29th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 41 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120184182 | METHOD FOR COMBINED FINE BORING AND HONING MACHINING, AND MACHINING PLANT FOR EXECUTING THE METHOD - A method for fine boring of internal surfaces of bore holes in work pieces as well as a machining plant for executing this method. The fine machining, fine boring, and honing include fine boring of a bore hole of a work piece using a fine boring tool; transferring the work piece into a honing device; measuring the fine bored bore hole with a measuring device associated with the honing device; and controlling the operation of the fine boring device depending on the bore hole measuring signal received by the measuring device. An output fine boring machining, arranged directly upstream of the transfer, is dimensioned as semi-finishing machining, and is carried out with a fine boring tool having at least one adjustable cutting edge. The position of the adjustable cutting edge is controlled depending on the bore hole measuring signal. | 2012-07-19 |
20120184183 | INTERNAL GEAR MACHINING METHOD AND INTERNAL GEAR MACHINING DEVICE - An internal gear machining method and an internal gear machining device, are provided for grinding of a tooth profile of an internal gear using a barrel-shaped threaded grinding wheel. An NC device functions as a tooth profile error correction means and reduces a measured pressure angle error of a workpiece at a tooth face by correcting the radial position, the lateral position of the grinding wheel, the turning angle of the grinding wheel, and the helical motion; reduces a measured error in the direction of a tooth trace of the workpiece at a tooth face by correcting the helical motion; and reduces a measured tooth thickness error of the workpiece at a tooth face by correcting the radial position, the lateral position of the grinding wheel, and the helical motion. | 2012-07-19 |
20120184184 | TOOL FOR MACHINING A CMC BY MILLING AND ULTRASONIC ABRASION - The invention relates to a tool for machining hard materials such as metal-matrix or organic-matrix composite materials, comprising a cylindrical sonotrode ( | 2012-07-19 |
20120184185 | STRINGER MANUFACTURING METHOD - An object is to enhance the productivity, to improve the working environment of workers, and to reduce manufacturing costs. Disclosed is a stringer manufacturing method for machining one end portion of an elongated member that is provided with a cap flange, a web, and a base flange and that has an inverted T-shape in a front view, an I-shape in a front view, or a T-shape in a front view into a desired shape to obtain a desired stringer. The one end portion of the elongated member is machined into a desired shape by using a vertical articulated robot ( | 2012-07-19 |
20120184186 | BLADE SHARPENING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system for sharpening circular, knife edged blades operates to bias an infeed grinding wheel into contact with the first edge of the blade and an outfeed grinding wheel into contact with the second edge of the blade. The grinding wheels are spaced so that they contact the respective edges of the blade at a point which is spaced by no more than 1 inch from the center line of the blade. Contact between the grinding wheels and the blade is accomplished solely by pushing the wheels from their sides which are opposite the blade contacting surface. The system includes provisions for adjusting the position of the wheels relative to the blade so as to accommodate blade wear. | 2012-07-19 |
20120184187 | METHOD FOR MACHINING INTERNALLY TOOTHED GEAR AND METHOD FOR DRESSING TOOL USED FOR SAME - A method is disclosed for dressing a tool used for machining an internally toothed gear. The method includes meshing an internally toothed gear-like dressing gear, which is rotatable about the dressing gear rotation axis, with a barrel-shaped, screw-like grindstone. For machining an internally toothed gear, the outer diameter of the screw-like grindstone after dressing is estimated before dressing, the angle of intersection between a dressing gear rotation axis and the screw-like tool rotation axis is set on the basis of the estimated outer diameter of the screw-like grindstone after dressing, and dressing is performed with the dressing gear and the screw-like grindstone meshed with each other at the set angle of intersection between the axes. | 2012-07-19 |
20120184188 | DISC SANDER - A disc sander includes a housing having an operation platform for holding a workpiece on a work surface at the operation platform for sanding, a sanding mechanism pivotally mounted on the housing and having a sanding surface for sanding the workpiece, and an angle adjustment unit set between the housing and the sanding mechanism and including two swing plates disposed at two opposite lateral sides relative to the housing and respectively connected to the sanding mechanism so that the sanding mechanism is biasable with the swing plates relative to the housing to change the angle between the work surface and the sanding surface. | 2012-07-19 |
20120184189 | CARRIER HEAD AND CARRIER HEAD UNIT - Provided are a carrier head and a carrier head unit for sucking and securely supporting a substrate during a chemical mechanical polishing process. The carrier head using sucking force to fix a substrate includes a head main body that includes a receiving space in a central portion thereof, the receiving space being opened downward to receive the substrate, a housing part in an edge thereof to surround a side portion of the receiving space, a main passage passing through the head main body to communicate with the receiving space, and a plurality of connecting holes vertically passing through the housing part to communicate with the main passage, a retaining ring coupled to a bottom surface of the housing part of the head main body to close lower portions of the connecting holes, and a cover coupled to a top surface of the head main body to close upper portions of the connecting holes. | 2012-07-19 |
20120184190 | DOUBLE-SIDE POLISHING APPARATUS - In the double-side polishing apparatus, one end part of a slurry supply hole has a female-tapered face whose inner diameter is gradually increased toward a polishing face of a polishing plate. A pad hole, which corresponds to the slurry supply hole, is formed in a polishing pad covering the slurry supply hole. An edge of the pad hole is located in the slurry supply hole. A fixation pipe, in which a flange section facing the female-tapered face is formed at one end part, is fixed in the slurry supply hole. The edge of the pad hole is sandwiched and held between the female-tapered face of the slurry supply hole and the flange section of the fixation pipe. | 2012-07-19 |
20120184191 | Electric power tool, in particular a grinding or polishing machine - An electric power tool is described, and which includes a housing in which a drive, a fan unit and an electronics device are accommodated, and wherein an air stream for cooling the drive to be generated with the aid of the fan unit through at least one air inlet opening and at least one air duct being formed within the housing, and wherein the air duct extends from the air inlet opening to the drive, and which allows a directed supply of air to flow to the drive, with the air inlet opening being arranged in an end region of the electric power tool. | 2012-07-19 |
20120184192 | DUST COLLECTION ADAPTER AND POWER TOOL INCLUDING DUST COLLECTION ADAPTER - To a power tool main body to which a main body spindle rotationally driving a tip tool is provided, a dust collection adapter for collecting dusts generated when a material to be ground is processed by the tip tool is held thereto. The dust collection adapter includes: a dust collection fan rotationally driven by the main body spindle; and a dust collection cover for containing the dust collection fan and covering a diametrical outside of the tip tool. The dust collection fan includes: a fan main body to which a plurality of blade portions are provided; and a threaded shaft portion provided to a center portion of the fan main body. To the threaded shaft portion, a female thread portion thread-coupled to the main body spindle and a male thread portion thread-coupled to a fastening thread member for fixing the tip tool are provided. | 2012-07-19 |
20120184193 | DUST COLLECTION COVER OF DISK GRINDER - A dust collection cover may be made from resin for achieving a reduction in its typical weight. In such a configuration, a disk-shaped grinding stone for grinding a steel material is preferably not attachable due to interference of an attachment-restricting portion. It is preferred that only a cup-shaped diamond wheel for work that generally does not produce heated iron powder or the like is attachable. | 2012-07-19 |
20120184194 | CMP POLISHING PAD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - The present invention relates to a CMP polishing pad and to a method for manufacturing same. The CMP polishing pad is manufactured by means of a method in which a light-absorbing material is dispersed in or on the surface of the pad, and a laser beam is absorbed by the light-absorbing material to form holes, wherein the diameter of the holes is determined by the wavelength of the laser beam. The CMP polishing pad of the present invention has holes formed therein by absorbing laser light with light-absorbing material dispersed on the surface of or in the CMP polishing pad, and laser beams of various wavelengths can be effectively absorbed in accordance with the type of light-absorbing material, such that holes having a desired diameter can be formed in the CMP polishing pad, thereby enabling the low-cost manufacture of a CMP polishing pad with excellent polishing characteristics. | 2012-07-19 |
