35th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 56 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130225087 | MOBILE TERMINAL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SHARING APPLICATION - A method for sharing an application includes selecting an application for sharing in a first mobile terminal device, attaching application information corresponding to the selected application to a message in the first mobile terminal device, and transmitting a message including the application information to a second terminal device. A first mobile terminal device includes an interface to receive a selection input of an application to be shared, an application information processing unit to identify application information corresponding to the selected application, and a transmission interface to transmit the application information to a second mobile terminal device. | 2013-08-29 |
20130225088 | Simple Automatic Antenna Tuning System And Method - Embodiments of a method for tuning the resonant frequency of an antenna in a wireless communication device are disclosed, along with embodiments of a wireless communication device using such a method. Embodiments sense the out-of-band impedance of the antenna, which comprises an antenna element and selectively adjustable impedance disposed between the antenna element and a ground plane of the wireless device, and adjust the selectively adjustable impedance to achieve a desired resonant frequency of the antenna. Embodiments separate an antenna signal into an in-band signal and out-of-band impedance, generate an error signal related to the out-of-band impedance, apply the error signal to a controller circuit configurable to generate an impedance error signal representing the change in antenna impedance, and apply the impedance error signal to the selectively adjustable impedance. Embodiments of a method and electronic circuit for determining the change in impedance of an antenna are also disclosed. | 2013-08-29 |
20130225089 | RADIO COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD - A first radio communication apparatus includes receiving antennas, an antenna selection processing unit that selects a transmitting antenna from transmitting antennas included in a second radio communication apparatus, generates a set that includes antenna indexes each indicating each of transmitting antennas, rearranges the antenna indexes in sequence starting from an antenna index indicating the selected transmitting antenna, generates a channel matrix in which a column corresponding to the selected transmitting antenna is located at a top, and a selected-channel matrix composed of the column, multiplies an inverse matrix of the channel matrix by the selected-channel matrix to generate an evaluation matrix, rearranges the antenna indexes in the set according to values of elements in the evaluation matrix, and selects an antenna to be used according to the rearranged antenna indexes, and a transmitting unit that transmits an antenna index indicating the selected antenna to the second radio communication apparatus. | 2013-08-29 |
20130225090 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ANTENNA ALIGNMENT - The present invention discloses a method and a system for antenna alignment. In the method and the system for antenna alignment in embodiments of the present invention, a strength value of an electromagnetic wave signal is determined in a receiving direction of an antenna to be aligned, and is displayed, so that a user performs an antenna alignment operation according to a display value, thereby improving precision in antenna alignment, and reducing difficulty and a cost in antenna alignment. | 2013-08-29 |
20130225091 | Radio Frequency Calibration Method and Apparatus for Mobile Terminal - The disclosure provides a radio frequency calibration method for a mobile terminal, including: setting a parameter required for radio frequency calibration of the mobile terminal ( | 2013-08-29 |
20130225092 | Vehicle Wireless Device Detection and Shielding - The disclosure includes an apparatus comprising a diagnostic unit configured to communicate with a rules engine to determine whether a transmission detected in a vehicle is classified as driver wireless device usage based on passenger data indicating whether a passenger is present in the vehicle. The disclosure also includes a system comprising a shielding unit configured to transmit a noise signal to interrupt a transmission detected in a vehicle, and a diagnostic unit configured to communicate with a rules engine to determine whether the detected transmission is classified as driver wireless device usage based on the passenger data indicating whether a passenger is present in the vehicle, and engage the shielding unit if the transmission is classified as driver wireless device usage. | 2013-08-29 |
20130225093 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - A wireless communication method is provided. This method includes: selecting one of a plurality of predetermined frequency bands each time a switch operation is manually performed in a transmitter, and then using the selected frequency band to transmit a radio signal corresponding to the switch operation for a predetermined specified transmission time; in a receiver apparatus, receiving the transmitted wireless signal, and then recognizing the content of a command that has already been assigned in accordance with the switch operation; and defining an intermittent reception standby period, which is repeated at a predetermined cycle for each of the frequency bands. | 2013-08-29 |
20130225094 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR INTELLIGENT RECEIVER OPERATION - Methods and apparatus for adaptively adjusting receiver operation for e.g., power optimization. In one embodiment, operation during diversity operation is adaptively adjusted. Diversity techniques consume significantly more power than non-diversity operation. However, the performance gain from receiver diversity is not always predictable. Consequently, in one embodiment, a device evaluates the overall performance gain contributed by diversity operation and, where the performance gain is insignificant or inadequate, the device disables diversity operation. In one implementation, the device can operate in a static single antenna mode, a dynamic single antenna mode and a dynamic multiple antenna mode. | 2013-08-29 |
20130225095 | METHOD FOR REDUCING INTERMODULATION NOISE SIGNAL AND COMMUNICATION TERMINAL - A communication terminal apparatus to reduce an intermodulation noise between channels may perform wireless communication at different frequencies using a first channel and a second channel. The communication terminal apparatus may include a sensing unit to measure a signal to noise ratio (SNR) in a communication associated with the second channel, a determining unit to determine whether the measured SNR is less than a first threshold, and an output controller to decrease a strength of an output signal in the communication associated with the first channel if the measured SNR is less than the first threshold, and to increase the strength of the output signal in the communication associated with the first channel until the SNR is substantially similar to the first threshold if the determining unit determines that the measured SNR is greater than the first threshold. | 2013-08-29 |
20130225096 | UNIVERSAL DOCK AND CABLE - A docking station, method, and system are disclosed including a universal dock and connection cable to establish a network connection between a mobile device and a local data network such as an enterprise Private Branch Exchange (PBX). The cable connection is reconfigurable within so that the docking station can receive a mobile communications device in different orientations. Sliding tiles within the universal dock may be repositioned for different locations of the connection cable. USB and micro-USB cable connections are described. | 2013-08-29 |
20130225097 | METHOD FOR CANCELLING INTERMODULATION NOISE SIGNAL BETWEEN ANTENNAS AND COMMUNICATION TERMINAL APPARATUS - A communication terminal apparatus and method for performing wireless communication, including a first channel including a first antenna to transmit a first signal at a first frequency, a second channel including a second antenna to receive or transmit one or more second signals at a frequency other than the first frequency of the first signal, and a feedback circuit unit to selectively generate a feedback signal to the second channel to reduce a noise signal from the first signal among the one or more second signals received or transmitted through the second channel. The feedback circuit unit may include a coupler to segment and transfer at least a portion of the first signal, a filter unit to transmit a frequency signal, a phase converter to modulate a phase of the signal transmitted through the filter, and a gain control amplifier to amplify the phase-modulated signal. | 2013-08-29 |
20130225098 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE, PROGRAM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - In a wireless communication device ( | 2013-08-29 |
