47th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 43 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100297899 | Inflatable device with electronic devices - An inflatable device that floats on water has an inflatable body that has a hollow interior, a speaker unit removably secured to the body, a battery box removably secured to the body, and wiring that electrically connects the speaker unit with the battery box. The wiring is housed inside a tube that extends inside the hollow interior of the body and exits the body at at least one exit location, the wiring including a first electrical connector that is removably coupled to the speaker unit, and a second electrical connector that is removably coupled to the battery box. | 2010-11-25 |
20100297900 | Recreational flotation device - A flotation recreational device consists of a buoyant vessel having a semispherical exterior surface and a sufficient internal area adapted to accommodate an operator. The vessel is configured to have a geometrical center which is a metacenter of a spherical buoyant body serving as a base of the partially-spherical exterior surface. The center of sphere is spaced from and located above the center of gravity of the operator, so the radius of sphere is greater than the height of said center of gravity. The stability of a vessel-operator system is determined by a stability of a distance between the metacenter and the center of gravity of the operator. The vessel can be in the form of a circular shell, an elliptical shell, or a barrel. | 2010-11-25 |
20100297901 | COLORING COMPOSITION FOR PREVENTING SEE-THROUGH OF CLOTH, COLORING METHOD USING THE COLORING COMPOSITION AND CLOTH WHOSE BACK IS COLORED - The present invention relates to a coloring composition for preventing see-through of cloth which comprises, on the basis of the total mass of the composition, a pigment in an amount ranging from 0.002% by mass to 1% by mass; a polymer particulate dispersion; and water. | 2010-11-25 |
20100297902 | USE OF THERMOPLASTIC POLYURETHANES IN RUBBER MODIFIED BITUMEN ROOFING MEMBRANES - A roofing membrane that includes a blend of thermoplastic polyurethane and petroleum liquid so as to improve the UV stability of the blend without adversely affecting the flexibility of the dried and/or cured blend. | 2010-11-25 |
20100297903 | COATING COMPOSITIONS AND TEXTILE FABRICS COATED THEREWITH - A curable coating composition that exhibits improved cure and adhesion to various substrates, especially synthetic textiles used in the manufacture of air bags, and good air pressure holding performance. | 2010-11-25 |
20100297904 | Ultrahydrophobic substrate provided on its surface with metallic nanoparticles, method of production and use of same - A method of producing a ultrahydrophobic substrate provided on its surface with metallic nanoparticles comprising the steps of furnishing a ultrahydrophobic substrate, applying a precursor layer on said substrate with deposition of metallic nanoparticles from the precursor layer on the substrate. The precursor layer is preferably free of electronic conductive particles and the particles are preferably deposited electrochemically from the precursor layer. | 2010-11-25 |
20100297905 | BLEND OF LYOCELL AND FLAME RESISTANT FIBERS FOR PROTECTIVE GARMENTS - A unique blend of fibers used to create a yarn or fabric useful in protective garments including a lyocell fiber, and a flame resistant fiber that is not a modacrylic and/or does not require the emission of gases and/or acids for flame resistance. The lyocell fiber is approximately 5% to 55% of the blend, and the flame resistant fiber is approximately 45% to 95% of the blend. The resulting fabric requires no post treatment for flame resistance. | 2010-11-25 |
20100297906 | METHODS FOR ELECTROSPINNING HYDROPHOBIC COAXIAL FIBERS INTO SUPERHYDROPHOBIC AND OLEOPHOBIC COAXIAL FIBER MATS - Methods for electrospinning a hydrophobic coaxial fiber into a superhydrophobic coaxial fiber mat can include providing an electrospinning coaxial nozzle comprising a core outlet coaxial with a sheath outlet, ejecting an electrospinnable core solution from the core outlet of the electrospinning coaxial nozzle, ejecting a hydrophobic sheath solution from the sheath outlet of the electrospinning coaxial nozzle, wherein the hydrophobic sheath solution annularly surrounds the core solution, applying a voltage between the electrospinning coaxial nozzle and a collection plate, wherein the voltage induces a jet of the electrospinnable core solution annularly surrounded by the hydrophobic sheath solution to travel from the electrospinning coaxial nozzle to the collection plate to form the hydrophobic coaxial fiber comprising an electrospinnable polymer core coated with a hydrophobic sheath material, and wherein collection of the hydrophobic coaxial fiber on the collection plate yields the superhydrophobic coaxial fiber mat. | 2010-11-25 |
20100297907 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR RESIZING ELECTRONIC DISPLAYS - Apparatus and methods for resizing COTS AMLCDs or other electronic displays, as well as resized displays made using these apparatus and methods, are provided. The electronic display includes a front plate, a back plate, a perimeter seal spacing the front and back plates apart, and image-generating medium contained in an area between the front and back plates. A target portion of the display may be identified and separated from an excess portion of the display, e.g., by cutting and breaking the plates of the display, thereby creating an exposed edge along the target portion. The plates of the target portion are pressed towards one another, e.g., to stabilize or compress the target portion. An adhesive is applied to the exposed edge, and the pressure is released to draw the adhesive between the plates along the exposed edge. | 2010-11-25 |
20100297908 | BASIC PLASTIC COMPONENT WITH UNIQUE STEREOSCOPIC STRUCTURE FOR COMBINATION TOY - The present invention provides a basic plastic component with unique stereoscopic structure for combination toy, which includes two sets of plastic plug sleeves, and the plug sleeve comprises a shell and a plug slot formed in the shell which is opening downward. The shells of two plastic plug sleeves whose upper part is small and lower part is large, are connected together by joining edges of them. Several basic plastic components with unique stereoscopic structure can be piled compactly and inserted into each other. Besides they can be combined into any shape or any pattern, which is lifelike. | 2010-11-25 |
20100297909 | ELECTRONIC TOY - An electronic toy includes a main body and a moving device disposed under the main body for moving the electronic toy. The moving device includes a fixing board, a first wheel, a second wheel, and a motor. The first wheel and the second wheel are magnetic. The first wheel is rotatably fixed to the fixing board for supporting and moving the electronic toy. The second wheel is rotatably fixed to the fixing board and facing the first wheel. The second wheel is operable to apply a magnetic torque to the first wheel when rotating relative to the first wheel, so as to rotate the first wheel. The motor is connected to the second wheel for rotating the second wheel. | 2010-11-25 |
20100297910 | Structural Reinforcement Component For A Wooden Bee Habitat - A selectively attachable, mass-produced component for reinforcing to man-made wooden bee habitats to counteract the effects of climates and prevent entry of invasive animals and insects components to extend the life and structural integrity of a bee habitat. | 2010-11-25 |
20100297911 | BACK WING FOR BRASSIERE - There is provided an improved brassiere comprising a pair of breast cups having adjacent but spaced apart inner edges; a front connector between the breast cups; and a back wing or pair of back wings extending from an outer edge of one of the two breast cups to an outer edge of the other of the two breast cups for securing the brassiere to a torso of a wearer; wherein each back wing comprises an elastane strap provided within a tube of elastic fabric. Also provided is an improved back wing for use on a brassiere and a method of making an improved back wing. | 2010-11-25 |
20100297912 | COMPOSITE FABRIC LAMINATE FOR MAKING AN UNDERGARMENT - Feminine undergarments, particularly brassieres and other body shaping garments that are fabricated using a multi-layered fabric laminate that is formed by gluing multiple fabric layers together, preferably to permit body shaping garments to be substantially fabricated from a single main piece of material or blank cut from the multi-layered fabric laminate and which has finished edges which do not require separate binding or narrow edge finishing, together with a method of making such garments, both on an individual, batch basis, as well as an automated process for making the fabric laminate and multiple garments on a continuous basis, are disclosed. Multi-layer composite fabric laminate materials wherein different portions of at least one fabric layer thereof are made of different fabrics, and a method for making them, are also disclosed. | 2010-11-25 |
