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| 20080233988 | Method and Apparatus for Neighbor Cell Synchronization - The present invention is directed to a neighbor cell synchronization method for a mobile communication unit. The method includes selecting a neighbor cell according to a scheduling mechanism; determining a synchronization window according to a communicating mode of the mobile communication unit; and searching or decoding specific logic channels within the synchronization window. The present invention also provides an apparatus for performing the method. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20080261639 | CLUSTER-BASED COOPERATIVE SPECTRUM SENSING IN COGNITIVE RADIO SYSTEMS - Cluster-based cooperative spectrum sensing is provided for cognitive radio systems. For each cluster of cognitive users, a cluster head is determined. Each cluster head collects energies of a reporting channel measured by the cognitive users within the cluster and decides whether a primary user is absent from a given spectrum. A common receiver then aggregates the cluster-level decisions made by the cluster heads, and makes a decision across multiple, or all of, the clusters whether the primary user is absent based on a fusion function of the cluster-level decisions. If the primary (licensed) user is absent, then secondary (unlicensed) users may utilize the spectrum. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20080268889 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING ACTIVE SET IN A MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method is provided for managing active sets of a terminal that receives a pilot channel from a base station in a mobile communication system. Reception strength of the pilot channel is measured. It is checked whether the number of active sets being managed by the terminal is greater than or equal to the predetermined maximum number of supportable active sets. It is determined whether to transmit a pilot to the base station according to the checking result. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20080280636 | Method for altering communication mode and mobile communication terminal using the same - A method is disclosed that alters a communication mode in a mobile communication terminal. The method includes: if the mobile communication terminal receives a connection signal for an external device, determining whether the communication mode is set to a bidirectional mode; if the communication mode is not a bidirectional mode, determining whether the communication mode is set to a unidirectional mode; and if the communication mode is a unidirectional mode, paging with the external device. The mobile communication terminal can reduce its power consumption and thus extends its remaining run time. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20090036153 | BASE STATION AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Provided are a communication system and a base station capable of preventing interference between signals and improving the throughput. A base station device ( | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090137262 | RESERVATION MULTIPLE ACCESS - A mobile station accesses a base station by randomly selecting a first reverse link common control channel from a set of random access channels. The mobile station transmits a request portion of an access probe over the first reverse link common control channel. The request portion is subject to collision with other signals. The request portion comprises a hash identification which is derived from a uniquely identifying number using a hash function. The hash identification quasi-uniquely identifies the mobile station. The mobile station receives a channel assignment message from the base station designating the hash identification and a reserved access channel. The reserved access channel provides communication with a low probability of contention. The mobile station transmits a message portion of the access probe over the reserved access channel. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090233636 | Link re-establishment in a wireless network - In a wireless network using directional communication links between devices in the network, when the network controller detects that one or more of the directional links is lost, it may use a beacon to schedule separate antenna training periods for the devices involved in the lost links. In some embodiments, all of the training periods may take place in the same superframe as the beacon. | 09-17-2009 |
| 20090233637 | Broadcast radio system - Each of terminals for use in a regional broadcast radio system includes a measuring unit for measuring an electric field value of a received signal of a specific frequency; a comparing unit for comparing the electric field value of the received signal with a predetermined electric field value; a scanning unit for scanning a specific frequency band when the electric field value of the received signal is equal to or less than the predetermined value; a frequency detecting unit for detecting a frequency of a maximum received electric field; and an information detecting unit for detecting whether notification information is included in a reception signal of the detected frequency. Each of terminals further includes an acquiring unit for acquiring a district code from the detected notification information; and a district code changing unit for setting the acquired district code as a district code of each of terminals. | 09-17-2009 |
| 20090247206 | DYNAMIC BOOLEAN CHANNEL MASKS - Systems and methods are provided to establish a set of dynamic channel masks that select channels to be scanned in a wireless environment during a mobile terminal roaming. The set of channel masks is associated with a set of scan groups determined through a Boolean operation applied to a set of scan variables determined via data indicators that reflect channel quality and/or presence in the vicinity of the mobile terminal. Regardless of actual access point geometric configuration in a quasi-two-dimensional coverage plan, a universal set of three scan groups can be determined. In addition to the universal set, a fail-safe set is computed in order to ensure successful scanning in various roaming scenarios. Quality of service indicators like communication reliability and battery performance can be improved by successively scanning the universal scan groups during roaming. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090258663 | Method, system and apparatus for paging access terminals - A method for paging access terminals. The method includes: a network entity sends a paging message to a target AN. The paging message carries the information required for calculating the time when the AT wakes to monitor the paging message. The information includes the absolute time that is determined according to the time when the AT previously shifts from the connected state to the idle state. Upon receipt of the paging message, the target AN determines when to send the paging message to the AT according to the information carried in the paging message. The present embodiments also disclose a system and apparatus for paging access terminals. The apparatus is a network entity that sends the paging message. The method, system and apparatus can be used to determine the time when the AT wakes to monitor the paging message, thus ensuring that the AT paging is not missed. | 10-15-2009 |
| 20090270117 | APPARATUS, AND ASSOCIATED METHOD, FOR FACILITATING ACCESS TO A HOME, OR OTHER PUBLIC NETWORK - An apparatus, and an associated method, for facilitating home, or other public network access by a wireless device. The access is made in order to access public-network services by the wireless device when connecting to the public network by way of another network. Access availability by way of 802.1x-capable wireless local area networks, if any, is determined. A listing is made of networks through which connections are able to be made. And, if operator policy permits, a public-network access attempter attempts to make communication connections by way of non-802.1x-capable wireless local area networks, if any. Identification is made of network access availability, and such identified network access is displayed to provide a user of the wireless device with an opportunity to select in what manner to connect to the public network. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090280847 | CODE WORD ASSIGNMENT METHODS FOR QUICK PAGING IN TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS - Code words are assigned to subscriber stations or groups of subscriber stations in a communication network for a quick paging mechanism in which the assigned code words are transmitted as quick paging signals over unused frequency resources to signal the subscriber stations. Subsets of multiple code words from a set of code words can be assigned to respective paging groups, and overlapping subsets can be assigned to multiple paging groups. This enables a single code word to be used to address either a single paging group or multiple paging groups. | 11-12-2009 |