20130225099 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR WIDEBAND FREQUENCY AND BANDWIDTH TUNABLE FILTERING - Methods, systems, and computer readable media for wideband frequency and bandwidth tunable filtering are disclosed. According to one aspect, the subject matter described herein includes a wideband frequency and bandwidth tunable filter that splits a filter input signal into first and second input signals, modifies the first input signal to produce a first output signal, modifies the second input signal to produce a second output signal having an intermediate frequency response, and combines the first and second output signals while adjusting their relative phases and/or amplitudes to produce a filter output signal with the target frequency response. Adjustment includes splitting the second input signal into third and fourth input signals, which are modified and then combined to produce the second output signal having the intermediate frequency response. | 2013-08-29 |
20130225100 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR WIRELESS DEVICE COEXISTENCE - Methods and apparatus for compensating for the effects of interference between multiple wireless communication apparatus. In one embodiment, the method comprises providing a first wireless communication apparatus operating in a first band and a second wireless communication apparatus operating at least partly in the first band, where the second wireless communication apparatus operates according to a different communication protocol than the first wireless communication apparatus. Interference is compensated for between the first wireless communication apparatus and the second wireless communication apparatus by selecting and operating according to one of a plurality of operational protocols. In another embodiment, the first wireless communication apparatus and the second wireless communication apparatus operate in a closed-loop relationship to cooperatively compensate for communication interference. | 2013-08-29 |
20130225101 | SECOND-ORDER FILTER WITH NOTCH FOR USE IN RECEIVERS TO EFFECTIVELY SUPPRESS THE TRANSMITTER BLOCKERS - The disclosed invention relates to a transceiver system comprising a notch filter element configured to suppress transmitter blockers (i.e., transmitter interferer signals) within a reception path. In some embodiments, the transceiver front-end comprises a differential reception path, having a first differential branch and a second differential branch, configured to provide an RF differential input signal having a transmitter blocker to a transimpedance amplifier, comprising a first-order active filter and a notch filter element. The notch filter element comprises a stop band corresponding to a frequency of a transmitted signal, such that the notch filter element suppresses the transmitted blocker without degrading the signal quality of the received differential input signal. | 2013-08-29 |
20130225102 | WIRELESS DEVICE, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND STORAGE DEVICE INCLUDING THE WIRELESS DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a wireless device includes a board, a semiconductor chip, a radiation element, a sealing resin, a conductive layer, and a first conductive wall. The semiconductor chip is mounted on the board and includes a transmission/reception circuit. The radiation element is formed on the board. The sealing resin seals the semiconductor chip. The conductive layer covers at least a portion of a surface of the sealing resin. The first conductive wall is provided between the semiconductor chip and the radiation element and is connected to the conductive layer. | 2013-08-29 |
20130225103 | MOBILE TERMINAL WITH SUPPORT - Provided is a mobile terminal including a body unit providing a display unit; and a power unit supplying electric power to operate the display unit, wherein the power unit is mounted on one side of the body unit in a form such that the power unit extends in a direction parallel to a longitudinal direction of the side of the body unit, and allows for the center of gravity of the body unit to be eccentric toward the side of the body unit. According to such a configuration, a design freedom may be improved and a diversity of usage may be obtained. | 2013-08-29 |
20130225104 | METHOD OF MODULATION AND DEMODULATION FOR NANO COMMUNICATION, AND RECEIVER USING THE METHOD - A receiver for nano communication includes a power source including a cathode and an anode; a cathode unit connected to the cathode of the power source, the cathode unit including a nano device configured to receive a wireless signal modulated according to a predetermined modulation scheme, have at least two different resonant frequencies, and resonate based on a frequency of the wireless signal and the at least two different resonant frequencies; and an anode unit connected to the anode of the power source, the anode unit being configured to detect electrons emitted from the nano device, and demodulate a the wireless signal based on a pattern of the detected electrons. | 2013-08-29 |
20130225105 | Method, Apparatus and Computer Program Product for Identifying Frequency Bands, and a Method, Apparatus and Computer Program Product for Evaluating Performance - According to embodiments of the present invention, a method for identifying one or more frequency bands in a received signal. The method comprising: calculating a wavelet product of the received signal; setting a threshold for local maxima of the wavelet product; and detecting one or more edges in the received signal based on local maxima of the wavelet product which are greater than the threshold to identify one or more frequency bands in the received signal. A corresponding apparatus and computer program product are also provided. Embodiments also relate to a method for evaluating performance of a method for identifying one or more frequency bands in a received signal. A corresponding apparatus and computer program product are also provided. | 2013-08-29 |
20130225106 | Radio Receiver Apparatus of a Cellular Radio Network - A radio receiver apparatus of a cellular network includes a channel estimator configured to calculate channel estimates on the basis of a common pilot channel. The apparatus further includes a weight calculation unit configured to calculate a weighting factor on the basis of a signal power of the common pilot channel and control data depending on a transmit signal power of a dedicated data channel. The control data is signaled by the cellular network to the radio receiver apparatus. The radio receiver apparatus further comprises a combiner that combines the signals from multiple cells by using the channel estimates and the weighting factor. | 2013-08-29 |
20130225107 | WIRELESS DEVICE WITH FILTERS TO SUPPORT CO-EXISTENCE IN ADJACENT FREQUENCY BANDS - Techniques for using a narrow filter located before a power amplifier to reduce interference in an adjacent frequency band are disclosed. In an exemplary design, an apparatus (e.g., a wireless device) includes the narrow filter and the power amplifier. The narrow filter is for a first frequency band (e.g., Band 40) and has a first bandwidth that is more narrow than the first frequency band. The narrow filter receives and filters an input radio frequency (RF) signal and provides a filtered RF signal. The power amplifier receives and amplifies the filtered RF signal and provides an amplified RF signal. The apparatus may further include a full filter for the first frequency band and located after the power amplifier. The full filter receives and filters the amplified RF signal and provides an output RF signal when it is selected for use. | 2013-08-29 |
20130225108 | Electronic Circuit Arrangement for Receiving Low Frequency Electro-Magnetic Waves with an Adjustable Attenuator Element - An electronic circuit arrangement for receiving low-frequency electromagnetic waves is proposed, having an inductor (L) acting as an antenna for generating a received signal, having a first receiver ( | 2013-08-29 |
20130225109 | On-Demand Signal Notching in a Receiver - Aspects of a method and system for on-demand signal notching in a receiver. In this regard, signal strength measurements of a received signal may enable detection of unwanted signal component(s) and one or more filters in an on-chip receiver may be configured in response to the measurements. The filter(s) may additionally be configured based on power consumption of the filter(s). Signal measurements and/or the corresponding configuration may be performed real-time. The filter(s) may be configured such that a notch in a frequency response of the filter(s) is centered at or near the unwanted component. In this manner, the unwanted component(s) may be filtered out. The filter(s) may be configured, for example, by switching one or more filter stages and/or components into and/or out of a signal path and/or by tuning one or more variable circuit elements within the filter(s). | 2013-08-29 |
20130225110 | DOWNCONVERSION OF COMB SPECTRUM - A downconverter mixes a first comb spectrum with a local oscillator signal to generate a second comb spectrum in a lower frequency range. The first comb spectrum comprises frequency components separated from each other according to a frequency spacing interval, and the LO signal has a frequency offset relative to the first comb spectrum, where the frequency offset is a rational fraction of the frequency spacing interval. The second comb spectrum comprises lower and upper sideband responses corresponding to respective lower and upper sideband signals of the first comb spectrum. The lower and upper sideband responses in the second comb spectrum can be distinguished from each other based on the frequency offset. | 2013-08-29 |