20100297913 | CONVERTIBLE BRA - An intimate apparel apparatus includes a brassiere frame with a chest band for securing the brassiere frame to the wearer, and a first arcuate recess in the brassiere frame for receiving a first detachable brassiere cup. A first arcuate channel is located along the edge of first arcuate recess. A first detachable brassiere cup has a first arcuate latch at a perimeter thereof. The first arcuate latch and the first arcuate channel are slidably engageable with one another, and have substantially identical cross sections, such that the substantially identical cross sections resist transverse separation from each other when slidably engaged. An intimate apparel set includes at least one brassiere garment as described above, and additionally further pair or pairs of detachable brassiere cups, interchangeable with those already described. | 2010-11-25 |
20100297914 | LAMINATED ALL ELASTOMERIC FABRIC AND BAR MADE THEREOF - A fabric having a memory function, comprising yarns of substantially 100% spandex with a structure of a two-way stretch fabric. The fabric has the “memory” function by which it returns to substantially its original shape after being stretched many times its original size. The fabric can be used to make a laminated fabric in which the memory fabric is sandwiched between a top surface fabric and a bottom surface fabric. The resulting laminated fabric also has the “memory” function and can be used to replace the conventional elastic woven bands used in undergarment in order to increase the elasticity and strength. | 2010-11-25 |
20100297915 | HALTER BRA - A Halter Bra is disclosed which has a support frame (F) with a first side portion and a second side portion and a base portion between the side portions. The side portions extend laterally from the base portion. A first quarter cup (A) is dependent from the base portion and the first side portion and a second quarter cup is dependent from the base portion and the second side portion. The support frame (F) is preferably bound with elastic binding material (B | 2010-11-25 |
20100297916 | METHODS OF USING OPTICAL METROLOGY FOR FEED BACK AND FEED FORWARD PROCESS CONTROL - A method includes polishing a substrate on a first platen using a first set of parameters, obtaining a plurality of measured spectra from at least two zones, comparing the plurality of measured spectra with a reference spectrum to evaluate the thickness of each of the at least two zones of the substrate, comparing a thickness of a first zone with a thickness of a second zone, determining whether the thickness of the first zone falls within a predetermined range of the thickness of the second zone, and if the thickness does not fall within the predetermined range, at least one of a) adjusting at least one parameter of the first set and polishing a second substrate on the first platen using the adjusted parameters, or b) adjusting at least one parameter of a second set and polishing the substrate on a second platen using the adjusted parameters. | 2010-11-25 |
20100297917 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IN-SITU ENDPOINT DETECTION FOR CHEMICAL MECHANICAL POLISHING OPERATIONS - An apparatus for chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) of a wafer has a rotatable platen to hold a polishing pad, a polishing head for holding the wafer against the polishing pad, an optical monitoring system and a position sensor. The platen has a hole therein, the optical monitoring system includes a light source to direct a light beam through the aperture toward the wafer from a side of the wafer contacting the polishing pad and a detector to receive reflections of the light beam from the wafer, and the position sensor senses when the hole is adjacent the wafer such that the light beam generated by the light source can pass through the hole and impinge on the wafer. | 2010-11-25 |
20100297918 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FINISHING THE SURFACE OF RUBBER COVERED ROLLERS - A method and apparatus for finishing the surface of rubber or synthetic covered rollers ( | 2010-11-25 |
20100297919 | LENS BLOCKING METHOD AND RELATED DEVICE - A method for blocking an optical lens ( | 2010-11-25 |
20100297920 | PRODUCING STRESS ON SURFACES - An apparatus for producing stress on a surface, comprising one or more service assembly and one or more cleaning assembly. The service assembly comprises one or more means for applying dirt to said surface, or one or more means for scuffing said surface, or one or more means for dragging a test material across said surface, or a combination thereof. The cleaning assembly comprises one or more scrubber, or one or more burnisher, or a combination thereof. | 2010-11-25 |
20100297921 | ORBITAL APPARATUS FOR MACHINING A REVOLUTION METALLIC WALL - The invention relates to an orbital apparatus ( | 2010-11-25 |
20100297922 | MACHINING TOOL WITH SECURED REPLACEABLE TOOL ELEMENTS - The invention concerns a rotating sanding/grinding/polishing tool ( | 2010-11-25 |
20100297923 | ANIMAL CLEANING SYSTEM - Systems and methods for cleaning animals are disclosed. In one embodiment, an apparatus for cleaning a plurality of carcasses of harvested animals includes a track system configured to convey the carcasses through a plurality of carcass disassembly stations. The apparatus also includes a spray system for directing a fluid at a portion of at least one of the carcasses. The spray includes a plurality of nozzles configured to rotate relative to the track system. The spray system directs the fluid onto each of the carcasses in a tracking manner as the carcass moves from a first carcass location to a second carcass location. In another embodiment, a method for cleaning a plurality of carcasses of harvested animals includes providing an assembly line for conveying the carcasses through a plurality of carcass processing stations. At least one of the stations comprises a spray nozzle assembly for directing a fluid in a rotating path at a portion of each of the carcasses. The method also includes directing the fluid onto each of the carcasses in a tracking manner as the carcass moves from a first location to a second location on the assembly line. | 2010-11-25 |
20100297924 | ARRANGEMENT, VENTILATION ARM, VENTILATION SYSTEM - This invention concerns an arrangement ( | 2010-11-25 |
20100297925 | LOW HUMIDITY DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - A system and method for detecting low levels of humidity (i.e. less than 10%) inside an automotive vehicle is provided whereby the total absolute humidity inside the vehicle is determined by multiplying the number of occupants in the vehicle by an absolute humidity factor to obtain a total absolute humidity expelled by the vehicle occupants. The absolute humidity outside the vehicle is added to the total absolute humidity expelled by the vehicle occupants to arrive at a total vehicle cabin absolute humidity. | 2010-11-25 |
20100297926 | HYBRID WORKING MACHINE - In a hybrid working machine including a power storage device serving as a power source for a generator motor and a controller for controlling this power storage device, the power storage device and the controller being each made up of a main body and casing covering the main body, the power storage device is arranged on the upper side of a top plate of a stand provided on an upper frame, the controller is arranged on the lower side, an intake port is provided in the casing of the power storage device, an exhaust port is provided in the casing of the controller, a ventilation port is provided in the top plate, and the cooling air is fed into the interior of the power storage device and the controller, so that the power storage device and the controller are cooled down. | 2010-11-25 |
20100297927 | AIR CONDITIONING INSTALLATION - An installation for cooling an electronic device provided on a floor in a room includes an underfloor space below the floor; an air conditioner for sending air to the underfloor space; a first opening provided in the floor and adjacent to the electronic device, for sending air from the underfloor space to the room; and a second opening provided in the floor and adjacent to the air conditioner, the second opening being configured to cause the air pressure of the lower side of the second opening to be lower than the air pressure of the upper side of the second opening. | 2010-11-25 |
