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20080207114 | Communications methods, methods of forming a reader, wireless communications readers, and wireless communications systems - Communications methods, methods of forming a reader, wireless communications readers, and wireless communications systems are described in some embodiments. In one embodiment, a communications method includes associating a plurality of remote communications devices with a plurality of objects located within a wireless communications range of a reader having a first configuration, providing one of the remote communications device within a wireless communications range of a reader having a second configuration, wherein the wireless communications range of the reader having the second configuration is less than the wireless communications range of the reader having the first configuration, and during the presence of the one of the remote communications devices within the wireless communications range of the reader having the second configuration, implementing communications between the reader having the second configuration and only the one of the remote communications devices. | 08-28-2008 |
20080227383 | DIGITAL CONTENT TRANSMITTING APPARATUS, DIGITAL-CONTENT CONTROL WEB PAGE DATA TRANSMITTING APPARATUS, AND METHODS OF CONTROLLING OPERATION OF SAME - Content control information corresponding to the model of a mobile telephone that has requested a moving picture file is transmitted to this mobile telephone. When the moving picture file is requested by the mobile telephone, the model of the mobile telephone is specified by a model specifying unit. Content control information indicating handling of the requested moving picture file is read from a content control information database, and a control data generating unit generates control data from the content control information in a format conforming to the specified model. The control data conforming to the model of the mobile telephone and the requested moving picture file are transmitted to the mobile telephone. | 09-18-2008 |
20080248740 | Method and System for Sharing Content Items and their Metadata Among Mobile Device Users and Purchasing Content Items From an Online Store - The present invention relates to a method and system for short-range sharing data among mobile device users and for purchasing one or more content items represented by or relating to the shared data, comprising: (a) providing a plurality of mobile devices, each having one or more short-range communication capabilities, for communicating and sharing said data with other such mobile devices by means of a software component installed within each of said mobile devices, wherein when the shared data includes a content item, the content item is prevented from being played until it is purchased from an online store; and (b) providing an online store over a data network, enabling each user of said mobile devices to access said online store, and to purchase said content item included within said shared data. | 10-09-2008 |
20080254739 | Method and system for file sharing between a group of user devices using obtained permissions - A communication system | 10-16-2008 |
20080254740 | Method and system for video stream personalization - A method and system for video stream personalization. A personalization policy may be accessed. The personalization policy may include an image identification and an image alteration to a video image identified by the image identification. At least one instance of the video image may be identified in a video stream. An output stream may be produced from the video stream in response to the personalization policy. The output stream may include the image alteration to the video image. | 10-16-2008 |
20080261510 | Wireless communication system for monitoring and managing client interface for area-specific process - A method enables a communication between a process client and a wireless process server to carry out an area-specific process in an area. The method includes a step of transmitting a message from a wireless process server to a wireless communication device operated by the process client. The message includes information related to the area-specific process for enabling the process-client to better arrange time before the area-specific process is scheduled to carry out in the area. In a specific embodiment, the wireless communication server sends a message to notify the process client about a location and an estimate time for the process client to carry out the area-specific process. In another preferred embodiment, the communication system enables the process client to employ a wireless communication device owned by the process client. | 10-23-2008 |
20080261511 | WIRELESS LOCAL LOOP ANTENNA - A wireless local loop system is provided that includes a wireless base station that communicates with a subscriber station via a wireless link. The wireless link can carry a voice service, such as telephone calls, or a data service, such as internet browsing. The subscriber station includes a steerable antenna. A presently preferred steerable antenna for use with the subscriber station includes a driven element mounted on a base plane that is surrounded by a plurality of parasitic elements also mounted to the base plane. The parasitic elements can be optionally grounded or floated in order to reflect the wireless link towards the driven element. The antenna can be oriented in a desired direction during the transception of a voice or data service. A method of transceiving between a wireless local loop subscriber station and a wireless local loop base station is also provided. | 10-23-2008 |
20080268770 | CONTENT REPRODUCTION IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS - A telecommunications system is disclosed which includes a content server | 10-30-2008 |
20080268771 | CONTENT REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION METHOD THEREFOR - According to one embodiment, a content reproducing apparatus includes a wireless communication unit which performs wireless communication with a plurality of wireless communication apparatuses, a reproducing unit which reproduces streaming data received by the wireless communication unit depending on a predetermined reproducing order, and a control unit which starts a communication connection process between the wireless communication apparatus which stores streaming data to be reproduced next in the reproducing order and the wireless communication unit at a predetermined period of time before reproduction end prediction time of the streaming data which is being reproduced by the reproducing unit. | 10-30-2008 |
20080280555 | METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING A WIRELESS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - A method for configuring a wireless distribution system is provided. In the method, a target node starts a building procedure and begins to broadcast a building information. A joining node starts a scanning procedure for scanning all channels available and locks one channel used by the target node. The joining node sends a connect request signal and a channel assign request to the target node. The target node selects one link and one channel available for the joining node for communication, and sends a channel reset signal to the joining node. The MAC address of the joining node is added into an internal table of the target node. After the joining node has received the channel reset signal, the MAC address of the target node is stored into an internal table of the joining node, and the designated link channel is configured. | 11-13-2008 |
20080287056 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING WIRELESS NETWORK SERVICES USING THREE-DIMENSIONAL ACCESS ZONES - A system and method for providing wireless network services using three-dimensional access zones is provided. One or more sensors may determine signal strength information, distance, or other positional information for wireless devices. An agent may provide information relating to fixed wireless reference points, and may control underlying operating systems for the reference points based on policies defined by a manager. For example, the manager may be coupled to the sensors and to the agent, and may define a three-dimensional coordinate system for a managed environment. By collecting information from the sensors and the agent, the manager may triangulate three-dimensional locations of the wireless devices, and may enforce three-dimensional access zone policies for the wireless network via the agent. | 11-20-2008 |
20080287057 | Method and apparatus for providing multimedia broadcasting multicasting services - A method of providing multimedia broadcast multicast services (MBMS) over a communication system that comprises a shared network and a proprietary network comprises allocating a first portion of logic elements of a broadcast multicast service centre (BM-SC) to support MBMS content delivery over the shared network and allocating a second portion of logic elements of the BM-SC to support MBMS content delivery over the proprietary network. | 11-20-2008 |
20080293354 | BROADCAST PLAYBACK METHOD AND BROADCAST PLAYBACK APPARATUS - A broadcast playback system comprises a computer and a broadcast playback apparatus being connected to each other via a serial bus module. The computer loads predetermined control codes stored in the broadcast playback apparatus, performs the predetermined control codes to display a control menu. The broadcast playback apparatus plays a broadcasted program when receiving a play command generated by the computer according to a play input on the control menu. The broadcast playback apparatus stores the broadcasted program thereby generating a broadcast file when receiving a store command generated by the computer if a store input on the control menu. The broadcast playback apparatus replays a selected broadcast file when receiving a replay command generated by the computer according to a selection input of the selected broadcast file on the control menu. Moreover, a related broadcast playback method is further provided. | 11-27-2008 |
20090011697 | DISTRIBUTION METHOD AND DISTRIBUTION MANAGEMENT DEVICE - The present invention enables provision of a service in which a distribution method of content is changed depending on a location of a mobile station. Specifically, if a user of mobile station MS is located in a country where the usage of content is not permitted, content server CS detains the content temporarily, and after confirming that the user has moved to a country where the usage of the content is permitted, sends the detained content to mobile station MS of the user. When detaining the content, content server CS checks whether an expected date of the user moving to a country where the usage of the content is permitted is within a distribution period of the content, and if so, detains the content. | 01-08-2009 |
20090011698 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING RESOURCE SCHEDULING INFORMATION AND SCHEDULING RESOURCES - The present invention relates to an MBMS service-based method for transmitting resource scheduling information. The method comprises: Before transmitting MBMS information, determining the repetition period information of the local cell transmitting the MBMS information; and determining the repetition period information of the neighboring cells that carry the MBMS information transmitting said MBMS information; transmitting the local cell identifier and the neighboring cell identifiers, as well as the determined repetition period information of each cell transmitting said MBMS information, to a terminal of the local cell. Accordingly, the present invention also relates to an MBMS service-based method for receiving resource scheduling information, a base station controller, a terminal, an MBMS service-based resource scheduling method and its system. By utilizing the technical scheme of the present invention, the terminal can perform chip combining in divided time periods on the MBMS information of corresponding neighboring cells. | 01-08-2009 |
20090017749 | System and Method for Enhancing Live Events via Coordinated Content Delivery to Mobile Devices - According to teachings presented herein, a system and method enhance live events by providing coordinated content delivery to mobile device subscribers physically present at the live event. As a non-limiting example, a system is configured to feed any one or more of replay video, alternate or zoom camera angles, and supporting information for the event, such as interesting data on event participants, e.g., player statistics, etc. Accordingly, one embodiment of a method of delivering location-based event content to a mobile station comprises determining that the mobile station is physically present at an event venue, identifying desired types of event feeds for the mobile station for a live event at the event venue, and dynamically delivering one or more event feeds of the desired types to the mobile station. A system for supporting the method may be implemented in whole or in part in a cellular communication network. | 01-15-2009 |
20090023382 | Radio Communication System and Base Station - A radio communication system includes a grouping unit for grouping a plurality of base stations into a plurality of groups (Soft Handoff Groups) and a determining unit for selecting base stations belonging to one and the same group selected from the groups produced by the grouping unit and for determining the base stations as base stations to send communication packets to an access terminal. | 01-22-2009 |
20090075583 | CONTENTS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, AND CONTENTS DISTRIBUTION METHOD - Contents are distributed through wireless or wired communication means by storing plural pieces of contents data in advance in a content accumulation unit, by weighting the individual pieces of contents data stored in that content accumulation unit, in accordance with their attributes, by selecting the contents data from the content accumulation unit in accordance with that weighting, and by assigning the contents data selected, to a channel on the communication means. When the multichannel is proceeded in the internet TV or cable TV system, it is possible to improve the conveniences of the user for the channel selection and to practice the contents reuse effectively on the contents supplier side. | 03-19-2009 |
20090075584 | MOBILE BROADCASTING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING BROADCAST SERVICE THEREFOR - A method for receiving a broadcast service through a plurality of terminals in a mobile broadcasting system supporting the broadcast service is provided. The method includes sending a registration request message for requesting registration of each of a plurality of terminals from a server associated with a broadcast service, receiving a registration response message from the server in response to each registration request message, sending a service request message to the server through one terminal of the plurality of terminals to request that the broadcast service be provided to the remaining terminals, and receiving, by the remaining terminals, a service response message from the server and the broadcast service. | 03-19-2009 |
20090081944 | TECHNIQUES FOR DISTRIBUTING CONTENT TO MULTIPLE DEVICES IN A COMMUNICATION NETWORK - This disclosure describes techniques for scheduling distribution of content to a plurality of devices in a communication network, such as a cellular-based wireless network. According to this disclosure, two or more distribution techniques may be used, and scheduling techniques are performed to determine which distribution technique to use for different content. For example, content can be broadcast to all devices on the network (broadcast), multicast within several cells of the network (multi-cell multicast), multicast in a specific cell of the network (single cell multicast), or unicast to one or more specific devices within specific cells of the network (unicast). The scheduling techniques described in this disclosure may improve content distribution by substantially maximizing the number of content requests that are satisfied, particularly when bandwidth is limited. | 03-26-2009 |
20090098821 | Information Delivery Apparatus and Information Delivery System - An information delivery system of the present invention includes mobile communication terminals and an information delivery apparatus. The information delivery apparatus selectively delivers information to the mobile communication terminals via a communication network, and includes delivery information memory means, location history information memory means, delivery information selecting means, and information transmitting means. The location history information memory means memorizes location history information showing locations where a mobile communication terminal was located in the past. The delivery information selecting means selects delivery information to be transmitted to the mobile communication terminal according to predetermined selection conditions based on the location history information read out from the location history information memory means. The information transmitting means transmits the delivery information selected by the delivery information selecting means to the mobile communication terminal. | 04-16-2009 |
20090104870 | BROADCAST RESPONSE SYSTEM - A broadcast response system provides, e.g., a radio broadcast listener with the ability to obtain media content such as music or speech while listening to the radio. The user can respond to items in the radio broadcast such as advertisements, fund raising drives, or interactive listener polls during the broadcast. Data such as song title and artist, author or publisher and the IP address for the location where the digital version of the content is stored, can be transmitted using, e.g., the RBDS/RDS data stream. A reference number representing song title and artist, author or publisher and the IP address for the location where the digital version of the content is stored can also be employed for ease of implementation. This reference number can reside in a lookup table to be accessed by broadcast response server. | 04-23-2009 |
