35th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 45 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090215399 | Signal processing in electronic apparatus - A method, apparatus, and computer program for estimating a rank, i.e. the number of uncorrelated spatial channels, of a radio channel are provided. The rank estimation is carried out by examining mutual proportions of a first eigenvalue and a second eigenvalue of a two-by-two channel matrix representation with a test function including elements of a solution of roots of a quadratic characteristic equation of the two-by-two channel matrix representation, wherein the test function comprises a discriminant of the solution of the roots of the quadratic characteristic equation without a square root operation. | 2009-08-27 |
20090215400 | PILOT SIGNAL TRANSMISSION MANAGEMENT - A base station transmits a pilot signal when the presence of a wireless communication device is detected. A wireless device detector receives a detection signal transmitted from a wireless communication device to determine the presence of the wireless communication device. | 2009-08-27 |
20090215401 | Apparatus and method for determining channel quality indicator (CQI) using beamforming in multi-antenna system - An apparatus and a method for determining a Channel Quality Indicator (CQI) using a beamforming in a multi-antenna system are provided. A transmitter for determining a CQI based at least partly upon the beamforming in the multi-antenna system includes a beam former for distinguishing frequency tone intervals having a constant channel across an entire frequency tone, forming a beam by multiplying frequency tones of the frequency tone interval having the constant channel by different beamforming weights, and transmitting a preamble signal. Hence, the users can be scheduled based at least partly upon the beamforming gain, and throughput can be enhanced through the practical MCS selection. | 2009-08-27 |
20090215402 | POWER USAGE MANAGEMENT OF WIRELESS INPUT DEVICES - Input devices such as computer mice are commonly used for interacting with personal computers (PCs). Increasingly, wireless computer mice are becoming popular with users due to their ability to provide cordless accessibility for interaction with the PCs. The wireless computer mice are usually powered using batteries and uses radio frequencies (RF) for transmitting the users' input to the PCs. The wireless computer mice usually have a fixed transmission power, thus resulting in a fixed transmission range. Notably, the battery life and transmission range of the wireless mice share an inversely proportional relationship. Hence, a long battery life cannot be obtained without decreasing the transmission range and vice versa. However, existing wireless computer mice typically do not have provisions for making such adjustments. An embodiment of the invention describes an apparatus and a method for managing power usage of wireless input devices. | 2009-08-27 |
20090215403 | Signal processing under attenuated transmission conditions - Signal processing under attenuated transmission conditions. Within an orthogonal signal space, the number of orthogonal signals that are used to transmit information from a transmitter to a receiver is reduced and the transmitted power of each of the now remaining orthogonal signals is modified; this may involve increasing the power of all of the remaining orthogonal signals equally or alternatively modifying them individually. The same modulation used before the reduction may also be used afterwards; within communication systems having multiple transmitter-receiver paths, this will ensure that the communication system's throughput and efficiency will remain unchanged even when one (or more) transmitter-receiver paths are highly attenuated. In addition, robust mode operation is provided for ranging and registering of transmitter devices when entering the communication system. In addition, the unused orthogonal signals may be employed to support interference cancellation of those orthogonal signals that are used to transmit information. | 2009-08-27 |
20090215404 | DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF WIRELESS NETWORK SELECTION AND HANDOVER - Device, system, and method of wireless network selection and handover. For example, a multi-transceiver wireless device includes: at least first and second co-located wireless transceivers; one or more firmware modules to handle network selection of at least one of the first and second wireless transceivers based on one or more commands received from one or more drivers when the multi-transceiver wireless device is in full-power mode; and a manageability engine to handle network selection of at least one of the first and second wireless transceivers when the multi-transceiver wireless device is in reduced-power mode. | 2009-08-27 |
20090215405 | Transceiver Antennae Arrangement - An apparatus having a transmitter portion and a receiver portion each isolated from each other and comprising a plurality of antennae, each antenna being selectively connectable to both the receiver portion and transmitter portion, said antennae thus being common to both transmitter and receiver. It may be adapted such that one antenna is selectable to be used as a transmitter whilst at the same time an alternative antenna is selectable to be used as a receiving antenna. | 2009-08-27 |
20090215406 | TRANSCEIVER STRUCTURE - The present invention relates to an integrated transceiver structure | 2009-08-27 |
20090215407 | LPRF DEVICE WAKE UP USING WIRELESS TAG - A wireless transceiver includes: (a) a low power radio frequency (LPRF) communications component capable of powering down to conserve energy and capable of powering up in response to an electronic signal, the LPRF communications component including a transmitter and a first receiver; and (b) a second receiver that is configured to screen a radio frequency broadcast and provide, on the basis of specific data identified therein, the electronic signal to the LPRF communications component in order to power up the LPRF communications component. The second receiver is adapted to draw less current than the LPRF communications component while awaiting receipt of and listening for a radio frequency broadcast. | 2009-08-27 |
20090215408 | Locatable and Autonomously Powered Backscatter Transponder for Registering Measured Variables - There is described a backscatter system comprised of a base station and of a completely passive transponder. The transponder is capable of reading out quantities from sensors and an energy stand-alone manner, of transmitting the readout quantities to the base station, and to carry out a runtime-based and thus highly precise distance measurement between a completely passive tag and base station. The power supply of the transponder ensues from the radio field emitted by the base station. | 2009-08-27 |
20090215409 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FLOOR CONTROL IN MULTI-MEDIA PUSH-TO-TALK NETWORK - An apparatus and method for floor control in a multi-media push-to-talk network is disclosed. A device for communication in the multi-media network includes a floor request sensor. The floor request sensor includes a first sensor and a second sensor. The method includes sending a floor grant request message for a first media type in a multi-media dispatch communication session and a floor request message for a second media type in the multi-media dispatch communication session by a floor request sensor of a communications device to a dispatch network controller. | 2009-08-27 |
20090215410 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FLOOR CONTROL IN MULTI-MEDIA PUSH-TO-TALK NETWORK - A method and apparatus for floor control in a multi-media dispatch network is disclosed. The method includes receiving a floor request message related to a first media type at a dispatch network controller from a first user and receiving a floor grant request message related to a second media type at the dispatch network controller from the first user. The apparatus includes a dispatch network controller where the dispatch network controller receives a floor request message related to a first media type from a first user and receives a floor grant request message related to a second media type from the first user. | 2009-08-27 |
20090215411 | SECURE, DISTRIBUTED HIERARCHICAL CONVERGENCE NETWORK - A facility for performing employing multiple frequencies in a secure distributed hierarchical convergence network is described. The facility receives a signal in a first frequency, converts the received signal to an internal representation, applies a business rule to the converted signal, and, when the business rule indicates that the signal should be transmitted in a second frequency, causes the internal representation of the signal to be translated to a second frequency and transmitted in the second frequency. | 2009-08-27 |
