38th week of 2008 patent applcation highlights part 47 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20080227371 | Double-side polishing apparatus - The double-side polishing apparatus for polishing both faces of a wafer is capable of reliably measuring not only a thickness of an outer part of the wafer but also a thickness of a center part thereof. The double-side polishing apparatus comprises: a lower polishing plate; an upper polishing plate held by a frame; and a carrier having a through-hole for holding the wafer. A window section, through which a laser beam passes, is formed in a part of the upper polishing plate, under which the wafer held by the carrier passes. An optical thickness measuring equipment is provided to a part of the frame, under which the window section passes while the upper polishing plate is rotated. The thickness measuring equipment emits the laser beam through the window section, receives reflected beams reflected from an upper face and a lower face of the wafer, and calculates the thickness of the wafer on the basis of peak values of the reflected beams. | 2008-09-18 |
20080227372 | TRIBOLOGICAL SURFACE AND LAPPING METHOD AND SYSTEM THEREFOR - A tribological system including: a tribological workpiece having a working surface adapted for moving relative to a counter-surface in a presence of a lubricant, in a load-bearing environment, the working surface for disposing generally opposite the counter-surface, the working surface having: (i) a metal surface layer; (ii) a plurality of organic particles incorporated in the metal surface layer, and (iii) a plurality of inorganic particles incorporated in the working surface, the inorganic particles having a Mohs hardness of at least 8. | 2008-09-18 |
20080227373 | Low vibration sander with a flexible top handle - A power tool includes a tool body, and the tool body is subject to vibration during operation of the power tool. The power tool also includes a handle adapted to be grasped by an operator of the power tool for controlling the motion of the power tool, and at least one coupling member, where each coupling member includes a first end coupled to the tool body and a second end coupled to the handle and a longitudinal axis between the first end and the second end. | 2008-09-18 |
20080227374 | POLISHING HEAD TESTING WITH MOVABLE PEDESTAL - A polishing head is tested in a test station having a pedestal for supporting a test wafer and a controllable pedestal actuator to move a pedestal central wafer support surface and a test wafer toward the polishing head. In another aspect of the present description, the test wafer may be positioned using a positioner having a first plurality of test wafer engagement members positioned around the pedestal central wafer support surface. In another aspect, the wafer position may have a second plurality of test wafer engagement members positioned around an outer wafer support surface disposed around the pedestal central wafer support surface and adapted to support a test wafer. The second plurality of test wafer engagement members may be distributed about a second circumference of the ring member, the second circumference having a wider diameter than the first circumference. Additional embodiments and aspects are described and claimed. | 2008-09-18 |
20080227375 | Ultra Fine Fiber Polishing Pad - A polishing pad includes a body having a polymer layer and a polishing layer. The polymer layer has opposite first and second faces. The polymer layer includes a plurality of first ultrafine fibers and a polymer bonding the first ultrafine fibers together. The polishing layer is formed on the first face of the polymer layer. The polishing layer includes a plurality of second ultrafine fibers and is free of the polymer. The first and second ultrafine fibers are identical to each other. The second ultrafine fibers have a concentration of ultrafine fibers by volume higher than 80% and higher than that of the first ultrafine fibers of the polymer layer. | 2008-09-18 |
20080227376 | CLOSURE CLIP WITH ROUND BOTTOM - A closure clip for products in bag or sausage form, the packaging cover material of which is formed from at least one packaging film, wherein the closure clip has a clip bottom and two straight clip legs which adjoin the clip bottom in the same direction and which diverge away from each other away from the clip bottom and the central longitudinal axes of which and the central longitudinal axis of the clip bottom lie in a common plane. It is further provided that the clip bottom has a rounding in the form of part of a circular arc. | 2008-09-18 |
20080227377 | METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR THE CONTROLLED CLOSURE OF AT LEAST ONE CLIP AROUND A FILLING MATERIAL-FREE PLAIT PORTION BETWEEN TWO FILLING MATERIAL PORTIONS ENCLOSED WITH A CASING - A method of and an apparatus for controlled closure of at least one clip around a filling material-free plait portion of a casing between two filling material portions enclosed with the casing, comprising two closure tools that are to be controlledly moved and, in the closure operation, are to be arranged at both sides of the plait portion, where the two closure tools have a common guide device with which the closure tools are guided movably transversely with respect to the longitudinal extent of the plait portion, where to arrange the closure tools at the two sides of the plait portion one of the two closure tools is moved past the plait portion and is moved into a position of being aligned with the other closure tool for the closure operation. | 2008-09-18 |
20080227378 | Blade For Vertical Axis Wind Turbine and Lift Type Vertical Axis Wind Turbine Having the Same - A blade for a vertical axis wind turbine and a lift type vertical axis wind turbine having the blade are provided to easily suppress excessive increase of the rotation rate of the wind turbine with a simple mechanical structure when increasing the rotation rate of the wind turbine to a prescribed value or more. The blade has an air brake and a shaft bearing disposed at a position nearer the rear edge with respect to the gravity center of the air brake. The air brake is mounted rotatably on the blade through the shaft bearing. Inside the front portion of the air brake, a substantially S-shaped spring backing plate is mounted. The spring backing plate largely protrudes frontward out of the air brake and urged by spring members serving as a protrusion forbidding member disposed nearer the front portion of the windsail chamber. When increasing the rotation rate over a prescribed value, the front edge of the air brake protrudes out of the wing surface by a centrifugal force while the rear edge of the air brake retracts inward from the wing surface, thus to produce air resistance, resulting in suppressing increase of the rotation rate of the wind turbine. | 2008-09-18 |
20080227379 | Magnetic fan-attaching structure and magnetic attaching element thereof - A magnetic fan-attaching structure and a magnetic attaching element are disclosed. The magnetic fan-attaching structure includes a fan body and at least one magnetic attaching element. The fan body has at least one through hole. The magnetic attaching element includes a main body and a magnetic unit located at the main body. The main body has a head portion and a rod body. The head portion has a contacting surface and an attaching surface that are opposite to the contacting surface. The contacting surface is linked to the rod body. The attaching surface is exposed to a side surface of the fan body. The rod body passes through the through hole to combine the magnetic attaching element with the fan body. Thereby, the fan body can be easily and rapidly installed at the desired location by a magnetic-absorbing method. It is convenient for users. | 2008-09-18 |
20080227380 | Portable storage device box - A portable storage device box includes a cover, a hard disk in the cover, a transfer module and a control circuit in the cover. The cover comprises an upper cover, a base portion and a cutout. The transfer module comprises a spool, a telescopic plug, a control button and a clockwork device towed by the cable. The control circuit connects the hard disk to the transfer module. The plug comprises an electric connector and a cable connecting the electric connector and winded on the spool. When the electric connector is drawn out the clockwork device would be towed by the cable and be fixed by pressing the control button once, and if the control button is pressed once again, the clockwork device would be released to restore with drawing the plug back. | 2008-09-18 |
20080227381 | COLUMNAR AIR MOVING DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Air moving device includes a housing, an impeller in the housing for generating a downward air flow, and vanes in the housing in close proximity to and a selected distance below the impeller to straighten the air flow. The device produces an air flow that substantially remains in a column over a substantial distance. The method includes producing an air flow that substantially remains in a column over a substantial distance and directing the air flow from the ceiling towards the floor to provide temperature destratification of the air in an enclosed space. The method also includes directing warm air from the ceiling to the floor and storing heat in the floor, apparatus on the floor and ground under the floor. The stored heat is released when the ceiling is cooler than the floor. | 2008-09-18 |
