45th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 43 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100285795 | Methods and Devices for Reducing Interference in an Uplink - There is provided a method of operating a communication system, the communication system comprising at least a macrocell base station and a femtocell base station that is within the coverage area of the macrocell base station, the method comprising providing an indication of the noise rise or interference at the macrocell base station to the femtocell base station; and the femtocell base station adjusting a maximum permitted transmission power based on the indication. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285796 | BROADCAST INFORMATION TRANSMISSION METHOD, RADIO BASE STATION AND MOBILE STATION - A radio base station (eNB) transmits a change notification to the plurality of mobile stations (UE), when repeatedly transmitting the plurality of segments, and when having changed a content of the broadcast information formed of the plurality of segments, size of each of the plurality of segments or subframes in which the plurality of segments are to be transmitted, the change notification indicating the change. The mobile station (UE) receives all the plurality of segments again, when having failed to receive only some of the plurality of segments, and when having received the change notification. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285797 | INTERWORKING FUNCTION FOR COMMUNICATION NETWORKS - Systems and methods for providing voice communications and data communications are provided, including: receiving an attach message from a mobile node indicating the mobile node can fallback from a first radio access technology to a second radio access technology and including location information identifying a location of the mobile node, the attach message received via the first radio access technology; sending a translated location updated message to a remote switching device; receiving a service request message from the mobile node, the service request message requesting initiation of a voice call, the service request message received via the first radio access technology; and based on the service request message and the indication that the mobile node can fallback to the second radio access technology, setting up the voice call with the mobile node via the second radio access technology. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285798 | Mail operation apparatus with short range wireless communications function - Immediately after making connection of a Bluetooth communications link with a cellular phone, an in-vehicle handsfree apparatus makes connection of a handsfree phone call protocol while not making connection of a massage access profile. When a start trigger that an arrival of an electronic mail from a communications network then arises in the cellular phone, the in-vehicle handsfree apparatus makes connection of the message access profile with the cellular phone, thereby enabling a transfer of information of the mail from the cellular phone | 2010-11-11 |
20100285799 | System and Method for Enhanced Content Access - A method and system for facilitating HLR access includes receiving a query request from a query entity, processing the query request to yield an SS7 request message, dispatching the SS7 request message to a HLR, receiving an SS7 response message from the HLR, constructing a query response, and returning the query response to the query entity. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285800 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR PROVIDING SCALABLE NUMBER PORTABILITY (NP) HOME LOCATION REGISTER (HLR) - The subject matter described herein includes methods, systems, and computer readable media for providing NP-HLR functionality. According to one aspect, the subject matter described herein includes a system for providing scalable NP-HLR. The system includes an NP front end node for receiving requests for routing information for ported-in and non-ported foreign mobile subscribers, for making portability determinations in response to the requests, for processing or routing the requests based on the portability determinations, and for receiving and responding to provide roaming number requests for ported-out mobile subscribers. The system further includes at least one HLR back end node for performing HLR functions for ported-in foreign mobile subscribers including receiving, from the NP front end node, the requests for routing information for the ported-in foreign mobile subscribers and for responding to the requests with the routing information for the ported-in foreign mobile subscribers. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285801 | TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK - A method is disclosed for registering a mobile terminal with a cellular telecommunications network, the network having a plurality of location areas and a plurality of extended areas of coverage, each extended area being represented by a list of a subset of cells on one or more the location areas, and the mobile terminal using information about a given one of the location areas to connect to the network. The method comprises transmitting a signal including a temporary identifier, which is unique to the mobile terminal when combined with the location area identifier that identifies the cell in which the temporary identifier was allocated a temporary identifier; transmitting an indication of whether the mobile terminal supports location registration based on extended areas (“soft location registration”); and if soft location registration is supported, performing location registration based on the extended area between the mobile terminal and the network. The above method is compatible with existing deployments of 2G and 3 G networks in both packet switched (PS) and circuit switched (CS) domains. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285802 | COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM - A mobile communications system is proposed in which mobile communications devices are arranged to carry out signal measurements on the signals received from neighbouring cells. The bandwidth over which these signal measurements are carried out is determined in dependence upon the bandwidths of the neighbouring cells and is signalled to the mobile communication device by a serving base station. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285803 | Offered Bit Rate At Handover - The invention relates to a method in a second communication node within a communications network supporting a handover process of a first communication device from a first cell in the communications network to a second cell of the second communication node in the communications network. The second communication node determines ( | 2010-11-11 |
20100285804 | APPARATUS, AND ASSOCIATED METHOD, FOR PERMITTING COMMUNICATION SYSTEM TRANSITION BASED UPON SIGNAL THRESHOLD DETERMINATION - A method and apparatus of optimizing transitioning between EVDO and CDMA 1X systems in a hybrid access terminal, the method having the steps of: preventing a reconnect data call from being sent from the hybrid access terminal. The preventing step including checking whether a transition between an EVDO and a CDMA 1X system is successful; and if not blocking the data call, and/or checking whether an EVDO received signal strength indication is greater than or equal to a receiver sensitivity on the hybrid access terminal; and if yes, allowing the hybrid access terminal to connect to the EVDO system, and/or delaying a connection timer for connecting to the EVDO system and/or applying fast dormancy to the hybrid access terminal in an EVDO state. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285805 | MULTI-CARRIER COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND MULTI-CARRIER COMMUNICATION METHOD - There is provided a multi-carrier communication method capable of preventing lowering of a throughput of another mobile device accompanying allocation of a sub-carrier for a new mobile station device. This multi-carrier communication method can acquire reception quality information for one of the sub-carriers already allocated in an MS ( | 2010-11-11 |
20100285806 | MOBILE STATION AND MOBILE COMMUNICATION METHOD - A mobile station (UE) including: a measurement information storage unit ( | 2010-11-11 |
20100285807 | HANDOVER MECHANISM FOR SENSOR NETWORKS - The present invention relates to methods and access devices for collecting data from a plurality of sensors ( | 2010-11-11 |