20100297928 | CONTROLS FOR VENTILATION AND EXHAUST DUCTS AND FANS - A ventilation or exhaust system, having ducting, and a fan assembly for placement in ducting of a ventilation or exhaust system for an environment space. The fan assembly has a motor having an output shaft, a fan mounted on the output shaft, and a brake mounted for operation on the motor. The brake is operable for stopping rotation of the motor upon a detection of a prescribed situation one or more of: the environmental space, and the ducting. Also included is a valve assembly having a valve member for placement in the ducting for movement between a first position where the ducting is substantially open, and a second position where the ducting is substantially closed. The valve member is adapted to move from the first position to the second position in response to at least one detection of a prescribed situation. At least one detector is provided for detecting a prescribed situation, the detector being for controlling the operation of the brake of the fan assembly, and the valve assembly, in response to the detecting. | 2010-11-25 |
20100297929 | Prevention against Texting and other Keyboard Operations While Driving - Prevention against some, but not all, users in a vehicle using the keyboard on a device while driving. This can prevent the driver texting while driving, or can prevent the driver entering the destination on a GPS while driving. | 2010-11-25 |
20100297930 | Portable Device with a Vehicle driver Detection - Detection of a user sitting in a driver's seat is used to prevent operation of a specified function of a portable device. For example, the cell phone can be prevented from texting when the user is sitting in the driver's seat. | 2010-11-25 |
20100297931 | EMERGENCY INFORMATION DELIVERY SYSTEM, EMERGENCY INFORMATION DELIVERY METHOD, TRANSMISSION SERVER, AND MOBILE TERMINAL - A transmission server includes an emergency information generator configured to generate emergency information indicating at least occurrence of emergency, an incoming operation identifier generator configured to generate an incoming operation identifier indicating at least an incoming operation for the broadcast message, and a communication unit configured to transmit the broadcast message including the emergency information and the incoming operation identifier. A mobile terminal includes a communication unit configured to receive the broadcast message, and a notification unit configured to execute the incoming operation for the broadcast message in accordance with the incoming operation indicated by the incoming operation identifier generator. The broadcast message in the radio network includes at least a message field and a specific type field. The emergency information is included in the message field, and the incoming operation identifier is included in the specific type field. | 2010-11-25 |
20100297932 | Method and Control Unit for Controlling a Radio Receiver Circuit - A method and apparatus for controlling a radio receiver circuit are disclosed. The radio receiver circuit is adapted to receive data over a communication channel, over which data is transmitted in transmission time intervals, each comprising at least one time slot. Data transmitted in one or more such time slots comprises a control sequence selected from a finite predefined set of control sequences. The method comprises determining correlation values between a received control sequence of said one or more time slots of a transmission time interval and each of the defined control sequences. Furthermore, the method comprises determining, based on said correlation values, whether any data is transmitted in the transmission time interval, and, in response to determining that no data is transmitted in the transmission time interval, disabling at least part of the radio receiver circuit during at least part of the remainder of the interval, for saving power. | 2010-11-25 |
20100297933 | DATA PROVIDING DEVICE - A data providing device according to the present invention is connected to a host device. Once connected, the data providing device is capable of outputting data from a data source of the data providing device. Preferably, the data providing device is further capable of processing the data. After processing of the data has finished, a data interface of the data providing device is then operable to present the processed data to the host device so that it appears to the host device as though the processed data is the stored content of a removable storage device. By emulating a removable storage device in this way the data providing device of the present invention is able to successfully communicate dynamically output and processed data to the host device without the need for a user of the host device to install specific software interface drivers on the host device. | 2010-11-25 |
20100297934 | PERSONAL AREA NETWORK HAVING MEDIA PLAYER AND MOBILE DEVICE CONTROLLING THE SAME - A system and method are provided for controlling content played by a number of media devices. In general, the system includes a mobile device and the number of media devices. The mobile device includes a wireless communication interface for communicating with the media devices, a media database, and a control system including a media client. When the mobile device enters a Wireless Personal Area Network (WPAN) associated with a media device, the media client obtains information describing the content residing at the media device and stores the information in the media database at the mobile device. Thereafter, when the mobile device is within the WPAN associated with the media device, the media database is used to select content to be played at the media device. | 2010-11-25 |
20100297935 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SYNCHRONIZING FREQUENCY IN DISTRIBUTED REPEATER - Provided is a frequency synchronizing apparatus and method that can synchronize center frequency of radio frequency (RF) transmission signals among distributed repeaters using identical signals as mother signals by reflecting sampling information acquired in a timing recovery process of reception signals transmitted from a main transmitter or other repeaters. The apparatus for synchronizing frequency in distributed repeaters includes: a timing recoverer for compensating sampling timing offset of reception signals; an intermediate frequency (IF) timing offset information reflector for applying the sampling timing offset information extracted in the timing recoverer to digital-to-analog conversion; and a radio frequency (RF) timing offset information reflector for applying the sampling timing offset information extracted in the timing recoverer to RF up-conversion as a reference signal. | 2010-11-25 |
20100297936 | Relays in telecommunications networks - In a telecommunications network including a plurality of mobile terminals in communication with a network base station, and a plurality of relay nodes configured to assist the base station with data transmissions between the base station and one or more of said plurality of mobile terminals, a method of enabling communication resource reuse amongst the plurality of said relay nodes, the method comprising: predefining a plurality of communication resource sets, each resource set comprising one or more communication resource elements, the communication resource sets arranged so that each relay node can receive data in a predefined receiving resource set and transmit data in a predefined transmission resource set; determining which of two or more relay nodes are spatially separated from one another; and configuring at least two of the two or more spatially separated relay nodes to use the same communication resource sets. | 2010-11-25 |
20100297937 | Mobile Communication Repeating Method in Moving Object and Repeater Thereof - A repeater installed in a moving object is provided, in which a link antenna module has a plurality of link antennas steered to predetermined directions, for wirelessly communicating with a Base Transceiver Station (BTS), a link antenna path setting module selects at least one of the plurality of link antennas of the link antenna module and connects a path between the selected link antenna and a rear end, a service antenna module has at least one service antenna installed within the moving object, for wirelessly communicating with Mobile Stations (MSs) within the moving object, a relay signal processing module is connected to the link antenna module through the link antenna path setting module and processes transmission and reception relay signals between the link antenna module and the service antenna module, a movement information module measures current movement information about the moving object and provides the current movement information, a received signal measuring module measures a received signal of the link antenna module and providing current propagation environment information, and an antenna control module detects a current movement state and a current propagation environment based on the information received from the received signal measuring module and the movement information module, stores and/or updates the information in an internal propagation environment information storage, and controls the link antenna path setting module to select a link antenna that receives the best signal from a serving BTS at each location according to the stored information. | 2010-11-25 |