20080227382 | Ceiling Vent Air Diverter - A ceiling air duct diverter system comprising a box like housing with side walls and having an open top and at least one open side to divert air flow and a means for affixing the open top near a ceiling air vent. | 2008-09-18 |
20080227383 | DIGITAL CONTENT TRANSMITTING APPARATUS, DIGITAL-CONTENT CONTROL WEB PAGE DATA TRANSMITTING APPARATUS, AND METHODS OF CONTROLLING OPERATION OF SAME - Content control information corresponding to the model of a mobile telephone that has requested a moving picture file is transmitted to this mobile telephone. When the moving picture file is requested by the mobile telephone, the model of the mobile telephone is specified by a model specifying unit. Content control information indicating handling of the requested moving picture file is read from a content control information database, and a control data generating unit generates control data from the content control information in a format conforming to the specified model. The control data conforming to the model of the mobile telephone and the requested moving picture file are transmitted to the mobile telephone. | 2008-09-18 |
20080227384 | WIRELESS PC TO AUDIO VISUAL LINK ASSEMBLY FOR A MOTION VIDEO DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - A wireless PC-to-TV Audio/Visual (A/V) link assembly for a video content distribution system is provided. The link assembly includes a symbiotic adapter, a wireless receiver, and a remote control. The symbiot has a control circuit including a data storage media, a remote control interface, a wireless A/V transmitter for transmitting video content, a PC-interface adapted to communicate with a connectivity enabled host-PC and, through the host-PC connected to a distributed network, with the video content distribution system. The storage media is encoded with an instruction set including a logical routine which upon establishment of communication between the host-PC and the symbiot determines whether dedicated content and access management software is installed on the PC and if not, the logical routine initiates an install application adapted to install the dedicated content and access management software on the host-PC. The wireless receiver is adapted to connect in functional communication with a video display and/or sound system and receive video transmitted by the wireless A/V transmitter of the symbiot and pass the video content on to the display device. The remote control has a user interface, is in functional communication with the wireless receiver and pass command signals on to the symbiot and is adapted to enable a user to remotely control operation of the symbiot, the wireless receiver and the content and access management software. | 2008-09-18 |
20080227385 | Propagation of Messages - Authenticated propagation of adverts to multiple mobile recipient devices, each having both wireless and mobile telephony capability, employs message generation platforms each having a content creation engine, a metadata inserter and a signature generator, for the wireless broadcast of the generated messages. A client application on each recipient device controls viewing of the message, with authentication being provided through mobile telephony communication with a trusted authority which is in turn in secure communication with the message generation platform to hold signature information. According to an incentive policy, a device may wirelessly re-broadcast any message. | 2008-09-18 |
20080227386 | PILOT TRANSMISSION BY RELAY STATIONS IN A MULTIHOP RELAY COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Techniques to support multihop relay in a wireless communication system are described. In an aspect, a relay station receives data and a first pilot from an upstream station, e.g., a base station or another relay station. The relay station derives a channel estimate based on the first pilot and performs detection for the data based on the channel estimate. The relay station resends the data and sends a second pilot to a downstream station, e.g., a subscriber station or another relay station. Each pilot may be sent in accordance with a pilot format selected for that pilot. The first and second pilots may be sent using the same or different pilot formats. The relay station may receive channel information from the second station and may forward the channel information to the first station and/or select a rate for data transmission to the second station based on the channel information. | 2008-09-18 |
20080227387 | Los Mimo Beamforming - The invention discloses a point-to-point telecommunications system comprising a first transmitter which transmits information to a first receiver via electromagnetic waves. The first transmitter transmits on a number of antenna using a first frequency on at least a first and a second of said beams, and the first and second beams contain different information. The point-to-point connection between the transmitter and the receiver is achieved by means of at least a first repeater located between the transmitter and the receiver, said first repeater being used for said first beam. | 2008-09-18 |
20080227388 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING DATA USING MULTI-USER SUPERPOSITION CODING IN A WIRELESS RELAY SYSTEM - A method and apparatus for joint unicast using multi-user superposition coding in a wireless relay system are provided. A BS superposition-encodes first and second data messages directed to first and second MSs, respectively, scheduled at a current scheduling instant. The first and second data messages carry first and second information bit streams for the first and second MSs, respectively. The first MS has a relatively good direct link to the BS, and the second MS has a relatively bad direct link to the BS. The superposition-coded data is transmitted to the first MS and an RS connected between the BS and the first and second MSs. The RS receives the superposition-coded data from the BS, extracts the second information bit stream by decoding the superposition-coded data, and transmits a third data message carrying the second information bit stream to the first and second MSs. | 2008-09-18 |
20080227389 | RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD, RADIO TRANSMISSION APPARATUS AND RECEIVING APPARATUS - A radio communication method including, generating a first transmit RF signal and a second transmit RF signal from a data signal to be transmitted, each of the first and second transmit RF signals having a power spectrum in symmetric shape in the frequency domain, transmitting the first transmit RF signal and the second transmit RF signal at a different time, receiving the first transmit RF signal and the second transmit RF signal to generate a first received RF signal and a second received RF signal, and reproducing the data signal from the first received RF signal and the second received RF signal. | 2008-09-18 |
20080227390 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RELAYING SIGNALS FROM A MAGNETO-INDUCTIVE SYSTEM THROUGH A VOICE-BAND SYSTEM - A system and method for relaying signals from a magneto-inductive system, which are normally used to communicate between magneto-inductive units using quasi-static magnetic fields, over a voice-band communication system. The magneto-inductive signals are modulated data signals having a carrier frequency typically between 300 Hz and 3 kHz. The voice-band communication system facilitates long distance communication of voice-band signals. By supplying the signals from one magneto-inductive unit to the voice-band communication system through an analog input port, the signals are transmitted through the voice-band communication system. They are output from the system through an analog audio output port to the other magneto-inductive unit. | 2008-09-18 |
20080227391 | Apparatus and method for increased security of wireless transactions - A mobile communication device with security mechanisms is provided for enabling wireless personal information transfer with increased security. In another embodiment of the invention, a mobile communication device is used to confirm a transaction. | 2008-09-18 |
20080227392 | System and Method for Sense-Areas for Ad-Hoc Networking - A method and system are provided for electronic devices ( | 2008-09-18 |
20080227393 | Method and system for pairing of wireless devices using physical presence - Techniques that facilitate pairing of wireless devices with other wireless devices are disclosed. Once paired, the wireless devices can exchange data in a wireless manner. According to one embodiment, a pairing process can be secured through use of physical proximity, or even physical connection, of wireless devices to be paired. According to another embodiment, user actions to provoke or perform pairing can be reduced or eliminated. According to still another embodiment, a wireless device being paired can be configured using configuration information provided from another wireless device being paired. | 2008-09-18 |