20090215412 | HOUSING OF PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES - A housing ( | 2009-08-27 |
20090215413 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR POWER TRANSMITTER IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - An apparatus and a method for an Envelope Elimination and Restoration (EER) power transmitter are provided. The apparatus includes a signal separator for splitting a transmit signal to an amplitude component and a phase component, an orthogonal modulator for modulating the phase component into a Radio Frequency (RF) signal, a bias modulator for linearly amplifying the amplitude component, for determining a bias voltage according to a magnitude of the amplitude component, and for providing a current generated using the determined bias voltage to a high-efficiency power amplifier and the high-efficiency power amplifier for amplifying the RF signal using the linearly amplified amplitude component as a drain bias voltage and using the generated current as a drain bias current. | 2009-08-27 |
20090215414 | AM BROADCAST RECEIVING CIRCUIT | 2009-08-27 |
20090215415 | SWITCH-ABLE BAND-TRACKING INPUT FILTER FOR COMBINATION TUNER - The present invention relates to a combination RF tuner capable of receiving signals from the FM radio band and from the TV band. Prior art combination tuners had to compromise in quality resulting in combination tuners that neither exhibited high-end FMnor TV-signal reception behavior. A combination RF tuner capable of optimal receiving an FM-radio signal type and a TV signal type, comprising a switch-able tuned input filter ( | 2009-08-27 |
20090215416 | System and Method for Providing Information About Broadcasted Content - A system and method for providing information about broadcasted content is provided. A synchronization server receives requests for information about content being broadcasted, such as a song being broadcasted by a radio station. The request can be issued by a listener of the radio station using his or her cellular telephone, a portable communications device, or a local computer. The time of the request is used to query a database of a music server associated with the radio station, to retrieve song title, artist name, and album name corresponding to the song currently being played by the radio station. Information about the song is then transmitted to the listener, whereupon the user can perform other tasks associated with the song, such as obtaining lyrics to the song, ordering tickets to events by the artist of the song, downloading ring tones, downloading the song, accessing a streamed version of the song, etc. | 2009-08-27 |
20090215417 | RECEIVER FOR AMPLITUDE-MODULATED SIGNALS - In a receiver, a synchronization circuit (MIX | 2009-08-27 |
20090215418 | COMMUNICATION UNIT AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREFOR - A communication unit for a radio communication system comprises a receiver for receiving data over an air interface. The receiver can operate in a first diversity mode and a second diversity mode. The first diversity mode may specifically correspond to no receive diversity being employed and the second diversity mode may correspond to signals from two or more fully or partially de-correlated antennas being combined. The communication unit comprises a data unit which determines a first data characteristic for a section of data to be received over the air interface. A switching unit is arranged to switch between the first diversity mode and the second diversity mode in response to the first data characteristic. The invention may allow improved performance and e.g. reduced power consumption by allowing an improved adaptation of diversity operation. In particular, an improved trade-off between power consumption and performance may be achieved in many embodiments. | 2009-08-27 |
20090215419 | SEQUENTIAL TRACKING AND OFFLINE DEMODULATION IN RECEIVER - An apparatus and method for tracking a desired signal by sequentially tracking the desired signal with a variable integration time, performing automatic frequency control of the desired signal, and demodulating the desired signal using offline software. In one aspect, the automatic frequency control is performed using the offline software. In one aspect, the desired signal is from a GPS satellite. | 2009-08-27 |
20090215420 | Adaptive Noise Figure Control in a Radio Receiver - Systems and methods are provided for adjusting a noise figure in a radio receiver. An example method includes receiving a radio frequency (RF) signal at a RF receiver section. The RF receiver section includes at least one RF receiver element. The RF receiver element is controllable by at least one tuning variable. The RF signal is processed to generate a processed analog signal, which is converted to a digital signal. The digital signal is used to determine a performance parameter. The at least one tuning variable of the at least one RF receiver element is controlled to adjust the noise figure based on the performance parameter. In another aspect of the invention, an example radio receiver is provided. The radio receiver includes a RF receiver section having at least one RF receiver element. A controller determines a performance parameter using the digital signal and controls the at least one tuning variable to adjust the noise figure based on the performance parameter. | 2009-08-27 |
20090215421 | RF RECEIVER AND METHOD OF RECEIVING RF SIGNAL - A radio frequency (RF) receiver and a method of receiving an RF signal are provided. The RF receiver includes a low-noise amplifying unit which amplifies a received signal while restricting out-of-band interferer of the received signal, a sampling unit which performs sampling to convert the amplified signal to a discrete time domain signal, a frequency translation unit which down-converts the sampled signal into a frequency band that enables the sampled signal to be converted into a digital signal and restricts interferer from a frequency within an aliasing band according to a sampling frequency, an anti-aliasing filtering unit which prevents aliasing from the down-converted signal, a clock unit which provides the sampling unit, the frequency translation unit, and the anti-aliasing filtering unit with sampling frequencies, and an analog-digital-converter which converts the converted signal into the digital signal. | 2009-08-27 |
20090215422 | RECEIVER - By providing switch portions ( | 2009-08-27 |
20090215423 | MULTI-PORT CORRELATOR AND RECEIVER HAVING THE SAME - A multi-port correlator and a receiver having the same are provided. A multi-port correlator includes an oscillating unit which generates a plurality of oscillating signals having different phases, a combining unit which combines the plurality of oscillating signals respectively with a radio frequency (RF) signal and outputs a plurality of composite signals. | 2009-08-27 |
20090215424 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING AN EMERGENCY MESSAGE OVER AN INTEGRATED WIRELESS NETWORK - An emergency message system provides a system and method for generating and transmitting emergency messages. In one embodiment, the emergency message system employs a transceiver network with a plurality transceivers coupled to monitoring devices residing at a plurality of customer premises. Control room operators receive an emergency message from an identifiable transceiver. The transceiver, identified by an identification code, indicates a location and the nature of the emergency condition so that the control operators may request appropriate emergency assistance. | 2009-08-27 |
20090215425 | Method and device for synchronisation of speech and data concerning location information for location-related services - The invention relates to a method for transmitting emergency calls by means of a mobile device via a speech channel and a data channel, wherein the data channel serves to transmit location information and wherein additionally the location information is transmitted in encoded form, also via the speech channel and wherein the information is then compared for consistency in the service centre. | 2009-08-27 |