| 20090280848 | METHOD FOR PAGING IN WIRELESS ACCESS SYSTEM - A method for paging in a wireless access system is disclosed. A method for paging a mobile station of an idle mode comprises allocating large paging group identifier and small paging group identifier of a paging group to which the mobile station belongs to a header; allocating a large paging group flag and a small paging group flag to the header, the large paging group flag and the small paging group flag indicating the presence of a paging message for the mobile station; and transmitting the header to the mobile station of the idle mode. | 11-12-2009 |
| 20090318177 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LTE SYSTEM INFORMATION UPDATE IN CONNECTED MODE - A method and apparatus for a wireless transmit receive unit (WTRU) to receive system information updates. This includes the WTRU aligning a discontinuous reception (DRX) on-duration with a system information update cycle such that the system information update cycle is a multiple of a DRX cycle. | 12-24-2009 |
| 20100081468 | Mobile Communication Device for Accessing Network Isolated Devices - According to a method of relaying data originated from the network isolated device which is addressed to a target destination device, the method includes establishing a temporary wireless communication connection with the network isolated device, storing data received from the network isolated device via the temporary wireless communication connection and terminating the temporary wireless communication connection. A subsequent communication connection is established with a communication device and the data is transferred to the communication device via the subsequent communication connection. Subsequent transfers of the data to other communication devices are ceased regardless of whether the data is successfully relayed to the target destination device in response to a data transfer extinction parameter, and the stored data is deleted in response to the data transfer extinction parameter. | 04-01-2010 |
| 20100113083 | TRANSMISSION OF ORGANIZATIONAL INFORMATION DEPENDING ON THE DIRECTION IN A SYSTEMWIDE CHANNEL - According to the inventive method for transmission of organizational information (info) to at the least two communication systems in a channel (CPC) via a radio interface, the channel (CPC) transmitting in a targeted manner and the transmitted organizational information is chosen depending on the direction of the transmission. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100197332 | TARGETED GROUP SCALING FOR ENHANCED DISTRIBUTED SPECTRUM SENSING - A method, wireless device, and information processing system dynamically update spectrum sensing groups in a wireless communication system. A set of wireless devices ( | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100197333 | Method and System for Communicating Media Based on Location of Media Source - A method for communicating media based on location of media source includes receiving communications from a plurality of endpoints. Each communication comprises a media message and location information identifying a location of its transmitting endpoint. The method includes receiving a selection of a geographical area and comparing the location information of each communication with the selected geographical area. The method also includes presenting to a user each message received from each endpoint of the plurality of endpoints located within the selected geographical area. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100234056 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION METHOD THEREFOR - To detect a provider of communication parameters, a communication apparatus executes control so that when a signal for searching for the provider of the communication parameters is sent, an apparatus which does not serve as the provider decreases the frequency of responding to the search signal and the provider increases the frequency of responding to the search signal. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20100267410 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ENHANCED SLEEP REQUEST MESSAGES FOR MULTI-MODE OPERATIONS - Embodiments of the present disclosure may provide a method of managing multi-mode operations such that a multi-mode MS may utilize the WiMAX sleep mode for monitoring the paging intervals of other supported radio access technologies. For example, certain embodiments may enable the MS to determine a set of WiMAX sleep mode parameters that align a WiMAX sleep window with a CDMA page listening window. Additionally, certain embodiments may provide enhanced MOB_SLP-REQ and MOB_SLP-RSP messages enabling the multi-mode MS to establish a WiMAX sleep mode based on the previously determined WiMAX sleep mode parameters. As a result, embodiments of the present disclosure may enable an MS to manage multi-mode operations, such that the MS | 10-21-2010 |
| 20110014939 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR DETECTING AND MITIGATING FRAUD IN A DISTRIBUTED MONITORING SYSTEM THAT INCLUDES FIXED-LOCATION MONITORING DEVICES - The subject matter described herein includes methods, systems, and computer readable media for detecting and mitigating fraud in a distributed monitoring system which includes fixed-location monitoring and communication devices. According to one aspect, a method for detecting and mitigating fraud includes receiving a signaling message that originates or appears to originate from a wireless communication device that is associated with a fixed-location management system that performs at least one of monitoring and control of a resource, wherein the wireless communication device is responsible for communicating information generated by the management system over a network. The method further includes determining whether the signaling message indicates an expected location of the wireless communication device and in response to a determination that the signaling message does not indicate an expected location of the wireless communication device, initiating a mitigating action. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110039592 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DERIVING, COMMUNICATING AND/OR VERIFYING OWNERSHIP OF EXPRESSIONS - Methods and apparatus for generating, communicating, and/or verifying ownership of expressions are described. Various embodiments are well suited for use in a wireless peer to peer communications systems in which expressions are communicated, e.g., broadcast, in discovery intervals. A first communications device generates an expression from a first public key and an additional input, said first public key corresponding to a private key known to said first communications device. The first device transmits the generated expression on a communications channel used for discovery. A second communications device receives the transmitted expression from the first device. The second device transmits a request signal to the first device associated with the expression; and receives from the first device a signed communication signed using a private key known to said first communications device. The second device uses information from the signed communication to determine if said first communication device owns said expression. | 02-17-2011 |
| 20110039593 | METHOD FOR PERFORMING CARRIER MANAGEMENT PROCEDURE IN A MULTI-CARRIER SUPPORTED WIDEBAND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR THE SAME - A method and apparatus for performing a carrier management in a broadband wireless communication system supporting multi-carriers are disclosed. A method for a mobile station to perform a carrier management procedure with a base station supporting multiple carriers includes receiving a carrier management command message including an action code indicating a primary carrier change and an action time, on a serving primary carrier, transmitting an acknowledgement message indicating that the carrier management command message is successfully received in the mobile station, on the serving primary carrier, and switching the primary carrier to a target carrier indicated by the carrier management command message at the action time, wherein the action time is set to a value more than a retransmission timer, the retransmission timer is set to a time during which the base station waits for receiving the acknowledgement message in response to the carrier management command message. | 02-17-2011 |
| 20110039594 | METHOD OF CAMPING ON A HYBRID CELL AND CHECKING ACCESS PRIORITY AND DEVICE THEREFOR - Methods of camping on a hybrid cell and checking access priority and devices therefor are provided. The service of a CSG user is preferably guaranteed by adjusting a UE's camping right and a passing probability of an access priority checking according to the user's contracted characteristic and limit access information of a hybrid cell Node B. At the same time, the initial access delay of a non-CSG user is reduced, the initial access efficiency of the non-CSG user is improved, and the network resource and the UE's power are saved. | 02-17-2011 |