20080227394 | RECEIVING APPARATUS - A receiving apparatus is for receiving radio signals including image information transmitted by a mobile transmitting device through a plurality of receiving antennas. The receiving apparatus includes a plurality of frequency converters for outputting modulated signals obtained by converting respective radio signal received through the plurality of receiving antennas by different modulation frequencies; a superposing unit for superposing each of the modulated signals generated by the plurality of frequency converters on a frequency axis; a cable with a single coaxial cable where each of the modulated signals superposed by the superposing unit is transmitted; and a receiving unit for demodulating each modulated signal input through the cable to receive and output the image information. | 2008-09-18 |
20080227395 | METHOD FOR REDUCING AN AMOUNT OF FEEDBACK USED IN A MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method for feeding back a Channel Quality Indicator (CQI) in a mobile communication system is provided. The method includes determining a number of subchannels for which the MS feeds back CQIs based on a preset feedback efficiency factor, selecting the determined number of subchannels in a descending order of channel quality, and feeding back the CQIs of the selected subchannels to a Base Station (BS). | 2008-09-18 |
20080227396 | Communication system - A method for reducing ringing in a signal output from a filter comprising inputting a signal into a filter; filtering a first portion of the input signal to generate a filtered portion of the output signal; analyzing the filtered portion of the output signal; detecting if ringing is present in the filtered portion of the output signal based on said analysis; and adjusting the filter characteristics to reduce ringing in a subsequent filtered portion of the output signal if it is determined that ringing is present. | 2008-09-18 |
20080227397 | Group LMMSE Demodulation Using Noise and Interference Covariance Matrix for Reception on a Cellular Downlink - A method for filtering in a wireless downlink channel, where all dominant transmitting sources use inner codes from a particular set, includes the steps of estimating a channel matrix seen from a desired transmitter source in response to a pilot or preamble signal; converting the estimated channel matrix into an effective channel matrix responsive to the inner code of the desired transmitting source; estimating a covariance matrix of noise plus interference in a linear model whose output is an equivalent of the received observations and in which the effective channel matrix corresponding to each dominant transmitting source inherits the structure of its inner code; computing a signal-to-noise-interference-ratio SINR responsive to the covariance matrix and the effective channel matrix corresponding to the desired source; and feeding back the computed SINR to the transmitter source. | 2008-09-18 |
20080227398 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FEEDBACK OVERHEAD REDUCTION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS - A method and apparatus for reducing feedback transmission overhead in wireless communications. Averaging, compression, or both are used to reduce a number of bits needed for transmission of channel quality information. | 2008-09-18 |
20080227399 | Mobile device system and mobile device - Situations such as mobile devices being left in the activated mode are avoided by efficiently reporting the statuses of a plurality of mobile devices. | 2008-09-18 |
20080227400 | Methods And Arrangements For Noise Rise Estimation - A received total wideband power ( | 2008-09-18 |
20080227401 | System and method for interference mitigation for wireless communication - Disclosed are systems and methods which provide interference mitigation by making alternative resources available within areas served by wireless communication links. Embodiments provide multiple channel availability in establishing wireless communication links to facilitate interference mitigation. Time domain techniques, spatial processing techniques, and/or frequency domain techniques may be implemented for spectrum management. Embodiments provide wireless base station configurations in which all or a plurality of base station sectors use a same frequency channel and/or in which each sector or a plurality of sectors use all frequency channels. Multi-channel strategies may be implemented such as to provide dynamic selection of a “best” frequency channel, to provide transmission of identical data on multiple channels for combining/selection at the receiver, and/or to provide for dividing the data for transmission on multiple channels. | 2008-09-18 |
20080227402 | User Guidance System, Mobile Communication Terminal, and User Guidance Method - A user guidance system includes a communication history receiver receiving communication history information of a mobile communication terminal; a traffic information generator receiving resource state information from a base station and generating communication traffic information at the base station; a dissatisfaction calculator calculating a dissatisfaction with a recommended action to a user of the mobile communication terminal, based on the communication history information and the communication traffic information; a recommended action extractor extracting a recommended action for the user to be notified of, based on dissatisfactions with a plurality of recommended actions; and an information transmitter transmitting the recommended action to the mobile communication terminal. | 2008-09-18 |
20080227403 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION BASE STATION DEVICE AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD ALLOWING USE OF PLURALITY OF COMMUNICATION SCHEMES - A wireless communication base station device uses first and second wireless communication schemes. The device includes a command transmitting section and a terminal detecting section. The command transmitting section generates a shift command for a shift from the first wireless communication scheme to the second wireless communication scheme. The command transmitting section transmits the shift command to a wireless communication terminal. The first wireless communication scheme uses a frequency bandwidth different from that used in the second wireless communication scheme. The terminal detecting section, after the transmission of the shift command, searches for a wireless communication terminal having failed to shift from the first wireless communication scheme to the second wireless communication scheme. The terminal detecting section, if the wireless communication terminal having failed in the shift is detected, instructs the command transmitting section to transmit the shift command again. | 2008-09-18 |
20080227404 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING FEEDBACK TO A TRANSMIT DIVERSITY DEVICE - A method and system for improving closed loop feedback in transmit diversity communication. In one embodiment of the invention, a predetermined variation of one or more transmit diversity parameters is performed at the transmit diversity transmitter. The receiver compares the transmit diversity parameter values of the received signals to the predetermined variation and transmits to the transmitter a value of a transmit diversity correction parameter. The transmitter may use this correction value to modify the transmit diversity parameter in a subsequent transmission. | 2008-09-18 |
20080227405 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING TRANSMIT DIVERSITY FEEDBACK - A receiver, or base station, may calculate the signal quality improvement based on a change in a diversity control parameter, for example, a phase difference or a power ratio among two or more antennas, by comparing a received signal power level to an expected power level, assuming no change in fading characteristics at the previous timeslot. This method may increase the amount of information communicated between the base station and the mobile unit, and may reduce feedback response time and/or provide for more efficient feedback for transmit diversity systems. | 2008-09-18 |
20080227406 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RANDOM ACCESS CHANNEL PROBE INITIALIZATION USING TRANSMIT DIVERSITY - Embodiments of the present invention extend the benefits of mobile transmit diversity to the initialization phase of communication with a base station over a random access channel. According to a method of the invention, the transmitter may attempt to initiate communication with a receiver by varying a transmit diversity parameter, for example, phase difference, in addition to or instead of varying power settings. | 2008-09-18 |
20080227407 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATICALLY ADJUSTING REMINDER VOLUME ON A MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A method and apparatus for automatically adjusting volume of an audio signal on a mobile device, comprising playing the audio signal at an initial volume, sampling the audio signal, estimating a transfer function based on an echo path characteristic between the played audio signal and sampled audio signal, selecting a volume policy based on the estimated transfer function, and adjusting the volume of the audio signal in accordance with the selected volume policy. | 2008-09-18 |