20090215426 | PERSONAL SECURITY SYSTEM AND METHOD - A personal security system and method includes a plurality of handsets communicating with one or more monitoring services, wherein each handset includes a sensor. Each handset is registered with the one or more monitoring services, wherein registering includes indicating the information to be sent to that monitoring service and the conditions under which the information is sent. An alert is generated at the handset and sensor information relevant to the alert is captured by a sensor in the handset. The alert and the captured sensor information are transmitted to one or more of the one or more monitoring services. The user then responds to a confirmation request received from one or more of the one or more monitoring services. | 2009-08-27 |
20090215427 | System and method for updating location information of voice-over-internet protocol based devices for E911 service - A system and method for updating physical address location information of a wireless device for E911 services. The updating may include determining that the current geographical coordinate location of the wireless device has moved beyond a predetermined distance from a last recorded geographical coordinate location. A physical address location associated with the current geographical coordinate location may then be updated. The physical address location may be updated in the wireless device and/or a data repository operating on a data packet network. The physical address location may be communicated to a public safety answering point (PSAP) in response to an emergency 911 call being placed. | 2009-08-27 |
20090215428 | Method of and system for setting up a telephone call - A system with a mobile switching center (MSC), a service control point (SCP) and an emergency center (EC). The mobile switching center (MSC) sets up a call between a mobile station ( | 2009-08-27 |
20090215429 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BILLING IP-BASED WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS IN A CONVERGED NETWORK - A system and method for collaborating with a billing system is provided for use in a converged telecommunication network that includes a cellular telephone network and an IP-based network. During an IP-based call registration process, a mobile device communicates with a network controller over the IP-based network. The network controller accesses a database with the information provided by the mobile device and subsequently overloads values for an existing field in a call detail record (CDR). Upon completion of the call over the IP-based network, the network controller communicates the overloaded version of the CDR to an MSC which generates the final CDR that is used for billing. Any appropriate field of the CDR can be selected for overloading, such as for example an existing CGI record field from the CDR. | 2009-08-27 |
20090215430 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ACCESS TO NETWORK IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - In a wireless communication system, an apparatus and method for managing an uplink communication between a network and a plurality of terminals is achieved by transmitting a response condition parameter from the network to the plurality of terminals subscribing to a multicast service. The parameter is associated with controlling the uplink communication of the plurality of terminals. The terminal then applies the response control parameter to a predetermined test and responds to the network if the terminal determines that it is qualified to respond to the network in response to a result of the predetermined test. The network evaluates whether the parameter needs to be transmitted to the plurality of terminals and whether the parameter needs to be updated based on at least part of responses received by the network. | 2009-08-27 |
20090215431 | FACILITATING AND AUTHENTICATING TRANSACTIONS - A computer, such as a Windows-based PC | 2009-08-27 |
20090215432 | VIBRATION TONE DIFFERENTIATION - A system, apparatus, method and article to perform vibration tone differentiation are described. The apparatus may include a mobile computing device. The mobile computing device may comprise a messaging client. The messaging client may receive an incoming message sent to the mobile computing device. The messaging client may parse communication information from the incoming message. The messaging client may determine a priority level of the incoming message from the communication information. The mobile computing device may also comprise a motor controller. The motor controller may retrieve a vibration sequence associated with the priority level and instruct a vibrate motor to vibrate according to the vibration sequence. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 2009-08-27 |
20090215433 | Systems, Methods, And Computer Program Products For Providing Information Related To Virtual Environments - Methods, systems, and computer-readable media are disclosed for providing information related to virtual environments. One such method includes receiving user input identifying an event related to the virtual environment for which a notification is to be provided to a mobile wireless communication device. User input is also received identifying an output to be provided by the mobile wireless communication device in response to receipt of the notification. A determination is then made that the event related to the virtual environment has occurred. In response to determining that the event occurred, the mobile wireless communication device is provided with the notification, and the output identified by the user input is provided by the mobile wireless communication device. | 2009-08-27 |
20090215434 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISTRIBUTING DATA TO MOBILE DEVICES - Embodiments of the invention are concerned with a method and a system for distributing mobile applications, in particular to aspects of receiving, processing and displaying advertisements on mobile terminals. In one aspect, embodiments provide a software component for controlling movement for an advertisement image on a mobile terminal, the mobile terminal comprising a display area and a processor, the software component comprising processable instructions defining movement of the advertisement image relative to the display area, wherein the instructions are wirelessly transmissible to the mobile terminal and the processor is arranged to process said instructions in order to move the advertisement image. | 2009-08-27 |
20090215435 | MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TERMINALS, SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR MANAGING PLAYBACK OF SONG FILES - A mobile wireless communication terminal includes a wireless communication module that is configured to communicate with other communication terminals over a wireless interface, and a controller. The controller is configured to establish a connection with at least one participant wireless communication terminal via the wireless communication module, to receive from the at least one participant wireless communication terminal an identification of a compliant song file stored on the at least one participant wireless communication terminal and having a metadata tag associated therewith indicating that the compliant song file is classified in a prescribed song file category, and to execute playback of the compliant song file. | 2009-08-27 |
20090215436 | Integrated Wireless Mobile Media System - A fully integrated completely wireless mobile media system for digital signage applications receives content from a mobile telephone network. The received content is wirelessly distributed to point of sale locations and wireless local hotspots via IEEE 802.11(n) or later communications protocol. Audio and high definition video are streamed over MIMO RF technology incorporating JPEG2000 or later compression algorithms providing transmission quality up to or better than wired connectivity over a wireless link. The system requires no wired communications infrastructure such that the entire system may travel, or advertising displays are readily relocatable within the retail environment. Media content can be unicast for point to point (single endpoint) or multicast for multi-endpoint delivery. The system supports wireless local hotspot connectivity. | 2009-08-27 |
20090215437 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OVERRIDING A CALL FORWARDING SERVICE OF A MOBILE DEVICE - A method for overriding a call forwarding service of a mobile device enables enhanced call forwarding services. The method includes transmitting a first send routing information message from a mobile switching center to a home location register (step | 2009-08-27 |