20100285808 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - The present invention has an object to provide a wireless communication apparatus and a wireless communication method, which are capable of measuring line qualities as to a plurality of channels in a high efficiency without giving an adverse influence to communications made by other mobile stations in such a case that a mobile station is communicated with a base station via a relay station. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285809 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN A MULTI-CARRIER TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM - The embodiments of the present invention relate to apparatuses and methods for resource management in a multi-carrier system wherein a plurality of component carriers (CCs) is defined per cell. According to a method in an apparatus corresponding to a radio base station, a message is assembled comprising information on the structure of the cell served by the radio base station; the information including one or more CCs used in the cell that is/are available for a user equipment for performing initial access in the cell. The method also comprises, transmitting the assembled message to the user equipment and indicating to the user equipment to what resources to use for random access in the cell. The exemplary embodiments of the present invention also relates to a method in the user equipment, to a radio base station and to a user equipment. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285810 | METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING DEDICATED REFERENCE SIGNAL, AND METHOD FOR RECEIVING DEDICATED REFERENCE SIGNAL - Provided are a method of transmitting a dedicated reference signal (DRS), a method of receiving a DRS, and a feedback method of a terminal. The method of transmitting a DRS includes determining a DRS transmitting resource for at least one terminal which is a target of transmission, and transmitting the DRS using the determined transmission resource and notifying the terminal of information about layer used by the terminal. The method of receiving a DRS includes determining a DRS receiving resource, receiving information about layer used by a terminal from a serving cell base station, and receiving the DRS for the terminal using the determined reception resource and the information about layer. Accordingly, a terminal can find the position and sequence of its DRS. In particular, in the case of multi-user multiple input multiple output (MU-MIMO) or joint scheduling, it is possible to prevent or remove signal interference using the DRS of another terminal. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285811 | Communication Method and Radio Communication Terminal - Even when being located at cell edge in a multiband mobile communication system, a radio communication terminal, is allowed to stably execute cell search so as to easily establish a connection with a radio base station. The radio communication terminal according to the present invention includes: a first determination unit | 2010-11-11 |
20100285812 | CALL ADMISSION PRIORITY CONTROL DETERMINATION DEVICE AND MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A call admission priority control determination device is intended for determining, when a terminal is present in a femtocell and the terminal is to be admitted for call connection, whether it is to be connected to the femtocell or to a macro-cell. The number of remaining connections and a remaining rate in the femtocell if a new call is admitted are figured out. For a specified terminal so registered as to be given priority in connection to the femtocell, the call is admitted if the number of remaining connections and the remaining rate are equal to or greater than 0, but for other terminals than the specified ones in the pertinent femtocell, the call is not admitted if the number of remaining connections and the remaining rate are below certain thresholds. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285813 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A REFERENCE LOCATION USING CELL TABLE DATA MINING - A system and method for providing assistance data to a wireless device. A location request may be received for the wireless device, the location request identifying location information for the wireless device. A reference location for the wireless device may then be determined as a function of a comparison of the location information and a region determined as a function of at least one of a mobile country code (“MCC”), mobile network code (“MNC”), and an Area-Identification (“Area-ID”), such as a location area code (“LAC”) or a Radio Network Controller-Identification (“RNC-ID”). Assistance data may be provided to the wireless device as a function of the determined reference location. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285814 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GATHERING INFORMATION ABOUT DISCRETE WIRELESS TERMINALS - The present invention is broadly directed to systems and methods for gathering information about wireless transceiver devices in a defined boundary region. To this end, the disclosure is more particularly directed to gathering movement information (e.g., via detection and location) about two-way end-user wireless terminals within three-dimensional boundaries of defined local space (“DLS”) to allow for selective control of the terminals and other subsystems, as desired. Additionally, the data collected can be used to improve accuracy and precision regarding the prediction of behavior characteristics and tendencies of populations based on a sampling of observed terminals. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285815 | Locating Method - The invention relates to a method for locating a first mobile terminal within a radio network. Said method comprises the following steps: a first locating process is carried out to determine an initial position of the first terminal; the first locating process is deactivated; a second locating process is carried out to at least approximately determine the current position of the first terminal relative to the initial position; and the first locating process is activated and carried out again to determine a new initial position of the first terminal when the current position reaches a minimum distance from the initial position. The invention also relates to a method for determining cliques of mobile terminals in a radio network encompassing a plurality of mobile terminals. Said method comprises the following steps: one or more independent numbers of terminals is determined, each couple of terminals of each of the independent numbers being located at a distance from each other that is greater than a predetermined threshold value; and at least one clique of terminals is determined, the couples of which are located at a shorter distance from each other than a predetermined threshold value, each independent number containing a maximum of one terminal of the clique. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285816 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING POSITION UPDATES IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - The present invention provides a method and system for performing position area updates in a wireless communication system configured to broadcast a plurality of position area codes, each associated with one of a plurality of position areas. The method comprises moving the wireless terminal from a first position area to a second position area; evaluating a predetermined condition; and performing the position area update when the predetermined condition is met. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285817 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING LOCATION-BASED SERVICES TO A MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICE HAVING A DUAL PROCESSOR ARCHITECTURE - Various embodiments of systems and techniques for providing location-based services (LBS) to a mobile computing device having a dual processor architecture are described. In one or more embodiments, the mobile computing device may comprise or implement hardware and/or software configured to enable LBS and data communications sessions using a single active data stack at any particular point in time. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285818 | LOCATION BASED SERVICE FOR DIRECTING ADS TO SUBSCRIBERS - In one embodiment, a method of providing a location based service (LBS), comprises: (i) receiving location information over a period of time by one or more software programs from a plurality of wireless devices belonging to a plurality of subscribers; (ii) processing the location information to detect that respective subscribers tend to spend time at one or more locations with one or more other specific subscribers; (iii) storing data indicative of a tendency of each such subscriber to spend time with the subscriber's one or more other specific subscribers; (iv) detecting whether subscribers are present at locations with one or more specific subscribers identified in the stored data subsequent to performance of (ii) and (iii); and (v) comparing ad parameters against subscriber data, to select ads for communication to subscribers, wherein the comparing differentiates in selection of ads for communication to subscribers in response to (iv). | 2010-11-11 |