20090117844 | TRANSMITTING APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, RECEIVING APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, BROADCAST RECEIVING SYSTEM, CONTROL PROGRAM, COMMUNICATION METHOD AND BROADCAST RECEIVING METHOD - There are obtained a transmitting apparatus capable of easily notifying information regarding radio waves required for an objective apparatus, a communication apparatus or a receiving apparatus capable of easily setting a frequency required at each place. a communication system or a broadcast receiving system employing the transmitting apparatus, the communication apparatus, and the receiving apparatus; and a control program, a communication method, and a broadcast receiving method to be used in the communication apparatus or the receiving apparatus. The radio wave tower | 05-07-2009 |
20090124193 | Program and Data Alerts and Auxiliary Datastreams in a Multichannel Broadcast System - A system and method ( | 05-14-2009 |
20090130971 | Method & apparatus for distributing files in a communications network - A wired portion of a communications network includes a server for storing update files and a plurality of access points for communicating with a plurality of wireless communication devices. A wireless portion of a communications network includes the access points and the plurality of wireless communications devices. Periodically, updated software files are available that can be downloaded to all of the wireless communication devices, via the access points. A single master wireless communication device determines that it needs to download updated software files and initiates the transfer of all new updated files to it. Subsequent to the master wireless device receiving the new updated files, it establishes an ad-hoc connection to a peer wireless communication device and if the peer wireless communication device does not have the new update software file, the master wireless communication device transfers the new updated software file to it. | 05-21-2009 |
20090130972 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF POWER CONTROL FOR A PUBLIC WARNING SYSTEM - A method for broadcasting messages in a wireless communication system is provided. The method includes employing a paging channel to receive a broadcast event on a wireless device and utilizing the broadcast event to trigger a warning message on the device. For example, the broadcast event can be detected from a natural disaster such as a primary earthquake warning or tsunami. | 05-21-2009 |
20090137202 | INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - In an information distribution system, an information distribution apparatus distributes documents to a portable terminal. The information distribution apparatus includes a document holding part which retains documents written in XML, and a transmission part which transmits documents to the portable terminal. The portable terminal includes a communication part which acquires documents transmitted from the information distribution apparatus, a document processing apparatus which processes the documents acquired, a display device which displays the documents processed, and an input device which accepts inputs from a user. The document processing apparatus includes a processing system which processes documents written with a predetermined tag set, and a conversion part which converts elements included in the documents into elements processible by the processing system. | 05-28-2009 |
20090143005 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND BROADCAST CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A terminal is provided. The terminal includes a removable identity device attached to the terminal, a wireless communication unit for receiving broadcast information, an output unit for displaying the broadcast information received by the wireless communication unit, a controller for identifying a broadcast provider using the identity device and controlling the wireless communication unit to receive the broadcast information corresponding to the identified broadcast provider. | 06-04-2009 |
20090163135 | Information Communication Terminal, Mobile Telephone, Contents Distributing Apparatus, Contents Distributing System, and Program Product - Provided is a mobile telephone easily associating ringing tones and an address book. A control unit implementing the mobile telephone includes an input unit accepting input of data, an instruction detecting unit detecting an instruction for executing an action specific to the mobile telephone based on the input data, a flag setting unit setting for each address a flag for discriminating an address to be assigned a ringing tone from an address not to be assigned the ringing tone, a ringing tone retrieving unit retrieving the ringing tones assignable to the address book, a registrant-by-registrant basis ringing tone assigning unit executing an operation for assigning the ringing tone to each address book based on an entered instruction and the result of the retrieval by the ringing tone retrieving unit, and an output unit writing the flag set by the flag setting unit in a storage unit. | 06-25-2009 |
20090176448 | DISTRIBUTED AUTOMATIC GAIN CONTROL SYSTEM - A wireless distribution system includes a number of remote units distributed in a coverage area to receive wireless signals and to provide the signals through the distribution system to input ports of a node where the signals are combined, a number of input power monitors operatively connected to one or more of the input ports to determine power levels of signals received at the input ports, variable gain controllers to control signals received at some or all of the input ports, a node to combine a plurality of signals from the plurality of input ports, and a controller to provide control signals to control one or more of the variable gain controllers. | 07-09-2009 |
20090181612 | METHOD FOR BROADCAST RADIO TRANSMISSION OF A MULTIPLICITY OF DIFFERENT INFORMATION PRESENTATIONS, AND TRANSMISSION AND RECEPTION DEVICE FOR THIS PURPOSE - Disclosed is a method for radio broadcasting a plurality of different information offers in a terrestrial mutual broadcasting system ( | 07-16-2009 |
20090197523 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING PAID CONTENTS IN A PORTABLE BROADCASTING SERVICE - A method and system for providing paid service contents in a portable broadcasting service are provided, in which a first broadcasting-receiving terminal requests service purchase by indicating paid contents to be purchased and designating a service consumer to receive the paid contents, and a broadcasting server provides the paid contents to a second broadcasting-receiving terminal corresponding to the service consumer when the purchase of the paid contents is successful. | 08-06-2009 |
20090270025 | System and Method Utilizing a Cognitive Transceiver for Ad Hoc Networking - The present invention provides methods and apparatuses for utilizing unused portions of an allocated frequency spectrum in a wireless communications system that broadcasts content to wireless stations. A first wireless station may communicate with a second wireless station on an idle broadcast channel while keeping the resulting interference level below an acceptable maximum limit at the other wireless stations. Using interference level information that are measured at the wireless stations, the wireless station can negotiate with the other wireless station on an establishment channel for subsequent communications on one or more broadcast channels. The wireless station may receive broadcast content on a time slice that corresponds to a broadcast channel and that is further processed by the wireless station. Otherwise, the wireless station can utilize the corresponding time to measure an interference level for the corresponding channel or to transmit or receive data to/from another wireless station. | 10-29-2009 |
20090270026 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING MULTIMEDIA BROADCAST AND MULTICAST SERVICE BEARER IN MOBILE - Provided is a method for controlling an MBMS bearer of a mobile terminal. The method includes the steps of: at the RRC, establishing an MBMS bearer for an MBMS service when the RRC is informed of MBMS service session start from outside; at the RRC, informing the RABM of MBMS service session start when the MBMS bearer is established; and receiving MBMS service data from outside through the established MBMS bearer if the RABM transits a session inactive state to a session active state. | 10-29-2009 |
20090280738 | Wireless Communication System Counting Mobile Terminals Using MBMS - The present invention relates to a wireless communication system that counts UEs using an MBMS, and a method thereof. The wireless communication system is connected with a UE through a radio link, and includes a Node B and a controlling radio network controller (CRNC). The Node B receives sequence setting information on a sequence included in a preamble transmitted from the UE from a network manager. The CRNC controls the Node B, detects a sequence according to whether to use an MBMS based on the sequence setting information, and performs a counting process for counting UEs based on whether the UE uses the MBMS. | 11-12-2009 |
20090286465 | SCHEDULING METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MULTI-HOP RELAY IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS - A scheduling technique for wireless multihop relay communication systems is provided. With spatial separation caused by the shadowing effect of surrounding buildings, a base station and its relay stations in a single cell are divided into several groups by following the rule that stations with severe potential interference are separated into different groups. The base station arranges the scheduling of these groups and serves these groups sequentially in the time domain. To take advantage of shadow effect, the same radio resources can be scheduled for relay stations within the same group due to the isolation of interfering signals. In the present invention, base stations and relay stations are equipped with directional antennas or sector antennas to further exploit the advantage of spatial separations. Different relay groups can also reuse the radio resource through appropriate power control. The cell capacity can be enhanced substantially because of aggressive radio resource reuse. | 11-19-2009 |
20090291630 | GEOGRAPHIC TARGETING OF ALERTS - A system and method is described for broadcasting, e.g. commercial mobile alert messages (CMAM) or other messages including various text-based messages to a target area without substantially broadcasting to an area outside the target area. Further details and features are described herein. | 11-26-2009 |
20090291631 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CARRYING BROADCAST SERVICES OVER A MOBILE BROADCAST NETWORK - A method for carrying different types of broadcast services over a first mobile broadcast network that carries a first type of service content may include adapting a second type of service content, different from the first type of service content, for transport over the first mobile broadcast network, adapting service bootstrapping information, and mapping service layer addresses to data flow addresses of the first mobile broadcast network. On the receiver side, a broadcast flow address for service bootstrapping information may be discovered, the service bootstrapping information acquired from the discovered broadcast flow address, service layer addresses may be obtained from the bootstrapping information, and service components of the second type of service content acquired from the broadcast network. | 11-26-2009 |
20090318074 | Personal Wireless Network Capabilities-Based Task Portion Distribution - Where a plurality of personal portable devices communicating with each other through a personal wireless network are to cooperate to perform a task made up of a plurality of task portions, the task portions are automatically distributed among the personal portable devices at least partially in response to comparisons between the capabilities required to perform each task portion and the capabilities of each of the personal portable devices. In making such comparisons, the capabilities of each of the personal portable devices that are actually available for the performance of one or more of the task portions at the time such comparisons are made may be taken into account, and further, such comparisons may be repeated as the capabilities of each of the personal portable devices that are actually available change over time. | 12-24-2009 |
20090318075 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING BROADCAST IN MOBILE TERMINAL - A mobile terminal and method of controlling a broadcast in a mobile terminal are provided, by which whether to update channel/program relevant data is determined by checking a presence or absence of modification of previously stored channel/program relevant data in a simple manner. The present invention includes a memory storing channel/program relevant data, a wireless communication unit receiving first channel/program relevant data, and a controller determining whether the received first channel/program relevant data matches first channel/program relevant data stored in the memory, controlling the wireless communication unit to receive entire channel/program relevant data if the received first channel/program relevant data does not match the stored first channel/program relevant data, and updating the stored first channel/program relevant data with reference to the received entire channel/program relevant data. | 12-24-2009 |
20100003914 | ENHANCED NOTIFICATION MECHANISM FOR BROADCAST NETWORKS USING BIT-MAP VECTORS - Methods, apparatus, systems and computer program products are defined for enhancing the delivery of overhead notifications in a broadcast network, in particular a broadcast network suitable for wireless device implementation. The broadcast-receiving devices only receive new notification messages, as opposed to receiving all of the currently active notification messages. This is achieved by broadcasting a listing of the currently active notifications versions and having the devices compare the currently active notification versions to the locally stored version(s) to determine which version or versions require capturing. In those aspects in which the broadcast-receiving device is a battery powered wireless device, battery power consumption is minimized because the device only captures active notification messages not currently in device memory, as opposed to all of the currently active notifications. | 01-07-2010 |
20100009622 | Electronic Content Ordering Method and System - A system and method for ordering broadcast content using associated metadata. Metadata, which has been added to the broadcast transmission or otherwise transmitted is separated and transmitted to a personal communication device, preferably from the broadcast transmission receiver over a short-range radio frequency channel. The PCD uses the metadata to order the content from a content provider over a communications network and, if necessary, execute payment. The contact is then downloaded for storage and later use. | 01-14-2010 |
20100009623 | INTELLIGENT DEVICE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTION OF DIGITAL SIGNALS ON A WIDEBAND SIGNAL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - A plurality of intelligent device systems for use with a wideband signal distribution network, and methods for transmitting digital information and receiving digital and non-digital information onto and off of an RF carrier through a wideband signal distribution network, are disclosed. The intelligent device systems provide networks of intelligent devices that modulate and demodulate digital video, IP video/data/voice and digital wireless onto, and off of, a wideband signal distribution system, such as an analog carrier system, using existing EIA/TIA 568 standard wiring infrastructure. The methods modulate and demodulate digital video, IP video/data/voice and digital wireless onto, and off of, a wideband distribution system, such as an analog carrier system, and separate IP portions from non-IP portions. | 01-14-2010 |
20100029196 | SELECTIVE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION - A communication management method enabling selective wireless communications. The method comprises providing a reference profile data and detecting presence of a device by transmission of at least a portion of a primary profile data by the device. The primary profile data comprises an identifier, a pseudo name, contact details and/or preferences and bio-data of the device's user. The method also involves determining distance of the device from a reference location and initiating communication with the device in response to the device being within a reference distance from the reference location and/or at least a portion of the primary profile data matching at least a portion of the reference profile data. | 02-04-2010 |
20100048124 | METHOD OF TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING CONTROL INFORMATION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method of transmitting and receiving control information for a specific service in a wireless communication system is disclosed. The method of transmitting control information for a specific service in a wireless communication system which uses multiple carriers includes transmitting notification indication information to at least one user equipment, the notification indication information including information related to a channel resource region through which control information for the specific service is transmitted, and transmitting a notification message to the at least one user equipment through the channel resource region indicated by the information related to the channel resource region, the notification including control information. | 02-25-2010 |
20100056041 | HIERARCHICAL BROADCAST TRANSMISSION VIA MULTIPLE TRANSMITTERS - A technique for controlling a wireless broadcast transmission of media data via multiple transmitter sites into a broadcast area with different inter-site distances is proposed. The broadcast area comprises a region of large inter-site distance (ISD) and a region of small inter-site distance. The technique provides for a high spectral efficiency in regions of small ISD and at the same time for an acceptable reception quality in regions of large ISD. A first transmission is initiated into the broadcast area, wherein the first transmission is adapted for reception in a first of the regions. A second transmission is initiated into a second of the regions, the second transmission being adapted for reception in the second region. | 03-04-2010 |