20090215438 | METHODS FOR PERFORMING TRANSPARENT CALLBACK - A method for facilitating wireless communication of a client device with a destination telecommunication device is provided. The method includes receiving a first telecommunication signal from the client device by a server managed by an enterprise. The method also includes analyzing the first telecommunication signal to determine if a less expensive telecommunication option is available. The method further includes, the server sending a callback signal to the client device if the less expensive telecommunication option is available. The method yet also includes accepting the callback signal via a non-human initiated response by the client device, thereby establishing a telecommunication connection between the client device and the server. The method yet further includes sending a second telecommunication signal by the server to the destination telecommunication device. The method in addition includes establishing a telecommunication session between the client device and the destination telecommunication device when the second telecommunication signal is accepted. | 2009-08-27 |
20090215439 | TECHNIQUES TO MANAGE AUDIO SETTINGS - Techniques to manage audio settings are described. For example, a mobile computing device may comprise an audio management module to receive information from a sensor and automatically adjust at least one audio setting based on the information. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 2009-08-27 |
20090215440 | Application Activation Method - Telecoms system that supports mobile terminals ( | 2009-08-27 |
20090215441 | Electronic System - An electronic system is provided. The electronic system comprises: a processor, a mobile device, a plurality of expansion ports and an expansion device. The mobile device can work as a standalone system, wherein the mobile device comprises a plurality of first function modules. The expansion device comprises a plurality of second function modules, wherein the expansion device connects to the mobile device through the plurality of expansion ports. When the mobile device and the expansion device are connected together to form the electronic device, the first processor controls the electronic system to perform the plurality of first and second function modules. | 2009-08-27 |
20090215442 | Alleviating Mobile Device Overload Conditions in a Mobile Communication System - A user equipment (UE) in a mobile communications system is operated in a manner that alleviates or avoids an overload condition in the UE. This involves operating a receiver of the UE to receive one or more data blocks via a channel. In response to a user equipment overload condition being detected, a channel quality indicator (CQI) value is reported to a serving base station, wherein the reported CQI value represents a channel quality that is lower than an actual quality of the channel. The UE is then operated in a manner that is consistent with the reported CQI value. UE overload conditions include overheating, and an inability to process received data blocks at the rate at which they are being received. | 2009-08-27 |
20090215443 | Cellular Drive Test System Network - A method and apparatus is provided for processing wireless signals collected from a plurality of cellular base stations by a plurality of drive test units of a drive test system The method includes the steps of a first process within at least one of the plurality of drive test units processing and storing wireless signal samples in real time to identify and measure signals from the plurality of cellular base stations, the first process forming a target list of signals that could be identified and measured, a second process that processes the signals in near real time and a third process that processes signal offline. The first, second and third processes may share information irrespective of where executed, whether executed on a single drives test unit or multiple drive test units. | 2009-08-27 |
20090215444 | System and Method for Determining Mobile Telephone Voice Quality in a Live Network - A system and method for determining the quality of communications provided by a plurality of mobile telephones is provided. In one embodiment, the method may include receiving one or more telephone voice signals from each mobile telephone over a time period at one or both of a voice server or field voice quality test equipment. Concurrently with receiving telephone voice signals from each mobile telephone, receiving one or more reference device voice signals from a reference device substantially co-located with the mobile telephone. The method further includes determining the voice quality of the telephone voice signals and the reference device voice signals concurrently received with the telephone voice signals; determining one or more telephone statistical parameters based on the voice quality of the telephone voice signals; determining one or more reference device statistical parameters based on the voice quality of the reference device voice signals concurrently received with the telephone voice signals; and normalizing the one or more telephone statistical parameters of the telephone voice signals from each mobile telephone based on the one or more reference device statistical parameters of the reference device voice signals that were concurrently received with the telephone voice signals. The statistical parameters may include (1) an average the voice quality samples; (2) a standard deviation of the voice quality samples; (3) a mean of the voice quality samples; (4) a percentage of the voice quality samples above a threshold; and (5) a percentage of the voice quality samples below a threshold. The method may also include collecting radio parameter data during the test and comparing normalized statistical parameters of telephones tested in similar radio conditions. | 2009-08-27 |
20090215445 | CONFIGURABLE AND PUSHABLE CARRIER COMMUNICATIONS WITH RICH CONTENT - Apparatus, methods, data structures, and computer programming for the display on mobile wireless communications devices of information without the authorization or control of administrative servers. Displayed information can include, for example, carrier logos, news, and advertisements presented at the initiative of local service providers or other third-party systems. The local service providers or other parties are enabled to control the location and manner of the displays, as well as the content of data displayed. Providing control over the display to the local service provider enables, among other advantages, the transmission and display of much richer content, in more flexible manner than has heretofore been possible, including static and dynamic graphic images. The Application can be particularly useful in GSM, GPRS, EDGE, and UMTS systems. | 2009-08-27 |
20090215446 | Mobile Communication System and Mobile Unit - In multiple communication networks operated by different carriers, when a roaming mobile station performs communication with a roaming communication network PLMN, the communication network was able to recognize only the radio capability reported by the mobile station. When the communication network and mobile station differ in radio capability they support, problems arise in that the roaming mobile station sometimes cannot establish a user data channel and its success rate can reduce, and sometimes can operate in an unintended manner. The mobile station has a PLMN decision internal list ( | 2009-08-27 |
20090215447 | METHOD FOR INTERACTIVE MOBILE NETWORK SELECTION - A method allows the selection of a user-preferred visited mobile network for a roaming mobile terminal of a subscriber of a home network. The method includes, at the home network, the steps of receiving information on the location of the roaming mobile terminal, and receiving from the roaming mobile terminal service information including at least a choice of a service and controlling the selection of the visited mobile network for the roaming mobile terminal on the basis of the received service information and location information. | 2009-08-27 |
20090215448 | Location dependent handling of mobile subscribers - In a mobile communications network including an unlicensed radio access portion adapted to communicate with mobile stations over an unlicensed-radio interface an arrangement and method is proposed to permit calls to be handled differently depending on whether the caller and subscriber wishes to connect via the unlicensed radio access network or not. This is achieved by providing a home location register adapted to identify stored subscriber identity information identifying a mobile station from at least two separate dialled numbers and to output mobile station location information associated with the subscriber identity information in response to the dialled number. At least one of these numbers is reserved for connections to a mobile station via the unlicensed radio access network portion only. The mobile communications core network is furthermore arranged to terminate a call using the second dialled number when a mobile station is not connected to the unlicensed radio access network. | 2009-08-27 |
