38th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 45 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100240362 | RADIOTERMINALS AND OPERATING METHODS FOR COMMUNICATING USING SPECTRUM ALLOCATED TO ANOTHER SATELLITE OPERATOR - A method of providing communications can be provided by at least one space-based and/or terrestrial component of a first system/operator transmitting/receiving information using spectrum allocated to a second system/operator at an aggregate interference level at a space-based component of the second system/operator that is less than or substantially equal to a predetermined threshold. Related other methods, systems, and radioterminals are also disclosed. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240363 | System And Method For Balancing Communication Traffic Loading Between Adjacent Base Stations In A Mobile Communications Network - A mobile communication device measures a received signal strength indicator, RSSI, from a base station. An adjusted signal strength indicator, RSSI-ADJ, is calculated for the base station as a function of both the RSSI and a traffic indicator received from the base station. A determination is made, based on the calculated RSSI-ADJ, whether the mobile communication device should roam. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240364 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR BROADCASTING SYSTEM OVERHEAD MESSAGES IN WIRELESSS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS - A base station may generate a subpacket of system overhead messages that is designed so that a subscriber station improves a success rate of decoding the system overhead messages by accumulating multiple received subpackets. The base station may repeatedly broadcast the subpacket to subscriber stations. When a subscriber station receives a subpacket of system overhead messages, the subscriber station may combine the subpacket with previously received subpackets and attempt to decode the system overhead messages from this combination. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240365 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS WITH FEMTO NODES - Systems and methods for using a list of physical layer identifiers to efficiently read system information from a plurality of communication nodes are described herein. According to the systems and methods herein, the list of physical layer identifiers may be used to aid in the processes of manual selection of femto nodes, active handover, and/or idle cell reselection. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240366 | CONNECTION ATTEMPT MESSAGE PROCEDURE ENHANCEMENT FOR MANUAL SELECTION OF A HYBRID HOME NETWORK BASE STATION - A method, a mobile system, and a home network base station are disclosed. A processor | 2010-09-23 |
20100240367 | METHOD OF PERFORMING CELL RESELECTION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method of performing cell reselection includes receiving priority for a different frequency or RAT (Radio Access Technology) and information on a validity timer for the priority, starting the validity timer, performing cell reselection based on the priority while the validity timer is running, receiving reconfiguration information of the validity timer, and reconfiguring the validity timer based on the reconfiguration information. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240368 | CONTROLLING RESELECTION IN A TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK - A base station reselection method for a mobile terminal camped on a base station, which mobile terminal performs a cell reselection function in accordance with reselection parameters. The method characterised by according a different priority to respective radio resource types and varying the reselection parameters in dependence upon the radio resource type of the base station on which the mobile terminal is camped to cause the mobile terminal to preferentially reselect to a higher priority radio resource type when available. A further base station reselection method includes determining radio characteristics of at least one neighbouring base station at a frequency, characterised by varying the frequency at which said radio characteristics are determined in dependence upon the rate of movement of the mobile terminal. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240369 | CONTROLLING THE USE OF ACCESS POINTS IN A TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A mobile telecommunications network includes a radio access network with base stations and one or more additional access points. An access point is connected to a network core by an IP transport broadband connection. The access point is configured to appear to a mobile terminal as a conventional base station—that is, for example, it communicates with the mobile terminal using GSM or UMTS transport protocols and does not require any modification to a standard GSM or UMTS mobile terminal. Arrangements are disclosed which monitor the quality of the broadband connection between the access point and the network core and which cause the mobile terminal to handover to a neighbouring base station in the event that the quality of the broadband connection becomes too poor for the class of communication between the mobile terminals registered with the access point to be performed satisfactorily. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240370 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR A MOBILE BROKER SUPPORTING INTER-RAT, INTER-OPERATOR HANDOVERS - A method for determining an optimal access network by an apparatus is described. The method may include communicating with a first base station as part of a first access network using a first radio access technology (RAT). Information about access networks available to the apparatus may be received from a mobile broker. An optimal access network and the corresponding optimal RAT may be selected based on the received information. The method may also include switching to communications with a second base station using a second RAT. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240371 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RESELECTING CELLS IN A CELLULAR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Systems and methods include reselecting and handing over a mobile communication device from a first cell to a second cell in a cellular wireless communication system based on determining whether the signal quality level of the second cell meets or exceeds a signal quality threshold. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240372 | Method of Establishing Multiple Links with Multiple Component Carriers and Related Communication Device - A method of establishing multiple links with multiple component carriers for a mobile device of a wireless communication system, the method includes establishing a first link corresponding to a first component carrier by a first radio resource control procedure, and establishing at least a link corresponding to at least a component carrier by a second RRC procedure according to a first RRC message received in the first link. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240373 | HYBRID CELL MANAGEMENT IN WIRELESS NETWORKS - Systems and methodologies are described that facilitate providing hybrid cell access points that can support closed subscriber groups (CSG) while providing at least a minimum level of service to wireless devices excluded from the CSG. Hybrid cell access points can allow non-member wireless devices to camp and receive paging signals. Upon receiving a request for resources from non-member wireless devices, hybrid cell access points can handover the non-member wireless devices to an access point that can serve the non-member wireless devices, provide a portion of resources compared to a disparate portion provided to member wireless devices, and/or the like. In addition, hybrid cell access points can vary levels of service and downlink transmission power to provide load balancing for access points. Varying levels of service and downlink transmission power can facilitate additional functionality, such as reducing transmission power to serve member devices while mitigating interference to non-member devices. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240374 | METHOD FOR REDUCING THE RISK OF DROPPED CALLS IN A MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK - A method for reducing the risk of dropped calls in a mobile communication network, wherein secondary connection information is sent to a mobile station during an event via a first communication link using a first radio access technology; it is detected when the mobile station makes a new connection on a second communication link specified in the secondary connection information; and packets for the mobile station from the first communication link are rerouted to the second communication link. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240375 | RESOURCE ALLOCATION - A system is proposed to provide handover in a mobile telecommunications environment, particularly applicable to 3GPP networks, in which a user device, such as a mobile telephone, receives signalling for persistently allocated resources generated by a target base station via a source base station. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240376 | CELL BARRING IN A CELLULAR COMMUNICATION NETWORK - Cell barring in a cellular communication network is used in case of a failure in the core network of the cellular communication network or on the interface between the core network and the radio access network. By barring at least a part of the cells of the network, the UEs camping on these cells are triggered to reselect another cellular communication network in case of a service interruption. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240377 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING AUTOMATIC CELL ACCESS CONTROL TO HIGH-PRIORITY MOBILE USERS IN OVERLOAD AND EMERGENCY SITUATIONS - Method for providing automatic cell access control to high-priority mobile users in overload situation, said high-priority mobile users mapped to at least one of AC 11 to 15, comprising: | 2010-09-23 |