20120184195 | SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY ACTUATED HVAC OUTLET AIRFLOW BAFFLE CONTROLLERS - A baffle controller for moving a baffle disposed within an HVAC outlet housing between an open position and a closed position to control airflow through an HVAC outlet in a vehicle includes a Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) actuator that is controlled and actuated by an electrical signal. The SMA actuator rotates a main lever that rotates a valve plate. The valve plate is attached to the baffle such that the baffle rotates with the valve plate. The baffle controller may include a position biasing device that increases a position holding ability of the baffle controller, and a cut-off switch that interrupts the electrical signal to the SMA actuator to prevent over-rotating the baffle. | 2012-07-19 |
20120184196 | DEFROSTER OUTLET - A defroster outlet includes: a defroster outlet part that is disposed in an instrument panel of a vehicle and that has an opening formed along a front windshield; a plurality of fins that are bridged in the opening along a front-rear direction of the vehicle, which serve as guides for sending defroster wind toward an inner surface of the front windshield, and each having a light-emitting portion formed in at least a part of the top end thereof; and a reflecting part that is disposed in the vicinity of the opening and that reflects light from the light-emitting portion to cause a driver and a passenger to see the reflected light. | 2012-07-19 |
20120184197 | VENTILATION CONTROL DEVICE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A ventilation system of a motor vehicle includes a first air control flap driven by a first mechanism, a second air control flap driven by a second mechanism, and a counterstop connected with the second mechanism. The counterstop is driven by the second mechanism between an operative position wherein it restricts movement of the first mechanism away from a reference position, and an inoperative position wherein it does not restrict movement of the first mechanism away from the reference position. The second mechanism has an idle region over which the counterstop may be moved without moving the second flap. The second mechanism may include an eccentric disk rotatable by an actuator to move the counterstop between the operative and inoperative positions. | 2012-07-19 |
20120184198 | Ventilation Arrangements - A ventilation arrangement for ventilating the interior of a building. The arrangement includes a duct extending to above the roof of the building. The duct is square in cross section and is divided into four quadrants by internal vertical divider plates. A louvre arrangement is provided on each side of the upper part of the duct to receive air into the building on a windward side of the duct, and to expel air from a leeward side of the duct. A closure arrangement is provided for selectively partially or wholly closing the louvre arrangements, for instance in the event of bad weather. | 2012-07-19 |
20120184199 | FAN TYPE TEMPERATURE CONTROL METHOD AND DEVICE - A fan type temperature control method and device are provided. The device includes a fan unit including a plurality of fans and cooling an apparatus to be cooled, power supplies (v | 2012-07-19 |
20120184200 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONFIGURING A WIRELESS CONTROL SYSTEM OF A VEHICLE USING INDUCTION FIELD COMMUNICATION - A system for mounting in a vehicle and for providing a control signal to a remote device based on information stored in a portable electronic device includes a radio frequency transmitter for transmitting a control signal to the remote device. The system also includes a first circuit configured to receive first information from the portable electronic device via inductive-coupling between the portable electronic device and the first circuit when the portable electronic device is brought within the induction field of the first circuit. The system also includes a second circuit configured to use the first information received from the portable electronic device and to at least one of format the control signal in accordance with the first information and to cause the radio frequency transmitter to format the control signal in accordance with the first information. | 2012-07-19 |
20120184201 | Compact Display Unit - A compact display unit including a mobile application server. The mobile application server is mounted in the vehicle for receipt and transmission of communications. The mobile application server is operatively connected to the compact display unit. The compact display unit presents to a vehicle operator a plurality of pre-selected permissive communications for intercommunication between the vehicle and a remote base station located outside of the vehicle. A touch screen connects to the monitor and presents the programmed permissible communication options to the vehicle operator. The permissible communications options are capable of being masked by the remote base station, and cannot be unmasked by the vehicle operator. | 2012-07-19 |
20120184202 | BROADCAST MEDIA STREAMING WITH CUSTOMIZED PLAYLIST INSERTION METHOD AND SYSTEM - A method, system and server for customizing a broadcast media stream for delivery to a client associated with a user via a communication network. The broadcast media stream comprises a plurality of content segments, such as hosted segments, which are separated by a plurality of musical, informational or generic segments. During streaming the plurality of musical, informational or generic segments are modified based on one or more user preferences such that there content matches more closely the preferred content of the user. | 2012-07-19 |
20120184203 | Interference Coordination for Communication Network - Techniques are disclosed for interference coordination in communication networks. For example, a method comprises the following steps. Input information is obtained from a communication network. The input information comprises existing power levels associated with transmitting nodes in the communication network, and existing channel information associated with receiving nodes in the communication network. A coordinated resource set of future transmitting times and future power levels associated with the transmitting nodes and future decoding times associated with the receiving nodes that reduce interference in the communication network is determined. The coordinated resource set determination comprises evaluating a cost function for a given range of interference values based on at least a portion of the input information. In a downlink scenario, the transmitting nodes may comprise base stations and relays, and the receiving nodes may comprise user equipment. The method may also be applied to an uplink scenario. | 2012-07-19 |
20120184204 | Capability Reporting for Relay Nodes in Wireless Networks - An out-of-band relay node ( | 2012-07-19 |
20120184205 | STATEFUL PAGING GUARD DEVICES AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING A STATEFUL PAGING GUARD DEVICE - In an embodiment, a stateful paging guard device is provided. The stateful paging guard device may include: a state determiner configured to determine state information indicating whether a terminal device is in an operation state of reduced energy consumption; a receiver configured to receive data directed to the terminal device; and a relay determiner configured to determine whether the data is to be relayed to the terminal device based on the state information. | 2012-07-19 |
20120184206 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING INTER-CELL INTERFERENCE IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for reducing inter-cell interference in a wireless communication system. The method for reducing inter-cell interference in a wireless communication system according to one embodiment of the present invention includes: a step in which a first terminal receives, from a first cell, scheduling information for the transmission of a first signal to a second cell; and a step in which the first terminal transmits the first signal to the second cell on the basis of the scheduling information. The scheduling information is provided by the first cell in the event an uplink or downlink transmission of the first cell is interfered with by an uplink or downlink transmission of the second cell. The first signal indicates a request for reducing the transmitting power of the second cell or of the second terminal served by the second cell. | 2012-07-19 |