20090215449 | System and Method for Virtual Roaming of Mobile Communication Devices - A method and system for virtual roaming for mobile communication devices. The mobile communication device may preferably roam between any two or more mobile communication networks, optionally in different countries. | 2009-08-27 |
20090215450 | Technique for Performing a Random Access Procedure Over a Radio Interface - The invention relates to a technique of performing a random access procedure over a radio interface ( | 2009-08-27 |
20090215451 | Apparatuses and methods for transmitting and receiving control information in a wireless communication system based on Cognitive Radio (CR) - A wireless communication system based on a Cognitive Radio (CR) is provided. A method includes checking channels unused by a licensed system through a spectrum sensing; selecting one of the channels unused by the licensed system as a control channel based on a channel quality per channel; and transmitting control information to terminals within a cell over the control channel. | 2009-08-27 |
20090215452 | EFFICIENT FREQUENCY ASSIGNMENT FOR MOBILE DEVICES IN COEXISTING WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS - Efficient frequency assignment for mobile terminals in coexisting wireless communication systems is described herein. The coexisting wireless communication systems comprise a macro communication system and a localized communication system. Two prioritized lists are defined, a first list comprising a first entry relating to the macro communication system and the second entry relating to the localized communication system, the first and second entries each listing at least one common frequency. Based on the first list, a mobile terminal uses communication protocols associated with the localized communication system. | 2009-08-27 |
20090215453 | Provision of public service identities - The present invention is aimed to provide a simplified mechanism to handle Public Service Identities identifying services in a network when a given Public Service Identity (PSI) belongs to a range of Public Service Identities defined as a so-called “Wildcard PSI” range. Therefore, the present invention provides a new method, a new central entity in the network, and enhanced Home Subscriber Server, serving entity, and routing entity, all co-operating to carry out different embodiments for the invention by handling an identifier of the Λ Wildcard PSI’ range, which includes the given Public Service Identity, the Λ wildcard PSI’ range being associated with a common service profile to be applied for services identified by those Public Service Identities belonging to the “Wildcard PSI” range. | 2009-08-27 |
20090215454 | Method and Apparatus for use in a Communications Network - A method and apparatus for registering a mobile node such as a User Equipment (UE) of a UMTS telecommunications network with a subsystem of the network such as an IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS). A Policy and Charging Rules Function (PCRF) node provides policy and charging rules, and a Gateway GPRS Support Node (GGSN) enforces the rules for traffic flows. The UE sends a registration request to the GGSN, which selects a PCRF. When a Proxy Call Session Control Function (P-CSCF) receives the registration request, the P-CSCF selects a candidate PCRF and validates the selection. If the candidate PCRF is the PCRF selected by the GGSN, the registration is successful. If not, the P-CSCF may select another PCRF and repeat the validation process. | 2009-08-27 |
20090215455 | METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING THE TRANSMISSION RESOURCES BY LOCAL LOOPBACK IN A MOBILE RADIO COMMUNICATION CELLULAR NETWORK, NETWORK AND LOCAL ADAPTERS THEREOF - A method for transmitting data in a mobile radio communication cellular network, wherein setting up, maintaining and terminating a data communication channel between a caller and a called party located in the cellular network are implemented by the exchanges of signalling messages. A caller and/or a called party each is located in a local zone of the cellular network. The method includes: a first detecting phase if the caller and the called party of the communication are located in the same local zone of the cellular network, according to a detection strategy including a step of analysing all or a portion of the signalling messages; and then triggering a local loopback operation of all or a portion of the data exchanged between the caller and the called party, in the case where the detecting phase confirms the local nature of the communication between the caller and the called party. | 2009-08-27 |
20090215456 | METHOD FOR SENDING RLC PDU AND ALLOCATING RADIO RESOURCE IN MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM AND RLC ENTITY OF MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS - Disclosed is a transmission of a RLC STATUS PDU using a limited radio resource by MAC and RLC layers in a long term evolution (LTE) system. In case where the MAC entity prioritizes logical channels for allocating the radio resource to each logical channel, the MAC entity is allowed to allocate radio resources based upon the size of a RLC STATUS PDU to be sent from the RLC layer and also the RLC layer is allowed to use the STATUS PDU prior to RLC data PDUs upon using the allocated radio resource, such that RLC protocols can be avoided from coming in a deadlock situation due to a non-transmission of the STATUS PDU. | 2009-08-27 |
20090215457 | Dynamic Cellular Cognitive System - High quality communications among a diverse set of cognitive radio (CR) nodes is permitted while minimizing interference to primary and other secondary users by employing Dynamic Spectrum Access (DSA) in a Dynamic Cellular Cognitive System (DCCS). Diverse device types interoperate, cooperate, and communicate with high spectrum efficiency and do not require infrastructure to form the network. The dynamic cellular cognitive system can expand to a wider geographical distribution via linking to existing infrastructure. | 2009-08-27 |
20090215458 | MESSAGE TRANSMISSION IN WIRELESS ACCESS SYSTEM - A method for transmitting messages to alter the operating status between a mobile station and a base station in a wireless access system comprises, at the mobile station, transmitting a first message to the base station, setting a first count to a first predetermined value and enabling a first, the first message requesting a alteration in operating status between the mobile station and the base station, whereupon expiration of the first timer before receiving a second message from the base station, the count is decremented and, if the count is above a second predetermined value, the first timer is reset and the first message is retransmitted to the base station. The method also comprises, at a base station, receiving the first message, transmitting a second message to the mobile station and enabling a second timer, whereupon expiration of the second timer, the alteration in operating status is effected. | 2009-08-27 |
20090215459 | Method and Apparatus for Improving Random Access Procedure for Handover - A method of improving a random access procedure for handover in a user equipment (UE) of a wireless communication system is disclosed. The method includes steps of initiating a random access procedure for handover when performing a handover procedure, and repeating a random access preamble transmission when no valid random access response is received within a certain period of time or when contention of the random access procedure is considered not successful until the handover procedure succeeds or operation time of the handover procedure expires no matter whether a maximum number of the random access preamble transmission has been reached. | 2009-08-27 |