20100285819 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING SERVICE IN A MULTI-RAN COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - To address the need for more resource efficient methods of providing service in multi-RAN communication systems ( | 2010-11-11 |
20100285820 | LOCATION BASED SYSTEM TO DELIVER TARGETED CONTENT MESSAGES TO MOBILE DEVICES - Disclosed is a system to implement a method to deliver a targeted content message to a mobile device base on the location of the mobile device. The system may identify a set of businesses within a coverage area of a femtocell base station to produce gathered information. The system may receive a request for a call establishment indicator from the mobile device through the femtocell base station. Targeted content messages may be identified as a function of the gathered information. Moreover, the targeted content message then may be sent to the mobile device as part of the call establishment indicator. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285821 | WIRELESS CELLULAR SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRESCRIPTION DRUG DISCOUNTS AND THERAPY DELIVERY - A method of delivering a prescription drug discount via a cellular message on a cellular carrier network includes capturing a prescription token in a memory of a cellular device. The cellular device processes the prescription token to sending a message artifact as a cellular message, such as SMS message, over a carrier network to a discount service computer. The discount service computer receives and parses the message artifact, and reconstructs the prescription token. The discount service computer includes an eligibility database of prescription drug patients, cell numbers, and prescription drug identities. The prescription token is matched to a record of the eligibility database, if any exist, and otherwise a corresponding record is generated for the prescription token. The discount service computer accesses a discount database to retrieve a discount coupon relevant to the record of the eligibility database and the prescription drug identity from the prescription token. The discount coupon is sent by response message to the cellular device as a text message. The cellular device receives the text message and provides the message to a pharmacy, together with a prescription script for a prescription drug of the prescription drug identity. The pharmacy communicates the script to a benefit processor. The benefit processor adjudicates an insured coverage claim related to the script and the patient per the script. The benefit processor communicates a result of the adjudication to the pharmacy. The pharmacy discounts pricing for the prescription to the patient by a discount per the discount coupon, if insurance coverage is not applicable to the prescription, and per the discount coupon and coverage benefit, if insurance coverage is applicable. The benefit processor communicates the prescription transaction to the discount service computer, and the eligibility database is updated accordingly. The discount service computer sends additional text messages to the cell phone regarding prescription refill discounts and other advertising. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285822 | NEXT GENERATION OF MARKETING AND METHOD - A method of marketing includes steps of providing a business with a mobile phone text messaging service, providing a medium for a customer to join that text messaging service, creating and maintaining a list of customers for the business and sending a communication to at least one of the customers. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285823 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR ALLOCATING RESOURCES TO COMMUNICATION DEVICES THAT USE DIFFERING PROTOCOLS AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A control device includes at least one communication interface for communicating first control data with a first plurality of communication devices that utilize the millimeter wave frequency band in accordance with a first protocol and further for communicating second control data with a second plurality of communication devices that utilize the millimeter wave frequency band in accordance with a second protocol. A resource controller allocates resources of the millimeter wave frequency band to the first plurality of communication devices and the second plurality of communication devices based on the first control data and the second control data. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285824 | MULTIMODE CONTROL DEVICE FOR ALLOCATING RESOURCES TO COMMUNICATION DEVICES THAT USE DIFFERING PROTOCOLS AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A control device includes a first communication interface for communicating first control data with a first plurality of communication devices that utilize the millimeter wave frequency band in accordance with a first protocol, wherein the first communication interface utilizes the millimeter wave frequency band in accordance with the first protocol. A second communication interface communicates second control data with a second plurality of communication devices that utilize the millimeter wave frequency band in accordance with a second protocol, wherein the second communication interface utilizes the millimeter wave frequency band in accordance with the second protocol. A resource controller allocates resources of the millimeter wave frequency band to the first plurality of communication devices and the second plurality of communication devices based on the first control data and the second control data. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285825 | Communication - Various apparatuses, methods and computer programs are provided. A first apparatus includes: a controller configured to control transmitter circuitry to transmit, according to a first communication protocol, a first request to a second apparatus, the first request being for assisting a wireless communication link, according to a second communication protocol, to be established between the apparatus and a third apparatus. In response to receiving the first request, the second apparatus transmits a second request to the third apparatus. The third apparatus is configured to transmit signals at a rate, each signal being for enabling a wireless communication link to be established between the third apparatus and another apparatus (such as the first apparatus). In response to receipt of the second request, the third apparatus changes the rate at which the signals are transmitted. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285826 | DEVICE FOR ADAPTING MODULATION AND CODING SCHEMES TO BE APPLIED TO DATA INTENDED TO BE BROADCAST TO RADIO COMMUNICATION TERMINALS - A device is dedicated to adapting modulation and coding schemes to be applied to data intended to be broadcast by means of a dedicated carrier over a forward channel of a radio communication network to radio terminals (UE) connected to at least that radio communication network. This device (D) comprises processing means (PM) tasked with adapting at least one modulation and coding scheme to be applied to data intended to be broadcast by means of the dedicated carrier, based on actual radio broadcast conditions, over links established between the radio network and radio terminals (UE) which are recipients of the data to be broadcast. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285827 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING COGNITIVE RADIO ACCESS BY COMMUNICATION MODE GUIDE DATA IN MOBILE TERMINAL SUPPORTING MULTI COMMUNICATION MODES - Disclosed is an apparatus and method for supporting cognitive radio access by communication mode guide data in a mobile terminal supporting a multi communication mode. When the mobile terminal supporting the multi communication mode needs to change an available communication mode according to a movement situation, the mobile terminal can select an optimal available communication mode at the current location, the movement spot or the movement prediction spot. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285828 | THROTTLING TRANSMIT POWER IN A WWAN DEVICE BASED UPON THERMAL INPUT - Systems and methodologies are described that facilitate throttling transmit power of a WWAN module based upon thermal input. For instance, the thermal input can be a detected temperature, a signal from a computing device associated with the WWAN module, a signal from an alternate technology module (e.g., WiFi module, WiMax module, . . . ) associated with the WWAN module, or the like. A target transmit power of the WWAN module can be reduced (e.g., by a predetermined amount, . . . ) upon occurrence of a condition (e.g., the detected temperature exceeding a threshold, the computing device or the alternate technology module requesting a decrease in thermal power, . . . ), for example. Moreover, negotiation between the WWAN module and a base station can be effectuated to select an appropriate class (power class or Multi Slot Class) and/or operating mode when the target transmit power of the WWAN module is altered. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285829 | ORTHOGONAL FREQUENCY DIVISION MULTIPLEXING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREAMBLE POWER CONTROL OF THE ORTHOGONAL FREQUENCY DIVISION MULTIPLEXING SYSTEM - An orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) system and a method of controlling preamble power of the OFDM system are provided. The method includes detecting a present preamble power of a certain base station among a plurality of base stations and a preamble influence factor of the certain base station; detecting a preamble influence factor of at least one neighboring base station of the certain base station; and determining a new preamble power of the certain base station based on at least one among the present preamble power, the preamble influence factor of the certain base station, and the preamble influence factor of the at least one neighboring base station. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285830 | Uplink Power Control for Power Limited Terminals - Transmit power control methods and apparatus are disclosed. In several embodiments, a mobile terminal ( | 2010-11-11 |