20100297938 | LARGE BAND INDUCTIVE ANTENNA FOR CONTACTLESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS - Signal transmission and/or reception device, by contactless inductive coupling comprising at least one structure forming one or several antennas, said structure comprising a plurality of conducting links ( | 2010-11-25 |
20100297939 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A communication device which communicates with an external device, comprises: a communication unit configured to communicate with the external device; a control unit configured to set the mode of the communication device to one of a plurality of modes including a communication mode in which the communication unit communicates with the external device, wherein, in accordance that the communication unit completes receipt of data from a first external device in the communication mode, the control unit inquires of a user as to whether or not to transmit the received data to a second external device in a state in which the communication device has been set to the communication mode. | 2010-11-25 |
20100297940 | BLUETOOTH PERIPHERAL AND PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING SAME - A Bluetooth peripheral includes a sleeve, a Bluetooth earphone received in the sleeve, and a stylus latched to the sleeve. The invention also discloses a portable electronic device using the Bluetooth peripheral. | 2010-11-25 |
20100297941 | REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD EMPLOYING CELLULAR TELEPHONES WHICH INCLUDE SHORT RANGE RADIO TRANSCEIVERS - A novel remote control system and method is disclosed which includes a user control and a control module. The system employs one or more cellular telephones as the user control which reduces the cost of the system. Further, by employing the inherent functionality of the cellular telephone, novel modes of interacting with the control module and the target devices it is connected to can be achieved. In the case of the cellular telephone being a smartphone, more advanced modes of interacting with the control module and the target devices can be achieved. Examples of target devices controlled by the system and method include, without limitation, electric garage door openers, lighting systems, thermostats, alarm systems, etc. | 2010-11-25 |
20100297942 | METHOD FOR INTEGRATING A FIELD DEVICE INTO A PROCESS AUTOMATIION TECHNOLOGY NETWORK - A method for integrating at least one field device, which is connected with a mobile unit, into a network of process automation technology. The mobile unit authenticates itself via a connection in the network, and that it receives at least one integration parameter for integration into the network ( | 2010-11-25 |
20100297943 | WIRELESS VIDEO HUB - A method for transmitting data from a digital device to a computing device. The method includes determining that a physical location of a digital device is within a predetermined range of a communications hub that is less than a maximum operable range of the communications hub, receiving first video data from the digital device in accordance with a first communications protocol, and transmitting second video data to a computing device in accordance with a second communications protocol. | 2010-11-25 |
20100297944 | MULTI-DEVICE CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMMUNICATION DEVICES - A multi-device control method and a related apparatus are provided for transmission of information between communication devices. In the method, a master device shares particular information with a serving device after accessing the serving device through a communication channel, including a human body. Then the master device measures signal strength of each of slave devices using the communication channel. The slave devices include the serving device. The master device selects one of the slave devices as a target device with relatively greater signal strength, and then transmits the information to the target device through the communication channel. | 2010-11-25 |
20100297945 | Arrangement and a method in a telephony system - A mobile telephone is easy to carry around but has a small keypad and a small display. A normal deskphone has a big keypad and display and has a convenient handset, but is stationary. A stationary communications terminal is described which is connected to a mobile telephony network via a mobile telephone. The mobile and the stationary terminal have each a BLUETOOTH radio transceiver and are interconnected via a BLUETOOTH link. The stationary communications terminal lacks identity in the mobile network. A subscriber, owning the mobile, can call on the stationary communications terminal and can move to another network having another stationary terminal, on which he can make a call. Another subscriber with a mobile can call on the communications stationary terminal. To prevent misuse the subscribers take an authentication code for his respective mobile on the stationary terminal, and the authentication can be made valid for a predetermined period by taking a service code. | 2010-11-25 |
20100297946 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONDUCTING COMMUNICATION BETWEEN MOBILE DEVICES - Methods and systems for conducting communication between mobile devices are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method of achieving communications between first and second mobile devices that are in proximity with one another includes transmitting a first signal from the first mobile device and receiving a first reflected signal at that mobile device, the first reflected signal being the first signal reflected by an object in proximity to that mobile device. The method also includes transmitting a second signal from the first mobile device for receipt by the second mobile device upon being reflected by the object, and receiving a confirmation signal from the second mobile device in response to the second signal. The method further includes achieving a paired relationship of the first mobile device relative to the second mobile device, whereby because of the paired relationship the first and second mobile devices are capable of additional communications therebetween. | 2010-11-25 |
20100297947 | MULTI-MODE PROGRAMMABLE ANTENNA WITH CONFIGURATION CONTROL AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - An antenna configuration controller configures a programmable antenna via a configuration procedure. The configuration procedure includes evaluating first candidate antenna configurations, based on quality data corresponding to each configuration, wherein the quality data includes mode interference data. A selected antenna configuration is identified when the quality data corresponding to the selected antenna configuration compares favorably to a quality threshold. A first proper subset of the first candidate antenna configurations is selected when the quality data corresponding to the first candidate antenna configurations compares unfavorably to the quality threshold; and second candidate antenna configurations are generated, based on the first proper subset. The second candidate antenna configurations are evaluated, based on the quality data corresponding to each of the configurations; and a selected antenna configuration is identified from the second candidate antenna configurations, when the quality data corresponding to the selected antenna configuration compares favorably to the quality threshold. | 2010-11-25 |
20100297948 | COPING WITH DISTORTION CAUSED BY WIDEBAND NOISE - A digital broadband broadcast receiver is configured to receive bits transmitted in transmission symbols, such as orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols. The reliability of the received bits is scaled with a non-linear scaling function which is in relation to the amount of interfered part of a received transmission symbol. In the scaling, a burst state information (BSI) and/or channel state information (CSI) method can be used. | 2010-11-25 |
20100297949 | RADIO TRANSMISSION DEVICE, METHOD FOR DETERMINING MODULATION SYSTEM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM THEREFOR - A problem that a loss of signal occurs due to switching of a modulation scheme using an adaptive modulation scheme is solved. A radio transmission device ( | 2010-11-25 |
20100297950 | CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A CIRCUIT OF A NODE OF A RADIO NETWORK - A circuit and a method for operating the circuit of a node of a radio network, wherein a frame, which requires an acknowledgement of the reception, is received by the circuit. A receive power and/or a signal quality of the frame is determined by the circuit. A transmit power for the acknowledgement is adjusted by the circuit based on the determined receive power of the associated frame and/or the determined signal quality of the associated frame, and the acknowledgement is sent with the adjusted transmit power. | 2010-11-25 |