20100056042 | PROVIDING CONTENT TO A DEVICE - Providing content to a device. Content stored on a device can be examined or searched based on the programming of channels that are available to the device over various networks. The content can be searched using other rules related to user preferences or content characteristics. Based on the results of the examination of the content, playlists are generated. Each playlist includes content from the device that matches or partially matches the content associated with one of the channels. Using the playlists, a user can load content from their device that has a theme consistent with a particular channel. When signal loss is detected for a given channel, the playlist associated with that channel can be loaded and played by the device. The device can resume playing the channel when the signal is again adequately detected. | 03-04-2010 |
20100075591 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TERRESTRIAL BROADCAST OF EMERGENCY ALERTS - Systems and methods are disclosed for broadcasting and receiving a terrestrial broadcast signal containing emergency alert information in machine-readable format. The method includes the steps of scanning a Transport Stream associated with the terrestrial broadcast signal. The Transport Stream contains one or more Transport Stream packets and a plurality of tables, which are parsed to identify a channel having a type specified as containing emergency alert information. An MPEG-2 program having said emergency alert information may then be acquired for delivery through a terrestrial broadcast receiver. | 03-25-2010 |
20100075592 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SYNCHRONIZING BROADCAST MESSAGE IN BROADBAND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - An apparatus and method for synchronizing a broadcast message in a broadband wireless communication system are provided. In a method of operating a Base Station (BS) for synchronizing the broadcast message in the broadband wireless communication system, the method includes setting a transmission start frame number of each of broadcast messages so that the transmission start frame number is identical to those of neighbor BSs according to a frame number generated based on Global Positioning System (GPS) information, if at least one or more of the broadcast messages are superposed in an n | 03-25-2010 |
20100087138 | Compact mobile weather device - The present invention relates to a compact and portable electronic device intended for the purpose of receiving live NOAA weather and special alert radio broadcasts. This compact portable device advantageously re-broadcasts the NOAA audio alert messages via any suitable receiver capable of receiving digital or analog signals. In one exemplary embodiment, an AM/FM radio broadcast band may be used to re-broadcast the received NOAA weather broadcast. The compact electronic device could also be used via a Bluetooth enabled device, which would allow for the reception of weather and special alert audio and/or text messages relaying pertinent weather broadcasts. The present invention also relates to a system for the reception and transmission of weather broadcasts where said system comprises: a mobile device capable of receiving weather broadcasts; a means to convert the received weather broadcast signal to a transmission signal; and a means to receive the transmission signal for annunciation. | 04-08-2010 |
20100087139 | AUDIENCE RESPONSE DEVICE, METHOD, AND SYSTEM - An audience response unit may be coupled to a host electronic device, such as a computer, whereby the audience response unit enables information, such as user selections, to be entered via the host electronic device and transmitted by the audience response unit to a base station. The audience response unit can thereby utilize the user-input features and/or the display features of the host electronic device, which may provide greater flexibility of data entry, as well as ease of inputting the information. The use of a host electronic device may also allow reduced sizes and more simplified constructions of the audience response unit to be achieved. The response unit may be incorporated into a Universal Serial Bus (USB) dongle, or other device. The unit effectively turns the host electronic device into a virtual keyboard/audience participation device. Multiple of such units may be incorporated into a system. | 04-08-2010 |
20100093271 | Method and Apparatus to Facilitate Selection of a Particular Alert Modality - Upon determining ( | 04-15-2010 |
20100105314 | ANNOUNCING INFORMATION SERVICE THROUGH BROADCASTING OR MULTICASTING - A receiver (FIG. | 04-29-2010 |
20100120354 | Broadcast System and Method for Cellular Networks - An example system comprises one or more base stations, each base station associated with a cell, a Channel-to-Subscriber Management Entity operable to register a channel and a plurality of subscribers to that channel, wherein each subscriber is located in at least one of the cells, and a router operable to send media content associated with the channel to the one or more base stations, wherein each base station is operable to transmit the content to the subscribers in its cell at the same time. | 05-13-2010 |
20100124878 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BROADCAST MESSAGE DISCRIMINATION - A method for broadcast message discrimination may include: a) forming a first version of a broadcast message with first encoding associated with a first recipient group and a second version of the broadcast message with second encoding associated with a second recipient group, b) transmitting the first and second versions of the broadcast message over a coverage area, c) receiving the first and second versions of the broadcast message at a first receiving device selectively associated with the first recipient group and at a second receiving device selectively associated with the second recipient group, and d) delivering the first version of the broadcast message via the first receiving device and the second version of the broadcast message via the second receiving device. A communication system for broadcast message discrimination may include a communication network, a first receiving device, and a second receiving device. | 05-20-2010 |
20100130122 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING POWER MANAGMENT IN A RECEIVER - A Digital Video Broadcasting-Handheld (DVB-H) system comprises a head-end and at least one receiver. The head-end uses the File Delivery over Unidirectional Transport (FLUTE) protocol for transmitting an electronic service guide (ESG) and content to the receiver. The receiver determines a time delay for receiving content as a function of a value of a PublishedStartTime parameter from the ESG and the actual time the receiver receives the content. Using this time delay, the receiver forms a time estimate for receiving selected content as a function of a value of a PublishedStartTime parameter from the ESG for the selected content and the determined time delay. The receiver then performs power, management such that during those intervals of time that the receiver is not expected to receive the selected content the receiver can reduce power. | 05-27-2010 |
20100136899 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING BROADCAST THEREIN - A mobile terminal and method of controlling a broadcast therein are disclosed, by which a currently-output broadcast content can be continued to be output despite expiration of a validity term of a broadcast viewing authority. The method includes acquiring a first broadcast viewing authority, receiving and outputting a first broadcast content if the first broadcast viewing authority is acquired, determining whether a validity term of the acquired first broadcast viewing authority expires within a broadcast time of the output first broadcast content, and if the validity term expires within the broadcast time, displaying an image for a purchase of the first broadcast content. | 06-03-2010 |
20100151782 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BROADCAST CONTENT RELATED NOTIFICATION - The present invention is a system and method for broadcast content related notification. In embodiments, a Notification Generation unit (NTG) generates a notification message, the notification message including notification event description and related broadcast content identifiers. A broadcast content identifier references to a broadcast service, content or program which the notification event is related with. A Notification Channel Selection unit (NTCS) selects a notification channel to be used for delivery of the notification message. A Notification Distribution unit (NTD) uses the selected notification channel for the delivery of notification messages to one or multiple terminals. A Notification Reception unit (NTR) in a terminal receives the notification message from the notification channel. Notification Process unit (NTP) in the terminal processes the notification message and process the notification messages according to the notification event description, the related broadcast content identifiers and other information. | 06-17-2010 |
20100173578 | METHOD, TERMINAL AND RADIO NETWORK CONTROLLER FOR SEARCHING FOR THE SINGLE FREQUENCY NETWORK CLUSTER - A method for searching for a broadcast/multicast single frequency network cluster, when a terminal needs to receive the broadcast/multicast service in the broadcast/multicast single frequency network cluster, the terminal synchronizes to a non broadcast/multicast single frequency network cell which is associated with the broadcast/multicast single frequency network cluster; and the terminal searches for the broadcast/multicast single frequency network cluster on the basis of the information indicated by the system information in the non broadcast/multicast single frequency network cell. So that the UE can search for the corresponding MBSFN cluster, and can receive the MBMS service in the searched MBSFN cluster. | 07-08-2010 |
20100203822 | MULTIPLE SERVICE MANAGEMENT - An opportunity can arise while a user is engaging a first multimedia service, commonly when the service is engaged upon a personal electronic device. A trigger can have the first multimedia service changed to an alternative service based upon the opportunity. Upon completion of the opportunity, there can be an automatic return to the first service or a request to the user on how to leave the opportunity. In addition, a notice can transfer to the user that the opportunity is coming to an end and a request can be made for the user to determine how to proceed from the opportunity or that the opportunity is ending. | 08-12-2010 |
20100216391 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING CONNECTION ESTABLISHMENT IN A WIRELESS NETWORK - Methods of controlling connection establishment to transmit or receive AA/data in a wireless network are disclosed. A method of controlling connection establishment to transmit or receive AA/data in a first device of a wireless network, which includes a coordinator and at least one device, comprises transmitting connection request information required to request connection establishment with a second device and a connection request message which includes capability information of the first device to the second device, and receiving a connection response message from the second device in response to the connection request message. As well as message formats to said methods are disclosed. | 08-26-2010 |
20100261423 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING SPECTRUM ALLOCATION - A registration system for secondary radio systems that use spectrum that is interleaved with spectrum used by primary radio systems may include an interface to communicate with the secondary radio systems over a network. The registration system also may receive a registration request from a requesting one of the secondary radio systems and generate a spectrum certificate for the requesting secondary radio system. The spectrum certificate may contain a channel map identifying available channels that may be used for wireless communications activity of the requesting secondary radio system and may contain, for each available channel, a guidance indicator that identifies relative channel desirability to the requesting secondary radio system. | 10-14-2010 |
20100261424 | Methods and Apparatus For Enabling Context Sensitive Interaction With Distributed Content - A method and apparatus for obtaining content distributed to a wireless communications device is provided. The method may comprise receiving, by a wireless communications device (WCD), a first content item distributed by a first service provider, obtaining a bookmark, wherein the bookmark couples at least one WCD operation identifying item to the first content item, transmitting, from the WCD, to a second service provider, a content item request coupled to the bookmark, and receiving, from the second service provider, a second content item associated with the first content item through the transmitted content item request and the bookmark. | 10-14-2010 |
20100279599 | Downstream Adaptive Modulation in Broadband Communications System - A downstream adaptive modulation system and method. The downstream adaptive modulation system comprises a wireless access termination system and one or more wireless modems. The wireless access termination system includes a plurality of queues and a parser. The parser parses data traffic onto the plurality of queues. Each queue is associated with a different coding and modulation scheme. Each of the one or more wireless modems receives data traffic from the plurality of queues based on the wireless modem's ability to demodulate and decode the signal from each of the plurality of queues. When a wireless modem experiences a change in signal strength, the present invention enables the wireless modem to adapt to data from other queues to compensate for the change in signal strength. Thus, if the signal strength improves over a period of time, the wireless modem may receive data at a higher order modulation and FEC code rate. If the signal strength weakens over a period of time, the wireless modem may receive data at a lower order modulation and FEC code rate. | 11-04-2010 |
20100285732 | Seamless Handover of Radio Broadcasts - The invention provides a method for broadcasting via radio transmission, comprising the steps broadcasting data on a first radio frequency, transmitting an indication of a second frequency via said broadcast on said first frequency, establishing a synchronous second broadcast of said data on said second frequency, and discontinuing transmission of said broadcast on said first frequency. Also provided is an electronic device for broadcasting via radio transmission, comprising a receiver adapted for scanning a plurality of radio frequencies, at least first and second radio transmitters, a controller adapted for detecting available radio frequencies on which no interfering broadcasts or signals are currently received using said receiver, selecting a first detected available frequency, establishing a broadcast of data on said first frequency using said first transmitter, selecting a second detected available frequency, transmitting an indication of said second frequency via said broadcast on said first transmitter, establishing a synchronous second broadcast of said data on said second frequency using said second transmitter, and discontinuing the transmission on said first transmitter. | 11-11-2010 |
20100291861 | Content Selection Based On Simulcast Data - A computer system receives information snippets from a mobile device. The information snippets are extracted from a simulcast of a data stream of a radio broadcast received on the mobile device. The system identifies content metadata from the information snippets. The content metadata describes one or more features of the radio broadcast. The system selects a radio station from a radio station repository based on attributes of the radio station. One of the selection criteria is that the attributes of the radio station match at least a portion of the content metadata. The system presents a reference to the radio station to the mobile device as a recommendation. | 11-18-2010 |
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. | 11-25-2010 |
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. | 11-25-2010 |
20100304662 | MULTI-PATH DATA DISSEMINATION METHOD FOR MAGNETIC DIFFUSION WIRELESS NETWORK AND SYSTEM THEREOF - A multi-path data dissemination method for a magnetic diffusion wireless network and a system thereof overcome environmental interferences in wireless data transmissions. Each node of the network is provided for figuring out its good neighbors by broadcasting a good-neighbor exploratory message in a bootstrap process. Each node keeps a good-neighbor table containing nodes with a RSSI higher than a threshold of the good-neighbor table. A magnetic field of a magnetic diffusion (MD) dissemination method capable of determining a data dissemination path is created according to the good-neighbor tables to ensure that the data can be forwarded to a data sink successfully. | 12-02-2010 |
20100311320 | Apparatus and method for transmitting/receiving notification message in a broadcasting system, and system thereof - A terminal apparatus is provided for receiving a broadcast service from a broadcasting system. A receiver receives a notification message from the broadcasting system. A message parser parses the notification message received by the receiver according to a certain format. A controller determines whether the received notification message is a notification message to be used by a user or a notification message to be used by the terminal based on content of the notification message parsed by the message parser, and performs an operation according to the determination result. | 12-09-2010 |
20100323609 | Terminal Device and Control Program Thereof - In a mobile phone | 12-23-2010 |
20100323610 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO SUPPORT PAGING WITH LESS INTERFERENCE IN MULTI-TIER COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS - A first base station and mobile station are capable of mitigating interference resulting from communications from a second base station. The base station can determine if at least a portion of a paging slot overlaps with an available interval (AI) of the second base station in which the second base station transmits. The first base station adjusts an occurrence of the paging slot such that the paging slot overlaps and/or occurs within an unavailable interval (UAI) of the second base station wherein the base station does not transmit or transmits with limited resources. | 12-23-2010 |