20080227408 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SWITCHING FREQUENCY BAND OF ANTENNA - An apparatus and a method for switching a frequency band of an antenna, used in an electronic device having an antenna are provided. The apparatus comprises a driving device, a switching device, and a radio frequency module. The switching device is used for adjusting the frequency band of the antenna to cover a system frequency band of a communication system adopted by the electronic device. The driving device is used for receiving a switching command from the electronic device and driving the switching device accordingly, in which the switching command indicates the communication system adopted by the electronic device. The radio frequency module is used for performing down frequency conversion on the signals output by the switching device and performing up frequency conversion on the signals to be input to the switching device. Accordingly, more than two frequency bands can be supported by the electronic device with a single antenna. | 2008-09-18 |
20080227409 | WIRELESS RECEIVER WITH NOTCH FILTER TO REDUCE EFFECTS OF TRANSMIT SIGNAL LEAKAGE - This disclosure describes techniques for reducing adverse effects of TX signal leakage in a full-duplex, wireless communication device. The techniques make use of a notch filter to reject TX signal leakage in a signal processed in the RX path of the wireless communication device. The notch filter may be constructed as a complex notch filter using passive resistor and capacitor components to produce a notch frequency that attenuates TX signal leakage components in a desired signal. The notch filter may be applied to a down-converted, baseband signal produced by a passive mixer. | 2008-09-18 |
20080227410 | BI-DIRECTIONAL SIGNAL INTERFACE AND APPARATUS USING SAME - A signal interface includes a dual-drive device having a first and a second input port that receive an outgoing signal. One of the first and the second input ports also receive an incoming signal. The dual-drive device passes the incoming signal to an output port while isolating the outgoing signal from the incoming signal. | 2008-09-18 |
20080227411 | WIRELESS TRACTOR-TRAILER COMMUNICATIONS - Computer-readable media, systems, and methods for wirelessly communicating between a tractor and a set of trailers in a tractor-trailer environment are described. In embodiments, a tractor wireless communication device associated with a tractor is initialized and associated with a tractor initialization time. Additionally, a trailer wireless communication device associated with at least one trailer is initialized and associated with a trailer initialization time. In various embodiments, it is determined whether the tractor wireless communication device and the trailer wireless communication device are in physical proximity by comparing initialization times. Further, in various embodiments, tractor-trailer information events are communicated wirelessly between a tractor and a trailer. | 2008-09-18 |
20080227412 | Intelligent Scanning System and Method for Walkie-Talkie Devices - A method and system for scanning channels in a network for incoming audio transmissions. A device enters an intelligent scanning mode, which initiates an automatic scanning of predefined channels for incoming audio transmissions. Upon detection, the device tunes to the channel of the incoming audio transmission while continually searching channels of a higher priority for incoming audio transmissions of a higher priority. A device enters a single channel mode to send an outgoing transmission, which automatically reverts the device to the channel of the last incoming audio transmission. | 2008-09-18 |
20080227413 | IMBALANCED TRANSMISSION COMBINING AT RADIO BASE STATION - A radio base station ( | 2008-09-18 |
20080227414 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMIT DIVERSITY CONTROL BASED ON VARIATIONS IN PROPAGATION PATH - A method and apparatus for applications of identification of variations of propagation path to transmit diversity control. Transmit diversity parameters may be modified according to detected dynamics, which may, for example, be related to changes in actual propagation and network conditions. Such dynamics may be referred to as mobility parameters. Mobility parameters may apply to variability in a propagation path due to any conditions. Determination of a mobility parameter may be conducted using one or more of multiple parameters available to the mobile terminal. Such feedback information indication, which is related to the propagation path conditions, may be provided to the apparatus, which would attempt to find a more desired mode of operation, which may lead to reduction in power and the improvement of the quality of transmission. | 2008-09-18 |
20080227415 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR PHASE DIFFERENCE ADJUSTMENT IN TRANSMIT DIVERSITY - A method and apparatus for using an antenna selection signal for selecting a transmit diversity parameter, including phase difference and/or power ratio between concurrently transmitting antennas. | 2008-09-18 |
20080227416 | ARRANGEMENT FOR CONTROLLING INDIVIDUAL ANTENNAS OF AN ANTENNA ARRANGEMENT - An arrangement for controlling individual antennas of an antenna arrangement in a magnetic resonance apparatus has a device for signal division. This device is designed such that each transmission signal present at an input of the device for signal division is divided among all outputs of the device for signal division. Each output of the device for signal division is connected with a respective individual antenna. A number of transmission branches are provided for the inputs of the device for signal division. Each transmission branch has components that form a transmission signal that is modulated specific to the transmission branch and is amplified. Each transmission branch is connected with a respective associated input of the device for signal division, such that the transmission signal therefrom arrives at the associated input. | 2008-09-18 |
20080227417 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING A TRANSMIT DIVERSITY DEVICE - A method of operating a transmit diversity device, wherein upon detection of a phase instability condition a power setting, such as a ratio of transmission power between different antennas, may be modified. | 2008-09-18 |
20080227418 | RF radio and method for monitoring multiple channels to acquire warning alert data - An RF radio and a method of monitoring warning alert data is provided. The RF radio includes a radio receiver for receiving broadcast radio wave signals, and a tuner adjustable for selecting radio wave signal channels within AM and FM radio bands and radio wave signal channels within a weather band. The weather band is adapted to provide warning alert data. The radio also includes a controller for controlling the tuner to select a radio wave signal channel within the AM or FM radio band. The controller controls the tuner to periodically switch to the weather band to simultaneously monitor a plurality of weather band channels during an alternate frequency update, and determines presence of warning alert data. The controller further initiates receipt of the warning alert data when such warning alert data is determined to be present. | 2008-09-18 |
20080227419 | Retractable Cell Phone Clip - A Retractable Cell Phone Clip wherein a retractable metal cord is pulled out of a case by a bob with a key ring connector securing unit attached to a universal cell phone string securing unit with a cell phone whereby a cell phone remains attached to the metal cord and to whatever it is clipped to (such as clothing, purse, backpack, etc.) while in use and retract when not in use, which makes a cell phone easy to find and hard to loose. | 2008-09-18 |
20080227420 | Multipoint Voltage and Current Probe System - A metrology system monitors radio frequency (RF) power at a plurality of locations in a circuit. The system includes a plurality of RF sensors that generate respective analog signals based on electrical properties of the RF power, a multiplexing module that generates an output signal based on the analog signals, and an analysis module that generates messages based on the output signal. The messages contain information regarding the electrical properties that are sensed by the plurality of RF sensors. | 2008-09-18 |
20080227421 | Reducing Power Consumption In Receivers Employing Conversion To Intermediate Frequency - A receiver to recover a signal of interest while consuming reduced power in some scenarios. The receiver contains a in-phase channel processing path and a quadrature phase channeling path for down converting an input signal to an intermediate frequency, and then recovering the signal of interest by further processing of the input signal at intermediate frequency. One of the two paths is turned off upon occurrence of a desired condition, which reduces power consumption. In an embodiment, the condition is that the input signal does not contain an image signal of the signal of interest. | 2008-09-18 |