20100285831 | METHOD OF PERFORMING HANDOVER IN MULTI CARRIER WIRELESS ACCESS SYSTEM - There is provided a method for handover of a terminal in a wireless access system using multi-carrier operation. The method comprises: receiving a handover command message from a serving base station; and performing network reentry to a target base station based on the handover command message, wherein the handover command message includes information required for handover to the target base station and information on whether the target base station supports handover using multi-carriers. Accordingly, it is possible to efficiently perform the handover in the wireless access system supporting the multi-carriers. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285832 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND ASSOCIATED ELEMENTS AND METHODS - A user portable electronic apparatus ( | 2010-11-11 |
20100285833 | RF FRONT-END CIRCUIT - A RF front-end circuit connected to an antenna module includes a plurality of main transmission circuits, an assistant transmission circuit, a signal coupling circuit, and a switching module. Each of the main transmission circuits amplifies original signals as first amplified signals which include non-linear distortion. The assistant transmission circuit assists at least one of the main transmission circuits to reduce non-linear distortion. The signal coupling circuit coupled to the at least one main transmission circuit samples the first amplified signals from the main transmission circuit to obtain sampling signals. The assistant transmission circuit calculates the non-linear distortion of the main transmission circuit according to the sampling signals and the original signals, and generates compensation signals accordingly. The signal coupling circuit feeds back the compensation signals to the main transmission circuit to decrease non-linear distortion in the first amplified signals. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285834 | REMOTE ACTIVATION CAPTURE - A method and system are provided for remotely collecting activation information for one or more components, modules, and/or elements of a wireless device. The wireless device may detect its activation with a service provider to be able to operate or communicate over a network. Once activated for service, the wireless device may be adapted to collect information about which of its components, modules, and/or elements have been activated. Such activation information may be reported to a remote activation server that tracks such collection from a plurality of wireless devices. The collection of information pertaining to activation of specific components, modules, and/or elements of a wireless device may be used to pay royalties to the manufacturer or vendor of the components, modules, and/or elements. The collection of activation information may also be used to determine which features are being activated in the wireless device. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285835 | VOICE, DATA AND RF INTEGRATED CIRCUIT WITH OFF-CHIP POWER AMPLIFIER AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - An RFIC includes an RF transmitter, that generates an RF signal to a power amplifier module that operates a selected one of a plurality of power amplifiers, based one or more control signals. A processing module generates the control signals based on a selected one of a plurality of modes, wherein the plurality of modes include a first wireless mode corresponding to the use of the RFIC in accordance with a first wireless standard and a second wireless mode corresponding to the use of the RFIC in accordance with a second wireless standard. A power management circuit generates a plurality of power supply signals including at least one power supply signal for selectively powering only the selected one of the plurality of power amplifiers, in response to the at least one control signal, wherein the power management circuit is bonded to a bottom of the RFIC so as to dissipate heat to a printed circuit board. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285836 | RADIO COMMUNICATION DEVICE - Provided is a radio communication device which can prevent degradation of an antenna by controlling the VSWR and the current phase of antennas arranged adjacent to one another. In this device, an antenna ( | 2010-11-11 |
20100285837 | Apparatus, methods and computer readable storage mediums - An apparatus including: a processor configured to control a flash unit in an exposure time period of an image sensor array, to provide a first non-zero light intensity in a first portion of the exposure time period and to provide a second non-zero light intensity, different to the first light intensity, in a second portion of the exposure time period. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285838 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC APPARATUS CAPABLE OF SIMULATING AS A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION PRODUCT AND METHOD THEREOF - A portable electronic apparatus consists of a wireless module, a micro-processing unit, a determining circuit, and a control circuit. The wireless module provides a wireless communication function, and a first controller of the micro-processing unit provides a data access function. When a designated device is coupled to the portable electronic apparatus, the determining circuit determines whether to use the wireless communication function and whether to use the data access function in order to generate a determining result. The control circuit selectively connects a transmission interface of the first controller or a transmission interface of the wireless module to the designated device according to the determining result. When the control circuit connects the transmission interface of the wireless module to the designated device, the portable electronic apparatus is simulated as a wireless communication product. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285839 | ACCESSORY APPARATUS OF MOBILE TERMINAL FOR RECEIVING AND REPRODUCING DMB DATA AND METHOD THEREOF - Provided are a method and an accessory apparatus for receiving and reproducing DMB data. The DMB accessory apparatus receives DMB data, converts data formats of the received DMB data into multimedia data formats which can be reproduced by a typical mobile terminal, and transmits the DMB data converted into the mobile terminal reproducible data formats to the mobile terminal. Accordingly, even a mobile terminal, which does not have a function of receiving and reproducing DMB data, can reproduce the DMB data. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285840 | MOBILE TERMINAL DEVICE - In a mobile terminal device that executes a function setting by using a memory card, when insertion/removal of the same memory card are repeated, an original function setting can be restored automatically to omit a resetting and also the user's operational burden can be lessened. The volume number is read from an inserted memory card | 2010-11-11 |
