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| 20080207189 | Remote Control Interface - Remote control interfaces ( | 08-28-2008 |
| 20080214172 | METHOD OF LOADING SOFTWARE IN MOBILE AND DESKTOP ENVIRONMENTS - A method of providing connectivity between a mobile device, a desktop computing device and network resources, comprising:
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| 20080214173 | Method and System For Provisioning Services In A Telecommunications Network - The present invention is a telecommunication system, comprising of at least one base station connected to a telecommunication network, a plurality of subscriber stations each cooperating with the base station to establish a connection between a user device operably connected to the subscriber station and the telecommunication network. The base station is also connected with a subscriber database to maintain the subscriber records that contain provisioning information for services, features and account information, and an interactive response system operable to create and modify a subscriber record in the subscriber database in response to input received over the connection from a subscriber using the user device to select services, features and account information for the subscriber station. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20080220759 | Automatic Device Capabilites Change Notification - The present invention relates to an improved approach to mobile device capability management. Heretofore, a capability management device is provided at a mobile communication network. Upon change of a mobile device capability, a related notification is sent to the capability management device which applies a policy decision whether to track the capability change at the network side or not. Should the decision be ‘yes’, the capability management device starts a device management session to collect further information on a mobile device capability change beyond the information made available with the mobile device capability change notification. After retrieval of the mobile device capability change information, the capability management device will update its mobile device capability state accordingly. Optionally, the capability management device may share the generated information with third party cooperating with the mobile device for, e.g., service delivery. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20080233943 | Network management apparatus and method of selecting base station for software update - A network management apparatus inputs a plurality of work dates and time periods to update software in a base station. The apparatus obtains an n-week average of the numbers of connection calls during each of the input time periods for each day of the week, based on statistical information about connection with a wireless terminal in each base station. The apparatus obtains an m-month average of the numbers of connection calls during each of the input time periods for each date, based on the statistical information. The apparatus calculates, for each of the time periods for a work date, an average or a weighted average of the n-week average and the m-month average to obtain a degree of impact upon a communication service. A processing section selects a work date and a time period having the minimum degree of impact and updates the software. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20080242287 | Method, system and apparatus for cell phone noise reduction - A telecommunications system includes a cell phone having an audible indication mode which produces an audible signal when a call is received by the phone, a vibration indication mode in which the cell phone vibrates when a call is received and an off mode. The system includes a transmitter remote from the cell phone having a range which produces a wireless change mode signal which causes the phone to change from the audible indication mode to either the vibration indication mode or the off mode. An apparatus for changing cell phones from an audible indication mode which produces an audible signal when a call is received by a phone to a vibrate indication mode in which a cell phone vibrates when a call is received or an off mode. A cell phone. A method for controlling the communication of a cell phone. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080248791 | User equipment, radio network controller, and method for controlling user equipment - The present invention relates to user equipment that includes a transmitting/receiving unit that transmits/receives information to/from a base transceiver station of a cell where the user equipment is located. Also included is a control unit that controls a specific operation while the user equipment is located in the cell by receiving specific operation information to start the specific operation via the transmitting/receiving unit. | 10-09-2008 |
| 20080254785 | MEDIA TRANSFER AND CONTROL SYSTEM - A media transfer and control system that includes a handheld electronic device and and audio/visual system. The media transfer and control system provides for: (i) the transfer of media files between the handheld electronic device and the audio/visual system, (ii) the transmission of control commands from the handheld electronic device to the audio/visual system for controlling the function and operation of the audio/visual system through a user interface provided on the handheld electronic device, and (iii) the unsolicited transfer of media descriptive data between the handheld electronic device and the audio/visual system to create a synchronized global view on the handheld electronic device and/or the audio/visual system of all of the media content currently stored on and/or available through both the handheld electronic device and the audio/visual system. | 10-16-2008 |
| 20080254786 | MANAGING WIRELESS DEVICES USING ACCESS CONTROL - An improved solution for managing wireless devices that uses access control is provided. In an embodiment of the invention, a method for managing wireless devices includes receiving a notification for one of the plurality of wireless devices, the notification indicating at least one of: an access attempt threshold is exceeded or the wireless device is displaced; and remotely locking the wireless device based on the notification. | 10-16-2008 |
| 20080268828 | DEVICE THAT DETERMINES WHETHER TO LAUNCH AN APPLICATION LOCALLY OR REMOTELY AS A WEBAPP - A utility program executing on a mobile communication device decides whether to launch an application remotely as a Webapp or whether to launch the application locally on the mobile communication device. The decision is based at least in part on an estimate of how much of a resource the application would consume were the application to be launched and executed on the mobile communication device. Examples of resources include battery capacity, memory capacity, and processing power capacity. If the total amount of a resource consumed by currently executing applications and the application to be launched would exceed a threshold amount, then the utility uses a browser on the mobile communication device to launch the application remotely as a Webapp, otherwise the utility program causes the application to be launched locally. The utility program has a graphical user interface (GUI) whereby utility program operation can be configured and customized. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20080274723 | Cell phone remote configuration and nap time - A system for using a cell phone by a user includes a cell phone. The system includes a global network in communication with the cell phone. The system includes a configuration gateway in connection with the network which remotely configures the cell phone. The system includes a remote interface not physically connected to the cell phone in communication with the configuration gateway through the network and with which a configuration choice for the cell phone is entered by the user. A cell phone includes a housing having a speaker which plays an audible tone when the phone receives a call. The housing has a vibration motor which vibrates the housing when the phone receives a call, a memory having the tone. The housing has a CPU connected with the memory and the vibration motor which configures whether the phone will vibrate or play the tone when a call is received from a remote instruction received from a configuration gateway part of a global wireless network. A method for using a cell phone by a user includes the steps of entering by the user through a remote interface not physically connected to the cell phone a configuration choice for the cell phone. There is the step of configuring remotely the cell phone with a configuration gateway in communication with a global network in communication with the cell phone and the remote interface. A method and a cell phone having a nap time. The present invention is related to a cell phone that has a nap time during which the phone is in the vibration mode that is chosen by a user. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20080274724 | Subscriber management and accounting using event detection in a wireless device - A system and method performs real-time subscriber management and accounting for a wireless device by detecting predetermined events within the wireless device and communicating information pertaining to such events from the wireless device to a real-time subscriber management platform in association with each communication session. The information received by the real-time subscriber management platform is used to control the behavior of the wireless device and/or to update accounting information pertaining to the subscriber. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20080287115 | Methods and Apparatuses for Programming User-Defined Information Into Electronic Devices - A device for programming user-defined information into an electronic device is provided. The programmer allows a user to program customized information, such as user-selected audio, video, or Internet access information into his or her programmable device. Such electronic devices include wireless telephones, pagers, and personal digital assistants. The programmer allows a user to, among other things, customize the device to suit his or her particular taste. | 11-20-2008 |
| 20080299961 | REMOTE/RADIO COMMUNICATION DEVICE - The invention describes a radio communication arrangement to be used especially in leisure facilities and to operate especially according to the ZigBee standard. In the area of motor vans, caravans, mobile homes or boats, secondary facilities, such as air conditioners, venting windows and lighting systems can be controlled with the arrangement. Likewise, sensor signals concerning the status of the battery charge, of a fresh water container or of alarm signals from smoke and movement detectors can be received and processed by the inventive installation by radio. Preferably, the signals can be put out or passed on over a cellular phone network to a cellular phone, in order to supply information directly to the user concerning his recreational vehicle. | 12-04-2008 |
| 20080311898 | Network support for swimming pool monitoring and control - An apparatus in one example has: a controllable system having a plurality of controllable parameters; a plurality of sensors for respectively detecting the plurality of controllable parameters, the sensors providing respective sensor data indicative of the plurality of controllable parameter; a control center that is operatively coupled to the controllable system, the control center receiving the sensor data; a communication module in the control center, the communication module having a transceiver that communicates with a mobile terminal in a wireless telecommunication network wherein the communication module sends the sensor data and receives respective control data in response thereto; wherein the control center applies the control data to the controllable system to respectively change the controllable parameters. In one embodiment the controllable system is a swimming pool. | 12-18-2008 |
| 20090017812 | Method and system for restoring user settings after over-the-air update of mobile electronic device software - Method and system for restoring user selections of device settings after an over-the-air update of mobile electronic device software. A restoration package is installed on a mobile electronic device after installation on the device of a software update package, resulting in automatic restoration transparent to the user of any user selections of device settings that may have been modified during installation of the software update package. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20090017813 | Information processing apparatus - According to an aspect of the invention, there is provided an information processing apparatus in which a plurality of multimedia functions are installed and which is capable of wireless communication a counterpart apparatus, including: a setting unit configured to start up a multimedia function from the plurality of multimedia functions in accordance with a remote-control command sent from the counterpart apparatus; and a control unit configured to control a startup of the multimedia function in accordance with a startup made by the setting unit if the control unit receives the remote-control command. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20090023435 | Method, Device and Software for Updating Data in Mobile Devices - Updating data between the mobile devices belonging to a given user group is shown. In a mobile device ( | 01-22-2009 |
| 20090023436 | METHODS FOR HANDLING MEASUREMENT REPORTS IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method of handling measurement reports for a mobile station of a wireless communications system includes: receiving a control message from the base station, wherein the control message is configured for asking the mobile station to transit from a first state to a second state different from the first state; and blocking the mobile station from sending a measurement report to the base station before the mobile station transits to the second state. | 01-22-2009 |
| 20090029693 | Methods of Remotely Updating Lists in Mobile Terminals and Related Systems and Computer Program Products - Operating a mobile terminal may include providing a list in memory of the mobile terminal with the list including at least one identification of a communications device remote from the mobile terminal. An update for the list may be received from outside the mobile terminal over a wireless link, and the list may be automatically updated in the memory of the mobile terminal after receiving the update from outside the mobile terminal. Communications may then be moderated based on the list in the memory. Related systems and computer program products are also discussed. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090036111 | Virtual Instance Architecture for Mobile Device Management Systems - System and method for remotely managing mobile devices. A virtual instance mobile device is maintained for each physical mobile device to be managed. Each virtual instance mobile device is executable in a computer runtime environment and includes a hardware emulation component configured to emulate the hardware components of the corresponding physical mobile device and a software emulation component corresponding to the software components of the physical mobile device, which is executable within the context of the hardware emulation component. Synchronization between the virtual instance mobile devices and their corresponding physical mobile devices is maintained, and data obtained from the physical mobile devices is stored. The physical mobile devices are remotely managed by utilizing their corresponding virtual instance mobile devices respectively. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090042553 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SYNCHRONIZING CHANGES IN POWER SAVING PROCEDURES - A method and devices are provided for use in a wireless communications network for affecting changes in a power saving class (PSC) associated with a subscriber terminal. The method comprises the steps of: providing at least one PSC for use by said subscriber terminal; at each of said subscriber terminal and said corresponding base station, setting a counting value for said at least one PSCs to be equal to a pre-defined initial value; and upon transmitting or receiving at either one of said subscriber terminal and said base station a message identifying a change in said at least one PSC, updating operating parameters associated with said at least one PSC and increasing at the respective subscriber terminal or base station, the counting value of the corresponding one or more of said at least one PSC by a pre-determined value. Preferably, the method further comprises transmitting a message which comprises a request to affect a change in power saving status of said subscriber terminal, wherein the message comprises an indication of the counting value associated with a PSC currently available at the side transmitting said message; and upon receiving the message comprising the request to affect a change in the power saving status, determining whether the counting value comprised in the message matches the counting value at the side transmitting that message, and if in the affirmative, evaluating whether the requested change may be carried out. | 02-12-2009 |
| 20090042554 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK AND SOFTWARE UPGRADING METHOD - A base station control portion | 02-12-2009 |
| 20090054050 | REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM - A method includes the steps of selecting an appliance to be controlled from a list of appliances stored in the cellular device, selecting an instruction to be communicated to the selected appliance from a list of instructions stored in the cellular device, and transmitting the instruction to a cellular interface associated with the selected appliance via a public cellular telephone infrastructure by dialing a. telephone number stored in the cellular device. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20090061839 | System and Method for Activating Services on a Wireless Device - A system and method for activating services on a wireless device are provided that improve a user's experience and ease of activation/provisioning of services for the wireless device by providing a new provisioning channel for service activations. A user is simply required to input a short activation code(s) into the wireless device which is combined into an activation message along with other device-related information that is automatically retrieved from the wireless device. The generated activation message is then transmitted over the messaging provisioning channel accessible by inactive and/or unprovisioned wireless devices for delivery to a remote site for use in activating services on the wireless device. The services to be activated may include at least one of the following: out of the box activation, device upgrades, device reactivations, wireless number changes, wireless number porting, and the addition or purchasing of services including airtime, enrollments or content. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090061840 | CARRIER CONFIGURATION AT ACTIVATION - Methods, systems, and computer-readable medium for providing telecommunications carrier configuration at activation of a mobile device. In one implementation, a method is provided. The method includes receiving a request for activation of a mobile device, and during activation of the mobile device, determining for the mobile device a telecommunications carrier from a number of telecommunications carriers, and identifying information associated with the determined telecommunications carrier for configuring the mobile device. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090069002 | SYSTEM TO PROVIDE ENTERTAINMENT IN ASSOCIATION WITH TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICE - A method to provide an entertainment service in connection with a telecommunication service includes transmitting by a remote control apparatus transmits a first control command to operate an electronic device providing an entertainment service to an electronic device while a user uses a telecommunication service, and transmitting a second control command associated with the telecommunication service transmitted from a telecommunication device to the electronic device. Therefore, a user enjoying an entertainment service can more conveniently use a telecommunication service. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20090075641 | AUTOMATED OVER-THE-AIR FIRMWARE UPDATE FOR A WIRELESS PHONE - A method for providing over-the-air updates of firmware of a mobile telephone handset comprises the steps of receiving at least one firmware update at a server. A determination of a need for updates is made at the mobile telephone handset and a point-to-point communications channel is established between the server and the mobile telephone handset responsive to a determination of the need for updates at the mobile telephone handset. The at least one firmware update is then downloaded to the mobile telephone handset from the server. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090082003 | Mobile Phone Code Editing Method and Apparatus - Existing mobile phone code is edited or new code generated using a remote web browser interface. According to one embodiment, the mobile phone comprises a web server and a code editor. The web server is configured to process an HTTP request generated by a remote HTTP client, the HTTP request including one or more code editing instructions. The code editor is configured to edit code stored at the mobile phone or create new code based on the one or more code editing instructions using a program identified by the HTTP request. According to an embodiment of the remote HTTP client, the client comprises a web browser. The web browser is configured to generate the HTTP request for delivery to the mobile phone web server over a transport layer IP connection established with the web server. The HTTP request identifies the program stored at the mobile phone. | 03-26-2009 |
| 20090082004 | APPARATUS AND METHODS OF OPEN MARKET HANDSET IDENTIFICATION - Methods, apparatus and systems are presented for automatically providing network operators with identification of open market wireless devices that are used in the operator's respective network. Present aspects accomplish such by retrieving device profile information in response to the network operator's removable module being associated with (i.e., inserted into) a wireless device and communicating the device profile information to the network operator or the like. This allows for the network operator or third party entity to track and/or monitor the type of wireless devices existing in their respective wireless network. In addition, the automated nature of the tracking obviates the need for the subscribers/users of the removable modules to manually or otherwise provide the device identification to the network operators. | 03-26-2009 |
| 20090088144 | MANAGING CONTACT STATUS UPDATES IN A PRESENCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - Managing online presence information for contacts involves propagating contact status updates from a contact to an interested identity. A contact list may include hundreds to thousands of contacts for an identity. When one of those contacts changes presence status (e.g., from available to do-not-disturb), the change is propagated from a device of the contact, to a server, to one or more devices of the identity maintaining the contact list. Although that single change or status update consumes a small amount of resources, status updates for a larger number of contacts occurring at various times consumes a more substantial amount of resources, including bandwidth and power. Although power consumption may not be a factor for a desktop computer, power consumption for large scale and/or frequent status updates on devices with more limited power sources (e.g., mobile phones, personal data assistants, etc.) may be a significant factor. | 04-02-2009 |
| 20090088145 | Mobile Communication Terminal and Software Update Method - The present invention has an object to prevent an automatic download from overlapping usage of the mobile communication terminal completely or as much as possible. | 04-02-2009 |
| 20090111452 | STANDARDIZED CONTROL OF WIRELESS DEVICES - A disclosed service for managing mobile and wireless communication devices (MWCDs) includes enabling a server to generate a standard remote configuration command (RCC) and enabling a transmitter coupled to the server to transmit the RCC wirelessly. The RCC configures a feature on a first MWCD of a first supplier and a second MWCD of a second supplier. The RCC may disable one or more of a set of selected MWCD peripheral devices. For example, the RCC may disable an MWCD camera, an MWCD microphone, and/or an MWCD speaker. In some embodiments, the RCC transitions the MWCD to a restricted state in which the MWCD is unable to record multimedia content including audio and video content. In these embodiments, the RCC may configure one or more of the features on each of a set of MWCDs within a defined geographic region. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090111453 | AUTO-DEPLOYING AN APPLICATION FROM A MOBILE DEVICE TO A HOST IN A PERVASIVE COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT - Disclosed is a technique for auto-deploying an application from a mobile communication device to a host in a pervasive computing environment. The technique can detect and can select an available host around the mobile communication device. The technique can determine if the mobile communication device issues a request of auto-deploying a selected application into the available host. In response to the issued auto-deploying request, the selected application can be auto-deployed into the available host for execution. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090117890 | Mobile wireless display for accessing data from a host and method for controlling - An apparatus includes a monocular display with a wireless communications interface, a user input device, a transmitter, and a controller. The monocular display is positioned relative to the user's eye to display images to the user while occluding less than half of the user's maximum viewing space. The apparatus can incorporate a wireless communication controller that not only provides a video link to a host device, but also provides for control and management of a host device and other more devices. In this context, a host device may be any appropriate device that sources audio, video, text, office functionality and other information, such as a cell phone, personal computer, laptop, media player, and/or the like. The apparatus and the host may support Microsoft Windows SideShow, Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), and Virtual Network Computing (VNC). | 05-07-2009 |
| 20090124247 | DEMAND-BASED PROVISIONING FOR A MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE - In accordance with the teachings described herein, systems and methods are provided for providing demand-based provisioning for a mobile communication device. A provisioning server may be used to receive a provisioning update request from the mobile communication device and in response to the provisioning update request transmit a service update data message to the mobile communication device. The service update data message may include service information for the mobile communication device that is received by the provisioning server from at least one of a plurality of service providers. The mobile communication device may be operable to detect a triggering event and transmit the provisioning update request to the provisioning server in response to the triggering event. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20090131035 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EXECUTING AN APPLICATION ON A MOBILE DEVICE - The invention provides a method and system to execute applications on a mobile device. The applications may be compiled on a remote server and sent to the mobile device before execution. The applications may be updated by the remote server without interaction, by the mobile device user. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090143059 | System and method remote servicing of a wireless data processing device - A system and method for remotely servicing a wireless data processing device over a telephony audio channel. For example, a method is described for remotely debugging a wireless data processing device from a service, the wireless device capable of communicating over both a data channel and a telephony channel, the method comprising: receiving a remote diagnostic session request at the service from a wireless data processing device; establishing a telephony-based communication channel with the wireless data processing device if a telephony-based communication channel is not already established; entering codes via the telephone keypad at the service to diagnose the wireless data processing device and transmitting the codes to the wireless data processing device, the codes causing the wireless data processing device to perform one or more operations identified by the codes; and receiving the results of the operations at the service, the results usable for the diagnosis of a problem with the wireless data processing device. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20090143060 | REMOTE HOST CONTROLLER INTERFACE CONTROL FOR DEVICES - A device may include a communication module that is arranged and configured to establish a wireless connection with a remote device and a remote mode module that is arranged and configured to receive and process an enabling command that places the device in a host controller interface (HCI) remote control mode, where the HCI remote control mode enables the device to be controlled by the remote device using one or more HCI commands over the wireless connection. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20090143061 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE REMOTE EXECUTION OF METHODS AND OBJECTS ON HANDSETS - A handset includes a set of executable instructions associated with an application programming interface (API) as well as a REMO client. Responsive to an indication of a particular application to be executed, the REMO client establishes a communication session over a network connection with a REMO server, on which the requested application is stored. The REMO server remotely invokes a series of API instructions on the handset via the REMO client. Accordingly, the REMO application resides on the REMO server, but can be executed (by way of the REMO client) on the handset without the need for verifying, signing, and downloading a separate application. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20090156192 | VERIFYING AVAILABILITY OF IDLE-MODE MOBILE SUBSCRIBER STATION IN WIRELESS ACCESS SYSTEM - A method of verifying availability of a mobile subscriber station that is in an idle-mode includes requesting to a base station by the mobile subscriber station to enter an idle-mode, wherein the base station is associated with a paging group comprising a plurality of base stations, and receiving from the base station an idle-mode response command to enter the idle-mode. The method also includes receiving from the base station a paging command comprising an action code associated with performing ranging while the mobile subscriber station is in the idle-mode to verify availability of the mobile subscriber station with respect to the base station, wherein if the ranging is not successfully performed with the base station during a predetermined period, the base station continues to transmit the paging command until a paging retrial count reaches a predetermined threshold. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20090170495 | CELLULAR RADIO COMMUNICATOR AND METHOD FOR CONFIGURING THE SAME - A wireless communications device comprising a communications section adapted to communicate with a remote device using at least two wireless carriers, a signal detection section for detecting a control signal in a communications path between the wireless communications device and the at least two wireless carriers, said signal detection section generating a detection result, and a control section for evaluating the detection result and setting one of the at least two carriers as a primary communications path for communication with the remote device and one of the at least two carriers as a secondary communications path for communication with the remote device based upon the evaluation. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20090176485 | Telecommunications System - In a telecommunications system such as a global mobile telephone network in which each subscriber unit includes a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM card), each SIM card has fixed memory locations, to which data can be addressed over the air. Some of the locations can not be overwritten from the subscriber unit but can be accessed therefrom on the entry of short simple codes, each associated with one of the locations. Further fixed memory locations can be read over the air only when the subscriber enters a personal identification number. Locking control files are used to control read/write access to the locations respectively. | 07-09-2009 |
| 20090176486 | METHOD, SYSTEM, AND APPARATUS FOR UPDATING PHONEBOOK INFORMATION - A method, a system, and an apparatus for updating phonebook information in which a Transport Protocol Expert Group (TPEG) message including update information is transmitted to a counterpart terminal using a TPEG service when a telephone number is changed and the counterpart terminal that received the TPEG message updates a telephone number stored in a phonebook in accordance with a phonebook information update command included in the update information. To be specific, a user transmits the update information including an old telephone number, a new telephone number, and a counterpart telephone number to the TPEG server and the TPEG server encodes the received update information as the TPEG message to transmit the TPEG message. The counterpart terminal that received the TPEG message updates the phonebook information thereof in accordance with the update information included in the TPEG message. | 07-09-2009 |
| 20090191857 | Universal subscriber identity module provisioning for machine-to-machine communications - The present invention relates to remotely provisioning subscriber identification parameters in a device on a wireless network. A secure connection is established with the device, and a token containing the new subscriber identification parameters is forwarded over the secure connection. The device may verify the received token. In one embodiment, the subscriber identification parameters are updated to change network operators. The secure connection can be with the old network operator or the new network operator. The device on the wireless network may be a machine-to-machine device. The provisioned subscriber identification may be part of a universal subscriber identification module. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090197586 | Phone Content Service - A phone content service is described. In embodiment(s), content that is associated with a mobile phone can be stored by a phone content service that is accessible by a computer via a data communication network. An update to the content that is associated with the mobile phone can be received and updated at the phone content service. Updated content can then be synchronized with the mobile phone via a mobile communication network. | 08-06-2009 |
| 20090209245 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONFIGURING A WIRELESS DEVICE THROUGH REVERSE ADVERTISING - One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that uses reverse advertising to configure a new wireless device to join an existing wireless network. During operation, the new wireless device broadcasts an advertisement for itself. In response to the advertisement, the new wireless device receives information from an existing wireless device on the existing wireless network. This information specifies how to join the existing wireless network. Next, the new wireless device uses the information to configure itself to join the existing wireless network. | 08-20-2009 |
| 20090215440 | Application Activation Method - Telecoms system that supports mobile terminals ( | 08-27-2009 |
| 20090233592 | TETHERED DIGITAL BUTLER CONSUMER ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD - The present invention relates to a tethered digital butler consumer electronics product and method. The tethered digital butler, of a price and form factor suitable for consumer electronics markets of developed and developing countries, includes a communications and multi-media console and a wireless remote. The remote may resemble a handheld personal computer (HPC), a palm-held personal computer (PPC or PDA) or a smart phone, but has a low cost and feature set supported by the console that is novel in the consumer electronics market. In particular, this disclosure relates to combining telephone service, device control and, optionally, a fingerprint reader for easy user identification/authorization and personalization. As another option, a camera can be incorporated into the remote, thereby enabling video conferencing and other visual features. Alternatively, the remote may be packaged separately from a console and sold to interact with capabilities of a communications and console, set-top box, multi-media PC or other consumer electronics device from a different source, such as one running on a Windows, OS X or Linux platform, with or without telephone capabilities. The remote may include a media reader and remote USB port. | 09-17-2009 |
| 20090239519 | TERMINAL FUNCTION COMPLETION METHOD AND SYSTEM, AND COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, PERIPHERAL TERMINAL AND COMMUNICATION TERMINAL MANAGEMENT SERVER CONSTITUTING THE SYSTEM - It is an object of the present invention to realize a system which enables use a new application with a terminal which has been used heretofore, and the system comprises a function which is installed on a network and manages application information compatible with the communication terminal, and a function which is installed on the communication terminal and which is connected with a peripheral terminal through a short distance connection to transfer data. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090247145 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SOFTWARE UPDATE OF TERMINALS IN A MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method of updating software of terminals in a mobile broadcast system is provided. The method includes creating an update command for terminals of a particular model, the update command including update information; and broadcasting the created update command. The update information includes software version information and at least one of terminal manufacturer information and terminal model information. Further, the method may further include, before broadcasting the created update command, forcibly requiring terminals subscribe to an update service; and creating and broadcasting an update file for terminals of the particular model from among the forcibly subscribed terminals. The software of the terminals may be firmware. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090247146 | System and Method for Remote Asset Management - A remote asset management system comprising a network of programmable wireless modules, each having an antenna and an identification module and configured to communicate via a radio communication protocol. The system further includes a plurality of assets each linked to one of the programmable wireless modules and configured to be managed by the linked programmable wireless module. A remote system server service platform is configured to receive remote asset data from at least one of the programmable wireless modules, pass the remote asset data to and from the wireless modules, send messages to at least one of the programmable wireless modules, monitor the programmable wireless modules by requesting and receiving current mode information, and remotely program the programmable wireless modules. A data processing module located within the at least one programmable wireless module and configured to process messages received by the programmable wireless module, authenticate said message, analyze authenticated messages, and carry out asset management instructions included in the message. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090253423 | Means and Method to Monitor, Collect, Save, Transmit and Evaluate Data Relating to the Use of Electronic Communication Devices to Control Device Use - An electronic communication device, such as a cellphone (including, but not limited to PDA's, I-PODs, BLACKBERRYs, PALMs), is programmed to use GPS, and/or a cell tower triangulation signal, collected data to monitor device motion, or lack of motion, for the purpose of controlling (e.g., stopping, starting, changing, adjusting) use of the device or any device option, saving and transmitting all collected data, including dates and times of any changes and/or adjustments, to a third-party (e.g., police, school officials, insurance agents, etc.) for viewing, processing, and/or storing. Any feature the device offers (including, but not limited to, making or receiving voice or data phone calls, text messaging, video, camera, picture viewer, game, navigation, music, MP3 players, speaker, Windows Professional, Internet Explorer, spreadsheets, BlueTooth and/or any sound, pitch, tone, vibration, or volume for hearing or feeling the device ring to recognize the cell phone was in use is controllable by this technology. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20090253424 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATICALLY CONFIGURING ACCESS CONTROL - A method for automatically configuring an access control point based upon the network resource requirements of an application. The installation of a new application on a mobile device or other user device is accompanied, before, during, or after installation, with the distribution of access control information. An access control point blocks communications based upon access rules. An access update module modifies or sets the access rules based upon the access control information. The access control point and the access update module may be located within the mobile device, within an associated wireless connector system, or in other locations within the mobile communication system. The setting or resetting of the access rules based upon the access control information may be triggered during installation, modification, or removal of the application. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20090275323 | Initial eNode-B configuration over-the-air - A method, apparatus, system, and computer program embodied on a computer readable medium is provided to define new messages to be transmitted over a broadcast channel to better support uncoordinated base station deployment in a local area environment. In this context, uncoordinated local base station deployment refers to cases where new base stations are placed, and activated, without any detailed a priori network planning and considerations for placement of already active base stations in the area. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090280794 | DEVICE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR REMOTELY ACCESSING TERMINAL EQUIPMENTS - A device management system for remotely setting parameters to Terminal Equipments connected to a network comprises a Terminal Equipment management application ( | 11-12-2009 |
| 20090280795 | System and Method for the Management of the Mobile Device Life Cycle - A system for the management of mobile devices, including a system server having at least one database, wherein the database includes data objects indicative of a plurality of groups of mobile device users, a plurality of applications, and a plurality of IT policies, wherein the data objects are independent of a mobile device type, an interface module on the system server for generating instructions to communicate to each of two or more device-specific mobile device management servers, wherein each of the device-specific mobile device management servers are in communication with a plurality of mobile devices, and software executing on the system server for deploying at least one of an application and an IT policy to one or more of the plurality of mobile devices by transmitting the instructions to at least one of the plurality of device-specific mobile device management servers. | 11-12-2009 |
| 20090280796 | Over the Air Provisioning of Mobile Device Settings - Techniques and systems for providing services to a mobile device allow settings on the mobile device to be provisioned over the air. In response to a request for mobile service subscription options received from the mobile device, data relating to mobile service subscription options, for selection by a user of the mobile device, may be sent to the mobile device over a wireless communication path. A selection of one or more subscription options may be received from the mobile device over the wireless communication path, and a service corresponding to the selected subscription options may be activated in response to the selection. Settings associated with the selected subscription options may be downloaded over the air to the mobile device, which may store the settings to enable the mobile device to access the subscription. | 11-12-2009 |
| 20090286525 | NETWORK SELECTION FOR MULTIPLE NETWORK PLATFORMS - Embodiments provide methods, systems, and apparatuses to generate and send a command message to a mobile device connected to a first wireless network to command the mobile device to connect to one of one or more candidate wireless networks. The message includes embedded service flow context information of the candidate networks including one or more attributes of the candidate wireless networks that are of potential interest to the mobile device in determining a performance or security impact if the mobile device switches to the one or more wireless networks. The mobile device can conditionally refuse the command if the candidate wireless networks are unable to meet one or more service level requirements of the apparatus. Other embodiments are disclosed and described. | 11-19-2009 |