20130225111 | Method and Apparatus for Roadside Assistance Facilitation - A roadside assistance system includes a vehicle computing system (VCS), an intermediate system, operable to communicate with the VCS and at least one backend system, and a backend roadside assistance processing system, operable to receive data from the intermediate system and operable to receive calls from the VCS. The VCS is operable to establish communication with the intermediate system. The VCS is further operable to transfer data to the intermediate system, to place a call to the backend roadside assistance processing system, and to relay at least a MIN to the backend roadside assistance processing system. The intermediate system is operable to process transferred data and relay data to the backend roadside system. The backend roadside system is operable to compare the MIN relayed from the VCS with data received from the intermediate system to formulate a dispatch order and to dispatch roadside assistance in accordance with the dispatch order. | 2013-08-29 |
20130225112 | SYSTEM AND/OR METHOD FOR PROVIDING AN EMERGENCY CONTACT TELEPHONE NUMBER - A method is provided for utilizing an emergency contact number in a telecommunications network ( | 2013-08-29 |
20130225113 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR USING ALTERNATIVE NUMBERS FOR ROUTING VOICE CALLS AND SHORT MESSAGES IN A COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK - A system, method and computer-readable medium for allowing the use of an alternative numbering plan for delivering short messages to mobile subscribers using the public mobile telephone network is provided. Users of an enterprise or other closed networks as well as users that are not part of a closed network may send short messages destined to members of an enterprise or closed network from their mobile or other devices associated with their subscription using an alternative enterprise directory number, such as the office number, instead of the mobile number, such that the alternative number will be presented at the destination device as the originating number. The recipient may respond to the message by addressing the response to the enterprise or closed network number, and the response may be delivered to the originator's mobile or other device associated with their subscription. | 2013-08-29 |
20130225114 | System and Method for Real Time Self-Provisioning for a Mobile Communication Device - A system and method of provisioning services for a mobile communication device are disclosed. A provisioning request including provisioning information and specifying a provisioning operation and a first communication service is prepared on the mobile communication device and sent to a provisioning system. Processing of the provisioning request is dependent upon whether or not a second communication service has been activated for the mobile communication device. If the mobile communication device is outside a coverage area of a wireless communication network when a provisioning request is prepared, the request is stored at the mobile communication device and sent to the provisioning system when the mobile communication device enters the coverage area. The provisioning system preferably manages service provisioning for multiple services, any of which may be hosted by different service providers. | 2013-08-29 |
20130225115 | COMMUNICATION TERMINAL AND INFORMATION PROVIDING METHOD - A communication terminal includes a receiver for receiving a communication signal including urgent warning information, a current location information retrieving unit that retrieves location information regarding a current location of a user, a storage unit that stores information regarding a registered point specified by the user or a communication system, a processing unit that calculates a distance between the current location and the registered point, in response to receiving by the receiving unit of the communication signal, and an information providing unit that provides to-be-provided information including, at least, the distance to the user. | 2013-08-29 |
20130225116 | METHOD FOR NOTIFYING EMERGENCY BY MOBILE DEVICE AND HEALTH CARE MODULE AND HEALTH CARE SYSTEM USING THE SAME - A method for notifying an emergency and a health care system using the same are provided. The method includes receiving, at a mobile device, user health information from a module mounted to the mobile device; storing, at the mobile device, the received user health information; and when receiving an emergency signal from the mounted module, sending, at the mobile device, user location information and the stored user health information. Since the present invention can be implemented using a user's mobile device and a small module of low price, the user can avoid the financial burden and does not have to carry along a separate health care device. | 2013-08-29 |
20130225117 | Modified Present Signal Mode for Mobile Device - Example methods, apparatuses, or articles of manufacture are disclosed herein that may be utilized, in whole or in part, to facilitate or support one or more operations or techniques for a modified present signal mode for use in or with a mobile communication device. | 2013-08-29 |
20130225118 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SENDING EMERGENCY CALL IN MOBILE TERMINAL - A method for sending an emergency call in a mobile terminal includes receiving a request for transmitting an emergency call in a screen-locked state; and displaying a keypad and/or an emergency button icon in response to the request. | 2013-08-29 |
20130225119 | COMPUTER-RELATED DEVICES AND TECHNIQUES FOR FACILITATING AN EMERGENCY CALL VIA A CELLULAR OR DATA NETWORK USING REMOTE COMMUNICATION DEVICE IDENTIFYING INFORMATION - The claimed invention consists of a device for use with a computer. The device may include a transceiver and control logic. The control logic (a) receives one or more first signals carrying corresponding one or more remote communication device identifiers (e.g., cellular tower identifiers or wireless access point identifiers) that each identify one or more remote communication devices, (b) determines one or more signal strengths of the one or more first signals and a location of the communication device based on the one or more remote communication device identifiers (or one or more locations of the one or more remote communication devices) and the one or more signal strengths of said first signals, (c) receives a second signal corresponding to an emergency call, and (d) transfers, via a cellular network or a packet switched network, a third signal carrying an indicator of the location of said communication device to a remote device to aid emergency personnel in identifying the location of said communication device, said control logic implementing said emergency call as one of a cellular-based call via said cellular network and a VoIP call via said packet switched network. | 2013-08-29 |
20130225120 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING EMERGENCY CALL CELL SELECTION - A method for providing cell selection for emergency calls may include receiving position information indicative of a location of a mobile terminal relative to a geographic border, and causing modification of a candidate list of cells or public land mobile networks for cell selection or public land mobile network selection based on the position information and a position of the cells relative to the geographic border. A corresponding computer program product and apparatus are also provided. | 2013-08-29 |
20130225121 | Method and Apparatus to a Driver's Interaction with a Wireless Transceiver - A control circuit determines when a user of the corresponding apparatus is presently driving a vehicle and then, in response to detecting this use state, monitors the user's interaction with the apparatus while driving the vehicle to provide corresponding usage data. The control circuit then provides this usage data to a remote service. | 2013-08-29 |
20130225122 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NETWORK ACCESS VENDING - A system, method and apparatus for vending network access by determining access pricing or tariffs for one or more of a plurality of network access regions using one or more of an eNB cell congestion level, an eNB congestion level, a quality of service level, an access technology, a level of activity by a target subscriber and the like. The access pricing is offered to potential access purchasers along with optional metadata indicative of, illustratively, user equipment and network parameters associated with the cell or eNB. The pricing may be offered via an API to allow automatic purchase decisions by access purchasers. | 2013-08-29 |
20130225123 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SEAMLESS DELIVERY OF SERVICES THROUGH A VIRTUALIZED NETWORK - Methods and apparatus for using a virtual currency module (VCM) to access service networks are described. The VCM may access the service network without the use of a UICC linked to an MNO. Virtual currency may be used to validate subscriber credentials without needing to be linked to a particular MNO. Dynamic subscription assignment may be performed upon registration and validation of credentials with a financial institution. Financial institutions may be used to support and validate virtual currency. Menus may be provided to allow a user to select specific services while accessing the service networks. | 2013-08-29 |