| 20110136530 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMIC CELL SEARCHING - Systems and methods for signal detection are dynamic cell searching are disclosed. In one embodiment, the period according to which a channel is monitored is dynamically adjusted according to a condition of an electronic device. In another embodiment, between a first and second monitoring of a channel of a first cell, the amount of time searching for an second cell is dynamically adjusted according to a charging condition of an electronic device. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110143802 | PAGING MANAGEMENT METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR HOME EVOLVED BASE STATION - Provided is a paging management system that may transfer a paging message to only a small base station where a terminal is estimated to be positioned, and thereby decrease a traffic amount required to transfer the paging message. A paging management method may include: configuring a virtual tracking area by grouping a plurality of small base stations according to a position of a small base station accessed by a terminal; verifying a final small base station accessed by the terminal when a paging message is to be transmitted to the terminal; and transferring the paging message to small base stations of the virtual tracking area including the final small base station. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110171987 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ALLOCATING PAGING AREAS - A method for allocating paging areas includes: determining a basic paging area currently visited by a User Equipment (UE); and allocating a paging area to this UE according to a history record of motion trace of UEs located in the basic paging area currently visited by this UE. An apparatus for allocating paging areas is disclosed. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110190019 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANAGING SYSTEM FRAME NUMBER IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Provided is an apparatus and a method for managing s system frame number (SFN) in a wireless communication system. A base station allocates information about the SFN to a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) and transmits the PDCCH, and a mobile terminal reads the PDCCH at each discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle to inspect whether the mobile terminal received a paging message, and determines whether an SFN of the mobile terminal is identical to an SFN of the base station using the information about the SFN included in the PDCCH, thereby solving a difference in SFN. | 08-04-2011 |
| 20110237286 | RADIO BASE STATION AND NETWORK DEVICE - A radio base station | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110244910 | Method and System for Distributed Distance-Based Paging - A distance-based paging system distributes the decision as to which base stations should send a page to a terminal. The Radio Network Controller (RNC) simply stores the location information and paging range (e.g., the route update radius) of the reference sector for each terminal. When a page message needs to be sent to the terminal, the RNC sends the location information and paging range to each base station in a broadcast or a multicast message that includes the location coordinates and route update radius of the reference sector in the message header, and the information to be sent in the over the air page in the message payload. Each base station determines whether one or more of its sectors is located within the paging area, and broadcasts a page based on the payload of the message to the terminal if it is within the paging area or discards the paging message if it is not. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110256898 | TRANSMITTING APPARATUS, RECEIVING APPARATUS, AND PAGING INFORMATION RECEPTION METHOD - A disclosed transmitting apparatus includes a paging indicator information generating unit generating paging indicator information including a group ID of users who are to receive a paging channel and information indicating a radio resource in which the paging channel is transmitted; and a multiplexing unit multiplexing the paging indicator information. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110281609 | ON-DEMAND SERVICES BY WIRELESS BASE STATION VIRTUALIZATION - Initiating a virtual presence at a physical access point in response to a request for a service from a wireless access device is provided. A particular wireless service may be provided to a subscriber on an on-demand basis according to location and/or type of service requested. The service may be terminated when demand for the service comes to an end whereby a common wireless service infrastructure may be shared amongst service providers thus eliminating the need for radio channel coordination and otherwise enhancing service quality for those service providers. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110287800 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION METHOD, MOBILE STATION, AND NETWORK DEVICE - A mobile communication method according to the present invention includes a step of a mobile station UE transmitting a connection setup request signal containing a radio access capability of the mobile station eNB to a radio network controller RNC of a UMTS scheme, upon detecting a predetermined trigger while camping on in a cell of the first communication scheme, a step of the radio network controller RNC of the UMTS scheme transmitting an instruction signal for instructing setup of a connection in a cell of an LTE scheme to the mobile station UE, in a case where the radio access capability of the mobile station UE is contained in the received connection setup request signal, and a step of the mobile station UE setting up the connection in the cell of the LTE scheme in response to the received instruction signal. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110294531 | System and Method for Facilitating Accelerated Network Selection Using a Weighted Network List - A scheme for facilitating accelerated network selection by a wireless user equipment (UE) device. In one exemplary embodiment, prior to performing a full band scan, the wireless UE device is operable to interrogate a list of networks with which the wireless UE device has registered at least once in a given period of time, wherein a network availability likelihood score may be associated with each of the list of networks. A particular network is selected from the list of networks based on its network availability likelihood score. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110312364 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING SCANNING START INFORMATION OF DIFFERENT RADIO ACCESS NETWORK - A method and device for providing reference information for starting scanning a different radio access network to a terminal in a boundary area is provided. A receiver supporting a plurality of access systems includes a receiving circuit for receiving a scanning threshold from a transmitter, a first measuring module for measuring channel quality of a serving cell, and a second measuring module for starting scanning a neighboring cell that is a different radio access network when channel quality of the serving cell is less than the channel quality threshold. The receiver may further include a handover module for performing handover to the neighboring cell when the channel quality of the neighboring cell measured by the second measuring module is greater than that of the serving cell. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20120004004 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF SEARCHING FOR BASE STATION USING PAGING PROCEDURE IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION NETWORK - A method for searching for a base station using paging procedure in a mobile communication network has a paging agent that performs the paging procedure. The method includes: receiving, at the paging agent, subscriber information including information of a service, to which a mobile node subscribed, from a home location register while performing a location registration procedure in response to a location registration request from the mobile node; setting an available scan time based on the time required to perform the paging procedure; generating a paging request message including the available scan time and the subscriber information to send the paging request message to a base station required for paging; and generating base station information based on the subscriber information to input into the paging request message to transmit with the available scan time to the mobile node. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20120021794 | METHODS FOR TRANSMITTING A SCANNING REQUEST BASED ON A MULTICARRIER SYSTEM - The present invention discloses a method for transmitting a scanning request based on a multicarrier system, wherein the method comprises: a terminal obtaining multicarrier information transmitted by a service base station; and when a handover is needed to be performed, the terminal transmitting a scanning request signaling to the service base station, to request for scanning carriers. By the above-mentioned process, the terminal can transmit the scanning request signaling as required to request for performing the handover within the base station. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120034945 | ALLOCATING A CONTROL CHANNEL FOR CARRIER AGGREGATION - Methods for allocating a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) to reduce a number of PDCCH candidates in a search space for carrier aggregation on a user equipment (UE) are disclosed. The method comprises the step of selecting a control channel element (CCE) aggregation level for a PDCCH allocation for each of a plurality of user equipments (UEs) at an evolved NodeB (eNB). The operation of identifying a transmission mode for each of a plurality of component carriers (CCs) associated with the PDCCH at the eNB follows. The next operation of the method is assigning each CC's downlink control information (DCI) into CCEs in a PDCCH search space in the PDCCH starting at a CCE location based on the CC's transmission mode and the CCE aggregation level for the UE receiving the CC. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120088536 | CHANNEL ACCESS METHOD IN WIRELESS NETWORK - There is provided a channel access method in which a channel access method in a wireless network in which a channel access opportunity is provided to high priority traffic for each super-frame. The channel access method includes: setting parameter values required for channel access; setting a channel access time to be equal to a size of a contention access period (CAP); and accessing a channel to be used by resetting the channel access time to be equal to the size of the CAP when traffic to be transmitted is traffic having a preset high priority in a case in which the channel is not in an idle state. | 04-12-2012 |