20100297951 | METHOD FOR COUPLING/ UNCOUPLING BETWEEN A TRANSMITTER AND A RECEIVER - The invention relates to a method for coupling/uncoupling between a transmitter ( | 2010-11-25 |
20100297952 | ANTENNA WITH RESONATOR GRID AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - An antenna includes a planar antenna section. A resonator grid includes a plurality of resonators in a planar array to electromagnetically enhance the performance of the plan antenna section. | 2010-11-25 |
20100297953 | WIRELESS TRANSCEIVER WITH CONFIGURATION CONTROL AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A wireless transceiver includes at least one RF transceiver section that generates an outbound RF signal based on outbound data and that generates inbound data based on an inbound RF signal. A configuration controller configures the wireless transceiver, by configuring the wireless transceiver to identify a plurality of communication paths to a remote station, the plurality of communication paths including at least one indirect communication path through at least one intermediate station; configuring the wireless transceiver to communicate with the remote station based on a first path of the plurality of communication paths; and configuring the wireless transceiver to communicate with the remote station based on a second path of the plurality of communication paths. | 2010-11-25 |
20100297954 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CHIP-TO-CHIP MESH NETWORKS - A wireless device comprising a plurality of chips may be operable to communicate wireless signals via a mesh network comprising a plurality of integrated directional antennas on the plurality of chips. Wireless signals may be communicated between the plurality of the chips and/or with devices external to the wireless device via the mesh network. Beam-formed wireless signals may be communicated via the plurality of integrated directional antennas. The plurality of chips may be integrated on a single package or on a plurality of packages, which may comprise one or more circuit boards. Wireless signals may be communicated with devices external to the single package via the mesh network. The directional antennas may comprise patch antennas and/or dipole antennas. | 2010-11-25 |
20100297955 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF RESOLVING PCI CONFUSION FOR PROVIDING INBOUND MOBILITY TO CLOSED SUBSCRIBER GROUP - Method and apparatus for providing inbound mobility to closed subscriber group (CSG) and hybrid cells are described. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) reads the cell global identity (CGI) of a neighbor cell and reports it to a network of CSG cells. The network maps the CSG cell's physical cell identity (PCI) to the CSG CGI and, if required, requests the WTRU to read the CGI at handover. | 2010-11-25 |
20100297956 | RECEIVER, TRANSCEIVER, AND MOBILE TERMINAL DEVICE - The invention provides a control method for generating variable operating currents in relation to input signal power and output signal power and achieving both low noise and low power consumption. Emitter follower circuits are attached to output terminals of a frequency divider for generating a local signal. By adjusting the currents flowing through the emitter follower circuits, the amount of currents flowing into mixers is adjusted. When the amount of currents of local signals flowing into the mixers increases, the effect of noise suppression is expected. The amount of the currents flowing through the emitter follower circuits is changed depending on the amplification factor of variable amplifiers. | 2010-11-25 |
20100297957 | PROGRAMMABLE ANTENNA WITH CONFIGURATION CONTROL AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - An antenna configuration controller configures a programmable antenna via a configuration procedure. The configuration procedure includes evaluating first candidate antenna configurations, based on quality data corresponding to each configuration. A selected antenna configuration is identified when the quality data corresponding to the selected antenna configuration compares favorably to a quality threshold. A first proper subset of the first candidate antenna configurations is selected when the quality data corresponding to the first candidate antenna configurations compares unfavorably to the quality threshold; and second candidate antenna configurations are generated, based on the first proper subset. The second candidate antenna configurations are evaluated, based on the quality data corresponding to each of the configurations; and a selected antenna configuration is identified from the second candidate antenna configurations, when the quality data corresponding to the selected antenna configuration compares favorably to the quality threshold. | 2010-11-25 |
20100297958 | TRANSCEIVER - The present invention provides a method for providing an optimal wireless communication method according to a change in a wireless communication environment. When the reception status is degraded while an HD stream signal, which uses a first wireless method, is transmitted and received, the method scans channels for which radar wave monitoring is not required and switches the transmission/reception to a second wireless method using free channel A. The method further scans channels for which radar wave monitoring is required and, if free channel B has a bandwidth wider than that of channel A is found, monitors channel B and if channel B is not used by a radar wave, switches the channel from channel A to channel B. | 2010-11-25 |
20100297959 | Antenna Selection - A communication device arranged to operate in accordance with a communication protocol in which a transmitting device is scheduled to commence a transmission at a time known in advance to the receiving device, includes at least two antennas and is arranged to select one of those antennas to receive a transmission from a transmitting device by, immediately before the transmitting device is scheduled to commence its transmission: assessing a quality of a signal received by means of a first one of the antennas; assessing a quality of a signal received by means of a second one of the antennas; and determining, based on the assessed quality of the signals received by means of the first and second antennas, the antenna to be used for receiving the transmission from the transmitting device. | 2010-11-25 |
20100297960 | Switching element, antenna switch circuit and radio frequency module using the same - A switching element is provided that realizes an stabilize a potential between the gates of the multi-gates without an increase in the insertion loss, and an antenna switch circuit and a radio frequency module each using the switch element. The switching element includes two ohmic electrodes | 2010-11-25 |
20100297961 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR A RECONFIGURABLE FILTER THAT IS UTILIZED BY A RF TRANSMITTER AND A RF RECEIVER WHICH ARE INTEGRATED ON A SINGLE SUBSTRATE - An RF receiver and an RF transmitter, which are integrated in a single substrate, are operable to share a single reconfigurable filter to perform RF receiver filtering and RF transmitter filtering. The reconfigurable filter is configured to operate as a bandpass filter such as an image rejection bandpass filter for receiving RF signals by the RF receiver. The reconfigurable filter operates as a low pass filter for transmitting RF signals by the RF transmitter. The reconfigurable filter is configured to operate in a RF receiver filtering mode or a RF transmitter filtering mode, respectively. The reconfigurable filter is enabled to share configurable circuit components of the radio transceiver in both the radio frequency receiver filtering mode and the radio frequency transmitter filtering mode. The reconfigurable filter transitions between the radio frequency receiver filtering mode and the radio frequency transmitter filtering mode via reconfiguring the shared configurable circuit components. | 2010-11-25 |
20100297962 | PROGRAMMABLE ANTENNA WITH PROGRAMMABLE IMPEDANCE MATCHING AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A wireless transceiver includes a programmable antenna, that is configurable to a selected one of a plurality of antenna configurations, based on a control signal. An antenna interface is coupled to the programmable antenna. An RF transceiver section can include at least one power amplifier having a output section that includes a first plurality of tunable inductors that impedance match the output section to the antenna interface. The RF transceiver section can further include at least one low noise amplifier having an input section that includes a first plurality of tunable inductors that impedance match the input section to the antenna interface. | 2010-11-25 |