20100285841 | METHOD FOR REDUCING POWER CONSUMPTION FOR DETACHABLE CARD AND MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL THEREOF - Disclosed are a method for reducing power consumption of a card for a mobile communication terminal and a mobile communication terminal thereof, in which power consumption of a battery is reduced by differently supplying voltage to first and second cards according to an operation or non-operation state of the first card or the second card. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285842 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR POWER SAVING USING PREDICTIVE POLLING IN A PORTABLE TERMINAL - An apparatus and method for power saving using predictive polling in a portable terminal are provided. A method for predictive polling for a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card in a portable terminal includes determining whether a network state of a portable terminal is changed, when the network state is changed, determining whether the portable terminal is in a restricted service state or no-service state, when the portable terminal is in the restricted service state or no-service state, disabling SIM card polling, and when the portable terminal is not in the restricted service state or no-service state, enabling the SIM card polling. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285843 | Prohibiting mobile forwarding - An incoming message and an indication of a sender-specified destination for the incoming message are received. In addition, a determination is made as to whether a mobile telephone number is known by the sender to be associated with the sender-specified destination. If a mobile telephone number is known by the sender to be associated with the sender-specified destination, a first message that is based on the incoming message is sent to the mobile telephone number. Furthermore, a second message is sent to the mobile telephone number that indicates that the first message was sent to the mobile telephone number based on a determination that the mobile telephone number is known by the sender to be associated with the sender-specified destination. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285844 | CELLULAR PHONE AND DISPLAY ORIENTATION CONTROL PROGRAM OF CELLULAR PHONE - A cellular phone includes: a user interface for accepting an input; a communication interface for making a call via a radio communication with a base station; a display unit for displaying figures and characters; a first display controller for setting a display orientation of the display unit in one of a first display orientation and a second display orientation; and a second display controller for controlling the display unit so that the display orientation is set in the first display orientation if the communication interface starts a call. The first display orientation means a orientation that connects a top sideline of the display unit and a bottom sideline of the display unit, and the second display orientation means a orientation that is obtained by rotating the first display orientation by about 90° clockwise or counterclockwise about a vertical axis of the display unit. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285845 | Mobile Communication Terminal - In order to facilitate an operation for talking, a mobile communication terminal includes first and second LCDs which display images, the first LCD being changed in state between an open state where a display surface of the second LCD is exposed and a closed state where the display surface of the second LCD is covered by the first LCD, a state detecting portion which detects the open/closed state of the first LCD, a destination number accepting portion which accepts a telephone number of a call destination while the open state is being detected by the state detecting portion, and a communication control portion which originates a call to a telephone number accepted by the destination number accepting portion (S | 2010-11-11 |
20100285846 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE INCLUDING A UNIVERSAL KEYPAD - The present invention provides a multifunctional input device. The input device includes a functional mode which defines the mode of operation of the input device. Each functional mode includes one or more domain levels with each domain level containing one or more domain-level values. Each domain level-value within each functional mode is assigned to one of a plurality of programmable input keys. The domain-level value assigned to each programmable input key controls the function of that programmable input key within a given functionality and domain level. The present invention also includes a display to indicate the domain-level value associated with each of the programmable input keys within a given functionality. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285847 | Cell phone mount - A means of creation of joy and enjoyment plus self identification during the process of charging a cell phone. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285848 | MOBILE PHONE POWER-SAVING BY USAGE LEARNING - A method for controlling the operation of a mobile phone backlight. The method may include receiving an incoming call. The method may also include receiving a selection from a user in response to receiving the incoming call. The method may include storing information relating to the selection received from the user. The method may further include turning off the mobile phone backlight after the passing of a predetermined time span of user inaction. The passing of the predetermined time span may follow the selection received from the user. The length of the predetermined time span may be determined at least in part using an algorithm. The method may also include modifying the algorithm based at least in part on the stored information. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285849 | Method and Apparatus For Staged Approach Transient RF Detection And Sensor Power Saving - A method includes receiving a first signal from an antenna of a device and at least one internal device signal in a low-energy consumption path, detecting a peak in at least one of the first signal and the at least one internal device signal, and activating a higher energy consumption path to analyze the first signal when the detected peak is not in one of the at least one internal device signal. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285850 | GASKET FOR A MOBILE DEVICE HAVING A TOUCH SENSITIVE DISPLAY - A mobile device is disclosed that includes a housing, a touch sensitive display subassembly, and a gasket. The touch sensitive display subassembly is received in the housing and is movable relative to the housing. The touch sensitive display subassembly includes a lens overlaying a display. The gasket is attached to only one of the housing and the touch sensitive display subassembly. This gasket inhibits passage of debris between the housing and the touch screen display subassembly. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285851 | MOBILE WIRELESS DEVICE - Disclosed is a mobile wireless device, which has an antenna structure for feeding a hinge core with an electric power and which can be adapted to wireless communications of low-frequency bands without enlarging a casing itself. In this wireless device, an upper casing ( | 2010-11-11 |
20100285852 | SLIDEABLE HINGE MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE - A mobile device, such as a mobile phone, includes an upper housing, a lower housing and a slideable hinge that slideably connects the upper housing with the lower housing. The slideable hinge is configured to allow the upper housing to slide along a straight line with the lower housing and to allow the upper housing to pivot relative to the lower housing. In one embodiment, the slideable hinge module may be mounted to a display of a mobile phone to allow for sliding and rotation of the display relative to the lower housing. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285853 | Mobile Terminal apparatus - A mobile terminal apparatus includes a first housing provided with a display, a second housing provided with a keyboard, and a slide holding mechanism including a rail unit provided in the first housing and including rail parts extending in a sliding direction, arm members, rotation-slide connection members which include rotation shafts separated from each other in the sliding direction and which connect one end portions of the arm members to the rail parts, and rotation connection members which include rotation shafts separated from each other in the sliding direction and which connect the other end portions of the arm members to the second housing. The slide holding mechanism holds the housings such that the housings are slidable between a closed state in which the housings substantially entirely overlap and an open state in which the display unit and the keyboard are positioned on substantially the same plane. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285854 | Grain Tank Seal - 1. A covered grain tank ( | 2010-11-11 |
20100285855 | Scalable Grain Tank Fill Level Display - An apparatus for indicating a grain tank fill level for a grain tank ( | 2010-11-11 |