20080227422 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INTERFERENCE CANCELLATION IN MULTI-ANTENNA SYSTEM - An apparatus and method for interference cancellation in a multi-antenna system are provided. A transmission apparatus includes a channel identifier, a scheduler, an interference canceller, and a transmitter. The channel identifier identifies channel information of each of a plurality of receiving ends located in a service area and neighbor cell interference information on each receiving end. The scheduler selects at least one receiving end. The interference canceller precodes transmitted signals in order to cancel interference between receiving ends located in the same cell and neighbor cell interference. The transmitter transmits the precoded transmitted signals to the selected at least one receiving end. | 2008-09-18 |
20080227423 | METHOD TO ENABLE OPEN LOOP ANTENNA TRANSMIT DIVERSITY ON CHANNELS HAVING DEDICATED PILOTS - Methods, computer-readable media, and devices are provided that support antenna diversity in a communication system. In an exemplary method, a signal is received from a first device at a second device in a first channel. A determination is made concerning whether or not transmit diversity is applied to the first channel. If transmit diversity is applied to the first channel; a first channel estimate is determined based on a first pilot signal received from the first device and a second channel estimate is determined based on a second pilot signal received from the first device. The received signal is decoded based on the first channel estimate and the second channel estimate. | 2008-09-18 |
20080227424 | Methods and apparatus to perform radio frequency (RF) analog-to-digital conversion - Methods and apparatus to perform radio frequency (RF) analog-to-digital conversion are described. According to one example, a receiver includes an amplifier to amplify received analog RF signals and a mixer-free circuit for converting the received analog RF signals to digital signals. | 2008-09-18 |
20080227425 | APPARATUS FOR IMPLEMENTING ENHANCED HAND SHAKE PROTOCOL IN MICROELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS - A method and apparatus are provided for implementing an enhanced hand shake protocol for microelectronic communication systems. A transmitter and a receiver is coupled together by a transmission link. The transmitter receives an idle input. The idle input is activated when the transmitter is not transmitting data and the transmitter applies a first common mode level to the receiving unit. The idle input is deactivated when the transmitter is ready to transmit data and the transmitter raises the common mode level to the receiving unit. Responsive to the receiver detecting the common mode level up-movement, then the receiver receives the transmitted data signals. After the desired data has been sent, the transmitter terminates communications, drops the common mode level with the idle input being activated. | 2008-09-18 |
20080227426 | Structure of a car multimedia wireless transmitting and receiving device - A multimedia wireless transmitting and receiving device includes a main device body, and a base member connected to both the main device body and a car cigarette lighter socket; the main device body has an FM transmitter for transmitting FM signals receivable by a radio of the car; the main device body has a Bluetooth module for performing transference of audio and digital data between the Bluetooth module and a cellular phone; the main device body has a microphone serving as a sound input source; the base member has a plug for connection with the car cigarette lighter socket to obtain power supply; the base member has several connection cavities, which are each used for connection with a respective transfer wire of electronic devices so as to transfer digitized music files stored in the electronic devices to the main device body and to charge the electronic devices. | 2008-09-18 |
20080227427 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RESPONDING TO AN EMERGENCY SITUATION FROM A MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A method and system for responding to an emergency situation from a mobile communication device ( | 2008-09-18 |
20080227428 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EMERGENCY BROADCAST USING AN EMERGENCY BROADCAST-MULTICAST SERVICE - Methods, apparatus and media for receiving emergency broadcast information in a broadcast-multicast service of a communication system. The methods, apparatus and media include scheduling a broadcast of emergency broadcast information in designated control channel cycles for designated subscriber stations. The control channel cycles are transmitted with the designated control channel cycles including the emergency broadcast information. Subscriber stations awake according to their designated control channel cycle and receive the transmission of their designated control channel cycle on a broadcast-multicast service. The subscriber station determines if emergency broadcast information is in the control channel cycle assigned to the subscriber station and responds accordingly. | 2008-09-18 |
20080227429 | ENHANCED HANDLING OF DURESS SITUATIONS - A wireless communications device can be triggered by a user in a duress situation to provide to a predetermined recipient, or to a monitoring service, a duress message containing emergency-response information, such as GPS coordinates, a photograph and/or an audio clip to facilitate an emergency response to the duress situation. The wireless device can periodically send follow-up duress messages to provide updated GPS data, photos or other information. The wireless device monitoring can also reply to specific queries from the monitoring service to provide requested information that would be most useful to the recipient attempting to coordinate an emergency response. In the event that the device is outside data packet coverage, the duress message can be transmitted using an alternate mode of communication such as SMS or MMS. If no mode of communication is available, the device stores the duress message until communications are possible. | 2008-09-18 |
20080227430 | Adding Emergency Numbers to a Mobile Address Book - In one embodiment, a method and corresponding apparatus provide a user with emergency service information which is significant to the user's location. A user's address book is updated with emergency service information for at least one emergency service, the emergency service information is based on the user's location, and the emergency service information for the at least one emergency service is presented in a manner which indicates the significance of the emergency service information to the user's location. | 2008-09-18 |
20080227431 | DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM AND METHOD, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD, AND CHARGING APPARATUS AND METHOD - In a communication system for serving data corresponding to a request from the user and charging the user for the data served to the user, when the user designates a result of a desired one of a plurality of different operations, a usage management unit selects a one, corresponding to the user's designation, of a plurality of processors which effect operations corresponding to a plurality of different algorithms, respectively. When the processor corresponding to the designation is selected, an algorithm processor makes an operation corresponding to the designation. A management center charges the user for the use of the algorithm. | 2008-09-18 |
20080227432 | Activating the Unlocking of a Mobile Terminal - The invention concerns a method for activating unlocking of a mobile terminal (TM) to be connected to a radio communication network (RR) and co-operating with a smart card (CP), wherein an unlocking activating indicator stored in a first state in the card is periodically read by an application of the terminal to maintain the terminal locked if the indicator is in the first state. A server (SO) transmits an updating message including a state-changing command to the card via the terminal after a predetermined usage time interval so that an application in the card shifts the unlocking activating indicator into a second state. If the unlocking activating indicator is read in the second state by the terminal application, the latter commands the unlocking of the mobile terminal. The interaction between the terminal as well as providing sufficient revenue to the operator who has sold the terminal | 2008-09-18 |
20080227433 | Method and system for multimedia message service communication - An interactive method, a user terminal and a communication system am provided for multimedia message services. The method comprises the steps of receiving a multimedia message from a server; generating a page displaying or playing the multimedia message at a user terminal, wherein one or more controllers are embedded into the displayed or played multimedia message and associations between said controllers are defined; and triggering at least one action event and performing a corresponding action in response to the operations of one or more controllers. A response message fed back to the server is automatically generated at the user terminal, and an optimized multimedia message interface is provided for the user, a local interaction and a interaction between the terminal and the back end service can be flexibly realized. | 2008-09-18 |
