40th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 58 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120252494 | PROVIDING A LOCATION-BASED SERVICE USING REAL-TIME RADIO ACCESS NETWORK (RAN) MODELING - A system is configured to receive information associated with a flow being transported via a cell within a radio access network (RAN) associated with a service provider network; identify a user device, associated with the flow, based on the information; identify a location of the device based on a location of the cell; generate a group of codes based on the location, the codes corresponding to a group of code lengths and representing one or more quantities of error associated with the location, where a particular code is associated with a code length that corresponds to a quantity of error; and transmit the codes to a content provider, where the codes enable the content provider to obtain the quantity of error that corresponds to a geographical boundary in which the user device is located, and target content, associated with an advertiser within the boundary, to the user device. | 2012-10-04 |
20120252495 | POSITIONING SYSTEM USING LIGHT INFORMATION - An apparatus and method for initiating a search mode of a mobile device based on the light information in the environment of the mobile device is described herein. The light information may include at least one of color temperature or illuminance, which may be used to determine if the environment of the mobile device is indoors or outdoors. A threshold may be predetermined or adjusted based on received position assistance information. The position assistance information may include at least one of time, day, solar angle, motion information, location information, or weather information. | 2012-10-04 |
20120252496 | Method of Providing Service to On Board Unit with Mobile Device - A method of providing service to an on board unit (OBU) in a car with a mobile device, for the mobile device is disclosed. The method comprises connecting to the OBU via a cable or wireless connection, and providing a positioning/navigation service to the OBU when a notification associated to positioning capability is received from the OBU. | 2012-10-04 |
20120252497 | LOCATION-BASED MOBILE APPLICATION - A location-based question and answer mobile application method and system is disclosed. The system has a processor coupled to a nontransitory computer readable medium, the computer readable medium containing software instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform a series of operations. The operations can include presenting a user interface for receiving a question, the user interface adapted to be displayed on a user device, and receiving a question via the user interface. The operations can also include obtaining a location associated with the question, and publishing the question to other users associated with the location of the question. | 2012-10-04 |
20120252498 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR NOTIFYING PROXIMITY OF MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINALS USERS - A method for notifying proximity of users of mobile communication terminals, comprising: a) having a mobile communication terminal obtaining from a remote server data suitable to be used by the mobile communication terminal for deriving a distance between a position of another mobile communication terminal and the mobile communication terminal; b) having the mobile terminal determining, based on said obtained data, whether the position of the other mobile communication terminal falls within a predetermined distance range; and c) in case the position of the other mobile communication terminal falls within said predetermined distance range, having the mobile communication terminal generating a notification for the user of the mobile communication terminal. A corresponding system is also disclosed. | 2012-10-04 |
20120252499 | Method and apparatus for interactive audience participation at a live entertainment event - The present invention relates to a method for providing interactive audience participation at live entertainment events. The method includes use of an interactive device that presents a promotional message and includes a user interface, broadcasting audio programming to the audience member through the interactive device, querying the audience members, wherein answers to the querying may be entered by the audience member via the user interface of the interactive device, transmitting the answers to a central processor, storing the answers as audience data, processing the audience data into results, storing the results of the processing of the audience data and broadcasting the results of the processing of the audience data. | 2012-10-04 |
20120252500 | POSITION INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, POSITION INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND POSITION INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - There is provided a position information processing device including a base station information storage section which stores base station information including position information, a MAC address, and an auxiliary identifier, and position information acquisition section which acquires, based on a MAC address of a base station and an auxiliary identifier acquired by reception of a radio signal transmitted from the base station, position information of the base station from the base station information stored in the base station information storage section. | 2012-10-04 |
20120252501 | System and Method for Asset Tracking Using Hybrid WAN/PAN Wireless Technologies - A system for tracking mobile assets is described. The system includes a plurality of mobile asset tracking devices, where each of the tracking devices has a short range radio transmitter used to transmit identifying information to other nearby tracking devices. A subset of the plurality of mobile asset tracking devices also include location determination modules and wide area network communications transmitters, this subset of mobile asset tracking devices is operable to collect the identifying information of the nearby tracking devices without the wide area network communication transmitter and to transmit the location and identifying information of the nearby tracking devices to a monitoring center to track the plurality of mobile asset tracking devices. | 2012-10-04 |
20120252502 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CORRECTION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus that conducts positioning on the basis of received signal strength indications obtained from access points, includes, a contact information detector that detects contact information between the information processing apparatus and a dielectric body, a recording module that stores a gain table including gain data corresponding to obtained contact information, a gain data correcting unit that extracts the gain data corresponding to the contact information obtained by the contact information detector from the gain table of the recording module and corrects gain by using the extracted gain data, and a positioning module that conducts the positioning by using the gain obtained by the correcting unit and the received signal strength indications. | 2012-10-04 |
20120252503 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PASSIVELY DETERMINING OWN POSITION LISTENING TO WIRELESS TIME SYNCHRONIZATION COMMUNICATIONS - The system and method of the present invention provides a mobile node (e.g., target), such as an aircraft, vehicle or mobile piece of equipment, the ability to determine its own position by passively listening to wireless time synchronization communications, such as IEEE 1588 Precision Time Protocol (PTP) messages, exchanged between nodes over a wireless network. | 2012-10-04 |
20120252504 | PUBLISHING LOCATION INFORMATION - The claimed subject matter provides a method for publishing location information. The method includes receiving the location information from an entity. The entity may be associated with a geographic location. The method further includes identifying one or more entities to be notified of the location information. Additionally, the method includes sending the location information to the identified entities. | 2012-10-04 |
20120252505 | TABLET TERMINAL AND PORTABLE TERMINAL, AND METHOD FOR ACHIEVING PHONE CALL FUNCTION OF TABLET TERMINAL USING PORTABLE TERMINAL - A method provides achieving a phone call function of a tablet terminal using a portable terminal. The method includes performing synchronization with the portable terminal when the tablet terminal receives a request for a call connection from a wireless network. After making the call connection to the wireless network, the tablet terminal transmit voice signals received from the wireless network to the portable terminal and transmit voice signals generated by the portable terminal to the wireless network. Upon terminating the call connection with the wireless network, the tablet terminal terminates the communication with the portable terminal. | 2012-10-04 |