| 20120100880 | CELL SEARCH METHOD IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Provided is a cell search method in a wireless communication system. According to the cell search method, when detecting SSS in order to search a cell group ID in 3GPP LTE communication, it is possible to reduce the computational complexity for SSS detection by selecting the sequence group of which cross-correlation between initially grouped SSS sequences is a predetermined value or more, computing cross-correlation with the sequences in the selected sequence group, and extracting a cell group ID through detection of the SSS sequence having the highest cross-correlation. | 04-26-2012 |
| 20120149419 | COMMUNICATION OPERATING METHOD FOR DUAL STANDBY MOBILE TERMINAL AND DUAL STANDBY MOBILE TERMINAL SUPPORTING THE SAME - A communication operating method and a dual standby mobile terminal including a first communication module and a second communication module are provided. The first communication module supports forming a first communication channel with a first wireless communication network. A second communication module supports forming a second communication channel with a second wireless communication network. When the first communication module transitions from an abnormal service state to a normal service state, the first communication module performs a base station search based on base station channel information of the second communication module and camps on a found base station. | 06-14-2012 |
| 20120157145 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PAGING IN WIRELESS COMMUNCATION SYSTEM - A base station adds a paging message indicator representing a position of a frame to receive a paging advertisement message and a paging subgroup indicator representing a paging subgroup to which the paging advertisement message is to be transmitted to a PGID-INFO message and transmits the PGID-INFO message to a terminal, and the terminal determines whether a paging advertising message is to be transmitted using a paging message indicator and a paging subgroup indicator of the PGID-INFO message and a position of a frame to receive a paging advertisement message. | 06-21-2012 |
| 20120178485 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PAGING IN MACHINE TO MACHINE OR MOBILE ASSISTED DEPLOYMENTS - A method and apparatus may be used to perform WTRU-WTRU paging in wireless communications. For example, a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) may be configured to page another WTRU. In this example, the paging WTRU may receive a first message that indicates a group identification (ID). The WTRU may receive a second message that may include an indicator that indicates one or more other WTRUs that the paging WTRU may page. If the received indicator matches a paging indicator of the paging WTRU, the paging WTRU may transmit an access signal to one or more other WTRUs. The paging indicator of the paging WTRU may be predetermined, and may be received in a configuration message from a base station (BS). The first message may be a secondary advanced (SA)-preamble. | 07-12-2012 |
| 20120178486 | WIRELESS NETWORKS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A method and a wireless unit. The wireless unit may include a network finding component, adapted to find another wireless unit that belongs to a wireless network that is characterized by a low average number of transmissions per hour, a transmission scheme manager, configured to manage the transmission of the wireless unit when it is connected to the wireless network; and a transmitter, configured to: transmit according to a high transmission scheme that comprises transmission, at a large number of transmissions per hour; and transmit according to a low transmission scheme that comprises transmission, at a small number of transmissions per hour, signals used for communication within the wireless network. | 07-12-2012 |
| 20120184318 | Method and Apparatus of Transmitting a White Space Map Information in a Wireless Local Area Network System - A method of transmitting a White Space Map information in a wireless local area network system (WLAN) is disclosed. A method of transmitting a white space map information from a first station to a second station in a regulatory domain where a licensed device and an unlicensed device are permitted to operate together in a wireless local area network (WLAN) comprises acquiring a first list of available channels at each location of a plurality of locations from a regulatory database; determining a second list of available channels at a white space zone (WSZ) using the first list of available channels at each location of a plurality of locations; and transmitting, to the second station, one of a beacon frame, a probe response frame and a white space map announcement frame comprising a white space map (WSM) element, the WSM element including information of the WSZ and the second list of available channels, wherein the WSZ is a geographical area in which common available channels are set. | 07-19-2012 |
| 20120196638 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR NETWORK LOGOUT OF A MOBILE STATION IN IDLE MODE - A method for a network side to logout a mobile station (MS) in an idle mode is provided. The method includes receiving, by a paging agent of network side entities, a location update request message carrying a power-off indication sent from the MS; sending, by the paging agent, a location update confirm message, to an anchor paging controller/location register of the network side entities. According to the location update confirm message, the anchor paging controller/location register triggers at least one network side entity of the network side entities to release resources associated with the MS and delete a context of the MS stored in the at least one network side entity. Accordingly, the system resources are saved. | 08-02-2012 |
| 20120196639 | WIRELESS ACCESS POINT SEARCH DEVICE AND METHOD IMPROVED IN MANNER OF STORING SEARCH RESULTS, CONTROL PROGRAM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A wireless access point search device improved in a manner of storing search results. A wireless LAN interface searches for a wireless access point. A result receiving section stores an access point information item on the wireless access point found by the wireless LAN interface. When the sum of the number of access point information items stored in the result receiving section and the number of new wireless access point items on respective new wireless access points found by the wireless LAN interface is larger than a predetermined value, a panel controller determines, whether or not to store a new access point information item on each new wireless access point in the result receiving section, based on radio field intensity of the new wireless access point. | 08-02-2012 |
| 20120202550 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR PROVISIONING A DIAMETER BINDING REPOSITORY - Methods, systems, and computer readable media for for provisioning a Diameter binding repository (DBR) are disclosed. In one example, the method comprises receiving, at a Diameter routing node, a Diameter signaling message that is associated with a mobile subscriber and includes mobile subscriber related information. The method also includes selecting a network service node from a plurality of network service nodes configured to process the Diameter signaling message and querying a subscriber data management (SDM) node using the mobile subscriber related information to obtain additional information associated with the mobile subscriber. The method further includes generating Diameter binding record information using the mobile subscriber related information, the additional information, and an identifier corresponding to the selected network service node and providing the Diameter binding record information to a Diameter binding repository. | 08-09-2012 |