20080227434 | Telecommunication system used with a means for transporting passengers and cargo - A mobile terminal UE accesses a CN and utilizes the Internet via a base station Node-B. When riding an electric train, the mobile terminal UE receives a disembarkation notification and an embarkation notification from a RFID tag writer equipped on a train, and notifies the base station Node-B that the terminal is on-board the train. While on-board the train, the terminal accesses an in-vehicle AP by employing a WLAN, Bluetooth, or similar system, and the in-vehicle AP communicates with the base station Node-B. This configuration enables the in-vehicle AP to handle all of the mobile devices existing on a train in a centralized manner, thereby eliminating the need for each of the mobile devices to individually access the base station Node-B. | 2008-09-18 |
20080227435 | Apparatus and Method for Sending video Content to A Mobile Device - An apparatus and method for sending video content to a mobile device is described. According to one embodiment, a computer-implemented method comprising embedding a widget in a website, the widget generating a form. The form is provided when a user visits the website so as to execute the widget. The form includes a first field to enter a recipient phone number, a send selector, and one or more non-visible fields, the non-visible fields containing a content service provider identifier, and a video URL. A data packet is generated with the widget when the user selects the send selector, the data packet including the recipient phone number, the video URL, and the content service provider identifier. An encoded version of the data packet is sent to the content service provider and a video link message is sent to the recipient phone number. | 2008-09-18 |
20080227436 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING ENHANCED BROADCAST ADVERTISING - One example provides a broadcast device configured to display an advertisement for viewing by a user and a mobile client device configured to capture information relating to the advertisement from the broadcast device. The mobile client device determines whether the captured information is sufficient to allow the mobile client device to generate an electronic coupon. If it is, the mobile client device generates a coupon may be stored in the mobile client device and subsequently presented at a point-of-sale device as part of a transaction. If the captured information is insufficient, the mobile client device may request additional information from an advertiser server either directly or via the broadcast device. | 2008-09-18 |
20080227437 | MULTIMEDIA COMMUNICATOR UTILIZED TO OFFER DEDICATED SERVICES - A multimedia communicator is disclosed. The multimedia communicator comprises a processing unit; and a storage device coupled to the processing unit. The multimedia communicator further includes a plurality of interfaces to allow the multimedia communicator to offer a user a plurality of services. The MMC which includes a microprocessor computing system may be located in a car, for example, or within a handset similar to handsets presently utilized for cell phones. The MMC may be connected to a WiFi Internet connection, a cellular network, a satellite radio or equivalent satellite network, or to other available wireless networks. Additionally, the MMC has the potential to interface with GPS signals as desired. | 2008-09-18 |
20080227438 | CONFERENCING USING PUBLISH/SUBSCRIBE COMMUNICATIONS - A method and system are for conferencing by exchanging conference communications between two or more participants includes publishing a conference communication to a message broker and subscribing to conference communications at a message broker. A subscription topic specifies one or more type or source of the communication. A conference communication may be one of a text input, transcribed text, audio input, synthesized audio speech, or video input including real or animated images. The method and system of conferencing using publish/subscribe communications allows participants with different communication needs to be accommodated in a flexible manner. | 2008-09-18 |
20080227439 | Emulation of Private Branch Exchange Behavior - An apparatus and methods are disclosed for use by organizations that have PBXs at a plurality of sites. The invention pertains to cell phone calls from an to his or her “home” private branch exchange. For example, an employee who works at the Chicago branch office might call the Chicago office's PBX to invoke a feature such as setting up call forwarding, retrieving voice mail, etc. In the illustrative embodiment, such calls might be automatically and transparently directed to another PBX when it is advantageous to do so (e.g., for the purposes of security, reducing toll charges, because of unavailability of a particular PBX, etc.) Factors that might be used to determine whether to re-direct a call and to which PBX to re-direct a call include the day and time of the call, the network that the cell phone is currently connected to, etc. | 2008-09-18 |
20080227440 | Methods and apparatus for discovering and updating a mobile device via user behavior - Apparatus and methods for dynamically updating a mobile device in response to a user's behavior. In one exemplary embodiment, a user interface (UI) of the device is capable of being updated based on the user's usage or other behavioral patterns. In one variant, a server and associated mobile portal are utilized to receive input from the mobile device relating to user behavior, emulate the device on the server (or a proxy device), and discover services applicable to that particular device. The user interface of the device is then adaptively modified based on the relevant discovered services, thereby enhancing user interface efficiency and the user's interaction experience. | 2008-09-18 |
20080227441 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A UNIVERSAL BASE STATION - Systems and methods for a universal base station are provided. In one embodiment, a base station for processing a plurality of communications channels for up to a plurality of network operators comprises a transceiver module communicatively coupled to up to a plurality of network operators, the transceiver module configured to process a plurality of upstream communication channels and a plurality of downstream communication channels based on one or more wireless communication modulation protocols, each of the upstream and downstream communication channels associated with one of the network operators. The transceiver module is configured to output a combined downstream RF signal based on the downstream communication channels. The transceiver module is configured to output a plurality of upstream data packets based on the upstream communication channels, each upstream data packet of the plurality of upstream data packets associated with one of the up to a plurality of network operators. | 2008-09-18 |
20080227442 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING RECONFIGURATION OF RADIO LINK CONTROL PARAMETERS - A variety of wireless communication methods and apparatus for supporting reconfiguration of radio link control (RLC) parameters are disclosed. A radio resource control (RRC) reconfiguration message is generated that indicates that an RLC unit in a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) or a universal terrestrial radio access network (UTRAN) should be reconfigured from supporting flexible size RLC protocol data units (PDUs) to supporting fixed size RLC PDUs. If an information element (IE) “one sided RLC re-establishment” is present in the RRC reconfiguration message, only a receiving side subassembly in the RLC unit is re-established. Otherwise, both the receiving side subassembly and a transmitting side subassembly in the RLC unit are re-established. Flexible size RLC PDUs may be discarded and a message indicating the discarded flexible size RLC PDUs may be transmitted. The flexible size RLC PDUs may be modified such that they correspond to a set of pre-defined sizes. | 2008-09-18 |
20080227443 | Retransmission in a Cellular Communication System - An apparatus comprises a detection processor ( | 2008-09-18 |
20080227444 | Maintaining Continuity of a Communication Session - A system and method are provided for monitoring the quality of a communication session with a mobile device. Should the communication session degrade, rather than dropping the communication session the user of a device communicating with the mobile device is prompted to wait while an attempt is made to improve the quality of the communication session. Similarly if the user of the mobile device moves out of a coverage area, rather than dropping the communication session the user of the device communicating with the mobile device is prompted to wait until a new communication session can be established. | 2008-09-18 |