20100330899 | DUAL MODE TERMINAL, BASE STATION, AND CONTENT CONTROLLER, AND CONTENT TRANSMISSION METHOD THEREOF, AND TERMINAL CRADLE - Provided are a dual mode terminal, a base station, and a content controller, and a content transmission method thereof, and a terminal cradle. A cellular module of the dual mode terminal may receive a content from the base station through a cellular communication. A signal processor may release a compression of the received content and output the content. A short-range communication module may transmit the output content to a short-range terminal using a wideband. | 12-30-2010 |
20110009049 | Adjustable Transmitter For Privacy Protection Of Content Broadcast From A Transmitting Device To A Receiving Device - Transmitting devices facilitate privacy protection of content broadcasted from the transmitting device to a receiving device without the need to modify the receiving device. A transmitting device may be adapted to acquire content, such as audio and/or video data, to be broadcasted by the transmitter for reception and use by a receiving device. A transmission range is selected to define a distance for broadcasting the content from the transmission device for reception and use by a receiving device. A frequency is also selected to be used for broadcasting the content. With the transmission range and frequency selected, the transmitting device may broadcast the content according to the selected transmission range and frequency. | 01-13-2011 |
20110053490 | Method of Handling Multimedia Broadcast and Multicast Service Transmission and Reception and Related Communication Device - A method of handling multimedia broadcast and multicast service (MBMS) transmission and reception for a mobile device in a wireless communication system is disclosed. The method includes enabling a plurality of component carriers, and applying a multi-media broadcast over a single frequency network (MBSFN) allocation on a first enabled component carrier and not on the rest of the enabled component carriers when the mobile device receives the MBSFN allocation on the first enabled component carrier. | 03-03-2011 |
20110065376 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING A SELECTIVE DISTRIBUTION OF MEDIA CONTENT FEEDS - Aspects relate to systems and methods for generating a selective distribution of media content feeds. A content server can identify a set of mobile video cameras or other sources for delivery to a mobile device, based on a state of motion or orientation of the mobile device. Media content can be collected from video-equipped cellular devices capable of reporting their position, bearing, speed, and other sensor data. In one aspect, the position, bearing, and speed of the mobile device along with similar data for the media sources can be taken into account to generate a media envelope, or included set of media devices, to make available to the user. In one aspect, the selected content can be based on the compass orientation of a sensor in the mobile device. In one implementation, user preferences along with other access criteria can be used to further select content feeds. | 03-17-2011 |
20110065377 | EQUIPMENT, SYSTEM AND METHODOLOGIES FOR SEGMENTATION OF LISTENING AREA INTO SUB-AREAS ENABLING DELIVERY OF LOCALIZED AUXILIARY INFORMATION - Radio broadcasting equipment is provided that enables targeted radio broadcast advertisement delivery in an radio broadcast area wherein a plurality of radio transmitters are used to transmit broadcasting area wide programming and localized auxiliary information on a single frequency and wherein broadcasting area wide programming is transmitted by at least one of the radio transmitters and localized auxiliary information is transmitted by individual radio transmitters included in the plurality of transmitters. | 03-17-2011 |
20110065378 | WIRELESS TERMINAL AND COMMUNICATION PROCESS - In a wireless terminal which performs wireless communication with other wireless terminals by using a first time interval for data transmission and a second time interval for data reception: a receiver receives from one of the other wireless terminals a request for broadcast communication; and a controller generates broadcast control information and controls the wireless terminal according to the present invention so as to transmit the broadcast control information to the other wireless terminals in the first time interval after the receiver receives the request, where the broadcast control information instructs the one of the other wireless terminals to transmit broadcast data in the second time interval, and instructs the other ones of the wireless terminals to receive the broadcast data in the second time interval. | 03-17-2011 |
20110081854 | Method and Apparatus of Multicast Control Channel Acquisition in Wireless Communication System - A method for Multicast Control Channel (MCCH) acquisition in a User Equipment (UE) of a wireless communication system is disclosed. The method includes receiving at least one MBMS service, expressing interest in reception of a new MBMS service, and deciding whether to monitor an MCCH notification according to whether the MBSFN area which broadcasts the new MBMS service is among the MBSFN areas in which the UE is receiving the at least one MBMS services. | 04-07-2011 |
20110092153 | System for the Centralized Storage of Wireless Customer Information - A system for storing subscriber information in a centralized location includes a processor, memory coupled to the processor, and a data storage device coupled to the processor. The data storage device includes a subscriber profile portion for storing personal information about a subscriber. The subscriber profile portion includes a subscriber identification portion for storing an identification string. The subscriber profile portion is associated with an account type portion for storing account information, a portal portion for storing portal information, and an account status portion for storing account status information. The data storage device further includes a subscription portion for storing subscription information. The subscription portion is associated with a device portion for storing device information, a services portion for storing services information, and a mobile subscription portion for storing mobile subscription information. | 04-21-2011 |
20110124282 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND BROADCAST CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A method of controlling a broadcast in a mobile terminal includes receiving data including a first broadcast program of a first broadcast channel and first description information related to the first broadcast program, outputting the received first broadcast program, determining whether or not the received data includes reference time information, extracting first broadcast time information related to the first broadcast program from the first description information when the received data does not include the reference time information, setting a broadcast relevant reference time using the extracted first broadcast time information, and searching previously stored broadcast relevant information for specific broadcast relevant information corresponding to the set broadcast relevant reference time. | 05-26-2011 |
20110130086 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SWITCHING BETWEEN SHARED AND INDIVIDUAL CHANNELS TO PROVIDE BROADCAST CONTENT SERVICES IN A WIRELESS TELEPHONE NETWORK - A wireless communications network ( | 06-02-2011 |
20110136427 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRANSMITTING AND/OR RECEIVING ADVERTISMENT AND DATA CONTENTS ON A MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE WITH A DISPLAY MECHANISEM - The various embodiments herein provide a method and system for advertising on a user screen of a mobile communication device. The method comprising of installing a cell broadcasting system (CBS) application in the mobile communication device, uploading at least one advertisement on a portal, sending the uploaded advertisement to a cell broadcast system and transmitting the uploaded advertisement to the communication device. The CBS application provides for receiving and displaying at least one advertisement on the user screen. The system comprising a cell broadcast manager to receive at least one advertisement from a plurality of cell broadcast entities, a cell broadcast system to store the at least one advertisement, a plurality of base station controllers, a cell broadcast centre to address an appropriate base station controller for processing the requests and one or more base transceiver stations for transmitting the uploaded advertisement to the mobile communication device. | 06-09-2011 |
20110143649 | MULTIPROTOCOL ANTENNA SYSTEM FOR MULTIPLE SERVICE PROVIDER-MULTIPLE AIR INTERFACE CO-LOCATED BASE STATIONS - A hub unit is configured to digitize first and second analog radio frequency signals in order to generate first and second digital data, respectively, indicative of the first and second analog radio frequency signals. The first and second analog radio frequency signals are broadcast from first and second base stations, respectively, associated with first and second cellular service providers, respectively, using first and second air interfaces, respectively. The first and second digital data are transported to a radio access node using a shared transport medium. The radio access node is configured to reconstruct versions of the first and second analog radio frequency signals from the first and second digital data, respectively, using first and second digital-to-analog converters and is also configured to generate first data packets from a first data radio frequency signal. The first data packets are communicated to the hub unit using the shared transport medium. | 06-16-2011 |
20110151769 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SIGNAL TRANSMISSION FOR MULTIPLE DEVICES - A method is capable of controlling signal transmission for multiple electronic devices in a system such as a satellite distribution system. According to an exemplary embodiment, the method includes steps of receiving a signal indicating a request from a device, changing an operating state of a signal source to be compatible with an operation of the device in response to the signal, and providing a signal path between the device and the signal source in response to the signal. | 06-23-2011 |
20110151770 | SYSTEM CAPABILITY DISCOVERY FOR SOFTWARE DEFINED RADIO - Capability checking to examine a computing device's capabilities to determine if the device supports a software defined radio to communicate according to a specific wireless protocol. Applicants have appreciated that as the reliance on software defined radio increases, numerous potential options may be available to a user for performing wireless communication. Applicants have appreciated the desirability of providing the ability to discover the capabilities of a user's computer to determine whether it is capable of supporting one or more wireless protocols. | 06-23-2011 |
20110159799 | Multicast Transmission Within a Hybrid Direct and Cellular Communication System - In one, non-limiting exemplary embodiment, a method includes: sending a multicast transmission from a source device to a base station in a wireless communication system, where the multicast transmission is for a plurality of receiving devices including a local receiving device, where the source device and the local receiving device are members of a local cluster that is at least partially located in a cell serviced by the base station; receiving, by the source device, a transmission of feedback information as it is transmitted from the local receiving device to the base station; and in response to the source device determining that the feedback information includes an indication that the local receiving device did not correctly receive the multicast transmission, sending a retransmission of the multicast transmission from the source device directly to the local receiving device. | 06-30-2011 |
20110183603 | Exchange of Media by Device Discovery - A media distribution device determines that a user device is within proximity-based communication range of the media distribution device. The media distribution device receives profile information from the user device and provides a list of media to the user device, the media identified by the list determined in response to the profile information. The media distribution device receives identification information and a media acquisition request from the user device, the request identifying media not presently stored at the user device. The media distribution device provides acquisition information to the user device in response to receiving the identification information and the media acquisition request. | 07-28-2011 |
20110195656 | INTEGRATED WIRELESS NETWORK AND ASSOCIATED METHOD - An integrated wireless network and associated method are provided for facilitating wireless communication onboard an aircraft. The integrated wireless network includes a wireless distribution system including a wired interface and a plurality of wireless radios. The wireless distribution system may also include a combiner and one or more antennas, such as leaky feeder antenna(s), extending through the cabin compartment of the aircraft. The combiner may provide the combined wireless signals to the antenna for transmission. And, the combiner may deconstruct wireless signals received by the antenna and provide the deconstructed wireless signals to a respective wireless radio. The integrated wireless network of this embodiment also includes one or more wireless data concentrators having a plurality of wireless radios in communication with the antenna. The plurality of wireless radios of the wireless distribution system and the wireless data concentrator may support wireless communications in accordance with a plurality of different protocols. | 08-11-2011 |
20110201267 | Methods and Nodes in a Communication System - Embodiments herein include a method in a server for scheduling of an information transmission from an information providing device to a subscriber equipment in a communication system. The method comprises determining a moment in time at which the subscriber equipment desires information. Also, an estimation of the communication intensity in the communication system at the determined moment in time is obtained. If the estimated communication intensity exceeds a certain threshold value, an appropriate period in time for the information providing device to send desired information to the subscriber equipment is calculated, based on the communication intensity in the communication system. Furthermore, a trigger signal is sent to the information providing device, requesting the information providing device at what moment in time to provide information to the subscriber equipment. A method in an information providing device is also disclosed. | 08-18-2011 |
20110207394 | MESSAGE DISTRIBUTION METHOD, RADIO BASE STATION, AND MESSAGE DISTRIBUTION STATION - A message distribution method according to the present invention includes the steps of: (A) determining, at a message distribution station (CBC), distribution area information and a distribution type, based on a message distribution request received from a flash report transmission station (CBE) and containing distribution target area information, and reporting, from the message distribution station (CBC) to a radio base station (eNB), the distribution area information and the distribution; and (B) determining, at the radio base station (eNB), the distribution area, based on the distribution area information and the distribution type, and distributing, from the radio base station to the mobile station in the distribution area, a predetermined message. | 08-25-2011 |
20110212681 | SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIVIDING THE COVERAGE AREA THEREOF - A beam forming apparatus of a satellite is configured to: define a perimeter of a coverage area, and define a coordinate grid of a polar coordinate system so as to divide the coverage area into a plurality of small areas; calculate coordinates of borders between basic cells in a Cartesian coordinate system, the basic cells being shaped into regular hexagons arranged to be in contact with one another along their sides and at their vertices or into circles circumscribing the regular hexagons; define a plurality of new cells by converting, through coordinate transformation, the coordinates of the borders between the basic cells in the Cartesian coordinate system into coordinates of borders in the polar coordinate system; and set amplitudes and phases to the plurality of antenna devices that are suitable to form a plurality of beams in respective directions of the plurality of new cells. | 09-01-2011 |
20110237178 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CPRI CASCADING IN DISTRIBUTED RADIO HEAD ARCHITECTURES - A method of communicating between a base band unit and a plurality of remote radio heads includes the steps of receiving a first signal through an antenna in a first remote radio head, transmitting the first signal to a second remote radio head through a digital radio interface, receiving a second signal through an antenna in the second remote radio head, compensating for a delay accrued in the first signal, adding the first signal and the second signal to obtain a resulting signal, and transmitting the resulting signal to a base band unit through a digital radio interface. | 09-29-2011 |
20110237179 | DISTRIBUTION APPARATUS, TERMINAL APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD - A distribution apparatus which distributes to multiple regions includes: a storage unit which stores each of radio communications systems usable for each of the regions; a selecting unit which selects, out of the multiple regions to which the distribution apparatus distributes, first regions in which a radio communications system in operation is the same; and a distribution unit which distributes, based on each of the radio communications system usable for each of the regions that is stored in the storage unit, all or some of information on the radio communications system for each of the first regions selected by the selecting unit. One or multiple radio communications systems are usable in each of the regions. | 09-29-2011 |