20120184207 | Wireless Relay Module for Remote Monitoring Systems - A wireless relay module for networked communications between a series of medical devices and a remote monitoring device. An interface circuit coupled to each medical device communicates with the wireless relay module via a wireless relay network. The relay module communicates with the remote monitoring device over an internet-accessible wireless communication network, and includes a receiver coupled to the wireless relay network, a first transmitter coupled to the wireless relay network, a second transmitter coupled to the internet-accessible wireless communications network; and a controller. The controller determines a status of the internet-accessible wireless communications network. When the status indicates that the internet-accessible wireless communications network is accessible, the second transmitter is selected for transmitting medical device data. When the internet-accessible wireless communications network is not accessible, the first transmitter is selected for transmitting the data to another wireless relay module. | 2012-07-19 |
20120184208 | Virtual Polar Satellite Ground Station for Low Orbit Earth Observation Satellites Based on a Geostationary Satellite Pointing an Antenna Over an Earth Pole - A satellite system includes a satellite operating in an orbit around the Earth and a satellite operating in another orbit around the Earth. The satellite points a fixed beam at least temporarily to a zone above the Earth's surface through which the satellite passes. | 2012-07-19 |
20120184209 | AREA TRACKING SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF TRACKING ELECTRONIC DEVICES - Area tracking systems including a plurality of short range sensors that are communicatively connected to a server and methods of tracking electronic devices. The electronic devices are tracked by polling for the electronic devices, the polling including transmission of electronic addresses corresponding to the electronic devices and determining whether a reply to the poling is received. The electronic addresses are each stored on one of a plurality of lists. Each of the lists may be polled at a different frequency and may include a different number of electronic device addresses. | 2012-07-19 |
20120184210 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING ELECTRIC QUANTITY OF BLUETOOTH EARPHONE ON PORTABLE ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT - The present disclosure provides a system and a method for displaying an electric quantity of a bluetooth earphone on a portable electronic equipment. The system includes a bluetooth earphone and a portable electronic equipment. The bluetooth earphone includes a first communication module, a power management module, and a control module. The portable electronic equipment includes a second communication module, a processing module and a display module. The display module receives an electric quantity value from the processing module and displays it in form of an icon. The present disclosure can make a user observe a currently-used electric quantity of the bluetooth earphone when the bluetooth earphone is worn and cannot be observed. | 2012-07-19 |
20120184211 | Cellular Telephone and Personal Digital Assistant - The handheld personal electronic device has a first body having a display, a second body having a plurality of manual inputs, the second body capable of attachment to the first body, the personal electronic device having an open position wherein the display of the first body and the manual inputs of the second body are accessibly exposed. And, the personal electronic device having a closed position wherein the display of the first body is protected by the second body and the manual inputs of the second body are accessibly exposed. | 2012-07-19 |
20120184212 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR USING MULTIPLE DEVICES - An apparatus and method for providing a communication service to a terminal having a specific identifier (ID), and an apparatus and method for receiving a communication service are disclosed. The method includes recognizing an attribute of a terminal, determining whether the communication service is appropriate for the terminal, and if it is determined that the communication service is appropriate, setting the terminal to an active mode. | 2012-07-19 |
20120184213 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A wireless communication device for effecting wireless communication using a short-range wireless communication method having a ranging function, which carries out wireless connection establishment/disconnection control using ranging information. For example, the wireless communication device determines the range to another wireless communication device within wireless communication range, and if it finds a wireless communication device present within a predetermined range establishes a wireless connection with that wireless communication device, and disconnects the connection if the wireless communication device with which the device is in wireless connection passes beyond a predetermined range. | 2012-07-19 |
20120184214 | CELL PHONE TERMINAL, METHOD FOR STARTING DATA PROCESSING, METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING DATA - The present invention provides a portable terminal which can easily start processing for data selected to be processed, a method for starting data processing, and a method for transferring data. A cell phone terminal | 2012-07-19 |
20120184215 | System and method of on-body mobile devices to reduce radiation exposure to the upper body - A system of mobile devices that reduces the transmission strength of outgoing signals originating from a handheld device, and sends such signals to a second device, situated near or on a lower-body location, where the signals may be amplified to the current permitted maximum transmission strength vis-a-vis the brain (SAR), or above that level to the greater maximum strength permitted in the areas of, e.g., the feet and ankles, where the signal is then sent outward. The devices divert radio frequency (RF) radiation exposure downward toward the lower extremities. The intelligence and power of the devices may be split between two or more devices, resulting in longer use time, deeper and more complex computing capability, and fewer disruptions due to power. In addition, a benefit in one or more embodiments is better, more reliable reception, due to the use of two or more coordinated receiving antennas. | 2012-07-19 |
20120184216 | METHOD OF PAIRING A COMPUTER AND WIRELESS ELECTRONIC DEVICES - The present invention discloses a method for pairing a computer and wireless electronic devices including searching at least one wireless electronic device adjacent to a computer; recording a media access control (MAC) address of the wireless electronic device; pairing the computer and the wireless electronic device; and generating a pairing complete message. The present invention saves time of selecting the wireless electronic device from a candidate list and also provides a convenient and easy pairing method. | 2012-07-19 |
20120184217 | Apparatus and Process for Detection of a Bluetooth Device - Electronic apparatus comprising bluetooth type communication means allowing data wireless data communication, including audio communication, to a satellite ( | 2012-07-19 |
20120184218 | Reduced Bandwidth Backhaul for Coordinated Multi-Point Reception - Embodiments herein provide reduced backhaul bandwidth requirements for Coordinated Multi-Point reception of an uplink signal. A cooperating base station receive and demodulates the uplink signal to produce soft output values that each indicate the value of a corresponding information symbol in the uplink signal and the level of certainty in that symbol value. The cooperating base station then selectively sends particular ones of the soft output values to a serving base station over a backhaul communication link based on whether or not the level of certainty indicated by each soft output value exceeds a certainty threshold. The serving base station likewise receives and demodulates the uplink signal to produce its own soft output values. The serving base station then combines respective ones of the soft output values it received from the cooperating base station and the soft output values it produced itself that are associated with the same information symbol. | 2012-07-19 |
20120184219 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LEARNING OF THE PARAMETERS OF A FINGERPRINT PREDICTION MAP MODEL - Signal measurements are received, e.g., by a network device such as a location determination server, and a location of a mobile device to which the signal measurements correspond is determined. The measurements are also used to update parameters used to generate a signal prediction map. The signal prediction map, generated using the updated parameters, is then used for determining the position of another mobile device. In some embodiments parameter updating is performed when the location of a device is determined to a predetermined degree of certainty but not when the position of a mobile device is determined with a lower degree of certainty. Parameters used for generating prediction maps are updated, e.g., refined, based on signals collected for use in determining the location of a device without the need to conduct an updated survey and/or take signal measurements specifically for the purpose of updating prediction map parameters. | 2012-07-19 |