20120252506 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM WITH CONNECTIONS MADE USING RANDOMLY GENERATED INFORMATION AND VARIABLE FRAME BOUNDARIES - A communication system is provided that enables a node to be identified by a controller. To establish a communication link from the node an alignment signal is received from the controller. Upon receiving the controller alignment information, the node sends a response including information the node randomly generated. The controller then responds by sending back at least a portion of the information the node randomly generated indicating that the node has been recognized by the controller. | 2012-10-04 |
20120252507 | COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM PROVIDING AUTOMATIC TEXT-TO-SPEECH CONVERSION FEATURES AND RELATED METHODS - A communications system may include at least one mobile wireless communications device, and a wireless communications network for sending text messages thereto. More particularly, the at least one mobile wireless communications device may include a wireless transceiver and a controller for cooperating therewith for receiving text messages from the wireless communications network. It may further include a headset output connected to the controller. The controller may be for switching between a normal message mode and an audio message mode based upon a connection between the headset output and a headset. Moreover, when in the audio message mode, the controller may output at least one audio message including speech generated from at least one of the received text messages via the headset output. | 2012-10-04 |
20120252508 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COGNITIVE RADIO INFORMATION SHARING - An approach is provided for providing cognitive radio information sharing. A cognitive radio management platform determines one or more cognitive radio parameters associated with one or more locations. The cognitive radio management platform also causes, at least in part, storage of the one or more cognitive radio parameters in at least one distributed information space constituted by one or more namespaces, wherein the one or more namespaces within the at least one distributed information space are accessible to one or more cognitive radio devices. | 2012-10-04 |
20120252509 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - A wireless communication method includes starting, at a first wireless communication apparatus and a second wireless communication apparatus respectively, transmission of a wireless signal, when received power of a wireless signal transmitted from another wireless communication apparatus is smaller than or equal to a carrier sense threshold value, transmitting, from the first wireless communication apparatus, a wireless signal, and determining, at the second wireless communication apparatus, whether or not to receive a data signal following a first signal included in the wireless signal received from the first wireless communication apparatus, based on at least one of received power of the first signal and a transmission destination included in the wireless signal. | 2012-10-04 |
20120252510 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ASSIGNING RESOURCES TO SCHEDULE PEER-TO-PEER COMMUNICATIONS IN WWAN - A method of operating a wireless device includes determining an energy on each of a plurality of resources for broadcasting CIDs, sending information to a base station based on the determined energy for each of the CIDs, and receiving a CID from the base station. The received CID is one of the CIDs determined based on the information. A method of wireless communication includes receiving first information about a first plurality of CIDs from a first wireless device, receiving second information about a second plurality of CIDs from a second wireless device, comparing the first information and the second information to determine a subset of CIDs based on the first plurality of CIDs and the second plurality of CIDs, selecting a CID based on the subset of CIDs, and sending the selected CID to at least one of the first wireless device or the second wireless device. | 2012-10-04 |
20120252511 | RECEIVER WITH HYBRID RECEPTION ESTIMATION AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A receiver includes an antenna array that generates received signals from a first remote transmitter and a second remote transmitter, the antenna array having a beam pattern that is controllable based a control signal. A plurality of receiver sections process the received signals to generate down-converted signals. A receiver processing module, generates the control signal to control the beam pattern to a first pattern during a first time period for reception from the first remote transmitter, generates a first reception estimate based on the down-converted signals during the first time period, generates the control signal to control the beam pattern to a second pattern during a second time period for reception from the second remote transmitter, generates a second reception estimate based on the down-converted signals during the second time period, and generates inbound data based on the first reception estimate and the second reception estimate. | 2012-10-04 |
20120252512 | DATA TRANSFER BETWEEN WIRELESS DEVICES - A method of data transfer between wireless transmit/receive units (WTRUs) is described. The WTRUs may be within a given geographic area of each other or in communication with the same network. Location information relating to the WTRUs may be determined. The location information may be presented to a user of the WTRU. Data may be transferred from one WTRU to a target WTRU based on user input. The WTRU may determine the target WTRU based on user input and/or location information. The user input may be a gestural input. The gestural input may be received via a display or touchscreen. The user input may identify a given action or identify a particular file for transfer. The WTRU may receive data from the target WTRU. | 2012-10-04 |
20120252513 | RADIO BASE STATION - Even when it is not possible to appropriately receive SRS, a control process is appropriately performed. A radio base station eNB according to the present invention includes a control unit | 2012-10-04 |
20120252514 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Disclosed is a wireless communication system including: a controller and a plurality of communication terminals connected to each other for communication, and the controller includes: a first wireless communication section; a communication number control section which counts a communication number of each of the communication terminal communicated and stores the number in the storage section; and a first communication control section which sets back off information indicating priority of communication of the communication terminal according to the communication number stored in the storage section and transmits the back off information through the first wireless communication section to the communication terminal, and the communication terminal includes: a second wireless communication section; and a second communication control section which sets the back off time of communication with the controller shorter as the priority becomes higher based on the back off information received from the controller. | 2012-10-04 |
20120252515 | Coordinated scheduling method and system in coordinated multi-point transmission - The present disclosure provides a coordinated scheduling method and system in coordinated multi-point transmission. The method includes: a central control cell of a region determines priorities of users to be scheduled in all coordinated cells according to user information from other coordinated cells in the region; the central control cell schedules users in each coordinated cell according to the determined priorities and informs a corresponding coordinated cell of the information on a user that is finally determined to be scheduled; and after receiving the scheduling information from the central control cell, the corresponding coordinated cell schedules a user in corresponding time and frequency resources. The present disclosure ensures performance of a user with the highest priority, further, considering the performance of the whole system, scheduling is performed in a scheduling stage according to a principle that the subsequent users to be scheduled should cause as little interference on the scheduled users as possible, therefore, the interference between scheduled users is effectively reduced, and the capacity of the system is greatly increased. | 2012-10-04 |
20120252516 | TERMINAL APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD, NON-TRANSITORY STORING MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - A terminal apparatus includes: a scan processing unit that scans for wireless communication apparatuses that are present in a range within which wireless communication is possible; a list generation unit that generates a list of the wireless communication apparatuses that are detected by the scan by the scan processing unit; a transmission unit that transmits the list that is generated by the list generation unit to an information processing apparatus; and a reception unit that receives connection destination related information that relates to a connection destination, which is transmitted from the information processing apparatus based on a comparison result of the list and the list from another terminal apparatus. | 2012-10-04 |