| 20120208585 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION METHOD, RADIO ACCESS NETWORK APPARATUS AND EXCHANGE APPARATUS - A mobile communication method according to the present invention includes step A of instructing, by a radio access network apparatus of a first communication scheme, a mobile station having first radio connection established with the radio access network apparatus of the first communication scheme to switch to a mobile communication system of a second communication scheme, and step B of notifying the mobile station of a priority by the mobile communication system of the second communication scheme using a predetermined signal after the mobile station establishes second radio connection with a radio access network apparatus of the second communication scheme, the priority used to determine a communication system for camping-on by the mobile station. | 08-16-2012 |
| 20120220329 | NOTIFICATION OF MODIFICATION OF SYSTEM INFORMATION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Systems and methodologies are described that facilitate notifying and detecting modification of system information in a wireless communication system. A mobile device may receive a first system information block (SIB) in a first time period, obtain from the first SIB at least one parameter related to modification of at least one SIB, and determine whether to receive the at least one SIB based on the at least one parameter obtained from the first SIB. The mobile device may receive a paging message in a second time period and may determine whether to receive one or more SIBs based on information obtained from the paging message. The mobile device may receive the first SIB in the first time period after entering a cell in an idle mode. The mobile device may receive the paging message in the second time period after accessing the cell. | 08-30-2012 |
| 20120238306 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMBINING RADIO FREQUENCY (RF) TECHNOLOGIES - A communications system for allowing a host system such as a GNSS satellite receiver to obtain a data communications connection is provided, comprising: a processor board connecting a cellular module, a WiFi module, and a radio module; and a communications selection means for automatically determining which module is capable of obtaining a data communications connection, wherein the communications selection means includes an algorithm that scans through the modules in a pre-defined order in search of the preferred communications connection, wherein the algorithm includes instructions to stop scanning when a module has found a valid connection. In one embodiment, the communications system further comprises a GNSS module connected to the processor board. | 09-20-2012 |
| 20120238307 | METHOD FOR SCANNING SERVICES WITH A MULTIMODE COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A system that incorporates teachings of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method for receiving on a control channel signaling software for scanning portions of a television spectrum, where the control channel operates in a portion of the television spectrum. The method further includes scanning for services operating in the television spectrum according to the received signaling software, detecting one or more services operating in the television spectrum, and selecting a service of the detected one or more services operating in the television spectrum. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 09-20-2012 |
| 20120252516 | TERMINAL APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD, NON-TRANSITORY STORING MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - A terminal apparatus includes: a scan processing unit that scans for wireless communication apparatuses that are present in a range within which wireless communication is possible; a list generation unit that generates a list of the wireless communication apparatuses that are detected by the scan by the scan processing unit; a transmission unit that transmits the list that is generated by the list generation unit to an information processing apparatus; and a reception unit that receives connection destination related information that relates to a connection destination, which is transmitted from the information processing apparatus based on a comparison result of the list and the list from another terminal apparatus. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20120252517 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRIGGERING AND SYNCHRONIZING MACHINE TYPE COMMUNICATION DEVICES - Methods and apparatus for triggering and synchronizing a machine type communication (MTC) device are described. MTC devices may operate in a time controlled mode, where the MTC device attaches to a network at specified intervals to report to a network. The time controlled mode may include two time controlled cycles, a reporting cycle and a control cycle. Methods are also described for communicating the reporting and control cycles between the MTC device and the network or MTC server. These cycles may be communicated on an application layer, by an MTC server using an MTCsp interface or via MTC configuration. In addition, triggering cycles may be sent via the Non-Access-Stratum (NAS) layer by extending discontinuous reception (DRX) cycles or by allowing a network to send the cycles over a broadcast channel by defining new System information block (SIB) information. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20120252518 | NETWORK INITIATED TRIGGERING OF AN OFFLINE DEVICE - A method and apparatus for network initiated attachment are provided. A machine-type communication (MTC) wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) is in a detached state. A MTC server sends a trigger request to the MTC WTRU via a network entity, such as a Home Subscriber Server (HSS), a mobility management gateway (MME), a Serving General packet radio service Support Node (SGSN), or a combination thereof. The network entity stores, updates, or obtains information associated with a current, former, or default connection status of the WTRU. The information is obtained from the WTRU attach request message, subscription information, locally stored information, or a combination thereof. The subscription information includes a subscription profile. The WTRU, upon receiving the trigger request, performs a network attachment procedure, enters an attached state and communicates with the MTC server. The WTRU performs a network detach procedure and enters a detached state after completing communications with the MTC server. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20120264473 | LTE/1X DUAL-STANDBY WITH SINGLE-CHIP RADIO - Electronic devices may be provided that contain wireless communication circuitry. The wireless communication circuitry may include radio-frequency transceiver circuitry coupled to antennas by switching circuitry. Multiple radio access technologies may be supported. A device may include first and second antennas. Control circuitry can configure the transceiver circuitry and switching circuitry to support operation of the device in active and idle modes for each radio access technology. In some configurations, both antennas may be used to support operations associated with one of the radio access technologies. In other configurations, the first antenna may be used to support operations with a first of the radio access technologies while the second antenna is used to support operations with a second of the radio access technologies. | 10-18-2012 |
| 20120276939 | METHOD FOR RE-ENTRY INTO A COMMUNICATION NETWORK AFTER RADIO FREQUENCY OUTAGE - A method and apparatus for that provides a re-entry procedure following a radio frequency outage in a wireless communication network is disclosed. The method includes providing ( | 11-01-2012 |
| 20120282964 | System and Method for Multi-Cell Access - A system and method for multi-cell access are provided. A method includes transmitting at least one control channel to a communications device. The at least one control channel includes control information, and the transmitting is performed by at least one cell in a subset of a cooperating set. The method also includes transmitting to the communications device based on control information transmitted to the communications device, or receiving from the communications device based on control information transmitted to the communications device. The transmitting is performed by at least one other cell in the cooperating set, or the receiving is performed by the at least one other cell in the cooperating set. | 11-08-2012 |
| 20120282965 | ACCESS CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS OF UE - A method for controlling delay tolerant access of a Machine-Type Communication (MTC) device based on a backoff mechanism is provided. The method includes receiving, at a terminal, a paging message including an access barring information update indicator from a base station, and receiving a System Information Block (SIB) including updated access barring information, the SIB being received regardless of modification periods. The terminal receives the SIB including the updated access barring information immediately without waiting for the arrival of next modification period, resulting in improvement of access barring efficiency. | 11-08-2012 |