20100240378 | Method, System, Server, and Client for Transmitting Media Burst Data - A method for transmitting media burst data includes grouping all clients in a session into a first session group and a second session group. The media burst data is forwarded to the clients in the first session group and sent to the clients in the second session group through the clients in the first session group. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240379 | TRANSMISSION DEVICE, RECEPTION DEVICE AND RANDOM ACCESS CONTROL METHOD - A transmission device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a random access channel generation portion that generates a random access channel; an assignment portion that performs one of a continuous frequency assignment and a discontinuous comb-shaped frequency assignment for each user; and a transmission portion that transmits the random access channel with variable multi-bandwidth in accordance with the assignment, in a frequency band assigned to a contention-based channel. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240380 | Inter-Cell Interference Prediction for Frequency Resource Allocation - A method predicts resource allocations in a wireless network including a set of base stations (BSs). Each BS is in a cell, and serves a set of mobile stations. A sequence and rule of resource allocations are defined for all of the BSs. Previous resource allocations are acquired from the BSs in adjacent cells. In each BS, for a next allocation, inter-cell interference (ICI) is predicted independently for the set of MSs in the cell based on the previous resource allocations by the BSs in the adjacent cells and the sequence and rule of resource allocations. Then, each BS allocates the resources to the MSs in the cell based on the ICI and the previous resource allocations. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240381 | COMMUNICATION CONTROL SYSTEM - The present invention provides a communication control system which can prevent unnecessary communication connections while ensuring user-friendliness when 1 to N communication is performed. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240382 | SYSTEMS, APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR INTERFERENCE MANAGEMENT IN WIRELESS NETWORKS - Systems, apparatus, methods and computer program products are provided. In some embodiments, a method for facilitating interference management in an unplanned wireless communication system is provided. The method can include a non-serving base station: determining information about a user equipment, wherein the user equipment is served by a serving base station; and employing determined information about the user equipment to perform interference management at a non-serving base station. The method can also include the non-serving base station synchronizing to the user equipment using information indicative of the uplink scrambling code for use by the user equipment and information indicative of uplink slot configurations being used by the user equipment. The method can also include the non-serving base station performing interference management on the user equipment served by the serving base station. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240383 | Enhanced UL rate violation detection - The present invention relates to a method for grant violation detection in an enhanced uplink (UL) telecommunication system. According to the method a radio network controller (RNC) establishes a first enhanced UL transport channel (E-DCH) which enables uplink data traffic with a certain data rate from a user terminal UE at least to a first base station. At least a first downlink transmission is performed to the user terminal UE including a first E-DCH. A Node B NB detects the scheduled data rate on which the user terminal UE transmits and further controls if the scheduled data rate detected is higher than the maximum data rate defined by the first E-DCH channel scheduled grant. If this is the case the Node B NB performs at least a second following downlink transmission including the first E-DCH channel scheduled grant. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240384 | RESOURCE ALLOCATION METHOD IN COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, RESOURCE ALLOCATION SYSTEM, AND BASE STATION USED FOR THE SAME - The present invention aims to provide a resource allocation method in a communication system that can effectively suppress a transmission delay. Provided is a resource allocation system in a communication system which includes a terminal | 2010-09-23 |
20100240385 | METHOD FOR SUPPORTING QUALITY OF SERVICE OVER A CONNECTION LIFETIME - The invention relates to a method for determining Quality of Service information of a radio bearer configured in a mobile node and distributing scheduled radio resources to the radio bearer. Further, the invention also provides a base station and mobile node performing these methods, respectively. The invention suggests a scheme that allows for supporting an efficient Quality of Service over the lifetime of a connection, even upon handover of the mobile node between two radio cells. This is achieved by providing Quality of Service measurements upon handover, such as a provided bit rate of radio bearers configured for the mobile node, to the base station controlling the target radio cell, either by the source base station in the source radio cell or the mobile node. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240386 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, BASE STATION, MOBILE STATION, BASE STATION CONTROL METHOD, MOBILE STATION CONTROL METHOD, AND CONTROL PROGRAM - To alleviate interference by a transmission signal on the uplink and downlink of a femto base station to a transmission signal on the uplink and downlink of a macro base station and/or a micro base station. A mobile station | 2010-09-23 |
20100240387 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN UPLINK POWER IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND AN APPARATUS IN THE SYSTEM - In a wireless communication system including a wireless terminal, a first wireless base station, a second wireless base station which supports a wireless channel which is not supported by the first wireless base station and an upper level apparatus which accommodates the wireless base stations, the upper level apparatus monitors interference power in the wireless base station and carries out, where a result of the monitoring exceeds a predetermined threshold value, suppression control of transmission power of the wireless terminal which communicates with the second wireless base station using the wireless channel which is not supported by the first wireless base station. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240388 | Parameter Collecting Method, Wireless Base Station And Relay Station - A parameter collecting method used for distributing radio resources, collecting a total number (M) of terminals for directly performing radio communication with a radio base station without a relay station or radio quality between each of terminals for directly performing radio communication with the radio base station without the relay station as a parameter, and collecting a total number (N) of terminals performing communication with the radio base station through the relay station or aggregated information on radio quality between the respective terminals performing communication with the radio base station through the relay station and the relay station as the parameter. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240389 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOCATING MOBILE DEVICE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK - A method is provided for determining a location of a mobile device in a wireless network. The method includes receiving global navigation satellite system (GNSS) measurements from the mobile device, and receiving terrestrial measurements from corresponding transceivers in the wireless network, each terrestrial measurement indicating a distance between the corresponding transceivers and the mobile device. The method further includes selecting at least one terrestrial measurement having an uncertainty value within a predetermined accuracy threshold. The location of the mobile device is determined as a function of the GNSS measurements and the selected terrestrial measurement. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240390 | Dual Module Portable Devices - A dual module portable device may be provided. A motion of a first module of the dual module portable device may be detected. Based at least in part on the detected motion, a position of the first module may be determined relative to the second module of the portable device. Once the relative position of the first module has been determined, a portion of a user interface associated with the relative position may be displayed at the first module. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240391 | LOCATION DETECTION - A method for detecting the location of a user terminal in a telecommunications network comprising: receiving network information from the terminal and using the signal from the terminal and a netlist ( | 2010-09-23 |
20100240392 | Angle of Arrival Downlink Signaling - A wireless communication network determines positioning data for a given mobile terminal, in response to receiving a positioning event trigger for that mobile terminal. The network sends the positioning data to the mobile terminal via control-plane signaling, for transfer by the mobile terminal to the user plane. Correspondingly, the mobile terminal receives the positioning data over the control plane, transfers it to the user plane, and transmits the positioning data or location information derived from the positioning data, via user-plane signaling. As such, network-performed positioning measurements and/or geographic coordinate data derived therefrom are transferred from the control plane, to the user plane, for flexible and transparent transmission from the mobile terminal to a given node having a user-plane connection with the mobile terminal. Such a node may be essentially any type of communication device, system, or server, internal or external to the network. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240393 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SENDING A CURRENT POSITION OF A COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A system and method for sending a current position of a communication device comprising a global positioning system detects current position of the communication device by the global positioning system when the communication device communicates with a receiving communication device, so as to acquire current position data and communication data from the communication device to the receiving communication device. The system and method further encodes and packs the current position data and the communication data, to generate a data package, and sends the data package to the receiving communication device. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240394 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND PROGRAM - [Problem] To improve convenience of a function of rearranging and conveying information registered in an address book. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240395 | POSITIONING METHOD OF A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A positioning method of a wireless communication device includes the steps of: receiving first and second wireless signals from the first and second base stations of first and second networks time of transmitting the first and second wireless signals from the first and second base stations to the wireless communication device respectively; determining first and second domains capable of receiving the first and second wireless signals; obtaining a coordinate of one intersection point of the first and second domains; and integrating the coordinate of the intersection point and a geographical data base to obtain a geographical position of the wireless communication device. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240396 | POSITION LOCATION USING MULTIPLE CARRIERS - A method of determining a distance estimate between a mobile device and a wireless transceiver communicating with the mobile device on at least one multi-carrier signal includes: receiving at least one multi-carrier signal; selecting at least one carrier signal from the at least one multi-carrier signal; measuring a signal characteristic of the at least one carrier signal from the at least one multi-carrier signal; and determining the distance estimate between the mobile device and the wireless transceiver based at least partially upon the signal characteristic. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240397 | Handling location information for femto cells - The present invention relates to methods and arrangements for configuring the HeNB (Home eNode B) to retrieve location information indicative of its location and sending this location information via a core network node to a UE (User Equipment) authorized to access the HeNB. The UE can then based on this received location information and on a determination of the location of the UE determine whether the UE is being positioned in the coverage of the HeNB. This implies that the authorized UEs of the HeNB know when they should try to find and access the HeNB and the UEs may then avoid accessing the HeNB when it is out of the HeNB coverage which will save UE battery and reduce interference. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240398 | SYSTEM FOR AGGREGATING AND DISSEMINATING LOCATION INFORMATION - A computer-implemented method of aggregating and disseminating location information is provided. The method includes establishing a user account for a user and associating a user identifier with the user account. A request for the user identifier is received from a remote application server. An identifier request authorization is received from the user or the remote application server. The user identifier is provided to the remote application server in response to receiving the identifier request authorization. Mobile device location information of a user mobile device associated with the user identifier is received from the user mobile device or a remote telecommunication carrier server. A request for the mobile device location information is received from the remote application server. A location request authorization is received from the user, and the user mobile device location is provided to the remote application server in response to receiving the location request authorization. Systems for aggregating and disseminating location information are also provided. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240399 | GEOGRAPHIC POSITION BASED REWARD SYSTEM - A computer-implemented method of rewarding a user based on compliance with predetermined geographic limitations is provided. The method includes receiving from a first user and storing an indication of one or more geographic areas. Mobile device location information of a user mobile device associated with a second user is received from the user mobile device or a remote telecommunication carrier server in communication with the user mobile device. The mobile device location information is compared with the indication of the one or more geographic areas. An indication of a reward is transmitted to the user mobile device based on the comparison of the mobile device location information and the indication of the one or more geographic areas. Systems for rewarding a user based on compliance with predetermined geographic limitations are also provided. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240400 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR OPTIMIZING PAGING MECHANISMS AND PUBLICATION OF DYNAMIC PAGING MECHANISMS - Methods and apparatus enabling a wireless network to dynamically change or implement paging mode operation, such as optimization based on one or more network parameters. In one embodiment, the wireless network is a cellular network (e.g., 3G UMTS or LTE), and both base stations and cellular user devices dynamically configure the paging mode operation based on various desired operational attributes relating to the network parameters. Such flexible paging mechanisms may be published to the network users via several methods, and users with appropriately enabled user devices may improve their power and applications performance. Base stations may also advantageously reclaim freed-up cellular resources to support other services. Legacy subscribers are also not affected. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240401 | UNINTERRUPTED USAGE AND ACCESS OF PHYSICALLY UNREACHABLE MANAGED HANDHELD DEVICE - Techniques for uninterrupted usage and access to physically unreachable handheld devices are provided. A physically unreachable handheld device includes an automated agent that is configured to authenticate a message received without manual intervention and to forward information from the handheld device to another remote and different handheld device. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240402 | SECONDARY STATUS DISPLAY FOR MOBILE DEVICE - A secondary display system on a mobile device to allow a user to check the status of mobile device services without having to turn on or otherwise rely upon the primary display of the mobile device. The secondary display presents a count of messages that are waiting to be accessed by the mobile device user. When a new message is received for the user, a summary of the message is displayed to the mobile device user. When a user accesses one of the waiting messages, the count of unopened messages is decremented. The secondary display system may perform queue management to ensure that only counts of recently received messages are displayed. The secondary display system may offer different status modes to highlight the status of different mobile device services or states. The secondary display system may also allow a user to respond to a received message in a limited manner. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240403 | MOBILE TERMINAL, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MANAGING MISSING MODE USING SAME - The present invention is related to a mobile terminal, a communication system, and a method for managing a missing mode using the same. The present invention describes a mobile terminal comprising a communication unit, memory configured to store information relating to being lost including a message notifying of being lost and a controller, if a first communication function is carried out through the communication unit with a second terminal as a receiver while a missing mode is activated through the communication unit by a remote control from a first terminal, configured to transfer the information relating to being lost to the second terminal; and a communication system including the mobile terminal and provides a method for managing a missing mode using the same. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240404 | PERSONAL LOCATION MONITORING SYSTEM AND RELATED DEVICES AND METHODS - A personal location monitoring system includes a personal locator device and remote location reporting device. The personal locator device includes a portable housing, a wireless communications unit configured to communicate text messages over a wireless communications network, a position determining unit configured to receive position signals from a positioning system, and a processor in signal communication with the wireless communications unit and the position determining unit. The processor is configured to receive a position determination text message via the wireless communications unit, and send at least one position reporting text message via the wireless communications unit responsive to the position determination text message including position data based on the position signals received by the position determining unit. The remote location reporting device is configured to send the position determination text message and to receive the at least one position reporting text message. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240405 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING AND DISPLAYING ANIMATED SMS MESSAGES - A device and method of creating and displaying a short message service (SMS) message capable of attaching and displaying animated characteristics is disclosed. To create an animated SMS message the user responds to input prompts asking for: a mobile identification number that identifies the receiving party, an animation flag that determines whether the SMS message will have animation characteristics, a content pointer location that specifies the location of a content file resident on the receiving device, and the actual text of the SMS message. To display an animated SMS message the receiving device parses the SMS message to determine how to apply the desired animation characteristics. An animation flag is checked and the location of a content file on the receiving device is determined. The content file is retrieved and combined with the text of the SMS message and the combination is then animated according to the animation type specified. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240406 | Method and Apparatus for Carrier Management - A method for a user equipment (UE) of a wireless communication system performing carrier management is disclosed. The wireless communication system supports Carrier Aggregation (CA), which enables the UE to perform transmission through multiple carriers. The method includes steps of configuring a plurality of carriers, and activating or deactivating a carrier group of the plurality of carriers according to Medium Access Control (MAC) signaling. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240407 | Method and System for Managing Channel Set for Dynamic Channel Allocation - Provided are a method and an apparatus for managing a channel set in a cognitive radio (CR) communication system. A CR communication system for dynamically allocating frequencies or channels manages vacant channels regularly so as to set an appropriate priority to usage of the vacant channels such that a channel set can be managed efficiently. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240408 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING FLOOR IN PUSH TO SERVICE - A PT (e.g., Push-To-Talk, Push-To-View or Push-To-Data) service, and more particularly, to a method and device for controlling a floor (talk burst authority, permission to send media burst, etc.) in a PT service, are discussed. According to an embodiment, the method for controlling a state of a Push-To (PT) server, includes starting, by a PT server, a stop talking (T | 2010-09-23 |
20100240409 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, WIRELESS BASE STATION, WIRELESS TERMINAL STATION, AND TRANSMISSION POWER CONTROL METHOD USING THE SAME - Transmission rate detector ( | 2010-09-23 |
20100240410 | Reducing State Transition Time From Power Saving State - The present invention relates to a method and an arrangement for reducing a state transition time from a power saving state for a user equipment ( | 2010-09-23 |
20100240411 | RANDOM ACCESS CHANNEL PREAMBLE - One out of sixteen preamble signatures is selected. A code is produced based on the selected preamble signature. The produced code is phase rotated to produce a processed preamble signature signal. The processed preamble signature signal is used in processing the CDMA RACH signal and the CDMA RACH signal is used to access a CDMA system. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240412 | OPERATING METHOD FOR INTEGRATED INTERFACE OF PDA AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - An operating method for an integrated interface of a PDA and a wireless communication system includes the following steps. Firstly, when the wireless communication system starts to operate from a standby mode, a state signal is transmitted from the wireless communication system to the PDA. Then, if the PDA receives the state signal when the PDA is in a sleep state, the PDA is wakened and an input source of an audio element inside the PDA is switched to the wireless communication system. An electromagnetic wave signal is received by a wireless communication element and converted into audio data. Afterwards, the audio data is transmitted from the wireless communication system to the PDA and outputted by the audio element. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240413 | Smart Card File System - An application programming interface (API) may receive high level file commands and implement those commands using the storage mechanism on a smart card. The smart card may have a processor and storage mechanism and may communicate to a host device using a packet based communication protocol, such as ADPU. The API may translate the high level file commands into one or more ADPU commands, communicate with the smart card, receive APDU responses, and translate the responses into high level file commands. A high level file command may allow access to a file using long file names, a hierarchical directory structure, and may allow creating, writing, reading, and deleting a file. Some embodiments may have more complex functions for navigating and manipulating a hierarchical directory structure, as well as defining metadata including access privileges and file types to individual files. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240414 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO HAVE MORE SIM CARDS THAN CELLULAR MODEMS AND ASSIGN THE SIM CARDS TO THE MODEMS AT RUN TIME - A hardware and software design that allows a device to have more SIM cards than modems and assign the SIM cards to these modems at run time. In addition the method can use information received from an external entity, like a server residing on the internet for example, with information about preferred network operator. Another exemplary decision making is based on trial: a device can test several SIM cards from different network operators, and select the set of SIM cards that exhibit best performance. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240415 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE MOBILE TERMINAL - A mobile terminal and a method of controlling the mobile terminal are provided. The method includes storing a plurality of pieces of fingerprint information on at least one of a finger-by-finger basis, a user-by-user basis, and a pattern-by-pattern basis; receiving a fingerprint-touch input through a display module capable of performing fingerprint identification; and if fingerprint information of the received fingerprint-touch input matches with one of the plurality of pieces of fingerprint information for locking a predefined operating menu, locking the predefined operating menu. Therefore, it is possible to easily lock or unlock the mobile terminal in response to a fingerprint-touch input. In addition, it is possible to effectively perform various operations performed by the mobile terminal in response to a fingerprint-touch input. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240416 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING AN EMOTION-BASED USER INTERFACE - An approach is provided for accessing services, applications, and content using an emotion-based user interface. Descriptors corresponding to an emotion of the user are presented to the user for selection. Selection of one of the descriptors initiates presentation of options (e.g., actions for accessing service, applications, or content available to a user device) associated with the descriptor. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240417 | MULTIFUNCTION MOBILE DEVICE HAVING A MOVABLE ELEMENT, SUCH AS A DISPLAY, AND ASSOCIATED FUNCTIONS - A mobile device is configured to operate in at least three modes that provide increased functionality, increased power consumption, and/or increased user input/output. In one example, the mobile device includes a first mode where some electrical components are powered down, and a secondary display may provide some information to a user. In a second mode, a primary display is energized and an audio mode is initially activated. A third mode provides full or nearly full functionality and/or user input/output. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240418 | Automated light control system - An automated light control system for controlling light emission from the backlight of the liquid crystal display in such a manner that the power consumption can be reduced, taking the information on the brightness in the peripheral region and the information on the distance into total consideration, is provided. The automated light control system is characterized in that a brightness information detecting means for detecting the brightness in the periphery and outputting information on the brightness for indicating the brightness and a distance information detecting means for outputting information on the distance for indicating the distance between the liquid crystal display and the user are provided, and the amount of light emitted by the light illumination means (backlight) is controlled on the basis of both the above described information on the brightness and the above described information on the distance. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240419 | Mobile Terminal and Functional Operation Control Method of the Same - A mobile terminal includes: a battery supplying electric power; a voltage detection portion which detects the voltage of the battery; a function activation control portion which activates a predetermined function at a preset time; and a warning portion which, in reference to a predicted battery voltage at the preset time calculated by subtracting a predicted value of reduced voltage based on a consumed current until the preset time from a detected voltage detected by the voltage detection portion, raises a waning if the predicted battery voltage is smaller than the minimum voltage that is necessary for activating the predetermined function by the function activation control portion. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240420 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CHANGING PAGING PARAMETERS IN A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A base station and a subscriber station may negotiate paging parameters so that the subscriber station can enter idle mode. After the subscriber station has entered idle mode, the base station may change at least one paging parameter at the base station. The base station may direct the subscriber station to change at least one paging parameter at the subscriber station after the subscriber station has entered idle mode. The subscriber station may change at least one paging parameter at the subscriber station after the subscriber station has entered idle mode. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240421 | Cellular phone cover/case that blocks radiation from reaching the user through the implementation of faraday cage and/or conductive material properties - The inventors have invented a cellular phone case designed to block cellular phone radiation from reaching the user's body. The inventors have identified the proper Faraday cage materials necessary to permit one to use the case on the phone in an effective radiation-blocking manner, during nearly all stages of cell phone use. This feature is an improvement over the prior art. Further, the inventors have disclosed a cell phone made out of a heterogeneous and transparent Faraday-cage material formed by doping Faraday metal nanoparticles directly into said cover or shell, another improvement over the prior art. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240422 | INPUT AND OUTPUT HALL STRUCTURE FOR SOUND DEVICE IN A PORTABLE TERMINAL - An input/output hall structure for a sound device in a portable terminal includes a main hole and a plurality of sub-holes. The main hole is provided in a case frame forming the exterior of the portable terminal to be exposed to the exterior, and inputs/outputs sound. The plurality of sub-holes is branched from the main hole and communicates with the main hole. The sub-hole and a corresponding sound device communicate sound. The structure reduces the number of holes for inputting/outputting sound of a sound device and provides a more elegant appearance with improved function. A plurality of sound devices can input/output through the main hole and branched configuration of sub-holes. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240423 | PORTABLE WIRELESS UNIT - A purpose of the present invention is to provide a portable wireless unit capable of suppressing a deterioration of antenna performance, which is caused by electromagnetic mutual effects occurred between two antenna elements, and capable of achieving an improving effect of a high diversity gain, and also capable of realizing a designing characteristic and an operative characteristic in a compatible manner. While an upper case ( | 2010-09-23 |