20120252517 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRIGGERING AND SYNCHRONIZING MACHINE TYPE COMMUNICATION DEVICES - Methods and apparatus for triggering and synchronizing a machine type communication (MTC) device are described. MTC devices may operate in a time controlled mode, where the MTC device attaches to a network at specified intervals to report to a network. The time controlled mode may include two time controlled cycles, a reporting cycle and a control cycle. Methods are also described for communicating the reporting and control cycles between the MTC device and the network or MTC server. These cycles may be communicated on an application layer, by an MTC server using an MTCsp interface or via MTC configuration. In addition, triggering cycles may be sent via the Non-Access-Stratum (NAS) layer by extending discontinuous reception (DRX) cycles or by allowing a network to send the cycles over a broadcast channel by defining new System information block (SIB) information. | 2012-10-04 |
20120252518 | NETWORK INITIATED TRIGGERING OF AN OFFLINE DEVICE - A method and apparatus for network initiated attachment are provided. A machine-type communication (MTC) wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) is in a detached state. A MTC server sends a trigger request to the MTC WTRU via a network entity, such as a Home Subscriber Server (HSS), a mobility management gateway (MME), a Serving General packet radio service Support Node (SGSN), or a combination thereof. The network entity stores, updates, or obtains information associated with a current, former, or default connection status of the WTRU. The information is obtained from the WTRU attach request message, subscription information, locally stored information, or a combination thereof. The subscription information includes a subscription profile. The WTRU, upon receiving the trigger request, performs a network attachment procedure, enters an attached state and communicates with the MTC server. The WTRU performs a network detach procedure and enters a detached state after completing communications with the MTC server. | 2012-10-04 |
20120252519 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, ITS BASE STATION AND MOBILE STATION, COMMUNICATION SYNCHRONIZATION MANAGEMENT METHOD AND TIMER CONTROL PROGRAM THEREFOR - A mobile station which performs communication with a base station, the mobile station including: a timer timing a period to judge whether an uplink signal to the base station is synchronized, wherein the period is set by the base station for each of a plurality of mobile stations, wherein the timer restarts timing the period in response to receiving a timing adjustment value from the base station. | 2012-10-04 |
20120252520 | Method and System for Controlling Signal Transmission of a Wireless Communication Device - In accordance with the present disclosure, disadvantages and problems associated with controlling signal transmission of a wireless communication device may be reduced. In accordance with an example embodiment of the present disclosure a method for controlling transmission of a wireless communication signal comprises sensing one or more signals indicative of a power level of a wireless communication signal. The power level of the wireless communication signal is amplified by a power amplifier according to an amplifier control signal. The method further comprises determining a change in the power level based on the one or more signals indicative of the power level. The change is associated with one or more perturbations of the amplifier control signal. The method also comprises adjusting transmission of the wireless communication signal according to the change in the power level. | 2012-10-04 |
20120252521 | ACCESS POINT TRANSMIT POWER CONTROL - A power calibration scheme adjusts power levels of network of femtocells based on macro signals seen at different points in and around a coverage area and based on the mutual positions of the femtocells (e.g., based on femtocell signals seen at these points). The power calibration scheme thus facilitates a good balance between providing a desired level of coverage and mitigation of interference to nearby macrocells and femtocells. | 2012-10-04 |
20120252522 | SIGNAL TRANSMISSION DEVICE, COMMUNICATION DEVICE, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND SIGNAL TRANSMISSION METHOD - A signal transmission device includes: a communication device that transmits first information and second information, wherein at the time of transmitting the first information, the communication device controls a strength of a transmission signal thereof on the basis of the second information. | 2012-10-04 |
20120252523 | SERVING SECTOR INTERFERENCE BROADCAST AND CORRESPONDING RL TRAFFIC POWER CONTROL - Systems and methodologies are described that facilitate broadcasting an interference level and adjusting transmit power corresponding to a reverse link in accordance with the interference level. An interference indication can be broadcasted on a broadcast channel in a wireless communication system. In response to the broadcast, mobile devices can adjust transmit power on the reverse link based upon considerations of the interference level. Further, mobile devices can evaluate an initial set point of a transmit power level during periods of inactivity. | 2012-10-04 |
20120252524 | Uplink Power Control for Lower Power Nodes - A method and an apparatus are described, in which a transmission power related parameter used for determining an uplink transmission power for a first cell based on the relational parameter, which indicates a relationship between the first cell and the second cell. | 2012-10-04 |
20120252525 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT IN A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method in a communication system for managing energy consumption of base stations within the communication system includes computing a marginal energy value for a first base station based on an energy source type of the first base station and computing a marginal energy value for a second base station based on an energy source type of the second base station. The method also includes comparing the marginal energy value for the first base station and the marginal energy value for the second base station. Additionally, the method includes adjusting an amount of wireless communication managed by the first base station in relation to the second base station, such that the amount of wireless communication managed by the first base station is increased if the first base station has a lower marginal energy value than the second base station, or the amount of wireless communication managed by the first base station is decreased if the first base station has a higher marginal energy value than the second base station. | 2012-10-04 |
20120252526 | HANDSET UNIT AND TELEPHONE DEVICE - A telephone device capable of sensing a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag includes: a control module, a display unit, and a handset unit. The control module has a database and a processor electrically connected to the database. The display unit is electrically connected to the processor of the control module. The handset unit has a housing, a telephone module, a radio frequency identification reader, a switch, and a transmitter, wherein the telephone module, the radio frequency identification reader, the switch and the transmitter are disposed in the housing. The telephone module has a listening component and a speaking component. The radio frequency identification reader has a signal transceiver. The switch is selectivity conducting to the telephone module or the radio frequency identification reader. The transmitter is electrically connecting to the processor of the control module and the switch. Thus, the telephone device has radio frequency identification and communicating functions. | 2012-10-04 |
20120252527 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING PROXIMITY BY PROXIMITY SENSOR IN PORTABLE TERMINAL - An apparatus and method is configured to detect the proximity of an object using a proximity sensor in a portable terminal. A method for detecting the proximity of an object in a portable terminal mounted with a proximity sensor includes setting a reference light-receiving quantity according to a hairstyle of a user of the portable terminal, emitting light, detecting a light-receiving quantity corresponding to the emitted light, and determining the proximity/non-proximity of an object by comparing the light-receiving quantity with the reference light-receiving quantity. | 2012-10-04 |
