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20090248947 | PCI-Express Function Proxy - Embodiments are described for executing embedded functions in endpoint devices by proxy in a shared PCI Express subsystem. The shared subsystem comprises a plurality of proxy devices coupled to a PCIe fabric, wherein each one of the proxy devices is associated with an endpoint device and coupled to a controlling server through a PCIe link. An associated proxy device comprises a copy of the configuration space of the target endpoint device. Embedded functions of an endpoint device can be accessed by controlling servers through the associated proxy devices. Devices in the shared subsystem use PCI protocol to communicate. The duplication of the endpoint configuration space in the proxy device is administrated by a proxy configuration manager. The proxy device translates destination addresses in upstream and downstream transactions. A proxy interrupt conveyance mechanism relays interrupt messages from an endpoint device to the controlling server via the associated proxy device. | 10-01-2009 |
20100115174 | PCI Express Load Sharing Network Interface Controller Cluster - Embodiments provide load balancing in a virtual computing environment comprising a plurality of PCI-Express switches (the PCIe switching cloud) coupled to a plurality of network interface devices (NICs). An NIC cluster is added between the PCIe switching cloud and the NICs. The NIC cluster is configured to hide NICs from system images and allow the system images to access functions across multiple NICs. The NIC cluster of an embodiment dynamically load balances network resources by performing a hashing function on a header field of received packets. The NIC cluster of an embodiment performs load balancing and state management in association with driver software, which is embedded in the system image. The driver software adds a tag for flow identification to downstream data packets. The NIC cluster distributes data packets based on information in the tag. | 05-06-2010 |
20130176213 | Touch-Screen Input/Output Device Techniques - A state machine implemented method for operating a touch-screen input/output device includes determining charge levels from a touch sensor by scan logic. The charge levels from the touch sensor are converted to digital charge data by an analog-to-digital converter. Potential touch events and potential touch event location data is detected from the digital charge data by sensing logic. The potential touch events and potential touch event location data are compared to predetermined limits to determine touch events and locations that satisfy a predetermined level of accuracy by threshold management logic. | 07-11-2013 |
20140240280 | TOUCH PANEL SENSOR HAVING DUAL-MODE CAPACITIVE SENSING FOR DETECTING AN OBJECT - An apparatus configured to determine an approximate position of an object utilizing mutual-capacitance sensing capabilities during a first mode of operation and determining one or more attributes of the object utilizing self-capacitance sensing capabilities during a second mode of operation is disclosed. The apparatus includes a touch panel controller configured to operatively couple to a touch panel sensor. The touch panel sensor includes a plurality of drive electrodes and at least one sense electrode. A plurality of nodes are formed at the intersections of the plurality of drive electrodes and the at least one sense electrode. The touch panel controller is configured to determine an approximate position of an object performing a touch event over the touch panel sensor during the first mode of operation and to determine one or more attributes of the object during the second mode of operation. | 08-28-2014 |
20150062023 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REDUCED RATE TOUCH SCANNING ON AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Embodiments of the present invention are capable of lowering touch scan rates in a manner that conserves power resources without compromising performance or user experience thereby promoting battery life. Embodiments of the present invention perform touch scan operations using a touch sensitive panel at a first scan rate. In response to certain events automatically detected within the mobile device (e.g., when a full-screen video is being displayed), embodiments of the present invention may then perform touch scan operations at a second scan rate that is slower than the first scan rate that also consumes less power compared to the first scan rate. As such, for events or use cases in which limited user interaction with the touch sensitive panel is typical, embodiments of the present invention may lower touch scan rates in a manner that still enables users to interact with applications (e.g., interaction with playback controls during video playback) and promotes efficient power usage and extends battery life. | 03-05-2015 |
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20130040641 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING A TARGET CELL IN A CELLULAR NETWORK - A method for detecting a target cell by a mobile device, the method comprising storing traversed paths of the mobile device, the stored traversed paths each comprising information to identify cells in a sequence of cells traversed by the mobile device referenced to the target cell, compiling information identifying cells traversed by the device in real time to produce current path information, comparing the current path information to the stored traversed paths and inferring from the comparison a relative proximity of the mobile device to the target cell and adapting a search for the target cell based on the relative proximity. | 02-14-2013 |