20130225124 | APPLICATION STORE SYSTEM AND APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT METHOD USING THE APPLICATION STORE SYSTEM - An application store system and an application development method using the application store system are provided in the disclosure. The system includes: a resource management functional entity, a developer community functional entity and an application online-store functional entity, wherein the resource management functional entity is configured to accept an operation of registering resources to the resource management functional entity and display information of the registered resources, wherein the resources include at least one of the followings: telecommunication capability resources and network resources; the developer community functional entity is configured to accept uploading of an application and review the uploaded application, wherein the application invokes the registered resources according to an invoking manner indicated by the information; and the application online-store functional entity is configured to provide an application, which is approved by the developer community functional entity, for a terminal user to download. The disclosure enhances technical supports for developers, and reduces difficulty and complexity of development. | 2013-08-29 |
20130225125 | PROTECTION OF A COMMUNICATION CHANNEL OF A TELECOMMUNICATION DEVICE COUPLED TO AN NFC CIRCUIT AGAINST MISROUTING - A method for protecting data contained in a security module of a telecommunication device equipped with a near-field communication router and with a microcontroller, wherein data relative to the routing between the security module and gates of the router assigned to near-field communications are transmitted over a channel accessible by the router only, or by a control signal which is not generated by the microcontroller for the router. | 2013-08-29 |
20130225126 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRIVACY-ENABLED MOBILE LOCATOR SERVICES WITH DYNAMIC ENCOUNTER HORIZON - A method and system for managing awareness information relating to a mobile device's visibility with respect to other buddy devices, the system comprising; the mobile device, a mobile application listing one or more buddies, an application listener which tracks the one or more buddies zoom operations and radar zoom factors, and a server, the server comprising an encounter manager, an approach manager and a notification marshalling system. | 2013-08-29 |
20130225127 | PROXIMITY TAG - A system and method for securing a portable consumer device is disclosed. One embodiment of the present invention may be directed to a security system comprising a first wireless apparatus for use with a mobile communication device and a second wireless apparatus configured to removably and electrically couple to the mobile communication device. The second wireless apparatus comprising a second processor, a mobile communication device interface element, and a second computer readable medium coupled to the second processor and comprising code executable by the second processor to implement a method comprising determining whether the second wireless apparatus is within a particular distance from the first wireless apparatus, and locking the mobile communication device from use if the second wireless apparatus is not within the particular distance from the first wireless apparatus. Some embodiments may lock the mobile communication device from use if a tamper switch has been triggered. | 2013-08-29 |
20130225128 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SPEAKER RECOGNITION ON MOBILE DEVICES - A speaker recognition system for authenticating a mobile device user includes an enrollment and learning software module, a voice biometric authentication software module, and a secure software application. Upon request by a user of the mobile device, the enrollment and learning software module displays text prompts to the user, receives speech utterances from the user, and produces a voice biometric print. The enrollment and training software module determines when a voice biometric print has met at least a quality threshold before storing it on the mobile device. The secure software application prompts a user requiring authentication to repeat an utterance based at least on an attribute of a selected voice biometric print, receives a corresponding utterance, requests the voice biometric authentication software module to verify the identity of the second user using the utterance, and, if the user is authenticated, imports the voice biometric print. | 2013-08-29 |
20130225129 | METHOD FOR SEQUENTIAL BIOMETRIC AUTHENTICATION AND MOBILE STATION - A method of performing biometric authentication with a mobile station having a camera, front side display and integrated authentication server, or is connectable to an authentication server via a mobile communications network, includes: | 2013-08-29 |
20130225130 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A NETWORK AND A NETWORK - Method for operating a network or allowing a simplified use of an M2M (Machine to Machine) node or M2M nodes for providing Machine-Type Communication (MTC), wherein at least one M2M node providing and/or using an M2M service is assigned to a cellular network and will be authorized for communication therewith for providing MTC. At least one M2M node will be associated with at least one master terminal that owns a unique master terminal ID (Identifier), which uniquely identifies the master terminal within the cellular network, and a state of authentication of the M2M node or M2M nodes will be initialized, based on authentication data of the master terminal, so that the M2M node or nodes can be addressed using the master terminal ID and can directly communicate with the cellular network on the basis of the initialized state of authentication. A network for carrying out the method is also described. | 2013-08-29 |
20130225131 | DIGITAL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ADDITIONAL SERVICE BY USING THE SAME - A digital processing device capable of receiving an additional service is disclosed. In one aspect, a digital processing device includes i) an input unit, inputting a signal, ii) a subscriber identity unit, storing an identity code of a communication operator and generating a communication network access request message, iii) an additional service identity unit, storing an identity code of an additional service operator and generating an additional service request message and v) a control unit, generating a control signal allowing one of the subscriber identity unit and the additional service identity unit to be selectively driven. In accordance with at least one inventive embodiment, a user of the digital processing device can receive an additional service without his or her subscription to a specific communication operator and use various additional services in addition to the additional services provided by the subscribed communication operator. | 2013-08-29 |
20130225132 | Method of Operating a Mobile Control Unit of a Home-Automation Installation - Method of operating a mobile control unit intended to form part of a home-automation installation comprising elements including items of equipment fixed in a building, the elements of the installation communicating over a home-automation network, each element being furnished with an identifier which is specific to it and with an authentication key, termed “common key”, identical for all the elements of the home-automation network and authenticating an element's membership to the home-automation network, characterized in that it comprises:—a step of locating the mobile control unit with respect to a contour containing the elements of the home-automation installation, the mobile unit comprising a means of network linking to the home-automation network,—a step of automatic invalidation of the common key contained in the mobile control unit in the case where the mobile control unit is situated outside the contour. | 2013-08-29 |
20130225133 | SELECTIVE GENERATION OF CONVERSATIONS FROM INDIVIDUALLY RECORDED COMMUNICATIONS - In one embodiment, a method includes recording a communication at a mobile device, wherein the recorded communication is a user's portion of a conversation between the user and at least one other participant, transmitting the recorded communication to a network device, transmitting a request for the conversation to the network device, and receiving the conversation generated from the recorded communication and at least one other recorded communication from the other participant. An apparatus is also disclosed. | 2013-08-29 |
20130225134 | SMART-PHONE ANSWERING SERVICE FOR HANDLING INCOMING CALLS - An electronic device capable of receiving and sending calls is configured with at least two modes. When a call is received by a device in a normal mode, the device displays information and presents selectable options for handling the received call. When the device is in a restricted or meeting mode, the device provides authorized callers with the option of prompting the called party to immediately answer the call or to record a message for later retrieval or take other appropriate action. Settings associated with the normal mode and settings associated with the meeting mode are adjustable. | 2013-08-29 |