20120252528 | Call Prioritization Methods in a Call Center - According to one aspect of the invention, there is provided a method of allocating calls coming into a call center from a caller location remote from the call center, receiving a call from a caller which includes information from an RFID chip located in close proximity to the caller location; decoding the information from the RFID chip to determine one or more parameters relating to the information; using said one or more parameters to allocate the call from the caller at the call center to ensure calls are handled in accordance with the parameters. This has the advantage of much more efficient management of the of the calls within the call center and ensures that the calls are sent to the agent with the most appropriate skill set. | 2012-10-04 |
20120252529 | ENHANCED INTERFACE FOR MOBILE PHONE - A docking station may provide an enhanced user interface for mobile communication devices. In one particular implementation, a device may include a base unit configured to provide connections to one or more user interface devices and an interface for connecting to a mobile phone, where the base unit connects the mobile phone to the one or more user interface devices to provide an enhanced interface for the mobile phone. | 2012-10-04 |
20120252530 | PERFORMANCE MONITORING MODULES AND APPARATUS - A portable performance monitoring module comprising a signal receiver, a processor for generating and outputting performance data, and a communication interface for facilitating data communication with a portable telecommunications device. The performance monitoring module is arranged to communicate with the portable telecommunications device via the communication interface upon receipt of requests from the portable telecommunications device. This module is adapted for cooperative operation with a general power telecommunications device to expand its processing and display power while maintaining a low cost simple design and compactness. | 2012-10-04 |
20120252531 | PROVISIONING MOBILE TERMINALS WITH A TRUSTED KEY FOR GENERIC BOOTSTRAP ARCHITECUTRE - Mobile terminals may be authenticated separately from a smart card used by the mobile terminal. In one implementation, a mobile terminal may query a remote server, based on a value identifying the mobile terminal, for security information relating to the mobile terminal, where a copy of the security information is stored in the mobile terminal as part of the manufacture of the mobile terminal. A smart card may receive the security information in response to the query. The security information may be received in an encrypted format that is not accessible by the mobile terminal. The smart card may communicate with the mobile terminal to authenticate the mobile terminal based on the security information received in response to the query and the copy of the security information that is stored in the mobile terminal. | 2012-10-04 |
20120252532 | Systems and Methods for Automatically Invoking Certain Operations in Mobile Phones - A system and method are described for automatically executing an application program in a mobile phone (or other electronic device) upon coupling of the mobile phone to a charging unit. The system and method operate to communicate a unique charging unit identification to the mobile phone and, in response, have the mobile phone execute a particular application program (or other command or mode of operation) that is associated with the particular charging unit. | 2012-10-04 |
20120252533 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING LOCAL TIME OF CONTACT PERSON OF MOBILE PHONE - In a method for managing a local time of a contact person of a mobile phone, the mobile phone includes a plurality of contact items. Each of the contact items includes time zone information that indicates a time zone corresponding to a location of a contact person of the mobile phone. Time zone information of a contact item is acquired and is sent to a world clock application of the mobile phone. The world clock calculates a local time of a contact person correspond to the contact item. The local time of the contact person is displayed on a display screen of the mobile phone. | 2012-10-04 |
20120252534 | MOBILE TERMINAL - A mobile terminal is disclosed, by which color reproducibility of a display and the expected life span of a display can be enhanced using quantum dots. The present invention may include a display panel, a plurality of light source units provided under the display panel by being spaced apart from each other, and a fluorescent unit provided to a light emission surface of the light source unit entirely or in part. Moreover, the fluorescent unit may include a quantum dot for transforming a light incident from the light source unit into R light entirely or in part. | 2012-10-04 |
20120252535 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND FLEXIBLE SUBSTRATE - An electronic apparatus includes: a housing having a liquid crystal display section mounted in the housing; a space section formed between an end side in the housing and the liquid crystal display section; and a circuit unit having an antenna pattern, a microphone, and one or plurality of mounting components being mounted on one or both of the front and rear surface sides of the circuit unit arranged in the space section. | 2012-10-04 |
20120252536 | MOBILE TERMINAL - A mobile terminal includes a display device and a processor. The processor acquires first display information about a first virtual machine. The first display information does not prompt a user operation. The processor displays the acquired first display information in a first display area on the display device. The processor acquires second display information about the first virtual machine. The second display information prompts a user operation. The processor displays the acquired second display information in a second display area on the display device. The processor determines, in response to an instruction for changing display, whether mixed display is allowed by referencing status information. The processor acquires, when the mixed display is allowed, third display information about a second virtual machine. The third display information does not prompt a user operation. The processor displays the acquired third display information in a third display area on the display device. | 2012-10-04 |
20120252537 | MOBILE INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - A mobile information communication apparatus includes a data processing device for sending plotting command/data to a display control device that controls the pixels of a display panel belonging to the mobile information communication apparatus. An interface device is provided which receives the plotting command/data generated by the data processing device and sends, based on plotting command/data, an external display signal to the external display device. The data processing device and the interface device are configured to send, from the interface device, a higher-resolution external display signal. | 2012-10-04 |
20120252538 | APPLICATION DISPLAYING METHOD AND MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL BASED ON USER'S HABIT - The present invention relates to the field of communications technologies, and provides an application displaying method and a mobile communication terminal based on a user's habit. The method includes: when the mobile communication terminal runs an application, acquiring a statistical value of displaying in a landscape manner and a statistical value of displaying in a portrait manner when the mobile communication terminal previously ran the application, comparing the statistical value of the landscape-manner displaying and the statistical value of the portrait-manner displaying to acquire a displaying manner corresponding to a larger displaying statistical value; and displaying a display interface of the application of the mobile communication terminal in the displaying manner corresponding to the larger displaying statistical value. | 2012-10-04 |
20120252539 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Disclosed are a portable electronic device and a method for controlling the portable electronic device wherein it is possible to use an application enabling an easy input of characters. The portable electronic device is provided with a starting unit, a display unit, a detection unit, and a control unit. The starting unit starts the application enabling the input of characters. The display unit displays a screen based on the application. The detection unit detects a contact to the display unit. The control unit causes the starting unit to start the application when identifying, while a standard screen is displayed on the display unit, the track of the contact to the display unit according to the contact to the display unit detected by the detection unit and determining from the detected track of the contact that characters are being inputted. | 2012-10-04 |
20120252540 | HANDS-FREE TELEPHONE CONVERSATION APPARATUS - A hands-free telephone conversation apparatus can reduce negative influence of an echo on a sound to be transmitted to a far-end user without deteriorating the sound. When a MPU determines that a mobile phone receives an incoming call, and a user starts to talk on the mobile phone, in accordance with an operation of an input device connected to an in-vehicle bus line, a MPU controls the mobile phone to have the mobile phone output, to the DSP, a sound signal indicative of a sound to be transmitted to the far-end user, and to have a switch select a loudspeaker, installed in an vehicle without being directed to the microphone, as a loudspeaker for outputting a sound received from the far-end user | 2012-10-04 |