| 20090298490 | System for providing content, management, and interactivity for thin client devices - A system is provided for delivering Internet and digital content to a variety of thin client devices. A web portal for accessing and selecting content is used in conjunction with graphical user interfaces on a personal computer for setting up and controlling the content channels. The user interfaces, scheduling, and communication management are controlled by a system control software application running on a local server with an Internet connection. A high speed local area network provides for streaming content from the Internet or local server to thin client devices. A digital audio playback device is connected to the local server via the local area network connection and decodes streamed audio files, and converts them into analog audio signals for input into a conventional stereo. Digital content is streamed automatically from the local server to another Internet playback device, based on end user content preferences and schedule selections. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20090298491 | Contract Acceptance Systems and Methods - According to various embodiments of the present invention, a contract acceptance system is provided for facilitating customer acceptance of a service contract (e.g., a wireless service contract). In particular, certain embodiments of the present invention allow a shipping carrier delivering a wireless communication device (e.g., a cellular phone) to a customer to facilitate customer acceptance of a new wireless service contract via a handheld computing device at the point of delivery. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20090305687 | Method and System for Updating Applications in Mobile Communications Terminals - A method is disclosed for checking updates of a software application installed in a wireless communications terminal adapted to be used in a wireless communications network in combination with a subscriber identity module. In the subscriber identity module, a web server function adapted to interact with the software application installed in the wireless communications terminal is provided. When an update of the software application is available, the wireless communications terminal is notified, so that information about availability of the update is made available to the web server function. The software application sends at least one update availability request to the web server function in the subscriber identity module, in order to check if an update is available. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20090318125 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVISIONING CONTENT IN A MOBILE DEVICE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - The provisioning content in a device management system facilitates provisioning of mobile devices with contents of non-applicable formats for provisioning in a module therein in a device management system in a mobile network infrastructure. The system has a device management application and repositories. Capabilities of a mobile device are checked from one or more repositories of the device management system. The provisioning content is retrieved from a module in a mobile device and converted into an applicable format for provisioning the device. | 12-24-2009 |
| 20090318126 | ARRANGEMENT FOR USING ERP-SYSTEMS ON, PREFERABLY, MOBILE DEVICES - The invention relates to an arrangement for using, in particular, ERP-applications of different clients in the form of, preferably, any particular mobile terminal, enabling data exchange with internal ERP-systems via the extranet and intranet. A user can select between different applications according to predetermined authorizations, which are not stored on the terminal, which can be initially guided according to the individual selection thereof and enables access to the internal ERP-systems. According to the invention, in a connection ( | 12-24-2009 |
| 20090325565 | Provisioning applications for a mobile device - Methods and systems for provisioning an application for a mobile device are provided. A user may request an application. A request concerning the application is sent to a provisioning device. The request includes information concerning the mobile device and/or the user of the mobile device. The information is used to determine the requirements for operating the requested application on the mobile device. A hyperlink for downloading the requirements information is sent to the user of the mobile device via text messaging and/or email. The requirements information may be provided directly to the mobile device, to a personal computing device associated with the user of the mobile device, or a combination. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20090325566 | Apparatus and methods for enforcement of policies upon a wireless device - Apparatus and methods for changing one or more functional or operational aspects of a wireless device, such as upon the occurrence of a certain event. In one embodiment, the event comprises detecting that the wireless device is within range of one or more other devices. In another variant, the event comprises the wireless device associating with a certain access point. In this manner, various aspects of device functionality may be enabled or restricted (device “policies”). This policy enforcement capability is useful for a variety of reasons, including for example to disable noise and/or light emanating from wireless devices (such as at a movie theater), for preventing wireless devices from communicating with other wireless devices (such as in academic settings), and for forcing certain electronic devices to enter “sleep mode” when entering a sensitive area. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20100009669 | MANAGEMENT OF MOBILE STATION MEMORY CONTENT - The invention relates to a method for an at least partial erasure of the memory content of a mobile station in a mobile communication system. The starting of the erasure of the mobile station memory content is arranged to be responsive to the checking of a unique equipment identity of the mobile station performed in the mobile communication network on the basis of the unique equipment identities included in an equipment register. If a network element providing mobile communication services receives from an equipment register element the information, according to which the mobile station that has contacted the mobile communication network is defined as barred in the equipment register, a message to be sent from the mobile communication network to the mobile station is formed for erasing the memory content of the mobile station. This message is transmitted from the mobile communication network to the mobile station, and the mobile station detects a need for an at least partial erasure of the memory content in response to the reception of said message. | 01-14-2010 |
| 20100022233 | METHOD OF REMOTE CONTROL FOR PORTABLE DEVICE AND SYSTEM USING THE SAME - A portable device remote control method and system are provided. The method includes registering an Internet Protocol (IP) address in an IP network, by a portable device, forming a transport control protocol based communications channel with the portable device based on the IP network and the IP address, by an internet access terminal, transmitting a control signal for activating an application program of the portable device by using the transport control protocol based communications channel, by the internet access terminal, activating the application program according to the control signal, by the portable device, and receiving screen information according to the activated application program from the portable device by using the transport control based communication system, and outputting the received screen information, by the internet access terminal. | 01-28-2010 |
| 20100029261 | Virtual wireless data cable method, apparatus and system - A system, method and apparatus to establish a complete and symmetrical virtual wireless cable for data transmission in such a way that devices, attached to both ends of the system, could use it as if it is a simple regular data cable. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100035597 | Mobile device for access to argicultural services by non-literate and semi-literate users - A mobile device capable of supporting applications for semi-literate farmers and agricultural industry workers. Such applications are designed to be user-friendly, primarily employ audio form to provide data and information, and promote audio based interactions. In particular, the mobile device comprises a client application that avoids/minimizes the use of keyboard, supports audio-message based interactions and data communications, supports language selection, provides intuitive icons to aid comprehension and user selection, and keeps user interaction simple. The client application comprises a labor contract module that facilitates interaction by a user (who is typically a farmer or agricultural worker) using audio messages to find and hire contract labor. The client application also comprises a social group interaction module that facilitates interaction with mobile social networks, such as groups of farmers in a region of the world, or a group of farmers growing a specific type of crop. | 02-11-2010 |
| 20100041384 | REPORTING OF MULTIPLE IF/RAT LAYER RESTRICTIONS - In one aspect, the invention provides a multi-modal user equipment (UE) configuration method. In some embodiments, the method includes: configuring the UE so that it supports a plurality of radio access technologies (RATs), wherein each of the plurality of RATs is associated with a predetermined maximum number of layers that the UE may be instructed by a network node to monitor simultaneously; configuring the UE so that it is operable to transmit to the network node RAT capability information identifying the plurality of RATs supported by the UE; and configuring the UE to monitor simultaneously not more than X layers associated with one of the plurality of RATs, wherein X is less than the predetermined maximum number of layers associated with the RAT. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100041385 | CONFIGURABLE WIRELESS INTERFACE - A multistandard RF transceiver is disclosed that may optionally include selectable mixers; selectable amplifiers; a configurable analog filter; and a configurable analog to digital converter. The multistandard RF transceiver may also include a data interface for sending data to a host controller and a control interface for receiving configuration commands from the host controller. The configuration commands identify a wireless standard that is to be implemented by the RF receiver. An RF processor processes an RF signal wherein the processed RF signal is output to the host controller on the data interface. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100056129 | Radio Base Station, Radio Communication Terminal, Radio Communication Method and Radio Communication System - A radio communication terminal | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100069056 | Communicating codeset information as part of a native application - A native application includes codeset information. The native application, if loaded into a cellular telephone, allows the cellular telephone and a novel associated Operational Signal Generating Device (OSGD) to be usable as a remote control device. An on-line media store provides the native application for purchase and download. A user uses the cellular telephone to download the native application into the cellular telephone. The codeset information is transferred into the OSGD. The OSGD has a mechanism for using codeset information to generate IR operational signals of the type used to control electronic consumer devices. Execution of the native application causes a keypad to appear on the cellular telephone display. If the user presses a key of the keypad, the cellular telephone detects the key press and sends a communication to the OSGD which causes the OSGD to use the codeset information to generate and transmit an appropriate IR operational signal. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100069057 | METHOD AND NETWORK FOR DETERMINING AN ENVIRONMENT WHEREIN A MOBILE TERMINAL IS SITUATED - A method of determining an environment wherein a mobile terminal of a mobile radiocommunication network is situated, the mobile terminal being associated to an identifier. The method includes: i) retrieving the identifier; ii) retrieving at least one technical feature of the mobile terminal according to the identifier, the one technical feature being related to the capability of the mobile terminal of receiving a radio signal; iii) taking a measurement indicative of a quality of the radio signal at the mobile terminal; and iv) applying to the measurement an operation for determining the environment, the operation depending on at least one parameter, wherein the method further includes, before step iv), v) adjusting at least one of the at least one parameter and the measurement according to the at least one technical feature. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100075654 | ARRANGEMENT AND TECHNIQUE FOR INTERFERENCE MITIGATION - In a telecommunications network. including a first cell with a first base station node having a first node controller component and a first radio network controller (RNC) component; a method of mitigating interference within the first cell including: the first base station node determining when the first cell is experiencing interference; and the first base station node determining which one or more adjacent cells is likely to be a source of the interference; and the first base station node initiating a command configured to effect a reduction in power used by the one or more adjacent cells. The determination of likely inteference source may be by received total wideband power (RTWP) measurements or outer loop power control (OLPC) commands. Preferably the first base station node determines the likely source of interference via the user terminals within its cell which are currently in soft handover, in that the cell or cells that they are in soft handover with are likely to contain the source of the interference. | 03-25-2010 |
| 20100081421 | METHOD FOR REMOTELY CONTROLLING USER DATA AND SYSTEM ADAPTED FOR THE METHOD - A remote control system and method are disclosed that can remotely control user data stored in a remote portable terminal. The system includes a slave terminal, set in a remote control function, for storing the user data, and a master terminal for requesting the user data from the slave terminal and receiving it. The slave terminal authenticates the master terminal when the master terminal requests the user data therefrom, compresses the requested user data, according to the size of user data, during the authentication, and transmits the compressed user data to the master terminal. The slave terminal includes a memory for storing the user data, information regarding the master terminal, and a remote control password, a remote controlling unit for extracting the requested user data when the authenticated master terminal requests a transmission of the user data from the slave terminal, wherein the master terminal is authenticated by the stored remote control password, a compressing unit for compressing the user data by a compressing algorithm if the size of the user data is greater than a reference size, and a Radio Frequency (RF) communication unit for transmitting the user data to the master terminal. | 04-01-2010 |
| 20100087182 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CALLING PARTY TO SPECIFY A RING TONE USED BY A CALLED PARTY'S MOBILE PHONE - A calling party is permitted to determine a ring tone to be played by a called party's mobile phone. Upon receiving an indication of the called party telephone number and a ring tone to be pushed to the called party's handset, the calling party is placed on hold on a conference bridge. The subject ring tone and a designated ANI are transmitted to the called party's handset. Thereafter, an outbound call is placed to the called party's handset such that a ringing signal transmitted to the called party's handset includes the designated ANI. When a connection is established with the called party's handset, the outbound call is bridged with the calling party's call on the conference bridge. Alternatively, in some instances, calls may be place directly from the calling party to the called party along with an indication of a ring tone to be played. | 04-08-2010 |
| 20100105375 | Configuring a Memory for Use in a Mobile Appliance - A memory, such as a SIM card, is configured for use in a mobile appliance equipped to communicate through a wireless network. The configuration is started after a trigger | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100112996 | REMOTE ELECTRICAL TILTING ANTENNA SYSTEM MEASUREMENT VIA DOWNLINK ANTENNA - A technique for operating an antenna system includes using a downlink antenna to provide radio frequency information to a central antenna controller and adjusting operating parameters of the antenna system based thereon. In at least one embodiment of the invention, an apparatus includes a central antenna control facility configured to communicate at least one operation parameter to a first antenna facility associated with a first antenna in a first cell coverage area. The at least one operation parameter is determined at least partially based on information associated with a signal received from the first antenna by a downlink antenna in a second cell coverage area. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100120408 | SERVICING ATTRIBUTES ON A MOBILE DEVICE - Enabling remote customer service and maintenance using a visual identifier is disclosed. In response to a user enrolling in a service capability associated with a mobile device, the process utilizes a visual identifier to associate the service capability with the customer account, the service and the mobile device. The system allocates a visual identifier for each service capability and enables customer service agents to identify the service capability and mobile device, verify the user and retrieve information for the service interaction. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100120409 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING A TEMPORARY ELECTRONIC SERIAL NUMBER FOR OVER-THE-AIR ACTIVATION OF A MOBILE DEVICE - A system and method for activating a subscriber identification module (SIM) based mobile device in a PCS/ANSI type wireless network. The method comprises pre-programming the SIM card of the mobile device with temporary activation identifiers, such as an international mobile station identity (IMSI) and/or a mobile identification number (MIN), and a temporary electronic serial number. The temporary electronic serial number, rather than the mobile device actual electronic serial number, is used to identify the mobile device during registration and activation. The network identifies the temporary electronic serial number associated with the SIM vendor and invokes an over-the-air activation procedure especially for the SIM card mobile devices. A SIM-over-the-air-activation processor is notified to perform the activation for that mobile device on the PCS wireless network. Authentication of the mobile device may be bypassed and the mobile device is instructed to transmit its actual electronic serial number for future registrations. Once the activation process is completed, the temporary activation identifiers are overwritten. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100120410 | METHOD, SYSTEM, SERVER AND TERMINAL FOR CONFIGURING SERVICE PARAMETERS - A method, system, server and terminal for configuring service parameters are provided in the embodiment of the present invention. A parameter server sets the profile data that includes service parameters of operators; a terminal obtains the service parameters from the profile data through a parameter server and configures the service parameters by the received service parameters. The users are not required to manually configure the service parameters. Moreover, after the terminal has switched from one operator's service to another operator's service, the users are not required to either manually configure a new server's address or obtain the service parameters of another operator from a new server. So the present invention simplifies service parameter configuration and improves user experience. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100151849 | CONTROLLING THE USE OF A WIRELESS MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A controlling party can set limitations on a controlled party's access to applications operating on the controlled party's wireless mobile communication device. The controlling party can effectuate these limitations via various different mechanisms. In one instance, the controlling party uses another wireless communication device to effectuate the limitations. In another instance, the limitations are effectuated by the controlling party's operation of a data processing apparatus connected by a wired data communication bus to the controlled party's wireless mobile communication device. In a still further instance, the controlling party effectuates the limitations by accessing a website supported by a web server. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100159911 | REMOTE LOCKING ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES - The invention broadly contemplates locking methods and arrangements for electronic devices, including laptop personal computing (PC) devices. The invention provides methods and arrangements for authorizing remote devices, such as cellular phones, to control the locking of electronic devices, such as laptop PCs. After receipt of a lock message from an authorized device at a guaranteed buffer, the laptop PC becomes locked such that only an authorized user may enable the functionality of the device. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100159912 | REMOTE MANAGEMENT METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR WIRELESSS COMMUNICATION TERMINAL - A remote management method for a terminal supporting a mobile broadcast service is provided. The terminal receives a service guide with a terminal function management condition from a mobile broadcast service broadcasting server, stores and processes the service guide, and delivers a service subscription request to the mobile broadcast service broadcasting server, receives a message with a Device Management (DM) command generated by a DM server, as the mobile broadcast service broadcasting server receiving the service subscription request sends a request for a DM command regarding a function and a management operation of a terminal to be managed, to the DM server, and stores the DM command and executes the DM command if a status of the terminal satisfies the terminal function management condition. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100167716 | WIRELESS HANDSET AIRPLANE SAFETY INTERLOCK - A method and device for controlling the operability of a transmitter on a mobile communications device by determining if the mobile communications device is located within the cabin of an airplane. A condition parameter of the mobile communications device may be determined. The transmitter on the mobile communications device may be disabled in response to the mobile communications device being located within an airplane and further in response to the determined condition parameter. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100173622 | Method and System for Distributing and Updating Software in Wireless Devices - A method is disclosed. The method includes receiving an update package from a wireless service provider that includes information indicating that multiple language versions of an update are included in the update package. Based on the information, the method further specifies an update associated with a language from the update package, and transmits the update associated with the language to a wireless device. | 07-08-2010 |
| 20100184422 | WEB-HOSTED FRAMEWORK FOR MOBILE APPLICATIONS - Embodiments are directed towards providing a web-based framework for access and use of mobile device applications within an application stack. The mobile device includes a mobile web framework application (MWFA) that, when the mobile device boots up, seeks to connect online to a remote web-based interface manager. The remote interface manager provides a display of an application user interface to the mobile device, from which a user may access various applications that may be configured to execute at a remote device rather than on the mobile device. The user may also add to or otherwise modify the applications within the application stack. | 07-22-2010 |
| 20100197292 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR GENERATING USER NOTIFICATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH TASKS THAT ARE PENDING COMPLETION - A device and method for generating user notifications associated with tasks that are pending completion on a mobile device. When additional input is required from a user of the mobile device to complete performance of a task and is not being received from the user within a predefined time period, at least one form of user notification is generated. The particular form or forms of user notification are defined by a user profile associated with the user. User notifications may comprise visual, audible, and/or vibratory alerts, and different forms of these user notifications may be generated in a sequence. The volume of audible alerts or the period between periodic user notifications may vary over time. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100210255 | RANDOM ACCESS CHANNEL (RACH) RECONFIGURATION FOR TEMPORARILY EXTENDED CELL COVERAGE - A device obtains a service change associated with a cell in a radio network, and identifies helper cells in the radio network that need new random access channel (RACH) parameters due to the service change. The device also determines a RACH parameters configuration for the helper cells, and configures the helper cells with the determined RACH parameters configuration. | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100227605 | Control Of A Remote Mobile Device - A method and system for establishing communication with a remote mobile device and inducing one or more functionalities on the remote mobile device are provided. A client application is provided on the remote mobile device. An authentication code with commands and parameters is sent to the client application using, for example, a short message service message. The client application receives the authentication code with the commands and parameters. The client application compares the authentication code with a predefined code stored on the remote mobile device to find a match. The client application executes the commands on finding the match. The commands comprise instructions to induce functionalities on the remote mobile device. The functionalities, for example, comprise performing a playback of a media file and simultaneously performing a recording operation by the remote mobile device, retrieving information, modifying settings, forwarding messages and information, and invoking operations on the remote mobile device. | 09-09-2010 |
| 20100234008 | OPERATING SYSTEM UPDATES FOR MOBILE DEVICES VIA TEXT MESSAGES - A system and/or methodology for upgrading mobile devices via text messages. The user of a source mobile device can send a text message, having a special identifier, to a set of destination mobile devices to be updated. The text message can include a file transfer protocol-server internet protocol address and a file name with a file path. The destination device obtains the text message, processes it, and sends a request to the file transfer protocol-server internet protocol address for the specified update file. The ftp server responds to the request with a data packet containing the update file, which the destination device installs. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20100234009 | CENTRALLY MANAGING USER-SPECIFIED CONFIGURATION DATA FOR A CONFIGURABLE DEVICE - A central configuration server is provided for managing user-specified configuration data for a configurable device. The central configuration server, which is separate from a configurable device to be configured, and which services a plurality of users, obtains a user identification and device information from the configurable device. Responsive to this, the central configuration server accesses an account database and uses the user identification and device information to retrieve, for the identified user, user-specified configuration data for the configurable device. The central configuration server then forwards the user-specified configuration data from the account database to the configurable device for use in automatically configuring the configurable device pursuant to the user-specified configuration data. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20100240350 | Activating an Application - The application discloses a method for establishing a connection between a first communication device capable of receiving an activating message and a mobile communication device, the method comprising:
| 09-23-2010 |
| 20100240351 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING FILE CATALOGS ON A WIRELESS HANDHELD DEVICE - There is disclosed a method and system for managing file metadata stored in one or more catalogs on a wireless handheld device. In an embodiment, the method comprises: connecting to one or more file libraries stored remotely from the device; downloading to the device one or more catalogs storing file metadata for one or more file libraries stored remotely from the device; and remotely updating on the device the one or more catalogs such that the file metadata in one or more file libraries stored remotely from the device are substantially up-to-date on the device. | 09-23-2010 |
| 20100240352 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZED USE OF A DUAL MODE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE - Systems and methods for the operation of a dual mode wireless communication device are provided. A wireless communication device includes a scan module, a registration module and a learning module that cooperate to allow the device to identify available radio access technologies, select a radio interface, manage the radio interface, and learn behavioral patterns that optimize operation of the dual mode device. The dual mode device maximizes the overall time it is operational on the better radio access technology while not performing unnecessary scans. This helps in improving performance, preserving battery life and enhancing the overall user experience. In operation, the dual mode device scans for available voice or data networks upon identification of a trigger event, for example, a manual instruction, a drop in signal strength, a loss of signal, a time of usage on a particular network, a battery condition, an application preference, a state of the wireless communication device, or a geographic location. Various trigger events may be stored in a data storage area on the device and new trigger events such as geographic locations where manual scans are frequently requested by the user or geographic locations where signal strength is low or the network signal is typically lost can be stored for future reference by the device in order to improve performance. | 09-23-2010 |
| 20100248706 | AUTONOMOUS, NON-INTERACTIVE, CONTEXT-BASED SERVICES FOR CELLULAR PHONE - Embodiments include but are not limited to cellular phones, methods practice thereon, for autonomously servicing a call or a message, on behalf of the user, without interacting with the user, are disclosed herein. In various embodiments, data about a user of the cellular phone, internal conditions of the cellular phone, or external environment of the cellular phone are locally collected and from a wireless communication network. In various embodiments, multiple agents are provided to the cellular phone, wherein each agent is configured to determine, on receipt of a received call or message, a current service context based at least in part on some of the data stored, and autonomously servicing the received call or message based on the results of the determination. Other embodiments may be described and claimed. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100248707 | WIRELESS DEVICE REMOTE RECOVERY - Disclosed techniques enable wireless remote recovery for a wireless device that has encountered a potentially unrecoverable programming error during execution of a primary program controlling operations of the wireless device, e.g. an error that might otherwise prevent network communications. In response to the error, program execution changes over from the primary program to execution of a backup program. Under control of the backup program, the wireless device initiates a communication with a recovery server, over the air through a wireless network serving the wireless device. The communication utilizing the backup program enables the wireless device to receive programming from the recovery server, including a replacement version for at least a portion of the primary program. The primary program can then be corrected by replacing the portion thereof with the received replacement version. The wireless device then resumes normal operation, by resuming execution using the corrected primary program. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100248708 | Method, Apparatus and Computer Program Product for Reducing Outage Probability for Mobile Devices - An apparatus for enabling dual mode communication may include a processor. The processor may be configured to receive ( | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100248709 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR NETWORK INITIATED UNINSTALLATION OF APPLICATION PROGRAM OVER WIRELESS NETWORK - Network-initiated uninstallation of programs on remote modules, such as wireless telephones, is performed over a wireless network to recall programs stored on the wireless telephone that are faulty or harmful to the wireless telephone, the wireless network, or a user of the wireless telephone. If one or more recall criteria are met for uninstallation of a targeted application program, a recall command source constructs a recall command. A program manager, using a database containing information about each program downloaded onto each wireless telephone in the network, identifies, for the recall command source, which wireless telephones carry the targeted application program. The recall command includes a unique application identification for the targeted application program and an instruction to the wireless telephone to uninstall the targeted application program. The recall command is broadcast over the wireless network to the wireless telephones. In response to the recall command, the wireless telephone automatically uninstalls the targeted application program by executing a recall program on the wireless telephone. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100279673 | Remotely Locating and Commanding a Mobile Device - Methods and systems are presented for remotely commanding a mobile device. In one aspect, a method includes receiving input identifying a mobile device, presenting to a user one or more remote commands corresponding to the mobile device, receiving user input selecting a remote command from the one or more presented remote commands, generating a remote command message instructing the mobile device to execute the selected remote command, and transmitting the remote command message to a server for publication in a message topic. Further, a selectable list of mobile devices associated with a remote management account can be presented to the user, the selectable list including information uniquely identifying each mobile device. Additionally, the selectable list of mobile devices can include an indication of whether an included mobile device is online. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20100279674 | Method and System to Subscribe, Configure and Move Mobile Telephone Software Service Conveniently - A method, which is convenient to subscribe, configure and move mobile telephone software service, focuses on user. It regards all kinds of mobile telephone service software as the carrier of the service. A user's mobile telephone stores user description information and service description information related of the mobile telephone in service management platform after installing and starting a mobile telephone service. The user logs on the service management platform through access equipment, and subscribes mobile telephone service modality and all kinds of function available after identity authorization. The user can configure service parameters through access equipment, downloads the mobile telephone service software or service description information from service management platform, and installs them to user's mobile telephone after subscription or configuration operation. The user can log on the service management platform through new mobile telephone when the mobile telephone is updated. All mobile telephone service and service description information used in the original mobile telephone can be moved to the new mobile telephone selectively or as a whole after identity authorization. It is convenient to update, subscribe and configure individualization mobile telephone service software. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20100279675 | Remotely Locating and Commanding a Mobile Device - Methods, systems, and apparatus are presented for processing a remote lock command message. In one aspect, a method includes receiving, by a mobile device, a remote lock command message comprising a lock command and specifying a passcode to be set by the mobile device, locking the mobile device in response to the received remote lock command message, setting an unlock passcode associated with the mobile device to the specified passcode, and generating an acknowledgement message in response to the remote lock command message. Further, receiving the remote lock command message can include accessing a subscribed topic hosted on a notification service, the subscribed topic being associated with a lock command, and retrieving the remote lock command message from the subscribed topic. Additionally, locking the mobile device can include locking a display such that access to information stored on the mobile device and device functionality are blocked. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20100279676 | Paging in a Cellular Communication System - A cellular communication system comprises a user equipment ( | 11-04-2010 |
| 20100291912 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATIC USER-ENABLED ACCOUNT IDENTIFIER ASSOCIATION - Systems, methods, and an article of manufacturing for automatically associating an identifier of a particular mobile station with a mobile communications network account are shown and described. In some circumstances, an identifier is automatically captured from a mobile station, e.g., via over-the-air signaling to the network. Upon verification of other account details, the captured identifier is assigned to the account, e.g., with a particular directory number of the account, and the change is propagated to other systems of the mobile communications network. | 11-18-2010 |
| 20100291913 | REMOTE CONTROL METHOD BETWEEN MOBILE PHONES - A remote control method between mobile phones is provided for making a connection between a first mobile phone and a second mobile phone through a telephone exchange apparatus, so that the mobile phones can manipulate each other without a distance restriction and execute multiple commands. The first mobile phone sends a representative code identifying the second mobile phone to the telephone exchange apparatus, the telephone exchange apparatus examines the representative code to obtain information of the second mobile phone, and sends a message of connection to the second mobile phone, for asking to connect the second mobile phone with the first mobile phone. If the second mobile phone permits connection with the first mobile phone, the telephone exchange apparatus assigns a virtual IP address for connecting to the second mobile phone, and the first mobile phone uses the virtual IP address to connect to the second mobile phone. | 11-18-2010 |
| 20100291914 | SOFTWARE DISTRIBUTION BETWEEN RADIO BASE STATIONS - A method of operating a telecommunications network ( | 11-18-2010 |
| 20100304730 | SPACE & TIME BASED DEVICE CUSTOMIZATION - Customizing a device based on space and time (e.g., a geographic position of the device at a particular time) is disclosed. In one aspect, geographic position data of a device is obtained. Temporal data that is related to the geographic position data is obtained. An operational mode is selected based on the geographic position data and the temporal data for activation on the device. In some implementations, the operational mode identifies a communication medium. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20100311403 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISABLING A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A method and system for disabling a wireless communication device, including: capturing a signal stream from the wireless communication device by satisfying a signal control protocol using a mobile broadcast antenna; and routing signals to and from the wireless communication device according to a non-standard protocol, thereby disabling normal operation of the wireless communication device. The mobile broadcast antenna includes a signal capturing module configured to receive information relevant to satisfaction of the signal control protocol and to alter a signal of the mobile broadcast antenna. The signal capturing module detects signal strengths from other broadcast antenna and alters a broadcast strength of the mobile broadcast antenna to be higher than the detected signal strengths. The signal capturing module calculates a desired signal strength difference according to a desired protection characteristic and alters the broadcast strength of the mobile broadcast antenna to satisfy the desired signal strength difference. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20100311404 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR UPDATING RULES GOVERNING THE SWITCHING OF VIRTUAL SIM SERVICE CONTRACTS - A system and method for providing updated rules governing the switching of enabled provisioning data supporting a wireless service contract. A mobile device may be initially programmed with a profile data table and priority list index data table to automatically enable provisioning data supporting one of the plurality of service providers stored in a VSIM internal memory unit to conduct a wireless communication when certain operational parameter values are satisfied. The profile data table and priority list index data table may be automatically updated in response to a variety of triggers. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20100311405 | MOBILE PHONE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING VOLUME OF MOBILE PHONE - A method is used for controlling volume in a mobile phone. The method includes the following steps. The mobile phone receives an input voice signal, and the mobile phone determines if the input voice signal is a digital signal. If the input voice signal is not digital signal, the input voice signal is converted to the digital voice signal. A volume of the digital voice signal is adjusted to a predefined volume if the volume of the digital voice signal is not equal to the predefined volume. The adjusted digital voice signal is output from the mobile phone. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20100317335 | Systems and Methods for Remotely Configuring a Mobile Device - In particular embodiments, a system is described that includes one or more management servers comprising instructions operable when executed to present a user interface displayable at a remote host computer, the user interface enabling a user at the remote host computer to input management information for managing a mobile device; receive the management information input by the user; update configuration information in a configuration database for the mobile device based on the management information; and send the configuration information to the mobile device for configuring the mobile device. In particular embodiments, the instructions are further operable when executed to access one or more third party servers; pull third party information from the third party servers; aggregate and reconcile the pulled third party information with the configuration information stored in the configuration information database; and store the reconciled configuration information in the configuration information database. | 12-16-2010 |
| 20100317336 | CONTEXT-BASED LIMITATION OF MOBILE DEVICE OPERATION - Context-based limitation of mobile device operation. An embodiment of a method includes receiving a request for a function of a mobile device. The method further includes obtaining data regarding a context of the mobile device, and determining a current context for the mobile device based on the obtained data. The method includes determining whether the function of the mobile device should be limited at least in part the current context of the mobile device; and responding to the request for the function based on the determination regarding the limitation of the function. | 12-16-2010 |
| 20100323681 | SHARING OR RESELLING NFC APPLICATIONS AMONG MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICES - A method for sharing applications (APPI, APP | 12-23-2010 |
| 20100330976 | REMOTE ACCESS TO INFORMATION ON A MOBILE TERMINAL FROM A WEB BROWSER EXTENSION - The invention relates to a method and system for managing information stored and/or services configured in a mobile terminal from a remote terminal, wherein the mobile terminal is configured to connect to a mobile communications network and comprises a web server having an API defined for each piece of information and for each service provided by the mobile terminal, and wherein said remote terminal has access to a data network. It comprises: making, from an extension of a web browser of the remote terminal to the mobile terminal, an HTTP request for managing one piece of information stored or a service configured in the mobile terminal, wherein the HTTP request is in accordance with said API defined in the web server of the mobile terminal and comprises an identifier of said information or service which is to be managed; sending an HTTP response from the mobile terminal to the extension in accordance with said API defined in the web server of the mobile and showing in the remote terminal an interface comprised in said extension for managing said information stored or service configured in the mobile. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20100330977 | CENTRALIZED COEXISTENCE MANAGER FOR CONTROLLING OPERATION OF MULTIPLE RADIOS - Systems and methodologies are described herein that facilitate a centralized structure for managing multi-radio coexistence for a mobile device and/or other suitable device(s). As described herein, a control plane coexistence manager (CxM) entity and/or a data plane CxM entity can be implemented to directly interact with a set of associated transceivers (e.g., radios, etc.) in order to manage conflicts between events corresponding to the transceivers. Further, CxM operation can be divided between the control and data planes such that the control plane handles configuration and long-term operations such as radio registration, sleep mode management, long-term event resolution, interaction with upper layers, etc., while the data plane handles short-term operations with respect to radio event management based on incoming notifications or event requests. For instance, the data plane can evaluate a set of requested events, select event(s) to be executed, and provide responses to the associated transceivers relating to the selection(s). | 12-30-2010 |