20100285856 | SINGLE PLAYER FANTASY SPORTS GAME - A single user fantasy game, including a database of VFGMs, each having strategies and player rankings supplied by or for certain human remote GMs, together with a database of real-world athlete/participants. A draft is launched, with the user and at least selected VFGMs as participants. In that draft, the user and the VFGMs make selections of athlete/participants according to predetermined draft rules. Those selections made by the user and by the VFGMs are then saved as respective teams in a team database. Once the teams are selected, the performance of the teams is determined, using a database of real-world performances/statistics, for the athlete/participants in the database of athlete/participants, from a particular time period and according to a set of fantasy game scoring rules. A winner is determined from among the user and the VFGMs, based on the performance of the teams for the particular time period. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285857 | Wagering Game With Fantasy-Sports Feature - A gaming system and method of conducting a wagering game having a fantasy-sports feature on a gaming system is disclosed. A wager is received from a user to play the wagering game. A roster having one or more player is created, via user selection. A projected team score and an actual team score for the created roster are determined. A ratio is calculated for the actual team score to the projected team score. An award is provided to the user if the calculated ratio meets a predetermined criterion. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285858 | MASSIVELY MULTIPLAYER GAME WITH SHARED GAMEPLAY EXPERIENCE - According to some aspects of the present disclosure, a computing system for coordinating massively multiplayer games is provided. The computing system may include a data aggregation service to collect, aggregate and distribute game play data that is used by game code executed on each player's computing device to influence game flow of a shared game play experience for many thousands of remotely located players in real-time. Accordingly, game data from any player may impact and influence the game play experience of all other players. Further, each player's computing device may be event driven such that game data may be received from the game data aggregation service at a synchronized time to synchronize the shared game play experience for all players. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285860 | PLAYER INTERACTIVE WAGERING USING HOLE SYMBOLS AND SHIFTING GAMING SYMBOLS - A game is provided including a symbol shifting graphic display at one or more gaming machines. Games, methods, systems, and program products are taught using gaming symbols and hole symbols, into which gaming symbols may be shifted during the course of the game. Shifted symbols may reveal another hole symbol, or a bonus symbol or multiplier symbol. The player is allowed to select a symbol to shift in order to try and solve the matrix by producing a winning combination of gaming symbols. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285861 | GAMING MACHINE REEL ALIGNMENT - An electromechanical wager-based gaming machine includes a plurality of reels that are aligned as they are spun so that the reels can be rapidly stopped in response to a player's input. One reel is selected as a reference reel and other reels are brought into alignment using feedback from reel position sensors. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285862 | METHOD OF GAMING, A GAME CONTROLLER AND A GAMING SYSTEM - A method of gaming including initiating a sequence of at least two outcomes, determining any current end condition to apply to the current outcome in the sequence from at least the previous outcome in the sequence, wherein each outcome is derived from a selection of one of a plurality of objects presented to a player at respective ones of a plurality of display positions on a display of a gaming system, and ending the sequence upon the current end condition being met by the current outcome. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285863 | GAMING MACHINE WITH WIN CHANGE SYMBOL - A gaming machine ( | 2010-11-11 |
20100285864 | GAMING DEVICE HAVING A SELECTIVELY ACCESSIBLE BONUS SCHEME - A gaming device having a bonus scheme, wherein the player may choose when to play a bonus scheme, so long as the player is qualified to do so. The method of qualifying the player to enter the bonus round connects or links the base game operation of the gaming device with the bonus scheme. The reels of the base game contain symbols which alone or in combination with other symbols yield one or more bonus awards to a player. The bonus awards are escrowed and displayed a bonus award escrow display. Once the player obtains a single bonus award, the player becomes eligible or qualified to play the bonus round and the player may choose to do so at any time. The player can accumulate bonus awards and use multiple bonus awards at one time. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285865 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR DISTRIBUTING RANDOM NUMBER GENERATION ON A GAMING NETWORK - Methods, apparatus, and program products are disclosed for providing distributed RNG calculation capability. Generally, gaming machines cooperate on a gaming network to calculate a result for a RNG algorithm. A preferred system uses peer machines to perfonn partial RNG calculations, but server machines may also be used. One method calculates a first partial RNG calculation at a first peer machine using a seed value. The first peer machine transmits results of the first partial calculation to a second peer machine, which completes the RNG calculation. Some algorithms may include a step of combining partial results from two or more gaming machines. A preferred system uses a RNG state tracker and a seed tracker operating on a RNG master machine. This machine initializes a partial RNG with a seed value, and then tracks the state of the partial RNG using results from the completed calculation obtained over the network. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285866 | POWER CONSERVATION IN WAGERING GAME MACHINES - Systems and methods provide power management on a wagering game machine. Inrush power may be reduced by staggering application of power to various power supplies in a wagering game machine. A processor or timer may control the activation of power supplies. Further power management may be provided by placing wagering game machine peripherals in a power consumption mode appropriate to the activity or lack of activity on a wagering game machine. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285867 | GAMING MACHINE AND ITS PLAYING METHOD - A game controller | 2010-11-11 |
20100285868 | WAGERING GAMES WITH ATTRACT PACKAGE SCHEDULING - Apparatus, systems, and methods to manage attract software package access, storage, and execution scheduling for wagering game machines. A wagering game machine may operate to determine the availability of one or more attract packages, as well as to determine whether any available attract packages comprise an active attract package based on one or more schedules. The gaming machine may access one or more of the available, active attract packages and present them. The attract packages and associated schedules can be loaded into the gaming machine using a number of mechanisms, including a server and a machine-readable medium. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285869 | GAMEPLAY-ALTERING PORTABLE WAGERING MEDIA - Portable wagering media may be utilized to alter play of wagering games. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285870 | WAGERING GAME WITH PLAYER-SELECTABLE ELEMENTS PROVIDING A SCRIPTED OUTCOME - A gaming system for conducting a wagering game includes having a special award that includes first and second award levels. A first set of selectable elements is displayed without informing the player that the first award level has been awarded. The elements mask indicia corresponding to all or a portion of first and second level award criteria. A selection is received of a selectable element from the first set of selectable elements and the indicium for the selected element is revealed. If the indicium for the selected element does not meet the criteria corresponding to the first award level, another set of selectable elements is displayed. A player selection of one of the selectable elements from the another set of elements is received and the indicium for the selected element is revealed. The steps are repeated until a cumulative result of the revealed indicia corresponds to the first level award criteria. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285871 | Parental control systems for child's on-line accounts - On-line parental control systems are provided in connection with ‘activity for credit’ systems where a child earns credits into an account by performing prescribed activity. The credit earned may be spent on goods and services, and in particular in on-line transactions. Both spending and earning activity are controlled by a parent or other guardian by way of a special account login. A parent may designate earning parameters and further spending rules to control activity of her child. Accordingly, and on-line control system is coupled via the Internet to a user community including a child member and a parent member. A member account includes a parent facility with a rule library and lesson library. By way of a parent control module, a parent set parameters of the member account which cannot be manipulated by the child. Thereafter, the member account performs in a manner suitable to the parent in view of her selections. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285872 | Method for Authenticating a User in an Interactive Gaming Environment - Methods for creating an interactive gaming environment are provided. In various embodiments, methods of the present invention may include initializing an interactive game application at a game server which is then characterized as having an active status, notifying a lobby server concerning the active status of the game server, registering the application with a universe management server via the lobby server, and allowing users to join the interactive gaming environment. The users joining the interactive gaming environment may be identified by a server key obtained from the game server. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285873 | NETWORK SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM - A network system includes a plurality of information processing apparatuses. Each information processing apparatus arranges an own character and a partner character within a virtual space, and outputs an image of the virtual space on a monitor when a message is transmitted and received from the information processing apparatus of a chatting partner. Furthermore, an index indicating a direction from the own character to the partner character is generated, and it is determined whether or not the partner character is included in a predetermined range defined within the virtual space, and it is determined whether or not a message is being transmitted or received. When the partner character is out of the predetermined range, and the message is being transmitted or received, the index is output to the monitor. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285874 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING AN IMAGE OF A REFLECTIVE OBJECT - A method of detecting an image of a reflective object includes the steps of: capturing an exposure image by an image sensor while an LED is ON; down-sampling an exposure image signal from the image sensor to a first digital signal by comparing the level of the first image signal with a first reference level; capturing a dark image by the image sensor while the LED is OFF; down-sampling a second image signal from the image sensor to a second digital signal by comparing the level of the second image signal with a second reference level; computing an image of difference between the exposure image and the dark image by subtracting the second digital signal from the first digital signal; and specifying the image of the reflective object by locating a bright point remaining in the image of difference. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285875 | GAMING DEVICE FOR MULTI-PLAYER GAMES - The present Gaming Device For Multi-Player Games provides the end user with a private bidirectional link to the gaming site to enter their moves, to optionally receive private data from the gaming site to enable the end user's device to display private data that is hidden from the other players, and to communicate privately with another member or members of a sub-group. The Gaming Device For Multi-Player Games comprises a content display for displaying content that is transmitted to the plurality of end users on the unidirectional forward path, a plurality of controls for enabling an end user to generate data for transmission to at least one of the multicasting system and the plurality of end users, and a message display for displaying end user private communications received at the end user device. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285876 | GAME DEVICE, OBJECT DISPLAY METHOD IN GAME DEVICE, AND DISPLAY PROGRAM - A game device includes: a plurality of displays | 2010-11-11 |
20100285877 | DISTRIBUTED MARKERLESS MOTION CAPTURE - Systems and methods for performing remote markerless motion capture to drive 3D animations in real time in accordance with embodiments of the invention are described. One embodiment of the invention includes an optical device connected to a data acquisition device, where the combination of the optical device and the data acquisition device is configured to perform markerless motion capture, and a server system configured to communicate with the data acquisition device via the Internet. In addition, the server system is configured to receive motion capture data from the data acquisition device, and the server system is configured to generate motion data to animate a 3D character model based upon the received motion capture data. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285878 | Gaming machine with game freeze feature - The game freeze feature allows a player to pause or suspend play at a gaming machine and later resume play. The player may suspend play during a game or between games as desired. In one embodiment, the player must provide authenticating information to suspend a game. The authenticating information may subsequently be used to resume the suspended game. If a game is not resumed within an allotted time limit, the player's credits, wager, or both may be forfeited and the game reset to allow a new game to be played. The player may reclaim forfeited wagers and credits by providing the authenticating information used to suspend a game. The game freeze feature provides the benefit of allowing players to reserve gaming machines or to take a break from play. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285879 | Base Station for Position Location - In one embodiment, a system to interface with a game console to control a video game is disclosed. The system includes a game console and a base station that is interfaced with the game console. The base station has processing circuitry that is configured to send and receive data between the base station and the game console. The base station is also configured to process position data. The system also includes a controller that is interfaced with the base station. The controller has hardware to process movement data of the controller and communicate the movement data to the base station. The base station processes the position data of the controller, and relays the position data from the base station to the game console to determine a relative position of the controller to the base station. Wherein changes in the relative position of the controller facilitate interactive control with the video game. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285880 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTERACTION IN A VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT - A system and method for implementing game play are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises defining, in a game play controller object, at least one game play rule of a virtual multiplayer game, maintaining, in the game play controller object, at least one game play state, maintaining, in a virtual object controller object, at least one state of a virtual object in a virtual multiplayer game environment, wherein the virtual object is one of a plurality of object types, receiving, over a network, user commands regarding the virtual object, and executing the game play rule based on the received instructions and the object type of the virtual object, wherein the execution of the game play rule modifies the game play state. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285881 | TOUCH GESTURING ON MULTI-PLAYER GAME SPACE - Touch gesturing on a multi-player game space is herein provided. One example method of managing a multi-player game displayed via a touch display includes recognizing a touch input directed to a position of the multi-player game space. In response, the method may include instantiating a player space occupying a portion of the multi-player game space including the position of the first touch input. The method may further include recognizing a second touch input within the player space, and in response, moving the player space to follow the second touch input. In some embodiments, the method may further include resizing the player space. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285882 | Pressure sensitive mat for video game console - A mat for video game console in one embodiment includes pressure sensors; a master controller; A/D converters; a light controller; and indicators. Each pressure sensor is in signal communication with a corresponding A/D converter. The A/D converters are in signal communication with the master controller. In response to a person standing on the mat when playing video games on the video game console the pressure sensors sense the weight of the person and a leg action thereof, generate analog signals representing same, and send the analog signals to the A/D converters, the A/D converters convert the analog signals into digital signals which are in turn sent to the master controller, the master controller processes the digital signals for controlling the video game console and flashing the indicator through the light controller. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285883 | Base Station Movement Detection and Compensation - Method and systems for processing interactive communication received from input devices, which interface with a computer program that executes at a computer, are provided. The method includes receiving input data from a first input device and a second input device at a base station that is interfaced with the computer. The first and second input devices are movable independently of one another to interactively interface with the computer program. The method tracks a position of the first and second input devices through the base station and identifies a near-identical change in position of the tracked position of the first and second input devices. The method then sets a flag upon identifying the near-identical change in position. The flag is processed by the computer program to set an action to take during interactivity with the computer program. In one example, the base station includes an inertial sensor that can confirm movement. If movement is confirmed, the flag is processed to take the action, as defined within the computer program. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285884 | High performance network art rendering systems - Computer games deployed over communications networks such as the Internet are arranged with graphics rendering services to effect a real-time, automated fast rendering facility responsive to requests generated in view of game execution state. High-performance graphics authoring tools are used to produce graphics elements in agreement with a particular game design and scenario specification ‘on-the-fly’. These graphics are uploaded and stored in a database having a cooperating prescribed schema. A media player executing game logic is coupled to a render manager whereby render requests are passed thereto. The render manager forms scene files to be processed at a rendering application and finally to an assembler which converts all rendered graphics to a form usable at the media player. In this way, very high-quality real-time automated graphics generation is provided for bandwidth and memory limited platforms such as user workstations coupled to the Internet. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285885 | MASSIVELY MULTIPLAYER GAME MESSAGE SCHEDULING - A massively multiplayer game management service includes a scheduling module that establishes a message receiving period and a game data aggregation period. The massively multiplayer game management service further includes a message receiving module that, during the message receiving period that overlaps at least part of the game data aggregation period, receives a message from a player client. The message may include an identifier and an execution time that follows the game data aggregation period. The massively multiplayer game management service further includes a message sending module that sends game data, aggregated in a game space location corresponding to the identifier, to the player clients upon occurrence of the execution time. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285886 | GAMING SYSTEM, A METHOD OF GAMING AND A LINKED GAME CONTROLLER - A gaming system ( | 2010-11-11 |
20100285887 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPERATING AND PARTICIPATING IN FANTASY LEAGUES - A fantasy server system operates a fantasy league including at least one fantasy player whereby one or more fantasy client devices participate in the fantasy league. In operation, the fantasy server system manages fantasy player information of a fantasy player and sponsorship information of the fantasy player on at least one of an individual basis and a team basis. The fantasy server system additionally associates a portion or an entirety of the sponsorship information of the fantasy player to a portion or an entirety of fantasy player information of the fantasy player when presenting both types of information to fantasy client device(s). The association can be feed formatted content and/or a subfeed formatted content. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285888 | MIXING IMPELLER HUB APPARATUS AND METHOD - An impeller mounting apparatus and method have an elongated cylindrical shaft, a hub having a central aperture therethrough larger than the outer diameter of the shaft, with at least one first channel disposed on an inner circumference of the hub, having an end opening with a first diameter larger than the shaft, and at least one first elastomeric ring having a central circumference less than the outer circumference of the shaft, and adapted to fit over the shaft and inside the channel, thereby becoming outwardly expanded into the channel, the elastomeric ring further having a first ear that projects along the shaft adjacent the end opening, wherein the first ear is dimensioned so that upon expansion the ear does not completely fill the end opening. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285889 | STEERING APPARATUS - A steering apparatus includes an input shaft that transmits a steering force input from a steering wheel and an output shaft that transmits a steered force by which wheels are steered. The output shaft is arranged at a position that is radially offset from the input shaft. One of an eccentric cam and an adapting plate that form an eccentric pin mechanism is connected to the input shaft. The output shaft is connected to the other one of the eccentric cam and the adapting plate. A first connecting portion of the input shaft, which is connected to the eccentric pin mechanism, is connectable to a second connecting portion of the output shaft, which is connected to the eccentric pin mechanism. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285890 | COMPACT WHEEL END AND CORNER MODULE - A compact wheel end (A) serves to couple a road wheel (B) to a suspension system component (C) on an automotive vehicle and to transmit torque from a CV joint (D) to the road wheel. The wheel end includes a housing ( | 2010-11-11 |
20100285891 | DIRECT TORQUE FLOW CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT FACE SPLINE CONNECTOR - A direct torque flow constant velocity joint connector includes an outer joint part, and inner joint part, a cage and a plurality of balls. The outer joint part includes outer ball tracks. The inner joint part includes inner ball tracks and a rotational axis, wherein the inner joint part has a face spline oriented about the rotational axis. The plurality of balls are provided in the cage and engage the inner and outer ball tracks of the respective inner and outer joint parts, thereby allowing torque transmission by way of the face splines. Also provided is a direct torque flow constant velocity joint connection. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285892 | Tuned Mass Damper for Rotating Shafts - The invention relates to a vibration absorber for mounting onto the outer circumference of a rotating shaft or axis having an inner part ( | 2010-11-11 |
20100285893 | WATER SLIDE AND BUMPER - A toy for sliding on water is described. The water slide includes a sprinkler tube along the length of the slide and a bumper at one end that is connected to the sprinkler hose. Water flows through both the sprinkler tube and bumper and through holes in both to lubricate a sheet for sliding on. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285894 | WATERSLIDE BOWL - An annular-shaped waterslide bowl for use as an element of a waterslide apparatus serves to slow a rider down and bring him or her to a stop at the end of the waterslide ride. The bowl has a bowl wall with a rider entry port through which a rider slides from a flume into the bowl. The bottom wall of the bowl has an opening at its center and a low circumferential wall around the opening extends upwardly from the bottom wall. The rider comes to a stop in the bowl and can step over the circumferential wall into the opening. A staircase or slide located within the opening provides means for the rider to exit the bowl. The waterslide bowl provides a compact structure for slowing and stopping the rider and is particularly suitable for waterslide installations having limited space. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285895 | ELEVATOR MECHANISM AND RELATED COMPONENTS - An elevator assembly having a looped track assembly and a chain assembly having rollers which roll on the looped track assembly. The chain assembly includes spaced apart pin holders extending from the chain. A sprocket drive assembly engages the chain assembly. | 2010-11-11 |