20090215460 | Base Station Apparatus, User Equipment, Method Used In Mobile Communications System Performing Handover Between Bandwidths - A base station apparatus used in a mobile communication system performing communications using all or a part of a system bandwidth and includes a first receiving part to receive a request signal requesting handover between bandwidths from a user equipment, a first transmission part to transmit an instruction signal to one or more peripheral base stations of a handover transfer destination candidate according to the request signal, a second receiving part to receive a response signal responsive to the instruction signal from one or more peripheral base stations, a second transmission part to transmit an individual control signal, including at least frequency information of a channel measurement signal of the handover transfer destination candidate, to the user equipment according to the response signal. The channel measurement signal is transmitted from the one or more peripheral base stations in a frequency of the frequency information according to the instruction signal. | 2009-08-27 |
20090215461 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DATA COMMUNICATION THROUGH CALL SEPARATION AND CONTROL BY MOBILE SWITCHING CENTER - The present invention which relates to a data communication system and method of performing a data service according to a request of a calling party provides processing a data call by subdividing the voice call processing scheme of a mobile switching center depending on whether or not the called party is registered and by inducing a call to be connected to (as) a data call prior to upon processing a voice call. In other words, when a call is originated from any calling party, if a called party is registered with the CPDS as its user, the mobile switching center processes the call as a data call and transmits the information and contents registered by the called party to induce a data communication, and if the called party is not registered with the CPDS as its user, the mobile switching center processes the call as a voice call to induce a speech call. Another embodiment of the present invention enhances the convenience of the calling party by inducing a call to be connected to a data call prior to voice call processing, through a method in which the voice call processing scheme of a mobile switching center is subdivided according to whether or not the calling party is registered with the CPDS and an application program (application) stored in the calling party's terminal is executed. In other words, when a call is originated from a calling party, if he or she is registered with the data service, then the mobile switching center executes an application which is already stored in his or her terminal at the time of registration of service being effected to have the calling party select and utilize the information and contents that are registered by the called party on the application screen of the calling party's terminal, or request a speech call. | 2009-08-27 |
20090215462 | Flow Control In UMTS - A network includes a first node and a second node and data frames are transmitted from the first node to the second node. Each of the data frames carry information belonging to one of a plurality of data flows. In a flow control unit ( | 2009-08-27 |
20090215463 | Mobile Phone Terminal and Server - A server according to the present invention includes: an SIP information receiver | 2009-08-27 |
20090215464 | Channel allocating method, wireless communication system, and channel structure of wireless sections - In a radio communication system, a user terminal transmits a reservation packet to a base station using a common control channel ( | 2009-08-27 |
20090215465 | Enhanced Mobile Location Method and System - A method and system is disclosed for locating a mobile radio terminal in a radio communications network. The method makes use of additional positional constraints provided as a result of unreported cells. In one form of the invention, a likely reason for a particular cell not being reported is determined and an associated probability term is determined for use in a position location model. The invention also relates to a system for implementing the method. | 2009-08-27 |
20090215466 | MOBILE PHONE BASED SYSTEM FOR DISABLING A CELL PHONE WHILE TRAVELING - The invention describes a method implemented on a mobile phone that will disable a cellular phone to prevent an incoming and outgoing or re-route an incoming cellular phone call/text/video/messages and the like if the cellular phone is known to be moving at a predetermined speed corresponding to an unsafe operation of a vehicle. The system and method will determine if the cellular phone is travelling at the predetermined speed and if so will alert the user, then perform any one or all of, a set of predetermined actions such as shutdown the phone, re-route all call to voice messages, store all text messages, shutdown the display, prevent outbound calling/texting, and the like. The invention prevents an individual from using their cellular phone while operating a moving vehicle at or above a predetermined speed. | 2009-08-27 |
20090215467 | SUPL INITIALIZATION MESSAGE IN A LOCATION INFORMATION SYSTEM AND METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING SUPL BY USING THE SAME - A terminal and method and system for processing SUPL are discussed. According to one embodiment, the invention provides a method of processing a SUPL request for a terminal that has performed roaming, the method comprising: receiving a SUPL INIT message from a home SLP entity, the SUPL INIT message including an indicator that indicates whether a home SLP entity uses a proxy mode or a non-proxy mode; checking the indicator to determine whether the home SLP operates in the proxy mode or the non-proxy mode; and selectively performing authentication with the home SLP entity based on the checking result indicating whether the home SLP entity operates in the proxy mode or the non-proxy mode. | 2009-08-27 |
20090215468 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL AND POSITIONING METHOD FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL - When a GPS terminal ( | 2009-08-27 |
20090215469 | Device, System, and Method of Generating Location-Based Social Networks - Device, system, and method of generating location-based social networks. For example, a method for dynamically creating location-based virtual social networks includes: detecting presence of a wireless device at a location which is associated with a location-based virtual social network; and sending to the wireless device an invitation to join said location-based virtual social network. | 2009-08-27 |
20090215470 | METHOD, APPARATUS OR SOFTWARE FOR LOCATING A MOBILE NODE RELATIVE TO ONE OR MORE OTHER NODES - A method, apparatus and software is disclosed in which the location of a mobile device is calculated from the signal coverage areas of other detected nodes. | 2009-08-27 |
20090215471 | LOCATION BASED OBJECT TRACKING - A user of a mobile device is able to display information about objects in the surrounding environment and to optionally interact with those objects. The information may be displayed as a graphical overlay on top of a real-time display of imagery from a camera in the mobile device with the overlay indexed to the real-time display. The graphical overlay may include positional information about an external object and may include navigational information intended to assist the user in moving to the object's location. There may also be a graphical user interface which allows the user to utilize the mobile device to interact with an external object. | 2009-08-27 |
20090215472 | METHODS FOR PROVIDING MULTIPLE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SERVICES WITH REDUCED PAGING COLLISIONS AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUSES UTILIZING THE SAME - A communication apparatus is provided. The communication apparatus comprises a radio transceiver module, a first subscriber identity card, a second subscriber identity card and a processor. The processor is coupled to the radio transceiver module, the first subscriber identity card and the second subscriber identity card, determines a first paging parameter for the first subscriber identity card, obtains second paging parameters from a second cell belonging to a second wireless network for the second subscriber identity card, determines one from the obtained second paging parameters with consideration of the determined first paging parameter, and transmits the determined second paging parameter via the radio transceiver module to the second wireless network through the second cell, thereby enabling the second cell to broadcast paging messages periodically by a time period based on the determined second paging parameter. | 2009-08-27 |