20120184220 | Method for Link Adaptation and Apparatus Thereof - A method for link adaptation includes: classifying a radio channel; setting a set of link adaptation modes; and selecting a corresponding link adaptation mode according to a radio channel type. An apparatus for link adaptation includes: a classification module for performing a classification on a radio channel; a setting module for setting a set of link adaptation modes; and a mode selection module for selecting a corresponding link adaptation mode from the setting module according to a radio channel type of the classification. The present invention accordingly selects effective link adaptation modes in accordance with different types of radio channels, and is able to ensure to implement the maximum system throughput in different fading channels and maintain the stable and reliable link quality. | 2012-07-19 |
20120184221 | POWER HEADROOM REPORT METHOD AND APPARATUS OF USER EQUIPMENT - A power headroom report method and apparatus of a User Equipment (UE) provides an efficient resource allocation in a mobile communication system. The power headroom report method of the present disclosure includes calculating a power headroom change by comparing the current power headroom and the previous power headroom. The method also includes determining, when the power headroom change is greater than a predetermined threshold value, whether a report prohibit timer set to a predetermined value has expired. The method further includes reporting the current power headroom when the report prohibit timer has expired, and resetting the prohibit timer to a different value. | 2012-07-19 |
20120184222 | Method for Sensing Whitespace in a Wireless LAN System, and Apparatus for Performing Same - Provided is a method for sensing a channel of a whitespace band in a wireless LAN system. A method for sensing and reporting a channel of a whitespace band in a wireless LAN system according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises the steps of: receiving a sensing request including a candidate report channel and a target channel of a whitespace band to be sensed; sensing the target channel; and determining a channel for transmitting sensed results in accordance with whether a licensed user is detected on the target channel, and transmitting the sensed results. | 2012-07-19 |
20120184223 | RADIO NETWORK COMPRISING RADIO CLIENTS THAT PERFORM CHANNEL MEASUREMENTS IN A DIAGNOSTIC MODE - The invention relates to a radio network ( | 2012-07-19 |
20120184224 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR NON-CALIBRATED AUTOMATIC FREQUENCY CORRECTION OF A PORTABLE TERMINAL - An apparatus and method for non-calibrated Automatic Frequency Correction (AFC) of a portable terminal are provided. The method includes identifying, by the portable terminal, signal strengths of signals received from neighboring base stations of a cell in which the portable terminal is currently located; searching for a frequency burst serving that provides synchronization acquisition information for synchronization with a base station; determining to perform the AFC according to a result of the searching for the frequency burst; and storing AFC data extracted through the AFC. | 2012-07-19 |
20120184225 | MEMS and Switched Capacitors Configured for Increased Resolution Switching - Certain aspects of a method and system for increased resolution switching using MEMS and switched capacitors may include a mobile terminal that includes an integrated circuit bonded to a multi-layer package. A capacitance of a first switched capacitor array in the multi-layer package may be tuned via one or more MEMS switches integrated in and/or on the multi-layer package. A capacitance of a second switched capacitor array in the integrated circuit may be tuned via one or more NMOS switches. A plurality of signals may be transmitted and/or received via one or more antennas in the mobile terminal. | 2012-07-19 |
20120184226 | DATA PROCESSING TERMINAL SYSTEM AND TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING METHOD USING THE SAME - An information processing terminal system includes an information processing terminal; and a transmitting and receiving unit which is attached to the information processing terminal. The transmitting and receiving unit converts a reception wave signal from a network into a reception analog baseband signal. The transmitting and receiving unit converts the reception analog baseband signal into a reception digital baseband signal in synchronization with a clock. The information processing terminal converts the reception digital baseband signal into a reception data in synchronization with a clock, and a transmission data into a transmission digital baseband signal in synchronization with the clock. The transmitting and receiving unit converts the transmission digital baseband signal into a transmission analog baseband signal in synchronization with the clock. The transmitting and receiving unit converts the transmission analog baseband signal into a transmission modulation wave signal to output to the network. | 2012-07-19 |
20120184227 | WIRELESS TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, WIRELESS TRANSMISSION METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - A traffic amount calculation portion calculates a traffic amount caused by transmission signals received by a transmission signal reception portion. An average traffic amount calculation portion calculates an average traffic amount that is an average of the traffic amount in a nearest predetermined interval. Further, a modulation method setting portion changes a modulation method used by a modulation portion based on the calculated average traffic amount. In addition, a transmission portion transmits transmission signals by using a transmission power amount corresponding to the modulation method used by the modulation portion. | 2012-07-19 |
20120184228 | DYNAMIC TRANSMIT CONFIGURATIONS IN DEVICES WITH MULTIPLE ANTENNAS - Electronic devices may have multiple wireless integrated circuits such as a pair of baseband processor integrated circuits and may have multiple antennas such as a pair of antennas. An electronic device may be operated in different modes depending on the operating environment of the electronic device. When both antennas are unblocked, both baseband processors and both antennas may be used in transmitting signals. When one antenna is not available, the device may be operated in a mode in which the available antenna is used and both baseband processors are used or in a mode in which the available antenna is used and only one of the baseband processors is used. Operating mode decisions may be made so as to minimize the potential for intermodulation distortion and absorbed radiation. | 2012-07-19 |
20120184229 | Multi-Beam Active Phased Array Architecture - In an exemplary embodiment, a phased array antenna comprises multiple subcircuits in communication with multiple radiating elements. The radio frequency signals are adjusted for both polarization control and beam steering. In a receive embodiment, multiple RF signals are received and combined into at least one receive beam output. In a transmit embodiment, at least one transmit beam input is divided and transmitted through multiple radiating elements. In an exemplary embodiment, the phased array antenna provides multi-beam formation over multiple operating frequency bands. The wideband nature of the active components allows for operation over multiple frequency bands simultaneously. Furthermore, the antenna polarization may be static or dynamically controlled at the subarray or radiating element level. | 2012-07-19 |
20120184230 | WIRELESS TERMINAL - A wireless terminal may include a sensor unit that generates data, a wireless communication unit that wirelessly transmits the data, a main power supply unit that supplies power to the sensor unit and the wireless communication unit, a determination unit that determines a level of transmission urgency of wireless transmission of the data; and a control unit that controls the wireless communication unit to wirelessly transmit the data, the control unit executing control to inhibit the wireless communication unit from using power supplied from the main power supply unit when causing the wireless communication unit to wirelessly transmit the data of which the transmission urgency is determined to be low by the determination unit. | 2012-07-19 |
20120184231 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS USING MULTI-BANDPASS TRANSMISSION LINE WITH SLOT RING RESONATORS ON THE GROUND PLANE - The mobile wireless communications device includes a printed circuit board (PCB), wireless transceiver circuitry carried by the PCB and operating on a plurality of frequency bands, at least one antenna, and a multi-bandpass transmission line coupling the wireless transceiver circuitry to the at least one antenna. The multi-bandpass transmission line includes an electrically conductive trace on a surface of the PCB defining a transmission line signal path, and an electrically conductive layer on an opposite surface of the PCB and defining a ground plane. The electrically conductive layer has at least one set of slot rings therein and defining a plurality of slot ring resonators being electromagnetically coupled to the transmission line signal path and operable at the plurality of frequency bands. | 2012-07-19 |
20120184232 | METHOD FOR SELECTING SOURCE TRANSMIT ANTENNA IN COOPERATIVE MIMO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Disclosed is a method for selecting a source transmit antenna in a cooperative multiple-input and multiple-output (MIMO) communication system including a source node, a relay node and a destination node. The method includes determining a source transmit antenna selection metric such that a source-destination channel, a source-relay channel and a relay-destination channel are related to one another, and selecting a positive integer number of antennas such that the source transmit antenna selection metric is maximized. | 2012-07-19 |