20120252541 | Wireless Audio Device Call Device Selection - A wireless two-way communications headset is able to enter into a partial power mode in which a latching or non-momentary power switch has been operated to an “on” state, but in which there has been a lack of user operation of the headset for more than a predetermined period of time, and in this partial power mode, a processing device of the headset monitors manually-operable controls for an indication of their being operated by a user in a manner indicating a user's intent to engage in audio communications. In response to this indication, the headset enters a higher power mode in which a wireless link with another wireless device is formed and then performs the function intended by the user. In being operated by a user to initiate audio communications with another wireless device (e.g., making a telephone call), the wireless headset first attempts to do so with the wireless device with which the wireless headset most recently engaged in audio communications, and failing that, the wireless headset then attempts to do so with second-most recent wireless device with which the wireless headset engaged in audio communications. | 2012-10-04 |
20120252542 | Portable Terminal - A portable terminal, which is small sized, excellent in portability, and having high operability for various functions other than a call function, is provided. Two housings are connected such that they can be extended in directions different from each other. The housings have a retraction state, a first extension state, a second extension state, and a third extension state that is a state achieved by further sliding the housings from the second extension into another state. Broadcast receiving conditions are improved by changing the length of an antenna for receiving digital broadcast reception in the second extension state and the third extension state. | 2012-10-04 |
20120252543 | PHONE AND TABLET STAND - The present invention is a phone and tablet stand that includes a rotatable mounting head that attaches a tablet to the phone and tablet stand, attachment magnets that are evenly disposed on a rotatable mounting head to magnetically attach a tablet to the phone and tablet stand and an adjustable stand that includes a stem and a pair of adjustment knobs. The phone and tablet stand also includes a base that provides stability to the phone and tablet stand and a gel attachment interface that is in direct contact with a contact surface where the phone and tablet stand is removably secured. The phone and tablet stand can also include a protective casing that is placed around the back of a tablet and is magnetically attached to the phone and tablet stand and includes a metal disc disposed and centered on the front facing of the protective casing. | 2012-10-04 |
20120252544 | PERFORMANCE MONITORING APPARATUS AND CASING THEREFOR - A performance monitoring apparatus comprising an assembly of a performance monitoring module and a general purpose portable telecommunications device such as a mobile telephone or mobile smart phone connected for data communication mounted on a common casing. The performance monitoring module is adapted for receiving performance signals from at least one performance sensor and for converting the performance signals into performance data. The general purpose portable telecommunications device is configured to be activate-able to cause the performance monitoring module to transfer performance data to the general purpose portable telecommunications device. The common casing comprises mounting means for mounting onto a support surface. This module is adapted for cooperative operation with a general purpose portable telecommunications device to expand its processing and display power while maintaining a low cost simple design and compactness. | 2012-10-04 |
20120252545 | FIRST TO CLAIM LETTER WORD GAME - A game that can be played by a plurality of players. The game includes a tile dispenser that contains a plurality of tiles that each have at least one letter indicia. The tile dispenser can dispense tiles in a manner so that each tile is claimed by one of the players. For example, when a tile is dispensed one of the players may yell “GOT IT” to claim a tile. The game also includes an organizing device that is adapted to organize words from the letter indicia of the dispensed tiles. For example, the organizing device may be a tray with compartments configured to hold a single tile. The game can be played by repeatedly dispensing, claiming and organizing tiles into words until all of the tiles are dispensed from the tile dispenser. | 2012-10-04 |
20120252546 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADDING A SKILL ASPECT TO GAMES OF CHANCE - In various embodiments, a predetermined number of move numbers for one or more players or users of a game or application may be determined, e.g., using an indicator. For example, a first group of move numbers for a first player and a second group of move numbers for a second player may be determined. The players use the pre-established move numbers to advance according to the rules of the application or game. Move numbers within a group may be sequenced or non-sequenced. Move numbers may be replaced at each player's turn or when all or a subset of move numbers of a group are used. Move numbers may be established by any type of indicator such as dice, dominos, or a random number generator. In some embodiments, move numbers may be traded in. Move numbers may or may not be visible at predetermined times to one or more players. | 2012-10-04 |
20120252547 | GAMING MACHINE RUNNING COMPETING GAME BETWEEN GAMING TERMINALS - A gaming machine, at the time of the result of the base game associated with the payout, determines whether at least a competing game condition associated with the payout is satisfied or not. In the case where it is determined that the competing game condition is satisfied, the gaming machine sets the neighboring gaming terminals as opponents. When the opponent participates in the competing game for winning a payout by competing against the opponent, the gaming machine repeatedly runs an auxiliary unit game as a trigger of running a competing game. In the auxiliary unit game, pieces move on a plurality of chained frames scroll-displayed on the common display. In the case where the frame on which the piece is stopped corresponds to the trigger of the competing game, the competing game is run. | 2012-10-04 |
20120252549 | GAMING AND/OR ENTERTAINMENT DEVICE - The present invention relates to a gaming and/or entertainment device having a plurality of wager fields which can be covered individually or group-wise by a wager of a player, as well as having a plurality of winning fields of which one or more can be selected by means of a winnings determination means. Bet display means are provided at the winning fields for marking the winning fields which produce a win according to the bets made, with a detection apparatus being associated with the wager fields for the detection of the wager fields respectively covered by a bet and with a control apparatus being provided for the control of the bet display means at the winning fields in dependence on the wager fields covered by bets and detected by the detection apparatus. | 2012-10-04 |
20120252550 | System And Method For Conducting A Wagering Game - A device includes a data processor executing program instructions for a wagering game. The program instructions include receiving a wager and a selection set from a player. A selection is received from the player, or randomly chosen, to locate a multi-spot template comprising a pattern of multiple spots on a matrix. An outcome set is selected and the player is rewarded in accordance with a pay table for matches between the selection set and the outcome set. The multi-spot templates are examined for a bonus trigger condition such as all the spots in the multi-spot template containing members of the outcome set. If a bonus trigger condition is fulfilled, a bonus feature is conducted. | 2012-10-04 |
20120252551 | METHOD OF PLAYING A BINGO-TYPE GAME WITH A MECHANICAL TECHNOLOGICAL AID, AND AN APPARATUS AND PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PLAYING THE GAME - A method of playing a bingo-type game includes the steps of generating a result of the game and displaying a representation of the result. More specifically, the representation of the result of the game is displayed through a mechanical technological aid at an electronic play station. An apparatus for playing the game includes a server and the electronic play station in operative communication with the server. The server generates the called numbers, which correlate to the result of the game, and the electronic play station includes the mechanical technological aid for displaying the representation of the result of the game. A program product for playing the game is stored on computer readable media and includes a result program code for generating the result of the game and a display program code for displaying the representation of the result through the mechanical technological aid. | 2012-10-04 |