20130122918 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USER EQUIPMENT STATE TRANSITION - A user equipment and a method performed by the user equipment is provided. The method comprises receiving a network message from a network, inhibiting a sending of a user equipment message to the network and transitioning to a target state. The user equipment is adaptable/adapted and/or configurable/configured to receive a network message from a network, inhibit a sending of a user equipment message to the network and transition to a target state. The network message indicates the target state to which the user equipment is to transition. | 05-16-2013 |
20130189980 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR VOICE CALL SETUP FROM A PCH OR FACH STATE - A method at a user equipment for establishing a circuit switched call, the user equipment being in a Cell Forward Access CHannel (CELL_FACH) state, a Cell Paging CHannel (CELL_PCH) state or a UTRAN Registration Area Paging CHannel (URA_PCH) state, the method receiving an indication that a circuit switched call is pending, sending to a network element a message to facilitate the user equipment to transition to a Cell Dedicated CHannel (CELL_DCH) state, the message being a Traffic Volume Measurement Report indicating uplink data traffic exceeds a predetermined threshold; and establish the circuit switched call. | 07-25-2013 |
20130189992 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR VOICE CALL SETUP FROM A PCH OR FACH STATE - A method at a user equipment for establishing a circuit switched call, the user equipment being in a Cell Forward Access CHannel (CELL_FACH) state, a Cell Paging CHannel (CELL_PCH) state or a UTRAN Registration Area Paging CHannel (URA_PCH) state, the method receiving an indication that a circuit switched call is pending; sending to a network element a message to facilitate the user equipment to transition to a Cell Dedicated CHannel (CELL_DCH) state, the message being one of a cell update message having a traffic volume indicator information element indicating that pending uplink data exceeds a threshold or an RRCConnectionRequest message; and establishing the circuit switched call. | 07-25-2013 |
20130235719 | METHOD AND APPARATUS IN MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM USER EQUIPMENT - A method and apparatus for handling congestion in a mobile telecommunications system is described, the method comprising, at the user equipment: monitoring messages from a cell for an indication of congestion and handing the congestion in a battery and signalling efficient manner. | 09-12-2013 |
20130242884 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SCHEDULING INFORMATION TRANSMISSION - A method and apparatus for scheduling data transmission, during error control operation, in which data is scheduled dependent upon satisfying a criterion relating to a characteristic of the error control operation. | 09-19-2013 |
20130288729 | PROVISIONING RADIO RESOURCES IN A RADIO ACCESS NETWORK - A radio resource request in a radio access network (RAN) may be handled differently depending whether provision of the requested radio resource has been specified as optional (discretionary) or not optional (not discretionary). In the former case, the radio resource request may be discarded, rejected or delayed. In the latter case, the radio resource request may be accepted. In one embodiment, a running timer at a UE may indicate that a radio resource optionally to be provided was not provided by a RAN. When a subsequent request for the radio resource is accepted, the timer may be cleared. One or more UE applications may accordingly selectively subject user-plane data to be exchanged via the RAN, to a back-off delay scheme, to promoting acceptable responsiveness at UE applications that are, e.g. being actively used by a user. Radio resource requests may including RRC Connection Request and Cell Update messages. | 10-31-2013 |
20130295927 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR USE IN CONTROLLING WIRELESS TRANSCEIVER OPERATION IN A MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A mobile device operates for communications via a first wireless network with use of a first transceiver. The device performs scanning operations with use of a second transceiver for identifying a set of cell IDs corresponding to a plurality of stations of one or more second wireless networks. The device stores the set of cell IDs in association with an ID of the first wireless network. While operating for communications with use of the second transceiver, the device maintains the first transceiver in a low power state. The device performs scanning operations with use of the second transceiver for identifying a current set of cell IDs, and compares the cell IDs of the current set with cell IDs of the stored set. The device maintains the first transceiver in the low power state or enables its operation based on the comparison. | 11-07-2013 |
20130310033 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING A TARGET CELL IN A CELLULAR NETWORK - A method for detecting a target cell by a mobile device, the method comprising storing traversed paths of the mobile device, the stored traversed paths each comprising information to identify cells in a sequence of cells traversed by the mobile device referenced to the target cell, compiling information identifying cells traversed by the device in real time to produce current path information, comparing the current path information to the stored traversed paths and inferring from the comparison a relative proximity of the mobile device to the target cell and adapting a search for the target cell based on the relative proximity. | 11-21-2013 |
20130316761 | MULTI-MODE MOBILE DEVICE BASED RADIO ACCESS NETWORK SELECTION METHOD FOR IDLE MODE OPERATIONS - A method at a mobile device, and the mobile device, the method selecting a subset of radio access technologies available to the mobile device over which a predetermined set of services on the mobile device is available; and deactivating monitoring, or reducing a monitoring frequency, of at least one radio access technology not within the selected subset of radio access technologies. | 11-28-2013 |