20120184233 | COMBINED RF DETECTOR AND RF ATTENUATOR WITH CONCURRENT OUTPUTS - Radio Frequency (RF) signal conditioning circuitry, which includes RF detection circuitry and RF attenuation circuitry is disclosed. The RF detection circuitry receives and detects an RF sample signal to provide an RF detection signal. The RF attenuation circuitry has an attenuation circuitry input, and receives and attenuates the RF sample signal via the attenuation circuitry input to provide an attenuated RF signal. The RF attenuation circuitry presents an attenuation circuitry input impedance at the attenuation circuitry input. The attenuated RF signal and the RF detection signal are provided concurrently. | 2012-07-19 |
20120184234 | SIMPLIFIED RADIO FREQUENCY RECEIVER - An oscillator is provided that is arranged to function as a simplified receiver. The oscillator has a resonator portion and a non-linear portion, which cooperate to generate an oscillating signal. The resonator portion is positioned to receive a modulated signal. In one configuration, the oscillator operates at a frequency offset from the frequency of the carrier for the modulated signal. In this simple arrangement, the oscillator functions as an active mixer, and generates a product output signal. The output signal is extracted from a high impedance point of the oscillator's non-linear device. The output signal is a demodulated or mixed signal, and may be further processed to detect a data signal. | 2012-07-19 |
20120184235 | COMPENSATION OF LOCAL OSCILLATOR PHASE JITTER - Digital logic circuitry is disclosed. The circuitry includes local oscillator drift and phase compensation logic that compensates the frequency drift and the phase noise of a local oscillator generated by a digitally controlled oscillator. | 2012-07-19 |
20120184236 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING POWER CONSUMPTION - GPS navigation devices or GPS receivers can consume less power by using a temperature recorder circuit and/or a power manager in maintaining the accuracies of the GPS receiver time and reference frequency to improve battery life. A representative receiver includes a time reference device and the temperature recorder circuit that operate while the receiver hibernates. The time reference device generates clock signals and the temperature recorder circuit receives and operates using the clock signals from the time reference device. The temperature recorder senses the temperature of the time reference device. The temperature recorder circuit is designed to send a wake-up signal to at least one electrical component of the receiver to wake up the electrical component of the receiver. The electrical component of the receiver includes at least one of the following: a GPS signal processing system and a frequency reference device. | 2012-07-19 |
20120184237 | Wireless Relay Module Having Emergency Call Functionality - A system for networked communications between a series of medical devices, wireless relay modules, and a remote device wireless relay network and an internet-accessible wireless communication network. At least one relay module includes a receiver, a first transmitter coupled to the wireless relay network, a second transmitter coupled to the internet-accessible wireless communication network, and a controller. The controller determines whether the internet-accessible wireless communications network is accessible. If accessible, then medical device data is transmitted to a remote device over that network using the second transmitter. If not accessible, then the first transmitter is used to transmit medical device data to another wireless relay module over the wireless relay network. Additionally, the controller analyzes the medical device data to determine whether an emergency condition exists, and transmits the medical device data to an emergency responder if such condition occurs together with location data for an associated medical device. | 2012-07-19 |
20120184238 | IDENTIFYING PUBLIC SAFETY ANSWERING POINT (PSAP) CALLBACKS IN INTERNET PROTOCOL (IP) MULTIMEDIA SUBSYSTEM (IMS) EMERGENCY SERVICES - A method and apparatus for identifying public safety answering point (PSAP) callbacks by transmitting, by a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) in a first network, a registration message, to a PSAP in a second network. Upon registration, the WTRU receives a registration response including an information element (IE) and stores the IE. The PSAP, which may be located in either an internet protocol (IP) Network or a public switched telephone network (PSTN), transmits an emergency callback to the WTRU and includes the IE. | 2012-07-19 |
20120184239 | Emergency 911 Data Messaging - A data request is generated (e.g., text, email, SMS, multimedia messaging system (MMS), etc.) from a source device. The data request is delivered to a PSAP or other emergency monitoring service location in a useable format. Exemplary useable formats include a canned voice message, delivery to a call center that translates data to voice, text to speech, and text to instant messaging (IM). Additional information and location are staged for use by the PSAP or other monitoring service location. | 2012-07-19 |
20120184240 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COORDINATING THE COVERAGE AND CAPACITY OF A WIRELESS BASE STATION - A communications base station is installed at a selected new location and the base station, prior to going “online” monitors the wireless traffic from other base stations within interference range of the new base station's coverage area. The new base station also monitors the wireless traffic between mobile devices within its coverage area and these other base stations. Based upon these monitored conditions, as well as other known conditions, the new base station then determines the transmitting parameter configuration it should imply in order to achieve a desired optimization between capacity and coverage area. After the new base station is online, a central control can monitor the entire network to determine if any additional changes are necessary and if so the new transceiver, or any other transceiver, can be instructed to monitor itself with respect to interference and to take corrective action to improve overall network coverage and capacity. | 2012-07-19 |
20120184241 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED PREPAID WIRELESS PHONE REFILLS - A method and system for refilling minutes for prepaid wireless phones is provided. Also provided is a computer-readable storage medium including a program, which when executed on a processor performs an operation. The method includes executing a recurring charge to a user account, the user account being stored in a database, and automatically crediting a device associated with the user account with prepaid minutes in response to executing the recurring charge. | 2012-07-19 |
20120184242 | Methods and Systems for Enhancing Wireless Coverage - Described are methods, devices, and systems to provide enhanced wireless coverage for wireless mobile stations by facilitating centralized authentication for a variety of unrelated networks. The mobile stations can then access Internet and telephony resources via the various networks for improved coverage and bandwidth. Some embodiments support the extension of network coverage using wireless-access points that can be partitioned into multiple virtual access points, one associated with an enterprise and another with an overlay network that facilitates mobile communication over multiple networks. One physical access point can support an enterprise network using one virtual access point and the overlay network using another. Users unaffiliated with an enterprise can access the overlay network via the enterprise's physical access point without gaining access to the enterprise network. | 2012-07-19 |
20120184243 | Real-Time Balance on a Mobile Phone - A system, method and prepaid payment mobile phone configured to display a current prepaid balance. The prepaid payment mobile phone receives a debit balance request from input on the mobile phone. After retrieving an encoded current balance, the mobile phone displays the amount. The current balance may be calculated by the phone after a transaction, or the phone may receive a debit balance via a short message service notification. | 2012-07-19 |
20120184244 | ONLINE CHARGING IN IMS NETWORKS FOR SESSIONS HANDED OVER BETWEEN DIFFERENT OPERATOR NETWORKS - IMS networks and methods are disclosed for providing online charging for a session of an IMS device that is seamlessly handed over between a first IMS network and a second IMS network that are different operator networks. A roaming charging identifier (RCID) is assigned to the session that is global to a dialog of the session over the first IMS network and to a dialog of the session over the second IMS network. A network element is able to correlate online charging information for the different dialogs of the session based on the RCID, and send an online charging request for a quota of service units to an online charging system that includes the correlated online charging system. The online charging system can thus rate the session and grant the quota based on the correlated online charging information. | 2012-07-19 |