20120252552 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING GAMING RESULTS INCLUDING DISPLAYED BONUS VALUE ENHANCEMENTS - Gaming machines, methods, and programs are provided for displaying gaming results through a player interaction process that provides multiple prize progressions for a player and varies the prize progressions during the course of play. One preferred game includes conducting multiple instances of a first game to obtain a number of first game outcomes. These first game outcomes will include a number of prize enhancer activating outcomes. Each respective prize enhancer activating outcome prompts persistent display of a respective prize enhancer symbol. In some versions, one or more of the prize enhancer symbols are multiplier values. The symbols move in graphic sequence to a bonus round where they occupy spaces in a multiplier wheel, which is spun along with a prize wheel to determine a total prize. | 2012-10-04 |
20120252553 | Gaming System Having Improved Progressive Jackpots - A method of operating a wagering game comprises receiving a primary wager, displaying a randomly selected outcome of a primary wagering game, and displaying at least one progressive jackpot. A first portion of the primary wager is allocated to fund the at least one progressive jackpot. An increment amount to be added to the at least one progressive jackpot is randomly determined, the at least one progressive jackpot is incremented by the increment amount, and in response to a triggering event, the at least one progressive jackpot is awarded. Alternatively, a random determination is made whether to increase the at least one progressive jackpot by a predetermined increment amount and, in response to a determination to increase the at least one progressive jackpot, the at least one progressive jackpot is incremented by the predetermined increment amount. | 2012-10-04 |
20120252554 | Gaming System and Method of Gaming - A gaming system comprising a display area and a player symbol selector for selecting the player symbols from a plurality of player symbols. The player symbol selector comprises a plurality of reels and each reel has a plurality of player symbols. The player symbol selector is arranged so that selected player symbols are displayed at an array of display positions when the reels are stationary. A display position selector enables a player to select, prior to stopping of the reels, groups of display positions. An award allocator allocates an award associated with a winning combination of the player symbols when a winning combination of the player symbols is displayed along a win line. The player symbol selector is arranged so that each one of different player symbols of each reel has the same probability to be displayed at any one of the display positions associated with that reel. | 2012-10-04 |
20120252555 | METHOD OF GRAMING, A GAMING SYSTEM, AND A GAMING CONTROLLER - A method of gaming including: selecting in each game round a plurality of symbols for display to a player in a set of display positions arranged in a plurality of rows and columns, subsets of the display positions corresponding to respective ones of a plurality of reels, each reel comprising a plurality symbols; controlling the correspondence of display positions to reels so that at least one game round is a diagonal spin game round in which at least one of the reels is arranged to spin diagonally such that it corresponds to display positions in a plurality of neighbouring columns; determining an outcome for each game round based on the selected symbols. | 2012-10-04 |
20120252556 | Gaming Machine Systems and Methods for Accepting Various Currencies - A system including a bill or note validator of a gaming machine, a host computer, and a game credit meter. The bill or note validator is adapted to receive and recognize at least a first currency and a second currency, each issued by a different jurisdiction, and is further adapted to encode a monetary denomination of the second currency. The host computer is adapted to receive the encoded monetary denomination of the secondary currency, to decode the encoded monetary denomination and to determine an amount of game credit to be credited to the player. The game credit meter is adapted to store a total amount of game credit purchased by the player of the gaming machine including game credit purchased by the player in response to the player inserting one or more bills or notes of either or both currencies into the gaming machine. | 2012-10-04 |
20120252557 | MATCHING ADVERTISING TO GAME PLAY CONTENT - An advertisement is associated with a particular user move in a gaming environment where playing of the user move by a user results in the advertisement being displayed at the user's gaming device. With multiple users, each play of a unique user move results in a corresponding uniquely targeted advertisement being displayed at the respective gaming device of each user. User moves and associated advertisements are bound to one another based on a frequency of use of the user move in game play and the desirability of the advertiser to associate the advertisement with the user move. | 2012-10-04 |
20120252558 | Method for distributing promotional offers using an electronic game application - Methods are provided that allow promotional offers to be distributed through the play of an electronic game application. The method may include use of a handheld device, location-based targeting of offers such as deals, advertisements, and coupons, and offer prioritization based on user playing history. The method may involve a server through which offers are distributed. The method may include receiving requests from sponsors to create promotional offers. In some embodiments, the use of rank in a high score database may help determine which players receive a prize. | 2012-10-04 |
20120252559 | MATCHING ADVERTISING TO GAME PLAY CONTENT - An advertisement is associated with a particular user move in a gaming environment where playing of the user move by a user results in the advertisement being displayed at the user's gaming device. With multiple users, each play of a unique user move results in a corresponding uniquely targeted advertisement being displayed at the respective gaming device of each user. User moves and associated advertisements are bound to one another based on a frequency of use of the user move in game play and the desirability of the advertiser to associate the advertisement with the user move. | 2012-10-04 |
20120252560 | AMUSEMENT DEVICES AND GAMES INCLUDING MEANS FOR PROCESSING ELECTRONIC DATA WHERE ULTIMATE OUTCOME OF THE GAME IS DEPENDENT ON ODDS - Games related to the provision of information are described. Games may be formulated to exploit biases such as long shot bias and favorite bias. Games related to the provision of information are described. Games may be formulated to exploit biases relating to the Monty Hall paradox. Games related to the provision of information are described. Games may include wagering on hands of cards, e.g., poker wagering games. | 2012-10-04 |
20120252561 | GAMING MACHINE RUNNING COMPETING GAME BETWEEN GAMING TERMINALS - The present invention provides a gaming machine including gaming terminals having high payout rate without increasing loss on the management side. When a result of a base game associated with a payout is obtained, the gaming machine determines whether at least a competing game condition associated with the payout is satisfied or not and, when it is determined that the competing game condition is satisfied, sets neighboring gaming terminals as opponents. When the opponent participates in a competing game, a competing game for winning a payout by competing against the opponent is run. According to a result of the competing game, at least a part of the payout is given to the winner of the competing game, and no payout is given to the loser of the competing game. | 2012-10-04 |
20120252562 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR PLAYING PROGRESSIVE WAGERING GAMES WITH AWARD-BASED INCREMENTING FEATURES - Gaming devices, gaming systems, methods of conducting a wagering game, and computer programs for executing a wagering game are presented herein. A gaming system for conducting a wagering game is disclosed, which includes an input device for receiving wagers, a display for displaying the wagering game, and a controller. The controller is configured to: determine whether one or more progressive jackpots are active, each jackpot having a respective progressive value and a respective trigger value; randomly determine an outcome of the base game; determine if the base-game outcome has an award associated therewith; if one or more progressive jackpots are active and the base-game outcome has an award associated therewith, provide the award to the player and increment the progressive value for each active jackpot by at least the base-game award; and, if the incremented value of an active progressive jackpot is equal to or greater than its respective trigger value, award the incremented value to the player. | 2012-10-04 |