20130336243 | Apparatus and Method for Control Packet Transmission Scheduling During Hybrid ARQ Processes - An apparatus and method is provided for efficiently transmitting control packets, signaling messages and/or data packets. A user equipment can effectively reserve at least one process to be used for transmission of signaling messages and/or data packets. In other words, the number of processes that are used for transmission of control packets is limited. Accordingly, not all the uplink tunnels will be clogged with control packets such that no or very little signaling messages and/or data packets can be transmitted. | 12-19-2013 |
20130337799 | Method and Apparatus in a Device - A method and apparatus for a device in which when an attempt on a frequency to camp on a cell fails, there is an indication stored in relation to the frequency of the failed camping attempt. | 12-19-2013 |
20140003354 | PROVIDING A SYSTEM INFORMATION MESSAGE HAVING RETRY PARAMETER VALUES | 01-02-2014 |
20140051415 | REDUCING DATA TRANSFER LATENCY CAUSED BY STATE TRANSITIONS IN MOBILE NETWORKS - Examples of reducing data transfer latency caused by state transitions in mobile networks are disclosed. A first disclosed example method comprises, while operating in a first state having fewer available radio resources than would be available in a second state, setting a traffic volume indicator if a wireless device determines that a radio link control (RLC) buffer occupancy is larger than a traffic volume measurement threshold, and sending the traffic volume indicator to a network in a transmitted message other than a CELL UPDATE message having uplink data transmission as an update cause. A second disclosed example method comprises, while operating in a first state, receiving a message that is to cause a wireless device to transition to a second state having fewer available radio resources than are available in the first state, and rejecting the message if the wireless device has pending uplink data to send to a network. | 02-20-2014 |
20140073318 | ASSISTED SYSTEM SCANNING WITH PAIRED DEVICES - A method in a first wireless device, the method performing wireless network scanning to discover available wireless networks; and communicating results of the scanning to a second wireless device, the results containing information to enable the second wireless device to connect to at least one of the available wireless networks without the second wireless device having to perform the same wireless network scanning or reduce the amount of scanning required to connect to at least one of the available wireless network. Also a method in a first wireless device, the method receiving results of wireless network scanning performed on a second wireless device, the results containing information enabling the first wireless device to connect to at least one available wireless network discovered during the scanning without the first wireless device having to perform the same wireless network scanning. | 03-13-2014 |
20140120859 | Elevated Priority Call Reliability In Multiple SIM User Equipment - User equipment that includes multiple Subscriber Identity Modules (SIMs) may determine a selected SIM network connection to perform an elevated priority call request. The user equipment may obtain a first network characteristic for a first SIM network connection and a second network characteristic for a second SIM network connection. The user equipment may analyze the first and second network characteristics to determine a selected network connection, which the user equipment may use to perform an elevated priority outgoing call, e.g., an emergency call. The user equipment may obtain the network characteristics, analyze the obtained network characteristics, or determined the selected network connection either before or after recognizing the elevated priority call request for an outgoing call. | 05-01-2014 |
20140136709 | System and Method for Resource Management in a Wireless Network - A network node for providing resource management in a wireless network based on indicated application. The network mode is configured to receive a service request message transmitted by a user equipment, the service request message comprising an application identifier associated with a mobile application executable on the user equipment and a request for network resources to be allocated to the mobile application. The network node is also configured to determine whether the network is capable of handling the service request based at least partly upon the application identifier. In response to the determination, the network node transmits to the user equipment a response message indicating whether the network node accepts the request for network resources to be allocated to the mobile application. | 05-15-2014 |
20140235176 | PERFORMING INTER-FREQUENCY MEASUREMENTS IN A MOBILE NETWORK - Methods, apparatus and articles of manufacture for performing inter-frequency measurements in a mobile network are disclosed. Example methods disclosed herein include a mobile station receiving, from a network, one or more lists specifying a set of frequencies for which measurements are to be performed. Such example methods also include the mobile station varying a rate at which the measurements are to be performed for a first frequency of the set of frequencies based on a number of frequencies for which the measurements are to be performed. | 08-21-2014 |