| 20100330978 | METHOD, SERVER AND MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE FOR MANAGING UNIQUE MEMORY DEVICE IDENTIFICATIONS - A method for server-based managing of unique memory device identifications (MUID | 12-30-2010 |
| 20110003586 | Disabling A Mobile Phone Suspected Of Being A Trigger For A Bomb - Methods, systems, and computer program products for disabling a mobile phone suspected of being a trigger for a bomb are provided. Embodiments include tracking, by one or more data communications servers of the data communications network, location, motion, and usage of a mobile phone; determining, by the one or more data communications servers, whether the location, the motion, and the usage of the mobile phone matches a suspect pattern of location, motion, and usage; and disabling, by the one or more data communications servers, the mobile phone only from receiving messages if the location, the motion, and the usage of the mobile phone matches a suspect pattern of location, motion, and usage. | 01-06-2011 |
| 20110003587 | METHODS, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR CHANGING RING METHOD BASED ON TYPE OF CONNECTED DEVICE - Methods, apparatus, and computer program products for changing alert setting of a communication device are provided. An operative connection of a communication device to a connected device is detected. Based on the operative connection to the connected device, it is determined whether an alert setting for the communication device should be changed. In response to determining that the alert setting should be changed, the alert setting for the communication device is automatically changed. The connected device is a network interface, a power adapter, and/or a headset | 01-06-2011 |
| 20110003588 | WIRELESS CONTROL SYSTEM USING AN APPARATUS WITH A MOBILE PHONE - The invention relates to a system that controls the operation of a plurality of devices ( | 01-06-2011 |
| 20110009111 | APPARATUS FOR REPORTING AN EXCEPTION AND METHOD THEREOF - A mobile terminal for reporting an exception or error and a method thereof, by which an exception of the mobile terminal can be transmitted to a server in a transmission mode appropriate for a status of a network. Exception information, such as information of a register of the mobile terminal if the exception is generated, information of a task performed by the mobile terminal before the generation of the exception, and history information before the generation of exception, are stored in a memory. The exception information is transmitted to the server. | 01-13-2011 |
| 20110021184 | METHOD OF MANAGING A DATA TRANSMISSION SERVICE - A method is provided for managing a service for transmitting data, between a communicating entity operating according to a first mode and a core network of a second mode, through an access node of an access network. The method includes beforehand a step of converting a request for activation of service in the first mode emitted by the communicating entity, into a request for activation of service in the second mode destined for the core network. The method further includes a step of selecting a radio support of the first mode between the access node and the communicating entity and establishing of a resource of the second mode between the access node and the core network, a step of sending a notification to the core network of an allocation of a radio access support of the second mode including a radio support and a resource of the second mode, and a step of sending a notification to the communicating entity of an allocation of a radio access support of the first mode including a radio support and a resource of the first mode. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20110034161 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REAL TIME SELF-PROVISIONING FOR A MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A system and method of provisioning services for a mobile communication device are disclosed. A provisioning request including provisioning information and specifying a provisioning operation and a first communication service is prepared on the mobile communication device and sent to a provisioning system. Processing of the provisioning request is dependent upon whether or not a second communication service has been activated for the mobile communication device. If the mobile communication device is outside a coverage area of a wireless communication network when a provisioning request is prepared, the request is stored at the mobile communication device and sent to the provisioning system when the mobile communication device enters the coverage area. The provisioning system preferably manages service provisioning for multiple services, any of which may be hosted by different service providers. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110039533 | VEHICLE TELEMATICS UNIT ACTIVATION WITH PROVISIONING DETECTION - A system and method for making vehicle originated calls to a telematics service provider or other call center. The method includes identifying a call type associated with a desired wireless communication of speech or data to the call center, and then carrying out one of a number of different call connection processes depending on the call type. For voice channel cellular connections, an in-band modem cellular connection is preferably established in most instances using a connection retry strategy that includes primary, secondary, and possibly tertiary connection attempts. Cell selection can be carried out using an acquisition task, background scan and inter-country PLMN reselection process that are used to select among available PLMNs and base stations. The system and method can be carried out in connection with various cellular system technologies, but is especially suited for use with GSM systems. | 02-17-2011 |
| 20110053582 | END-USER DEVICES AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING AN END-USER DEVICE - In an embodiment, an end-user mobile device is provided. The end-user mobile device may include a transmitter configured to broadcast context information based on the occurrence of a pre-determined event. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110053583 | User initiated virtual mobile management - Disclosed is a user initiated virtual mobile management process to improve support levels and enhance user experience. With this invention the user will have better control on the VMM as it allows the user to pause streaming when performing sensitive transactions. The user can directly make a connection with the help desk administrator for issue resolution that the user has on the mobile device. User can initiate the request through SMS, IVR, or Data Connection. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110053584 | System, Method, and Apparatus for Automatic Scheduled Silencing of Wireless Transmitters - A wireless telecommunication system that automatically enforces a quiet time mode of operation for a wireless handset comprises a cellular telecommunication network, and a wireless handset configured to transmit voice and data information to, and configured to receive voice and data information from the cellular telecommunication network. The wireless handset comprises a quiet time controller configured to disable the wireless handset from issuing the audible notification during scheduled quiet time periods. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110070876 | LIMITING DEVICE OPERATION WITHOUT THIRD PARTY PERMISSION - Embodiments of the invention include a set of rules established by a third-party to control the execution of various functions offered by a device. The set of rules can block a function outright, or can specify particular combinations of days and times when the function can be executed and when it is blocked. Then, when the user of the device requests an instance of the function to be executed, the set of rules can be accessed to determine whether the requested function instance is permitted, after which the device can either block or execute the requested function instance. | 03-24-2011 |
| 20110070877 | OVER THE AIR PROVISIONING OF MOBILE DEVICE SETTINGS - Techniques and systems for providing services to a mobile device allow settings on the mobile device to be provisioned over the air. In response to a request for mobile service subscription options received from the mobile device, data relating to mobile service subscription options, for selection by a user of the mobile device, may be sent to the mobile device over a wireless communication path. A selection of one or more subscription options may be received from the mobile device over the wireless communication path, and a service corresponding to the selected subscription options may be activated in response to the selection. Settings associated with the selected subscription options may be downloaded over the air to the mobile device, which may store the settings to enable the mobile device to access the subscription. | 03-24-2011 |
| 20110086630 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING OPERATIONS OF A COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a communication device having a controller to provision a matching network that controls one or more operational characteristics of one of a receiver portion and a transmitter portion of the communication device according to a profile describing one or more characteristics of a communication system from which the communication device operates. Additional embodiments are disclosed. | 04-14-2011 |
| 20110086631 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING PORTABLE DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND VIDEO SYSTEM - A method for controlling a portable device, a display device, and a video system is provided. According to the method for controlling the portable device, the portable device transmits an application to the display device, the portable device and the display device execute the application, the portable device receives specific information from a user and transmits the specific information to the display device, and the display device controls an execution of the application according to the specific information. Therefore, a user may control a display device using a portable device. | 04-14-2011 |
| 20110092197 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS TO ENABLE BACKUP WIRELESS DEVICES - Systems, methods, and apparatus are disclosed to enable backup wireless devices. An example method disclosed herein includes receiving an activation code associated with a backup wireless device to activate the backup wireless device, and in response to receiving the activation code, transmitting a deactivation instruction to a primary wireless device along with a deactivation message for presentation on a visual display of the primary wireless device. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110098030 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACTIVATING SERVICES - An approach is provided for activating a service for a mobile device. A message is received from a mobile device specifying a unique hardware identifier associated with the mobile device for activating a service for the mobile device. Creation of a provisional account is caused, at least in part, to be created to activate the service based on the unique hardware identifier without user information. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110105101 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RECEIVER ADAPTATION BASED ON KNOWLEDGE OF WIRELESS PROPAGATION ENVIRONMENTS - A method and apparatus for receiver adaptation of a mobile device communicating with a network cell, the method determining propagation environment information at a processor of the mobile device; and configuring at least one of an algorithm and control parameters of a receiver of the mobile device utilizing the propagation environment information. Further, a method and apparatus for obtaining propagation environment information at a mobile device including: acquiring a cell identifier at the mobile device; and receiving propagation environment information corresponding to the acquired cell identifier. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110105102 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROXIMITY-BASED RADIO MANAGEMENT - A multi-modal wireless communication device contains multiple radios for communication with wireless networks utilizing different communication protocols. When a communication link with a first base station using a first communication protocol is broken, and a communication link established with a second base station, the mobile device stores the communication data related to the prior communication link and stores it in association with the current communication link. At some future time, the mobile device may establish a communication link with the second base station. The mobile device can check the stored data to see if there is a an alternative network connection in the proximity of the current connection. If so, the mobile device may activate the radio for communication with first base station and actively attempt to establish a communication link based on the proximity data recalled from storage in the mobile device. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110111743 | Methods For Mobile Phone Applications - A set of systems and methods are described that: a) provides methods for viral mass distribution of mobile phone applications by use of phone book, contact lists, or other social network information, b) enable any Internet-enabled mobile device user to download and use such mobile applications without requiring PC access, and c) provides a technique for unifying code versions for most existing mobile devices, expediting the viral distribution of said applications. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110111744 | DEMAND-BASED PROVISIONING FOR A MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE - Systems and methods are provided for providing demand-based provisioning for a mobile communication device. A provisioning server may be used to receive a provisioning update request from the mobile communication device and in response to the provisioning update request transmit a service update data message to the mobile communication device. The service update data message may include service information for the mobile communication device that is received by the provisioning server from at least one of a plurality of service providers. The mobile communication device may be operable to detect a triggering event and transmit the provisioning update request to the provisioning server in response to the triggering event. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110124325 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAINTAINING USER SETTINGS FOR OVER-THE-AIR UPGRADES - A method and apparatus for performing a software upgrade are disclosed. The method determines a plurality of mobile endpoint devices affected by a wireless network access software upgrade, and schedules a deployment of the wireless network access software upgrade. The method transmits a notification to the plurality of mobile endpoint devices, wherein the notification is configured to cause each of the plurality of mobile endpoint devices to store user settings in a memory of each of the plurality of mobile endpoint devices. The method downloads the wireless network access software upgrade wirelessly to the plurality of mobile endpoint devices, wherein the wireless network access software upgrade is configured to cause each of the plurality of mobile endpoint devices to install the wireless network access software upgrade and to restore the user settings from the memory of each of the plurality of mobile endpoint devices. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110143740 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SMALL BASE STATION - An apparatus and a method for controlling a small base station using a macro base station may reduce interference between the small base station and the macro base station. The method includes determining whether a small base station is in a blank state; transmitting a deactivation request message to the macro base station if the small base station is in the blank state; and operating the small base station in an inactive mode if a deactivation response message is received from the macro base station. The inactive mode being a mode of the small base station in which a synchronization channel or a minimal channel is transmitted to enable a terminal in the cell area of the small base station to identify the small base station. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110143741 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CROSS-PLATFORM APPLICATIONS ON A WIRELESS PHONE - A system and method for operation of cross-platform applications on a wireless phone is provided. The applications can be cross-platform applications in that the same application code can be run on different wireless phone platforms. The method and system can for a wireless phone which runs a cross-platform application that enables the processor of the wireless phone to run the cross-platform applications. The wireless phone processor can operate to determine platform parameters of the phone and then run the cross-platform application using the determined phone parameters. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110151854 | REMOTE MANAGEMENT OVER A WIRELESS WIDE-AREA NETWORK USING SHORT MESSAGE SERVICE - A method and device for remote management over a wireless wide-area network includes receiving a short message over a wireless wide-area network (WWAN) using an out-of-band (OOB) processor of a computing device. The OOB processor is capable of communicating over the WWAN irrespective of an operational state of an in-band processor of the computing device. The computing device executes at least one operation with the OOB processor in response to receiving the short message. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110183659 | COMMUNITY GROUP CLIENT AND COMMUNITY AUTO DISCOVERY SOLUTIONS IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK - A Community Group Client and Community Auto-Discovery for use in a wireless communications network. The Community Group Client and Community Auto-Discovery are used with Community Group features for Advanced Voice Services or Advanced Group Services in wireless communications systems. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110207449 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY SETTING ENVIRONMENT OF USER TERMINAL - A system for automatically setting an environment of a user terminal includes a space and context-aware device for sensing a space and a context using a plurality of sensors, defining environment setting information corresponding to the sensed space and context, and sending the defined environment setting information to a user terminal, thereby requesting environment setting or release. Further, the system for automatically setting an environment of a user terminal includes a user terminal for changing environment setting mode while communicating with the space and context-aware device and automatically changing to a status corresponding to the environment setting information when the environment setting information is received. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20110237236 | PARENT-CONTROLLED EPISODIC CONTENT ON A CHILD TELECOMMUNICATION DEVICE - Techniques for remotely establishing sequences of content to be enabled on a child device are described herein. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110237237 | METHOD, SYSTEM, AND APPARATUS FOR NETWORK TIME AND DATE DETERMINATION - A method, system, and apparatus for time and date determination using a wireless network is disclosed. A wireless device searches for a network to establish a connection, and, when a network is found, the wireless device attempts to establish a connection. The wireless device receives a PLMN code from the network. The wireless device receives the current GMT time from a GPS satellite. The wireless device determines the time zone that the wireless device is located in using the PLMN code. The wireless device determines the daylight saving time settings using the PLMN code and/or the GMT time. The wireless device determines the current time and date for the present location of the wireless device using the received GMT time and the determined time zone and day light saving time settings. The wireless device is updated to reflect the current time, date, time zone, and daylight saving settings. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110244845 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - The present invention includes a mobile terminal and controlling method including a wireless communication unit configured to externally exchange a wireless signal, a display unit, and a controller, when a text message is received from a text message server via the wireless communication unit, configured to determine whether application update data for updating information of a specific application is included in the received text message and whether an indictor indicating a type of the specific application is included in the received text message, to update the information of the specific application indicated by the indicator if the indicator is included in the received text message, and to control the updated information to be displayed on the display unit. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110250876 | METHOD FOR RESETTING A NON-RESPONSIVE MOBILE UNIT THEN-CURRENTLY OCCUPYING A CELLULAR TRAFFIC CHANNEL OF A WIRELESS NETWORK - A method for resetting a non-responsive mobile unit then-currently occupying a cellular traffic channel of a wireless network is disclosed herein. The method involves recognizing, at an external entity, that the mobile unit is in a non-responsive state that is occupying a voice channel of the cellular traffic channel, and establishing a wireless data connection between the mobile unit and an external entity over the cellular traffic channel. A data message is transmitted to the mobile unit from the external entity, where the data message includes at least a command to reset the mobile unit. In response to receiving the data message, the method further involves resetting the mobile unit via a protocol initiated by a processor associated with the mobile unit. | 10-13-2011 |
| 20110250877 | METHOD FOR REACTIVATING A THEN-CURRENTLY DEACTIVATED MOBILE UNIT - A method for reactivating a then-currently deactivated mobile unit involves submitting a request to a call center to reactivate the mobile unit and, upon receiving the request, submitting another request to a cellular service provider from the call center, where such other request includes a request to broadcast a message having a mobile unit identifier and a reactivation protocol contained therein. The method further involves broadcasting the message from the cellular service provider to a plurality of mobile units each having an identical inactive dialing number stored therein. A processor operatively associated with the then-currently deactivated mobile unit recognizes the mobile unit identifier contained in the broadcasted message. Upon recognizing the mobile unit identifier, the processor applies the reactivation protocol contained in the broadcasted message to initiate reactivation of the then-currently deactivated mobile unit. | 10-13-2011 |
| 20110250878 | COMMUNICATION DEVICES AND METHODS THEREOF - Communication devices and methods thereof. The communication device comprises a communication module, a memory module, and a control module. The communication module receives a data object exceeding a predetermined data size from a device management server. The memory module, coupled to the communication module, comprises a management object tree having a management object leaf node, storing a first portion of the received data object in the management object leaf node, and holds the first portion in the management object leaf node when termination of the reception of the data object is being determined. The control module, coupled to the communication module and the memory module, determines termination of the reception of the data object prior to the data object being completely received, wherein the first portion comprises at least one unit data, and each unit data has a data size less than or equal to the predetermined data size. | 10-13-2011 |
| 20110269446 | METHOD FOR REMOTELY CONTROLLING STATUS OF SMART PHONE, SMART PHONE AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - In an exemplary method for remotely controlling status of a smart phone, a message is remotely sent to the smart phone, the smart phone monitors the content of the message and then is controlled to be set in a target status when the content of the message contains a sequence matched with the target status. For example, the smart phone can be controlled to switch from silent mode to ring mode, which facilities the user to quickly find his/her smart phone previously being set in the silent mode. | 11-03-2011 |
| 20110287757 | REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD - A remote control system and method for controlling and interacting with a variety of devices and systems is disclosed. The system comprises at least one command server which is operable to receive control commands from a handheld communications device and to generate and transmit command signals in response to the received control commands, the transmitted command signals interacting with one or more devices controlled by the system. In one embodiment, the handheld communications device is operable to exchange data with an account server that maintains data and configuration information for the system and the devices to be controlled by it over a first communications modality. The handheld communications device transfers control commands and other data with the command server via a second communications modality and the handheld communications device can transfer data between the account server and the command server as needed. The system can support multiple devices to be controlled, multiple command servers, which can each be associated with one or more devices to be controlled, and multiple handheld communications devices. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110294489 | Device with Multidirectional Control for Selecting Actions to Perform on a Telecommunication Device - An electronic device and a telecommunication device that are locally connected and methods of utilizing those devices are described herein. The electronic device detects a pattern or duration of user interactions with a multidirectional control of the electronic device. Based on the pattern or duration and association data mapping patterns or durations to commands, the electronic device selects a command and then transmits the command to the telecommunication device. The telecommunication device enables a user to associate actions to be performed by the telecommunication device with patterns or durations of user interaction with the multidirectional control. Also, the telecommunication device receives a signal from the electronic device that is recognized as a command to perform an action, the recognition being based on association data mapping the signal to a pattern or duration of user interaction. The telecommunication device then performs the action. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110294490 | REMOTE CONTROL OF A TELEPHONE - A method of remotely controlling a mobile electronic device includes initiating communication between the mobile electronic device and a remote electronic device having a user interface. First output of the mobile device is converted into a first HTML file. The first HTML file is transmitted from the mobile device to the remote device. Second output is presented on the remote device dependent upon the first HTML file received by the remote device. Data is transmitted from the remote device to the mobile device. An application is identified within the mobile device to process the data from the remote device. The data from the remote device is processed within the application. Third output is produced within the mobile device based on the processing of the data from the remote device. The third output of the mobile device is converted into a second HTML file. The second HTML file is transmitted from the mobile device to the remote device. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110300847 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING EMOTION IN AN INTERACTIVE NETWORK - Embodiments of the invention provide a method, devices, and system for monitoring and sharing emotion-related data from one or more persons connected via the internet. An emotion monitoring device (EMD) measures physiological signals obtained from biosensors and computes emotion states relating to emotional arousal and valence. Various signal processing methods are employed to reduce artifact and improve the detection of emotional states. The EMD communicates the emotion data to an internet server via a wireless network. The internet server transmits the emotion data to other persons equipped with an EMD. Their emotion data similarly is obtained and shared with others. The networked emotion data can used to enrich online, community experiences such as games and social networks. An implementation of an EMD based on a smart phone enables emotion data to be monitored in wide area, mobile environment. The biosensors can be integrated into the casing or a cover for the mobile phone. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20110300848 | Map Version Control Methods And Apparatus For Updating The Use Of Network-Maintained Map Data Sets For Mobile Communication Devices - A method in a mobile device for use in receiving updates of network-maintained map data sets is described. The mobile device receives, through a wireless network, map data for rendering a map. The map data has a plurality of layers, where each of the plurality of layers includes a version number and a plurality of data entries associated therewith. Each of the plurality of data entries indicates a plurality of data points for rendering one or more artifacts or labels within an area of interest of the map. The mobile device stores the map data, and displays the area of interest from the plurality of layers of the stored map data. The mobile device then receives, through the wireless network, an indication of an alternative version of one of the layers of the stored map data. When the version number of the alternative version is greater than the version number of the stored version, the mobile device causes one or more requests for the alternative version of said layer for the area of interest to be sent through the wireless network. The mobile device also receives the alternative version of said layer for the area of interest through the wireless network in response to the one or more requests. The mobile device also then causes the map of the area of interest to be rendered in the display in accordance with the combined plurality of layers of the stored map data, but with use of the alternative version of said layer. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20110306332 | Method and Apparatus For Requesting A Connection In A Cellular Communication Network - A network element comprises a management logic module and a translator service logic module arranged to be operably coupled to each of: a communication access point via a first communication link, an auto configuration server (ACS) logic module via a second communication link, and an Element Management System (EMS) associated with the communication access point via a third communication link. The translator service logic module is arranged to receive a connection request from the ACS logic module and transmit the connection request to the communication access point via the first communication link. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20110312314 | Telecommunications Device Localization & Alarm - A system for bringing a portable telecommunications device into compliance with local telecommunications requirements is described. Systems on the portable telecommunication device scan the local environment to determine if the operating characteristics of the portable telecommunication device are like those in the vicinity of the device or are different from those in the device's vicinity. If the communications characteristics of the portable telecommunication device are different from those in its immediate vicinity, then the portable telecommunications device undertakes one or more remedial actions to bring its operations into compliance with local telecommunications requirements. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20120015642 | FIRMWARE UPDATE METHOD FOR MOBILE TERMINAL AND MOBILE TERMINAL USING THE SAME - A method for updating a firmware of a mobile terminal over the air in a mobile communication system and a mobile terminal using the same are provided comprising an internal memory and a detachable external memory and downloading an update file of a firmware from a firmware server over the air, in which size information of the update file is received, a download storage for storing the update file is selected in accordance with the size information, the update file is downloaded and stored in the selected download storage, and the firmware is updated with the stored update file. Accordingly, an update file can be selectively stored in an internal memory and an external memory in accordance with available storage capability using a firmware over-the air (FOTA) function. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120015643 | System and Method for Real Time Self-Provisioning for a Mobile Communication Device - A system and method of provisioning services for a mobile communication device are disclosed. A provisioning request including provisioning information and specifying a provisioning operation and a first communication service is prepared on the mobile communication device and sent to a provisioning system. Processing of the provisioning request is dependent upon whether or not a second communication service has been activated for the mobile communication device. If the mobile communication device is outside a coverage area of a wireless communication network when a provisioning request is prepared, the request is stored at the mobile communication device and sent to the provisioning system when the mobile communication device enters the coverage area. The provisioning system preferably manages service provisioning for multiple services, any of which may be hosted by different service providers. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120015644 | Virtual Instance Architecture for Mobile Device Management Systems - System and method for remotely managing mobile devices. A virtual instance mobile device is maintained for each physical mobile device to be managed. Each virtual instance mobile device is executable in a computer runtime environment and includes a hardware emulation component configured to emulate the hardware components of the corresponding physical mobile device and a software emulation component corresponding to the software components of the physical mobile device, which is executable within the context of the hardware emulation component. Synchronization between the virtual instance mobile devices and their corresponding physical mobile devices is maintained, and data obtained from the physical mobile devices is stored. The physical mobile devices are remotely managed by utilizing their corresponding virtual instance mobile devices respectively. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120046022 | Systems, methods, and computer program products for providing device updates to a mobile device operating in a wireless telecommunications network - Systems, methods, and computer program products are for generating a file including a set of instructions for handling a device update for the mobile device and a uniform resource locator (URL) of a server configured to host the device update and handle the device update in accordance with the instructions for handling the device update, and sending the file to the mobile device, whereat the file is redirected by the mobile device to the server based upon the URL included in the file. | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120046023 | LOCATION MECHANISM FOR MOBILE DEVICE - A location mechanism for a mobile device, in which an electronic communication including a code is received at the mobile device and the code is parsed from within the received electronic communication. The code parsed from within the electronic communication is used to determine whether to classify the received electronic communication as a coded electronic communication, and the received electronic communication is classified as a coded electronic communication based on results of the determination. In response to classification of the electronic communication as a coded electronic communication, a process is initiated that facilitates location of the mobile device. For instance, volume control settings at the mobile device may be overridden and an audible alert at the device may be invoked, and/or a response electronic communication that includes location information indicative of a current location of the communication device may be generated and sent. | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120064879 | Mobile phone comprising a streaming server with activation means for activating downloading of a file for streaming thereof - The mobile phone ( | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120064880 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF PROVIDING MESSAGING SERVICE AND CALLBACK FEATURE TO MOBILE STATIONS - Disclosed are an apparatus and method of performing automated administrative operations on a mobile device. One example method may include determining via a hosted server that an action needs to be performed by a mobile device under management. The method may further include generating a message via the hosted server, the message includes the action, and transmitting the message to the mobile device under management, and receiving a result message from the mobile device under management responsive to the transmitted message, the result message indicating that the action has been satisfied. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120071152 | NO-COST MOBILE DEVICE MESSAGING, SUCH AS FOR PROVISIONING AN APPLICATION ON A MOBILE DEVICE - An application stored in a mobile device is provisioned using provisioning data received from remote data storage via a network. Provisioning data is obtained at no cost to a user of the mobile device. In some implementations, the provisioning data is received after the mobile device requests to establish a data channel with a data network. The data network is identified using a predetermined identifier that the network recognizes. If the network does not recognize the special identifier, no data channel is established. After a data channel is established, the mobile device requests provisioning data from the remote data storage. In some implementations, the mobile device receives a provisioning message through a predetermined port. The provisioning message either includes provisioning data or prompts the mobile device to obtain provisioning data. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120077481 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REMOTE CONTROLLING BETWEEN MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINALS - A method and an apparatus for storing a phone number through remote control between mobile communication terminals are provided. The method includes receiving a message including protocol IDentification (ID) information indicating a pre-arranged remote phone number storage protocol, determining whether a remote phone number storage function is active, comparing authentication information contained in the received message with authentication information of the mobile communication terminal, and storing at least one of a phone number and phone number related information contained in the received message. | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120077482 | PROVISIONING APPLICATIONS FOR A MOBILE DEVICE - Methods and systems for provisioning an application for a mobile device are provided. A user may request an application. A request concerning the application is sent to a provisioning device. The request includes information concerning the mobile device and/or the user of the mobile device. The information is used to determine the requirements for operating the requested application on the mobile device. A hyperlink for downloading the requirements information is sent to the user of the mobile device via text messaging and/or email. The requirements information may be provided directly to the mobile device, to a personal computing device associated with the user of the mobile device, or a combination. | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120088492 | CONTROL OF APPLICATIONS WHICH CAN BE CARRIED OUT BY MOBILE TERMINALS THAT CAN BE OPERATED IN A MOBILE RADIO NETWORK - A method for a mobile terminal for a cellular mobile radio network, comprising the following steps: receiving at least one system information block (SIB) via a signaling channel, extracting at least one piece of information from the received system information block(s) (SIB) for controlling at least one application of the mobile terminal from the received system, decoding the extracted information and activating the at least one application according to the decoded information. A method for controlling applications operated by the mobile terminals is also disclosed. The network is composed of radio cells. A transceiver station forms at least one radio cell and sends a system information block via a signaling channel. The SIB comprises a pre-determinable piece of information for controlling behavior of a mobile terminal application. The invention also comprises a mobile terminal and transceiver station useful in the disclosed methods. | 04-12-2012 |
| 20120088493 | WALLMOUNT REMOTE CONTROL INTEGRATING REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTION OF AN INTELLIGENT CELLULAR PHONE - A wallmount remote control integrating remote control function of an intelligent cellular phone has a body, a phone holder and a transmission connector. The body has a circuit unit and an input unit and a power supply unit electrically connected with the circuit unit. The phone holder serves to accommodate a cellular phone therein. The transmission connector is mounted on the phone holder, is electrically connected with the power supply unit and the circuit unit, and can be connected with a transmission port of a cellular phone to transmit data and power from the cellular phone. When an intelligent cellular phone is inserted in the wallmount remote control, the input function of the wallmount remote control is disabled and the cellular phone replaces the wallmount remote control to remotely control the household appliance. When the cellular phone is removed, the wallmount remote control is enabled to perform its original input function. | 04-12-2012 |
| 20120088494 | DEMAND-BASED PROVISIONING FOR A MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE - Systems and methods are provided for providing demand-based provisioning for a mobile communication device. A provisioning server may be used to receive a provisioning update request from the mobile communication device and in response to the provisioning update request transmit a service update data message to the mobile communication device. The service update data message may include service information for the mobile communication device that is received by the provisioning server from at least one of a plurality of service providers. The mobile communication device may be operable to detect a triggering event and transmit the provisioning update request to the provisioning server in response to the triggering event. | 04-12-2012 |
| 20120094647 | UTILIZING MOBILE DEVICE FUNCTIONALITY FROM REMOTE COMPUTERS - Various technologies and techniques are disclosed for utilizing mobile device information and functionality from separate computing devices. A synchronization operation is performed to update a data store with communication information from a mobile device. The synchronization operation is performed wirelessly with the mobile device. A user of a separate computing device can access the communication information stored in the data store separately from the mobile device. The user of the separate computing device can remotely initiate operations on the mobile device from the separate computing device. For example, the user can initiate the sending of text messages through the mobile device from the separate computing device. As another example, the user can initiate the placing of a telephone call through the mobile device from the separate computing device. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120108226 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING TIMING OF NETWORK PERFORMANCE LOGGING IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method and system controls timing of network performance information logging of a cellular network by configuring a mobile device to automatically collect data about physical characteristics of the cellular network and log that data. The mobile device initially receives network performance information logging configuration from its registered cellular network. Based on the configuration, the mobile device configures itself to collect and log the network performance information relating to physical characteristics of the cellular network. While in idle mode, the mobile device collects and logs the information. A logging duration timer corresponds to a specified time duration over which the mobile device logs network performance information. If the mobile device starts the logging duration timer at the time of configuration, it maintains the timer even after the transition to idle mode. The mobile device may also start the logging duration timer after it transitions to idle mode. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120115458 | INFORMATION PROVIDING DEVICE, METHOD THEREFOR, PROGRAM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - User group DB ( | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120129513 | APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROGRAMMABLE SIM CARD USING OVER THE AIR COMMUNICATED INFORMATION - Methods, systems, and techniques for configuring mobile media devices to communicate with different networks are provided. Example embodiments provide a technique for receiving, for example, over-the-air, electronic-based SIM access information, and then reconfiguring a mobile media device for wireless communications based on the received electronic-based SIM access information. | 05-24-2012 |