| 20120309443 | PROVISIONING ANTENNA BEAM AND SERVING CELL SELECTION PARAMETERS TO FIXED WIRELESS CUSTOMER PREMISES EQUIPMENT - An outdoor broadband unit receives a current time and maintenance mode parameters from a network device. The outdoor broadband unit also determines a mode associated with selection of an antenna beam, provided on an antenna of the outdoor broadband unit, based on at least one of the current time and the maintenance mode parameters. The outdoor broadband unit further selects an antenna beam or a serving cell to use based on the determined mode. | 12-06-2012 |
| 20120315946 | Electronic Message Exchange Over Multiple Wireless Communication Networks with a Single Device - Electronic messages such as pages are exchanged between a user device and a message service using one of multiple wireless communication networks. The wireless communication networks may include mobile and/or fixed wireless networks. The user device registers with the message service through at least one of the wireless communications networks. The user device may register through multiple wireless communication devices when available. The user device sends messages through the wireless network through which registration has been established and may apply rules to choose when registration has occurred via multiple wireless networks. | 12-13-2012 |
| 20130029712 | DEVICE/SERVICE DISCOVERY AND CHANNEL ACCESS CONTROL FOR PROXIMITY DEVICE-TO-DEVICE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION - Embodiments of the invention relate to device/service discovery and channel access control for peer-to-peer wireless communication systems. One embodiment comprises communication in a wireless communication network, by monitoring one or more broadcast channels utilized by one or more wireless communication devices, and based on said monitoring, obtaining information related to said one or more wireless devices. Said communication further includes providing the obtained information to said one or more wireless communication devices for establishing device-to-device wireless communication between at least a pair of wireless communication devices. In one embodiment, the device-to-device wireless communication comprises device-to-device wireless communication between a pair of wireless communication devices in a proximity device-to-device network. | 01-31-2013 |
| 20130059620 | BEAMFORMING APPARATUS AND BEAMFORMING METHOD FOR ANTENNA - Disclosed are a beamforming method and a beamforming apparatus for an adaptive antenna. A mobile terminal equipped with the adaptive antenna is initialized, a base station to transceive a signal with the mobile terminal is searched, beamforming is performed based on the searched base station, a reference position value of the mobile terminal is stored, and the beamforming of the antenna is adjusted if a sensing module in the mobile terminal detects position change of the mobile terminal based on a reference position. A changed position of the mobile terminal is stored as the reference position value, so that the position of the terminal is detected based on the reference position in real time, thereby simply and accurately performing the beamforming. | 03-07-2013 |
| 20130065627 | METHOD FOR USING LEGACY WI-FI AND WI-FI P2P SIMULTANEOUSLY - A method for using legacy Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi Peer-to-Peer (P2P) simultaneously is provided. The method includes entering a device discovery process of Wi-Fi P2P, if use of a Wi-Fi P2P function is requested while using a legacy Wi-Fi function, acquiring a Group Owner (GO) right of Wi-Fi P2P in the device discovery process, performing a listen state over the same channel as a channel where the legacy Wi-Fi function is in use, through the acquisition of the GO right, and performing a search state over a social channel of Wi-Fi P2P, and repeating the listen state and the search state until the device discovery process is ended. | 03-14-2013 |
| 20130072248 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR WIRELESS NETWORK DISCOVERY THROUGH PASSIVE AND ACTIVE SCANNING - Method, apparatus, and computer program product embodiments of the invention are disclosed to improve the discovery of wireless networks having desired service offerings. In example embodiments of the invention, a method comprises: determining whether to perform passive or active scanning; transmitting a wireless generic advertisement service request specifying one or more required characteristics of a transmitting device, if the determination is to perform active scanning; passively listening for one or more wireless generic advertisement service responses sent to a broadcast address by one or more wireless devices, the responses including one or more required characteristics of a passive listening device, if the determination is to perform passive scanning; and receiving one or more wireless generic advertisement service responses sent to a broadcast address by one or more wireless devices having the characteristics specified in the transmitted request. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20130084910 | Enhancement and Improvement for Hetnet Deployments - A method is provided for communication. The method comprises, when a measurement resource restriction is configured, verifying whether stored system information is valid by examining a system information identifier after a modification period has occurred. | 04-04-2013 |
| 20130150111 | CONCURRENT USE OF SINGLE TX/RX SYNTHESIZER PAIR IN MULTIPLE SIM DEVICES - A technique for tuning the receiver (RX) synthesizer independently from the transmitter (TX) synthesizer helps a mobile communication device with multiple SIMs to concurrently monitor the paging channel of a first network associated with one SIM while transmitting on a second network associated with a second SIM. By independently tuning the RX and the TX synthesizers, each SIM card can maintain synchronization with the network without disruption of service in either network. As a result, the mobile communication device exhibits an increased ability to maintain communication sessions for two different networks, without the need for a second set of TX/RX synthesizer hardware. | 06-13-2013 |
| 20130150112 | ENHANCED MULTIPLE SIM TIME TRACKING - A technique for time tracking helps a mobile communication device with multiple SIMs to more accurately maintain synchronization with a base station. By utilizing synchronization information from both SIMs, the technique is able to more frequently and more accurately adjust timing information for each SIM. As a result, the mobile communication device exhibits an increased ability to accurately synchronize without the need for a higher precision reference or increased power consumption. | 06-13-2013 |
| 20130231151 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PROBE REQUEST AND RESPONSE EXCHANGE - Method, apparatus, and computer program product embodiments of the invention are disclosed to improve the discovery of wireless networks. In example embodiments of the invention, a method comprises: transmitting a wireless message including at least one condition for response from one or more wireless devices, the condition for response including at least one of receive power of the wireless message at the one or more wireless devices, service level of the one or more wireless devices, or identity of the one or more wireless devices that can respond with a selected response; and receiving one or more responses from the one or more wireless devices that can satisfy the at least one condition. | 09-05-2013 |
| 20130281146 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PEER-TO-PEER NETWORK DISCOVERY USING MULTI-USER DIVERSITY - Certain embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method for improving the effective coverage of nodes within a peer-to-peer (P2P) wireless network. Collection of nodes of the P2P network can have a larger aggregate coverage footprint than any given single node. This inherent multi-site property of P2P wireless networks can be exploited to provide each node with benefits of multi-user diversity, thus improving discovery of devices in the P2P network. | 10-24-2013 |
| 20130331141 | Methods And Apparatus For Use In Facilitating Communication For Different Types Of Wireless Networks - Techniques in a wireless device for facilitating communication for different types of wireless networks are described. The device displays a list of identifiers of wireless networks, and receives an input request for selecting one of the wireless networks for communication. When the selected wireless network is of a first type, the device attempts to establish a connection with the selected wireless network. When the selected wireless network is of a second type, the device launches or displays an input prompt to launch an application having a stored association with a device type of the selected wireless network. | 12-12-2013 |