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20140099953 | Apparatus and Method for Wireless Device Connectivity Upon Radio Link Failure - An apparatus and method for improving the connectivity when a radio link failure occurs is disclosed. The method includes detecting, by a user equipment (UE), a radio link failure to a first radio network controller (RNC) and receiving an information message from a second RNC. The method further includes determining whether the first and second RNCs have interface connectivity between them. If the first and second RNCs have interface connectivity between them, performing a connection recovery procedure with the second RNC. However, if the first and second RNCs do not have interface connectivity between them, performing an initial connection procedure to establish a connection with the second RNC without performing a connection recovery procedure. | 04-10-2014 |
20140162651 | Mobile terminated call establishment during inter radio access technology (IRAT) re-direction - Mobile terminated call establishment during inter radio access technology (IRAT) re-direction. Handovers between different respective radio access technologies (RATs) may be performed (e.g., IRAT redirection procedure) such that a given wireless communication device may be in communication with a given RAT cell, and then switch from that RAT cell to another RAT cell (e.g., a target RAT cell). This transition may be from a 3G cell to a target 4G cell. During such a redirection procedure, there may be some instances in which the target RAT cell may not be available immediately, and a device can check back with the first/original RAT cell during the search for the target RAT cell. That is to say, there may be some duration of time during the search for the target RAT cell in which that particular cell may not be available, and the device checks for pages in the first/original RAT cell. | 06-12-2014 |
20140204817 | Methods and Apparatuses for Increased Battery Performance in Networks with Different DRX Cycles - A system includes a processor and a memory connected with the processor, the memory to store logic. A DRX module also connects with the processor. The DRX module alternatively provides both a CS DRX cycle length and a PS DRX cycle length observed from network configuration. The processor executes the logic stored in the memory to instruct the DRX module to use a longer of a CS DRX cycle length or a PS DRX cycle length. | 07-24-2014 |
20140256318 | BATTERY CONSERVATION WITH IDLE MODE SIGNALING REDUCTION - Systems and methods are provided that may reduce the battery consumption footprint of a user equipment (UE) in a communications network, such as an LTE network. When a UE is in idle mode, when Idle Mode Signaling Reduction (ISR) is active in the communications network, and when the coverage area of the communications network, such as the LTE network, overlaps with the coverage area of one or more legacy radio access technology (RAT) networks, such as 2G and 3G networks, a module within the UE allows the UE to solely monitor paging messages on the legacy RAT network. Allowing the UE to camp on a legacy RAT network instead of an LTE network to monitor for paging messages can result in lower battery consumption levels when compared to the UE camping on the LTE network. | 09-11-2014 |
20140349662 | ADVANCED CIRCUIT SWITCHED FALLBACK CONNECTION ESTABLISHMENT WITH IDLE MODE SIGNALING REDUCTION - Systems and methods are provided that may reduce the battery consumption footprint of a user equipment (UE) in a communications network, such as an LTE network, as well as reduce over the air signaling over the LTE network, and reduce call set-up latency for circuit switched fallback (CSFB) calls. When Idle Mode Signaling Reduction (ISR) is active in the communications network, and when the coverage area of the communications network, such as the LTE network, overlaps with the coverage area of one or more legacy radio access technology (RAT) networks, such as 2G and 3G networks, a module within the UE allows the UE to directly establish a CSFB call over one of the legacy RAT networks instead of initially servicing the CSFB call over the LTE network. | 11-27-2014 |
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20110205932 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING A TARGET CELL IN A CELLULAR NETWORK - A method for detecting a target cell by a mobile device, the method comprising storing traversed paths of the mobile device, the stored traversed paths each comprising information to identify cells in a sequence of cells traversed by the mobile device referenced to the target cell, compiling information identifying cells traversed by the device in real time to produce current path information, comparing the current path information to the stored traversed paths and inferring from the comparison a relative proximity of the mobile device to the target cell and adapting a search for the target cell based on the relative proximity. | 08-25-2011 |
20110319072 | Method And System for Radio Access Technology Selection - A method and a multi-mode mobile communication device operating said method are provided. The method comprises a multi-mode mobile communication device selecting a first data connection carried over a first radio access technology (RAT) based on a first requested QoS, and the multi-mode mobile communication device selecting a second data connection over a second RAT based on a second requested QoS. The multi-mode communication device comprises a first transceiver adapted to be connected to a server using the first RAT, a second transceiver adapted to be connected to the server using the second RAT, and a processor for carrying out the method. | 12-29-2011 |
20110319073 | Method And System for Radio Access Technology Selection - A method and a multi-mode mobile communication device operating said method are provided. The method comprises selecting a first data connection by a multi-mode mobile communication device while there is no data to be transmitted, said first data connection carried over a first network utilizing a first radio access technology (RAT) based on a first criteria, and selecting a second data connection by the multi-mode mobile communication device while data is being transmitted, said second data connection carried over a second network utilizing a second RAT based on a second criteria. The multi-mode communication device comprises a first transceiver adapted to be connected to a server using the first RAT, a second transceiver adapted to be connected to the server using the second RAT, and a processor for carrying out the method. | 12-29-2011 |