| 20120129514 | SERVICING ATTRIBUTES ON A MOBILE DEVICE - Enabling remote customer service and maintenance using a visual identifier is disclosed. In response to a user enrolling in a service capability associated with a mobile device, the process utilizes a visual identifier to associate the service capability with the customer account, the service and the mobile device. The system allocates a visual identifier for each service capability and enables customer service agents to identify the service capability and mobile device, verify the user and retrieve information for the service interaction. | 05-24-2012 |
| 20120142332 | DATA DOWNLOAD METHOD AND TERMINAL - The present invention provides a data downloading method and a terminal, wherein the data downloading method includes: a communication processor receiving an open channel request from a universal integrated circuit card, and sending a connection request message to an application processor according to the open channel request; the communication processor sending a connection success message to the universal integrated circuit card, so as to instruct the universal integrated circuit card to download data The present invention not only enables a process of downloading an application over the air to the UICC by using the BIP (bearer independent protocol) protocol to be completed in a single processor, but also supports the process to be completed in multiple processors. | 06-07-2012 |
| 20120149356 | METHOD OF INTELLIGENT VEHICLE DIALING - A method of operating a vehicle telematics unit includes determining the location of a vehicle equipped with a vehicle telematics unit; determining if telematics dialing software operated by the vehicle telematics unit includes a verbal dialing protocol used at the determined vehicle location; if not, identifying one or more verbal dialing protocols used at the determined location of the vehicle; requesting telematics dialing software that includes the one or more identified verbal dialing protocols; receiving the requested telematics dialing software from a central facility; and storing the received telematics dialing software at the vehicle. | 06-14-2012 |
| 20120149357 | REMOTE CONTROL METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SMART CARD - The present invention provides a remote control method and system for a smart card. The remote control method for a smart card includes the following steps: a smart card management platform receives a request for destruction of a smart card from a user (S | 06-14-2012 |
| 20120149358 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IDLE MODE OPERATION IN FEMTO-CELL - Disclosed are a method and apparatus for solving an interference between femto base stations in an idle mode operation and facilitating searching of a femto cell in an idle mode. A method for operating a femto cell in an idle mode, includes: receiving an idle mode conversion notification from a first femto base station; checking the presence of a second femto base station in an idle mode among neighboring femto base stations near or around the first femto base station which has notified about the conversion of the idle mode and then optimizing an idle mode operation of the first and second femto base stations; delivering an idle mode operation parameter according to the optimized idle mode operation to the first and second femto base stations; and receiving an idle mode operation acknowledgement message according to the idle mode operation parameter from the first and second femto base stations. | 06-14-2012 |
| 20120157076 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REMOTELY CONTROLLING IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL - An apparatus and a method for remote control at a mobile communication terminal includes a display unit that outputs a remote control screen when a remote control event occur; a communication unit either transmits or receives a remote control signal to or from an object terminal as well as data for storage when a remote control event occurs; a remote control processor processes the remote control signal received from the communication unit, and controls either the transmitting or receiving of data for storage; and a controller controls the remote control processor according to the received remote control signal, so as to transmit a storage data transmission or reception request message to the object terminal in response a respective on of a transmission or a reception request for the data for storage. | 06-21-2012 |
| 20120157077 | METHOD FOR DYNAMIC CHANGE OF OPERATION MODE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Disclosed is a method of operating a femto base station (BS) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: receiving an access request comprising a closed subscriber group (CSG) identifier (ID) from user equipment (UE); determining a number N of UE accessing the femto BS; ascertaining an access type to determine whether the UE is a CSG UE or a non-CSG UE of the femto BS on the basis of the CSG ID of the UE; and determining whether to admit access of the UE on the basis of the access type, the N and access admittable information, the access admittable information comprising U | 06-21-2012 |
| 20120157078 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EFFICIENT SUPPORT LOW DUTY MODE IN FEMTOCELLS - A method and system for handling working of a Low Duty Cycle (LDC) mode of one or more Base Stations (BS) in a wireless communication network. The method includes defining one or more LDC patterns based plurality of LDC parameters associated with one or more BS where the plurality of LDC parameters includes an active period, an inactive period and a start frame offset of the one or more BS in the wireless communication network. The method then sends the one or more LDC patterns notifying Available Interval and Unavailable Interval of each of the one or more patterns to a Mobile Station (MS) by broadcasting one or more LDC patterns, unicasting the one or more LDC pattern to the MS, multicasting the one or more LDC pattern to a group of MSs or send the one or more LDC patterns to one or more MS in a pre-provisioned way. | 06-21-2012 |
| 20120172024 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING DE-SUBSCRIPTION OF A MASTER DEVICE AT A BASE STATION - A master device transmits a de-subscription command to a base station with which it is subscribed. The de-subscription command indicates the master device intends to de-subscribe itself, which requires resolution of a conflict handling process. Upon resolution of the conflict handling process, the base station de-subscribes the master device. | 07-05-2012 |
| 20120172025 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON PRELOADED MODELS - An approach is provided for providing recommendations based on preloaded models. A recommendation model platform determines to cause, at least in part, preloading of a device with at least one user model, at least one item model, or a combination thereof. Then, the recommendation model platform determines to cause, at least in part, processing of the at least one user model, the at least one item model, or a combination thereof to generate at least one recommendation for: (a) the device, (b) at least one user of the device, or (c) a combination thereof. | 07-05-2012 |
| 20120172026 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING MOBILE WALLET AND ITS RELATED CREDENTIALS - A method for provisioning a contactless card applet in a mobile device with a mobile wallet application, including activating the mobile wallet application, connecting to a Trusted Service Manager (TSM) system, synchronizing the mobile wallet application with the TSM system, displaying a contactless card applet based on attributes of the mobile device, receiving a selection of a contactless card applet, retrieving a widget and a wallet management applet (WMA) corresponding to the contactless card applet, and provisioning the selected contactless card applet, the widget, and the WMA. A wallet management system (WMS) in a non-transitory storage medium to store and manage mobile wallet account information including a wallet client management component, a widget management component, a device profile management component, and a rule engine. | 07-05-2012 |
| 20120196588 | COMMUNICATION PROTOCOL PREFERENCES - Systems and methods for the management of communications related to telecommunications-based devices are provided. Telecommunications-based devices initiate requests to gateway computing devices corresponding to a radio communication network to establish data communications. The gateway computing device accepts the communication request and specifies an ordered preference of one or more communication protocols that will be used telecommunications-based devices accessing the wireless communication network. The telecommunications-based device processes the acceptance and selects a communication protocol from the ordered preference provided by the gateway computing device. | 08-02-2012 |
| 20120202477 | RADIO BASE STATION, USER EQUIPMENT AND METHODS THEREIN - Embodiments herein relate to a method in a radio base station ( | 08-09-2012 |
| 20120202478 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONFIGURING RADIO ACCESS FUNCTIONALITY OF A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION UNIT - A method for configuring radio access functionality of a wireless communication unit within a wireless communication network, the method comprising sending to the wireless communication unit an indication of a required radio access protocol version to which the wireless communication unit is to be reconfigured. | 08-09-2012 |
| 20120208518 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING USER EQUIPMENTS - An apparatus for controlling User Equipments (UEs) in a communication system including a source cell and a destination cell is provided. A frequency and the scrambling codes of signals transmitted by a base station of the destination cell are the same as a frequency and scrambling codes of signals transmitted by a base station of the source cell. After the UE receives the signals, the signals are regarded as being transmitted by the source cell, and the UE is woken up by information over a Paging Indication Channel (PICH) and a Paging Channel (PCH), and then the UE reads information configured by the destination cell and carried over the common channel of the signals, and performs corresponding operations according to the information. The information over the PICH and the PCH wakes up the specified UE. | 08-16-2012 |
| 20120214473 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF AUTOMATICALLY TESTING MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINALS - A method of automatically testing a mobile communication terminal selects a communication frequency band for testing the mobile communication terminal. The mobile communication terminal switches to the selected communication frequency band. One or more service modes, of the mobile communication terminal, which need to be tested under the selected communication frequency band are selected, and a test sequence of the one or more service modes is set. The mobile communication terminal using one of the service modes. Test data of the mobile communication terminal is obtained according to a preset use duration, a test frequency and the test interval of each service mode. A report is generated using the test data. | 08-23-2012 |
| 20120214474 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR REMOTELY UPGRADING SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS - The present invention includes a system and methods for upgrading software on a mobile terminal. The system includes a network management computer (NMC) adapted to receive a plurality of software upgrades and to transmit one of the plurality of software upgrades to one of a plurality of mobile terminals through a satellite link. The mobile terminal can include an upgradeable component, which in turn includes a detachable device descriptor (DDD) corresponding to operating characteristics of the upgradeable component. According to the present invention, the NMC is adapted to transmit the one of a plurality of software upgrades to the mobile terminal in response to the DDD of the upgradeable component. Methods employing similar features and advantages are also disclosed herein. | 08-23-2012 |
| 20120231780 | Method for Cellular Telephone Adaptation and Mobile Communication System - A method for adapting a mobile communications device equipped with a Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) card reader includes inserting an additional integrated circuit in the mobile communications device on a substrate having a contact interface connectable to the mobile communications device. A request for additional software is transmitted from the mobile communication device to a mobile communication server using programming preinstalled on the additional integrated circuit. One or more message containing additional software for use by the additional integrated circuit are received in response to the request. Installing the received additional software within the mobile communications device or the additional integrated circuit. | 09-13-2012 |
| 20120258701 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOCATING A MISPLACED MOBILE DEVICE - A system and method for activating a location feature for a misplaced mobile device. The method can include receiving an audio command and comparing the received audio command to one or more stored audio commands. In the event the received audio command matches a stored audio command, the method further activates a location feature. The location feature can include activating a ringer, activating a ring tone, causing vibrations, and flashing one or more light or any combination thereof. The ring tone can be a location ring tone. The location feature can be deactivated in response to a preset duration lapsing or receiving a termination command. | 10-11-2012 |
| 20120270531 | WIRELESS GROUND LINK-BASED AIRCRAFT DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEM WITH ROAMING FEATURE - A flight information communication system has a plurality of RF direct sequence spread spectrum ground data links that link respective aircraft-resident subsystems, in each of which a copy of its flight performance data is stored, with airport-located subsystems. The airport-located subsystems are coupled by way communication paths, such as land line telephone links, to a remote flight operations control center. At the flight operations control center, flight performance data downlinked from plural aircraft parked at different airports is analyzed. In addition, the flight control center may be employed to direct the uploading of in-flight data files, such as audio, video and navigation files from the airport-located subsystems to the aircraft. | 10-25-2012 |
| 20120270532 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD - A wireless communication unit is configured to perform data communication using a first wireless access network and data communication using a second wireless access network having a larger coverage area than a coverage area of the first wireless access network. A control unit is configured to perform a handover from the first wireless access network to the second wireless access network after the data communication using the first wireless access network is finished, and subsequently cause a mobile communication apparatus to enter into standby mode. | 10-25-2012 |
| 20120276888 | LOCATION MECHANISM FOR MOBILE DEVICE - A location mechanism for a mobile device, in which an electronic communication including a code is received at the mobile device and the code is parsed from within the received electronic communication. The code parsed from within the electronic communication is used to determine whether to classify the received electronic communication as a coded electronic communication, and the received electronic communication is classified as a coded electronic communication based on results of the determination. In response to classification of the electronic communication as a coded electronic communication, a process is initiated that facilitates location of the mobile device. For instance, volume control settings at the mobile device may be overridden and an audible alert at the device may be invoked, and/or a response electronic communication that includes location information indicative of a current location of the communication device may be generated and sent. | 11-01-2012 |
| 20120276889 | LOCATION MECHANISM FOR MOBILE DEVICE - A location mechanism for a mobile device, in which an electronic communication including a code is received at the mobile device and the code is parsed from within the received electronic communication. The code parsed from within the electronic communication is used to determine whether to classify the received electronic communication as a coded electronic communication, and the received electronic communication is classified as a coded electronic communication based on results of the determination. In response to classification of the electronic communication as a coded electronic communication, a process is initiated that facilitates location of the mobile device. For instance, volume control settings at the mobile device may be overridden and an audible alert at the device may be invoked, and/or a response electronic communication that includes location information indicative of a current location of the communication device may be generated and sent. | 11-01-2012 |
| 20120276890 | LOCATION MECHANISM FOR MOBILE DEVICE - A location mechanism for a mobile device, in which an electronic communication including a code is received at the mobile device and the code is parsed from within the received electronic communication. The code parsed from within the electronic communication is used to determine whether to classify the received electronic communication as a coded electronic communication, and the received electronic communication is classified as a coded electronic communication based on results of the determination. In response to classification of the electronic communication as a coded electronic communication, a process is initiated that facilitates location of the mobile device. For instance, volume control settings at the mobile device may be overridden and an audible alert at the device may be invoked, and/or a response electronic communication that includes location information indicative of a current location of the communication device may be generated and sent. | 11-01-2012 |
| 20120289219 | User initiated virtual mobile management - A virtual device management system for wireless handheld devices such as tablets, smart phones, M2M, etc., based upon user initiated session, upon which a dedicated communication channel is established with the wireless device. The system includes processes and protocols employed in user initiation methods such as SMS, or data channel, queuing user sessions, routing user requests and establishment of dedicated communication channels for effective troubleshooting by authorized users and to compare device parameters against pre-defined set to generate a standards deviation report. A device client is resident on the mobile device non-volatile memory and is operable by the end user to invoke the application and initiate a request. | 11-15-2012 |
| 20120309379 | Mobile Phone As A One-Way Recorded Transmitter Over A Cellular Network - Agencies oftentimes desire to monitor personnel in the field during the course of their duties. To provide flexible monitoring capabilities to agencies, a common mobile device such as a mobile phone is converted for use as a radio-based listening system to collect and transmit audio data. Phone features and accessories are leveraged to collect additional data for transmission. Collected data is streamed or otherwise transmitted to monitoring devices at the agency or in the field for operational oversight and recordation. | 12-06-2012 |
| 20120309380 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVISIONING WIRELESS SERVICES - A method for provisioning wireless devices for use of services offered by a service provider on a wireless network, comprising: receiving at a provisioning system from a wireless device a wireless device identifier, the wireless device having a first subset of the services; identifying from the wireless device identifier a subscriber associated with the wireless device, the subscriber having a second subset of the services; and, if the first and second subsets conflict, enabling none, one, or both of the first and second subsets of services in accordance with conflict resolution information for the service provider. | 12-06-2012 |
| 20120315886 | METHOD AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE FOR ASSISTING MOBILE DATA OFFLOADING AND MOBILE DEVICE - A method and communication device for assisting mobile data offloading and a mobile device are provided. An embodiment provides a method for assisting mobile data offloading. The method includes the following steps. In a mobile communication mode, a mobile communication signal is received by an auxiliary communication device for accordingly verifying whether to allow a sender of the mobile communication signal to be linked to the auxiliary communication device. If the verification passes, then the sender establishes a first communication link with the auxiliary communication device in the mobile communication mode. The network configuration information is sent to the sender through a first communication link, wherein the network configuration information is for activating the sender to enter the first wireless network mode in which network access is performed accordingly. | 12-13-2012 |
| 20130005323 | Methods And Apparatus For Providing Restrictions On Communications Of A Wireless Communication Device - Techniques in a wireless device for use in providing restrictions on communications via a cellular network are described. The device receives, from a private network which is external to the cellular network, an IT policy associated with an organization of the private network. The IT policy includes communication restriction information. The device also receives, over a wireless link of the cellular network, data messages via the private network. The device determines whether a communication from the device is restricted by comparing a user selected code of a communication attempt from the device with one or more codes of the communication restriction information. When the communication is determined to be restricted based on the comparing, the device disallows the communication via the cellular network. When the communication is determined to be unrestricted based on the comparing, the device allows the communication via the cellular network. | 01-03-2013 |
| 20130023263 | CONTROLLING THE USE OF A WIRELESS MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A controlling party can set limitations on a controlled party's access to applications operating on the controlled party's wireless mobile communication device. The controlling party can effectuate these limitations via various different mechanisms. In one instance, the controlling party uses another wireless communication device to effectuate the limitations. In another instance, the limitations are effectuated by the controlling party's operation of a data apparatus connected by a wired data communication bus to the controlled party's wireless mobile communication device. In a still further instance, the controlling party effectuates the limitations by accessing a website supported by a web server. | 01-24-2013 |
| 20130035085 | PRIORITIZATION OF WIRELESS TERMINAL MEASUREMENTS - A base station generates and sends measurement configuration to a wireless terminal. The measurement configuration indicates the measurements to be made by the wireless terminals and to report on the performed measurements to the base station. The measurement configuration indicates that the measurements are to be performed and to be reported based on a prioritization level. The prioritization can be indicated at various levels including the measurement identities level, the measurement objects level, and the reporting configurations level. | 02-07-2013 |
| 20130040629 | WEB-BASED PARENTAL CONTROLS FOR WIRELESS DEVICES - Methods, systems and devices to dynamically generate community based parental controls for cell devices based on most common parental control settings selected by members of the community. Communities may establish sponsored profiles on a parental control server that contains a community-based set of parental control settings. Parents may select a community based setting and modify each of the settings in accordance with the parents' personal preferences. The parental control server continually monitors the modifications to those settings and generates new community-based settings reflecting the most common modifications that may be selected by other parents. | 02-14-2013 |
| 20130040630 | Method, system and mobile terminal for configuring access point and application information - The disclosure discloses a method, a system and a mobile terminal for configuring access point and application information. The method includes: a sending-party mobile terminal sends a configuration short message containing the access point and application information in a current network to a receiving-party mobile terminal in the same network; the receiving-party mobile terminal receives the configuration short message sent by the sending-party mobile terminal, extracts the access point and application information from the configuration short message, and performs a local configuration according to the extracted access point and application information. By adopting the disclosure, the defects in the existing way of configuring the access point and application information can be complemented; and after the mobile terminal joins in the network, whether the Over-The-Air-Programming (OTAP) is supported by the server or not, it is possible to set the access point and application information required by the current network for the mobile terminal conveniently and quickly, so as to perform services such as the multimedia messaging service and the Internet accessing service normally. | 02-14-2013 |
| 20130065576 | WIRELESS DISTRIBUTION NETWORK - A wireless distribution network provides content delivery and data collection to and from portable devices. The network connects a server controlling access to content storage by home nodes, service center nodes and a plurality of wireless nodes. The wireless nodes are disposed at a plurality of locations, such as gas stations (vehicle service stations). The plurality of wireless nodes are connected to the server via the network. Each wireless node is capable of transferring information wirelessly between the node and one of a plurality of portable devices. Each node is capable of detecting and identifying each of the plurality of portable devices. Each node transfers information between the node and the plurality of portable devices based upon the detection and identification of the portable devices. The node also transfers the information between the node and the first computer based upon the detection and identification of the portable devices. | 03-14-2013 |
| 20130065577 | ELECTRONIC SYSTEM FOR THE REMOTE MAINTENANCE OF A CRANE - It is described an electronic system for the remote maintenance of a crane. The system comprises a computer configured to transmit over a telecommunications network a first request message carrying a remote command for the maintenance of the crane, said first request message being compliant to a medium/long distance radio-mobile protocol, comprises a mobile device configured to receive from the network the first request message and extract therefrom the remote maintenance command, configured to generate a second request message carrying the remote maintenance command, said second request message being compliant to a short distance wireless protocol, and comprises an electronic control unit configured to receive the second request message and extract therefrom the remote maintenance command, execute the remote maintenance command and send towards the computer a first answer message carrying information correlated to the remote maintenance command, said first answer message being compliant to the short distance wireless protocol. | 03-14-2013 |
| 20130065578 | Device Assisted Services Install - Methods, devices, and computer-readable media for enabling a wireless device to establish communication with one or more network elements associated with one or more service providers including a particular service provider; update to include a service selection interface branding for providing a user interface characteristic that is specific to the particular service provider; obtain a service selection option comprising an option to select a service offering providing for access service over a particular wireless access network; use at least an aspect of the service selection interface branding to present the service selection option to the user; and obtain a user preference in response to the service selection option. | 03-14-2013 |
| 20130078986 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF PROVIDING MESSAGING SERVICE AND CALLBACK FEATURE TO MOBILE STATIONS - Disclosed are an apparatus and method of performing automated administrative operations on a mobile device. One example method may include determining via a hosted server that an action needs to be performed by a mobile device under management. The method may further include generating a message via the hosted server, the message includes the action, and transmitting the message to the mobile device under management, and receiving a result message from the mobile device under management responsive to the transmitted message, the result message indicating that the action has been satisfied. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130078987 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF PROVIDING MESSAGING SERVICE AND CALLBACK FEATURE TO MOBILE STATIONS - Disclosed are an apparatus and method of performing automated administrative operations on a mobile device. One example method may include determining via a hosted server that an action needs to be performed by a mobile device under management. The method may further include generating a message via the hosted server, the message includes the action, and transmitting the message to the mobile device under management, and receiving a result message from the mobile device under management responsive to the transmitted message, the result message indicating that the action has been satisfied. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130084846 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REMOTE WIPE THROUGH VOICE MAIL - A method and system for remotely wiping a mobile device, the method receiving, at a telephonic server hosting a telephonic menu, a selection to wipe data and connections from the mobile device; and forwarding a wipe data request to a network server to send a wipe command. | 04-04-2013 |
| 20130084847 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING A MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE - Disclosed herein is a method and system for detecting, monitoring and/or controlling one or more of mobile services for a mobile communication device (also referred to herein as a Controllable Mobile Device or CMD), and in particular, when the device is being used and the vehicle, operated by the user of the device, is moving. The present method and system determines whether the vehicle is being operated by a user that may also have access to a mobile communication device which, if used concurrently while the vehicle is in operation, may lead to unsafe operation of the vehicle. If the mobile services control system determines that a vehicle operator has potentially unsafe access to a mobile communication device, the mobile services control system may restrict operator access to one or more services that would otherwise be available to the operator via the mobile communication device. | 04-04-2013 |
| 20130095812 | SUPPORTED FEATURE OVERRIDE - Various exemplary embodiments relate to a method and related network node including one or more of the following: receiving, at the network device, a message; determining, in response to receiving the message, that a set of supported features should be transmitted to a partner device; determining, based on the partner device, whether a default set of features should be overridden; if the default set of supported features should be overridden, transmitting an alternative set of features to the partner device; and if the default set of supported features should not be overridden, transmitting a standard set of features based on the default set of features to the partner device. | 04-18-2013 |
| 20130122889 | DATABASE COORDINATOR PROCESSOR AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING CERTIFICATION INFORMATION - According to an embodiment, a database coordinator processor is described comprising a memory configured to store, for a plurality of databases storing hardware certificates or software certificates an indication, for each certificate, of the database of the plurality of databases in which the certificate is stored; a receiver configured to receive, for a certificate, a request from a communication device for an indication of a database in which the certificate is stored; a determiner configured to determine from the memory a database in which the certificate for which the request has been received is stored; and a transmitter configured to transmit a message to the communication device indicating the determined database. | 05-16-2013 |
| 20130130673 | METHOD, DEVICE, AND SYSTEM FOR DEVICE MANAGEMENT - Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, a device, and a system for device management. The method includes: configuring a relevant identifier at a wide area network WAN side for a management object which is of a gateway and is in a management tree of the gateway, and configuring a relevant identifier at a local area network LAN side for a management object which is mapped by at least one terminal and is in the management tree of the gateway. | 05-23-2013 |
| 20130137418 | Virtual Trunking System - The present invention discloses a virtual trunking system developed on a value-added platform. At present, information islands are formed among different modes of trunkings, so that interconnection and intercommunication cannot be realized and interconnection and intercommunication of various trunkings with common communication network cannot be realized either. In the technical scheme adopted by the present invention, the virtual trunking system is characterized by comprising a mobile phone software module, a trunking dispatching desk, a terminal access server, a database server, an application server, a virtual trunking business module, a platform support module and a value-added platform, wherein the value-added platform is a CPCI (Compact Peripheral Component Interconnect) value-added platform which provides PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) slots and bus exchange; and the value-added platform accesses a public network through a digital relay or an IP (Internet Protocol). In the present invention, the value-added platform is interconnected with a public communication network and the mobile phone terminal serving as a client of the value-added platform is combined with the value-added platform, so that wireless trunking communication is realized. | 05-30-2013 |
| 20130150017 | MOBILE VOICE MANAGEMENT OF DEVICES - A method and system for remotely managing mobile devices over a communication network including transceiving user input data generated at a mobile management terminal to a management computer over a communication network. The transceived user input data is analyzed to determine whether the user input data corresponds to a stored command function, and the stored command function is executed at the management computer in response to determining that the user input data corresponds to a stored command function. Data is transceived from the management computer to one or more mobile host devices over the communication network. | 06-13-2013 |
| 20130150018 | ENHANCED DISCONTINUOUS MODE OPERATION WITH SHARED RADIO FREQUENCY RESOURCES - A scheduling technique is described for discontinuous transmission and reception. The scheduling technique may be implemented in a mobile communication device with multiple SIMs. The scheduling technique facilitates enhanced communication capability for the mobile communication device. In one implementation, the scheduling technique helps avoid substantial overlap between discontinuous receive cycles of the SIMs, for example by renegotiating a discontinuous transmit/receive offset if too much overlap exists. The renegotiation process may be incorporated into a future industry standard communication protocol (e.g., 3GPP release 11 or later), or may be implemented as an extension to an existing communication protocol. | 06-13-2013 |
| 20130150019 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF - An electronic apparatus and an operation method thereof are provided. In case that a display unit enters a screen lock mode, a message input interface is displayed on the display unit when it is detected that a message option is enabled, and a note message is generated by the message inputting interface. A lock screen is returned and a prompt item corresponding to the note message is displayed on the lock screen when the message input interface is finished. | 06-13-2013 |
| 20130150020 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF REMOTELY LOCATING A LOST MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A system and method of locating a lost wireless communication device is provided. A remote server is contacted to indicate that the wireless communication device is lost. A lost device policy setting is then activated in a database coupled to the remote server, the lost device policy setting indicating that the wireless communication device is lost. In response to activation of the lost device policy setting, a remote location command is then transmitted from the remote server to the wireless communication device via a wireless network. The remote location command is subsequently received at the lost wireless communication device, which processes the remote location command such that a user of the wireless communication device can locate the device. | 06-13-2013 |
| 20130157647 | IN-VEHICLE TABLET - A portable telematics device can be a tablet or a mobile device. The tablet and mobile device can combine to run applications via a communication link and form a link with a vehicle and/or another mobile device. The tablet can also have a telematics component which has a display component displaying a selected program icon from the mobile station on the tablet and a control component. The control component can be configured to prevent a use of all program icons on the mobile station. Further, it can allow a use of the selected program icon on the tablet, which can activate a related program on the mobile station. The display component can display at least an output of the related program on the tablet. | 06-20-2013 |
| 20130171979 | LOCALIZED DETECTION OF MOBILE DEVICES - Various aspects are disclosed herein for detection of mobile devices. Detection of mobile devices can be localized to an environment that is radio frequency enclosed. Within this environment, any packages can be scanned for the presence of mobile devices and for the interrogation of information from such mobile devices, such as the mobile device number and mobile device equipment information. The environment can contain an antenna for communicating with any mobile devices within the environment and a receiver component configured to receive information from any contacted mobile device. Based on this information, a determination can be made whether to validate a contacted mobile device or to take any alternative action. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20130210417 | REMOTELY CONFIGURING MOBILE TELEPHONE SOFTWARE BASED ON SUBSCRIPTION - A method, which is convenient to subscribe, configure and move mobile telephone software service, focuses on user. It regards all kinds of mobile telephone service software as the carrier of the service. A user's mobile telephone stores user description information and service description information related of the mobile telephone in service management platform after installing and starting a mobile telephone service. The user logs on the service management platform through access equipment, and subscribes mobile telephone service modality and all kindsyof function available after identity authorization. The user can configure service parameters through access equipment, downloads the mobile telephone service software or service description information from service management platform, and installs them to user's mobile telephone after subscription or configuration operation. The user can log on the service management platform through new mobile telephone when the mobile telephone is updated. All mobile telephone service and service description information used in the original mobile telephone can be moved to the new mobile telephone selectively or as a whole after identity authorization. It is convenient to update, subscribe and configure individualization mobile telephone service software. | 08-15-2013 |
| 20130217378 | VIRTUAL INSTANCE ARCHITECTURE FOR MOBILE DEVICE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS - System and method for remotely managing mobile devices. A virtual instance mobile device is maintained for each physical mobile device to be managed. Each virtual instance mobile device is executable in a computer runtime environment and includes a hardware emulation component configured to emulate the hardware components of the corresponding physical mobile device and a software emulation component corresponding to the software components of the physical mobile device, which is executable within the context of the hardware emulation component. Synchronization between the virtual instance mobile devices and their corresponding physical mobile devices is maintained, and data obtained from the physical mobile devices is stored. The physical mobile devices are remotely managed by utilizing their corresponding virtual instance mobile devices respectively. | 08-22-2013 |
| 20130217379 | Systems, Methods, and Computer Program Products for Providing Device Updates to a Mobile Device Operating in a Wireless Telecommunications Network - Systems, methods, and computer program products are for generating a file including a set of instructions for handling a device update for the mobile device and a uniform resource locator (URL) of a server configured to host the device update and handle the device update in accordance with the instructions for handling the device update, and sending the file to the mobile device, whereat the file is redirected by the mobile device to the server based upon the URL included in the file. | 08-22-2013 |
| 20130225151 | MOBILE DEVICE PARENTAL CONTROL - In implementations of mobile device parental control, a controlling device includes a communication interface for control communication with one or more associated devices of the controlling device, and the associated devices correspond to members of a group. An integrated display device displays a parental control user interface. A parental control service is implemented to receive an input of a device control via the parental control user interface, where the device control is initiated for one or more of the associated devices that are controllable by the controlling device. The parental control service can then initiate communication of the device control to the associated devices that are controlled by the controlling device. | 08-29-2013 |
| 20130225152 | AUTOMATICALLY QUIETING MOBILE DEVICES - In implementations of automatically quieting mobile devices, a mobile device includes a communication interface for communicating with other devices that are associated with the mobile device, and the other devices correspond to respective users of the devices. A device quiet service is implemented to initiate a device quiet control that quiets one or more of the other associated devices that are controllable by the mobile device, and the device quiet service initiates communication of the device quiet control to the associated devices. A device quiet control can be initiated to restrict communication functions of the other associated devices, such as for a designated time duration. Alternatively or in addition, a device quiet control can quiet the other associated devices at a designated location, during an event, within a designated quiet zone, and/or quiet the associated devices that are proximate the mobile device at a location. | 08-29-2013 |
| 20130225153 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING REMOTE DEVICE THROUGH A SHORT MESSAGING SERVICE (SMS) AND DEVICE THEREFOR - The present invention relates to a method for remotely controlling a device through a mobile network, and a device which converts a command into a text which is recorded in a short message field of an SMS message when a user inputs the command for remote control, transmits the text by dividing the text into a plurality of SMS messages in case the length of the text is longer than the size of the short message field, and delivers various SMS commands to a remote device through the SMS message regardless of the length of the text by determining the command by using information included in the text. | 08-29-2013 |
| 20130260738 | Roaming detection and session recovery during VMM-RC - Apparatus and method may include a control center system operable to enable remote control of wireless handheld devices based upon the establishment of dedicated communication channels with the wireless device and employing communication protocols to facilitate display capture, key and touch input simulation, and collect device parameters to analyze and compare with pre-defined parameters and generate a standards deviation report viewable by an authorized user. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20130260739 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOTELY TRIGGERING ACTIONS ON A MOBILE DEVICE - A method for selecting data from a first electronic device for a second electronic device. The second electronic device includes an authentication module and is arranged to receive messages over a communication bearer, and transfer a received message to the authentication module when determining from an indication in the received message that the message is intended for the authentication module. The method includes receiving from the first electronic device the selected data, retrieving one or more commands associated to the selected data, generating using the selected data and associated command(s) a triggering message, the triggering massage including an indication that the triggering message is intended for the authentication module of the second electronic device for triggering the command(s) for the selected data, and sending the triggering message over the communication bearer to the second electronic device, thereby causing the authentication module to trigger the command for the selected data. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20130267218 | Methods and apparatus for efficient transport and management of a positioning & timing almanac - A method and apparatus for reporting almanac versions and almanac identification by a mobile station to a server is provided. The server compares the almanac version and almanac identification held by the mobile station with almanac versions and almanac identifications held by the server. The server then sends instructions to the mobile station to match the server versions of the almanac versions and almanac identifications for the almanac versions and almanac identifications that the mobile station should hold. | 10-10-2013 |