20110256824 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD, RADIO BASE STATION, RADIO TERMINAL, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - Even when a radio terminal cannot receive content data from a base station to which the radio terminal serves, the radio terminal receives the content data from other base station. A wireless communication system ( | 10-20-2011 |
20110263196 | Distribution of Content Items to User Devices in a Mobile Environment - The invention relates to a technique for controlling the distribution of content items such as advertisements, news, etc., to user devices in a mobile communications network. A method embodiment of the technique is performed in a distribution control gateway of the mobile communications network and comprises the steps of receiving, from a content provider server, a target user indication indicative of one or more target user devices for presentation of a content item; accessing a provider registry for determining a provider authorization of the content provider server; accessing a user registry for determining a user authorization for receiving the content item from the content provider server; and initiating a transmission of the content item to one or more of the target user devices. | 10-27-2011 |
20110269392 | Method of Performing Feedback Load Reduction and Related Communication Device - A method of performing feedback load reduction for a mobile device in a wireless communication system is disclosed. The method comprises measuring a signal from the network to get Channel State Information (CSI); comparing the measured CSI with at least one threshold and determining one region where the CSI falls in from a plurality of regions divided by the at least one threshold and ranked in order; and sending a rank for the determined region to the network. | 11-03-2011 |
20110275309 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - A communication system and method thereof are provided, wherein the system includes a first satellite configured to re-transmit at least a first transmitted signal at a first frequency band, a second satellite configured to re-transmit the first transmitted signal at a second frequency band, and a first terrestrial repeater configured to re-transmit the first transmitted signal at a third frequency band. The system further includes a third satellite configured to re-transmit a second transmitted signal at the third frequency band that is different than the first transmitted signal re-transmitted by the first and second satellites, such that the first signal re-transmitted by the first terrestrial repeater, and the second signal re-transmitted by the third satellite interfere with one another, wherein the first signals re-transmitted by the first satellite, the second satellite, and the first terrestrial repeater includes substantially the same data. | 11-10-2011 |
20110275310 | Method for Securing A Transmission, Associated System and Mediation Platform - In a system comprising a broadcasting subsystem and a radiocommunication subsystem each connected to a mediation platform, said transmission being ciphered and arranged for being deciphered by using a key, the following steps are performed at the mediation platform, relatively to a user or group of users having terminals: determining one first and at least one second sets of values from said key, so that the knowledge of all the determined sets of values is required to retrieve the key; and controlling the broadcasting subsystem so that it transmits the first set of values to the user or group of users and the radiocommunication subsystem so that it transmits the at least one second set of values to the user or group of users. | 11-10-2011 |
20110287709 | RESPONDING TO RECIPIENT RATED WIRELESSLY BROADCAST ELECTRONIC WORKS - A method, system, and program for responding to recipient ratings of wirelessly broadcast electronic works are provided. A secondary player receives a wireless broadcast of an electronic work from a primary player. Next, responsive to a playback of the electronic work from the secondary player, the secondary player requires a recipient of the electronic work to rate the electronic work. Then, responsive to the recipient rating the electronic work or an automatic rating selection made based on the recipient's preferences, the options available to the recipient may be dynamically adjusted. First, responsive to the recipient rating the electronic work with a favorable rating, the secondary player triggers a purchase offer for the electronic work when the secondary player is connected to a network providing access to a purchase server. Second, responsive to the recipient rating the electronic work, the secondary player transfers the rating to the primary player, such that the primary player is enabled to dynamically adjust a next electronic work selection for broadcast based on the rating for the previously broadcast electronic work. | 11-24-2011 |
20110287710 | BROADCAST SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CELLULAR NETWORKS - An example system comprises one or more base stations, each base station associated with a cell, a Channel-to-Subscriber Management Entity operable to register a channel and a plurality of subscribers to that channel, wherein each subscriber is located in at least one of the cells, and a router operable to send media content associated with the channel to the one or more base stations, wherein each base station is operable to transmit the content to the subscribers in its cell at the same time. | 11-24-2011 |
20110319011 | METHOD AND A SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING MBMS COUNTING - A method and a system for implementing a MBMS counting in a wireless communication network environment, wherein a plurality of User Equipments and at least one Radio Network Controller are located in the wireless communication network. The method comprises: confirming a counting response from the UE by means of sending a first message containing a Service ID list and a counting sequence number (CSN) to the UE when the CRNC receives a connection request from the UE; storing the CSN in the UE and starting a timer Tcsn configured in the UE when the UE receives the first message; not responding to a counting when a further CSN and a further Service ID list in a further message received from the CRNC are the same as the CSN and the Service ID list stored in UE and the timer Tcsn does not expire; starting a new counting response by responding to the counting and stopping the timer Tcsn when either the further CSN or the Service ID list in the further message is distinguishing from the CSN and the Service ID list stored in UE and when the timer Tcsn does not expire. According to the method and system of the present invention, the UTRAN radio resource is saved and the UEs consume less power. Meanwhile, the interferences to other users caused by the RRC connection can be avoided. | 12-29-2011 |
20120003921 | SOLUTION FOR THE SCALABILITY OF BROADCAST FORWARDING IN VEHICULAR NETWORKS BY MAP-REFERENCED INFORMATION ON NODE POSITION - An embodiment of an apparatus includes a receiver operable to receive a message, and a processor operable to determine whether to broadcast the message. For example, the receiver and processor may be disposed on a first vehicle, and the receiver may receive the message from a second vehicle, where the message includes information related to a traffic-related event. The processor may determine whether to broadcast the message to other vehicles based on, e.g., the location of the first vehicle, the location of the second vehicle, the location of the event, or whether the processor has received the message more than once. The processor may determine not to broadcast the message if, based on these or other factors, it determines that the benefit of broadcasting the message is outweighed by the potential of the message, if broadcast, to “clog” a channel over which such traffic-related-event messages are broadcast. | 01-05-2012 |
20120003922 | Systems and Methods for Wireless Transfer of Content Between Aircraft - A system for wirelessly transferring content between aircraft. The system includes a first local controller positioned on a first aircraft of the plurality of aircraft and a respective second local controller positioned on each of the other aircraft of the plurality of aircraft. The aircraft are positioned on the ground within a boundary of an airport. The first local controller cannot detect a regional controller or any of the second local controllers. The first local controller: identifies content assigned to but not available on the first local controller and the one or more second local controllers, the content assigned by an administrator; detects content available on the first local controller and the one or more second local controllers; and controls transfer of content between the first local controller and the one or more second local controllers. | 01-05-2012 |
20120028566 | LOCATION-BASED AUDIO SERVICE - Embodiments of the present invention provide a location-based audio service. According to one embodiment, a request for a desired audio stream having an inactive segment is received from a user operating a mobile device. Furthermore, geographic data may be monitored while the audio stream is being rendered on the mobile device. The location-based audio service is configured to determine relevant location-based information based on the geographic data, and then transmit the relevant information to the mobile device during the inactive segment of the desired audio stream. | 02-02-2012 |
20120040603 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING MESSAGES - A method, a base station, a Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service (MBMS) Coordination Entity (MCE), and a system for transmitting messages are provided. The method includes the steps of: defining a transmission order for different services in a service area; defining an arranging order of different messages in the same Transport Block (TB); generating and transmitting first messages carrying the transmission order for different services and the arranging order of different messages so as to synchronize contents of the first message TBs. According to the above technical solutions, the content synchronization of the MCCH RRC message TBs may be achieved. | 02-16-2012 |
20120064819 | ALERT SYSTEM WITH CONTROLLED LOAD OF NETWORK - A method for preventing overload and blocking of a mobile network when sending of alert messages to a plurality of mobile phone users located in a specific geographical area, independently of any user preferences on mobile phones, wherein the method is performed in an optimizing message distribution component (A-SMSC) connected to the mobile network, has an alert initiating message receiving step of receiving an alert initiation message having information about content of the message and where the message is to be sent, represented as relevant cells, performed as a request from an LBAS Server to A-SMSC, and information about the relevant cells is determined by a LBAS GT by converting information of a specific geographical area to corresponding cell ids. | 03-15-2012 |
20120071084 | COVERAGE GAP MITIGATION FOR WIDE BROADCAST AREA NETWORKS - Systems, methods, devices, and computer program products are described for wireless broadcast system provisioning. In such a system, there may be a number of wide broadcast areas. Within each wide broadcast area, there may be a number of local broadcast areas. Wide broadcast area content may be assigned to a wide broadcast area scrambling differentiator. The scrambling differentiator may be assigned to a carrier tag. The association between the wide broadcast area content, wide broadcast area scrambling differentiator, and the carrier tag may be common across neighboring wide broadcast areas. Data may be transmitted in a wide broadcast area control channel to identify the association between the carrier tag and the wide broadcast area scrambling differentiator. | 03-22-2012 |
20120088447 | CONTENT BROADCAST METHOD AND DEVICE ADOPTING SAME - A method for broadcasting contents and a device using the same are provided. The method for broadcasting contents includes displaying contents on a content window; broadcasting, if a broadcast start command is input, contents displayed on the content window; and displaying at least one icon for receiving input of a command corresponding to manipulation of contents on the content window. | 04-12-2012 |
20120122390 | WAVEGUIDE-BASED WIRELESS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATION - The design and use of a simplified, highly efficient, waveguide-based wireless distribution system are provided. A low-loss waveguide is used to transport wireless signals from a signal source or sources to one or more receiver locations. One or more adjustable signal coupling devices partially insert into the waveguide at predetermined locations along the length of the system to provide variable, controlled extraction of one or more wireless signals. Low-loss impedance matching circuitry is provided between the waveguide coupling devices and output connectors to maintain high system efficiency and the capability of supplying signals of high strength and quality to a large number of receivers in a wide wireless coverage area via a plurality of signal radiators. Some embodiments of the system are adaptable for wireless distribution service in HVAC plenum spaces while others disclose the combined functions of fire extinguishing and waveguide wireless distribution. | 05-17-2012 |
20120135676 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DEPLOYMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF INTERACTIVE REGIONAL BROADCAST SERVICES - A system has a plurality of agents with each of a plurality of road side units (RSUs) having at least an agent of the plurality of agents being deployed to deploy and manage interactive regional broadcast services. Each agent includes a RSU receiving/transmitting device to receive at least a service deployment message and broadcast at least a service tracking request, and a storage device to maintain a service table recording at least a service that currently performs broadcasting service content on a corresponding RSU and a service-related topology table recording at least a RSU in a neighborhood of the corresponding RSU when an interactive regional service broadcasting being performed. A processor in the agent may perform interactive regional service deployment, interactive regional service termination and interactive regional service tracking, manage and accomplish at least a broadcast service through the corresponding RSU and the two tables. | 05-31-2012 |
20120142267 | ANTENNA APPARATUS FOR MOBILE TERMINAL - An antenna apparatus of a mobile terminal is provided. The apparatus includes a bar antenna, a Digital Multimedia Broadcasting (DMB) module, an additional function module, a switching unit, and a controller. The Digital Multimedia Broadcasting module is selectively connected with the bar antenna to perform a Digital Multimedia Broadcasting function. The additional second function module is selectively connected with the bar antenna to perform an additional secondary function different than the Digital Multimedia Broadcasting function. The switching unit is installed on a feed of the bar antenna to perform a selective switching operation on the DMB module and the additional second function module. The controller controls the switching unit. | 06-07-2012 |
20120171950 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING PERSONAL BROADCASTING SERVICE - Provided is a method for providing a personal broadcasting service. The method includes receiving a request for a broadcast theme or content from a broadcast receiving terminal, searching for broadcast providing terminals configured to provide a personal broadcast associated with the broadcast theme or content, selecting one of the searched broadcast providing terminals, and providing, when a personal broadcast registration request is received from the selected broadcast providing terminal, information associated with the requested personal broadcast to the broadcast receiving terminal. | 07-05-2012 |
20120190295 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING AND RECEIVING DISASTER INFORMATION - A method and apparatus for receiving and providing disaster information. The method of providing the disaster information includes: classifying a disaster service district into a plurality of emergency zones according to a danger level; transmitting information regarding the plurality of emergency zones to at least one mobile terminal located within the plurality of emergency zones, and receiving a location of the at least one mobile terminal from the at least one mobile terminal; and sequentially transmitting disaster information according to the danger level, to the at least one mobile terminal in the plurality of emergency zones, based on the location of a disaster which has been received from a disaster information server, when a disaster occurs. | 07-26-2012 |
20120196526 | APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO COMMUNICATE AUTHORIZED PROGRAMMING BETWEEN A RECEIVING DEVICE AND A MOBILE DEVICE - A mobile device embodiment communicates program distribution account information to a program distributor. The mobile device embodiment receives from the program distributor, authorization to use programming that is conditioned on the communicated program distribution account information. The mobile device embodiment communicates the authorization to a receiving device. | 08-02-2012 |
20120208448 | INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION MANAGEMENT DEVICE, INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION MANAGEMENT METHOD, INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, INFORMATION RECEPTION DEVICE, INFORMATION RECEPTION METHOD AND, INFORMATION RECEPTION PROGRAM - A content output propriety determination unit determines whether an output of the content is allowed in an information reception device based on reception statuses of radio waves from a plurality of radio stations in the information reception device and position information on the information reception device. A communication controller transmits a determination result by the content output propriety determination unit to the information reception device. A table creation unit creates a radio wave status acquisition table based on the position information on the information reception device, and the radio wave status acquisition table is used for acquiring the reception statuses of the radio waves from the radio stations. When some radio stations are receivable, the content output propriety determination unit allows output of contents distributed from the information distribution devices corresponding to all the radio stations included in the table. | 08-16-2012 |