20130225135 | Communication Sessions - A method of initiating a voice call via a dialler user interface on a user device in a telecommunications network is provided. The user device comprises at least a first communication client adapted to communicate via a first part of the telecommunications network and a second communication client adapted to communicate via a second, different part of the telecommunications network. The method includes, at the user device, receiving, via the dialler user interface of the user device, user input from a user of the device associated with initiating setup of a communication session, and selecting a given one of the first and second communication clients to pass the user input to for processing, whereby a communication session setup request is transmitted from the given communication client into the respective part of the telecommunications network. | 2013-08-29 |
20130225136 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING IDLE SCREEN SERVICE - A method and apparatus for providing an idle screen service are disclosed. A mobile communication terminal receiving contents provided from at least one content provider server in a mobile communication system environment is also disclosed. The mobile communication terminal may include a content receiver module which receives contents provided through a mobile communication system by separating into layers, a handset operating system module which operates the terminal and runs an application and which has a user interface, and a content management application module which synthesizes the contents separated into layers received from the content receiver module into one idle screen layer and which provides it to the idle screen of the mobile communication terminal. According to at least one embodiment of the invention, several contents provided in a mobile communication system environment can be provided at once on a mobile communication terminal idle screen in an idle mode, to satisfy the demands of the user for DIY services and increase the content participation rate. | 2013-08-29 |
20130225137 | Method and Apparatus Pertaining to Multiple-Call Processing - A control circuit, during a call via a wireless transceiver with a first party, permits a user to establish a call via the wireless transceiver with a second party apart from the call with the first party and then, during at least a part of a call-establishment process to establish a call with the second party, displays via a touch-screen display a user-selectable option to return to the call with the first party. This user-selectable option can comprise, at least in part, a moniker for the first party. The control circuit may obtain this moniker by accessing a contacts list. If desired, this user-selectable option can be colored a color that contrasts with other displayed proximal colors then presently displayed on the touch-screen display in order to highlight the user-selectable option's availability. | 2013-08-29 |
20130225138 | Method and Apparatus Pertaining to Telephone Number Display Formatting - A control circuit automatically presents on a display public telephony system telephone numbers using a presentation format that is standard for the public telephony system and private-exchange telephone numbers using a presentation format that includes a non-numeric private exchange modality indicator. By one approach, the non-numeric private exchange modality indicator consists of a single alphabetic character (such as, for example, the alphabetic character “X”) which may, if desired, by presented contiguously with the remainder of the private-exchange telephone number. | 2013-08-29 |
20130225139 | COOPERATIVE TABLET COMPUTER AND MOBILE COMMUNICATOR - A communication system, including a mobile communicator including a modem for conducting a communication with a remote party, an input unit for inputting communication data to the modem, and an output for outputting communication data from the modem, a display device including an input unit, an output unit, a connector for engaging the mobile communicator and for exchanging data with the mobile communicator, and a display for displaying party-specific information about the remote party involved in the communication, wherein the modem switches to receive its communication input via the display device input unit and directs its communication output to the display output unit when the mobile communicator is engaged with the connector, and wherein the modem switches back to receive its communication input via the mobile communicator input unit and directs its communication output to the mobile communicator output unit when the mobile communicator is disengaged from the connector. | 2013-08-29 |
20130225140 | Apparatus and Method Pertaining to Multi-Party Conference Call Actions - A control circuit, during a multi-party conference call, provides a menu-based opportunity to a user to select at least one call-based action as regards individual parties to the multi-party conference call. This menu-based opportunity can comprise a user-selectable opportunity-selection zone on a touch-screen display. By one approach the call-based action can comprise an opportunity to selectively drop a particular party to the multi-party conference call. By another approach, in combination with the foregoing or in lieu thereof, the call-based action can comprise an opportunity to selectively split a particular party to the multi-party conference call away from the conference call to another call (such as, but not limited to, a held call). | 2013-08-29 |
20130225141 | SYSTEM AND/OR METHOD FOR USING MOBILE TELEPHONES AS EXTENSIONS - A method of dynamically invoking a simultaneous ring feature in a telecommunications network includes: identifying a call directed to an address of an end user device ( | 2013-08-29 |
20130225142 | FIXED LINE EXTENSION FOR MOBILE TELEPHONES - A method of dynamically invoking a simultaneous ring feature in a telecommunications network includes: identifying a call directed to user equipment ( | 2013-08-29 |
20130225143 | System and Method for Hold and Re-Ring - A system and method for transferring calls. A voice communication is received. The voice communication is placed on hold in response to receiving user input. Multiple phones are rung simultaneously in response to receiving the user input. The voice communication is connected to one of the multiple phones in response to a user answering the voice communication on one of the multiple phones. | 2013-08-29 |
20130225144 | Methods And Apparatus For Interference Management - Systems and techniques for managing interference between pico cells in a pico cluster. Pico eNodeBs are configured in groups for each of a plurality of UEs, based on factors such as signal to noise ratio and geographic location. All signals from UEs may be measured by all eNodeBs in the cluster, but a pico group decodes packets only of UEs associated with the pico group. Decoded packets are exchanged between pico groups, and when a pico group is unable to decode packets of an associated UE, is uses the decoded packets received in exchanges to reconstruct an interference signal. The interference signal is subtracted from the received signal and the resulting received signal is used to decode the packets of the UE. | 2013-08-29 |
20130225145 | OPTIMIZING SIGNALING LOAD OVERHEAD AND BATTERY CONSUMPTION FOR BACKGROUND APPLICATIONS - The disclosure relates to managing applications configured for execution on a mobile device. An embodiment of the disclosure receives one or more network access requests from one or more applications executing on the mobile device, determines that the mobile device is operating in a background mode, suppresses transmission to a network of the one or more network access requests to a network based on the determination, and transmits a subset of the one or more network access requests upon transition out of the background mode. | 2013-08-29 |
20130225146 | DUAL NETWORK TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR STARTUP AND SHUTDOWN THEREOF - The present invention discloses a method for startup of dual-network terminal. The method includes: the application subsystem receiving a push-button signal of startup, and initializing peripherals and an application program after powering up; the application subsystem controlling the 2G wireless communication subsystem to power up, the 2G wireless communication subsystem constructing a first virtual SIM proxy module in a protocol stack thereof, reading information in the SIM card in the subscriber identity module, and storing information in the SIM card into first virtual SIM proxy module; and the application subsystem controlling the 3G wireless communication subsystem to power up, the 3G wireless communication subsystem constructing a second virtual SIM proxy module in a protocol stack thereof, reading information of SIM card in the first virtual SIM proxy module into second virtual SIM proxy module. The present invention further discloses a method for shutdown of dual-network terminal and a dual-network terminal. | 2013-08-29 |
20130225147 | CALENDAR-BASED POWER RESERVE - Implementing calendar-based power reserve includes identifying a new calendar entry scheduled into a calendar application of a mobile communications device. The new calendar entry specifies a telephone call. Upon determining a priority indicator has been set for the new calendar entry in the calendar application, the calendar-based power reserve also includes directing a power management component of the mobile communications device to reserve an amount of power for the telephone call, and updating a battery power indicator on the mobile communications device to reflect a capacity of a battery of the mobile communications device. The capacity reflects a current amount of available power for the battery minus the amount of power to reserve. | 2013-08-29 |