| 20130273898 | System and Method for Remote Asset Management - A remote asset management system comprising a network of programmable wireless modules, each having an antenna and an identification module and configured to communicate via a radio communication protocol. The system further includes a plurality of assets each linked to one of the wireless modules and configured to be managed by the linked wireless module. A remote system server service platform is configured to receive remote asset data from the wireless modules, pass the remote asset data to and from the wireless modules, send messages to at least one of the wireless modules, monitor the wireless modules by requesting and receiving current mode information, and remotely program the wireless modules. A data processing module located within the wireless module(s) and configured to process messages received by the wireless module, authenticate said message, analyze authenticated messages, and carry out asset management instructions included in the message. | 10-17-2013 |
| 20130273899 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING A WIRELESS DEVICE FROM REMOVABLE MEDIA WITH PROCESSING CAPABILITY - Systems and methods for managing a wireless device from removable media with processing capability are described. One aspect may include a system for operating the radio hardware of a wireless device from a media device, comprising a media device, including a processor; a memory, coupled to said processor; and a radio host side peer layer, adapted to run on said memory and said processor, and adapted to communicate with the radio hardware of said wireless device. | 10-17-2013 |
| 20130273900 | MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM, CONTROL APPARATUS, POLICY SUPPLY SYSTEM, STATE TRANSITION CONTROL METHOD, AND POLICY SUPPLY METHOD - A mobile communications system according to an aspect of the present invention includes a control apparatus ( | 10-17-2013 |
| 20130288659 | AVOIDING BATTERY DEPLETION OF A MOBILE DEVICE - A method of regulating the battery usage of a wireless device includes receiving information indicating the battery charge level of a wireless device over a first wireless communication channel using a short-range wireless communication protocol; choosing a wireless communication protocol for use by the wireless device with a second wireless communication channel based on the received battery charge level information; constructing a message instructing the wireless device to use the chosen wireless communication protocol for communications via the second wireless communication channel; and sending the message from a vehicle telematics unit to the wireless device. | 10-31-2013 |
| 20130288660 | Cellular Device Management - A server device of a communication system provides a web interface to allow a user to modify user interface settings and contact information. The server device communicates the modified settings and contact information to the mobile communication device via a wireless communication network. The user interface settings can be communicated to the mobile communication device via the same wireless communication network that carries voice data. The user interface of the mobile communication device, as well as the stored contact information, can be updated without requiring the user to connect the device to a computer. | 10-31-2013 |
| 20130288661 | REMOTE OPERATION SYSTEM, RELAY APPARATUS, MOBILE COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, IN-TERMINAL SERVER CONTROL METHOD, AND RELAY PROCESSING METHOD - A relay apparatus according to the present invention includes reception means for receiving a remote operation request, storage means for associating first identification information related to a controlled-side communication apparatus or a controlled-side user that is remotely operated with second identification information related to a control-side communication apparatus or a control-side user that remotely operates the controlled-side communication apparatus to store the first identification information in association with the second identification information as permission information, determination means for comparing the first identification information and the second identification information included in the permission information with the first identification information and the second identification information included in the remote operation request, respectively, to determine whether to allow the remote operation, and transmission means for generating a control message to transmit the control message upon determination in the determination means that the remote operation is allowed. According to the configuration, it is possible to start remote operation without requiring the controlled-side user to start up the server by himself/herself in response to the request for the remote operation. | 10-31-2013 |
| 20130295909 | System And Method For Providing Customer Support Using A Location-Aware Portable Device - A portable technical support device includes a location-determining element configured to allow the portable technical support device to be location-aware, and a communicating element configured to allow the portable technical support device to access a network management system, the network management system having information relating to a communication device, wherein the portable technical support device obtains from the management system the information relating to the communication device by making the network management system aware of the location of the communication device using the portable technical support device as a location-determining element. | 11-07-2013 |
| 20130295910 | MITIGATING USE OF DEVICE FEATURE DURING VEHICLE OPERATION - One or more techniques and/or systems are disclosed for mitigating use of a mobile device feature of a mobile device during vehicle operation a vehicle operation. A determination component coupled with a vehicle can identify a vehicle operation condition, such as whether it is driving or not. A disablement indicator determination can create a first disablement indicator based on the vehicle operation condition. A mobile device communication component that is communicatively coupled with a proximate mobile device can transmit the first disablement indicator to the mobile device. When the mobile device receives the first disablement indicator, a disablement component that is operating on the mobile device can enable a user-interface cover, which mitigates the mobile device user from accessing an activator for a feature on the mobile device. | 11-07-2013 |
| 20130303151 | RINGTONE PUSH SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method enabling playing by a called device of a media file designated by a calling device. A ringtone setup request is received by a media server. The ringtone setup request includes at least an identifier of the called device and a designation of a media file to be played by the called device as a ringtone when a calling device makes a call to the called device. The ringtone setup request is sent to the called device for an acknowledgement. Upon receipt of the acknowledgement, the media is assigned to the calling device in the called device, and the media can either be downloaded or stored on the network for being played with the calling device makes a call to the called device. | 11-14-2013 |
| 20130310017 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIA FOR MANAGING MOBILE WIRELESS DEVICES - Methods, systems, and computer-readable media are provided for managing mobile wireless communication devices. A method for managing a mobile wireless communication device includes generating a message that is based on a digital subscriber line (DSL) Forum protocol and providing the message to the mobile wireless communication device. | 11-21-2013 |
| 20130316694 | RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM HAVING FUNCTIONS OF REPLYING STATUS INFORMATION AND REMOTE CONTROL - A radio communication system having functions of replying status information and remote control, includes a console and a plurality of radio terminals, wherein each of the radio terminal is capable of transmitting corresponding Ack message about an operation status thereof to the console over a mobile communication system, if the operation status is changed. After receiving the Ack message, the console automatically or manually transmits corresponding message or a control command to the radio terminal to change the operation status of the radio terminal. Furthermore, when transmitting dispatch message, the console is capable of storing the dispatch message simultaneously in a server so as to allow the radio terminal to access the server and retrieve the stored dispatch message. | 11-28-2013 |
| 20130316695 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed is a mobile terminal for receiving a message and a control method thereof. The mobile terminal includes: a wireless communication unit for receiving a message; a display unit for displaying a received message; and a controller for detecting a sensor related to an emoticon when the emoticon is included in the message displayed on the display unit, and controlling the detected sensor to perform a function corresponding to the emoticon. | 11-28-2013 |
| 20130316696 | Energy Efficient and Accuracy Aware Mobile Services - Systems and methods that can reduce energy resources required by sensors in mobile devices and thereby mitigate premature battery depletion are disclosed. Mobile devices can be assigned groups by a sensor usage management (SUM) server based on the proximity of the mobile devices to one another. Once groups have been established, one or more of the mobile devices within each group can share sensor readings with other mobile devices in its group via the SUM server, such that each mobile device in each group can reduce the overall number of sensor readings that particular device must take. This co-locational “sharing” of representative sensor data among members with groups of co-located mobile devices can reduce overall energy consumption and/or, for a given amount of energy consumption, increase accuracy compared to a situation in which each mobile device in each group exclusively relies on its own sensor data. | 11-28-2013 |
| 20130316697 | METHOD, SERVER AND MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE FOR MANAGING UNIQUE MEMORY DEVICE IDENTIFICATIONS - A method for server-based managing of unique memory device identifications, such as serial numbers, of memory devices having unique memory device identifications, such as emulated MIFARE devices like SmartMX cards, which memory devices are arranged in mobile communication devices, comprises keeping a repository (DB) of available memory device identifications; fetching a memory device identification from the repository and sending it to a specific mobile communication device; and instructing the mobile communication device to change the memory device identification of its associated memory device from its present value to the received new value. Further, the server instructs the mobile communication device to return the previous value of the memory device identification of its associated memory device. Finally, the server will add the returned memory device identification value to the repository of memory device identifications. | 11-28-2013 |
| 20130316698 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF TRIGGERING AND EXECUTING ACTIVE CONTENT ON A RECIPIENT DEVICE - A system and method of triggering and executing active content on a recipient device, the system comprising a sender device configured to send a trigger message to the recipient device, wherein the trigger message specifies at least one executable file, the executable file comprising active content to be executed by the recipient device, is disclosed. | 11-28-2013 |
| 20130324103 | STANDARDIZED CONTROL OF WIRELESS DEVICES - A disclosed service for managing mobile and wireless communication devices (MWCDs) includes enabling a server to generate a standard remote configuration command (RCC) and enabling a transmitter coupled to the server to transmit the RCC wirelessly. The RCC configures a feature on a first MWCD of a first supplier and a second MWCD of a second supplier. The RCC may disable one or more of a set of selected MWCD peripheral devices. For example, the RCC may disable an MWCD camera, an MWCD microphone, and/or an MWCD speaker. In some embodiments, the RCC transitions the MWCD to a restricted state in which the MWCD is unable to record multimedia content including audio and video content. In these embodiments, the RCC may configure one or more of the features on each of a set of MWCDs within a defined geographic region. | 12-05-2013 |
| 20130331082 | System and Method for Evaluating Performance of Concurrent Mobile Services of Mobile Devices - A system method and device for evaluating the Quality of Service (QoS) performance of mobile telephone devices in the concurrent performance of different services through a mobile telephone network is provided. In one embodiment, the method comprises establishing a first logical communication channel via the mobile telephone network, communicating first information over the first logical communication channel, establishing a second logical communication channel over a communication network, concurrently with said communicating first information, communicating second information over the second logical communication channel, and determining a plurality of service quality metrics for the first and second information communicated over the first and second logical communication channel. | 12-12-2013 |
| 20130331083 | WiFi ZAPPER SMART PHONE APPLICATION - A method and system for disabling traffic from a specific device or devices on a WiFi network via a remote script or other action. In one embodiment, the method is implemented as an application that executes on a device such as a smart phone (e.g., IOS iPhone, Android operating system device) or tablet (e.g., iPad). | 12-12-2013 |
| 20130331084 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR STORING AND RETRIEVING PROFILE DATA FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES - A method and system for backing up and restoring personal data are provided. The method includes establishing a first communication connection between the first communication device and an entity in a remote computer network upon detecting changes of personal data stored in a first communication device; communicating between the first communication device and the remote computer network entity an identity of an archival function to be performed over the first communication connection, wherein the archival function to be performed includes backing up the personal data; performing a backup function by receiving the changed personal data from the first communication device; establishing a second communication connection between a second communication device and the remote computer network entity; and performing a restore function using the second communication connection by transmitting the changed personal data from the remote computer network entity to the second communication device. | 12-12-2013 |
| 20130331085 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAINTAINING USER SETTINGS FOR OVER-THE-AIR UPGRADES - A method and apparatus for performing a software upgrade are disclosed. The method determines a plurality of mobile endpoint devices affected by a wireless network access software upgrade, and schedules a deployment of the wireless network access software upgrade. The method transmits a notification to the plurality of mobile endpoint devices, wherein the notification is configured to cause each of the plurality of mobile endpoint devices to store user settings in a memory of each of the plurality of mobile endpoint devices. The method downloads the wireless network access software upgrade wirelessly to the plurality of mobile endpoint devices, wherein the wireless network access software upgrade is configured to cause each of the plurality of mobile endpoint devices to install the wireless network access software upgrade and to restore the user settings from the memory of each of the plurality of mobile endpoint devices. | 12-12-2013 |
| 20130337795 | COMMUNICATION OF DATA USING INDEPENDENT DOWNLINK AND UPLINK CONNECTIONS - In communication of data between a first base station and a mobile terminal, a second base station may handle uplink transmissions from the mobile terminal. For this purpose, the first base station sends, to the second base station, a request to handle the uplink transmissions from the mobile terminal. Further, the first base station sends carrier information to the second base station. The carrier information indicates one or more uplink carriers for receiving the uplink transmissions. The one or more uplink carriers are controlled by the second base station. Moreover, the first base station sends downlink transmissions to the mobile terminal. The downlink transmissions include configuration data. By means of the configuration data, the mobile terminal is configured to send uplink transmissions on the one or more uplink carriers as indicated by the carrier information, e.g., on an uplink payload channel controlled by the second base station. | 12-19-2013 |
| 20140018058 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS INVOLVING DEVICE INTERACTION - Systems and methods with device interaction are provided. In this regard, a representative system for interacting with a secondary device includes: an electronic device selectively operative in a first mode and a second mode, the electronic device having a device detection system operative to detect presence of the secondary device and a mode selection system operative to automatically alter operation of the electronic device from the first mode to the second mode based, at least in part, on the detected presence of the secondary device. | 01-16-2014 |
| 20140018059 | Systems and Methods for Detecting and Controlling Transmission Devices - A method of detecting, controlling and managing transmission of a transmitting device within a facility is disclosed. The method involves transmitting information to the transmission device, detecting a response transmission from the transmission device by a least one transmission detection facility, extracting identification information associated with the transmission device in response to the transmitted information; and determining a location of the transmission device based on the response transmission received by the at least one received transmission detection facility, wherein the response transmissions are sorted by the identification information, determining an allowability of the located transmission device within the set area and reducing a power level of a transmitted signal for a predetermined period of time, when allowability is indicated. | 01-16-2014 |
| 20140024361 | METHOD FOR ENABLING A WIRELESS DEVICE WITH CUSTOMER-SPECIFIC SERVICES - A system including a server coupled to a wireless network, the server comprising a wireless interface adapted to transmit and receive wireless signals, one or more processors coupled to the wireless interface, the one or more processors adapted to: detect a registration request sent from a wireless device to a home location register (HLR) over which the server has authority to control, the request indicating an International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) associated with a subscriber identity module (SIM) card in the wireless device, send a reply to the wireless device in response to a determination that the IMSI is associated with a subscriber account that has not been activated, wherein the reply includes a web link to be displayed on the wireless device, receive a message from the wireless device when the web link displayed on the wireless device is subscriber activated, the message identifying characteristics of the wireless device, send a sequence of webpages to the wireless device, the webpages providing a customized activation process for establishing the subscriber account based on identified characteristics of the wireless device, and receive information related to the subscriber account from the wireless device in response to the webpages to thereby establish and activate the subscriber account. | 01-23-2014 |
| 20140031028 | PROXIMITY SERVICE DISCOVERY USING A LICENSED FREQUENCY SPECTRUM - Methods, systems, and devices provide improved proximity services. In one aspect, a base station includes an information generating module and an information transmission module. The information generating module generates control information for causing a mobile device to initiate a discovery signal transmission procedure. The discovery signal transmission procedure allows the mobile device to be discovered. The information transmission module transmits the control information to the mobile device. In another aspect, a mobile device includes an information receiving module, a control module, and a signal transmission module. The information receiving module receives control information. The control module initiates a discovery signal transmission procedure for proximity services responsive to the information receiving module receiving the control information. The discovery signal transmission procedure includes generating a discovery signal allowing the mobile device to be discovered. The signal transmission module broadcasts the discovery signal. | 01-30-2014 |
| 20140031029 | METHODS, SYSTEMS AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR DISTRIBUTING POLICY RULES TO THE MOBILE EDGE - Methods, systems, and computer readable media for distributing policy rules from a data content network to user equipment in a mobile network are disclosed. In one example, the method includes obtaining, by a mobile offload gateway (MOG) located in a core data content network, at least one mobile policy rule associated with a mobile subscriber. The method further includes transmitting, from the MOG, the at least one mobile policy rule to a user equipment (UE) located outside of the core data content network, wherein the UE is associated with the mobile subscriber and configuring the UE to function in accordance to the at least one mobile policy rule. | 01-30-2014 |
| 20140038583 | AGGREGATED APPLIANCE IN A MOBILE DATA NETWORK - A mobile data network includes a breakout appliance at the edge of the mobile data network and an appliance in the core network that includes multiple enclosures. Each appliance has defined interfaces and defined commands on each interface that allow performing all needed functions on the appliances without revealing details regarding the hardware and software used to implement the appliances. An aggregate appliance in the mobile data network defines high-level commands, which each have a corresponding set of steps that are performed when the high-level command is executed. Each step causes one or more of the defined commands to be executed on the breakout appliance and/or the appliance in the core network and/or one a related software entity. This aggregated appliance allows configuring and controlling the breakout appliance and the appliance in the core network in a way that is transparent to most existing components in the mobile data network. | 02-06-2014 |
| 20140038584 | Methods And Apparatus For Use In Switching User Account Data And Operations Between Two Different Mobile Communication Devices - A host server is configured to switch communications associated with an account between first and second mobile devices. The server stores a mapping of the account to a first PIN which identifies the first mobile device, and communicates messages via a wireless network based on the stored mapping using the first PIN for data synchronization therebetween. The server then receives a request for device switching. In response, the server switches the mapping of the account to a second PIN which identifies a second mobile device, and communicates messages via the wireless network based on the switched stored mapping using the second PIN for data synchronization therebetween. The mapping of the account to the first PIN may be maintained even after switching the stored mapping to the second PIN, for a subsequent request for switching back to the first mobile device for the account. | 02-06-2014 |
| 20140051422 | METHODS, SYSTEMS AND DEVICES FOR DYNAMIC HPLMN CONFIGURATION - Methods, devices and systems enable the dynamic updating of home public land mobile network (HPLMN) information stored on a subscriber identification module (SIM) to avoid a roaming indication, without requiring any modifications to the mobile device modem, SIM application programming interface (API), the modem software, or the mobile device operating system. A mobile device may scan available public land mobile networks (PLMNs) to identify a participating PLMN to which the mobile device may connect, and receive network values having a mobile country code (MCC) value and a mobile network code (MNC) value from the identified PLMN. The mobile device may overwrite an existing HPLMN value and/or one or more IMSI values on the SIM with the receive network values. | 02-20-2014 |
| 20140051423 | Multi IMSI System and Method - A multi-IMSI SIM | 02-20-2014 |
| 20140051424 | CLOUD PHONE WITH DISTRIBUTED PROCESSING - A system and method for transferring application-specific functionality from a mobile handset to a wireless network associated with the mobile handset. A network component of the system communicates with a virtual copy of the mobile application on behalf of the handset while the handset is not actively using the application and performs any necessary application execution on behalf of the handset. The network component transfers execution back to the handset when the handset resumes active use of the mobile application. | 02-20-2014 |
| 20140057621 | MOBILE DEVICE CONNECTED WITH EXTERNAL INPUT DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - Exemplary embodiments may disclose a mobile device which is connected with an external input device, and includes a first connector for receiving an input signal generated by the external input device through a docking station, the first connector being detachably connected with the docking station; and a first controller for receiving the input signal from the first connector, and executing a pre-stored function corresponding to the received input signal. | 02-27-2014 |
| 20140057622 | REASSIGNED MOBILE MESSAGE NOTIFICATIONS - The instant application describes a method of managing a customer's mobile station and providing a notification of a resultant change. The method includes steps of communicating over the air through a mobile communication network with a subscriber device management application running on the customer's mobile station; causing the subscriber device management application to attempt to change an operation control parameter of the customer's mobile station via the over the air communication; and determining an outcome of the attempted change of the operational control parameter of the customer's mobile station. The method also includes a step of sending a mobile messaging service message, providing notification of the attempted change of the operational control parameter of the customer's mobile station, through the mobile communication network to another mobile station associated with the customer. | 02-27-2014 |
| 20140057623 | CAPACITY STATION ACTIVATION METHOD, RADIO COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM - Embodiments of the present invention provide a capacity station activation method and system. The method includes: A coverage station sends activation control information to a capacity station, where the activation control information is used to enable the capacity station to send a pilot signal to a user in a power increasing manner; receives a measurement result of measuring the pilot signal by the user; determines, according to the measurement result, a capacity station that needs to be activated to meet a system requirement; and sends activation information to a determined capacity station that needs to be activated to activate the capacity station. With the capacity station activation method and system in the embodiments of the present invention, a capacity station that needs to be activated can be determined more accurately, and furthermore, transmit power of an activated capacity station can be controlled, thereby reducing energy consumption of a whole system. | 02-27-2014 |
| 20140066046 | RADIO ACCESS NETWORK INTEGRATED SET-TOP DEVICE - A device may receive a signal strength indicator associated with a connection between a mobile device and a first base station. The signal strength indicator may indicate a strength of a radio signal received by the mobile device from the first base station. The device may transmit the signal strength indicator to a network device, and may receive, from the network device, a first notification to activate a second base station based on the signal strength indicator. The device may activate the second base station based on the first notification. The second base station may provide temporary wireless connectivity for the mobile device. | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140066047 | Methods and Apparatuses for Automatic Provisioning of External Identifiers used for Machine Type Devices in a 3GPP Network - In one aspect, the teachings herein propose a procedure provided by an appropriately configured 3GPP Core Network (CN), which allows External Identifiers to be provisioned dynamically by the 3GPP operator or an MTC service provider, using the existing 3GPP M2M architecture. As such, these teachings can be understood as providing for automatic activation, modification, deactivation, etc., of MTC service subscriptions or services, using protocol-based signaling between the involved entities, e.g., between a 3GPP HSS and an MTC Server (a Services Capability Server or SCS) and/or an MTC Bootstrapping Server that provides for MTC subscription activations, modifications, cancellations, etc. | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140073312 | Enhanced Discontinuous Mode Operation with Shared Radio Frequency Resources - A scheduling technique is described for discontinuous transmission and reception. The scheduling technique may be implemented in a mobile communication device with multiple SIMs. The scheduling technique facilitates enhanced communication capability for the mobile communication device. In one implementation, the scheduling technique helps avoid substantial overlap between discontinuous receive cycles of the SIMs, for example by renegotiating a discontinuous transmit/receive offset if too much overlap exists. The renegotiation process may be incorporated into a future industry standard communication protocol (e.g., 3GPP release 11 or later), or may be implemented as an extension to an existing communication protocol. | 03-13-2014 |
| 20140080471 | System and Method for Controlling Device Usage - Mobile device usage may be monitored and restricted by pushing enabling/disabling events from an administrator the device. The events impose a certain set of rules that can “lock” certain features provided by the device, according to permissions and pre-established policies, for a certain period of time. Such restricted periods may coincide with meetings or other events in which distractions should be kept to a minimum or be during regular, predetermined time periods. Preferably, the rules include conditional locks that allow a user to use a feature a reasonable number of times before the lock is activated to place the onus on the user for minimizing such distractions, while enabling the user to maintain access to such a vital communication tool. Cancel packets may also be used to not only control but to monitor the application of the rule sets and when certain conditions are breaches, which provides an employer with sufficient information to use in auditing device usage or in reprimanding users for misuse of a privilege such as the use of mobile data communications devices. | 03-20-2014 |
| 20140080472 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING COMMUNICATION SETTING OF MOBILE TERMINAL AND MOBILE TERMINAL THEREOF - A method for controlling communication setting of a mobile terminal, includes: outputting a communication setting widget indicating an operational state of at least one data communication function associated with the mobile terminal; receiving a signal for changing the operational state, the signal being associated with at least a part of the outputted communication setting widget and changing the operational state of at least one of the at least one data communication functions according to the signal. | 03-20-2014 |
| 20140080473 | MOBILE PHONE AS A ONE-WAY RECORDED TRANSMITTER OVER A CELLULAR NETWORK - Agencies oftentimes desire to monitor personnel in the field during the course of their duties. To provide flexible monitoring capabilities to agencies, a common mobile device such as a mobile phone is converted for use as a radio-based listening system to collect and transmit audio data. Phone features and accessories are leveraged to collect additional data for transmission. Collected data is streamed or otherwise transmitted to monitoring devices at the agency or in the field for operational oversight and recordation. | 03-20-2014 |
| 20140087712 | VIRTUAL INSTANCE ARCHITECTURE FOR MOBILE DEVICE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS - System and method for remotely managing mobile devices. A virtual instance mobile device is maintained for each physical mobile device to be managed. Each virtual instance mobile device is executable in a computer runtime environment and includes a hardware emulation component configured to emulate the hardware components of the corresponding physical mobile device and a software emulation component corresponding to the software components of the physical mobile device, which is executable within the context of the hardware emulation component. Synchronization between the virtual instance mobile devices and their corresponding physical mobile devices is maintained, and data obtained from the physical mobile devices is stored. The physical mobile devices are remotely managed by utilizing their corresponding virtual instance mobile devices respectively. | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140087713 | MOBILE PHONE DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD FOR ACTIVATING A REMOTE OPERATION FUNCTION BY A MOBILE PHONE DEVICE, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - A control unit ( | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140094161 | WIRELESS TERMINAL DEVICE, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND CONTROL METHOD - A CPU of a multi-mode wireless terminal capable of performing wireless communication using a plurality of communication systems including the LTE system determines whether an SMS with a command instructing to perform OTA setting is received from a network. When the SMS is received, the CPU performs the OTA data communication using communication by the LTE system by priority. When OTA data is received through the communication by the LTE system, the CPU stores the OTA data in a UICC. The CPU further executes a processing operation based on the OTA data stored in the UICC in response to a refresh instruction. | 04-03-2014 |
| 20140099936 | AUTOMATED BILLING AND DISTRIBUTION PLATFORM FOR APPLICATION PROVIDERS - Systems and methods according to certain embodiments of the invention include integrating a network-enabled application with a platform having a plurality of users and a plurality of communication channels with a respective plurality of wireless network carriers. The systems and methods include providing a developer library for use by developers in creating their network-enabled applications. | 04-10-2014 |
| 20140106734 | Remote Invocation of Mobile Phone Functionality in an Automobile Environment - A remote invocation device useful in an automobile interior, by way of which advanced functions of a modern mobile telephone handset (i.e., smartphone) can be invoked and carried out via the in-car audio system. The remote invocation device includes wireless BLUETOOTH circuitry that is pairable with a smartphone via a profile different from that with which the smartphone is paired with the in-car audio system. The device has a button that, when pressed, causes a signal to be transmitted to the smartphone to invoke an advanced function, such as a virtual assistant app. Voice commands to, and audio responses by, the smartphone are communicated via the in-car audio system. | 04-17-2014 |
| 20140106735 | User Identification and Location Determination in Control Applications - A system in which a portable electronic device communicates with an external device to determine a location. Upon determining its location, the portable electronic device transmits this information as well as identifying information to a control processor. The control processor controls one or more controllable devices according to the location and identifying information. The portable electronic device may determine the location via NFC tag or via one or more RF beacons transmitting information according to the Bluetooth 4.0 protocol. | 04-17-2014 |
| 20140113616 | NETWORK INITIATED TERMINAL BACKGROUND ACTIVITY CONTROL - A wireless terminal configured to communicate with a network entity other than the wireless terminal in a wireless telecommunications network for the network entity to control background activities of the wireless terminal includes a receiver configured to receive a background activity policy signal including data corresponding to instructions to the wireless terminal to curtail background activities, and a background activity policy controller configured to curtail background activities of the wireless terminal based on the background activity policy signal. | 04-24-2014 |
| 20140113617 | USER TERMINAL, OPERATOR SERVER, REMOTE SUPPORT METHOD AND USER TERMINAL PROGRAM - Mutual remote support between users is easily facilitated without troublesome complicated user registration. For user terminals between which remote support is performed and each of which sets a call to be an originator of remote support, a user can use an appropriate supporter user terminal to enable the supporter user terminal to access a supportee user terminal to thereby facilitate setting manipulation and check device (or terminal) status with regard to not only the supportee user terminal but also a supportee device that is communicably connected to the supportee user terminal, by merely selecting the supportee device (or terminal) from an address book stored in the corresponding user terminal. | 04-24-2014 |
| 20140113618 | Reporting of Multiple IF/RAT Layer Restrictions - In one aspect, the invention provides a multi-modal user equipment (UE) configuration method. In some embodiments, the method includes: configuring the UE so that it supports a plurality of radio access technologies (RATs), wherein each of the plurality of RATs is associated with a predetermined maximum number of layers that the UE may be instructed by a network node to monitor simultaneously; configuring the UE so that it is operable to transmit to the network node RAT capability information identifying the plurality of RATs supported by the UE; and configuring the UE to monitor simultaneously not more than X layers associated with one of the plurality of RATs, wherein X is less than the predetermined maximum number of layers associated with the RAT. | 04-24-2014 |
| 20140113619 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING AND MODIFYING DRIVING BEHAVIORS - Disclosed herein is a method and system for detecting, monitoring and/or controlling one or more of mobile services for a mobile communication device (also referred to herein as a Controllable Mobile Device or CMD), and in particular, when the device is being used and the vehicle, operated by the user of the device, is moving. In addition, one aspect of the invention generally relates to a method and system for modifying a user's driving behaviors, in particular to a system and method for modifying a user's unsafe driving behaviors, e.g., using one or more services of a controllable mobile device while driving, by providing a score to the user rating indicating that they are using a mobile device in a distracting way, or driving in a manner that indicates that they are distracted. | 04-24-2014 |
| 20140120900 | Safeguarding User Data Stored in Mobile Communications Devices - A mobile communications device is configured to store a disable code set and defined by a user of the communications device. In the event that the mobile communications device is lost or stolen, the use contacts the lost or stolen mobile communications device from another communications device, transmitting to the lost or stolen mobile communications device an on-air disable code. Match circuitry in the lost of stolen communications device compares the received disable code to the disable code previously set and stored in the lost or stolen mobile communications device. If the match circuitry determines that the received disable code matches the stored disable code, access to private user data in the lost or stolen mobile communications device is prevented. | 05-01-2014 |
| 20140120901 | WIRELESS ELECTRONIC DEVICE CONFIGURATION SYSTEM - A programmable electronic device includes a processor, a cellular transceiver module and a command interpreter module. The cellular transceiver module can be executable by the processor. The command interpreter module is in communication with the cellular transceiver module and is executable by the processor. The command interpreter module is configured to transmit and receive text messages via the cellular transceiver module. The command interpreter module is further configured to program and configure operation of the programmable electronic device from commands and content identified by the command interpreter module in the text messages. The text messages may be unstructured. | 05-01-2014 |
| 20140128053 | ACCESSING AND INTERACTING WITH WEB CONTENT AND SERVICES USING AN EXTERNAL DEVICE TO CONTROL A COMMUNICATION DEVICE - To access and interact with content and services over a network, such as the Internet, an external input device can be used to control a cellular phone or other communication device that provides connectivity to the network. A personal mobile Internet-enabled communication device may include a device driver component operable to receive a signal from an input device over a short-range wireless connection, wherein the signal is indicative that a particular shortcut key on the input device was actuated by a user. The personal mobile Internet-enabled communication device can include an Internet browser or media player, and an application call-out component operable to process the signal from the input device and pass a uniform resource locator to the Internet browser or media player based on the particular shortcut key which the signal indicated was actuated by the user. The Internet browser or media player receiving the uniform resource locator from the application call-out component is operable to communicate over a communications network with a particular online content or service provider depending on the particular shortcut key that was actuated. The communication device is operable to receive information from the online content or service provider and to present the information to the user. | 05-08-2014 |
| 20140128054 | METHOD, SOFTWARE AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING ACTIONS ON A WIRELESS DEVICE USING ACTION LISTS AND VERSIONING - A system and method for performing actions on a wireless device using action lists and versioning. The system includes receiving, over a network, a remote action list version number, the remote action list version number associated with a remote action list containing an instruction for the wireless device. The system further includes determining whether the remote action list version number is different from a local action list version number. The system also includes sending, over a network, a request for the remote action list in response to determining the remote action list version number is different from the local action list version number. Also, the system includes receiving, over a network, the remote action list. | 05-08-2014 |
| 20140128055 | System, Method and Devices Related to Radio Communication Equipment - A system in radio communication comprising a controller, a first device, and a second device is provided. The first device is associated with a first particular sector of a radio communication cell and the second device is associated with a second particular sector of the radio communication cell. The first device comprises a first sector indicating hardware and the second device comprises a second sector indicating hardware. The first and second sector indicating hardware each comprises a first visual sector information relating to the first particular sector such that the first visual sector information is visible to a human, and a first electronically readable sector information relating to the first particular sector. Each device comprises a first reading arrangement for reading the electronically readable sector information. | 05-08-2014 |
| 20140134995 | Method and system for triggering MTC device - The present disclosure discloses a method and system for triggering a Machine Type Communication MTC device. The method includes that: an MTC server sends a Bootstrapping Server Function entity BSF a request message including information on a GBA-PUSH Information GPI request and information on a triggering request; the BSF generates GPI and adds parametric information of a triggering instruction in the GPI according to the information on the triggering request through a GPI request processing flow, and sends the GPI including the parametric information of the triggering instruction to the MTC server; the MTC server sends the GPI including the parametric information of the triggering instruction to an MTC device to be triggered; and the MTC device is triggered according to the parametric information of the triggering instruction in the received GPI. With the present disclosure, secure triggering of an MTC device is implemented, and it is ensured that a secure connection can be established between the MTC device and an MTC server. | 05-15-2014 |