20080227445 | Paging scheme - Disclosed is a multi-access device including a communication unit including capabilities for communicating through access networks according to at least two different access technologies. The multi-access device receives a paging message at least through an access network according to one of the at least two different access technologies, selects one of the access networks available for the multi-access device in response to the paging message, and answers to the paging message through the selected access network. Also disclosed is a paging center configured to initiate paging of a given multi-access device, to use an access network according to a first default access technology for the paging, and to wait for to receive an answer to the paging through an access network according to any access technology available in the communication network, said access network, through which an answer is received, having been selected for the multi-access device in response to said paging. | 2008-09-18 |
20080227446 | Portable handheld satellite phone conversion module - A mobile communication device for communication and data transfer utilizing a satellite phone system including a module which replaces or supplements the battery of a satellite phone handset and includes an embedded micro-processor, a camera, a GPS unit, a compass, a mass storage device, a display screen and communication ports. The module is designed to transmit data and images without the need for additional software or other peripheral devices. The module is designed to completely enclose a satellite phone therein thereby providing environmental protection for the satellite phone. | 2008-09-18 |
20080227447 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING CELL SELECTION TO HOME CELL OR PRIVATE NETWORK IN A MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - An apparatus and method for performing cell selection to a Home cell or a Private network in a mobile communication system are provided, in which a User Equipment (UE) determines a candidate cell by measuring a serving cell and neighbor cells, receives an indicator indicating a Home cell or a Private network in system information from the candidate cell, determines whether the candidate cell is included in a Home cell or Private network list set in the UE, and selects the candidate cell if the candidate cell is included in the Home cell or Private network list. | 2008-09-18 |
20080227448 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING AN UPLINK PILOT USING A SCANNING INTERVAL IN A MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - An apparatus and method for transmitting an UpLink (UL) pilot using a scanning interval in a mobile communication system are provided. The method includes receiving a scanning response message including information on a UL pilot channel allocation mode from a serving Base Station (BS), measuring each DownLink (DL) channel state using DL signals of one or more neighboring BSs and transmitting a UL pilot to each of the one or more neighboring BSs in the UL pilot channel allocation mode, during a scanning duration. Accordingly, both UL and DL Quality of Service (QoS) may be considered during a handover operation. | 2008-09-18 |
20080227449 | PICH-HS TIMING AND OPERATION - Systems and methodologies are described that facilitate employing a paging indicator channel in connection with high speed channels in a wireless communications network. A paging indicator transmission can be sent on the paging channel to one or more mobile devices. The paging indicator indicates that additional information such as a full paging messages, other control plane data or other user plane data is expected to be transmitted at a specific time instant (e.g., subframe) on the associated high speed channel. A set of parameters can be transmitted on common channels that specify a set of associated subframes in a high speed channel. Mobile devices can analyze the set of parameters to determine the associated subframes and receive the subframes in accordance with a schedule. | 2008-09-18 |
20080227450 | Indoor call control apparatus associated with public mobile network - A public mobile terminal can use both of a public mobile communication service and an extension service while protecting an SIP message by an IP sec. An indoor call control apparatus that receives an INVITE message from the public mobile terminal has a destination determination table that determines whether the called terminal is an indoor terminal, or not. When the terminal is the indoor terminal, a Route header is deleted from the INVITE message, and the message is transmitted to the called terminal. When the called terminal is not the indoor terminal, the INVITE message is transmitted to an S-CSCF of a calling terminal on the basis of the contents of the Route header. | 2008-09-18 |
20080227451 | HOME SUBSCRIBER SERVER CONFIGURATION METHOD AND SYSTEM - The present invention is to provide a home subscriber server configuration method and system that is accessible in switching to any one of plural HSS servers in a redundant configuration. Information stored in such plural HSS servers (e.g., HSS-A server | 2008-09-18 |
20080227452 | OPTIMIZED NETWORK RE-ENTRY IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK - A method for supporting entry of a remote unit ( | 2008-09-18 |
20080227453 | CELL RESELECTION PROCESS FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS - A method of cell reselection in a wireless communications system where parameters are transmitted by the network in system information blocks to WTRU's on the network. Parameters are either added or subtracted from an equation representing the signal power and/or quality of a cell. Parameters may be prioritized. The results of the calculations are used to rank the servicing cell and neighboring cells. If a neighboring cell has a higher quality than the servicing cell, then the WTRU reselects the better cell. The network may transmit a blacklist of cells where the WTRU cannot camp as well as a barring timer for each cell where if the timer expires, the cell may again be considered for reselection. Information germane to the reselection decision may be transmitted and used by the network. | 2008-09-18 |
20080227454 | HANDOVER IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS - Systems and methodologies are described that facilitate handing over mobile device communications in a wireless network from a source base station to a target base station without using a random access channel (RACH). In this regard, the source base station can request shared data bandwidth resources from the target base station on behalf of the mobile device and assign the resources to the mobile device. The mobile device can calculate a timing difference between the source and target base stations and can handover communications by transmitting over the shared data bandwidth using the timing difference to generally provide correct timing for the transmission. To this end, the target base station can have transmission time intervals where it allows transmitting with an extended cyclic prefix to ensure more reliable handover for the mobile device. | 2008-09-18 |
20080227455 | Method and Apparatus For Optimizing Neighbor List Automatically in Asynchronous Wcdma Network - A method for automatically optimizing a neighbor list for processing handover in an asynchronous WCDMA (Wide-band Code Division Multiple Access) network includes the steps of: collecting neighbor list data, call fault data, handover statistical data, base station location data and PSC information data of each base station sub-cell (or, sector) in a nationwide network; extracting all target sub-cells (or, sectors) available for handover by analyzing the collected data; endowing a weighting factor to the extracted target sub-cells (or, sectors) according to importance and then sorting calculated results so as to determine priorities; and subsequently inputting the target sub-cell (or, sector) information to the neighbor list according to the priorities. | 2008-09-18 |
20080227456 | Techniques for reporting and simultaneous transmission mechanism to improve reliability of signaling - Methods, apparatus and computer program products perform signal quality measurements for signals from a plurality of cells served by an apparatus, and transmit indications of the signal quality measurements to the apparatus. The signal quality measurements may include CQI measurements. Transmitting may include transmitting indications of the signal quality measurements to a source cell of the apparatus. Other methods, apparatus and computer program products perform signal quality measurements for signals from a plurality of cells served by an apparatus, determine, using at least the signal quality measurements, a frequency band to be used by each of the plurality of cells to transmit a command, and transmit an indication of the frequency band to the apparatus. Variants may include receiving over the frequency band the command from each of the plurality of cells. | 2008-09-18 |
20080227457 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPLEMENTING TERMINAL HANDOVER - A method and system for implementing terminal handover, the method include: receiving, by a serving handover (HO) function unit, a handover instruction from a network element on network; and implementing, by the serving HO function unit, the handover for the terminal in accordance with the handover instruction, and handing over the terminal to a target base station (BS). With the disclosure, the terminal handover flow can be triggered by the network, and the problems of the inefficient terminal handover or the high network resource consumption and the handover delay in the prior art can be overcomed. | 2008-09-18 |