20100297963 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DYNAMIC LINK CONTROL FOR A CHIP TO CHIP COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A wireless device comprising a plurality of chips may be operable to dynamically configure wireless communication between the plurality of chips. Each of the chips may include one or more transceivers and one or more integrated directional antennas communicatively coupled to the one or more transceivers. The communications link between chips in the wireless device may be dynamically configured via control of the transceivers and/or the integrated directional antennas. The antennas may include patch antennas and/or dipole antennas. The transceivers may be configured by controlling output power of power amplifiers or by controlling gain of low noise amplifiers. The communications link may be dynamically configured by controlling a characteristic impedance of the antennas for impedance matching to transceivers. A frequency of the communication link may be controlled by configuring the antennas. A bandwidth of the communications link may be configured based on activity of processors in the wireless device. | 2010-11-25 |
20100297964 | DUAL FUNCTION DEVICE - A communication system for accessing media items via a display device. A receiver is coupled to the display device and a transmitter is coupled to a computer system. Media items stored locally on the computer system and/or remotely on a remote server may be wirelessly transferred from the transmitter to the receiver for display on the display device. In addition, the transmitter and the receiver may be pre-paired prior to delivery to the user, allowing for the network to be configured without any user input. Advantageously, embodiments provide a user with the ability to conveniently view content stored on a computer or a web server without the user having to perform any wireless network setup procedures. | 2010-11-25 |
20100297965 | AMPLITUDE MODULATION CONTROLLER FOR POLAR TRANSMITTER - Apparatus for generating a modulation signal for use in modulating the power supply of a power amplifier uses coarse and fine control for controlling the amplitude of the modulation signal, and thereby controlling the output power of the power amplifier. The modulation signal may be generated in the digital domain and converted to the analog domain by a digital-to-analog converter, with the digital-to-analog converter providing the fine control and a variable gain amplifier providing the coarse control of the analog signal. | 2010-11-25 |
20100297966 | Measuring and Correcting Errors in a Transmit Chain with an IQ Up-Converter and IQ Down-Converter - A transmit chain comprises a transmit path with a quadrature up-converter which up-converts quadrature signal components to RF. An observation path samples a portion of the RF signal and a quadrature down-converter down-converts the RF signal to baseband quadrature signal components. A local oscillator signal source provides the up-converter and the down-converter with a local oscillator signal and is operable in two states. In a second of the states the local oscillator signal is applied to the up-converter and the down-converter and a phase shift is made to the signal applied to up-converter or the down-converter compared to the first of the states. A processor monitors properties of the down-converted signal while the local oscillator signal source is operating in the first state and the second state. The processor calculates a correction to apply to the baseband observation signal to correct for errors introduced by the observation path. The processor also calculates a correction to apply to the input signal to correct for errors introduced in the transmit path. | 2010-11-25 |
20100297967 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, AND METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR SWITCHING TRANSMISSION POWER - In order to transmit radio waves even when an external device is connected, a mobile phone includes an antenna; an FM transmitter which outputs signals for transmitting radio waves from the antenna; an earphone terminal | 2010-11-25 |
20100297968 | CIRCUITS AND METHODS FOR COMBINING SIGNAL POWER - The present disclosure includes techniques for combining signal power. In one embodiment, a plurality of power amplifiers generate amplified signals. A plurality of first transmission lines are electrically coupled outputs of the power amplifiers. Second transmission lines are magnetically coupled to the first transmission lines to receive the amplified signals. The amplified signals propagate down the second transmission lines to a central conductive region to a node. The amplified signals are added at the node. The node is coupled to an antenna terminal. | 2010-11-25 |
20100297969 | RADIO TRANSMISSION DEVICE, RADIO RECEPTION DEVICE, RADIO TRANSMISSION METHOD, AND RADIO RECEPTION METHOD - A radio transmission device capable of improving the reception error rate characteristics of a receiver. In this device, an FFT (Fast Fourier Transform) unit ( | 2010-11-25 |
20100297970 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR A DYNAMIC TRANSMISSION GAIN CONTROL USING A DEDICATED POWER AMPLIFIER DRIVER IN A RADIO FREQUENCY TRANSMITTER - A transmitter RF front-end integrated on a single substrate is enabled to determine whether associated IF amplification stage provides a required transmission gain for transmitting an output signal of an application. A dedicated power amplifier driver within the transmitter RF front-end is configured to provide additional gain, when needed based on the determination, to meet the required transmission gain for transmitting the output signal. The associated IF amplification stage comprises an upconversion mixer and a lowpass filter (LPF). The upconversion mixer may be implemented as an active mixer or a passive mixer. The upconversion mixer and the dedicated power amplifier driver are enabled to operate in 2.44 gigahertz. A maximum gain provided by the associated intermediate frequency (IF) amplification stage for transmitting the output signal is determined to decide the additional gain provided by the dedicated power amplifier driver by comparing with the required transmission gain. | 2010-11-25 |
20100297971 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH AN IMPROVED ANTENNA ARRANGEMENT - An electronic device comprising an antenna arrangement with first and second antenna groups with first ( | 2010-11-25 |
20100297972 | ANTENNA ARRANGEMENT WITH REDUCED COMM-MODE SIGNALS - In one embodiment of the present invention, an antenna arrangement apparatus includes a dipole reception antenna including a first pole portion and a second pole portion. A length of coaxial cable is provided and constitutes a feedline, the length of coaxial cable including a proximal end with respect to the first and second pole portions. The proximal end of the length of coaxial cable is coupled to the first and second pole portions via a common-mode filter. | 2010-11-25 |
20100297973 | ORTHOGONALITY COMPENSATING DEVICE, RADIO RECEIVING DEVICE, ORTHOGONALITY COMPENSATING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - Provided is an orthogonality compensating device that compensates for orthogonality between a real signal and an imaginary signal of complex digital intermediate frequency signals, the orthogonality compensating device including: a first processing unit that outputs a first signal obtained by calculating one of the real signal and the imaginary signal by using a first coefficient and a second coefficient; and a coefficient specifying unit that specifies the first coefficient such that the first signal has the same amplitude as the other of the real signal and the imaginary signal, and specifies the second coefficient such that the first signal is orthogonal to the other of the real signal and the imaginary signal, by using the first signal and the other of the real signal and the imaginary signal. | 2010-11-25 |
20100297974 | ORTHOGONALITY COMPENSATING DEVICE, RADIO RECEIVING DEVICE, ORTHOGONALITY COMPENSATING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - Provided is an orthogonality compensating device that compensates for orthogonality between a real signal and an imaginary signal of complex digital intermediate frequency signals, the orthogonality compensating device including: a detector that outputs a detection result indicating whether the complex digital intermediate frequency signals include an image frequency signal; a first processing unit that outputs a first signal obtained by adding a first scalar signal obtained by multiplying the imaginary signal by h | 2010-11-25 |