| 20140141765 | DEVICE MANAGEMENT SERVICES VIA MOBILE DEVICES - A method, non-transitory computer readable medium, and apparatus for monitoring a device asset of a customer via a mobile endpoint device are disclosed. For example, the method detects one or more devices of the customer via the mobile endpoint device, registers the one or more devices that are detected with an asset management system, wherein the asset management system is located remotely from the one or more devices, monitors the one or more devices and transmits one or more operation parameters associated with the one or more devices to the asset management system. | 05-22-2014 |
| 20140141766 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An information processing apparatus includes a storage unit storing a predetermined application, a management unit managing information on a service provided by the application, a service registration unit registering, when receiving data used to register the service from another apparatus, the service by a process of the application in accordance with the data, a generation unit generating information on the service registered by the service registration unit, and an updating unit updating the information which is generated by the generation unit and which is managed by the management unit. | 05-22-2014 |
| 20140155052 | MOBILE DEVICE SERVICES CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system provides a means to enable and disable predetermined mobile device services to prevent driver distraction while operating a motor vehicle. Once a vehicle is turned on the Mobile Device Service Control algorithm determines a mobile device(s) and vehicle location to determine their proximity to each other. Services are enabled or disabled depending on the result of proximity determination. | 06-05-2014 |
| 20140162621 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A PRINTING APPARATUS - A device system is configured to determine an access address for acquiring a control unit that controls the device according to property information of a mobile communication terminal, in response to a request from the mobile communication terminal connected to a network. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140162622 | Subscription Module Assignment Managing Server and Subscription Module Assignment Managing Method - There is provided an apparatus ( | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140162623 | SYSTEM FOR REMOTE CONTROL BY VEHICLE-MOUNTED DEVICE - In this system is provided with a mobile telephone, a server and a vehicle-mounted device with different input/output methods, when an application unit of the mobile telephone is started, control programs and settings suitable for the combination of the vehicle-mounted device, the mobile telephone and the application unit are acquired from the server for an input switching unit, output switching unit, vehicle-internal communication control unit, input control unit and display control unit of the vehicle-mounted device and for an input switching unit, output switching unit, vehicle-internal communication control unit, input control unit, display control unit, input conversion unit and output conversion unit of the mobile telephone, and, after setup and installation, mobile telephone application programs can be remotely controlled by the vehicle-mounted device by running this application unit. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140171059 | CHILD/USER MOBILE DEVICE MANAGER - According to some embodiments, a wireless child phone includes: a) a handheld phone unit with a touch screen type user interface; b) the wireless phone being configured to make calls to only a preset set of callees, and wherein the child phone is adaptable to modify the preset set of callees by an administrator such as to present a modified user interface for a user based on the number of callees in the preset set of callees; c) the child phone being configured to display on the touch screen dialing keys comprising icons or regions for enabling a call to be automatically directed to a callee upon selecting a respective icon or region, wherein the child phone is configured such that upon pressing a respective icon or region, a call is automatically directed to a respective one of the preset set of callees. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140171060 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MOBILE SERVICE GEOCHRONOUS VALIDATION - In one embodiment of the present invention, a system and method may be provided for validating communication for a wireless communications device. The system and method may include receiving a geographic location of a wireless communications device. A database comprising records correlating the geographic location with permissions may be accessed in order to determine, based upon the received geographic location information and the accessed database record, if there are restriction on communication associated with the wireless communications device. An indicator may be communicated in response to the determined restriction, effectively providing the information needed to inform the wireless communications device of any current restrictions. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140187230 | Central control for comm blocker - A system and method for centrally controlling a plurality of mobile communication device(s). The system and method provides for central control of mobile device(s) loading, configuring, security, reporting, and safety of said mobile device operation. The system and method will recognize, record, and report any bypass, hacking, or otherwise misuse of the mobile device that potentially affects safety by way of distraction of the operator or associated persons or personal property. Personal codes are provided for where device operation through “hands free” operation by such as Bluetooth headsets is appropriate or other exceptions. Emergency codes are provided for as such emergency operations may be necessary. All uses of preset codes (Emergency and Personal) are recognized, recorded, and reported to the pre-established central control address. Further, some devices can be blocked or restricted during work periods that are sensitive when communication is not allowed. During blocked time preset codes can be used for personal and emergency reasons these uses will be recognized, recorded, and reported to the pre-established central control address. | 07-03-2014 |
| 20140187231 | Dynamically Configurable Mobile Device, Cellular Phones, and Wireless Networks - A wireless communication and control system including a wireless device. There is a central server for storing communication protocols and control protocols and communicating the communication protocols and selectively communicating the control protocols between the wireless device and the central server. A communication protocol configures the system for communication and control protocols configure the system as one of a selection of intelligent appliance controllers. Alternately the control protocols configure the system as one of a selection of Internet terminals. The wireless device is any hand-held communication device, such as a hand-held computing device, wireless telephone, or cellular phone. The primary mode may switch from local office to a public carrier loop. This switching may be automatic or per specific instruction and preferences stored on a Server or in the CT/MD. | 07-03-2014 |
| 20140194111 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, USER TERMINAL, AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE - Disclosed is a technique for starting an application used to receive a message for the application efficiently in order to reduce the processing load on and the battery consumption of a user terminal. According to this technique, a network is requested to transmit a control message to a user terminal when receiving a message addressed to an application on the user terminal, and when receiving, from a server, a message addressed to the application on the user terminal, the network transmits a control message such as paging to the user terminal. The user terminal receives the paging from the network even in the connected mode, and starts an application used to receive a message for the application on the user terminal in response to the reception of the paging so that the application can be started at timing where there exists the message to be received. | 07-10-2014 |
| 20140194112 | INTERACTIVE SYSTEM AND PROCESS - A method of delivering an instruction ( | 07-10-2014 |
| 20140199987 | CONTEXT-BASED MANAGEMENT OF MOBILE DEVICES - Systems, methods and interfaces are disclosed for managing communications associated with a mobile device. Mobile devices process environmental inputs and transmit context information to a communication management system. The context information may, for example, reflect the motion and/or geographic location of the mobile device, and may reflect the risk associated with using the device to handle a call or other communications session. A management system uses the context information, optionally in combination with communication device profiles, to determine how to manage requests for communication with the mobile device. Mobile device users may also be inhibited from initiating communications. | 07-17-2014 |
| 20140199988 | Functional Management of Mobile Devices - Functionality of mobile devices may be controlled based on speed and/or location. Rules define functional capabilities, and restrictions, based on speed and/or location. | 07-17-2014 |
| 20140206334 | Remotely Provisioned Wireless Proxy - A remotely provisioned proxy within a wireless/mobile phone that proxies a wireless communication path between a disconnected piconet (e.g., BLUETOOTH™) device and a network resource such as a universal resource locator (URL) via a mating mobile phone. Thus, an application proxy module embodied within the mobile phone provides managed access of a piconet device connected to the mating mobile phone to remote services. A disconnected piconet device uses the full data bandwidth available to a wireless phone, without the need for the disconnected piconet device to include its own separate wireless front end, or to require use of a modem within the mobile phone. Thus, using a mobile phone with application proxy, the user need not pay for the luxury of a tethered data plan. | 07-24-2014 |
| 20140206335 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF PROVIDING MESSAGING SERVICE AND CALLBACK FEATURE TO MOBILE STATIONS - Disclosed are an apparatus and method of performing automated administrative operations on a mobile device. One example method may include determining via a hosted server that an action needs to be performed by a mobile device under management. The method may further include generating a message via the hosted server, the message includes the action, and transmitting the message to the mobile device under management, and receiving a result message from the mobile device under management responsive to the transmitted message, the result message indicating that the action has been satisfied. | 07-24-2014 |
| 20140206336 | METHOD FOR OBTAINING CONFIGURATION DATA AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING CONFIGURATION DATA, BASE STATION DEVICE, AND NETWORK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - Embodiments of the present invention provide a method for obtaining configuration data and a method for providing configuration data, a base station device, and a network management system, where the method for obtaining configuration data includes: obtaining, by the base station device, site identifier information of a site where the base station device is located; sending, by the base station device, the site identifier information to a network management system; and receiving, by the base station device, configuration data corresponding to the site identifier information and sent by the network management system, where the configuration data is obtained by the network management system according to a correspondence between the site identifier information and the configuration data. | 07-24-2014 |
| 20140206337 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING FILE CATALOGS ON A WIRELESS HANDHELD DEVICE - There is disclosed a method and system for managing file metadata stored in one or more catalogs on a wireless handheld device. In an embodiment, the method comprises: connecting to one or more file libraries stored remotely from the device; downloading to the device one or more catalogs storing file metadata for one or more file libraries stored remotely from the device; and remotely updating on the device the one or more catalogs such that the file metadata in one or more file libraries stored remotely from the device are substantially up-to-date on the device. | 07-24-2014 |
| 20140206338 | METHOD FOR SWITCHING A SUBSCRIPTION FROM A FIRST MNO TO A SECOND MNO - The invention relates to a method for switching a subscription of a user from a first MNO ( | 07-24-2014 |
| 20140206339 | Method of Adapting the Parameter Set of a Mobile Terminal Transceiver Based Upon its Geographical Position - A method of a transceiver arranged to operate according to a Radio Access Technology, RAT, in a cellular communication system is disclosed. The method comprises determining ( | 07-24-2014 |
| 20140213243 | SERVICE EQUIPMENT CONTROL METHOD AND USER EQUIPMENT FOR PERFORMING THE SAME - Disclosed is a service equipment control method for easily controlling a plurality of pieces of service equipment with one application. The service equipment control method includes requesting control interface information, used for controlling control target service equipment, from the control target service equipment, receiving the control interface information from the control target service equipment in response to the request, and outputting the received control interface information to a user. Accordingly, it is not necessary to install a home gateway, and a plurality of pieces of control target service equipment can be controlled using one application without needing to install an application for individual service equipment for controlling the service equipment. | 07-31-2014 |
| 20140213244 | WIRELESS RELAY COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, MOBILE STATION APPARATUS DATABASE, BASE STATION APPARATUS, WIRELESS STATION APPARATUS, INTEGRATED CIRCUIT, COMPUTER PROGRAM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - Without introducing a complicated ad hoc network system, a transmission/reception signal of a mobile station apparatus is relayed using a communication protocol and a wireless access method defined in a current LTE standard. In a wireless relay communication system including a base station apparatus ( | 07-31-2014 |
| 20140220960 | MESSAGING DEVICES AND METHODS - An electronic messaging device includes a receiver configured to receive a message at one of a first operational frequency and second operational frequency. The messaging device can operate using a time synchronous protocol and can receive commands through over-the-internet-programming (OTIP) and over-the-air-programming (OTAP). | 08-07-2014 |
| 20140220961 | MOBILE DEVICE CONFIGURATION UTILIZING PHYSICAL DISPLAY - A configuration display may be used to configure and customize a mobile device. The configuration display may comprise a NFC device or other technologies to associate a string with some or all of the configuration display. The configuration display may further comprise an image associated with a configuration and/or customization option relative to a mobile device. The image may be associated with the string at a server. The mobile device obtains the string and transmits it to the server. The server obtains the associated configuration and/or customization and transmits the configuration and/or customization to the mobile device. The configuration display may be updated. | 08-07-2014 |
| 20140220962 | OPERATION METHOD AND SYSTEM OF MOBILE TERMINAL - An operation method and mobile terminal connected to an electronic device are provided. An extracted piece of content among multiple pieces of content displayed on a screen of the electronic device and a command of a functional application are received. The functional application is executed according to the command using the extracted piece of content | 08-07-2014 |
| 20140235230 | DEVICE AGENT FOR REMOTE USER CONFIGURATION OF WIRELESS NETWORK ACCESS - A method performed by a wireless end-user hardware device that is configured to connect to a wireless access network via associated device circuitry, the method including monitoring at a service interface layer attempts by the plurality of end-user applications to communicate over the wireless access network, determining that connectivity to the wireless access network is available and that a data service plan is not active, communicating with an activation server over the wireless access network and either i) opening an interface through which the end-user may enroll, subscribe or otherwise activate the data service plan and communicating with the activation server to activate the data service plan or ii) executing an application that automatically exchanges previously entered credentials with the activation server to activate the data service plan. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20140242969 | PROGRAM EXPANDING SYSTEM, SERVER FOR USE THEREIN, PROGRAM EXPANDING METHOD AND PROGRAM MANAGING PROGRAM - A program manager operating on a smartphone transmits information of an onboard apparatus and a program ID list of the smartphone to the server. The server determines the possibility of an expansion of one or more programs, and the difference between charge/free provisioning of the program. If a function expansion condition of the program is met, the server transmits it to the smartphone. The program manager of the smartphone inquires as to possibility/impossibility of expansion, and a password (when there is a charge), and transmits the authentication information and the password (if there is a charge), which are produced from an onboard apparatus ID, a random number, secret data unique to the onboard apparatus, etc., to the server. The server transmits function expansion data to the smartphone, when succeeding the authentication, and the program management portion executes the function expansion of the program. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20140242970 | DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD, MOBILITY MANAGEMENT ENTITY, AND MOBILE TERMINAL - Embodiments of the present invention disclose a data transmission method, a mobility management entity, and a mobile terminal. The method includes: receiving, by a mobility management entity, a small data transmission parameter that is sent by a home subscriber server HSS or a user equipment, where the small data transmission parameter includes an indication of whether the user equipment supports small data transmission; determining, by the mobility management entity, a small data transmission policy according to the small data transmission parameter; sending, by the mobility management entity, the determined small data transmission policy to the user equipment; and performing, by the mobility management entity, the small data transmission with the user equipment according to the small data transmission policy. The present invention proposes a relatively complete small data transmission solution, thereby implementing effective transmission of small data. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20140274024 | Cellular Telephone System and Method - A cellular telephone system that includes a wireless handset that connects to a stationary (or mobile) data center, data station or home station remote from the wireless handset. The wireless handset and stationary data center communicate bi-directionally over an exclusive communication link such that commands entered by a user to the wireless handset are relayed to the stationary data center via the exclusive data communication link, and results from executing the commands are relayed from the home station to the wireless handset also via the exclusive data communication link and displayed on said screen. The processor at the data center or home station accesses the Internet and sends screens back to the handset for display. The handset appears smart to the user, but according to the present invention, most of the actual processing and Internet access is performed at the home station. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140274025 | DEVICE USAGE CONTROLLER AND METHODS THEREOF - Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a device usage controller and methods of limiting device usage in a motor vehicle using audio environment and physical vibration information. The controller incorporates a real time audio feed from a microphone and runs through a pattern matching algorithm to determine the likelihood of the device being in a motor vehicle, such as an automobile, through the detection of environmental noise. The controller also incorporates a second data stream sampled from a motion sensor to determine vibration patterns felt by the device. The second data stream can also be used to determine the likelihood of the device being in a motor vehicle. Either one of the two data streams or the two data streams are combined to control or limit access to the device, automatically trigger assistance or both. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140274026 | LIMITING MOBILE DEVICE FUNCTIONALITY IN A VEHICLE - A method, device, and system for limiting mobile device functionality in a vehicle. When a vehicle is operational (turned on with the transmission engaged), a disabling device, connected to the OBD port of the vehicle, transmits a disabling signal that is received and processed by software residing on a mobile device. Upon receipt and validation of the disabling signal, the software will alter the mobile device's system configuration to, for example, remove the ability of the mobile device to send and/or receive text and/or e-mail messages for as long as the disabling signal is transmitted. Once the disabling device detects that the vehicle is no longer operational, the disabling device ceases transmission of the disabling signal. After a predetermined time of not receiving a disabling signal, the software restores the mobile device's system configuration to its original configuration. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140295821 | PROVIDING MOBILE DEVICE MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONALITIES - Methods, systems, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for providing mobile device management functionalities are presented. In various embodiments, a mobile device management agent may monitor state information associated with a mobile computing device. The monitored state information may be analyzed on the mobile computing device and/or by one or more policy management servers. In some instances, the one or more policy management servers may provide management information to the mobile computing device, and the management information may include one or more commands (which may, e.g., cause the mobile computing device to enforce one or more policies) and/or one or more policy updates. Subsequently, one or more policies may be enforced on the mobile computing device based on the monitored state information and/or based on the management information. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20140302840 | Telecommunications Device Localization and Alarm - A system for bringing a portable telecommunications device into compliance with local telecommunications requirements is described. Systems on the portable telecommunication device scan the local environment to determine if the operating characteristics of the portable telecommunication device are like those in the vicinity of the device or are different from those in the device's vicinity. If the communications characteristics of the portable telecommunication device are different from those in its immediate vicinity, then the portable telecommunications device undertakes one or more remedial actions to bring its operations into compliance with local telecommunications requirements. | 10-09-2014 |
| 20140302841 | USER DATA NOTIFICATION IN A MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM - Data stored about user equipment, such as mobile phones, that is stored in a Home Location Register of at least one wireless, cellular voice network communications system configured, for example, as a 3G network deployment, is augmented with supplemental information and is communicated automatically to active users in the network. The invention is particularly advantageous for mobile systems that are deployable where normal networks have been disrupted, such as among emergency personnel who need to communicate and cooperate as a group at a disaster scene. Supplemental information includes, for example, the identity of a user or device that has entered or exited the network, the function, position, rank, responsibility level, etc., that each user has, and what group the user is affiliated with. | 10-09-2014 |
| 20140308947 | Theft-prevention system for a mobile phone - The invention relates to a theft-prevention system for a mobile phone, primarily comprising a detection control system and a mobile phone, wherein the detection control system includes a microwave emitter, detection unit, and alarm tone, and a microwave reception unit is fit within the mobile phone, with said microwave reception unit being integrated into the mobile phone system; as a result, when the detection control system senses that someone is approaching or breaking in, it will emit a microwave signal to the microwave reception unit, while at the same time emitting an alarm tone, as well as activating the speaker of the mobile phone to notify the user indicates that someone has come within the set range, allowing the owner of the mobile phone to immediately act in response. The invention thus provides a more user-friendly, mobile phone-integrated theft-prevention system. | 10-16-2014 |
| 20140315535 | Provisioning Wireless Subscriptions Using Software-Based Subscriber Identity Modules - Provisioning of a cellular subscription to a mobile device is performed over a Wi-Fi network, wherein the mobile device may be configured to use a software-based subscriber identity module. A configuration file is stored in an electronic memory of the mobile device that includes information about at least one cellular technology and at least one frequency band supported by the mobile device. This configuration file may constitute a management object or may be linked to an existing management object of the device by extending a structure of the existing management object. | 10-23-2014 |
| 20140315536 | SYSTEM FOR REGULATING WIRELESS DEVICE OPERATIONS IN WIRELESS NETWORKS - A system for managing the device operation rules that govern a device's operation, includes a profiling server configured to receive data from one or more data sources and a processor to aggregate and analyze the received data to dynamically generate profiles for distribution to a plurality of devices. The devices, which are in communication with the profiling server, being responsive to profiles generated by the profiling server to create, update, or modify the said operation rules and communicate with the profiling server the performance of the said profiles, the said rules, and/or the said device. The system allows the device operation rules to be dynamically updated in accordance with changing network conditions, and also can provide analytics information to third parties. | 10-23-2014 |
| 20140323118 | PLMN OPERATION MANAGEMENT - A network management function of a public land mobile network is provided with one or more notifications of the extent of progress of an operation, from another management function of the public land mobile network, in accordance with one or more input parameters. The operation is performed remotely from the network management function | 10-30-2014 |
| 20140323119 | METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR SERVICE COVERAGE MANAGEMENT IN A RADIO COMMUNICATION NETWORK - The present invention provides an automatic method, in a management node of a radio communication network, of service coverage management in the radio communication network, in which a radio management function is used for continually managing radio transmissions within the radio communication network and where the operation of the radio management function is determined by at least one control parameter, in which at least one of a radio environment measurement mapping or a performance indicator mapping of the radio communication network is analysed to determine a service coverage mapping of the radio communication network; a new value for at least one control parameter for the radio management function in order is generated to optimise the service coverage of the radio communication network; and the new value for the or each new control parameter for the respective radio management function in the network is distributed. | 10-30-2014 |
| 20140323120 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A mobile terminal and controlling method thereof are disclosed, by which a content sharing between a mobile terminal and a call counterpart is facilitated in the course of making a phone call in-between. The present invention includes a wireless communication unit configured to perform a communication with an external terminal device while the external terminal is currently in a phone call with a call counterpart, a touchscreen configured to display a content list of contents to share with the call counterpart, and a controller to control the touchscreen, wherein in response to receiving a user input to request a sharing of at least one content in the content list, the controller to control a request, to the external terminal device, to share the sharing requested content with the call counterpart. | 10-30-2014 |
| 20140323121 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A method of controlling a mobile terminal, and which includes establishing, via a wireless communication unit of the mobile terminal, a wireless data channel to an external device; receiving, via a controller of the mobile terminal, application execution information from the external device, said application execution information indicating an application executed on the external device that is to be executed on the mobile terminal; displaying, via the controller, a lock screen corresponding to the application to be executed on the mobile terminal on a touchscreen of the mobile terminal; receiving, via the controller, a lock release signal indicating the lock screen has been released; and executing the application on the mobile terminal when the lock screen is released. | 10-30-2014 |
| 20140323122 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAINTAINING USER SETTINGS FOR OVER-THE-AIR UPGRADES - A method and apparatus for performing a software upgrade are disclosed. The method determines a plurality of mobile endpoint devices affected by a wireless network access software upgrade, and schedules a deployment of the wireless network access software upgrade. The method transmits a notification to the plurality of mobile endpoint devices, wherein the notification is configured to cause each of the plurality of mobile endpoint devices to store user settings in a memory of each of the plurality of mobile endpoint devices. The method downloads the wireless network access software upgrade wirelessly to the plurality of mobile endpoint devices, wherein the wireless network access software upgrade is configured to cause each of the plurality of mobile endpoint devices to install the wireless network access software upgrade and to restore the user settings from the memory of each of the plurality of mobile endpoint devices. | 10-30-2014 |
| 20140329518 | System and Method for Remotely Controlling Features of Wireless Mobile Devices - Systems and methods of controlling features of a wireless mobile device are provided. The method includes receiving a signal, the signal including a MAC OUI and serial number carried therein, determining if the features of the wireless mobile device are in a correct state in accordance with the MAC OUI and serial number, and when the features of the wireless mobile device are not in the correct state, modifying at least one feature of the wireless mobile device in accordance with the MAC OUI and serial number. | 11-06-2014 |
| 20140329519 | EYEGLASSES WITH ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS - A microphone, transmitter, speaker, receiver, and power source, all mounted to an eyeglasses frame, for sending and receiving signals wirelessly to and from a remote cell phone or other electronic device. The microphone and the transmitter can be mounted to extension arms that can be extended, pivoted, or otherwise moved to a position for use, and then moved to a stored position when not in use. Alternatively, the microphone, transmitter, speaker, receiver, and power source, can be mounted onto a clip-on or other attachment member that mounts onto a conventional eyeglasses frame, or to a hat or other article worn on the head. | 11-06-2014 |
| 20140335847 | METHOD FOR ESTABLISHING SECURE CARD HISTORY AND AUDIT FOR PROPERTY HAND-OVER - The present invention relates to a method for establishing secure history and audit of an integrated circuit card comprising an audit register, for property hand-over, which includes the following steps: storing in the audit register of said integrated circuit card remote actions performed on said integrated circuit card; computing a hash function of the content of said audit register of said integrated circuit card and remote actions content, and storing the result of said hash function in said audit register of said integrated circuit card; storing on a remote server an audit log of remote actions performed on said integrated circuit card; and verifying the integrity of said audit log stored on said remote server by comparing the content of said audit register of said integrated circuit card and the result of a computed hash function of said audit log. | 11-13-2014 |
| 20140342723 | MESSAGE HANDLING - A method of handling messages at a user equipment received from a communications network during a procedure, the method implemented at the user equipment comprising: receiving a first message from the network whilst the user equipment is in a first operating state; processing the first message and entering a second operating state in response to receiving the first message; receiving a second message from the network whilst the user equipment is in the second operating state; detecting that the second message is a duplicate of the first message; and checking for an indication that the second message is a potential duplicate of the first message. If the indication is not present, the method further comprises transmitting a failure notification to the network. If the indication is present, the method further comprises discarding the second message and not transmitting a failure notification to the network to prevent failure of the procedure. | 11-20-2014 |
| 20140342724 | WIRELESS NETWORK DESIGN, COMMISSIONING, AND CONTROLS FOR HVAC, WATER HEATING, AND LIGHTING SYSTEM OPTIMIZATION - Methods, devices, and systems for commissioning and programming a network of wireless devices are disclosed herein. These can include utilizing a commissioning tool having a directional radio frequency antenna, a microprocessor, and memory. The commissioning tool can function with a Smartphone, or be a stand-alone device. The commissioning tool can program wireless devices without direct physical access or direct line-of-sight from the commissioning tool to the device. The commissioning tool can establish network connections with a “query,” “wink,” “ping” protocol, connecting devices that control HVAC, water heating, and lighting systems wirelessly with a border router that can be for upload data collected by devices to the Internet. The method can also include collection, analysis, and illustrations of building system performance data on web-based software. | 11-20-2014 |
| 20140342725 | Safecell 360TM Wireless Policy Enforcement Management (WPEM) Solution - An embodiment of the present invention includes a method and system for providing a user of a mobile device with a set of applicable legal, company policies or safety information based on the global positioning system (GPS) position of the mobile device and a set of predefined policies. The mobile device may be any of several devices including, but not limited to, a cell phone, tablet, or other electronic device. The provided set of applicable legal, company policies or safety information can comprise various information including, but not limited to, restrictions on the use of a cell phone, potential fines for cell phone use, potential dangers, personal protective equipment requirements, prohibitions, guidelines and the like. | 11-20-2014 |
| 20140349637 | FACILITATING WIRELESS COMMUNICATION IN CONJUNCTION WITH ORIENTATION POSITION - Disclosed herein are example embodiments for facilitating wireless communication in conjunction with orientation position. For certain example embodiments, at least one device, such as a fixed node: (i) may obtain one or more antenna assembly configuration parameters that are associated with at least one orientation position of at least one portable wireless node; or (ii) may manage one or more antenna assembly configuration parameters that are associated with at least one orientation position of at least one portable wireless node. However, claimed subject matter is not limited to any particular described embodiments, implementations, examples, or so forth. | 11-27-2014 |
| 20140349638 | SIGNAL PROCESSING CONTROL IN AN AUDIO DEVICE - Methods, systems, and apparatus for controlling audio signal processing are described herein. In accordance with certain embodiments, a measure of coupling between at least one microphone and one speaker associated with an audio device is obtained. The measure of coupling may be used to control audio signal processing, such as sidetone generation and application of multi-channel decorrelation to the audio signal. | 11-27-2014 |
| 20140349639 | PROGRAMMABLE COMMUNICATOR - A programmable cellular telephone device includes a programmable interface for establishing a wireless communications link with at least one monitored technical device, and a processing module for authenticating wireless transmissions sent from a programming transmitter by determining if at least one transmission contains a coded number. The device is configured to use memory to store a telephone number or IP address included within the transmission(s) if the processing module authenticates the transmission(s) by determining that the transmission includes the coded number. The stored telephone numbers/IP addresses are numbers to which the device is configured to and permitted to send outgoing wireless transmissions. The device also communicates with a remote data monitoring device and/or sends data to/receives data from an Internet web page. The device processes data received from a monitored technical device, displays the processed data, and/or to transmits the data to an Internet web page. | 11-27-2014 |
| 20140357252 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus includes a receiving unit, a determining unit, and a transmission controller. The receiving unit receives a notification to inquire about a state of a user of the information processing apparatus, which is portable, from a different information processing apparatus. If the notification is received by the receiving unit, the determining unit determines whether communication from the other information processing apparatus is acceptable in the state of the user. If the determination unit determines that the communication from the other information processing apparatus is not acceptable in the state of the user, the transmission controller controls transmission so as not to transmit the state of the user. | 12-04-2014 |
| 20140357253 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING MOBILE DEVICE ACCESS TO A NETWORK - The invention provides a method for managing access to a network resource on a network from a mobile device, the method including the steps of intercepting a data stream from the mobile device attempting to access the network resource, extracting information from the intercepted data stream relating to at least one of the mobile device or a user of the mobile device, accessing at least one of enterprise service based information and third party information regarding at least one of the mobile device or the user of the mobile device, determining whether the mobile device is authorized to access the network resource, preparing an access decision that specifies whether the mobile device is authorized to access the network resource, and storing the access decision in a database on the network. The method may also include the step of enforcing the access decision by granting access to the mobile device to the network resource if the mobile device is determined to be authorized and denying access to the mobile device to the network resource if the mobile device is determined not to be authorized. | 12-04-2014 |
| 20140364108 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING A MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE IN A MOVING VEHICLE - A method and system is disclosed for performing a wireless location of a mobile communication device for detecting, monitoring and/or controlling one or more interactive mobile services capable of being activated by a user of the mobile device. When the mobile device is operated by the user, a wireless location is performed for determining whether such an interactive service, requested by the user, can be provided to the user. In one embodiment, a determination is made as to whether the mobile device resides in a container, e.g., a vehicle, for determining whether the interactive mobile service can be accessed by the user. | 12-11-2014 |
| 20140364109 | SERVING DATA/APPLICATIONS FROM A WIRELESS MOBILE PHONE - Various methods and apparatuses associated with the serving of data from a wireless mobile phone, including a wireless mobile phone, are described herein. | 12-11-2014 |
| 20140364110 | DEVICE PROFILE RETRIEVAL IN A MANAGEMENT NETWORK - Methods, systems, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for device management are presented. A mobile communication device may enable wireless communication during a device management (DM) with a remote server via a wireless network. The mobile communication device may establish a single DM session with a remote server and transmit a plurality of different profiles as a single package to the remote server during the single DM session. The plurality of different profiles may include a plurality of different device management objects for each profile. The mobile communication device may change a value of at least one device management object for a predefined period of time. | 12-11-2014 |
| 20140370877 | COMMUNICATION CONTROL APPARATUS, MOBILE STATION, AND COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD - A communication control apparatus includes a communication quality determining unit, a rank value calculating unit, and a download control unit. The communication quality determining unit acquires wireless communication qualities of a plurality of mobile stations. The rank value calculating unit calculates a reference value to determine mobile stations to be data download destinations by using the wireless communication qualities acquired by the acquiring unit, compares the reference values of the respective mobile stations at a first time point, and determines mobile stations to be the data download destinations in order from a mobile station whose reference value is the highest based on results of the comparison. The download control unit downloads data to the mobile stations determined as the data download destinations by the rank value calculating unit. | 12-18-2014 |
| 20140370878 | GSM Signalling for M2M Communications - A remote machine ( | 12-18-2014 |
| 20140370879 | Proximity Application Discovery and Provisioning - Methods, non-transitory processor-readable storage media, systems, and devices for provisioning devices associated with wireless identity transmitters. An embodiment method performed by a proximity broadcast receiver may include operations for receiving a broadcast message including a secure identifier from a wireless identity transmitter, transmitting to a central server a sighting message that includes the secure identifier and an identity of the proximity broadcast receiver, receiving from the central server a return message that includes identification information related to the received broadcast message and that is authorized to be distributed to the proximity broadcast receiver based on data stored on the central server, and provisioning a device associated with the received broadcast message based on the identification information from the received return message. The method may also include identifying a software source from the received return message, requesting the software from the identified software source, and installing the received software. | 12-18-2014 |
| 20140370880 | HANDLE FOR HANDHELD TERMINAL - A handle for a handheld terminal includes a first interface module, a first key module, a first power supply module, and a base handle module. The handle couples with the handheld terminal. The handle makes a wireless connection with the handheld terminal the first interface module or a wired connection with the handheld terminal via the first interface module. The first key module includes one or more user operation command keys. The first power supply module supplies power for the handle. The handle is operable with one hand. | 12-18-2014 |
| 20140378118 | MOBILE APPLICATION ROAMING METHOD AND SYSTEM - A user subscription profile for a subscription based mobile application in a wireless mobile device is established with a first mobile application service provider. The wireless device requests service for the mobile application from a second mobile application service provider. The user's subscription profile for the mobile application service is either communicated to the second mobile application service provider, or the mobile application required and allowed service information is accessed from the second mobile application service provider to enable the mobile application service to function with the second mobile application service provider as though the mobile application service were operating within the service area of the first mobile application service provider consistent with the requirements of the second mobile application service provider. | 12-25-2014 |