| 20130344910 | Avoiding Paging Collision among Multiple Wireless Technologies Using the Same Radio - Maintaining communication of a wireless device and using a plurality of wireless communication technologies. A first paging message schedule may be determined for maintaining communication between the wireless device and a first base station associated with a first wireless communication technology. Similarly, a second paging message schedule may be determined for maintaining communication between the wireless device and a second base station associated with a second wireless technology. Additionally, a scheduling conflict may be determined between the first paging message schedule and the second paging message schedule. Accordingly, communication with the first base station may be switched to a third base station using the first wireless technology in response to determining that there is a scheduling conflict. | 12-26-2013 |
| 20140004899 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING PAGING DELAY | 01-02-2014 |
| 20140024407 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ALLOCATING PAGING AREAS - A method for allocating paging areas includes: determining a basic paging area currently visited by a User Equipment (UE); and allocating a paging area to this UE according to a history record of motion trace of UEs located in the basic paging area currently visited by this UE. An apparatus for allocating paging areas is disclosed. | 01-23-2014 |
| 20140051473 | WIRELESS VIRAL MESH NETWORK AND PROCESS FOR USING THE SAME - A sending subscriber system may participate in a wireless network by generating a message to transmit in a wireless network, identifying a local wireless subscriber system with which communications may be established, and determining whether to use the wireless local subscriber system as a relay. | 02-20-2014 |
| 20140073371 | LTE/1X Dual-Standby with Single-Chip Radio - Electronic devices may be provided that contain wireless communication circuitry. The wireless communication circuitry may include radio-frequency transceiver circuitry coupled to antennas by switching circuitry. Multiple radio access technologies may be supported. A device may include first and second antennas. Control circuitry can configure the transceiver circuitry and switching circuitry to support operation of the device in active and idle modes for each radio access technology. In some configurations, both antennas may be used to support operations associated with one of the radio access technologies. In other configurations, the first antenna may be used to support operations with a first of the radio access technologies while the second antenna is used to support operations with a second of the radio access technologies. | 03-13-2014 |
| 20140087778 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACQUIRING AVAILABLE CHANNEL INFORMATION IN A WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK SYSTEM - Methods and apparatuses for acquiring/providing available channel information using Generic Advertisement Service (GAS) protocol in a wireless local area network (WLAN) are disclosed. AP (Access Point) station has a capability to acquire information for available channels from a database using a specific protocol related to an operation within the White Space (e.g. Access Network Query Protocol (ANQP)). And, non-AP station can retrieve the information for available channels by transmitting a Generic Advertisement Service (GAS) initial request frame to the AP station, wherein the GAS initial request frame comprises an Advertisement Protocol Element whose element ID indicates the specific protocol, and receiving a GAS initial response frame comprising a White Space Map (WSM) the specific protocol. The WSM comprises one or more white space channel units, and each of the white space channel units comprises a channel number field indicating one of the available channels and a power constraint field indicating a maximum allowable power on the indicated channel. | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140094209 | Communication Apparatus - A communication apparatus includes: a processor execute receiving identification information of a first device of the slave station devices from the first device through the master station device; transmitting, in a specific case where the master station device is disconnected from the first wireless network and a specific instruction to perform communication of target data with the first device is provided, transmits a first type command to the first device by using the identification information, the first type command being a command for establishing a state where a transmission source device and a transmission destination device belong to a same wireless network; establishing, when the first type command is transmitted to the first device, a specific state, and performing, when the specific state has been established, communication of the target data with the first device by using the second wireless network. | 04-03-2014 |
| 20140113670 | TV White Space Database Assisted Locationing For TV Band Devices - A method and system for obtaining an available white space channel for wireless communication using a white space device (WSD) are described. The WSD scans signals of TV transmitters, determines the received signal strength (RSSI) for those signals, and records TV data, including TV designations and corresponding RSSIs, for signals that exceed a predetermined threshold. The WSD sends TV data for at least three TV transmitters to an enhanced TV white space database (EnTVDB). The EnTVDB uses the TV data and information in its database to determine the geo-coordinates of the WSD. The EnTVDB uses the geo-coordinates of the WSD to identify available white space. The EnTVDB sends at least one channel of available white space to the white space device for its wireless communication. | 04-24-2014 |
| 20140141827 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IDLE MODE OPERATION FOR M2M COMMUNICATION - Provided are an operating method for machine to machine (M2M) communication and an apparatus using the method. In an idle mode, an M2M device receives a paging message from a base station. The paging message comprises a network connection type and a start offset. The network connection type indicates a resource allocation for a ranging request. The start offset indicates an offset at which to start monitoring the ranging resource for the ranging request. | 05-22-2014 |
| 20140206407 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DISCOVERING NEIGHBORS FOR WIRELESS FIDELITY DIRECT (WFD) PEER TO PEER (P2P) COMMUNICATION - The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. In particular, the present invention relates to a method and device for performing the process of discovering neighbors for Wi-Fi P2P communication, the method including the steps of: checking at a first WFD P2P device whether there is WFD P2P group in which participation is possible; performing, at the first WFD P2P device, the operation for participating in the WFD P2P group in which participation is possible, if there is a WFD P2P group in which participation is possible, or performing, at the first WFD P2P device, the operation for creating a new WFD P2P group or entering a sleep mode, if there is no WFD P2P group in which participation is possible, wherein the operation for participating in the WFD P2P group in which participation is possible includes the steps of receiving information about a neighbor list on a second WFD P2P device (or devices) within the WFD P2P group from a specific WFD P2P device that manages the WFD P2P group, and periodically transferring neighbor advertisement information on the first WFD P2P device to the specific WFD P2P device, after receiving the neighbor list. | 07-24-2014 |
| 20140221033 | System and Method of Arbitrating Audio Source Streamed by Mobile Applications - A system for attenuating vehicle audio for mobile application audible statements, the system comprising a vehicle computing system having one or more processors for playing audio in the vehicle from a plurality of different audio sources. The system also includes a wireless transceiver for communicating signals from a mobile computing device for processing by the vehicle computing system. The vehicle computing system is configured to receive a wireless signal from the mobile computing device representative of an audible statement to be played in the vehicle. If the vehicle computing system is playing audio in the vehicle at the time the wireless signal is received from the mobile computing device, determine an amount to attenuate the audio based on the source of the audio. Attenuate the audio and play the audible statement based on the determination. | 08-07-2014 |