20120252563 | GAMING DEVICE METHOD AND APPARATUS EMPLOYING MODIFIED PAYOUTS - The invention includes a system and method for a gaming device to determine when to offer a player an opportunity to play using a “jackpot only” pay table. The player may choose to accept the gaming device's offer to switch from using a conventional pay table to using a pay table that only pays top payout amounts. Play with a jackpot only pay table may only require a small wager amount as compared to play with a conventional pay table. Play with a jackpot only pay table may be automated to generate outcomes quickly to allow a player to relatively inexpensively avoid spending time playing a gaming device perceived to be in a “cold period.” | 2012-10-04 |
20120252564 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR FACILITATING TABLE GAMES - A gaming table provides for use of RFID technology to track chip movement on a table game and to infer an association between a wager and a player position based on a chip identifier of a chip placed on a particular position of the table. In some embodiments, previous position history of the chip is also taken into account in determining a player position associated with a wager. | 2012-10-04 |
20120252565 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN ELECTRONIC GAMING MACHINE | 2012-10-04 |
20120252566 | Gaming System Having Controllable Dynamic Signage - A gaming system comprises a first gaming device displaying a first primary wagering game in response to receipt of a first wager from a first player and a second gaming device displaying a second primary wagering game in response to receipt of a second wager from a second player. The system further comprises a community display having a plurality of display regions thereon, and at least one controller operative to (i) detect activation of a first supplemental feature by the first player, (ii) detect activation of a second supplemental feature by the second player, (iii) determine in which of the plurality of display regions to display the first and second supplemental features in accordance with at least a first rule set, and (iv) display the first and second supplemental features on the community display. | 2012-10-04 |
20120252567 | MANAGING CASHLESS WAGERING GAME SYSTEMS - This document discusses, among other things, systems and methods for managing of cashless wagering game systems. An apparatus comprises a control module to debit, via a first system access technique, a debit amount from a first cashless wagering system in a financial transaction and credit, via a second system access technique different from the first system access technique, a credit amount to a second cashless wagering system in the same financial transaction, the first and second cashless wagering game systems being different from one another coupled over a network, | 2012-10-04 |
20120252568 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING GAMING ACTIVITIES - The present invention is directed to a method and system of gaming where players contribute money to win a prize and a part of the money is allocated for public benefit such as charities and other welfare causes. The system gives the player control over certain features such as selecting a cause. | 2012-10-04 |
20120252569 | System And Method For Dynamically Determining Paths Between Destinations In A Virtual Space - A system may be configured to host a virtual space for access by users. The virtual space may be a game space in which users control one or more characters (or sets of characters) to achieve game objectives. The system may be configured such that the travel paths within the virtual world are determined dynamically. This may provide for travel which may have dynamic aspects at a lower cost than providing full interactivity between destinations. | 2012-10-04 |
20120252570 | METHOD FOR VIRTUAL FRIENDSHIP AND ACCESSING RESTRICTED PORTIONS OF VIRTUAL WORLDS - Provided is a method of interacting with a non-player character in a virtual world. With a computer system, a user is granted access to an interface allowing the user to establish a friendship with a computer-controlled character. Such a friendship is established by adding the computer-controlled character to a list of friends associated with the user. The user is then granted access to a restricted portion of the virtual world that was not accessible to the user before the user entered the friendship request. | 2012-10-04 |
20120252571 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR VIRTUAL MOBILE GAME SESSION DISCOVERY AND PLAYER MATCHING - A system for establishing multi-party wireless game sessions includes a game session broker and at least two wireless units. Each wireless unit includes a first wireless device having relatively low power consumption and a second wireless device having relatively high power consumption. The game session broker receives a session ready message that includes location information for a first player and search for a second player having location information matching the location information for the first player. Finding a matching player, the game session broker sends session available messages to wireless units associated with the first and second players. Session ready messages are sent and session available message are received via first wireless devices. Upon receiving the session available message, the first and second players can establish a wireless game session using their respective second wireless devices. | 2012-10-04 |
20120252572 | METHOD AND/OR SYSTEM FOR ADAPTIVE GAMING EXPERIENCE - The subject matter disclosed herein relates to systems for providing an interactive experience to game participants. | 2012-10-04 |
20120252573 | MATCHING ADVERTISING TO GAME PLAY CONTENT - An advertisement is associated with a particular user move in a gaming environment where playing of the user move by a user results in the advertisement being displayed at the user's gaming device. With multiple users, each play of a unique user move results in a corresponding uniquely targeted advertisement being displayed at the respective gaming device of each user. User moves and associated advertisements are bound to one another based on a frequency of use of the user move in game play and the desirability of the advertiser to associate the advertisement with the user move. | 2012-10-04 |
20120252574 | MATCHING ADVERTISING TO GAME PLAY CONTENT - An advertisement is associated with a particular user move in a gaming environment where playing of the user move by a user results in the advertisement being displayed at the user's gaming device. With multiple users, each play of a unique user move results in a corresponding uniquely targeted advertisement being displayed at the respective gaming device of each user. User moves and associated advertisements are bound to one another based on a frequency of use of the user move in game play and the desirability of the advertiser to associate the advertisement with the user move. | 2012-10-04 |
20120252575 | GAME DEVICE, GAME DEVICE CONTROL METHOD, AND INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM - If a first operation is made, a first object control portion causes a player character object representing a player character to perform a first action. If a second operation is made while the player character object is performing the first action, a second object control portion places a player character object representing the player character in the virtual space separately from the player character object that performs the first action, and causes the separately placed player character object to perform a second action. A display unit displays a screen showing a picture obtained by viewing from a virtual camera the virtual space where the player character object that performs the first action and the player character object that performs the second action are both placed. | 2012-10-04 |
20120252576 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REMOTE GAME DISPLAY - Various embodiment provide a method of interfacing an application controller with a remote display. The method can include the steps of providing an application on an application controller comprising a controller display; executing the application to retrieve a user input into the application controller; executing logic to render an output; and displaying the output on at least one of the controller display and the remote display. | 2012-10-04 |