20080227458 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING CONTEXT OF MOBILE STATION - A method for managing the context of the mobile station (MS) is applied in an MS handover process of a wireless access network. The function entity identification information of acting on the MS is carried in the context of the MS, and the MS addresses based on the function entity identification information and handovers to the target base station. By adding the identifications of various logic entities acting on the MS to the context information of the MS, the correct addressing of these logic entities is ensured during the handover. The different local policies of the source and destination ends are considered during conveying the context of the MS, in which the destination end may update certain context of the MS according to its own local policy during conveying; and the hierarchy of the context conveying of the MS during the handover is also considered. | 2008-09-18 |
20080227459 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR THE UTILIZATION OF CORE BASED NODES FOR STATE TRANSFER - Methods and apparatus for storing, manipulating, retrieving, and forwarding state, e.g., context and other information, used to support communications sessions with one or more end nodes, e.g., mobile devices, are described. Various features are directed to a mobile node controlling the transfer of state from a first access node to a second access node during a handoff operation thereby eliminating any need for state transfer messages to be transmitted between the second access node and the first access node during handoff. Other features of the invention are directed to the use of a core network node to store state information. State information stored in the core node can be accessed and used by access nodes in cases where a mobile node does not send a state transfer message during a handoff, e.g., because communication with the first access node is lost or because such messages are not supported. | 2008-09-18 |
20080227460 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RECONFIGURING PRIVATE CELLULAR NETWORKS FOR RESOLVING FREQUENCY BAND CONFLICTS WITH OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT COMMUNICATION NETWORKS - Disclosed herein is a system and method for achieving a government-imposed re-banding of communications frequencies within the cellular telecommunications industry that provides considerable advantages over options available in the prior art. Using a bi-directional amplifier means of the present invention, cellular service providers required to shift and otherwise adjust the frequency bands within which they are licensed to operate will be able to conform to government dictates in a manner that is cost effective and capable, without more, of implementing the government-imposed plan in multiple stages without resort to significant hardware upgrades or substitutions. | 2008-09-18 |
20080227461 | DATA TRANSMISSION AND POWER CONTROL IN A MULTIHOP RELAY COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Techniques for transmitting data with distributed and centralized scheduling in a multihop relay communication system are described. For distributed scheduling, a relay station may generate and send first channel quality information (CQI) to a base station and receive second CQI from a subscriber station. The relay station may receive data sent by the base station based on the first CQI and may resend the data to the subscriber station based on the second CQI. For centralized scheduling, the relay station may generate first CQI for the base station, receive second CQI from the subscriber station, and send both CQIs to the base station. The relay station may receive data sent by the base station based on the first CQI and may resend the data to the subscriber station based on a scheduling decision determined based on the second CQI. Techniques for distributed and centralized power control are also described. | 2008-09-18 |
20080227462 | Methods and Apparatus for Locating Access Device - A system obtains a plurality of locations respectively associated with a plurality of mobile devices that are in communication with the stationary access device. For each of the plurality of mobile devices, the system obtains a relative distance metric associated with that mobile device. Based on the plurality of locations and the relative distance metric, the computes a relative location of the stationary access device. | 2008-09-18 |
20080227463 | DETERMINING LOCATION INFORMATION | 2008-09-18 |
20080227464 | Communication System, Server, Terminal, and Communication Control Program - It provides a communication system in which a calling party calls a called party on a move and the called party performs a multimedia communication with the calling party, using the communication terminal of a business company providing a communication service. In the communication system in which the communication terminal | 2008-09-18 |
20080227465 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USING HISTORIC NETWORK INFORMATION FOR DETERMINING APPROXIMATE POSITION - Systems and techniques to determine an approximate location for a mobile device using historic location information. In an aspect, a SUPL Location Platform (SLP), which is a location server in SUPL, may receive data from SUPL Enabled Terminal (SET). The data may include the Multiple Location IDs Parameter. The real time Location ID Parameter may not have a current status. The SLP may determine an approximate position for the SET based on the Multiple Location IDs Parameter data received from the SET. The SLP may then send the approximate position to the SET or a SUPL Agent, or may use the approximate position information in another way. | 2008-09-18 |
20080227466 | Modular GPS system for breathalyzer interlock - The present invention provides apparatus, systems and methods for determining positional information and transmitting that information over a cell phone network in connection with a sobriety interlock system. | 2008-09-18 |
20080227467 | Architecture for Mobile Advertising with Location - Systems and methods are provided for mobile device advertising. The system includes a mobile device, a content provider, and an advertisement provider. A plurality of location fix technologies is executed to determine a plurality of location fixes for the mobile device, and the plurality of location fixes is stored in the mobile device. A location request is received for the mobile device, the plurality of stored location fixes is retrieved from the mobile device, and the plurality of stored location fixes is sent to the content provider. The content provider receives the plurality of location fixes for the mobile device from the mobile device, forwards the plurality of location fixes to the advertisement provider, and transmits content to the mobile device. The advertisement provider selects an advertisement based on location fixes, and transmits the advertisement to the mobile device. | 2008-09-18 |
20080227468 | Location Control in a Mobile Communications Network - The present invention relates to an improved location process for determining the location of mobile stations when a GSM network is extended by other access networks, for example unlicensed radio access networks. An access network controller supporting a connection with the mobile station sends a location service entity a location request that includes information indicative of at least one positioning method supported by the network element for a particular mobile station. By providing the location service entities with information on the location methods to use, there is no need to configure the location service entities with this information in advance. Moreover, the process is flexible and can be tailored to the network element making the request and thus to the type of connection actually used by the mobile station. There is no need for the location entities to launch several location methods before retrieving sufficiently accurate information since the most suitable methods are communicated in advance. | 2008-09-18 |
20080227469 | GSM Network-Based Timing Advance Positioning - Embodiments for locating mobile stations in a GSM cellular network are disclosed. | 2008-09-18 |
20080227470 | Wireless communication system for automatically generating a received signal strength distribution map - The invention discloses a wireless communication system including first mobile devices, a second mobile device, and a system end. The system end cooperates with the second device to determine a coordinate of each of the first mobile devices. When each of the first mobile devices receives a signal from the system end, each of the first mobile devices can detect its corresponding received signal strength. The system end or the second mobile device is capable of generating a received signal strength distribution map according to the coordinates and the strengths of the received signals. | 2008-09-18 |