset automatically determines which, if any, of a plurality of headset sound enhancing algorithms are active in a headset in communication with the handset. The handset determines how to use the handset sound enhancing algorithms in a sound processing channel based on which of the headset sound enhancing algorithms are active in the headset. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116621 | POWER SAVING TECHNIQUE FOR TELEPHONY ACCESS NETWORKS - Technique is proposed for managing total power consumption in an access network comprising two or more interface modules serving a plurality of subscriber lines, the technique comprises performing a study of real power consumption of the subscriber lines in the access network on a line-to-line basis, correlating results of the study with inventory information concerning allocation of the subscriber lines to the interface modules and power consumption ensured by said modules to the lines and, based on the correlation, assessing optimality of allocation of the subscriber lines to the interface modules. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116622 | TELEPHONE - A telephone has a housing, a handset, and a cradle on the housing constructed to transmit and emit light and fit with the handset. A light source in the housing juxtaposed with the cradle can be energized to feed light into the cradle for emission thereby. The light source can be LEDs mounted on a printed-circuit board underneath a base plate carrying the light-conducting cradle. | 2011-05-19 |