20120252577 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A portable electronic device including: a memory for storing information including gaming information and location information; a display for displaying at least a portion of the information stored on the memory; a first data interface for communicating with a storage server and for transmitting gaming information to and receiving gaming information from the storage server; a second data interface for communicating with at least one other adjacent portable electronic device and for transmitting location information to and receiving location information from the at least one other portable electronic device wherein the information displayed on the display is dependent at least in part on the location information. | 2012-10-04 |
20120252578 | GAME DEVICE, GAME CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY INFRMATION RECORDING MEDIUM ON WHICH A COMPUTER READABLE PROGRAM IS RECORDED - A texture generator generates an image, for which mosaic processing has been performed on an acquired image, as a texture candidate. A color acquirer acquires a candidate symbol color. A performance parameter acquirer finds a performance parameter from the similarity between a candidate symbol color and a point symbol color. A performance parameter presenter presents the performance parameter that was found to a user. A confirmation instruction receiver receives a confirmation instruction from the user. A texture confirmer that, when a confirmation instruction is received, confirms the texture candidate as the texture to be applied to a character. | 2012-10-04 |
20120252579 | SYSTEM FOR USER INTERACTION AROUND A COMMON COMPUTER GAME OBJECTIVE - A computer-implemented method comprises identifying a user of a computer-implemented game to interact with a further user in pursuit of a common game objective. The identifying is performed based at least partially on the user not being directly related, as reflected within relationship data, with the further user. Interactions, within the computer implemented-game, between the further user and the user in the pursuit of the common game objective of the computer-implemented game are enabled responsive to the identifying of the user. | 2012-10-04 |
20120252580 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FITNESS AND VIDEO GAMES - In some aspects, a system is provided that includes a plurality of mobile devices and an application on at least a first mobile device. The application is adapted to track position information regarding the first mobile device, communicate the position information to a web server, receive position information from the web server regarding other mobile devices within a predetermined distance of the first mobile device, and use the position information regarding the other mobile devices to affect one or more characteristics of a video game executed on the first mobile device. Numerous other aspects are provided. | 2012-10-04 |
20120252581 | GAMING APPARATUS AND SYSTEMS - Gaming apparatus, e.g. an Electronic Gaming Machine (EGM) ( | 2012-10-04 |
20120252582 | Metagame Translation - Systems and methods are provided for providing translation of metagame data to enable game experiences that work well across different client devices while still being appropriate for different characteristics of various incompatible devices. In an exemplary embodiment, metagame state can include data related to information such as a player's profile information, assets, progress, achievements, level reached, friends network, games purchased, devices used, etc. Embodiments of such systems and methods can help reduce a game publisher's time and money spent on product development intended to anticipate, accommodate and implement different characteristics of various incompatible devices. | 2012-10-04 |
20120252583 | COMPUTER IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR CALCULATING A GAME SCORE TO CREATE A RANKING - A game system or a method is provided that can create game scenarios based on requests from players. The server may include a player database, a receiver, an analyzer, a scenario creator, a calculator, an update tool and a ranking creator. The server may further include a scenario data base for storing scenarios. The processing unit, a main program stored at the main memory, and the processing units of the server may act as each of the element. | 2012-10-04 |
20120252584 | ACCESSORY FOR A GAME CONSOLE CONTROLLER - An accessory for electronic gaming that can receive part of a game console controller. The accessory has one or more actuators for operating one or more press buttons of the controller. | 2012-10-04 |
20120252585 | TORQUE COUPLING - The torque coupling has a shaft, a hollow shaft and a plurality of levers. The bearings of the levers are non-rotatably connected to the shaft and the levers are spring-loaded so as to be pressed against the hollow shaft. The levers are bent from a steel strip. | 2012-10-04 |
20120252586 | DAMPER DEVICE - A damper device including an input element to which power from a motor is transmitted; a first elastic body to which the power is transmitted from the input element; a first intermediate element to which the power is transmitted from the first elastic body; a second elastic body to which the power is transmitted from the first intermediate element; a second intermediate element to which the power is transmitted from the second elastic body, a third elastic body to which the power is transmitted from the second intermediate element; and an output element to which the power is transmitted from the third elastic body. The second elastic body is lighter than the first elastic body. | 2012-10-04 |
20120252587 | DAMPER APPARATUS - In a damper apparatus, power is transferred, in order, from a motor, to an input, to a first elastic body, to a first element, to a second elastic body, to a second element, to a third elastic body, and to an output. The first and second elastic bodies are disposed radially outward of the third elastic body, and adjacent to each other on a single circumference. The first element has an annular outer peripheral portion that surrounds the first and second elastic bodies, and a pair of contact portions that are formed on peripheral edges on respective sides of the outer peripheral portion to protrude from the peripheral edges radially inward and to face each other, and that are between and in contact with the first elastic body and the second elastic body. | 2012-10-04 |
20120252588 | TORQUE FLUCTUATION ABSORBER - A torque fluctuation absorber includes a first rotating member arranged to be rotatable, a second rotating member arranged in a rotatable manner relative to the first rotating member, a coil spring for buffering a torsion between the first rotating member and the second rotating member by means of an elastic force, and a cushion member arranged at an inside of the coil spring and buffering the torsion between the first rotating member and the second rotating member by means of an elastic force, wherein the cushion member includes an elastic member formed in a columnar shape, and an abrasion resistant member partly covering a side surface of the elastic member and including a greater abrasion resistance than an abrasion resistance of the elastic member. | 2012-10-04 |
20120252589 | CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT - A constant velocity joint includes a cylindrical outer cup which has three guide grooves on an inner wall surface thereof, and an inner member which is housed inside of the aforementioned outer cup and has three trunnions. The aforementioned guide grooves are formed to have a large width and to be close to the center of the aforementioned outer cup, and the aforementioned trunnions are formed to have a large width corresponding to the aforementioned guide grooves. Further, annular rollers are mounted on the periphery of the trunnions, and the periphery surfaces of the aforementioned rollers contact rolling surfaces of the aforementioned guide grooves. | 2012-10-04 |
20120252590 | ROTARY DAMPER - In a rotary damper including a shaft, a pair of side panels which pivotally support the shaft while allowing the shaft to rotate in the circumferential direction, a case which is held between the side panels and forms a pressure chamber therein, a vane which is provided in the shaft, has a distal end in sliding contact with the inner periphery of the case and divides the pressure chamber into a first chamber and a second chamber, and a side plate which is interposed between the vane and at least one of the side panels and are more excellent in abrasion resistance than the side panels. | 2012-10-04 |
20120252591 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR REDUCING VIBRATION IN A ROTARY SYSTEM OF A WATERCRAFT - A method of reducing vibration in a rotary system ( | 2012-10-04 |
20120252592 | Ten Pin Bowling Method and Apparatus - A method for bowling a ball typically in ten pin bowling using apparatus ( | 2012-10-04 |
20120252593 | BOWLING BALL WITH INDICIA AND METHOD THEREFOR - A bowling ball with an indicia is provided. A method for manufacturing such a bowling ball is also provided. The indicia may be preformed and attached to the core of the bowling ball before the outer layer of the bowling ball is created. | 2012-10-04 |
20120252594 | GOLF CLUB HEAD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING GOLF CLUB HEAD - A golf club head and method of manufacturing are disclosed. Other embodiments are also disclosed. | 2012-10-04 |