20130225148 | TERMINAL WITH MODULE PROTECTION AND MODULE MANAGING METHOD - The present disclosure relates to a terminal with a module protecting feature and a module managing method. The terminal includes: a module execution management section that collects and manages information to execute modules; a module installation and deletion management section that collects and manages information relating to installation or deletion of the modules; and a history management section that detects an association relationship between the modules on the basis of the information, which is received by the module execution management section and the module installation and deletion management section, and determines an associated module which may be affected at the time of module execution by deletion of a specific module when the specific module is deleted on the basis of the detected association relationship. | 2013-08-29 |
20130225149 | MITIGATING CROSS-DEVICE INTERFERENCE - A device in a wireless system may determine when communications of a first radio access technology (RAT) experience interference from communications of a second RAT and may alter the communications of at least the first RAT or the second RAT to reduce the interference. In some instances, altering the communications include controlling a transmission rate to the second RAT based at least on a determined channel capacity. | 2013-08-29 |
20130225150 | 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. | 2013-08-29 |
20130225151 | MOBILE DEVICE PARENTAL CONTROL - In implementations of mobile device parental control, a controlling device includes a communication interface for control communication with one or more associated devices of the controlling device, and the associated devices correspond to members of a group. An integrated display device displays a parental control user interface. A parental control service is implemented to receive an input of a device control via the parental control user interface, where the device control is initiated for one or more of the associated devices that are controllable by the controlling device. The parental control service can then initiate communication of the device control to the associated devices that are controlled by the controlling device. | 2013-08-29 |
20130225152 | AUTOMATICALLY QUIETING MOBILE DEVICES - In implementations of automatically quieting mobile devices, a mobile device includes a communication interface for communicating with other devices that are associated with the mobile device, and the other devices correspond to respective users of the devices. A device quiet service is implemented to initiate a device quiet control that quiets one or more of the other associated devices that are controllable by the mobile device, and the device quiet service initiates communication of the device quiet control to the associated devices. A device quiet control can be initiated to restrict communication functions of the other associated devices, such as for a designated time duration. Alternatively or in addition, a device quiet control can quiet the other associated devices at a designated location, during an event, within a designated quiet zone, and/or quiet the associated devices that are proximate the mobile device at a location. | 2013-08-29 |
20130225153 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING REMOTE DEVICE THROUGH A SHORT MESSAGING SERVICE (SMS) AND DEVICE THEREFOR - The present invention relates to a method for remotely controlling a device through a mobile network, and a device which converts a command into a text which is recorded in a short message field of an SMS message when a user inputs the command for remote control, transmits the text by dividing the text into a plurality of SMS messages in case the length of the text is longer than the size of the short message field, and delivers various SMS commands to a remote device through the SMS message regardless of the length of the text by determining the command by using information included in the text. | 2013-08-29 |
20130225154 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND DEVICE CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME - A mobile terminal and device control method for the same are disclosed. The device control method for a mobile terminal having a touch screen, includes: downloading, during registration of a device capable of short-range wireless communication operating in a short-range communication mode, a user interface (UI) of the device; finding a list of registered devices, displaying the found list, selecting a device from the displayed list, calling the selected device, and connecting to the selected device; and displaying a device UI of the connected device on the touch screen, and controlling the connected device through the displayed device UI according to a touch operation. Electronic devices within a range can be easily and accurately controlled using a mobile terminal having a touch screen. In particular, the use of a user interface downloaded from an electronic device enables easy control of full functions of the device, enhancing user convenience. | 2013-08-29 |
20130225155 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MIGRATING CO-CHANNEL INERFERENCE - A method of communicating data between a first transceiver and any of a plurality of second transceivers, wherein areas serviced by each of the plurality of second transceivers either overlap or are adjacent. The method comprises operating the first transceiver and the plurality of second transceivers in an overlapping frequency range. Each of the plurality of second transceivers operates in a time period different from a time period of another of the plurality of second transceivers. | 2013-08-29 |
20130225156 | Systems and Methods for Convergence and Forecasting for Mobile Broadband Networks - An embodiment method of forecasting traffic growth for a mobile wireless network in a network planning period includes determining traffic growth of a plurality of service types, and defining a plurality of clusters each containing a respective quantity of cell sites that share similar traffic growth characteristics. The method further includes determining seasonality factors in traffic growth for the plurality of service types in each of the plurality of clusters, and identifying and rejecting outliers in historical traffic measurements. The method also includes utilizing cyclo-stationary weekly traffic behavior to increase a quantity of sample points to accelerate traffic growth estimator convergence. | 2013-08-29 |
20130225157 | ENHANCED SLOW ASSOCIATED CONTROL CHANNEL (ESACCH) - A method for wireless communication is described. A slow associated control channel block is received. It is determined that the slow associated control channel block fails an integrity check. A correlation level between the slow associated control channel block and one or more stored slow associated control channel blocks is determined. The stored slow associated control channel blocks are set based on a maximum correlation level. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also claimed and described. | 2013-08-29 |
20130225158 | Communication Network Control System, Radio Communication Apparatus, and Communication Network Control Method - The present invention can provide a radio communication apparatus comprising an antenna which receives a restriction signal from a radio base station, a reception circuit which decodes the restriction signal received by said antenna, and a control circuit which controls the radio communication apparatus, in which the control circuit can be adapted to select appropriately a speech outgoing/incoming scheme for performing communication with the radio base station on the basis of the restriction signal from the radio base station. As the speech outgoing/incoming scheme, a domain scheme or a speech communication scheme is used. In addition, the present invention further provides a communication network control system using the radio communication apparatus, and a communication network control method. | 2013-08-29 |
20130225159 | Interference Management for Coexisting Radio Systems - The invention relates to apparatuses, a method, computer program and computer-readable medium for resource allocation (selection of channel and maximum allowed transmission power) in a coexisting secondary communications system, overlapping with a primary system. Allocation is performed based on an interference table indicating measured interference per cell of the primary system from other cells of the primary and secondary system. | 2013-08-29 |
20130225160 | BASE STATION AND INFORMATION RETRIEVAL METHOD OF MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A base station of a mobile communication system includes a receiver that receives capability information including information regarding plural frequencies which are measurable by the user equipment; an identifying unit that identifies, subsequent to allocation of radio resources to the user equipment, one or more different frequencies which are measurable by the user equipment and different from a frequency of a serving cell, among the plural frequencies in the capability information; and a transmitter that transmits a different frequency measurement command signal for commanding the user equipment to measure the identified one or more different frequencies or all the different frequencies, which are measurable by the user equipment, to the user equipment. The receiver receives a report signal indicating presence or absence of coverage for each of the one or more different frequencies from the user equipment that performs the measurement in response to the different frequency measurement command signal. | 2013-08-29 |