| 20140378119 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONFIGURING SERVICE SETTINGS FOR A MOBILE SUBSCRIBER - A method for configuring service settings for a mobile subscriber in a mobile communication network wherein the mobile subscriber is associated with a first instant communication client which is adapted to communicate via an instant messaging protocol with an instant communication server, and wherein the instant communication server is associated to a mobile switching center of the mobile communication network. The method includes: sending, by the first instant communication client, an instant service command via the instant communication server to a second instant communication client, associated with the mobile switching center; converting, by the mobile switching center, the instant service command into a service setting message; and sending the service setting message to a user database to modify service settings for the mobile subscriber. | 12-25-2014 |
| 20140378120 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONNECTING, CONFIGURING AND TESTING WIRELESS DEVICES AND APPLICATIONS - A system, apparatus, and method are provided for connecting, configuring and testing wireless devices and applications. For example, one embodiment of wireless device for operation in a wireless network comprises a processor, a wireless module including a radio receiver and transmitter unit coupled to the processor, a graphical user interface (GUI) coupled to the processor, and a Connection Manager Module (CMM) including an Application Programming Interface (API) module, a Rules Engine Module, and a Rules Set Module, wherein the CMM manages a connection to a wireless network | 12-25-2014 |
| 20150011204 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE MOBILE TERMINAL - A mobile terminal including a wireless communication unit configured to perform wireless communication; a display unit configured to display information; and a controller that executes an agent to extract and record information about a usage pattern of a user, and displays an icon corresponding to the executed agent differently based on a number of times information related to the executed agent is extracted. | 01-08-2015 |
| 20150017972 | System for Safe Texting While Driving - Systems and methods are described to disable texting while driving a moving vehicle. The position and speed of a user's cell phone are compared with that of a registered master phone. If the position and speed track that of the master phone, it is assumed that the user is a passenger and not a driver, and texting is enabled for that user. Texting at speed is disabled for a master phone user who may be an ordinary citizen or may be a professional driver of a mass transit vehicle. The user of a master phone may utilize a different service provider than a passenger. Information parameter measurements such as for example one or more of cell phone position, velocity, and direction of travel, are time stamped and then passed between service providers and a third party. | 01-15-2015 |
| 20150024732 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - According to one embodiment, an electronic device including a display configured to display video, a speech reproduction module configured to reproduce speech, a reception module configured to receive a notification of an incoming call to a connected call-capable device, and a controller configured to cause the display to display receipt of the incoming call when the reception module receives the notification of the incoming call to the call-capable device. | 01-22-2015 |
| 20150024733 | COMMUNICATION CONTROL SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD - A technique capable of effectively using a plurality of wireless communication systems for wirelessly communicating by different communication schemes is proposed. The present invention is configured so that: a land station of a first wireless communication system, a land station of a second wireless communication system, and a control device are connected by a network; the control device transmits instructions for modifying communication software used in wireless communication into communication software corresponding to the second wireless communication system, the instructions being transmitted to a land station of the first wireless communication system; and the land station of the first wireless communication system modifies the communication software in accordance with the instructions from the control device, whereby the land station of the first wireless communication system made to operate as a land station of the second wireless communication system. | 01-22-2015 |
| 20150031350 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REMOTE CONTROLLING AND VIEWING MOBILE PHONES - A method of improving a session in which a remote terminal is linked to a mobile device, the method comprising determining a performance profile for each of said remote terminal and said mobile device, said performance profiles including a set of parameters which determine performance of a session when said remote terminal is linked to a mobile device to receive and display an image of data currently displayed on said mobile device; estimating performance of a session between the remote terminal and the mobile device whilst there is no live connection; identifying a change to a parameter from said set of parameters; changing said identified parameter; re-evaluating said estimate based on the changed parameter; including said identified parameter change in said appropriate performance profile if performance is improved; reiterating, if necessary, said estimating, identifying, changing, re-evaluating and adopting steps until termination; and storing said changed performance profiles for said mobile device and said remote terminal. | 01-29-2015 |
| 20150031351 | System and Method for Activating a Mobile Device to Initiate a Communication - A system and method for activating a mobile device to initiate a communication directed to a target device is disclosed. The system and method may be implemented via a computing device arranged to send a request for activating the mobile device to initiate a communication, the request comprising a unique identifier of the target device; an unique identifier of the mobile device and contextual information relating to the communication; wherein the mobile device is arranged to receive the request to initiate the machine communication and upon receiving the request, parses and executes the request depending on the nature of the communication channel between the mobile device and target device. | 01-29-2015 |
| 20150038133 | Method and System for Using a Supervisory Device with a Mobile Device - A method and system are provided for monitoring and controlling a mobile device using a supervisory device. In some embodiments, the supervisory device operates in conjunction with the mobile device to monitor an extent of usage of the mobile device as well as to ensure that certain software is being used appropriately. The supervisory device may take one or more responsive actions when an extent of usage of the mobile device reaches a threshold extent of usage, when certain software on the mobile device is not being used appropriately, and/or when certain settings of the mobile device have been changed. The supervisory device may operate in a non-permissible mode and determine that the mobile device is currently enabled. In response to this operation and determination, the supervisory device may disable the mobile device and/or transmit to an external device a notification message. | 02-05-2015 |
| 20150045012 | OPHTHALMIC ADAPTER FOR PERSONAL ELECTRONICS - A mobile phone cover having a housing capable of receiving a mobile telephone, wherein the housing comprises a telecentric lens, one or more IR LEDs, one or more visible LEDs, and means for communicating digital information or commands between the mobile phone cover and a mobile phone. | 02-12-2015 |
| 20150065116 | REMOTE CONTROL DEVICE AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM COMPRISING THE SAME - A remote control device is adapted for communicating with and controlling a portable wireless communication device, and includes a communication module for communicating with the portable wireless communication device, a detecting module for detecting movement of an object, and a control unit electrically coupled to the detecting module and the communication module. The control unit is operable to transmit through the communication module a control signal to the portable wireless communication device so as to control operation of the portable wireless communication device when it is determined that the movement of the object is in a predetermined direction. | 03-05-2015 |
| 20150065117 | MOBILE DEVICE CONFIGURATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - An asset bundle package is created with asset bundle package records for at least two user types and from one or more mobile phone service operators. The asset bundle package and asset bundle record selection criteria are installed on a mobile computing device. A boot routine uses the asset bundle record selection criteria to select asset bundle records required to configure the mobile computing device for at least one of the two user types. | 03-05-2015 |
| 20150065118 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A MOBILE STATION - A method for communicating in a mobile communications network including a primary station communicating with at least one secondary station comprising communication means for communicating with a primary station, | 03-05-2015 |
| 20150072673 | SYSTEM, SERVER AND MOBILE TERMINAL FOR BACKING UP AND RECOVERING DATA - The present disclosure provides a system for hacking up and recovering data. which comprises a mobile terminal and a server. The mobile terminal comprises: a parameter backup module, being configured to receive a backup request for backing up system setting parameters of the mobile terminal, and enable the mobile terminal | 03-12-2015 |
| 20150079965 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO REMOTELY RESTRICT THE USE OF MOBILE DEVICE - A parental control system which allows a user to remotely administrate another user's use of mobile device. The system comprises a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing software that is installed on a computer or first mobile device allowing user of the computer or the first mobile device to send, either directly or through third-party service provider, a set of instructions through internet or mobile network; and a second mobile device, which receives the set of instructions and executes the set of instructions on the second mobile device. The set of instructions include at least time or duration the second mobile device is incapable of sending or receiving text message or phone calls and once the time or duration has expired the second mobile device is re-enabled and capable of sending or receiving text message or phone calls. When software on the second mobile device detects that the second mobile device is moving above a preset speed, it prevents the second mobile device from sending or receiving text messages or making or receiving phone calls. | 03-19-2015 |
| 20150079966 | METHODS FOR FACILITATING TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORK ADMINISTRATION AND DEVICES THEREOF - A method, non-transitory computer readable medium and network management data server device for receiving a service request from a mobile device, where the service request comprises a value for one or more attributes of the mobile device and an indication of at least one of a view profile or one or more network attributes. Network data from a network data snapshot is extracted based on one or more of the indicated view profile or one or more network attributes. A plurality of chunks is generated from the extracted network data based on the value of the one or more attributes of the mobile device. A first one of the plurality of chunks is sent to the mobile device in response to the service request and an additional one of the plurality of chunks in response to each of one or more requests received from the mobile device. | 03-19-2015 |
| 20150079967 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO REMOTELY RESTRICT THE USE OF MOBILE DEVICE - A parental control system which allows a user to remotely administrate another user's use of mobile device. The system comprises a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing software that is installed on a computer or first mobile device allowing user of the computer or the first mobile device to send, either directly or through third-party service provider, a set of instructions through internet or mobile network; and a second mobile device, which receives the set of instructions and executes the set of instructions on the second mobile device. The set of instructions include at least time or duration the second mobile device is incapable of sending or receiving text message or phone calls and once the time or duration has expired the second mobile device is re-enabled and capable of sending or receiving text message or phone calls. When software on the second mobile device detects that the second mobile device is moving above a preset speed, it prevents the second mobile device from sending or receiving text messages or making or receiving phone calls. | 03-19-2015 |
| 20150079968 | INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The present invention discloses an information processing method. The method comprises: obtaining a control operation for the first application indicating N applications are to be installed on a second electronic device; controlling the wireless communication module to serve as a wireless Access Point (AP) having a signal coverage that covers at least the second electronic device; obtaining response information from the second electronic device and establishing a direct communication channel with the second electronic device at a radio link layer; and transmitting installation data packages associated with the N applications to the second electronic device via the communication channel. The present invention also discloses an electronic device. With the present invention, the efficiency of content transfer from an old mobile phone and a new mobile phone can be improved. | 03-19-2015 |
| 20150079969 | MOBILE TERMINAL CONTROL APPARATUS - The objective of the invention is to arrange that, when a plurality of mobile terminals are connected to, for example, a vehicle-mounted device, a to-be-controlled application be automatically determined in accordance with the connection history and the types of applications on the mobile terminals. A mobile terminal control apparatus ( | 03-19-2015 |
| 20150087288 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS AND DATA BETWEEN TWO MOBILE DEVICES WITH DIFFERENT OPERATING SYSTEMS - A method, machine and system enable the automated transfer of software applications between mobile devices that have different operating systems. A computer receives a first image of a first display screen of a first mobile device with at least one application (app) selection icon visible within the first image. The computer analyzes the first image to identify at least one software application from the at least one selection icon. The computer initiates a download of the at least one application identified to a second mobile device for installation of the at least one application on the second mobile device. | 03-26-2015 |
| 20150087289 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A method of processing data in a first mobile terminal, and which includes registering, via a controller of the first mobile terminal, a second mobile terminal as a master device and the first terminal as a slave device; storing, via a memory associated with the first mobile terminal, status information indicating previous success or non-success of receiving a positive response from the second mobile terminal for a request to activate an application on the first mobile terminal; transmitting, via a wireless communication unit of the first mobile terminal, an application activation request signal to the second mobile terminal based on the stored status information; receiving, via the wireless communication unit, a response signal corresponding to the application activation request signal from the second mobile terminal; and activating, via the controller, the application in response to the received response signal. | 03-26-2015 |
| 20150087290 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND INSTRUMENT DIAGNOSTIC METHOD - A mobile terminal includes an instrument specifying information acquiring portion that acquires instrument specifying information for specifying an instrument as a diagnostic subject, an equipment information acquiring portion that acquires, from a controlling device that controls equipment information pertaining to equipment that are provided with instruments, equipment information corresponding to the instrument specifying information, a diagnostic data acquiring portion that collects diagnostic data for the instrument using a data collecting device corresponding to a data categorization that is included in the equipment information acquired by the equipment information acquiring portion, an evaluating portion that evaluates whether or not there is a problem with the instrument by comparing proper-operation data for the instrument, included in the equipment information acquired by the equipment information acquiring portion, to the diagnostic data collected by the diagnostic data acquiring portion, and an outputting portion that outputs the evaluation result by the evaluating portions. | 03-26-2015 |
| 20150087291 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONNECTING, CONFIGURING AND TESTING WIRELESS DEVICES AND APPLICATIONS - A system, apparatus, and method are provided for connecting, configuring and testing wireless devices and applications. For example, one embodiment of wireless device for operation in a wireless network comprises a processor, a wireless module including a radio receiver and transmitter unit coupled to the processor, a graphical user interface (GUI) coupled to the processor, and a Connection Manager Module (CMM) including an Application Programming Interface (API) module, a Rules Engine Module, and a Rules Set Module, wherein the CMM manages a connection to a wireless network | 03-26-2015 |
| 20150087292 | USER TERMINAL, OPERATOR SERVER, REMOTE SUPPORT METHOD AND USER TERMINAL PROGRAM - Mutual remote support between users is easily facilitated without troublesome complicated user registration. For user terminals between which remote support is performed and each of which sets a call to be an originator of remote support, a user can use an appropriate supporter user terminal to enable the supporter user terminal to access a supportee user terminal to thereby facilitate setting manipulation and check device (or terminal) status with regard to not only the supportee user terminal but also a supportee device that is communicably connected to the supportee user terminal, by merely selecting the supportee device (or terminal) from an address book stored in the corresponding user terminal. | 03-26-2015 |
| 20150087293 | USER TERMINAL, OPERATOR SERVER, REMOTE SUPPORT METHOD AND USER TERMINAL PROGRAM - Mutual remote support between users is easily facilitated without troublesome complicated user registration. For user terminals between which remote support is performed and each of which sets a call to be an originator of remote support, a user can use an appropriate supporter user terminal to enable the supporter user terminal to access a supportee user terminal to thereby facilitate setting manipulation and check device (or terminal) status with regard to not only the supportee user terminal but also a supportee device that is communicably connected to the supportee user terminal, by merely selecting the supportee device (or terminal) from an address book stored in the corresponding user terminal. | 03-26-2015 |
| 20150087294 | STANDARDIZED CONTROL OF WIRELESS DEVICES - A disclosed service for managing mobile and wireless communication devices (MWCDs) includes enabling a server to generate a standard remote configuration command (RCC) and enabling a transmitter coupled to the server to transmit the RCC wirelessly. The RCC configures a feature on a first MWCD of a first supplier and a second MWCD of a second supplier. The RCC may disable one or more of a set of selected MWCD peripheral devices. For example, the RCC may disable an MWCD camera, an MWCD microphone, and/or an MWCD speaker. In some embodiments, the RCC transitions the MWCD to a restricted state in which the MWCD is unable to record multimedia content including audio and video content. In these embodiments, the RCC may configure one or more of the features on each of a set of MWCDs within a defined geographic region. | 03-26-2015 |
| 20150099505 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING COORDINATED OPERATION OF MULTIPLE MOBILE COMMUNICATIONDEVICES - An approach is provided for determining contextual information for at least one first device and at least one second device. Then, the coordination platform processes and/or facilitates a processing of the contextual information to determine one or more functions to deactivate the at least one first device. Subsequently, the coordination platform causes at least in part, an activation of the one or more functions at the at least one second device. Ultimately, the coordination platform causes, at least in part, a transfer of the one or more functions from the at least one first device to the at least one second device. Finally, the coordination platform causes, at least in part, a deactivation of the one or more functions at the at least one first device. | 04-09-2015 |
| 20150099506 | SUBSCRIBER SERVER, MONITORING SERVER, MOBILE TERMINAL, METHODS RELATED THERETO, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - In one embodiment, a mobile terminal ( | 04-09-2015 |
| 20150099507 | Unlimited Access to Media and Applications Over Wireless Infrastructure - Methods, systems, and apparatus are presented for providing unlimited access to either or both of media content, such as music, and applications. A media server environment can be provided, which maintains an instance of each subscriber account, a central archive of media content, and an application catalog. Selected media content can be downloaded to, and stored locally at, a subscriber device, such as on a secure storage device. Also, selected applications can be locally installed on the subscriber device. Access to the local media content and locally installed applications can be controlled through the media server environment based on the status of the subscriber's account. If the subscriber's account becomes inactive, access to the downloaded media content and installed applications can be disabled. Once the subscriber's account is reactivated, access to the downloaded media content and applications can be restored. | 04-09-2015 |
| 20150105064 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, MOBILE COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND SWITCHING METHOD OF SUBSCRIBER IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION - A communication system, a mobile communication apparatus and a switching method of subscriber identification information are disclosed. The switching method includes following steps. First subscriber identification information of a first subscriber identification card is stored into a home location register (HLR) of a mobile telecom network by a first mobile communication device. A request instruction is sent by a second mobile communication device. The request instruction is verified by the mobile telecom network. If the request instruction passes the verification, the first subscriber identification information is duplicated and transmitted to the second mobile communication device. | 04-16-2015 |
| 20150111564 | Delivery of Branding Content and Customizations to a Mobile Communication Device - Embodiments of the disclosure are directed to methods and systems for provisioning and/or customizing a mobile device. After a mobile device is purchased by a user, custom settings and information (or customization content) may be delivered to or accessed on the mobile device. In some embodiments, the customization content may be pre-loaded onto the device and access via a uniform resource identifier (or URI) string. In other embodiments, the customization content may be accessed from a remotely hosted location via a uniform resource locator (or URL) string. Additionally, customization content may be accessed via a combination of the above methods. | 04-23-2015 |
| 20150111565 | Implementation of Remotely Hosted Branding Content and Customizations - Embodiments of the disclosure are directed to methods and systems for provisioning and/or customizing a mobile device. A method may comprise receiving a provisioning payload to the mobile device, wherein the payload comprises one or more file locator. The file locator(s) may comprise a uniform resource identifier (URI) string and/or a uniform resource locator (URL) string. The method may further comprise accessing pre-loaded customization content based on a URI string, wherein the URI string directs to one or more pre-loaded customization content items on the mobile device. Alternatively, the method may comprise accessing a remotely hosted location based on at least one of the URL strings, and downloading customization content to the mobile device from the remotely hosted location. Additionally, a combination or URI strings and URL strings may be used to access the customization content. Further, the method may comprise completing a customization process for the mobile device. | 04-23-2015 |
| 20150111566 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - A communication system includes a division size determining unit configured to determine a division size when update data for an application that is executed by a first communication device is divided into a plurality of pieces of data based on band information indicating a band capable of being used for communication by the first communication device, a dividing unit configured to divide the update data into a plurality of pieces of data using the division size determined by the division size determining unit, and a relevant information generation unit configured to generate relevant information relating to the pieces of data divided by the dividing unit. In the communication system, a second communication device transmits the relevant information to the first communication device, and the first communication device receives the update data divided into the division size so as to perform update in accordance with the relevant information. | 04-23-2015 |
| 20150111567 | Apparatus for End-User Transparent Utilization of Computational, Storage, and Network Capacity of Mobile Devices, and Associated Methods - Mobile devices, systems, and methods for end-user transparent utilization of computational, storage, and network capacity of mobile device are described herein. A communication interface may be responsive to a request for a resource from a network of mobile devices. A database may store mobile device information and, in response to the request, identify at least one mobile device having the resource. A virtual machine dispatcher may generate a command to a virtual machine dispatch agent of the at least one mobile device to create a virtual machine to perform the resource. | 04-23-2015 |
| 20150119017 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPLEMENTING SMART CARD REMOTE OPERATION BASED ON SMART CARD WEB SERVER - A method and system for implementing a smart card remote operation based on a smart card web server is provided. As a mobile phone is prompted to activate update by a short message transmitted thereto, the problem of addressing the mobile phone is effectively solved. A remote network is accessed by using a TCP/IP protocol stack to conveniently and reliably update bulk data. The mobile phone is used as a gateway to connect a smart card and a remote management server, thereby realizing security identity authentication, data integrality verification, implementation of data encryption and customizable access policies, and increasing demand of an operator for enhancing value-added services of the smart card. | 04-30-2015 |
| 20150119018 | Method and system for parameter configuration of mobile terminal - Disclosed are a method and system for parameter configuration of a mobile terminal. The method includes that a mobile terminal sends a trigger message for requesting configuration to a unified configuration server; the unified configuration server parses the trigger message to obtain information of an operator in an environment where the mobile terminal currently is, and sends the information of the operator to an operator database server; the operator database server configures, according to the information of the operator, configuration information currently required by the mobile terminal, and sends the configuration information to the mobile terminal; the mobile terminal receives and parses the configuration information, and performs corresponding configuration on the mobile terminal according to the configuration information. By the method of the disclosure, when a mobile terminal is in a region where some functions are not available, the mobile terminal actively requests a server to configure and modify client parameters, so as to achieve the beneficial effect that service software can always be used normally no matter which environment the mobile terminal locates, thereby improving the user experience and normal life of users in the region. | 04-30-2015 |
| 20150126174 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REMOTE CONTROLLING MOBILE PHONES - A mobile device comprising a processor which is configured to run at least one of a plurality of threads, said plurality of threads comprising a mobile control thread, a priority adjusting thread and at least one other thread; a scheduler for scheduling threads to be run on said processor dependent on a priority of an thread relative to other threads, a display for displaying data to a user, an input system for a user to input commands, and a communication link for connecting said mobile device to a remote terminal, wherein, when said mobile control thread is running the processor is configured to capture data currently displayed on said display; send said captured data over said communication link; and issue an update sent notification to activate said priority adjusting thread; wherein, when said priority adjusting thread is running, the processor is configured to determine, on receipt of an update sent notification, whether a previous update sent notification issued less than a threshold time earlier, determine whether said mobile control thread has used more than a threshold amount of said processor, and if both determining steps are met reduce said priority of said mobile control thread below a priority of said at least one other thread and set a timer whereby when said timer expires, said priority of said mobile control thread is increased above said priority of said at least one other thread. | 05-07-2015 |
| 20150126175 | METHOD FOR ENABLING A MOBILE USER EQUIPMENT TO DRAG AND DROP DATA OBJECTS BETWEEN DISTRIBUTED APPLICATIONS - The invention concerns a system and a method for enabling a mobile User Equipment ( | 05-07-2015 |
| 20150133105 | MOBILE TERMINAL SETTINGS SWITCHING SYSTEM - The present invention discloses a mobile terminal settings switching system. The mobile terminal settings switching system comprises a positioning module, a storage module and an execution module. The execution module is connected to the positioning module and the storage module respectively. The positioning module is used for acquiring the current geographic location information of the mobile terminals. The storage module stores a first record which corresponds to each geographic location information and comprises a set of setting parameters; according to the geographic location information acquired by the positioning module, the execution module extracts the corresponding setting parameters which are stored in the storage module, and the corresponding parameters are applied to the mobile terminals. The parameters of the mobile terminals are automatically switched by positioning the geographic location without manual switching, which saves the operation time, improves the operating efficiency and the users' experiences. | 05-14-2015 |
| 20150133106 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - Disclosed is a communication apparatus operable to perform communications via a data transmission path. The communication apparatus includes a receiver configured to receive meta-information having statements associated with an update, a determination part configured to determine whether update data are changed based on the meta-information received by the receiver when the update data have already been downloaded, an acquisition part configured to download, when the determination part determines that the update data are changed, the changed update data, and an update processor configured to execute the update based on the changed update data downloaded by the acquisition part. | 05-14-2015 |
| 20150133107 | REMOTE MOBILE DEVICE MANAGEMENT - Remote mobile device management is provided. A master user account is established based on a request from a master user and a request to associate a remote mobile device with the master user account is received. The remote mobile device is associated with the master user account and management information is received from the master user account that is associated with the remote mobile device including restriction activation information. An indication of movement is received when the remote mobile device is moving at a speed above a restriction threshold and the restriction or monitoring of at least one device capability of the remote mobile device is provided based on the restriction activation information and the indication of movement. An indication of deceleration is received when the remote mobile device has decelerated and the restoration of the at least one device capability is provided based on the indication of deceleration. | 05-14-2015 |
| 20150296371 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING OPERATION OF A DEVICE - A method for controlling operation of a device includes detecting the proximity of a beacon or transponder, communicating with a server regarding the identity of the transponder and the device, and controlling the operation of the device according to pre-determined settings. The device may be controlled when it is on or in a vehicle or when it is at a venue. An apparatus for controlling the operation of the device is also described. | 10-15-2015 |
| 20150296373 | Device, System and Process for Providing and/or Activating Network Services on a Wireless Device Dispensed from a Vending Machine - A method and system for the purchase of a wireless device and the activation of services on a wireless device are provided. The method and system include a vending machine that can improve a user's experience and ease of activation/provisioning of services for the wireless device by providing a new local provisioning channel for service activations at the point-of-sale of one or both the wireless device and a network service. The vending machine is configured to transmit an activation message along with other device-related information over the provisioning channel. The services to be activated may include at least one of the following: out of the box activation, device upgrades, device reactivations, wireless number changes, wireless number porting, and the addition or purchasing of services including airtime, enrollments or content. | 10-15-2015 |
| 20150304484 | USING A MOBILE DEVICE TO RESTRICT FOCUS AND PERFORM OPERATIONS AT ANOTHER MOBILE DEVICE - A particular method includes receiving, at a manager mobile device, a selection of a managed mobile device of a plurality of managed mobile devices. The method also includes displaying, at the manager mobile device, a list of applications executable by the managed mobile device, a list of websites accessible by the managed mobile device, or both. The method further includes receiving, at the manager mobile device, a selection of an application from the list of applications or a selection of a website from the list of websites. The method includes initiating, at the manager mobile device, transmission of data to the managed mobile device instructing the managed mobile device to restrict focus to the selected application or the selected website. | 10-22-2015 |
| 20150304793 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF PROVIDING MESSAGING SERVICE AND CALLBACK FEATURE TO MOBILE STATIONS - Disclosed are an apparatus and method of performing automated administrative operations on a mobile device. One example method may include determining via a hosted server that an action needs to be performed by a mobile device under management. The method may further include generating a message via the hosted server, the message includes the action, and transmitting the message to the mobile device under management, and receiving a result message from the mobile device under management responsive to the transmitted message, the result message indicating that the action has been satisfied. | 10-22-2015 |
| 20150311955 | WIRELESS CHARGING METHOD AND SYSTEM, AND MOBILE TERMINAL - The embodiments of the present application provide a wireless charging method and system, and a mobile terminal. The wireless charging method includes: activating a wireless charging function by a first mobile terminal and a second mobile terminal; determining that the first mobile terminal is a wireless charging sender, and the second mobile terminal is a wireless charging receiver; and performing a wireless charging on the second mobile terminal by the first mobile terminal. The embodiments of the present application solve the problem that the power is insufficient in emergency situations. In addition, the operation is simple and the usage limitations are reduced. | 10-29-2015 |
| 20150312778 | INTERFERENCE MANAGEMENT AND NETWORK PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION IN SMALL CELLS - A method of configuring small cell base stations in a cellular network is disclosed. A constraint on a performance-related metric associated with at least a portion of the cellular network is received. In some embodiments, the constraint on the performance-related metric comprises a constraint on a performance-related metric associated with one or more macrocells. Measurement data from one or more small cell base stations is received via a control interface. One or more optimized values of one or more parameters associated with one or more small cell base stations are searched. The searching is based at least in part on the received measurement data and subject to the constraint on the performance-related metric associated with the at least a portion of the cellular network. The one or more optimized values of the one or more parameters to the associated small cell base stations are transmitted. | 10-29-2015 |
| 20150319285 | Powered Portable Handle Remote for Smartphone - The powered portable handle remote system wirelessly controls a mobile communications device's application using wireless technology. It serves as a remote for the mobile communications device and as a handle to stabilize and hold the mobile communications device while using the mobile communications device. The powered portable handle remote system is a 3 piece system including a mobile communications device case, a powered handle remote, and a detachable section. The case has a unique built-in feature allowing it to be attached to the powered handle remote and the detachable section. The powered handle remote functions as a remote control using a set of buttons or a joystick to wirelessly control the mobile communications device. The powered handle remote separates into 2 pieces revealing a detachable section, such as a tripod adaptor, used to attach the case to a camera tripod or to support the mobile communications device case in itself. | 11-05-2015 |
| 20150319291 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SEARCHING LOCATION RELATED CONTENTS IN PORTABLE TERMINAL - A method, apparatus, and machine-readable storage device. The method includes obtaining a message from an external electronic device using a short range communication, identifying first device identification corresponding to the external electronic device based at least in part on the message, and determining whether the first device identification corresponds to second device identification stored at the electronic device. The method also includes selecting content associated with a location corresponding to the external electronic device based at least in part on a determination that the first device identification corresponds to the second device identification, and performing, at the electronic device, a function related to at least one portion of the content. | 11-05-2015 |
| 20150319299 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REMOTE CONTROL AND UPDATING OF WIRELESS MOBILE DEVICES - A method and apparatus are provided to in one aspect update data on a wireless mobile device. Available updates may include both mandatory and discretionary updates, where the mandatory updates are always installed on the wireless mobile device. In another aspect, a method and apparatus for of remotely instructing a wireless mobile device to perform a service is provided. The wireless mobile device receives a ping message that instructs it to retrieve further instruction for performing services actions on the wireless mobile device. | 11-05-2015 |
| 20150319552 | Service control method and device of terminal device - The disclosure discloses a service control method and device of a terminal device. The method comprises: an M2M gateway determines a control service currently triggered; the M2M gateway obtains a control instruction corresponding to the control service; and the M2M gateway sends the control instruction to a terminal device and/or a terminal device group. The disclosure provides an effective mechanism for performing service control on the terminal device through the M2M gateway, thereby implementing service control on the terminal device. | 11-05-2015 |
| 20150319610 | SYSTEM TO PROTECT A MOBILE NETWORK - A system is described for controlling a mobile telecommunications device, in which the mobile device includes an enforcer which can be controlled by the telecommunications network. The telecommunications network signals the enforcer in order to gain control of the mobile device. The enforcer may be a hardware component within the mobile telecommunications device and in particular is coupled between the baseband and applications processors. The system allows a telecommunications network to gain control of a device in the event that the device is corrupted by rogue or malicious software and behaves in a way deleterious to the network. | 11-05-2015 |
| 20150325112 | CEILING FAN CONTROL SYSTEM - A ceiling fan controller for controlling the operation of one or more ceiling fans using a wireless device includes a first radio transmitter/receiver operating at a first frequency suitable for communicating with the wireless device and a second radio transmitter/receiver operating at a second frequency suitable for communicating with the one or more ceiling fans and a processor operably coupled to the first and second radio transmitters to control the sending and receiving of data messages to and from the wireless device and the ceiling fan to control the operation of the ceiling fan via the wireless device. | 11-12-2015 |
| 20150326992 | Programmable Communicator - A technical data monitoring device for use with a wireless data monitoring network includes a wireless communications circuit, and at least one technical device/system. The technical data monitoring device establishes a wireless communication link with a programmable interface of a programmable cellular telephone. The device is also configured to send and/or receive wireless packet switched data transmissions, generate data and send data over the wireless communication link for processing by the programmable cellular telephone, and has an associated status condition. Data from the device is (1) sent to be processed and displayed by the programmable cellular telephone and/or (2) sent to be processed and forwarded by the programmable cellular telephone to an Internet website. The device forms part of the wireless data monitoring network in communication with the programmable cellular telephone. The technical device/system can be one of a number of sensors, devices, or systems. | 11-12-2015 |
| 20150327034 | DEVICE CONTROL BASED ON NUMBER OF VEHICLE OCCUPANTS - Systems and methods are disclosed for computing various determinations at one or more mobile devices and/or central machines. In part, such determinations are computed based on analysis of one or more inputs originating at one or more sensors of one or more devices. The referenced methods can include operations such as: receiving one or more inputs, processing the one or more inputs to determine a quantity of occupants within a vehicle, and transforming a first operation state of a device present within the vehicle based on a determination that the quantity of occupants within the vehicle is not greater than one. | 11-12-2015 |
| 20150334559 | TRIGGER EVENT BASED RESPONSE EXECUTION WITH MOTION DETECTION - An identification message is sent from a sensor apparatus, over a wireless communication network, in response to a trigger event sensed by a sensor device comprised in the sensor apparatus. The identification message consists of a unique identifier of the sensor apparatus. The identification message is received at a network server. A pre-configured action profile associated with the unique identifier in the received identification message is accessed by the network server. A response action is caused to be executed based on information in the accessed action profile. The sensor apparatus is configured to monitor for changes in the wireless signal strength, and the trigger event consists of at least one of a predetermined change and a predetermined pattern in the monitored wireless signal strength. | 11-19-2015 |
| 20150334687 | Using Radio Interface Layer (RIL) Protocol to Manage, Control and Communicate with Remote Devices - The present invention provides a system and method for remotely monitoring and managing operation of a mobile device from a central command server, the mobile device receiving, at a radio interface layer (RIL), an electronic communication from the server, the electronic communication having a header containing one or more special characters that identify whether the electronic communication is one of a plurality of RIL commands or one of a plurality of conventional mobile communications, if the electronic communication is determined to be a RIL command, performing the instructions contained in the electronic communication using a command manager and by-passing the operating system installed on the mobile device. The RIL commands enable the central command server to reduce battery consumption, activate tracking of the mobile device, and place the mobile device in emergency operating condition when the mobile device is in a remote location or hazardous environment. | 11-19-2015 |