20120184245 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, SWITCHING CONTROL METHOD AND CONTROL PROGRAM - A portable electronic apparatus is provided. The portable electronic apparatus includes a display section, an operating section, a setting section which switches and sets, based on an operation to the operating section, a pseudo power-off mode in which electric power is not supplied to the display section and a crime prevention function is enabled and a power-on mode in which the electric power is supplied to the display section and entire functions including the crime prevention function are enabled, and a control section which switches the pseudo power-off mode into the power-on mode when the crime prevention function is used in a state where the pseudo power-off mode is set by the setting section. | 2012-07-19 |
20120184246 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND DISPLAY CONTROL PROGRAM - A mobile phone including upper and lower portions, a flash memory to store images, a selecting portion to select a target image from the stored images, a closed state detection portion to detect a closed state, and a display control portion to control display of an image to display an image of an idle screen including in a background image the target image selected by the selecting portion when standing by, and the display control portion displays, in response to the change from a state in which the closed state is detected by the closed state detection portion to a state in which the closed state is not detected while the image of the idle screen is being displayed, a new idle screen that includes in the background image a new target image selected by the selecting portion subsequent to the background image included in the idle screen. | 2012-07-19 |
20120184247 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - An electronic device comprises a touch screen and a controller for, in case where the electronic device is in a lock mode, simultaneously displaying a plurality of regions corresponding to a plurality of screens in the touch screen and, in case where a predetermined touch action is received through the touch screen, unlocking the lock mode and entering a screen corresponding to a region corresponding to the received touch action, from among the plurality of regions. | 2012-07-19 |
20120184248 | Mobile sender initiated SMS message deletion method and system - A method and system are provided for remotely deleting short message service messages stored on the remote mobile communication device, by initiating a delete command, or setting a message lifespan when creating a SMS message, from a sender mobile communication device. | 2012-07-19 |
20120184249 | METHOD FOR AUTHENTICATING A MOBILE UNIT ATTACHED TO A FEMTOCELL THAT OPERATES ACCORDING TO CODE DIVISION MULTIPLE ACCESS - The present invention provides a method involving a femtocell in communication with an Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) network. In one embodiment, the femtocell operates according to code division multiple access (CDMA) standards. The method includes receiving, from the femtocell and at a first secure entity in the IMS network, first authentication information generated by the mobile unit using a first random number broadcast by the femtocell in a global challenge. The method also includes receiving, from a second secure entity in the secure network, at least one security key formed based on the global challenge and second authentication information for uniquely challenging the mobile unit. In one embodiment, the second secure entity is a CDMA-based authentication server. The method further includes providing the security key(s) to the femtocell in response to authenticating the mobile unit based upon the second authentication information. | 2012-07-19 |
20120184250 | METHODS AND APPARATUS OF OVER-THE-AIR PROGRAMMING OF A WIRELESS UNIT - Systems, methods, and apparatus for facilitating secure over-the-air (OTA) programming are presented herein. A device can store a key, which can be based on a key algorithm (K-algorithm) and an identifier associated with the device. The device can receive information such as parameter(s) and a verification number from a communications system. The verification number can be generated by using an authorization algorithm (A-algorithm) based on the parameter(s) and a K-algorithm input. The device can generate a trial verification number by using the A-algorithm with the parameter(s) and the key as trial inputs. The device can compare the verification number to the trial verification number, and in response to the verification number being at least similar to the trial verification number, the device can use the parameter(s) for programming of the device. | 2012-07-19 |
20120184251 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING SHORT MESSAGE SERVICE - A device and a method for processing a short message service are capable of high-reliably processing a short message service. The device for processing a short message service includes a plurality of access units and a plurality of service processing units, where each of the access units is connected to the plurality of service processing units. The access unit is configured to receive the short message service and send it to one of the service processing units, and send out the processed short message service from the service processing unit . The service processing unit is configured to process the short message service, and send out the processed short message service through one of the access units. | 2012-07-19 |
20120184252 | THERMOGRAPHIC AUGMENTED REALITY DISPLAY IN AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device is configured to capture thermal information of objects and subjects in real-time utilizing a camera or infrared sensors or utilizing a camera and infrared sensors. The electronic device comprises a display which can depict thermal or temperature information regarding objects or subjects overlaid or layered on image data of objects or subjects. Displayed temperature or thermal information can include numeric information corresponding to discrete or bounded or partially bounded areas of objects or subjects. Thermal information or temperature information can be combined with augmented-reality applications in an electronic device and shared with other electronic devices via one or more networks. | 2012-07-19 |
20120184253 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR DETERMINING AND DISPLAYING SERVICE CAPABILITIES - Methods and apparatuses are provided for determining features provided by a cell and for indicating a service capability corresponding to the determined features. A user equipment may connect to a cell and determine one or more features provided by the cell. Information relating to the one or more features can be stored in a storage medium. An indicator may be displayed to identify a service capability corresponding to the stored information, as well as a capability of the user equipment. | 2012-07-19 |
20120184254 | System and Method for Switching Ringing State Session with Customized Alerting Tone - The present invention provides a system and method for handing over a ringing status session with a color ring back tone, and when the ringing status session with the color ring back tone is handed over, a handover process includes: after an SCC AS receives a handover request, if the SCC AS judges that a session to be handed over is the ringing status session and a forking occurs so that there are a color ring back tone session and a normal media negotiation session, then associating the handover request with the color ring back tone session and the normal media negotiation session; and the SCC AS assisting to complete a handover to the normal media negotiation session and a handover to the color ring back tone session. The present invention completes not only updating to the normal media resource but also updating to the color ring back tone media. | 2012-07-19 |
20120184255 | Searching For Mobile Content - Methods and apparatus, including computer systems and program products, for searching for mobile content. A method includes receiving, via a user interface, at a computer system independent of the mobile device, information identifying the mobile device to receive computer data; receiving, at the computer system, information identifying the computer data to be downloaded to the mobile device; using the computer system to search computer data offerings from mobile device content providers for the computer data; and wirelessly transmitting to the mobile device data corresponding to a search result. Another method includes an application, on a mobile device, querying a computer system independent of the mobile device for a result of a search for the computer data, and causing the downloading of the computer data. | 2012-07-19 |