20090215473 | METHODS FOR SCHEDULING COLLIDED PAGING OCCASIONS OF MULTIPLE WIRELESS NETWORKS AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUSES UTILIZING THE SAME - A communication apparatus is provided. A first subscriber identity card camps on a first cell. A second subscriber identity card camps on a second cell. A processor obtains information regarding first paging occasions distributed within a predetermined time interval for the first subscriber identity card, obtains information regarding second paging occasions distributed within the predetermined time interval for the second subscriber identity card, detects a forthcoming time slot of the predetermined time interval in which one of the first paging occasions collides with one of the second paging occasions, determines listening to one of the first cell and the second cell in the detected time slot, and notifies of the determination to the radio transceiver module so as to direct the radio transceiver module to listen to the determined cell to receive a corresponding paging message from the determined cell in the detected time slot. | 2009-08-27 |
20090215474 | FILTERED IN-BOX FOR VOICE MAIL, E-MAIL, PAGES, WEB-BASED INFORMATION, AND FAXES - The present invention is directed to a system for displaying, organizing, and prioritizing the incoming information on a wireless device. Using the present invention the wireless device can display the number of voice mails, e-mails, pages, and Internet information alerts that have been received by the wireless device during a specified time period. The invention also allows the incoming information to be separated by any number of user-specified criteria such as the originating sender, or divided by work related and personal messages. The present invention allows the wireless device user to see at a glance what kind of information has been received and is being stored on the wireless device. | 2009-08-27 |
20090215475 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFIABLE COMMUNICATION CHANNEL SETUP BETWEEN TERMINALS WITHOUT PREVIOUS CONTACT - A method for sending and receiving a virtual “shout” between two mobile terminals is provided. The method includes the steps of detecting mobile terminals in a near area of the sending terminal and presenting the detected terminals on a display on the sending terminal. At least one of the detected terminals may be selected and a “shout” is sent to the selected mobile terminal. The “shout” may be received in the selected mobile terminal and the user a user of the selected receiving terminal may be alerted as indication of a received “shout”. | 2009-08-27 |
20090215476 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENABLING INSTANT MESSAGES TO BE EXCHANGED BETWEEN MOBILE DEVICES - A system and method are provided for enabling instant messages to be exchanged between mobile devices, in particular where a mobile device has access to information pertaining to another mobile device. The system enables an instant messaging application to communicate directly with the other mobile device, without requiring an initial email exchange. New contacts can be added automatically and access to other data such provided by having a mobile device access information for another mobile device. The information can be made available through a contact server of the host system common to both mobile devices thereby providing a trusted mechanism to establish the new contacts. In one example, in a PIN-to-PIN based messaging system, a global address list (GAL) look-up can be incorporated into an option for adding a new contact so that the PIN for the invitee is obtained directly and the invitation sent immediately in a PIN-to-PIN message thus not requiring an email invitation. | 2009-08-27 |
20090215477 | INTELLIGENT MULTIPLE DEVICE FILE SHARING IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM - Systems and methodologies are described that facilitate communication between a plurality of devices identified by mobile infospheres. The devices can be associated with a mobile infosphere based on ownership, for example, where the mobile infospheres are identified by a mobile phone number. A registry server can store information regarding devices in each mobile infosphere, and communication between the devices within a mobile infosphere or devices in other mobile infospheres can be facilitated by providing stored access parameters. In addition, data transferred among the devices can be transcoded to meet capabilities of disparate devices with respect to memory, bandwidth, available codes, etc. Moreover, a file system can aggregate shared files and folders from a plurality of mobile infosphere devices to provide seamless access to available accessible content. | 2009-08-27 |
20090215478 | Delivery of non-permanent media files to a mobile station - A media file content provider | 2009-08-27 |
20090215479 | MESSAGING SERVICE PLUS CONTEXT DATA - Messaging Service Plus Context Data. A message of a specified mobile device communications protocol is parsed. The message is analyzed to identify a message data. A signal associated with the message is evaluated to determine a context data. The context data provides a contextual attribute of the message. The message data is algorithmically associated with the context data. Further, the other message includes the message data and the context data. A context enhancement data is determined to enrich a meaning of the context data. The context enhancement data is acquired from a database. The other message may be generated. The other message includes the message data, the context data and context enhancement data. | 2009-08-27 |
20090215480 | Method for reducing inter-cell interference - A method for reducing inter-cell interference and a method for transmitting a signal by a collaborative MIMO scheme, in a communication system having a multi-cell environment are disclosed. An example of a method for transmitting, by a mobile station, precoding information in a collaborative MIMO communication system includes determining a precoding matrix set including precoding matrices of one more base stations including a serving base station, based on signal strength of the serving base station, and transmitting information about the precoding matrix set to the serving base station. A mobile station in an edge of a cell performs a collaborative MIMO mode or inter-cell interference mitigation mode using the information about the precoding matrix set collaboratively with neighboring base stations. | 2009-08-27 |
20090215481 | GROUP RESPONSE DETECTING SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, INPUT DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION CONTROL DEVICE - A plurality of nodes | 2009-08-27 |
20090215482 | INITIALIZATION OF A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK - A wireless communication network comprises an association unit and a plurality of stations. At least part of the stations store association information indicative of an associated route for transmission of messages from the station to the association unit. The association information is generated by installing the stations in a not-associated state; transmitting association request messages from stations in the not-associated state; and transmitting association grant messages in response to the association request messages. Each association grant message is transmitted only from the association unit or, at least when the station that has transmitted association request message is outside a reception range of the association unit, from one of the stations that is in an associated state. Each station that has received the association grant message in response to its association request message is switched to the associated state. Association information is stored that indicates the station that has sent the association grant message as part of the associated route to the association unit. | 2009-08-27 |
20090215483 | Methods and Apparatus for Push to Talk Type Service - A method and apparatus for including media content in a session invite procedure for a push to talk type service in a radio communication network. Client A sends an invitation to Client B inviting Client B to establish a push to talk type session. The invitation includes a representation of the media content, smaller than the media content itself. The representation may be a compressed or reduced-size or reduced-resolution version of the media content or an extract thereof. The representation is displayed or played to the Client B user, who decides whether to accept the invitation. The invitation may be a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Invite message, and the service may be a push to talk over cellular (PoC) service. | 2009-08-27 |