20120208449 | BROADCAST COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING USERS WITH INFORMATION ASSOCIATED WITIH A GEOGRAPHICAL AREA - A method is presented for providing information associated with a geographical area to users of broadcast communication receivers. The information, as well as an indication of the geographical area associated with the information, are transmitted to, and received by, each of the broadcast communication receivers. In each of the receivers, the indication of the geographical area is compared with a geographic code associated with, and stored within, the receiver. Each of the receivers also provides at least one alert to a user of the respective broadcast communication receiver if the geographic area is located on a travel vector of the respective broadcast communication receiver indicated by the geographical code. | 08-16-2012 |
20120270495 | BROADCAST RECEIVER AND METHOD FOR SETTING BROADCAST RECEIVERS - A broadcast receiver and a method for setting the broadcast receiver, comprising receiving a primary broadcast sent by a broadcast station and retrieving program associated data made available by said broadcast station. The method comprises a first channel, a primary broadcast channel BC, and a second channel, an interaction channel, for retrieving the program associated data (PAD) from the broadcast station, whereby a browser sends an HTTP or a WAP request using an Internet connection. The method comprises retrieving a uniform resource locator of the program associated data (PAD) as station associated data (SAD) from a station associated data site (SADS) the station associated data comprising program associated data relating to the primary broadcast, coverage information and frequency information of included broadcast stations and the broadcast receiver being capable of setting the browser and the broadcast receiver unit by suing this SAD information. | 10-25-2012 |
20120276839 | System and Method for Reliably Communicating Information Without Explicit Acknowledgements - A system and method communicates commands from a command originator to receiving devices, yet the receiving devices do not confirm receipt of the command. The most current command (e.g. the one with the highest sequence number) is rebroadcast by the command originator and the receiving devices, tending to be more frequent upon detection of an event indicating that the most current command was not received by at least one other device, and less frequently upon detection of an event indicating that the most current command was provided with sufficient duplication that if another device could receive it, the device likely did receive it, subject to a maximum and minimum rate. | 11-01-2012 |
20120295535 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DELIVERING CONTENT TO A WIRELESS STATION - A system and method for delivering content to a wireless station. An string broadcast station receives message content. The message content may, for example, be in the form of a coupon, an announcement, a menu, a news alert, directions and a link to additional content on a server. The string broadcast station parses the message content into one or more message parts. The message parts are transformed by the string broadcast station into one or more network information strings. The string broadcast station then broadcasts the one or more network information strings. A wireless station may receive the network information strings, determine the order in which the parts are to be assembled, and assemble the parts to obtain the message in its original form. A wireless station may also rebroadcast a message part for reception by other wireless stations. | 11-22-2012 |
20120295536 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GEOGRAPHICALLY SELECTIVE HANDLING OF BROADCAST MESSAGES IN A MOBILE RADIO ACCESS NETWORK - A method for sending a broadcast message in a mobile telecommunications network to a mobile terminal within a local radio coverage area of the mobile telecommunications network, the radio coverage area having a radio access network entity for broadcasting the broadcast message, includes: receiving, at the mobile terminal, the broadcast message, wherein the broadcast message includes geographical validity information based on a definition of a subarea of the radio coverage area; validating, by the mobile terminal, the broadcast message based on the geographical validity information and location information relating to the geographical location of the mobile terminal; and decoding content of the broadcast message only if validation of the broadcast message is positive. | 11-22-2012 |
20130023202 | Wireless Network Operation On License-Exempt Band - An apparatus receives from a first device a first broadcast message/beacon which comprises an identifier for an enabling station, then uses the identifier to associate with the enabling station to obtain from it a list of at least one license-exempt channel (e.g., TV whitespaces). In one embodiment the apparatus can then join an ad hoc network (IBSS) with the first device and transmit a second beacon which comprises the identifier for the enabling station. If the apparatus hears multiple beacons advertising different IBSSs, it can select to join the first device's ad hoc network over the other(s) based on a service offered or the first device's network being trusted. Various examples are detailed for where in the beacon frame the identifier (e.g., SSID) might be placed. In one example the apparatus and first device are Mode I devices and the enabling station is a Mode II device under (draft) IEEE802.11af. | 01-24-2013 |
20130029585 | FM ANALOG DEMODULATOR COMPATIBLE WITH IBOC SIGNALS - A method includes: receiving an FM radio signal including an analog-modulated portion; digitally sampling an analog-modulated portion of the radio signal to produce a plurality of samples; using a ratio between an average magnitude and an RMS magnitude of a block of the samples to compute a signal quality metric; detecting sum and difference components of the baseband multiplex signal content; using the baseband content to produce an output signal; and blending the output signal from stereo to monaural as the signal quality metric falls below a threshold value. | 01-31-2013 |
20130029586 | PHASE SYNCHRONIZATION OF BASE STATIONS VIA MOBILE FEEDBACK IN MULTIPOINT BROADCASTING - Multipoint broadcasting requires the base stations to be phase-synchronized. Methods and apparatus are described that provide phase synchronization of base stations with the downlink-channel phase feedback by mobile users. Also described are methods and apparatus that make phase synchronization of base stations independent of multipoint-broadcast sessions, thus reducing the synchronization overhead and improving network capacity. The methods and apparatus utilize model-based downlink-channel phase feedback that reduces most of the feedback overhead. Applications of the described methods and apparatus include wireless multipoint broadcast systems, also known as coordinated multipoint transmission, or CoMP, in LTE-A (long-term evolution, advanced) systems, and frequency and phase synchronization of a cluster of base stations, or more generally, of a cluster of wireless devices. | 01-31-2013 |
20130045672 | Media Radio with User Selectable Content - A media radio system with user selectable content is provided, comprising a data storage system for storing a plurality of content files, each of the content files being categorized based on select criteria, and wherein each content file contains content information associated with one of a plurality of interest areas; a processing device operatively coupled to the data storage system for processing requests for the content files and the content information; a user interface operatively coupled to the processing device for communicating the requests for the content files and the content information, and for communicating the content files and content information to a system user; an access control system operative with the processing device for enabling access to the stored content file by an authorized system user; and a system for enabling the system user to select predetermined content files for broadcasting over radio frequencies to subscribing customers. | 02-21-2013 |
20130052939 | Broadcast Source Identification Based on Matching Broadcast Signal Fingerprints - An end user can sample a radio or television broadcast, generate a user representation of the broadcast sample, and send the user representation to a comparison system, which also receives known representations of content broadcast by multiple different stations. The known representations are stored in a continuous fashion, and represent actually broadcast content. The comparison system identifies the source of the broadcast sample by comparing the user representation to the known representations associated with each of the different stations. By comparing two representations of content that was actually broadcast, a broadcast source can be identified without requiring the use of watermarks, timestamps, or a database of discreet content items. | 02-28-2013 |
20130065507 | RECEIVING DEVICE, RECEIVING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - The present invention relates to a receiving device, a receiving method, and a program that can promptly present receivable one-seg broadcast to the user so that the user may easily discovers the user's desired broadcast. A station information acquiring unit ( | 03-14-2013 |
20130072106 | Efficient Enablement For Wireless Communication On License-Exempt Bands - A fixed or Mode II device enables a Mode I device for license exempt operation by providing to it a list of available license exempt radio channels and a parameter indicating an interval at which contact verification signals CVSs are to be sent. The CVSs verify whether the list remains valid. The fixed/Mode II device then repeatedly sends contact verification signals spaced in time from one another according to the interval. In various embodiments the parameter may be an explicit indication (number of seconds or number of beacons between consecutive CVSs), or it may be implicit (derived from an ID of the fixed/Mode II or Mode I device or a frequency channel, in which the relevant ID is the parameter). A plurality of enabled Mode I devices each gets a device-specific list, and in one embodiment the interval is the same for each of them and the explicit indication is broadcast while in another the parameter is provided to each of them via unicast messages and the interval may differ. | 03-21-2013 |
20130072107 | Receiving Device, Receiving Method, Transmitting Device, Transmitting Method, And Program - The present invention relates to a receiving apparatus, a receiving method, a transmitting device, a transmitting method, and a program which can promptly present receivable one-segment broadcast. Station information acquiring units ( | 03-21-2013 |
20130115872 | LOCATION-BASED BROADCAST MESSAGING TO MOBILE DEVICES LOCATED IN OR ENTERING INTO A DEFINED GEOGRAPHIC AREA - For a location-based broadcast messaging service, a broadcast server receives a broadcast request from a business application server. The broadcast request includes a message, at least one identifier for target mobile devices, and an identifier for a location. The broadcast server sends a location query including the identifier for the location to location agents associated with the target mobile devices. In response to receiving the location query, each location agent determines whether the location of the associated mobile device is within or otherwise satisfies a requirement related to the identified location. If the location of the device is within the identified location or satisfies the requirement, the location agent sends a query response to the broadcast server and receives, from the broadcast server, the message included in the broadcast request. The broadcast request can include a time-period identifier, such that the location agent determines the device location during the time-period. | 05-09-2013 |
20130130615 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISTRIBUTING CONTENT WITH GUARANTEES OF DELIVERY TIMESCALES IN HYBRID RADIO NETWORKS - Method for disseminating messages or information content in a hybrid network including a network scaffold comprising pilot entities, and a mobile network including mobile nodes communicating in an “ad hoc” manner with one another, the method including: at the level of each of the pilot entities of the scaffold of the network, scheduling the transfers of at least one message by: let S | 05-23-2013 |
20130130616 | METHOD OF TRANSMITTING MESSAGE AT USER EQUIPMENT IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND APPARATUS THEREOF - A method for transmitting a message by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system is disclosed. The method comprises receiving system information including a specific identifier from a network, receiving a request message from the network, and determining whether or not to transmit a response message to the network in response to the request message based on the specific identifier included in the system information. | 05-23-2013 |
20130157558 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR UPDATING AND USING UPDATED GROUP ALIASES AND INCIDENT IDs - An updated group alias, based on one or more of a location, function, and purpose of a group, is transmitted to a subscriber unit (SU) and displayed at the SU, in place of a previously provisioned group ID or group alias associated with the group, during communications with, or when the SU is tuned to, the group. An incident ID, associated with one or more groups and identifying an incident, is received and stored at a SU. The SU embeds the stored incident ID in all future communications with the one or more groups and, upon request, scans a set of groups and/or channels for communications having the incident ID embedded therein. An incident ID alias described one or more of a name, location, function, or purpose of the incident, may also be received and associated with the incident ID. | 06-20-2013 |
20130171925 | CONTROL APPARATUS OF CAPACITIVE TOUCH SENSOR - A control apparatus of a capacitive touch sensor includes a capacitive sensor, a radio receiver, a setting unit, and a charge control unit. The capacitive sensor is coupled to a manipulation panel and detects an approach of a finger of a user to the manipulation panel and a touch of the finger on the manipulation panel. The radio receiver receives a radio broadcast at a radio receiving frequency. The setting unit sets a sensing frequency to a selected value, which is determined from a plurality of selectable sensing frequency values, corresponding to the radio receiving frequency. The charge control unit is coupled to a switching unit, and controls the switching unit to operate at the sensing frequency in order to charge and discharge an electrostatic capacitance generated between the capacitive sensor and the finger. | 07-04-2013 |
20130196590 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR DISTRIBUTING CONTENT TO AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Methods and devices for distributing and receiving content are provided. In one example aspect, a method comprises: receiving a command on a first electronic device to output content at an output device associated with a second electronic device; and in response to receiving the command to output content at the output device associated with the second electronic device: providing content access information from the first electronic device to the second electronic device, and adjusting a security state on the second electronic device. | 08-01-2013 |
20130210340 | BROADCASTING AND RECEIVING EMERGENCY ALERTS - A device can receive an alert marker corresponding to an alert for broadcast programming content. The apparatus can further broadcast the programming content on one radio broadcast channel and broadcast the alert content of the alert on another broadcast channel. Based on the alert marker, the device can change the channel from the broadcast channel with the programming content to the broadcast channel with the alert content. The apparatus can also remove portions of broadcast programming content and replace it with the alert content. | 08-15-2013 |
20130231043 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRANSMITTING AND/OR RECEIVING ADVERTISMENT AND DATA CONTENTS AND PROVIDING MULTIPLE VALUE ADDED SERVICES ON ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION DEVICE WITH A DISPLAY MECHANISEM - The various embodiments herein provide a method and system for sending data content and advertising and providing multiple value added services on a user screen of a mobile communication device and any electronic portable/non portable device. The system and method comprising installing software application on the user's communication device for sending and/or receiving content data; one or more Application Server that provides business logic and respond to all requests; one or more Application Programmable Interface Server; one or more Community Server that integrate with service provider; one or more Web Server where all connections and requests terminate and which forwards all requests to the application server; one or more Database Server; one or more Statistics Server; one or more Administration Server which administrations can use to upload, schedule, plan, and provision content and services and view logs of all transactions performed in the system. | 09-05-2013 |