20120002614 | Application-Based Wireless Device Initiated Radio Resource Management - A method and apparatus for radio resource management in a wireless device is provided. A type of data connection to be established between the wireless device and a network is determined. A radio resource capability mode for the data connection based on resource requirements of the determined type of data connection is dynamically determined wherein the radio resource capability mode is selected from a plurality of radio resource capability modes operable by the wireless device within wireless technologies supported by the network. The determined radio resource capability mode is conveyed to the network during connection establishment between the wireless device and the network, wherein the radio resource capability mode is used by the network to determine radio resources to be allocated to the wireless device for the connection. | 01-05-2012 |
20130039266 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO INCREASE LINK ADAPTATION PERFORMANCE WITH MULTI-LEVEL FEEDBACK - A method and apparatus for explicit adaptive modulation and coding scheme selection, the method receiving, at a mobile device, a transport block targeted to the mobile device, and if a quality of the received transport block exceeds a threshold, providing an acknowledgment or negative acknowledgment to a network element; and if the quality of the received transport block is below the threshold, suppressing the acknowledgment or negative acknowledgement. | 02-14-2013 |
20130039336 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO CONTROL HSDPA ACTIVATION/DE-ACTIVATION - A method and a user equipment (“UE”), for High Speed Downlink Packet Access (“HSDPA”) de-activation, the method determining whether a number of serving HSDPA cell changes of the UE exceeds a threshold within a predetermined time period; and; sending a transition indication from the UE to a network node to deactivate HSDPA if the threshold is exceeded for within the predetermined time period. Also, a method and a network node, for High Speed Downlink Packet Access de-activation, the method determining whether a number of serving HSDPA cell changes of a user equipment communicating with the network node exceeds a threshold within a predetermined time period; and; deactivating HSDPA for the UE if the threshold is exceeded within the predetermined time period. | 02-14-2013 |
20130040697 | MULTI-MODE MOBILE DEVICE BASED RADIO ACCESS TECHNOLOGY SELECTION METHOD FOR IDLE MODE OPERATIONS - A method at a mobile device, and the mobile device, the method selecting a subset of radio access technologies available to the mobile device over which a predetermined set of services on the mobile device is available; and deactivating monitoring, or reducing a monitoring frequency, of at least one radio access technology not within the selected subset of radio access technologies. | 02-14-2013 |
20130084855 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WIRELESS NETWORK SELECTION - The application relates to wireless network selection. The effect of wireless network selection upon operation time of the mobile device is considered in making the wireless network selection. | 04-04-2013 |
20130109372 | PERFORMING INTER-FREQUENCY MEASUREMENTS IN A MOBILE NETWORK | 05-02-2013 |
20130150026 | Method And System for Radio Access Technology Selection - A method and a multi-mode mobile communication device operating said method are provided. The method comprises a multi-mode mobile communication device selecting a first data connection carried over a first radio access technology (RAT) based on a first requested QoS, and the multi-mode mobile communication device selecting a second data connection over a second RAT based on a second requested QoS. The multi-mode communication device comprises a first transceiver adapted to be connected to a server using the first RAT, a second transceiver adapted to be connected to the server using the second RAT, and a processor for carrying out the method. | 06-13-2013 |
20130196651 | ASSISTED SYSTEM SCANNING WITH PAIRED DEVICES - A method in a first wireless device, the method performing wireless network scanning to discover available wireless networks; and communicating results of the scanning to a second wireless device, the results containing information to enable the second wireless device to connect to at least one of the available wireless networks without the second wireless device having to perform the same wireless network scanning or reduce the amount of scanning required to connect to at least one of the available wireless network. Also a method in a first wireless device, the method receiving results of wireless network scanning performed on a second wireless device, the results containing information enabling the first wireless device to connect to at least one available wireless network discovered during the scanning without the first wireless device having to perform the same wireless network scanning. | 08-01-2013 |
20130235849 | METHODS FOR IMPROVED INTER-RADIO ACCESS TECHNOLOGY MEASUREMENTS - A method at a mobile device for increasing measurement gaps to facilitate inter-radio access technology measurements is provided. The method at the mobile device: receiving inter-radio access technology (RAT) measurement configuration information from the network; when the device is actively connected, determining whether a triggering criterion is met, based on the received information; and if the triggering criterion is met, increasing the time available for measurements. | 09-12-2013 |