| 20140243032 | Site Scan for Mobile Base Stations - A method of determining interconnections between at least two components in a base station. The at least two components connected to each other and any further components by one or more ports and the method comprising the steps of; in response to receipt of an interrogation message at a port of one of the components, replying to said interrogation message with a response message, said response message including identification information of said component in receipt of the interrogation message. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20140274184 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DEPLOYING, CONTROLLING, AND MANAGING WIRELESS COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT - Systems and methods are provided for analyzing radio frequency (RF) data. RF data is received from one or more RF sensors, wherein the RF data is collected over a particular frequency range and resolution bandwidth. One or more frequencies not in use are determined based on the RF data and a signal level threshold. One or more recommended frequencies for use are calculated based on the one or more open frequencies and an intermodulation function, wherein each of the one or more recommended frequencies reduces a potential for intermodulation distortion than other frequencies in the frequency range. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20150057041 | Blind Spectrum Sensing Based on Maximum Correlation Coefficients and use Thereof - A method includes performing blind spectrum sensing of a frequency band to determine whether a primary user is using the frequency band. The blind spectrum sensing is based at least in part on a comparison between a detection statistic based on a maximum correlation coefficient and a detection threshold based on theoretical computation of a distribution of the detection statistic. The maximum correlation coefficient is for correlations between a plurality of signals corresponding to a plurality of snapshots taken by a cognitive radio of the frequency band and corresponding to a plurality of antennas used by the cognitive radio for taking the snapshots. The method includes determining whether to communicate using the frequency band based on whether the blind spectrum sensing indicates the frequency band is or is not used by the primary user. Apparatus and program products are disclosed. | 02-26-2015 |
| 20150080044 | DISTRIBUTED SPECTRUM MONITOR - Systems and methods are provided for distributed monitoring of radio frequency electromagnetic spectrum using dedicated and/or opportunistic sensors and varying sensor tasking assignments to collect, and optionally process collected data, that is used in conjunction with previously stored data and/or a plurality of models such as propagation models, terrain models, etc. Spectrum usage is sensed at multiple locations to obtain spectrum data, and integrated the spectrum data to form an information product that can be provided to a requestor, such as a secondary user of a region of spectrum. | 03-19-2015 |
| 20150080045 | BASE STATION, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD - A base station including: a receiver configured to receive a random access signal wirelessly transmitted from a terminal, a transmitter configured to wirelessly transmit a response signal in response to the random access signal, and a processer configured to limit a transmission of the response signal based on a timing difference between a reference timing and a reception timing when the random access signal has been received. | 03-19-2015 |
| 20150148090 | FREQUENCY NOTIFYING DEVICE, WIRELESS DEVICE, MANAGEMENT DEVICE AND METHOD - The frequency notifying device includes: a processor configured to store usable frequencies containing a restricted frequency being restricted in use thereof by radio equipment in a predetermined communication area and a frequency not being restricted in use thereof by the radio equipment in the communication area; and notify the radio equipment, in the communication area, of a signal for requesting the radio equipment to check whether the restricted frequency is usable or not before performing a communication using the restricted frequency when notifying the radio equipment of the usable frequency. | 05-28-2015 |
| 20150296396 | LTE/1X Dual-Standby with Single-Chip Radio - Electronic devices may be provided that contain wireless communication circuitry. The wireless communication circuitry may include radio-frequency transceiver circuitry coupled to antennas by switching circuitry. Multiple radio access technologies may be supported. A device may include first and second antennas. Control circuitry can configure the transceiver circuitry and switching circuitry to support operation of the device in active and idle modes for each radio access technology. In some configurations, both antennas may be used to support operations associated with one of the radio access technologies. In other configurations, the first antenna may be used to support operations with a first of the radio access technologies while the second antenna is used to support operations with a second of the radio access technologies. | 10-15-2015 |
| 20160037446 | ACCESS CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS OF UE - A method for controlling delay tolerant access of a Machine-Type Communication (MTC) device based on a backoff mechanism is provided. The method includes receiving, at a terminal, a paging message including an access barring information update indicator from a base station, and receiving a System Information Block (SIB) including updated access barring information, the SIB being received regardless of modification periods. The terminal receives the SIB including the updated access barring information immediately without waiting for the arrival of next modification period, resulting in improvement of access barring efficiency. | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160088549 | COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM - One example discloses a communications system, having: a communications unit, including circuits for processing data signal frequencies; a geographic location unit having a first location signal input, triggered at a first geographic location, and a second location signal input, triggered at a second geographic location; a geographic frequency database including: a first subset of data signal frequencies which can be validated by the communications unit at the first location; and a second subset of data signal frequencies which can be validated by the communications unit at the second location; a frequency scan control unit electrically coupled to the communications unit, the geographic location unit and the geographic frequency database; and wherein the scan control unit configures the communications unit to process the first subset of communication frequencies in response to the first location trigger and to process the second subset of communication frequencies in response to the second location trigger. | 03-24-2016 |
| 20160112986 | COMMUNICATION BETWEEN DEVICES OF A NEIGHBOR AWARE NETWORK - In some examples, a method includes generating, at a first device, a paging message including an indication of whether the first device is available for a particular time period during which devices of a data link group of a neighbor aware network (NAN) are configured to operate in an active operating mode. The method also includes sending the message from the first device to one or more devices of the data link group of the NAN. | 04-21-2016 |
| 20160112987 | COMMUNICATION BETWEEN DEVICES OF A NEIGHBOR AWARE NETWORK - A method includes generating a paging message at a first device of a data link group of a neighbor aware network (NAN). The paging message includes a paged device list. The paged device list identifies a subset of devices of the data link group, the subset of devices scheduled to receive data from the first device during a transmission window. The paging message includes a receiver address field having a particular receiver address value. The method also includes transmitting, during the paging window, the paging message from to at least one device of the data link group other than the first device. | 04-21-2016 |
| 20160119894 | COMMUNICATION BETWEEN DEVICES OF A NEIGHBOR AWARE NETWORK - In some examples, a method includes receiving, at a first device, availability information from a second device during a connection set-up phase of communication of a neighbor aware network (NAN) or during a NAN discovery window. The connection set-up phase includes an exchange of device capability information. The method also includes, based on the availability information indicating that the second device is available during a transmission window of a data link group of the NAN to receive data from the first device, sending data from the first device to the second device during the transmission window without performing a message exchange to determine an availability of the second device. | 04-28-2016 |
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| 20160381625 | METHOD FOR POST-AUTHENTICATING USER EQUIPMENT, CONTROLLER AND NETWORK SYSTEM - A method for post-authenticating user equipment (UE), a controller and a network system are disclosed. The method includes: determining whether an external channel quality of at least one gateway is higher than a threshold when UE connects to an access point (AP) routed by the gateway; when the external channel quality is not higher than the threshold, authenticating the UE incompletely and controlling the AP to limit a network capability providing to the UE; estimating a future channel capacity of the gateway; calculating a priority weight of each UE; selecting candidate UE from the UEs according to the future channel capacity and the priority weight of each UE; arranging an authenticating mechanism for completely authenticating the candidate UE at a timing point corresponding to the future channel capacity. | 12-29-2016 |