20090215484 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION CONTROL SYSTEM, RADIO BASE STATION AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD - A radio communication control system controlling a transmission power of a shared control channel for transmitting a control signal to a plurality of mobile stations. The system includes a transmission power lower limit value setting section configured to set a lower limit value of the transmission power of the shared control channel, and to set the transmission power of the shared control channel at the lower limit value when the transmission power of the shared control channel is lower than the lower limit value. | 2009-08-27 |
20090215485 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING A REVERSE TRAFFIC RATE IN A MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method and apparatus for controlling an uplink transmission power in a mobile station of a mobile communication system. The method includes transmitting uplink data in a first transmission interval, receiving a transmission power control information over a downlink control channel, and determining a transmission power of uplink data to be transmitted in a second transmission interval. The transmission power is determined based on the received transmission power control information and a transmission power of the uplink data transmitted in the first transmission interval. The first transmission interval and the second transmission interval are included in a same Hybrid Automatic Retransmission reQuest (HARQ) process. | 2009-08-27 |
20090215486 | DYNAMIC GENERATION OF GROUP LISTS FOR A COMMUNICATION DEVICE USING TAGS - Systems and methods are described for dynamically generating one or more group lists as a sub-group of the contact list by assigning tags to contacts in a contact list. A user may define one or more tags for contacts in the contact list to generate a tag list in addition to the contact list. The tags indicate additional attributes of the contact that cannot be included in the contact list. To dynamically generate the group list, the user enters list criteria, and the tag list is searched to identify which of the contacts in the contact list has tags that match the list criteria. The contacts having tags that match the list criteria are combined into a group list which the user may then access to initiate communication with those contacts, or store for later use. | 2009-08-27 |
20090215487 | FLEXIBLE ELECTRO ACOUSTIC ACTUATOR WITH AN ANTENNA - A flexible electro acoustic actuator with an antenna is provided. The flexible electro acoustic actuator is formed with separate layers of carrier, acoustic oscillation component, intermediate component, and metal electro-conductive component, and characterized by using the metal electro-conductive component to form an antenna transceiver for receiving/sending electromagnetic signals, thereby enabling the flexible electro acoustic actuator to output multimedia sound effects as well as receive/send communication signals. | 2009-08-27 |
20090215488 | Devices and Methods for Detecting Proximal Traffic - Devices and methods are disclosed which relate to the detection of automobiles within a proximity of a user's automobile. A wireless phone is disclosed which can detect surrounding vehicles and display them on the phone's screen without any peripherals. The wireless phone may employ a RADAR, a thermal camera, or a plurality of microphones to detect other automobiles. | 2009-08-27 |
20090215489 | Method and Device for Managing Applications of a Mobile Terminal - A method and system for managing a set of applications stored on a mobile terminal, comprising an access to said set of applications enabling at least one specific function to be accessed by at least one application using an application manager. | 2009-08-27 |
20090215490 | METHODS FOR HANDLING PROACTIVE COMMANDS FOR ONE OR MORE SUBSCRIBER IDENTITY CARDS AND SYSTEMS UTILIZING THE SAME - A method for handling a proactive command in a mobile system with a subscriber identity card, executed by a micro-processing unit (MCU) of a Baseband chip, is provided. A response code is received from the subscriber identity card, wherein the response code indicates the mobile system to fetch the proactive command for a specific procedure. It is determined whether the mobile system is under a specific condition after receiving the response code. The response code is ignored until the specific condition is absent. | 2009-08-27 |
20090215491 | METHODS FOR HANDLING HANDS-FREE DEVICE BY AUDIO GATEWAY DEVICE WITH SUBSCRIBER IDENTITY CARDS AND SYSTEMS UTILIZING THE SAME - A method for handling a Hands-Free device by an Audio Gateway device with a first subscriber identity card and a second subscriber identity card, executed by a micro-processing unit (MCU) of a Baseband chip, is provided. A command is received from the Hands-Free device, wherein the Hands-Free device issues the first command to request a status report of the Audio Gateway device. The status report is provided to the Hands-Free device via a result code which comprises a plurality of integrated status indicators corresponding to statuses of the first subscriber identity card and the second subscriber identity card. | 2009-08-27 |
20090215492 | MOBILE RADIO STATION AND HYBRID CABLE FOR A MOBILE RADIO STATION - There is provided a hybrid cable that comprises a coaxial cable with an outer conductor and a hollow inner conductor that encloses an inner space. The hybrid cable according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may comprise a data line that is arranged in the inner space of the inner conductor. | 2009-08-27 |
20090215493 | REMOTE RADIO UNIT - The present invention discloses a remote radio unit and a base station system. The remote radio unit includes an active part and a passive part, where the active part and the passive part are placed respectively on an active module and a passive module that are independent of each other and the active module and the passive module are connected via a pluggable connecting device. Because the passive part is more reliable and less liable to breakdown than the active part, when the active part needs to be repaired, it is unnecessary to dismantle the entire unit. Therefore, the repair is easier and faster and the repair cost is lower. The operation reliability of the base station system is also improved. | 2009-08-27 |
20090215494 | Blind Dialing - Devices and methods are presented to remotely dial wireless communications devices. A device is equipped with a microphone and a plurality of logic units to analyze incoming acoustic signals in the form of Morse code. Acoustic signals may comprise tapping sounds, or voice patterns to create the “dits” and “dahs” associated with Morse code. Background noise can be eliminated using digital signal processing (DSP). The device can be used in a variety of environments where phone numbers and addresses need to be dialed from a distance or in emergency situations. | 2009-08-27 |
20090215495 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION AND/OR GAMING TERMINAL - The invention relates to mobile communication and gaming terminals with a housing that is provided with a pair of pivoting wings that allow the terminals to be used in different configurations of the wings relative to the housing. | 2009-08-27 |
20090215496 | Mobile Scalable Display Terminal - The invention relates to a mobile terminal provided with an interactive display device. The invention is characterised in that a pivotable projection device is provided and constructed in such a way that a variable size projection display and means for detecting the position and/or the movement thereof are obtainable. | 2009-08-27 |
20090215497 | Transitional Data Sets - A set of applications on a mobile device can be specified, presented and automatically populated with transitional data sets. The transitional data sets can be stored on a network to facilitate computations of differences between transitional data sets and other data sets, and the differences can be presented on the mobile device by one or more location-aware applications. | 2009-08-27 |
20090215498 | Devices and Methods for Changing the Appearance of a Mobile Communications Device - The present invention is a housing of a mobile communications device that is entirely covered in pixels. The pixels allow the appearance of the housing to be customized or changed as a user desires. The pixels can be part of an active matrix or passive matrix LCD display that comprises the entire housing. A logic unit on the device allows the appearance of the housing to be selected, created, or downloaded. | 2009-08-27 |