20120184256 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING INCOMING CALLS - A communication device includes a receiving unit, a number obtaining unit, and a reminder unit. The incoming receiving unit receives an incoming call request from a caller. The number obtaining unit obtains a phone number of the caller from the incoming call request. The reminder unit includes a reminder state, and a non-reminder state which is default. The reminder unit generates a prompt to remind a callee to accept the incoming call when in the reminder state, and does not generate a prompt for the incoming call when in the non-reminder state. The reminder unit changes into the reminder state from the non-reminder state when the phone number of the caller is not listed in a phonebook of the communication device and request duration of the incoming call reaches a predetermined value. | 2012-07-19 |
20120184257 | Multiparty lines Communication Method - A multiparty communication management method employs an initiative computer device to initiate a multiparty communication for connecting to plural receiving communication devices. Next, any receiving communication devices is employed to call an initiative communication device via the user interface or DTMF, whereby the initiative communication device is joined the multiparty lines communication. Finally, the initiative computer device can directly control the voice signals of any of receiving communication devices. By aforementioned method, conferees of the multiparty communication can request the initiator to manage the communication instead of redundant commands required in the art, thereby providing a multiparty communication management method with higher operation rate and greater convenience. | 2012-07-19 |
20120184258 | Hierarchical Device type Recognition, Caching Control & Enhanced CDN communication in a Wireless Mobile Network - The present disclosure describes an apparatus and method for recognizing the mobile device type by information monitored from multiple means, such as by transparently monitoring Control Plane protocols, and monitoring user plane protocols (for example user agent header in HTTP protocols), and using such information for controlling data-caching operations, selectively delivering content, and selecting alternative interfaces/networks when available. Additionally, the invention discloses methods to propagate the learned information through header enrichment to external devices, such as content servers or CDN devices. The apparatus and methods are applicable to an application/content-aware caching device in a wireless mobile network that operates as an inline transparent device intercepting control plane and user plane protocols. | 2012-07-19 |
20120184259 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING QoS SERVICE OF APPLICATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method and a system are capable of supporting a Quality of Service (QoS) service in a wireless communication system. The method for supporting the QoS service includes checking a service capability of an application; when the application provides a QoS service, requesting QoS configuration to a QoS server; and when receiving a QoS configuration response signal from the QoS server, checking whether QoS of the application is allocated, in the QoS configuration response signal. | 2012-07-19 |
20120184260 | HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING CROSS APPLICATION USE OF PHONE RELATED INPUTS, AND ASSOCIATED METHOD - An improved handheld electronic device and an associated method provide added convenience for the user by enabling the user to quickly and easily initiate telephone related functions from applications other than the device's phone and address book applications using a dedicated phone related key. The device includes a plurality of use states and each one of the use states has an associated function that is to be initiated upon depression of the phone related key. When the phone related key is depressed, the current use state is determined and the function that is associated with the current use state is executed. | 2012-07-19 |
20120184261 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND RADIO BASE STATION APPARATUS - A mobile communication system according to the present invention capable of efficiently reducing power consumption of a radio base station apparatus includes a radio base station apparatus | 2012-07-19 |
20120184262 | HLR Reset Signaling via S6A in EPS - Embodiments relate to HLR reset signalling via the s6a interface in EPS. This is provided as nodes and methods for improved utilization of radio resources in a telecommunications network, where Home location registers (HLR) identities related to associated user equipment contexts and associated Mobile Service Centers (MSC) are saved in a mobility management entity (MME). An identity of a restarted HLR is received in the MME and the MME compares the HLR identity with a saved list of HLR identities saved for UE and associated with a respective mobile service center (MSC) server. The MME sets a flag for UE associated with the restarted HLR, the flag indicating an alert. When the MME receives a UE signaling event for a UE with the flag set the MME sends an SGs application Part message to the respective MSC server to indicate that activity from the UE has been detected. | 2012-07-19 |
20120184263 | RADIO TRANSMISSION APPARATUS AND RADIO TRANSMISSION METHOD - A radio transmission apparatus according to the present invention detects an output current of a power supply section that varies in response to a variation of the output impedance of an amplification section, and corrects a distortion of the input/output characteristic of the amplification section by using an LUT corresponding to the detected output current. In addition, a threshold used for switching an LUT is caused to be different depending on a switching direction between LUTs, thereby suppressing frequent occurrence of switching of the LUT. | 2012-07-19 |
20120184264 | MEASUREMENT OF LTE CELL ATTACH DELAY - A base station has a wireless interface, a processor, and a management interface. The processor determines a delay before an attach request was successful, the processor also being arranged to determine a cumulative distribution of the delay values of different attach requests, and a compressed representation of the cumulative distribution. The management interface is used to send the compressed representation to a management system. The cumulative distribution is simpler, having no change in a sign of its gradient, and so can be approximated and represented in compressed form with much less risk of loss of relevant information. | 2012-07-19 |
20120184265 | Inter-Modulation Distortion Reduction in Multi-Mode Wireless Communication Terminal - A multimode wireless communication terminal that communicates using a first radio access technology (RAT) and a second RAT determines whether the first and second RATs are in an active state, and when the wireless communication terminal is transmitting on the first and second RATs concurrently, transmitting UCI on a PUSCH on the first RAT if there is a scheduled PUSCH transmission or an uplink scheduling grant indicating a periodic CSI reporting, wherein the UCI would otherwise be transmitted on a PUCCH when the wireless communication terminal is not transmitting using the second and the first RAT simultaneously and there is a scheduled PUSCH on the first RAT. | 2012-07-19 |
20120184266 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENABLING DISCOVERY OF LOCAL SERVICE AVAILABILITY IN LOCAL CELLULAR COVERAGE - LIPA PDN Connectivity indicates a PDP Context (in the case of a GERAN or UTRAN femto cell connected to a GPRS core network) or a PDN Connection (in the case of an E-UTRAN femto cell connected to a GPRS core network) that gives access to services located in the local IP network of the femto cell subsystem. SIPTO PDN Connectivity indicates a PDP Context or PDN Connection that allows offload of selected types of IP traffic (e.g. internet traffic) towards a defined IP network close to the UE's point of attachment to the access network. Remote PDN Connectivity indicates a regular PDP Context or PDN Connection established neither according to LIPA PDN Connectivity nor SIPTO PDN Connectivity. Systems, devices and methods are described herein that enable the identification of the type of connectivity available to a UE and enable session continuity for local cellular coverage. | 2012-07-19 |
20120184267 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ACHIEVING PLMN CONTINUITY WHEN MOVING BETWEEN NETWORKS OF DIFFERENT TYPES THROUGH NETWORK SELECTION - Systems and methods for achieving PLMN continuity when moving between networks of different types through network selection are provided. When a mobile station moves from a first network type, such as cellular, to a second network type, such as GAN, if there is a PLMN discontinuity, this may result in a dropped call. In order to avoid this, networks for the first network type and the second network type are selected such that there is PLMN continuity. This can involve reselection of a different cellular network than one currently providing service to the mobile station. | 2012-07-19 |
20120184268 | MULTIPROTOCOL ANTENNA SYSTEM FOR MULTIPLE SERVICE PROVIDER-MULTIPLE AIR INTERFACE CO-LOCATED BASE STATIONS - A hub unit is configured to receive wireless analog downlink radio frequency signals from a plurality of base stations from more than one wireless service provider. The hub unit is configured to digitize each analog downlink radio frequency signal in order to generate respective downlink digital data. The hub unit comprises a reconfigurable interconnect to selectively provide, to each of the plurality of radio access nodes using a shared transport medium, the downlink digital data associated with a respective two or more of the analog downlink radio frequency signals. Each of the plurality of radio access nodes is configured to reconstruct, from the downlink digital data provided to that radio access node, an analog radio frequency version of each of the associated two or more analog downlink radio frequency signals and radiate each reconstructed analog radio frequency version in a respective coverage area associated with that radio access node. | 2012-07-19 |