20130225161 | SEAMLESS TRANSITION FROM CELLULAR TO Wi-Fi COMMUNICATION - An electronic device receives a list of available networks and associated access credentials via a cellular-telephone network. These available networks may be other than the cellular-telephone network and may use a communication technique other than a cellular-telephone communication technique, such as an IEEE 802.11 protocol. For example, a base station in the cellular-telephone network may track the location of the electronic device, and may provide the list to the electronic device when the cellular-telephone network performance is constrained or degraded. In response to receiving the list, the electronic device may select a network from the available networks based on a communication criterion, such as: proximity to the electronic device, a signal strength, security, and/or communication quality. Information specifying this selection may be provided via the cellular-telephone network, and then instructions that transition communication with the electronic device from the cellular-telephone network to the selected network may be received. | 2013-08-29 |
20130225162 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL - A contract operator information acquisition section ( | 2013-08-29 |
20130225163 | ENABLING SIMULTANEOUS USE OF HOME NETWORK AND FOREIGN NETWORK BY A MULTIHOMED MOBILE NODE - The invention relates to a method performed by a home agent serving a mobile node in a home network upon attachment of a mobile node to the home network as well as to the home agent. The invention also relates to a method for enabling simultaneous use of a plurality of interfaces by a mobile node being attached to a home network through one of the plurality of interfaces and to at least one foreign network through at least another interface of the plurality of interfaces. Moreover, the invention provides a mobile node and a proxy acting on behalf of the mobile node. To enable a mobile node to use a home network and at least one foreign network for communications the invention suggests the registration of the mobile node's home address or of a network node's address within its home network as a care-of address in the home network. | 2013-08-29 |
20130225164 | System and Method for Accelerating Network Selection by a Wireless User Equipment (UE) Device - A user equipment device, removable storage module and method for accelerating network selection by a wireless user equipment (UE) device without having to perform a full band scan (FBS). In one exemplary embodiment, the UE device sends location information of the wireless user equipment device to a home network node. receives appropriate network list information and associated frequency data from the home network node, the network list information comprising network identities comprising a combination of a core network with at least one of an access network and a service network, and locates a network using at least one of the appropriate network list information and associated frequency data without having to do a full band scan. | 2013-08-29 |
20130225165 | OUT-OF-BAND SCANNING FOR FEMTO ACCESS POINT DETECTION - Scanning for femto access points includes scanning out-of-band (OOB) channels to discover OOB signals associated with the femto access point. When a femto access point is first discovered, a first type of scan is performed of each of the OOB channels. The user equipment (UE) determines whether any received responses originate from femto OOB access points and, if so, updates a search database of the UE. During subsequent visits to the area of the femto OOB access points, when the UE detects entry to a fingerprint area of the femto OOB access point, a second type of scan is performed, in which each of the OOB channels with femto OOB access points identified in the search database are scanned. If responses are detected to this second type of scan, a proximity indication is transmitted using in-band signals to a serving macro access point. | 2013-08-29 |
20130225166 | INDOOR PERSONAL RELAY - The embodiments herein disclose an indoor personal relay which has a wireless interface with the BS, which is effective in both cost and technology terms. The indoor personal relay, as disclosed herein is an estimate and forward relay. The relay | 2013-08-29 |
20130225167 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EXPANDING FEMTOCELL COVERAGE FOR HIGH CAPACITY OFFLOAD - Systems and methods are provided for deploying a femto node with expanded coverage. This may be achieved, for example, by operating a femto node in an open or hybrid access mode to allow registration from both member and non-member devices, monitoring conditions on a backhaul link maintained with a wireless network over a broadband connection configured to provide internet access to the devices and to other devices operating independent of the femto node, and managing resources or mobility for each device based on whether the device is a member device or a non-member device and based on the conditions over on the backhaul link. | 2013-08-29 |
20130225168 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BASE STATION IDENTIFICATION DISCOVERY IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS - Systems and methods are provided for facilitating base station identity discovery in a wireless communications system. This may be achieved, for example, by exchanging with a User Equipment (UE) a message including a Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network Radio Network Temporary Identifier (U-RNTI) of the UE, wherein the U-RNTI comprises an indicator representative of a base station identifier of a Home NodeB (HNB) associated with the UE. | 2013-08-29 |
20130225169 | Method in a Device, and a Wireless Device - A method, and a wireless device, are disclosed; the method comprising monitoring a neighbour cell at a time interval; and if a criterion is satisfied, modifying monitoring of the neighbour cell. | 2013-08-29 |
20130225170 | SECURE USER PLANE LOCATION (SUPL) REDIRECTION AND MOBILE LOCATION PROTOCOL (MLP) TUNNELING TO A DISCOVERED SLP - Systems and methods for Secure User Plane (SUPL) Redirection and Mobile Location Protocol (MLP) Tunneling to a Discovered SUPL Location Platform (D-SLP) are disclosed. For example, a method for SUPL redirection by a SET, may include: receiving an initiation message at a SET from a Home SUPL Location Platform (H-SLP); establishing a secure connection with the H-SLP, and returning a response message; receiving a redirect message from the H-SLP; establishing a SET initiated SUPL session with a D-SLP; obtaining a location of the SET using the D-SLP; and returning the location to the H-SLP. | 2013-08-29 |
20130225171 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REGULATING FREQUENT HANDOVER BY MOBILE DEVICES BETWEEN FEMTOCELLS - Disclosed are systems and methods for regulating frequent handovers by mobile devices between adjacent femtocells. In one aspect, the method includes determining if a mobile device is experiencing frequent handovers between femtocells, classifying frequent handovers based on cause (e.g., ping-pong between the two femtocells or high speed mobile device crossing a number of femtocells, etc.), and determining one or more remedial actions for regulation of frequent handovers based on the number of frequent handovers and their classification. | 2013-08-29 |
20130225172 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REGULATING FREQUENT CELL RESELECTIONS BY IDLE-MODE MOBILE DEVICES - Disclosed are systems and methods for regulating system reselections by idle-mode mobile devices. In one aspect, a femtocell may be configured to reduce frequency of its reselection beacon, which reduces probability that a fast moving mobile device will detect the reselection beacon and reselect to that femtocell. This aspect may also delay femtocell reselection for slow moving mobile devices. In another aspect, a macrocell may slow down system reselection by adjusting cell reselection parameters used by mobile devices to determine the time needed to evaluate cell reselection criteria. Yet in another aspect, a macrocell may instruct a collocated femtocell to decrease its effective coverage area to avoid premature reselection by fast moving mobile devices. Yet in another aspect, a femtocell may use power boosting techniques to increase its reselection radius. | 2013-08-29 |
20130225173 | Method and Apparatus for Performing Handover Using Path Information in Wireless Communication System - A method for performing handover at a mobile terminal which moves along an established path in a wireless communication system includes transmitting an indicator indicating a handover type to a serving base station without performing measurement with respect to neighboring base stations and movement path information, receiving information about a handover target base station on a path generated based on the movement path from the serving base station, and determining whether handover to the handover target base station is performed according to movement. | 2013-08-29 |