20100297975 | SIGNAL PROCESSOR AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING A RECEIVING SIGNAL - A signal processor for processing a receiving signal having a first usable frequency band and a second usable frequency band includes a first mixer for mixing the receiving signal with a first local oscillator signal, wherein a frequency of the first local oscillator signal is asymmetrical between the first usable frequency band and the second usable frequency band. The first mixer is implemented to obtain an in-phase signal and a quadrature signal, having a first signal portion representing a mixed image of the first usable frequency band, and having a second signal portion representing a mixed image of the second usable frequency band. The signal processor comprises a second mixer) for mixing the in-phase signal and the quadrature signal by using the second local oscillator signal. A frequency of the second local oscillator signal is selected such that the mixed image of the first usable frequency band and the mixed image of the second usable frequency band are at least partly image bands of each other with regard to the second local oscillator signal. The second mixer is implemented to separately provide information content of the first usable frequency band and the second usable frequency band at its output, for obtaining a first output signal, which substantially comprises information content of the first usable frequency band, and for obtaining a second output signal which substantially comprises information content of the second usable frequency band. | 2010-11-25 |
20100297976 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AN INTERMEDIATE FREQUENCY (IF) CHANNEL SELECT FILTER WITH AN INTEGRATED ALTERNATE ADJACENT CHANNEL INTERFERENCE (AACI) FILTER - An alternate adjacent channel interference (AACI) filter is integrated into an intermediate frequency (IF) channel select filter to filter received RF signals. The IF channel select filter is an IF staged structure comprising successive IF stages. Each of the successive IF stages is a 2-biquad integrator. The AACI filter is integrated into the first IF stage of the IF channel select filter by re-using circuit components such as an operational amplifier, an input resistor, and a shunt capacitor of the first IF stage. The shunt capacitor is coupled between a middle point of the input resistor and ground. The AACI filter is realized via different equivalent implementations of the re-used circuit components of the first IF stage. A value of the shunt capacitor of the AACI filter becomes a fixed-value when a value the input resistor is inversely proportional to the bandwidth of the AACI filter. | 2010-11-25 |
20100297977 | FILTERING COMMUNICATIONS CHANNELS WITHIN TELECOMMUNICATIONS SATELLITES - A method is disclosed for filtering communications channels in a telecommunications satellite to remove large unwanted interfering signals, which includes monitoring channels of an uplink signal by stepping across a channel with a first analog agile filter having a narrow bandwidth in relation to the channel, and at each step monitoring the signal within the channel step, in order to determine the presence of interfering signals, and configuring a second analog agile filter having an adjustable band stop function to block the interfering signals. The uplink signal has first and second signal paths for the uplink signal, and the method includes demultiplexing the channels of the uplink signal onto separate lines in the first path, carrying out the band stop function within the second signal path, and replacing with the remaining filtered part of the channel, by a switching operation, the demultiplexed version of the channel. | 2010-11-25 |
20100297978 | METHOD AND SYSTEMS TO OPERATE A SET-TOP BOX - According to a first aspect there is provided systems and methods for receiving an encrypted signal from a portable communication device, the encrypted signal containing information associated with a command; and decrypting the encrypted signal to enable a set-top box to execute the command. According to a second aspect there is provided systems and methods for encrypting information to generate an encrypted signal, the information associated with a command entered via a control; and communicating the encrypted signal to the set-top box, the encrypted signal for decryption at the set-top box to enable execution of the command to operate the set-top box. | 2010-11-25 |
20100297979 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING EMERGENCY CALLS - A method and apparatus are described for processing emergency calls by simplifying call setup procedures and minimizing call setup delay. In one scenario, a system information (SI) broadcast may include emergency services support information that conveys various emergency call network support levels and setup procedures. The SI broadcast is decoded to retrieve system parameters used to process an emergency call. The SI broadcast may include a bitmap or at least one information element (IE), that indicates the various emergency call network support levels. In another scenario, an extended service request message indicating circuit switched fallback (CSFB) for an emergency call is transmitted to a packet switched (PS) radio access technology (RAT) network during a PS session. An inter-system change is performed from the PS RAT network to a circuit switched (CS) RAT without a PS handover, and a CS emergency call is initiated via the CS RAT network. | 2010-11-25 |
20100297980 | Method and Apparatus for Transmission of Emergency Messages - An emergency text message application ( | 2010-11-25 |
20100297981 | Method and Apparatus for Transmission of Emergency Messages - An emergency text message application ( | 2010-11-25 |
20100297982 | PRE-PAID WIRELESS INTERACTIVE VOICE RESPONSE SYSTEM WITH VARIABLE ANNOUNCEMENTS - A wireless communications system providing interactive voice response is disclosed. The system is menu-driven, and can accept information and requests from customers. In response to one type of request, the system can provide the customer with information regarding one or more previous transactions. The system also includes provisions that permit customers to retrieve multiple previous transactions. | 2010-11-25 |
20100297983 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ELECTRONIC CREDENTIAL SECURITY - An approach is provided for improving the security of a mobile device by clearing credentials from the mobile device in response to a new user obtaining the device. Credentials associated with an identity module of a mobile device are stored. A new identity module associated with the mobile device or removal of the identity module is detected. The credentials from the mobile device are cleared based on the detection. | 2010-11-25 |
20100297984 | Voice mailbox configuration methods and apparatus for mobile communication devices - In one illustrative example disclosed, a mobile communication device includes a user interface, a processor, and a wireless transmitter. The user interface includes, among other things, a visual display which is part of a graphical user interface (GUI). For configuring a voice mailbox at a remote voicemail system, the GUI visually displays a user input prompt for voice mailbox configuration information which corresponds to an audible user input prompt provided by the voicemail system. The user input prompt may be, for example, a prompt for a user password, an audible voicemail greeting, or an audible user name for the voice mailbox. Through the user interface, the voice mailbox configuration information is received by the processor in response to the user input prompt and transmitted to the voicemail system by the wireless transmitter. Advantageously, the mobile device provides a consistent user-friendly GUI for voice mailbox configuration as well as for its primary applications. | 2010-11-25 |
20100297985 | METHODS FOR PROVIDING ENHANCED TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - A first method for facilitating personal contacts among a plurality of subscribers to a location-based person contact service provided by a service provider; a second method for communicating information to a user of a wireless device by a server; and a third method for real-time monitoring of vital signs of a living being. In the first method, personal profiles are transmitted to subscribers. In the second method, a message specific to both an establishment and the user is transmitted to a wireless device or smart display proximal to the user in the establishment. In the third method, information relating to a violated vital sign parameter determined from the monitoring is communicated to a local communication node. | 2010-11-25 |
20100297986 | PRESENCE LITE - A service is provided to cell phone subscribers to improve reachability. A home location register node maintains state information on a subscriber's cell phone status. Cell phone status information includes: off; on, registered and available to receive calls; on, registered but busy participating in an ongoing call; on, registered but temporarily unavailable; and on, registered but unattended. Temporarily unavailable is further qualified: poor reception location, high interference, cell throughput saturation, intentional user disposition. Long term unavailability may also be inferred and indicated depending on the device and/or system status. When a call to a subscriber's cell phone cannot be completed or is not answered, the service annunciates the reason to the calling party. The calling party can then make a more informed decision as to when to reattempt the call and is more likely to reattempt the call. The service is provided in conjunction with call forwarding to landlines phones and/or voicemail. | 2010-11-25 |