20100240424 | PORTABLE RADIO DEVICE - There is adopted an enclosure dipole antenna structure including antenna elements respectively provided in a lower enclosure and an upper enclosure. There is also adopted a structure in which the lower structure and the upper structure are rotatably joined together along two axes of hinges. The enclosures thereby become openable and closable in two directions including a vertical direction and a horizontal direction. There can be implemented high antenna performance without use of an external antenna even regardless of whether the enclosures are opened in the vertical direction or the horizontal direction. A feeding section and a connection section are separated from each other by a distance of 1/20 or more of a wavelength corresponding to an operating frequency. Power can well be fed to the antenna elements. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240425 | MOBILE DEVICE HAVING A MOVABLE DISPLAY AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Mobile devices having movable displays and associated systems and methods are disclosed herein. A mobile communication device configured in accordance with one embodiment of the disclosure, for example, including a first component having a front side and a first periphery edge, and a second component operably coupled to the first component. The second component is rotatably movable about the front side of the first component into at least first, second, and third operating positions. The second component includes a second periphery edge, and the first and second periphery edges remain generally parallel with each other as the second component rotatably moves between the first, second, and third operating positions. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240426 | SLIDING PORTABLE TELEPHONE - In the sliding portable telephone of the present invention, on the surface of the base housing, a photoconductive member is placed along a boundary line between a first surface region which is exposed when the slide housing is placed at the open position and a second surface region which is covered by the slide housing, a light emitting element for emitting light toward an end part of the photoconductive member on the second surface region side is arranged inside the base housing. The slide housing is provided with a reflecting plate reflecting light which has passed through the photoconductive member toward an end part of the photoconductive member on the first surface region side at a position opposed to a surface of the photoconductive member when the slide housing is placed at the open position. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240427 | MULTI-PIECE MOBILE MEDIA DEVICE ENCLOSURE - In some embodiments, a mobile media device case can be configured to receive a mobile media device. The mobile media device comprising a back section and two or more side sections. The mobile media device case can include: (a) a first portion, the first portion comprising a first back wall and one or more first sidewalls, the first back wall and the one or more first sidewalls at least partially define a first interior of the first portion and a first exterior of the first portion, the first interior is configured to receive and partially cover at least a first part of the back section and the one or more side sections of the mobile media device; and (b) a second portion, the second portion comprising a second back wall and one or more second sidewalls, the second back wall and the one or more second sidewalls at least partially define a second interior of the second portion and a second exterior of the second portion, the second interior is configured to receive the first exterior of the first portion and partially cover at least a second part of the back section and the one or more side sections of the mobile media device. The first portion and the second portion are configured such that the first interior of the first portion and the second interior of the second portion form a case interior having a substantially uniform surface when the first exterior of the first portion is received within the second interior of the second portion. The first portion and the second portion are further configured such that the first exterior of the first portion and the second exterior of the second portion form a case exterior having a substantially uniform surface when the first exterior of the first portion is received within the second interior of the second portion. Other embodiments and related methods are also disclosed herein. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240428 | GAME DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD FOR GAME DEVICE, PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM - TO provide a game device which can allow a user to feel that an operation subject character loses its balance in a case where the operation subject character hits a moving object in such a state where the operation subject player character is located at a position comparatively far from the moving object in a sport game in which the operation subject character hits the moving object according to a predetermined operation by the user. Determination means ( | 2010-09-23 |
20100240429 | GAME DEVICE, GAME DEVICE CONTROL METHOD, PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM - To provide a game device capable of preventing viewing of an operation-subject player character from becoming difficult due to interference of a teammate player character in a sport game which is played between an operation subject team, to which the operation-subject player character which moves according to operation by a user and the teammate player character belong, and an opposing team. A movement-target position acquiring section ( | 2010-09-23 |
20100240430 | COMPUTING A TARGET SPEED IN A VIRTUAL RACING ENVIRONMENT - A target speed profile for a specified racer is computed at various points along a track. The calculation is based on the real world physics of the racing environment and incorporates physical characteristics of the track, including curvature, undulation, and/or camber. A lateral acceleration component is developed to limit the realistic maximum speed a racer may obtain at any given point along the track. Furthermore, differences in realistic maximum speeds at different points along the track can overwhelm a racer's braking capability. As such, braking capacity adjustments can be applied to decrease the maximum speed in the target speed profile, so that the overall target speed profile is more realistic and attainable. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240431 | GAME OF CHANCE AND SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PLAYING GAMES OF CHANCE - A game of chance is provided in which a wagering game of skill and chance is played electronically automatically according to a predetermined set of rules. Such games of chance may include card games, such as poker and blackjack, or other games, such as dominoes, craps or backgammon. Such games may be reduced to games of chance, removing the element of player skill, and allowing such games to be played outside legal gaming jurisdictions. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240432 | Method, apparatus, and computer readable storage to determine and/or update slot machine configurations using historical, and/or current, and/or predicted future data - An apparatus, method, and computer readable storage for automatically deciding slot machine configuration changes. Slot machine usage is electronically monitored and ideal settings are determined from the usage. Slot machines can then be updated electronically according to the ideal settings, either automatically or upon operator approval. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240433 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR LOTTERY GAME PLAY AGGREGATION - According to one embodiment, a player may accumulate occurrences of matched lottery numbers over a plurality of lottery outcomes (e.g., lottery number drawings) and/or a plurality of lottery entries. The player may be allowed a bonus if a running count of occurrences of matched numbers is at least equal to a predetermined number. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240434 | Server for Coordinating Manufacturing of On-Demand Lottery Tickets - A distributed manufacturing and distribution process for lottery tickets is disclosed. The manufacturing/vending system comprises a ticket manufacturing server and one or more vending devices located at remote sites. Each vending device is operatively coupled for communication with the server, normally via a network connection. Each vending devices is further equipped with blank media and printing means, so that a customer is able to purchase on-demand tickets from a vending device in communication with the server. Additionally, the vending devices may be configured as electronic aid to display the results of the purchased lottery tickets in entertaining ways to the customer. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240435 | Remote Input Device For A Wagering Game - An input device dedicated for use with a wagering game is displayed on a display device. The display device is remote from the input device and includes outcome images of a randomly selected outcome and input images associated with player inputs for the wagering game. The input device includes a player input-receiving area and an interface. The player input-receiving area has a plurality of input elements associated with respective functions of the wagering game. The input elements replicate the input images of the player inputs. The interface is coupled to the input elements and transmits signals in response to the player activating the input elements. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240436 | GAMING SYSTEM HAVING OUTCOMES INTERACTIVE WITH PLAYING FIELDS - A gaming system comprises a wager input device and at least one display for displaying a primary wagering game and a secondary wagering game. The secondary wagering game comprises a playing field, the playing field having a set of field attributes associated therewith. The system further comprises a controller operative to (i) determine and display a first outcome of the primary wagering game, (ii) determine if a first set of game attributes associated with first outcome is eligible for play in the secondary wagering game, (iii) if the first outcome is eligible, determine a second outcome of the secondary wagering game by resolving the first set of game attributes with the set of field attributes in accordance with a first rule set, and (iv) if the second outcome is a winning outcome, award a first award. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240437 | GAMING MACHINE WITH UNIVERSE OF PRESELECTED OUTCOMES WITH METHOD FOR DETERMINING PRESELECTED OUTCOMES - A method for constructing paytables for gambling games is disclosed. Specifically, a method of defining a universe of possible outcomes, populating a sub-universe of winning outcomes, and efficiently populating the remainder of the universe with non-winning outcomes based on the desired behavior of the game is described. A means of further enhancing the creation of the sub-universe of winning outcomes to control volatility is also disclosed. Further, a means of controlling the sub-universe of non-winning outcomes to avoid non-desirable patterns of loss, including but not limited to “anti-lure” controls, is disclosed. A gambling machine utilizing the paytables constructed by the method is also disclosed. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240438 | WAGERING GAME WITH COLLAPSIBLE REEL AREA - Disclosed are games, gaming machines, gaming systems and methods including a collapsible active reel display. During play of a game, the reels may be reduced in height from spin to spin in order to form different winning combinations. A multiplier may be modified upon each reduction in height. Similar reductions in the active reel display may result from columns or individual symbol cells being removed from subsequent play. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240439 | GAMING SYSTEM WITH PLAY ENHANCEMENT ICONS - A gaming system comprises a wager input device for receiving a wager and a display for displaying a wagering game having a plurality of reels comprised of a plurality of symbols. A controller operates to (i) detect receipt of the wager; (ii) activate a play of the wagering game by spinning the reels on the display; (iii) display at least one play enhancement icon on the display; (iv) cause the spinning reels to stop and the display to display a randomly selected outcome of the wagering game; and (v) enhance the randomly selected outcome of the wagering game in response to the at least one play enhancement icon on the display at any time including at least one of before spinning the reels on the display, during spinning the reels on the display, and after spinning the reels on the display. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240440 | Secure Provisioning of Random Numbers to Remote Clients - The present disclosure provides a method for protecting the “identity” of random numbers used in multiplayer games, which prevents fraud related to access to random game elements by insiders. The method enables a distribution of random numbers by a game server in a way that the game server does not know the “identity” of random numbers but the game server may independently verify these random numbers. The method includes receiving transformation information, generating random numbers, transforming random numbers according to the transformation information, sending the transformed random numbers to a game server, securing, via the game server, the transformed random numbers, sending the transformed random numbers from the game server to a remote client, and transforming the transformed random numbers to recreate the generated random numbers. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240441 | GAME SYSTEM, AND GAME APPARATUS AND CHALLENGE NOTIFYING APPARATUS CONSTITUTING THE GAME SYSTEM - The present invention is to be capable of increasing an opportunity for a user to start playing a game apparatus that the user does not often play so as to allow a large number of users to know enjoyment of that game apparatus. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240442 | PROVIDING ALTERNATIVE PERSISTENT STATE RECOVERY TECHNIQUES - This document discusses, among other things, systems and methods for alternative persistent state recovery methods. A method comprises detecting persistent state recovery information from one of two or more persistent state recovery techniques, wherein the persistent state recovery information identifies a persistent state in a wagering game; and restoring the persistent state of the wagering game from the detected persistent state recovery information. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240443 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PLAYER REWARDS - Players in a player loyalty scheme are awarded points based on their point-generating activity and are then ranked in order of generated points. Rank-based points are then associated with each rank according to a predefined mapping scheme. The rank-based point totals may be updated periodically. Rank-based points may also be used in tournament play. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240444 | VIDEO GAMES ADAPTED FOR WAGERING - A method, apparatus, and computer readable storage to allow players to wager on video games. The method disclosed herein can allow players to win or lose money while partaking in any video game previously played for entertainment purposes. A player can purchase play time on a game, play the game and earn monetary prizes during the game, and then redeem the monetary prizes for real cash. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240445 | VIDEO GAMES ADAPTED FOR WAGERING - A method, apparatus, and computer readable storage to allow players to wager on video games. The method disclosed herein can allow players to win or lose money while partaking in any video game previously played for entertainment purposes. A player can purchase play time on a game, play the game and earn monetary prizes during the game, and then redeem the monetary prizes for real cash. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240447 | GAMING CONTROLLER, DEVICE AND METHOD OF GAMING - A method of awarding a jackpot, the method including determining whether a jackpot trigger, which is configured to occur based on a monetary turnover value associated with a gaming device, has occurred within a predefined period of time; and causing the jackpot trigger to occur irrespective of the monetary turnover value associated with the gaming machine if it is determined that the jackpot trigger has not occurred within the predefined period of time. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240448 | POWER WINNERS PROCESSING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method is disclosed for running an automated campaign for progressive games. The system automatically awards a maximum amount of progressive prizes set by the casino during a progressive prize time to multiple progressive winners. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240449 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING USAGE OF EXECUTABLE CODE - Embodiments of the invention are directed to systems and methods for protecting and/or controlling usage of executable code. A method may include periodically producing morphed or otherwise modified executable code related to an application and providing such morphed code to clients. A method may include generating log data and providing log data to a referee unit. The referee unit may determine an outcome of an execution of an application related to the morphed code based on the log data. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240450 | Ultimate gamer challenge maker - That The Ultimate Gamer Challenge Maker is a concept that intertwines various aspects of sports, video games, legal wagering and broadcast media all merged within a virtual environment. This process allows video game players to become actual professionals in the field of video game playing and even earn a virtual living through the applications innovative gamer gratification refund program. By giving video game players the opportunity to challenge each other directly in video games, the application has legally innovated a process in which video game players can finally have a definitive answer to the outcome of a video game match based on a video game players skill without having the tournament limitation. This unique idea will bring all types of video game players throughout the world together in a virtual environment with one common purpose: To determine who is the greatest video game player in the world. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240451 | GAME SYSTEM, GAME MACHINE, GAME MACHINE CONTROL METHOD, AND INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM - To provide a game system capable of preferably producing a picture in which a first game character loses sight of a second game character having moved so as to disappear from the view of the first game character. The present invention relates to a game system for displaying on a display unit ( | 2010-09-23 |