20130237143 | APPARATUS FOR CONFIGURING RADIO ACCESS OVERLAY BROADCAST NETWORK - An apparatus for configuring an overlay broadcast network is provided. The apparatus includes: an overlay broadcast server that receives broadcast contents information from a contents server, receives traffic information from a plurality of heterogeneous radio access network, and configures an overlay broadcast network by overlaying the plurality of heterogeneous radio access networks based on the broadcast contents information and the traffic information. The present invention can secure a technology for distributing the load distribution of traffic, securing the broadcast quality by reducing the interference signals, transmitting the multi-screen contents by configuring the overlay broadcast network integrating and using each radio access network under the environment in which various radio access networks are present, increase the frequency use efficiency of the overall radio access network, and save the broadcast communication costs of the user due to the introduction of a virtual mobile communication network provider. | 09-12-2013 |
20130237144 | Multi-Service Content Broadcast for User Controlled Selective Service Receive - A multimedia communications system for broadcast distribution of multimedia content to mobile terminals over a cellular network is disclosed. The disclosed system accesses content providers, receives corresponding content information associated with provider content, and broadcasts content information to user terminals. The user terminals include software and/or hardware for receiving the content information and enabling a user to subscribe to one or more content items. Once a subscription is in place for one or more content items, corresponding content IDs are sent to and stored at the terminal. The system facilitates broadcast of the content. Content IDs stored in the terminal and broadcasted content IDs are compared. Only the content associated with the matching content IDs is then downloaded to the user terminal for storage and/or presentation. Content associated with unmatched content IDs is prevented from being received. | 09-12-2013 |
20130244564 | CAMPUS ALERTING VIA WIRELESS GEOCAST - A geocast alerting system employs wireless geocast transmissions to deliver customized alerting messages to particular geographic areas. Geocast alerting regions and sub-regions can be defined within the system. Upon notice of the occurrence of an emergent situation, one or more geographic areas that may potentially be affected by the emergent situation are determined. The potentially effected geographic regions are compared with geocast alerting regions and sub-regions corresponding to particular geographic areas. Target alerting regions that should receive alerting messages are identified based on the comparison. The content of alerting messages can be tailored for each target alerting region. The content of alerting messages can contain distinct portions of content, each portion tailored based upon one or more conditions related to communications devices within the target alerting region. | 09-19-2013 |
20130281006 | System For Transmitting Streaming Media Content To Wireless Subscriber Stations - A radio access system receives packets from a local source of streaming media content via a local connection and from remote packet sources via a remote network. The radio access system communicates with a subscriber station via an air interface that includes an uplink and a downlink. A packet classifier in the radio access system maps packets having the subscriber station's IP address as destination address to the subscriber station's downlink. The subscriber station communicates with a content controller via the remote network to request selected streaming media content. The content controller instructs the radio access system to convey the selected streaming media content from the local source to the subscriber station. In response, the packet classifier maps the packets containing the selected streaming media content to a downlink (either the original downlink or a new one) for transmission to the subscriber station. | 10-24-2013 |
20130281007 | LOCATION AND TIME BASED FILTERING OF BROADCAST INFORMATION - Techniques for sending and receiving broadcast information are described. In an aspect, broadcast metadata may be generated for broadcast information and may include location and time criteria used by terminals to filter the broadcast information. Each location and time criterion may include (i) a location criterion given by a target location and a presence or absence requirement and (ii) a time criterion given by a time period in which the location criterion applies. A terminal may receive the broadcast metadata prior to or with the broadcast information, obtain location and time criteria from the broadcast metadata, and filter the broadcast information based on the location and time criteria. The terminal may evaluate each location and time criterion by determining its location within a specified time period and determining whether its location is within or outside a specified target location, as indicated by the presence or absence requirement. | 10-24-2013 |
20130295838 | RADIO FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system for configuring communication paths in a radio communications system including a plurality of radios, a plurality of antennas and radio frequency distribution communications equipment in communication with the plurality of radios and antennas. The configuring system includes at least one of (1) a graphical user interface display window including a list of radios and a list of paths by which the radios communicates with the antennas via the radio frequency distribution communications equipment, and (2) a block diagram including a plurality of radios, a plurality of antennas and paths by which the plurality of radios communicates with the plurality of antennas via the radio frequency distribution communications equipment. The system further includes means for changing at least one path displayed in at least one of the display window and the block diagram. Also disclosed are methods for implementing the system. | 11-07-2013 |
20130295839 | INTERACTIVE CONTENT DELIVERY SYSTEM AND APPARATUS WITH GLOBAL REACH CAPABILITY - In a method for providing a content service to a recipient ( | 11-07-2013 |
20130303076 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPTIMIZING BROADCASTS - Optimizing a power level for a transmission so that the transmission is receivable at or near a destination, but no farther, is useful for reduced-power transmissions. Taking into account known distance for the transmission as determined by onboard GPS and geographic databases, a power level may be set more precisely. Accounting for atmospheric conditions which may impact transmission as determined by onboard or received measurements of temperature, solar or other conditions may also permit a power level to be set more precisely. An obstruction database may be consulted to determine whether transmissions will degrade due to objects in between the transmitter and receiver, permitting power level, frequency, bandwidth or transmit/receive location to be adjusted accordingly. The techniques may be implemented in any signal transmission scenario including mobile telephones, aircraft, marine or other vehicle radios, mobile devices with Wi-Fi radios for network computing, stationary radios, and other situations requiring communications. | 11-14-2013 |
20130303077 | RECEIVING DEVICE, BROADCASTING SYSTEM, RECEIVING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - A receiving device includes: a policy data storing unit configured to store a policy level table and an output determination table, the policy level table indicating, for each content, a policy level representing a level of a method of displaying windows for a broadcast and an application, and the output determination table indicating, for each policy level, a method of displaying windows for a broadcast and an application; an application execution unit configured to execute an application; a broadcast receiving unit configured to receive a broadcast signal; a policy level comparing unit configured to read from the policy level table stored in the policy data storing unit, a policy level associated with the content included in the broadcast signal received by the broadcast receiving unit; and a policy mediation unit configured to read from the output determination table stored in the policy data storing unit, the method of displaying the windows associated with the policy level read by the policy level comparing unit, and instruct, in accordance with the read method of displaying the windows, to display a window for the content included in the broadcast signal and a window for the application being executed by the application execution unit. | 11-14-2013 |
20130309959 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND INFORMATION COLLECTING METHOD - A communication device includes a receiving unit configured to receive an instruction signal, which instructs the keeping of records regarding specific broadcast information, from a transmission source of the specific broadcast information, a storing unit configured to retain the records regarding the specific broadcast information in the case where the receiving unit receives the specific broadcast information broadcast from the transmission source, and a transmission unit configured to transmit to the transmission source a notification signal indicating that the records regarding the specific broadcast information are retained, wherein in the case where the receiving unit receives a request signal sent from the transmission source in response to the notification signal, the transmission unit transmits to the transmission source a reporting signal including at least an identifier identifying the specific broadcast information. | 11-21-2013 |
20140038511 | GEOCAST-BASED SITUATION AWARENESS - Geocast-based situation awareness utilizing a scalable, distributed ad hoc geocast protocol as a communication primitive, may provide a field common operating picture (FCOP) for providing location tracking, movement history, telemetry, and messaging in near real time to all operators in a scenario. Information may be transferred using a query/response geocast message protocol. Caching on devices may be utilized to gain scalability. A query message may have a payload containing a type indication and a header containing a description of a geocast region of intended reception, which may comprise the monitored region, the location of the monitorer, or any appropriate combination thereof. Response messages may be sent from devices located in the monitored region to an area containing the location of the sender of a query. A response message may contain monitored information, such as current location, telemetry data, and/or recent movement history, or the like. | 02-06-2014 |
20140038512 | MOVABLE BROADCASTING SYSTEM BY USING A CODE SET IDENTIFICATION - A movable broadcasting system by using a code set identification comprises a code transmitter installed at a predetermined location; the code transmitter storing at least one code set which can be transferred to at least one wireless application device within an area around the predetermined location by wireless communication; an application program installed in the wireless application device. When the wireless application device receives signals from the code transmitter, the application program in the wireless application device will drive the wireless application device to further transmit the code set. A server store all the code sets and a plurality of data corresponding to the code set. When the server receives the code set from the handset, it will find a data corresponding to the code set and then transfer the data back to the handset wirelessly. | 02-06-2014 |
20140038513 | INFORMATION TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - An information transmission system includes a message generation unit for creating a first message which contains specific information having information on a location and is to be transmitted to mobile phones and a database which is used for creating the first message and contains location information per mobile phone and safety information per user of the mobile phone. The first message has two or more hyperlinks to be used for sending a reply regarding safety of a user of a transmission-destination mobile phone. URL information associated with the hyperlink contains different parameters depending on a type of the reply regarding safety of the user of the mobile phone. The safety information in the database is updated based on the reply regarding safety using any one of the two or more hyperlinks. | 02-06-2014 |
20140051346 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR COMMUNICATING SAFETY MESSAGE INFORMATION - Various embodiments, relate to a communications system in which communications devices of users and communications devices of vehicular systems communicate safety messages through a cellular communications band or the DSRC (Dedicated short-range communications) vehicular communications band or a combination of both. Various methods and apparatus are directed to communicating safety messages between vehicles and pedestrians/cyclists through the use of a cell phone, thus improving the impact of vehicular communications. In some embodiments, at least some cell phones in a communications system includes both a DSRC communications capability and a cellular communications capability. | 02-20-2014 |
20140080405 | TAGGING LANGUAGE FOR BROADCAST RADIO - Apparatus, methods, processors and computer programs products for generating or processing a broadcast radio transmission comprising multimedia content and supplemental information corresponding to the multimedia content. The supplemental information comprises a selected data group from a plurality of predetermined data groups each comprising different data, wherein the selected data group further comprises a tag and a corresponding set of text data operable to initiate a predetermined capability of a wireless device. | 03-20-2014 |
20140094110 | PROVIDING AND RECEIVING WIRELESS BROADCASTS - Systems, methods, apparatus, and computer program products are provided for wirelessly providing transcoded broadcasts to mobile devices and receiving content wirelessly via mobile devices. For example, in one embodiment, a distribution device can receive an over-the-air broadcast, transcode the over-the-air broadcast, and broadcast the transcoded broadcast to mobile devices within range. | 04-03-2014 |
20140113544 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ENHANCED THROUGHPUT IN A SATELLITE-BASED BROADCAST DATA SERVICE - A method is provided that enhances the throughput of data broadcasts in a multi-beam satellite communication system by taking advantage of target users whose normal environment or equipment provide a better channel performance than that of the nominal environment or equipment for which the system is tuned, which enables a larger coverage area per beam than the nominal design supports. A system is provided that operates the method. A preferred embodiment is described using the Iridium Mobile Satellite Service (MSS) system as a basis. | 04-24-2014 |
20140148091 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISTRIBUTING DATA BETWEEN MOBILE DEVICES - A mechanism for distributing data between mobile devices. A method includes creating, by a processing device, a group comprising of mobile devices in an ad-hoc mode that share data. The mobile devices are located within a pre-defined range. The method also includes identifying, by the processing device, at least a portion of the data available for sharing in at least one of the mobile devices. The method also includes replicating, by the processing device, the identified data for distribution to the mobile devices. The method further includes distributing, by the processing device, the replicated data to the at least one of the mobile devices in the immediate mode when the at least one of the mobile devices is within the pre-defined range. | 05-29-2014 |
20140148092 | AUTOMATIC MUTUAL DISCOVERY FEMTOCELL SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED METHOD - An automatic mutual discovery femtocell system and associated method are provided. Each femtocell includes: a system information self-definition and update module for pre-defining or automatically updating a self-defined system information block (SIB), a broadcast information module, a scanning module, and an analysis and connection establishment module. The self-defined SIB includes at least one of an identity code, an IP address, a UTRA absolute radio frequency channel number (UARFCN), a cell parameter identity (CPI), and a group identity. The latest self-defined SIB of a host femtocell is broadcasted to surroundings, a self-defined SIB of a neighboring cell of the host femtocell is scanned and analyzed, and a connection is established with the femtocell corresponding to the self-defined SIB. Without involving manual intervention or relying on wired networks, the femtocells can quickly discovering one another and updating changes in neighboring femtocells, thereby enhancing efficiency of collaborative operations. | 05-29-2014 |
20140162544 | EFFICIENT MEANS OF BROADCAST AND RELAYING INFORMATION BETWEEN WIRELESS TERMINALS - A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for wireless communication are provided. The apparatus may receive broadcast information related to a second UE from a third UE, relay the broadcast information and identifier information to a set of UEs, determine whether each UE in the set of UEs has received the broadcast information based on whether the identifier information is received from each UE in the set of UEs, and refrain from relaying the broadcast information upon determining that each UE in the set of UEs has received the broadcast information. In another aspect, the apparatus may receive broadcast information related to a second UE and a tag associated with the broadcast information from a third UE, relay the tag without the broadcast information to a set of UEs, receive a request for broadcast information from a third UE in the set of UEs, and relay the broadcast information to the third UE. In an aspect, the first, second and third UEs may be the same UE. In another aspect, the second and third UEs but not the first UE may be the same UE. | 06-12-2014 |