| 20150350876 | REMOTE DEVICE ACTIVATION - An application installed on a mobile device currently activated for service with a mobile wireless communication network captures information uniquely identifying a currently unsubscribed mobile device. The unique information may be captured from the currently unsubscribed mobile device via any of several short range transfer mechanisms. The application transfers the captured information and other information used to activate the currently unsubscribed mobile device to an activation service of the mobile wireless communication network, and the service activates the currently unsubscribed mobile device. In another example, a self-activation portal system determines an identifier of an owner of an account associated with an identifier provided by a user of a mobile device to be activated for use with a mobile wireless service. The system sends a message to the account owner offering options to accept or decline the activation request. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20150350884 | EFFICIENT SUBSCRIBER DEVICE MANAGEMENT USING PROFILE IDENTIFIERS - A system may be configured to receive profile identifiers from a set of user devices; identify, based on the profile identifiers, one or more user devices, of the set of user devices, for which updated parameters should be provided, the parameters relating to operation of the one or more user devices with respect to a telecommunications network; and provide, to the identified one or more user devices, the updated parameters. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20150351033 | Dynamic Adjustment of Mobile Device Based on Voter Feedback - In some implementations, a mobile device can be configured to monitor environmental, system and user events associated with the mobile device and/or a peer device. The occurrence of one or more events can trigger adjustments to system settings. The mobile device can be configured to keep frequently invoked applications up to date based on a forecast of predicted invocations by the user. In some implementations, the mobile device can receive push notifications associated with applications that indicate that new content is available for the applications to download. The mobile device can launch the applications associated with the push notifications in the background and download the new content. In some implementations, before running an application or communicating with a peer device, the mobile device can be configured to check energy and data budgets and environmental conditions of the mobile device and/or a peer device to ensure a high quality user experience. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20150358453 | SPORTS APPARATUS AND METHOD - A sports apparatus is provided for monitoring movement of one or more projectiles associated with a sporting event. The apparatus includes a data processing system for processing sampled data signals generated in operation by one or more sensors ( | 12-10-2015 |
| 20150358454 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROL METHOD - A mobile terminal and control method to share content with a device and control the device are provide. The mobile terminal includes a communication unit to communicate with a host and the device; a search unit to receive content information and device information; an input unit to receive a content selection signal and a device selection signal; and a control unit to control the mobile terminal. The mobile terminal receives content information from a host and selects content to be outputted to a device selected from device information from the host. The mobile terminal controls the selected device using control commands transmitted to the selected device based on a control mode. If the control mode is not stored in the mobile terminal, the mobile terminal may receive the control mode from the host. | 12-10-2015 |
| 20150365778 | ON-DEVICE MOVEMENT OF AN EXISTING MOBILE NUMBER - An un-provisioned user device may send, via a cellular network, a request associated with receiving a service provided by a service provider. The user device may receive, via the cellular network, a response indicating that the user device has limited access to the cellular network. The user device may identify, based on a user account with which the user device is to be associated, a particular existing mobile directory number (MDN), associated with the user account, that is to be moved to the user device. The user device may send, via the cellular network, a movement request to move the particular existing MDN to the user device. The movement request may be sent to cause the particular existing MDN to be associated with the user device such that the user device is provisioned to receive the service using the particular existing MDN. | 12-17-2015 |
| 20150365820 | NOTIFICATION TRIGGERED DEVICE MANAGEMENT SESSION - Systems and methods for a notification triggered device management session are described. A request for a device management session for a mobile station is received at a device management server. In response to determining that the mobile station is not connected to a cellular network, a home subscriber server is signaled to update a user equipment profile for the mobile station to indicate that the mobile station has a pending device management session. Upon connection of the mobile station to a first network, the mobile station is signaled to connect to the device management server for the device management session using a call session control function. The mobile station is connected with the device management server using the first network. The device management session is run using the first network connection between the mobile station and the device management server. | 12-17-2015 |
| 20150365821 | HARDWARE-CAPABILITY UPDATE METHOD FOR A PORTABLE DEVICE WITH MULTIPLE SIM CARDS - A hardware-capability update method for a portable device with at least first and second SIM cards is provided. The method includes detecting whether a hardware capability for a first SIM card has to be responded to a requesting terminal; determining whether the hardware capability for the first SIM card can be responded immediately; transmitting the information about hardware capability to the requesting terminal when the hardware capability for the first SIM card can be responded immediately; and storing the information about pending updated hardware capability when the hardware capability for the first SIM card cannot be responded immediately. | 12-17-2015 |
| 20150373528 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, SERVICE PLATFORM, NETWORK PARAMETER CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - A mobile communication system capable of executing optimization of network processing based on a change in utilization characteristics is provided. The mobile communication system according to the present invention includes a network operator device ( | 12-24-2015 |
| 20150373535 | Method, Apparatus, and System for Managing Device - A method for managing a device comprising a server receives a device transfer request message, where the device transfer request message includes transferee information of the device and information about the device; a to-be-transferred instruction is sent to the device according to the device transfer request message, where the to-be-transferred instruction includes the transferee information of the device; the to-be-transferred instruction is used to instruct the device to set an activated state of the device to a to-be-activated state; and after the device is set to the to-be-activated state, the device can be activated only by using specified user information, where the specified user information includes transferor information of the device and/or the transferee information of the device. | 12-24-2015 |
| 20150373769 | CONNECTION SWITCHING METHOD APPLICABLE TO REMOTE CONTROLLABLE SYSTEM AND MOBILE DEVICE, REMOTE CONTROLLABLE SYSTEM USING THE SAME, AND MOBILE DEVICE USING THE SAME - The disclosure is directed to a remote access method and related devices using the same. In one of the exemplary embodiments, the method would include not limited to initiating a first connection between a first wireless interface of a first mobile device and a first wireless interface of a third mobile device; activating a first wireless access point by using a second wireless interface of a second mobile device; detecting the first wireless access point by using a second wireless interface of the third mobile device; disconnecting the first connection by the third mobile device in response to the first wireless access point being detected; and initiating a second connection between a first wireless interface of the second mobile device and a first wireless interface of the third mobile device. | 12-24-2015 |
| 20150382183 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR UPDATING DATASET VERSIONS RESIDENT ON A WIRELESS DEVICE - A system and method for selectively updating the versions of stored datasets on a wireless device that selectively communicates to a wireless network and downloads datasets, such as software applications and information, from download servers on the wireless network. The wireless device has a resident dataset version summary file that identifies the version of each resident dataset, and upon the wireless device attempting to communicate with the download server, the wireless device compares the version of each specific resident dataset listed in the resident dataset version summary file with the version of downloadable datasets resident on the download server to thereby determine if the version of a wireless device resident dataset is different from the version of a download server resident dataset. If the download server resident dataset is more recent, the wireless device can download it to overwrite the wireless device resident dataset. | 12-31-2015 |
| 20160006604 | System For Cloud-Managed Mobile Device Administration - An improved system for cloud-managed mobile device administration (MDM) is described. MDM may be implemented with the use of a third-party product that has management features for particular vendors of mobile devices. The cloud-managed mobile device administration and provisioning eases the administrative burden during deployments, and for on-going mobile device administration. Multiple systems may also manage mobile devices after putting the device into supervised mode, instead of being locked into using the computer that provisioned it originally for any subsequent management and administration needs. | 01-07-2016 |
| 20160006859 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TELEPHONE OPERATION IN QUIET MODE - A method and system for automatically changing the operation of signaling features in a telephone are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes: storing, in a first handset of a telephone system, quiet mode settings that specify a start time and an end time for a quiet mode signaling feature; wirelessly transmitting, from the first handset of the telephone system to a second handset of the telephone system, the quiet mode settings that specify the start time and the end time for the quiet mode signaling feature; and updating quiet mode settings for the quiet mode signaling feature in the second handset in response to receiving quiet mode settings from the first handset, and wherein the first handset and the second handset of the telephone system self-check the status of their quiet mode settings. | 01-07-2016 |
| 20160006860 | Mobile Wireless Device Incorporating Self-Detection of Operational Environment and Selective Device Functionality - A mobile wireless device conditionally disables device functionality when a driver is detected to be the user while in a moving vehicle. The device comprises sensors for sensing: motion, thermal images, and a vehicle cabin side. A processor is configured to perform a method including detecting whether the device is traveling within a moving vehicle; capture thermal image data points at multiple spatial locations; and render spatially binned thermal image data from the image data points. The processor is further configured to invoke a driver in possession mode of operation of the device in response to determining that: (1) the device performed the capturing while located in the front seat of the moving vehicle, by applying a front seat thermal image signature definition to the spatially binned thermal image data, and (2) the device is located on a driver side of the moving vehicle. | 01-07-2016 |
| 20160007188 | APPARATUSES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR IMPLEMENTING A TRUSTED SUBSCRIPTION MANAGEMENT PLATFORM - Apparatuses, methods, and computer readable storage media are provided for implementing a trusted subscription management platform. An example server device is configured to transmit, to a trusted UI client of a mobile station, information regarding a set of virtual SIM cards associated with the mobile station, and receive, from the trusted UI client of the mobile station, a request to provision a particular virtual SIM card. The server device is further configured to initiate, by an SM-SR module and via a trusted baseband client of the mobile device, a secure proxy channel between the server device and a profile manager that hosts the particular virtual SIM card, and transmit, via the secure proxy channel and to the profile manager, an instruction regarding the particular virtual SIM card. Corresponding methods and computer readable storage media are provided. | 01-07-2016 |
| 20160007189 | NEAR FIELD WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - A near field wireless communication apparatus includes a storage storing apparatus side phone book data, a connecting section connectable with a partner terminal device, which stores device side phone book data, under a predetermined protocol, and a controller. The controller acquires the device side phone book data from the partner terminal device under a condition that the partner terminal device is in a connectable state with the connecting section under the predetermined protocol, and compares the device side phone book data with the apparatus side phone book data stored in the storage. When determining that a concordance rate between the device side phone book data and the apparatus side phone book data is equal to or higher than a threshold level, the controller connects the partner terminal device with the connecting section under the predetermined protocol. | 01-07-2016 |
| 20160007190 | APPARATUSES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR INTERFACING WITH A TRUSTED SUBSCRIPTION MANAGEMENT PLATFORM - Apparatuses, methods, and systems are provided for implementing a trusted subscription management platform. The platform allows the remote creation, distribution and management of virtual subscriber identity module cards stored in a plurality of concurrent embedded Universal Integrated Circuit Cards (eUICCs). The eUICCs may be virtualized through a secure software module integrated within a mobile station or in a distant server. These eUICCs may be deployed in both hardware and software instances within the mobile station (or the distant server). In some embodiments, use of the trusted subscription management platform provides a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) server module that facilitates the transmission of voice and data over Internet protocol services integrated within a phone application of the mobile station. | 01-07-2016 |
| 20160007313 | REMOTELY CONTROLLING NODE FUNCTIONALITY - Systems and methods for providing registration at a remote site that may include, for example, a monitoring module that may communicate with a remote site. A registration protocol may be used by the monitoring module and the remote site in generating the messages communicated during the registration process. The monitoring module may gather and generate various identification information to be included in the registration protocol messages. The registration information provided by the monitoring module may be stored at the remote site in a database server having a database. A confirmation message may be communicated from the remote site to the monitoring module that may either acknowledge successful registration or report that an error occurred during the registration process. | 01-07-2016 |
| 20160014262 | DRIVING DISTRACTION REDUCTION SYSTEM AND METHOD | 01-14-2016 |
| 20160014543 | SIMULTANEOUS MULTILINE M2M ACTIVATION | 01-14-2016 |
| 20160014597 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENABLING AND ACTIVATING A FUNCTIONALITY OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE | 01-14-2016 |
| 20160029206 | Apparatus and Methods for Enforcement of Policies Upon a Wireless Device - Apparatus and methods for changing one or more functional or operational aspects of a wireless device, such as upon the occurrence of a certain event. In one embodiment, the event comprises detecting that the wireless device is within range of one or more other devices. In another variant, the event comprises the wireless device associating with a certain access point. In this manner, various aspects of device functionality may be enabled or restricted (device “policies”). This policy enforcement capability is useful for a variety of reasons, including for example to disable noise and/or light emanating from wireless devices (such as at a movie theater), for preventing wireless devices from communicating with other wireless devices (such as in academic settings), and for forcing certain electronic devices to enter “sleep mode” when entering a sensitive area. | 01-28-2016 |
| 20160029318 | METHOD FOR WAKING A DATA TRANSCEIVER THROUGH DATA RECEPTION - A method for managing power in a system, in which the system may include a first device configured to transmit serial data and a second device, coupled to the first device. The second device may include a transceiver and interrupt logic, and may be configured to activate the interrupt logic and enable a reduced power mode for the transceiver. Power consumption of the transceiver operating in the reduced power mode may be less than power consumption of the transceiver in an operating mode. The second device may also be configured to assert an interrupt signal responsive to a change in a voltage level of an input of the second device and then de-activate the reduced power mode for the transceiver responsive to the assertion of the interrupt signal. | 01-28-2016 |
| 20160036956 | CONTEXTUALLY UPDATING WIRELESS DEVICE FIRMWARE - A method includes a first wireless device initiating a wireless connection to a second wireless device and monitoring at least one context associated with one of the wireless connection and the second device. When contextual data is received that indicates a condition, the method further includes determining, based on a search of a firmware update service (FUS) database, whether a firmware update for the second wireless device is available within the FUS database. And when an available firmware update is received from the FUS database, the method includes triggering the first device to initiate the firmware update for the second device. The triggering of the first device to initiate the firmware update includes: transmitting a command to place the second device in firmware update mode; and forwarding the firmware update to the second device, such that the first device controls and/or initiates the firmware upgrade of the second device. | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160037284 | INTERACTIVE SYSTEM AND PROCESS - A method of delivering an instruction ( | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160037333 | DEVICE MANAGEMENT BASED ON WIRELESS BEACONS - A particular method includes detecting, at a managed computing device, a signal from a wireless beacon device via a first wireless connection. The signal is detected while particular functionality is inaccessibly at the managed computing device. The method further includes, in response to detecting the signal, transmitting a first message from the managed computing device to a device management server via a second wireless connection, where the first message identifies the wireless beacon device. The method further includes receiving, at the managed computing device in response to the identification of the wireless beacon device in the first message, a second message that grants the managed computing device access to the particular functionality while the managed computing device is within a transmission range of the wireless beacon device. | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160037448 | Apparatus, System, and Method for Parallelizing UE Wakeup Process - An apparatus, system, and method for parallelizing user equipment (UE) wakeup process are described. In one embodiment, power may be provided to a crystal oscillator to exit a first sleep state. One or more clocking signals may be provided to RF circuitry based on output from the crystal oscillator. Calibration and state restoration of the RF circuitry may be performed independent of baseband circuitry. State restoration of the baseband circuitry may be performed. Data may be received from a wireless communication network using the RF circuitry. The data may be processed using the baseband circuitry. State retention for the RF circuitry and the baseband circuitry may be performed. Finally, the crystal oscillator may be powered down to enter a second sleep state. | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160044438 | TERMINAL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A terminal device is provided. The terminal device includes a communication interface unit configured to receive image data of an application installed in another terminal device that is streamed from the another terminal device, a display unit configured to display the image data, a control unit configured to receive an installation file associated with the application through the communication interface unit while the image data is being displayed, and to execute the received installation file when authentication of the installation file is completed, and a storage unit configured to allow the application to be installed therein according to execution of the installation file. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160044495 | MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS FOR MULTIPLE ACCESS CONTROL ENTITIES - Methods and apparatus for managing multiple user access control entities or clients. For example, in one embodiment, a “wallet” of electronic subscriber identity modules (eSIMs) may be stored and used at a user device and/or distributed to other devices for use thereon. In another embodiment, a networked server may store and distribute eSIM to a plurality of user devices in communication therewith. A database of available eSIM is maintained at the wallet entity and/or at the network which enables request for a particular eSIM to be processed and various rules for the distribution thereof to be implemented. Security precautions are implemented to protect both user and network carrier specific data as the data is transmitted between networked entities. Solutions for eSIM backup and restoration are also described. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160044497 | Systems and Methods of Remotely Controlling Mobile Device Settings and Functionality - Systems and methods for a customer care system. An example diagnostics back-end system may be associated with a telecommunications provider. The diagnostics back-end system may perform diagnostic analyses of information and settings associated with a mobile device, identify resolvable issues based on the diagnostic analyses, determine execution eligibility of each of one or more solution actions associated with each resolvable issue and upon determination that execution of the one or more solution actions are eligible, cause display of a single graphical user interface button at a user interface device of a customer care agent terminal, wherein activation of the single graphical user interface button causes execution of associated solution actions performed on the mobile device. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160044499 | System and method for controlling mobile services using sensor information - A system includes a database of image data associated with a vehicle; and control logic configured to cause a user device to capture one or more images and compare data associated with the one or more images with the image data to determine if a user is present in a vehicle and disable a text messaging function at least in part responsive to the determination using the image data. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160050557 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROFILE DOWNLOAD OF GROUP DEVICES - Methods and apparatuses for remotely installing Universal Integrated Circuit Card (UICC) information about various Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) are provided. One of the apparatuses being a terminal including an electronic card, a transceiver configured to transmit and receive a signal, and a controller configured to receive at least one profile from a profile management server, wherein each profile of the received at least one profile is to be installed in an electronic card of at least one device, to obtain at least one electronic card identifier of the at least one device, and to transmit, to the at least one device, the at least one profile corresponding to the obtained at least one electronic card identifier. | 02-18-2016 |
| 20160057270 | Push User Interface - Exemplary embodiments may be used as a Push-User Interface (UI) for electronic devices, such as smartphones and tablets and other similar devices, including personal computers, watches, etc. The system may be used with a remote device having a wireless communication interface such that a unique UI is pushed from the remote device to the electronic device to create a user interface experience specific to the remote device on the electronic device. | 02-25-2016 |
| 20160057613 | MOVEMENT DETECTING BEACON - A wireless beacon can be configured to operate in a stationary mode of operation. Profile data that uniquely identifies the wireless beacon can be broadcast in the stationary mode of operation. The wireless beacon can also be configured to detect that the wireless beacon has moved by a threshold displacement setting. The wireless beacon can further be configured to switch to a moving mode of operation in response to the detecting. | 02-25-2016 |
| 20160073245 | SYSTEM FOR TRANSMITTING HETEROGENEOUS NETWORK-LINKED DATA AND METHOD THEREFOR - Provided are a system for transmitting interworking data in heterogeneous networks and a method thereof. The system for transmitting interworking data in heterogeneous networks and a method thereof capable of greatly improving convenience and reducing counseling time, by downloading and installing data transmission applications to a customer terminal and an ARS counselor terminal, respectively, allowing the ARS counselor to simply select specific data from complex and hard information upon ARS counseling in a state in which he/she sorts and stores in advance information to be transmitted as data upon the ARS counseling and transmit the selected specific data to the customer terminal, and allowing the remote counselor to control a page for the data transmitted to the customer terminal to be output. | 03-10-2016 |
| 20160080546 | CONTROLLING USE OF A BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT ON A MOBILE DEVICE - A business environment on a mobile device can be controlled by an enterprise server by receiving identifying information transmitted from a mobile device, wherein the identifying information identifies a user of the mobile device to the enterprise server. A virtual phone template is transmitted to the mobile device, wherein the virtual phone template (i) corresponds to the identifying information, and (ii) is configured to provide the business environment on the mobile device as a virtual machine running on a hypervisor installed on top of a host operating system of the mobile device. The enterprise server then receives a periodic transmission from the mobile device to indicate that the mobile device remains in periodic communication with the enterprise server. | 03-17-2016 |
| 20160080555 | SPACE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR MICROPOSITIONING MOBILE DEVICE AND MANAGEMENT METHOD THEREOF - A space management system for micropositioning mobile device and a management method thereof is disclosed. At least one low-power bluetooth device is distributed in an environment and at least one mobile device comprises a bluetooth transmission module and a management control module. Each low-power bluetooth device continuously emits a control signal. The bluetooth transmission module receives the control signal emitted by at least one low-power bluetooth device to drive the management control module, and then the management control module closes or locks at least one function of the mobile device according to at least one limitation condition preset by the management control module. | 03-17-2016 |
| 20160080889 | PROVISIONING OF MULTIPLE WIRELESS DEVICES BY AN ACCESS POINT - An aspect of the present disclosure enables an access point (AP) to conveniently provision multiple wireless devices. In an embodiment, the AP may normally operate in a secure mode to disregard non-secure provisioning requests from wireless devices. However, upon receipt of a request to accept provisioning requests from multiple wireless devices, the AP permits multiple wireless devices to be provisioned via the AP, in response to corresponding provisioning requests received from the respective wireless devices. The request to accept may be generated upon pressing of a push button provided on the AP, which may be referred to as a group provisioning button since multiple wireless devices are provisioned in response to pressing of that button. | 03-17-2016 |
| 20160081134 | RESOURCE HUBS FOR HETEROGENEOUS GROUPS - An invention is disclosed for systems, methods, processes, and products, including but not limited to, one that provides for user communication and interaction with as well as access to resources available on or via a computing device. An embodiment of the invention includes providing a digital resource gathering and dissemination system, method, or process that can accommodate digital resources of interest for heterogeneous groups and communities of online users for the same topic, demographic, or some other categories as provided by a particular classification scheme. Such a system, method, or process also provides a more reliable or otherwise representative selection of digital resources of interest to the population as a whole. | 03-17-2016 |
| 20160094700 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPERATING AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device comprising: a communication interface; a memory; and at least one processor coupled to the memory and the communication interface, wherein the at least one processor is configured to: detect a change of state of the electronic device; transmit to a secondary electronic device a first information item associated with the change of state of the electronic device; receive a second information item from the secondary electronic device in response to the first information item; and perform an operation based on the secondary information item. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160100046 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISABLING RECORDING FUNCTIONALITY IN A SECURE AREA - A system for disabling recording functionality in a secure area. The system includes a beacon. The beacon configured to define the perimeter of a secure area and instruct electronic devices within the secure area to inhibit recording functions. The system also includes an electronic device in electronic communication with the beacon. | 04-07-2016 |
| 20160100272 | Remotely Provisioned Wireless Proxy - A remotely provisioned proxy within a wireless/mobile phone that proxies a wireless communication path between a disconnected piconet (e.g., BLUETOOTH™) device and a network resource such as a universal resource locator (URL) via a mating mobile phone. Thus, an application proxy module embodied within the mobile phone provides managed access of a piconet device connected to the mating mobile phone to remote services. A disconnected piconet device uses the full data bandwidth available to a wireless phone, without the need for the disconnected piconet device to include its own separate wireless front end, or to require use of a modem within the mobile phone. Thus, using a mobile phone with application proxy, the user need not pay for the luxury of a tethered data plan. | 04-07-2016 |
| 20160119780 | METHOD OF CHANGING PROFILE USING IDENTIFICATION MODULE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE IMPLEMENTING SAME - A method of changing a profile by using an identification module and an electronic device for implementing the same are provided. The electronic device may enable a profile stored in an embedded identification module to receive a wireless communication network service corresponding to the enabled profile. The method includes identifying a network selected by a user, determining whether a profile, which can use the network, is included in the identification module in accordance with the identified network, downloading the profile corresponding to the network and enabling the downloaded profile when the profile is not included in the identification module, enabling the profile when the profile is included in the identification module, and making a connection to the network based on the enabled profile. | 04-28-2016 |
| 20160134990 | GLOBAL PLATFORM FOR MANAGING SUBSCRIBER IDENTITY MODULES - A method of operating a mobile wireless network comprising: receiving, by a provisioning server, a signal from a mobile wireless network specifying a location of a first mobile device having a first International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) and operating in the mobile wireless network under a first condition, the mobile wireless network including a plurality of mobile switching centers (MSCs) and a plurality of mobile devices operating in the mobile wireless network; provisioning the first IMSI in the first HLR based on a state transition rule from a first provisioning state to a second provisioning state; provisioning a second IMSI in the first HLR based on the state transition rule from a third provisioning state to the first provisioning state; and transmitting data identifying the second IMSI to the first mobile device to allow the first mobile device to operate in the mobile wireless network under a second condition. | 05-12-2016 |
| 20160134991 | Method and apparatus for setting profile - A method and apparatus for setting profiles are provided. The profile setting method includes receiving, from a first terminal, a profile transfer request message that requests transfer of a first profile or portion thereof from a first secure element to a second secure element; configuring a second profile using the first profile or portion thereof; and sending, to a second terminal, the configured second profile. | 05-12-2016 |
| 20160142526 | REMOTE MONITORING SYSTEM AND REMOTE MONITORING METHOD - The present disclosure provides a remote monitoring system and a remote monitoring method. The remote monitoring system includes a mobile device, a sensor and a controller. The mobile device receives an incoming-call signal from a remote mobile device. The sensor is disposed on the mobile device and generates a sensing signal according to a reaction of the mobile device after receiving the incoming-call signal. The controller is coupled to the mobile device and the sensor. The controller receives the sensing signal and charges the mobile device after receiving the sensing signal. | 05-19-2016 |
| 20160142855 | METHOD FOR DYNAMICALLY SWITCHING MOBILE NETWORK, SUBSCRIPTION MANAGER, AND USER EQUIPMENT - The present invention discloses a method for dynamically switching a mobile network, including: sending, by a subscription manager SM, a mobile network switch message to a first mobile network, where the mobile network switch message is used to indicate that user equipment UE needs network switching; receiving, by the SM, a notification signaling message from the first mobile network, where the notification signaling message is used to notify the SM that the UE connects to the first mobile network; and sending, by the SM, the mobile network switch message to the UE by using the first mobile network, so as to instruct the UE to switch to a second mobile network. The present invention further discloses a subscription manager and user equipment. | 05-19-2016 |
| 20160142890 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING APPLICATION TERMINAL REMOTELY IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - The present disclosure relates to a method and an apparatus for remotely managing an application in a wireless communication system. A method for supporting a remote management of an application by a terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure comprises: receiving a management instruction for a remote management of the application transmitted from a management server through a mobile communication network according to a request of a service server of a service provider providing the application; processing the management instruction received through a baseband, based on a trusted execution environment (TEE) which is a secured environment; and transmitting an execution result of the management instruction to the management server. | 05-19-2016 |
| 20160142906 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROFILE INSTALLATION IN COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technologies, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. A method of providing a profile package by a profile server and the profile server includes generating a profile package, dividing the profile package in a unit installable in a UICC of an electronic device, reconfiguring the divided profile information in an encryptable unit, and transmitting the reconfigured profile information to the electronic device. Further, provided is an operating method and apparatus of an electronic device communicating with the profile server. | 05-19-2016 |
| 20160150397 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING A USER OF A MOBILE COMPUTERIZED DEVICE - The present disclosure provides, in some aspects, a system for identifying a user of a mobile computerized device. The system includes an electrode configured to be in selective electrical communication with a driver of a vehicle when the driver of the vehicle is driving the vehicle, a signal generator electrically connected to the electrode and configured to selectively output an identification signal to the electrode when the vehicle is in a predetermined mode of operation, wherein the identification signal is configured to travel through the driver and into a human-machine interface (HMI) of a mobile computerized device. | 05-26-2016 |
| 20160157092 | UICC SMS ROUTING TO DEVICE APPLICATION | 06-02-2016 |
| 20160165035 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING HEADSET - An electronic device receives a first distance signal from a sensor embraced by a left receiver of a headset, and a second distance signal from a sensor embraced by a right receiver of the headset. The electronic device obtains a first distance between the left receiver and a left ear of the person according to the first distance signal, and obtains a second distance between the right receiver and a right ear of the person according to the second distance signal. The electronic device executes a specific operation according to the first distance and the second distance. | 06-09-2016 |
| 20160165433 | METHOD OF PROVISIONING A SUBSCRIBER PROFILE FOR A SECURE MODULE - Described are methods and systems for provisioning a subscriber profile in a secure module, such as a SIM card. The methods and systems may perform operations that may include receiving a request for provisioning a subscriber profile accompanied by parameters of a mobile terminal associated with the subscriber profile, and configuring the terminal when notification is received of the profile being activated, the notification coming from the secure module. Variations of the systems and methods are applicable to terminals including a secure module for hosting a subscriber profile to a mobile communications network. | 06-09-2016 |
| 20160174065 | METHODS PROVIDING WIRELESS DEVICE SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION AND RELATED NETWORK NODES AND WIRELESS DEVICES | 06-16-2016 |
| 20160183079 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RESTRICTING A MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE | 06-23-2016 |
| 20160192107 | System And Method To Selectively Manage Add-On Data, Application, Software, Hardware On A Handheld Device Over The Air - Disclosed is a method and system for selectively managing application, software, hardware and data on a device over the air using Open Mobile Alliance Device Management (OMA DM) specification thereon. The system and method facilitates seamless management of the applications using OMA DM specifications. Further, system and method allows managing these applications at individual level independent of any dependencies. The system and method allows client to register or de-register applications on OMA DM tree which can be further managed at individual application level by enterprise. | 06-30-2016 |
| 20160192242 | Method of Adapting the Parameter Set of a Mobile Terminal Transceiver Based Upon its Geographical Position - A transceiver may be arranged to operate according to a Radio Access Technology (RAT) in a cellular communication system. A position value for the transceiver is determined, and a database is accessed based on the determined position value. A transceiver parameter set corresponding to the determined position value is acquired, and the transceiver parameter set is arranged to adapt operation of the transceiver for the determined position within the RAT. Settings of the transceiver are applied according to the acquired transceiver parameter set. | 06-30-2016 |
| 20160197776 | CONFIGURING A VEHICLE TO RECEIVE CONTENT DATA | 07-07-2016 |
| 20160198032 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF PROVIDING MESSAGING SERVICE AND CALLBACK FEATURE TO MOBILE STATIONS | 07-07-2016 |
| 20160198033 | INFORMATION TERMINAL | 07-07-2016 |
| 20160198338 | VEHICLE WIRELESS DEVICE STATUS INDICATOR AND INHIBITOR SYSTEM AND METHOD | 07-07-2016 |
| 20160205246 | DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE DEVICE | 07-14-2016 |
| 20160205493 | Method and System for Remote Management of Access to Appliances | 07-14-2016 |
| 20160205537 | Configuring a Memory for Use in a Mobile Appliance | 07-14-2016 |
| 20160205544 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHODS FOR PROVISIONING, PAIRING AND ACTIVATING A NEWLY MANUFACTURED DEVICE FOR AUTOMATIC JOINING OF CUSTOMER'S NETWORK | 07-14-2016 |
| 20160205546 | METHOD FOR ENABLING A WIRELESS DEVICE WITH CUSTOMER-SPECIFIC SERVICES | 07-14-2016 |
| 20160255456 | SEGMENTED NETWORK MOBILE DEVICE PROVISIONING SYSTEM | 09-01-2016 |
| 20160255493 | REMOTE DEVICE MODIFICATION | 09-01-2016 |
| 20160255513 | NETWORK DIAGNOSTIC APPLICATIONS | 09-01-2016 |
| 20160255516 | WIRELESS NETWORK DESIGN, COMMISSIONING, AND CONTROLS FOR HVAC, WATER HEATING, AND LIGHTING SYSTEM OPTIMIZATION | 09-01-2016 |
| 20160381148 | NON-NETWORK CONTROLLER COMMUNICATION - The present disclosure is directed to a system for non-network controller communication. In general, an example wireless network may comprise a network controller (NC) device and at least one network member (NM) device. The at least one NM device may respond to inquiries received from outside-of-network (OoN) devices by providing at least an NC device name in a user-friendly form. This information may be provided via a new information element (IE). Should the at least one NC device later receive a service discovery request (e.g., from the OoN device), the at least one NC device may determine whether services it may provide are currently unavailable, and may then transmit a service discovery response including at least unavailable service information. In at least one embodiment, service discovery responses may also include information about current consumers of the unavailable services. | 12-29-2016 |
| 20160381206 | PHONE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE PHONE - A phone and a method for controlling the phone are provided. The phone includes a handset and a handset base. The handset is suitable for disposing on the handset base, so as to move a hang-up component on the handset base. The phone control method includes: transmitting a wireless signal from a transmitter inside the handset base through a wireless transmitting path inside the handset base; selectively generating a first detection signal or a second detection signal by a receiver inside the handset base, based on whether or not the wireless signal is received through the wireless transmitting path; and selectively switching a system state of the phone based on the first detection signal or the second detection signal received from the receiver. Therefore, the invention can maintain a simple hang-up operation and extend the lifetime of the hang-up component. | 12-29-2016 |
| 20160381210 | MANAGING CLASSROOM ATTENDANCE AND STUDENT DEVICE USAGE - Systems and methods presented herein can allow a teacher to manage student devices in a classroom setting to increase learning efficiency. The teacher device can receive peer-to-peer broadcasts from the student devices and track class attendance based on the broadcasts. The teacher device can also apply locks and lock profiles to the functionality of the student devices, such as restricting websites and document access, without impacting the functionality of the student device outside of the classroom and/or school setting. The locks on the student devices can be automatically unlocked at the end of a class or school day. | 12-29-2016 |
| 20180027476 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VARIED-HOST SHARED VEHICULAR REMOTE CONNECTIVITY | 01-25-2018 |
| 20190149983 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD | 05-16-2019 |
| 20220141649 | Use of a Communication Profile by a Plurality of Mobile Terminals - A mobile terminal includes a communication device to communicate with an external entity, a storage device to store an identifier, and a processing device. The processing device activates a communication profile, transmits a notification relating to the activation to an external entity, and stores an identifier of the activation in the storage device. The processing device further receives a deactivation request and an identifier from the external entity and deactivates the communication profile if the received identifier corresponds to the stored identifier. The identifier can be determined by the mobile terminal and transmitted from the mobile terminal to the external entity. The identifier can also be determined by the external entity and transmitted to the mobile terminal. | 05-05-2022 |