20130225174 | DISTRIBUTED LOAD BALANCING IN CELLULAR WIRELESS NETWORKS - A distributed load balancing method for use in a cell of a cellular wireless network, in which a first parameter of each cell participating in the method is indicative of the operational performance of the cell and has an optimum value, and in which a second parameter of each cell participating in the method is indicative of the degree of acceptance by the cell of user transfers to the cell relative to the degree of requests by the cell to transfer users from the cell and has an optimum value. | 2013-08-29 |
20130225175 | RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD, RELAY STATION, MOBILE STATION, AND MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - In a mobile communication system, a relay station connects to a first or second base station, and communicates with a mobile station at a timing corresponding to the destination base station. Before execution of a handover for switching a destination of the relay station from the first base station to the second base station, the relay station transmits a signal regarding the second base station. The mobile station synchronizes with the relay station after execution of the handover, on the basis of the signal regarding the second base station which is received from the relay station before the handover. | 2013-08-29 |
20130225176 | GEOLOCATION-BASED LOAD BALANCING - Technologies are generally described for geolocation-based load balancing in a cloud computing environment hosting a mobile service. In some examples, a method may include calculating a probability of movement of a user device from a first cell to a second cell, and calculating an amount of cached data to copy from a second cache server corresponding to the second cell to a first cache server corresponding to the first cell based at least in part on the calculated probability. | 2013-08-29 |
20130225177 | Method for Adapting a Parameter Being Indicative for a Trigger Signal - It is provided a method for adapting a parameter being indicative for a trigger signal for starting measurements, by a first base station of a first radio access network of a first type of radio access technology, of a signal quality of signals being received from a second base station of a second radio access network of a second type of radio access technology. The method includes measuring by a user equipment, which is served by the second base station, the signal quality of signals being received from the first base station, reporting a signal being indicative for the measured signal quality from the user equipment to a network entity, and adapting, by the network entity, a parameter based on the measured signal quality, wherein the parameter is indicative for a trigger signal for starting measuring a further signal quality of signals being received from the second base station. | 2013-08-29 |
20130225178 | CELL SPECIFYING METHOD, BASE STATION, AND MOBILE STATION - In a cellular mobile communication system that operates in a first state in which UE has not established a connection with eNB and in a second state in which the connection has been established with eNB, the UE transmits cell selection history to the eNB of a second cell when handover from a first cell to the second cell in accordance with second criteria for handover in the second state, the cell selection history containing a history of cell selection performed in accordance with first criteria for cell reselection in the first state. When the UE performs handover from the first cell to the second cell within a period after transition from the first state to the second state, the eNB of the second cell specifies the cell in which the first criteria and the second criteria are not aligned from among the first cell and the second cell. | 2013-08-29 |
20130225179 | FEMTOCELL BASE STATION, AND A METHOD OF SELECTING CARRIER FREQUENCY BAND OF A FEMTOCELL BASE STATION - A method is provided of selecting carrier frequency band of a femtocell base station that provides a femtocell and resides within a macrocell provided by a macrocell base station. The method comprises: the femtocell base station operating at the carrier frequency band of the macrocell, detecting that a user terminal connected to the macrocell base station at an carrier frequency band of the macrocell is in or close to the femtocell, and the femtocell base station switching its carrier frequency band to one not allocated to the macrocell. | 2013-08-29 |
20130225180 | Method and Apparatus for Performing Handover Using Path Information in Wireless Communication System - A method for performing handover at a mobile terminal which moves along an established path in a wireless communication system includes transmitting an indicator indicating a handover type to a serving base station without performing measurement with respect to neighboring base stations and movement path information and transmitting current position information of the mobile terminal to the serving base station. | 2013-08-29 |
20130225181 | MANAGING COMMUNICATION OPERATIONS BASED ON RESOURCE USAGE AND ACCESS TERMINAL CATEGORY - An access point may handle an access terminal in different ways based on resource usage at the access point and/or based on at least one category associated with the access terminal. This handling of an access terminal by an access point may involve, for example, a reduction or an increase in service, access to specific resources, handout, and long term adjustments. If usage of one or more resources at the access point exceeds a corresponding usage threshold, the access point may reduce the service available to lower priority access terminals and/or increase the service available to higher priority access terminals. In some aspects, access terminals may be handled differently according to the serving access point's bandwidth, capacity, cost, or resource usage regarding backhaul, over-the-air, or other access point resources. In some aspects, access terminals may be handled differently according to a category (or categories) associated with the access terminals. | 2013-08-29 |
20130225182 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR JOINT PARAMETER OPTIMIZATION FOR MACRO AND FEMTO CELLS - Disclosed are systems and methods for joint parameter optimization for collocated macrocells and femtocells in a wireless communication network. In one aspect, the method comprises: collecting one or more performance parameters from the one or more collocated macrocells and femtocells, detecting frequent cell reselections or frequent cell handovers by mobile devices between the one or more collocated macrocells and femtocells, optimizing one or more cell reselection and handover parameters for the one or more collocated macrocells and femtocells based on the performance parameters, and overwriting one or more corresponding parameters of the collocated macrocells and femtocells with the one or more optimized cell reselection and handover parameters in order to reduce frequent cell reselections or frequent cell handovers by mobile devices between the one or more collocated macrocells and femtocells in a wireless communication network. | 2013-08-29 |
20130225183 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR TURNING OFF MACRO CARRIERS TO DEPLOY FEMTOCELLS - Methods and apparatus are disclosed for deploying at least one small-coverage base station in a coverage area. The method includes configuring the at least one small-coverage base station to operate on a given channel. The method includes detecting usage information of the at least one small-coverage base station on the given channel. The method includes adjusting an overall transmit power of at least one large-coverage base station in the coverage area based at least in part on the usage information. | 2013-08-29 |
20130225184 | System and Method for Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request Timing for Device-to-Device Communication Overlaid on a Cellular Network - An embodiment of a system for operating a communications controller for a group of user equipments engaged in a DMC link in a wireless communications system is provided. The communications controller is configured to allocate a set of subframes in one periodic group of subframes to the group of UEs for the DMC link, signal the set of allocated subframes to the group of UEs, and transmit parameters related to a group of HARQ processes of the DMC link. In an embodiment, the communication controller uses HARQ processes for cellular UE transmission that are determined independently from HARQ processes of the group of HARQ processes for the DMC link, and the parameters are configured to enable the group of UEs to manage the group of HARQ processes for the DMC link. | 2013-08-29 |
20130225185 | SCHEDULING GENERIC BROADCAST OF LOCATION ASSISTANCE DATA - Various techniques are provided for Location Services (LCS) Assistance Data broadcast, for example for implementation in LTE and LTE-A systems. The embodiments described herein may use the LPP/LPPe positioning protocol, by making use of existing unsolicited Provide Assistance Data (PAD) messages. Embodiments avoid the need to define and implement a separate broadcast Assistance Data protocol. Additional exemplary embodiments for scheduling and verifying of the broadcast Assistance Data messages are described herein. | 2013-08-29 |
20130225186 | RADIO BASE STATION, RADIO TERMINAL, AND COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD - In a case where, although a radio base station (eNB | 2013-08-29 |