20140162545 | EFFICIENT MEANS OF BROADCAST AND RELAYING INFORMATION BETWEEN WIRELESS TERMINALS - A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for wireless communication are provided. The apparatus may receive broadcast information related to a second UE from a third UE, relay the broadcast information and identifier information to a set of UEs, determine whether each UE in the set of UEs has received the broadcast information based on whether the identifier information is received from each UE in the set of UEs, and refrain from relaying the broadcast information upon determining that each UE in the set of UEs has received the broadcast information. In another aspect, the apparatus may receive broadcast information related to a second UE and a tag associated with the broadcast information from a third UE, relay the tag without the broadcast information to a set of UEs, receive a request for broadcast information from a third UE in the set of UEs, and relay the broadcast information to the third UE. In an aspect, the first, second and third UEs may be the same UE. In another aspect, the second and third UEs but not the first UE may be the same UE. | 06-12-2014 |
20140220883 | PRESENCE DETECTION USING BLUETOOTH AND HYBRID-MODE TRANSMITTERS - Presence detection using Bluetooth and hybrid-mode transmitters is disclosed. In some embodiments, one or more transmitters are configured to transmit an iBeacon broadcast and a proprietary Bluetooth Low Energy (BTLE) broadcast, wherein at least one of the transmitted broadcasts includes an identifier that specifies a venue. The broadcasts are captured by a handset and decoded to infer presence of the handset at the venue. | 08-07-2014 |
20140235160 | INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION DEVICE, INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION METHOD, AND INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM - An information distribution device includes a display unit, a reception unit, and a distribution unit. The display unit displays information of distributable full content. The reception unit receives a trial request for the distributable full content from the portable terminal. The distribution unit distributes, as trial content which is viewable within a limited physical range, the distributable full content for which the trial request is received, to the portable terminal. | 08-21-2014 |
20140302773 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CREATING A MULTI-DEVICE MEDIA PRESENTATION - An approach is provided for multi-device media presentation. One or more neighboring devices are detected based, at least in part, on a request to present one or more media files at at least one device. One or more media presentation capabilities of the one or more neighboring devices are determined. At least one subgroup of the at least one device, the one or more neighboring devices, or a combination thereof based, at least in part, on the one or more media presentation capabilities is formed. A layout comprising the at least one subgroup for a multi-device presentation of the one or more media files is determined. | 10-09-2014 |
20140323034 | Method and Apparatus for Identification of Broadcast Source | 10-30-2014 |
20140323035 | RANDOM DELAY GENERATION FOR THIN-FILM TRANSISTOR BASED CIRCUITS - Circuits and circuit elements configured to generate a random delay, a monostable oscillator, circuits configured to broadcasting repetitive messages wireless systems, and methods for forming such circuits, devices, and systems are disclosed. The present invention advantageously provides relatively low cost delay generating circuitry based on TFT technology in wireless electronics applications, particularly in RFID applications. Such novel, technically simplified, low cost TFT-based delay generating circuitry enables novel wireless circuits, devices and systems, and methods for producing such circuits, devices and systems. | 10-30-2014 |
20140342659 | SEAMLESSLY SWITCHING AMONG UNICAST, MULTICAST, AND BROADCAST MOBILE MEDIA CONTENT - In embodiments, the present invention provides a method and system for switching between broadcast and unicast content on a mobile device. The method and system involves making unicast content available to the mobile device, making broadcast content available to the mobile device; and providing an application on the mobile device which allows for switching between the unicast and broadcast content. | 11-20-2014 |
20140357183 | Handling of Public Warning Notifications in a Mobile Communication System - Processing of public warning notifications in a mobile communication terminal is disclosed, the terminal being camped on a cell belonging to a first public land mobile network, PLMN. A first warning notification is received, and information contained in the first warning notification is provided to a user of the mobile communication terminal. Radio reception conditions are analyzed and, depending on results of the analysis of radio reception conditions, a secondary public warning notification, SN, is received from a second PLMN. Information contained in the SN is then provided to the user of the mobile communication terminal. | 12-04-2014 |
20140370801 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A DEVICE TO CONTROL TRANSMISSIONS OF SAFETY MESSAGES FROM OTHER VEHICLES - A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for wireless communication are provided. The apparatus receives a first BSM from a first wireless communication device, determines control information associated with the first BSM, and transmits the first BSM to at least a second wireless communication device based on the determined control information. | 12-18-2014 |
20140378046 | Efficient Enablement for Wireless Communication on License-Exempt Bands - A fixed or Mode II device enables a Mode I device for license exempt operation by providing to it a list of available license exempt radio channels and a parameter indicating an interval at which contact verification signals CVSs are to be sent. The CVSs verify whether the list remains valid. The fixed/Mode II device then repeatedly sends contact verification signals spaced in time from one another according to the interval. In various embodiments the parameter may be an explicit indication (number of seconds or number of beacons between consecutive CVSs), or it may be implicit (derived from an ID of the fixed/Mode II or Mode I device or a frequency channel, in which the relevant ID is the parameter). A plurality of enabled Mode I devices each gets a device-specific list, and in one embodiment the interval is the same for each of them and the explicit indication is broadcast while in another the parameter is provided to each of them via unicast messages and the interval may differ. | 12-25-2014 |
20150065032 | MEDIA SIGNAL BROADCASTING METHOD, MEDIA SIGNAL BROADCASTING SYSTEM, HOST DEVICE AND PERIPHERAL DEVICE - A media signal broadcasting method, a media signal broadcasting system, a host device and a peripheral device are provided. The media signal broadcasting method is provided. The media signal broadcasting method includes the following steps. A host device and a peripheral device are provided. A first radio signal is received by the peripheral device. The first radio signal is converted to be a second radio signal by the peripheral device. The second radio signal is transmitted to the host device by the peripheral device. The second radio signal is received and is converted to be a media signal by the host device. A third radio signal is received and converted to be the media signal by the host device. The media signal converted from the third radio signal or the second radio signal is played by the host device. | 03-05-2015 |
20150111490 | INFORMATION DELIVERY SYSTEM, GATEWAY DEVICE, DELIVERY CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM - To provide an information delivery system, a gateway device, a delivery control method and a program that can be used by various business entities to meet diversified needs for information delivery, an information delivery system includes an event detection device ( | 04-23-2015 |
20150118952 | Managing Service Subscriptions Over A Unidirectional Transmission Channel - Methods, apparatus, and products for managing service subscriptions of a plurality of devices over a unidirectional transmission channel, including: assigning, by a subscription management module, one or more group identifiers to a device to be activated for a service subscription, each group identifier being an identification of a group of devices having an activated subscription to the service; activating, by the subscription management module, the device's service subscription including broadcasting an activation message that includes a unique identifier of the device, the assigned group identifiers, and an active subscription period being a period of time during which the device's subscription to the service is to be active; and prior to expiration of the active subscription period, broadcasting a reactivation message including at least one of the group identifiers to which the device is assigned. | 04-30-2015 |
20150140924 | Effective Broadcasting of Emergency Messages - Concepts and technologies are disclosed herein for effective broadcasting of emergency messages. An emergency indicator that indicates that an emergency condition exists can be received. A geographic area affected by the emergency condition can be determined and a plurality of devices and a user device located at the geographic area can be identified. The user device can be selected to broadcast an alert to the plurality of devices, and an alert trigger can be sent to the user device. The alert trigger can cause the user device to activate a wireless hotspot at the user device, the wireless hotspot being associated with a dedicated service set identifier, and to broadcast, via the wireless hotspot, an alert indicating the emergency condition. | 05-21-2015 |
20150147958 | Warning Control Information Processing Method, Warning Information Receiving Method, and Terminal - Embodiments of the present invention provide a method for processing warning control information, a method for receiving warning information, a terminal, and a base station. Wherein, the method for processing warning control information includes: a base station receiving warning information from a core network; and the base station notifying, through an RRC layer message, a UE of whether warning information broadcast in a cell changes or will change. | 05-28-2015 |
20150304123 | Geocast-Based Situation Awareness - Geocast-based situation awareness utilizing a scalable, distributed ad hoc geocast protocol as a communication primitive, may provide a field common operating picture (FCOP) for providing location tracking, movement history, telemetry, and messaging in near real time to all operators in a scenario. Information may be transferred using a query/response geocast message protocol. Caching on devices may be utilized to gain scalability. A query message may have a payload containing a type indication and a header containing a description of a geocast region of intended reception, which may comprise the monitored region, the location of the monitorer, or any appropriate combination thereof. Response messages may be sent from devices located in the monitored region to an area containing the location of the sender of a query. A response message may contain monitored information, such as current location, telemetry data, and/or recent movement history, or the like. | 10-22-2015 |
20150372774 | OPERATING A USER EQUIPMENT IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK - A method for operating a user equipment in a wireless communication network and a user equipment are described. | 12-24-2015 |
20150372775 | APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING URGENT ALARM SERVICE THROUGH BROADCAST SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREFOR - The present invention relates to a method for receiving urgent alarm contents through a broadcast system. According to an embodiment of the present invention, a method for receiving urgent alarm contents through a broadcast system includes the steps of: receiving a broadcast signal; parsing an urgent alarm table contained in the broadcast signal, the urgent alarm table containing an urgent alarm message and an urgent alarm contents transmission structure descriptor for signaling the information of the urgent alarm contents concerning the urgent alarm message, and the urgent alarm contents transmission structure descriptor containing the IP address of an IP datagram for transmitting the urgent alarm contents; receiving the IP datagram of the IP address; and decoding the IP datagram so as to reproduce the urgent alarm contents. | 12-24-2015 |
20160014703 | EQUIPMENT, SYSTEM AND METHODOLOGIES FOR ROBUST COVERAGE IN A BROADCAST AREA | 01-14-2016 |
20160028501 | Systems And Methods For Activating A Security System Upon Receipt Of Emergency Alert Messages - An Emergency Alert System (EAS) alert message may be used to activate a security system. For example, a mobile device of a subscriber may receive an EAS alert message from a network provider of the mobile device. Upon receipt of the EAS alert message, the mobile device may send an indication of the EAS message to the security system. A component of the security system may be activated to provide notification of the EAS alert message to the subscriber. | 01-28-2016 |
20160050037 | EMERGENCY ALERT NOTIFICATION DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD - A device, system, and method for determining a user's proximity within a predefined radius. A mobile electronic device with location software thereon can record and analyze ambient noise to determine after initiated the user's estimated locations as well as to track the user's movements throughout a predefined radius. The mobile locate software may present information to the user according to the user's position within the radius of the area. The type and nature of the information presented to the user can be changed according to the user's distance from emergency services as well as how quickly the user is approaches the safe zones. The software may provide detailed data about the movement of the user and additional users of the software that are within the determined radius. This information may be correlated with local, state and federal officials in the determination of the initial incident. | 02-18-2016 |
20160050038 | Receiving An Emergency Alert Message Via A Broadcast Data Channel - A mobile device may be configured with multiple receivers (e.g., a cellular receiver, a broadcast receiver such as FM, AM, DTV, a satellite receiver, a NWR receiver, etc.). Upon receipt of an emergency alert message via at least one of the receivers, the mobile device, via an application installed on the mobile device, may extract the emergency alert message from a data channel of the broadcast. The mobile device, via the application, may process the extracted emergency alert message to determine if the emergency alert message is to be rendered via the device. And, if the emergency alert message is to be rendered, the mobile device, via the application, may format the extracted emergency alert message to conform to a standard format (e.g., Commercial Mobile Alert System, CMAS, format). | 02-18-2016 |
20160087735 | IDENTIFICATION OF CHANGED BROADCAST MEDIA ITEMS - Small changes in a broadcast version of a base media item can be identified by performing a multi-level comparison of digital fingerprints. A fingerprint of a base media item is compared to a fingerprint of a media broadcast to determine whether a media item embedded in a broadcast is likely, to a first level of certainty, to be the base media item. A second, more stringent, match between the fingerprint of the base media item and loosely matched items can be used to identify potentially-altered versions of the base media item. Potentially-altered versions can be compared against each other, and resulting matches are flagged as altered base media items, which can be fingerprinted and tested against broadcast fingerprints in the same manner as the base media item. | 03-24-2016 |
20160105249 | TAGGING LANGUAGE FOR BROADCAST RADIO - Apparatus, methods, processors and computer programs products for generating or processing a broadcast radio transmission comprising multimedia content and supplemental information corresponding to the multimedia content. The supplemental information comprises a selected data group from a plurality of predetermined data groups each comprising different data, wherein the selected data group further comprises a tag and a corresponding set of text data operable to initiate a predetermined capability of a wireless device. | 04-14-2016 |
20160134386 | Multiple Language Emergency Alert System Method - An Emergency Alert System (EAS) alert message is distributed in multiple languages. The multiple language EAS alert message can be provided via a single channel and/or multiple channels. The multiple language EAS alert message can be provided with a language vector indicating the languages provided and the location of respective language specific EAS alert messages. A mobile device receiving the multiple language EAS alert message, selects a preferred language specific EAS alert message and renders the EAS alert message in the preferred language. | 05-12-2016 |
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20160191180 | METHOD AND APPRATUS FOR DETERMINING WARNING ALERT LIST CONTENTS FOR ASSIGNMENT OF CELLS TO TRACKING AREA IDENTIFIERS - A example method includes receiving, at a cell broadcast center (CBC) an alert request providing information for distribution to at least one user equipment, identifying a broadcast area based on the alert request, one or more cells within the broadcast area, determining a warning area list (WAL) for a message and transmitting the message with the WAL. The WAL may be a list of one or more Tracking Area Identity (TAIs) or a list of cell identifiers depending on various conditions. | 06-30-2016 |
20160381521 | APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING URGENT ALARM SERVICE THROUGH BROADCAST SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREFOR - The present invention relates to a method for receiving urgent alarm contents through a broadcast system. According to an embodiment of the present invention, a method for receiving urgent alarm contents through a broadcast system includes the steps of: receiving a broadcast signal; parsing an urgent alarm table contained in the broadcast signal, the urgent alarm table containing an urgent alarm message and an urgent alarm contents transmission structure descriptor for signaling the information of the urgent alarm contents concerning the urgent alarm message, and the urgent alarm contents transmission structure descriptor containing the IP address of an IP datagram for transmitting the urgent alarm contents; receiving the IP datagram of the IP address; and decoding the IP datagram so as to reproduce the urgent alarm contents. | 12-29-2016 |