20100240452 | GAMING MACHINE - In a gaming table ( | 2010-09-23 |
20100240453 | GAME DEVICE, GAME DEVICE CONTROL METHOD, PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM - To provide a game device capable of expressing, through a relatively simple process, a picture showing a first character object grabbing and pulling a clothing object of a second character object. According to the present invention, a direction from the position of the second character object to the position of the first character object is obtained, and based on the obtained direction, the positions of at least some of the vertexes of the clothing object are changed (S | 2010-09-23 |
20100240454 | Methods and apparatus to provide user a somatosensory experience for thrill seeking jumping like activities - A method of providing user somatosensory experience for “thrill seeking jumping like activities” (for purposes such as but not limited to training, game, or entertainment) involves: | 2010-09-23 |
20100240455 | PRESENTING SECONDARY CONTENT FOR A WAGERING GAME - Described herein are processes and devices that cause secondary content to be presented during wagering games. One of the devices described is a secondary content server. The secondary content server can obtain user related information, like user preferences, about a player of a wagering game and use the user related information to determine or generate secondary content. The secondary content server can cause the secondary content to be presented on a wagering game device or terminal. The secondary content server can determine if more than one device can present the secondary content. In some embodiments, the secondary content server presents the secondary content on a wagering game device. However, if other devices are connected to the wagering game device, the secondary content server may instead cause the secondary content to be presented on one of the other devices. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240456 | GAME SYSTEM AND RELAYING APPARATUS CONSTITUTING THE SAME - The present invention is to be capable of removing a disadvantage caused by that rough payment amount of payout objects to be paid out when a jackpot award is won is displayed differently in each game apparatus | 2010-09-23 |
20100240457 | GAME DEVICE, GAME CONTROL METHOD, AND GAME CONTROL PROGRAM - A game device includes a shape data storage which stores data of an object disposed in a three-dimensional space, a first rendering unit which sets a point of view and a line of sight and renders the object, a viewpoint changing unit which receives a change instruction indicating a change of the point of view or line of sight and changes the point of view or line of sight, and a character controller which moves a character along the outer surface of the object. The character controller allows the character to move between two-dimensional planes of objects rendered in such a manner that the objects are adjacent to each other in the two-dimensional planes generated by the first rendering unit, and the game device further includes a search unit which searches a set of objects lying within a predetermined range of distance in the two-dimensional plane, and changes the point of view or line of sight so that the searched objects can be rendered adjacently to each other in the two-dimensional plane. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240458 | VIDEO GAME HARDWARE SYSTEMS AND SOFTWARE METHODS USING ELECTROENCEPHALOGROPHY - A player's mental attributes may be determined and used in interacting with video games or training programs through a video game system. The video game system may include a biometric controller such as an EEG device or configured to detect a level of attention and a level of relaxation of the player through electrical impulses exhibited by a player's brain and/or pulse oximetry monitoring device. These determined levels of attention and relaxation may be interpreted by the video game system into one or more actions in or changes to a video game environment. Additionally or alternatively, video games may be used to train a player to lower stress and improve concentration or focus. The games may be entertainment based or non-entertainment related (e.g., instructional/exercise focused). Further, combinations of controllers may be used to control various aspects of a video game or training program to exercise both body and mind. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240459 | Systems and Methods for Simulation and Regeneration of a Virtual Environment - Disclosed are systems and methods for simulation and regeneration of a virtual environment. A simulation and regeneration system may record a simulation by reading out all information necessary to recreate the virtual environment to a simulation data file. In certain embodiments, the system may include an after action review mode. In the after action review mode, players may watch the recorded simulation in order to understand what happened during the simulation, why it happened, and what could be done to improve the result. A facilitator may provide feedback to the players during the after action review mode or during the simulation. A simulation may be regenerated based on data from the simulation data. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240460 | STORAGE MEDIUM STORING GAME PROGRAM, GAME APPARATUS AND GAME CONTROLLING METHOD - A game apparatus includes a CPU, and in a case that two or more players play a game in turn, when a game as to a certain player is ended, the CPU selects a player for a next game out of registered already-selected players who have already been selected to participate in the game or not-yet-selected players who have not yet been selected to participate in the game according to an instruction by the player. If the not-yet-selected player is selected as a player for the next game, the player is registered as an already-selected player. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240461 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR ONLINE COMMUNITY-DRIVEN COMPUTER GAME DEVELOPMENT - The subject matter described herein includes methods, systems, and computer readable media for online community-driven computer game development. According to one aspect of the subject matter described herein, a method for community-driven computer game development is provided. The method includes providing at least one server comprising one or more computers programs for receiving a plurality of computer game idea submissions from members of an online community, where each computer game idea submission includes a description of a computer game to be developed. At least one of a number of votes and a rating is received from the online community for each of the computer game idea submissions. One or more finalists are determined from the plurality of computer game submissions based on the relative number of votes or the rating for each of the computer game idea submissions, where the finalists are a subset of the computer game idea submissions. At least one of a number of votes and a rating is received from the online community for each of the one or more finalists. A winner is selected from the one or more finalists based on the relative numbers of votes or the rating for each of the one or more finalists. A computer game based on the game idea submission of the winner is developed. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240462 | Screen rack structure for coin operating game machine - A screen rack structure for a coin operating game machine including two racks and a frame, wherein the two racks are separately fixed on a platform, each of these fixed racks has on an upper end of its front side a first guiding dent, and has on a lower end of the front side a second guiding dent, the pitch of the second guiding dent is larger than that of the first guiding dent, and the lower end of the front side has a stopping block behind the second guiding dent; the frame is for placing a screen thereon, the upper and the lower ends of its outer lateral sides are provided each with an upper engaging piece and a lower engaging piece respectively, so that the frame can be collapsed onto the racks firmly after all the engaging pieces are engaged in the first and the second guiding dents; when the upper engaging pieces get released from the first guiding dents, the lower engaging pieces are still engaged in the second guiding dents, thereby the frame can be pulled out of the racks taking the lower engaging pieces as fulcrums, until the bottom of the frame is abutted on the stopping blocks and stop. | 2010-09-23 |