20120184269 | Frequency Scanning Technique for a Cell Search Procedure - A technique for scanning multiple carrier frequencies during a cell search procedure is described. The cell search procedure involves for an investigated frequency multiple serially arranged processing steps until it will be determined that a network connection can be established on the investigated frequency. A method embodiment of this technique comprises performing a first processing step for an investigated first frequency, and in parallel with performing a second or further processing step for the first frequency, performing the first processing step for an investigated second frequency. | 2012-07-19 |
20120184270 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BEST SERVICE RESCAN SCHEDULING FOR MOBILE DEVICE OPERATING IN AN EVDO HYBRID MODE - A method and apparatus for best service rescan scheduling on a mobile device operating in an EVDO hybrid mode, the method comprising the steps of: blocking a best service rescan on the mobile device if the mobile device in an EVDO traffic state, the mobile device characterized by blocking means, the blocking means enabled to block a best service rescan on the mobile device if the mobile device in an EVDO traffic state. | 2012-07-19 |
20120184271 | System And Method Of Controlling Application Level Access Of Subscriber To A Network - The invention is a system and method of controlling an access of a subscriber to a network. The method includes sending an identification of the subscriber and a level of access to be provided to the subscriber from a visited network of a plurality of networks ( | 2012-07-19 |
20120184272 | CELLULAR COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM PROVIDING MOBILE CELLULAR DEVICE BATTERY SAVING FEATURES WHILE ACCOMMODATING USER ACCESS REQUESTS AND RELATED METHODS - A cellular communications system may include at least one base station and at least one mobile cellular communications device. More particularly, the at least one mobile cellular communications device may include a controller, at least one user input device connected to the controller, and a wireless transceiver cooperating with the controller for attempting to establish a wireless communications link with at least one base station, and if the wireless communications link cannot be established, then continuing to attempt to establish the wireless communications link at a first attempt rate. Moreover, if a user provides a request to access the at least one base station via the at least one user input device, then the controller may continue to attempt to establish the wireless communications link based upon a second attempt rate greater than the first attempt rate. | 2012-07-19 |
20120184273 | METHOD OF REGISTERING A LOCATION OF AN ACCESS TERMINAL WITHIN A FEMTO NETWORK WITH A MACRO NETWORK, AND ASSOCIATED APPARATUSES - In one embodiment, the method of registering a location of an access terminal within a Femto network with a Macro network includes sending, by a Femto in the Femto network, a message to the Macro network. The message includes a first indicator, a second indicator and an address of the Femto. The first indicator indicates the access terminal. The second indicator indicates to register the Femto address in association with the access terminal. | 2012-07-19 |
20120184274 | WIRELESS DEVICE ACTIVATION - Tools and techniques for activating a wireless device on a wireless network. In an aspect, such tools can allow an unactivated wireless device (that is, a wireless device that generally would be inoperable on a wireless network) to be given limited functionality in order to activate itself on the network. In some cases, such tools can be implemented within business processes to generate revenue streams for entities involved in the wireless activation process. | 2012-07-19 |
20120184275 | COMMUNICATION METHOD, MOBILE NETWORK SYSTEM AND DEVICE - A mobile terminal (UE) used in a mobile communication network that includes a mobility management entity (MME) and a serving gateway (S-GW), receives paging from the mobile communication network, upon an arrival of an incoming call destined for the mobile terminal at the mobile communication network, in which if the mobility management entity has restarted, the serving gateway maintains a specific S5/S8 bearer for a preset time period prescribed by a timer, and deletes the specific S5/58 bearer on timeout of the timer, and in response to the paging, re-attaches to the mobile communication network. | 2012-07-19 |
20120184276 | Method, Apparatus and System for Preventing the Initiation of a Handover for a Time Period After the End of a Service - Preventing initiation of a handover of a communication device back to a first radio access technology from a second radio access technology before the expiry of a predetermined length of time after the end of a service provided via the second radio access technology. | 2012-07-19 |
20120184277 | METHOD FOR SELECTING COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK UTILIZING QUALITY OF SERVICE MEASUREMENTS - The invention relates to a method for determining a level of QoS of at least two concurrent communications networks and for executing a vertical handover if a predetermined QoS level is not fulfilled in the serving communications network. The invention also relates to a mobile terminal utilizing the method. The invention relates to also a home agent residing in a serving network and a computer program product utilized in a mobile terminal for accomplishing the method steps. | 2012-07-19 |
20120184278 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENHANCEMENT OF SYNCHRONIZATION FOR TD-SCDMA BATON HANDOVER - A method and apparatus for wireless communication comprising switching an uplink (UL) from a source cell to a target cell; and receiving a Synchronization Shift (SS) command from the source cell, wherein the SS command is generated by the target cell. In one aspect, the method and apparatus further comprise switching a downlink (DL) through the target cell; completing a physical channel reconfiguration; and sending a Physical Channel Reconfiguration Complete message to the Radio Network Controller (RNC) through the target cell. | 2012-07-19 |
20120184279 | GENERATING A NETWORK MAP - Aspects of the present invention relate to a method, and various systems operable or arranged to implement that method, of generating a network map illustrating availability of network access technologies in various locations of the network. The method may comprise the following steps: (a) sending, by a first network unit, the location of which is identified by a first identifier, first data to a second network unit, the location of which is identified by a second identifier, whereby the first data is sent using at least two different network access technologies and is sent to at least two different possible locations for the second network unit; (b) receiving by the first network unit from the second network unit, first measurement data relating to the sent first data; and (c) generating the network map based on the measurement data, the first identifier and the second identifier. | 2012-07-19 |
20120184280 | COVERAGE HOLE COMPENSATION IN A CELLULAR WIRELESS NETWORK - A method for use in providing coverage for at least part of a coverage hole in a first cell or cell sector in a cellular wireless network, in which method a second cell or cell sector is selected, from a group of cells or cell sectors in the cellular wireless network which neighbour the first cell or cell sector, to adapt its coverage so as to cover at least part of the coverage hole in the first cell or cell sector, the method including carrying out an identification process using data relating to a cell or cell sector in the group to identify a cell or cell sector suitable for selection as the second cell or cell sector, the identification process being carried out on one or more cells or cell sectors in the group in turn. | 2012-07-19 |
20120184281 | UE CAPABILITY REPORT METHOD AND APPARATUS IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method and an apparatus for reporting a capability of a User Equipment (UE) supporting advanced functions such as Carrier Aggregation (CA) are provided. The method includes checking, when a control message requesting a capability report is received, a Radio Access Technology (RAT) type and transmitting, when the RAT type is set to Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (EUTRA), at least one band combination information on at least one band combination supported by the terminal. The UE capability report method is capable of reporting the UE capability related to advanced functions, such as CA and Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO), to a network efficiently with the least amount of information, thereby resulting in an improvement of radio resource efficiency. | 2012-07-19 |