20100297987 | Integrated Wireless/Wireline Registration - A system and method are disclosed for routing telephone calls directed to a wireless unit located in the wireless network to a landline device located in the landline network. The system utilizes a location register in the form of a service control point (SCP) located in the landline network to store certain information pertaining to landline numbers and respective routing numbers associated with landline devices. The SCP is functionally coupled to a Visitors' Location Register (VLR) as well as to a landline network element that facilitates the routing of communications to both landline devices and over to the MTSO and its associated Home Location Register (HLR) in the wireless network. The system provides for the registering of the wireless unit with the landline network by the dialing of an administrative number from a landline device and causes the VLR in the landline network to directly communicate with the HLR in the wireless network to keep both the landline and the wireless networks up to date as to the registration status and specific routing for the various subscribers. The system is thereby able to route calls efficiently and to alleviate the tromboning effect that often occurs when calls are redirected from a wireless unit to a landline device. | 2010-11-25 |
20100297988 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A USER INTERFACE FOR MANAGING CALLS RECEIVED AT A MOBILE DEVICE - Embodiments of a system and method for providing a user interface for managing calls received at a mobile device is described. The user interface provides an incoming call screen to the user, where the incoming call screen comprises a caller identification data field for displaying data associated with incoming calls and at least one key label field in which labels for mobile device keys (e.g. send and end keys) are displayed. The area of the caller identification data field is substantially greater than the area of the at least one key label field, enabling more information pertaining to incoming calls to be displayed to the user. In at least one embodiment, this is facilitated by providing user-selectable options for responding to incoming calls in an options menu, which can be accessed by a user but is not initially displayed to the user when an incoming call is first received. | 2010-11-25 |
20100297989 | Routing Call to UMA-Capable Terminals using a Geographic Number - The invention relates to a method of routing a call made to a fixed telephone number of a UMA-subscriber in a mobile telecommunications network comprising a first and a second switching node and a location server. Location information of said UMA-subscriber is acquired wherein said location information comprises a location area code or a combination of location area code and cell identifier associated with a serving BSC or a serving GANC. The call is connected to the UMA-subscriber when the location area code or combination of location area code and cell identifier is associated with one of a group of GANCs, or connected to an alternative destination, such as a voicemail service, if the location area code or combination of location area code and cell identifier is not associated with said one of a group of GANCs. The methods described in the present invention disclosure allow for very efficient offering of UMA in combination with geographic numbers. | 2010-11-25 |
20100297990 | SYSTEM AND ANTENNA FOR RADIO ACCESS NETWORKS - An active antenna with an IP address including a first set of modules (Mi) and a second set of modules (M′j), both sets using a same hardware platform and each set integrating radiofrequency sub-modules. Further including at least an Ethernet connection to the core network for providing the active antenna with capability of operation from an anchor site, and a digital platform integrating a set of modules for base-band processing, operating in one or more of 2G, 3G and LTE technologies. The active antenna includes processing means for control plane of 2G and 3G radio access networks, routing means for lu, Gb or S1 data relay from/to the core network to provide the active antenna with capability of operation from a relay site. Further included is at least two optical ports for connection in chain with a pair of active antennas in the same relay site and a power supply connection. | 2010-11-25 |
20100297991 | Transmission of System Information on a Downlink Shared Channel - In one embodiment, a method of transmitting system information on a down link shared channel structured as successive subframes includes transmitting ( | 2010-11-25 |
20100297992 | COMMUNICATION METHOD AND CONTROL APPARATUS, BASE STATION APPARATUSES AND TERMINAL APPARATUS USING THE COMMUNICATION METHOD - A first interface unit receives an incoming signal notification addressed to a terminal apparatus. A generator generates a first message used to have the received incoming signal notification in a paging channel. A second interface unit outputs the generated first message to a base station apparatus corresponding to a paging area of the terminal apparatus. The first interface unit receives, from the base station apparatus, connection information indicating that a communication channel for data communication is established between the terminal apparatus and the base station apparatus. When the connection information is received, the generator generates a second message used to have the incoming signal notification included in the communication channel. The second interface unit outputs the generated second message to the base station apparatus that has established the communication channel with the terminal. | 2010-11-25 |
20100297993 | Power Headroom Reporting for Carrier Aggregation - A method for reporting power headroom-related information for a plurality of aggregated carriers. The method includes reporting the power headroom-related information for a number of the aggregated carriers that is less than or equal to the total number of aggregated carriers. | 2010-11-25 |
20100297994 | CONFIGURATION OF BASE STATION REPEATER - Configuring a cellular telecommunications network base station repeater for use at a particular location includes performing data collection activity at the location to obtain an indication of the transmit frequency of a nearby base station of the cellular telecommunications network. The repeater is then set to amplify received signals at that frequency. By only amplifying this particular frequency, the repeater can provide cellular telecommunications coverage at a location (for example a basement) where coverage might not otherwise be available by amplifying only the relevant frequency. This is in contrast to amplifying indiscriminately a wide range of frequencies, which can interfere with other radio transmissions. | 2010-11-25 |
20100297995 | USER EQUIPMENT ATTACHMENT/DETACHMENT FROM A LONG TERM EVOLUTION (LTE) NETWORK - A device searches for a primary access network, and acquires the primary access network. The device also requests a service provided by a network connected to the primary access network, and attaches to the primary access network only when the service is requested by the device. | 2010-11-25 |
20100297996 | RADIO TERMINAL, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - A radio terminal ( | 2010-11-25 |
20100297997 | MINIMIZING INTERFERENCE TO NON-ASSOCIATED USERS - A method for reducing interference to wireless communication devices is described. A handoff request is received from a wireless communication device. A femto access point that is a hand-in target of the handoff request is determined. A handoff information message is sent to the femto access point. The method may be performed by a core network apparatus. | 2010-11-25 |
20100297998 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION METHOD AND RADIO BASE STATION - A radio base station (T-eNB) according to the present invention is configured to set up a data forwarding tunnel for forwarding user plane data to the radio base station (T-eNB) only for an access bearer for which the user plane data to be forwarded exists, when receiving a notification from a handover-source radio base station (S-eNB) as to whether or not the user plane data to be forwarded exists for each access bearer, the notification being made by using a handover request message for the mobile station (UE), and the access bearer being set up between the radio base station (T-eNB) and a upper level node (SGW); and | 2010-11-25 |